The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-17 00:00:00


The plaintiff's attorney said that his principal witness
Was absent, but ho would endeavour to make out his
case.

The SECONDARY said, if any doubt existed it would be
better to withdraw, the writ.
This the attorney declined, but on proceeding failed to
prove the delivery of the goods, or any admission of the
amount due. He then said he would withdraw the writ.

The SEcOmaisiticlit was 1;;;v too late—the case
hating been opened.
The ATTORNEY then said he should elect to be non-
suited.

The Learned SECONDARY said he could not be non •
suited, as the defendant, by not pleading, had admitted
the plaintiff's right to sue. As the case stood, the
plaintiff could only take a verdict for Is., to save costs ;
but, perhaps, on application to a Judge, an order might
be obtained for a new writ.
A verdict was then entered for Is.

COURT OF COMPENSATION.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the RECORDER and a Special Jury.)
CATON V. THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF LONDON.
This was an inquiry to assess compensation for the
lease, goodwill, and fixtures of a house situate at the
corner of the churchyard of St. Thomas the Apostle,
required for the now street from Cheapside to Southwark-
bridge.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Ryland appeared for
the Corporation, and Mr. Sergeant Channing and Mr.
Locke for the claimant, and a verdict was taken by con-
sent for 2281.

MARLBRO' STREET—(THIS DAY.)
James Elliott, a man residing at 21 Hart-street,
Covent-garden, was brought before Mr. Hardwick, ii
custody of Sergeant Gray, C division, charged on sus-
picion with stealing forty-four sovereigns, and a quantity
of plate and jewellery, the property of Mr. Wilson,
cheesemonger, No. 11, Vigo-street, Regent-street.
Mr. Robert Wilson stated that he was a cheese-
monger, and resided at No. 11, Vigo-street. The pri-
Losuer had been his porter. On Friday morning
t be was awoke by his female servant,
and in
going down stairs he found that the
shop door had been broken open, and likewise the
doors of his counting-house and iron' chest. On exa-
mining the latter, he found that forty-four sovereigns,
forty spoons, and other articles of plate, as well as
jewellery to the amount of 100/., had been stolen there-
from. The prisoner came to work about half-past seven
the
_ same morning, and did his regular work as usual till
breakfast time, when he left the house, and never re-
turned until last night, when his brothers brought him
back. On seeing him, witness asked him where he had
been. He replied that he had met with two friends, and
that he had got drunk, and was ashamed to come back.
Witness then took him to the station and gave him in
charge.
Sergeant Gray was sent for to Mr. Wilson's on Friday
last, and found that an entry had been effected into the
premises by unfastening a bolt from an upright post in
the door. He also found that the door of the counting-
house had been forced open, as well as a desk in the
same, by the instruments produced. He also found that a
strong cheffonier had been broken open, and from the
style in which tLe " work" was effected he should say it
Was not done by a regular housebreaker. Witness saw
tailing of the prisoner till last night, when he was
brought to the station. The prisoner said he bad come
to surrender himself to answer any charge that might be
preferred against him. In reply to witness, the prisoner
said he had been to Gravesend, Chatham, and other
blaces. Witness searched him, but found nothing upon
iro,
The prisoner then denied all knowledge of the rob-
bery, and said he had drank too much liquor on the
Friday morning, and did not like to return to his work;
that was the reason he absented himself.
Sergeant Gray said, directly the robbery was disco-
vered he was sent for. He had ample opportunity of
observing the prisoner on Friday morning, and should
have known by prisoner's appearance whether ha was
in liquor or not. The prisoner was perfeetly sober, as
far as he could see.
Mr. Wilson, in reply to Mr. Leadly, the chief cleric,
said the prisoner was a weekly servant, and if he had
stopped till the Saturday he would have received his
regular weeks wages.
The prisoner was remanded to Wednesday next.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
George Taylor, Joseph Slater, and Henry Sackmore,
►ere charged with stealing a piece of Orleans cloth from
the shop of Messrs. White, Prospect-place, Kingsland-
road.
It appeared, from the evidence, that the prisoner
Taylor was espied by Mr. White jun., crawling into the
shop upon " all-fours." Having gained the emir& and
made his selection of the piece of cloth alluded to, he
dashed with it out of the shop, followed, however, by
Mr. White. In his flight the other prisoners accom-
•panied him, but were speedily taken into custody by the
police, to whom they were well known.
The prisoners were fully committed.

