The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EV-ENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1;:,t6.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

MOTIONS FOR NEW TRIALS.
Lord DENMAN intimated that on Monday the Court
would give its ju3gaaent in most of the motions for new
trials with respect to which the decision of the Court
bad been deferred.
The Court then proceeded with the Crown men
'2HE QUEEN V. THE RELIEVING OFFICERS OF THE PARISH

OF CROMWELL. HANTS.
This was an appeal by the officers of the above-men-
tioned parish against an order of two Justices of Surrey,
for removing a pauper, named Martha Croucher,and her
eight children, from the parish of Elstead to romwell,
that parish they considered being chargable with their
support. It appeared that slle. was married in Cromwell
parish in 1826, and that she and her husband lived
there until 1837; when they removed to Elstead,
in which parish her husband died. She was exa-
mined by two justices of the county, who made an
order for her removal, but the officers of Cromwell re-
fused to receive her, on the ground that she was not ex-
amined in accordance with the provisions of the poor-
law, which enacts that a copy or copies of the examina-
tion or examinations of a pauper should be furnished to
him or her ; whereas they maintained that the Act was-
not complied with, as she was examined twice—first, on
the 27th of February ; secondly, on the 6th of March,
1845, when the order was made, and that she was only
supplied with a copy of the la t examination.
The case now came on for argument.
Mr. WALLINGER was heard at length against the
appeal. He s'ated that, the first examination was in-
complete, that it bore no date, and that it was not
signed by the justices, and that what occurred on the
first examination was repeated and completed on the
second, and that therefore the words of the Act had
been fully complied with.
Mr. TAYLOR followed. lie cited cases to show that
no violation of the Act had taken place; and held that
there was virtually but one examination. No doubt the
attorney for the respondents went to the residence of
the pauper, and took her statement, merely putting the
month "January" 'to it, leaving the day blank, think-
ing that the case would come before the justices in that
month, when the date would be added, but it appeared
the case did not come before them until the 27th of
February, when the examination was commenced, but
left inqomplete until the subsequent examination.
Lord DENMAN intimated that the Court would not
then hear the other side, as they wished time to consider
the subject. By doing so, he anticipated the matter
would assume a more simple form, and a correct decision
be more easily arrived at.
THE PROBATE DUTY.—THE QUEEN V. THE COMMIS.

SIGNERS OF STAMPS AND TAXES.
A mandamus had been issued by this Court, calling
upon the Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes to show
cause why they should not return 651. to the executors of
Lord Wallace, to which they held they are entitled under
the following circumstances :—Lord Wallace died in
February, 1844. Two probates were subsequenly proved,
one in Canterbury for 45,0101., on which 6001. duty was
paid, and in York for 8,0001., on which 1401. was paid,
making altogether 7401. The real effects, however, of
Lord Wallace were afterwards found to be 43,3271.35. 6d.
in the province of Canterbury, and 7,567/. 18s. 2d. in
York, making an aggregate of 50,9471. ls. 811 ; the
debts which were paid amounted to 2,689/. 6s. 101, !calling
a balance of 48,257/. 14s. 10d., on which the probate duty
was 6751., which was 65L less than the former amount.
The Crown had filed a replication, setting forth that the
Commissioners were empowered to levy the probate duty
in two separate amounts on the property in the two pro-
vinces, and that the sums so levied made up the actual
amount paid, notwithstanding the subsequent reductions.
Mr. WATSON, Q.C., appeared in support of the de-
murrer, and held that the Act of Parliament did not
empower the Commissioners to receive probate duty on
separate sums, but on the aggregate amount of the pro-
perty on which probates had been proved, whether in one
or more provinces.
Sir F. THESIGER appeared for the Crown, and ex-
plained that although the Commissioners of Stamps and
Taxes might have taken an objection to the issuing of a
mandamus by the Court, they waived this advantage, as
they were anxious to obtain the decision of the Court on
the point. He then went on at great length to justify
the acts of the Commissioners, contending that the aggre-
gate levying of the probate duty on sums proved in two
provinces would involve so much complexity and diffi-
culty—the arranging of the debts incurred in each pro-
vince, for instance—that the Commissioners exercised
much wisdom in apportioning the amounts to each pro-
vince, and so levying them. Besides, the Act of Par-
liament only referred to probates in the singular number,
and made no provision for a levy—one probate duty, as
the property proved in different provinces.
Mr. WATSON replied. His Learned Friend said the
proceedings of the Commissioners were exceedingly
complicated. Now he (Mr. Watson) considered that
this was far from a satisfactory intimation to the unfortu-
nate persons who were compelled to pay the probate
duty. Their proceedings should be divested of all com-
plexity. Hence the importance of obtaining the deci-
sion of the Court on the first point submitted to its con-
sideration. He reiterated the arguments with which he
set out, and held that the Court must decide with the
executors of Lord Wallace.
Lord DENMAN considered that Mr. Watson had not
made out a sufficient case for the interference of the
Court ; he had not satisfied the Court that the Commis-
sioners had acted improperly, or not in accordance with
the powers vested in them. They must, therefore, de-
cide against him.
All the Judges agreed in this decision, and each de-
livered his opinion.
The Court rose at two o'clock, in order to meet the
Judges of the Common Pleas and Exchequer in the
Exchequer Chamber.

