The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-01 00:00:00

Armstrong, Sir A. Escott, Bickham O'Cotuaell. M. J.
Arundel, Earl of Elwell, Ralph O'Conor, Don
Balley,•Jcseph - Evans, Sir-De_Lacy Osborne, Ralph
Batllic, Col. Fielden, John Pakington, Sir J. S.
Barrington, Viscount Ferguson, Colonel Palmer,'R.
Bell, Matthew Finch, Q. Pechelli Captain
Berkeley. Craven Gore, Robert Perfect, Robert
Berkeley, Captain Grlmsditch, 'Thomas Philips, Mark •
Berkeley, U. F. Harmer, Sir J. Plumridge,Captain
Berkeley, Grantley Hay, Sir A: Rawdon, Colonel
BoitTerie, E.. p: . . Hodgpon..F. Reid, Colonel
Bowring, Dr. • .; Houldsworth, T. Repton, G. W.
Bright, John ' 0. - 'Rutherford, A.
Broil:m[1"M. IT0091)11 William Sibthorp, Colonel
Buckley, Edmund' emit, *l;7okn Smythe, O.
Buller, Air J. Y. JObbiltme, Slx J. : Somerville, Sir W.
13)-ng, G. S. Knightj.,W. Spooner, Richard
Callaghan, D. LascelrestW, S. • - Stanley, W. 0.
Cayley, B. 8. Law, C. E. Stansilcid, W. R.
Chaplin. W. J. Lawson, Andrew Strickland, Sir G.
-Christopher, R. A. Layard, Major Thornely, T.
Copeland, Alderman Le Merchant, Sir D. Trelawny, J. S.
Crawford, W. S. Lindsay, Colonel Tufted, Henry
Denison, E.' B. Lygon,. General Turner. Edmund
Duckworth, Sir J. M'Carthy, Alex. - Vane, Lord IL
Dugdale,.W. S. Maitland. T. . . Walker, Richard.
Duncan, George Manners, Lord J. Williams, W.
Duncombe,'o. • - Monahan, J. IL •
Dundas, Admiral Morris, David
Ebrington, Viscount Muntz, G E.
Etnlyn, Viscount. O'Brien, C.

TzLizits.
Scrope, G. P.
Henley, J. W.

TUE LATE) MARQUIS OF linaroßD.--A.mong the
numerous suits, actions, and other legal proceedings arising
out of the will of the late Marquis of Hertford, with its
numerous codicils, those of the executors against Nicholas
Suisse, the valet of the testator, have stood prominent One
of these was for the restitution of inscriptions for French
Rentes, amounting in value to 700,000 f., which belonged to
the Marqub, and Which his executors asserteii Suisse had
surreptitiously taken out of his drawer, after the death of
his master. For this imputed act of robbery they prose-
cuted Suisse criminally in England; but on the trial at the
01,1 Bailey he was acquitted. Notwithstanding this
acquittal, the executors, as the inscriptions were deposited
in France, instituted a suit against Suisse, in the Tribunal
do Premiers Instance, for their restitution. The Tribunal
decided in favour of the executors, and the inscriptions
were ordered to be restored to them. This, however,
was not the final termination of the claims of the executors.
They afterwards discovered that, while the inscriptions were
in his hands, Suisse had received dividends to the amount of
77,710 f., and for the restitution of this sum another action
was brought by the executors, but, in the first instance, they
were defeated. Against this decision an appeal was brought
before the Cour Royale, and it came to a hearing yesterday.
Atter a repetition of all the circumstances, and of the argu-
ments of counsel on both sides, the Cour Royale quashed the
judgment of the court below, and desired Suisse to repay the
77,710 f. to the executors. There was also an appeal by
Suisse against another part of the same judgment of the infe-
rior tribunal, ordering him to restore other dividends received
by him to the amount of 44,000 f., but this the Cour Royale
contirmed.—Galignani of Tuesday.
General Iriarte, with some friends, went over
Windsor Castle two or three days ago, and expressed them-
selves much pleased with the splendour of that ancient royal
residence.
CANADIAN AFFAIRS.—LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—
Ily an arrival from Halifax we have advices from that port
to the 10th inst. inclusive. We copy from one of the journals
the following paragraph :—" Lord Elgin has made overtures
to the leaders of the French party to join him in forming a
Ministry of a Conservative character, but they declined re-
plying to his Lordship until they had consulted their friends
in the Upper Province."
• COMMISSION OF LUNACY oN A CLERGYMAN'S SON.

