The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-26 00:00:00

CAMI3RIDGE V. ANDERSON

This was an action on a policy of insurance for 4001. effected
on the ship Commerce, from Quebec to Bristol. In the river
St. Lawrence a fog came on, and during its continuance the
vessel stranded at about two hundred fathoms from the land,
and sustained great injury. The Captain finding it impossible
to obtain immediate assistance, returned to Quebec in an open
boat, wit`► a view of consulting the correspondents of his owners.
In pursuance of their advice, the agent for Lloyd's and three
surveyors inspected the wreck, and they were of opinion. that it
could not be repaired without an expence exceeding its value.
It was determined, therefore,. to sell it, and being brought to
Quebec, it was put up to auction and purchased with its regis-
ter for 1301. The question was, whether the plaintiffs were en-
titled to claim as for a total loss with benefit of salvage, or for
an average loss only.
The LORD Calms' JUSTICE gave his opinion, that if the
vessel could net be repaired at a less sum than her value, though
sold with her register, the owners had a right.to claim as for a
total loss; but if she could have been repaired for a less sum,
then they could only recover average. As this subject had been
already much discussed, and as the law perhaps was not quite
settled, he should be glad that his view of the case should be
re-considered by Court.
The Jury expressed their opinion on the facts, that the vessel
could not have been repaired for a less sum than her value, and
found a verdict tbr the plaintiff—Damages 3401., deducting
from 4001. 15 per cent. for salvage.

CURTIS V. WILLIS.
This was an action against the Sheriff of Warwickshire for
a false return to a writ of Teri facia:, issued by the plaintiff, a
wholesale draper in Friday-street, against a person named
Crutchley, a linen-draper at Warwick. It was admitted that
there were goods on the premises to satisfy the execution, but
it was alleged that they were bound by a previous act of bank-
ruptcy committed by the debtor.
The act of bankruptcy relied on was, that Crutchley, being
at' the warehouse of Air. Corbett, in Friday-itreet, heard that
a creditor named Johnson was coming, and went out of the way
to avoid him.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL contended, that this was not
an act of bankruptcy, as the party was not in his own house.
The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE clearly held that an avoidance
of a creditor any where was an act of bankruptcy, and cons*.
quently that the return was true.
The plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited.
At the rising of the Court all the causes in the paper were
disposed of. The Lord Chief Justice on Monday (this day)
resumes his sittings in Middlesex.

NEW ARRANGEMENT OF CITY POLICE.-A
Committee for improving the I'olice of the City of London has
been sitting for some weeks, and the system is about to he com-
pletely remodelled. By the retnrns made to the Committee, it
appears that the number of persons apprehended by the officers
of the City Police Establishment exceed the number taken into
custody by the whole of the Ward officers and constables of the
City. Regulations have been proposed by Mr. Alderman Wood,
which the Committee have resolved to adopt immediately.
The inefficient officers will be discharged, and the most active
will be placed under the new regulations. It has been deter-
mined, notwithstanding the objections advanced against it, that
the City Police (in imitation of the Bow-street Patrol), or
more probably, the Gene d'armcs of Paris, shall wear a uniform,
viz. blue coats and trowsers, and yellow waistcoats, with
buttons having the City Arms thereon. Each Member of this
" Police Corps" will have a station assigned to him, where he
will have to patrol and the chief ground for this measure is,
that it will prevent the commission of crime : the thief having
the officer in sight, and knowing him, it is thought, will be
deterred frowi violating the law. The City will be divided
into six districts, in which police stations will be appoint-
ed. The first at the Mansion House, the second at London
Bridge, the third at Aldgate, the fourth in Fleet-street, the fifth
in Bishopsgate-street, and the sixth at the top of `skinner-street.The patrol at each station will have to give a report of the oc-
currences in their district every hour, written in a book and
signed ; which hook will be in the care of a superior officer,
whose duty it will be to see that the reports are regularly en-
tered and signed, and that the patrol do their duty according
to the regulations. It is believed that this new system will not
only cause the detection of offenders, but will be the means of
preventing street-robberies, burglaries, Sec., which have lat-
terly been so common in the city. A plan is also in contem-
plation in the city to find young and destitute persons employ-
ment, by teaching them unties on the principle of the .211 a ;sun
d'lndartrie in France.

The 20th instant, No. 19,412, was Drawn a
Prize of -020,000 ! and the Public will not fail
to recollect the Numbers of the Two last TWEN-
TY THOUSANDS, Drawn the 17th of March, had
Born been drawn Blanks 19th of February,
being the First Day of Drawing ; and, the hol-
ders of those Tickets were fortunate enough to
take the Second Day's Chance, and thus realized
Fortunes, in lieu of the trifling Sums they would
have received had they returned them instead of
making such a Fortunate Election. Two MoRE
of 20,0001. remain to be Drawn. The Last Day
hut One will be. Saturday Next, Ist of MAY, and
every Ticket will then be a Prize, the few re-
maining Tickets and Shares are on Sale at the
Contractors, J. and J. St EYEW RICHT, 37, Corn-
hill, 11, Holborn, and 38, Haymarket, and by
their Agents.
The Act to regulate the conveyance of Country
Bankers' packets through the Post Office, which
last week received the Royal Assent, contains a
clause for the punishment of persons embezzling
Newspapers or printed Proceedings in Parlia-
ment.