The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-17 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

PLYMOUTH, MJACII 14.—Two companies of her Ma-
jesty's 14th Regiment of Foot left our garrison yester-
day morning for ,Cardiff, by way of Ivy-bridge, where
they stayed for the night, and will proceed by the South
Devon and Bristol and Exeter Railways to-day to Bris-
tol. Two more companies left this morning for New-
port, in South Wales. Four companies leave to morrow
morning for Carmarthen, and the head-quarters will
leave on Thursday morning. The regiment has been
very much liked during its stay hero, the men having
been exceedingly well conducted. The 54th Regiment
are expected here to-morrow afternoon from Exeter.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 14.—ROYAL ARTILLER v.—Lieu-
tenant Colomb, two non-commissioned officers, and
76 gunners, left Woolwich shortly after two o'clock
'his morning, and plaice:tied by one of the Water-
lien's steam-packets to llungerford Market, and
:narched thence to Euston-square, for conveyance by
train to Liverpool, en rcute to Dublin, to augment the
Royal Artillery at that capital, where they would arrive
previous to the 17th instant. Capliin Tyke's company,
3d battalion, has been placed under orders to embark for
Malta, not for the purpose of relieving either of the two
;ompanies already at that station, but to augment the
strength of the Royal Artillery at that important posi-
ion in the Mediterranean. The whole of the Royal
Elorse Artillery assembled in the cast square of the
garrison to-day, in heavy marching order, for the in-
spection of the ConunancLult ; and at a quarter past that
nour Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Downman, C. 8.,
attended by his staff, arrived, and, after minutely
inspecting the men and horses, proceeded with the troops
to Blackheath and back.

THE POSTAL CONTENTION WITH New GRENADA.
—Yesterday the Postal Convention between her Ma-
jesty's Government and the Republic of New Grenada,
came into operation. Letters may now be transmitted
between the United Kingdom and New Grenada at the
reduced rate of Is. the half ounce, and to countries on
the Pacific, rid New Grenada, at 2s. the half ounce,
tnd so on in proportion. The postage must in all cases
be paid in advance. Newspapers are free when for-
warded by direct packet ; when by private ship they
are liable to a postsg,s of Id., payable on receipt and
dispatch in the United Kingdom. The Tesiot con-
veyed these mails from Southampton this morning, the
17th instant.
AMERICAN len.—The vessel Washington Irving,
arrived at the port of Liverpool from Boston, United
States, has brought, as a portion of her cargo, 637 tons
weight in bulk of ice, the produce of the United States of
America. As this is the first arrival of the kind during
the present year, it is necessarily of much interest, and
deserving of particular remark. The importation of this
article, which has so recently formed an item in the list
of merchandise brought from the United States, was last
year confined to very few instances, and not at all to be
compared to the immense influx during the previous
year, which was, no doubt, correctly ascribed to the
e?verity of the previous winter in this country having
enabled the storers of ice in this metropolis and else-
a here to lay in ample stocks of the article, and the con•
sequent non-rNuirenaent of any further very large
supplies from extraneous sources. Although the winter
just brought to a close was particularly severe for a few
Chiyl d s ait
t character, was, speaking, of so comparatively
n
afford no such opportunities for
generally
a to
a continual and extensive store of ice as the previous
one; and, therefore, if the ensuing summer be even ordi-
narily sultry and oppressive, the chances are that there
Kill be some call for the article from foreign countries.
A remarkable feature in this importation is the early
period of its arrival, the first supply having previously
been at an advanced period of the season. There have
been as yet no arrivals of ice this year from the northern
countries of Europe.
[ADTERTISUMENT.]—AN AFFECTION OP THB SPINE
AND LIMBS CURED BY HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND
PILLS.—Dirs. Reynolds, landlady of the William the
Fourth Inn, St. Ives, Hunts, had been ill for fourteen
months with an affection of the spine, her feet and legs
wire dreadfully swoollen, and she became perfectly
helpless. Several eminent surgeons and physicians at-
tended her, under whose care she derived no benefit,
but by the recommendation of Mr. Prior, druggist, Bed-
ford, she tried Holloway's Pills and Ointment. These
fine medicines, in about nine weeks, BO completely re-
stored her to health and strength, that she is now able
to resume the duties of her household with ease and
comfort.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol-
loway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
LEITH.—MELANCHOLY STATEMENT.- .A letter has
been received here from Peterhead, dated the 11th inst.,
which states—" That the whale-trader Hannibal, of
that port, Captain Laurie, bad been lost on the shores of
Norway, on the let February, and all on board drowned,
with the exception of one of the crow, who lashed him-
self to the mizen-mast, and there remained five days
without food food or drink I It states that the ill-fated
ship was in the latitude of the Orkneys on the 31st of
January, and on the day following, during a tremendous
sea, the crew, fifteen in number, and five Germans,
whom they had picked off a wreck, were all washed off
and lost. The Germans belonged to the Lydia, of
Embden, and were picked up in the North Sea to suffer
another and fatal shipwreck."—Scotsman,
PROPOSED NEW COLLEGE AT CAMBRIDGE.—The
Cambridge Board of Education has just issued its re-
port, which states that the attention of the board has
been again directed to the important subject of the es-
tablishment of a training college at Cambridge. It was
thought that, in consequence of the peculiar advantage
which Cambridge offered for such an institution, it
would be desirable to establish there a central training
school for masters, which should be connected not only
with the diocese of Ely, but also with the neighbouring
dioceses of Norwich and Rochester. The board have
appointed the Very Rev. the Dean of Ely (Dr. Pea-
cock), the Master of Jesus College (Dr. French), and
the Irtev. Henry Goodwin, Fellow and Tutor of
Caius College, to act with other gentlemen as a sub.
committee, to consider in what manner the plan may
best be carried into effect. The bishops of the three
dioceses above named have expressed their general
approval of this design.
RAILWAY IRON.—An importation of nearly 400
tons of railway iron has taken place by a vessel arrived
from Now York. This is one of several arrivals of the
kind which has recently taken place from the United
St** of Amain.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, March 16.

