The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY ETENING, JANUARY 12, 1847.

Do. New
Do. New
Ditto Tenths
Ditto Tenths ..... 4
Ditto Scrip
Ditto ditto 4
L 'radon an:. York Scrip
Do. Extension
London, Salisbury, and
Yeovil
L)ndonderry&Ooleraine 15
Loadonderry and Ennis-
rillen
Lynn and Ely 2O
Lynn and Dereham l5 — • ••••
Manchester and Leeds 82
Ditto U. Shares . 33
Do. Quarters l2
••••,

3 14, •• • ..... •- .

. 17%
111/4

Do. Fifths 5 .. . 11
Do. Sixteenths 614
Do. Extension 425....... 11/2% p........ 1% p
Do. Liverp. and Bury 24
Do. do. Fifths 1
Manthester,Buxton,and
Matlock 425....... 11A p l4 p
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire 100
Do. Quarters (No. 1) 8 - ••• —
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Ditto ditto (No. 3)... 2%
Ditto and Grimsby.... 15
Ditto ditto
Ditto ditto .
Ditto Sheffield and

Lincolnshire 2%
Manchest. & Southampt. 2 ...... 1%
Midland lOO 127 128...........
Do. Fifths 2
Do. New
Ditto, New
Do. Birm., and Derbyloo
Midland Great Western
Irish 2O
Newcastle wad Berwick 20
NewcastleandCarlisle...loo
Ditto New 2O ...... ......... . ....

Ditto Quarter Shares 614
Newmrk et &Chesterfrd 5
Do. Extension 2l. 12s —
Newport& Abergavenny 21,6,...... 1
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor
Norfolk .. ... .. .. 100 - ••• ••• ......
Ditto Half Shares .. 9
Do. Extension

Do. Scrip, 1847, North
of Norfolk
Do. do. Waveney Val. 2
Northern Counties Union 2% ll/2314
North British . ....... ... 25
Do. Half Shares ll ...... 15%514..... ......
Do. Quarters
Do. Extension
Ditto Thirds 1
Northern and Eastern... 50

37%
6%

343/4

11%

1%
13554
3/4
3%
64

Do. Quarter Shares... 121/2 —
Do. New
North Staffordshire 5 ...... 878%
North Wales
Northern and Southern
Connecting
North Western 2l/2
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton
Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham..... l%
Portsmouth Direct 334
Preston and Wyre
Do. 1/2 Shares -
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 3/. 12s.
Royston and llitchen ... 1%
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland l2l/2 . .... ....... -
Sheffield, Rotherham,
and Goole 2% — .. . 3%
Shrewsbury and Birm... 3 ....
Ditto ditto, Class B. VA 214 2l,g
Shropshire Union
South Devon 40
South Staffordshire June. 1/. 13s. 4(1 1% p l% p
•:•outh Eastern & Dover. 33% 39:li 40
Do., No. 1 2G
Do., NG 2.
Do., No. 3
Do., No. 4
.
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole 2
Swans. & Loughor & Ca-
_

8%

34
12%

17
:_ll/4:

meron's St h. C0a1.... 2 — ... ...... ..
Taw Vale Extension ... 3
Trent Vdlley, Midland, &
Grand Junction 425.
Vale of Neath ... .. ...... 2
Wakefield, Pontefract, &
Goole 321/ ... ......... ..
Waterford and Kilkenny 11 . . ..-
Waterford and Limerick 271,E
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Düblin
Wexford, v aterford, and
V alentia
West Riding Union 42s. 2%14 -24 p
West Cornwall —
Windsor, Staines, and
South Western .....
Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
York and Newcastle. ... 25 ..
Ditto New
Do. Preference ...... 2
York and North Midland 50
Ditto % Shares..." ... 25
Do. Selby
Do. Extension
Ditto, Preference ...... 2
Do. East and W es t Rid-
ing Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
. _ _

