The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-16 00:00:00

AW INTEL LIGENCE.

CHANCEIty.—(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor, after disposing of the unor
posed lunatic petitions and the unopposed petitions in
his paper, proceeded to hear the further atguments in
the part-heard mction of Collet v. Preston, which cal"®
before his Lordship yesterday, to discharge an order 01
the late Muster of the Rolls refusing to give the plain•
tiff leave to amend his bill.

The arguments occupied the whole morning.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
The new Master of the Rolls (Sir John Romilly) 0"
this morning in his Court, at Westminster, shortly after
tPri o'clock, and beard cause petitions and motions, slope
of which possessed the least interest.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the Vice Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His Honour having disposed of the cases In re
S >tither and Walter v. Self, which stood in his paper
for judgment, heard short causes and motions, be'
nothing of interest came before his Honour during the
morning. '
(Before the Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTH.)
His Lordship gave judgment this morning in Wilson
v. Wilson. Myers v. Watson, and Mills v. Sawyer, afteh,.
which he heard motions.
(Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.)
His Honour, the new Vice-Chancellor, Sir George
James Turner, sat to-day, and heard unopposed peti-
tions, causes, and claims, totally devoid of any interest.
His Honour rose before eleven o'clock.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICOII
Mr. Justice PATTESON, Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN,
Mr. Justice ERLE.)
QUEEN OF PORTUGAL V. D'HARBER.
Sir F. TREK°En said yesterday their Lordshilps
.
granted a writ of prohibition to the Lord Mayor's Court
in behalf of the Queen of Spain.
Lord CAMPBELL—No, a rule to show cause.
Sir F. THESIGER thanked his Lordship for the or'
rection ; and he had now to move for a similar rule ee
behalf of her Majesty the Queen of Portugal. An se:
Lion was brought in the Lord Mayor's Court spina'
her Majesty in the month of July last by a M. D'Harber+
and it seemed that the only possible ground of clap
which he could have against her Majesty was thi°'
Certain moneys which he alleged belonged to him at the
time when Don Miguel was driven from Portugal, wets
in the hands of a banker of Lisbon, and after the
flight of Don Miguel those moneys he al-
leged were paid over to the Portuguese Go'
vernment, so that if the gentleman had 031
claim at all against her Majesty, it was a claim that
arose in Portugal, and certainly not within the jurisdie'
tion of the Lord Mayor's Court. That action having
been brought in the month of July, 1850, an attach-
ment was issued upon it to attach certain moneys in the
hands of Goelthan Carlos Xavier De Birto, who wes
the agent of the Portuguese Government, and who had
in the hands of his bankers here money, which had been
transmitted by the Committee of Public Credit fora
Portugal, for the purpose of paying the dividends due
upon Portuguese bonds. That attachment was tried 1
the course of the next month, and a verdict given for the
garnishee, M. D'Harber, who had since thought proper
to recommence another action. In that action 120
had added something to the description of the
party against whom he proceeds, which appeared to
hits (the Learned Counsel) to make the case even stronger
against M. D'Harber. In his affidavit he said her MOO
Gracious Majesty Queen Donna Maria, as reigning
sovereign and as supreme head of the nation of Portugal,
was justly and truly indebted to him in the sum 01
12,1361. for money had and received by her said Majesty
Queen Donna Maria, acting for and on behalf of the
said nation of Portugal, to and for the use of him the
said M. D'Harber. Nothing could be stronger than 00
to show that this action was brought against her Majesty
as head of the nation of Portugal, and as its reigning
sovereign, and he the Learned Counsel, therefore, apPre'
headed that such an action could not be maintained hi
this country.
The Lotto CHIEF JUSTICE—You may take a rule.
Rule mai accordingly.

EXCHEQuEIt.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings fu Banco before the LORD CHIEF BARON and
Barons PARKE and MARTIN.)
The business before the Court this morning was not
of general interest.

