The Sun.
London, England, 1833-03-18 00:00:00

SHERIFFS' COURT.-LINCOLN.

WRIT OF INQUIRY.BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE%
CLEMENT V. MIDDLETON, ESQ.

A Jury was empannelled to assess the damages in this
case, but, previously to going into Court, the matter was
arranged.

I\lr. Sergeant ADAMS observed that the plaintiff in this
case was Miss Eliza Victorine Clement, the daughter of a
respectable surgeon, at Loughborough ; and the defendant
is a banker ar the same place. He had great pleasure in
stating that he was relieved from an unpleasant duty, and,
no doubt, they would be equally so, as the parties had,
under all the circumstances, agreed to arrange the matter.
The plaintiff, in this ease, was induced to believe that an
attempt would be made by the defendant to cast an impu-
tation on her character; however, he was happy to say,
no such imputation was ever intended, and therefore the
case had been arranged. The defendant had promised to
marry the plaintiff, but circumstances, which they had
now met to inquire into, caused this to be broken off, and
for which breach this action had been brought. He
begged to repeat that the plaintiff left the Court freed
from all imputation, and the defendant had consented to a
verdict of 60 guineas.

The arrangement cre ttecl great disappointment to the
persons assembled, as many letters were expected to be
read.

CM JOHN CO&NE•0 Niucr.um.

The following is an Abstract of the Bill, moved
in the House of Commons last night, securing Sir
John Soane's Museum to the public for ever, with
the house at present containing it, and 30,0001.,
and other property for its endowment :—lt is entitled
an " Act for settling and preserving Sir John Soane's
Museum, Library, and Works of Art, in Lincoln's
Inn-fields, in the county of Middlesex, for the
benefit of the Public, and for establishing a suffi-
cient endowment for the due maintenance of the
same
Preamble—Whereas Sir John Soane of Chelsea, in the
county of Middlesex, Knight, hath for many years past
been at great labour and expense in collecting and esta-
blishing a museum, comprising, among other valuable
effects, the Belzoni sarcophagus, a library of books and
manuscripts, prints, drawings, pictures, models, and
various works of art, all of which are deposited and ar-
ranged in a house and offices in the occupation of the said
Sir John Some, built and expressly adapted for the pur-
poses Of the said museum, situate and being No. 13, on
the North side of Lincoln's Inn-fields, in the county of
Middlesex, of which the said Sir John Soane claims to
have the power of absolutely disposing :
And whereas the said Sir John Soane claims to be
seised in fee-simple of another house and offices, situate
and being No. 12, in Lincoln's Inn •fields aforesaid :
And whereas the said Sir John Soane is desirous that
such museum and library, and works of art, should be
kept together, and preserved and maintained for public
use and advantage, and that a sufficient endowment should
lie established for the preservation and maintenance there-
of, and for other purposes immediately connected there-
with, but he is unable, without the aid of Parliameut, to
carry such his intentions into effect :
Therefore to the end that the said museum or collec-
tion, library, and works of art, may be preserved and
maintained for the public benefit, according to the inten-
tion of the said Sir John Soane, &c.
There are then numerous clauses providing—
' 1. That the said museum and library, and certain pre-
mises, shall be vested in trustees, for the purposes of this
Act, upon trust to preserve the same, and to give free
access to the said museum, &c., to students and others, on
two days in the week in the months of April, May, and
June, and at such other times, and under such regulations
as the said trustees shall establish.

2. Recites that Sir John Soane proposes to invest
30,000/. Three per Cent. Consuls, in the names of him-
self and the said trustees; which sum, and the rents of the
said house, No. 12, Lincoln's Inn-fields, shall be applied
in payment of the expenses of maintaining and supporting
the said museum, and other necessary expenses connected
therewith, and in inswing the premises, and in payment
of certain salaries.

3. Provides that Curator, under the control of Trustees,
to have the charge of the said museum, &c. The Curator
to collect the rents of the said house, No. 12, Lincoln's
Inn•fields.