3%

____ .. _ ..,_
Anglo-Belgian 4
Barbadoes 1
Belgian Eastern Junctn. 2%
Boulogne and Amiens... 18 ...... 15%1A
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and
Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2 .. ..
Do. (Espelete's)
Calcutta and Diamond
Harbour ....... .....
Central of Frcnce (Or-
leans and Vierzon)
Central of Spain ... . ... 2 —
Ceylon .. .... as
Demerara
Dendre Valley ... ......
Direct Bombay and
Madras
Dutch Rhenish 7 —
East Indian ... ..... .... 58.
Fampoux & Hazebrouk 4
Great Indian Peninsular 5s
Great Western Bengal... ss.
Great Western Canada... 314
Italian and Austrian. ... 4 ...
Jamaica S.And. Junction 1
Louvain ala Sambre ... 6 ... . ...
Luxembourg 6
Lyons and Avignon 2
Al adras
Madras, Nellore, and

18M

15%

-%

Arcot %—
Madrid and Valentin 2 ... ..
Mauritius ..
Namur and Liege
Northern of France 5 .. ... 10%
North Jamaica... ... 1
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6 ...... .. .... ......
Over Yssel 4l3s 4d —
Paris and Lyons ... .... 8
Paris and Orleans 2O
Parrs and Rouen
Paris and Strasbourg 5
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse ...... 10 .... 438 54% 4%
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
Tours and Nantes.-- 5
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt....... 8
Trinidad
West Flanders ...... .... 6
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

Australasia
British North American 50
National of Ireland 22% ...............
Provincial of Ireland ... 25
Union of London lO
London & Westminster. 20
Commercial of London 20
Colonial 25
•• •••..••••
MINES.

Real del Monte lJnregd. 31.4

314
101/6

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 12.—Wind this day at noon N.E., light
breeze, and fine clear frosty weather.
DEAL, JAN. 11.—Wind S. to S.E., fresh.—Arrd. Hugh
Walkers, Cameron, China ; Kelso, Hudson, Calcutta ; Belle
Creole, Muirhead, Demerara ; Norfolk, Boston, and sailed
for Bremen. Std. William Wise, Byron, Cape of Good Hope
and Swan River; Wanderer, Priest, China; Elizabeth King,
Rio Janeiro ; Marys, Forrest, Berbice ; Mary Ridgway,
M'Kenzie, St. Vincent ; Henry Tanner, Russel, Jamaica ;
Charlotte Drewry, Norfolk, Nova Scotia ; Abertins, Walsh,
Boston.
OFF THE WIGHT, JAN. 10.--.Surinam, Vander Way, Su-
rinam, for Antwerp.
OFF PORTLAND, JAN. 9.—Mississipi, Harvey, Baltimore;
Prince Regent, Chambers, St. John's New Brunswick.
OFF BRLXLIAM, DEC. B.—William Goddard, Potter, Mo-
bile for Havre.
LIVERPOOL, DEC. 11.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.—Arrd. George
Canning ; Harward, Harward, Savannah ; Colossus,
M'Donald, Charleston ; Alphina, Currie, Halifax ; Ann Eliza-
beth, Christie, Prince Edward's Island ; Margaret, Parker,
Newfoundland. Off port, Canton, St. John, New Brunswick ;
Sld. Kingston, Dwyer, Honduras; Monument, Trott, New
Orleans; Maryland, Raines, Virginia. The Indiaman, Mar-
seilles to Cuba, was spoken 23d ult.; with loss of rudder, bear-
ing up for St. Michael's, by the Monarch, Percival, arrived
here. The Richmond Lass (brig), timber-laden, was passed
waterlogged and stranded, off Cape Clear, by the George
Canning, arrived here.
CARDIFF, DEC. 9.—The Henry Alexander, of Bideford
struck on the Wolnes, Ist inst., and must discharge to repair.,
KIRKCUDBRIGHT, DEC. 9.—The Roy, Roy, went on the
rocks yesterday, is bilged, and otherwise damaged. The
Druid, of Maryport, has run on the sands, and will probably
become a total wreck.
BROADIIAVEN BAY, DEC. B.—The Emerald, of Port Wil-
liam, from Liverpool, run OR a rock, 6th inst., and is a total
wreck—crew saved.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 11.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Caroline, Quebec.
South NEATII, JAN. 7.—Dammaris, Thompson, Prince Edward's
SWA
Tucker Island.
mAEAcle' laidjelq,
. 10.trrd. —Australia
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E.
lAd S MaryL
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smid, Att, Cuba.
OFF TIM lIIIZEisT HEAD, JAN. s.—Orion, Charlotte Town.
CROOKII - ANEt•
, JAN. I.—Arrd. Spartan, P,rowse, Prince
Edward's Island.

