The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-14 00:00:00

Madrid, but not of so late a date as those received is
London direct from the Spanish capital. The gar-
rison of Paris is immense, considering that the inhabi-
tants appear perfectly tranquil. Besides an army of
police sufficient for the protection of any peaceably
disposed city in the world, Paris is guarded by
25,000 infantry, 2,400 cavalry, and 4,000 artil-
lery, with an abundance of cannon, and all the
other comfortable accompaniments and et-ceteras of
a well provided army. This is Louis PHILLIPPE'S
commentary upon the Charter of 1830. The Parisians
may welt shrug their shoulders as they speculate
upon the upshot of such incessant precaution on the
part of a Republican King.
The accounts from Bayonne, Bilboa, and Santan-
der, are not of a later date than those published in this
Journal of Saturday. The recommencement of the siege
of Bilboa by the Carlists requires further confirmation.
In the event of a second siege, it was affirmed in San
Sebastian on the Bth inst. that General EVANS had
determined to send a division of the Legion to assist
the garrison—a measure which appears to us nothing
short of the effect of insanity, considering the weakness
of the garrison of San Sebastian, and the facility with
which Don CARLOS could bring all his forces
to bear against it. On the sth the Carlists
divided their forces. One portion under VILLA-
REAL was to check the movements of ESPARTERO,
while the othir under EGUIA was to conduct the siege
of Bilboa. 'The British vessels of war in the harbour
of Barcelona, sailed on the Ist inst. for Malaga, by
command of the Government here. The commanders
of all vessels on the coast of Spain are charged to
afford every protection to the persons and property of
British subjects.

The French Government is satisfied with the cx.
planations given by the Swiss Directory.

Achim from Constantinople to the 20th ult. have
been received. They state that although our Govern-
ment approved of the conduct of Lord PONSONBY in
the affair of Mr. CHURCHILL, yet this approval was
yoked with conditions, imposing upon our Ambassador
a greater degree of caution for the time to come. This
is said to have already produced consequences the
most injurious, as Russia is thus enabled to triumph
over a diplomatist who no longer can determine the
extent of his powers. The SULTAN has already been
carried away to meditate a change of Ministers, the
present servants of the Porte having been represented
to his Highness as the tools of this country.
The plague was raging with great fury in every part
of Constantinople, except the quarter peopled by the
Franks. The number of deaths, in one week, was
no fewer than 5,250 I

DESCENT of the GREAT BALLOON.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT.

The Proprietors of Vauxhall beg to inform the Editor
of The Sun, that they have received a letter from Mr.
Monck Mason, giving them the pleasing intelligence that
the balloon landed in perfect safety at a v illage called Weil-
burgh, close to Coblentz, in Nassau, after a most prospe-
rous voyage of seventeen hours,..having traversed a spaeo
equal to about 480 English miles. The Duke of Nassau
behaved in a very kind mariner to the intrepid aeronauts.
141, Fleet-street, Monday, Nov. 14. _ _

This is in a direct line from London by Dover, being a
distance of nearly 600 miles from London.—ED. Sun.

EXTRACTS FROM MR. HOLLAND'S LETTER.
Westburg, in Nassau, not many miles from Fran
fort, Wisbaden, and Coblentz.

EXTRACTS FROM MY AERIAL LOG-BOOK.
Ascended at half-past one.
Crossed the Medway, seven miles south of Ro-
chester, twelve minutes to three.
Two miles south of Canterbury at four.
Saw the sea quarter after four.
Left England one mile east of Dower Castle twelve
minutes before five.

Over France ten minutes to six, one mile west co:

Calais.

Half-past six drank the health of the Masonic
Brethren assembled at St. John's Lodge.
Half-past eleven, over the district of Naurnur.
Midnight by London time, extremely dark.
Five o'clock, symptoms of daybreak.
Ten minutes past five, greatest altitude, barometer
at 20 inches.

Descended at half-past seven at Westburg, above
mentioned.

The above are extracts from a letter from Mr. Hol-
land to his friend, Mr. Prideaux, which was sent off
immediately on the descent of the balloon.
This letter bears the postmark of Cobleutz, Nov.
8, the day after the ascent in London, and appears to
have come through France.

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

CAMPBELL V. MACKAY.

The further arguments in this case were proceeded with,
and concluded to-day.
The LORD CHANCELLOR directed to be furnished with
the papers, stating that he would give judgment to-morrow.

- _
ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL"'. LUBBOCK.

