The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LoNnom TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1847

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

(Room 22, before ➢ir. Examiner SMITH and Mr. A:sistan.
Examiner FRERE.)

UNOPPOSED LIST.

The customary formal proofs were completed in the fol-
lowing cases :
South Union Insurance Comparr,.
Midland Railway Extension yid Bedford to Hitchin, and to
Northampton, Huntingdon, and enlargement of the
Leicester Station.
Midland Railway (Leicester and Swannington Railway,
widening Deviations, and Branches enlargement of
Leicester Station, and extending powers as to Ibstock
Branch.)
Heywood Improvement.
Leicester Waterworks.
Wolverhampton Rates.
South-Eastern Railway, widening of the Greenwich Railway,
and arrangement and enlargement of the London-bridge
Station.
South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge Station, arrange-
ment and enlargement.

OPPOSED LIST.
SOUTH-YORKSHIRE, AND DONCASTER AND
GOOLE RAILWAY.
This adjourned opposed case was then resumed. The pe-
tition was strongly opposed by the Midlands, the Sheffield,
Barnsley, Doncaster and Goole Companies, several land-
holders, and one or two corporate bodies. The case
occupied nearly the whole of the day, but only two allega-
tions were sustained, and these were of no very great im-
portance. The allegations went to impugn the aceuracy of
the sections; but the engineer of the line explained that. in
point of fact, the defects arose from the shrinking of the
paper upon which the plans and sections had been prepared.
The case was adjourned.
(Room 23, before; Mr Examiner MAY and Mr. Assistant-
Examiner GUNNELL.)

UNOPPOSED LIST.
In the following unopposed cases the customary formal
proofs were completed :
Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet (from Paisley to Barrhead,
with Branches to Laigh Parks and Townhead ; from Barr-
head to Kirkton Field Bleaching Works, with a Branch to
Gateside Mills; from West Toll-bar of Paisley to Haugh
Engine Coal Pit; with Branches to New Nitshill Alum and
Copperas Works, and Househill Wood ; and from Branch to
Nitshiil Alum and Copperas Works, to Victoria Coal Pit and
Slates).

Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport Railway and Branch.
Midland (from the Erewash Valley to the Nottingham and.
Mansfield, with branches to Mansfield, and also to. the Al-
freton Iron Works, and Alteration and Purchase of the Mans-
field and Plinxton).
Leeds Waterworks Act Amendment (construction of fur-
ther works).

Clarence and Leeds and Thirsk Amalgamation.
Thames Conservancy.
London (City) Small Debts.
Bridge House Estates Debt.

London (City) Improvements.

OP POSE D LIST.

Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester. and Branches (lines
from Exeter to Yeovil, with Branches or Extensions to the
Bristol and Exeter, Sidmouth, Chard, Ilminster, Bridport
Harbour, Bourdenbridge, Charrnouth, and the Wilts, Somer-
set, and Weymouth at Yeovil, with power to amalgamate
with the London and South-Western Company, or to enable
such company to subscribe towards, or to purchase, or to
take a lease of the undertaking).
This opposed case was next gone into. It was memoria-
lised against by several landholders, but the opposition was
not persevered in, and the customary formal proofs were
allowed to be completed.
Cornwall and Devon Central and Plymouth Railway (Lines
from Exeter by Okehampton to Truro and Plymouth, and
Branches to St. Austell to the West Cornwall Railway,
St. Columb, Padstow to the Taw Vale Railway and Cre.
diton, and at Plymouth, with powers for the London and
South-Western Railway to make or purchase the line, or
subscribe towards the same, and provisions for authorising
arrangements with several of the Companies.)
In this case also the customary formal proofs were put in.
The opposition was adjourned till to-morrow.