MARKET NEWs.—(THIS DAY).
FL &It MAIMETS.
SMITTIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3115 s ; Clover ditto,
315 s to 4115 s ; and Straw, 11 7s to 1/ lis per load. A fair
average supply, and a heavy demand.
CUMBERIAND.—MeadowHay, 218 s to 3/ 17s ; Clover ditto,
31 5s to 4115 s ; and Straw, 118 s to 1112 s per load. Supply
limited, and trade firm.
WHITECHAPILL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31 15s; Clover
ditto, 31 5s to 5/ ; and Straw, 11 7s to I/ Ils per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in his court at Westminster
to d:ly, and heard cause petitions, none of which pos-
sessed any points of public interest. His Lordship
rose at an early hour to attend a Cabinet Council.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(rins DAY.)
(&fore the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
INSOLE V. FEATHERSTONHAUGH—JUDGMENT.
His Honour the VICE•CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND
gave judgment to-day in this case, which was argued
before him some time since.
At the time of the arguments we gave our readers a
statement of the facts, which we will now shortly
repeat. The plaintiff was a farmer in Worcestershire,
and requiring some years ago to borrow money, he
I consulted with his son, who was a solicitor in partnership
with a Mr. Corbett. The plaintiff was then introduced
by Mr. Corbett to the defendant, who had been a
chemist at Worcester, and was in the habit of lending
money; and in July, 1839, a bill for 1001 was discounted
by the defendant for the plaintiff. A great number of
transactions of a similar nature took place between the
plaintiff and defendant, from that period down to the
month of March, 1841, when the plaintiff,having become
indebted to the defendant a considerable sum, executed
an indenture, whereby he assigned his life interest in
1271. 10s. per annum (left him by the will of his uncle)
for the purpose of securing the sum which was then
owing to the defendant, and all such further sums as
the defendant might advance, up to 1,0001. The plaintiff,
shortly afterwards, became much involved in his cir-
cumstances, and was obliged to sell his farming stock,
which produced, with the crops upon the farm, a sum
of 1,176/, A bill of sale on this property had been
given to the defendant, who received the proceeds, and
a memorandum was executed between the plaintiff and
defendant, by which it was acknowledged that all ac-
counts were settled to that period, with the exception of
particular sums, for which the assignment of the plain-
tiff's life interest was to remain as a security. The de-
fendant subsequently claimed to be entitled to the whole
interest assigned by this indenture, whereupon the
plaintiff filed his bill, alleging that the assignment was
intended only as a security for the moneys remaining
due to the defendant, and praying that the defendant
might be declared a trustee for the plaintiff as to the
surplus beyond that sum ; and the bill farther prayed
that certain documents and bills of exchange in the de-
fendant's possession might be delivered up to be can-
celled, and that the defendant might be ordered to render
an account of all money due to him and received by him.
His HONOUR in giving judgment, went at some length
into the case, stating his opinion that there was no evi-
dence of, or any appearance of fraud on the part of the
defendant; that the evidence was clear, that the assign-
ment of the life interest was ratified and confirmed by
the plaintiff ; and, his Honour's opinion, therefore was,
that the only just course for him to pursue, would be to
dismiss the plaintiff's bill with costs.
Bill dismissed with costs.
COOPER V. WEBB.—JUDGMENT.