of the County Court, but he still continued to strike at
them, until a policeman arrived, when he was given into

custody. -
The prisoner, In his defence, denied that the complain-
ants had ever informed him who they were, and called
Mrs. Baker, who swore that they rushed past Hughie in
a most violent manner, and pushed him about very
roughly in the Hall, without having, either then or sub-
sequently, described themselves as bailiffs.
Mr. GREENWOOD said although a recent Act enlarged
the powers of the 9th Geo. IV., and empowered two
magistrat,,s to decide summarily in cases of attacks, or
attempts at rescue, upon bailiffs of the Small Debts
Court, still he thought under all the circumstances of
the present case, it would be most advisable to send it
to a jury, and he should, therefore, commit the prisoner
for trial at the ensuing sessions, but would accept bail
for his appearance.

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWPORT PAGNEL STEEPLE CHASE.
Acceptances for the Newport Pagnel Annual Steeple Chase
Sweepstakes.
st. lb.' st. lb.
Switcher (including 71b Ambassador ..... . 11 0
extra
Saucepan.........
Salute
Discount
Culverthorpe
Eagle
Christopher North ll 4 St. Swithin lO 8
Peter Simple
Nimble Harry
Rocket ll OlLittle Tommy 9 10
Everton .
(RECEIEVED THIS DAY.)
SWAFFHAM COURSING MEETINC.—FmnAY.
The Cup was won by Mr. B. Smith's Silesia; Mr. Buck-
worth's Baksheese ran up.
The Derby was won by Mr. Buckworth's Buonaparte ; Mr.
R. Bagge's True Blue ran up.
The Oaks Stakes were won by Mr. B. Bagge's Twilight ;
Mr. Gurney's Amy being drawn.
BARTON-UP-ON-11U MB ER MEETING.—Fm DAY.
The All-aged Stakes (16 dogs) were won by Mr.T. Duckle's
Prince; Mr. J. Hutehinson's Speaker ran up.
The Stakes for Twelve Puppies were won by. Mr. Gunning's
Lucy Bertram; Mr. Malpa's Molly ran up.
The Rowland Cup (i 6 dogs) was won by Mr. Gunning's
Highland Lassie; Mr. Garlick's Alice ran up.
BETTING AT MANCHESTER. - FRIDAY.
Not a bet on the Chester Cup; and only 30 to 1 (taken
freely) about Old Port, for the Derby.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Whitleigh harrs., Mon., Camel's Head; Wed., Elbureen
Cross-10.
B. V. 11., Tues., Manston, Fri., Cross Roads-11.
Sherwood harrs., Tues., Lyndhurst Farm ; Fri., Hambleton
Rufford hds., Mon., Kennels ; Tues., Fox and Hounds Inn ;
Thurs., Dean Hall; Sat., Clipstone Village-104.
Mr. M. Ingram's hds., Mon., Chartley Park; Thurs.,
Gresley Wood; Sat., Black Slough-101.
Donington hds, Mon., Cote's Toll-bar; Wed., Flourish
Inn—lN.
Quorn hds., Mon., Kilworth •, Tues., Widmerpool Inn ;
Thurs., Bardon Hall; Fri., Billesdon Kennels-11.
Lord H. Bentinek's hds., Mon., Langton by Wragby ;
Tues., Wiekenby ; Wed., Sudbrooke ; Thurs., Normanby
by Stowe; Fri., Lea by Gainsbrough ; Sat. Norton House-11