THE SPEAKER'S DINNER.—The Right Hon. the
Speaker of the House of Commons had his first Parlia-
mentary dinner this session on Saturday last, at his mansion
in Eaton-square. Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Morpeth,
the Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse, the Right Hon. Sir
George Grey, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, Lord Marcus
Hill, the Right Hon. Richard L. Sheil, the Right lion.
'Thomas Milner Gibson, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, the
Lord Advocate, Sir William Somerville, the Hon. William
Cowper, the Attorney-General, the Solicitor. General, the
Right Hon. George S. Bvng, the Judge-Advocate, Admiral
Dundas, The O'Conor Don, Mr. B. Hawes, Mr. 11. Tuf-
nell, Mr. Parker, Mr. H. G. Ward, and the Solicitor-Gene-
ral for Scotland, constituted the party. Lord John Russell,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Hon. Capt. Berkeley,
and Mr. Rich were prevented from dining with the Right
lion. Gentleman.
THE COBDEN NATIONAL TRIBUTE FUND.—The
amount of this subscription, when last advertised, a few
weeks ago—we mean the subscriptions forwarded to the
committee for this district—amounted to 53,6241. Since
that announcement, other subscriptions have been received,
chiefly from Liverpool, together with some from Paisley,
Kendal, and Macclesfield, increasing the amount by 4,7221.,
the total, up to last evening, being 53,346/. 19s. 9d. These
subscriptions include one from Mr. Pennington, of Liver-
pool, of 3001.; Mr. J. C. Ewart, Liverpool, 2001.; Messrs.
Tennants, Crow, and Co., Liverpool, 2004 ; Mr. William
Jackson, Liverpool, 150/. ' • the family of Crosfield, Liverpool,
145/. ; and two sums of 1054, and ten others of 1001. each,
all from Liverpool contributors. We have seldom seen so
extensive and spirited a subscription emanating from Liver •
pool. We have not heard the aggregate amount of the na-
tional tribute from all parts of the kingdom.—Manchester
Guardian.
[ADVERTISEMENT.] —TEAS AT WHOLESALE PRICES,
No. 2, BUCKLERSEURY, CHEAPSIDE.—FamiIies whose
consumption is large, and study economy, will derive
considerable advantage at this establishment. One uni-
form price is affixed, by which the purchaser of a single
pound can obtain it on the same terms as the trade.
Black Tea 2s. Bd., 35., 3s. 4d, 3s. 8d , 4e., 4s. 4d., ss,
Green 3s. 4d., 3s. BJ., 45., 4s. 4d., 55., 6a., 7s.
Coffee 9d., 10d., is., Is. 2d., Is. 4d., Is. 6d., Is. Bd.
One pound sent free to any part of town. Orders from
the country forwarded the same day; and when the
quantity is for 61b. weight (tea only), the carriage is
paid to any part of EngIand.—MANSELL and Co.
wholesale tea dealers, 2, Bucklersbury, Cheapside.
IMPORTANT DECISION Is BANKRUPTCY. —On
Wednesday, at the sitting in this town, in the case of S.
Peake, an insolvent, Mr. Commissioner Burge delivered
judgment upon the novel point which had been ably
argued by the town-clerk and Mr. Reynolds, whether the
buying and selling of railway shares and scrip constituted
such a trading as to bring the ease of a defaulter under the
bankruptcy law. The decision was, that unless such buying
and selling were so carried on, and to such an extent, as to
cause the party to be publicly known as a dealer in such
shares or scrip—(he made no difference between the one
and the other)—such buying and selling of shares through
a broker did not constitute such a trading as to bring the
party under the operation of the bankruptcy laws. And he
decided that the transactions of Peake were of that limited
nature.—ffull Advertiser.
MEAL RIOT AT MACDUFF.—The greatest excite-
ment prevails at all the shipping ports in this neighbourhood,
in consequence of the enormous shipments of grain which
have been taking place for some weeks past, and the rapid
advance in the price of food. The quantities shipped at Port-
soy, Macduff, Fraserborough, &c., as well as at Banff, for the
last two months, have been unexampled, while the price of
meal has risen from 18s. to 30s. per boll ; oats to 40s. ;
and barley to 50s. per quarter. The other evening,
a formidable mob assembled at Macduff to prevent
the shipment of a quantity of meal and grain which
had arrived in carts, and for the time they succeeded.
They placed a high barricade of railway sleepers across the
way to the vessel, and stripped off her one of her sails to
prevent her going to sea. A meeting of the magistrates was
called to consider the matter. The committee on behalf of
the community have resolved to make various demands on
the magistrates, one of which; is, that they adopt all lawful
measures to prevent speculation in, and exportation of, grain
faom the part; and also that the magistrates petition Par-
liament to put an entire stop to all monopoly and speculation
in food. Unless something is promptly done to pacify the
people, disturbances will ensue.—Edinburgh Weekly Register.
SOUTH PETHERTON.—On Monday list, about six
in the evening, the inhabitants of this town were consider-
ably alarmed by a large number of men, principally agricul-
tural labourers, amounting to nearly two hundred, congre-
gating in the town, their assembling being, it was understood,
ror the purpose of obtaining an increase of wages. After
passing through some of the streets, they stopped opposite
the house of Mr. Pottinger, and after some haranguing
Mr. Pottinger fired upon them, but whether the gun was
loaded with anything more than powder we cannot say.
This, however, had the effect of exasperating the mob, who
immediately commenced smashing the windows with stones,
which they followed up till nearly or quite every pane of
glass in the front of the house was broken. The noise and
alarm continued till about eleven o'clock, after which time
the men dispersed without doing further damage.—Somerset
County Gazette.
REMOVAL OF THE SCOTTISH HOSPITAL FROM
CRANE-COURT.—At a Court of Governors last 'Thursday, a
pioposition from the Woods and Forests to purchasethe
premises forming the Scottish Hospital are favourably enter-
tained, and it was all but positively agreed upon to accept
their terms. The Woods and Forests require the premises
for a record office.
CHEAP GAS AND GOOD.—Gas of the best quality is
offered by the Liverpool Guardian Gas Company at 3s. &l.
per 1,000 cubic feet. The agitation of the new scheme ap-
pears to have already reduced the price of the article charged
by the two existing companies there from 75., at first, to 65.,
then to 55., and ultimately to the still lower figure just noted.
It is admitted, too, on all hands, that " better gas than that
now supplied it would be next to impossible to procure,"
which is more than can truly be said of our own metropoli-
tan gas, as we have already repeatedly observed. Cheap gas
and good is now the order of the day in the provinces, at
least, and surely the metropolis will ere long be inoculated
with the same sanatory virus.—The Builder.
MILITARY COLONISATION OF NEW ZEALAND.—On
Saturday a circular was forwarded to several out-pensioners
of Chelsea Hospital stating that Government were ready to
grant a free passage to New Zealand to such of the pen-
sioners as chose to emigrate to that colony, together with
their wives and families, who are not more than forty-seven
Years of age, an outfit to be provided, and on their arrival in
the c Tony they will be given an acre of land and 2s. 6d. per
day fur seven years, during which period they will be
military colonists; at the expiration of that time they will
receive a grant of ten acres, and be free colonists—the wife
and family, in the event of decease, to have a free passage to
England, should they wish to return.
SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN.—Yesterday (Friday)
morning, the Rev. George Ireland, the chaplain of North-
leach House of Correction, in this county, was found in his
room, with his throat cut, and quite dead, the fatal act hav-
ing, it is presumed, been committed some hours before its
discovery. We have heard that the Reverend Gentleman
had forwarded or left behind him letters addressed to Mr.
Reeves, the governor of the prison, and to his own family, in
‘whichfi he expressed his intention to commit suicide. We
n ve not heard a cause assigned for this very rash act, but
fear that straitened
nccircumstances, and the great difficulty of
operated upon a dispgtae7
cause of this sad catastrophe. sustaining by small his position in society, may have
nd a large
man and been the chief impelling
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joined him at Northleach.
body to-day.—Gloucester
,GHULasAtßings ACCIDENTLea b,r:zquest will be held on the
aut
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clearing the fire-
etr
station,
box of the engine, was nearly suffo'cateilde
vapour from the smouldering coals. He by the anlphurle
Was taken box in an insensible state, out of the