His HoNouß also gave judgment in this case, which
came before him shortly before the Christmas vacation,
upon a demurrer filed by a gentleman of the name
of Douglas Cooper, on behalf of himself and all the other
shareholders in the York and Lancaster Railway, a pro-
ject which failed to pass the Standing Orders Committee
of the House of Commons, charging, that the undertak-
ing had been prosecuted after the defendants, who are
the committee of management, knew that it was imprac-
ticable, by reason of an insufficient number of shares
having been allotted. A release had been prepared,
which the shareholders were invited by advertisement to
sign, bringing in their scrip certificates ; and by this
document the defendants were to be generally indemni-
fied, and at liberty to retain 10,0181., to discharge exist-
ing liabilities, repaying to the shareholders a portion of
the deposits paid, until such liabilities were ascertained.
The bill, therefore, prayed a declaration that the project
had failed through the neglect and misconduct of the de-
fendants, and that they might account generally for all
payments and receipts ; not being allowed to retain
such moneys as had been expended since the project had
become impracticable ; the plaintiff and the other share-
holders contributing only in such proportion as the shares
allotted bore to the whole number forming the capital of
the company ; and for a receiver and injunction in the
usual way. To this bill a general demurrer was put in,
but the chief question argued was as to want of parties,
the plaintiff charging that the shareholders were so
numerous, that it was impossible to bring them forward

by name.
The COURT was clearly of opinion, that the de-
murrer ought to be overruled, and made an order ac-
cordingly.—Demurrer overruled.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. GAMBLE

AND NOTT.

The further arguments in this part-heard motion for
an injunction, occupied the Court the remainder of the
day.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.)
LETTS V. THE ELACKWALL RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was a bill filed by the plaintiff, who is incumbent
of St. Olave, to obtain compensation for the loss of
tithes, &c., caused by the above company. who bad not
only injured the property in his parish, but actually re-
moved thirty-three of the houses. The plaintiff was
allowed 2s. 9d. in the pound, and from the property
affected by the railway in question derived an income
of 2501. per annum, with a power to augment the same
to over 4001. a year, as well as several incidental advan-
tages. A mass of documentary evidence was adduced
to prove the extent of injury alleged by the plaintiff,
His HONOUR deferred judgment.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
IN RE BUXTON SCHOOL.

