The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-31 00:00:00

VAN SANDON V. TURNER.

The plaintiff in this case had been committed by the
order of Sir G. Rose, one of the judges of the Court of
Review, for publishing in the face of the Court and else-
where a scandalous handb IL The case was lately argued
before the Court upon a special demurrer. The objec-
tions taken were, that it did not appear that Sir G.
Rose was a Judge of the Court of Review, when he
ordered the arrest of the plaintiff, and that a single
Judge could not came any person to be arrested by his
own individual warrant for the offence stated.

Lord DENMAN now pronounced the judgment of the
Court, and gave judgment fur the plaintiff on both
points.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAms.)
Nothing of the least general interest came before the
Court during the course of the morning.

ARCHES COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
THE CASE OF THE STONE ALTAR AT
CAMBRIDGE.
FAULKNER V. LITCHFIELD AND OTHERS.
In this case Sir H. J. FUST gave judgment this morn-
ing in favour of the appellant, with costs, deciding
against the erection both of the stone altar and the
credence table.
The judgment occupied five hours in delivery, and
was nut concluded until three o'clock.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE )
After the disposal of a few casts of felony, in which
there appeared no feature of gt neral interest, the Court
proceeded to dispose of appeal and misdemeanant cases.
TILE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—This was an appeal
on the part of the inhabitants of Chiswick against a de-
cision of J. T. Pratt,- Esq., concerning the right of the
Horticultural Society to pay rates.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the appellants, and Mr.
Bodkin for the respondents.
It appeared the society claimed to be exempted under
the Gth and 7th of Victoria, the Act under which the
society was incorporated, from the payment of the usual
parish rates in Chiswick, where they possessed the well-
known botanical grounds. -
The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that, upon look-
ing over the Act of Incorporation, and giving it his most
serious consideration, as to whether there was anything
contained in its clauses which would bring it within the
liabilities of those societies which distributed a beneficial
dividend, he was of opinion that the society was not in-
cluded in the description.

LAMBETH.-(THIS DAY.)
In The Sun of yesterday appeared the particulars of
a gentleman of the name of Webb, who had been taken
into custody on a charge of being drunk and disorderly,
but on inquiry and medical assistance being brought, it
turned out that he was dangerously ill.
Mt. Insp,ctor Topp, of the L division of police, now
informed Mr. Henry that the gentleman had died yes-
terday in Lambeth workhouse, and had left behind him
property to the amount of 16,000/. It was now lacer.
tained that the gentleman was of most penurious and
eccentric habits, and although be was possessed of such
immense wcalth, he resided in a mean back room in
Clayton-street, Kennicgton. Besides 16,000/. in ready
money he was suspected to possess a great deal of landed
property. His relatives had been discovered, and in-
formed of his death, and his sister was with him at the
time that he died.

Mr. HENRY directed Mr. Inspector Tupp to inform
the Coroner of the occurrence, as there appeared to be a
good deal of mystery about thu case.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
David Powell, John Powell (his brother), and Henry
Milo., describing themselves as " well-sinkers" in the
employ of Sir Henry Meux and Co., were charged with
the following outrageous conduct in the house of Mr.
John Stanley, of No. 39, High-street, Bloomsbury.
The complainant is the proprietor of a respectably con-
ducted coffee-house there, and a fo w minutes before twelve
last night the defendants enter( d the lower coffee-rooms
and commenced talking in a very boisterous manner, so
as greatly to annoy and disturb the company. On their
calling for refreshments they were refused. The de-
fendant, John Powell, then commenced smoking a pipe
of tobacco, which he refused to desist from doing, sand said
they had come there expressly to have " a lark," and
`• do as they liked." Then then made a rush up the
stairs leading to a coffee•room on the first floor, but they
were repelled by the waiter and others. Mrs 4 Stanley, '
alarmed at the disturbance, on leaving her sleeping apart-
ment in her night dress, was seized hold of in a most
violent manner by the defendant John Powell by the
wrist, and she was kicked by him with brutal force on
the ankle. His nails also cat ar.d lacerated
the flesh of her wrist ; he also attempted to kick one of
the waiters. They were got down stairs, when the de-
f ndant David Powell forcibly and maliciously wrenched
off a brass handle from one of the doors. The police cap-
tured them.
The defendants severally expressed their sorro.v fi r
what had occurred.
Mr. HA enwicx fined the defendant John Powell 405.,
or one month, and the others lOs. each, and 2s. for the
damage done. The fines were immediately paid.

