The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-13 00:00:00

FRENCH V. FULLER

The plaintiff in this action is a country dealer, residing at
Galleywood Common, Essex, and the defendant is a farmer at
Tillit,gham, near Maldim, in the same county. The demand
was fir 31. 10s., the balance of a bargain on the sale of a horse.
Mr. Crouch appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant
Chadwick Jones for the defendant.

On the part of the plaintiff it was deposed that in August
last defendant asked plaintiff if he had a horse to sell, and after
a good deal of haggling, it was a4reed that defendant should
have a grey horse on payment of 21. 10s. down, another 21. 10s.
when plaintiff came round his next journey, and 105. more if
the horse worked well through the seed time.
In cross-examination it was elicited that the plaintiff tra-
velled in a van, in which he lived, the horses were termed off
at night, and got into any fields where the gates were open.
—( Laughter.) They got into defendant's fields the night be-
fore the sale, and defendant took some goods for it. Could
not say whether the horse was of age or not.--(Laughter.)
Another witness deposed to a subsequent conversation,
wherein the defendant distinctly promised to pay 31. more on
plaintiff's next journey.
A third witness proved that the horse worked for eight or
nine weeks, and ploughed an acre a day. After seed-time the
horse was starved to death from neglect.
Sergeant JONES addressed the jury, and said that in all cases
where a horse was concerned, there was a great deal of contra-
dictory evidence. He, however, hoped to convince the jury
that there was no absolute bargain, but that it was to depend
on whether the horse turned out well.
Witnesses were then called, who swore that the 21. 10s.
was to be returned, and the horse given back if not ap-
proved of, but that plaintiff refused to take it back. They swore
that the horse was not worth 55., that it had no strength, even
to eat, that it was twenty years of age, that it had no teeth, that
it could not draw the plough, but that it required three others
to drag it along. Its weakness was declared to have been so
much that it could not stand up even to be killed.
Mr. CROUCH, in reply, contended the horse had worked well
for nearly nine mouths, and was then left to die front sheer
neglect.

The SECONDARY said the value of the horse was not the
point; the first question was, whether there had been a con-
ditional bargain, next, whether, if so, the defendant was not
bound to have returned the horse at an early opportunity, if he
disapproved of it.. They had heard something about a tres-
pass by the horse, but that did not bear upon the question.
Mr. PAYNE ( the Coroner), who held Sergeant Jones's
brief, submitted that the notice as to the hone was sufficient.
The SECONDARY said the proper course would, on the horse
being rejected, to have given notice that he would be held
liable for the keep.
Verdict for plaintiff, damages 21. 10s.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
(THIS DAY.) •
Michael Murpby, Thomas Garricwars, John Mullins, and
Beifjardn Wildey, were charg.'d with picking pockets in Lei-
cester-square. A person named Moore had seen them pick the
pocket of a woman, and had given an alarm, when they ran
off. He saw them again in the evening, and pointed them out
to a policeman, who took them into custody.
The police said the prisoners had been known as thieves for
many 3 ears, and had been convicted of various robberies.
Wildey was concerned in an extensive burglary, committed
about twelve months ago, but escaped with only three months'
imprisonment. _ _ _

Air. MALTBY ordered the prisoners to be remanded until
Friday next, when more conclusive evidence is expected to be
brought against them.

