The Sun.
London, England, 1848-08-04 00:00:00

HOLLAND.

The Journal de la Haye, of the Ist instant states:—
" A Cabinet Council met to-day, which lasted several
hours; at the close of which, M. Doractx CURTEUS,
Minister, ad intorim, of Justice, tendered his resig-
nation to the KING, in consequence of the rejection
by the First Chamber of the two last projects of law.
It is not ascertained whether his MAJESTY has ac-
cepted his resignation.

DENMARK AND THE DUCHIES•
The Victoria, arrived from Hamburgh at Hull last
evening at six o'clock. She brings no intelligence of
importance from the Duchies.

ITALY.

LOMBARDY.

CHARLES ALBERT has abandoned the line of the
Mincio, and has retired on the Oglio. At Turin the
people are so dissatisfied with the new Ministry that
they have demanded its immediate dissolution, and
the concentration of all the executive powers in the
hand of the KING, who would, it was said, be at
once proclaimed Dictator.
According to the National Savoisien, the following
resolution was agreed to at the sitting of the Cham-
ber of Deputies of Turin on the 29th ult.:--
" The King's Government is in vebted, during the pre-
sent war of independence, with all legislative and execu-
tive powers. It may by royal decree, or under ministerial
responsibility (the constitutional institutions being re-
spected), perform all acts for the defence of the country,
and of uur institutions."

The Pensiero Italiano publishes, by authority, a
private letter, dated Milan, July, 28, two o'clock,
I .m., which is as follows :—•T am authorised to
give you the satisfactory information which I
have just received from Signor TORELLI, an officer of
his MAJESTY'S staff, that he left the army 'y esterday
at Goito, amounting to 40,000 men, in perfect order,
and only fatigued by the battle which had taken
place, and in want of provisions, which were rather
scarce at that moment; but he (Signor TORELLI)
having been sent expressly to Cremona to procure
provisions, the necessary measures were immediately
taken, and the army must by this time be well pro-
vided. There was no doubt but that the offensive
would be assumed as soon as possible. Should ru-
mours be current to the prejudice of our army, you
may fearlessly contradict them on the faith of the
information I here give you, which has this moment
been read to our anxious public, and also dispatched
to Turin."

POSTPONEMENT OF TIIE ROYAL VISIT TO SCOT-
LAND.—We hear that her Majesty and the Prince
Consort are not expected to visit the domain of
Balmoral Castle this year, owing, it is understood,
to the works in progress at the Castle not being in a
sufficiently forward state. Several ornamental
bridges are being constructed over the Dee, as it runs
through some of the walks chalked out on the royal
estate. The improvements at Windsor Castle, in-
cluding the drainage works, will Le completed next
month, and the Court, it is expected, after the royal
annual aquatic trip in the Victoria and Albert yacht,
will proceed from Osborne to the Castle for the
autumn.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
POTTER P. THE SWANSEA DOCK COMPANY.

This was an action brought to recover the sum of 20L,
for services rendered as a clerk. The defendants denied
their liability. The facts of the case are these:—ln 1846
the above company was formed, and sanctioned by an
Act passed in July 1847. From December, 1846, till
the beginning of this year, the affairs of the company
were managed by two boards of directors, one in Lon-
don and the other in Swansea. Mr. Howden was secre-
tary to the London board, and engaged the plaintiff to
make occasional copies of proceedings, &e., and it was
for this that the plaintiff now claimed. An application
had been made to the company, and the answer received
was that they had paid the amount, which bad been
charged for in Mr. Howden's account and paid to him,
and that they bad no knowledge of plaintiff individually.
Mr. Howden was called, and said that ho was secre•
tary to the Cameron Steam-boat Coal Company, and was
at the time spoken of also secretary to the London board
of the Swansea Dock Company, but they had separate
offices in Lothbury and Moorgate-street. Plaintiff was
a clerk in the Cameron Company, but witness requiring
assistance engaged plaintiff under the authority of the di-
rectors of the Duck Company, to write and copy for them.
There was no arrangement as to the rate of remunera-
tion. The business was to be done afer the usual office
hours, and was quite distinct from the duties of the
Cameron Company. Witness considered that from 161.
to 201. would be a fair remuneration.
In cross examination he admitted that after the Act
of Parliament was obtained a lad was engaged as a clerk
but the principal writing was done by plaintiff or a
Mr. Nosworthy, at the office in Moorgate-street. He
(witness) had made a charge for the services of plaintiff
and Nosworthy. A dispute arose as to his claim, and he
ultimately agreed to accept 1351. as a balance, but
positively asserted that when the settlement was made,
be distinctly said he should exclude the claims of plaintiff
and Nosworthy, and that they must be struck out.
The defence was that the witness was bound under
the settlement to pay plaintiff and Nosworthy.
Mr. Jenkins, the solicitor to the company, was called
to establish the defence, and stated that during the ne-
gotiation for settlement of accounts between the com-
pany and Mr. Howden, the latter refused to take 1001. as
a balance, on the ground that he should have to pay
plaintiff and Nosworthy. Witness said at the time that
the company was not liable to them, and it was ulti-
mately arranged that the 1351. should be received in full
of all demands.

