The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-15 00:00:00

IRELAND.
ORDER OF ST. PATRICK—LORD FARNHAM.
DUBLIN, Nov. 12.—A chapter of this most ancient illus-
trious order was Nld in Dublin Castle this day, forthe pur-
pose of investing Baron Farnham with the badge of the order.
The following knights were present :—Earl Roden, Earl
Donoughmore, Earl Wicklow, Earl Howell, Earl Rosse, and
the Marquis of Ormonde.
His Grace the Archbishop of Dublin, the Very Rev. the
Dean of St. Patrick's, the Very Rev. the Dean of the Chapel
Royal, the Ulster King of Arms, Sir William Leeson, Sir B.
Morris, &c., officers of the order, were present.
At two o'clock his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, Grand
Master of the order, entered the Presence Chamber, accom-
panied by his Aides-de-Camp and officers of his household,
Sir Thomas Fremantle bearing the sword of state.
The knights soon afterwards entered and took their seats
at the board.
Baron Farnham was then introduced, and, kneeling, re-
ceived the honour of knighthood. His Lordship then was
invested with the badge of the order, having taken the oaths
prescribed.
The names of the several knights were then called over by
Ulster, and all retired.
The Presence Chamber had a brilliant array of beauty and
fashion to witness the ceremonial.
THE POTATO CROP.

the part of the defendant's carman, that the accident oc.
caned.
The first witness called on the part of the defendant was
Mr. Mortimer, who stated that he was surveyor of pavements
for the district in which Fetter-lane is situated, and that he
bad often noticed the lamp in question, which he thought
was so placed as to be in danger from the ordinary traffic
In cross-examination, however, he said that it was his duty
to give notice of any obstruction to the traffic of the streets,
but he lad not considered it essary to make any com-
plaint concerning this lamp.
James Flaxman, a gas-fitter, spoke to having plumbed the
iron which was put up to support the lamp, after the acci
dent, and that it projected beyond the kerb.
Dlr. Sergeant JONES (counsel for plaintiff) observed, that
the arm of the lamp was new, and that the fact that it
projected with the new arm, was no proof that it did with
the old.

for an i fringement. New, as this is the first case of the
sort in my mayorality, I shall only fine the defendant in the
sum of twenty shillings; but in every future case that is
proved here, I shall most certainly inflict a penalty of 5/. ;
at the same time, I shall recommend that this be followed up
1 y applications to the Police Committee and, to the Court of
Aldermen.

Other witnesses gave evidence as to the apparently dan-
vrous position of the lamp, and two City policemen (Nos.
338 and 312) said they had seen waggons go very near to
knocking up against the lamp. One of them said he had
seen waggons knock against it so as to shake it withoutdoing
it any further injury.
Air. Justice CRESSWELL summed up, and
• The jury found a verdict for the defendant.

The Right Hon. Edward Lucas, late Under-Secretary for
Ireland, is to be chairman of the commission for carrying out
the plans contemplated by Government, in consequence of the
disease in the potatoes.—Evening Mail.
The Premier's reply to the letter of the Mansion-house
Committee was received this day, and is couched in the
coldest terms of official politeness, merely promising to lay
the statements of the Committee before the Queen.—lbid.
The panic is obviously abating. The provincial journals
say little about it; and our numerous correspondents are
silent.—lbid.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 14.
(Sittings in Banco.)

HUNTINGDON V. THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.

This was an action which had been brought for recovering
the value of certain pearl shells which had been intrusted to
the defendants; and issue having been joined between the
parties, the case was tried at the last assizes for the county of
Warwick, and a verdict returned for the plaintiff:

Mr. WHITEIIURST now moved for a rule nisi to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial had.
The casks of pearl shells in question were intrusted to the
defendants as carriers for carriage and delivery on hire, but
they neglected to deliver them, and hence the present action.
At the trial it was contended by the defendants that the
casks were never delivered into their custody; but, never-
theless, the jury found for the plaintiff, with 201. damages.
Now as that verdict was against evidence, the Learned
Counsel moved for a rule nisi to show cause why it should
not be set aside, and a new trial had.—Rule granted.

MEETING AT ARMAGH.
A meeting of the Armagh Provident Committee was held
on Friday last. There were present—Wm. Paton, Esq., Cap-
tain Algeo, Rev. Dr. Robinson, Thomas Dobbin, Esq., Dr.
Colvan, Lee M'Kinstry, W. C. Gage, John M'Kinstry, A.
Lyle, Esqrs., Dr. Robinson, Win. Gardner, Esq., Dr. Cutning,
R. M'Endow, James Bennett, Esqrs., Rev. Mr. Flavel.
Mr. Paton informed the meeting that the guarantee fund
now amounted to 1,300/., and that the Provincial Bank had
agreed to make the necessary advance to the extent of 600/.,
on the security of the subscription list. Mr. P. further
stated, that the works in progress for the manufacture of
farina would be completed and in operation about the end of
the week, and that about seventy tons of potatoes had already
been laid down for the purpose of being manufactured
into starch. He then read a letter from Colonel Rawdon,
M.P. for the borough, inclosing 50/.
The letter was ordered to be entered on the minutes, and
the thanks of the meeting were unanimously given to Colone'
Rawdon.

