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London, England, 1851-02-19 00:00:00

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Y 19, 1851.

tion on the part of Government to introduce a Bill this
sesdoa to extnd the County Court Bill to Ireland.
NEW MEMBER.
Mr. Kriox took the oaths and his seat for the bo-
rnigh of Dunzaunon. The Hon. Gentleman was intro•
duced by Mr. Forbes Mackenzie and Mr. Stuart.
ADMISSION OF JEWS INTO PARLIAMENT.
Lord J. RUSSELL gave noticp, that he should on
Monday next move that the House resolvo its if into a
Cotnmittrc, to take into consideration the disabilities
under which the Jews labour, in being obliged to take
the oath of abjuration on their admission into this
House.

sion that it was of a violently pressing nature. Kow.
ever, his counsel will judge of that.
Loed CRAN'.VORTII—Tu the general correctness of
what you havo stitA, Er. Stuart, no person is more
ready to accede then I am, but at the came time it is es"
ussively difficult for a judge, when au application is
made to him to hear a motion on the ground that it is
of such a pressing nature that it brooks of no delay,
and that if it is not heard, for instance, to-morrovr,
house will be pulled down, to refuse to hear it.
Mr. STUART—It is difficult, my Lord, but not fail;
possible. It WAS only by peremptorily refusing 8110
applications that the Vice-Chancellor of England broughS
the business of the court into a state which relieved it
from great embarrassment. As to your LordshiP
is tee
doing the duty of several judges, that
true. As to what tray be the duty of the Govern'
nt, one has ceased to think of it.—(Great laughtin a
er.)
But if your Lordship would only govern the Court
peremptory Way—
the
Lord CRANWORTII—I can only govern it with
advice and consent of both Houses of Pnrliament. e
_ oMr. STUART (very good humouredly)--Then,
L rd, I now leave the Court for the present with a
spairing cxprctaliou of tiro case of Macbean v. Babing;
ton being reached to-day, and to-morrow and A the ur%
day there will be short claims and short causes, an"
Friday petitions, and S3turday exceptions.
petitions
In a short time afterwards, the unopposed
having been disposed of, Griffin v. liumphery via
reached, but in consequence of Mr. Page Wood, alder;
man flumpliery's leading counsel, being at that inewe°
actually speaking in the Lord Chancellor's Court, it "5'
by consent of u counsel, posp
m plaintiff's c t oned until to.
with,
The next case, Williams v. Williams, was
Pro-
ceededmorrow. then
csonucir,r,
tht beer e
was no appearance which,
oaf tbeingfinishedime lv l
et
of t-
d tahye,
fore, the unfortunate Macbean rt. Babington will n°,,t„:.Pi;
tphe rb
iont tohme ,P aP it is impossible to say.
will make its appearance at the top of the paper °
er again until next week, but wrhot"-r at
The above is only a sample of many eons in -- hi d'
tho
•
parties suffer great inconvenience and expense from
present state of the business of the Court.

SECONDARIES'. 'THIS DAY)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTED.)
PASS AND v EMDEN.
The plaintiffs in thisANOTHER
action are. musical ingirgnirePait
makers, in the Strand, and defendant is a shopkeePe.„ of
2 Bristol. The action was brought to recover the 3. t
an
The
16s. for six flutes. The evidence was oncito
a verdict as given for the amount. awe
The Learned SECoNDARY said that as in the seen b
ad.
the witnesses were not present the case Inustadebeeo
journed_ at the expense of the plaintiff. There h
wo •
four cases in the list, but only two to try. PD: Set'
case of breach of promise of marriage, in which bpt the
geant Wilkins and Edwin James were retained, :an
defendant had agreed to a judge's order being ins,
the the record had teen withdrawn.