LONDON AND GREENWICH
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
A special as well as a general meeting of the share-
holders in this Company, met this day, at one o'clock, in
the London Tavern ; W. Shadbolt, Esq., Chairman,
presided.
The Secretary, Mr. ADRON, read the advertisement
calling the meeting, as also the Report, of which the
following is an abstract :
The Act of Parliament authoriFing the Company to let their
railway on lease to the South Eastern (Dover) Railway Com-
pany. received the royal assent on the 21st day of the last
month ; by it the ComFany is empowered to reduce the number
of Directors from nine to five, two of whom are to go out of
office annually, but to be eligible for re-election; your Direc-
tors would accordingly suggest that their number should, from
this day, be reduced to five, arid their remuneration to 2501.
per annum, from the Ist of July last.
Your Directors have given notice to pay off, on the 31st day
of January, 1846, the mortgage or bond securities, unless the
holders thereof shall, on or before the Ist day of October next,
signify, in writing, their consent to accept interest thereon
after the rate of 41., instead of 51., per centum per annum,
heretofore payable.
Owing to unavoidable delay, the sale to the South-Eastern
(Dover) Railway company of the land not included in the
lease has not been completed, nor the purchase-money
(18,0001.) received ; but it bears interest at 4/. per centum
per annum, from the 25th day of March last ; the loan from
the bankers of 15,000/., bearing a similar rate of interest, has,
in censequence, not been liquidated.
It will be seen by the statement of accounts that the estimates
of your Directors of the value of the assets and liabilities of
the Company, have been fully borne out by the results; and,
after paying interest on the mortgage debt, and having satisfied,
or provided for, every demand on the Company, your Directors
feel justified in recommending that a dividend be declared of
four shillings and sixpence per share on the unpriviledged
shares, to be payable on the Ist day of September next.
The CHAIRMAN said it was iris pleasing duty to move
that it be adapted, and, that done, he should be happy
to offer an explanation on any matter desired by the
shareholders.
Mr. Ihrcnitcos would gladly second the adoption of
the report, because it was so touch better than he ex-
pected. He should long ago hay:: sold their balance
for 500 L, and now he found it realise nearer 5,0001.
The report was then adopted by the meeting.
Mr. IliTcimics called attention to the case of Thomas
Conden, who had, in December, 1842, been injured by a
concussion, and had, as appeared by his petition, been
at intervals under medical treatment from that time.
As he (Mr. Hitchings) had been, however, informed that
the petitioner was not so ircapacitated, but that he was
able to earn 20s. a week, he proposed that no present
sum should be voted to him, but that he should be sup-
posed to have a claim on the Company.
The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN said such a course would be
very inconvenient, and as there was an item already in-
cluded in their balance sheet of gratuities to old
servants, he should propose as an amendment that 101.
be added for Conden, and his claim discharged.
Mr. M'LENNAN said that one of the servants of the
Company, who was now cut of a situLtion, had been com-
pletely- os erlooked, and lie should, therefore, suggest that
his name be also add, d. He referred to Mr. Hoare,
who had a wife and eight children, and he thought that
25/. would not be too much under the circumstances.
A PROPRIETOR thought they ought to he just before
they were generous, and, considering the state of that
Co:npany, he thought the Shareholders should be con.
sidered before the servants who had all along been re-
ceiving their salaries fur the labour performed by them.
Mr. Alderman lltmEtEs said it was not an uncustomary
thing to bequeath a something to old servants, and ai
the Company might now be considered in an expiring
state, he could conceive no time better fitted than the
present for that object. The loss to each Shareholder
would be a mere fractional part of his dividend.
Mr. NPLENNAN then moved that 61. be awarded to
each of the five money-takers, 251. to Mr. Hoare, and
10/. to Mr. Conden. The resolution was seconded and
carried.
Mr. CORNEY had but one word to say, in reference to
the constant remarks that were made about the wretched
state of this Company. He would but draw attention
to the fact, that when they received the ultimate 45,000/.
from the Dover Company, they would then be receiving
4 rer cent, on their total expenditure of a million. Ile
thought, therefore, things were not so bad as represented.
Mr. HiTcuriacs said that had no reference to the old
shares.
On the motion of Mr. HITCIIINGS, a vote of thanks
was awarded to the Chairman and Directors, for their
energetic measures under very difficult and embarrassing
circumstances.
The meeting then broke up.