The question at issue in this case was whether the
trustees of Buxton-school, in Derbyshire, were (em-
powered to displace the schoolmaster at their pleasure,
or without assigning any ground, provided they
gave him six months notice. It appeared that
a gentleman, named Holland, was appointed master to
the school in 1842, but in the year 1845 was removed,
the six months' notice having been previously given. The
only evidence of the endowment of the school, which took
place in the reign of Charles 11., was a document bearing
date 1694, with a deed dated 1811, which had
been executed by the Duke of Devonshire, and which
vested estates in the present trustees, who acted under
this deed, and the power to do so was denied, it being
alleged that the Duke of Devonshire had no authority to
execute the deed in question.
The arguments having concluded, his HoNoun went
through several authorities, and said, as it did not ap-
pear that corrupt or improper motives could be attri-
buted to the trustees, he did not think they were
bound to assign any reason for their removal of Mr.
Holland. He could not, therefore, decide in favour of
that gentleman, on the evidence before him. He was,
however, inclined to think that the evidence was incom-
plete, and he was willing to give them an opportunity
for the production of further evidence, which
might lead to a more diligent search, for
documents relating to the charity which might itself be
benefited by a successful inquiry.
next seal was appointed for the
furTTtlhreer
Cfihoresur:ritdngaryoosfe of
at nthe sehalt-past one o'clock.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(T HIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
RICHARDSON V. PERKINS.
This was an action to recover the value of a quantity
of wine, which was alleged to have been destroyed
through the negligence of the defendant It was tried
here during the last sittings after term, before Lord
Denman, on whose direction the jury found a verdict for
the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, with leave to
the defendant to move to enter a nonsuit. The defend-
ant leased a house to the plaintiff, Mrs. Richardson, and
agreed, previous to her tenancy, to fit up " wine bins of
brick and stone." She found the bins inadequate, and
sought the defendant to add another. He at first de-
clined, contending that he had fulfilled his contract, but
ultimately directed the stone-mason who waited upon him,
to make the required alterations. The stone of which
the slab was made was too thin, and when the vine was
placed upon it broke and smashed the bottles.
Mr. KNOWLES, Q.C., now availed himself of the per-
mission of the Learned Judge, and moved accordingly.
He based his application on the evidence adduced, which
went to show that the defendant had fulfilled his con-
tract before the additions were made. Besides. the slab
was intended for empty, and not full bottles. The point
was a novel one, and he trusted their Lordships would
grant his application, in order that it might be :argued.
Rule granted.
THE TRING AND REIGATE RAILWAY.—ELM SLIE V.
BAGSTER AND OTHERS.
This action was tried at the last sittings after term at
Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice, and a verdict
was found for the plaintiff for 120/, who hed sought
1401. The plaintiff was the engineer to the company,
and the defendants Messrs. Bagster and Co., artd Messrs.
Dixon, Overbury, and Co., its joint solicitors. He
claimed 1201. from them jointly, for preparing several
copies of the books of reference. They pleuded non-
liability, with the exception of the 701., 30/. of which
they had paid to the plaintiff, and the remainder into
Court.
Mr. Sergeant ALLEN now moved for a new trial—
first on misdirection by the Learned Jude; and,
secondly, on the admission of improper evidence on be-
half of the plaintiff. The misdirection, he contended,
consisted in the Learned Judge stating in his charge to
the jury that the payment into court of thie money
showed that they considered themselves liable for
something; but the plaintiff failed to prove t heir joint
liability; and the improper evidence, in the ex, troination
of the secretary of the company with respect to a resolu-
tion passed by the committee laudatory of Ole services
of the plaintiff, and on its production, the ina.tter, he
held, being wholly irrelevant, and likely to prejudice the
jury.
Mr. Justice PATTESON adverted to the fact that the
defendants at the trial moved for a nonsu it, on the
ground that there was not sufficient evidence to show
that there
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sion of the laudatory notice improper ; and, therefore,
thuerbeeodn.sidered that the verdicts ought not to be dis-
Mr. Justice COLERIIIGE was of the same opitnion, and
Lord DENMAN considered that a plaintiff had a per-
fect right to refer to the record, in order to rel tat the de-
fence set up to his claim. He considered that there was
no misdirection.—Rule refused.

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BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAX.)
The Ccurt sat in Banco in the early part of this morn-
ing, but no case of any consequence occurred.
COTTON V. WAY.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
301. 10s., for work and labour done by the plait tiff for
the defendant.
Mr. Watson, Q.C., and Mr. Ball appeared! for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Lush for the defendant.
It appeared, from the statement of the .Learned
Counsel, and from the evidence, that the plaiptiii is an

auctioneer residing in tie City, mid the defendant is a
chemist. In July last the defendant wished to dispose
of kerne house property, and he employed the plaintiff
to sell it, agreeing to give him 2 per cent. if the pur-
chase money exceeded 2,0001., and 1 per cent. for any
sum under that. 101. was to be iven for the sale, if the
plaintiff sold by means of advertisements, and 5/. if the
plaintiff succeeded in raising money by mortgage on
some other property. Mr. Cotton contrived to
sell the property, which consisted of sixteen
small houses at Bermondsey, for 1,5001., and
an increased ground rent of 601. per annum
to a Mr. Cole, who wished to purchase such property.
He also succeeded in raising money on other property—
the deeds were prepared and the money ready, when the
defendant broke off the affair. Under these circum-
stances, the plaintiff soughf the sum of 11 per cent. on
the 1.5001., and Si. for having performed his part of the
agreement with reference to the mortgage. It was the
fault of the defendant's own arrangements that the money
was not raised upon the remaining property.
Mr. LUSH, for the defence, urged that, according to
the evidence of Mr. Cole. who had seen the advertise
ments inserted by Mr. Way, the purchase was brought
about by that means instead of the agency of the plaintiff,
who was, therefore. only entitled to the 101. agreed upon
in the event of a sale taking place under such circum-
stances. With regard to the sum of Si., it was clear
that Mr. Cotton was not entitled to it, as!Mr.Way himself
sold the property without any intervention by the other
party. Under these circumstances he submitted to the
jury that the plaintiff was not entitled to more than 101.,
although Mr. Way, in order to avoid litigation, offered
to pay into Court the sum of 22/. 10s.
The Learned JUDGE having summed up
The jury returned for the plaintiff—Damages, 30/.los.

