The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-16 00:00:00

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SHERIFF'S COURT.-(THIS DAY
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL and a Special Jur3

HILLELL V. THE BLACKWALL RAILWAY 4/OMPANY,

This was a court of inquiry to assess damages, by
way of compensation, for injury sustained through the
negligence of defendants' servants.
The defendants suffered judgment to go by default.
Mr. DUNCAN (with whom was Mr. Hinde), stated the
case. The plaintiff (Mr. Jules Ferdinand LbHell), is a
teacher of languages, in Portland-street, Caveudish-
square. On the Bth of November last plaintiff was in
one of the trains running between Biackfriars and
London ; and, on arriving near the Poplar station, a
collision took place, in consequence of which plaintiff
received some severe injuries, and laboured under strong
symptoms of concussion of the brain. He was con-
fined to the house for eight or nine days, and uncier
medical treatment till the latter end of IX ember.

Mr. Gildart, a surgeon, was called, who proved the
nature of the injuries as above stated, and that his
charges for visits, &c., amounted to about 12/.
Other evidence was adduced to show that the plaintiff
had an extensive professional connexion, which fur
some time he was unable to attend to.

Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury in mitiga-
tion, and contended that the injuries had been greatly
over-rated, for it had been elicited in cross-examination
that the plaintiff had gone out on the fourth day.
The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict
for 30/.

The other cases heard were undefended, but there is
a very heavy list.

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.)
John Faine, an omnibus driver, was charged before Mr.
Alderman Gibbs with abusive language and refusing to
complete his fare. A gentleman named Brocklebank said
that he and others entered the defendant's vehicle for
conveyance from Finsbury to Whitechapel, but one of the
principal thoroughfares having been stopped up by
order of the Lord Mayor, the defendant refused to drive
another way, and ordered the plaintiff and others to
alight at the Bank. The defendant was also very
abusive.

Mr. Alderman GIBBS—Did you pay the defendant
your fares? Witness—No, Sir, as we told him we
should summon him here.

The defendant in defence said that he had completed
his journey by going to the Bank.
Alderman Ciinns—l shall suspend your licence for
one month.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

A young man named William Gott, who described
himself as a cook, was charged with assaulting a lad
named Willis, residing in York-street, Westmins►er.
The complainant stated that about five o'clock yester-
day evening he was passing through the enclosure of St.
James's Park, when the prisoner struck him. lie ran
away and the prisoner pursued him, but he took refuge
in the Park•lodge, an, the keeper prevented the prisoner
from assaulting him further.

The park-keeper confirmed the latter part of this
statement, adding that the prisoner stated that he struck
the lad because the lad had been staring at him. The
prisoner, who n as drunk, was very abusive, and• indulged
iu filthy language.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said the lad
insulted and provoked him first.
A young man, respectably dressed, who said he was
attending the lectures at the Westminster Hospital,
stated that he saw the commencement of the affair, and
certainly it did appear to him that the lad was to blame,
as the lad not only geered, but shook his fist at the
prisoner.
. _

Mr. HENRY said it was not to bo tolerated that a
drunken man could strike every lad in a public thorough-
fare who happened to look at him. The prisoner must
therefore pay a fine of 31. or be imprisoned three months.
The prisoner, who hiaiti he had teen some months out
(.f a situation, and had been compelled to live low, or
the think ht. was treated with )c,terday would nut hare
taken an effect upon bite, was lucked up.

3IARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN.—Eliz,beth Saunders
was placed at the bar, charged with utterirg two coun-
tei Lit shillings at the Royal Standard public-house, 189,
Piccadilly.
Samuel Reynolds, the barman at the above house, dt- -
posed that on the previous evening the prisoner catne into
the house and called for a half-quartern of gin and clovi,s,
in pa) ment for which she tendered a shilling. Not lik-
ing the look of th• coin, he trod it in the detector, and
found it bad. On telling the prisoner the coin was a
counterfeit, she threw down another on the counter
which, like the first, was a bad one. Witness then sent
for a constable, and gave her in charge.
The prisoner, who denied all knowledge of the coin
being bad, was remanded till Thursday next.