ilata•rust.—ln our hurried allusion to the election
of Mr. Macaulay to the Lord Rectorship of the Uni-
versity of Glasgow, we inadvertently mentioned him
a 3 the Paymaster of her Majesty's Forces. It is
scarcely necessary for us to remind our readers that
Macaulay was come time since replaced in that
office by Lord Granville, who was subsequently ap-
pointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade on the
resignationn of the Right llon. Thomas Milner Gibson.
The Noble Lord now labours in both departments of
the public service.
n It tILWAY COLLISION.—SUNDERLAND, Nov. 14.
'4l Tuesday evening last a collision took place at
Brocklywhins station, four miles from Sunderland, be-
tween the nine o'clock up train from shields and a special
train conveying
the London passengers from that station
to Sunderland. Several of the passengers were injured.
One gentleman, Mr. Atkin, of Sunderland, had his
shoulder dislocated. Marshall, the guard of the Shields
train, and also the engineman, were injured, the latter
being severely bruised. Several other passengers were
also more or less injured. Every attention that the cir-
cumstances permitted was paid to the sufferers by the
station-master,
.who provided means to convey them to
their destinations. The engines were also considerably
injured.
An eagle, caught on board the Alexander, of Dun-
dee, in April !ast, on her passage from Calcutta, was
labelled and released. Strange to say, the bird was
afterwards caught by an American whaler, 2,200
Miles off.

Amongst the fanciful tenures by which landed
estates have been held, that of the Staffords of Eyam,
in Derbyshire. is not the least singular. It is that they
shall keep a lamp perpetually burning on the altar of
St. Helen's, ix Eyain parish church.—Stafford Mercury.
CHLOROFORM IN CHOLERA.—The credit of having
been the first to cure cholera by the use of chloroform
is, we believe, due to Dr. James Moffatt, of the Royal
Edinburgh sylum. In the month of January last he
publicly announced the fact that chloroform had cured
cholera.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT MANCHESTER —On Wed-
nesday evening, between the hours of ten and twelve
o'clock, the whole of the immense pile of buildings known
by the name of the Gaythorn Cotton Works, the pro-
perty of Mr. James Fernley, and situate in Albion-street,
Manchester, were destroyed by fire. It cannot at pre-
sent be ascertained as to the cause of the fire. The fire
originated in No. 5 card room. situate in the centre of
the pile, hence there were no means of saving it. Up-
wards of 800 hands will be thrown out of employ. Mr.
Rose, the energetic superintendent of the Manchester
fire-brigade, was immediately on the spot with twelve
engines and a large body of men • but in consequence of
the rapidity of the flames no efforts could stay its pro-
gress. The loss is variously reported at from 30,000 L
to 50,0001., but the precise amount cannot be definitely
stated at present. We are informed that the property
was insured for not more than 22,0001.
LIBRARY OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, LONDON.--This
college for female education, so named by her Majesty's
permission, and now guarded by a royal charter, is pur-
suing its course with great success. Upwards of forty
lectures are given every wet.k to full classes, and Broad
wood and Stoddard have each contributed a grand piano
to the instrumental music department. The professors
are now endeavouring to form a library of standard
works, and also a library of music. They have set apart
a room for the purpose, and the same lady who gave
1001. towards the college apparatus has given a large
set of hocks as a commencement.

COMMISSION DE LUNATICO INQuIRENDo.--Yester-
day, a commission in lunacy was opened at the King's
Arme, Kensington, before Mr. Winslow and a common
jury, relative to the state of mind of George Charles
Sutherland, Esq. The alleged lunatic, who is at present
residing at the Kensington Lunatic Asylum, under the
care of Dr. Philp, is in his forty-fifth year, and possessed
of large estates, freehold and leasehold, besides 3,0001.
per annum under the will of his mother. Evidence of
his state of mind having been given, the jury, after a
short consultation, dated his insanity from the 16th of
November, 1840, the day of his admission into the
asylum.
CORN EXCRANGE.—A considerable number of non-
resident corn-factors corn-factors and millers, finding it inconvenient
Lb() present at Newark corn market on any day except
Wednesday
not to a (the regular market
day), have determined
attend any lair that is not held on a Wednesday;
and they have lately forwarded to the directors of the
Corn Exchange Company a requisition as in other towns
anot to Open their Exchange on any day except Wednes-
days. In compliance with the request, the directors
have issued a notice that in future the Corn Exchange
will not be opened for the sale end purchase of corn on
any other day.—Stemford Mercury.
GOVERNESS &' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The
half-yearly general meetingof the members and subscribers
of this institution was held yesterday, at the Hanover-
Square Rooms, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge in the chair. The meeting was well and fashion-
ably attended, a large majority of the company assem.
bled being ladies. After a few introductory remarks
from the chairman, the secretary read the minutes of the
last half-yearly meeting, which were confirmed. Sm.•
tineers were then appointed to conduct the ballot, and
the, meeting proceeded to the election of annuitants
There were ninety-five candidates on the list, of ages
:eurying frcm 50 to 75 years, and many of them bad
been some years on the books as candidates for
election. From this number four were chosen, three
as annuitants on the funds of the society, and one as
an inmate of the aged asylum. The meeting then
adjourned.
TEOPIIIES OF THE LATE INDIAN WAR. A
package of swords and scabbards, consigned to Lnrd
larclinge, has arrived by the vessel Cresida from Cal-
cutta. These swords, &c.. frcm India, belong to the
Cal-
officers (4' the late Governor-General's staff, having been
left behind at the time of his arrival in this country, in
aonsequence of their not reaching Calcutta at the time of
embarkation.