The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-06 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
TOOVEY V. BROWN.
Mr. Parry appeared for the plaintiff, Mr. Whateley for the
defendant.
This was an action in which the plaintiff, a bookseller in
Pall-mall, sought to recover a sum of money for books sup-
plied by bim to the son of the defendant, who was a student
of King's College, and preparing for the university in order
to obtain admission into the Church of England. .:.
Mr. PARRY, in opening the case, said that the books were
supplied to the son, aTouth of 19 years of sig% but who had
been somewhat extravagant in his habits, and who was at
present at sea. The books were taken by; the solii:to th,g,
residence of his father. . ,-. Mr. WHATELEY, on the part of the defendant, contend
that the books supplied for the use of the )son were of :dr
such a nature as were required by him in preparingi f the
Church of England. Among the works supplieA.wdra ose
of Pusey, Newman, Ward, Christie " On the Holy Virgin,"
Carey 's Translation of Dante, Romish Missal and Breviari,
and other works of a Catholic tendency.
From the evidence of the Rev. John Brewer, one of the
tutors of King's College Hospital, it appeared that several of
the works were not such as he would 'recommend to be
Elaced in the hands of a youth preparing for the Church of
ngland ; and further, that the youth in question, in
consequence of reading such works, and having contracted
habits of intimacy with a Catholic gentleman, had been
induced to leave the Church of England, and go over to
the Romish Church.
The LORD CHM?' BAnox said that in his opinion there
was no evidence to go to the jury of the original liability of
the defendant, or of any authority having been given to the
plaintiff to supply his son with the books in question; he
thought, therefore, that the plaintiff ought to be called.
Plaintiff nonsuited accordingly.

CRIMINAL COURT(THIS DAY.)
OLD COUR7,
Alexander 21PLeish was indicted for violently assaulting
Mary Woods, at Camberwell, on the 26th December, with
the intent to do her some grievous bodily harm.
Mr 4 Robinson was retained for the prosecution, and Mr.
Ballantyne defended the prisoner.
Mr. ROBINSON, in opening the case, said the
effects of this assault were so serious that they were nearly
fatal, and in that case the prisoner would have been indicted
for murder. It appeared from the examination before the
magistrate, that on the 26th of December (Boxing-day), the
prisoner, who is a journeyman baker, had received the usual
gratuities from his customers, and that on his return home,
being in a state of intoxication, he began to quarrel with his
wife. Mrs. Woods, a lodger in the same house, endeavoured
to pacify him, and with a view to allay his excessive rage
advised Mrs. M'Leish to go to bed. She did so, and Mrs.
Woods, returning to the sitting room, the prisoner, mistaking
her for his wife, struck her a violent blow upon the head, by
which the temporal artery was seriously wounded, and her
life was placed in danger.
Mrs. Woods, on being called upon, was absent, and the
Recorder ordered her recognizances to be estreated.
The principal witness being absent,
Mr. King, a surgeon, at Camberwell, was called. lie said,
that on the evening of the 26th of December, he was called
in to attend Mrs. Woods, who was bleeding violently from
the head. He succeeded in stopping the hmmorrhage, but
for several days her life was in great danger.
The inspector of the P division, by whom the prisoner was
taken into custody stated that he had confessed that he had
struck Mrs. Woods by mistake.
Mr. BALLArrryNE said that no one regretted the conse-
quences of the violence which had been used towards Mrs.
Woods more than the prisoner himself. It was perfectly true
that he had returned in a state of excitement on the evening of
the day in question, but that excitement arose from a far
different cause than spirituous liquors. The fact was, the
prisoner at the time was suffering from a state of ill health,
and his medical attendant had that morning given him a box
containing eight pills, with some saline draughts, one of each
to be taken every day. Instead of following these directions,
he took the whole of the eight pills at once, and as they con-
tained henbane, he became almost in a state of derangement,
and hence the accident resulted.
Mr. Romsorr recalled Mr. King, who stated, that when
before the magistrate, the prisoner had acknowledged that
he was so drunk at the time the offer C 3 was committed that
he did not know what he was about.
The RECORDER summed up, and the jury returned a verdict
of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced to twelve months
imprisonment, with hard labour.

