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

CHANCERY.--(THIS DA V.)
The Lord Chancellor was occupied the whole morning
poi
bankrupt petition, in re Brittain, the facts of which posses's'
the least public interest.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY')
The Vice Chancellor of England heard motions and causes to
C4P"
but no case of any interest, except to the parties concerned,
before his Honour during the morning

SOUTH UNION, or MANCHESOg
POTTERIES anti LONDON R AILWA.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. of the
S*a,—Some remarks having appeared in the City
Times of this day affecting the South Union or Manehesatrteirelle'.o,t,teell4
and London Railway, which are calculated to mislead the ng)!lge
are requested to state that the plans, acct ens, and books of r_01„,
have been duly deposited, and the standing orders of Parliament !ow
plied with up to this day, for making a railway from Cotton
of we
Trent Valley Railway to Leek, there to join the Churn et
an' Pf7hera
North Staffordshire, or one of the projected railways, youdda
completing the chain of communication from Manchester to 0
Reports have bees industriously circulated by parties Wnt,„,;
interested in rival schemes, to the prejudice of this underhi+7o
and the report in the Times of this morning, appears to eroant Od'or
iomor
from one of those persons, or else from one who is -.-
the c
Wfaehall feel obliged by your giving the same publicity sg,
statement, as the Times did to the mis-statement.--18e
yours, most obediently,
N. STEVENS and PEARON,/
T. R. B. STEVENS,
South Union Railway-offices, 17, Fludyer-street, Westminster,
'Joint Solicit°

January 27th, 1846,

•
IMPORTAN T NE WS FROM SOO°

AMERICA.
"Devonport Independent' OP'
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2 r-v-t
The Cyclops steam-frigate, Captain Lapidge, has Pis
rivedeir at this port, after a very short passage, frontbei
n .We are confidently informed that she brings disPetethe
from Rear-Admiral Inglefield, detailing an account 01 ea
French and English squadrons in those seas having at-to"c
and taken some fortifications about 150 miles beyond 11
tb
Video. The French had 75 wounded and 18 dants
English 10 killed and 17 wounded, including two lieuten
of our squadron among those killed.

„,,rg
The following is a copy of a letter received at LO,
Ibis
morning, from their ageLl at Plymouth : a SP
I3IPORTANT NEWS FROM THE RIVER PLATE, BY Q Tl 6
JESTY'S SHIP CYCLOPS, OF THE ACTION BET"m. or
COMBINED FORCES AND THOSE OF GENEaAL hosiks,

SIDENT.
" BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 20, 1845.—0 n the 28th of
vember, the Procid, French hired vessel, arrived at 1356°6
Ayres, bringing word that on the 20th of Noveinber'
combined Anglo-French forces took up their P°si,,,tii°p3t ;
di
10 A.M., the San Martin, bearing the flag
. poll
Frehonard, leading, followed by the Comas, ,111,0
taking up her position had her cables cut through, al:".:0d)
adrift. One hour and a half elapsed (from want of h"laid
before the Dolphin could pass the San Martin, which °TV
inside, between her and the left bank of the Tiler' otil
action was kept up with great spirit on both 6°6'°llo
1 r.m., when a shot from her Majesty's steamer P i
blew up the Republican gnn-brig, moored at a tete ae post
1,1
above the boom. As the fire from the engulfs ho
it!,
did not slacken, Captain Hope manned his ;sia
Po
and cut away the chain cables and vessels Couip-ps#
the boom, thus allowing the steamers t° A ios
and take the fort in reverse. This service was perfor°'' veri
most gallant style, Captain Hope being exposed to $ 00
severe fire of musketry. At four r.m., the eneTY;5
slackened, and carts were seen to be employed carrP!. rieg
the dead and wounded from the batteries. The '3:
were surrounded by a body of cavalry 3,000 strooP -10
as lancers. At 4 30, the gunners and soldiers' in V°
enemy's batteries were seen to run from their Bnlls°h:fi
deavour to pass the line of cavalry. These latter cv opt
upon them, and for a short time a severe skirmish '`leelf
up between the two parties. The gunners were trio
driven back to their posts, and another attemPt /(1, r.*
peated on their part with the like ill success. .At
the French Commander-in-Chief proposed to `ost'
Hotham to land and carry the batteries. Captain Fre' 005 ti
passed up the line of the enemy's tire cam
gallantly, and landing at the highest fort, ;Ud
it, and the enemy precipitately abandonet!
position. It appears the guns had been worked °jive'
enemy's batteries by Englishmen, Americans, and ile,bsc°
A son of Admiral Brown made himself very consPicl'-:130
the ramparts of one of the batteries, and escaped e:
The enemy's loss amounted to 120 negroes (gullnied,
ya
found
dead under their guns, and about 400 whites

the like number wounded.
" English loss-10 killed, and 25 wounded.
" French los.s-18 killed, and 70 wounded.
." Large quantities of ordnance and stores w f° oft:
the works. 19 brass guns were reserved, the resi.
h",jl7
ordnance destroyed. The Fulton, French steamer' `:
paddles knocked away and her chimney cut thrOUPtot,i
107 shots in her hull. The San Martin had I'4 ,5,00
her hull. The Dolphin riddled. Lieut. Biickdsle, "-yie°
killed; Mr. G. Andrews, clerk in charge. killed;
Doyle, of the Philomel, killed."

