The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.

The new play of Feudal Times, by the author of The
King i f the Commons, was produced here last evening
with great and deserved success. As in his former play,
the author has chosen a Scottish story for the
subject of his drama. The date of the play
is 1482. James HI. (Mr. H. Marston), King of Scot-
land, is apprehensive of an invasion from his brother,
the Duke of Albany, who, with the assistance of Eng-
land, is seeking to depose him. His nobles, headed by
Douglas, are jealous at the favours he confers on
Walter Cochrane (Mr. Phelps), and when Cochrane
is created Earl of Mar their discontent breaks
out, and James finds he can place no dependence
upon them. Margaret Randolph (Miss Laura Addison),
who dearly loves Mar, now comes forward, and being
the last of her race, she appoints him leader of her clan.
He, however, at length falls into the hands of his foes,
and is conficed in Douglas Castle. In his prison Douglas,
Earl of Angus, comes to him, and offers to spare his life
on condition that he will join theirparty. This condition he
indignantly rejects ; Margaret, in vain prays him to ac-
cept it. llesurprised,and says that he will rush out
and dtheirie on swords,
is
and then the horrid truth is
told. His enemies have ordered that he shall die a
felon's death, and suffer by the hangman's hands.
As a last resource, she gives him a dagger,
bidding him show Roman courage, but he re-
plies, as he rejects it, " I have a nobler courage
than the Romans—submission," and as the door
opens he rushes out and endeavours to force a passage ;
he is driven back, wounded and dying. In his dying
agony he springs up, drives Douglas back from Mar-
garet, and falls deal at her feet ; she rushes on the
sword of Douglas, and falls on her lover's body, ex-
claiming "How happy 'tis to die thus," and the curtain
falls. The play is powerfully written, and admirably
acted. Miss Laura Addison, as Margaret, more
than sustained her well-earned high reputation, and
Phelps, as Cochrane, was most spirited and chivalrous.
G. Bennett, as Douglas, Earl of Angus, was both in
acting and making up the very beau ideal of an old
proud, rough, overbearing, ignorant, and irritable feudal
chieftain. Marston, as the King, was very gcod.
Phelps, Marston arid Miss Addison, were called for at
the conclusion, and the play was announced for repe-
tition every evening without a dissentient voice. The
house was crowded.

k TUE NEW Bisuors.—lt is said that the four
l3ishopricks to be created, according to the proposition of
Lord John Russell, will be conferred on the Hon. and Rey.
Montagu Villiers, M.A., Recto'r of St. George's, Bloom bury ;
the Rev. Thomas Dale, M.A., Vicar of St. Pancras, and
Canon Residentary of St. Paul's; the Rev. J. Slade, M.A.,
Canon of Chester, and Vicar of Boltou-le-Moors; and the
Rev. Benjamin Psrsons Symons, D.D., Warden of Wadham
PQllegel Ward, and Vica-Chancellor Of the Uniyorkity,

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. xorr AND GAMBLE.
Mr. BETHEILL replied to-day on this motion, addressing
the Court for no less than four hours, and
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would give judgment on
Wednesday next.
His Lordship rose at quarter before three O'clock.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice RUN
and Common Juries.)
THE MIDLAND GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.--11YRNIE V.

KEIGHLEY.
Mr. Cockburn was for the plaintiff, and Sir Frederick
Thesiger for the defendants.
This was an action, brought by the plaintiff, an engineer'
to recover 4001. from the defendant, Mr. Richard Kelley,
of Cleveland-row, St. James's, one of the managing Ws-
inittee of the above-mentioned Company. The company Was
projected in the autumn of 1845, when similar projects were
as " thick as flies on a summer's day," and was registered in,
the name of a Mr. Holmes, its promoter, on the 24th en
September. The object of the line was "to form a. more
direct communication between the towns of Reading and
Northampton." The committee of management applied to
the plaintiff, through their secretary, Mr. Kemp, on the 11th
of October, for the terms on which he would become the en"
gineer of the line. His terms were accepted—namely,
5001., 1001. to be paid down and the remainder on the
plans being deposited at the Board of Trade by the memora-
ble 30th of November, 1845, and an agreement to this effect
was duly drawn up and executed on the 14th of October,
Mr. Holmes acting on behalf of the committee. Assistants
were to be engaged by the plaintiff, and were to be paid by
the company. Although the line was seventy-five miles ill
length it was surveyel and the plans duly deposited- The
" panic," however, cut off the project in the midst of its
triumphs, as owing to the non-payment of the deposit it ical
impossible to proceed to Parliament, and it fell to the gonna'
The defendant was an active member of the committee.
The plaintiff's case, however, fell to the ground also .ia
consequence of the absence of Mr. Beales, the attesting wit;
ness to the agreement, who- was called on his subpoena, an"
the plaintiff was accordingly non-suited.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY•)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LC;ED CHIEF JUSTICE 04