NEW COURT.
Henry Gerhard and Elizabeth Baker were placed at the
bar, indicted for conspiring to defraud and cheat sundry
persons of their property.
The case has already excited a good deal of attention in
public as the detection of a daring and bold system of fraud
practised by what would appear to be a gang of individuals,
who, in leasing dwelling-houses and shops, and fitting them
with goods from respectable tradesmen, mutually make each
other referees for credit.
William Burbidge, hatter, 25, Bridge-street, Southwark,
said the prisoner Gerhard called on him in November last,
and said he had opened a hat shop at the Triangle, Ken-
nington, and wished to purchase goods from the witness.
The prisoner referred him to a Mr. Maymott, 13, Charles-
street, Northampton-square, who gave the prisoner a high
character, and goods were seat to a considerable amount.
Witness having received no money, went up to the pri-
soner's shop about the 6th January, but it was shut up.
Thomas Cotter, clerk to Keene and Son, proved having
sent goods to the prisoner's shop to the value of 401. 14s. 9d., of
which about only twenty hats had been recovered, and four
more at the house of the female prisoner.
Rachaol Cohen, 7, Ann-place, Commercial-road, said she
was cousin to the prisoner Gerhard's wife. She knew May-
mott, and said he went also by the name of Walker; and the
female prisoner, Mrs. Baker, was known as Mrs. Bennett.
She had often seen Gerhard, Maymott, and Mrs. Baker to-
gether, and once she heard Maymott ask Mrs. Gerhard,
whether her husband had sent for any more hats from Bur-
bidge? she said, no, and he shall not send for more. Oh, said
Maymott, he should, for Burbidge is very sweet. A month before
Christmas she heard Gerhard say he bad sold some of the
hats to Levi, and Mrs. Gerhard said they were to have more
hats, and Maymett and Mrs. Bennett were to be references
for which theYbwere to have some of the hats.

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Room 22, before Mr. Examiner Sae M.)
UNOPPOSED LIST.
In the following cases the customary formal proofs were
completed :
Ilolme Reservoirs.
Inverness Gas and Water Company.
The opposed cases were adjourned until Monday.
(Room 23, before Mr. Examiner MAY.)
In the following cases the standing orders were complied
with :
London and South-Western Railway Acts Amendment
(Lines from Andover to join the Bishopstoke and Salisbury
Branch of the London and South-Western Railway at
Michaelmarsh, and from the same Branch at Romsey to join
the Southampton and Dorchester Railway at Redbridge).
Cheltenham and Oxford Railway (Proposed Railway from
the Great Western Railway at Cheltenham to join the Ox-
ford and Rugby Railway, near Oxford, with power of sale, &c.)
Ether° w Reservoirs.
Aberdeen Harbour Improvement.
OPPOSED CASE.
CORNWALL AND DEVON CENTRAL.
Several points connected with the opposition to this peti-
tion were mutually referred.
The other opposed cases were adjourned till Monday.

