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Lordship then ordered the motion to stand over, in
order to give the plaintiff an opportunity of bringing
an action upon the covenants on the lease.

MASTERMAN V. LEWIS.— JUDGMENT.
The LORD CH 4NCELLOR also gave judgment in
this case, the question in which related to the costs
of an interpleading suit. his Lordship, after stating,
that great irregularities had taken place in the pro-
ceedings in this suit, and that it afforded an excellent
specimen of the evils arising from not strictly adher-
ing to the established practice of the Court, observed
that as the question was now confined to the costs of
the proceedings before the ➢Taster, and the costs of
Price, whose claim was disallowed, :and who did not
appeal, the usual order in cases of interpleader ought
to be made between the parties, and nice being the
party who made the claim, ought to pay Lew is his
costs, no order being made between the plaintiff and
the defendant.

MORRISON V. MORRISON.

The LORD CHANCELLOR also gave judgment in this
case, which has been in Court thirty-two years, and
which was argued before his Lordship fir several
days some time since, upon a petition of appeal from
the decision of Vice-Chancellor Wigram, who had
permitted the taking over again a consignee's ac-
counts, on the ground that they had been taken in
the absence of an interested party. It appeared that,
by a settlement made in the year 1813, and a will in
1814, the testator, George Morrison, settled certain
large estates in the island of 'Tobago for the henf•fit
of his four children. The defendants, Edw and
Ellice and George Ross, are the surviving trustees,
and on a bill being filed to administer the testator's
. property, the usual decree for that purpose was
made in the year 1817. Settlements were rnaC.e
on the marriage of the four children, reserving a
life interest to the parents, and remainder to their
children, and in the case of Mrs. Wyllie, her
husband's interest was to determine on bankruptcy.
In 1819 Edward Ellice was appointed consignee of
the estates, and continued in such office till the year
1830, when he obtained his discharge. Various pro-
ceedings were had in the cause, and in the year 1831
a petition was presented by all parties interested, com-
plaining of everything that had previously been done
since the decree of 1817, and praying that all the ac
counts might be taken over again. .111 r. Ellice, con-
ceiving that his character was impeached, submitted
to an order for retaking the accounts ; eleven of such
accounts were accordingly taken and passed, and the
twelfth and last was only postponed, owing to some
unavoidable delay. Notwithstanding that these ac-
counts were strictly investigated, the present William
Morison Wyllie applied to the Vice-Chancellor to
open these accounts once more, on the ground that
they had been taken in his absence, he being a party
interested in their correctness. The Vice-Chancellor,
without entering into the merits of the accounts,
made the order now appealed from, on the ground
that Mr. Wyllie had not the opportunity of attending
before the Master. His Lordship, after going
at considerable length into the case, stated his
opinion clearly to be, that no relief ought to be
given upon the petition. The petition must, there-
fore, be dismissed with costs, and those who had
taken exceptions to the Master's report must bring
them (observed his Lordship) before the Court in
the regular course.

CROCKETT V. CROCKETT.
The farther argument in this appeal, the facts of
which we have already given, occupied his Lordship
the remainder of the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was
occupied the whole morning with hearing demurrers,
of no interest except to the parties concerned.
THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE
BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY
COMPANY.
The further arguments in this case are postponed
to Friday next, for the convenience of Sir Fitzroy
Kelly and Mr. Bethell.

(Before Sir J. WlGlum.)
MOODY V. DIBDERD.
This was a motion to discharge an order of the
Court, under the following circumstances :
The plaintiff, who sued in forma pauperis, had been
served, through his solicitor, with a notice to put ih
an answer to a supplemental bill filed by the de-
fendant, and upon his neglecting to comply with the
notice, the consequent order which it was now sought
to set aside had been granted by his Honour during
the long vacation. The ground of the present appli-
cation was inaccuracy in the descripton of the plain-
tiff's solicitor, who had been named in the notice John
Joseph, while his actual name was John James.
His HONOUR granted the application, and the order
was discharged, but without costs.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the Crown paper this morning, but
no case of public interest occurred. The Court ruse
at one o'clock, in order to be present in the Exche-
quer Chamber during the arguments in a writ of
error.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON.)
CHANTER V. THE WEST CORNWALL RAILWAY.
Mr. OGLE applied for a rule, calling upon the
directors of this company to show cause why they
should not immediately hand over to the plaintiff the
sum of 2,5001, the balance of an award in his favour,
1,000/. of which had only been paid, together with
the costs incidental to this motion; and also that the
service of the rule on the secretar r s lici.o to
,
the company, should be deemed sufficient r notice. The
learned Counsel said the plaintiff was about to leave
the country, and was anxious, before leaving, to have
the matter settled.—Rule granted.