The House met this morning to proceed with the ap-
peals. The Peers present were, the Lord Chancellor,
Lord Campbell, Lord Farnham, and Lord De Tabley.

JUDGMENT.-TURNBULL AND OTHERS V. -- COWAN, ESQ.

This, it will be remembered, was an appeal from an
interlocutory judgment of the Court of Session, in Scot-
land, and was argued on Tuesday last.
The LORD CHANCELLOR this morning moved the
judgment of the House, to the effect, that the appeal
should be dismissed, with costs, and the interlocutory
judgment of the Court below affirmed.
This judgment was agreed to, and thus the judgment
of the Court below was affirmed, and the appeal dis-
missed, with costs.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, March 16.
(Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER )
IN RE A. B. VYSE.
Mr. Cooke opposed for several creditors, and Mr.
Lucas supported.
The complaint was extravagance. The insolvent,
who applied under the Protection Act, had been fore-
man to his father, Mr. Vyse, bonnetmaker, in Ludgate-
street, and had a weekly salary of 51. 10s. His father-
in-law had assisted him, and he had only two children to
support. He had incurred debts to about 6001., and now
applied to be relieved therefrom. It appeared further,
that the insolvent had expected money from an opera he
was composing, but had been disappointed.
Mr. COOKE said it was not a case for the new Act.
Gross extravagance had been committed, and debts so
incurred were not to be so easily discharged.
Mr. LUCAS admitted that the insolvent had been
thoughtless. He was, however, of opinion, that if he
was sent to prison he would be made a great deal worse.
He, therefore, asked for an adjournment, to make some
arrangement with the creditors.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER said it was undoubtedly a
case of great extravagance, and, as at present advised,
he did not see, according to the terms of the statute,
that he was authorised to name a day for the final hear-
ing. He would, however, adjourn the case for a fort-
night, with protection, hoping that something would be
done for the creditors.
Adjourned accordingly.
Mr. Commissioner Law and Mr. Commissioner Phil-
lips, held Courts, but the proceedings were not of a re-
portable character.