lIVIPORI.ANT DECISION.

(From the Glasgow Saturday Post.)

A case of considerable importance to the interests of
the colliers and miners of Scotland came on before the
High Court of Justiciary on Saairday last. A collier
named Walter Blyth had been hired to work in the No.
2 pit of Messrs. Merry and Cunningham, at Carnbroe.
In a complaint against him founded on the Act 4, Geo.
IV., eel). 34, relative to master and servant. It was
alleged he had been so hired under a verbal egret went,
and entered the service in October, 1845. o.t the 29th
of January, 1846, however, Blyth, along with the other
colliers in the pit, entered into a new agreement to
writing with Messrs. Merry and Cunningham, in the
following terms : " Carnbroe Iron-Works, 29th of
January, 1846. Stoop and Room. Messrs. Merry
and Cunningham. Gentlemen, We, the under-
signed, do hereby agree to work your splint coal (stoop
and room) in your No. 3 pit, and to, become subject to
the rules and regulations of your works, and agree to
work every lawful day that the engine is going (if in
health), and put out in each fortnight not less tl an
thirty carts of clean riddled coals, weighing thirteen
cwt. per cart. The rate to be 'Aid for such thirty carts
shall be one shilling and tenpence sterling per cart, and
one penny per cart additional for each cart above
thirty per fortnight ; but should there be less than
the said thirty carts, the price to be paid for such
fortnight's output at the rate of one shilling and nine-
pence sterling per cart. (Signed) inter alias Walter
Blyth."—Blyth wrought under this agreement from
January to September 1846, when he was summa-
rily apprehended, and taken before Messrs. Kidd and
Davidson, coalmasters, Airdrie, as justices of the peace•
for the county of Lanark, for an alleged breach of
the verbal agreement of October, 1845. The subse-
quent written agreement of January, 1846, was not
founded on iu the complaint, but was concealed until it
was brought out in the evidence of the manager, Mr.
Reid. The justices, notwithstanding, disregarded this
agreement, and convicted Blyth of a breach of the verbal
agreement of October, 1845, and sentenced him to 40
days' imprisonment in the prison of Airdrie. A Bill of
suspension and liberation having been presented, came
on for discussion this day before the High Court of Jus-
ticiary (a full bench), when their Lordships suspended
the conviction simpliciter, and found Blyth entitled to
expenses.

Immediately after disposing of the above case, their
Lordships proceeded to hear another case.

GILLESPIE V. REID.

Arising out of precisely similar circumstances, the sus-
pender being another collier in the Carnbroe Works,
and the respondent the principal 'tanager of the works.
After hearing Messrs. Inglis and Neaves, counsel for
the parties, their Lordships thought there were certain
alleged irregularities on the part of the Justices which
required to be inquired into before deciding the case,
and they accordingly continued it for that purpose.
Thereupon, and with the view of expressing his disap-
probation of justices (themselves coal-masters) acting as
judges in such complaints, the
Lord Justice General said—My Lord, I would rather
suspend saying anything till we had this case brought
back again. My Lords, the remit to a magistrate must
be attended with very peculiar circumstances indeed in
many cases. We had to express our disapprobation in
the Court of Session of the conduct of justices of the
peaco in regard to persons exactly in the situation of
these colliers at these coal works. The one master takes
up and decides the case of his neighbour, being the
party the one day, and his neighbour takes up and
judges his another day. Now, that is a matter that re-
quires very grave and serious consideration, for if there
is any interest, or any illegal interference, the law will
eot sanction his judging between them. lam clearly
of opinion that it is a matter that requires legis-
lative attention. It is important to observe that a jus-
tice or an agent cannot act as a justice so long as he is
practising, but it appears from these cases that the one
master does lend himself to try the petitions and com-
plaints of the other master against his workmen, men
ho stop work witheut notice to their employers.
Lord Cockbur remarked that all these cases were
competent before the Sheriff.

Counsel for Suspenders—John Inglis ; agents, Messrs.
S. and P. S. Beveridge, S.S.C.; Robert Watt, writer,
Airdrie.

Counsel for Respondents—Charles Neaves ; agen
Francis J. Bringloe.

BANK OF MAURITIUS.