FLANDERS MAIL.
BnussErs, FEB. 3.—The average price of wheat in the week
ending Saturday, January 30, was 291. 29c , and that of rye
23f. sc. The prices show an advance of 99c. on wheat, and
of 96c. on rye per hectolitre.
The Chamber of Representatives adopted yesterday the
articles composing the chapters 1 to 4 of the budget of the
war department.
A correspondent of Berlin writes to the Augsburg Gazette,
that affairs relative to public worship will be administered in
future by a central consistory, at the head of which Mr.
Eichhorn will be placed, who, according to the Hanover
Gazette, will be succeeded in the department of ecclesiastical
affairs and public instruction by M. de Savigny. This con-
sistory will be divided into two section ; one to have the
direction of the affairs of the Protestant Church, and the
other those of the Roman Catholic. The publication of the
tolerance and diet, which was pronounced sometime ago, has
been delayed by the preliminary arrangements for the orga-
nisation of the Consistory.
The Universal German Gazette says that at a very nu-
merous meeting of workmen which has taken place at that
city, the incorporation of the former republic had been ap-
proved as favourable to the manufactures of the country, and
that a deputation had waited on Count Dept), the Austrian
commissioner, to acquaint him with the wishes of the As-
sembly. On the other hand the deputation of the mer-
chants of Cracow, who asked for a delay of the incorporation
with the Austrian line of customs, received only a derisive
answer that they might be permitted to send back the goods
which were in the entrepot to the persons who had sent
them. Several merchants declared that they would rather
leave these goods at the disposal oft be Government; others
were endeavouring to sell them at any rate before the 29th
of January.
A letter from Frankfort to the Cd.v ne Gazette states that
everything is ready on the road frons.? rankfort to Cologne,
that the conveyance of the India mail, by way of Trieste
and Ostend, may be effected with the greatest possible
rapidity, that this trial, which is to decide the superiority
of this road over that by Marseilles, may not be impeded
by the obstacles which IS Waghorne's express met with
on the last occasion. Large distributions continue to be
made, not only among the poor, but privately among re-
spectable families for improvements.
THE KINGDOM OF HANOVER.—The passage between Ham-
burgh and llarburg, on the Elbe, was become extremely un-
safe, since the thaw has set in. On the 26th of January a
sledge from Harburg broke in at Rechersteig, in a place
where the ice was considered to be secure, and the cargo
consisting of a sum of money, amounting to 200,000 rix
dollars, fell into the water, but was happily recovered. The
waggons, chiefly loaded with potatoes, coming from Hanover,
have for some days gone by way of Wilkemsberg. The
luggage sledges, however, continue to come to Hamburgh
across the North Elbe.

FRANKFORT ON THE RHINE, JAN. 28.—Her Imperial High-
ness the Crown Princess of Russia is expected to visit the
Grand Ducal Court, near Darmstadt, in the approaching
spring unless unforeseen obstacles should intervene. The
accounts of the health of the Princess are said to be satis •
factory.
The reports which have lately been circulated respecting
the second marriage of his Highness the Duke of Nassau are
quite destitute of foundation, and although such an event is
much desired by his subjects, there does not appear to be any
likelihood that their wishes will be soon fulfilled.
Many English families have this winter taken up their
residence at Wiesbaden, probably because rent is very low
there at this season. In our city, on the contrary, the num-
ber of strangers who come to winter is this year only small,
which is, perhaps, owing to the high price of provisions, &c.,
here, and their own circumscribed means may also contribute ;
though it cannot be denied that our city, like all other inland
commercial places, has disadvantages in respect to trade, yet
its general prosperity is advancing : otherwise we could not
account for the fact that our city is greatly beautified in the
interior, and is also increasing in its suburbs. We are ex-
pecting a speedy commencement of a more active trade.
The ice on the Maine and the Rhine broke yesterday, and
unless severe weather set in, or high water, which unhappily
may be expected during mild weather amid the mountains
covered with snow, the navigation will quickly recommence.
This event is looked for with some anxiety, because large
exportations of fruit are expected from Holland, and hence
naturally a falling in the prices here. It is, however, stated
that the prices of corn are still rising in Holland. If the
present mild state of the weather should continue, our
labouring classes, who are almost starving with cold and
hunger, will be enabled to procure work.
Commissioner, CRACOW,
JAN.O
ou2nBt.D—eAyntn, announcement ofth intslitea
instant, states
that all letters coming to the Imperial Pest-office of Cracow,
to be forwarded to the kingdoms of Poland and of Russia,
and to be forwarded by way of Michaclowich, and those
coming to that place to be forwarded to Cracow, are to be
charged, from the Ist of February, 1847, on sending and on
delivering, a reduced local postage of three kreuges for a
single letter.

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, FRIDAY.--The sup-
plies this week are large of wheat, and moderate of other
articles. - The demand for wheat is very limited, and to pro-
ress wall sales a reduction of 2s. to 38. per quarter mu et be
übmitted to, but holders generally are not anxious sellers at
the reduced rates. Barley is ready sale at fully last week's
prices, and malt is more in demand at improving rates.
Oats are ld. per stone, and shelling Is. per load lower, with
a very limited inquiry. Beans meet a dull sale at rather iess
money. —Leeds Mercury.
[ADVERTISEMENT.] - ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY
CORE OF ASTHMA BY HOLLOWAY'S rtus.—Patriek Casey, residing
ding at Compton-place,Brunswick-square,had suffered from aChronic:Asthma
for more than three years. This poor man was so great a
sufferer
that he did not dare to go t 3 bed, for fear of the phlegm choking
him ; indeed, he could not even lay his head upon a table for half an
hour, lest he should be suffocated. Nevertheless, this person is now
labouring from morning till night, sleeps as well as ever he did in
his life, and, in fact, is completely cured by the use of Holloway's
Pills.—Sold (also Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Es-
tablishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all respectable vendors
of medicine throughout the world,

