The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

&MAR.—The B. P.irarkeiEU7Teen quiet. Sales, 525
hogsheads, making 1,890 for the past week, at prices in
some instances 6d lower than on the previous Friday;
850 bags Mauritius and 1,300 bags Bengal found buyers
in public sale at full prices, the former at 35s ed to
37s for low to middling yellow, and the latter at
37s 6d to 38s 6d for middling white Benares, with good
grainy white at 43s 6d to 44s 6d. 970 bags Madras
sold rather easier, low to fine brown 27s to 325; 260 hhds,
and 95 barrels Porto Rico barely supported previous rates,
low to fine yellow being sold at 35s 6d to 40s; 600 boxes low
yellow Havannah have been sold privately at 18s, and a
few of better quality at 19s to 20s, the whole for expor-
tation.

COFFIE.—There has not been a public sale, and very little
business has resulted privately.
lircE.-963 bags, imported from Bombay, sold at Bs, one
lot 8s 6d for small broken white.

SALTPETEE.-1,232 Bengal, refraction 10% to 23/ per
cent. were withdrawn for want of buyers at 25s to 27s 6d.
TEA.—The deliveries are moderate, and prices are fairly
supported.
Corrox.—This article is in favour still.

Rum.—There is no activity.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. brings 36s 9d to 37s per cwt on
the spot.

QUEEN'S BEN CH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco bcfore Lord Chief Justice CAMP-
BELL, and JuAlccs PATTEsoN, WIGHTMAN, and
ERLE.)

THE QUEEN V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.
At the sitting of the Court this morning, application
was made by Counsel in this case that the application
intended to be made for a quare impedit should stand
over till Friday next. _

The Court complied with the request.
TOLLER V. ATT WOOD.
The was a case involving the construction of a will,
which had been remitted to this Court by the Vice-
Cl'ancellor Knight Bruce, to take their Lordships'
opinion on the will in question, which was that of Juhn
Hawkins, January 22, ISO 6. The testator devised his
real estate to trustees in fee to the use cf the heirs male
of a lady vtho died without issue, and there was a limita-
tion in the will, on which the present question arose, to
the use of Caroline Eden, the eldest daughter of his
sister-in-law, for her sole use and benefit, independent of
any husband with whom she might intermarry. Then
come the words " aftor the death of Caroline Eden to
the use of the heirs male of her body lawfully begotten,
who shall live to attain the age of twenty-ore years, and
to his heirs male; but, in default, then to the use of my
niece Mary Eden."
Mr. MALINS, of the Chancery bar, submitted, first,
that the words "who shall attain the age of twenty-one"
should be entirely disregarded, and, secondly, that the
words "to his heirs male" should also be considered to
have no authority. In a word, he contended that the
words in the will now under consideration were words
of purchase and not of limitation.

(The case was proceeding when our report left, the
argument being likely tl last the greater part of the day.)

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON, and Barons RoLr.n and
PLATT.)
SELLERS V. DICEENEDN.

_ •
This action, which was to try the right of the plaintiff
to an invention for certain improvements in looms for
weaving, was tried before Air. Justice Wightman at
Liverpool, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. The in-
vention was a very important one, and consisted in a
novel and ingenious mechanical arrangement, designed
for the purpose of instantly stopping the whole working
part of the loom whenever the shuttle did not complete
its regular course from one shuttle-blx to another.
The case now came bef.jre the Court on a rule obtained
by Mr. Watson to set aside the verdict for the plaintiff
and to enter it for the defendant, or for a new trial, but
their Lordships being unable to decipher the notes of
Mr. Justice Wightman at the trial, they postponed the
hearing of the case until Friday next.
The Court then proceeded with other cases in the new
trial paper, but no case involving any question of general
interest came on during the morning.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
Before the LORD CILIER JUSTICE, Justices MAULE,
WILLIAMS, arid TALFOURD.)
CHUBB V. MARSHALL.

