The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-07 00:00:00

LOiNDON,4 FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1858.

THE
HOUSE MA
COURT ofEAST
, STO
DIRECTORS of theT, EAST
INDIA. COMPANY DO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That a
QUARTERLY GE vERAL COURT of the said Company will be
held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 23d
June next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon.

J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary,

EAST INDIA HOUSE, STH _M v, 1858.
'"RE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA COMPANY do hereby give Notice, that the Transfer
Books of the said Company's Stock will be shut on THURSDAY, the
10th of June, at Three o'clock, and opened again on TUESDAY,
the 13th July; and that the warrants for the Dividends on the said
Stock, payable on the 6th Jt4y, 185 a, under the 11th section of the
Act 3d and 4th William IV., cap. 85, will be ready to be delivered
on that Cay. J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary.

TN CHANCERY.—In the Matter of the Joint-
stocklL Ranking Companies Act, 1857, and of the Northumber-
land and Durham District Banking Company.—By. direction of the
honourable the Vice-Chancellor, Sir Richard Torin Kindersley' the
Judge to whose Court the winding-up of this Company is attach d,
Notice is Hereby Given, that the said Judge purposes' on TUESDAY,
the 18th day of May, instant, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, at
the Registered Office of the said Company, sPuate at, Grey-street,
Newcast'e-on-Tyne, to proceed to make a Call on all the Contribu-
tories of the said Company; and that the Judge proposes that such
call shall he for 351. a share, in addition to the call of Si. a share
made by the Directors of the said Company.
_ . _ . _

All persons interested are entitled to attend at such day, hour,
and place to offer objections to such call.

CHAS.PIIGII, Chief Clerk,

. _
JOHN FOGG,
ILLIAM B AINBRIDGE, Official Liquidators.
JOSEPH FAIRS,

GRAND CEREMONY and FESTIVAL on
the Mgt ofJotte next, at the OPENING of the SOLDIERS'
DAUGHTERS' i►OME, Hampstead, by his Royal Highness the
PRINCE CONSORT, who, w:th his Royal Highness the PRINCE
of WALES, have been graciously pleased to purchase Presentations
to the Home.

Several Military Banda rnt plAy to u. beautiful Grounds of the
Frame. Aamissintrbrourehesetttleket*,rtorbenatt only at, thc Offlos
of the Home. No. 7, Whi ehall, (exactly opposite the Horse Guards.)
A single ticket for the Ceremony and Grounds, 10s. ; a doub e ticket
for two 155.; a reserved seat for the Ceremony and the Break-
fast, 20s.

An Omnibus starts from the Tottenham-crmrt-road end of Oxford-
street every 12 minutes, reaching Hampstead, without changing, in
40 minutes.

H. L. POWYS, MAJOR, Chairman.

Royal, walking in ; and behind her, at the Gros-
venor-bridge, was Sprig of Shillelagh, who had
broken down on the Dee side the last time round.
One Act returned after her mishap, without going
the entire distance. On pulling up, Bray, the
rider of Melissa, was so stiff, from the loss of his
stirrup leather, that he fell off. -Value of the
stakes, 2,1251.

THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM AT NIGHT.
The running of The Peer and Vanity for the
Chester Cup caused Toxopholite and Longrange to
be brought into increased force for the Derby.
About Toxopholite 6 to 1 was taken to several
hundred pounds. Longrange; at whom sevi-ral
long shots had been fired on Tuesday, obtained re-
newed support. Ou the course 11 and 10 to 1
were taken about him, but his opponents were not
discouraged, and at right 12 to 1 was laid to money
against him, and was afterwards currently offered.
1,000 to 100 was booked about Mr. Howard's lot,
which, however, was not in great force, for 12 to 1
was offered against Sedbury and 50 to 1 against,
Clydesdale. Indeed, an even pony was laid on'
Deceiver against Sedbuty,, "first past the post."
1,000 to 15, 1,000 to 10, and 1,000 to 5 were bet-
ted against Jordan. 1,000 to 10 was laid against'
Dumfries and Harry Stapley couplet and 5.000
to 10 was betted agst Hwy Stanley outright.
The prices were as undert—.

TER D!UT.
11 to 2 agst Fitzßoland (Lakin)
6to 1 agst ToxopboDik(taken)
12 to 1 age; Langesige itawevrowtoffered)
12 to 1 ag•t Sedbuty (off-red)
15 to 1 agst The Hadji (taken)
25 to 1 ag4 Beadsman (taken)
25 to 1 aget Physician (taken)
30 to 1 aget Ditto (taken)
40 !0 1 sgst Deceiver (taken)
50 to 1 agst Clydesdale (offered)
50 to 1 aget Z )nave (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Jorlan Oaken) (1000 to 5 laid once
5000 to 19 agst Harry Stanley (taken)

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—May 6.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings in Banco—Before Lord Campbell and
Justices Wightman, Erle, and Crompton )
HALL T. ITBIGHT. -BREACH OF PROMISE OF
MARRIAGE.

This was an action for breach of promise of mar-
riage tried before Mr. Justice Erle:.at Guildhall.
The defendant pleaded that after he entered into
the agreement to marry, and b -fore the breach
thereof, he became, and still was, afflicted with a
dangerous bol disease, and that he was incapabl
of marriage without great danger. to his life. The
jury found that at the time be brake off the mar-
riage, marriage would have been dai-gerous to his
life ; but that the plaintiff badno notice of the fact.
Upon that finding the learned julfze directed a ver-
dict fOr the defendant, but, in order to save a new
trial, the jury estimated tie damages at 1001., and,
the learned judge gave liberty to move this court,
to enter, the verdict for the.plaintiff, with a view to
raise the question whether such a plea was a good
defence to the action. '

In a preceding term a role for that purpose was
granted, and it now came on for argument.
The Attorney-General, showing cause against
the rule, said it was agatUat common-sense,t.) com-t
.1r • 's - )gh!

:pa rate

himself from his wife.
Mr. Edward James and Mr. Henderson followed
on the same side, and submitted that the plea se
out a good defence to the action.

Mr: M. Chambers, Mr. Mellish, and other
lean:m.l gentlemm having hem he ird in support
of the rule,
The Court took time to consider.

pel a znanto perform his promise to marry, although
eitouiw:cl7r:y p,
loroyurotted th:tilltiee act of
i.z.ntarrirage., :7,74f1d
not only be 'da,ngerons obis life bet -hiality cri-
ice, iA . , 04411: ;‘A4t ,4401,,, ' • higiti ''u I d
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marriage when his very first act afterwards must be
to do that which his vow forbade, viz., to separate