THE STATUE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,—It may not have reached you yet, but by and
by the true reason may come out for the sudden deter-
mination to remove the statue. There is at the Opera
House the very fac simile, which is used in Don Juan,
only that is without a hat. Yours,
A LOOKER ON.

Nov. 7
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10
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687
3,863
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439
1,105
902

11,443
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INMAN PROMOTION.

From the Supplement to the London Gazette of last
Evening).
WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 9, 1846.
BREVET.
Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint the under-men-
tioned Officers, of the East India Company's Forces, to take
rank by Brevet in her Majesty's Army, in the East Indies
only, as follow. The connnissions to be dated 9th Novem-
ber, 1846.

MAJOR-GENERALS.
Hugh Stacy Osborne.
Sir James Lillyman Caldwell, K.C.B.
George Carpenter.
John Luther Richardson.
Sir David Leighton, K.C.B.
James Welsh.
Sir James Russell, K.C.B.
Martin White.
David Courtney Kenny.
Richard Podmore.
Sir Robert Houston, K.C.B.
John Greenstreet.
Manasseh Lopez Pereira.
Thomas Pollok, C.B.
Sir John Rose, K.C.B.
George Rees Kemp.
John Munro
Charles Thomas George Bishop.
John Alexander Paul Macgregor.
Sir Jeffrey Prendergast.
Sir William Richards, K.C.B.
Alexander Duncan.
Sir Thomas Whitehead, K.C.B.
Robert James Latter.
Thomas Stewart.
Jerry Francis Dyson,
William Douglas Cleilaud.
William Hill Perkins.
Sir John Doveton, K.C.B.
Alexander Fair, C.B.
Duncan M'Pherson.
Sir James Law Lushington, G.C.B.
Benjamin William Dowden Sealy.
William Charles Fraser.
William Gilbert.
To be LIEUTENANT-GENERALS.

LIEUTENAI'iT-OOLONELII.

James Stuart, C.B.
Charles Ovans.
William Henry Hewitt.
William Strahan.
John Home.
George William Aylmer Lloyd, C.B.
Francis Haleman.
Alexander Tulloch, C.B.
Archibald Brown Dyce.
Frederick Buckley.
John Wheeler Cleveland.
Robert Blackall.
David Capon.
George Banks Bell.
William Donald Robertson.
Joseph Orchard, C.B.
James Frushard.
Duncan Sim.
Charles Bladdison Bird.
To be COLONELS.

William Struthers.
Edward Servante.
Thonias Pasley Hay.
Robert Wroughton.

CAPTAINS.