BANKRUPTCY COURT, Nov. 14.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN ER BARNES.

This bankrupt, who carried on business as a surgeon and
apothecary in the country, came up for his last examination.
He was on a former occagion opposed by Mr. Charnock, on
the ground of excessive expenditure. His debts were very
heavy, and his balance-sheet showed an expenditure of 600/.
per annum.
The bankrupt not being able to give a satisfactory ac-
count, the examination was adjourned.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
IN RE HARWOOD.

THE BELFAST MEMORIAL.
The following letter has been received, acknowledging the
receipt of the memorial adopted at the late Belfast town
meeting in favour of the opening of the ports :
" Whitehall, Nov. 7, 1845.
" Sir,—l am desired by Sir Robert Peel to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant, and of the me-
morial of the inhabitants of Belfast which accompanied it.
" I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" J. Herdman, Esq." " G. ARBUTHNOT.

In this case the bankrupt had carried on business as a
lamp-manufacturer in Bond-street. It appeared that he had
been in the habit of paying heavy discounts to butlers and
servants, in order to get payment of his bills, and several of
the nobility, the Duke of Bedford, Lady Longford, Lady
Ann Murray, &c., were entered as debtors. The bankrupt
kept no books, and had disposed of his furniture, which he
alleged he had sold two years before.
The Learned CONIMISSIONIER expressed his regret that
there was not a provision in the Act to punish by imprison-
ment tradesmen who did not keep books, by which it might
be ascertained whether they were honest men or not. The
question, however, must now be open till the certificate was
applied for.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Nov. 14.
(Before Mr. Secondary JAmEs.)
JuGG V. ELILIS.

The plaintiff in this action is a woollen•manufacturer in
Yorkshire, and the defendant a slop seller in the blinories.
The action was brought to recover the suni of 71. ls. 9d., for
goods sold and delivered.
The defendant pleaded specially that be had been released
from the debt by a document duly stamped and executed.
The facts were briefly these. There had been extensive
dealings between the parties, but in January last, the de-
fendant finding himself involved, wrote to the plaintiff, stating
the fact, and offering to return a bale of goods to the amount
claimed, and apprizing the defendant of the fact of his (de-
fendant's) inability to meet the demands upon him, but he
did not however return the goods. The plaintiff
executed a general release with other creditors,
the debts due to him being 1404 and accepted
a composition of 3s. in the pound. It was, however, con-
tended that he only executed the deed on the faithful pro-
mise that the goods now claimed for should be returned.
The evidence left the terms in great doubt.
The SECONDARY expressed a strong opinion that the re-
lease was binding in law, and Mr. Wilde, who appeared as
counsel for the plaintiff, elected to be non-suited.

JAMES V. MARSHALL.—LIBEL.
This was an action for libel in the publication of certain
hand-bills and placards, alleged to have injured the character
of the plaintiff, who is a cheesemonger, in the Whitechapel-
road. The damages were laid at 1,000/.
Mr. Montagu Chambers was expected to conduct the
plaintiff's case, but was not present.
Mr. EDWIN JAMES, fur the defendant, contended that the
case ought to be taken in rotation, and if the plaintiff was
not prepared this writ must be withdrawn ; it was a serious
inconvenience to him to remain, and he must leave to attend
another Court.

The Learned SECONDARY said he could nqt, but h.
did not see how he could strike the cause out

COURT OF EXCISE, Nov. 13.
(Before the Hon. CaptainfEacy, J. HARRISON, Esq., and

C. J. 11E.Riurst Esq.)

IE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 15, 1845.

Eliza Rhymer stated that she was the complainant's
niece, and that she was in the house at the time the strange
man and woman entered, and requested to be permitted to
write a letter in the bar-parlour ; that white they were en-
gaged in writing the parlour-bell rang, and she left the bar-
parlour, and went there and received an order of the pri-
soner, who endeavoured to engage her attention by asking
her whether she went to school, and other questions of that
nature. She then left the room, and went back to the
bar-parlour, at which time she saw the man and
;Doman still writing at h. table. She however, had not
been many minutes there, when the parlour-bell was again
rung, and on her proceeding to answer it, she was requested
by an elderly-looking strange man to take the chill off his
pint of ale by warming it at the fire. Having done this, she
was in the act of quitting the room, when the prisoner tried
to prevent her by catching hold of her frock, at the same
time saying that he wanted to ask her some questions about
the school to which her little cousin went. She then left
the room, and went to the bar-parlour, where the same
parties were still writing at the table, but the man she
found had moved from the place where he was previously
sitting to that part of the table near the drawer which con-
tained the cash-box and money. The woman was seated
nearly opposite to bim, and witness noticed that she looked
at her and seemed to be watching her very closely, until at
length the former requested that he might be furnished with
a wafer to seal the letter, which be said was nearly finished.
At this period witness desired her cousin, a little girl who
had just come in from school, to go up stairs and bring down
the wafer-box. The little girl, however, staying linger than
was expected, witness left the bar-parlour to see after her,
and by the time she came down, both the man and the
woman were gone, and the letter they hed been writing was
left on the table. The letter was here produced for the Ma-
gistrate's inspection, and contained a number of unintelli-
gible sentences, the writing of which by the parties was evi-
dently done for the purpose of throwing the landlord off his
guard, with the view of stealing his cash-box and its con-
tents. The witness then proceeded to describe the dress worn
by the woman, and said that, from the notice she took of
them both, she had no doubt but she should know them again.
_ _

