The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-02 00:00:00

FRASER V. VANS AGNEW.

The appellant in this case is Mr. Alexander Fraser, a
solicitor of eminence, residing in Lincoln's-inn-fields and
the respondent is a Mr. Patrick Vans Agnew, a Lieut.-
Colonel in the East India Company's service; and the
short facts of the case were these :—The late John
Vans Agnew being engaged in various legal pto-
ceedings, instituted for the purpose of recovering extensive
portions of the entailed estates of Sheuchan and Barnbar-
roch, alienated by means of irregular judicial sales, con..
trary to the provisions of the entail under which he suc-
-ceeded, for the purpose of carry inc on these proceedings
employed the appellant as his solicitor, who managed
the appeals before the House of Lords on his behalf; and
the present appeal was brought to recover from the respon-
dent the costs of the appellant for these proceedings, which
the respondent refused to pay. Under the excellent
superintendence of the appellant every thing was
settled in favour of the respondent; but the Court
of Sessions thought, under the 'particular circumstances
of the case, the respondent was not bound to reimburse
the appellant any part of the expenditure, expressing at
the same time its opinion that it was an extremely hard
case, and regrettiag that it was one in which Mr. Fraser
could not get redress. From this decision Mr. Fraser
brought the present appeal.
Dr. LustriNGTosi appeared on behalf of the appellant,
and _ was addressing the House when he was interrupted
by the
LORD CHANCELLOR, who observed that although he
considered Mr. Fraser's case one of aingular hard-
ship, yet he did not see how. the House could
adopt any other course than that which had been pursued
by the Court of Session. He 'had' no doubt, however,
upon consideration, Mr. Vans Agnew would pay this debt,
as in his (the Lord Chancellor's) opinion, as well as iu
those of the Noble Lords who were in attendance, it was
an extremely strong case of a debt of honour. It would evi-
dently be to the benefit of all parties to pursue that course.
The SOLICITOR-GkNERAL observed that his client was
not in a condition to pay the debt, which amounted with
interest to upwards of 2,3001.
Mr. ROBERTSON—What! not with a property of
2,000/. a year ?
The Loan CHANCELLOR suggested the payment by
instalment.. In his opinion, never was any person so
justly entitled to his demand as was Mr. Fraser, and he
was extremely sorry the matter stood in such a form as
rendered it impossible for the House to interfere in his
behalf.

The interlocutors were then ordered to be affirmed
without costs.

LOGAN V. WRIGHT.

The House then proceeded with this appeal, which in-
volved a questiou whether a feu transfer of water-side grass
on the Clyde, near Glasgow, gave a right to the soil.

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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 1.-Wind 1 his
Majesty's ship Sapphire, for Bermuda; and Georgina,
Thompson, for New South Wales.
PLYMOUTH, MAttott 31.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived
the Ocean, Bell, from Gilboa; and James, Williams, from
Riquej ada.
FALmounr, MAnotr 29.—Arrived the Zephyr packet,
from Buenos Ayres, sailed the 17th of December, Monte
Video the 20th, and Rio Janeiro the 25th. Arrived the
Rinaldo packet, from Bermuda, sailed the 15th February,
and from Halifax the 6th of March ; also the Amelia,
Vaux, from Smyrna; Mary, Williamson, from Palermo;
and Camelia, Tucker, from Bilboa.
BRISTOL, MARCH 31.—Arrived the Meridian, from
St. Andero.

LIVERPOOL, MARCH 30 AND 31.—Arrived, the
Arethusa, Nagle, from Trinidad and Barbadoes ; Marshal
M•Donald, Grant, from New Orleans ; Hyperion, Lenny,
from Charleston ; Julia, Stamworth, and James, Cook,
from Faro ; Tom Tough, Williamson, from Charente ;
and Benjamin, Nicholson, from Gijon.
The Pelot us, Smart, from Liverpool, arrived in Clonghy
Bay, with loss of rudder and considerable damage, having
struck upon some rocks, bound to Liebau.
Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Rio
Janeiro, dated Jan. 24:—" His M jesty's ship Lightning
sailed to-day for Cape Rio, with a diving-bell, to endeavour
to recover part of the dollars on board the Thetis frigate,
of which there are pretty good hopes."

