The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-06 00:00:00

LE FOLLET.

The same exquisiteness of colouring and delinea-
tion are observable in the " Fashions" for Decem-
ber as in the preceding parts of Le Follet. The
different plates are beautiful illustrations of European
costume.

DEATH OF SAMUEL DUCKWORTH, ESQ.--We
announce, with much regret, the death of Samuel Duck-
worth, Esq.. one of the Masters in Chancery. For a
considerable time the state of the Learned Gentleman's
health has been such as to cause serious anxiety to his
family and friends. During the last few weeks the
disease under which he sank had made rapid and
alarming progress, which terminated in his death at
Paris on Friday. Mr. Duckworth was elected Member
of Parliament for Leicester in 1835 ; and, although he
did not take any conspicuous part in public life, was al-
ways an enlightened, consistent, and steady adherent of
the Liberal party. In 1839 he was chosen to fill a
vacant mastership in Chancery, the duties of which
he di:charged in a way to do equal credit to his own
high professional character and to the discrimination
of the Minister who selected him for the office. The
respect of all who knew him, the attachment of friends,
and the dovoted love of more intimate connexions
attest the worth of Mr. Duckworth's private cha-
racter of that rare combination of practical good
sense and knowledge of mankind with singleness of
mind and the most engaging amenity of manner. In
the profession, in which he was so highly esteemed, Mr.
Duckworth's loss will be at this moment much felt.
There is no department of •.the administration of our
laws which more needs the superintendence of men com-
petent by their knowledge, their habits of business, their
age, and their position in the profession, than the mas-
terships in Chancery. The state of that department of
our law is at this moment a discredit to our Judicial
system. This is not an occasion appropriate to the
consideration of this subject; nor should we have said
even so much, but that we hare no doubt the necessi
:ides of the public service will induce the Government
to fill the vacant office at once. We shall, however,
return to the subject, which is one of extreme impor-
tance to the whole public, as well as to the profession of
the law. The loss created by the retirement of Master
Lynch, one of the very best masters on the list, is now
much enhanced by the lamented event which it is to-
day our duty to record.—Chronicle.
DARING ROBBRRIES.—On Saturday information
of the following daring robberies was circulated
throughout the divisions of the metropolitan and City
police:—From No. 4, Mora-place, City-road, the pro-
perty of Mr. Wilson, ten silk neck scarfs, three dozen
figured satin scarfs, various other scarfs, ninety-four
silk handkerchiefs, various patterns; a number of silver
table, dessert, and tea spoons; a silver watch, and other
al ticles. From the College, Eton, Bucks, a lever gold
watch, ten silver watches, two silver table forks, about
a hundred brooches, the same number of gold seals and
keys, sundry lockets and gold studs, and a half-crown
of the reign of George 11. From No. 157, Grove-street,
Camden-town, the property of Mr. Bennett, a number
of silver table and other spoons. From No. 16, Park-
street, Grosvenor-square, the property of Dr. Marson,
eleven silver dessert spoons, two silver sauce ladles, eight
silver teaspoons, two silver forks, a silver cream jug, a
silver oval teapot, a silver chocolate pot, a silver
tankard, and other valuable articles, with a quantity of
wearing apparel. From the dwelling-house of the Rev.
Mr. Meadows, at Gosport, a gold Geneva watch, with a
gold cable chain attached, with hand clasp of a ruby; a
mourning brooch, set round with pearls; an amethyst
ring, a gold watch-hook, a ruby ring, and other articles
of jewellery, and 34 in gold and silver.