The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-22 00:00:00

TEIF. STARVING IRISH ♦ND SCOTCH.

Mr. HARRISON% after a speech which did great credit
to the Court and the advocate, proposed that the sum of
2,000/.. he voted from the funds of the corporation for
the relief of the distressed Irish and Scotch.

The•proposition was received with acclamation by
every member of the Court, but there were two or
three who could not let it pass without attempting to
throw a blot upon it by illiberal observations in the
comparison between the Irish and Scotch claimants.
Mr. PkWTRESS, after explaining his complete con-
currence in the propo.ition to serve our starving fellow
creatures, said it was extraordinary that the means
which the Government had in their hands to alleviate
the existing deplorable evil were never resorted to in
Ireland. In Ireland there wag a Poor Law, which was
unfortunately confined in its operations to the work-
house. ,Why was not the strictness of that law relaxed,
and assistance given to outdoor sufferers ? It was
dreadful that the guardians in so frightful an emorgency
did not exercise that power. If they exceeded it an in-
demnity would be readily applied.
Mr. WIRE said the guardians would have done all
that could be done, if they had the money to carry their
wishes into execution ; but in many of the districts the
ratepayers themselves were objects of charity, and it
was impossible to abstract from the starving, for the

starring.
The LORD Mayon immediately signed a cheque for
the 2,000/, which he said he should hand that evening
to the committee, of which he had the honour to be a

somber, and he expre:sed a fervent hope that the ex-
maple of the city of London would be followed by every
"her corporation in England.—(Cheers.)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT O QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 21.

Mr. litiltimutv :AWARD V. DANL.&
casemoved
for a rule to show cause why the
verdict in this
should°t be set aside, and a new trial
had on the ground of misdirection. The Learned Counsel
iihexepplailainnedtitytel7mnessaturzHofottaerac
anaffloaro which it appeared that
, were lessees of coach-
makers'premises iaLong-acre.in:hidso Baker
them
to Messrs. Wyburn and Millar,
s underlet them
to a person of the name of Milne, with anwd understanding that
the fixtures on the premise-, and which wore the of
piaintift's, should be allowed to remain. some time
afterwards died, and the defendants, as his executors, r
the premises to another party. The action was broughtelt
b recover the value, or the hire of the fixtures, and a verdic
was entered for defendants, there being no evidence, in the
opinion of the Learned Judge, of the plaintiffs having been
the landlords.
Mr. licncrurr contended that his Lordship's direction
was wronV there haring been no evidence to show that the
plaintiffs were not the owtiers, and that it lay on defendants
to show thiiir want of title.
The Conn refused the rule, on the ground that no evi-
dence had been submitted that a contract had been entered I
into between the plaintiff and defendant.

TA RING ivrnt • JURY...7OHN9O X 1% AllitAiLAX
Er. CHOWDER, on the part of the defendant, now moved
kr," rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set
on the ground that the witnesses were currrpted, And

the jury tampered with; it being alleged th,t the son of the
plaintiff i_avo one sovereign each to three of the jury, and a
soot not specided to another, and also that he treated the

u'r.Y;
MT. Burr (with whom way Mr. Collier) show ri !cause
against the rule, and, after reading a number of flidavits
contradictory of the allegations, admitted that 10s. had been
given by the son of the plaintiff to three of the ury, but
contended that it was a youthful indiscretion, a d, in the
I absence of any other inculpatory evidence, was n) sufficient
to warrant a new trial.
Mr.. CROWDER having replied,
The COURT was of opinion that the rule should be made
absolute.—Rule made absolute