SAMBRE AND MEUSE RAILWAY.
The third half•yearly meeting of this company was
held yesterday at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
cet. William Parry Richards, Esq., President, in
the chair. _ .

The SECRETARY read the report, which stated, inter
alia, that the works had been, during the last half-year,
advancing with vigour. At the present time, about
3,000 men are employed on them, the greater portion en
the first section of the line, which it was the great object
of the directors to open at the earliest possible moment.
In order to adapt the railway to more extended
traffic than was at first calculated upon, Monsieur De
Grandvoir, the engineer in chief, had, from approved
plans and sections, by great and unremitting exertion,
completed a careful and detailed estimate of the cost
of the entire line. His estimate results in a sum
of 23,000,000 francs, or 92,000/, including 64,0001.,
originally estimated for carrying stock, for which
latter item it will be prudent to add a further
sum of 80,0001., to keep pace with the extraordinary
development of the traffic of the district; and when the
original project was compared with that under execution,
taking into account the large quantity of land required
for the double line, the greater extent of station ground,
the conversion of the branch lines from horse-power to
locomotive, the larger bridges and works of art, the ad-
ditional quantity of rails and chairs for the double line,
and, finally, the heavier earthworks to which the im-
provement effected in the curves and gradients through-
out the line will give rise, looking at all these important
changes, the additional cost of 300,0001., which was the
difference between that originally contemplated and M.
de Grandvoir's estimate, was not matter of surprise.
Arrangements had been made with the contractors
which would render it unnecessary to deal with the
question of raising the increased capital required
until after October, when the first portion of the.
line would be opened for traffic. The funds in hand,
with calls payable during the present year, will
suffice to open and stock the first section, enable the
directors to advance the works south of Walcourt, and
to complete the whole of the land purchases for the main
line and branches, a point of great importance. From
a statement prepared by M. Magis, the Government
engineer, and derived from authentic sources, the amount
of traffic was expected to produce a return of 180,1471.,
from which if they deducted 50/. per cent., or 90,073/,
for working expenses, there would be left a balance of
90,0734 or 91. per cent. on the contemplated expendi-
ture of 1,000,000/. sterling. The prospects of the under-
taking were most satisfactory, and the directors were
convinced that the traffic on the first section would
exceed -the ordinary results obtained from partial
openings, and bear out their anticipations of the
whole ;, but some idea might be formed of them
from the report which the directors had obtained
from Mr. Thomas Bonehill, of Marchiennes, an Eng-
lish irommaster, in connexion with one of the principal
works in the vicinity of Charleroi ; and he calculatei
the quantity of coal, coke, and iron ore, which would
necessarily come upon the first section of the railway,
at nearly 1,000 tons daily. Looking at all the circum
stances of the case, the directors were confirmed in their
opinion of the solid merits of the undertaking. The
calls made on the proprietors had been answered with
great regularity, and the Belgian Government had shown
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The report and statement of accounts, on the motion
of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Flood, having been
adopted, a vote of thanks was passed to M. De Grand-
voir fo: r his able engineering services. A similar com-
plim en t having been paid to the Chairman and the Board
of Dinactors, the meeting separated.

