The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-03 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY

MEADOWCROFT V. CAMPBELL.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occu
pied the Court the whole morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
AOGERS V. HALL.
The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed
to-day, and occupied his Honour the whole morning.
RESIGNATION OF VICE-CHANCELLOR WIGRAT'I.
A rumour is very prevalent this morning in West-
minster Hall that the Vice-Chancellor Wigram has re-
signed his high office in consequence of his continued
indisposition.
Nothing of the least interest occurred during the
morning in the Vice• Chancellor Knight Bruce's Court.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord CAMPBELL. and Justices
PATTESON, COLERIDGE and ERLE.)
FIELDING V. THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN•

• COLNSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY.
In this case a rule nisi had been obtained by Mr. Mar-
tin calling on the above railway company to show cause
why a writ of mandamus should not issue commanding
them to issue their warrant to the Sheriff of Chester ac-
cording to the Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, to sum-
mon a jury to assess the compensation due to James
Fielding in respect of his interest as assignee in certain
lands in the county of Chester taken by the railway com-
pany for the purposes of a branch of the railway. It
appeared that, in 1845, one John Bolton took from the
Peak Forest Canal Company a plot of land, for 199
years, on which he built a public-house; and in 1846 the
railway company, desiring to apply to Parliament for an
Act to make a branch, gave notice to Bolton, whose land
they proposed to take, of their intention so to do. At
the end of 1846, Bolton became bankrupt, and his property
in this land was purchased by his son-in-law, James
Fielding, the present plaintiff. In March, 1847, the
company's engineer proceeded to stake out the line of
their proposed railway, which was to pass through the
lands of Fielding. A pier was afterwards erected on
about 280 yards of the land, which pier remained until
the end of 1848, when the erection was taken down and
the land restored to its original condition. In 1847 a
claim was made on the railway company by James Field-
ing for the sum of 9851. 13s. 4d. as a compensation for
the damage done to his land. The company not having
complied with that application Fielding commenced an
action against them in 1849 to recover the above sum;
but the parties subsequently agreed to refer the matter
to arbitration. Arbitrators and an umpire were appointed
and then a notice was served on the company to sum-
mon a jury, on which the present application was
grounded.

- Sir F. THESIGER now showed cause against the rule,
contending that it appeared from the affidavits in answer
to the present application, that the engineer had taken
possession of the land in question under the impression
that it belonged to the company, and that this case did
not come within the 68th section of the Lands Clauses
Consolidation Act, inasmuch as that section applied only
to cases in which possession had been taken without
uotice and retained, but did not apply to a case i❑ which
the trespa,s had been discontinued, as in this instance.
Mr. MARTIN (with whom was Mr. Wheeler) in sup-
port of the rule, contended that the application for the
rule was not made alone on the 68th section of the
Lands Clauses Consolidation Act, but was also moved
for under the 16th section of the Railway Clauses Con-
solidation Act.

Lord CAMPBELL was of opinion that the rule must
stand or fall on the 68th section of the Lands Clauses
Consolidation Act, which made it a condition that a
claimant should state the amount of his claim. He was
opinion that the rule should be discharged with costs.
The other members of the Court concurred, and the
rule was discharged, with costs.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
The Court took the special paper to-day, but none of
the cases argued during the morning were of sufficient
interest to requiro a report.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, and
Justices 7SIAuLE, CnEsswELL, and TALFOURD; and
at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS, and a
Common Jury.)
No business of importance was brought before either
of these courts this morning.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN )
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN, after going through the bar,
and disposing of several motions, which presented no
feature calling fur a report, took the peremptory paper,
which occupied the rest of the sitting.

BOW-STREET.—(THis DAY.)
A wretched•looking young woman was charged with
attempting to commit suicide.

Police-constable 174 F stated, that yesterday he was
on duty in Long-lane, about three o'clock, when he was
called into Neal's-yard, Seven-dials, where he found
the prisoner, who appeared to be suffering from the
effects of drink and poison. She had swallowed some
sugar of lead, but being drunk her band was too un-
steady to hold the phial straight, and she therefore spilt
more of the poison than she got down her throat. She
twos conveyed to the station, where an emetic was admi-
nistered to her, which operated effectually, and she
soon came round again.
The prisoner said she had been drinking freely during
the day, and on her return home she looked in the cup-
board for something to eat. She, however, found nothing
but the phial, and fancying that it contained gin, she
endeavoured to drink it.
She was discharged with a severe reprimand.

