The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-29 00:00:00

FROM MESSRS. MANNING AND MACINTOSH.

" Mexico, December 30.

" We beg to transmit you copies of two communica-
tions, dated October 20 and November 20, addressed to
the Minister of Finance, the former handing a copy of
your note of the 9th of August to Senor Mora, and the
latter copies of the resolutions passed at the public meet-
ing of the bondholders, and informing the Government
of the appointment of Mr. Robertson as a special com-
missioner, in union with ourselves, to represent and en-
force the rights of the bondholders.
" In both of these notes you will observe that we have
repeated and confirmed, in the strongest manner, the
protests made in your city.
" Under date of the sth instant, the Minister replied
to these communications in an oficio,' of which we also
encloEe you a copy, wherein it is stated that the Con-
gress has reserved to itself the exclusive right of dis-
posing of the American indemnity money.
" The November mail has just arrived, bringing us
your letter of the Ist ult., with its several enclosures, the
various contents of which have been attentively noted,
and will be replied to in our next."

FROM MESSRS. MANNING, MACKINTOSH, AND CO.
" Vera Cruz, Dec. 16.
" The duties on imports for the month Dolls.
of November amount to ... ... 243,000 0
To which if you add those from July to
October ... ... ... ... ... 758,000 0

You will find the total to be ... ... 1,001,000 0

So that the bondholders' proportion of
duties to November 30 was ...
Deducting from this, amount remitted by
us to November 15
The reapparently remained for remittance
a balance of ... ... ... ...
While the actual amount that remained
for collection for account of the divi-
dends of import duties alone was ...

200,200 0
61,516 85

138,683 15

191,813 66

Tho difference of ... 53,130 51
being the proportion of other duties to which the bond-
holders are entitled, and of the amount paid over in
this city by the Americans when they evacuated the
country, which we mention for your government.
" By the Teviot we have shipped for this account
19,363 dolls. 53c., being the one-fifth of the collections
made up to the 14th inst.
" Mr. Glass, under date Tampico, December 15, ad-
vises that he had shipped 6,000 dolls. for account of the
dividends."

The Committee have also received the following from
Messrs. John Schneider and Co.:—
" London, Jan. 26th, 1849.
" Sir,—We bog to acquaint you, for the information
of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders,
that we have received by the mail just arrived bills of
lading for the undermentioned dollars shipped at Vera
Cruz and Tampico, for account of the dividend of the
Mexican foreign debt, namely—
" 819,363 53 from Vera Cruz,
" 86,000 from Tampico;
and, further, a payment from Messrs. Manning and
Mackintosh, made here this day, of 7,2031. 18s. td.,
being the equivalent of 840,208.0.4, received by them on
the same account.

" We remain, &c.,
" JOHN SCHNEIDER AND CO.
" G. R. Robinson, Esq., M.P., Chairman, &e."

COAL IN THE STRAITS OF
MAGELLAN.

The following are copies of reports from Captain
Henderson and Commander Paynter, of the Gorgon,
stating the results of their search for any coal forma-
tion in the Straits of Magellan.
lier Majesty's Steam-vessel Sampson,
Rio Janeiro, Oct. 22, 1848.
Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that in com-
pliance with orders from Rear-Admiral Hornby, to make
further perquisitions respecting the coal said to be found
in the Straits of Magellan, I obtained at Port Famine,
by the kindness of the Governor, a guide to conduct me
to the veins of Punta Arenas (Sandy Bay), and having
anchored in Sandy Bay on the morning of the Bth inst.,
I landed with Mr. Barrowwan, second engineer of the
Sampson, and proceeded to the first vein, about seven
miles distant from the bay, situated on the north bank
of the river Punta Arenas, 40 or 50 feet above the level
of the river. The vein is 30 or 40 feet in depth, about
20 feet of which could only be got at for the snow; but
all that was visible appeared to be clean and of good qua-
lity, and may be worked with great ease.
The road, as far as the commencement of the first
ridge of the hills from the bay, would be about four
miles, over a perfect level; the remainder, about three
miles, is over several ridges of hills, and when it reaches
as high as the first vein descends over a deep brow to the
bed of the river, and is only a footpath.
The second vein is a mile inland of the first, and the
third a mile and a half inland of the second, and were
entirely covered with snow, and cannot be got at until
the summer is more advanced; they are represented to
bo quite as good as the first vein, and also close to the
level of the river.

Having secured specimens of the first vein, and find-
ing the principal difficulty that would attend the work-
ing of the mines would be the want of a good road. I
returned to the shore by the bed of the river to ascertain
how far it might be practicable to take advantage of its
level to construct a road to avoid that part of the pre-
sent one which ascends the hill; and, although I found
the river very tortuous, I saw no great difficulty in
forming a road on its banks to join that of the plain,
there being abundance of material, wood, and stone on
the spot, some of the trees measuring three and four
fathoms in girth.