TI LE CITY OF LONDON LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
The proprietors held their first annual meeting osi
Wed n esday last, at the London Tavern, in Bishopsgate-
stree t,.
The meeting was very fully attended, and the
Rev. CHARLTON LINE, M.A., having been called to the
chair 7„ stated at length the various steps taken by the
boar, 3 to place the affairs of the society in a position to
merit; the flattering encouragement and gratifying sup-
port it, had received from its friends and the public. The
direc tc had already granted 187 policies, the annual
prem ims on which amounted to 2,3001., and the board
had 4 eclined 24 proposals, for an aggregate sum of
16,050 1.; thus the total number of proposals to the board
witbit t the last year was 211.
A. vote of thanks to the directors for their highly
sati sf actory and efficient management was then unani-
mot is ly passed, the mover remarking that he had been at
som te pains to ascertain the experience of twenty-five of
the :leading old life offices, and he could assure the meet-
ing that the City office had effected its full average share
of business in its first year.
Colonel ROWLAND, R.A., returned thanks for him-
self: .and his colleagues in the directory.
)17. BENNETT, the Physician of St. Thomas's Hos-
pit: II and of the society, in acknowledging the vote of
than ks to the medical officers, which followed, offered
son u 3 very pertinent remarks on the constitution and
pro s;pects of the Society, and observed that no death
had. yet taken place among the assured.
I lI r. J. M. RAINBOW, the society's Consulting Aetuary,
con g ratulated the society on the gratifying and encou-
rag.k ng state of their affairs. He could speak with some
litt b 3 authority in these matters from an active experi-
enc e of twenty-five years in the working of life offices.
:r. G. FARRANCE responded to a vote of thanks to
hin2l 'elf and brother auditors. Encouraging as the
nui.n ber of policies issued the first year was, he consi-
de re d it only as an instalment of what may be effected
du ring the current year, when the society's 220 local
ag et icies, recently established, would come into operation.
lie- would impress upon all interested in the society the
weal e and importance of their personal exertions.
.A cordial and unanimous vote of thanks was then
pat is, ed to Mr. Leeks, the Secretary, for his exertions as
the -originator and the zealous and indefatigable promoter
of ti he interests of the society.
. DOWDESWELL, Esq., barrister, then addressed the
me to ting at some length and with much effect, dwelling
str o ugly on the special advantages and conveniences of
the., accumulative assurance system, introduced by this
so ci ety.
II was then resolved that a dividend of four per cent.
on the subscribed capital should be paid, leaving the
qt to stion of increased interest to another year.
The retiring directors and auditors were then unani-
m o usly re-elected, and other routine business having
bi ;en gone through, concluding with a cordial vote of
th tanks to the Rev. Chairman for his gratifying conduct
in. the chair, the meeting separated.

:MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—This morning, at St.
Pa:, al's Church, Knightsbridge, Maurice Drummond,
}is q., was married by special license to the Hon.
luclelaide Lister, daughter of the late and sister to the
pill !sent Lord Ribblesdale. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. William Bennett. There were present
jGo rd John Russell, Lord Ribblesdale, Mr. and Mrs.
oie, and Mr. Charles Drummond. Lady John
11.1.issell was prevented by indisposition from attending
a‘: the church.

DEATH 01' MR. CRIPPS, LATE M.P. FOR CIREN-
cs sTER.—We have to record the death of another ve-
t* -an legislator, Joseph Cripps, Esq., late M.P. for Cir-
,cester, who died on the Bth inst., at Ashcroft, near
ths st town, aged 81. In 1807 he was elected for Ciren-
c et ;ter, and continued to represent it until 1841, when he
z 'et ,iced, and was succeeded by his son, one of the present
Ai embers. When England was threatened by a French
in vasion, this gentleman commanded a body of volun-
ti tre.