(From the Times.) ear
PLYMOUTH, JAN. 26.—This morning her MajestY sjoeo
Cyclops, Captain Lapidge, arrived from Rio de OA
which place she left the 23d of December' fir,
Cyclops conveys very heavy mails, whicli
landed at 10 A.M., and brings the important 9-,
the destruction *of the batteries of Rows in the v
ee
by the combined fleets of England and Fll,,Pbe3;
an engagement on the 19th of November, producillte
loss on both sides. The Brazilians left 400 dead I Vro
teries, and are supposed to have carried away an eqter
ber. On the part of the combined forces the gre3
fell on the French.

SPORTING INTELLIGE--gef
BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TvOO'.
CREST= CUP. t,
20 to 1 agst Best Bower—offered 40 to I agst Cataract
t
22 to 1 agstWhinstone—t. 25 to 140 to 1 agst Hoye Oil
22 to 1 agst Mickey Free—ditto 140 to 1 agst Warp _v.toe
25 to 1 agst Sweetmeat—taken 50 to 1 agst Redstree"
30 to 1 agst Miss Burns—t 33 to 1
~„„, Fre°
On Saturday and Monday Whinstone and Mickey
backed for large sums, at all prices from 25 to 1 to 20 to
Nothing done oh the Derby or Newmarket HandicaP•

1)1
RECEPTION OF SIR lcoff
R.
SPEECH. Octisit'y
stn .0/
The Premier's speech of last evening_ was received Aeck,,,
by the free.traders, and with stillt'd silence by the Pwto ects3
whose looks evinced plain y that they felt the game of Pro j
up. The cheering, which all came from the OppeSiti° *fr
House, was neither so frequent nor so vehement eat of
on Thursday night., but the speech of last et ot O'f
;istened to with_ much greater attention than was wed 1°,,e041
day. It wag a business speech, and it was listee,Dicb ",f,4
that theughttill, silent, and profound attention with 0.1265,P0
business are wont to listen to business statements. Theotati,'
to the House were crowded. Every trade had its represe reef✓
as any one emerged from the gallery, he was sure to be g, P 44
a host of questions, "'ls Sir Robert Peel down, Sir,' ee'Del'
" Did he say anthing about tea or coffee ?" askcd a sh„roxisg, 'ot
who evidently represented the grocers' interest. On I; goe,7
not, the gentleman queried about sugar. " What is 11,,e-glf
with leather ?" asked a gentleman smelling very st,rydettev.. '164
64
Carpenters were there, °Acing about timber; ilia: 4,0
seat ; chandlers about tallow ; in fact, all "'iota' 10,4
represented there save one. No one asked ettletiot
the Prernalr's intention with regard to corn. It
(5ie,,,,0 i!"
taken for granted by every one that the tanslo7sp
corn-laws was sealed. Sir Robert Peel finished his et of tn
quarter after eight o'clock, and before nine a full report 0,40
of his speech was published in The Sun, and dispatcPoFisoope
trains along the various lines:of railway to every Parr and
Kingdom, and also to France, Hamburgh, GermanY! to
od
parts of the continent. The crowd of persons anxielce !giro
papers who were assembled in and around The Sun °d 0504
mense. It extended half way across the Strand, a or
rather a crowd waiting for admittance outside the doors o$ 'tp
on some grand night than a crowd of per'.n
their turns to purchase a newspaper. For More and pia
hours this c
o'rowding around The Sun office continued' ce Oe ,ry
considerably past midnight before the doors of the i)ecssPSl
closed. He who had procured a paper frequently _ 000.5.'
nucleus of another crowd, or fproceeding:by the
lug gas-lamp, to peruse its contents—persons him, and eagerly inquire as to what the announcement roil° i
wliogtilhat O -
80orftelie r ,4
e
ter had been. Since the night on which Lord Johnit°-eot Prod'
posed the Reform Bill never has any Ministerial stateTsci
half the excitement that has been produced by Sir B. r'
last evening.

