The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-16 00:00:00

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN

TRADE.

I The full effects of the eof the potato crop in Ire-
' I land are now bec.;inieg ruanif,st ; the wants of that
clun try, though s ly urgent before, have so greatly
increased within the last few weeks, that it has been
found necessary to send large supplies of food from
hence to the sister isle ; and this unusual demand upon
our stocks has already caused a clearance of the coarser
descriptions of grain at the principal ports on the west
coast. The inquiry was, in the first inetance, confined
principally to Indian corn ; but that article having risen
in value until it has become as dear, if not dearer, than
wheat, the Irish buyers have lately purchased Odessa,
Egyptian, and other low-priced wheat, freely. Though
the stocks of Indian corn in this country have been com-
pletely exhausted, and cargoes still on passage from the
Medit-rranean and America have been bought previous
to arrival for Ireland, the demand from thence has in-
creased from day to day. The inferior kinds of wheat
have, in consequence of this state of affairs, risen rapidly
in value, and are at least 2s. per quarter dearer than
they were only a fortnight ago. Hitherto the finer sorts
of English and free foreign wheat have not been much
influenced ; but it is scarcely necessary to say that the
withdrawal of large quantities of corn week after week
from our granaries to suply the wants of Ireland must,
should the demand continue, sooner or later cause an
ad7ance in prices in all parts of the kingdom.
The almost universal want now prevailing in Ireland
has caused attention to be so exclusively directed to the
west, that the very extensive suffering of the poorer
classes in the Highlands and islands of Scotland has
been almost lost sight of. It is, nevertheless, certain
that great suffering is being endured there, and that
those parts of the kingdom capable of affording assist-
ance will be called upon to furnish food to their less for-
tunate neighbours. It requires very little foresight,
therefore, to perceive that the country is in anything
but a safe position with respect to the sufficiency of food;
and we have no hesitation in affirming that all the sup-
plies likely to reach Great Britain between this and next
harvest are likely to be wanted. England is not the only
country which will require aid. In France and Belgium
the harvest has proved even more defective than with us,
and we feel fully satisfied that the much talked of sup-
plies from America will prove inadequate to meet .the
deficiency caused by a generally deficient harvest over a
great portion of Europe.
In the early part of the week the trade in wheat at
Mark-lane was not lively, but since then the inquiry for
the article has undergone a considerable improvement.
The arrivals coastwise into London have been less liberal
than the preceding week, only 7,729 qrs. having been
reported up to this (Saturday) evening. The quantity
exhibited by land-carriage samples from the home coun-
ties has also been moderate. On Wednesday there was
scarcely anything on the Essex and Kent stands, except
that left over from previous receipts
; and the millers be-
ing more inclined to buy, a clearance was easily effected
at rates fully equal to those at which sales were made
in the commencement of the week. On Friday the dis-
position to get into stock had evidently increased, and
factors succeeded in placing the little they had to
sell at an advance of is. to 2s. per quarter. In addition
to a lively inquiry for free foreign wheat on Irish ac-
count, several purchases have been made by country
buyers ; besides which a few parcels have changed
hands on speculation. The business done on Wednes-
day was at an enhancement of ls. per quarter, and
subsequently a further rise was established, the advance
on some qualities being fully 2s. per quarter at the close
of the week. The inquiry for bonded wheat for ship-
ment to France has within the last few days revived ;
and though the high pretensions of holders, together with
the scarcity of shipping, have prevented many bargains
being closed, there is reason to believe that the small
quantity of wheat under lock here will be still further.
diminished by exports to France.
Several of the metropolitan millers have lately been
employed grinding low qualities of wheat into meal for
L eland, which circumstance has rendered them less
anxious to enter into forward contracts to deliver flour ;
the demand for the latter article has meanwhile in-
creased, and there is some prospect of the top price,
which was only a fortnight ago put down from 565. to
535. per sack, again rising to the former point. Many
of the principal manufacturers refused, on Friday, to sell
i,onseliolds at the rates current in the beginning of the
week, and ship samples were very generally held Is. to
2s. per sack higher. For barrelled Flour the inquiry
has also been active, and rather enhanced rates have
been paid for free; whilst bonded parcels have, in anti-
cipation of a demand for France, risen quite Is. per
barrel.

Indian corn has been eagerly sought for ; and the few
floating cargoes offered have been readily taken for Ire-
land, at considerably enhanc, d terms.

REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
The advices' from the north of Europe are of very little
interest; the weather appears to have undergone similar
changes there to those experienced here. Up to the Bth
instant the navigation of the Elbe was still practicable,
and the temperature was then mild ; we may, however,
expect that the next reports from thence will give a very
different account cf the weather, and it may be regarded
as nearly certain that no further supplies of moment will
reach us from the northern continental ports.
Letters from Dantzic, of the sth of December, inform
us that a somewhat improved demand had been expe-
rienced there for wheat, and that about 350 lasts had
changed hands during the week, and at an enhancement
of Is. to Is. 6d. per quarter on previous rates. Prime
high-mixed new, of 591bs. to 601bs. weight, was then
held at 555. to 565. per quarter free on board, and other
descriptions at proportionate rates. The weather, though
frosty, had not been particularly severe ; and the water
in the Vistula having risen, a good many of the barges
wheat laden had got down, and further supplies were
believed to be close at hand. Freight was high, say ss.
to 6s. to London, or the east coast of Great Britain, and
6s. to 6s. 6d. per quarter for wheat to Liverpool.
From Stettin we have advices of the 7th inst. Scarcely
anything appears to have been done in either wheat or
spring corn at that) port for immediate shipment; and
beyond a few contracts closed to deliver barley in the
spring at 30s. per quarter free on board, the transactions
in the grain trade had been altogether trivial.
From Rostock we learn that the supplies of wheat
from the growers had rather increased ; and the inquiry
having at the same time improved, a fair extent of bu-
siness had been done in wheat, at prices equal to 525.
per quarter free on board for the best qualities. Peas
had met with some attention, and had sold readily at
40s. to 41s. per quarter free on board.
From Hainburgh our advices reach up to Tuesday.
Since the previous post-day hardly anything had been
done in wheat for export ; and good to fine qualities of
red were quoted at from 535. 9d. to 555. 9d. per quarter.
For cargoes to be shipped in spring from Baltic ports
there had been no offers except at high rates, the prices
asked having ranged from 525. to 535. per quarter. The
operations in barley had also been restricted, a stop
having been put to business by the fear that anything
shipped from the Danish islands might be caught by
the frost, so as to prevent the vessels sailing till spring.
This apprehension had also checked business in oats from
outports.

