The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-31 00:00:00

1,500 LOTS of truly VALUABLE and GENUINE FOR-
FEITED PROPERTY.
DEBENHAM and STORR will SELL by.
AUCTION, at their Rooms, King-street, Covent-
garden,t-on WEDNESDAY, April 1, and twe following days,
at Ele
TWELVE' HUNDRED OUNCES OF MASSIVE
PLATE,
including a magnificent flower ornament for the:
centre of a dinner table, supported by female figures superbly:
chaseata set of fine old chased tea caddies, tea sets, coffee
pots, likead baskets, candlesticks, bottle stands, tankards, mugs,
toast racks, antique spoons, modern spoons, forks, ladles, &c.;
Sheffi4ld plate in side and corner dishes and covers, meat
covers, sets dessert knives and forks, candlesticks, &c. ; three
valuatle chronometers, a very large collection of witches, byl
mali4s of the first emiuence, in fashionable gold, silver, and
giltAtftses ; a display of splendid jewels, in pearl and coloured
stone suites, armlets, necklaces, bracelets, earrings, Sevigny's
rings; brooches, &c., mounted in fine gold, dianiond brooches„
pins, and rings, fashionable gold, silver, and tortoiseshell snuff-
boxy, handsome dressing eases, with massive silver fittings • a,
ipleidid gold Order of the Tower and Sword, and six. Orders
fist ell in case ; guns and pistols, superfine I.lethS and kersey-'
me Is, waistcoatings, linen drap, silk mercery, hosiery, laces,
ele nt shawls, 70 pairs of 4.,,n : on boots, an extensive,
asse blage of ladies' and gentl,,..,'N fashicchable appyel, table'
and',bed linen, carpets, leather , a set of eight solid rose-
wood chairs, 100 tables, chimney, pier, tdithlressingglasses, and
numerous effects.
May be viewed, and catalogues hadiat-the rooms.

CASE OF SIR FELIX BOOTH Ali'D Apt.
WERE any further Fga' o: reisuired ,to give
authenticity to the Papers ana:pocuments already
placed before the public, in regard to some of the transactions
irk which Sir Felix Booth, Bart., has latterly, occupied a con-'
spleuous share, it would not be difficult oe-irrelevant to show
an additional instance of the " want of attention of the Baro-
net" to fulfil his compacts with Mr. Home. By the agreement
of 1836, existing between the parties, it is declared, " titat in
case of any dispute or difference arising on either side as to
any matter or thing contained in this agreement, the same in
all cases shall be settled by reference."
Would it be believed after this, that all attempts at an
" amicable adjustment" of the matters contained in the
said agreement had been carefully avoided by Sir Felix
Booth, though repeatedly impressed upon him by Mr.
:tome, and that twelve months had been in vain expended
in soliciting this " patron of the inventions of others" to give
his attention to such a course, and to act conformably with
his contracts? What are we to think of a man, who, with-
holding the payments for an invention, by which he is acquiring
wealth, puts his " own interpretation" upon " mutual deeds,"
and refuses to submit to " arbitration," though bound to do so
by the very words of the agreement itself ! Verily the wise
man is as a jewel, and gladdens the heart of the beholder; but
he that "climbeth above his station" showeth only his naked-
ness 1- -
Copy of Original Letter to Sir Felix Booth, Bart. :
SIR,—As HO advice has been forwarded to me in reply to
my letters of the lath and 27th of August, containing a repeti-
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the the performance of the engagements you have entered into
with me.
" Perfectly satisfied of the justice of my views in regard to
these transactions, I call your recollection to the extraordinary
fact, that after twelve months' application for an adjustment of
my claims, no approach whatever has been made on your side
to attain that object, or the slightest reason assigned for your
present unexampled course.
" At the same time I wish to intimate, that having offered a
reference' on a former occasion, should that mode prove more
agreeable, I can have no objection to leave the construction of
the matters in the deed to the adjudication there contemplated,
or submit it to mutual friends for " arbitration ;" or I shall
be prepared with the names of two of the most eminent distil-
lers in London, conversant in such matters, before whom the
necessary papers shall be submitted, and by whose opinions I
shall be governed.
Offering these proposals with perfect sincerity, but without
prejudice to my rights, and allowing you one clear week for a
rerly, I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
DAVID HOME.

Brighton, 6th Sept., 1839.
To Sir Felix Booth, Bart., 43, Portland-place.