In reply to Mr. Cottingham, the witness said that thepri-
soner entered the house after the man and woman, but they
did not appear to be acquainted ; that when the parlour door
was open any person sitting there could see into the bar-par-
lour, where the man and woman were writing. That during
the whole of the time the complainant was busily engaged in
attending to the customers before the bar. 'Witness was
certain that when the alarm of the cash-box being stolen
was given, the prisoner and the elderly man hastily left the
parlour together and went out of the house, so that if the

former said he bad stopped at the bar and taken a glass ofale,
the assertion was without foundation.

The prioner's solicitor contended that there was nothing in
the evidence, adduced to connect the prisoner with the parties
in the bar-parlour, who were supposed to have committed
the robbery. That he was not seen to speak to either of
them, and, in fact, was in a distinct part of the house at the
time ; that with respect to the circumstance of his asking
the little girl a few questions about her schooling, there
was nothing in that fact, and it did not bear upon the case
against him.
After some further evidence,
Mr. Atkinson urged that the evidence still was not of a
nature to justify the prisoner's detention in gaol ; that if the
officers had reasonable grounds for supposing they could con-
nect him in any way with the robbery, he was willing to
come forward on any future occasion.
Mr. COTTINOHAM said that the prisoner's conduct in the
house during the time the robbery was effected, his subse-
quent assertion that he remained there some some time after
the offence was committed, and his other acts, were altogether
so pregnant with suspicion that he was concerned with the
parties who actually committed the robbery, that he would
not part with him, and should, therefore, remand him for
further examination.

FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, Nov. 12, 1845.

The Queen has been pleased to order a congd d'elire to the
Dean and Chapter of the cathedral church of Oxford, em-
powering them to elect a Bishop of that see, the same
being void by the translation of the Honourable and Right
Reverend Father in God Dr. Richard Bagot, late Bishop
thereof, to the see of Bath and Wells; and her Majesty has
also been pleased to recommend to the said Dean and Chapter,
Samuel Wilberforce, Doctor in Divinity, now Dean of the
collegiate church of Saint Peter Westminster, to be by them
elected Bishop of the said see of Oxford.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Nov. 13.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Frederick
J. Bush, as Consul at Hong-Kong for the United States of
America. •

called Lord Viscount Campden), of Flitteris-park ; John Gil-
son, of Wing,-Esq.; Terchley Taylor, of Preston, Esq.
Shropshire—Richard Henry Kinchaut, of Park Hall, Esq. ;
Purney Sillitoe, of Petwell-hall, Esq.; Joseph Venables
Lovett, of Belmont, Esq.
Somersetshire—Richard Meade King, of Pyrland-hall,
Esq. ; John Matthew Quantock, of Norton Sub-Ham-
don, i.'sq.; and Edward Ayshford Sanford, of Nyneltead-
court, Esq.
Staffordshire—John Levett, of Wychnor, Esq. ; Sir Ed-
ward Dolman Scott, of Great Barr, Bart. ; and the Hon.
Frederick Gough, of Perry Barr.
County of Southampton—John Beardmore, of Uplands,
Fareham, Esq. ; Laneelor Archer Barton, of Woodlands
Entsworth, Esq. ; and John Wood, of Shedden-grange,
Alton, Esq.
Suffolk—Sir Robert Shafto Adair, of Flixton, Bart. ;
, Henry James Oakes, of Newton-court, Esq.; and Thomas
I James Ireland, of Onsden•ball, Esq.
Surrey—Charles M'Niven, of Perrvsfield Oxted, EEq.;
Francis Boyle Shannon Wilder, of Busbridge- hall, Esq.;
and Lee Steere, of James, Dorking, Esq.
Sussex—William .Townly Mitford, of PRAM,- Esq. •,
Gratwicke Kinlesidu Gratwicke, of Ham, Esq.; and
Thomas Fitzgerald, of Muntham, Esq.
Warwickshire—Charles Thomas Warde, of Clopton-honse,
Esq.; Thomas Dilke, of Maxtoke Castle, Esq.; and John
Towers LaWrence, of Balsall-heath, Esq.
Wiltshire—The Hon. Jacob Pleydell Bouverie (commonly
called Viscount Folkeston), of Longford Castle; Wadham
Locke, of Ashton, Giffard-house, Esq. ; Sir Francis Dugdale
Astley, of Everby, Bart.
Worcestershire—Edward Gresley Stone, of Chambers-
court, Esq. ; William Hemming, of Fox Lydiat-house, Esq.;
and Joseph Frederick Ledsam, of Northfield, Esq.
Yorkshire—George Lane Fox, of Branham .park, Esq. ;
James Walker, of Sanhatton, Esq.; and Joseph Dent, cf
Ribston park, Esq.