The intelligence from France is very important ; the
value of wheat, after undergoing a temporary check,
having again advanced nearly 2f. per hec. at several of
the principal markets. In order to encourage importa-
tion, the Government had determined to admit Ameri-
can flour in British bottoms, whether direct from the
United States or from England. This alteration in the
navigation laws will most likely lead to the export of
most of the flour at present under lock in the United
Kingdom to France.
Since writing the above the Great Western has ar-
rived. Freights to England had risen so high, as seri-
ously to check business; and the consequence had been a
decline in the price of flour of nearly 50c. per barrel.
For Liverpool ss. per barrel had been paid for flour, and
for London ss. 61. and even 64. pi.r barrel had been asked.
The shipments of flour from New York, from the Ist to
the 2.1 i h of November, had exceeded 83,000 barrels.—
Mark lane Express.

EATHER EusTAct3.—The late decision in one of
the Irish Courts of Law, respecting the property of two
nuns, claimed by the convent of which they are mem-
bers, has creat..d a great sensation in the Catholic com-
munity, which will. no doubt, he still further increased
by the perusal of Mrs. Tro!lope's new work, "Father
Eustace, a Tale of the Jesuits ;" in %hich the leading
incident in a highly wrought narrative, is a similar at-
tempt made by the same church to obtain possession of
the estates of a young lady who is devoted to a c,tnven
tual life. This is certainly a curious coincidence, but
the story, in which it forms so remarkable a feature, is
no ordinary one ; and is as full of startling truths as it
is of the most absorbing interest.

We are glad to find that Mr. 11lark wick's Patent
Epithems, which we confidently recommended to our
readers some time ago, as being extremely valuable and
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person.
Essex REGISTRATION OF VOTERS. .The regis•
ter; for this county, just published, show an increase of
85 voters in the Northern, and a decrease of 40 in the
Southern Division, as compared with the numbers on the
preceding register. The numbers registered are as fol-
lows :—Northern Division, 5,461 ; Southern Division,
5,326. The numbers last year were precisely alike in
the two divisions--s,366,—Essex Herald.

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
FOREIGN OFFICE, Der. 10, 1846.
The Queen ha,3 been gracious;y pleased to appoint Lord
Howard de Walden and Seafo-d, G.C. 8., now her Majesty's
E!.voy Extraordilwy and Minister Plenipr,te,.tiary to her
Most Faithful Majesty, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extra-
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the
Belgians.

The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint Sir
George Hamilton Seymour, G.C.H., now her Majesty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
King of the Belgians, to be her Majesty's Envoy Exraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipotentiary to her Most Faithful
Majesty.
FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 10.

The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Ruther-
ford Alcock, Esq.. now her Majesty's Consul at Foo-chow-
foo, to be her Majesty's Consul at Shanghai.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Richard Belgrave Jackson, Esq., now British Vice-Consul at
Canton, to be her Majesty's Consul at Foo-chow-foo.
The Queen has also been graciously pleased to appoint
Temple Hilliard Layton, Esq., now acting as her Majesty's
Consul at Amov, to be ier 111*, tv's Consul at that port.
FOREIGN OFFICE, DEC. 14.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Frederic
Cartwright Dickson, as Consul in London, and of Mr.
Jackson, as Consul at Liverpool, for the Republic
of Chili.

DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 15.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint G. 42,. Lowenfeld,
Esq., to be Financial Accountant for the colony of British
Guiana.

ADMIRALTY, Dic. 14.
The name of Captain William Isaac Scott is to be included
in the list of Captains of the Royal Navy having accepted
the retirement of their rank on the terms proposed in the
London Gazette of the Ist of September 1846, on the had-pay
of one pound per diem.
With reference to the announcement in the London Gazette
of 11th December instant, the promotion of Flag Officers of
her Majesty's Fleet should have been dated on that day, in-
stead of the 10th December.
Erratum in the London Gazette of the 11th of December
instant—For Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edward William
Campbell Rich Owen, K C. 8., G.C.H., to be Admiral of the
Blue, read, Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Edward William
Campbell Rich Owen, G.C.8., G.C.H., to be Admiral of the
liue.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire.
Royal Montgomeryshire Militia—The Right Honourable
Edward Herbert Earl of Powis, K.G., to be Commandant.

Commission bye the Queen.
Royal Montgomeryshire Militia.—Edward Dwen, Gent.,
to be Adjutant, with the Brevet rank of Captain, vice
Gilder, who retires, June 29.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll.
Argyll and Bute Regiment of Militia—Henry Campbell,
Gent., to be Ensign, July 1.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 25.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Benjamin Brock, jun.,
of the county of the borough of Carmarthen, Gent., to be a
Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
WHITEHALL, DEC. 10.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed William John Cowper,
of Newbury, in the county of Berks, Gent., to be a Master-
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

BANKRUPTS.

John Cross Humby, boot and shoe manufacturer, Black-
friar's-road, to surrender, Dec. 23, at half-past one, and Jan.
29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official
assignee, Birchin-lane ; Archer, Wine Office-court, Fleet-
street. _ _

William Thomas Gooding, glass-cutter, Old Brentford,
Middlesex, Dec. 22, at half-past two, and Jan. 26, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee;
Watson and Sons, Bouverie street, Fleet• street.
William Hunter, coach-manufacturer, Gray's Inn-lane,
Dec. 22, at IL:If-past twelve, and Jan. 21, at eleven, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee;
Sise-lane.

Henry Tattersall, common brewer, New Wharf-road, Bat-
tlebridge, Dec. 26, at eleven, and Jan. 30, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Alderman-
bury; Wilson, Aldermanbury.
Thomas Ta3lor, blacksmith, Headbourne Worthy, South-
ampton, Dec. 23 and Jan. 21, at half-past twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing-
hall-street ; Buchanan, Basinghall-street.
William Toms and John Matthews, brewers, Hungerford,
Berkshire, Dec. 24, at two, and Jan. 28, at twelve, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman street
buildings; Bishop, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
John Newby, haberdasher, Leicester, Jan. 1 and 29, at
half-past eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle-
ston, official assignee, Nottingham; Holme and Co., London;
Hoskins, Loughborough; Smit he, Birmingham.
Henry Peers, builder, Birkenhead, Jan. 1 and 19, at twelve,
at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee,
Liverpool ; Vincent, Temple, London ; Atkinson, Liverpool.
William Jones, boiler maker, Liverpool, Jan. 1, and 19, at
twelve, at the, Liverpool District Court ; Turner, official
assignee, Liverpool ; Bridger and Blake, London-wall;
Almond, Liverpool.
Frederick William Farley, hatter, Liverpool, Dec. 31, and
Jan. 15, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Caze-
nove, official assignee, Liverpool ; Keightley, Cunliffe, and
Beaumont, Chancery-lane; Hetherington and Co., Liverpool.
James Sutcliffe, cotton-spinner, llabergham Eaves, Lan-
caster, Jan. 4 and 20, at one. at the Manchester District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Hisson and Robinson,
Manchester; Scott and Tahourdin, Lincoln's Inn-fields;
Shaw and Artindale, Burnley.
Richard White, merchant, Sunderland, Dec. 30, at twelve,
and Feb. 8, at noon, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District
Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Young and Harrison, Sunderland ; Maples, Pearse, Stevens,
and Maples, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.