A meeting of the shareholders in the above bank was
held in the Mauritius on the 28th of October last. The
meeting was summoned by requisition for the purpose
of submitting resolutions for the immediate liquidation
of the bank, and to select the most suitable means for
effecting that liquidation. According to the statements
made to the meeting, on the 17th of August last, the
bank owed, by the admission of the directors, 144,000
dolls. immediately exigible. To meet this sum they cal-
culated upon—
Two- fifths of resident shareholders 534.000
Ditto London ditto
In the chest
Accounts current, due on the 18th 26,000

$148,000
These resources were very doubtful, and prove how
dependent was the bank upon the recovery of current ac-
counts, composed of bills and mortgage claims. Under
such circumstances a voluntary liquidation offered great
advantages and no inconveniences. The quarterly ac-
counts of the last two years demonstrated a rapid dimi-
nution of profits, and augmentation of losses. The cur-
rent accounts figure for the sum of 340,000 dolls., the
recovery of which would be indefinitely adjourned unless
the liqultlation were at once confided to men equally
prudent and firm, and independent of the high commer•
cial body who were the principal debtors; delay could
only be prejudicial to the shareholders; and the sugar
estates which there was reason to fear were at the charge
of the bank only involved the shareholders in the
risks of such speculations; they ought to be put a stop
to at once. The expenses yet amounted, on the 17th
oflluly, to 572 dolls, per month, irrespective of the
rent of premises valued at 25,000 dolls. ; and the pro-
posed liquidation could be accomplished at a monthly
expense of 200 dolls. Finally, experience had demon-
strated that without this liquidation the shareholders
could entertain no hope of knowing really and truly
the state of their affairs, and of escaping future dangers.
It further appeared, that the cash accounts had
dwindled down from 50 accounts, amounting to 204,800
dolls. on the 17th January, to 14, amounting to 21,960
dolls., on the 17th July. In two years the directors had
only diminished their account current by a trivial
amount, the sums being in January, 1845, 369,699 dolls.
against 340,196, in July, 1846. In the same period
mortgages had actually increased from 45,472 dolls. to
93,410 dolls., in round numbers. An account for 92,000
dolls, for bills returned stood in the report.
The motion was opposed, on the ground that it was
one not of a simple liquidation, but a dissolution, which
required the sanction of the London shareholders. It
was, however, contended that the charter simply au-
thorised the London shareholders to appoint agents to
represent them. Whether it did so or not, a meeting
legally convened was fully competent to decide upon
every question brought before it.
Finally the motion against the vote for liquidation
was carried.—Mauritius paper.

TRE NEW PLANET CHRISTENED.—The Bureau
des Longitudes of Paris has agreed with the principal astro-
nomers of Europe, such as Encke, Gausz, Herschel, and
Struve, in giving the name of Neptune to the new planet
discovered by M. Le Verrier. The sign of this planet in
celestial maps is to be a trident.—Golignani.
ENROLMENT OF THE DOCKYARD ARTIFICERS.—In
furtherance of the arrangements ordered '33, the Admiralty
circular for this purpose, Commander Robert Jenner, re-
cently promoted, is appointed to superintend the drilling of
stniLtz neEi
OF
l'cli.eTo(D)tfrinT:eAeilintsvlti
the battalion in the ship -gun exercise. The number of vo-
gal
has
lill unteers
eepniraocle-
E:clD.ado:sepiki.ard
companies
aamountsnd battalions to 2000 w.
immediately. The drill is to commence on the Ist of April.
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considerable
whichFf si Yi
prevailed
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oI(IntVIADUCT,oNWRheeA(RAILWAY.—The
eood,
AdaOyi.N.
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viaduct, m orn
in course of erection at Denby Dale. Out of forty perpen-
dicular supporters, twenty-seven have been blown down, and
such was the distance they had to fall (100 feet), that the
strongest timbers were broken into splinters and match wood.
This accident will occasion a further delay in the opening of
the line,'and will be a serious loss to the contractors. The
damage is estimated at about 5,000/.—Leeds Mercury.
A RENTER'S SHARE OF DRURY-LANE THEATRE.--
On Friday, at Garraway's, a Drury-lane Theatre renter's
daiierieng property
every h a s
night
gr produced u ct
share was disposed of by auction, by the Messrs. Cafe and
Co., and fetched a sum above double the amount that such
ehdatfotrhme athnyea,reearswaspasot. t
pen fo.r p e entitled
rfo theperform-
ance, .
possessor
ad to
al s
oa charge rtgr os
transferable
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admissionof
in every
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partnight
f
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the usual audience portion of the theatre. The first offer
morn-
mg gueni
dreadfulet
was 40/. After an animated competition, it was knocked
of William Leedham, Eacnl olaor-maker, of Yoxall,
idnos
tw. t
hf oer
wife
f/e
.
WednesdayF
tclhaeyf,
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY 0l •
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to
ng
wei_stanifigorhdst
ollotwheingldsatyh
last
was safely delivered of a male child
of two other male children! Up
the mother and children were all doi
.eldoef tiser.
FALL OF A GRANARY AT PORT•DUNDAS. Yester-
day (Friday), at twelve o'clock, a large granary at Port-
Dfinda.s, belonging to the heirs of the late Miss'lidd, sud-
denly gave way ; the south wall, fronting Clyde-street,
falling out towards the street, and the beams, foisting, and
flooring, precipitated to the ground. At the time the build-
ing fell, it contained about nine thousand bolls of the finest
English wheat, a considerable portion of which will be de-
stroyed. Considerable danger was apprehended to the ad-
joining properties, but workmen were speedily set to take
down such parts of the building as was dangerous. Fortu-
nately there was no life lost, although two of the store-
keepers were in the upper floor when the building gave way;
but they escaped by the staircase, without suffering any
injury.—Scotch Refirrme,s' Gazette.
MADAME SCHROEDER D.EVRIENT.—This lady, who
for some time ha; been residing quite secluded in the small
town of Rochlitz, in the Saxon Swiss, and had almost been
forgotten, on the 10th ult. made her re-appearance on the
Dresden stage, in her favourite character of Romeo, in Bel-
lini's opera of Romeo and Juliet, with immense success. The
management has re-engaged her for several years, to the
great satisfaction of the public. Although she may not be
so great a singer as in those dais when she was wont to
carry the audience away by astonishment and enthusiasm,
she is st ill the Schroeder, the Siddons of the German stage.--
Musical World.
MURDER IN A RAILROAD CARRIAGE. —The
Swiss National Gazette of the 27th ult. contains the follow-
ing details of an atrocious murder committed in a railroad
carriage:—"A person, whose name is unknown, took _
his
seat at Manheim in a railroad carriage,
with a ticket for
Carlsrhue. Three other individuals of respectable appear-
ance shortly afterwards placed themselves in the same car-
riage, strau,led the first, rifled his pockets, and quitted the
carriage at Heidelberg. The crime was not discovered until
the train arrived at Carlsruhe, when the man was found in
the corner of the carriage dead and already cold. The Crime
aPPeare to be unique in the annals of railroads.'"