HAMBURGH AND DUTCH MAIL,
THE HAGUE, JAN. 17.—1 n the supplement of the
Stoats Courant of to-day, we find the laws relative to
the budget of the years 1848 and 1849, with the ac-
companying documents, presented to the Second Cham-
ber of the States General, in its sitting of the 29th of
December last.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 16. —The winter is certainly
severely telt, and though much relief has been given by
benevolent persone, the distress is very great. Among
the beggars, however, who, especially when the weather
is cold increase notwithstanding the exertions of the
police, are very numerous in the streets, and often
molest the passengers in a shameful manner, complain-
ing of their distress, there are doubtless many who
abuse the kind feelings of the inhabitants, and, under
the appearance of deep poverty and distress, conceal
indolence, and a desire to follow an immoral course of
life. Thus we are assured, on good authority. that in the
list calling in of the old coin, some well-known beggars
prei:nted a large quantity for exchange. Last week an
aged beggar was detained, who had several pieces, a sum
in florins, a silver watch, and a very large number of
cards for the receipt of bread, turf, and other articles.
Another well known beggarwoman was stopped with a
well-filled bottle of brandy concealed under her clothes,
while the man to whom she is married, and for whom
she confessed that she was obliged to beg daily, is re-
markable for a dissolute course of life. To mention an-
other example, a yetteg girl who was detained with an
elderly woman for begging, confessed that she received
from the latter 70 cents. per week, with free board and
lodeieg, for her assistance in begging.
THE IlanuE, JAN. 19.—We are enabled to commu-
nicate the following tables of the amount of the revenue
in the twelve months of 1846, compared with that of
the twelve months of 1845 :-
1846—Total 54,576,588f. 31jc.
1845—Total 54,446,067f. 39 c.
On the whole, there was an increase of 800,133 f. in
1846 on some taxes, and a decrease of 669,612 f. on some
other taxes, compared with the receipts of 1845.
A private letter from Paramaribo, of the 20th of
November, says—
" This year has been very unfavourable to the colony.
The long continued drought which we had at the com-
mencement did great injury, especially the failure of the
usual article of food. The prospects for the following
year are most favourable, and the present state of the
season does not leave us anything to wish for. Our
governor is at present engaged in encouraging the cul-
ture 'of cochineal, bust- he is far from meeting w th
general co-operation. By his exertions and persever-
ance he has introduced a general change in the mode of
life and the sentiments of the poor population."
TUE HAGUE, JAN. 19. Our readers doubtless re-
collect the accusations of which the Austrian Govern-
ment was the subject by the French journals, on account
of an attack made by the troops :on a procession during
the last disturbances in Galicia. The procession con-
sisted, it is said, of pacific and innocent pilgrims,
who were attacked and massacred without mercy.
Well, it results from the authentic report made on the
examination of ,Tohn Tyssouski, who was for ten days
dictator of Cracow, that this procession was only a pro.
test of the leaders of the conspiracy. The masses who
composed it were themselves deceived they were led
blindly to their ruin, fur the purpose of being formed
into a column of attack, and if the plan failed, it was
proposed to have a pretext at hand to invoke revenge on
the sacriligious cruelty of Austria.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 16.—We are assured that the
difficulties which have arisen respecting the final conces-
sion of the North Holland Railway will be speedily re-
moved. It is well known that they have been occasioned
by the demand of the war department of 800,000 florins
for the erection of new fortifications, while the company,
by a contract with the governor of North Holland, has
only engaged to furnish the expense of changes in the
existing works. It is said that the affairs will be settled
by means of an indemnity for the enclosing of land in
the neighbourhood. We trust that the difficulties will
be speedily removed.
THE HAGUE, JAN. 15.—Her Reyal Highness the
Princess Albert of Prussia intends to pass the winter at
Rome, on account of the unfavourable report from
Naples, of the severe cold in the kingdoms of Naples and
Sicily. His Royal Highness Prince Albert of Prussia
returned on the 10th of this month to Berlin, from his
journey in Turkey and Egypt.
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 16.—The law just proposed by
the French Government respecting the importation of
corn is of very great importance to our trade. It enacts
that from the Ist of August, 1847, all kinds of corn and
flour imported by land or by sea shall be subject to the
lowest duty imposed by the law of the 15th April, 1832,
viz., 12i cents for wheat, and 6i for rye ; that this
lowest import duty shall be paid, whether the importa-
tion be under the French or any other flag ; that all
ships. of whatever nation, laden with corn shall be
exempt from all duty on tonnage. The French Govern-
merit shows by this regulation that there is an insuffi-
cient suis_ply of foreign corn, and that the French
trade. We are convinced that our merchants and ship-
owners will take advantage of this favourable moment.
11AMBURGH, JAN. IG.—The ice between Blakenese
and Schulan has been driven closer together by the
flow of the tide, so that the stream is now stationary,
and may be crossed on foot, though not altogether with-
out danger. Further up, at Nienstadden, the ice i,
still floating, and at Brunhansen there is a great deal of
floating ice. Here the river which separates Altona
from Kohlbrand, and which was sufficiently frozen to be
passable, has been broken up by the comparatively mild
temperature and the great violence of the stream at
this point. The harbour is full of thick ice, and the
heaviest burdens are conveyed on sledges. The Baum,
also, fa frozen over, and is crossed by foot passengers.
Wind E.N,E.
CUXHAVEN, JAN. 15.—The Consul, M. C. Jager, writes
" The steamer Wilberforce, Captain Phillips, tried t o
put to sea this morning, but was obliged to put back in
consequence of the immense quantity of ice, and lay in
the harbour. The Bremen ship Marione, Captain
Weiting, has suffered much damage from the ice, and
means are now in procesa to carry her cargo over the
ice. Wind E.
(From the Galician Frontiers, Jan. 8.)
We 1::!trn from Cracow that the Imperial Councillor,
Von Ottenthal, who is charged with the superintendence
and arrangement of the boundary tolls of the incorpa-
ted republic of Cracow, has since his arrival had several
conferences, with the most influential members of
that city. We learn from thence today that the new
district custom-house, will be opened in a few days, and
that the commercial and boundary toll administration will
positively commence its operations very shortly in
Cracow, as well as iu the whole of Galicia ; perfect
tranquillity prevails, although the two adverse parties,
namely, the peasantry and the nobles, are still in a state
of excitement. We learn from undoubted authority
that the erection of extensive bsrracks will be
commenced in Cracow in the spring, arol that the Gover-
nor, Count Castiglione has already approved of the plan.
There is nothing new from Lemburg.
The negotiations are Lwing actively carried on for
uniting the newly-acquired territory of Cracow with the
capital of the monarchy by means of railroad, as we
have before stated. The plan of operation is to unite
the northern railroad at Oderburg with the Lower
Silesian road, and then to bring the latter across Kosel
as far as Mistowlez, to the Cracow frontier. Should this
be adopted, the directors of the northern line have re-
solved to abandon the continuation of that line on the
Galician territory, and will have a terminus in Bochina,
which will be reached by a branch railway from Pod-
goze, about twenty miles distance. The plan is not at
all liked in Galicia, and it i 3 very doubtful whether the
Austrian Government will get so important a line of
commerce direct to Cracow, since it would in part go
through the Prussian territory, independently of political
motive:, such as sending troops to Cracow or Lemburg,
&c., which would rather seem to incline in favour of the
line from Bochina to Cracow.
Cnacow, JAN. 6.—Permission has been given that
foreign newspapers may be transmitted through the
Prussian post by private individuals, ai hitherto, but the
public expense of them is prohibited from the com-
mencement of this year.
WARSAW. JAN. 10.—By an Imperial edict, the kin.-
dom, of Poland is declared the 13th circle of the land and
water communication of the empire. This throws some
light upon the protracted residence of General Klein-
michel.
BERLIN, JAN. B.—We have received the official news
this day, that 133 an Imperial mandate Poland has
ceased to exist, and is incorporated in the Russian
empire, Consternation and mourning prevails in War-
saw in consequence of this intelligence. A commission
is now employed in regulating the financial arrange-
ments, and as soon as they are completed the announce-
ment will be made public, We give this intelligence as
we received it. The Berlin papers do not vet make men-
tion of the incorporation.—Haniburgis Papers, Jan. 15.

