The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-26 00:00:00

THIS

DAY'S NEWS.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY).
THE GREAT NVESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY V. THE BIRMINC•

HAM AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY COMPANY.
The hearing of this part-heard motion, which commenced
on Saturday last, was resumed this morning,
Mr. BETIIELL addressed the Court at great length, for the
defence.
The case is expected to last nearly the whole of to-morrow,

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS'DAY).
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. INTIGnAm.)
CRAMBERLAYNE V. THE CHESTER AND BIRKENREAD RAIL-
WAY COMPANY.
The hearing of this case, which was a motion for an in-
junction, Ives brought to a termination this morning.
His HeNoun, though he did not pronounce judgment on
the whole case, made some comments on the arguments used
at the bar; and intimated a decided opinion that no suffi-
cient case had been made out for granting the injunction. He
would read the papers in the case before he pronbunced
judgment.

QUEEN'S BENCH,-(THIS DAY).
(Sittings in Banco )
The Court took the Special Paper to-day, and was engaged
the whole of the morning in hearing arguments in cases pos-
sessing no feature of the least public interest.

BAIL C.OURT.-(THIS DAY).
(Befora Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
IN RE WALKER.
Mr. Worm,Er. applied to the Court for a rule to show cause
why an attorney of this Court., Thomas Walker, should not
be struck off the Rolls. He had been an attorney M this
Court since the year 1836. At the late assizes for the county
of York, he had pleaded guilty to an indictment charging
him with the forgery of an "interim order" of protection
under the Bankruptcy Act, and had been sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment by Mr. Baron Rolfe. This sentence
Walker was now undergoing. •
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE—'fake a rule to show cause.
The Court rose shortly after eleven o'clock.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron th:RNEY.)
TURNER V. TURNER.
Mr. Cockburn (with whom was Mr. Saunders) appeared
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Whateley conducted the case for the
defendant.

This action was brought by the plaintiff (who sued in
forma pauperis) against the defendant, his daughter-in-law
and a widow, to recover the possession of household furni-
ture, of the estimated value of 1001. The plaintiff was for-
merly a pianoforte maker, in the service .of Messrs. Stodart,
of Golden-square, but having met with an accident of a se-
rious character, which compelled him to relinquish his em-
ployment, which he has subsequently been unable to follow,
an annuity. of 10/. per annum was allo bred him by his
late employers. One of his sons married the defendant in
1833, and the plaintiff, being desirous of enjoying domestic
quietude, deposited a quantity of furniture in his son's house,
and resided with him and his wife up to 1838, when ill-health
compelled him to leave London for Northumberland, where
he _is at present residing. His son died in May. 1841.
Witnesses, relations of the plaintiff, were called to prove the
plaintiff's right to thefurniture. One, the plaintiff's brother,
stated that the defendant offered to marry him about three
months after her husband's death; but, on being sharply
cross-examined, he admitted that he was first guilty of the
" soft impeachment," but that the defendant declined to become
his spouse; but subsequently she said, " Why don't you
marry me," but his passion having on the former occasion
led him to make a rash and inconsiderate vow, he refused.
Mr. WHATELEY read several letters from the plaintiff to
the defendant, applying for small remittances of money, but
never offering any claim to the furniture, which it was only
reasonable to suppose he would have claimed when in such
distressed circumstances-as appeared from his letters. The
Learned Counsel then adverted to the bringing of the action
by the plaintiff in forma pauperis, which, whether the jury
returned a verdict for him or the defendant, was, so far as the
expense of the action was concerned, a matter of indifference,
as in either case the defendant would have to pay the costs.
It was further contended that the furniture was given to the
defendant's husband-at his marriage.
Mr. Cocn..mmx replied at some length, and ably argued the
plaintiff's right to the furniture.
The Learned JUDGE. summed up the evidence, and the jury
returned a verdict for the defendant.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Sarah Bennett, a respectable looking young woman, was
charged with attempting to drown herself in the Thames.
Policeman 95 M stated that while on duty that morning at
two o'clock, at Bankside, he saw the defendant, who was
walking close by the brink of the river. She was crying,-and
when he asked her what was the matter with her, she replied
that she was in great trouble of mind, that she had spent
some money which *as not her own, and that she
was afraid to go home. She . then suddenly ran a
short distance and divesting herself of her bonnet
and shawl, was about to throw herself into the
river, when the policeman ran up and took her to the
station-house. When at the station-house she said that she
lived with her mother, in Plough-court, Holborn, who was
the owner of some small tenements in that locality, and that,
having expended some of hor money without her sanction,
she was afraid to return home.

Mr. Timm., said that he must have some person to be an-
swerable that the defendant would not repeat the attempt,
and she was, therefore, locked up until sonic of her friends
were apprised of her situation.

•
LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 26.—Wind light E.S.E. breeze, and fine.'
DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind. A.sl. N.W. to N.E. ;
to S.—Sld. Thetis, Calcutta ; Anver, Mauritius; Sarah
Charlotte, Cape of Good Hope; Peter Seriu, Valparaiso;
Francis Burr, Boston. •
'PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind, E.S.E.—Arrd. Robert
Small, London, for Madras. Sld. her Majesty's ship Thames,.
Bermuda.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 25.—Wind variable.—Sld. Boadicea,
Icboboe.
OFF THE WIGHT, APRIL 21.—Apropos, Cuba, Hamburgh.
SUNDERLAND, APRIL 24.—Put back, Gerante, from Stock-
ton, disinasted.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 25.—Sld. Lady Mary Wood, (s.),
Gibraltar.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 23.—Wind, variable and light—Arrd.
Buthephalus, Fulcher, Calcutta; left, the Cape Feb. 29;
Coquette, Bruce, St. Helena.
SWANSEA, Anut.2s.—Arrd. Ann Smith, Smith, Valparaiso,
out ninety-eight days.
LIVERPOOL, .Amtn. 25.—Wind, southerly, light. —And.
Nith, Graham,' Calcutta,Unicorn,
Crowell, the Cape Feb. 26 ;
Crowell, Trinidad. Sld.
Aden,thina ; Lady Raffles, Ceylon;
Thomas Leech and Navigator, Buenos Ayres ; Maid of Cash-
mere, Rio; Providence, Fernando Po; Esk, Bahia ; Rose-
anna, Charleston ; Coleota, Isabella, and Wave, New York ;
Belmont, St. John's; Chieftain, Quebec; Reliance, and
Rory O'More, Montreal.
CLYDE, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Louisa, Trinidad.'
ABERDEEN, APRIL 24.—S1d. Taveller, Davis Straits.
KINGSTON, Arm 24.—Arrd. Lyra, Swan, Demerara ;
Xarifa, Forsyth, Barbadoes.
CORK, APRIL 23.—Arrd. Cornel:a, Ivoon, for San Paul de
Leando, with loss of bowsprit and other damage, having been
in contact with the American brig Pallas, of Newberry port,
on the 17th inst.
The John Woodall, from London to the Cape and Calcutta,
took fire in the hold, was towed to the north shore near Til-
bury Fort and scuttled; no lives lost : she is now being
towed up the river.

CORN AVERAGES.
/NEI/ AL AV EH A OE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended April 20, 1141, made no from the Returns of
the Inspector; in the uitterent Cities and Tow•nr in England and
Wales, pee. ImPerial Quarter.