The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-19 00:00:00

THE ARMY.

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COURT-MARTIAL.—The court-martial, which sat
last week on Patrick Gartlen, of the Bth regiment of
Foot, who was second clerk in the brigade-office at
Chatham garrison, and was tried for absenting him-
self without leave from his duty ; for falsely stating
that he had not received frog► the pay-office of the in
valid depot the sum of 351. Os. 8d , he having at the
time the said sum in his possession ; and also for
having fraudulently detained and carried away with
him the sum of 321. 14s. 2d. public money, found
him guilty of the three separate charges, and the
court sentenced him to three calendar months'
impri-
sonmont with hard labour, with the exception of forty
days, and those to be solitary, and to be reduced to
the rank of a private soldier. The sentence having
been confirmed by his Grace the Commander-in-
Chief, it was promulgated throughout the
garrison by order of the Commandant, Colonel
James Simpson. The imprisonment and difference
of diet has had such an effect on the prisoner, that he
has been ordered into the general hospital.

FEARFUL CONFLAGRATION AT
CAVERSHAM PARK HOUSE, OXON.
READING, FRIDAY NIGHT.—This morning a fear-
ful fire broke out at Caversham Park mansion, about
two miles from Reading, the seat of William Craw-
shay, Esq , the great ironmaster, and Chairman of the
York and North Midland Railway Company. Before
daylight a dense body of smoke was observed in the
house by several of the servants, and they, being un-
der the impression that a portion of the building must
have taken fire, instantly dispatched messengers to
Readingfor the engines, thinking by their timely ap-
plication t o avoid any outbreak. By eight o'clock,
and betre their arrival, the flames burst forth with
amazing fury in the second floor of the eastern wing
of this extensive mansion. Total destruction,
even at the first view, seemed inevitable, for
the fire appears to have obtained such an as-
cendency, that all effort to check its progress was
quite futile. On instituting an inquiry as to the
origin of this conflagration, our correspondent was in-
formed that it was supposed to have commenced in
the chimney of a small room in the eastern wing.
From this part the flames spread to a large dining-
room on the same floor, and from thence to a magni-
ficent drawing-room adjoining, both of which apart-
ments were handsomely furnished. The flames then
ascended upwards, and in a short space of time the
mansion was in an entire blaze, and it svia only the
intense fog which prevailed that prevented it being
seen at any distance. In one of the upper rooms, a
considerable quantity of powder was deposited, which
was not long before it exploded, causing much alarm
to the inhabitants of the neighhbourhood.
Several engines from Reading reached the scene
of conflagration a little before nine o'clock, and,
aided by a large body of firemen, commenced
pouring water on the western wing, in order
to check the progress of the devouring element.
It soon became evident that all attempt to
save the building was hopeless, and the servants,
with the assistance of many visitors, then directed
their attention to saving the furniture in the lower
part of the mansion and the offices adjoining, and
speedily a large quantity was removed from those
rooms into the park, and deposited under the watch-
ful care of a large number of Mr. Crawshay's work-
men, who had been brought together from his farms.
At ten o'clock the roof fell in with a tremendous
crash, and all hope of rescuing any more of the fur-
niture was then at end. The fire was prevented
extending itself from 'the mansion, the damage being
at present confined to that, but the flames are not ex-
tinguished.
Mr. Crawshay and family were from home, but a
messenger was dispatched to London to communicate
the sad news of the total destruction of his country
scat, which was one of the most delightful and pic-
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has been lost.

J,NNy are informed by a letter from
Hamburgh that Jenny Lind has signed an agreement
at Lubeck to go to America and the liavannah in
August or September. tier stay will be about a year
and a half there, to sing only in concerts and orato-
rios ; 30,0001. to be placed in the hands of Baring
Brothers, before she :tarts from England (or guaran-
teed with them) ; equipage, servants' expenses of
every kind, paid for her ; and after a certain number
of nights she gets, besideF, one-fifth of the profits,
making fully 70,000/. for the time. Besides this, she
has reserved to herself the right of singing for chari-
ties as often as she chooses.

MARRIAGE 111 1-IIGITI:IFE.—The nuptials of Mr.
J. Tollemache, M.P. for Cheshire, and Miss Duff,
daughtar of the late Mr. James Duff, and step-Daughter
of Lord Rendleshaue, M.P., were solemnized on Thursday
last at Rendlesham Hall, Suffolk. A seed circle ( f the
members of both famif es were present at Vie union.
The hon. bridegroom and his youihtul With: !eft soon
after the ceremony for their seat in Cheshire.
MANSION- 110 USE.—The Lord Mayor has just is-
Fued cards of invitation to dinrer, for the 24th of Janu-
ary instant, to the corporations c f Hastings and Rye
the Members of Parliament for the county of Sussex and
the borough of Hastings, as well as the magistracy cf the
county.
The Right Hon. Sir Charles and Lady Mary Wood
entertained Viscount ant Viscountess Palmerston and
a select party last evening, at the Right llon. Gentle-
man's official residence in Downing. street.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 18.
ETILLER V. RENNET.
This case was argued yesterday. The question
was, whether Messrs. Chitty and Co., the solicitors,
of Shaftesbury, were entitled to charge interest on
advances made to their client, the late Sir John
Dillon, without there being any agreement that the
moneys were to be so advanced. The Master to
whom the accounts were referred, and Vice-Chancellor
\lngram, who heard the matter on appeal, were both
of opinion that interest could not be charged as an
item of the account.
The LORD-CLIANCELLOR expressed the same opinion
at the hearing, but took time to look into a correspond-
ence which was alleged to make out something like
an agreement. His Lordship now said that the rule
had been properly laid down by the Vice-Chancellor,
and that the letters did not show a contract or agree-
ment. Nothing appeared to have been said or done
by Sir John Dillon from which an agreement to pay
interest could be implied. In some of the letters Sir
chn appeared to make a complaint of the sums en-
tered against him, and remarked that the balance
from the receipts of rents ought to be in his favour.
The objections being made to the general balance, it
did not become necessary for Sir John Dillon to enter
into the particulars of the sums set down as interest.
His Lordship repeated that there must be a distinct
contract to entitle solicitors or agents to interest on
money advanced to or for their principals ; and, as
the order of the court below was right, the petition
of appeal must be dismissed with costs.