HIGULAND DESTITUTION.—The collection made
-4n Sunday last for the destitute Highlanders, in the
scotch Church, Crown-court, Covent-garden, after a
sermon by the Rev. Dr. Cumming, amounted to the
.'liberal sum of 3061. is. sd.
RAIN IN LONDON.—The metereological register
kept at the gardens of the Horticultural Society at Chis-
wick, for the last six years, from 1841 to 1846 inclusive,
gives the total quantity of rain as 151.14 inches, being
an annual average of 25.19 inches. Of these seasons the
greatest quantity of rain fell in 1841, being 30.97 inches,
and the least in 1844, when there was but 21.34 inches ;
, the others being in order, according to quantity, 1846,
1 21.71 inches ; 1843, 25.4 w ; 1845, 23'33 ; and 1842,
122.31 inches. The most rainy month in the whole period
was October, 1845, when the quantity that fell was 5.54
.inches ; the next being in May, 1843, when there was
• •5•26 inches ; whilst the least was April, 1849, when the
quantity was only 0 15 inch.
RESPONSIBILITY OF HOTEL-KEEPERS.—An inte-
' resting cause, as regards the responsibility of hotel-
keepers for the property of persons living in their hotels,
was decided three days ago by the Royal Court of
• Amiens. In the month of June, 1840, Mr. Arthur Har-
ris, a London jeweller, arrived from Paris, where he
had purchased some diamonds, at the Hotel du Nord, at
Boulogne, of which M. Mulberghe is the proprietor.
Whilst there he gave some clothes to one of the cham-
bermaids to get brushed, and they were brushed by one
of the porters named Mezier. When they were brought
back to Mr. Harris, he discovered that 70 carats of dia-
monds, which he had left in one of the pockets of a
waistcoat, had been taken out, and a complaint being
-made to the commissary of police, Mezier was arrested,
and eventually brought to trial, and sentenced to im-
prisonment for the theft. Mr. Harris then brought a
civil action for the recovery of the diamonds against Me-
zier and his master, the former as being the person who
lhad robbed him, and the latter as civilly responsible for
the acts of his servant. This action was tried at Bon-
k )gne. Mezier was condemned to pay to Mr. Harris the
,c) stinrated value of his diamonds; but the suit against
N.l. Mulberghe was dismissed, as the plaintiff had lost
his property by his own negligence, and M. Mulberghe
hat I put up in all his rooms a printed recommendation to
per sons arriving at his hotel to place any property re-
spa cting which they might be anxious in his hands. Mr.
Ha rris appealed to the Royal Court of Douai against
flu, decision, and in 1842 the Court confirmed the judg-
ment of the tribunal of Boulogne. Mr. Harris then
api pealed to the Court of Cassation, on the ground that
the Royal Court of Douai had decided contrary to the
Easy.. On the 6th of May last the Court of Caseation
*lashed the judgment of the Court of Douai, and or-
dered a new trial before the Royal Court of Amiens.
This Court has decided against M. Mulberghe. It has
&dared M. Mulberghe to be responsible for the act of
his servant, even in the extraordinary circumstances of
this case, and sentenced him to pay Mr. Harris the sum
\
of 6,229 f,, the estimated value of the diamonds, in the
event of its not being paid within the delay allowed by
law by Mezier the thief. M. Mulberghe is also con-
,dernned to pay all the costs of the different suits.—Ga-
lignane.
. 1 The penny omnibus system is about to be put in
i operation by a company in the cities of Bristol and l3ath.

FREEMASONRY and the PRESENT

DISTRESS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Sra,—Permit me through the instrumentality of your
widely-circulated journal, to remind my brethren, the
freemasons of England, that it behoves them in the pre-
sent time of extraordinary distress, to do something for
its alleviation. I would suggest that a collection be
made in every lodge on their next meeting night. In a
society so extensive and so well to do in the world, I feel
certain the call upon their charity would be responded
to in a manner worthy of the principles on which the
order is founded The popular world seeing their
good works, will then believe that masonry is indeed
something more than a name. CATO.