CIIICHESTER ELECTION.—Lord Arthur Lennox was
on Tuesday re-elected for Chichester without opposition.
IRON, HARDWARE, AND METAL TRADES' PENS-lON
SoClETY.—Yesterday, the annual general meeting of the
donors and subscribers to this institution, established for the
purpose of granting permanent pensions to decayed members
and their widows, was held at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street ; W. B. Simpson, Esq., Treasurer, in the chair.
The report, read by Mr. Taylor, the Honorary Secretary,
stated that since the last annual meeting. notwithstanding the
unprecedented depression which had so universally existed in
the trades during that period, several new members had joined
the institution, and that it had progressed steadily and satis-
factorily. The donations and subscriptions during the past
year (including a munificent benefaction from It. W. Ken-
nard, Esq., one of the Vice-Presidents, of 100 guineas)
amounted to 641/. 25., which sum, with the balance in the
hands of the bankers on the I lth of March, 1844, and dividends
on stock, showed a total receipt of 1,457/. 17s. 1(1. The sum
of 1,0001 had been invented in trustees' names in the purchase
of stock its the Three per Cent. Consols, leaving a balance in
the hands of the bankers of 387/. 11s. 2(1. Report adopted.
THE NEW COMMANDER FOR THE CAPE.—Rear-
Admiral of the White James Richard Dacres has been ap-
pointed by the Earl of Haddington to succeed Rear-Admiral
of the Blue the Hon. Josceline Percy, C. 8., as Commander-
in-Chief of the naval forces on the Cape of Good Hope station.
Rear-Admiral Dacres entered the navy in )796 ; was made a
lieutenant, 1804 ; commander, 1805; captain, 1806 ; and ob-
tained his present rank in 1814, In 1807 he commanded the
Bacchante, and in conjunction with the Mediator performed a
gallant exploit by taking the fort of Sainana and several priva- '
teers and other vessels protected by it. He afterwards com-
manded the Guerriere, and in her, in 1812, made a very gal-
lant defence against the much superior force of the American
frigate Constitution, previous to being captured by her. In
1815 Captain Dacres was appointed to the Tiber, 38, at Wool-
wich, and in 1833 was appointed to the Edinburgh, and com-
manded that ship on the Mediterranean station. Rear-Admiral
Percy was appointed to his command in 1841; which station
then included the Cape of Good Hope and the Brazils. The
latter, however, is now made a separate command, to which
Bear-Admiral Inglefield, C. 8., was appointed in March last,
and it is now known as the south-east coast of America station ;
the command of Admiral Dacres, therefore, is confined to the
Cal.e of Good Hope sta., ion. It is most likely that the Alfred,
50, lately paid off at Portsmouth by Cominotlore Purvis, from
the Brazils, cu account of being such a good serviceable ship
and in excellent condition, will be selected for the flag of Ad-
miral Dacres, to relieve the Winchester, 50, Captain Eden,
now bearing the flag of Admiral Percy.
PALACES AND I'OOR'S EATE.—The question whether
the inhabitants of royal palaces are liable to be rated for the
support of the poor is again to be contested. At the petty
sessions at Staines, yesterday, application was made on behalf
of the parish of Hampton for distress warrants against the in-
habitants of Hampton Court Palace for enforcing the payment
of poor's rate. In 1839 the matter was tried and avraw'amus
was obtained from the Judges of the Queen's Bench, ordering
the magittrates to issue warrants for the rate, which after a long
delay, had been paid. Since then, however, no other rate hail
been paid by the occupants-of the palace, as the question, it was
alleged, had not been properly tried, and there are arrears due
to the amount of 3,000/. It is now intended to raise the
question again, but the granting of the warrants was postponed
for further consideration.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SUN-STREET.—This morn-
ing, about half-past three o'clock, a dreadful fire broke out in
the workshops of Mr. Tucker, plane-maker, Sun-street, Bi-
shops;:ate. Ihe ne ghbours and police soon assembled, and
with great trouble rescued the family. None of Mr. Tucker's
properly could be saved. Several other buildings were alto da-
maged.

