The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-29 00:00:00

MAY 29, 1847.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, MAY 27, 1847.
The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Andrew
llalkett to the charge and office of First Minister of the
.church and parish of Brechin, in the presbytery of Brechin
and shire of Angus, vacant by the death of the Rev. Natha-
niel Morren, late First Minister thereof.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 28.
16th Light Dragoons—Quartermaster George Rosser to be
Paymaster, vice Williams, deceased, May 28.
7th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant William Jesse Hoare,
from 59th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice King, who exchanges,
Mar 28.
30th Foot—Lieutenant Robert William Smith to be Cap-
tain, by purchase, vice Shum, who retires; Ensign Thomas
William Roger Coventry to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Smith; John Dillon Ross Lewin, Gent., to be Ensign, with-
out purchase, vice Morris, appointed Quartermaster; Ensign
Timothy Morris to be Quartermaster, vice John Ward, who
retires upon half-pay, May 28.
59th Foot—Lieutenant John King, from the 7th Foot, to
he Lieutenant, vice Hoare, who exchanges, May 28.
60th Foot—Quartermaster Sergeant Richard Power to be
Quartermaster, vice John Brannan, who retires upon half-
pay, May 28.
81st Foot—Malachi Hanky, Gent., to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Colthurst, who resigns, May 28.
82d Foot—Ensign and Adjutant Henry Bruce to have the
rank of Lieutenant, April 3; Ensign Stanley Slater to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Elliott, deceased, April 4;
Colour Serjeant Thomas Smith to be Ensign, vice Slater,
May 28.
Bth Foot—Brevet Major James Campbell to be Major,
without purchase, vice Frederick Holt Robe, who retires
upon half-pay; Lieutenant Henry John Jauncey, to be
Captain, vice Campbell ; Second Lieutenant Edward Thomas
King to be First Lieutenant, vice Jauncey James Tovey,
Gent. to be Second Lieutenant, vice King, May 28.
Ist West India Regiment—Sergeant Henry Ratcliffe Searle,
from the 24th Foot, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hurford,
who retires, May 28th.
STAFF.—Mr. Frederick Holt Robe, of the 87th Regiment
of Foot, to be Deputy-Quartermaster-General to the Troops
serving at the Mauritius, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colo-
nel in the Army, vice Major-General William Staveley,
May 28.
MEMORA ritamr.--The Christian names of Ensign Gardiner,
of the 40th Foot, are Thomas George, not Thomas William,
as previously stated.
Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.
Royal Regular lifalitia—Thomas Gaisford the younger,
Esq., to be Captain, vice T. S. Mills, resigned, May 25.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Fifeshire.
Fife Militia.—Alexander Bethune, the younger, Esq., to
be captain, vice A. Rutherford, deceased, May 22 ; Henry
John Graham Cowan, Gent. to be Ensign, vice Andrew
Wilkie, March, 13.

Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire.
The Hungerford Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Alexander
Hugh Popham, Gent., to be Second Lieutenant, May 10 ;
Edward Morris, Gent., to be Cornet, vice John Matthews,
resigned, May G.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Westmorland and

PRICE SD.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, compute
from the returns made in the week ending May 2:
(847, is 31s. 3/4d. cwt.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, May 28.
THE EXETER AND CREDITON RAILWAY COMPANY
BULLER.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he thought the cour-,
taken by the Vice-Chancellor was a proper one. Me(
defendants asked to have the bill taken off the file, b •
cause they were, in point of fact, the corporation, at,:
the bill professed to be at the instance of the corpora
tion. His Lordship f, It that to be a very importani
question, but from the view he took of the other part o
the case, it was not necessary to express at that mome'
any opinion of whether the directors did or did not r,
present the corporation. His Lordship found from th.
facts, which were not disputed, that the directors for th.
time being were authorised by the provisions of the
general Act to exercise full power, subject to the control
and regulation of any general meeting specially sum-
moned for the purpose, but not so as to render invalid
any act done prior to the resolution passed at such
general meeting. That provision formed a very im-
portant part of the consideration with respect to the
exercise of power by the executive body, for it was
quite clear that in many cases, unless the Court inter-
fered as it had in the present instance, the director:
might do acts against the wishes and interest of the.
shareholders before a general meeting could be called to
restrain them. His Lordship had nothing to do with
the Great Westerit Company or the South-Western
Company. lie only found the directors of the particular
company entering into an arrangement to do an act
which was disapproved of by a body sworn to be a ma-
jority of the shareholders. His Lordship, after going
through the affidavits and commenting on the facts of
the case, concluded by repeating that he thought th«
order of the Vice-Chancellor right in every respect, ant:
he dismissed the appeal with costs.
There being a question whether the costs might not
be charged on the funds of the company,
His LORDSHIP gave the parties liberty to apply on
that point.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, May 28.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir KNIGHT BRUCE.)
GUINESS V. HORNBLOWER.
An injunction was moved for and obtained against
Mr. Hornblower, a printer, to restrain him from print-
ing labels similar to those used by the plaintiff, and
affixed to his bottled stout. It was stated that then
was:only one agent in London authorised by the plaintiff
to use his labels, but that George, Turner, Clapham
without authority, had been detected using spurious
labels, and when an injunction had been obtained
against him, had given up a sheet of these spurious
labels, and the name of the defendant as the printer.