4. That Curator, upon entering into office, to give
bond, with two sureties in 1,0001., that no part of the said
museum, &c., shall be taken away, lost, or embezzled ; and
also to make out and sign a schedule of the articles com-
posing the museum.
5. That Curator be removeable by Trustees, except the
person to be appointed by Sir John Soane.
6. That inspectress to have the arrangement of the
domestic concerns of the house and offices appropriated
to the museum, including the hiring and discharging
servants.

7. Inspectress be removeable by 6e Trustees, except
the one to be appointed by Sir John Some.
S. That Sir. John Slane, by will, to appoint the first
Curator and first inspectress.
9. Provision for the appointment of new or future
Curators, and provision for the appointment of new or
future Inspectress.
10. That Samuel Thornton, of Cobham, in the county
of Surrey, Esq. ; Francis Chantrey, of Belgrave-plat,., in
the county of Middlesex, Esq. ; Simnel Highain, of the
National Debt Redemption ()thee, Esq. ; and John Lau.
rens Bicknell, of Abingdon•street, in the county of Mid-
dlesex, Esq., shall be and they are hereby constituted and
appointed the Trustees for the purposes of this Act, and
that they and their successors to be appointed as herein-
after is mentioned, shall be and be called—" The Trustees
of Sir John Soane's Museum."

11. That Sir John Roane have power, during his life,
by deed or will, to appoint other trustees in the stead of
those hereby named.
12. Provision for ins appointment of new Trustees.
13. Gives power to the Trustei a to permit Mr. John
Soane (Sir John Soane's grandson), on his attaining the
age of twenty-five years, to reside in the said house con.
tinning the museum.
14, Provides that such residence of Mr. John Soane is

The Amphitrite, Lieutenant Cooley, has sailed from
Deptford for Plymouth, with Government stores.
By the last accounts from Oporto, the Hope transport,
Lieutenant Ryder, was safe at that port.

The Thunderer, 84, has left Woolwich for Sheerness,
to he commissioned.

The steam frigates Dee, Cammander Oliver, and Sala-
mander, Gmmander Austin, are ordered to Woolwich,

from the westward.

The Swallow packet went into Plymouth harbour on
Saturday, from Falmouth, to be refitted and coppered.
The Carron steam vessel was taken out of dock at Ply-
mouth on Thursday se'nnight, and the Rhadamanthus
team vessel was taken in.

The ship Osbert, Dalrymple, sailed this morning from
Spithead for Dominica, having on board Sir Charles M.
Schomberg, C.D., Governor of that Island.
The Calypso and Emulous packets, sailed from Halifax
on the 29tu January : the former for Falmouth, and the
latter for Bermuda.

Our pdlant Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Thos.
Williams, G.C.8., returned from town on Tuesday, and
resumed his official duties.

In Harbour—The Victory, Royal George, Warspi.e,
Excellent, Conway, Hyacinth, and Messenger steam
transport. _

(From the Devonport Telegraph.)
It is generally understood that a detachment of 200
marines, from the Chatham and Portsmouth Divisions,
will shortly proceed to Milford, to do duty in the dock-
yard, and rho- TA...it—Colonel Hamby, of the Portsmouth
Diviai.)n, will have the command.
Orders have come to take the Tigris (building) to pieces,
Ind lay down on her slip another frigate, to be called the
Flora.

Remaining in Hamosze—Sin Josef, Rharlamanthus,
S damander, Carron and African steamers, Viper, F it-rester,
Pike and Swallow packets, Falmouth and Surly lighters,
Suina and Maitland transports.
In Sound—Dee steamer.
We have reason to hope that the vexatious and cruel
regulations lately introduced into the navy, for detaining
illotments from the wives and children of seamen, for many
months after they join King's ships ; thereby pauperising
&cent women and children, and adding burdens to
parishes already overburdened with poor-rates, will be
altered. Sir G. Grey is using every eff in to relieve the
parishes of Stoke-Darnerel and East Stonehouse from this
evil, and we hope he will succe,cl.
PROUOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.......COMMADder Ca.
rew is promoted to the rank of Captain ; Lieut. J. T.
W 'nen to the rank of Commander ; Messrs. R W.
Otway and J. W. Morgan, iltdshipinen, to the rank of
Lieutenant; Lieut. Quin, of the Forester, to the Brito-
mart ; Mr. C. F. Knabbe, Assistant Surgeon, to the
Tyrian ; Mr. J. Clark, Assist .nt Surgeon, to the
Dee steam-vessel : Mr. J. Peters Assistant-Surgeon, to
he Salamander steam-vessel. The apoointment of Lieut.
J. H. Weller to the Coast Guaid Service has not taken
place.
ROYAL MARINES.—Mr. C. J. Hadfield, fo he Second
Lieutenant, and appointed to this Division, vice Edward
Parke, cashiered.
(From the Portsmouth Herald.)

PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, tze.—Lieut. W. H.
Quin, of his Majesty's brigantine Forester, is appointed
to his Majesty's schooner Seagull, 6, destined for the
c )at of Africa.—Lieut. Marshall, chief officer on the Pre..
v,ntive Service station at Newton, has been appoiut,cl to
the Irish coat.—Mr. T. Donaldson, Gunner of the
Cnilders, is removed to the Cheque at Sheerness.—Mr.
R Rogers, Boatswain of the Tyrian, at Plymouth, is ap-
pointed to the Espoir, at this port.—Mrs Madden, late
Mite of his Majesty's ship Sulphur, is appointed to his
Majesty'e surveying vessel Fairy.—Mr. Charles Joseph
Harfidd, is appointed a Second Lieutenant at the Ports-
mouth Division of Royal Marines, vice Parke.
The following Midshipmen have this week been found
duly qualified in navigation, at the Royal Naval Colegs,
viz.:—Mr. W. H. Bridge, Mr. John Ramsay, Mr. John
Foote, Mr. John Tyssen, Mr. C. H. Baker, of his Ma,
j sty's ship Warspite ; Mr. C. Bullen, Mr. R. C White,
Mr. T. R. Warroll, of his Majesty's ship Castor; Mr. W.
G. Everest, Mr. R. S. Moore, of his Majesty's ship
Cruizer ; Mr. H. L. Griffiths, of his Majesty's ship
Talavera ; Mr. Thos. Heard, of his Majesty's steam-vessel
Rhadamatithus ; Mr. John H. Crange, of his Majesty'e
cutter Viper.

The present Bishop of DURHAM received
hot less than 27,000/. in one sum, as a fine for the re-
rmtval of Mrs. BEAUMONT'S lease of her lead mines,.—.
I frakefield Journal.

PUBLIC SALE OF A WIFE.-01) Friday
Lot, being market-day at Epping, about the mi idle of the
day, a good-looking woman, about 30 years of age, was
led into the market-place, with a rope round her neck and
waist, by her husband, THOMAS BRUCE, an hostler, the
magistrates sitting in Petty Sessions at the time in the
town. In a few minutes the Market-place was crowded.
and the master of the parochi..l workhouse, undert tking
the office of auctioneer, endeavouredaspirit
hakemniilskenea,til
ihfie:
oamwt
qualifications.
asi
tude by his ludicrous imitation of the professional ad-
on
ed,
dresses of these often impressive public orators, in offering
the
She was put up at le. 6d., and, after a bidding which
could womannot bfeo r sai
sale,
characterizedand expatiating
t
2s. 6d. to a labourer, named JAMES BRADLEY, who im-
mediately paid down the purchase-money, and 6,1. for
duty, &c., and carried off his purchase to a public-house,
amidst the shootings of the assembled multitude. Their
noise having reached the bench of justices, an offic,r was
despatched for the husband, who was brou4ht before them
in a stile of intoxication, having already spent the half-
crown in gin. It was proved by the parish officer that he
had deserted his wife. He said, in his defence, that lie
had been compelled to marry her six years ago by the
parish officers, in consequence of her having sworn a child
to him ; that he had never since lived with her, and that
she had lived in open adultery with the man BRADLEY,
by whom she had been purchased; and that he had been
told that by publicly selling her in the market he could
,et rid of any charge by the parish for the maintenance of
her or her children. The tnagistrat.-3 strongly reprobated
hisei ted
conduct, Ile-
i wt
fandea. r
d. the parishrre
coom.
riri itctoedhsi;nontiioe prisonia d,
dues
noth v,,ianyg
they acted vauthority who tiffici Aril at
auctioneer,—From a Correspondent of the Observer.