EXCHEQUER _(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied with cases in the pe-
remptory paper, none of which presented any feature
of public importance.
At one o'clock the Court rose for the purpose of
joining the other judges in the Exchequer Chamber,
to hear arguments in Crown cases reserved upon the
circuit.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
A middle-aged woman, of very scowling and for-
bidding aspect, was charged with swallowing lour
sovereigns and two half sovereigns, the property of
Moses Phillips.
Mr. Phillips deposed that he was proceeding along
the Commercial-road last evening, at about six
o'clock, when he was accosted by thi prisoner, whom
he accompanied into a house in one of the branching
streets. He had not, however, been there two
minutes ere he felt her hand in his pocket, and,
although he distinctly heard the clinking of the gold
in her hand, and saw her put it in her mouth, she
proved too adroit for him, and the coins disappeared.
The prisoner denied all knowledge of what she was
accused.
Mr. ARNOLD desired that the prisoner should be
kept in a cell by herself, and that a surgeon should
be immediately sent for to attend her.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
SHREWSBURY RACES.—FRIDAY.
The Astley House Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 25 added. Heats, one mile and a quarter. (4 Subs.)
Mr. Parr's Declaration 4 yrs ...Whitehouse 0 1 1
Mr. Flintoff's The
Mr. Price's Gaffer Greene' aag-eedd ••1 2 3
ea
Mr. Dawson 's Lord Salt - "•
0 3 2
The Abbey Stakes ot3a's6ov:sr.aeac, 2dr
and added.
Heats, one mile
Mr. Parr's Rosin-the-beau, 4 yrs ( Wititehou^ ) 0 1 1
Mr. Slower's Little Fan, 4 1 0 2
Mr. Hughes's Pyefinch, 3 yrs
.. 0 2 0
Mr. Stapleford's Carissima, 5 yrs •••
2 0 0
The Salop Hack Stakes of 2 sovs. ea"c•h, and 15 added.
_ r Heats, three-quarters of a mile. (8 Subs.)
M . Minor's Augustus, 4 yrs (G. Whitehouse) 1 1
Mr. Moore's Rochester, aged
Mr. Kirby's Monsier Perrot, 4 yrs • •.• 0 3
Mr. Tallyho, 6 yrs
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Mr. Hildyard's harrs., Mon., Westernhope Burn;
wed., Woodcraft; Fri., Fawn Lees-10i.
Lord Lonadale's harrs., Tues., Broughton Farm; Sat.,
Cow Roast-12.
Haydon hds., Wed., Gunnerton ; Sat., Kennel.
llurworth hds., Tues., Moor Bank; Sat., llurworth.
Earl Fitzhardinge's hds., Mon., Dumbleton; Tues.,'
Litcomb; Sat., Broadway.
Mr. Furze's hds., Hon., Stafford Barton, near Dalton;
Fri., Buckland Filleigh-10.
Mr. Watson's lids., Mon., East Choppington; Wed.,
Meldon Park; Fri., Widrington— 101.
York and Ainsty hds., Mon., Linton; Tues., Street-
hoases; Thurs., Whisley; Sat., Crockey
Hill-10 .
Cleveland lids., Mon., Grinkle Park-9; Thurs., Hose-
berry-101.
Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Potton Wood ; Wed-,
Ickwell Green ; Fri., Hartley Wheatsheaf-10i.
Devon hds., Mon., Stover Lodge ; Thurs., Bagter.
Durham County lids., :Mon., Stotfold ; Wed., rlSi l•
burn ; Fri., Whitton-10i.
Lord Parker's lids., Tues., Hatton Wood ; Fri.,
Chequers Court.
Tindale lids., Mon., Great Whittington ; Thurs.,
Shafto.