The Echo steam-tug returned from the wreck of the
Sphynx during the last night, bringing in the remainder of
the riggers, except four, the shipwrights, &c., employed, and
all the gear, except what is required far clearing the vessel,
which is to be done as far as is possible. We understand
Captain H. T. Austen, deputy comptroller of the machinery
at Woolwich, the officer sent by the Admiralty to superin-
tend the operations, wrote to Rear-Admiral Parker, detailing
the harassing nature of the service these men' had to perform,
and recommending them to be allowed a day's holiday for
rest, which has been granted. It is also understood that an
application will be made to the Admiralty for extra pay to
be granted, which has been hardly earned, but cannot be
given without a special order, their rations being all thatis
allowed to the riggers. .
A lad employed as an under servant in the gun-room mega
of the St. Vincent was drummed ashore to-day from that
ship, for having broken open an officer's desk and abstracted
therefrom notes to the amount of 101. and upwards, and
other property. He had " thip,llinarked in large characters
on a piece of canvas :and 8-Etched on his back; but the
hardened young ruffian na sofirierleached terra firma than he
tore it off, flung it at the oflitars, and challenged any of them
to come on shore and fight liim!l
The Medea steam-sloop, Commander T. H. Mason, has
been paid advance to-day, and will sail to-morrow morning
after post time for Lisbon, with Sir G. Hamilton ,Seymour,
his family and suite.
In Harbour.—St. Vincent, Victory, Belleisle, and Excel-
lent; Medea, Rattler, Echo, and Myrtle steamers.
In the Basin.—Sidon, Edinburgh, and Kestrel.
In Dock.—Victoria and Albert, Prince Regent, Ajar,
Leander, Dauntless, Champion, and Serpent. •
WooLwicti, FEB. 4.—The Birkenhead steam troop-ship,
Commander Ingram, has received orders to proceed to Chat-
ham Immediately, and she will leave Woolwich this after-
noon to embark the 56th Regiment of Foot at that port and
convey them to Portsmouth, where the officers, non-com-
missioned ofliceis and men will be transferred to the Belleisle, .
which will convey them to Corfu, where the regiment is to be
stationed.
The Tartarus stem-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander Coles,
previous to leaving Woolwich for Greenhithe and Cork, took
on board a number of coppers to be used for making soup for
the poor inhabitants of Ireland.
The Benbow, 72 guns, was towed from Sheerness to Wool-
wich on Tuesday by the Lightning steam••vessel, Master-
Commander Petley, and will be taken alongside the dock-
yard this afternoon, in place of the Hebe, to serve as a
barrack or depot for the men of the Royal, Marines sta-
tioned here, until their new barrack is made ready for their
reception.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY.
trh-rnoroutTAN STAKES.-100 to 6 agst Bourton (taken) ,
—lOO to 6 agst Pink Bonnet (taken)-100 to 6 agst Ladr
Sarah (taken).
CHESTER Cur. —2O to 1 agst Mendicant (taken)-23
to 1 agst The Lamb-28 to 1 agst Bedlam-30 to 1 agst The
Flitch-30 to 1 agst Camera Obscura-35 to 1 agst Punch-
-50 to 1 agst Fitzwilliam (taken)-50 to 1 agst Sting (taken)
—5O to 1 agst Sir Tatton Sykes-50 to 1 agst Saltoun.
DERBY.-15 to 2 agst Van Tromp-11 to 1 agst Epirote-
-14 to 1 agst Planet-20 to 1 agst Glentilt-33 to 1 agst
Conyngham (taken)-33 to I agst Sister to Cobweb colt-
-40 to 1 agst Wanota— 50 to 1 agst Will-o'-the-Wisp (taken
freely).
THE CHESTER Cur.—lt appears that Smuggler Bill re-
mains in after all, making acceptances 109.
NEWMARKET COURSING MEETING.—FRIDAY.
DERBY.—Rhadamanthus beat Valiant, and won the stakes.
TILE Cur.—VictOr beat Dowager Queen, and won the Cup.
OAKS.—Silesia and Daisy divided the stakes, after two
undecided courses.
PORT STAKES.—Brutus beat Mainmast, and won the stakes.
EXNING STAKES.—Mentor beat Rosetta, and won the
stakes.