Mr. HUMPHRIES moved For;rule; show cause why
a new trial should not be grantel in this case upon affi-
davit. This was an action tried at Guildhall before Mr.
Justice Maule, with a verdict for the defendant, and the
whole case turned upon the question as to whether the
signature of the plaintiff's wife to a certain deed c f com-
position obtained by the defendants was to be held as
with the plaintiff's consent or not. The Learned Coun-
sel, in his application, stated that in the previous trial
his whole case had been destroyed by the unexpected
production of two witnesses, who swore to
having heard the plaintiff acknowledge the sig-
nature, and regret that he ever had signed the
deed. Under such circumstances, being taken, by sur-
prise,,the verdict was of course for the defendant, but
since that time further evidence had been obtained, and
he now produced two affidavits which not only contra-
dicted.the statement of the witnesses at the trial, but
gave an entirely different colouring to the alleged con-
versation. The plaintiff, too, was ready to swear to the
falsehood of that statement.

Rule granted, ou condition that the plaintiff's affidavit
be filed to-morrow morning.
After all the motions were disposed of, the case of
Hilcoat v. the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop
of York, the commencement of which was reported in
our columns yesterday, was resumed. The erguments
were proceeding when our report left the court.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE,)
CRAVEN AND ANOTHER V. SUNDERLAND DOCK COMPANY.
Mr. MARTIN applied to the Court for a rule calling
upon the Sunderland Dock Company to show cause why
an award of Mr. Murray should not be set aside on
the ground of nonjurisdiction. In January, 1847, the
Messrs. Craven, contractors, contracted with the Sun-
derland Dock Company:to make them a dock for 135,0004,
and in the contract it was stipulated that any dispute as
to the quality, quantity, or manner of executing the
work should he referred to the arbitration of Mr.
Murray, the engineer. At the completion of the work,
in March last, Messrs. Craven sent in their account,
amounting to 153,6751., of which 127,0001. had been pre-
viously paid, leaving a balance of 27,000/. due. There
was, however, some dispute about quantity, and the ac-
count was referred, in pursuance of the contract,' to
Mr. Murray, who made certain reductions, which
were not objected to, and two of which formed
the ground of the present application. The first of
these was a sum of 5601., which was claimed as damages
which another contractor had sustained through certain
obstructions of the plaintiffs, and the second was an item
of 14,768/. claimed by the company as compensation
for the Messrs. Craven having placed part of the ex-
cavations landward instead of seaward of the docks,
which was built upon lard which had been reclaimed
from the sea. It was contended that matters of damage
containing such items as these did not come within the
province of the arbitrator, and hence the present appli-
cation.--Rule granted.
THE QUEEN V. COWAN AND DATIS.
Sir F. THESIGER applied for a certiorari to remove an
indictment, which bad been found in the Central
Criminal Court against Messrs. Davis and Cowan, into
this court. The indictment was for a conspiracy, aris-
ing out of a fraudulent preference which it was alleged
had been given by the parties to one creditor over an
other, and a transaction relative to one of the parties
having obtained goods through the fraudulent represen-
tations of the other.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE granted the application, di-
recting the parties to put in bail, themselves iu 1001, each,
and two sureties in SOL each.
• IN RE —.
Mr. OGLE was instructed to move for a rule to show
cause why an officer of the court should not be struck
off the roll, on the ground that ho bad been guilty of a
breach of professional duty. The application was sup-
p:frrted by the affidavit of a Mrs. Cribb, who stated that
the party against whom it was made was an attort.ey-at. .
law. Her husband died in the month of October, 1847,
and she was advised to employ this gentleman, in his
professional capacity of an attorney, to take out letters
of administration, her husband having died without a
will. She furnished him with a che quo for 1001., to
pay the proctor's fees, which the attorney represented
would amount to about 751., but when she
called to see if the letter bad been obtained,
he told her that the stamp and fees bad swallowed
up the whole of the 100/. Some time afterwards she was
applied to by the solicitors of the parties for the sum of

901., which they claimed as their costs and charges for
taking out the letters, when she discovered 'or the
first time that her own attorney had applied the money to
his own purposes. At first she reused to pay the money
over again, but an action was commenced against her,
and the result was that she had to pay the 901., besides
two sums of 91. and 101. in legal expenses. In another
instance the attorney in question had obtained lut. from
her to pay the surgeon who attended her husband in his
illness, but that be had also neglected to ray, and,
although the attachment had beer. issued against him
for refusing to obey the order of the Court to refund
the money, she could•not get a single farthing of it. She
had, therefore, determined to have recourse to the pre-
sent mode of proceeding.—Rule granted.

