The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-22 00:00:00

THE EGYPTIAN FLEET.

In consequence of the remonstrances of the French
and English Ministers at Constantinople, the negJ-
tiations for the purchase of the Egyptian fleet, by
the Austrians, have been dropped.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING, 10.45 A M

The United States mail•steamer Hermann has just
arrived in forty-fi,e hours from Bremen, and will
leave for New York on the 26th. She brings 85
passengers.

The steam-ship Britannia arrived in the Weser on
Thursday last.
The Acadia, which had been got off the Terschel-
ling, was daily expected.
The Hermann spoke a large steamer steering for
the Weser, supposed to be the Acadia.
It was reported at Bremen on Tuesday that peace
would be negotiated with Denmark before a termi-
nation of the armistice, otherwise the armistice would
be prolonged.

The mails to Jersey and Guernsey were detained
eight hours this morning in consequence of the Des-
patch steamer having grounded near the pier when
leaving at midnight.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice •Chancellor WIGRAM.)

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL V. THE CORPORATION OF

BATH.

His HoNoun gave judgment in this cause this morn-
ing on the question of costs. He said this was an infor-
mation for the administration of the charity estates of
the Free Grammar School at Bath, founded by King
Henry the Sixth. lie had decided all the points the
other day, with the exception of the point whether the
Corporation of Bath were to pay the costs out of the
charity fund. There were no grounds for charging the
Corporation with fraud. The information made charges
of fraud as well as asking a scheme for the charity; and
he did not think he was bound to follow the case of the
" Attorney-General v. King's College." If the informa-
tion had been solely for the purpose of administering the
charity he should have followed that case and decreed
the Corporation to pay the costs; but as there
was really no ground for those charges bring
made against the Corporation, and as the
Corporation had succeeded in showing themselves
entitled to some of the land claimed by the information,
and the information had succeeded in showing the title
of the charity to Wabrow Mead, which had been let by the
Corporation on building leases, his Honour thought the
best way would be to give the Corporation no costs, and
to let the relators and the trustees retain their costs out
of the charity fund.
(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
DAWSON V. BRINCEMAN.

His Honour was occupied during the morning in
hearing the arguments of counsel in this case, which
came before the court ,in the ►hape of a motion on the
part of the plaintiff for a decree to compel the specific
performance of a contract entered into for the sale and
purchase of a mansion-house and a small portion of land
adjacent, called " Hermitage," situate at St. Leonard,s
Hill, Windsor Forest, sold to the defendant, Sir Theo-
dore Brincknaan, by the plaintiff, for 15,0001. The de-
fendant contended he was not bound to accept the title
on the ground of the difficulty, if not impossibilty, of
identifying the property in question.
The argument was proceeding when our report left.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCUELL )
FRANCE V. ADCOCK.

The plaintiff in this action is a carpenter ; defendant
is a builder, and the sum claimed was 11/. 3s. for work
done.

Defendant pleaded that he never was indebted.

The plaintiff's attorney said he would prove the work
was done at the mansion of the Duke de Stackpole, at
Lyndhurst, Hampshire ; the Duke, however, had died,
and his affairs had since been thrown into Chancery, and
it was alleged by defendant that the workmen had agreed
to continue the work and to be paid when the defendant
got paid, either from that job or one at Whitechapel.
The executors of the Duke refused to pay, and the
Whitechapel job was left to reference ; there was, there-
fore, but little prospect of plaintiff getting his money.
Evidence was adduced to show that an agreement to
the above effect had been entered into, but at the time
there was a sum of money due to the plaintiff.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that a bargain was a
bargain. A man was bound by any agreement
founded on a reasonable condition, and it was not
unreasonable to Agree to await a particular event,
such as the payment of money by a third party.
Thecontiugency in this case was however a doubtful one;
there were however a certain sum due before the agree-
ment was entered into, and for that plaintiff was entitled
to recover.

Mr. F. EWART, the defendant's counsel, said, that if
the jury found anything due he wou!d prefer a verdict
for the full amount, to save another action.
The UNDER•SHERIFF thought that course advisable,
but the plaintiffs attorney said he was content with the
amount in evidence before the jury, and v% ould reserve
the plaintiff's right to sue for the balance hereafter.
The jury gave a verdict for 3/.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, the Assistant-Judge.)
THE SYSTEM OF REWARDS UPON CONVICTION.—In
the course of some cases against the keepers of houses
of ill fame,

The LEARNED JUDGE said that he wished the whole
system ok rewards upon conviction in these cases, and in
every other, were done away with. The in:ortners had
any object but the public good in view—in fact they
thought only of the 101. reward. There was another
class of offences, that of pot-stealing, for the conviction

of which a c, rtain society glve rewards, and this, to his
kno.Aledge, 1,.(1 to great atats,3 and false accusations.
lie had trie,l a case at Middlesex, in which a
practised pot-steal:-r, who hat several times been re-
warded by the society for Lbtaining convictions, was
prt,ved to have carried on his 4m., in ibis way. 115
:,bout with a bag, into wllL!ti he put tie pots as he
piek,•(.l (hem up. Titer!, when he SaW a police-
wan coming near, he would had the bag
to some poor who &lanced to be
passing, and rt.que,t iutn it, whilst
na spoke to the policeman. lie would then tell
the policeman that the uto'ertunate victim had stolen
po's in the bag! At 1(11th he was met by a policeman,
with a bagful of hots, before he had the chance of trans-
ferring it to an innocent pegs :n. He was taken into
custcdy and convicted ; but he got no reward from the
scciety for the conviction.—(A laugh.)
The C ,urt was p:incipally occupied during the morn-
ing with indictments of disorderly houses, in all which
the parties were released upon the promise to abate the
nuisance.

