The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-28 00:00:00

CHANCERY.-(THIS
The Lord Chancellor was occupied the whole raornin%o4
bankrupt petition, In re Brittain, the facts of which Po•"'
the least public interest

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VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS _PA
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The Vice Chancellor of England heard motions and o_ll---ed,
but no case of any interest, except to the parties Celle."
before his Honour during the morning.
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SOUTH UNION, or MANCHES,.
POTTERIES ani LONDON RAILWAI•
TO THE EDITOR OF THE 0,7; do
artlQterleg
S•II., —Some remarks having appeared in the City
Times of this day affecting the South Union or Manchester rl,O.
and London Railway, which are calculated to mislead the P1_1,7,
are requested to state that the plans, nr"torl4lllre
have been duly deposited, and the standing orders of P ul
plied with up to this day, for making a railway from Cot rtd
Trent Valley Railway to Leek, there to join the CharneLl
North Staffordshire, or one of the projected railwar, ';,,, IA
completing the chain of communication from 3lanchester. op IP;
sections, and bookeot_re;tcoor
Reports have bees industricusly circulated 14 Parfjer4
Interested in rival schemes, to the prejudice of this .-- 0111•'_,
and the report in the Times of this morning,
from -one of those persons, or else from one who is 0,01
the facts. • bliciti SW,
We shall feel obliged by your giving the same Pu wore+
statement, as the Times did to the rnis-statement---"
yours, most obediently, 0
N. STEVENS and FEARON,l:joint
T. B. B. STEVENS, , +motel',
South Union Railway--offices, 17, Fludyer-street, Wes"—
appears iinoroito4
January 27th, 1846.
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IMPORTANT NEWS FRO,

AMERICA. fit" OP
" Deronport Indeper 2 tot,
Tuesday, JO. 2°, just $r
The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain Lapidge, Rio Jr
rived at this port, after a very short passage, frcladispsteo
neiro. We are confidently informed that she brings tof I!
from Rear-Admiral Inglefield, detailing an acc:letset:
French and English squadrons in those seas bayllinvna 10",
and taken some fortifications about 150 miles bel",„--01,
Video. The French had 75 wounded and 18
Neste"
English 10 killed and 17 wounded, including tic° lie
of our squadron among those killed.
The following is a copy of a letter received at ijildl
'7
morning, from their aget,t at Plymouth :--- AtR
" IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE RIVER PLATE,....rws° s.4A,i4s
JESTY'S SHIP CYCLOPS, OF THE ACTION a
COMBINED FORCES AND THOSE OF GENE/LAI'
SIDENT. 281J0100
"BUENOS AYRES, NOV. 20, 1845.—0 n the ,it $
vember, the Procid, French hired vessel, arrive" -mbehil
Ayres, bringing word that on the 20th of 14(1.0ole
.10.
combined Anglo-French forces took up their CMO
10 A.IIL, the San Martin, bearing the flag co 4/1"
Frehonard, leading, followed by the Cealus' :11144
taking up her position had her cables cut throng' of two
adrift. One hour and a half elapsed (from Withiblot
before the Dolphin could pass the San Martio,l/ .ter.
inside, between her and the left bank of thhe 1.11024,
action was kept up with great spirit on bet..rau 101,0
1 P.M, when a shot from her Majesty's at"-#A it"
blew up the Republican gun-brig, moored at II '-fes r..AO
above the boom. As the fire from the
did not slacken, Captain Hope manned,. Or"
and cut away the chain cables and vess ▪ to ;
the boom, thus allowing the stesitlea' or:if
and take the fort in reverse. This service wessagr- to $
most gallant style, Captain Hope being ea motel
severe fire of musketry. At four r. 31., thocs-rtiopl/1
slackened, and carts were seen to be emploYed
The,rb
the dead and wounded from the batteries. „,00 /
were surrounded by a body of cavalry 30 S-40 tiled
as lancers. At 4 30, the gunners and soldiers:old
enemy's batteries were seen to run from their ,t-e-r
tot
leavour to pass the line of cavalry. These
upon them, and for a short time a severe skiru-re ;O- r(
up between the two parties. The gunners
~..ifs-ot Off),
driven back to their posts, and another st7oto
peated on their part with the like ill success'. to 1;i
the French Commander-in-Chief propessugo .0
Hotham to land and carry the batteries. Capt.- fae
passed up the line of the enenifsfat, ,4
gallantly, and landing at the highest ts.," doeP,ll
it, and the enemy precipitately 117,010,
position. It appears the guns had been
enemy's batteries by Englishmen, Americans'
A son of Admiral Brown made himself vet,' c°' pecl v.!
the ramparts of one of the batteries, and escaintattr
The enemy's loss amounted to 120 negroes tomto
found r
dead under their guns, and about 400 Tillie-
the like number wounded.
English loss-10 killed, and 25 wounded-
Fench loss-18 killed, and 70 wounded. 00 rid'
" Large quantities of ordnance and stare°,h
tee If
the works. 19 brass guns were reserved, 'Leh/
ordnance destroyed. The Fulton, French ghtup°
paddles knocked away and her chimney cut two
t 040.7
107 shots in her hull. The San Martin liati,t;e,
her hull. The Dolphin riddled. Lieut. 13iicl"--killled'
killed; Mr. G. Andrews, clerk in charge* -
Doyle, of the Philomel, killer;."