The Learned SECONDARY said the real question was,
whether Ilowden or the company were liable, and whe-
ther, if the latter, they were justified in paying Ilowden,
supposing the amount to be included in the 135/.
The jury, after consulting for some time, gave a ver-
dict fur defendants.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Joseph Goalett, a gentleman residing at No. 9,
Gloucester-place, New-road, was placed before Mr.
Bingham, charged with having wilfully destroyed some
voting papers placed on the door of Saint James's
Church, Piccadilly.
Police-constable 112 C, said, this morning, about four
o'clock, he was on duty in Swallow street, Piccadilly,
when he saw the defendant go up to the door leading to
the churchyard, and deliberately tear down the list of
voters produced. Witness went up to him and took him
into custody, with the papers in his possession.
The defendant said he had beer.
_supping out with a
friend, and was returning home, and in a moment of
thoughtlessness, he pulled the papers from the door.
Mr. BINGHAM said, in consequence of defendant's
want of thought, he had rendered himself liable to a
penalty. The list of voters was of great importance to
the public at large, of which circumstance the defendant
must have been well aware. He should, as a warning
to others, fine him (defendant) 405., or fourteen days' to
the House of Correction.
The fine was paid.

Sir James Duke, 111. P., on Wednesday entertained
the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, and a large party of Par-
liamentary and civic friends, at the Crown and Sceptre,
Greenwich. Sir James Duke is next in rotation for the
Mayoralty. Among the distinguished company present
it was remarked that there were three Members of Par-
liament from the same Scotch county, and Admiral Sir
Charles Adam, who made an excellent speech in re-
turning thanks for the navy; the Right Honourable
Fox Maule, M.P., who returned thanks for himself and
Ministers ; Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P., who spoke in
a
favour of reform generally, and in well-deserved praise
of his very worthy friend, the chairman, Alderman Sir
James Duke, M.P., in particular. Sir James had been
originally in the navy, served with Sir Charles Adam
under Lord Exmouth at the battle of Algiers, and had
subsequently fought his way in the world to his present
highly honourable position. In his early career, he made
grateful mention of the countenance he received from
his friend and countryman, Mr. Hume. The Lord
Mayor, in proposing the health of Sir James Duke, very
happily observed what the citizens of London might expect
from the splendour of the entertainment that day—a
very brilliant campaign of hospitality (champagne, no
doubt !) during the ensuing mayoralty—which was re-
ceived with hearty cheers and laughter.
HYDROPHORIA.—AN EFFECTUAL PREVENTITE FOR
BTDROPIIOBIA.—III the event of a bite from an animal
in a rabid state or otherwise, sponge and wash the place
as soon as possible with clean water; then take good leaf
tobacco, and make a bandage of it on the place bitten
or lacerated; change the bandage three or tour times a-
day for a week; Piis will effectually absord and extract
any poison that may have lodged itself in the part bitten.
If leaf tobacco cannot be obtained, take strong manu-
factured cut tobacco, and use it in the same manner. In
America, the Indians, in their travels through forests
and prairie lands, always carry the leaf tobacco with
them; and when they are bitten by serpents and other
venomous reptiles, they use the leaf tobacco in the way
described, and it is an invariable antidote against hydro-
phobia and other fatal effects.—R. M. TAYLOR, Glou-
cester, 1848.
We regret to hear that Lady Harriet Erskine, only
daughter of the Earl and Countess of Rosslyn, has been
very seriously indisposed. Yesterday the youthful lady
teas considered somewhat better, and hopes given of her
ultimate recovery.
MR, EDWARD BAINES, OF LEEDS.—The Patriot
of last night contradicts the report of this gentleman's
death, which we copied into our columns from the
Manchester Examiner. It states that he still survives,
although not the slightest hopes are entertained of his
recovery.