011 Sattn-day
raGrthnlry stc

e vr,ited by one of
swept over US la

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A eentleinati of our requaintance first saw
Paketield and Lowestoft, it-thing inside the Newelo
It con inued to sweep along the coast, till it carne„"),o
pier, ws here' it crossed over the residence of Capt•
but with no great violence. It proceeded thence,'
rate, along the east bank of the liver, across tbe
where it took off part of the roof from the retort-0%
as from the purifying and the tar-houses, which are
buildings. As it swept over the north gasholder'D,
employed on the woi ks were greatly alarmed lest the
,ti•
of gas should escape, and produce an explosion. Theh),:c,
the holder, which is substantially fitted inside, as
pletely coliapse:L. Several boats in Mr. BeechingsYlifie
ing the gasworks, were blown over, and many were
the water. The crane at the Trinity-wharf, whieu;'oo
to a 14cwt. iron sinker, lying on the ground, was bl
and stopped only by falling against the house. Three°,o
on the wharf were obliged to throw themselves P',l4
ground, and seize the mooring rings, to prevent Vol
away. The south doer of the Trinity warehouse tIO
the wind entered, and lifted part of the roof, so 04'
lines were separated seven inches from the prinelfPr'elt,
the walls, although the roof was tied on very secu"'
alone prevented i s being retried away altogether' ect'
feet long, was carried a distance of 15 yards ; artlso
were greatly damaged, while others were not eve
although at a few yards distance therefrom. Tilio
lash, d to foam, and threw up its spray 20 yards •cle,°
Resolution, London trailer, was thrown on her
her keel was clean Nit of the water, ,and but 6101
well moored she would probably have gone ocer„sle
Yet, on the other side of the water it was quite d
the quay many of the trees were damaged, atio4
swallows and sparrows were dashed to the gri,°o,
either killed or stunned, so as to be easily
Shelly and Co.'s warehouse a quantity of
shovels were caught up, and pirouetted in the alrtu„V
took its course across from the quay, past thet.':o
Town-hall, over Mr. Cubftt's paint 'mill ( which
shaken), and thence into Charlotte-street, having 'd
the roof from the Yarmouth Arms public-house, 2°,0
ney or two in Howard-street. In Charlotte-street,o
of paper. hangings, &c., exposed for sale, were bh:hot
The current of air, which seemed to sweep every
track, appeared to be unusually narrow. It 'beat ipt
, se
the market down to the Nor h River, and h,
the sea, distnasting the brig Enchantress and a 'l°,o
the weld. During the hurricane, a young w°ll,, rel°
Susannah Aluttit, apprentice to Mrs. Larham, whllbsofJ°
to work after dinner, was caught by the wind, O'A
009;
lently into a pool of water;. a policeman who
accident assisted her up. She was wet to the shoiniivel,
immediately taken home, where she has hero. 11'
since, from the effects of the fall and CA'
happy to state, as far as we have been ab:c
serious casualty has occurred from the
Chroniee.

THE HARVEsT• rideo
As the state of the harvest has become 0' I.ere'j
the current topics at the Stock •Exchanger I'pre'
(fort is made to produce an uiVavourablo 1;1.00
from its present prospects, the annexed extracAt„,l
Bankeps' Cidc4hr may be quoted as a 113Qu'otefr
least, of that tiding, since this is a publication
collecting facts rtlative to the harvest ,s;petei,i
" On the exciting and very interesting su to
harvest let us first re'er to ilicts and prirriarl'Jorty,
relating to the stock of old wheat. Last
Was new wheat sold at Mark-lane in the n 1"1-11- eft
this is the Bth day of August, and not a busll,4;tie,
wheat has yet (we believe) been gathered 'toe'
dom—indeed, that fact is certain. 6 C)unsof
we have completed a full measured Year ttbe,
sumption, and rather more. Yet we find that 01.';
plies of old wheat of home growth, at til:c°,,,''cts:)
country markets in the wheat-growing dl'itheill
larger in the first wet k of August. 18.0, tba
been in any precedin4 weeCduring the wh`; see;
twelve montha immediately preceding the 0',100.4
August. We are told by a letter from an seq-0r,4
who has till now doubted the accuracy of oilreK
large stock, that on visiting a village in his:clat'elsl
hood where a great quantity of wheat is PielLl'll
found every farmer had 'a stack or stacks 11`1,-oei
of 100 quarters or more.' lie does not saii;,4(lll
had two or three stacks, nor how much they Pi )''e f'
away in granaries. A capitalist in the north '30,0
advised an intelligent corn-factor to lay in 3 s,flt 0611,0'
wheat. The reply was, "I dare not htlY id's
price cannot be high, there is such a sight' °,lhe
in the hands of the farmers.' We quote ,',704
words ; and, having stated these facts in Con.";oe
our views respecting stock, we need not a;'111"
the subject."

