The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-17 00:00:00

SECONDARIES' COURT, Dec. 16.

JONES V. BEULIENIER.
The plaintiff in this case, is a cabinet-maker, in Duke-
street, Aldgate, and the defendant is a tradesman resid-
ing in the same place. The action was brought to
recover the amount of goods scld and delivered.
Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Wilde
for the defence.
The facts were these :—ln May, 1845, defendant or-
dered furniture to a considerable amount, which was
delivered. A dispute arose, however, about some chairs,
and, eventually, they were delivered fifteen months after.
wards. The chairs were tendered on a Sunday morn-
ing, and refused. The goods previously delivered
were paid for at the time, the question for the jury was,
whether defendant had by his own act caused any delay.
Several witnesses were called, those for the plaintiff
making out the plaintiff's case " beyond all doubt
(as Mr. Wilde said), unless defendant's witnesses beat
the m."—(Laugh ter.
Defendant's witnesses swore in support of his case,
but the
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juryi found for the plaintiff tbr the amouclaimed,d,

SHERIFFS' COURT,

lee. 16.

A notice was posted this day at the Sheriff's Court,
Red Lion-square, that the Court will not sit on Thurs-
day next, but the cases not tried that day, will be tried
on Saturdaay at 10 o'clock, the Court sitting by adjourn-
ment•. There is the unusually long list of 35 cases already
exhibited.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

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the barrack-room, about eight o'clock in the evening,
and on his return, shortly afterwards, found it was gone.
The corporal of the guard and the sentinel on duty
at the time deposed to the prisoner having been seen
about the guard-room, and the girl with whom. he coha-
bited unwillingly allowed that she had seen a gold witch
in his possession on the night the robbery was com-
mitted, and stated further, that he had requested that it
might be pawned.
Thomas Walton, a pawnbroker, stated that the watch
had been pledged with him for 41. 10s., by a young
man whom he had never seen before, who gave the name
of Thomas Wilson.
The policeman stated that the-prisoner had confessed
the robbery when he was apprehended.
Captain Grimston identified the watch.
Mr. Justice PATTESON summed up, and the jury im-
mediately returned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner
was sentenced to one year's imprisonment, with hard
labour.
At the close of the case, Captain Grimston said that,
by Mr. Jardine's advice, he applied to the Court
to ascertain to whom he should give the reward which
he had offered for the recovery of the watch. There
were three persons claiming it— the policeman, a gre-
nadier, and the pawnbroker.
Ilis LORDSHIP intimated that he did not sit there to
give advice on such points as this.
Captain Grimston—l only obey my orders, my Lard.

FATAL ACCIDENT.—WiIIiam Stokes, a labourer, in
the employment of Messrs. Buttress and Co., met his
death yesterday under the following melancholy circum-
stances.—He was engaged in grinding colours for his
employers, who are oil and colourmen, at Assembly-
passage Mile-end-road, and while occupied in the vici-
nity of the heavy millstones, worked by a one-horse
power, he got forced into a corner, and one of the stones
working round pressed his head against the wall and
fractured his skull in a most frightful manner. His
cries brought instant assistance, and he was extricated.
The injuries, however, were so serious that the unfortu-
nate sufferer expired in five minutes. He was 77 years
of age, and bore an excellent character.
According to the recent census taken at Vienno the
population of the capital is 410;047'iouls.

KINGDOM OF MOSQUITIA.

The following Minutes of the Council of State of 1
Mosquitia, dated Sept. 10, 1845, have been handed to
us for publication :
In pursuance of letters under the royal sign maraud,
convoking a general meeting to be held this day, the
authorities ;of this town of Pearl Kay Lagoon , and
various rivers to the northward, assembled in the
Court-house.
The grenadier and ligb t companies of the Royal Blue-
fields Militia took their station in Bidwell-street, as a
guard of honour to receive the King in his progress to
and from the Court-house.
At twelve o'clock his Majesty issued from the British
residency, accompanied on the right and left. by her
Britannic Majesty's representative and the senior ma-
gistrate of Bluefields, the second magistrate bearing the
crown, and the treasurer carrying his purse of office.
The King being seated on the throne, and wearing his
crown, read the following speech:—
" Chiefs, Magistrates, and Officers,—lt has beerl
deemed necessary to call you together, to announce to
you the steps that are about to be taken for reorganizing
the internal government of my kingdom.
" A commission waa Formed by my late falther, in
1840, consisting of gentlemen all favourable tc, the in-
terests of this country.
" A testamentary deed was about the same time exe •
cuted,by which ray late father nominated and appointed
the gentlemen comprising the said commission to be Re-
gents of this kingdom and guardians of his family during
the minority of his successor.
" The said testamentary deed has been found to be
informal, inasmuch as it does not contain the date of the
commission to which it refers, nor does it embrace the,
names of the commissioners.