The bed of the river is filled with pieces of good
coal, which must have fallen from the veins on its banks;
and as these deposits are numerous, it may be assumed
there is plenty of coal in the neighbourhood. I ob-
served, also, indications of metallic substances at the
bottom of several tributary rills and rivulets falling into
its course.

The veins have not been worked, nor are there any ap-
pearances of their being so by the Chili Government,
which has only established Punta Arenas as an outpost,
under the command of a lieutenant and a small detach-
ment, as a matter of occupation.
No reliance can be placed on a supply of coal there
until a road is constructed, and the means of transport
from the mines to the bay secured, as it was only with
great difficulty I reached the first vein by the bill road,
which was deeply covered with snow.
inspec-
tion, an extract
I shall leave specimens of the coal for your
tion, and herewith inclose you the copy,
miral Hornby, on the same containingsubjeet,Bay,
from Commander Poynter, of the Gorgon.oto
together with
ment of his having examined Laredo
I after experiments
Mr. Barrovvatan's opinion of the cos
on board.—l have, &c., EASON, Captain.
Tnosies
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September 26,
Extract from a letter dated at. Va pii
Gorgon, to Bear-Admiral
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As I was directed
Video, to examine
bert at Monte
' for coal, I, in company with with several
Laredo Bay
explored for three miles round the bay, and ob-
servedby Comman
officers,
indication of surface coal or any appearance
no
on the rise of the bill or falls of the valleys to indicate
a coal formation; on the contrary, those portions of
land we passed through were a continued swamp in one
direction for miles, and the hills were covered with a
stunted growth of small winter birch, and a few ever-
greens and shrubs; the streams that run in numerous
directions from the neighbouring hills come untinged
and perfectly clear to the sands; it is therefore my im-
pression that in the immediate vicinity of the bay there
are no veins of coal.
Laredo Bay is a very good anchorage, but the north-
west side is to be preferred,
as has a good sandy
bottom. On the 16th of August, at daylight. I left
Laredo Bay for Port Famine, in which neighbourhood
I was also directed to look for coals, samples of which
had been sent home in the Salamander. At 4•5 r.N.

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shortened sail sail in Port Famine, in five fathoms, St. Anne's
Point, E.N. i N.; Mount Philip N.N., the Chili= flag
staff, N.E. iN. Point Isidore, S.E. iE. if N
As it was necessary to wood ship, and to obtain no' --- . •
curate information of any coal, I communicatat* in- --4.70.0
structions to the Governor, and from himselfg 141::, --:.,,--‘7,:'
Dunn, his secretary, was informed that theil 01iiig0,;•.;.t47-"."
evidence of coal being in the immediate neigh' iithiede`2:_:`;:)-:,,4-"(6
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but that at Sandy Bay, which I had passed, and`weicrlia., -'
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taut from Port Famine thirty miles, there wers oai Fir $:,
mines; that they were four or five miles in therior,' •
and would by proper appliances be easily madifiii'llfahM/54,(4.0
for the use of steamers; but that at present no attempt
had been made to work them, as their was neither capital
nor demand. They did not know the extent of the veins
nor their proper direction, but from the appearance of
the surface coal, were led to reason on the existence
of extensive beds; they did not think that the
surface coal would be usetul, and if steamers were re.
quiring a supply, shafts must be sunk, and the veins
properly worked. I visited the neighbourhood of Port
Famine, but saw nothing to indicate the existence of
coal beds, and the jungle was almost impenetrable on the
hills, which shot up from the shore of the bay. In the
different trips the officers of the colony bad taken
amongst whom Mr. Dunn's appear to have been most
various and numerous, no signs of coal had fallen under
their notice, although they were naturally anxious to
discern it, as it would render the colony more valuable
to Chili, and induce settlers to live amongst them. I
therefore considered it was useless to steam back and
lose a week in exploring a district already well known
to the colonists, and from whom all necessary infor-
mation could be easily obtained by vessels passing east-
ward. - •

T. AYLMER PAYNTER, Commander.

COAL AT LABUAN.
Coal is very abundant at Labuan, the seams of which
are about seven miles from Victoria Bay, but the method
of working the mines is of the most primitive order,
which it is to be hoped will soon be superseded by some
more modern method.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, SUNDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert walked this morning
on the Eastern Terrace and Slopes.
The Royal family took walking and pony exercise.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and the Gen-
tlemen of the Court, the Lady in waiting to the
Duchess of Kent, and the domestic household,
attended divine service in the private chapel of the
Castle. The Bishop of Oxford preached the sermon,
the service being read by the Hon. and Rev. C. L.
Courtenay.
Yesterday morning the Queen took a drive in a
pony phaeton and four in the Great Park. Her Ma-
jesty was accompanied by her Serene Highness the
Princess Aztielie of Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst, and
was attended by Lady Portman, lady in waiting;
Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in
waiting, attended on horseback.