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Feb. 1.
The Lord Chancellor heard appeal motions to, day, it being
the last day of Hilary Term.

STAIN 118 V. TAYLOR.

The Court was cccupied the -,vholemorning with the argu-
ments in this case, which came before his Lordship upon an
appeal motion from the decision of the _:aster of the Rolls re••
fusing to grant an injunction applied for by the plaintiff.
The plaintiff, it appeared, had a house near Kensal-green,
and the defendants were erecting near it works for the
manufacture of illuminating gas, which were to be brought
into operation in March next. The plaintiff, fearing that
the works would ba productive of great injury to his pro-
perty, filed his Bill, and applied to his Lordship the Master
of the Rolls for an injunction to restrain the defendants from
proceeding with their works. The Master of the Rolls re-
fused to grant an injunction to restrain prospective damage,
and from that judgment the present appeal was brought.
(The case had not concluded when our Evening Edition
went to press.)

ROLLS' COURT, Feb. 1.
TIIUGWELL V. lIOOPZR.
This a motion for the production of certain correspondence
which had passed between a joint solicitor and trustee. It
appeared that a solicitor, Mr. Goldney, was acting profes-
sionally for a gentleman named Trevme, between whose
daughter and the defendant in the above cause a marriage
took place in 1841, and Mr. Goldney agreed to act as
trustee for Mr. Hooper and his wife. A dispute having
arisen, in reference to a settlement between the parties, Mr.
Goldney discontinued to act, and a co:•respondence took place
between him and Mr. Hooper, for which, as well as for let-
ters which had passed prior to the marriage of 1841, the
present motion was made. These letters were supposed to
have reference to the above suit, in which a cross bill has
been filed.

Mr. Kindersley and another Learned Gentleman ap-
peared for the motion, and Mr. Turner and Mr. Hardy ap-
peared for Mr. Goldney.
MS LORDSHIP considered that Mr. Goldney could not
divest himself of the trusteeship, and under' the circum-
stances that it could not be mairtainel that he was acting
merely as solicitor to Mr. Hooper, and that he was not en-
titled to the protection of the Court, therefore that the
letters in question should be produced.

VICE CHANCERY COURT, Feb. I.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
This being the last day of Hilary term, his Honour the
Vice-Chancellor of England took motions to-day.
THE lIUNGERFORD MARKET COMPANY V. THE CHARING-CROSS
BRIDGE COMPANY.
The arguments in this part-heard motion were resumed
to•day. Our readers will recollect that the case came before
the court last week upon a motion on behalf of the Hunger-
ford Market Company, for an injunction to restrain the de-
fendants, the Charing-cross Bridge Company, from hindering
passengers to the steam-boats from crossing their bridge to
the float erected by the plaintiffs, on the south side of the
bridge, for the purpose of the embarkation and disembarka-
tion of passengers from steam. boats.
On the last day the case was on, Mr. Bethell was heard on
behalf of the plaintiffs, the Hungerford Company, when the
case was ordered to stand over till to-day.
Mr. GIFFARD was proceeding to address the Court on the
same side this morning, when
The VICE-CHANCELLOR asked whether the question must
not be tried at law?
Mr. GIFFARD said that he should submit at all events that
his clients were entitled to the injunction.
The VICE.CHANCELLOR—Does it appear from your affi-
davits, Mr. Giffard, when these tell tales were first put up
in the mode and form they now appear?
Mr. GIFFARD—Yes, Sir, it does; they were 'affixed long
ago, when the bridge was first opened to the public, in May,
1845, but the float was not erected till lately, and therefore
we could not take proceedings. The Learned Counsel then
proceeded to address the Court, following Mr. Bethell, con-
tending that according to the provisions of the lease, that the
Market Company were entitled to have free egress and ingress
from and to the float across the bridge for all steam-boat
passengers, and that such right having been denied by the
Bridge Company, the Court was bound to grant the injunc-
tion asked for by the plaintiffs.
The 'VICE-CHANCELLOR—Do your clients, Mr. Rolt, admit
that the rights claimed by the injunction for the plaintiffs are
clear?
Mr Bour—Certainly not, sir.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR—Now it strikes me that it is not
the duty of the Court to interpret legal rights. If there had
been a long usage, that would have been prima facie evi-
dence of the usage, but that is not the case here. I really
think that no injunction should be granted at present. The
Hungerford Market Company may be at liberty to bring
such action as they may deem advisable, either upon the co-
venant a
have
tchteh otherwise,
tbleawa.dvised, and then
Mr. GIFFARD —I am afraid there will be much difficulty in
l'ee'caassesteshteaYblismet?a'
trying an action, a short case would in my opinion be far
better.

