The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-30 00:00:00

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE:

Rear-Admiral-Superintendent Prescott, 6:IZ end the
pay clerks did not complete the payment of the Trafal-
gar, 120, at Spithead, till about nine o'clock on Monday
night, there having ben nearly 1,000 men to be paid
advance.

Commander John Fisher (1814), late principal har-
bour-master of the port of London, died on the 22d inst.,
in the 70th 5 ear of his age.
Captain A. Forbes took up his commission at Chat-
ham, on Monday, and hoisted the pendant on board the
Calypso, 18, and the vessel was taken into dock to be
coppered up to her load draught, and to clean the bot-
tom, &c. It is expected that she will be manned by the
general service men at the ports immediately. The
following additional appointments have been made to
her:—

Lieutenant—C. J. Balfour (1846).
Master—R. H. Warren (1847).
Second Master—Charles A. Smart (1848).
Clerks—J. H. Sheriff and Richard Sainthill.
Gunner—George Denham.
Boatswain—Thomas Collins.
Carpenter—Robert Baird.
The following other appointments have been made:—
Assistant Surgeon—William A. Turner, to the Styx
steam-sloop, et Devonport.
Assistant Engineer—Frederick W. Brown, to the
Centaur.

Gunner—Henry Davidson, acting, confirmed to the
Waterwitch, 8, Sheerness, for coast of Africa.

Hastings, 74, Captain C. J. Austen, arrived at Trin-
comalee from Madras in June last. The Commander-
in-Chief, Rear-Admiral Austen, C. 8., intends to pro-
ceed early in August to Singapore and China, in his
flag- sh ip.
Meander, 44, Captain the Hon. H. lieppel, having
transferred her freight to the Sprightly steamer, at
Portsmouth, sailed about nine P.N. for Chatham, on
Monday. The freight was landed yesterday morning,
and was conveyed in the afternoon by Messrs. Casher to
London. _ _ _

Sprightly steam-tender was employed yesterday,
taking out stores, &e., to the Trafalgar, which ship will
sail to-day for the Mediterranean with the Oberon
steamer.
Waterwitch, 8, Commander Gardner, remains at
Sheerness to adjust compasses and to be paid advance
previous to sailing for her station.
Wolverine, 12, Commander Falcon, arrived at St. He-
lena from her station on the Coast May 29, and remained
June 1.

PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY.7Rear-Admiral Henderson,
C. 8., K.H., the newly-appointed Commander-in-Chief
on the south-east coast of America station, hoisted his
flag (blue at the mizen) on board the Blonde receiving..
ship, at ten o'clock this morning, and at 10.15 it was
hauled down and hoisted on board the Blenheim steam
guard-ship, Captain W. 11. llenderson, C. 8., when the
latter saluted the Port-Admiral with seventeen guns,
which the Victory acknowledged with eleven. This
ceremony was merely to enable the Rear-Admiral's pay
to commence, as the flag was hauled down again alter
the salute, and will not be rehoisted until the Centaur
steam-frigate Captain Cannon, is ready to receive it.
She is being expedited as much as possible, and was
masted to-day. She is now in the hands of the riggers,
fitting out.
The Belvidera, 38, has had her jurymasts taken out
to-day and been returned to ordinary, her masts being
adapted to the Pique to carry her to Pembroke.
The Southampton Indiaman sailed to-day for the
East Indies.

WooLwlca, JULY 29.—The number of foreigners who
visited Woolwich Dockyard last week, with cards of ad-
mission from their respective legations, was 620, and
some idea may be formed of the number of British sub-
jects who visited the dockyard in the course of the week
when it is considered that the number returned as ad-
mitted on Friday amounted to 1,489.
The Hempsyke, hired convict-ship, arrived at moor-
ings opposite the Royal Arsenal on Saturday last, and
after taking in some stores for Malta, her ultimate des-
tination, she will take on board eleven convicts from the
Justitia convict ship at Woolwich. The others will be
taken on board at Portsmouth and Portland, for con-
veyance to Gibraltar, where they will be employed on
the works in progress of construction for strengthening
that important military station.