Prince Albert went out shooting yesterdafmoin-
ing, attended by his Royal Highness's Equerry in
waiting, Captain the Hon. Alexander Gordon.
The Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Princess
Royal, the Princess Alice, and the Princess Helena,
took walking and riding exercise yesterday.
The Bishop of Oxford arrived yesterday at the
Castle, on a visit to her Majesty.
The Royal dinner party yesterday at the Castle
included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Serene Highness the Princess Amelie of Hohen-
lohe Schillingsfurst, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness
de Speth, and the Bishop of Oxford.
Her Majesty's private band played the following
pieces during the evening :
Overture—" Fiancee".. Auber.
Finale, Ist Act—" Don Giovanni" Mozart.

Tanz—Signale Walzer ... Strauss.
March—" Athalie"
Finale, Sinfonia (No. 6) Mozart.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert inspected yesterday
an advanced proof of the engraving by Mr. Ryall, of
the Royal Christening, by C. R. Leslie, R. A. (being
the companion picture of the Holy Sacrament, by the
same artist), painted for Windsor Castle, which was
submitted by Mr. Moon.

her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
by Sir George Couper, arrived at her residence,
Clarence House, St. James's, at eleven o'clock on
Saturday morning, from Frogmore House. Her
Royal Highness visited the Duchess of Gloucester,
at Gloucester House, and in the afternoon left town,
on her return to Frogmore House.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge,
attended by Lady Augusta Cadogan, returned to her
residence at Kew, on Saturday, from honouring the
Duke and Duchess of Beaufort with a visit at Bad-
minton House, Gloucestershire. The Royal Duchess
paid a visit yesterday to her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester House.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday after-
noon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by all
the Ministers. The Council sat two hours and
a half.

Mr. John Wood had an interview with the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer on Saturday. Mr. Tldd
Pratt had also an interview on Saturday with the
Right Hon. Baronet at his official residence its
Downing-street.
Sir James Hogg had an interview with Earl Grey
on Saturday. Governor Gregory had also an inter-
view on Saturday with the Noble Earl at the Colonial.
office.

The Duke of Wellington attended the early service
yesterday in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. The
Rev. Dr. Wesley officiated, and preached the sermon.
At the daily service the prayers were read by the
Rev. Mr. Haden, the lessons by the Rev. Mr. Hal.
more, and the sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr.
Wesley.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Brand's hds., Fri., Stagenhoc-114.
Puckeridge hds., Wed., Peverills; Sat., Layston.-104.
York and Ainsty hds., Tues., Streethover; Thurs.,
Striven Park; Sat., Moreby Park-10i.
Sinnington hds., Tues., Hovingham; Fri., Sinning.
ton-10.
Cleveland hds., Tues., Osborn's Rush; Thurs., Coat-
ham-10i,
Hurworth hds., Tues., Middleton One Row; Sat.,
Leven Bridge-10f.
Devon hds., Thurs., Whiddon Arch-11.
Mr. Trelawny's hds., Tues., the Kennel; Fri., Buller's
Arms, Plean.
Mr. M. Marshall's hds., Thurs., Lifton Park-10f.
Mr. Furso's hds., Torrington; Fri., Iddealeigh Vil-
lage-10f.
Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Far Wood; Fri., Eyford;
Sat., Blenheim-101.
Mr. Giles's hds„ Fri., Stanley Hill Turnpike-10f.
Ludlow hds., Tues., Bedstone; Fri., Onibury-10.
Cheshire hds., Wed., Saighton; Thurs., ;Tarporley;
Sat., Dutton Hall-10k.
Sir W. W. Wynn's hds., Tues., Styche; Wed., New
Bridge; Fri., Carden; Sat., Baschurch Station-10i.
North Staffordshire hds., Wed., Seighford; Fri., Al-
sager-104.
Quorn hds., Tues., Bardon Hall; Wed., Preatwold;
Thurs., Keythorpe Hall; Sat., Great Glenn-11.
Earl Fitzvvilliam's hda., Wed., Bythorne Toll-bar;
Fri., Monk's Wood-10.
Cambridgeshire hds., Fri., Ellisley Green-10i.
Duke of Rutland's hda., Tues., Boothby; Wed., Three
Queens; Fri., Bloxholm-10i.
Mr. Hellier's hds., Tues., liorsington Mill; Fri., Mar-
ket Stainton ; Sat., Greenfield-10i.
Donington hds., Wed., Cavendish Bridge; Sat., Belton
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Thurs., Swarkston Bridge; Sat.,
Black Slough-10A.
Lord Henry Bentinck's hds., ;Tues., Faldiagw9rth
Grange; Wed., Penton; Thurs., Nocton; Fri., Skethng-
thorpe; Sat., Fiskerton-11.
Mr. Roe's hds., Wed., Creycombe Village; Sat., Lud.
brook Gate-11.
Mr. Morgan's hds., Thurs., Toll-bar,
—lO. Bridge, Berry;
Sir Henry Scale's hds., Tues., Glaze Norwell Down
Fri., Asprington