Mr. Roe's hds., Wed., Kingstone Village ; Sat., Nilton.
Mr. Selby's hds., Mon., Brandon ; Thurs., Ottorburn.
Raby hds., Mon., Windlestone ; Wed., Manfield ;
Fri., Winston Bridge-10i.'
Sinnington hds., Tues., Marton ; Fri., East Newton
Gate-10.

Mr. Brand's hds., Mon., Eaton ; Fri., No Man's
Land.

Mr. S. Lowndes's hds., Mon., Shenley ; Wed., Swan-
bourne.
Oakley hds., Mon., Bletsoe ; Wed., Sherrington Toll-
bar ; Sat., Shelton Village—log.
Puckeridge hds., Mon., Tholey ; Wed., Langley Green;
Sat., Layton.
Carlisle harrs., Tues., Mrs. Graham's, Red House,
Kirklinton ; Fri., Whiteclose-gate-8.
Eamont harrs., Mon., Hatton End; Wed., Dacre; Sat.,
1.41912by.....10k.

116toie; Wed., ox.
1 co 11,1) f.i;l ; uso-111.
I_?aron 1\1(m, I,iconabe Park
—ll.

E3clule Salutation Inn. Leeming-lane ;
Wed., 13u6by p ; Fri., Scorton-101.

FATAL ACCIDENT.-EXPLOSION
OF FIRE-DAMP.

It is our painful duty to record another
.di2aster of

a fatal character, resulting from an explosion of fire-
damp, which took place at the colliery of John
Russell, Esq., Risca, near this town, on Sunday
last. The accident, by which one unfortunate indi-
vidual has lost his life, and three others have been
more or less injured, it will be observed, from the
evidence taken at the inquest, was caused by an inad-
vertence on the tart of the poor fellow who has fallen
a victim to the ex:63ion. it appears that he re-
ceived the injury on Sunday last, between seven and
eight o'clock, and lingered, in a state of great suffer-
ing, until Thursday morning, when death put a period
to his torture. The other men who were injured, one
of whom (Wh(-eldon) is in a very dangerous state,
are still suffering severely from the accident.
The inquest was held at the Albert Inn, Risca, on
hursday (last) evening, before W. Brewer, Esq.,
Coroner, when the following evidence was adduced

George Wilson, collier, who, from the injuries he
received, was obliged to be examined at his residence,
said—l went down the Black Vein pit, in Wain
Vawr Colliery, on Sunday morning last. Thomas
Crook, and Stephen his brother, and ThomalWheel-
don, a farrier, William Waller, and Abraham Carter,
went down at the same time. I went with Stephen
and Thomas Crook, for the purpose of opening
the doors and changing the course of the air.
After reaching the bottom of the pit, I went
with Stephen Crook to the side known as the
mountain side, and Thotnas Crook and Thomas
Whee Mon went to the river side. They came back
to us, and we sat down a few minutes. At
this time we saw no fire, nor any sign of it. Wheel.
don, the farrier, and Crook went on towards the
stable, where there was a sick horse. They had gone
about fifteen yards, when I saw an explosion. I felt
the fire strike me, and I was much burnt on my arms
and face. Stephen Crook was much burnt, and
Thomas Crook came near us, and said he was burnt
to death. In a minute or two we were drawn up by
an engine, and all taken to our homes, where we were
attended by a surgeon. All the men had Davy's
lamps with them ; but the wire gauze was not on
when they left us. I worked in that pit on Friday
night; and on Saturday, when I left off, there was
no sign of fire-damp, neither did I think there was
any risk in the pit. We are all supplied with lamps,
if we ask for them; but the lamps do not give such
good light as a candle. We can earn more by the
light of a candle than that of a lamp.
Joseph Green, agent at the Wain Vawr Colliery,
Faid-Thomas Crook was the day fireman at the pit,
and was expected to see to the safety of the pit.
Stephen Crook was the night fireman. They always
performed their duty satisfactorily to the master and
men. I was in the pit on Saturday, when everything
appeared to me to be as it ought to be ; there was no
appearance of danger. The two Crooks went down
the pit on Saturday evening about six o'clock to try
to turn the draft, which, in consequence of the great
draft of the upcast shaft, they were unable to do.
They, therefore, left the pit until Sunday morn•
ing. On Sunday morning, at seven o'clock, the
Crooks went down the pit, in company with other
men, and soon after they had gone down, a man
came to my house to say the fire had gone off
in the pit. I immediately went to the top of the pit,
and saw Thomas and Stephen Crook and another man,
who had just been brought up from the pit. On learning
that Thomas Wtieeldon was still in the pit, I went
down and soon found him ; he was much injured, but
not so much as the Crooks. There were two men
walking about with oil lamps in their hands. I
brought him up, and after having seen the other men
who were injured, I tried to ascertain the cause of
the accident. There was no great quantity of bad
air in the pit, and it would not have exploded had the
men kept the gauzes on their lamps. The men were
not aware _of the gas having accumulated, or, of
course, they would not have taken the tops off their
lamps, for they were very careful men.

