The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-11 00:00:00

UST.

HOff FORTUNES ARE SOMETIMES

MADE.

It often happens that an individual or a firm is
supposed to be rich from the fact that they possess
the confidence of their fellow man, by which they,
trade and in due time amass wealth. As an illus-
tration of this, we may state the following circum-
stance which came under the writer's observation.
A young Englishman landed in America with just
sufficient means to meet his immediate necessities
his first object was to obtain employment, the re-
muneration for which enabled him to lay by about
300 dollars. With this capital he started in business
for himself, and commenced trading in such com-
modities as he could turn to a profit readily; he
progressed slowly, but earned more than he ex-
pended on his living. In the town he had chosen for
his adventure he was a perfect stranger, but in course
of time was recognised as a man always punctual in his
business transactions ; his resources were never
questioned, simply because he never made an en-
gagement but what he felt certain he should be able
to keep. By this course, he soon gained the first
element of prosperity—confidence. One day he was
attending the usual trade sales, when he met with
what his judgment suggested an eligible oppor-
tunity for investing the whole of his capital, and
he would readily have done so, but as the purchase
required considerably more than he possessed, he
reluctantly abandoned the opportunity, as it had
become his ruxim to let no one know the extent of
his resources, and wishing to avoid heavy specula-
tions, bearing in mind the proverb, that
" Vessels large may venture more,
But little boats must keep near shore."

However, in the course of the day, a Yankee,
with whom he had never before had any communi-
cation, accosted him with " Wal, Britisher! I cal-
kilate that worn't a bad fixing you were looking at
this morning ?" " Perhaps not," responded our
friend. " Wal, I guess if you could ris a thou-
sand dollars or so you would have done it slick,
en ?" " Perhaps I might." " Then just give me
your bill at a month, and you shall have them." Our
friend vs as rather taken aback by this liberal offer,
which was essentially made upon his credit, and with-
out security. He eventually availed himself of it,made
the venture, by which before the expiration of a
month he more than trebled his capital. Though he
frequently met his stranger friend, not a word
passed as to the success of the investment, till a few
days before the bill became due, it was repaid, when
the liberal Yankee merely observed "Wal, Britisher,
whenever you want a thousand dollars, or more, you
can have them of me." This was the only occasion
on which our friend ever borrowed money ; he had
obtained confidence, which had secured him credit,
by which, combined with industry, he amassed a
considerable fortune.—From-an article on " What
is Wealth ?" ,in " Lilwall's Mercantile Circular."

THE CLUB PROSECUTIONS IN EDINBURGH.

A bench of justices of the peace at Edinburgh,
consisting of Logan White, Esq., of Kellerston,
chairman ; Charles Lawson, Esq., of Berthwich
Hall ; William Bailie, Esq., of Falahill ; J.
Wauchope, Esq., of Edmonstone ; and R. B. Ward-
law Ramsay, Esq., of Whitehill—sat yesterday to
give judgment in the case of the Excise against
Mr. B. R. Hunter, steward of the Harmonic Club,
the question being whether a club-house requires
to take out a license in order to enable its members
to be supplied with spirits. Mr. Lothian having
been heard for the prosecution, and Mr. James
Bell, S.S.C., for the defender,

Mr. Warillaw Ramsay said, having heard the
evidence the last day, he had given the utmost
attention to the point whether a club required
to take out a license. The act on which the
prosecutor went was passed thirty-five years ago,
and it was strange that no prosecution had ever
been raised under it against any of the clubs, which
had existed since that date till now. There was
nothing in the Forbes Mackenzie Act rendering
clubs liable to take out a license, and he, therefore,
did not consider that they were bound to do so
under the act of 1825, otherwise there would have
been prosecutions before now against club-houses.
Ile considered that the defender should be assoilzied.
Mr. Logan White held that club houses which
dealt in spirits were clearly liable under the terms
of the act to take out a license, and that the de-
fender being the steward of the club, and the real
occupant of part of the Kemtisees,claunb wdosatsenhseilbd, wasleoc-
cupant of the rest, in which the
the person identified as a dealer in spirits. If the
effect of their judgment was to render the new club
and other similar clubs liable to take out licensee
he could not help it. It was the law.
Mr. Bailie and Mr. Wauchope concurred with
Mr. Ramsay. Mr.Wauchope characterised the con-
duct of the magistrates in regard to their treat-
ment of the agent for the club masters, in the police
court, as worthy of the worst days of Judge Jeffries,
and denounced their interpretation of the law as
against the clubs as laying down one law for the
rich and another for the poor.
Mr. Lawson concurred with the chairman, Mr.
White.

There being thus a majority of three against two
in favour of the acquittal of the defender he was
acquitted accordingly, amidst the cheering of a very
crowded court.
Mr. Lothian then called a similar case against
Mr. J. Morris, of the Edinburgh Club, and took a
formal decision to the same effect in his favour, his
object being to appeal both decisions to the quarter
sessions.

THE COLOURING MATTER OF LEAVE-S.—ln a
communication to the Acad6mie des Sciences, M. Premy
stated, as the result of his experiment s, that the clilor ophylie
of plants is in reality composed of two substances--one yel-
low, soluble in ether; and one blue, soluble in chlorhydrie
acid. He has been enabled to separate them, and presented
them to the academy in their isAate.d c.`onditins.—Medic(t!
Tiers,