Henry Templer.
George Thomson.
William George Lennox.
George Templer. •
Thomas Donnelly.
William Rawlings.
Robert Mignan.
Richard Rodney Ricketts.
Charles Edward Faber.
Charles James Green.
John Thomas Smith.
John Henry Cramer.
John Gwennap Hume.
John Liptrap.
James Stevens.
George Wright.
Houghton James.
George Turnbull Marshall.
John Byng.
Walter Rutherford.
William Pitt Macdonald.
George Joseph Mant.
Peter La Touche.
Francis Charles Scott. .
John Swanson.
Frederick Joseph Clerk.
Archibald Neil Maclean.
Alexander M'Donald Elder.
John Robert Sandford.
Kenneth Campbell.
James Roxburgh.
George Thornton.
Gilbert James Richardson.
Richard Blood.
John Horatio Clarkson.
Cowper Rochfort.
James Ramsay Birrell.
Henry Canning Boileau.
Josenh Cosfield.
Mark Blaxland.
John Lewis.
Edward Stanton.
William Tauzia Savvy.
Edward John Watson.
Andrew Coventry.
Alfred Borradaile.
Francis Forbes.
Thomas Fisher.
Peter Melvill
John Read Brown
George Munro Arthur.
Robert Codrington
George Buxham Arbuthnot.
Charles Farmer.
Robert Henry Miles,
William Reece.
Francis Wheeler.
Robert Dennis White.
John Platt.
Joseph Leverton Revell.
Benjamin Crispin.
David Carstairs.
William Andrew Ludlow.
Arthur Cole Spottiswoode.
Henry Hall.
Joseph Graham.
Andrew Rowland.
John Loftus Tottenham.
Arthur Cleghorn Wight.
Henry Power.
James Templeton Brett.
Richard Wheeler Sparrow.
Robert Campbell.
George Farmer.
George Nott.
Christopher Simpson Maling.
William Saurin.
Anthony Higmore Jellicoe.
Alexander Adam.
Samuel Richard Hicks.
Charles Pooley.
John Studholme Hodgson.
John Edward Parsons.
Robert Garrett.
James Walker Bat ley.
William Barclay Ooodfellow.
John Hayne.
John Watkins.
John Kennedy M'Causland.
Charles James Lewes.
George Richard Talbot.
Montague William Perrean.
Bulstrode Whitlock Camberlege.
Edward Walter.
William Beaumont.
John Cooper.
Robert Marsh Hughes.
John Edmonstone Landers.
Charles James Oldfield.
John Curriberlege.
William Carleston Ormsby.
John Hutchings.
George Henry Harper.
Richard Woodward.
Alexander Corse Scott
David Davidson.
Farquharson Tweedale.
William Hunter.
Henryel c hmßaonw.
Congdon.
John Hobson.
Thomas John Nuthall.
Henry Hudleston.
John
W den
Arthur Knyvett.
Walter Scott.
John
Simon Fraser Hannah.
Alfred Lewis.
John Shepherd.
Emanuel Roberts. •
Francis Eades.
Thomas Geils Edward Gammell Kenny.
Henry Augustus Hornsby.
Richard Hall.
Alexander Macleod.
Alexander Peter Le Messurier.
Charles Brooke Morton.
Thomas Lysaght.
Richard Angelo.
John Lealand Mowatt.
Edward John Dickey.
Christopher Henry Naylor.
William Fergusson Beatson.
George Rowley.
Willoughby Trevelyan. •
John Back.
Charles Hunter.
John Skardon Ral:osBy.
Edwin Henry Atkinson.
William Hill.
Henry Heaton-Hobson.
James Henderson Macbraire.
Frederick Charles ElwalL
Frederick Coventry.
Andrew Charlton.
James Benwell.
William Brest.
Charles Lucas.
Henry Willoughby
William Birch.
Thomas Eaton Colgrave.
e Willoughby Trevelyan
John Thomas Philpot.
F
George Cox.
Charles Chester
Robert APNltir.
ee
James Mackenzie.
William Benson.
Bulstrode Bygr_ave.
John Charles awes.
Thomas Candy.
Robert William Honner.
George Sidney Wilkinson.
Henry Bower.
Anthony Harrison.
Samuel Auchinleck Grant.
William Heyrick acaulay.
Charles Francis LMe Hardy.
Alexander Shirrefs.
Robert Garstin.
David Archer.
Richard Hickley Richardson.
Michael John Rowlaudson.
Henry.Morland.
Frederick William Todd.
William Halpin.
Coghill Glendwr Ottley.
John Blaxland.