e are authorised to announce that Lord Cotten-
ham will be forthwith raised to the rank of Earl of Cot-
tenham, of Cottenham, in the county of Cambridge, and
Viscount Crowhurst, of Crowhurst, in the:county of Surrey.
THE NEPAULESE MISSION.—The members of this
mission, which, it will be recollected, has just arrived in
England from Nepaul in charge of a very valuable consign•.
ment of presents for her Majesty the Queen from the Raja
of that State, have taken a mansion on Richmond-terrace,
and purpose remaining in England about three months. The
more distinguished personages attached to the mission drive
out daily "lionizing." On Saturday afternoon much interest
was excited by their appearance in full costume in Covent-
garden-market, where they passed nearly an hour, and in
the evening they were present at Lady Palmerston's assembly.
The following is an authentic list of the gentlemen composing
the mission:—General Jung Bahadoor Koowur Ranajee,
Prime Minister of the Raja of Nepaul, and Commander-in-
Chief of the Nepaul forces; Colonel Dhershumsher Jung
Koowur Ranajee, Colonel Juehshumher Jung Koowur Rana-
jea. These three gentlemen are brothers, and form the prin-
cipal members of their mission. The suite consists of the
following nine persons :—Kajee Karbeer Khattry, Kajee
Himdulsing, Kajee Dhilleesing, Colonel Ranmahur Odhe-
kary, Lieutenant Carbeer Khattry, Lieutenant Laulsing,
Lieutenant Rhemshen Rana, Soobha Leedmansing, Soobha
Leebnursing. His Excellency General Jung Bahadoor Koo-
wur Ranajee and the other members of the mission have ex-
pressed themselves highly gratified with their reception, as
well as with all they have seen in this country. His Excel-
lency will be introduced to the Queen in the course of the
present week by Lord Palmerston. The presents he has in
charge are stated to be worth more than half a million
sterling.

Silt ROBERT AND LADY PEEL.—The Right Hon.
Sir Robert and Lady Peel entertained at dinner, on Saturday
evening, at the family residence in Whitehall-gardens, the
Earl and Countess Granville, Viscount and Viscountess
Canning, Viscount and Viscountess Jocelyn, Viscount and
Viscountess Villiers, Lord and Lady Ashburton, Lord Elpbin-
stone, Lord Forrester, the Right T. B. Macaulay, and Mr.
C. Greville, the members of the family being Captain Wm.
Peel, R.N., Mr. F. Peel, M.P., and Miss Peel.

JENNY LIND.—STOCKHOLM, MAY 23.—Jenny
Lind is to appear in six concerts, the first of which is to
take place to-morrow. Except for this there is nothing to
indicate that the renowned singer is now in the midst of the
Stockholnaers. A certain coolness seems to prevail between
her and them.—Cologne Gazette.

THE PANORAMA OF THE NILE.—The following
members of the aristocracy and gentry, during the past week,
visited this beautiful panorama :—The Duchess of Bedford,
the Duchess of St. Alban's (accompanied by the youthful
Duke and Lady Diana Beauclerc), the Duke of Rutland, the
Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Buckingham, the Marchioness
of Downshire, the Countess of Clare, the Countess Ducie, the
Earl of Bradford, the Countess of Pembroke, the Earl of
Stradbroke, the Earl of Denbigh, Lady Ashley, Lady Bur-
goyne. the Bishop of Worcester, the Bishop of St. Asaph,
Lady Clive, Lady Lennox, Lady Wharncliffe. Lord Gardiner,
Lord Vivian, Lady Murray, Colonel Hartly, Major Edwardes,
C. 8., Mrs. Solkin, Captain Hay, Mrs. Watson, &c.

His Excellency General Jung Balladeer Koowur
Ranajee, and suite, will honour the French Plays with their
presence this mailing.

We understand that Mr. Tufnell, secretary of the
Treasury, has intimated to the Government an intention of
resigning his office before the expiration of the session. It
has been long felt that the services of that gentleman entitled
him to move in a much higher Ministerial sphere. Rumours
are afloat as to his successor. Names have been mentioned,
but we incline to believe that the post will be conferred at
no distant period upon Colonel Romilly, Member for Canter-
bury.— Weekly Chronicle.

THE Wool, LEAGUE.—On Saturday a meeting of
tenant-farmers, tradesmen, and' others favourable to the
protection of British industry, was held at the Public Rooms,
in the borough of Beverley, to take into consideration the
present depressed "state of agriculture and other interests
dependent thereon. The meeting was very numerously at-
tended by agriculturists from all parts of the Riding, as also
by merchants, shipowners, and traders of Bull, and trades-
men of the borough of Beverley and other market towns in
the Riding., gerYtuld et;eutled by