DREADFUL CONFLAGRATION
NEAR LONDON-BRIDGE• a the
A few minutes after three o'clock this morning 01 of
most terrific fires that has taken place in London i?i,r idge'
years,l happened very near Fenning's Wharf, lAind°l3:vrilfsi
It appeared that constable No. 127, of the DI diyisi°ll and
noticed
notdieuty in Duke•street, opposite the railway teriniTers, it
ed an unusual light on the premises of .11Ir. Ste,,l'a in the
fishmonger. No time was lost in arousing the PerrEn-gland
house. The engines of the brigade, and West et loot
from_ the City and southern stations, with a full come
In otber
iof firemen, soon arrived on the spot ; but in this► es 1- old
waternd the
nstances of like calamities in the neighbourhood,
not be procured for some time for the land engin„es' awigen,
hflames spread furiously to the adjoining shops of mr. They
oot-maker, and Mr. Bolton, coffeehouse-keePe,; naziegti
had also reached Tooley-street, a few yards from re, 1 the
Wharf. Here the destruction' of prert We° 3-whir'. Al'
d e r measnt Humphreyihearvbi.uelonega ui
lowerfiam at of this
inns oftbe
By this •
this time, nghottnotheiheesl
safrrosg.nerFsnetir 1
r3gti warehousesertiers,
and ot
that
five o'clock, the two fie. ating-eng f and
London Establishment having been towed off the whsr2 the
mannedhn by 200 auxiliaries were worked admirably (Too
hour opfresipxe
rnin mass; but little effect was produced for Enn,:toa.
afterwards,Atte such was the inflammable nature of the,:t the
surroundingh
nix, however, ihteweaosnapirdeetrteyd evident e
escaped;htske
yetitwas considered proper not to let the men
"e
from the engines, but to continue their exertions• ,t wag
From all appearances, when our informant left' tin,
pretty evident that the flames could not be finallY e'l re'
None a, ,t,il 10)01
guished for two or three ds at least.
perty on the four upper floors,belonging Mr ‘''" r a
to
and
. a 5
d t II ; „.
Humphreys
warehouses, could be saved; a°—...l Fen
matter of great doubt whether the books of less''• Leinage-
d Co. on the lower floors had escaped most serious pole,"
etrAeettleast six houses in Duke-strcet and et toed water•
The
insurances
trance are seriously damaged by tire louses 0'
for the most art that of the WlTre 100 NW'
Mr. Alderman
r Humphre - are' dat newel believed dto
3, calculate
are believe
The Sun, Royal Rxchan e, and other offices
be concerned in the lossg

Sid
0
TO THE EDITOR OF TII:u raised
-11
y I be
15ra,—As one of the contributors to the
r
behalf of the widow of the Rev. Mr. Elcoefqrae th!
allowed, through your columns, to inquire It- :ben '"
amount so raised up to the Ist of this nteetu, • t .0 veer
si
was announced that it would be closed. Excep sil
journal, I do not find that for a long time rjef the
account has been rendered, although pronlistrig
Times and other journals that it should be reo"-
iu the case of the Worthing mariners. 004
I should earnestly hope it did not fall short 01 sO
ti
tthe least, and that the public, who respoe";-,iso.
liberally in the last were not wanting in the 6,11`-iet,
Any
informa.ion in your power to give upon this t-
will much oblige a cmstaut reader,
pnadEMODT•

Tunbridge Wells, Feb. Is, 1851.
to the trilEte°sl.°
[Our correspdndeat had butter applY
ED. Sun.]

COWES, ISLE OF
@Rom OUR OWN CORRESFONDENV, 18
DESTRUCTION OF BENSTEAD FlGo7olls,B°lllEigirfitiAll;rdl4
ISLE OF W 'GILT .--Benstead House, the seat c".„0:14
and Lady Downes, near Ryde was burnt downyi.- and
afternoon. The family had was
sway some ticie'were
were. expected. back yesterday. The bedding, Downes
bein. g aired ready; and when Lord and Led,' , de'
whole Asa
stroyed; the howse was in flames. The
stroyed; the bare walls only are now standieg•NeA
YACHT NE W R.—TWO Of the members Of the aelit
York Yacht Club are building a clipper schooner Loot
of 175 tons, intending to come over in her next 011
.;the
to try her speed against some of the crack Yachts Id by
Royal Yacht Squadron. She has been insPectie, soo
some members of our squadron now in New.ll hs e bet
say she is really a beautiful vessel, but she wi
work cut out.

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