Mr. PEMBERTON stated that this case came before the
Court upon further directions. The information was filed
against. the Trustees of Morden College, Blackheath, for
the purpose of having some abuses which were considered
to have crept into that establishment corrected under the
direction of the Court. The College was founded by Sir
John Morden, a great Turkey merchant, who in the year
1702 made his will, by which, after bequeathing to his wife
an annuity of 6001. a year for life, in lieu of dower, he de-
vised after her death his estates to Trustees upon the fol-
lowing trusts : That there should be placed in the College
then finished by him, and situate in Great Stone, in the
parish of Charlton, as many poor, aged, honest, and discreet
merchants as the yearly revenue of the endowment would
maintain, according to the provisions of his will, which poor.
merchants were to be of the age of 50 years at least, and
such as bad lost their estates by the dangers and perils of
the seas, or in their honest endeavours to get their money
by way of merchandise. Each of them were to be allowed
a pension of 201. a year, and out of such pension a constant
system of commons was to be kept in the hall in which
they were to dine and sup together. They were-to be al-
lowed 40s. a year to buy them new gowns ; 20s. a year for
a chaldron of coals ; and the overplus, if any, to be equally
divided among them for providing other necessaries. The
testator then directed that a treasurer should be appointed,
with a salary of 401. a year. He also directed that a chapel
in the college should be consecrated ; the chaplain to be
resident in the college, with a salary of 301. a year ; and
that a steward or butler to the college should be ap-
pointed, who was to receive 101. a year with lodg-
ing and diet. Certain gentlemen, members of the Turkey
Company were appointed trustees. It appeared the testa-
tor had either miscalculated the amount of his property, or
had suffered losses in trade ; for by a codicil to his will he
reduced the pension to the sum of 15/. Sir John Morden
died in 1708. Originally there was only room for three
merchants • but Lady Morden dying in 1721, there was a
considerable increase to the income of the College, and the
College was enlarged. Lady Morden by her will left 1001.
to the College, the interest of which she directed to be laid
out in the improvement of the income of the chaplain. The
100/.-was laid out in the purchase of land that now pro-
duced 7001. a year, and which the chaplain had in addition
to the provision made for him by the founder. The pro-
perty having increased in value, it was thought advisable to
increase the salaries of the merchants, chaplain, and treasu-
rer but it being considered that that could not be done
under the will, an Act of Parliament was obtained, the
11th Geo. 111., by which the trustees were empowered to
increase the salaries of the treasurer and chaplain, and to
increase the pensions of the poor merchants to such a sum as
they should think proper, not exceeding 40/. a year. There
being a large accumulation from the surplus dividends, the
information was filed on behalf of the poor pensioners,
submitting that a further increase ought to -be made in
their salaries, stating there were great irregularities in the
administration of the Charity, the chaplain and treasurer,
instead of occupying one or two rooms, four or five ; that
certain grounds and fields, which were of considerable value,
were held in the exclusive enjoyment of the chaplain and
treasurer ; and praying a reference to the Master, to ap-
prove of a proper scheme for the regulation of the esta-
' blishment. The cause came on for hearing on the 6th of
June, 1834, and certain inquiries were directed to be made
by the Master. The Master by his report, dated the 6th
• of May, 1836, found that the income of the Charity, upon
• an average of three years, was 5,000/. a year, and the ex-
penditure, upon the same average, 3,000/. or to 4,0001. a
year, leaving a surplus of 4,976/. ; that the present num-
ber of pensioners was 39 ; that, since the year 1834, they
had received 40/. a year ; that the members of the College
were from 65 to 85 years of age, were men of a superior class,
and had formerly possessed competent means of support.
The question now was, what should be done with the sur-
. plus income of the College ? The defendants proposed to

admit five additional poor merchants into the College, and
that the whole of the pensioners should receive M. a-year,
the surplus to be laid out in additional buildiogs. The re.
lators sdbmitted that there should be no more than thirty.

nine pensioners, the present number, and that they should
receive a salary of 721. a-year, contending that that was not
more in value than 201. a-year was a century ago, when the
College was founded.
The arguments were proceeding when we went to press.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS I)AY.)

ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. TOREF,S.

Mr. KNIGHT applied in this case at the sitting of the
Court for an injunction ex party under the following rather
singular circumstances. Datchett bridge in the year 1810
►vas repaired at the joint expense of the counties of Buck-
ingham and Berkshire, that bridge being considered as the
division of the two counties. Upon that occasion oek
joists were laid from the piers in Buckinghamshire to
those in Berks at the expense of both counties. In the
course of last year it became necessary that the bridge
should be again repaired, but the Magistrates of the two
counties could not agree as to the course that should be
adopted.to affect that purpose one party insisting that iron
should be used, and the other,,party insisting in an equally
strenuous manner that oak joists should be employed. The
surveyor for Buckinghamshire had thoroughly repaired their
side of the bridge, but the Berkshire Magistrates had de-
clared their intention of using iron, which would have the
effect of destroying all that had been done by the Bucking-
hamshire Magistrates ; to prevent which was the object of
the present application.
His HoNona, immediately granted the injunction, giving
leave to the Berkshire Magistrates to move immediately to
dissolve it.