laePt?
A STRANGE TROPHY.—The 34th Iteg-tbe'ril'
in its possession six brass French drum., taken frog' in
34th Regiment at Arroyo del Alolin'o, in sra,in'
when under the command of the late Lord }l'n• drso°l•
baton or staff of the French drum-major. Thew
still used by the drummers, arid are smaller than 3.
drums, with the rims painted tricolour. s 100
.r.it
MINING CASE.—At the Flintshire Ass oi,r
tion was brought by Mr. John Davis, of London, al;
Crockford, the widow and administratrix Coc,/./
Crockford, to recover 5,000/. for coals taken by:
from under property purchased by the plaintiff
1839. The property in question was origsnallY;'e,,oe);#4
John Hanmer to a person named Scott, and 'ntlatter,'
quired by Mr. Crockford from the assignees of thelease". #i
an assignment and conveyance of the interest s° by tlie,o9
colliery leased by Sir John Hanmer was knovcnnerlb,..e
of the South Mostyn Colliery, and ran up to Pr°laelit,i;il
ing to Mr. Crockford, called the Abbey Collierk;botiP-Als
having underworked this latter colliers- into t"' IheAcs
the former that compensation was now sough„ t•
Colliery had been worked a little before Mr. -
into possession in 1839, but on his taking it ,t'g-pit
conducted with greater activity and vigour, anne",co 0111
very near the boundary line which separates the err,
In December, 1841, Mr. Bagnall, a reining en- esaust
diallings above and below, at the Abbey
that Mr. Crockford had overworked his mine to the 'o4'
273 yards. An action of trespass was brought 'ate
was left a remanet at the assizes, and in ab°,., 0;4,
afterwards Mr. Crockford died proceedings vre—nf
taken in the present form. After the exarninationoi, co,
06
witnesses an objection was taken by the defend' &Se
that the pla ntiff had no tide; in this the jetige
and the plaintiff was nonsuited.
„sill' it,
To PRESERVE FLOWERS THROUGHOUT T.-- tbesi
Pluck the flowers when half-bloWn; and place h thy
closely-covered earthen vessel, dipping them, wl!„ieeri,
downwards, in equal quantities of water and refi",t ft
with a small quantity of bay salt. The vessel 10,ncie5tV
closed, and in a warm place; and then, if in the e°'‘,
winter the flowers be taken out, washed in cold watfbiooillif.it
before a gentle fire, they will open as if in their 11502'.005',3•0
INGENIOUS FRAUD.—The following ingest
was practised yesterday upon Mr. Maninon, a tat °e'ecifroe
in Rupert-street, Haymarket. Mr. Maninon had heereidlle,
ally employed by a fo:eigner named La Blane!,,,iatvi.leV„
Gerard-street, who represented himself as a ron't-
terday he called upon Mr. Maninon and left a fluting IPosOr
represented to be a valuable one, in his care, beggleroP tnf
to allow any one to handle it, as an unskilful P etlrooirt
destroy its tone. Shortly afterwards a very Pa
looking person called on Mr. Maninon and order' eSnritr..
clothes. Seeing the flute he took it up, and afteir. Pr'lejb"
it declared he would willingly give 121. for it. 1/jciecls tb
knowing the owner to be in difficulties, at once de
ability to procure it. An appointment was tn,t, stre,el;o„l
o'clock at the gentleman's residence in Sack,re"r7 e
.beootstel
the tailor, after a hard bargain with the ossfi
article for Si., and hastened with it to Sackville-strintS Phi
that he had been hoaxed. The flute was not Werth 40)1
EXTRAORDINARY ELSE IN i,r;co k
neighbourhood are now publicly offered U.. 7s. netateef (
twelve months ago 15s. to 18s. was the current r At,
Berwick lliader. try
'The Middlesex Sessions commenced .7, soe
before the Assistant Judge, Mr. Sergeant Maaiii;li'bis;;
usual bench of magistrates. The calendar contain off 1#
prisoners, 77 of whom are charged with felony, se,
mainder with assaults, misdemeanours, &c. The Or
during the day were not of any public interest. tie',
SUICIDE BY A DRUNK ARD.—Yesterda).,corpliiis,'
ley, Al. P , held an inquest at the Skinners' Arius, g % fir,l
