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

SECONDARIES.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
FRENCH V. FULLER.

The plaintiff in this action isi a country dealer, residing at
Galleywood Common, Essex, and the defendant is a farmer at
Tillingham, near Ma!don, in the same county. The demand
was for 3/. 10s., the balance of a bargain on the sale of a horses
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 agreed that defendant should
have a grey horse on payment of 21. 10s. down, another 2/. 103.
when plaintiff came round his next journey, and 10s. 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 turaed 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 3/. 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, howeve►, 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 months, and was-then left to die from 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, da►eages 21. 10s.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(TilIS DAY.)
Michael Murphy, Thomas Garriewan, John Mullins, and
Benjamin Wildey, were charged 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 years, 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'
prisonment.
Mr. MALTBY ordered the prisoners to be remanded until
Friday next, when ru?re_conclusive evidence is expected to he
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 ribsrraet :
The Act of Parliament authorising the Company to let their
railway on lease to the South. Eastern (Dover) Railway Com-
, party, received the royal assent on the 21st day of the last
month ; by it the Corni!any isAnPowered to reduce the number
of Directors from nine to five, two, of whom are to go out of
office annually, but to he eligible for re-election; your Direc-
tors would accordingly suggest that their number should, from
this day, be reduced to five, and 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 Si., per centum per annum,
heretofore payable.
Owing to unavoidable delay, the sale to the South-Eastern
(Dover) Railway Comptiny of the land not included in the
- lease has not been completed, nor the purchase-money
(18,0001.) received ; bears interest at 41. per centum
per annum, from the 25th day of March last; the loan from
the bankers of 15,0001., bearing a similar rate of interest, has,
in consequence, 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 his pleasing duty to move
that it be adopted,.aaid; that done, he should be happy
to offer an expla.nagonArn any matter desired by the
.=shareholders. w
.
Mr. HITCHINGS TYl,l` sadly second the adoption of
the report, because 'it was so much better than he ex-
pected. lie should long ago have sold their balance
for 500/., and now he found it realise nearer 5,0001.
The report was then adopted by the meeting.
Mr. HaTcuirros 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 1:1_-!,So incapacitated, but that he was
able to earn 20s. a week, he proposed that no present
sum should be voted to hial,-,but that he should be sup-
posed to have a elaiiii,pp,tiN company.
The DEPUTY-Cna:initiN Siidiuch a course would be
very inconvenient, and as there was as 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. WLENNAN said that one of the servants of the
Company, who was now out of a situLtion, had been com-
pletely overlooked, and he should, therefore, suggest that
his name be also adds 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, c?msidering the state of that
Company, 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 HUGHES said it was not an uncustomary
thing to bequeath a something to old servants, and a.
the Company might now be considered in an expiring
state, he could conceive no time better fitted than the
present for tha' object. The less to each Shareholder
would be a mere fractional part of his dividend.
Mr. M'LENNAN then moved that 61. be awarded to
each of the five money-takers, 251. to Mr. Hoare, and
101. to Mr. Conden:, resolution was seconded and
carried.

Mr. CORNEY had but one word to say, in reference to
the constant remarks that were made about tie wretched
state of this Company. lie would but draw attention
to the fact, that win r. they received the ultimate 45,0001.
from the I)over Company, they would then be receiving
4:1 per cent. on their total expenditure of a million. He
thought. therefore, things were not so bad as represented.
Mr. HITCHINGS said that had no reference to the old
shares.
On the motion of Mr. IliTcrirstus, 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.

CHICHESTER ELECTION.—Lord Arthur Lennox was
on Tuesday re-elected for Chichester without opposition.
IRON, HARDWARE, AND METAL TRADES' PENSION
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 R. 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 11th of March, 1844, and dividends
on stock, showed a total receipt of 1,457/. 17s. Id. The sum
of 1,0001 had been invested in trustees' names in the purchase
of stock in the Three per Cent. Consols, leaving a balance in
the hands of the bankers of 387/. I,ls. 2d. 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 1796 ; was made a
lientenant, 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 Samana and several priva-
teers and other vessels protected by it. He afterwards corn-
minded 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
latier, however, is now made -a- separate command, to which
Inglefield; CAL, was appointed in March last,
anil it is now known as the south-east coast of America station ;
the command of Admiral Dacres, therefore, is confined to the
C4l eof Good Hope station. It is most likely that the Alfred,
50: lately paid off at Portsmouth by Commodore Purvis, from
thk Brazils, on account of being such a good serviceable ship
anh in excellent condition, will be selected for the flag of Ad-
mi;ral Dacres, to relieve the Winchester, 50, Captain Eden,
now bearing the flag of Admiral Percy.
PALACES AND I'OOR'S lATE.—The question w?-.ether
tl-4 inhabitants of royal palaces are liable to be rated for the
sit 'port 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
oflpoor's rate. In 1839 the matter was tried and a mandamus
was obtained from the JUdges of the Queen's Bench, ordering
the magistrates to issue warrants for the rate, which after a long
dejlay, had been paid. Since then, however, no other rate had
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
fo further consideration.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN SUN-STREET.—This morn-
in about half-past three o'eleek, a dreadful fire broke not in
ti,e workshops of Air. Tucker p!-Ine-mnaker, Sun-street,
sildpsgate. The neighbours and police soon assembled, and
-with great trouble rescued.the family. None of Mr. Tucker's
property could be saved. Several other buildings were also da-
maged.