The Vice:-CtrascEr_Lox—The difficulty would be to settle
a case. It appears to me, as the parties are proceeding by
way of covenant in the deed, an action would settle it.
ROLT—Then, Sir, the case stands over, and the plain.
tiffs are to be at liberty to bring such action as they may be
advised, with liberty to either party to apply?
The VICE-CHANCELLOR—In the usual way.
PENSON V. PENNON.
_

This case stood on the paper to-day for Mr. Bethell's
reply, in case the parties could riot come to some
arrangement. Our readers will recollect that the case came
before the court in the course of last week, and occupied
one or two days in argument upon a motion for an account,
and for the appointment of a receiver of the profits of a busi-
ness of architects and surveyors, carried on by the parties,
who were father and son, at Oswestry, in Shropshire. The
facts appeared to be as follows :—ln the year 1844 the father,
in: consideration of a projected marriage between his son and
the daughter of a gentleman in the same county, agreed
to take his son into partnership, and with this view
a deed was drawn -up by which the term was fixed for
ten years, and the son was to receive one-third of the
profits. It was stipulated also, that the son should be
diligent in his attendance. In June of the same year the
marriage took place, upon which occasion the young lady's
father settled a sum of 10.0001. upon her, and handed to the
husband a cheque for 500/. as payment of a legacy to
which the wife was entitled. The check was subse-
quently handed back to the brother-in-lal by the husband.
The newly. married couple then proceeded, with the sanction
of the elder Penson, to Paris, but it was stipulated by the
father that the sln should be back in time for the Derbyshire
sessions. He was, however, as it happened, one day behind
the time, and this it was contended by the plaintiff, added to
his having given the cheque for 5001. into the custody of his
brother-in-law, a circumstance which was aggravated by his
having had occasion to apply to his father for money to
bring him home, was the cause of the prejudice against him.
The rest of the case consisted of cross charges of negligence
and disrespect preferred by the father against the son, and of
injustice and harshness preferred by the son against the
fattier, the result of which was the father declaring the
partnership dissolved, and the institution by the son of the
present suit.
_ The VICE-CHANCELLOR, when the case was brought before
the Court, observed that he was the last person to force a
compromise upon individuals who were unwilling to assent
to it, but his opinion was, that if ever there was a case in
which a compronnse was advisable, it was the present. He
should not, however, shrink from deciding the question, if he
was called upon to do so.
Upon this intimation, the case was ordered to stand over
till to-day, and this morning, at the suggestion of Mr.
Stuart, in the absence of Mr. Bethel', who was engaged in
the Lord Chancellor's Court, the matter was further post-
poned to Thursday.
It is generally, understood that his Honour will sit in
Lincoln's Inn to-day (Tuesday.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Feb. 1.
This being the last day of term, a considerable number of
motions were disposed of, and several judgments delivered,
none of which, however, presented the slightest feature of
interest to any other than the parties immediately concerned

COURT OF Q
OnFesba.
tlu.rd, ,
aayjuUdEginEeNnt'S in BthEisi‘icCasel'
TIIE FLOGGING CASE AT HOUNSLOW.
THE QUEEN r. HEALEY AND COOKE.
hich appeared in The Sun of Saturday
evening.
This was the last day of the term. The greater part of
full Lord reDpuEr2l3lA of
.Nv.g.ave
the morning was occupied with applications to enlarge rules
to the next term, and with short cases of minor interest.
The Court will sit at nisi prius to-morrow, and in banco in
the Bail Court. The Court intimated that during the
sittings after term they would take the new trial paper in
the ordinary course, and would not make any exception in
favour of country cases.

COURT OF COMMUN PLEAS, Feb. 1.

WOOLET U. DAVIS.

In this registration appeal, the last of the list remaining
for decision, the Court, this morning gave judgment in favour
of the appellant. The case came from Monmouthshire, and
the point raised was respecting a notice of objection served
on the appellant. The notice in question was addressed to
the residence of the party, but the name in the superscrip-
tion was not the proper name of the farm, or place of resi-
dence, but another by which it was alleged the place was
usually known. The Revising Barrister decided the notice
to be good; hence the present appeal.

