The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-08 00:00:00

APPOINTMENTS.

Assistant-Surgeons—Dr. Henry Richardson (1841),
and Francis H. Bleatsll (acting), to the Caledonia, 120,
at De vonport.
Midshipman John Packwood, to the Excollenti
gunnery-ship, at Portsmouth.
Naval Cadet —.Walter A. Craven, to the Fisgard,
flagship, at Woolwich.
PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.—The Adventure, naval
store transport, Master-Commander P. Wellington,
was docked as soon as the Dauntless was out, to repair
damages received in the late gales.
The masts and bowsprit of the Rodney, 92, were
got out last night. The order to haul her off for pay-
ment to-morrow has been rescinded, and she is to be
paid off alongside the dockyard.
Tho order for paying off the Electra, 14, Commander
F. W. P. Bouverie, has also been rescinded, that vessel
not being ready for payment so soon as to-morrow. It
is consequently postponed until Friday.
The Sappho, 12, Commander R. C. Michell, was paid
two months' wages in advance to-day, and both that
vessel and the Superb took on board their powder.
The Phenix screw steam-sloop was taken o,:t to be
tried on the measured mile to-day by Captain H. T.
Austin.

Wind W.S.W., fresh breezes and cloudy.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 7.—The Atholl troop-ship has
had her copper stripped off and a new description of ex-
perimental sheathing is to be substituted. She is to be
' ready by the 14th''instant, and will embark three compa-
nies of the Royal Artillery for a passage to Canada.
The Gladiator steam-frigate, Commander Robb, is
ordered to be paid off here on Saturday next, the 10th
instant.
The drill-sergeants of the dockyard battalion have
resumed their great gun exercises for the season. In
April next they are to be reduced to half the present
number.
CHATHAM, Melton 6.—Captain M. F. Berkeley and
the Right Hon. Lord John Hay, two Lords of the Admi-
ralty, with Mr. H. G. Ward, Secretary of the Admi-
ralty, arrived by the twelve o'clock down train of the
Gravesend and Rochester Railway, their Lord-
ships having disembarked at the Terrace-pier,
Gravesend, from the Black Eagle Admiralty steam-
yacht. At the Rochester station their Lordships em-
barked on board the Admiral's barge, and landed atithe
Queen's-stairs of the dockyard, when a guard of honour
of the Royal Marines was in attendance, consisting of
four sergeants and 60 rank and file, with their band of
divisional columns, under command of Captain G.
Griffin, with Lieutenant G. F. Branch. On their Lord-
ships landing the guard presented arms, and the band
play ed " God save the Queen," and their Lordships were
received by the Captain Superintendent, Sir Thomas
Bourchier, 1LC.8.; Colonel J. Owen, Deputy Adjutant-
General of the Royal Marines; Mr. F. G. Lairs, Master
Shipwright ; Mr. A. Laurie, Chief Engineer ; Cap
tain Thomas IL Mould, officer of Royal En-
gineers in charge of works, and other officers
of the yard. Their Lordships, after taking a cur-
sory view of the ships iu dock, proceeded to the three
new iron roofs recently erected at the east end of the
yard, of a magnitude sufficient to build first-class men-
of-war under; thence they went to the Marine Barracks,
and were there received by the commandant, Colonel
John Wright, K. 11., and his staff. The whole of the
division was in readiness to be inspected, but owing to
their Lordships' time being limited, the men were dis•
missed, and their Lordships, with Colonel Wright,
crossed the Barrack-square to the officer's mess-room,
for the purpose of making an inquiry respecting a para-
graph which appeared last week in one of the military

IN TUE CASE OF DICE SOMBRE.
The further arguments in the part-heard petition of
Mr. Dyce Sombre for the supersedeas of the commission
of lunacy at present existing against him, occupied his
Lordship the whole day.

ROLLS' COURT, March 7.
ATTORNEY GENERAL V. FULLER.
The further arguments in this part-h,ard cause were
resumed this morning and occupied the Court the whole
day.

VICE•CHANCERY COURT, March 7.
(Before the VICE• CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
COLLETT V. MA ITLE.
The further arguments in this part-heard ease occu-
pied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England the
whole day.

4Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGIIT BRUCE.)
Pis Honour heard bankrupt petitions today, but no
case requiring a special report came before the Court
during the day.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
His Honour having disposed of the case of Price and
Berringtun, proceeded to hear the further arguments in
the part-heard case of Evans v. Davis, which occupied
the Court the remainder of the day.

