The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-22 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

This was the General Petition Day.
LITERARY FUND V. DIXON.
Mr. BAGSHAWE appeared in support of the petition of
the Literary Fund Society, which stated that Mrs. Dixon,
who upon her marriage had very large property settled
upon her, to her separate use for life, bequeathed 2,0001.
to the Literary Fund Society, 1,4501. to the Moravian Mis-
sion Society, and 1,4501. to the Baptist Mission Society.
Mrs. Dixon died in 1813, and her husband became the sole
trustee of the fund. A bill having been filed by the
three Societies against Mr. Dixon to have the funds
brought into Court, a decree was made in the year
1834, declaring they were entitled to the several gifts,
and the husband was ordered to transfer the funds
into Court. Before this decree could be executed, Mr.
Dixon became of unsound mind ; an officer of the Court
was directed to make the necessary tranfer, and the funds
were now in Court. Mr. Dixon being dead, the petition
prayed that the costs might be taxed, and the funds dis-
tributed to the parties in the proportions in which they
were entitled. The other Societies had presented a simi-
lar petition.
The MASTER of the ROLLS granted the prayer of the
petition, but observed that he could not well understand
why one petition would not have answered the purpose,
unless the intention was to create additional costs.
No other petition of any public interest was presented
up to the time of our leaving.

KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

LENNOX V. DESBOROUGH AND OTHERS.

At the sitting of the Court this morning, the ATTORNEY..
GENERAL addressed the Jury at great length on behalf of
the defendants, and proceeded to call witnesses in support
of his case.
The trial is likely not to conclude until a late hour this
evening.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

Before the Loan CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.

YOUNG V. COLE.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 298/.
under the following circumstances :—The plaintiff, a stock-
broker, purchased from the defendant four Guatemala
Bonds, for which he paid the amount laid in the action.
The plaintiff sold these bonds to another stockbroker of
the name of Bryant, who sold them to a third party. In
the course of two days the bonds were returned to Bryant,
and the amount paid for them claimed, it having been dis-
covered in the meantime that the bonds were unstamped,
and therefore not negotiable. Bryant returned the bonds
to the plaintiff, and obtained the sum he had given far
them ; and the plaintiff now brought his action against the
defendant to recover this amount. _ _ _

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The LOAD CHIEF JUSTICE recommended to the Jury to
find a verdict for the plaintiff, with liberty to the defendant
to move to enter a nonsuit. _ _

The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff accordingly

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGIS
TRATES.-(THIS DAY.)

This being County day, theusual meeting of Middlesex
Magistrates took place at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell,
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS in the Chair.
The Minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed.
Mr. ALLEN, 'the County Treasurer, stated that he had
received from the Overseers of St. George's, Hanover-
square, notice of an appeal against the County rate of the
27th of October last.
Reports as to the state of the different County prisons
were brought up.
A letter was read from S. M. Phillips, Esq., Under-Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department, transmitting
rules for the Government of the House of Correction, cer-
tified by the Secretary of State.
The CHAIRMAN laid before the Court a copy of an
order made by his Majesty in Council, as to the imprison-
ment of offenders in the General Penitentiary at Millbank.
Several reports of Committees were presented.

The trade of Sheffield has received a severe shock
by the countermanding of many American orders. One
house has been mentioned to us, which received, a few days
ago, the countermand of an order to the amount of 9,0001.
We understand there is difficulty in getting American bills
discounted, and it is feared that the expected winding up
of the banches of the Northern and Central Bank, may
inconvenience many of their customers.—Shcificld Mercury.
At the St. James's Theatre, a comical old gentle-
man, who had taken up his position in the pit, drew upon
himself to the full as much attention by his gesticulations,
grotesque appearance, and corporeal contortions, as the
greatest comic performers on the stage could obtain. When
Braham sang as Squire Norton the odd old gentleman in
the pit moved hands, feet, eyes, arms, legs, and all his limbs
so vigorously and remarkably as to fix every eye on him.
The duet " I know a bank," sung by the Misses Smith
(by the bye why does Braham ever separate these sisters of
song, and prevent the public seeing them together ?) occa-
sioned
such a sensation that the performer in the pit made
several sorties, so decidedly demonstrative as to lead the
audience to conjecture at each -renewed gesticulation that
the amateur, in his paroxysm of pleasure, would actually
leap forward on to the stage, and there testify aloud his
hitherto silent raptures.
About two years ago, a member of a respectable firm
from the neighbourhood of Manchester having occasion to
go to Liverpool on business, to the great surprise of his
friends never returned; although he had been expected
back the same day. Inquiries were made all over the coun-
try but without effect ; no tidings could be obtained re-
specting him ; and various surmises were entertained re-
specting his supposed fate. As the state of his affairs was
not very well known to his friends, a commission of bank-
ruptcy was issued against him ; the debts were paid, and
his partners' stability duly insured. Within the last week
or two, however, a being, having the appearance of the
aforesaid gentleman,, presented himself to his quon-
dam acquaintances and partner. Had some apparition
from the nether world appeared they could not have
been more surprised. On being spoken to his voice
bore a striking resemblance to that of the lost gentleman,
his exterior bore a great similarity ; he was found to be
real flesh and blood ; in fact, it was the gentleman himself.
Various were the inquiries as to where he had located him-
self, during so long a period, without the knowledge of his
friends. At length it appeared that when he arrived at
Liverpool, from Manchester, he met a medical friend, who
advised him, for the benefit of his health, to proceed, we
believe, to America. Being actuated by the spur of the
moment, he instantly took his friend's advice, and without
further parley took a berth and went on board a vessel that
was just sailing, and thus bid farewell to old England ; until,
as we have related, he the other day presented himself,
with a renovated constitution, to his friends.—Liverpool
Britannia.

An inquest was held yesterday at Saffron-hill work-
house, on view of the body of Joseph Bayley, aged 28, who
committed suicide by banging himself. The deceased, who
was a sawyer, resided at No. 34, Hatton-wall. He had
lately lost his wife, which preyed greatly upon his spirits,
and drove him to intemperate habits. On Monday morning
the unfortunate young man was discovered hanging to a
beam in a workshop at the back of the house ; he was in-
stantly cut down, and Mr. Whitmore, surgeon, of Great
Bath-street, Clerkenwell, attended in a few minutes ; but
his presence was of no avail, the deceased being quite dead.
Verdict, " TemporarY Derangement."
A field of corn, cut previous to the late disastrous
weather, was last week offered for sale, in the neighbour-
hood of Queen's-head, at twopence per sheaf, and without
finding a purchaser, it being fit for nothing,
except to ma-
nure the ground for the next crop.—Halifax Express.