THE EARL OF MORNINGTON.—We regret to state
that no improvement has taken place in the health of
this venerable nobleman, who is gradually losing
strength. Dr. Copeland visited his Lordship this
morning, and held a conference with the resident
physician. The reply to inquiries was, " His Lord-
ship has passed a tolerably good night, and is no
worse to-day than he was yesterday." Her Majesty,
Prince Albert, and the Royal Family sent to make
inquiries this morning. The calls of the nobility and
gentry were exceedingly numerous.
TATTERSALL'S.—In our report of Thursday's bet-
ting, for " 600 to 50 on the field agst the Cobweb colt,"
read "300 to 50 on the field agst Alarm and the Cobweb
colt."

FLANDERS MAIL.
(RECEIVED 'IRIS DAY.).

BaussELs, JAN. 28.—Accounts f..our Vienna, dated
the 20th of this month, announce that the health of
Duke Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg, the King's brother,
is considerably improved.
The Industriel of Verviers, of the day before yes-
terday, says :—" We are assured that the Jesuits
have definitively planted themselves at Verviers. The
house adjoining the Church of St. Lambert is now
occupied by one of them ; it is pi übable that the
others will speedily follow."
The Gazette of Liege says :—" Persons coming
from Verviers announce that disturbances might have
taken place in that city yesterday, in consequence of
the arrival of the Jesuits. It is even said that money
had been distributed among the people to induce them
to renew the riots. however, the police had notice ;
the gendarmes of nerve and of Clermont were to be
on the spot to render assistance, if it should be neces-
sary."
The Industriel of Verviers, of yesterday, does not
confirm the above statement of the Gazette of Liege.
The Journal of Bruges says :—" The Count de
Muelenaere, Governor of our province, was sum-
tnoned yesterday morning to Brussels, notwithstand-
ing his bad state of health. He immediately obeyed
this summons, which appears to have been very
urgent. Be set out yesterday at noon."
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Saxe Coburg left the Palace of Lacken, yesterday
evening at eight o'clock, for Paris.

ALEXANDRIA, JAN. 6.—On the 30th of December
one of the dikes of the Mahmudie Canal burst, so that
the water for the most part flowed into a neighbour-
ing lake, and the navigation was stopped. A number
of workmen were, however, immediately sent to re-
pair the damage. The Viceroy was extremely un-
easy on account of the reappearance of a disease
among the cattle. It broke out first at Marmont, and
spread so rapidly that 8,000 oxen have already been
carried off by it in Lower Egypt. Corn arrives in
very small quantities from the interior, and there is
much fear of a scarcity.

AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, JAN. 22.
5 per Cent. •. • • lll%
4 per Cent. ditto.
3 per Cent. ditto 7B
Loan, 1834 ....................... .
Ditto, 1839
Bank Shares . .1623
Esterhazy's Loan
—Allgemeine Zeitung, Jan. 25.

FRIGHTFUL MURDER AND

SUICIDE-(THIS DAY.)