IVIARLBRO'-Sl'itE ET—(TAIS DAY).
James Henry, a potman in the cmploy of Mr. James
Burt, licensed victualler, 104, Berwick street, Soho, was
breuglA before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk
and ai iaul ti g his mater. 110 was also charged with
assaulting the police constable in the execution of his
duty. _ _ _

The prosecutor stated that last night, about 7 o'clock,
the prisoner c one into the bar and demanded witness to
give him sixpenco. Witness observing that the prisoneer
was the worse for liquor, refused to comply with his
r( quest, and advised him to go home to bed and come
again this morning. The prisoner said he should not
go until he got the money, and if witness did not give
him some it would be the worse for him. Witness then
went up stairs, to call some person to put the prisoner
out of the place, and while his back was turned the pri-
soner broke four squares of plate glass, value 405.
Witness then put the prisoner out into the street, when
he (the prisoner) struck him in the mouth and kicked
him on the lower part of his person. A constable at
that time came up, and took the prisoner into custody.
Police-constable 130 C said he was on duty in Ber-
wick-street, when he saw the prisoner strike the last
witness several times. Witness went up to them and
endeavoured to get the prisoner away, when he turned
round, and seizing hold of witness by the collar, threw
him down. He followed up this attack by kicking him
on various parts of the body. Another constable came
up, and after considerable resistance on the part of the
prisoner, they managed to lodge him in the station-house.
The prisoner said he had only acted in self-defence,
and Mr. Burt struck him first.

Mr. BINGHAM committed him for seven days for the
assault on the constable, and twenty-one days for the
assault on the prosecu:or, the latter term of imprison•
ment to commence after the expiration of the first.

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 22.—Wind this day at noon, E.N.E.r
light bretr?, and dull hazy weather.
CONISBAY, MARCH 21.—The Vine, Bachaton, of and
from Dundee, to Belfast, got on shore during a fog near
Duneusbury Head 17th inst., but was got off, and makes
a good deal of water.
DEAL; MARCH 20. —Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E.—Acrd.
from the River and sld. Madawasker, Adelaide, South
Australia; William, Hong-Kong; Bumatie, Madras and
Mauritius; Thomas Blyth, Mauritius; Faside, St. John'of
New Brunswick.

OFF DUNGENESS, MARCH 19.—Teresa, Reese, Bo,'
livar; Christoph Colundrus, Kericke, New Orleans; Can
Diederich, Brodes, New York.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 21.—Wind N., variable.—Arrd:
Alciope, Bennett, Buenos Ayres; Zante, pack, t, 111°
Janeiro; Argyle, Brackbank, Charleston; Loodianab,
Heron, Calcutta; Josepha, Falconer, Princes Island;
Troubadour, Muir, Demerara; John Walker, Craig, Dal'
housie. The Southampton, of Glasgow, for Naples, was
wrecked on Arklow Banks the 27th February; crew,
except the captain, mate, and steward, saved by the
Tyro, arrived at Lisbon. Sld. 20th, Berthe, Marseilles;
21st, Stains Castle, Bombay; Peru, Africa; Countess 01
Utua; Pas3eugcr, Buenos Ayres; Ariel, ditto;
Rosendale, Pernambuco; Washington Irving, Boston;
Devon, Staten Island.

OFF WEYMOUTH, MARCH 21 .—Agenita, Batavia.
OFF SALCOMBE, MARCH 20.—Johanna, Batavia.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 21. —Wind calm.—Arrd. Koreh
Divoord, Rio Grande, and sailed for Altona.

DUBLIN, MARCH 20.—S1d. Chester, New York.
CORK, MARCH 19.—Wind S.S.W. to S.S.E.—Arrd•
Ben Nevis, Pernambuco. Sid. Zion's Hope, Bombay.
CLYDE, MARCH 20.—Arrd. Capo Breton, Rio Grande;
James Ewing, Maitland, St. Domingo; 19th, Had
Bell, Robertson, Alexandria; 20th, Lanarkshire, Mobile'
JERSEY, MARCH 20.—Sid. Tiphyo, New York. ,
BRISTOL, MARCH 21.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. 204"
Etza, New Orleans.
BELFAST, MARCH 20.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. 1904
Sobraon, Hethelington, I3arbadoe3. _

SUNDERLAND, MARCH 20.—Wind W.—Sld. Oleo
New Yolk.

HULL, MARCH 21.—Wind S.W.—Sid. 20th, George,
St. John's, New Brunswick.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY•)

25/313WG.S.TE AND LEADEPZEI.6.3I3I.. .
These markets were again heavy, at the late decline
value. Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 2d; Mutton, 2s 6d 9
33 8d; Veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d; and York, 2s 10d to 4s 2'l
per 81bs by the carcase.

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