No other witnesses were called, and the coroner
addressed a few observations to the jury, who, after
a few minutes' consultation, returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

[We understand that Thomas Crook, the deceased
and Stephen Crook, his brother, were firemen, who
had been employed for the last five years in inspect-
ing the works, for the purpose of detecting accumu-
lations of the explosive gas, and cautioning the work-
men in cases of danger.]
We have heard that five brothers and two grandsons
of Thomals. Cro:)lt have lost their lives by explosions of
fire damp in collieries.
ANOTIIER ACCIDENT.—An inquest was held at
the Albert Inn, Ri=ca, . on Monday last, on the body
of John Coleman, aged 10 years, nephew of Thomas
Crook, the unfortunate man whose death is recorded
above. This poor lad, it appears, also met his death
in the Black Vein Pit, by a mass of coal falling upon
him while he was at work. After an enquiry into
the circumstances, the jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental Death."—Monmouthshire

Yesterday se'nnight a boy, named Earl, whose
parents reside in Everton-court, Norfolk-square, picked
up a brown-paper parcel which was lying on the pave-
ment on the east side of Norfolk-square, took it home,
and gave it to his father, who did not open it till the
following Sunday evening, expecting every day that it
would be cried; but not hearing anything further about
it, he removed the brown paper, and a small box was
exposed. On taking off the lid there was some wadding,
and under the wadding a dead female infant, which was
wrapped in an apron stained with blood. He imme-
diately took the box and its contents to Superintendent
White. On one side of the box the words " Piqued
Cloth'.' were mat ked in pencil. There was a figure son
the lid, and a figure 4 on the other side of the box, with
the letters " Cqua." On Monday a coroner's inquest
was held on the body, before F. H. Gell, Esq., when evi-
dence of the above facts was given. It appeared also
that Mr. J. Cordy Burrows was called in to examine
the body. He could discover no marks of violence. He
had tested the lungs; the whole, with the heart and
separate portions, floated in water; and he believed that
respiration could not have continued for any length of
time. He could not undertake to swear that the
child had been born wholly alive. From the appearance
of the mouth he had no doubt it had been pressed to pre-
vent its breathing, but this might have taken place be-
ftre the child was fully born. The jury returned a
verdict to the eff,et that the child was found dead in
the box, but by whem it had been there placed there was
no evidenco to show, nor was there any evidence to
show that the child had been born wholly alive.—
Brighton Gazttie.
WI-KEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.—We have
to-day a good arrival of wheat and barley. There is a
fair consumptive demand for wheat at a reduction of Is.
to 2s. per quarter. Barley meets a slow sale at Is. per
quarter decline. Oats are more inquired for at Id. per
stone more money; and shelling at Is. per load. Beans
and other articles without alteration.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTH DEVON LINE, BUT
UNATTENDED BY ANY PERSONAL INJURY.—A collision
took place near Weir Engine House, between Teign-
mouth and Newton, on Wednesday morning, about half •
past two, hut which was fortunately unattended with
any injury to the men employed. The ballasting trucks
is lila had left Newton, and the contractors' night train
coming down with materials—in consequence cf some
misunderstanding with the parties who had the night
oceupetian of the line—came in contact with each other.
The train was heard approaching at some miles distant,
and a man was sa nt on from the trucks with the red
signal, but, from the dense fog which prevailed, it was
not seen, and the engine ran into the trucks, forcing one
under, and the engine was also thrown off the line by the
concussion. No accident occurred to the persons engaged,
although the engine was considerably damaged, and one
of the trucks was greatly injured. The driver and
stoker were not shaken from their position. A great
number of men were soon obtained, and the line was
cleared for the 7,50 A.M. train. The London mail train