THE QUEEN V. CHURCHWARDENS OF MANCHESTER.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL applied for a rule to show
cause why a mandamus should not issue directed to the
churchwardens of Manchester commanding them to give
notice and call a meeting for the election of church
wardens and sisemen of the parish of Manchester. At
Easter, 1849, certain gentlemen were appointed church-
wardens and Else men of the parish of Manchester, and
previous to the termination of their legal year of office
in the present year they gave notice for a meeting to
appoint their successors. This proceeding was adopted
under the 15th Geo. 111., c. 69, commonly called "Stur-
ges Bourne's Act," which provided that in case there
should be an oppositicn the matter was to be decided by
a poll, if either party should demand one. At the meet-
ing in question a Mr. Wilds was called to the chair,
and two distinct sets of churchwardens were proposed,
one of whom vi as declared, upon a show of
hands, to be elected. A poll was demanded, but Mr.
Willis, entertaining the opinion that a party having a
right to double votes, as some had under the Act, was
contrary to common sense and justice, refused to appoint
one. The result was that the defeated party held apH
themselves, and elected their nominees, and now tnere
were two sets of churchwardens having a legal claim to
the Office.

Mr. Justice, COLER6GE asked if there was any pre
cedent for the application.
The ATTORNEY.GEIERAL replied in the affirmative.
There was the case of-the Queen v. the Rector of Bir
mingham, where precisely the same difficulty arose.
Rule granted.

ARCHES COURT.-(THIS DAY
(Before Sir HERBERT JENRER FEST, Knight.)
_GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER.

This day having been fixed for the hearing of any ob-
jections to the monition issued out of this court, directed
to the Bishop of Exeter, calling upon him to send in the
letters of institution to the vicarage of Bamplord Spek©,
in order that Mr. Gorham might be inducted, a large
number of clergy and laymen attended in the hope of
hearing the final decision on this celebrated case.
Shortly after the Learned Judge tock his teat this
morning,

Mr. ii-OwnLint (of the firm of Bowdier and Bathurst,
proctors for the Rev. Mr. Gorham) addressing the Court,
said—Sir, Mr. Tollen, who is the representative of the
Bishop of Exeter, is present, but I understand that he is
not prepared to do anythirg in the matter. I hope,
therefore, that the Court will—

The JUDGE—I can't compel Mr. To11(n to say any-
thing.
Mr. BOWDLER—I am aware of that, Sir, but I
thought, perhaps, the Court would inquire of Mr. Tollen.
The JUDGE—The monition has bc en personally served,
has it not? Mr. BOWDLEB—It has, Sir.
The JUDGE—And no return has been made? Mr.
BOWDLER—NO, Sir.

The JUDGE—WeII, then, you have the matter in
your own hand=. You must move the Court in the
proper way by affidavit. Mr. BOWDLER—Yes,
Sir, I am aware of that, but I thought
perhaps if you were to ask Mr. Tolien we should know
what he intended to do.

The JUDGE—I can't ask Mr. Tollen. Mr. Tol!on is
perfectly at liberty to make any statement if he feels
disposed to do so, but the Court cannot force him to
speak. You can give notice of your intention to move
in the matt,r, and compel the Bishop of Exeter to
answer the monition. That is your proper course.
'Mr. BOWDLER—WeII, Sir, I have no alternative, and I
now give notice that I shall at once take the necessary
proceedings for compelling the Bishop of Exeter to
answer the monition.