THE SHRIEVALTY IN LONDON.
At a recent wardmote in the Ward of Cheap,
several of the inhabitants attended whose names were
not on the corporate lists of voters directed by the
recent Act to be made out by the aldermen in No-
vember of every year. It seems the effect of that Act,
and other causes is to diminish the number of free-
men voters very greatly.
The Alderman explained the Act to them, and that
he could afford them no remedy. With reference to
the small number of voters, it was well known that
great numbers of the most respectable merchants, and
others who reside in the City, abstained from taking
up their freedom that they might avoid the expensive
office of sheriff.
The truth is that the return of Members to serve
in Parliament for the City is gradually falling into
the hands of the publicans, brokers, and retail shop-
keepers, whom the corporation can compel to take
up their freedom. Although the City authorities have
reduced the admission to the freedom to a small
ancient fine of 21. 6s Bd., the Government have im-
posed a duty of 31. upon the admission, which they
have declined to remove, although the citizens have
within late years reduced the fine from 25/. to the
small fee we have mentioned.
But it is the fact adverted to by Mr. Alderman
Thompson that prevents wholesale dealers from taking
up their freedom. They object, and wisely, to the
expenditure for gold lace, gilded carriages, massive
gold chains, and the expensive feasting which the
office of sheriff casts upon them if they take upon
them that office.
It is thus that the office of alderman, which, with
reference to its magisterial duties is rather an im-
portant appointment, is so often declined ; because, as
to that office, the burden of the shrievalty is by custom
perative.
Other men than aldermen may pay a fine of 4001.
and be relieved from the onerous duties of the office;
but an alderman is expected to serve, and to disburse
a sum, altogether, of about 3,000/., in feasting the
corporation and the leading men of the City, 2,0001.
of w hich might at least be saved if the custom of
giving festive dinners, which by no means adds to the
dignity of the corporation, was discontinued.
It is often urged by the officers of the corporation
that the continuance of the corporation depends upon
preserving the customs of the City ; but it has never
been seriously contended that the custom of festive
eating and drinking and of surplus gold lace and gilt
carriages, are essential to its corporate existence.
We are afraid the corporation will continue the sha-
dow, and lose the substance, by their neglecting
,reasonable retorna in these and other respects.