Blingworth and Smith, worsted spinners, Bradford, York-
shire—first div. of ss. in the pound, on any day atter Dec. 21,
at the office of Mr. Young, Leeds.
E. Hodgson, ironmonger, Richmond, Yorkshire—first div.
of 10s. in the pound, on any day after Dec. 21, at the office
of Mr. Young, Leeds.
E. Dibb, grocer, Idle, Yorkshire—first div. Of ls. 3d. in
the pound, on any day after Dec. 21, at the office of Mr.
Young, Leeds.
J. and G. Clarke, carpet manufacturers, Market Harbo-
rough, Yorkshire—third div. of 34d. in the pound, on any
Thursday, at the office of Mr. Christie, Birmingham.
J. Turner, jeweller, Ludgate-hill—first div. of lis. in the
pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore,
Basinghall-street.

E. Cawdell, toy-dealer, Hull—first div. of 3s. 6d. in the
pound, on any Wednesday, at the office of Mr. Whitmore,
Basingball-street.

F. ifelloni, silversmith, Shaftesbury, Dorsetshire—first div.
of Is. 314 d. in the pound, on any Wednesday, at the office
of Mr. W hitmore, Basinghall-street.
J. Lindon, merchant, Plymouth—final div. of 13%d. and
seven-eighths of a farthing in the pound, on any Tuesday,
at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter.
H. Murch, sail-cloth manufacturer, Norton under Herndon,-
Somersetshire—final div. of 6d. in the pound, on any Tues-
day, at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter.
H. Levy, tobacconist, Plymouth—first div. of VAd. in the
pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hirtzel, Exeter.
J. Reece, ironmonger, Axminster, Devonshire—final div.
of 93/4d. in the pound (in addition to ss. in the pound pre-
viously paid), on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Hirtzel,
Exeter.

C. S. Heywood, packer, Hulme, Lancashire—first div. of
214 d. in the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr.
Fraser, Manchester.
J. Leadbeater, merchant, Manchester—first div. of Gd. in
the pound, on any Tuesday, at the office of Mr. Fraser,
Manchester.

J. Forth, hatter, Nottingham—first div. of 51,d. in the
pound, on new proofs only, on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11
and 12, and Dec. 18 and 19, and Saturday Jan. 2, and every
alternate Saturday until Nov. 20,1847, inclusive, at the office
of Mr. Bittleston, Birmingham.

Di VI VENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street.
C. Sugars, coal merchant, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-
fields, Jan. 7, at half-past eleven—W. Leggett, miller,
Cotton, Suffolk, Jan. 7, at eleven—J. W. Cooper, clerk, Park-
road, Notting-bill, Bayswater, Jan. 7, at eleven.
In the Country.

11. Marsden, hosier, Brynmawr, Brecknockshire, Jan. 14,
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court—D. W. Acraman,
W. E. Acraman, A. J. Acraman, W. Morgan, T. llolroyd,
and J. N. Franklin, ship builders, Bristol, Jan. 19, at eleven,
at the Bristol District Court—J. Cornish, painter, 13ridport,
Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court-R. L. Har-
ness, spirit dealer, Dulverton, Somersetshire, Jan. 20, at
eleven, at the Exeter District Court—J. Commins, book-
seller, Weymouth, Jan. 20, at eleven, at the Exeter District
Court —J. Taylor, farmer, Higher Walton, Cheshire, Jan. 8,
at twelve, at the Manchester District Court—J. Kyle,
banker, Manchester, Jan 8, at twelve, at the Manchester
DihtrictCourt—J. Sutherland, coppersmith, Liverpool, Jan. 5,
at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—M. Scary,
maltster, Flintshire, Jan. 5, at twelve at the Liverpool Dis-
trict Court—R. F. Breed, merchant, Liverpool, Jan. 5, at
twelve, at the Liverpool District Court—S. Reading, button
manufacturer, Birmingham, Jan. 30, at twelve, at the Bir-
mingham District Court.
CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to
the contrary, on the day herein mentioned.
F. Holmes, ship builder, Soutlitown, Suffolk, Jan. B—G. S.
Whitechurch, hosier, Bishopsgate-street Within, Jan. B—J.
Ditch man, builder, Thurlow-place, Ha, kney-road, Jan. 12—
W. Bundy, builder, Stamford-bridge, Fulhani-road, Jan. 5
J. Burton. auctioneer. Liverpool, Jan. B—J. Pidwell, iron-
mooger, Falmouth, Jan. 13—W. Monk, jun., currier, Not-
tingham,
Jan. 5—W Bamer, builder, West Derby, Lanca-
shire, Jan. 5—J. R. Pease, wine merchant, Ingram-court,
Fenchurch-street, Jan. 5—W. Baker, painter, Manchester,
Jan 5—J. Bird, timber merchant, Club-row, Bethnal-green,
Jan. 5—C. Wakefield, licensed victualler, Hampton Wick
Jan. 5—J. Brooks, currier, Glastonbury, Somersetshire,
Jan. 5—J. C. Edwards, bill broker, Conduit-street, Hanover-
square, Jan. 5.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
G. and G. W. Pilkington, tea dealers, St. John-street-road,
Clerkenwell—G. and J. Souter, button makers, Birmir.ghain
—W. Scott and J. Stoddart, ironmongers, Liverpool—J. and
G. Simmons, builders, Sandwich, Kent—J. W. Tottie and H.
B. Rodway, horse-shoe manufacturers—R. and R. Clifford,
malt crushers, Bolton-le-Moors—J. Wright and J. Potts,
cotton spinners, Glossop, Derbyshire—J. Jenkins and S.
Saunter, shoe makers, Crown-piece, Old Kent-road--T.
Baker and J. P. Davis, rectifiers, Castle-street, Finsbury—W.
Hall and L. Smith, cotton manufacturers, Manchester—G.
T. Caswell and J. R. Chirm, pump makers, Birmingham—
J. Hipkins, W. Lakin, E. Caddick, and E. Hipkins, soap
manufacturers, Bloomfield, Staffordshire—C. Atkinson and
S. Oliver, jun., steel manufacturers, Sheffield—J. and H. W.
Barnes, plumbers, Botolph-lane, City—D. Bellhouse and J.
Flockton, ironfounders, Manchester—C. Candy, C. Teakle,
and E. Ferrand, merchants, Wading-street (so far as re-
gards C. Teakle)—E. and J. Sealey, bankers, Bridgwater--
T. Morris, W. Morris, and T. Morris, jun., hat manufacturers,
Holland-street, Blackfriars road (so far as regards T. Morris,
jun.)—W. Sinclair and J. Grimshaw, • builders, Cheetham,
Lancashire.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
Andrew Robert Wilson, tailor, Glasgow, Dec. 19 and
Jan. 9, at one, at the chambers of Messrs. Hodge and
Stewart, Glasgow.
Daniel Fisher, insurance broker, Edinburgh, Dec. 23 and
Jan. 19, at two, at Paxton's Coffee-house, Royal Exchange,
Edinburgh.
George Inglis, horse dealer, Edinburgh, Dec. 21 and
Jan. 13. at two, at Cay's-rooms, Edinburgh.