—Wedin.sday, the proceedings under a writ de innate° intim
rendo, which had been adjourned from Saturday last, were
resumed and concluded, at the White Hart Inn Upper Clap-
ton, before Mr. Commissioner Barlow and sixteen special
jurors, relative to the state of mind of John Charles Huline,
Esq, aged 25, one of'ten children of the late Rev. W. Hulme,
of Shirfield, Barks, who at his death bequeathed, in addition
to a valuable freehold estate to his eldest son, the sum of
14,0001. to each of the other nine children, the whole value
of the property so bequeathed being nearly 120,000/. Thera
•was no important evidence in addition to that which we have
already given on a recent occasion, and, after nearly an hour's
deliberation, twelve out of sixteen jurors were unanimously
of opinion, " That John Charles Hulme was of unsound
mind, and incapable of managing himself and his affairs,
and had been so since the 28th of October,lB46, and we wi'h
to observe that we think he °tight to be confined in X lunatic
asylum." The brothers, the Rev. G. and W. Ilulme. said
they had every desire to attend to the recommendation of
the jury.
M. JULLIEN AND SUNDAY TRAVELLING ON TUE
Erminunon AKD Grt..asciow RAILWAY.—We are credibly
informed that last Saturday night M. Jullien and his corn
piny of musicians, after performing in the City Hall, left
this city in a special train for Edinburgh, which had been
previously hired by him for that purpose from the railway
directors or their manager; that M. lullien and hit; company
left Glasgow for Edinburgh towards midnight of last Satiur-
day in this special train ; and that it arrived in Edinburgh
early on Sabbath morning, and we challenge contradiction of
this fact from any quarter.—Reformer's Gazette.
Hor PLANTATIONS.—The polling about Farnham,
Alton, and Odiham, Hants, into Sussex, is now completed,
The last week's sun has improved the shooting plants, the
poles protecting the tender bine from the cold frosty nights ;
the rain, several times within the last few days, tended also
much to improve their appearance. It can scarcely be re-
collected when there was so delightflil a spring as the present
for the clearing the ground of weeds, and removing every-
thing obnoxious from around the hillocks containing the
roots of this valuable plant. In some open situations they
appear sickly and yellow, but warm weather will soon change
that appearance. Thoue.,ll the season is backward, yet
many look upon such as being rather more favourable than
injurious to the growing shoots, as the rapidity with which
hey grow soon surmounts the check the hop plant receives
from a slight blight. If the hops had no worse enemies to
contend with than a few frosty nights in the spring, growers
would not feel great alarm ; it is the midsummer blights
which change all, the hop-growers' prospects and destroy
the hoped-for crop in the autumn, which they sedulousl
anxious
look for to reimburse them (the growers) for all their y
toils, expense, and trouble. •
A SPARE DIET.—A LITTLE FABLE.—(For the
King of Prussia.)—A good father had long promised his
children a treat, so one day he called them together, and
said, You have been very good children, and I think I can
trust you now; for the future you may dine with me ; and
we will talk at dinner over your future prospects." The
dinner at last took place, and the good father rose and said,
" My dear boys, there is a lot of dry bread, which you may
divide amongst you ; you will also find on the sideboard
some pump-water. I know it will do you good, for a spare
diet is the best for a strong constitution. I have put a little
sugar on your bread, because, on the WhOle, you are good
children, and:l don't mind giving you plenty of butter, as
long as yeti, behave yonrselves ; but if you ask for anything
better—if you murmur about cheese if you hint at fish, if
you even whisper about roast beef, or dare grumble about
n.noet hating
again."iliTiittiosftreplaut was m-pudding, you shall never dine with
repeated once or twice, and, two
n• three of the -elder btis w'hu grlnnbled, were locked up
c; •
and -one strong, rebellions fellow, who had., the impuden
to ask for a drop of beer, wa*.whipned tLaent to bed; till
at last all the children rose and said, "Father your dinners
don't
suit us ; you talk very beautifully, but you give us
nothing to eat. Flesh and.blood cannot stand it any longer.
We are sorry to interfere with your arrangements, but we
are determined for the future to choose our own diet." The
good father got into a tremendous passion, but for all that
the children set to work an& prepared,* diet for themselves
and you may be sure that they made it strong enough, and
that, in time, they got
quite -vigorous. oonstituuon.—
I run&

K/LRUSii, APAIL 27.—The Valiant from Glasgow, went on
shore in Scuttery Roadsituring a gale last night, but not ex•
peered to receive much damage.
WARKWORTII, Aran, 28.--'--The Fire-Fly, of Newborongh,
ran ashore yesterday .on -Beuliner Rocks and received.colf-
siderable damage. It will be got id should the %Tithe
Moderate.

CLYDE, APRIL 27.—Put back, Perthshire, Simpson, New
York, leaky.

,LONDON, APRIL 3O.—A wreck, apparently of a largo ship,
imber laden, was Liaised 15th inst., lat.-45 N., long. 10, by
he Arabella, arrited in the Downs

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

• NEW SnOAl., NEili.l36:Cliiioß E.
The Agent to Lloyd's at -Baltimore has forward4l
sketch showing the position of a shoal recently discovered
by the hydrographic party of the United States Government
in 1846, which can be seen on' application to blr. Dobson,
the secretary.
ST. MICHAEL'S.. APRIL 9. An trnbargo has been laid -on
vessels bond to Yortuguere ports. It is txpected that such
will contitsue but fur a short time.