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FINANCIAL RE
qualified to fill.
meeting, not very FORM MEETING AT LEITIL—A
f numerously attended, in furtherance
of the Views
held at th o the Financial Reform Association, was
M. e Assembly rooms, on Saturday. Provost
Laren in the chair. A letter was read from the Lord
Advocate, the Member for the burgh, stating that no one
could be more deeply impressed than was his Lordship
with the necessity of Financial Reform, but it was not in
his power to attend the present meeting. :Messrs. Berry,
Philip, Alex. Thomson, and Mitchell (the Belgium
Consul), were the principal speakers, and the various
resolutions were embodied in a petition, to be forwarded
to Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. for presentation to the Legis-
lature. _ _ _

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JAN. 26.—Scarcely any
business has been done in our sugar market this week, as
importers are asking rather more money than the dealers
are at present disposed to give. Refined goods continue
very firm. Rum is more looked after.—Bristol _Mercury.
POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITIL DENMARK:A
letter having been addressed by the Chamber of Commerce
in this town to the Postmaster-General, requesting informa-
tion as to the route by which letters fromthis country for
Denmark will be sent in the event of hostilities again break-
ing out between Denmark and Germany, an answer has been
received from the Postmaster-General, stating that, at pre-
sent, the mail bags from this country to Denmark are de-
livered into the city post-office at Hamburght and that this
arrangement was made at the request, he believes, of the
Danish Dlinister in London,--.qua Advertiser.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 27.
THE ROYAL ETCHINGS.
PRINCE ALBERT V. STRANGE AND JUDGE.
The arguments in this important case were resumed
by Mr. Russell on the Lord Chancellor taking his seat.
Mr. Rolt followed Mr. Russell in support of the
appeal of Mr. Strange from the order of Vice-Chancellor
Knight Bruce, refusing to dissolve the injunction granted
against the appellant.
Mr. WARREN, who followed Mr. Roll, for the appel-
lant Strange, said, that he would confine his arguments
to those points of law applicable to the case, which came
within the province of that part of the profession to
which he belonged. The statements in the bill and its
prayer raised questions of great moment respecting the
jurisdiction of courts in respect to the property that a
man had in the labours of his own brain. A parade had
been made that Mr. Strange had submitted to that part
of the injunction restraining the exhibition of the etch-
ings; but the reason that he had so done was, that such
restriction was, as far as he was concerned, non ad rem;
he had only had one of them in his possession, which he
returned, and as for the other 63 or 64 he had never
seen them. Then, with respect to the catalogue, the
Vice-Chancellor had gone a great way indeed in grant-
ing the present injunction without giving Mr. Strange
an opportunity of haring his legal title investigated
by a court of common law; the more so as his
Honour in his judgment had not stated that it was
not a fit question for a court of law. The de-
cision of Lord Lyndhurst in the case of " Spottis-
wode v. Clarke and Phillips" had clearly defined what
ought to be the rule of this court "in regard to cases of
this description. His Lordship there stated that where
the question depended upon a legal right the title must
be very clear indeed for the Court to interfere by in-
junction before sending the case to law, as great injustice
might be done to the defendant if it should afterwards
turn out that the plaintiff's view of the case was an
erroneous one. The same principle had also been laid
down by his Lordship in a later case of " Rigby v. the
Great Western Railway Company." There could be no
foundation for the interference of this court except on
the ground of property ; and yet the bill might be
searched through in vain for an allegation that his
Royal Highness Prince Albert claimed any property
in the catalogue, or even in the particular copies of
the etchings described in such catalogue. In addi-
tion, there was no charge in the bill that the pro-
perty of the plaintiff in the etchings, even if he
had any, would be injured by the publication of the cats-
louge, or that the etchings themselves or the catalogue
were of any value. With respect to the charge of fraud,
the statements in the bill did not go to the extent of
saying that Mr. Strange had obtained his information
by any improper means, and it was therefore quite con-
sistent to infer that he had gained it bona fide, although
the source from which it came might be tainted. It was
extremely painful to have to argue a case of this kind,
were the parties concerned were of such exalted station,
but it was his duty to submit to the Court all the points
of law bearing upon the subject. The whole proceed-
ings, most likely, were offensive to the royal personages
insstasted, and it ;was much to be lamented that they
should be so annoyed; but the answer of Mr. Strange
contained a solemn disclaimer on his part of any in-
tention to cause such pain, and a declaration that the
instant he discovered the exhibition would be dis-
tasteful to her Majesty and the Prince he determined
to abandon it. It might be asked, what, then,
could be the reason that Mr. Strange sought to
annul the injunction? The answer was, that he had a
character to maintain amongst the members of his own
trade in London and the public, and could not, therefore,
sit down quietly under the imputation that he had sur-
reptitiously ,obtained possession of his information. In
the next place the allegations in the bill were, that some
of the etchings in question had been done by her Ma-
jesty, which, he would submit, was no assertion of the
plaintiff's having any property in them; for, by the sea
tate 3d and 4th Victoria, chap. 2, sec. 3, it was enacted
that the husband of her Majesty should not, jure mania,
gain any interest in property belonging to her Majesty,
but that the same should continue her own. And yet
the injunction covered the whole of the etchings men-
tioned in the catalogue, which was too extensive, as the
plaintiff ought too have have discriminated which were
. his own property. The real question, however, was, had
the plaintiff any property in the copies possessed by Judge,
or in the catalogue? If he had, there was no such allega-
tion in the bill; nor was there any statement that the cata-
logue itself was of any value, although at the bar it had
been urged that it might turn out to be extremely valu-
able if her Majesty thought fit to present it to any