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

We have no foreign mails or ship letters this morning.
New Brunswick Papers to the 27th of February, and
Pi ince Edward's Island to the 23d February, have been
received at the North and South American Coffee. house,
but they are not of much interest. The reports of the
debatts in the House of Assembly are of greet length. On
Tuesday the House was occupied in discussing the pro-
priety of continuing the present bounty on fish, and the
House went into a Cotmnittee on the Bill for the encou-
ragement of persons engaged in the cod and seal fisheries►
by granting bounties on the same. The revenue of Lower
Canada, for the present year, is estimated at 162,0001,...
A shock of an earthquake has been recently experienced at
Montreal.

It is stated, in accounts from Warsaw, that the brave
Poles, in the battle of the 25th, had only 38,000 men
and 600 pieces of cannon opposed to the Russians, who had
100,000 men and 250 pieces of cannon, and with th;s in-
feriority of force they repulsed the Russians; and General
Diebitsch, who promised the pillage of Warsaw to his sol-
diers, was sadly disappointed. After this murderous con-
flict the Russian army was obliged to take repose, and
Sabalkacski, who proceeded with a considerable force to-
wards Pluck, where he was going to pass the
seems also to have been disappointed. The thaw still con-
tinning, the title running with great violence, and an
island in the middle of the river, strongly defended by the
Poles, who have also a large force in that canton, the
Russians did not think it advisable to cross the Vistula,
' and Diebitsch being disappointed, it is said that he pro-
ceeded to Wilna to meet the Emperor, to consult on the

future operations of his army.
Consuls, which left off on Thursday at 76i 77 for the
Account, opened this morning at 771, went up to 77i,
and at preheut are 77 I.

BRins

Bank Stock,
India ditto,
3 per Cant. Cons. 77!4 •?4
Ditto, for the Acct. 77
3 per Cent. Hest.
3!-,y per Cent. --

FUNDS.
Ditto, Reduced,
Ditto, New,
Four per Cent. (18•d6) 87!.,s
India Bonds, 2 4
Exchequer Bills, 19 9.1

FUNDS •
Greek, 91 "2
Mexican, 351,,', t;
Peruvian, 13 14
Portuguese, 41 3
Prussian •••••
1131681331:993,i
Spanisi, 1(
H A LF- PA ST ONE.
An express from Faris has arrived, but the content. 9,
to the present hour, are not known : report says it 6648
the French Three per Cents, higher, 49. 60e., but
this we cannot give as positive. Had the express den of
importance, it would have soon found its way
to the
Stock
Exchange.
fluctuating in Consols have been
the course of the
morning from 77-1- to 77 for the Account ; at pr,bent
they are 77;1 -1,. The speculators are anxiously within_
the result of the answer of the Emperor of Austria to 5
the
French Government, as well as a
their
taking Bologna,
Time private letters from Paris yesterday, state that on.
fil's difference for which he failed is 40,000/. sterlinp„
good °
There is no doubt he is still in possession of Property
in this country. confirmation of ,
In the Foreign Funds nothing doing.
THIwE 0' CL 0 ex.

Brazilian, 5341
Buenos Ayres,
Chitiau 2U 21
Colombian, 14 1
Daniab, 531,‘
French 5 per Cent.
Ditto 3 per Cent.

,ullaBr24tattlenltlion ; PRICES.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLoSING
men
Consols 771.
Consols 771 Danish
attract Clutpnabriatine 1 pur 66i
Ditto for Account 77:1, i Grek, ..--J 204,
Brazilian Bonds.. 55 i‘joricn, 1825 36'
Buenos Ayres.... Peruvian
......
Chilian Ditto .... _ Russi.an
--,
the ease 't% Ith which
the
Spanish l6i.
m!"•••!---"'"-ri--1
than the Russians, but equally well dressed. The Lancers
The Poles, in general, are much smaller
manage the lance, and their graceful seat
of on
h""backy
have never been equalled by the lancers any
, European'
Power ; they are mounted ou excellent active _ not-se_
3 from
White Russia. The Cha.seurs a Cheva
.have a
.1, - very neat
and plain uniform; their method of carry ionigd,ite carbine i,
worthy of imitation—instead of being aa
bc, le to
the 3addle
as in the British service, it is suspended ): a,,'l'?ulder-bel;
so that wheuttver a dr tgoou dismounts he carri„, his ear:
bine with him.— United Serrice Jon, 001.