The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

IRELAND.

business.

DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.
THE NEW ELECTIONS.
It is announced, " on authority," that Lord J.
Browne, brother of the Marquis of Sligo, intends
to offer himself as a candidate for the county of
Mayo. Although a Liberal in politics, it is more
than probable that his lordship will receive the un-
divided support of the Conservative interest,
through whose agency Capt. Palmer was enabled
to become the senior member and colleague of Mr.
G. H. Moore. The wan for Galway vice O'Fla-
betty, cashiered, is not yet forthcoming ; but
doubtless Colonel French, the veteran young I►e-
larder, will again take the field. Mr. Justice
Perrin has given permission to the Crown Solicitor
to prepare bills of indictment against the Mayor of
Sligo, two of his deputies, and two poll-clerks, for
a conspiracy to procure the undue return for the
borough of Mr. John Patrick Somers.
THE GREAT COLCLOCTGH WILL CASE.
The proceedings of this extraordioa! y case have
been brought to a close in a way satisfrctory to
both parties.
At the close of Mr. Whiteside's speech yesterday a
compromise was entered into. The following is
an outline of the terms :—Mrs. Boyse gets the
money lodged in conrt;amoun'ing to upwards of
20,0001., and her jointure. Mrs. Rostborough Col-
elough gets Tintern Abbey and the estates, valued
at 8,009/. 'a
-year.
THE MURDER OF MR. LITTLE.
At balf-past 3 o'clock this afternoon James Spol-
len wft brought up at Capel-street Police-office,
and, the new informations having been read over,
he was formally committed to take his trial for the
wilful murder of Mr. George Samuel Little. The
prisoner, on being asked the usual question,
whether be bad anything to say, replied that he
would reserve his defence for another tribunal.

MEETING OF COAL-WHIPPERS.--Last evening a
crowded meeting of the coal-whippers of the port cf
Lonehn was held in the school-rooms, Johnson-street,
Back-road, St. George's-in-the-Best, in consequence of
the assertions made in evidence before the select com-
mittee of the House of Lurds, now sitting on an inquiry
into the state of the coal-whippers in Loridor. Mr.
Thomas Flinn was celled to the chair. He ref. r •ed to
the late order, that no man should be employed from
publicans, and stated that no more than one-half %sere
engaged from the Coal-whippers' Office. He had a
document put into his hand, showing that in a case where
a large number of men were employed the average earn-
ings were lls. 5.1. a week. Seversl speakers addressed
the meeting, and a resolution was adopted pledging the
meeting to exert itself to remedy the condition of the
body.
WAAGEN'S CHRONOLOGICAL EPIDEMIC.—." In the
Royal Berlin-Museum they have endeavoured to arrange
the pictures in chronological order, which can nowhere
be obtained, however, in perfection—certainly not here,
with the scanty means at our disposal. The division of
the pictures into schocls neither improves the student
nor gives a clear view of the rr-e and fall of art, nor
does it leave an instructive or agreeable impression.
This " chron, logical epidemic" has produced great and
ridiculous blunders. Frightful daubs have been exhibited
because they were old and fi led up chronological gape
Of what use can it be to see that in the age of Fiesole,
Rubens, and Van Dyck, there were
dFaruabneerlas'aßlsaopahnel'
t work, who in their time were no more
esteemed to be artists than our carriage and house
painters. Daubs of this description abou din the
Berlin Museum," "Dr. Waagen's Picture Baptism
—BiWertattie.".

COURT OF,

(THIS DAY.)

COUNCIL.

A court was held to-day for the despatch of public

FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO THE DUKE OF

CAMBRIDGE.

Mr. J. ANDERTON moved the following resolution :
" That the Freedom of this City be presented to
his Royal Highness the Du', e of Cambridge, the cousin
of our beloved Queen, and Commander•in Chief of her
Majesty's Forces, as a testimony of the attachment to
the Queen and Royal Family of the citizens of London
represented by this court, as a grateful recognition of
the support his Royal Highness has given to the vari-
ous public charities of the metropolis ; of the un-
daunted valour displayed by him in the late war in
the Crimea ; and of the judicial energy and success
with which he has conducted the military affairs of
the empire since he has accepted the high and re-
sponsible oflicu of Commander-in-Chief of the British
army. That the freedom be presented with a sword,
or some other testimonial, of the value of two hundred
guineas."

The resolution having been seconded, was carried

unanimously.

AftFr the transaction of some other business the

court adj )urued.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Conimis,ioner Fane.)
IN RE THE WELSH POTOSI, SILVER, LEAD, AND COPPER

COMPANY.