" Under these circumstances, to provide for the diffi-
culties and responsibilities which the gentlemen. of the
said commission would have to encounter if the duty
devolved upon them of ts,king rigorous but just steps for
the settlement of varirJus matters relative to property,
and to obviate the iv:convenience which has been found
to arise from the s!esence of a supreme local government
in this country, it has been determined by me, by the
advice of mx legitimate advisers, and with the approba-
tion of the principal inhabitants, to establish a council
of state for the general government of my kingdom. My
commission, appointing the council of state, will be im-
mediately read to you.
" I trust, with the blessing of Almighty God, the
continued assistance of her Britannic Majesty's Govern-
ment, and your faithful and loyal co-operation, this
country may soon acquire a respectable rank among
nations, and tbat peace and happiness, religion, and vir-
tue, may be established among us for all generations."
On concluding his speech, his Majesty directed the
clerk of the courts to read the royal commission consti-
tuting the council of state.

The royal commission having been read, his Majesty
directed the clerk of the courts to notify that the mem-
bers of the council of state were to meet on the follow-
ing day, at twelve o'clock at noon, in the Court-house;
which notification the clerk of the courts made as fol-
lows:
" It is his Majesty's command that the members of the
council of state named in the royal commission just
read meet in this hall to-morrow, at twelve o'clock at
noon, to take their oaths of office, and to proceed with
the business of the country.
" God save the King."
His Majesty then left the Court-house, attended as
before-mentioned. Friday, Sept 11, 1846.
Present,—His Majesty the King,—Councillors, George
Hodgson' sen., Alexander Hodgson, William Halstead
Ingram, James Porter, John Dixon, and James Green.
The following oath was administered:—
" Mosquitia. We, George Hodgson, Alexander
Hodgson, William Halstead Ingram, James Porter, John
Dixon, and James Green, members of the council of
state, do solemnly and sincerely swear upon the Holy
Evangelists of Almighty God, that we will, as far as
in our power lies, well and truly execute the duties of
Councillors of State to his Majesty King George, and
that we will impartially administer justice to all his
Majesty's subjects, and others whom it may concern;
that we will not conceal anything that we lay learn or
hear prejudicial to the King's person, crown, or dignity,
and that we will not reveal any matter or thing which
the King, with the concurrence of the majority of the
Council, may desire to keep secret, all in conformity to
the royal commission, bearing date the 10th day of
September, 1846, granted by his Majesty.
" So help us God.
" G. HODGSON.
" A. HoteasoN.
" W. H. INGRAM.
" J. PORTER.
" J. DixoN.
" J. GREEN.
" Sworn before the King in Council, this
11th day of September, 1546.
" D. KILPATRICK. Clerk of the Council."
On the oaths being taken, the members took their
seats at the board accordingly.
The nainutes of yesterday's general meeting were
real, approved of, and ordered to be signed by the act-
ing clerk of the council.
The council then entered into a discussion on the sub-
jects of land, militia, and municipal regulations, which
resulted in Councillor George llodgson undertaking to
draw up a Bill relative to land, Councillor Alexander
Hodgson a Bill relative to the militia, and Councillor
William 11. Ingram a Bill relative to municipal regu-
lations. In order to give the above-named Councillors
time to prepare their Bills, the council of state ad-
journed until twelve o'clock on Friday, the 18th of the
present month. DAVID KILPATRICK,
Acting Clerk of the Council.

STATE OF TRADE IN NOT-
TINGHAM.