charitable institution. Could the conclusion, therefore,
be drawn from the pleadings, that the legal title of the
plaintiff was so clear as to justify the Court in abstain-
ing from submittinc, it to the usual ordeal of a trial at
kw? The case of the appellant was, that no such clear
'title could be inferred from the bill and affidavits.
Another point relied upon by the other side was, that
privacy was one of the most valuable ingredients of right
• annexed to property; but he would submit that it was
only an accidental adjunct to property, to which the
owner could not lay exclusive claim. The Learned
Counsel referred to the cases of " Martin v. Wright" (6
" Giles v. Wilcox" (2 Atk.), and others, as
proving this proposition, and also that the bona fide
abridgement of the literary work of another person
could not be restrained by injunction. He now came to
'the effect likely to be produced by the publication of
the catalogue, and in no part of the pleadings was it
stated that it would prove injurious to the plaintiff.
It must, therefore, be presumed that it was of an
entirely innocent character; and there was no reason
for the interposition of the Court on the score of viola-
tion done to private feelings. In point of fact the cata-
logue, on the contrary, was of a most eulogistic charac-
ter. The appellant had proved that the catalogue was
. the,emanation of his own brain, and the Court could
only interfere with it on the assumption that the defen-
dant had no property in it, and that the plaintiff had.
Now, could such a state of things be presumed? As well
might it be said that a person, who happened to be in a
shop when another person was purchasing a variety of
articles of vertu, could be prevented from disclosing the
fact and nature of such purchase. " Chandler v. Thomp-
son" (3 Camb. 82). Taking it for granted that the pub-
lication of this catalogue would be a source of displeasure
to the plaintiff, that was not sufficient to give jurisdiction
to this Court to interfere by injunction, for his Lordship
did not sit as censor morum to punish parties for doing
an injury to the feelings of others. If an injury were
so sustained that the law could take cognisance of;
the only remedy was in a court of common law.
" Gee v. Pritchard " (2 Swanston), and the case of
v. Sherward," in " Merivale's Reports," were then
referred to and commented upon. If the Court did take
upon itself to interfere in a question of this sort, it would
be called upon in every similar case brought before it
Hereafter—and, without doubt, there would be many
such if such a precedent were once established—to in-
quire how far such a publication might be offensive to
the feelings of the plaintiff. This would be an entirely
pew jurisdiction, and one very difficult to be carried into
operation. Lord Eldon had said that courts of law and
equity should be kept as distinct as possible, and yet this
would be an assumption of the functions belonging to
the courts of low, if there could be any remedy for such
a grievance. He would, however, deny that there was
any remedy by action for the mere deprivation of plea-
sure, and consequently none for the violation of a per-
son's feelings. " Aldridge's case " (9 Coke, se, A).
In looking at the judgment of the Vice-Chancellor,
be could not help being struck by the confusion
therein of law and equity, and equity and ethics. It
appeared ns if this Court would admit of the argument
eel verecunsliam, which seemed to him quite a novel plea.
In conclusion, he trusted that the injunction would not
be sustained, as it rested upon no legal base, but only
upon a matter of feeling and character. He was well
aware of the onerous nature of his Lordship's public
duties, and hoped that he had not trespassed too much
upon his valuable time. These, however, were not
times to introduce any variation into the laws of this
country, and he felt assured that the illustrious person-
ages interested in this case would willingly bow to his
Lordship's decision if it should be opposed to their views,
which he confidently expected it would be.
The LORD CHANCELLOR here observed, that the por-
tion of the injunction restraining the exhibition of the
impressions had been submitted to by the appellant, and
yet he claimed the right of publishing the catalogue of
those identical impressions. None of the arguments had
been addressed to this point, whether the Court, having
prevented the doing of a certain act, would allow the
iublic announcement of the party's intention to do that
net. It appeared to him that the catalogue was prepa-
ratory to the exhibition, which had been restrained ;
and that it was connected with and ancillary to such ex-
Jiibition. The catalogue even stated that every pur-
chaser of it would Jbe presented with a fat simile of her
Majesty's autograph or of Princeto
wsuch a statement
Albert's, with their
permission ; ought the Court .r? __o
to be put before the public, wnich could not be carried
' into effect, the more so as the appellant had admitted
that he had no right to exhibit the articles named
in the catalogue ? He made these observations as the
attention of the appellant's counsel did not seem to have
been directed to the point.
Mr. S. Ssirrir was the fourth counsel who was heard
for the appellant, and said that the cause, now under
consideration seemed to have been anticipated by that
of " Miller v. Taylor" (4 Bur. 1,056), which proved
that there could be no property in ideas. Some of the
observations set forth in the catalogue had appeared
in the newspapers of 1840, and yet the injunction
went to the entire catalogue, which rendered it almost
impossible of being carried into effect. The injunction
proceeded upon the supposition of a breach of trust, and
yet the relations between the plaintiff and the person
injoined, necessary to support such an order, had not been
made out. If there had been a breach of trust it had
been committed by a third party, and the appellant was
in no way connected with it The injunction was also
bad, as being too extensive in covering all the impres-
sions of the etchings named in the catalogue, whilst it
. was admitted by the plaintiff himself that only a portion
of the etchings were his own property. It was his duty
to separate those which belonged to himself from those
white were the property of her Majesty. Under these
circumstances the injunction ought to be dissolved.
The Loan CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion at the ap-
pellant's case, said, that he would proceed with the
motion on Monday.
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, and
fir. W. M. James, will then be heard for Prince Albert.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jan. 27.
(Sittings in Banco.)
HOARE v. DIXON.