To-day was appointed for hearing a petition in this
matter for winding up the affairs of this company in
Bankruptcy.

Mr. Bagley appeared for the petitioning creditor ;
Mr. Roxburgh to oppose on behalf of shareholders; and
Mr. Aqland to represent creditors.
After a long discussion it was arranged that the peti,

tion should stand over till the 25th inst. ; the meeting
to be advertised in the Gazette, &c., in the meaatime.
Mr. RcxbuTgh then applied to his Honour for an
order, by way of injunction, to prevent creditors from
suing individual shareholders. Mr. Lyon, one of his
clients, had been served with no less than 19 writs, and
other sloareLoliers were similarly harrassed.
Mr. As' land, for the creditors suing, briefly opposed
the application ; and ultimately the Commissioner said
that he did ❑ot think he had power to make an order to`:
deprive creditors of their legal rights, and therefore'
he would not interfere in the matter.

IN RE 11. J. CAMERON.

To- lay was appointed for the choice of assignees in

this case. The plantiff was described R 9 of Hyde-park
Gardens, &c. Messrs:. Linklater and Hackwood and
Mr C'nidley are the j int solicitors to the petition ; but,
o,,ing to the pressure of antecedent business, the choice
will not take place till late in the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

INCITING YOUNG CHILDREN TO STEAL. Joseph
Collins, a costeraionger, was charged before Mr. Bing-
ham, in conjunction with a boy named Henry Crosv,
aged 12 years, with stealing a quantity of boots, &c.
It appeared from the evidence that on Wednesday
night lase, Collins was in Windmill-street and met the
prisoner Cross (whose father is a workman in the em-
ployment of Mr, Rose, boot and shoemaker in the Bur-
lington Arcade) and asked him if he had any boots.
Cross replied that he had, and gave him three pairs,
which were subsequently pawned. Last night the pri-
soners again met, when Cross gave Collins four more
pairs of boots. Cross gave Collins a pawnbroker's
tioket and received a shilling from him.
John Davy, aged 11 years, living in Hopkin's-street,
proved having seen Cross come out of the shop of Mr.
ROFe on Saturday with some boots. He was with the
prisoner when Cross gave Collins the boots.
In answer to Mr. Bingham, Davy said he only became
acquainted with Collins on Saturday last.
Mr. Rose said that the father of Cross worked for him,
an i that he had lost a great many boots. Witness was
not able to say what was the quantity of boots he has
lost, but he should say from 201. to 301. worth were
missing.

Police-constable C 145, who took the prisoner into
custody, stated that he could produce the pawnbroker at
whose shop Collins had pledged some of the articles.
Mr. Tate, Cambridge-street, an assistant at Mr.
Aldous, identified the prisoner Collins as having pawned
some of the goods at their shop.
Mr. Bingham directed the depositions to be taken
against the prisoners, for the purpose of their committal
for trial.

THE ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF

COPP.E.R WIE GS

Professor W. Thomson, in measuring the resist-
ances of wires manufactured for submarine tele-'
graphs, was surprised to find differences betweea
different specimens so great as most materially to
effect their value in the electrical operations for
wbich they are designed. It seemed at first that
the process of twisting into wire rope and covering
with gutta percha must be looked to to find the expla"
nation of these differences. After, however, a dare'
ful examination of copper wire strands some covered,,
some uncovered, some varnished with india-rubber,
and some oxydised by ignition in a hot flame, it Was,
ascertained that none of these circurnAtances-pro-,
duced any sensible influence on the whole Il',
sistauce, and that while there is some , degree a
constancy in the quality of wire supplied from
the same manufactory, there is vast superioriti
in the produce of some manufactories over
that of
,others. A submarine telegraph con;
strutted with copper wire of one manufactory of
only 1-21 of an inch diameter, covered with gutta`
percha to a diame. er of a quarter of an inch, wOlllO
with the same electrical power, and the. same in'
strumeuts, do more telegraphic work than one en°-
structed with copper wire of another manufactory,
of 1-18 of an inch diameter covered with gutta poi;
cha to a diameter of a third of an inch. WWI
is the cause of these differences in electrical
quality is a question of much practical jol:
portance and high scientific interest. The
result of experiment shows that the greatest'
degree of brittleness producible by tension
• does not alter the conductivity of the metal by ss
much as one half per cent. A similar experirneO,
showel no mote sensible effect on the conductivity
of copper wire to be produced by hammering
flat. There are no doubt slight effects on the colr
ductivity of metals produced by 'every application,
and by the altered condition left atter the with'
drawal of excessive stress ; but these are found 4
be in aril cases so minute that the present results 0
to copper .dire are only what are to be expected.!
Mechanic's Magazine.

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