The JuDGE—Yery well, let that be done.
Dr. ADDAMS here rose, and addressing the Judge, said
—I can assure you, Sir, that there is not the slightest
intention on the part of the Bishop of Exeter to resist
this matter, but he has particular reasons at present why
he has not answered the monition. I mean there is no
idea on the part of the Bishop to resist the monition, but
there are very urgent reasons why he does not comply
at present.
Here the matter drepre3.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS I)AY.)
A nigger, a wel!-known character about town, and one
who for many years past has been a most troublesome
customer to the police, was this morning placed at the
bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with the fallowing bru-
tal assault at the Holborn Wax-work Exhibition, for-
merly kept by Mr. Fergusson :
It appeared that the price of admission is a penny, and
that the prisener, when not in training, as he is known
in the P. R. as the Black Bungare?, is engaged there in
the various characters of the African Roscius, the Nigger
Melodist, the Banjo-player, the Indian Juggler, and the
preserver of peace in the saloon while the performances
in which he is not engaged are going on.
The prosecutor, Mr. Joseph Batts, tailor, deposed that
passing Holborn last evening, ho was induced to enter
this place of exhibition to recall the days of childhood,
as he well remembered when a boy paying his twopence
to see the collection of wax figures. When he entered
dancing was going on, and he sat down as a spec
tator. He had not been there long when the
prisoner, who was patroling the room, came up, and, sit-
ting down by his side, wished to claim an acquaintance
with him. Witness, however, declined having any thing
to say to his black friend. Indeed, he told him to go
and mind his own business. Blackey, however, liked, no
doubt, the simple appearance of the prosecutor, and aas
not to be pushed off so easily. The proprietor of the
rooms passing by at the time, ho told him to remove his
black and troublesome neighbour. In an instant the
nigger, pale with rage, rose, and delivered two such fear-
ful blows between the eyes, that in a few seconds they
were both closed up, and he (the witness) carried to a
doctor's shop in an insensible state. The surge in found
it necessary to lance his eyes in order to save his sight.
Several witnesses were then called, who proved the
unprovoked assault, upon which
Mr. JARDINE fined the prisoner thirty shillings, or a
fortnight's imprisonment. He was locked up.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY. John Dismore, a
journeyman carpenter, was brought before Mr. I3ingham
charged with stealing a quantity of silver plate, the pro-
perty of a widow lady named Selina Whittaker Gibbs,
8, Down-street, Piccadilly.
Jeapes, 146 C, deposed that this morning, about half-
past five o'clock, he was on duty in St. James's-street,
when he saw the prisoner on the opposite side of the
way. Witness crossed over to him and asked him if he
had already been out " screwing" so early in the morn-
ing. The prisoner pretended not to know what he
meant, and, on witness taking off his (prisoner's) hat, he
found therein two milk jugs and a mustard pot, together
with two screw-drivers. He then asked the prisoner
if he had anything else, who replied in the affirmative,
and produced from his trowsers and coat pockets a
quantity of other plate, consisting of spoons, forks, fish
slices, and other articles, worth about 50/. Witness then
conveyed him to the station. On making subsequent
inquiries, he found that a burglary had been committed
at No. 8, Down-street, and the plate produced stolen
therefrom.

Mrs. Selina W. Gibbs identified the plate as her pro..
perry, and said her servant had seen it safe in the kit-
chen at ten o'clock the night previous. This morning
she found the house bad been entered by thieves, and
the plate stolen.

The prisoner, in defence, said he found the plate tied
up in a bundle in Hyde-park, as he was returning from
bathing.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

ART UNION OF LONDON.
(THIS DAY.)
The annual meeting of the Art Union of London was
held this morning in Drury-lane Theatre; the President
of the Council, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge. In the chair.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS, in opening the proceedings of
the day, briefly expressed his satisfaction that the dia.'
rences which existed in the council last year had since beg
adjusted, and the union was now conducted with its
former spirit and harmony. His Royal Highness then
announced his gratification at meeting so large and
fashionable an assembly which was seated before him, and
concluded by calling upon one of the joint aeon tames of
the council- to read the annual report, from which we
take the following extracts:—
In the report which the council laid before the last gene-
ral meeting, it was stated that subscribers for the ensuing
year would receive an illustrated volume, and an impression
of a line engraving then in progress. The council afterwards
found, however, that it would be late in the present year be-
fore these works could be completed, and being fortunately
enabled to obtain a pair of plates, "The Smile" and " The
Frown," engraved by Mr. C. W. Sharp and Mr. W. D.
Taylor, from pictures by T. Webster, R.A,, and
a series of designs by D. Maclise, R.A., illus-
trating Shakspere's " Seven Ages," they determined
to appropriate these to the subscription of 1850, and to post-
pone the issue of those first alluded to. "The Smile" and
" The Frown" being finished, they were enabled to deliver
the prints on payment of the subscription, and so to obviate
an objection which had been raised on other occasions. The
selling price of the pair of prints alone, it may be mentioned,
would have been double the amount of the annual subscrip-
tion. The illustrations of the " Seven Ages," to be received
in addition to the above, have been etched on steel-plates by
Mr. Edward Goodall, and are now at press.
The result of this arrangement is, that the subscriptions
for the year amount to the sum of 11,1804 6s, being an in-
crease of 7881. on the sum subscribed in 1849.