This case, in which a rule had been obtained to show
cause why further proceedings. should not be stayed
until the payment of costs in a former action, came on
for argument to-day.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said he had received a letter this
morning from the plaintiff (Miss Hoare) which ho
handed to his clerk, refusing himself to read it, and he
told him that it related to a matter now pending in this
court. It was exceedingly improper to send a private

communication to a Judge upon any case coming before
him in his judicial capacity.
Mr. Justice MAULE—I suppose we have all been fa-
voured in the same way.—(Laughter.) J received one,
and read a little of it, but saw quite enough, indepen-
dent of the impropriety of sending the communication,
to show me that I was not compelled to i end the rest.
Mr. CARTER showed cause against the rule. He was
furnished with an affidavit of the plaintiff, stating that
the costs in the former action, amounting to 4081. 10s.
had been paid to the defendant or his attorney by the
Royal Naval Benevolent Society, and that no sum was
now due to him by her. She also stated that the action
was not proceeded with in consequence of her solicitor
neglecting to instruct counsel in time, and to get the at-
tendance of the necessary witnesses. The Learned
Counsel stated that the payment by the society was
good, that it mattered not from whom the money came,
provided the debt was satisfied, and that therefore
the defendant had no right to complain. On these
grounds, and also on the ground that the merits of this
case were substantially different from those of the
former action, he contended that the course now taken
by the plaintiff was not vexatious.
The CHIE7 JUSTICE said it was a recognised prin-
ciple in Westminster Hall, where a party failed on the
merits of the case and withdrew from the decision of the
jury from a conscientious conviction that it would be
adverse to him, and brought a second action on the
same grounds, that the Court would, on application, stay
further proceedings until the costs in the former one had
been paid. The defendant was secretary to the Royal
Naval Benevolent Society, to which the plaintiff had ap-
plied for assistance, and the action was brought upon
certain communications he had made to it respecting
the right of her claims for relief. The case came on for
trial, when she elected to be nonsuited on the merits,
which were precisely similar to those in the present
case. The defendant had been exposed to a demand of
4081, which was enough to ruin many persons, and it
therefore appeared to him and his Learned Brethren
that the second action was vexatious and unjust. There
was no pretence for saying that, because the society had
paid the costs, the action having arisen out of the proper
discharge of his duties, the plaintiff was discharged
from the debt. The Court were, therefore, of opinion
that the rule ought to be made absolute.
Rale absolute accordingly.
HOARE V. DICKENSON.

