The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-14 00:00:00

WATERS V. WATERS.

His HONOUR gave judgment in this case, which came
before him some time since, upon a motion for a new
trial of an issue directed by the Court for the purpose of
try ing the question whether the testator in the cause
Francis Waters or Bristol, was of sound mind at the
time of making his will. The jury gave a verdict in
favour of the sanity of the testator and the heir-at-law.
appli<d upon motion for a new trial. his Honour, after
going at length into the facts of the case, stated his
opinion clearly to he that the jury had come to a right
conclusion, and he felt bound, therefore, to dismiss the
motion with costs.
MINToSII V. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.

This case, which was partly heard on a former day,
came before the. Court upon a demurrer put in by the
Great Western Railway Company to the plaintiff's bill.
Upon the case being called on,
His HONOUR, without hearing Sir F. Kt:lly, who at-
tended specially for the plaintiff against the demurrer,
gave judgment overruling all the demurrers, and ordering
the defendants to put in an answer to the bill.
THE ROYAL ETCHINGS.
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v. STRANGE.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT v.
STRANGE AND OTHERS.

Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD resumed and concluded his
arguments in this case, following the Solicitor-General,
on behalf of her .111ajesty and Prince Albert.

Mr. JAMES followed on the same side.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)

BANKRUPTCY IN HIGH LIFE.--WELLS V. LORD SUFFIELD.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a gentle-
man residing at Brussels, to recover of the defendant
the amount of two promissory notes for 850 francs each,
with interest, &c. Defendant suffered judgment to go
by default.

A witness was called who proved the amount in Eng-
lish money was 681.
Plaintiff's attorney claimed 20/. ss. for interest and
noting, but theUnder-Sheriff held that evidence must be
adduced.
The jury gave a verdict for 881. ss.

A fiat in bankruptcy has been sued out against the
defendant as Edward Vernon Harboard, commonly
known as Baron Suffield, of Clarges-street, Piccadilly,
horsedealer. The petitioning creditor is Mr. Thomas
Collingwood Tier, of Bloomsbury-square, gent.

KIBBLEWHITE V. DOUGLAS.
This was an action to recover 51. 12s. for rent. The
defendant pleaded.in person that he was not indebted. Ho
had, however, been bound by a judge's order to admit
two letters in evidence. In one dated from Grafton-
street East he writes, " Your threats are like water to a
duck. I told Sou I did not wish to put you to unneces-
sary trouble. If you proceed I also have got an attor-
ney and two barristers at my command."

Defendant contended the action should have been
brought in the County Court.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said he had nothing to do with
that question.

LEON S. SECT:TERRA.

This was an action to recover 61. 4s. on a bill of ex-
change-drawn at two years' date.
Defendant pleaded that it was not his signature; and
counsel had been instructed to attend to support the
plea, but was not present.
A witness was called, who swore positively to defen-
dant's writing, and the jury gave a verdict for plaintiff.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Thomas Griffiths, au associate of ihieres, was charged
as follows :

Police-constable 131 G stated that he was on duty
at a quarter past three o'clock this morning in Worship-
street, when he observed the prisoner moving stealthily
along, with a large bundle in his possession. Witness
took him to the station-house, where the contents of the
bundle were found to be clothing of various descriptions.
The prisoner was detained, and witness subsequently
found that the property alluded to had been stolen from
the house of Mr. Freer, licensed victualler, of Shoreditch,
and the celebrated tragedian of the minor theatres.
Mr. Freer said that the articles produced, consisting
of coats, jackets, and trowsers, a shawl and gown, be-
longed to himself, wife, servant, and two lodgers.
The articles were identified by the various persons to
whom they belonged, and the prisoner was ordered to be
committed for trial, but will be again brought up for the
completion of the evidence.

CHOLERA.—Yesterday the following cases were
reported to the Board of Health :—Litaehouse, 3; St.
George's-in the-East, 1 fatal; Camberwell, 1 fatal ;
Wandsworth, 1 fatal; Chelsea, 1; Berwick-upon-Tweed,
6, 2 fatal; Newcastle•upon Tyne, 2 fatal; Edinburgh,
12, 5 fatal; Glasgow, 11, 9 fatal; Maxwelltown, Dum-
fries, 8, 5 fatal; Lennoxtowp, Campsie, 1; Cumnock, 1
fatal; Falkirk, 2, 1 fatal; Castle Douglas, 1; Glencairn,
1; Cranston by Ford, 1; total, 53 new cases, 28 deaths.
HOTEL AND TAVERN-KEEPERS' PROVIDENT INSTI-
TUTION.—Tho annual dinner in support of the above
charitable institution took place yesterday at the London
Tavern; Mr. B. B. Cabbell in the chair. About 70
gentlemen sat down to dinner. After the usual loyal
and constitutional toasts, the secretary proceeded to read
the report, from which it appeared that the society had
invested s,2B7l.,:andahad out of thelinterest granted tem-
porary annuities to deserving persons, to the amount of
1781. 18s. About 5,0001. more would be necessary to
make those annuities permanent. The list of subscrip-
tions was then read, and a sum of about 1001. collected.
The health of the vice-presidents was then proposed, for
which Mr. Bathe, of the London Tavern, returned
thanks; and the other toasts on the chairman's list hay-
ing been disposed of, the company separated.