Impressions from the engraving of "Sabrina," due to the
subscribers of that year, have been distributed. Each sub-
scriber is further entitled to an impression from a fac-simile
engraving, after the premiated design in basso. relievo, by Mr.
Hancock, " Christ Entering Jerusalem," which is at press,
and will soon be ready for delivery.
Subscribers for the ensuing year will receive an edition of
,Goldsmith's "Traveller," containing thirty illustrations on
wood ; and the choice from two engravings—" The Villa of
Lucullus," by Mr. Willmore, after Mr. Leitch, and the
" Burial of Harold," by Mr. Bacon, after F. R. Pickersgill,
A. R. A.

The illustrations of " The Traveller" * are by Messrs.
Ansdell, Armitage, Absolon, Corbould, Dodgson, Duncan,
Frost, A.R.A , Gilbert, Hulme, F. Goodall, Harding, John
Martin, Huskisson, Leitch, Parrott, Stanfield, R.A.,' F. Tay-
lor, Cave Thomas, Topbam, Wehnert, and E. M. Ward,
A.R.A. ; engraved by Corbould, Cooper; Dalziel, Green,
Jackson, Linton, Mason, Martin, W. illeasom, Thompson,
Vizitelly, Whimper, and Williams.
The whole are nearly ready for press.

" The Crucifix ion," after Hilton, promises to be ado
work. The size and costliness of this engraving, ra11.„,"
risk which would attend electrotyping it, have led the
cii to decide on taking from it only a comparative!, a
number of impressions, and issuing them as prizes
future year.
de yid
Engravings are in progress from "Richard eteur
pardoning Bertrand de Gourdon " after Mr. Coss' or
" The Piper," after Mr. F. Goodall. The porcelannieo
tuettes, bronzes, and casts in iron, awarded in previa° tin
have all been produced and delivered to their rale
owners. In continuation of this portion of the erns° toal,
oderations, the design in bavo-relleso by la AL nob/
"The death of Boadicea," has been produced is ,
Messrs. Elkington ' • twenty repetitions of this n",tocil
executed, will be distributed to-day. The ~41,7 diA
have, further, selected an antique Vazza,
in the Vase Room of the British MI" e"ms
joilr
decoration of which is known as the " Quarrel 0, fate°
non and Achilles," to be produced in cast-iron for a
zor
year. Hereafter they contemplate producing, in bill], d
duced models of the statues of Hampden, Clarenang al
Falkland—executed for the new Palace of radial
Westmin. ter. bet
The medals commemorative of Wren havtbefr
distributed, and the council ma point to
verse, by Mr. B. Wyon, showing Sy t. Paul's Catb" of
one of the most successful medallic representationcoe
building ever executed. An accident to the dies,,,i, on,
dening made new, ones necessary, as was °dills is"
some time since with another of the society's a' •taporP
the council are led again to direct attention to the 1,00 oi
ante of discovering some means of lessening thec,,b,_
Tye
failure to which dies are now unavoidably suble';Ziciorf
Inigo Jones medal, by Mr. Carter, is making s4t"flon
progress. The reverse will show the Banquettingfwbo
Whitehall. The society's medallic series, the object ~„° gotrr
is "at once to give some scope to the genius of our ,v too
men in this important branch, render a just tributet
parted artists, and illustrate the history of British i,nr,:tosts
comprises Reynolds, Chantrey, Wren, Hogartb,l—
Inigo Jones. 13:$
The reserve fund now amounts to the sun of .00,-
It has been aided by the earlier payment of subscripn
the amount of which interest has been obtained. tad
The following is a general statement of the receiPboad
disbursement ;—a more detailed account will be Pa
hereafter : £
t

on
Amount of subscription 11,10'

