The Sun.
London, England, 1834-12-03 00:00:00

RICHARDS V EGERTON.

This was an action for the recovery of a sum of 201. 145.,
balance of a sum of 421. 14s. due by the defendant for goods
sold, and board and lodging. The plaintiff was a chemist,
residing in Kennington-lane, Vauxhall, and the defendant, a
military gentleman, lodged with him, and was occasionally
supplied with goods from the shop. A witness proved the
facts, and that the charges for the goods were reasonable.
The Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 201. 14s.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

POTTS V. SPARROW.

Mr. Sergeant WILDE stated the plaintiff's case. His client
was an attorney, who had been employed by a person of the
name of Stanley to draw up a contract between him and a
Mr. Jones. Jones expected a large sum of money, and had
applied to Stanley for his aid to recover the whole or part of
it, and in consideration of his services in the business, he,
Jones, agreed to pay him one-eighth of the amount, which
should by his assistance be recovered. Mr. Stanley exerted
himself to so much purpose, that Mr. Jones ultimately received
the sum of 14,0001., a great part of his original claim. Stanley
dying shortly afterwards, and before the one-eighth agreed upon
had bees paid, all his property reverted to his daughter, Miss
Frances Stanley. This lady subsequently made a will, ap-
pointing Mr. Frederick Sparrow, the defendant in the present
action, her sole legatee and executor. Sparrow then called
several times upon the plaintiff, instructing him to commence
an action in the Court of Common Pleas against Jones, to re-
cover the eighth part of the 14,0001. which Stanley had been
mainly instrumental in procuring for Mr. Jones. This present
action was now brought by the plaintiff, on his bill of costs,
amounting to 581. 3s. 6d., for all these proceedings, both with
Stanley and Sparrow.

Witnesses were called on the part of the plaintiff, who
proved the various transactions which were stated to have
taken place.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD, for the defendant, contended that
his client was not liable. In the action in the Common Pleas
which had been brought by Sparrow against Jones, the Court
had decided after due deliberation, that such a contract be-
tween two persons to recover money from a third, vras,an
illegal, and indictable offence, and that the plaintiff must
be nonsuited. The Learned Counsel contended under
these circumstances that the present action could not stand,
as it was resuming and carrying on the original offence.
The Learned Judge said that this was carrying the de-
cision of the Court a little too far. If an attorney in
the due exercise of his profession, and before the question
of the legality or illegality of an action had been decided,
made only just and reasonable demands for the services which
he had performed, ifcould not be supposed that the Court would
sanction his employers in refusing to pay him.
By the direction of the Learned Judge, the Jury, under
these circumstances, found a verdict for the plaintiff for the
amount of his bill with interest.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

HOLLIER V. HOGGART.

Mr. ERIE stated that this action was brought for dilapida-
tions. In 1813 the plaintiff took a lease of a house at Wood-
green, Tottenham, one of the conditions of which was that the
house should be put in as good repair when the lease expired
as it then was. The. lease fell in in 1834, and it was then
found that several old buildings had been pulled down and new
ones put up in their places, but it also turned out that the old
work which remained was perfectly good, while the modern
was in ruins. The Learned Gentleman called several wit-
nesses, amongst whom were two surveyors; a Mr. Moyes, who
drew out a specification and valued the necessary repairs at
3501.,:and Mr. Smith, the other surveyor, fixed it at 286/. Bs. 6d.,
and the Jury, after a moment's consultation, returned a verdict
for the plaintiff, damages 286/. Bs. 6d.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

RICHARD M. RAIKES' BANKRUPTCY.

This was the day appointed for the final examination of the
bankrupt, who a short time since was Governor of the Bank of
England.

Further debts were proved, and the bankrupt, who attended
to answer questions ,put to him by the Commissioner, stated
that ho had. surrendered all his property, and had given every
information to his assignees relative to his affairs. The bank-
' rupt then passed his final examination.
' The total amount of debts is expected to reach about
100,0001. The assets are expected to prove larger than at
first anticipated.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

By the ship Rival, which has arrived at Liverpool, we have
accounts from Jamaica four days later, to the 29th Sept. ; they
are however of the same character as that which we have al-
ready received. The apprentices are idle and insolent, and
the stipendiary magistrates are worried to death ; the labour
on plantations is daily suspended on the most frivolous pretexts :
above all, the worst feature of the state of affairs in Jamaica is
that of incendiary fires; outhouses are burnt, and nobody
knows by whom, and the planters are kept in constant alarm ;
Lord Sligo evidently acts upon instructions from home, and
complaints against his management and government are on
the increase.

Extract from the Jamaica Herald of the 27th Sept.:—
" St. James's, Sept. 25.
" The apprentices in this district are doing next to nothing.
In my calculation I find they are doing less than one-third of
their usual work under the old system ; we are next to rebel-
lion, as you must naturally conclude, when the negroes are
doing as they please, and are aided by the Special Magistrates,
who on all occasions lean on their side."

The Demerara papers of the 14th Oct. do not contain any
news of consequence, but give the trial of the Editor of
the Guiana Chronicle, for an alleged libel, and the utmost
joy prevailed in the colony on his being acquitted. The ships
in the river displayed their flags, and the guns resounded from
the shore.

(From the New Courant Jamaica Paper, received at the
North and South American Coffee-house.)
" The accounts by the post are anything but satisfactory—
the negroes will not work, either by fear of the law, or for
money ; and if this disposition is persevered in by the appren-
tices, wo are almost encouraged by the specials, the conse-
quences are apparent to every one. Lord Sligo's conduct iS
most unaccountable.

His Majesty's steamer, Rhadamanthus, proceeds to Morant
Bay, with two companies of his Majesty's troops, to establish
order in the parish of St. Thomas, where the most rebellious
and contumacious feelings exist.

We have been assured that one great cause of the discon-
tent which prevails in St. Thomas's-in-the-East, and other
quarters of the island, is in consequence of a report which is
industriously circulated among the negroes, that Lord Mel-
grave is to send them " free paper" by Christmas.
Letters have been received at Jamaica, by the Dart, which
arrived from Carthagena, announcing the arrival of a French
frigate from Brest, conveying the pleasing intelligence that
the dispute between the Government of France and Columbia,
respecting the conduct pursued by the latter towards M. Bar-
rott, has been amicably arranged.

Cape of Good Hope papers are received at the North and
South American Coffee-house, to the 21st Sept. ;
(From the above Papers.)
His Excellency, the Governor, is expected to leave Cape
Town, on his tour of inspection, early next month.
The German wool and German sheep are excellent ; and
the judicious growers of Germany are always on the alert to
improve the breed of the one, and the quality of the other.