was stopped at rei,iiimouth, by telegraphiccommunica-
tion, and the bags and passengers were posted to Totnes.
—Plymouth Herald.
A STRANGE PETITION.—A person at Ulverston,
who was fined by the magistrates for nothing, as he says,
has been hawking about the following not very flattering
petition, which was written by a quizzical friend of the
petitioner, and is said to have been very successful :--
" Dum vivimus vivamus.—Ulverston, Nov. 2, 1847.—
The bearer, J. M_, is one of the most confirmed
drunkards in Ulverston, and therefore highly deserving
the charity of those individuals who procure a subsist-
ence by the vendure of Bacchanalian potions.
The heaviest gooseberry grown in England in the
year 1847 was of the red species. The following is a
correct statement :—Red, London, 28 dwts., grown by
Mr. B. Hollaud, Huddersfield, and Mr. J. Jones, London,
same weight at Torporley. Yellow, Leader, 27 dwts.,
grown by Mr. Abel Slack, Deighton, and Mr. James
Roder, of Oldham, seedling, also to the same weight.
Green, Thumper, 25 dwts., grown by Mr. John Winter-
bottom, Glodwick. White, Tally-ho, 23 dwts. 10 grains,
grown by Mr. J. Coppock, 'rarporley.— County Herald.
We announce with regret the death of Mr. Mat-
thew Coleman, of the War-office, a gentleman long
known to the service as the editor of the "Army List."
The good service pension at the disposal of the
Government by the death of Captain Willes, has been
Conferred on Sir John Ross.
SCOTCII LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.—We understand
that E. F. Maitland, Esq , advocate, has been appointed
Advocate Dluitednienarrodoinmesohfir. AerchAibnadld
that under
rEtshqe.
now Sheriff o
new service of Heirs Act,kwhsihcahwc,omEsq., advocate,esintooper hasation
on the 15th instant, Patrick
been appointed Sheriff of Chancery.—Caledonian Mer-
cury.
be informed that this week. two or three exten-
sive
re-
gret to
DEPRESSED STATE OF MANUFACTURES.—Weceased working, and in consequence .
hand.loom weaving establishmensetsveri
several thousand Glasgow
of operations in these large factories
people are thrown out of employment.. The cessation
is likely, we under-
stand, to be followed by the stoppage of others in the
trade.— Glasgow Argus.

LOW DON,

SUICIDE OF COUNT lIIIESSON.
(ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS
j We copy the following detaPs of the suicide of
Count Bresson from different Paris papers. The
Debats says—
" We have received very few details on the fright-
ful event which has deprived France of one of her
most noble children, the King's Government of one of
its most distinguished agents, and a family, honour-
able in every respect, of a brother, of a husband, who
justly formed its glory and its happiness. It is,
however, Certain that M. Bresson has destroyed him-
self. What can have been the cause of this fatal re-
solution ? Those who have known M. Bresson,
those who have been able to appreciate the affection
so true and so tender that he bore to his worthy father,
to his wife, so distinguished in every respect, to his
brothers—those who know how much be was the
slave of his duties, are obliged to evoke their souvenirs,
and to call to mind that some years ago he nearly
died of a brain fever, and that after this terrible
malady he remained subject to intermittent attacks
which caused at times violent paroxysms of the brain.
Everything, however, caused it to be hoped that the
end of these crises would shortly be seen,
every one appearing to lose in intensity.
On 31st October M. Bresson was received in
solemn audience by the King of Naples, who treated
him with peculiar grace and distinction. The next
days after having occupied himself in his study in
drawing up the dispatch which gave an account of
his reception, he went to pass the evening at the
theatre of San Carlo, returned to his hotel about
midnight, and went to bed. It appears that about
the end of the night he was seized with an attack of
brain fever, that he rose, took a razor, and cut his
throat before the chimney-glass. The noise of the
fall of his body on the floor awoke the Countess
Bresson, who ran to the spot, where she found her
husband bathed in his blood. Our readers may judge
of the dreadful grief of Madame Bresson. All assist-
ance was useless—M. Bresson was dead."
The Conservateur says—

