The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

_ Mr. HUGHES said ho would not consent to an adjourn-
'lent for a single moment.
Plaintiff—Tin n, perhaps, you will admit defendant's
band writing to the retainer?
"g.
IluGstEs said he was instructed not to admit any-
at
in It was a most unjust and paltry action to bring
all especially in one of the supericr court%
Plaintiff then said that he should go on with the case
and call defendant's attorney.
4.4,111 r. Rice, who had been sitting in the attorne) 's
,04., was culled, but said he was no attorney, but a
Zealer in turtle, although he acted as a law agent, and
uad attended Mr. Justice Talfourd at chambers in this
!ale; he had known defendant for thirty years, but had
never seen him write, and could not speak to the signa-
tura- dealings with defendant were friendly, but
benad never ordered any clothes of him or had a bill.
he UNDER-SHERIFF—Did your friendly relation-
,"ll)a~tl induce him to buy of you, or you to give him any
Witness—Oh, no, certainly not; I don't suppose such
thin; occurred to either of us.—(Laughter.)
Plaintiff commenced a statement as to the nature of
the„,„94B,e but
41. r. HUGHES objected, as plaintiff could not be a wit-
esa in his own cause iu this court.
Plaintiff said the retainer had been left with his wife,
had he could not call her.
Mr. HUGHES said that was very true, but if plaintiff
brought the action in the County Court all parties
could
have been examined.
Another witness was called, but did not carry the
eat,
Say further, and plaiatiff elected to be non-suited.
13

OW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—This morning William Kew,
eoacbtnan to Lord Guernsey, was charged before
yi,r• Henry with being drunk, furious driving, and also
a valuable horse, the property of his master.
It appeared from the evidence of a police constable of
the °
division, that about twelve o'clock last night the
Lrlsonar was driving R. spirited horse and broughani
Ong Pall-mall at a furious rate, and on turning into
krlton-gardens, the prisoner drove the horse into the
4441 of the Earl of Ripon's mansion. The stone-work
of railing were forced in by the collision, and the poor
brinial fell in. Tbo constable found the prisoner much
dilnxicated, and when the horse was extricated it had
w:d from suffocation. The constable said the animal
Cworth 100 guineas, and when he informed his
li:r.cikshiP, at the Carlton Club, of the accident, he said
hi.;'"uld not attend to prefer any charge against the
rtMer.
w:r. HENRY having ascertained that Lord Guernsey
"any not present or person from the Earl of Ripon's
:111fte
dllMsino, fined the prisoner the full penalty of 4f, or
onth's imprisonment, for the furious driving, and
"i h'
b• is master had attended he should have punished
141._
w se
ore verely. The fine was ultimately paid.

n9RSBIP-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
gani„illiam Maynard, a carpenter, was charged with as-
te-t,"ng several young girls, and using filthy language
Esther Bradman, 16, servant, at the Sir Christopher
nPrep Public-house Wilscn-street, Finsbury.
kie •
k,Piamant said, that last evening, while walking
daod the square with an infant in her arms, the defen-
teAt met her, and placing his hand on her shoulder,
tri-e ute of the most disgusting language to her. She
Imerwards saw him raise the clothes of three young
.„-pfn, nursery maids, who were in charge of children,
tee followed him until he chanced to turn into her mas-
houseuse, where he called for beer, but ran out on
ug her enter.
stirisabella Ring, 15, was in company with last witness,
e gave the same account of defendant's disgusting con-
et to herself
The •
sotths, MAGISTRATE said it was a most flagrant offence,
Iliel"ltlitted under aggravated circumstances, and fined
`•, or two months' imprisonment for the first, and
pekee month for the second case.
d up in default.

POST-OFFICE NOTICE.
oecehe following are the regulations of the General Post-
"po' St- Martin's-le-Grand, respecting letters addressed”
lettewat-office, London," " Poste-Restante, London, or
I. '8 simply addressed " London:"—
4.. Letters addressed Post-office, London,' or ' Poste-
etutite, London,' are delivered at the window of the
meineral Post-office, St. Martin's-le-Grand.
sr:;rom111e hours of delivery from the Post-office window
10 A M to 4 P.M.
11; When the person applying for letters is a foreigner,
ett produce his passport.
r:14," hen a foreigner does not apply in person, but by
kit:,'leuger dispatched for that purpose, the messenger
letters
Produce the passport of the person to whom the
14'4 are addressed, as well ash a written order signed
idated by such person.
144 the case of a messenger being sent for the letters
erirre persons than one, he must produce passports and
strB from each person.
the applicant for the letters is a subject of the
plate Kingdom, ....lringdom, he must be able to state from what
thew or district he expects letters.bef9re he can recei
•ve
11,,,rn,. Subjects of States not issuing passports are
'aley d as subjects of the United Kingdom.
d If letters are directed to individuals simply ad-
Itesiled London' (and not ' Post-office,' or Poste-
atante, London') they will not be delivered from the
',ll,lldow at all, but will be sent out by letter-carrier for
Mvery at the address furnished by the applicant.
41`Poreign letters addressed Post-office,' or Poste-
Ptante, London,' are retained for two months at the
4.4 t-office window. Inland letters similarly addressed
I,4rerretained one month at the window; after the
c-
odal°4Of these periods both classes of letters are respclY sent to the Dead Letter-office, to be disposed of in
Usual manner.
411 persons applying for letters at the Post-office
ilittlldow must be prepared to give the necessary expla-
kil°lla to the clerk at the window, in order to prevent
pe:tal'es, and to insure the delivery of the letters to the
;B°u% to whom they properly belong.
°fa' It will much facilitate the business of the Post-
%kr, if the words ' to be called fur' are added to the
Lo 483 of letters which are directed Post-office,
Mon.,
Cianeral Post-office, February, 1851."

