The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-26 00:00:00

IN RE JARVIS, A LUNATIC.

His LORDSHIP retired to his private room to give
judgment in this case; and on his return conferred
with Lord Barrington and Sir Robert Price, on the
Bench, relative to the appointment of Committees.

BUSINESS OF THE COURT.

The SOLICITOR-GENERAL wished to call his
Lordship's attewion to a circumstance of great im-
portance to the Court, to Counsel, and to the public,
viz.—the late hour at which Counsel received the
notice of what business was to be proceeded with
the next day. The paper containing this informa-
tion used formerly to be'delivered by five o'clock in
the evening ; it was now generally past seven o'clock;
there must, therefore, be some shameful neglect
somewhere. The officer whose business it was to
attend to it, received from every gentleman at the
Bar one guinea and a half each term ; but if the
abuse of which he (the Solicitor-General) com-
plained of was not remedied, he fur one would never
give another

The LORD CHANCELLOR inqu:red if any gentleman
could suggest a remedy for the evil complained of.
Mr. PEPYS said it was extremely desirable that
something should be done.

Sir E.-SUGDEN felt bound, in justice to the officer,
to say that he did not think the fault lay with him ;
and also that he did not get much for his trouble.
The LORD CHANCELLOR--I think an immediate
remedy might be adopted, by having certain days
set apart peremptorily for certain causes; but %Then
this is done, up gets one gentleman or another and
applies to forward or postpone some cause. In fu-
ture, however, such applications must not lie at-
tended to, and we must have one day for appeals,
another for motions, and so on. His Honour, the
Vice-Chancellor, informed me this morning that this
was the plan he had adopted in his Court, and that
the business now went on regularly day by day, as
appointed at the commencement of term.

- Sir E. SUGDEN said even this plan would be open
to great difficulties, for there was more heavy busi-
ness just at the present moment before both Courts
than ever be remembered during the whole of his
experience. There would also be a difficulty on
those days his Lordship sat in the House of Lords.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—Yes, I see the diffi-
culty there; but with respect to the appeals before
the House they are more in weight than number.
Of Scotch appeals there are only twenty-six or
twenty-seven, and the House of Lords will, in all
probability, sit much later this' ear than it is usual
for it to do. Lord Lyndhurst has also kindly offered
to assist me, so that I hope to get through them
before Parliament rises. With respect to English
and Irish appeals the same observations will apply;
they are more in weight than number, and, although
Parliament will, in all probability, sit late, it will not
be able to commence business before the 21st of
June. Yet, notwithstanding, I hope to dispose of
the majority of them.
After some further discussion the subject dropped,
it being understood that certain causes would be spe-
cially fixed for particular days, and that nothing was
to be allowed to interfere with such an arrangement.

It is supposed that the Dorsetshire contest,
protracted as it was, will not prove very burdensome to
Mr. CALcaarr, subscriptions having been enteied into in
most parts of the county to send the freeholders to the
poll free cf expense.

SALARIES OF CURATES.—It is quite ridi-
culous, but too true, that the Terry Alts have this week
served notice on several beneficed Protestant Clergy iu
Clare, to increase the pay of their curates, otherwise to
prepare for deatb.—Litnerick Chronicle.

This pleasant festival, which, as most of our
inders are aware, was instituted in aid of the
Welsh Charity School in Gray's-inn-lane, for the
vurpose of affording the natives of the principality
resident in London an annual concert of their rra-
tional music, was celebrated yesterday, at the Free-
masons' Tavern, Great Queen-street, in presence of
a highly fashionable and numerous assemblage;
amongst whom we observed Lady Dynevor, Lady
Phillips, the Duchess of Northumberland, Lady
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Lucy Clive, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Rice Trevor,
Lady Mostyn, Sir W. W. Wynn, and other dis
tingdshed persons, together with many musical per-
sons, as well amateurs as professional, including
Hummel, Signor Rubini, &c.
The performances commenced with a trio and
horns, sung by Miss Cramer, Miss Lyon, and Mr.
J. Parry, jun., the melody of which was very effec-
tive and pleasing. Mr. and Mrs. Knyvett sang a
sweet duet, in which the good taste which ever
pervades the vocal efforts of these accomplished
singers was eminently displayed. Mr. Oliver
Davies distinguished himself in a masterly perform-
ance on the pedal harp. Signor PuZzi executed
some difficult variations on the French horn. Mr.
Jahn Parry, jun., sang the beautiful song of " The
Maid of Llangollen' in so simple and pleasing a
style as scarcely to escape from being doubly, encored;
arid Mrs. Knyvett displayed equal power and taste in
the old melancholy Welsh air "Ar hyd y nos."
The pennillion, or improvisation singing, had a
very animated effect upon the ardent and fiery
Welshmen, who no doubt were reminded by it of
their ancient bards. We, as utter stangers to the
language, could not, of course, comprehend a syl-
lable of the matter; but, surrounded as we were
by persons who did,- and who evidently felt the
greatest pleasure in listening to their native strains,
our sympathies were enlisted in their behalf, and
gave a ready car to these wild measures. Mr. NV.
Pritchard, whose style of playing on the Welsh
harp has procured for him the distinction of being
b:rper to the Royal Cambrian Institution, accom-
panied the singers, and at the desire, as we under,
stood, of Sir Watkin W ynn, there Was a second
exhibition of are same narure, in which Mr. John
Parry, the amiable and enthusiastic conductor of
'his festival, joined with several of his friends from
the Assembly. A pleasing feature was displayed by
the distribution of the prizes awarded to the com-
petitors in the several subjects for which premiums
and medals were offered by the Society. Mr. Rice
Trevor, to whose lot ibis pleasing office fell as
President for the day, named the successful candi-
dates as follow :

The Biography of distinguished Welshmen since
die Reformation :—The Royal medal and five
guineas, awarded to Mr. Robert Williams Aber-
crombie, of Christ Church, Oxford.
The Causes which severed the Welsh from the
English Church :—The Royal medal, awarded to
Mr. Ai thur James Johnes, Student of Lincoln's-inn.
A Poem, by a Welshman, of not less than 100
lines, on any subject connected with Wales, subse-
quent to the Norman Conquest. For this prize
(the Royal medal) there were six competitors, of
whom the successful one was pronounced, after a
high eulogium on the merits of the poem, to be Mr.
Robert Folkstone Williams, who was invested with
his honours by Lady Dynevor.

The next prize awarded was for the best Epi-
gram, in Welsh, on Woman; and this medal was
obtained by the Bard-in-Chief, Mr. John Parry, who
bore it off from 50 competitors.
This concert altogether forms a pleasing feature
amongst the many t hat put forth their claims to
public patronage, and its merits are enhanced by the
reflection that, whatever the receipts may be, they
are not carried off by any successful fiddler or
pianist who may import h►mself into this country,
but are visible in the shape of sundry nicely-dressed
and well-fed children, who may be daily seen at the
charity school, in Gray's-inn-lane.