COMMON PLEA S.—(THIS DAY.),
(Sittings in B inco before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and
JUILICCS CRESSWELL, WILLIAMS, and TALFOURD.)
PARAVAGNA V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTER
RAILWAY COMPANY.
In this case, which was an action brought against the
London and North-Western Railway Company to recoveir
damages for the loss of a package of ivory which had
been dispatched by the plaintiff, a shell merchant of sir
minghatn, by train from London to Manchester.
Mr. HUMPHREYS applied for a rule to show cause whie
a new trial should nut be granted on the ground 01
misdirf otion. The defendants pleaded that the goods came the description of precious atones, and not having
been insured as such in the way-bill, it was contended
that the company were not liable.
In answer to this the plaintiff pleaded that the good.
had been feloniously stolen by the servants of the cow'
pany. The action was tried at the last Guildhall
Sittings, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff'
damages 104 10s.—Rule refuse&

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
THE BURGLARIES IN SUSSEX.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said he had to apply to his LordshiP
for a habeas corpus to bring up the body of a person
named John Isaacs, who was at present in the custody
of the gaoler of the prison at Lewes. His object its
making this application was to have the prisoner taken
before the magistrates at Horsham to answer a charge
of burglary. His Lordship was no doubt aware, for it
was a matter of notoriety, that a number of persons wer6
tried at the last assizes for the county of Sus-
sex, for a burglary committed at Uckfield,
A bill of indictment was found against them, as well se
against the now defendant, John Isaacs, but at that time,
and until within the last few days, he had managed to
elude the vigilance of the police. Upon that bill of indict-
ment being found the Lord Chief Justice signed a war-
rant for the apprehension of John Isaacs, and a few dos
ago he was apprehended, at or near Frome, in Somerset-
shire, and in accordance with the direction of the war-
rant conveyed to his present place of custody at Lewes-
He (Mr. Johnstone) would now enter into another mat-
ter connected with this affair. His Lordship
would probably also be aware that a per-
son of the name of Samuel Harwood was
tried at the late assizes, at Kingston, for a burglary
at the house of the Rev. Mr. Holiest, at Frimley, and
for the murder of that unfortunate gentleman, but was
im acquitted.
apprehended
telonanother Heeh
awrgaes,
of however,burgl
ary, mcmoniedmi
ttteelyd
on the night of the 3d of June last, at the house of a
person named Stonar, at Kirdford, in Sussex. Ile
was detained, by order of the judge, and taken before
the magistrates at Horsham, where the matter under-
went a partial investigation, and a remand was ordered
until Saturday next. In the elean,hiu,
e as had al-
ready been stated to his Lordship, John Isaacs was ap-
prehended, in the way described, and it appeared that he
also was.a party to the burglary at Kirdford on the 3d of
June. It therefore became necessary for the ends of
justice, as well as, in fact, for the interest of the accused
himself; because it was a part of the law that an indivi-
dual charged with any crime should bo confronted by his accusers, that John Isaacs should be taken before
the magistrates at Horsham on Saturday next, to answer
jointly with the man Samuel Harwood for the burglary
which they were alleged to have committed jointly on
the night of the 3d of June last at Kirdford. It was
with that view that he applied to his Lordship for a ha-
bf-,as corpus to be directed to the gaoler at Lewes for the
l'unovfal of John Isaacs to Horsham. There was
only one doubt which could be entertained with
regard to the present application, viz., whether it
should be made to his Lordship's sitting in court, or at
chambers. The application had been made in court by
the direction of his client, who was anxious to avoid
delay, which was of considerable importance in a case of
this charecter.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE said he did not see how the
partit s could gain more time by making the application
in court instead of at chambers in the afternoon.
Mr. JOHNSTONE said he was instructed that it was of
great importance to make the application as soon as pos-
sible. He apprehended that under the statute the power
of a judge in 'court to grant a habeas corpus under, such
circumstances was distinctly "reeoglibied., •
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE saidhe'did riot set) 'any ground
for departing from the ordina.ry practice of beirieg such
an application at chambers. He would be at chambers
at three o'clOck this afternoon, when the matter might be
brought before him.
Mr. JOHNSTONE considered that as his Lordship was
now acquainted with all the particulars of the case, no
serious delay would arise by acceding to his Lordship's
suggestion.

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DIED
On the 10th inst., at Portwood-lodge, Georgiana Emily,
the wife of Joseph Bernard, Esq., of Southampton.
On the I Ith inst., at Hammersmith, H. S. Calow Esq.
On the 9th hist , Emily, second daughter ofr Mr., Richard
Duke, Beckenham, Kent. aged 14.
On the 4th inst., at Newton-house, Aberdeenshire, Sarah
Forbes, wife of A. Gordon, Esq., of Newton.

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