TO CLEANSE THE TEETH AND IMPROVE THE
BREATH.—To four ounces of fresh prepared water, add
one drachm of Peruvian bark, and wash the teeth with
this water in the morning and evening, before breakfast
and after supper. It will effectually destroy the tartar
on the teeth, and remove the offensive smell arising
from those that are decayed.
THE WELLINGTON STATUE,—MOnday workmen
commenced preparing footing for the scaffold-poles in
the open space west of the Horse Guards, for the pur-
pose of meting a pedestal for the Wellington statue,
which is to be taken down forthwith, and subsequently
pl:ced upon an appropriate resting-place in the above
locality.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.

ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS.

The Ethiopian Serenaders made their first appearance
for the season here last evening. They gave divers old
favourites, and one or two new pieces. Among the
latter " Mary Blane" was the most noticeable. It is one
of those little tragic domestic dramas of slavery which
go further to produce in the mind of any tight-minded
man an utter hatred and repugnance to the atrocious
system, than any speeches or arguments. Mary Blanc is
a negress who is married. Her owner separates her from
her husband, and sells her to a distant pluatation. She
runs away, and dies in the woods of want, and the
husband dies of a broken heart. Mary Blanc and
Lucy Neal, as sung by the Ethiopian serenader; will
better serve the purposes of the abolitionists than all
the speeches that have ever been delivered on all the
platforms in England and America. They appeal at
once to the heart ; and, in such a cause, an appeal,
to the heart is irresistible ; it disarms sophistry
and is superior to all the reasoning in the world.
Pell, the bone player came out in great force,
His crescendo is most artistical, and the more frequently
we hear him the more are we convinced that the bones
would be a most efficient aid to an orchestra. The first
composer who shall introduce them will make a fortune
from his opera. But it is not only as a musician that
Pell is great. He is great also as a comic actor. Let
any of our first rate comedians—our professional
" makers of fun"—try to be comic, seated in a chair, and
they will at once be compelled to yield the palm
to Pell. He has the humour of the legs—
there is not a kick of the heels, not a cross-
ing of the legs, not a motion of the arms (and
who can give such eccentric motions to the arms
as Pell), but what has meaning in it. He is the foun-
der of a new school of humour, in which, doubtless, he
will have many followers ; but to him is due the honour
of being the originator of the school. Before we con-
clude, one word of advice to the Ethiopian serenaders.
Gentlemen, your school is essentially national. Beware
how you attempt to make it otherwise, by ingrafting
on it the slang of the lower orders of the English.
We thought we observed a slight tendency to do this
in some of your new songs. Avoid it altogether.
As much nigger slang as you like, the more the better.
American nigger slang can never be vulgar in England,
because it is not the slang of the English vulgar ; but
for your own sakes keep up to the highest pitch the in-
tense American nigger nationality which has hitherto
constituted the great charm, because it is the great
novelty of your performances. The house was crowded
to excess in every part, and the performances went off
admirably.

CULTIVATION of TUSSAC GRASS.
At the last monthly meeting of the Highland and Agri-
cultural Society of Scotland, in Edinburgh, Dr. Balfour
read a communication 'on Tussac Grass, sent to the so-
ciety by Colonel Moody, the commanding officer of the
Royal Engineers in Scotlard, and father of Captain
Moody, Governor of the Falkland Islands, to whose
exertions the public are indebted for the introduction of
that grass from which so much is expected. Colonel
Moody referred to the notice of the Tussac by Bougain-
ville, who was the first to discover its nutritious pro-
perties, but who did not, so far as he is known, attempt
to introduce it into the agriculture of France. It was
afterwards described by Cook, under the name of sword
grass, and must have been known to Sir Joseph
Banks, who accompanied the circumnavigator. It was
again noticed by Captain Henry Foster, in the narra-
tive of his voyage to the Southern Ocean. in 1828, 1829,
and 1830, as the dactulis ccespitosa, or Tussac Grass, as
it was afterwards designated by Dr. Hooker, who ac-
companied the expedition under Sir ,Tames Ross. Since
that period, Captain Moody has been unremitting in his
exertions to bring the subject under the notice of the
public, and has repeatedly sent home parcels of the seed
for trial. Colonel Moody's communication mentioned
the success with which some of that seed had been tried
in deep moss contiguous to the sea, in the island of
Lewis, and referred to certain experiments, the re-
sult of which was, that cattle in this county eat
Tussac with avidity, and prefer it to native grasses,
and that in nutritive matter the Tussac is superior
to the Fescue in the proportion of about six to four
Dr. Balfour mentioned that this grass was thriving welt
in various situations, particularly in the Dublin Bo-
tanical Garden ; at Barochan Castle, in Renfrewshire ;
in Mr. Lawson's nursery grounds ; and in the Orkney
Islands. Mr. Trail!, of Viera had the merit of intro-
ducing it into the last locality ; having failed in rail
ing the plant from seed, he procured some small
specimens from the nur, ery, n hich were planted in
tha island of Rousay, in peaty soil, under the imme •
diate influence of the sea ; they tripled their size in
July and August, and their growth during that period
was equal to six months' progress in the nursery.
Dr. Neill said, that from his own experience, he could
confirm the fact mentioned by .11r. Moore, of the Gles-
nevin Botanic Garden, that where Tussac plants are
scarce, they may readily be multiplied by dividing the
tufted roots. In the end of July last he directed his gar-
dener to divide two plants, being average specimens of a
number raised from seed sown in March, 1844. Each
plant afforded about fifteen offsets. The offsets of the
one were placed in good garden mould, and have suc-
ceeded well, promising to make fine tufts against next
season. The offsets of the other plants were dibbed into
the worst soil which the garden afforded, a coarse ferru-
ginous sand, and in this they have not flourished.
The Chairman said, that the thanks of the society,
and of the public at large, was due to Captain Moody, the
Governor of the Falkland Islands, for the efforts made by
him to introduce the Tussac grass into Great Britain,
and that it would be gratifying to him to learn that its
culture was now exciting so much interest in the agricul-
tural world.