SPRING ASSIZES.
The following Commission days have been appointed for
.he Circuits, as under:—

HOME CIRCUIT.
Hertford, Tuesday, March 2.
Chelmsford, Monday, March 8.
Maidstone, Monday, March 15.
Lewes, Monday, March 22.
Kingston, Monday, March 29.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
Nottingham, Monday, March 1.
Okeham, Friday, March 5.
Lincoln, Saturday, March 6.
Nottingham, Friday, March 12.
Derby, Tuesday, Ma.-ch 16.
Leicester and Borough, Saturday, March 20.
Coventryarwi Thursday,Di
Division Wednesday, W;ldanrceshs.
d;y, March 24.
Warwick,
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
Lancaster, Monday, Feb. 15.
Appleby, Thursday, Feb. 18.
Carlisle, Saturday, Feb. 20.
Newcastle, Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Durham, Monday, March 1.
York, Saturday, March 6.
Liverpool, Saturday, March 20.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
Reading, Saturday, Feb. 27.
Oxford, Saturday, March 6.
Worcester, Thu‘rsday, March 11.
Stafford, Tues,'av, March 16.
Shrewsbury, Tuesday,
may,allrlc
Monmouth, Thursday, April 1.
Gloucester, Monday, April 5.
March
23.
01.

WESTEIIN CIRCUIT.
Hampshire, Saturday, February 27.
Wiltshire, Saturday, Marcb 6.
Dorsetshire, Thursday, March 11.
Devonshire, Wednesday, March 17.
Cornwall, Wednesday Msrch 24.
Somersetshire, Wednesday, March 31.

rEDESTRIAN MATCH FOR FIFTY POUNDS.--On
Saturday morning the match, in which Wharton, of White-
chapel, was backed to run ten miles within one hour, came
off over two miles of road at Hackney. In betting time was
the favourite. The start was made at a rapid pace, and two
miles were accomplished in twelve minutes and a half. The
pedestrian kept the equestrians in full trot, and concluded
half the distance in thirty-one minutes. Towards tb•
seventh mile he increased his speed, and had thirteen
minutes to finish the remaining two miles, and ultimately
won the match by performing the teu miles of road in fifty
nice Lainuto in an easy manner.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

The fourth session of the present mayoralty commenced
this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Sir
Chapman Marshall, and the Sheriffs Sidney and Kennard.
The Grand Jury having been selected and sworn,
The RECORDER said that in the Calendar they would see
168 names of persons, against whom indictments will be pre-
ferred, and that number was likely to be greatly increased,
before their labours would come to a conclusion. There was
no case in which a legal difficulty was likely to arise. In the
list would be found one case in which there was a charge for
the commission of an abominable offence, upon the testimony
of one witness. They would have to see whether there was
any doubt of the testimony of that witness, arid if
not, it would then, however painful it might be, be their
duty to find a true bill. There were also
in the list several cases of cutting and wounding,
with intent to do grievous bodily harm, the chief of whicii
arose out < f an attempt to rescue a person who was charged
with felony, and who had, in fact, hien afterwards convicted
in that Court of the offence. The police were engaged in
taking this person into custody, when several pers ns attacked
them with brickbats and stone', through which means death
had ensued; and he should observe, that as this charge in-
volved a much higher felony than that of attempting a rescue,
they would have to see whether the evidence was calcu-
lated to sustain the higher charge, or if not, whether it was
sufficient to justify the second, or lower charge, and make
their return accordingly. There was another charge of
manslaughter, which was founded upon the verdict of a
coroner's jury, and be had found the depositions which had
been furnished to him of so extraordinary a nature, that he
should depart from his usual course, and make a few
remarks upon it. By this verdict a person named
Lovell was charged with the offence, in the first
instance, and Martha Betts in the second. It appeared that
a person named Hobbs was labouring under a cutaneous dis-
order called Scala tettera, and that the persons charged were
in attendance upon her, and under direction had placed her
in a warm bath, shortly afterwards she died. The indict-
ment charged them with placing wet cloths round the head
and the body of the deceased, and thus caused her death,
whereas the testimony of the medical witnesses expressly
stated that even if cold water had been used it was impossible
thi.t it could have proved even a remote cause of death.
This testimony was so directly contrary to the verdict, that
he (the Recorder) had directed the whale of the witnesses
who were examined before the coroner's jury to attend, and
if the grand jury thought.there were no other circumstances
to justify the indictment of the accused, he did conceive that
this was just one of those cases in which they might inter-
' fere to shelter respectable persons from the ignominy
of a criminal trial. There were several cases of fraud
in the list, but with the exception of two none calling for
any particular remark. The first was a case where a police-
man, after being discharged from the force, called at one of the
offices and demanded his expenses on a journey to Chelten-
ham. That was a case fit to be sent for full inquiry, for
nothing was more likely to lead to great public inconveni-
ence than the allowance of such impositions as this. The
other case was of minor importance, and merely involved a
point of law on which they would have every assistance from
the Court. The other cases, though numerous, were, he was
happy to say, lighter in the character of the offences than
usual. He would now dish iss them to their duties with the
assurance that if any 4 ifficulty occurred they might always
apply to the Court for aid and it would be readily rendered.
The grand jury then retired from the Court.