JOSEPH' Abr.—This notorious personage, who has
obtained from her Majesty's lieges so many sovereigns, under
a promise of relating something to their advantage, was
summoned to the Tower Hamlets Court of Requests, in
Osborn-street, Whitechapel, on Tuesday, by a Mr. William
Wright, a coal merchant in Cambridge-heath-road, Bethnal-
green, and the decision of the Court will no dorbt put some
check on the proceedings of " Friend Joseph," who was re-
presorted on the occasion by a man named Abbott, who
would make an excellent representative for the lay brother
in the opera of The Duenna. Ady had written to Mr.
Wright that he could "infirm him of something to his
advantage, on receipt of 205.. value 1,000/. and upwards."
The money was transmitted, and Ady furnished Mr. Wright
with aqiumtity of his lithographed circulars and lists relating
to next of kin, joint-steak banks, and clerks in holy orders,
holding shares in them, but this information was not worth a
farthing. Mr. Wright demanded yalge for his money. Ady
demurred, and a summons was forthwith iss4. Ady's re-
presentative, Abbott, contended that consideration was given,
and the work contracted for was done. He also placed a
high value on Joseph Ady's services to the community, to
the no small amusement of the Court. The commissioners
dissented from all the propositions made by Ady's man of
business, and decided that the information given to Mr.
Wright was worth nothing, that no consideration had been
given, and that Ady must refund 205., and pa‘• all the costa
within twenty-four hours, or execution wor -te against
his goods and cha" * Yesterday Ady Court
and paid 11. 78
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