Francis Anthony Clarke.
John Hill.
Robert Grant Carmichael.
Thomas bfaynor.
Charles Woodfall.
Francis Dudgeon.
Gustavus Cowper Rochfort.
Richard Lambert.
Arthur Trotter.
John Gordon.
David Scotland.
Hubert Marshall.
John William hicks.
Hanlyn Havicount Harris.
Arnold Rawson Wilson.
Rawson John Crozier.
John Liddell.
St. George Daniel Showers.
John W 3 'n Strettell.
Charles Moray Macleane.
William Scott Adams.
Robert Nicholas Tanner.
John Free.
Herbert Beaver.
William Stewart.
Stephen Williams.
Henry Drummond.
George St. Patrick Lawrence.
Charles Griffin.
Charles Commeline.
Henry Nelson Worsley.
Somerset James Grove.
George Le Grand Jacob.
Henry Griffith.
Henry Stamford.
John Grant.
Edward Anstruther Furquharson.
Honourable Harry Burrard Dalzell.
Edward Madden.
Edward Henry Ludlow.
Hampden Nicholson Pepper.
Philip Goldney.
Thomas Ditmas.
William Macgeorge.
John Chicheley Ployden.
George Moyle Sherer.
Frederick Lewis Nicolay.
Lockyer Willis Hart.
Augustus Samuel Hawkins.
Alexander Robert Rose.
Edward Darvall.
William Henry Atkinson.
William Freeth.
Robert Long Shawe.
William Mitchell.
James Drummond.
William B' field Wemyss.
James Pore.
Francis Trimmer.
Hugh Augustus Boscawen.
Peter Abbott.
Richard Drought.
Frederick Vaughan M‘Grath.
William Russell.
Donald Mackay Scobie.
To be MAJORS in the Army.

WAR-OFFICE, Nov. 9.
Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Major and Lieutenant-Co-
lonel John Hall to be Lieutenant-Colonel and Colonel, with-.
out purchase.
Brevet Major Richard Parker to be Major and Lieutenant-
Colonel, vice Hall.
Lieutenant William Anderton to be Captain, vice Parker.
3d Light Dra-roens—Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George
Henry Lockwood,' C. 8., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, without
purchase.
Captain John William Yerbury to be Major, vice Lock-
wood.
Lieutenant James Martin tobe Captain, vice Yerbury.
Cornet Charles Russell Colt to be Lieutenant, vice Martin.
Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards—Brevet Colonel
Charles Anthony Ferdinand Bentinck to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase.
Brevet Colonel Henry John William Bentinek to be Major,
vice Charles-A. K Bentinck.
Lieutenant and Captain Robert Vansittart to be Captain
and Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Henry J. W. Bentinck.
sth Foot—Major David England Johnson to be Lieutenant
Colonel, without purchase.
Captain John Spence to be Major, vice Johnson.
Lieutenant William Seymour Scroggs to be Captain, Tice
Spence.
Second Lieutenant John Swaine Hogge to be First Lieu-
tenant, vice Scroggs
67th Foot—Major Edward Basil Brooke to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase.
Brevet-Major Thomas James Adair to be Major, vice
Brooke.
Lieutenant William Pilsworth to be Captain, vice Adair.
Ensign John Cuthbert Murray to be Lieutenant, vice Pils-
worth.
78th Foot—Major Jonathan Forbes to be Lieutenant-Colo-
nel, without purchase.
Brevet Major Rawdon J. Popham Vassall to be Major,
vice Forbes.
Lieutenant Digby St. Vincent Hamilton to be Captain,
vice Vassall.
Ensign George Floyer Sydenham to be Lieutenant, vice
Hamilton
92d Foot—Major John Alexander Forbes to be Lieutenant-
Colonel, without purchase.
Brevet Major Mark Kerr Atherley to be Major vice Forbes.
Lieutenant Charles Edward Stewart Gleig to be Captain,
vice Atherley.
Ensign George William Hamilton Viscount Kirkwall to be
Lieutenant, vice Gleig.
94th Foot—Major James Brown to be Lieutenant-Colonel
without purchase.
Captain William Davenport Davenport to be Major, vice
Brown.
Lieutenant George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy to be Captain,
vice Davenport.
Ensign Henry Hamilton Pratt to be Lieutenant, vice
D'Arcy.
2d West India Regiment—Major James Allen to be Lieu-
tenant Colonel, without purchase.
Captain John James Peck to be Major, vice Allen.
Lieutenant William Anderson to be Captain, vice Peck.
Ensign Conway James George Williams to be Lieutenant
vice Anderson.
Commissions to bear date 9th November, 1846.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 11.
With reference to the paragraph which appeared in the
Gazette, of the 6th instant, announcing that Com-
mander Francis William Austen would be promoted
to the rank of Captain, as soon as he had
served the required period at sea, the Board have
this day signed a commission conferring that rank upon
Commander Austen. The Board have also been pleased to
promote Lieutenants Edward Balked Beauchamp Proctor
and Lauchlan Bellingham Mackinnon to the rank of Com-
mander, for the services during the recent operations in the
Parana.