LITERATURE.
THE DAL7'ONS; or, Three .Roads in life.
No. I. By Charles Lever. old
Welcome once again to Harry Lorrequer,
favourite, ever genial and good-humoured. 1-"bsd,
generally speaking, can be augured, either good, 45,
or indifferent, from the first number of a Willi
tined to be divided into twenty similar instaknee'.
Yet from the three chapters of the present CO ,
mencement we should be disposed to predict hsl, o
Itti
consequences. Already has Mr. Lever contrived t 0
invest the principal characters of the narrative' it
namely, the Daltons themselves—with an intefe
that secures for them our sYmPathieskiag
the very outset. And this without tes, •
them the unnaturally perfect creatures %iv,
mere romance. Old Dalton, beggared by his
improvidence, and exiled from his native land? Ireod
has faults enough to make him strictly huolit'A fot
yet good qualities enough to enlist our re as
him instanter. Frank Dalton, his only son, s
is
ling, though a haughty, self-sufficient fella/A
manner, is at heart actuated by many noble. ref,
generous impulses. Ellen Dalton, his elder 511 si
though deformed and melancholy, bewitches °sof
her pervading gentleness; and Kate Dalten'ciges
younger sister, though Arvin and volatile, exer,o,
by her wit and beauty an irresistible fastetivig
tion. Even old Andy, the lIIIIItStIIaUf
from extreme senility, and monkey-like 1.11„ oat
appearance, contrives to obtain some share ;dm iv
sympathies by his attachment to a fallen an sal
poveri,hed family. The scene opens,
season has closed, at the fashionable German !ay is
ing place of Baden-Baden. Our first intell,oleoie,
with three late sojourners at the Hotel de P:itubets
one a young man named Albert Jekyl, atbs
Scotch soldier, named Colonel Haerstone, an
after the t.
less
•
third, already mentioned, that is togs y, ne
sons ,e
than old Dalton. It is characteristinsiliol,
of Colonel Ilaggerstone "his voice s'fl° whot
sharp, and ringing; the voice of a op
asked
when he said a thing, would not brook being ,1/
to repeat it." One Sir Gilbert Stafford OM° ;0'
wealthy baronet, whose fortunes are sorneholik hi
tangled with those of the Daltons, driven heetios
rough weather encountered in the ,tillmountain cor
at the hotel, where the three gentlemen are e ho-
versing. The completest sketch in the number' went
ever, is that of the figure, character, and dePe'-dwort
of the little toy-maker, Hans Roeckle. Thent 00'
promises to make a grotesque but ri— f ths,
pleasant addition to the family group ent
~
Daltons at Baden. The present instahne
the story closes with the departure of rank
Thle
foot journey to Vienna, where he has to reatlefell
cadetship in the Austrian service through the
of bis father's uncle, Count Dalton Von suers one
" Phiz" has contributed two charming etelllnisjArsa
of Hans inveighing against the " Horrors ?',„•011*
and another of " The Farewell Kiss." It is fen
fully said by the author, when speaking of thelt;•cli
of Ellen Dalton—" Oh! if the utterings °cheat
devotion never rise to heaven or meet acceptance #llO
they at least bring balm to the spirit id 1171,00
syllables them, building up a hope whose feniti;:ag 0
are above the casualties of humanity, and, /34.10
courage that mere self-reliance never gave. PPP
cidental mention of a blackleg called r got
Matthews " (p. 4) causes us to marvel whet,"e wi
„;
pig-headed person of obtuse perceptive faellit'-a-ae°`
charge Mr. Lever with an intentional insult I°,, the
the best comic actors on the English stage,
es is
same way that some of our testy contemig4,ll,,,r-0100'
the sister country charged Mr. Thackeray wretslr
deriug Miss Hayes, the Irish songstress. Zie -
ation would be sufficiently ridiculous.
HALF-HOURS WITH THE BEST,
MOBS. Part 1. Edited by Charles An';h,,.°
One of the most valuable and brilliant seris'eflalt
issued from the press, we are satisfied that d
hours will also prove, if it has pot sw. ho
yl
proved, one of the most popular. Everla.
instalment combines seven " half-hour'+ noel'
" half•hour" being a quotation from t',,
tered and voluminous productions of tw"Alter
authors of our own and of other countries• notef
nately, some are poetical and sotne: ff
the seventh extract, namely, one allitsm";flr
perusal on Sundays, being of an -ole
or religious character. Thus we have a cote-to'
tive chaunt from George Herbert, an eloque...° tollt
quisition from Hooker, a fragment from Bebe/Po°
one of the immortal epistles of Pascal, or an es.ls„lettli
the " measures and offices of friendship" by
Taylor. Each quotation has a brief but con:coil
sive note, biographical and critical, prefixed. Am 'ors'
this manner we turn at one time to the "klistiol°l
Perkin Warbeck," as recounted by Lord '''"seo
and at another, read the "Death of the time
of Gaston de Foix," as told bf bass
fine old chronicler Froissart. Here we Ada?.
Canning's great " Speech at Plymouth," there'd 1.1
eon's famous papers on "Sir Roger de qc,;
0;
Now Charles Lamb complains of " The vi.7eitl
Beggars," and now Wordsworth sings again t", le
of " The Good Lord Clifford?' When col°Pf tM
the yearly volume will comprise specimens °f
ling
writings of more than three hundred of the life'
authors who have ever written. We trued'
Knight may not restrict to twelve months the
tion of this most excellent periodical.

