The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-01 00:00:00

BETTIgG AF.FER THE RACES,

DERBY.
3 to 1 agst Lord E. Russell's Sting—taken
12 to 1 it:,st Lord M.iiistone's Toni TuHoek—taken
33 to 1 agst Mr. Wall's The Crown Prince
OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Mendicant—taken
Cali TER CUP.
10 to 1 agit Lord G. Bentinek's Best BOwer
10 to 1 agst Mr. A. W. Hill's Sweetmeat—taken
12 to 1 ag=t Mr. E. R. Clark's The Baron
14 to 1 agst Lord George Bentinck's Clumsy—taken

LAW ISTE LIGEN CE,
HOUSE OF LORPS, April. 30.
Tlrn MT' &It rztrerio 4*fraprOV-"Thißciiiiiresei
were Lwd Brou4ham, Lord Co tenhant, and Lord Campbell.
TJIEAIL OF STAIR V. KING.

The argume..ts in this part-heard appeal were resumed
and concluded to-clay, and
Their Lawsuips gave judgment, dismissing the appeal
with cogs.

COURT .OP'QU E EN'S 17 eNcti,--Alirit 30.

TOE QUEEN AT THE PROSECUTION OF TIIE DUKE SF BRUNS•

WlCji. V. BARNARD GREGORY.

• Tins ct'se, which stood adjourned from Monday, was called
•on to-day. It was posttoaed, in rder to give the de-
fendant time to. put in.affidayits in answer to- the charge of
the prosecutor. male upon the la,t day, to the effect,
that the detendaot had hired and bribed certain per-
sons to hiss and hoot at the Duke of -Bruns-
k, at the Strand Theatre. The affidavits
on behalf of .defendant were considerable and voluminous,
and all deposed that upon the nit,lit in question, to wit, the
2d December, 1843, when defendant played the part of
riwn as with
Shylock, Merchant of Venice, and the prosecutor
marked out by certain parties crying t:
latter (w
Brunswick, down with. the murderer,"..
which
un-
derstand to the murder .of Lima txrimwood. The
affidavits of defendant solemnly deni.ll that he had in any
way, directly or indirectly, used any means by which to cause
any persons to aunoy.tb,• Duke as represented.
Mr. Cocitnt7ax, on behalf of defendant, argued at great
length in tnitiga•in l of punishment.
ltr. J PATTEI in giving judgment, said that the
Court had taken into c,,nsideration the tact of the prosecutor
haying published a certain placard, and other circumstances,
in favour of defendant; but that, on the whole, the sentence
of the Court should be, that for each of the four libels in
question the defendant should be imprisoned two months,
that was to say eight months altogether.