ADMIRALTY, Nov. 11.
With reference to the announcement which appeared in
the London Gazette of the 10th instant, in the list of Com-
manders to be Captain s, the name of Richard Burridge, Esq.
should have been included between the names of Captains
Ralph Barton and Frederick Henry Hastings Glasse.
And the name of Captain Charles Hope Reid is to remain
on the retired half-pay of eighteen shillings per diem, as ori-
ginally announced in the London Gazette cf the 3d of
November.
MEMORANDUM.—The surnames of the under-mentioned
Officers of the Royal Navy should be spelled in the following
manner :
Commander John Thomas Nott, for Knott.
Lieutenant James Stephen Darel, for Darrell.
Lieutenant Thomas Tocker Hambley,for Hamley.
Mr. Robert Hayward (Surgeon ), for Haywood.
Mr. Edward D. Back (Pa
master and Purser),y and Purser
for A, for Bacntey
h.
Mr. Joseph E. Autey (Pa)'.
And the Christian names of Mr. Ruffell Dalton, are
William Ruffell.

THE FRENCH PLAYS.
ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Mr. Mitchell commenced his campaign last evening,
and much obliged are we to Mr. Mitchell for having
commenced his campaign so soon, thus affording to us
during the dreary nights of winter, one of the most delight-
ful and intellectual of amusements. The first piece was
La Jeunesse de Henri V., by Alexandre Duval. (The
Henry V. being the sth of England.) This piece is the
comedy which is known to the English playgoer as
Charles IL The one is a literal translation of the other.
If we mistake not Mr. Howard Payne in the preface to
Charles IL acknowledges that his piece is an adapttaion
from the French, but we can hardly suppose that it is a
mere translation of this piece of Alexandre Duval's
for in this piece Rochester figures as the companion of
Henry V. We can scarcely imagine that any French author
would have been guilty of such an anachronism; and,
therefore, we imagine that Mr. Howard Payne's play
must have been a liberal adaptation of some
French piece, and that Mr. Duval must have
re-translated Payne's play for the French theatre
substituting Henry for Charles, inasmuch as, during the
reign of Charles X. a play entitled Le Jeunesse du Rai
Charles would have scarcely passed the ordeal of the
censorship. The character of the piece was the Captain
Copp of M. Cartigny, which was quite equal to the
Captain Copp of Fawcett, and that was perfect. The
King of Rhozevil had not the calibre of Charles 11. of
Charles Kemble, but we know of no actor on either the
English or the French stage who can at present
compete with M. Rhozevil in this character.
Lady Clara was well sustained by Mademoiselle
Amelie Rhin, who is engaged for the season,
and whose debut was most successful, and the part of
Copp's Niece was given with the most piquant mixture
of simplicity and espieglerie by Mdlle. Celine Va 1163,
whose engagement will greatly strengthen the corps
drantatique of the theatre. Regnard's comedy of Les
Folies Amoureuses followed, in which Mdlle. Brohan, the
premiere soubrette, of the Theatre Francais, made her first
appearance before an English audience. She is the very
beau ideal of soubrettes, pretty, exigcdnte, full of fun, volu-
bility and life, and yet polished withal. She keeps the audi-
ence in a constant roar of laughter, and yet" ne'er:o'ersteps
the modesty of nature." In the first scene she made a
decided hit, and in obedience to the enthusiastic call
of the audience, appeared to acknowledge the plaudits
which were most deservedly lavished on her. We hope
that during the course of her engagement, and that of
' Perlet, who appears next week, Moliere's Tartuffe will
be produced. The Tartuffe of Perlet is inimitable;B rohan and
from what we saw of demo selle
last night, we are convinced that her Dorine
will be quite equal to l'erlet's Tartuffe. Mademoiselle
Edith, a new member of the corps, was the
;4,4h% ; and, as Agatha, she exhibited great versatility.
Nothing could exceed her actink7 in the Musics scenes.
She was alternately. the Fanatic:a per la
foolish old lady and the bullying young officer, to the
life. Cartigny's old guardian Albert was a most carets.
and artistical piece of acting; and the Crispin of M.
Lucien was ex-...essively qaint and frumourous. We
could not help feeling a degree of regret that M. Lucicn
was not an English actor. He would be the best Cap-
tain Bobadil that ever trod the boards. Pult concludedtfae
petite comedic of Les Rivauxchd'eux
elicited shouts of laughter
sus-
tai the part of Lige, andn
them was sung be the
and applause. The Natio
h two pieces. The
whole of the company between t e last ‘
evening's amusement, in whi M tdemmoiseellelroban sus-
filled in every part.
house was well