COURT OF EXCISE, March 16.

(Before H. F. STEPHENSON, Esq. ; C. J. HBERIES, Esq.,
and CHARLES Ross, Esq.)
The Court was occupied for a considerable time this
day in hearing the following case, being the first
brought before it since the regulation of hackney car-
riages has been transferred to the Excise department.
Williams Smith, proprietor of a cabriolet, No. 2,075,
was charged with plying for hire within fie mites of
the General Post-office, without license, and with using
forged plates, purporting to be those issued from the
Excise Office, the more effectually to carry on such
fraud. _ _ _

Mr. Douglas, the barrister, conducted the case on
behalf of the Crown.

Thomas Richards, City police-constable 486, stated
that on the 15th of December last he saw the defendant
in Cornhill, with one of Ransom's cabs. As he was there
for a considerable time loitering backwards and for-
wards, witness gave instructions for a summons to be
taken out against him, which was accordingly done, and
the 23d of December.was appointed for hearing. The
defendant did not appear, but the driver of a cab belong-
ing to a Mr. Davidson, of Dorset-street, attended, whose
cab bore the number observed by the policeman. The
summons was dismissed, as it was found out that they
had got hold of the wrong party. Soon after the sum-
mons had been dismissed, witness saw the real defendant
plying for hire as before, and the number of his cab the
same (2,075). Upon this he told him that a summons
was out against him, and that he must go to the station-
house. The defendant said, " Very well, jump in, and
I will drive you there." Witness got into the cab,
and was driven down Bow-lane, where the de-
fendant got down for the purpose, he said, of desiring
that a waggon might be removed, and then took the
opportunity of making his escape. The cab was taken
to the green-yard, and the defendant was subsequently
taken, when he admitted that he had been driving with
false plates, and that he would rather have lost his cab
than ho would have been taken, as he feared he should
be transported.
The COURT gave judgment for the full penalty of 501.
John Booth, of Priest's-alley, Tower-hill, was fined
1501. for not renewing his wine, beer, and spirit licenses.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME ClRCUlT.—Maidstone, March 16.

CROWN SlDE.—(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
Mary Sweetlove, 37, married woman, was indicted for
the murder of her infant, Octavius George Sweetlove, by
drowning him, at Sandwich.
Mr. Rose prosecuted, and Mr. T. Chambers defended
the prisoner.
From the evidence of the witnesses for the prosecu-
tion, it appeared that the unfortunate prisoner was the
wife of a baker at Sandwich, and that five children were
the result of their union, the youngest of which was the
unfortunate subject of the present inquiry. It would
seem that they were in very bad circumstances, and on
two or three occasions the whole family had been ad-
mitted to the Union workhouse. In the month of De-
cember last year, it appeared that the husband of the
prisoner had left her, and she took up her abode at one
of the small houses in Sandwich, with her children, and
they were reduced to a state of great destitution and
misery, the prisoner not having the means of paying for
her lodging or procuring food for her family, and on
the 18th Dec. it appeared she was informed by the land-
lord that he could not allow her to remain in his house
any longer, and that she must provide herself with
another place of refuge. Upon this being intimated
to the prisoner, it appeared that about the middle
of the day she went out, taking with her the
youngest child, and in a abort time she returned to
the public-house, but unaccompanied by the infant.
About half-past one o'clock in the afternoon of the same
day, a labouring man who was returning to Sandwich,
having occasion to pass a small stream known as the
Dyke, saw the body of an infant in the water, and he
took it out, and conveyed it to the nearest cottage, where
a medical man was sent for, who used the necessary re-
medies to restore animation in such cases, but without
success. This infant was speedily identified as that of
the prisoner, and some persons immediately proceeded
to the public-house where she was staying, and on her
being asked what she had done with her baby, the pri-
, goner replied that she had thrown it-into the Dyke, and
gave as a reason for doing so, that the child cried as she
was passing the place. The witnesses stated that at this
time the prisoner appeared in a wild and excited state,
and one of them said that for some time before the me-
lancholy transaction, the prisoner presented the appear-
ance of a lost woman, and she was of opinion that her
mind was affected. Mr. Emmerson, the surgeon, who
saw the prisoner immediately after the affair, also
expressed an opinion, that on the day the child was
found in the water, the prisoner was in such a state of
mind as to be unconscious of her actions. It also ap-
peared that after the prisoner had been committed to
gaol, she sent for Mr. Arise the Governor of the prison,
and expressed a wish to make a communication to him,
and after he had cautioned her that what she stated
would be used as evidence against her, she made a
statement, which he reduced to writing, to the effect
that on the day in question her landlord had told her
that he could not allow her to remain any longer in his
house, as she had no money to give him, and that if she
did not provide herself with another lodging in two
hours, he should turn her and her family into the street.
She said, that upon this threat she went out with her
child, and having no home or friends, or any means of
support, she was driven almost to desperation, and was
not conscious of what she did, and could not toll how
the child got into the water; whether she laid it on the
bank and it rolled in, or whether she had herself placed
it in the water.