A 'MODERN ROMANCE OF THE

CONFESSIONAL.

A tale which would have served very well as a re-
miniscence of every day doings in " the good old Ca-
tholic times" of the 13th or 14th century, but which
sounds very strangely in modern ears, has been told to
us with corroborative proofs, which leave us in very little
doubt as to the accuracy of the whole of the following
details, so far as the transactions narrated as having oc-
curred in Worcester are concerned. It is said that a
few weeks ego a lady of respectable appearance en-
tered one of the numerous Protestant places of
worship with which our city is happily so ornate,
and her attention appeared to be rivetted with somewhat
of wonder on the service as it proceeded. On re-
tiring, she remarked to a lady who happened to
emerge from the door the same moment with herself,
that the prayers which she had just heard were very
beautiful, and only wished that the persons who ha'l
been engaged in offering them at the footstool of the
Deity were in " the true church." Struck with the sin-
gularity of the remark, the person addressed observed
her companion with careful attention. The mark of
care and sorrow was on her brow, and she was evidently
much depressed in spirits. Being confirmed in her sur-
mises that she was a Catholic, she replied that perhaps
the prayer-offerers were in the true church, and it would
be well if she would make some investigation upon
the matter for herself. The conversation ended in
the lady being earnestly invited to come to the place
of worship again, and hear more of the doctrines
preached there, in order that she might judge whether
they were in accordance with the tenets of Scripture or
not. Once and again the lady was observed to attend
and take increasinginterest in the services performed
there. At last she waited upon the minister, and, appa-
rently, in the greatest anguish of her mind, told him the
story of her life. She had, she said, been married to a
respectable person in —, and for some time lived
happily with him. He, however, was a Pro-
testant, and she was a Catholic, and, as all
true believers in the directions of the infallible
church are supposed to do, she had been a regular at-
tendant at the confessional Here, however, a guilty
passion was fostered in the breasts of both the con-
fessor and the confessed, which neither the celibate
vows of the one uor the marriage vows of the other
could restrain. In an hour of ,eakness and sin, won
by his bl ndishments and seduced by his artifices, she
consented to leave her husband and her home to be-
come the adulterous companion of one who, by the
vows of his religion and his office, was bound to per-
petual chastity. She had now lived with him for some
considerable time, but latterly her slumb .ring conscience
had been awakened, and its reproaches had rendered
her truly miserable and wretched. It► this state of
mind it was that she had strayed into the place of wor-
ship alluded to, and what she had heard there had added
so much to her misery and pain, leading her to see and
feel on the borders of distraction, and she could bear it
no longer. She could not, she dared not continue to•
live the life of sin which she felt she had been hitherto
spending, and the doctrines she had heard from the
minister's lips encouraged her to hope that if she forsook
her wickedness and turned from her evil ways she might
even yet have mercy at the hands of Him who had an-
nounced himself as the God of Love. She expressed her
firm determination to continue apart from her seducer,
and in a most impassioned manner called upon the
minister to lend her his advice and assistance. Her story
was sifted, and its truth as far as possible ascertained.
Her husband was written to, but as he refused to receive
again the faithless consort who had injured him, she was
placed for protection in the house of a lady well known
for her piety and works of usefulnesss. Her flight,
doubtless, caused no little consternation, and two or
three days sufficed to trace her to her place of refuge.
Every means were adopted to induce her to return, but
she remained firm to her purpose, and, as she was much
annoyed by the watch kept upon her movements, she
was tracked, with an evident determination to procure
possession of her person, in order, possibly, that the only
scene of her sorrow and expiation might be some seclu-
sion beyond which the tale of scandal can never pass.
Again she shifted her place of concealment, and whether
this last has been discovered or not we do not know.—
Worcester Herald.

A few days ago were discovered, at Audenge, in
the Gironde, several Roman cases, in a broken state, and
the bust of a statue in whits marble, of exquisite work.
manship, and some parts of which are in a good state of
preservation.—Paris paper.
MILITARY DISLIKE OF THE OFFERTORY. -- On
Sunday last, there was a collection at St. Aubyn's
Chapel, Devonport, in aid of the funds of some charita-
ble institution connected with the chapel, and on the oc-
casion the Rev. Samuel Rundle, the officiating minister,
commenced the reading of the offertory. No sooner,
however, had the reverend gentleman commenced the
service than many of the officers of the regiment, who
attend that chapel, stood up and adjusted their arms,
pulled on their gloves, and giving a signal to the soldiers
the whole party began to march from the chapel. The
heavy tread of the soldiers made the reverend gentle-
man's voice perfectly inaudible, and it was not until the
men were arranged in rank and file outside the doors
that the rervice was able to be proceeded with,—Devon-
' port Telegraph.