In con;equence of the false and mischievous state-
ments which have got abroad through the medium of
some of the London papers, communicated as it would
appear by ill-informed correspondents here, re-pecting
the state of the various departments of our local indus-
try, we have been led to make more extensive and mi-
nute inquiries into the subject than we are ordinarly
accustomed to adopt, though anxious at all times to
afford to the public the most correct information in our
power.
The habit indulge] in by some of our contemporaries
of always exhibiting the manufactures of this town as
in a state of ruinous depression is, we are convinced, by
extensive intercourse with respectable manufacturers
and London salesmen and merchants, of the most inju-
rious tendency.
Take the case now before us. It is bruited forth by
one of the journals of this place, that the trade of the
town and neighbourhood is in a condition of the greatest
possible depression—that multitudes of men are in a state
of the most extreme destitution, and wandering about
in all directions in search of employment. This is
copied into the London journals and meets the eyes of
buyers in all directions, who are thus led, from an ex-
pectation of a reduction in prices, to keep out of the
market : and in this manner, by degrees, the statement,
originally false and unfounded, accomplishes its own
fulfilment.

But the evil does not stop there ; unprincipled and
close-grinding manufacturers, seeing these statements
made in the public prints of the town, and knowing that
they will be certain to meet the eyes of the operatives
and create some alarm among them, immediately gives
notice of a reduction in the price ; or of their intention
to require some extra work to be put into the goods
made, as it may best suit their convenience or policy.
And thus the poor man becomes the dupe:or victim of an
insensate clamour which would never have been raised,
had it not been for the purpose of affording an oppor-
tunity to the writers of the paragraphs alluded to to
exhibit some crotchets on the subject of the trade of the
town, or on the general trade-policy of the country,
which they thought could be rendered, under the cir-
cumstances, subservient to the interests of some party,
or faction, whose prosperity they were engaged to sup-
port. As we, however, have no such petty interests to
uphold, nor any such selfish feelings to gratify, we
shall continue, as heretofore, to exhibit that simple
faithful record of the state of the different branches of
trade in this town and neighbourhood, which has pro-
cured for our articles on this subj et so extensive a
notice among the leading journals of both town and
country.
LACE.—There are general inquiries by buyers of
goods in the rough state, and some extensive parcels
have changed hands. It is now ascertained that stocks
are unusually low ; and as the news from Liverpool and
Manchester loads to fears of a further increase in the
price of yarns, it is evident that prizes of plain nets and
of coarse fancies must go up. Cost and selling rates
have not borne any real relation to each other for the
last two months. This market is in a very singular
state ; and it will be no wonder if in a week or two it
revives in an extraordinary way.
FIOSIERY.—Though ough there exists some dullness in the
demand for particular articles in the trade, it cannot on
the whole be considered as in a much worse state than is
usually the case with it at this season of the year. Some
houses have large orders in hand, and others are in daily
expectation of receiving such ; the advance in the price
of yarns, equivalent, in heavy articles, to from 20 to 30
per cent., rendering it highly advantageous to buyers to
enter the market whilst the present stock of goods are
on hand ; it being certain that a considerable advance
must soon take place in the price of many articles.-
Nottingham Mercury.

THE ENGLISH MATRON.—An admirable little
volume, under the above title, has just appeared, from
the pen of the authoress of " The English Gentleman."
It is published at a most seasonable period, and will
doubtless meet with great success, as it forms so appro-
priate and useful a present book for any lady ; adapted
equally for the wife of the nobleman, the clergyman, the
professional or mercantile man, and, indeed, for ladies of
all conditions of life, In her former work, intended
for the preparation of young ladies for society, the
author enforced, in the most strenuous manner, the im-
perative necessity of cultivating the mind, and of form-
ing the habits. The present volume is calculated to
show in what manner the previous efforts are likely to
bear upon the happiness of a married life.
THE NEW HISTORICAL ROMANCE WRITER.—The
author of "Whitefriars" has, it appears, in his new work,
Cie,:iar Borgia," drawn the character of the hero's cele-
brated sister, Lucretia, in a totally different spirit to that
is which she has been commonly represented in modern
u ; but in a spiritquite accordant with history, and
particularly with the historian fo. he
P account given by the distinguished
Pontificate of Leo the Tenth. The
doubts, therefore might have arisen. in the minds of
some readers as to themni of this work, may be im-
mediately dispelled, andmtohwinmtaje safely proceed to the
enjoyment of one of the
works of fiction
interesting
fail, sooner or
Published of late years, and which
later, to obtain for the author a place in the front rank
Of historical romancists.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday, and heard an appeal from British Guiana " Chap-
man v. British Guiana Bank." Lord Brougham gage
judgment di/mini/1g the appeal,