The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-04 00:00:00

SWITZERLAND.

The National Council and Council of States of
Switzerland assembled in Federal Council on the 27th
ult., to elect the President and Vice-President of the
Federal Council for 1851. M. MUNZINGER, of So-
leure, the present Vice-President, was elected Federal
President by 76 out of 135 votes. M. C. PFYI'FER
was elected President of the Federal Tribunal, and
Dr. KERN, the present President, was elected Vice-
President.

ITALY.
In the sitting of the 28th ult. of the Chamber of
Deputies of Turin, Signor BROFFERIO, the leader of
the Extreme Left, who, to the astonishment of all,
had been appointed by the President of the Chamber,
Signor PIRELLI, to frame a new address, instead of
that presented by Chevalier BONCOMPAGNI, read the
document drawn up by him, which was as follows :
" Sire,—Your sublime words have been received by
the nation as an announcement of domestic felicity, and
its echo will be heard from afar, where there are suffer-
ings and hopes. Permit us, oh Sire, to declare to you
that the wishes of the country have seldom been more
nobly interpreted. By upholding our institutions you
have become great; by improving them you will render
yourself immortal. Tne Elective Chamber will be proud
to assist you in that glorious task which you have boldly
undertaken, and the example of an Italian people that
resists and perseveres, in the midst of struggles and ruin,
will net be unproductive of good upon earth.
"Liberty, whether conquered or defended, is always
the fruit of magnanimous sacrifices; the nation will bear
them with dignity. We joyfully await the presentation
of those improvements we are anxious for. Progress is
not only a rule of the statute, it is a rule of humanity.j
"Respect to religious traditions and the sentiment of COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Dec. 3.
national rights are the basis of European civilization. (Before Mr. Commissioner Hoertoeu.)
You, Sire, have combined both these sentiments with IN RE BIDDULPII, WRIGHT, AND CO.
manly wisdom, and will continue to do so in future; for To-day was fixed for a further dividend meeting under
this the nation offers you its warmest thanks. the joint and separate estate of these bankrupts, the
" Sovereigns, to whom the happinfss of their ocuntry bankers, of Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, who failed
is sacred above all, aro negligent of their own private, in 1840.
ifAeresc; it is therefore not surprising that confichnce ! Mr. FORD applied to the Court to order that a sum of
should become a tribute when the faith of the Sovereign 14,0001. be set apart to ineA costs incidental to the (Mau-
i.; sured. Our present condition is serious; you have I
said so, Sire, but we, like you, have confidence in the errs suits. The costs had already exceeded 2,300/ , and
if the suit should terrnin4te in favour of the assignees it
future. The (testini,t, that govern the human race pro- would tenefit. the bankrupts' estate to the extent of
but God placed -Piedmont under the safe-
teat Europe;
tiard of the Sovete;gn'a virtue and the constancy of t ie I
1 G,OOOl. or 7,0001.
• i His Hosiona asked what amount of assets were in
nation."l Laud.
This address wee, i ,it
-4491Y.eleered from all parts of 1
The
.debegation of -M144, Ls, published, a,n tire, to '
the Chamber, and almost
,umtnimously adopted. :
f the
now levy, 'which WWI to. have taken. place On fan 1 '''' 4C: Mr. FEW replied 15,1101, on the joint estste, and
7,3101. (,n account of dip iseparate.estate of. Mei.Wriglit.
His HoNoua saidtbat-41,01a0Lacemetl.a. wary large sum
the effect that the,clcwing of the conscripts :Ai
cil,eH" 4) 1" tfSitie for costs. Were
_ the suite in Chatry.lik!!y,
is to take place Dii.Dec. 20,
.25,1? ult.. announces to be s'eCt,l'ed ShortlY?.—(4auOtfr4
• : . *Aup,,-1,111,.. Mt. Vwcir said that the suit of " 43ruingtop 2.4 ,),54)1:-'
" ' 'he d:., ided "'"' ' ' Otis,'
~ ,
~.. 4 ,faingfOL would not .. P. Faso t, but he
at .
i willag.,tObeliee that it ,would b ' tiff iwith,th
. ~e t ,erert 9.
that a postal treaty has been signed between Tu„':a,..ii, ,
oak,. to;,0 "its.
The..M;itore Toscana 0
that the other Italian, '- -.1 -
and Austritsf. and — states r Ms I.loxoun said 4,0004 was too large a sum. , iie
!acceded or will shortly accede to the same.
.. I was wilting to reserve 3,000/. .
.

The CHIEF BARON, in summing up, told the jury that
the case of " Bailey v. Macauley," 19 and 7 Q. 8., 73,
which had been alluded to in the course of the case, had
his entire concurrence, and he should leave the case to
them in the same way as he had summed up in the case
of " Reynell v. Lewis," which had received the approba-
tion of the Court of Queen's Bench. The jury would,
therefore, have to consider whether the defendant really
ever became a provisional committeeman; secondly,
whether, if he were, he ever authorised any member of
the committee to hold him out to the world as respon-
sible for the expenses on behalf of the company; and,
lastly, whether the work for which the sum of 43/. was
❑ow claimed, was done on his credit, and on the faith of
his being a provisional committeeman.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
Mr. CORRIE applied to his Lordship to certify for a
special jury.
The LORD CHIEF BARON refused to certify. The ex-
penses of actions of this kind must be considered as a
great evil, and, as in the present case, the defendant had
applied for that description of jury which he considered
the most likely to give him the verdict he required, he
must pay for it.