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGI-
ISTEERS. APRIL. 20,
Sir JOIN RF.4.iNIE, President, in the chair.
- The paoerires-+wad -by Att. Fait bairn, of Menc)iester,
On the Defects in the Principle and Construction of
Fin pr .of Building." It comtneuced by insisting
strongly on the dangerous cons, (pence.; of making use
of cast iron beams of large span, without intermediate
support, unless the dirnens;on of the beams were very
large. and pointing out the treacherous nature of a
chrystaltine metallic body, such as cast iron, when ap-
plied to support heavy weights in the construction of
buildings.
After some further remarks upon the importance of a
thorough knowledge of the laws which govern the use
and application of cast iron as a material for building
under the various strains to which it may be subjected,
the author proceeded to investigate the circumstances
connected with the fall of Messrs. Gray's cotton-mill, at
Manchester.
This building was stated to be about 40 feet long and
31 feet 8 inches wide, and to consist of two stories in
height, containing the boilers below and the machinery
above, over which, instead of a roof, was a water-
cistern, covering the whole extent of the building. The
first floor was composed of large iron beams, of 31 feet
8 inches span, without intermediate support ; on these
beams brick arches were turned, sustaining the whole
weight of the upper part of the building.
The author then demonstrated that these large
large beams were totally inadequate to support the
weight of the superiacumbent mass, especially as the
whole pressure was- upon the centre of the beams,
which were of a form ill calculated to bear the pres-
sure, added to which the wrought-iron trussing was
so badly applied, that the breaking strain was arrived
at butore the trussrods were brought into a state of
tension. The consequence of this was, that one of the
lower beams broke in the centre under a less weight
than it had previously supported, both undsir preliminary
trial and when the cistern was fuller than at the time of
the accident. The paper closed with some remarks on
the delicate and invidious duty of reporting on such ac-
cidents as those in which the reputation of gentlemen of
high professional acquirements may be involved, and the
author expressed his reluctance in condemning the con-
struction of the building in question.
In the discussion which ensued, it was argued, that if
prop :.-r proportions of material had been observed, the
accident ought not to have occurred. It appeared evident
that the wrought iron trussrods had been so put on, that
they allowed more than the breaking strain of the cast-
iron to be arrived at before they came into operation.
The instances of the trussed beam bridges. so extensively
ased by Mr. Stephenson and other engineers on railways,
were quoted to show that
,by s judicious employment of
wrought iron trus,es upon cast iron beams, large spans
might be crossed with safety; and even in some cases
where, from unseen defects in the metal, a beam had
fractured, the truss rods had sufficed to support the
structure, and enabled the traffic to be continued across
the bridge until the repairs could be effected. In all
eases a strength of not less than four to one should be
employed, and for such uses as the iron beams of pump-
ing engines, which were exposed to great vibration and
sudden shocks, from the sudden influx of steam below
the piston, or the accidental breaking of a pump rod,
the proportions of seven or eight to one should be ob-
served.
The paper announced to be r ad at the meeting on
Tuesday, April 27, was " On the Laws of Isochronism
of the C.E.snd Chronometers."
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the
h e thisill ir
reception edO he i]
childreno king School`ot.both whichsexes,
nanTi.,llEHo°scrsTßPllnAL.
of
jaendioestiupteptoedrterisoro
of all denominations, and from every part of the kingdom,
was held at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street, Mr.
J. It. Mills, treasurer, in the chair, to receive the annual re-
port, and to elect twenty-five orphan children for admission
to the charity, which would increase the number to 153.
The report stated thatduriinngretshpoe
responsible ysietauratmioannsy; that it
children had been placed
was the intention of the committee, seeing the desire of the
Government was to give a higher character to the education
of the country, to carry out the principle in the asylum. The
income amounted to 9,3491. 17s. ld., which Included 9331.
7s. Gd. annual and life subscriptions; 2,0901.85. 10d. special
donations to the building fund, &c. • and after paying the
necessary expenses there was a balance in hand of 600/.
lls. sd. The new asylum, which had cost 14,0001., and
towards which 6,000/. was required, was completed. The
report being received, the meeting, after the usual business,
separated.
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE MANSION-HOUSE.-00.
Wednesday the Lord Mayor gave a grand, entertainmeettoto
her Majesty's Judges. Amongst the guests Bweren the
Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench, Mr.
ReyolGfe,entlrra.l,JussetricegeenEtrele,meMoo.ioJgu,stLigewWeei,llisabmee.s
theMr BAatrtoonrn
Allen, Bain, Wilkins, SirllgiNr
P. e;etldernobennsonS,irlwCood.
S.
Hunter, Lucas, Thompson,
.rd
e, W. Hunter, H. Hughes,
Hooper, Sir J.
DthuekPheritl-otvLondon and their ladies; the
Mr. Common Pleader Lock, the City Solicitor,
cSihdapinet
e,„rAialooin,n3l;
Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Ballantine, &c.
Tusi MONEY CRISIS.—BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.
—A meeting of the bankers, merchants, manufacturers, and
traders of the town, convened by advertisement, signed
" Thomas Clutton Salt," is appointed to be held in the large
committee-room of the Town Ball, to-morrow night,' 'for
r
the puipose of advising on the present derangementeaverting
monetaryeaamities system, ,heaNn.edioosi,tetrhieebibyesitwemeeatihise
000fneeci rtuenoestioJef
• zuchbae sexttaterenaoteiry anirusz;'ero' l'h.e attendance, there is no doubt,

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