BALL COURT, May 28.
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
This Court was unoccupied during a portion of the
time set aside for hearing motions from want of busi
ness. Those motions which were heard possessed no
feature of public interest.
The Court afterwards sat at nisi prius, but no case of
any importance occurred.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 28.
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied during the whole of its
sittings in hearing arguments on demurrer, none of
which presented any feature of public interest.

PREROGATIVE COURT, May 27.
(Before Sir H. J. FEST.)
GRIHANI, BY HER ATTORNEY, V. DRAPER AND CRAB-
TREE.
This is a question respecting the validity of the will
of the late Mr. Richard Reed d'Parry, who died at s
lunatic asylum, near Coventry, on the 27th of July.
1846, leaving freehold property valued at 6001., and per-
sonal property amounting to 8,0001. By his will, dated
June 7, 1846, he devised the freehold to Dr. Seaton, th,
keeper of the asylum. The will is opposed by Mrs.
Grimani, the sister and only next of kin to the deceased.
An allegation was now tendered, pleading that the testa,
tor had recovered the use of his faculties at .the time he
executed the will.
Dr. Addams and Dr. Robertson opposed the admissi-
bility of the allegation; the Queen's Advocate and Dr.
Harding sustained it.
The Learned Judge having directed a trifling altera-
tion to be made in some of the articles, admitted the al-
legation to proof.

RAILWAY COMMITTEES,
HOUSE OF COMMON S.-(YESTERDAY.)

GROUP XXVII.

GREAT NORTHERN (BRANCHES TO ICING'S
LYNN).

BOSTON, STAMFORD. AND ISIRMISTGIIAM
(lIVISBEACH AND SUTTON BRIDGE). _

EASTERN COUNTIES (WISE EACH AND
SP.S.I.D sre 0).

The Committee (Mr. Cardwell, chairman) met thi,
day in Room No. 32, and were engaged all the morning
with the clauses of the above Bills.
The Committee afterwards adjourned.

WATERFORD, WEXFORD, WICK-
LOW, AND DUBLIN RAILWAY.

A special general meeting of the proprietors of the
Waterford, Wexford, and Wicklow Railway was held
yesterday, at the company's office, No. 449, West
Strand, for the purpose of taking into consideration the
draft of a bill to authorise certain alterations of the
line, and to amend the Act relating thereto. Mr. Bar-
low in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was purely
formal, convened under Lord Wharncliffe's Act, to agree
to the Bill mentioned in the advertisement.
Mr. Perry and Mr. Dixon, two Irish proprietors, raised
a lengthened discussion as to the validity of the meeting,
the same Bill having been submitted to a former meeting,
when it was not voted for by the majority required by
the standing orders of the House of Lords. The two
honourable gentlemen handed in a protest against going
to another vote on the Bill.
The heads of the Bill were then read, and
The CHAIRMAN moved that the Bill be approved of.
Mr. PERRY moved an amendment to the effect, that as
the subject had been disposed of at a former meeting it
was illegal to proceed with the Bill.
The CHAIRMAN declined to entertain the amendment.
Mr. DIxoN said, then he would move an amendment.
It was to the effect, that, as the affairs of the company
were so depressed, it was impolitic to proceed with the

The CHAIRMAN declined also to entertain this ore.
Mr. DixoN would simply move then that the Bill be
not approved of.
On a division, there appeared 4 for the amendment and
13 against it.
The original motion was then put and declared to be
carried.