Shortly after eleven o'clock the neighbourhood of
Luke-street, Paul-street, Finsbury, was thrown into
a state of the greatest excitement, when it became
known that a man named Joseph Berry, a most re-
spectable surgical instrument-maker, had in the
course of the night murdered his wife, and afterwards
committed suicide, at his residence, No. 4, Little
Luke-street. The foliowing particulars may be
relied on :—lt appears that the husband was 63, and
his wife, Priscilla, 52. He resided in the house
with one son. Last night, at ten o'clock, the
wife went to bed, leaving her husband in the
kitchen with his son, who both retired to rest at
eleven o'clock. This morning the sun waited until
ten o'clock for his parents to come down, when he be-
came alarmed, and went up to their bedroom, and
knocked several times for admittance, but in vain.
On looking through the keyhole he was horrified at
beholding blood running down the bed-clothes. Ile
ran to his brother, who lived in the next house, at.d
they both broke into the room, when, on turning
down the bed-clothes, the awful spectacle of both
their parents with their throats cut, and quite dead.
presented itself to them. As yet no cause can be
assigned, as the husband was in full employment.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(TIIIS DAY.)
LONDON, JAN. 31.—Wind N. to N.W., fresh breeze,
and cloudy. There was a Ifeavy fall of snow last night.
DEAL, JAN. 30.—Wind N.W. to W.S.W., light.—
Arrd. Isabella, Noble, Mauritius; Westmoreland, Fullen,
Bahia; Nrhelemina, Bact, Batavia, for Amsterdam.
OFF DoVER, JAN. 30.—Ruby, May, St. Kites; Lu-
cilia, Richmond, for Bremen.
LOWESTOFF ROADS.—Arrd. Arcturas, Hill, Ichaboe,
for Dundee.
PoRTSMoUTH, JAN. 30.—Wind S. to S.S.E., light.—
Sld. Dylo, Rio Janeiro ; Humber, New Orleans ; Prince
Albert, New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 30.—S1d. Montrose steamer,
Lisbon, &c.
BEISTOL, JAN. 30.—Wind N.E., light.—Sld. Lucretia,
Barbadoes; Ness, Demerara.
SWANSEA, JAN. 29.—Wind N.N.E.—SId. Amienta,
Oliver, and Sir J. L. Goldsmid, Cuba. Arrd. Kilmaurs,
(not Kilmore), Valraraiso.
NEWPORT, JANUARY 29.—About twenty sacks of
flour have come ashore between this and Fishguard,
some marked "L. and T. S—y, Fermoy Mills,' "W.
11. R. Parry, British Mills, Beaumaris," " E. Handy,"
and some marked " Cork and Liverpool." A wreck,
supposed a schooner, has been washed ashore in Keg-
leun Bay.
COWES, JAN. 30.—The Charlotte, Prax, from Bahia,
has put in here very leaky, and will discharge her cargo.
CARDIGAN, JAN. 29.—The vessel sunk in the bay is a
schooner of about 100 tons, laden with sacks of flour,
which are being discharged. A board, marked " Zores
packet," or " Azores packet," was seen last night float-
ing near the wreck ; no account of the crew.
LIVERPOOL, JAN. 30.—Wind variable and light.—
Arrd. Goodwin, Davies, New Orleans. Sid. Isabel, An-
tigua. The Anne, Seeger, and Funny Palmer, did not
sail on the 29th, as reported.
KINGSTOWN, JAN. 27.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrd. Bethel,
Musker, St. John's, New Brunswick.
OFF Coßk, JAN. 28.—Jane, Antigua, for the Clyde.
iluLi„ JAN. 29. Sld. Runswell, St. John's, New
Brunswick.
AYR, JAN. 29.—The Helen Stewart, which got ashore
here the 26th inst, beat heavily over the bar into the
harbour, and has received much damage ; cargo dis-
charging, in a damaged condition.
SCALESDALE Biy, JAN. 26.-1 he schooner Eliza, of
Kirkwall, with salt, from Liverpool, drove ashore on
M'Alister Bay, Sound of Mull, last night, but is ex-
pected off after discharging. A sloop in ballast also
drove ashore at the same place. The Vibilia, Roberts,
from Ichuboe, ashore in Duart Bay, has received con-
siderable damage, and lies in a dangerous position, the
gale continuing.
ABERDEEN, JAN. 28.—Arrd. Flamingo, Ichaboe.
CLYDE.—Arrd. London, Ichaboe ; Casket, Ritchie,
Demerara ; Arethusa, Livingston, Trinidad.
GLASGOW, JAN. 30.—The Christina, M'Nab, from the
Clyde to Belfast, was abandoned off Cushinden, on ti e
evening of the 25th instant ; crew saved. The Com-
merce, of Ardrossan, from the Clyde to Lordonderry,
was driven ashore at the entrance of Irma Lc ch, on the
26th inst., and has become a total wreck.
'I he barque John Edward, from Calcutta out 126
days, was spoken on the 19th, in lat. 37 N., ion. 31 W.
The crew had mutinied, armed themselves with their
knives, and entered the cabin, took the cabin stores, in-
cluding wines, brandy, and beer, and hove them over-
board ; no other outrage.