JUDGES' CHAMBERS, March 7.
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
IN THE NATTER OF MR. W. H. HARDER.
In this case, it will be recollected, the Court of
Queen's Bench, on the application of Mr. Barber to be
at liberty to take out and renew his certificate authoris-
ing him to practice as an attorney during the last
(Ililary) term, directed that an inquiry should take place
before one of the Masters of the Court, to inquire into
and report upon certain allegations made on the part
of the members and society of the Law Institution
against the admissibility of his (Mr. Barber's) being
entitled to the privilege sought for. The inquiry has
been proceeded with before the Master, and the evidence
of certain individuals (the names of whom it is not
prudent to mention) has been conceived, on the part of
the Law Institution, necessary ; but as their evidence
could not be obtained on affidavit,
Mr. MAUGHAN, the secretary and solicitor of the
Law Institution, now applied for an order calling upon
the parties referred to to appear and be examined, and
also to empower the Master to receive their examina-
tion viva voce. Mr. Maughan having explained the
grounds and reasons for the course pursued by him in
behalf of the institution, upon an inquiry of so important
and delicate a nature.

Mr. STEVENSON (Mr. Barber being also present) jus-
tified his opposition to the order being made on two
grounds; first, that the Learned Judge had no power to
interfere with or alter a rule of Court so as to direct the
testimony being obtained, and received as sought for;
and secondly, he could not give the consent without
knowing what was the nature of the evidence to be ob-
tained trom the parties referred to, and without knowing
What charge was to be made against Mr. Barber.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said he had no power to grant
the application, by directing the attendonce of persons
to be examined before the Master, except by consent.
It was, however, to be regretted that an arrangement
could not be come to on the point; but if the consent
was withheld, the effect of it would be that the Master
to whom the case was referred would present an insuffi-
cient report to the Court, arising from this fact alone,
arid the whole matter would have to bo reconsidered.
Mr. STEVENSON said he could not, on the part of Mr.
Barber, consent to the application, as he was wholly un-
informed what was sought to bo established by the evi-
dence required.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said, that being so, he could
make no order; but if delay or any inconvenience arose
from the matte r being again brought before the Court,
Mr. Barber, or those who appeared on his behalf, must
not complain. _ _ _

Mr. STEVENSON said, " Sufficient for the day is the
evil thereof."

Mr. Justice rATTESON then refused to make any
order, simply di►missing the application.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CI I: C UlE—Chelmsford, March 7.
CROWN SIDE.--(Before Mr. Baron PARKE.)
James Brock field, a lad, sixteen years of age, cur-
rend( red to take his trial upon an indictment charging
him with assaulting Jane Clarke, a woman of sixty
years of age, with intent to commit a felony.
Tho defendant pleaded Guilty, and be was sentenced
to be kept to hard labour for twelve months.

A considerable portion of the day -was in
disposing of cases, the details of which are unfit for pub-
lication.

CIVIL SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.)
WALFORD V. BARNARD.

This was an action of ejectment, which commenced on
Tuesday afternoon, and occupied the attention of the
Court the greater part of this day also.
The action was brought to recover a very small portion
of what appeared to be almost waste land, abutting upon
the river Collie, and which had formerly bees used as
an oyster-bed, but bas long been discontinued for that
puspose, and, it would seem, is almost valueless. The
litigating parties each possessed land adjoining the
phice in question, and a number of witnesses were called
on both sides to make out their respective titles.
Mr. Justice WIGRTMAN, in summing up, said he
thought it Ras very much to be regretted that their time
should have been occupied so long, and that an expense
should have been incurred which he was afraid would be
very considerable, in nettling the title to about 20 feet of
land, the value of which would not be near the expense
of these proceedings to obtain possession of it.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
DOE ON THE DEMISE OF PARRY V. GARDNER.

This special jury cause was commenced in the after
part of the day, the question involved in it being the
validity of a will made by a gentleman named Spelding,
under which the defendant took a considerable quantity
of freehold and other property. The case on the part of
the plaintiff, who claimed as heir-at-law, being that the
state of his mind at the time he made the will incapaci-
tated him from executing such an instrument.
Sergeant Channel', Mr. Montague Chambers, Mr.
Baddeley, and Mr. Meymott were for the plaintiff; Ser-
geant Shee, Mr. Peacock, Mr. IVelles, and Mr. Rodwell
appeared for the defendant.
The cause was only partly heard at the rising of the
court, and it will therefore be better to defer the report
of the particulars until the conclusion of the trial