(From the Times.) • 911''1.0
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 26.—This morning her Dade
Cyclops, Captain Lapidge, arrived from Rio b 0
which place she left the 23d of Pece.;bicill
Oyc]ops conveys very heavy mails, "rit 0:1
landed at 10 A.M., and brings the imP°11500;:61!
the destruction of the batteries of Ross fter,
by the combined fleets of England 0,4%01
an engagement on the 19th of November, Pr it'll 4:
loss on both sides. The Brazilians left 400 dri:ndre
egerdr
teries, and are supposed to have carried avia9l—r
ben On the part of the combined forces the 0
fell on the French.

SPORTING INTELLIGY
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—Tv
CREAMER CUP. set'
20 to 1 agst Bost Bower—offered 40 to 1 agst Cjt4r
22 to 1 agst Whinstone—t. 25 to 1 40 to 1 agst *to "1,4
22 to 1 agst Mickey Free—ditto 40 to 1 age ',Dedstfe
25 to 1 agst Sweetmeat—taken 50 to 1 agst ' frr
30 to 1 agst Miss Burns—t. 33 to I
On Saturday and Monday Whinstone and 3112oetteell'
backed for large sums, at all prices from 25 to 1 taro-
Nothing done ea the Derby or Newmarket WO t 7
SOP'
RECEPTION OF SIR R'• r
SPEECH.
e4l'eottc„,t,,
The Premier's speech of last evening was rec—t;#3 P' teq,
by the free-traders, and with sullen silence by ofpryi
whose looks evinced plain:y that they felt the ffs,W„ettitoo,
up. The cheering, which all came from the t/Pritteoool,
House, was neither so frequent nor so veir. cAt°'
on Thursday night, but the speech a
listened to with much greater attention than nistre'DicE6
day. It was a business speech, and it was with giro')
that thoughtful, silent, and profound attention "
business are wont to listen to business staternents'eprese%
to the House were crowded. Every trade had Its rep De
as any one emerged from the gallery, he was sure sif•tool
a host of questions, "Is Sir Robert Peelasdkoe7;:rnorte:f
" Did he say anything about tea or coffee ?"
who evidently represented the grocers' interest• us. is 11,01°,1
not, the gentleman queried about sugar. " Wll3' err, r 4
with leather ?" asked a gentleman smelling yeti' bat 100
Carpenters were there, asking about tiinhera
neat ; chandlers about
ono; in fact, t`,,4 i
represented there save No one as-it seeoo:,
the Prembr's intention with regard to corn- , 417fe,
taken for granted by every one that the .o'lo 0;
corn-laws was sealed. Sir Robert Peel finished I;,'„ort.A° 1'11.130
quarter after eight o'clock, and before nine a fall r';tril'ill°,44
of his speech was published in The Sun, and disP.ft 0f.,0
trains along the various lines ;of railway to every P;,, • ,rtorro:fl
Kingdom, and also to France, Hamburgh, Gern„xiooce ro/
parts of the continent. The crowd of persons a",t
papers who were assembled in and around The 81 ssof
mense. It extended half way across the StranAoors 17,4
rather a crowd waiting for admittance outside the u.sarsoVit
f Y-re oi
on some grand night than a crowd 1, wo trti
their turns to purchase a newspaper. Fer„tioed,,,:?:
hours this crowding around The Sun office con.o ow • tit)
considerably past midnight before the doors of lour pool
closed. He who had procured a paper train; tit of ist
nucleus of another crowd, or fproceedifig:by the Ito sof toe,r
Ing gas-lamp, to peruse its contents—persons 114'rnent c,llll`7i
him, and eagerly inquire as to what the announcer, itopot6,4l
ter bad been. Since the night on which Lord Jontateivfo
posed the Reform Bill never has any Ministerial S„. re*
half the excitement that has been produced by sir
last evening. 01;1
of 070,P
MARGARET CAPEL. By the Author olive
destine Marriage," &c.—This work has the tone °l‘it g Ate?
better still, a vein of pure and healthful sentiment. 5 of roffer
mated picture of country life among the upper chiles o tetyje
present day, sketched with the skill and tact of 3 n ID* 13$11
wl Ada
possesses the art of indicating scenes and persons t otih
touches, and the power of making characters act ferf„f
The story is enlivened by scenes and incidents of "..itieSy,oll,,,Ote
scription, in which the ridiculous or vicious peculia'_, ROD, to ,
inch as are often met with in real life, are Cl
60,11000,-,;
pencil that emulates the witty drollery of enlict 00, 50,1,U;
coarseness. The class is individualised so well ValbotPjilrfit,,c/
cognise the originals. Mr. Casement, the gross, eo allr 00V
who affects cynical eccentricity to hide his 5e1f14024
Mr. Humphries, a rich booby, who can neither rot,er,,o, sfeco
sings and rides to admiration ; Mr. Gage, a tall tr;;siiT,Dt•!ed
across a drawing-room listening to the jingle of los, 1;
strife, stare, and stateliness ; Hubert Gage, a Caretbef DerAperer
laughing sailor, as sedulous to conceal as his brewliftp e,„oros
profession ; and Harriet Conway, a bold, dasitinknoe t°100',0.;.1,
of fun and mischief, but with sense and good-ns` Iteifite ody;,t
,t
extravagances ; and others as felicitously delNe• rig*,
tainly does " catch the manners living as theY at
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glance, and hits then off cleverly and slot/t a
oo ,dll
habits, conversation, and air of the persons are ,
• hour.—Spectator. ere
The Emperor of Russia arrived at St. '
the 14th last.