THE INITIALS. A Novel. 3 roll' skid
An English traveller, one Mr. Hamilton, °! J3o'
the tour of the continent, pauses at an hotel.lo
varia, discontented and ennuyi, tired of P 1 gePt
society, and not knowing whittler to bend ,5r
At this very moment arrives, most opportil botei
letter addressed to " Mr. Hamilton," at the sal OP
The letter is signed with the initials A. !hi?'
seems to come from a friend of a Mr. Hati3L,„"
viting him to join a party at Seen. 'With s°`"cieedli°
givings as to whether the epistle is really intecilos 0":
himself, yet delighted with such a prospect °Jipti°,";
venture, the traveller proceeds to obey the inv'to t,P$
Such is the incident which gives its titie„
novel. It is only important inasmuch ai " otbe
means of introducing the hero to the or,
„
personages of the narrative. Nurneroll,'
e a
his mistakes and disappointments beifor whe
can encounter the genuine A. Z., and bee",
that is accomplished he discovers, as might I,l'o,jit°,,'
expected, that he is not the invited Mr.
As a picture of Bavarian life this bock is do
te 1.,50
lightful, the domestic scenes and charactersder
vested 'frith a charming actuality, and un
guidance of the fascinating A. Z. and her 3rdo o,i
H' ! is
husband, the reader, in company with lA' ,i tte° •
made acquainted with the diverting difficulties
and of
ing an Alpine hunt, and the equally interestloce°B
culiarities of a most interesting and primitive f 011:0
peasantry. "Bavaria (writes the autber:ao4/
Initials") is not likely to be soon again OIL/11111J
,
tranquil and happy as when these pages "
written; then the most intelligent peasant
pot 4
have refused to leave his waltz, his of vo
beer, or his joyous jtidel, for the sske,,ven tet
newspaper that ever was printed, or 'loosi,
hear a political discussion between the echo°blei
e is
and the parish priest. Great is the chsogligbf
t
has taken place in this respect." Its very de opef
and most naturally drawn delineations of the,iiiprals,llf
and customs, both town and country, of ri
in general, and Bavaria in particular, inWilru'etcl3e;
culiar attraction to " The Initials." In these rote;
and also in the pourtrayal of individual Chi'lf tb
the author evinces very considerable skill' 10*,
insignificant details which form the contents °oot
of the chapters resemble a " much ado sbloo
thing," the irresistible manner in which wedre
,f ot tb
on in their perusal is a most convincing Pr° itself;
author's great ability. As regards the et°lio °of
with many elements of interest, it is matte f 00,
eyes, as we suspect it will be in those ~°fto bet of
novel-readers, by the disagreeable character toti?o,
Among the amiable, good-hearted, delightful Igoe sdrp
Bavarians here introduced to us, our countr,Yolfli
pears to be little better than a cold-hearted} r it °do
ticient coxcomb—a character which (whaterroOtPtiS
be in a moral point of view) is in a hero t) ser'"o
far worse than the possession of far Ilwresi,terite,
faults. The heroines of the tale are two
yet fireoci
unlike and asaffectionate as any two sisters e ears ter
Crescentz, the younger, is almost a child lof "r
quite a child in the frankness and gailbose 110
affectionate disposition, while Hildegarcie, - tottc-'OO
trait is sketched with a delicate and mastsrifea Old
reserved and proud in demeanour, but ever veil 4.1101
her real character gleams through the that 0' se(
reveals a greater depth of feeling than does rpasd
more demonstrative Crescentz. Hamilton, peed ire
D l
le temps, makes love to Crescent; but, a ue-bg, 0
surprised by the warmth with which his 111.6 he 'told
affection is repaid, coolly tells her thttioget apd
younger son, and too poor to think of mart Alto, Pot,
so she had better dismiss him from her thoecuiried tee
then, while she is weeping over this unexP rde.
ment, transfers his attentions to Hildee
isod cod
style of the narrative and all the incident_sesfia
aro,
ratters of " The Initials" being most inter,- the bfo
most attractive, with the solitary exception
ourms
toenriloyursebgirlel
et t infel
ipienr
Mr. Hamilton. into the hthanedtsaolefitshtishaPartice"

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THE HAND ofoD
guidance of Providence
the terms " luck" anßdead, A.M.
in HISTO.rill• By
001
one
Happy are they the. tiorodi
who, e tx.)celluiedveint
frequently he amazed
and unprejudiced inquirer looks back urt3t 00'
vicissitudes
of his personal experience he will 00e0t111
tmatters he lamented, and would have given th,e 6, 10'
`a`
tc hpaenrccee.:
v' i
ngrglTibilatnahwye tdobeloc:1:0trit3111:
0 alter at the time, have proved ultirnatel voife
for the bcst." The planets do not remoof
with a greater exactitude and 1161.`rtiglf
than is visible in the arrangement of the oelinjA 60
chance aff drs of life. The volume now
American work, was written for the. purP9s° 0
before 1 'OO