The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-30 00:00:00

CILESTEIt RACES.

CH ESTER, SUNDAY NIGHT.
The following is a complete list of the arrivals up to the
present time :
Flatcatcher, Sylvan, Westow, Mahon, Countess of Albe-
marle, Maid of my Soul,At lielstnne, Cigarette, Garrick, Abbot
of Meaux,Lxecutor, Dacia, Ballinafad, Pyrlan 1, Chanticleer,
Jelly Fish, Ii ro, Joc-o'- Sot, Cossack, Wilmont, Strychnine,
Brennus, Post-tempore, My tide, Probe, Capsicum, New
Fortst Deer, Primrose, Clairvoyance, Harrimt, Shilmalis
West, Ithania, Didsbury, Countess of Landsfeldt, Concertina
colt, Fernhill, IS'llizgig, Melody fi ly, Clattcrbox, Lily colt,
Selina, L. 11., Sister to Dolin John filly, Ada Mary, Snow.
drop, Licentio, Langton, Garendan, Tiger-cat, Fellow-com-
moner, Lady Barbara.

LOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)

The House sat to-day to hear appeals and writs of error.
The Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
and Lord Campbell.

HARRIFON V. STOCKNEY.

The hearing of this case, which came before their Lord-
ships upon a writ of error, with respect to costs, occupied the
house the whole day.

The Vice Chancellor of England did not sit to-day, nor
will be to-morrow, and no case of any importance except
to the parties concerned came before any of the other Equity
Courts.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice PAITESON and Mr.
Justice ERLE.)
The Court gave judgment in the following cases this
morning :
Rule granted.

HURST V. HURST.

GATES r. OODSTONE.

Rule granted.

NORTH V. WAKEFIELD.

Rule refused.

DIARSHALL P. JAY.

Rule refused.

BAKER V. ACKERMAN.

Rule refused.

COX V. REED.

Rule refused.
ILLNESS OF LORD DENMAN.
Mr. Justice PArrasox intimated in reply to the Attorney-
General who inquired when motions for new trials in cases
tried by Lord Denman would b. 2. taken, that he regretted to
say his Lordship would be unable to attend until the neat
term. The next term commences about the middle of May.

MANSION-nousE.—On Saturday a dinner was
given by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress to a party
of upwards of 50 of their private friends.
Her Majesty has promoted to be a Grand Cross of
the Military Order of the Bath, Sir Edward BlAkeney,
1C.C.8., the Lieutenant-General commanding the forces
in Ireland.
DREADFUL SUICIDE.—This morning, between one
the
street,l
and two o'clock, a most determined act of suicide took
place at Mr. Rice's coffee-house,
t hd-I i have
nd window
been
into
nto
for
a long
St. Martin's lane. It
appears that the deceased, whose name is Maddox, has
time watched; but this morning he succeeded in throw-
ing -
beenhidmesreainged
himself
of and
the his
irmovementsfloury
his head falling on some sharp instrument, which pene-
trated his skull. The deceased when picked up presented
a most awful spectacle. H was immediately
Charing-cross Hospital, but
human aid was of no avail,
as life was extinct.

The second reading of the Bill for dispensing with
the oaths which exclude Jews tr ►m Parliament has been
postponed by Lord John Russell from to-day until this
day week, in cease quence of the State ball which is to
take place this evening. The friends of the measure
are, of course, anxious that it should be sent to the
Upper House with as large a majority as possible, and
this objt ct wou!el be frustrated if it were read a second
time in the House of Commons when a largo proportion
of the Members were absent.
LORD ADOLPIIUS FITZCLARENCE.—Yesterday the
Noble and Gallant Lord, after enjoying several hours'
refreshing sleep, was better, and in the course of the
day the fever was considerably abated. The inquiries
from the most illustrious quarters from the extensive
circle of friends of his Lordship are extremely numerous.
None of the family are permitted to see his Lordship in
his present state.
HEAVY FAILURE IN THE SALT TRADE. The
liabilities of Mr. J. Ellins, salt manufacturer of Droit-
wich, who has been made a bankrupt, it is said, will fall
I little short of iOO,OOO/., and the affair, it is feared, will
1
turn out very JAM Or the unsteured creditors,—G/ou.
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