BOTTISIIAM STAKES.—Varna beat Mawworm, and won.
RUTLAND STAlKES,—Backsheesh beat Doubtful, and won
the stakes.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.

Her Majesty's steghounds meet on Monday, at New Lodge,
Fri., Richings Park—at 11.
Mr. Horndou's hds., Mon., St. lye Village; Thurs., Lifton
Park-101/2. _

MontgoMeryshire hds., Tues., Guilsfield ; Fri., Brynderion
Bridge-10.
Somersetshire Subscription hds., Tues., Fairfield ; Fri.
Buncombe Hill-10i.
Wheatland hds., Tues., Builduas Park; Fri., Billingsley
Brighton hrrs., Mon., Patcham ; Wed., Racecourse; Fri;
Dyke---i to 11.
Brookside hrrs., Mon., Newmarket Hill; Thurs., Tels-
combe••tye-10%.
Mr. Trelawneys hds., Tues., Flente Western Lodge;
Hall Plantation-10i.
Mr. Deacon's hrrs., Wed., Lammerton ; Sat., Chillaton
—loi. _ _ _

Coitesmore lids., Tues., the Bridge in Normanton Park;
Wed., Market Overton; Fri., Colsterworth ; Sat., Little Dal-
by—i to 11
Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Mon., Long Orton; Wed., Abbott
Ripton ; Thurs., Kennel-10.
Cambridgeshire hds., Mon., Morden Village ; ,
Wed. War-
den Village; Fri., Kingston Green—lo 4.
Quorn hds., Mon., Keythorpe Hall ; Tues., Beaumanor
Park; Thurs., Baggrave Hall; Widmerpool Inn.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Drakelow; Thurs., Ednaston
Lodge; Sat., Rolleston—i to 11.
Dorrington lids., Mon., Cavendish Bridge; Wed., Little,
Eaton Village ; Sat., Langley Priory—i to 11.
Lord Yarborough's hds., Mon., Irby Dales; Wed., Kin.
gerby Wood ; Fri.. Yarborough Camp-11.
Thanet hrrs., Mon., Gore End ; Wed., Dandelion; F;i.
Brocup-101/2.

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE FROM CUSTODY. -- On
Sunday evening last two men, named Kensington and Brown.
effected a most daring escape from the " lock-up," Fording-
bridge, under the following circumstances :—Brown was, on
Saturday last, examainnesaadkntioliininebyaegicharge of horse-stealing, and
was committed to take his trial, just after which, an old
offender, named Kensington, was apprehended on a charge
of having stolen a goose, and consequently it was .thought
advisable to detain Brown, in order that both prroners
might be removed together to Winchester gaol, as it was
should take subsequently
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they must have let themselves down, and thus completely
set themselves at liberty.
EXTRAORDINARY FLIGHT OF A RAILWAY ENGINB
AND SINGULAR ESCAPE.—On Thursday evening, while
some men were engaged with an engine at the Camp-hill
station, on the Birmingham and Bristol Railway, near the
former town, the engine suddenly started off at a terrific
pace, without driver, guard, or any other person being upon
it, and continued at the rate of upwards of thirty miles an
hour for about three miles, when, owing to some cause at
present unknown, the engine suddenly stopped, and avoided
an accident which must have been terrible in its conse-
quences. It appears that it was running on the down line, up
which the third-class train was coming from Gloucester, and
had actually stopped when within a few minutes, if not
seconds, of coming in collision with it. The guard of the
train saw the light of the runaway engine, pulled up, and
prevented the accident.
THE hum FAMINE.—The starved dogs are being
killed like vermin in several parts of this county, as these
animals have attacked the bark of trees, bereft of their usual,
sustenance.--Limerick Chronicle.