/EATHER FLOWERS AND PLANTS,
ise„nleng the many curious productions of native art,
ep -ry, and taste, intended for exhibition in the great
stit3:tal Palace, we have recently had an opportunity of
testetc;sing some with which we have been deeply inte-
tioq ,and which aro eminently deserving public atten-
Mit • we refer to a beautiful collection of artificial
d '4B and flowers, executed in feathers, by Mrs. Ran-
a%
toe, ' or Marsham-street, Westminster, consisting of
%I:, including the sanguine China rose, carnations,
chrysanthemums myrtles, pinks, wallflowers,
aria
Word, " flowers of all hues, and many in their
tritsiosinterest attaching to these productions of art
tae h,..; from the fact of their being composed
Pia 17,velY, flowers as well as foliage, of feathers
Ptise-;e' froth the gorgeous plumage of foreign birds,
ao c'e,Pally of tropical regions; and the feathers have been
tatt,4l.,fully and admirably selected, and artistically ar-
theV, as to exhibit the various minute stages which.
bue°wering of a plant undergoes between the earliest
Fully nd the fully developed blossom, and all the beauti-
St 1,, lariegated tints of foliage seen in the same plant
Of fp'e acne time. The art of making artificial flowers
4 i,'llaers is not a new thing. It is well known that
bay one of the expedients to which the Brazilian nuns
44.° long had recourse, to vary or beguile the
do 14," of a recluse and ascetic life; but they
not seem to have carried it to anything
do the the perfection achieved by Mrs. Ran-
The great merit of that lady's specimens
Pat c ,in„ey are botanically accurate in the minutest
to wt ;so much so that the point of completeness
cliekTleh she has carried the illusion is so great as to
tiet;"' ae it were, some of the most eminent of our flo-
kh;sud botanists, who have inspected them, into the
ilow—„e:lterY belief that they were real and not artificial
tifiv,,-n 'rho untiring application with which she has
alts tee herself to this beautiful art, and the difficulties
tiito j.lB had to encounter in bringing it to the perfection
uss • .•
atltte4 been indicated, may be imagined when it is
ty,t that she has dedicated a period of very nearly
listntY Years to its study. Almost everybody is feral-
ttlui with beautiful imitations of flowers in wax and
Itl4 substances, but in these a certain stiffness,
titttliPt variance with the grace and simplicity of
the -et i s obvious, and indeed unavoidable from
Its" quality of the material used. In Mrs.
tffeeVlPifis flowers, however, no such disagreeable
Posed ?Produced, the feathers of which they are com-
itrat:rueing so extremely well adapted to embody the
fron;1111 and innate peculiarities of leaf and flower, whilst
esk—„the circumstance of there not being the slightest
vits;;tit matter used in the blossoms or foliage, the
fiat es in which being produced by the variegated
u plumage from which she selects
het' ef the magnificent
leurtterials, her specimens in point of texture and co-
aLY with ordinary care be almost said to be im-
-4114,1e. Mrs. Raudolph's own sex will doubtless
statbeie.,ste her elegant invention, since they may now be
l li
ball et' to procure a bouquet or a wreath for theatre or
the oi:411Y season of the year, which will not perish with
The °g•l2rib, specimens of her art which we have briefly de-
will be found occupy a position
ing
among the
stieh.teallens articles in the Great Exhibition, and seen
adm4Yag nta o will doubtless excite both surprise and
4a
nk,
- • ht Mr. H.

itri _
:11thnpse*UALL, STORE-sTitEET.—Last
•-k4‘ll;i:3 gave the second of a series of dramanti6c rea-dings of
74-
,T 1 of Shakspere at the Music-hall, Store-str.eett,cNhvhosicehn
'wtt th'fhiche-Y fully and fashionably attended. The subject
Was entertainment was the tr.agedylaof .3„criacchb(e)ltlhs,
14.44' .-„Ete listened to wrth. marked attention.
4+lB LI; reading, exhibited powers of a very high order;
ksioelaltation throughout was admirable. The mor.e im-
°net scenes were given with great energy, but witth_ our t
litt I v erstep,in
P g the modesty of nature. From the hi da
Aftthf° conclusion of the reading he displayed a power,
trise ',.itta an intensity that fairly took the audience by sur-
Fanfea'tT the talented reader, on. closing his book, was re-
Ight 'V the most enthusiastic applause of a highly de-
n,°lrGlv!ltr°or• auditory.
dtav!ltDoor. Aram IG.—The screw steamer City
sailed from the Mersey this morning, for P.hila-
t--:)°a:i ,She takes out 120 passengers, amongst whom is the
wi.),",• Clemson, late United States Minister at Brus-
„ `',ais lady and family, and a heavy freight.
d en
-I
-Jutish Government has considerably increased
'llea,tii." on coffee, sugar tea, tobacco, coals, timber, and
A o into Sehle;wig.
41N 1131't4 of seventy acres in extent, NA ith a consider-
eitY orfue4,tage to the river Dee. is about to be opened in the
'to b,..uester by a private individual.
desh. promoted to a station above our abilities can
ti ltblo
y to vanity. —Eliza Cook's Journal.
oef (Pnee of Vice-Chancellor of the county Pala-
It•Y od, ncaster, vacant by the promotion of Mr. Page
'll/4114whisil, we have reason to believe, be conferred on Mr.
".1 Vt. the Chancery bar.