This was an action brought by the same plaintiff.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said there was no substantial
difference between this and the preceding case, and was,
therefore, of opinion that the rule ought to be made
absolute.

The other Judges concurring, the rule was made
absolute.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

James Glyn, a well-known thief, living in Field-lane,
was placed at the bar for final examination, on the
charge of cutting and wounding Thomas Bresnahan,
alias Brown, also a well-known thief, under the follow-
ing circumstances:—
Police-constable Elgar, 85, said, that while on duty on
Tuesday morning last, about two o'clock, he was passing
the White Horse public-house in Fann-street, Goswell-
street, when he saw the prisoner and a number of other
persons of the lowest character in front of the bar,
quarrelling. He went in and told the landlady she must
clear the house, and at the same time ejected the
prisoner, who returned into the house. He then again
turned him out, as well as the wounded man, and they
commenced fighting. Just previous to the fight he ob-
served the prisoner put his hand into the right hand
pocket of his trousers, and also noticed that ho kept the
left hand still, and used the righ t only. He parted them, when
Bresnahan exclaimed, "By G—, he has been and knifed
;" and he then saw blood flowing down his face and
neck, upon which he at once took the prisoner into cus-
tody, and afterwards conveyed the complainant to Mr.
Child's, the surgeon of the police force, who dressed his
wounds, and he was then taken home. He saw the
wounds; one of them extending along the neck under
the left ear, about four inches, and the other under the
cheek bone, and it appeared as if it had been inflicted by
a blow struck upwards. On the way to the surgeon's he
imagined the man must have lost a quart of blood.
Police-constable 153 said, he was in company with the
last witness, and conveyed the prisoner to the station-
house. He afterwards returned, and found the knife
produced—a small penknife—lying on the pavement,
covered with blood, at the spot where the fight took
place.
Thomas Bresnahan deposed that he was in the public-
house in question when the prisoner entered, and for a
quarter of an hour he never spoke to him, until he inter-
fered with some one else. Witness told him ha had no
right to interfere any more than himself. After drink-
ing a pint of beer he left, and, on arriving outside the
door, a girl made use of some bad language, upon which
he said that if he could get near her ho would slap her
face. The prisoner immediately turned round in a fight-
ing attitude and struck him; before he could return the
blow he was struck a second time, and then felt as if
some hot water was thrown over him, but on looking at
his hands he found them covered with blood, upon which
he turned to some man and said, " By G—,;he has done
for me, he has stuck me with a knife." He was after-
wards examined, and had his N./clads dressed by the
surgeon, and then went home.
Mr. G. B. Childs, surgeon to the police force, said, I
examined the wounds of the last witness, about half-put
two o'clock on Wednesday morning. He was very faint
from loss of blood. I found that he had received a
punctured wound in the left cheek, about one inch in
length. It was over the radius of the lower jaw, and ex-
tended to the bone. There was also another wound
coming from behind the left ear to the front of the
throat. It was superficial, but I consider it most im-
portant as it was situated over the jugular vein and the
carotid artery. In my opinion, it is a clear ease of at-
tempting to cat the man's throat, which only failed from
the bluntness of the instrument used. Had it been sharp
the man would have died almost immediately.
The prisoner's defence was, that it was an old grudge.
The ALDERMAN committed him to Newgate for at-
tempting to murder the prosecutor.
WORSHIP-STREET.