" A telegraphic dispatch, addressed to the President
of the Council by the Charge d'Affaires of France at
Naples, leaves no doubt as to the cause of the me-
lancholy death of Count Bresson. This dispatch is
thus worded :

" 'Naples, Nov. 2.
" ' Count Bresson died last evening in a fit of
brain fever. The Countess will embark, in three or
four days, on board the Magellan, with the mortal
remains of the King's Ambassador.'
"It results, besides, from the foil( wing extracts of
letters from Count Bresson, that he felt himself for
several days attacked with the malady of which he
was so unfortunately the victim. Count Bresson
wrote from Naples, on October 25, to the President
of the Council :—' I arrived here the day before yes-
terday. I cannot say whether it is the effect of the
fatigue or of the Pontine Marshes, but I have expe-
rienced some symptoms of fever, and I have not yet
been able to recover my sleep. Fortunately my wife
and my son are well.' On the 28th, after having
written a letter, in which he treated of a number of
subjects with great clearness of intellect, he added,
I have been constantly suffering since I entered
southern Italy. From the time I left Florence I
have had neither appetite nor sleep. It is a nervous
over-excitement, which will be necessarily followed
by a great loss of strength. I see now how wrong I
was to complain of the climate of Madrid; it did not
treat me so ill.' The letter written to the President
of the Council by M. de Montessny, our Charge
d'Affaires, informs us that from the time of the arrival
of the ambassador at Naples he was really ill, but
that he always refused to pay attention to his health."
The Constitutionnel says—
" We have sought with the greatest care for details
calculated to throw some light on the tragic end of
Count Bresson. We can guarantee the exactitude of
the following :—Count Bresson, after having accom-
plished the Spanish marriages and returned to Paris,
made known to M. Guizot that he could not return
to Spain as ambassador; and that he considered the
influences which surrounded the young Queen as
powerful and lasting. Count Bresson did not the less
insist with the Minister of Foreign Affairs on his
claims to an eminent political position. He demanded
the embassy to England, but this was refused him
from political motives easy to understand. M. Cres-
son then went to London, and saw Lord Palmerston,
who gave him an excellent reception. M. Bresson
on his return again claimed the embassy at London,
and dwelt on the favour which the English Minister
had shown him. The pretensions of M. Bresson were
again rejected, and he was obliged, notwithstanding
his very great reluctance, to accept the embassy
to Naples. M. Bresson had no fortune. On arriv-
ing at Rome he learned the revolution which
had been accomplished in the circle of the Queen
of Spain. He then greatly regretted having consi-
dered his return to Madrid impossible. He even:
wrote immediately to M. Guizot, asking him to be
allowed to return to Spain as ambassador. He at the
same time wrote to several of his friends at Madrid to
announce his early return. Vain hope ! M. Bresson
received a formal order to proceed to Naples. All
the letters written by M. Bresson since his departure
from Paris display great excitement. The persons
who have seen Count Bresson in private, and who
have had long relations with him, concur in saying
that he was of a violent passionate character, and
easily discouraged. It is certain that at Madrid he
was attacked by a somewhat intense brain fever. Still
his suicide has not the less profoundly surprised and
afflicted all those who have had the opportunity of
becoming acquainted with his rare qualities and his
great intelligence. M. Bresson leaves a father of an
advanced age, for whom he entertained the most
tender affection. M. Bresson leaves a widow and a
young son, who, after the celebration of the Spanish
marriages, was created a grandee of Spain. The
brother of Count Bresson is Advocate General at the
Cour Royale of Paris."