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THE STOURBRID GE AND BROMSGROVE
BANK FAILURE.
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY.—Tt)(% first proceediugs in. the
matter ot the lesnkruptey of Messrs. Rufford land
Wragge commeneed here to-day, before Mr. Comm is-
sioner Balguy.
Messrs. Glyn and Co., the London bankers, were re-
raY'Oxford and; Wolverhampton
of London Professor Ken-
uprceasyenatpepdeabryaiiMrc Muortle
Ruilway Company; Mr. Pangeter, of Stourbridge, and
Mr. Deakin, of Wolverhampton, for various creditors;
Messrs. Motterem, Knight, and Co., for the petitioning
creditors.
After some preliminary discussion,
..Mr. Knight said
that he had placed proofs on the tiles of the court
amounting to from 100,0001. to 110,0001., and if it wero
necessary, they could tender proofs to the amount of
40,0001. iu addition ; in these circumstances it appeared
to him that it was the duty of the gentlemen who ap-
peared for other creditors, especially for. the Oxford,
Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, either to prove
up to this amount or to reduce the sum which he on be-
half of his clients had placed on the files.
Mr. Kennedy persisted in claiming a right to exa-
mine all the proofs tendered, and ultimately he suggested
en adjournment; but the Learned' Commissioner de-
clined to accede to this. Another objection taken by
Mr. Kennedy was that a creditor in one affidavit was de-
scribed us a man, and afterwards as a female; but the
Commisaion.er overruled that also.
Attention was next called to two claims, one on behalf
Of a Miss Durant for 15,530/, and another on behalf of
Miss Mary Durant for 15,1301. The objection to these
by Mr. Ches;dre and Mr. T. Smith was that the original
sums had been deposited many years ago, when a Mr.
13igga was in the bank with the elder Mr. Rufford, and
before Mr. Wragge joined the firm, consequently inquiry
was necessary relative to that proof.
It was stated, in answer, by Mr. Whitmore, the offi-
cial ast,ignee, that the bank had regularly paid the in-
terest ou both sums at the rate of 4 per cent. ever since
they had been deposited.
Mr. Commissioner Balguy admitted proof of both
debts; and then Mr. Elgin, on behalf of the Oxford,
W.oryester, and Wolverhampton Railway Company, ap-
plied tor an adjournment, in order that there might be
trneto consider, and appoint men of character and
atanatug as assignees
was much
.ground for further adjournment; upon
The Learnee Commissioner did not appear to think
e knight named as trade assignees Mr. Dea-
lkwhihenri,:hof Stourbrii;ge; Mi-. G. Blskeway and Mr. Downing,
and Mr. 0. T. Wil-
liams, ilasmo r4eosfidLinugn(onena.r Stourbridge ;
Mr. Smith objected to the last-named, on the ground
that he was clock in the banking-house of Messrs.
Glyn and Co., whose interests might be antagonistic to
those of the great body of creditors.
Mr. Murray rejoined that Messrs. Glyn and Co. did
not wish to mix up with the squabbles of solicitors about
the choice of assignees; they were, however, desirous of
making the most of the estate, and he thought that the
appointment of Messrs. Glyn and Co. would be most ad-
vantageous.
Mr. Commissioner Balguy suggested that some other
gentleman should be nominated in the place of Mr. Wila
hams ; but this appointment being pressed, his Honour
assented.
It was subsequently stated by Mr. Knight that
Messrs. Glyn and Co., were creditors for 25,000 L in
running bills, besides the debts fur which they held good
security.
The gentlemen above named were then formally ap-
pointed trade assignees, and debts against the Stour-
bridge bank alone were proved for no less than 160,0001

PASSENGERS' LUGGAGE.
LIVERPOOL COURT OF PASSAGE, JULY 23.
WELCH V. THE LONDON AND NORTHWESTERN RAIL,-
WAY COMPANY.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
the value of a package containing 181 b. of cigars, under
the following circumstances:—
The plaintiff drove to the railway station, and was
too late for the train. One of the company's porters
took his luggage into the yard, placed it on the plat-
form, and promised to " have an eye" to it until the
next train started. When the plaintiff returned to go
by the next train, he said that one of the packages he
had left, that containing cigars, was missing.
It was proved that th© value of the cigars was up-
wards of 71. odd; but there was conflicting evidence
whether the package was ever delivered to the porter.
The porter positively swore that he never saw it. It
tilso came out, on cross-examination of the plaintiff's
witnesses, that there was a depot set apart by the com-
pany for passengers' luggage, on payment of 2d., and
that there was a notice up that the company would not
be responsible for luggage left for the convenience of
passengers unless placed in the depot.
At the close of the plaintiff's case,
Mr. JAMES, on behalf of the defendants, submitted
that there was no case; that the special contract declared
upon was not made out, and, if it had been, that the
porter could not bind the company; and that in fact the
plaintiff had never taken his ticket, and that there was
no contract to carry either him or his luggage.
Mr. ASPINALL, on behalf of the plaintiff, contended
that he had made out a case, and quoted certain de-
cisions.

The ASSESSOR said there was clearly no case; that the
porter could not bind the company; that no ticket had
ever bE,en taken; and that the contract was not made out.
Plaintiff was nonsuited.

Mr. ASPINALL said it was a shabby thing for the com-
pany to defend the action.

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Mr. JAMES said that the reason why the company
had defended the action was, that the plaintiff had de-
manded 241., nearly four times the value of the cigars;
and that it would never do fur the company to admit
that their common porters could make special contracts
on weir behalf.