Allotted for purchase of pictures, statuettes, 73 0
medals, &c. ... 0,2'5'3 4
Cost of engravings of the year .. 3' 9
Cost of report, printing, advertising, rent, Ike, 08544
and reserve of 21 per cent.... •••
X 1
memo 8
of tl/4.8
The accounts have been audited by three mouteer oboti
finance committee, and by two gentlemen from I'm bout
subscribers, Mr. St. Barbe and Mr. Dover, to W
thanks of the council are offered. 00
The sum of 4,2601. appropriated, as stated, to
the
otte•••
of wo. ks of art by the prize-holders, will be thus All
Each.
20 works, of .4 105
14 „ .. 25
12 „ ... !to
12
10 fl •• • es. •• • ••• 50
6 „ „..
6 70

3 100
2 „ 150
2 20°
To these the council propose to add—
atllo6.4
198 sets of proofs, in portfolios, of the designs. in 0--Qciskt,,,
lustrative of " The Pilgrim's Progress," lnr. coP
" (Cartoons;" " Gertrude of Wyoming; or" t,
„ teel3w
of Indolence."
307 impressions of " Queen Philippa interceding "9* -
gesses of Calais," not yet finished.
3 lithographs
SO medals in silver, from theia dies already coniPletes.A '" 00
option of the prizeholder. 11, Daf
50 statuettes of " Innocence," " Narcissus," or ae
ing Girl Reposing;" and e
t
20 bronzes, " The Death of Boadicea;" making le "h
d& 1,021 works of art as prizes. to
d 4
total sum appropriated to the purchase 811.0 d „ 0"•
tion of works of art, including the cost of the e'D
and outlines is 8,3261.45. 3d. Of ihe
The Rev. Dr. MORTIMER moved the: adoption
report.
Mr. MACDONALD seconded the motion. the or
Mr. HERSEE before the motion was put tenlg yea°
portunity of reminding the meeting that tbree.r
ago he introduced the popular element into tirtliftnr;
ceedings, by pointing out the poverty of rael',ool
some of their prints had displayed, and be ha". ; ofe7.
complain of the low figure at which the first Prizeogov
The object of the Art Union was the encourage % e 001:
particular description of art, and rather than seetid
petitors for small 301. pretty picture., he Bugg the 6"
they should offer such prizes as should indite° !hed °
artists of the age to struggle for them. gewiereelii4
ark whither it was possible to alter tu: of 'a
proceedings of the day, so as to admit they
proposal now being carried into effect. Could •
raise the highest prize from 200/. to 500/.
Mr. GoDwIN said it was quite impossible. cop 0011 a
Mr. HERSEE hoped that it would be taken -
f tb°
sideration bi fore the text annual meeting. 0 of
/t
Mr. GoDwIN sympathised with the feeling bird,
Honourable Proprietor, admitting that it ett
desirable that their prizes should be of such rnobgi's
and value as to command the attention of t"e tow •
artists of the day, but in the present state of o'3
was not possible to increase the amounts.--(Clieelossbe
The motion for the adoption of the report he coOf
agreed to, after which thanks were voted to t'm
ell and secretaries.
th see m,it
Mr. GODWIN, in returning thanks, said "ineg
had now teen in existence thirteen years, 6111.7 t;
they had spent 150,000/. in the promotion of eti4
A cordial vote cf thanks was then passed to I.-
Highness the Chairman. be°
Ilia ROYAL HIGHNESS, in returning thanks, seitisf°
fore he retired ho wished to express the great lod,hrei;
tion which he felt at the favourable report thel of 111
ceived. He felt a double interest in the sueeesece ofl
society, because, although it had been in existeroirSi„,s'
thirteen years, fifty years ago he presided over wa 109 i
institution in another country, which obtained est
amount of success.—(Cheers.) He hoped th.l4 and be .
year they would receive as favourable a repor !Ivor"
able to announce an increase of subscribers.----('
The drawing was then proceeded with.