John Paterson surrendered to take his trial upon an in-
dictment charging him with wilful and corrupt perjury.
Mr. Doane and Mr. Robinson prosecuted, and Mr. Clark-
son appeared for the defendant.
The case occupied the court a considerable time, owing to
the number of technical objections that were taken in the
course of the trial by the defendant's counsel, but the facts
out of which the proceeding arose lay in a very small com-
pass. It appeared that the prosecutors of the indictment
were Messrs. Brocksopp and How, tea dealers is the borough
of Southwark, and the defendant, who carried on the same
trade at Tonbridge, had had dealings with the firm, and in
the month of June, 1846, he owed them about 80/. In the
course of that month, according to the evidence for the pro-
secution, he called upon Mr. How, and represented that he
was in difficulties and very much pressed by his
creditors, and he expressed a desire to give the
firm a warrant of attorney to secure their debt.
Mr. How, accordingly took him to his attorney, and
a warrant of attorney was at once drawn up, an attorney in
the neighbourhood being called in to act, in conformity with
the statute regarding instruments of this description, as the
defendant's attorney, and the evidence ,for the prosecution
was, that the document was read over to him, and that lie
was perfectly aware of the nature of it. However, it ap-
peared, that shortly afterwards the defendant became bank-
rupt, and when the prosecutors attempted to enforce the
warrant of attorney to recover their debt, the defendant
a'serted that he had never seen the warrant of attorney, and
that his object when he applied to Mr. How was merely to
give a bill of sale, and that l►e was not at all aware of the
nature of the document that was really executed, and he
made an affidavit to such effect, which affidavit proved the
ground of the present indictment.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

- -
Two men named Bethell and Newsome, and a soldier named
Campbell, charged beiore Mr. Hall with creating a dis-
turbance in Covent Gardea Market, and assaulting Moore
the beadle, and a young man who bad offered his assistance.
The beadle stated that on Saturday hight, about fourteen
minutes past nine o'clock, he was sent for to the central
avenue of the market, where he found the prisoners creating
a disturbance and challenging the bystanders to fight. He
seized Newcome, who struck him in the face, and at the
same time some one struck him from behind. He
succeeded, however, in taking them in custody.
with the help of the young man mentioned above, but the
prisoner Campbell brandished a stick over his head, caught
hold of the young man by the collar, and held him until he
was forced to relinguish his hold by Johnson (the other
beadle), who took hint in charge.
The young man proved that it was Bethell who struck
Moore from behind when he was struggling with Newcome.
Campbell, in defence, said that he caught hold of the
young man by mistake, taking him for one of the other
prisoners.

- Mr. HALL said he would fine Bethell and Newcome 20s.
each for the assault on Moore, and detain them until it was
paid, under the provisions of the Market Act, The charge
against Campbell was not of so serious a nature, as he did
not strike any one; and he would, therefore, only fine him
55., or commit him for nine days.
The fines were paid.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Bridget Maguire, a young Irishwoman, was brought up
bafore Mr. Bingham, charged with breaking 22 panes of
glass, to the value of WI. 155., under the following circum-
stances :
It may be in the recollection of the public, that some
months ago a young woman was brought before Mr. Hard
wick,
at this court, charged with breaking the windows of an
apartment adjoining the court, and she then told so artless a
tale of distress, which she alleged to be the cause of her
breaking the glass, that the Magistrate was interested with
the young woman's story, and caused inquiries to be made
into her case. The facts got into the columns of the daily
papers, and a benevolent lady, Mrs. Stubbs, Maddox-street,
offered to take her into her service without any character,
an offer which the young woman accepted with apparent
gratitude, and Mr. Hardwick, and the chief clerk, Mr.
Fitzpatrick; handsomely contributed a sam of money, and
gave her a complete outfit before taking her place. For two
mouths she behaved with honesty and propriety, but for a
month after this she was subject to violent fits of passion,
and whilst under these she used to threaten to cut all their
throats and destroy the house by fire. Mrs. Stubbs was
therefore compelled to discharge her from her service.
Mrs. Stubbs, this morning, said that on Saturday a lady
called to ascertain the character of the prisoner as a cook.
Complainant told her that she could not cook, which she
said would prove an insurmountable obstacle. Half an hour
after this the prisoner called, and requested to see complainant.
The person who answered the door being a stranger showed
her into the drawing room, where immediately after the in-
mates heard a tremendous noise, and on going in saw the
window frames almost entirely cleared of the glass, eighteen
panes having been broken of the value of 51. 175., and four
ornamental panes worth 41. 18s.
The prisoner said the complainant had curtailed her of her
wages, but she took that "fair and easy," and added, I was
engaged for a situation, and was to have taken it on Satur-
day, but I found that I had no situation to take, because this
woman would not give me a character; so, therefore, I had
got nothing else to do, but to ga and break the windows.
This was spoken in a tone of the coolest impudence. .
Mr. BitiGnAm committed her for two months to the House
of Correction.
Mrs. Stubbs said she was in fear of serious injury from the
prisoner, and begged to have the protection of the Court.
Mr. BINGHAM bade her wait to see what effect the presen
sentence might have upon her.

EXTENSIVE BANK ROBBERY IN

GLASC OW. •
Yesterday afternoon (Friday) a clerk of one of the most
respectable houses in Glasgow was sent to do bank bust.
ness. He repaired to the Union Bank, and drew a cheque
of 1,2001. He then proceeded to the Commercial Bank, in
the same street, with the money upon him. He was writing
same order at the bank counter—after finishing which, he
put his hand into the pocket of his outside coat to draw out
the money, where he thought he had it snugly deposited.
The 1,2001. was gone! It is more than probable that he
WAS reconnoitered bs some expert English thief, several of
Whom we learn, are now prowling about the city. Glas-
gow formerly was a rich field for them. But let every man
who goes to the bank have his eyes about him, and not trust
to his outside pocket. We have other particulars about this
robbery ; but it is prudent to conceal these till we see what
the police does.
We bear that another bank robbery of 247/. was commit-
ted yesterday. Citizens 'take care! Query—Should the
banks ()I' Glasgow not arrange to toffy their cheques in a dif-
ferent way—like the receiving houses in London 2—Sc,..toli
Reformers' Gazette.