row, Coburgh.street, Clerkenwell, on the 1)04 treethels:o
Dunn, aged 45, a machinist, late of 35, Meredith-9.ns
deceased, who was a first-rate mechanic, had, durresu,ll#
five years, indulged in habitual drunkenness, vvll,i,e;ebr'e,;;l,,,'
delirium tremens. During his feverish fits ot
frequently threatened to commit suicide, which hc't:olo9
c
posed
he hwas very
hadea i'
expressing at tt e same time a strong desire that a raII lett'io
should be sent for. Mr. Buchanan was according 'get() tO
but the unfortunate man was a corpse before that pani.
arrived. Upon a post mortem examination, it wa(Aliatrilt
Isis alimentary canal was quite empty of food, an
,be offob
testines were in a high state of inflammation from ,;inach
arsenic. Verdict—. That the deceased destroyed "'
,af
labouring under •insanity." if
SALE OF THE LIBRARY OF THE L-A
Td cOO co
SUSSEX.—On Monday the sale of the sixth an e% vv'sf
portion of the library of the late Duke of Se s51010.00:1
menced by Messrs. Evans, at their auctionernuf so,
Bond-street. The number of lots in this portion ° I,oo'
sive library of the late illustrious Prince are nqrailsP4l°,
consist of some rare works on civil and ecclesiastie,si 10;04
of foreign nations, ethics, natural and expericaftn, an,;ltri
phy, the occult sciences, natural history, inedietne)llon°,r+,.,
moral philosophy, &c. Among the lois sold °;!atheer
igt
following was deserving of notice :—Lot 224, ",, leafetie
book, from the press of William Caxton ;on the oh' pile
following—. Here fynnyssheth this present botlbe le.010(
sayd or called Cathon, translated oute of K.,rens'opystrere „
13sshe by William Caxton, in thabbay of r f,,rstieffi%
',ere of oure Lord MCCCCLXXXIII., and the .1 Jay
the Regne of Kicge Ilychard the thyrd, the o,ll'. Os; poly
cembre," This book was knocked down for 61 It
veral of the books sold were interspersed with Inanle o'l
by the late Duke, and fetched good prices. The 53 o°
elude on Thursday. 11 ecti 1011
The herring fishery now in ill pe6
this coast. Many boats from Newbiggens Cresibeoce
Whitby, &c., are stationed at Cullercoats, frona the 13 ,0
one hundred boats sail every evening, render.
efstileat
scene of great bustle, and affording much aln,n6,,aat
numerous visitors at present residing at that pleier, gc„,
terpr
Place. The fishery, however, has not hitherto otsioaaelotic,
successful, though some of the boats have oe::at oPrri;;
"good takes." On Monday morning one bat 117e„pitIff
10,000, which brought the fortunate crew 121•'
on i 14, re
„.,d s s
vary very much, on Wednesday being 255., a" I,sa)P ,is
355. per 1,000. Yet even here the el:fest of ral
sensibly telt, parties being every morning on the a`
to send to Leeds, Manchester, Birminghann sof
:(1
and on Wednesday morning no less than five wn ISe ,
were dispatchtd by railway to those places. 110,
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Chronicle. at sel to /
The wheat harvest has commenced ~, „
ealities in this neighbourhood, and gene el'hlietrilenc4le
can be ascertained, that there will be gral o jud,
pared with last year's crop, of full 2:3 per ,Ithe ive'l
heard that a similar deficiency is apprellenden '
,rodact,j
of Tendring, which is allowed to be a nnht,l.
trio. The barley crop is excellent ; and if thelle
fine harvest, the quality will Le very good. aro aft,
particularly good, but the bean and pea the louse.
owing to an attack of that deadly enemy the ifittlip 51
Express. eld lty• • It'
Last evening, Mr. Wakley, ALP., , it:tt,
at the Elephant and Castle, Oxford-market' ?_0 ~,,ast,#(ll#
William Lambert, aged 71. The deceased,
ew;.).,ortjant'
es,
dresser, in the empl iy of Mr. Shaw, 18, Littl last satin he ,is
was suddenly seized with a pain in his head „bra fel
he was getting some wool in his master's •hue`a'rd'p'
claimed, " Oh, what a pain I have in my terblPol
corpse. Verdict—Natural death. COn Pi
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