TUE :LATE Mu. OWEN'S BEQUEST.----It is stated,
on the authority of one of the trustees, that the full
amount, of Mr. Owen's bequest for the foundation of a
college near Msnehester will be about 100,0001.
CHAPX.LiN TO TOE LONDON HOSPITAL.—The Rev.
Dir. Wg4 has been appointed Chaplain to this Uospital.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 13.
EARL NELSON V. LORD BRIDPORT.-JUDGMENT.

.Lord 1.4 AN G DATE (in continuation from our Afternoon
Edition of yesterday) said—lt appeared that the evidence
for the defendants showed that Lord W. Nelson in:default
of issue, became entitled to the property, which
was to be considered neither as a feudum novum or
feudum degeneruns, but as a feudum nobile to
be held in stricta forma. Earl W. Nelson was, therefore,
duly appointed successor, and therefore to claim inves-
titure. If the male issue of Earl W. Nelson failed, the
estate should pass to the plaintiffs. The question then
was, whether the estate could be sold. He did not think
the trustees could sell the estate, or change the succes-
sion. He thought Lord William Nelson had become
heir under the law of Sicily, and he could only
deal with the estate according to that law. No effect
could be given to the succession beyond what the law of
Sicily permitted, as the testator could not subject his
successors to any succession different from what was
legal. He was of opinion, therefore, that the
trustees could not carry' out the trusts of the
will, and that they had done all that was
possible for them to do under the circumstances. The
subsequent alterations that had taken place in the laws
of Sicily could not be considered to renew the execu-
tor's trusts. In giving the estate to Lady Bridport,
he had done nothing which ho was not perfectly
entitled to do, for whether Lord William Nel-
son, when by the power that the alteration of the
law of Sicily gave him, did or did not do what was
right in not executing the trusts of 4s brother,
Horatio Lord Nelson, was not then to be consi-
dered. He was of opinion that the Bronte estate
could not be disposed of in the way the original tes-
tator had done. These were the grounds of the Master's
finding, and he (Lord Langdale) thought they were
substantiated. He would, therefore, direct that the ex-
ceptions should be overruled, but that the costs should
be divided by the plaintiff and defendant.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Nov. 13.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. Wiorte.m.)
EX PARTE SAMPSON IN RE BERWICK CORPORATION ACT.
The petitioner in this case was a solicitor, and he
prayed for the payment of costs, which had been occa-
sioned in attendances on and journeys to and from
London, for the purpose of attending to the progress of
an Act which was pending before Parliament.
His HoNoun having heard the arguments in the case,
dismissed the petition with costs.