T. MARYLEBONE DISTRICT SOCIETTER.—.At a meet-
ing of the five district societies of St. Marylett, at, . hell at the Court-
house on Wednesday, the 29th of April (present the Rev. J. 11, Spry,
D.D., in the chidr), the reports front the several (Usti ic-s were rt ail,
from which it app aced that, during the past year, 3,334 persons had
hen relieved I y their visitations, and that the sums distributed
amounted to 1.154'. 19s. 6 d.
PRoTEETL,N OF LIFE IN IRELAND.—PARISH OF I.A3f-
BETH - A meeting was called on Wednesday morning In the toys'
school room, Lambeth-gri en, tor the
il. ratifin the propriety of petitioning the House "''"'Z'7i to
had taken
purpose of taking Intocr ot.neset
the rich Coercion Bill; but attar-Mr. Church..arden Ito
the chair, as there was scarcely fitly persons present, the meeting
_. . _. was dispersed.
SHERIFF'S' co tint April 23.
DEATH oF A HAILWAYSECdET. iiitY.—Wea.ni,ell%.).i'ir.
(Before Mr. Under. Sheriff BURWELL.)
Ta.vern,..l‘ King I tam-
W. Payne hat :in inquest at the Whiter Rea'
Frederick Ldge.l, aged 51,
GAttP V. I'EMTON.
stre t, Lortalotty,teolid,c,teriseauntiMlL:!:,,,Zig.
Railway Compaii,,s, and the
This was an action brought to recover the sum of 10/. on a
se. r..ta, Y °
and Railway Company. Thomas Grayson, a
Thames Haven Doefk
bill of exchange.
the Camberwell ountibuses, deposed that about
em.blinet4l.cl:iickanc.inci the previous night the deceased got Into the The defendant pleaded nun-acceptance.
twelve o'clock
had proceeded as tar as KI11:: William-street, when A witness was called who saw the defendant sign the bill.
he heard a strange noise within side, and at the same time several He knew detendant by the name of George Penton. It was
signed, George--Penton."" The (dicer of the Court read
at the passengers called to him that the deceased was in-
it " George .A. Pet;ton," which was said to be the right
uoxicated. lie got Into the vehicle, and saw the deceased
sitting in one corner, strug4iim.; and starinz wildly. A City . -
p,uiTe listable was called, and the deceased was conveyed int,idl, but in the declaration as " George N. Penton." The
into 31r. Fuller'- surgery, and this gentleman pronounced life to he witness knew defendant lived at the place where the writ
quite extinct. Nothing of a deleteri-us nature was tOund on his wiF, servio.
The UNDER-SHERIFF hdd this to be sufficient, but took a
1
wrson when lie wis si.arched. Mr. Fuller, surgeon, Kkg William.
trots a the objection taken. Ile said that persons Ought W
strew., said that the deemed was lifeless wheni brtantht into his
write their names very distinctly in such a ass.
house; he a'temptcd to bled him, but no 1, ()pitflowed. He was
eto state the cans: of death without opening the body. Mr.
Richard Mason, of Furnival's Inn, secretary to the Rude Light Coin- ELLIs v. ItoslEtt.
pany, stated that ho was with the deceased up to eleven o'clock on This was an action brought
Tuesday night, at his office, drawing up some documents which he by the plaintiff, who was the
Wad to attend the House ot Commons with on t
proprietor of the West India Club House, and the defendant
lie was of a very sanguine •.
and very excitable temperament, hut was e following morning.
was one of the members of the Club, to' recover the, sumof
in goad health and spirits when he parted with him to go home t. 10/. 10s, for two years' subscriptions. The-defendant pleaded
Wandsworth. alio deceased was in pr,sperous circumstances. 'flie that he was not indebted.
jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of " Died from The facts of the case were these : the club was formed
natural causes."
in 1816, under a Conimittee of Management, of which the
GREAT MORTALITY IN THE WEST IsnrEs.—From
returns recently received, it appears that the 71st Regiment of High-
Marquis of Chandos, the present Duke of Buckingham, was
landers, at Dominique and Antigua, has suffere4 severely from fever, a member; but, in 1834, a different arrangement was come
and those diseasas peculiar to the climate, having lost a lieutenant, to, and the plaintiff undertook the sole management of the
five Sergeant, two eorporai, two drummers, ninety-eight privates, hfluse, and to bear the expenses, receiving the subscriptions.
and twelltY-Illw wtAnell and childrot, all taken ofr alitidu a wu.ek The• defendant was admitted a member in 1838, and con-
Or two, . .
..., I United SI) up to January, 1843, when ita diicOntiottod attend
A RMY.—Atminv-Gottoral..; Sir PrilWarti B,,water ,' ing hut did not give notice, 'tiul die 'firesent--iction was .
and A.l,•x:ind,r Cam•run have been tannin ',kit to tit,. col-Iliiicies of br. atllit io recover I lie sub err ion for 1843-aitil_ 1844
the reviments vacant by the death. of oeiter.ds ~,r It. Bailey and '
Si Moo e Disney the precise arrangement befog that General :sir Mt. t% tide lid* the thf.iiilant, said that ' he, defence was
Gordon Drumm..aid goes from the 4inli Foot to the itigh,r corps, the prim:ilia:ly on the e-itstroction of the rules as to whet her
Bth ; and General Sir Miami Mall from the 74111 to the 15th: sir . notice was necessary—in the second place, that the plaintiff
Edward Bowater takes the 49th, and Sir A. Ciuseron the 74tb. I sued as " blaster" of the club—a description not proved ; '