SHOCKING CASE OttPA*VCitM

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A youth of 19, named C:;evillen, at Itfs:filicy •
6r 15,
named Guy, were tiica 'l.--ursday, by
a the Court of Assiv, t-f e, 'Lai 104,„
parricide, and the second fur complicity in the miralFie
The circumstances of this case are horrible. The father
of Chevillon, a labouring man, little more than 40 years
of age, was about twelve months ago attacked with a
paralysis of his limbs, for which he was treated, without
effect, in several hospitals. The poor fellow, however,
did not despair of recovery, and having a little money,
he resolved on returning to his lodging—a room on the
ground floor of a house at Versailles—and there obtain-
ing medical assistance. His son, also a labourer, but a
youth of dissolute life and very profligate habits, occu-
pied the room with his father, who was so completely
helpless that he could not rise from his bed, and it was
necessary, when be wanted air, to lift him from it,
and place him at the door. On the 23d of August
last he was still sanguine of recovery, and had a foot
bath, and took some refreshment. Only a day or two
previously he had received from some member of his
family, on whom he had claims, a sum of 200 f., which
was placed in a bag near his bed, On the following
morning, at half-past seven, some neighbours were
called in by young Chevillon, who told them that his
father was dying. This was indeed the case; they found
the father insensible, and removed him to a hospital,
where he died a few hours afterwards. On a post mor -
tem examination the medical men declared that the man
had not died of the malady under which he had so long
suffered, but of suffocation ; and as it was known that
the son was in company with Guy, the younger prisoner,
and had passed the night of the 23d of August in de-
bauchery, spending a good deal of money, and as the
200 f. which the father had received were not to be found,
it was supposed 'that he had stolen it, and caused the
death of his parent. Young Chevillon and Guy were
arrested, and the following confession was made by the
latter :—He said that he was in the room of the de-
ceaied with the son, who purchased some charcoal, at
the desire of the father, to make a small fire on the
hearth, to warm some broth; but instead of doing this
the son made a large fire on the floor, and unseen by the
father, took away the bag coataiaieg:the 200 f. The room
became very hot, the sick man complained, but the son
told him the heat would do him good, and then left with
Guy, closing the door after him. They went to a dance,
and when that was over, to a public-house, where Che-
villon drank in company with several persons of bad
character. At about five in the morning he sent Guy to
his father's lodging to see whether he was dead. Guy
returned and said that he had not courage to enter the
room, but he lOoked through the window and saw the
father in the agonies of death. Chevillon remained
drinking for about two hours, and then went to the
place himself. Finding the father speechless, and there-
fore unable to give any information as to the cause of
the hopeless state in which he was lying, Chevillon,
after sweeping the remains of the charcoal into the fire-
place, went out and called the neighbours. Chevillon
at first denied that he had made any fire, and pretended
that his father's death had taken place in the due
course of nature, but some of the witnesses haring
declared that the sane floor of the room was hot
when they entered, and that there were still embers
on the hearth, he shifted his course, and made the
following statement:—His father, he said, had become
weary of life, and reso!ved to abridge his sufferings by
suicide. He had given the two hundred francs to his son,
as being no longer of use to himself, and desired him to
make a large charcoal fire on the floor, in order that the
fumes might produce death, and when the fire had been
kindled he ordered the son to leave. This statement
did not impose upon th examining magistrate, and it
was contradicted not rn rely by the 6,t.fessi!,n of Guy,
but by much circumstantial evidence. The prisoner
Chevidon persisted in his falsel.ood, and pretended that
he thought he was doing his duty in obeying the in-
junctions of his father. On tLe trial tho counsel for
Chevillon endeavoured to shake the evidence as to (Le
cause of the death of the deceased ; and, secondly, sup-
posing that he might have died of suff-eatien, sought to
obtain credit for the statement of his client, urging at
the same time that in law the man -e ho assists another
to commit suicide is net wilt} of murder. The jury,
however, found Chevillon guilty of parricide, but with
extenuating circumstances ; pad he Has sentenced to
twenty years' imprisonment with hard labour. Guy was
acquitted.—Paris p,per.

A PREM.:TURE INTERMENT.—Another instance of
the danger of precipitate tee-rment has just taken
place at Lensac, a commune near Bordeaux. The
wiie of a rich farmer, after a short illness, appeared
to have expired. The usual visit of the physician
to verify the decease took place, and the funeral
was proceeded with in the ordinary manner. Two
or three hours after, the sacristan, in passing near
the grave, heard a noise winch rest mbled stifled groans.
He hastened to give the a 4rne and the ceflin was taken
up. The unfortunate woman was found to be warm, and
gave un quivocal steles of lite. It was proposed to .
take her at once to the village, and employ the ordinary
means of resuscitation ; hut. through a barbarous pre-
judice of the place, not a person n all consent to open
his door, through the idea that a buried person always
brought misfortune on the occupants of any house into
which he or she entered. The poor woman was in con-
sequence, placed on the board of a wine-press, and there
administered to. It would se, in that nature was worn
out by the lengthened confinement in the coffin, as, after
a short time, death really supervened.
MR. D. W. HARVEY'S VISIT TO COLCHESTER.—We
announced a fortnight since that Mr. D. W. Harvey, who
formerly represented the Borough of Colchester in Par-
liament, contemplated paying a visit to some of his
friends, for the purpose of examining the register of
voters, and forming his own opinion as to the probable
result of a liberal opposition to the present representa-
tives. We have this week to announce the fact of such
visit on Monday and Tuesday last. Mr. Harvey arrived
at the Cups Hotel in the afternoon, where he was met
by several gentlemen, and in the evening a few of the
burgesses, whose general knowledge of the opinions of
the voters can be relied on for its accuracy, assisted him
in his examination of the list. It would not be prudent
for us to give precisely the result of the investigation ;
but we are warranted in stating that it was extremely
encouraging, so much so, that we understand a requi-
sition is to be set on foot, inviting Mr. Harvey to offer
himself as a candidate at the next election. Mr. Harvey
is prevented by very stringent rules, imposing heavy
penalties in case of violation, from taking part in the
election of any individual, so long as he holds the situ-
ation of Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
Force. This situation, being of the value of 1,500 L a
year, it is not to be expected he will resign it, without
such au assurance of support from the great body of the
electors as would place his return beyond a doubt.—
Ipswich Express.
CHELMSFORD SHOW OF FAT STOCK.—This an-
nual show of Christmas stock was held on Friday in
the Bell Mead, but it was upon the whole inferior to
shows of former years, both in the number and the qua-
lity of the beasts shoe n. There were, however, a few
good profitable anine.ls in' the field, areongst the best
of which.were a lot of tine Highland Sc, 's belonging to
Mr. Blyth; and some very good attic dirt we re also shown
by Mr. Page, Mr. Stub,. k, &c. But little business,
however, eas done, the pi ices ask( for the geed beasts
heir-kg at the rate of ss. per :tonic., anal this the butchers
teemed to think too hiett. Mr. J.Mat-oe tneceed, d in dis-
posing of a few of tie:ee committed to his care, and a
fine Hereford belonging to Mr. if. was told to
Mr. 11. Gladwin, mei Mr. Orton T utt lase d two fine
Herefords. The bustrees was by NI ;rests brisk. Ie
sheep the thief attraet tett e as a lot of i-plendid half-bred
Rents bekniging to Mr. .1 ~cpb Ht.t cy, of Little Braxted.
They were certainly estraordinary animals, and had
been previously sold to Mr. Lust, of Chipping-hill, by
whom they wen; shown, at 3/. per le ed. One of them
was afterwards purchased by Mr. C. Darnell, of Wit-
ham, by weight. In o:,e iif the pens was a foreignr
sheep, as we understood, a Chinese, shown by
Henry Gladwin; the h• ad, neck, and legs were of the
colour of tan 1.--ather, smooth and soft, without the
slightest vestige of wool or hair. It appeared nut very
comfortable tinder our climate at this season, and by
no means presented signs of a formidable competition
with our English bred ate ep. There was about the
usual show of lean stock, and in this department we
believe more basin as was done.—Esser Herald.
THE WEATHER.—Since the memoral le two days
of Marc', last, the 19th and 20th when the thermometer
stood at 22 degrees, we have exp,rieneed no such in-
tensity et frost as ac love done since Thursday
morning. It has been, Ind, ed, severe and continuous,
the thermometer, Navin;;; at. Ito part of the day risen
above 29, while it has, Nut 'r cini,ntly so low as 23 de-
grees. This last w:. i :see:sit:4 n, m. th back of High-street,
last night at Lice o'clock. e hove had no snow in this
immediate vlein:ty, but ycs:erd:,) the hills in Fite were
capped with this mantle of to. r ; and we hear that
there have been heavy fails of st,,w in Pirthshire, Aber-
deenshire, Kinross-shire, am& ;.nrtionlarly in Berwick-
shire; as noticed in at.otner ni:r.Traph. Though the
weather has been intenst I wet, northerly winos,
it has been clear,
tete:neje d iieelths , ari the exhila_
rating mus
ske :it g ad e art ,• beenn
a
Jove in almemoes
nt
: of
all parts of the e, uet.y.— ai ei omen
Mercury.
The London Mail on Saturday forenoon was fully
inw
ereuanc
aEdinburgh. e T h
chiefe
thre
wea-
ther. In consequence of frost and snow, the mail lost
e hours
cause beyond
ofdetenttiimon e,
nearly two hours between Newcastle and Berwick, which
latter place it reached at about the hour it should have
arrived in Edinburgh. Nearly another hour was
lost between' Grant's House and Cockburnspath, from
fear of collision on the single rail. The mail due here
on the evening of Saturday at eight o'clock did not
arrive till half-past one o'clock next morning, from
similar causes ; but the London morning mail of Satur-
day, which is generally due here at nine o'clock on
Sunday morning, had not reached our post• office at
half-past two this morning (Monday), when we were
preparing for press. In the great storm in the commence-
, meat of 1838, the longest detention' of the London mail
to Edinburgh was nine hours. Most of the leading tho-
roughfares in the north of Scotland were then com-
pletely blocked up.for several days, and, as regards stage
coaches, rendered impassible for weeks ; but that storm
was more severe on the coast than inland, so that the
London mail coming vin Carlisle anti llswiek found that
communication comparatively open during the whole of
the protracted storm. The Inverness mail yesterday
was seven horns beyond tim e. —Caledonian Mercury.
THE RIVER PLATE.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. Ac-
counts to the close of Septeeiher from Monte Video, re-
ceived via America, state that an attempt Invi been made
by a partisan of Ocibe to a,3acsitiate Rivera. The at-
tempt was unsuccessful. The assassin was secured, and
was being tried.

