The Sun.
London, England, 1847-05-05 00:00:00

UN, LONDON,

A CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.

ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY THOUSAND
SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-EIGHT PER-
SONS KILLED OR WOUNDED.
(From the Moniteur Beige of May 3.)
The Chinese Repository gives an account, which could
hardly be credited had we not positive proofs of the
density of the population of the Chinese empire. Ac-
cording to the above journal, published by the American
missionaries, a civil war, or rather feud, took place be-
tween the two neighbouring departments of Chang-
Chao and Tseven-Chao, in the province of Gokien, in
which 24,515 houses and 668 huts were pillaged and
burnt to the ground, and 130,638 persons killed or
wounded. It appears that wars of this kind are of
frequent occurrence in the interior of this country, with-
out the Government attempting, or, rather, caring to in-
terfere. It is stated that when riots of this description
take place, bearing no political character, the authori-
ties care little about the results to the inhabitants. It is
not long since that the authorities of Canton allowed
two villages to be destroyed, and the population mur-
dered, as the questio❑ was only certain losses at gaming.
The empire, say they, is too thickly populated, there-
fore there can be no harm in allowing turbulent people
to make room for a more quiet set.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat at his Court at Westminster to-
day.

JONES V. R05E....-THE ItosiazvlLLx GARDENS.

Mr. TEMPLE resumed, and concluded his reply to-day in
this part- heard case, which came before his Lordship upon ap-
peal from the decision of the Vice-Chancellor Wigram. The
hill was filed for the purpose of obtaining the declaration of
the Court that the plaintiff Jones was entitled to 150 shares.
of 101. each, in the company formed for the creation of the '
Rosherville Gardens at Gravesend. Five calls of 1/. each had
been paid, but in consequence of some disputed accounts
pending between the plaintiff and the directors the other calls
were not paid. At a meeting held in 1843, it was determined
that all shares o❑ which the calls were not paid should be
declared forfeited, and at the same meeting a committee was
appointed to investigate the state of the accounts between the
company and Jones. The result of that inquiry was, that a
sum of 3901. was declared to be due, and Mr. Jones received
notice that, unless the money was paid within a fortnight, he
would lose his shares. The money was not paid, the shares
were declared to be forfeited, and the Vice-Chancellor, with-
out expressing any decided opinion on the question, directed
a reference to the Master to take the accounts between the
parties, with a view of ascertaining how much Jones had
really paid on the shares he claimed. Both parties appealed
against that order.
On former days Mr. Temple and Mr. J. H. Palmer ap-
peared for the directors of the company, to sustain the for-
feiture ; and Mr. Romilly, Mr. Rolt, and Mr. Brett, on the
other side, argued that the directors, who had declared the
forfeiture, were not duly qualified, and, therefore, that their
acts were null and void if there had been any ground for act-
ing. They denied, however, that there was any default in
payment, and maintained that the directors ought to be re-
moved, and the plaintiff put in possession of his shares.
The LORD CHANCILLOit, at the conclusion of the argu-
ments, postponed giving judgment.
It appeared in the course of the argument that the gardens,
which had at first been an unpromising speculation, were now
become popular, and that the shares were, in consequence, of
some value.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY).

ZASUM V. EASUM.

This was a petition from the plaintiff in this cause, ob
jecting to the finding of the Master, and praying for relief,
on the ground that the said finding was not in conformity
with the whole facts of the case, but based upon the state-
ment of the defendant.

Mr. Chandlers appeared for the petitioner, and Mr. Kin-
dersley for the respondent.
His HoNous dismissed the petition with costs.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(TI-I1S DAY.)

(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied all day with the special paper.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
norwoou v. DRENNAN.
In this case the Court granted liberty to the plaintiff to
bring an ejectment for non-payment of rent.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

Julia Smith was charged with stealing a drinking glass,
the property of Mr. Thomas Joshua Greenwood, the land-
lord of the Green Man public-house, New Bond-street. She
had called for aglass of ale, and had taken the glass.
Mr. O'Brien, who appeared for the prisoner, called the
barman into the witness-box, and asked if he knew what
his master's name was? The witness replied, Tes, Josiah.
Mr. O'BRIEN repeated the question, three times, and each
time received the same answer. He then requested the
Learned Judge to look at the indictment, in which the name
appeared Joshua.
The barman being questioned by the Learned Judge, said
he believed the name was Joshua, but he was not sure.
Mr. Greenwood,lad only taken the house about three weeks
ago, and his name was not yet painted over the door.
Mr. O'Brien submitted that the prisoner could not be con-
victed, as there was no proof of the name of the prosecutor.
The Learned JUDGE concurred in this opinion, and the
prisoner was acquitted.
Several other cases of felony were disposed of, but the par-
ticulars were of no public interest.

,Swaps charged
dEresEsedrry—oun(gTferillo!
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before Mr. Bingham with picking a gentleman's pocket of an
opera-glass.
Mr. Charles llislop, silk warehouseman, No. 20, Gutter-
lane, City, stated that, between twelve and one this morning,
as he was leaving the Opera and crossing Charles-street, he
felt a tug at his coat; he immediately felt in his coat-pocket
and missed the opera-glass now produced, and worth about
two guineas. He was subsequently informed that the glass
was found, and the prisoner taken into custody for stealing it.
Police constable 106 F said he was on duty, in plain clothes,
near the Opera, in the Haymarket, about half-past twelve
o'clock, when he saw the prisoner, in company with another,
following the complainant. Knowing them to be thieves, he
watched them, and saw the prisoner go up to complainant,
and, after taking somethingout of his (complainant's) pocket,
run away. Witness pursued them, but could only succeed
in taking the prisoner into custody.
Inspector Hawtrey, A division, said about balf-past twelve
o'clock he was standing inside the doorway of the Wel-
lington Hotel, in the Haymarket, when he was surprised at
something been thrown with great violence into the door-
way, falling at his feet. He picked it up, and discovered
that it was an opera glass, and from inquiries which he sub-
sequently made found that it had been stolen from the first
witness.
The prisoner, who stoutly denied the charge, was remanded
till Monday next.

ROYAL ORTIIOFOeDIC HOSPITAL.—The annual
festival in aid of the funds of this excellent institution takes
place this evening, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street.
This Hospital, which is for the cure of club feet and other de-
formities, has, since its institution, been the means of restoring
many unfortunate cripples, and enabling them to get their
living. It cannot be doubted but that the public will come
forward liberally in support of such an institution.
SEIZURE FOR THE NON-PAYMENT OF CHURCH-
RATES.—This day upwards of 1,200 ounces of silver plate,
which had been seized for the non-payment of church-rates,
were sold by public auction. The rate, it appears, had for
distr7
some time past become obnoxious to the inhabitants of
'to the above, nienceidto resist it. The non-contents were accordingly
yeatc'ekney. Shoreditch, and they at length, almost en muse,
upon, and their plate, amounting in the aggregate
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