v vo
c si Th°,„ f.l'ol•
MARGARET CAPE'. By the Author o.
_,-t• Ds
destine Marriage," &c.—This work has the tone of go°'AVecttptl
better still, a vein of pure and healthful sentiment. It, 'et° •' it
mated picture of country life among the upper class of gseeet4,
present day, sketched with the skill and tact of a nice 0 /¢0 g.4''
with s'w r
possesses the art of indicating scenes and persons . is. tat4olo,l
touches, and the power of making characters act and ..;0310.-,4 0
The story is enlivened by scenes and incidents of a VC'S( c,ll'lol"isi
scription, in which the ridiculous or vicious peeuliariti.,;:d os, °t if
such as are often met with in real life, are clever/1 "" yrit'', ts,t,
pencil that emulates the witty drollery of caricature see°.,ge.,e;
coarseness. The class is individualised so well that 011°, se,"v",tletsc
cognise the originals. Mr. Casement, the gross, brutand /110,,,ps
who affects cynical eccentricity to hide his selii-linese u-of icyr
Mr. Humphries, a rich booby, who can neither talk ,11 trite ,1 i'ttif
sings and rides to admiration ; Mr. Gage, a tall trooPe'ijo s-esr'os
across a drawing-room listening to the jingle of his sPiet:o,(loo
strife, stare, and stateliness Hubert Gage, a careless, to ritti, i,er
laughing sailor, as sedulous to conceal as his brother...l pes ~t e
Profession ; and Harriet Conway, a bold, dashing, vllliu
to telllo
of fun and mischief, but with sense and good-nature he so 10: OA,
extravagances ; and others a;, felicitously depicted. 'l,'' witacolo:-,/.
Minty does " catch the manners living as they rise' Tae,ir
glance, and hits them off cleverly and satartlf- f• tile g
habits, eouvcrsation, and air of the persons are those v At J
hour.—,Spectator.ter/3bl"
The Emperor of Russia arrived at St. re-
the 14th last.
. •-•
COPrei
BIRTHS. f Oe°7g tee
On the 17th Inst., at Maldon, Essex, the lady o g 0
Esq., of a son.
On the 23d inst., at Catlstlehl House, Hants, OA 1341 o,
d
~,„re, ,
Taylor, Esq., of a son,
islt-" reolf
On the 23d inst., Mrs. Richard Hunter, of Brun"' ,r§'
daughter. )i f
nye, 4e ,
On the 94th !mt., at South-place, Cambervell-IP" .„, jet.
hold Nevin Rhnnett, of a daughter.
f Eclrfare" 1•0*
On tht 4th inst., in Lowndes-street, the lady 0- - ,so
Es ^i., of a daughter.
r s" of 1°gtt
On the 25th inst., the lady of Matthew Floire., fre•
crescent, Hyde-park, of a daughter.
wi sq
ftiouare' Y''''
On the 26th inst., in Charlotte-gtreet, Hedfo• os, r
,
Elam, of a daughter. Ides, le 0
,
On the 26th inst., at Church-street, Chelsea, ellsduff, of a son. ofe,
On the 26th inst., in Charlotte-street, Nedfordlo. of
Edward Gill= White, Esq., barrister-at-law, of A
.fo
- ..., 01T,411e-
MARRIED. ilisi" 01'
104 W 1 titer
On the 22d Inst., at Maidstone, Mr. Char ~,,ig
',lest .-
Patcrnoster-row, London, solicitor, to Jane, eldest
GIP, Esq., of Rocky-hill, Maidstone. ~ ilt`*
"ow, ( ve
et ° 0
DIED
On the 2lst Inst. in the: Circus, Bath,
~s a 0
pant-General William Neville Cameron. Deo, 1 i.
On the 21st inst., at Leamington, the Esc'.
'd
53 dge-r
os`
Dryden, Rector of Whitnash, Warwick. cb, age De
* Charlotte, reD al)
On the 23d inst., at Kennington, Miss
On the 23d inst., in Gilbert-buildings, Wes
telf' tt 4'
Thomas smith, aged 83. Steinnyatiottr-
..4s._ ..re ~0
Ir J. Vi''. J . o'
On the 24th Inst., at Oulklford, Surrey, ; Lswis
~,re, 01
Oil the 24th inst.. in De Beauvoir-square. Itr,•..sseit-sci"
Dl
On the 25th inst., in Guildford-street, l'"
itestPt - 0.
Johnson, Fsq. r. T..-
• c a wstli!ats.
On the 25th inst., Rebecc,a, the wit.
„fr. ••,„0,•••,
Hoxton Old Town.
On the 25th inst., at, Holly Cottag, 11°;
On the 25th hist Ist Upper Thames-street, 2"-' •o• s
"S of -1,
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-- AfTritto v°-,i, is '71003
ImAdi.,A s Printed and Published by -- "2, stra orlail
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28, 1846. Little C....hesnaano e