a Special Jury.)
THE LORD MAYOR OF LONDON V. PARKINSON AND ANOTIIO6

• THE PATENT WEL.
This was an action brought by the Lord Mayor of the citi
of London, on behalf of the • Corporation, against t-11
defer dents, manufacturers of the patent fuel, 1:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for the infringement of the Act es
Parliament in importing fuel into the port of London without
paying the usual duty imposed on coal. The real question
raised by the action was, whether or no the patent fuel WS
coal within the meaning of the statute, and therefore liable
to the duty.
Mr. Sergeant Channell and Mr. Willis appeared for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Martin and Mr. Hill for the defence.
Mr. Sergeant CIIANNELL opened the case, stating that the
action had been brought to protect the revenue of the CO
which had been infringed by the defendants in importing
their patent fuel into the port without paying the usual dutt
The plaintiff maintained that the fuel was coal, imported in
its present form in order to evade the Act of Parliament, aw
the present action was brought to try the question.
Evidence was then taken to prove the chemical charaao
of the fuel.
Professor Brande deposed to- having analysed the Wend
fuel, and found that a 1,000 parts contained 927 parts coal an .
73 parts coal-pitch or tar, to make the former cohere; O.
coal did not seem to have undergone any change whatel'er,
but was in its natural state.
Messrs. Cooper and Jackson corroborated this evidene,e,
The former stated that in several samples he had examine'
the coal was in the proportion of 900 to 940 to the 1,000101
and while some portions were well mixed and compact, others
were very friable.
Mr. Child, a coal merchant, gave evidence to the e-ect,
that he did not recognise practically any difference bet'
the patent fuel and ordinary coal.
This was the case for the plaintiff.
Mr. MARTIN addressed the jury briefly to the effect, that Z
would prove that the materials of the patent fuel were in Oleg
unmixed state almost useless, and that their value delienub,
altogether on the manufacturing process they were est I
mitted to. The materials were made to undergo sevellt,
preparatory processes, and then introduced into a retor
where they were heated to a red heat, well mixed together
by a revolving screw, Ind when the fusion was complete tilei
matter was run out, and formed into the brick-like pieces
which it was found when sent into the market for sale.
James Gordon said he was the manager of Messrs. Parkin.
son and Co.'s manufactory, at Newcastle. He super
t
tended the practical operations of the patent fuel. It
made up of very small coal, the result of the Sect,B":-
screenipg. It could not be used for donee
or steam purposes, and cost in that state shout
three shillings a ton. It was then mixed with pit
and a little lime, which had been prepared for the union, B'o,
the whole was submitted to the action • of high heat in a ,r,"O
tort until all the materials were well mixed. It was tue're
run into moulds and allowed to cool. (The witness ?rile
described the process in detail, and by the aid of plans. es is
apparatus had cost nearly 40,0001. The fuel was an artlua
extensive demand, and sent all over the world. Its Pr!a
was about 20s. in London, and a ton and a half of it ocielPl'
about the same room as a ton of ordinary coal.
Mr. Wallace, superintendent of the Gravesend Dialleei
Steam-boat Company, deposed that for the last year "-the
had used the patent fuel, and found it much superior to
uch
ordinary Newcastle coal. It did not yield en
smoke, or block up the flues. It also- produced
w5t.07,:k
quicker. He did not think the coal-dust, of ;
the patent fuel was made would be of use in steetn-b°l
They could neither get heat nor steam from it. 'fu
John Napier, engineer, stated that he had also used the
for steam-vessels, and found similar benefits to those State"
the previous witness.

This was the case for the defence.
matfrpd
H
At the suggestion of his LORDSIP, it was arranged
a verdict should be found for the plaintiff, subject to
turned into a special case for the consideration and decial°°
of the Court above.

A verdict, subject to this arrangement, was then

ivetu

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE BARLOW.

An application of rather a novel nature was made in this
case. A marriage settlement was in existence, but the bank-
rupt had absconded, leaving his wife in great distress. The
assignees had got about 3001., and had taken the opinion of
Sir James Russell, who was of opinion that the assignos
could legally apply the assets to the extent of one-third
towards the settlement, but if the Commissioner did not
approve, a short petition in bankruptcy should be presented..
The Learned COMMISSIONER (Holroyd) granted the spilt
cation.

SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.) •
GREENING AND OTHERS V. NICHOLTN.
The plaintiffs in this action are manufacturers of cutlervhsl
Sheffield, and defendant is a cutler at Wolverhampton. .111
claim was for 14/. 16s. 9d. for goods sold and delivered.
The plea was, not indebted, but the defendant had, under:
judge's order, admitted that two parcels of goods bad bee'
delivered.
Mr. CHAR:COCK, for the defendant, admitted that the PO,
had been received, but. the second lot had been refused is
consequence of a dispute as to the discount, and the goods
remained at the railway office for some months. The red
defence was that the credit had not expired. It appear et
that when the second lot of goods were refused defendant
offered a cheque for the amount, although the credit had OT;
expired, but it was refused, and it was then agreed thete;
defendant took the second lot of goods, credit should be gL.
fur the whole until Christmas, 1846, the original credit be"
up to July.
The SECONDARY suggested that the plaintiff should eu-hmit
to a nonsuit It certainly was a question for the Jul
whether they believed the evidence for the defend. nt, but'
they did, as a point of law he considered the plaintiff _
not entitled to bring his action.
he
Mr. SHIELD, the plaintiff's attorney, contended that -
t eat
plea " never indebted" was not sufficient to meet the C,.s
for at all events the first accour t had become due, and t°'
there was no consideration for the second contract.
The SECONDARY held that there was a consideration oe
the discount, if not on any other grounds; the giving up °llO
claim and substituting another debarred the legal claimvire
the first account. He would, however, give leave to In°
the Court above on that point, and if the plaintiff WO ef,„';
titled, to a verdict for 131. Bs. 6d., the amount agreed to
the value of goods.
Mr. Shield elected to be nonsuited.

WORSHIP-STREET.--(THIS DAY')
Henry Vawser, a shopman, in the employment of Mess-,',_
Parks and Co., linen-drapers, No. 76 and 77 High-stree;
Shoreditch, was charged with robbing the firm, of two Mai°
shawls and two pieces of ribbon.
Mr. Frederick Parkes stated that the prisoner had been in
their employment since the Ist of the present month only`
Witness received certain information which gave him WI?:
reason to suspect the prisoner's honesty, and yesterdaYbi;
(Mr. Parkes) distinctly saw him put something into
pocket. He soon after left the shop and went up stairs, isu
.
quickly returned. Witness subsequently wont into the Parl.
soner's bed-room, and in the great-coat pockets of the lan'
he discovered the two shawls, the property of the firm,
now produced. He left them there, and proceeded to th
station-house, and gave information of the robbery and it
was arranged that a constable should at once proceed to and
watch the premises. As was expected, the prisoner, at the
closing of business, about eleven o'clock, went out at the
private door, bat was at once taken into custody by the po'
liceman, who found the shawls in question upen his person'
Police-constable Ames, 198 H, deposed to his hay,
ing taken the prisoner into custody, and finding upon
him the shawls alluded to. Upon further searching him at
the station-house, two pieces of ribbon were also found upen
him in his trousers pocket. The prisoner addressed the pre'
secutor, who had followed them to the station, thus :—"F°I.
God's sake, Sir, forgive me this time, and I mill never be
guilty of the like again."
The prisoner, on being asked if he had anything to sal be 111
his defence, replied "Nothing;" and he was about to
fully committed to Newgate for trial, when it was suggested
that if he were remanded for a few days it was more than
probable that other things would be brought against him, as
it was believed that he had been carrying on his nefarious
practices to a considerable extent.
The suggestion was acceded to, and the prisoner WI'S
remanded.

BIRTHS.
On the I lth inst., at Claremont-place, Grove-road, St. Jo h°.
wood, Mrs. Edwin Fagg, of a son. y ZSC.
On the 15th inst., at Albury, the wife of Martin F. Tupper,
of a son. mAsOO.
J• On the 16th inst., at Maitland-place, Clapton, Mrs. J. • •
of a d hter
aug.
On the 16th inst., at Norfolk. crescent, Hyde-park, the WV of '4"
Alexander Julius, Esq., of a daughter. daughter-
'On the 16th inst., in Spital- square, Mrs. W. J. Lewis of

MARRIED
Ch . Clore;
On the 13th inst., at St. Mary's, eltenkam Mr. Leonard
of Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square, to Ellen, daughter of Chgr •
Hale, Esq., of Promenade [louse, Cheltenham.

DIED.
On the 16th inst., at Bushey, Ilerts, In the 71st year of his .ale,
after an illess of very long duration, M. John Joseph Stockatli
late of Pall-n mall, eldest son of the later Mr. John Stockdale,
nephew of the late Mr. James Ridgway, both of Piccadilly. ~„,;cd
On the 17th inst., at York-place, Kennington, Esther, the I 0
will of Mr. Tyler, of Qucsnhithe, in the 41st year of her ago. coed
On the 9th ult., at Craven-place, Kentish-town, Catherine, OC'
daughter of the late H. Arnott, Esq.
On the 24th at Brussels, E. L. Ireland, Esq.
On the 15th sty,hi at Wellington, Somerset, Albert LangleY, t54.'
surgeon, aged 36. ttant.
On the 15th inst., In Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park, Liettte
_t.
Colonel James Amos Kelly, late of the Maims European Regirn,„
On the 16th inst., at Wind-hill, Bishops Stortferd, Herta, v
Wilby, Esq., aged 79.
On the 16th inst., at Paddock Hurst, Worth, StlsseX,
John 0011.
aged 78. TilinCbe
On the 16th inst., at the Tower of London, Henrietta
Maria, the wife of F. J. Sills, Esq.
On the 18111 inst., in Charter House, William Walford, Es

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