'Tie breed of foxes ;n Westmoreland is said to be
considerably on the in, rear:e. In Witi,f-rslack, Kent-
mere, and the mounta,n,w diLtricts, the:c- are to he seen
daily, and many of tae adjacent hen 1,,,,5rq ),are suffered
greatly from their deFrethareus.—Ccrrlid.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
PRIVY COUNCIL, Dec. 15.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat
to-day in the Council Chamber, Whitehall. The Lords
present were Lord Brougham, the Master of the Rolls,
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of
the Admiralty Court, Sir E. Ryan, and Sir E. H. East.

CRAWFORD V. SPOONER.

The arguments in this appeal, which was part-heard
at the last sitting of their Lordships on Friday last,
were resumed and concluded. The case came before
their Lordships upon an appeal from a judgment of the
Supreme Court of Bombay, in an action in which
the appellant was plaintiff and the respondent
defendant, in which the Court directed a ver-
dict to be entered for the defendant on the only
issue joined in the cause, and afterwards gave judg-
ment for the defendant. The only question in this ap-
peal is, whether a vessel called the General Wood, of
which the applicant is owner to the extent of eight sixty-
fourth parts, was entitled to be registered, and to have
a certificate of registry granted to her at Bombay, under
the provisions of an Act passed by the Governor-General
of India in council, and entitled "An Act for prescrib-
ing the rules to be observed, in order that vessels be-
longing to ports within the territories under the govern-
ment of the East India Company, or belonging to native
princes or their subjects, may become entitled to the
privilege of Britiah ships under a proclamation of the
Governor-General in council, made in pursuance of the
3d and 4th Victoria, cap. 56." The respondent is the
officer, under that act, to register and grant certifi•
cates to vessels at the port of Bombay. From the
statement of the Learned Counsel, it appeared that the
General Wood was built at Damaun, a Portuguese set-
tlement in India, for a Portuguese subject. From the
year 1817 to 1841 the ship was variously owned—at
some periods by Portuguese subjects, sailing under the
flag of that nation; at other periods by British subjects,
sailing under the British flag; and at other periods by
Danish subjects, sailing under the flag of Denmark. In
January, 1844, the vessel was sold to Sir Jamesetjee
Jejeebhoy, Sons, and Co., British subjects, and mer-
chants residing at Bombay, who afterwards sold eight
sixty-fourth parts or shares in the said ship to the Appel-
lant, then and still beinc, a British subject, resident at
Bombay, who, on the 11th of September, 1844, gave no-
tice thereof to the respondent, and required him to re-
gister the ship at the pert of Bombay, and to grant a
certificate of such registry, which the respondent refused
_ to do, whereupon the appellant brought his action in the
Supreme Court, but the Court found against him. Hence
this appeal.
Lord BaouctrAm, at the conclusion of the arguments,
gave judgment, reversing the decision ( f the Court
below, and giving judgment fur the plaintiff.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 15.
The Lord Chancellor sat in the Old Hall, Lincoln's
Inn, and took appeal motions today. His Lordship was
occupied the whole morning with the further arguments
in the part heard appeal motion of Toulmin v. Copeland.

VICE CfIANCERY COURT, Dec. 15.
(Before the VICli CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY v. GAMBLE AND
NoTT.