Mr. 'l'. CHAMBERS made a very feeling address to the
jury, on behalf of the prisoner, commenting in forcible
terms upon the destitute and wretched condition to
which she was reduced, and urging that she had been
driven to despair and madness, and was in consequence
not in such a state of mind as to render her criminally
responsible for the dreadful act she had committed.
Mr. Justice COLERMCH summed up, and
The Jury, after a very short deliberation, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty, on the ground of insanity.
The prisoner was ordered to be detained during her
Majesty's pleasure.
CIVIL SlDE.—Msacs 15.
(Before Lord DENMAN and a Special Jury.)
KOEVEZA V. MITCHELL.
This was an action upon a bill of exchange for 1,5004
endorsed to the defendant, and accepted by him.
The defendant pleaded that the bill in question had
been obtained from him by the fraud, covin, and misre-
presentations of the plaintiff.
Sergeant Shee, with Mr. Lush and Mr. Simon, were
for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Russell Gurney, with Mr.
Hawkins, for the defendant.
This action was brought under tho following circum-
stances:—lt appeared that the plaintiff had for several
years carried oa the profession of a surgeon dentist, in
Conduit-street, and in the course of the year 1846, being
desircus to dispose of his business, he applied to a Mr.
Pike, who was described as an agent in such matters,
and he took upon himself to further the object of the
plaintiff. He in consequence caused an advertisement
to be inserted in the Glasgow Advertiser newspaper, in
which he gave a very glowing description of the business
that was to be disposed of, and representing the profits
as very largo, and in fact, that it was everything that
could be desired by any gentleman desirous of engaging
in such a profession in London. The advertisement
met the eye of the defendant, who, as well as his
father, , were both engaged in the medical pro-
fession at Glasgow, and they replied to it, and
subsequently various negotiations took place between
the par'ies, which eventually led to the arrangement,
out of which the present action arose, being entered into.
It appeared that as at this time Mr. Mitchell was quite
unacquainted with the science of dental surgery, it was
considered advisable that he should take some in-
struction under the plaintiff before he was installed in
his place, 'and an arrangement was entered into, the
effect of which was, that the defendant was to pay down
a sum of 1,000/., and to give a bill of exchange for
1,5001. at twelve months' date, as the price of the busi-
ness, and he was then to be introduced into the concern
as a partner, and was to be paid 1504 for his services
for the first year, and as his capabilities and knowledge
of the peculiar art which he intended to practise in-
creased, he was to be, according to the terms of the agree-
ment, " gradually but securely" introduced to all the
patients, and ultimately the plaintiff was to retire
altogether, and leave Mr. Mitchell in the undisturbed
possession of the business. In furtherance of this agree.
went it appeared that a deed was drawn up by which
the plaintiff undertook to put the defendant into posses-
''pion of all his iaritrumento, which were of peculiar