A young man named Thcmas Ivorg, the son of an ex-
tensive florist in one of the suburbs, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with the following
violent highway robbery:—
The prosecutor, a shipwright in the London Docks
named Peters, went upon a pleasure excursion on the
26th ult., accompanied by his mother, brother-in-law,
and sister, and on their return they all stopped at a
public-house in Old Ford-lane to procure some refresh-
ment. There they stayed some time enjoying themselves,
and the prisoner, who was there also, but a stranger to
their party, perseveringly forced himself upon their at-
tention, and ultimately, upon their leaving the house at
nine o'clock, insisted upon accompanying them part of
the way hone, more particularly attaching himself
to the prosecutor, whose arm he persisted in taking. I❑
this manner they walked until they reached a desolate
part of the road on the edge of Victoria-park, when his
brother-in-law left him to protect the women, who had
gone in advance, and the instant he had done so the pri-
soner turned fiercely upon him, and, telling him he was
determined to have his watch, grasped hold ef the chain,
which he tugged so violently that it broke, and left the
watch i❑ the prisoner's hand. The prosecutor attempted
to recover his property by soiling and struggling with
the prisoner, but was struck down by a terrible blow
under the ear, and left in a state of insensibility,
during which the prisoner effected his escape. How
long he rem3ined senseless he could not tell, but he at
length became conscious of his relatives feeling about
for him on the grass in the dark ; and upon recovering
he was in such a state of debility that ho was obliged
to be supported until a cab could be procured to carry
him to the police station, at which ho gave such a
description of his assailant as ultimately led to his ap-
prehension.
When called upon for his defence, the prisoner ear-
nestly protested his innocence, declaring that he had
gone straight home after leaving the prosecutor and his
friends at the door of the house they had been staying
at, and that he had never before been in custody for any
offence in his life.

The prosecutor's brother-in dew, however, likewise
swore positively to the prisoner's identity, mentioning
several facts which could leave no doubt about it; and a
man named Wilkins, who had formerly been in the
police force, proved that in October, 1847 the prisoner
was in custody upon a charge of felony, for which he
wa• subsequently arraigned and convicted, and sen-
tenced to a lengthened term of imprisonment in Ilford
gaol.

The prisoner upon hearing this became instantly
silent, and, the depositions having been taken, he was
fully committed to Newgate for trial.
SOUTHWARK.
Robert Duncan, Mary Duncan, and Pierce Wall
O'Brien were brought up before Mr. Cottingham, for
final examination, charged with conspiring to extort
money from the London and North-Western Railway
Company by pretending that they had been severely
injured by an accident on that railway k they were
also charged with defrauding the Eastern Counties
Railway of 701., by pretending that O'Brien had lost a
valuable carpet bag on that line; and with obtaining
651. from the proprietors of the unfortunate Cricket
steamer, by asserting that they were injured by the ac-
cident on board that vessel.

The prisoners were fully committed for trial for
the
conspiracy against the North-Western Railway.
Mr. COTTINGIII3I offered to take bail for Mary Dun
can's appearance at the sessions, and Darke (a witness)
was committed, in default of finding sureties, to attend
and give evidence.
Maria Ann Wright, Rosina Carter, and Henry Davies,
three well-known characters, were brought befora. Mr.
Seeker, charked with committing a murderous assault on
Mr. F. Bellinger, a French merchant carrying on busi-
ness in Gracechurch-street.
The complainant, who seemed very much knocked
about, stated that on the previous evening he dined with
some friends at Camberwell, and on his return home he
met with a woman named Newman, and wont into a
public-house near the New-cut. While drinking at the
bar he saw the prisoners, who seemed to be acquainted
twith the woman who accompanied him. A little after
two o'clock he went with Newman to her lodgings in
White Horse-street, where he undre'sed and went to
bed. About five o'clock he was aroused by some parties
breaking into
the room,towar
towards him.
looking
The
womenrou n
d hesaw
the prisoners rushemptied
his pockets and stole his purse, containing a sovereign,
while the male prisoner
pulled him out of bed and beat
him in a most unmerciful
assistance, and in a feciful manner. He called out for
w
sminutes a policeman came up to
prisoners. him and secured the ers. Ho had been drinking a
little, but was quite positive
his purse when he entered the house,
the money was safe in
Police•constable 196 L said, lir Z.
in question a little after five o'clockatshat passing
morning,the housewhen
he heard a scuffle in the first floor front room. He lis-
tened, and heard some parties beating another, when he
instantly procured the assistance of another constable,

and entered the house. After some difficulty they suc-
ceeded in entering the room in which the prisoners cv,
when he perceived the prosecutor lying on the fluor,
quite naked and covered with blood. He was speech
less, but pointed with his hand that the prisoners were
behind the door and under the bed. lle seized Davies,
while another conatitble secured the ()thus.
Police constable 67 L corroborated the last witness's
testimony, and added that he found the prosecutor's purse
on the stairs near the door. A sovereign was found on
Davies, who struggled hard to get away.
In answer to the charge, the prisoners denied stealing
the purse and money. They were drunk when they ar-
rived home, and were exasperated at seeing a stranger
in the room.
They were committed for trial.

GENERAL ORDER AND BOARD
MINUTES RELATING TO THE REVISION
OF lIER MAJESTY'S DOCKYARDS.