Mr. WEBSTER, at the sitting of the Court, was about
to resume hi: arguments on the part of the defendants
in this case, which cur readers will recollect came before
the Court yesterday fur the purpose of obtaining an in-
junction to restrain the defendants from making use of
the patent they had obtained for making electric tele-
graphs, on the ground of its being an infringement of the
patents of the plaintiffs, when he was interrupted by
• Mr. BETHELL, who stated that that had been done
which he expected •, namely, an affidavit had been filed
laSt night by the defendants, which he submitted, ac-
cording to the practice of the Court, his Honour could
not receive. Ile wished, therefore, to know from his.
Honour, whether, under the circumstances, he would
receive it or rot. •
The VICE CHANCELLOR Said he should certainly rag
ceive the affidavit, because sometiincs justice reepired
' that affidavits should be made even during t•-•.e hearing
of a case.
Mr. BETHELL observed, that such being his ILMOUI
opinion, the case could not p:octed, as there were state•
ments in that affidavit which called for an answer from
the plairtiffs.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR had no objection to the case
shading ()vile and he would, in order to facilita-: the
matter, if the parties chose, direct that the plaintiffs
should bring such action as they might be advised.
Mr. WEBSTER, on the part of the defendants, had no
• objection to the adoption of such a course ; that was all
they wanted. •
Mr. STUART, who had just come into Court, and who
was with Mr. Webster on behalf of the defendants, said
that he had felt all along that such Must be the end of
the case ; it was a purely legal question, and he con-
sidered the course that had been pursued yesterday by
the leading counsel, on behalf of the plaintiffs, in forcing
on the motion, for the injunction was one of the most un-
just Exercises of the power of counsel that he had
ever witnessed in that or any other Court. He should
always consider it inexcusable and most unjustifiable.
The only redeeming part of the drama of yesterday was
the excellent and instructing speech of Mr. Webster, and
the lucid explanations he had given with respect to so
valuable an invention. Ills clients had been charged
yesterday with fraud and falsehood, and the Court had
been occupied the whole day with a case which, it was
clear from the beginning, must end as it had done, b 3
being sent to law.
Mr. BETLIELL, with some warmth, observed that they
would now proceed to some other portions of the busi-
ness of the Court, which he trusted would not be at-
tended with such loud and uncalled-for declarations as
those that had been made that morning by Mr. Stuart.
The motion .vas then ordered to-stand over, the plain-
tiff being at liberty to bring such action as he should be
advised to try his legal right.
The Court then proceeded to hear mAi )nr, the thi:d
seal being continued.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. I.lTiGnAm.)
DAWES v. BETTS.
This bill was filed for the specific performance of au
agreement made by Mr. James Betts, on the part cf his
brother, Mr. Win. Betts, the defendant. It appeared
that the plaintiff was proprietor of a house in Ilighbwy-
place, Islington, which Mr. James Betts agreed to take
from him for the use of his, brother, who was then on
the continent. It appeared further, that the defendait
had purchased in January, 18-13, the interest of a
gentleman_ named Salmons, in the house in question,
together with the lease of a field and other ground at the
rear of the house, which he now alleged should be in
eluded in the lease granted by the plaintiff to him. It
was, however, admitted in the answer that this field, &e.,
was at that time let to different pershns. 'Messrs. Robin-
son and Hyne were the solicitori* employed by the
defendant, whom he had consulted as to the best method
of obtaining a removal of the lease of the house. On
the 20th of May, 1843, the solicitors of the plaintiff re-
ceived back a proposal troise Me defendant's solicitor
respecting the premises, with an agreement signed by
the defendant's brother on his behalf. The agreement
was to the effect that Thomas Betts, the plaintiff,
having purchased the interest of Mr. Salamms in the house
in Highoury-place, Is!ington, and the letter containing
the offer of the plaintiff to give a renewal, having been
handed to the defendant, who had signified his consent
to the terms of the plaintiff's proposal through his bro-
ther. The receipt of this letter was acknowledged, and
in that answee it:was distinctly stated that the field, &c,
were not included in the agreement. It was denied by
defendant, In. his answer, that Mr. James Betts was au-
thorised to act fur him in this case. Mr. James Betts,
in his reoly to this last communication, stated that
his brother was then oa the Continent, but would
return shortly; lie returned in the latter part of De-
cember, and took the draft of this agreement to \lessrs.
Robinson and Ilyam, so that it was evident he was
aware of this agreement. On the 29th of September,
1843, a le:ter was sent by the defendant, requiring to
know if he was secure from the erection of any build-
ings likely to annoy him in the neighbourhood of the
house in Highbury-place. Shortly afterward.; a
letter was received from the defendant's solicitors
making some inquiries as to the field at the rear of the
house, and expressing a wish that their client should
have that, together with some other ground; to which
the plaintiff replied that he could not give the land in
question, which was at that time let to other persons,
bet that he could let him have another field near the
house. Plaintiff then stated that be heard no more of
the matter till the Gth of October, when Messrs. Robinson
and Ilyam returned a draft of the lease which had been
perused by the defendant and his solicitor no lees than
three times. In November, 1843,' a note was received
by the plaintiff from Mr. Ilyam, stating that he had
"
been expecting a deed of engrossment from Mr. Betts,
which delayed the proceedings. Defendant was all this
time occupying the house in question. In the April
following the house requiring some repairs, plaintiff
sent his surveyor to inspect the premises, between
whom and the defendant some altercation took
place. But up to this period there was no denial
on the part of the defendant for the authority
of his brother to act for him, or of his being bound by
the agreement that had been executed in his behalf.
However, in seven months after he entered into posses-
sion of the houses, he called on the solicitors for the
plaintiff and stated, for the first time,- that Mr 7
James Betts had no authority to sign the agree-
ment, but he did not even then state that he would not
comply with the agreement, or sign the lease; the rent
which had become due, was offered to Mr. Jenkins;
plaintiff's solicitor, provided that it should be considered
not to prejudice the position of Mr. Betts, by being
taken as a recognition on his part of a right to comply
with the agreement. This was refused and defendant
with his then' solicitor called on Mr. Jenkins,
and the lease was examined, and it was ad-
mitted by Mr. Robinson, that the defendant was
not entitled to the field at the rear of the house. Mr.
Robinson then handed the plaintiff the amount of the
half year's rent, which he so ted was due by Mr. Betts.
Defendant contended that this money was paid under
protest, which was denied by the plaintiff; and the pre-
sent bill was filed.
_rrhe argunamits having concluded, his Honour deferred
delivering judgment tilt he had read the bill and answer,
well as the evidence.
The Court rose at half-put three o'clock.
(Before Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
aonnca v. THE BRIGHTON
• 9 LEWES, AND HASTINGS
This was a motinoAnlji"Y
.1. a new trial on the ground that
the jury had not
a verdict according to the
evidence. The case was
paSeciatiried in July last, before
Lord Denman and a E
three issues—
the first, as to whether a road kiuisktr,ei,:e%ronlia(7hinckly turn-
road pike road and the Lewes hunt,
road ; the second, what was the width) of theas a
bridge constructed by the defendants at a ertaar-ch ofa
on the line ; and, thirdly, whether the bride point
awas
height, width, and position, such as the defendants were bound by the Act of Parliament to construct.
The argument: having concluded,
His HONOUR said he was of opinion that in finding a