character, and also instruct him in his system, which
was likewise described as being peculiar to himself and
unknown to any other person, and the business was
still further to be secured to the plaintiff by his having
handed over to him models of the mouths of most of the
patients, and the possession of which it was said would
secure him their future custom. The evidence that
was adduced went to show that the extent of
the business of the plaintiff had not been exaggerated,
for it appeared to be admitted that the profits of each
year, upon an average of six, amounted to more than
1,7001., and the plea of fraud and covin, principally, if
not entirely, rested upon the fact that the plaintiff's
system was not one peculiar to himself and unknown to
any other person, and also that he had not handed over
the models and other matters connected with the profes-
sion, which he had undertaken to do.
A person named Hayes was the principal witness for
the defendant, and the evidence given by him caused a
good deal of merriment in the Court. He said that he
was assistant to Dr. Koecker in 1838, and remained with
him in that capacity for more than seven years. During
that time ho became acquainted with the use of all his
instruments, and also made up his tooth powders and
articles of that description, and they were sold to the
patients to the amount of several hundreds of pounds a
year. When he left the service of the plaintiff, he set
up for himself in Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, and
afterwards in Conduit-street, and ho made use of similar
instruments, and practised the same system as the plain-
tiff, and obtained a good deal of his practice. The
plaintiff had frequently suggested to him to purchase
his business, and told him that it would be useless to
any one else, but that it would suit him, as he was ac-
quainted with his mode of practice, and was likewise ac-
quainted with all the patients. The plaintiff at this time
wanted 3,000/. for his business, but he would not have
given him 1,0001. for it.
By Sergeant SHEE—The practice of the plaintiff was
very select, and ho was visited by ladies and gentlemen
and persons of distinction. His fee was one guinea.
The plaintiff gave him a recipe for making tooth powder,
but the tinctures he sold were the sole invention of wit-
ness.—(A laugh.) The plaintiff was entirely ignorant
of the ingredients of his tinctures at that time. When
he first went to the plaintiff, ho used to send to a che-
mist's and pay ss. 6d. fer a bottle of tincture, and wit-
ness they suggested his tincture, and told him he would
make several hundreds a year by it ; and after this he
used to make it, but never allowed the plaintiff to know
the secret of the composition, although he tried to
smuggle it from him.—(Laughter.) While he was living
with the plaintiff he used to open the door and let in pa-
tients, and sometimes he waited at table.—(Laughter.)
Sergeak SHEE—And I believe you used to dine in the
kitchen with the cook ?—(Roars of laughter.) Witness
—I did sometimes.—(Renewed laughter.)
Sergeant SEER—WeII, there's no harm in it. I dare
say she was a very respectable person.—(Laughter.)
Pray, did you ever by chance clean the boots and shoes?
Witness—Oh, certainly not.
Sergeant SuEn—May I ask what salary—l suppose I
must not say " wages"—you received? Witness—My
salary was 381. a year; but I wish you to understand
that, in addition to this, I was allowed to wait upon as
many patients of my own as I pleased.—(Renewed
laughter.)
Sergeant SHEE—Were you never sent out to fetch a
cab when it rained? Witness—l was never sent out for a
cab; but I may have stood at the door and called for one.
Sergeant SHER—Did you not go to the butcher's to
order the meat for the family? Witness—lt is possible
that I may have ordered such a thing as a haunch of
mutton; but I only did so because Dr. Koecker did not
understand such things, and was no judge of meat.
Re-examined—Notwithstanding the nature of the
duties he had to perform while he was in the plaintiff's
service, he was quite certain that he now used the same
articles, and made them up in the same manner as those
sold by the plaintiff, and that after he had been with him
seven years ho wanted him to purchase his business.
Witnesses were called to answer the evidence adduced
on the part of the defendant, and from their testimony
it appeared that the business had realised as much as
1,8001. in one year, and that there had been no exagge-
ration of the amount of the profits. It was also stated
that shortly before the bill became due the defendant
had expressed himself perfectly satisfied with the con-
duct of the plaintiff in the transactions, and said that he
considered him a man of honour and integrity.
Sergeant SHEE, in replying upon the whole case, sub-
mitted to the jury that there was not the slightest evi-
dence to support the plea of fraud, and that the plaintiff
was clearly entitled to their verdict.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE having summed up, the
jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed.