The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-10 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Governor-General of India, Sir H. Hardinge, em-
barked at Brighton, on Saturday evening, for Dieppe, en
route by land to ➢iarseilles, where he embarks for Alex-
andria.

The Wells Diocesan Training School from which so much
was anticipated on its establishment, about five years ago, is
to be finally broken up at the Midsummer quarter. Not-
.withstanding the great sacrifices made by the promoters and
superintendents, it has been found impossible to meet the un-
avoidably large expenses in the absence of assistance from
the Committee of Education. The directors, being unwilling
to incur further responsibility, have, therfore, no other re-
source than at once to abandon the undertaking.
A movement has commenced in the extensive and popu•
lons parish of Islington, and in some few other places, to
carry out the late decision in the Court of Common Pleas on
an appeal from the Revising Barrister's Court, viz., that all
lodgers and occupiers of small tenements, although not pay-
ing the parochial rates, are entitled to the franchise, if they
pay a rent of not less than 101. a year, or 4s. per week.
A matrimonial alliances is said to be on the Lapis between
Lord Charles Wellesley, youngest son of the Duke of Welling-
ton, and the daughter of the Eight Hon. 11. Pierrepont.
The statue of Giiethe meets in Frankfort with a similar
fate as that of Byron in London, which has lain in the Cus-
tom-house for several years. The magistrates of Frankfort
did not appoint any place within the town to erect Goethe's
statue ; it will be placed in a lonely alley, without the gates
of the city of his birth.
The invitations annually circulated by the Duke of Wel•
lington, to those general and other officers who took part in
the memorable battle of Waterloo, for the Duke's banquet
on the anniversary of that sanguinary struggle, have been
issued.

It was very generally stated on Saturday, that the Empe•
ror of Russia had sent for a ticket for the Polish ball, an:
paid 5001. for it.

At the meeting of the Fell9ws of the Royal Botanical
Society, held on Saturday, Sir Thomas Baring, Bart., in the
chair, a ballot took place, and the following ladies and gentle-
men were added to the Society :—The Marquis of Westmin-
ster, the Earl of Auckland, the Rev. Christopher Erle, Sir
Henry Oxenden, Bart., Sir Thomas Rokewood Gage, Bart.,
James Matheson, Esq., M.P., G. F. Matheson, Esq., Robert
0. Walker, Esq., Thomas Douglasse, Esq., C. Speare Toswill,
Esq., the Hon. J. C. Talbot, the Hon. Lady Cockerell, Lady
Hume Campbell, Lady Buxton, J. Smith Wright, Esq.,
J. E. Boulcott, Esq., Mrs. G. B. Carr, Mrs. Cartwright,
and Mrs. Elliot.

On Saturday, the Lord Bishop of London consecrated
another of the new churches of St. Matthew, Bethnel-green,
this being the sixth that has been erected in this parish.
It is called the Church of St. Bortholomew, and is situated
in the Cambridge Heath-road, near the Mile-end turnpike.
It is a plan brick building, capable of containing nearly 1,200
persons, the sittings being almost all free.
The receipts of the Great Western Railway Company, on
Thursday last, the cup day at Ascot, which greatly exceeded
those upon any former occasion since the line has been
opened, amounted to more than 4,1001. The passengers
amounted to the extraordinary number of 16,766, in addition
to 229 gentlemen's private carriages, and 551 horses.

FINE ARTS.
BRITISH INSTITUTION.

We attended on Saturday a private view of this
Exhibition, whit& is opened to the public to-day.
The pictures are, for the most part, the pro-
ductions of the old masters of the Spanish,
Flemish, Dutch, and French schools, and though
not quite so numerous as usual, are remarkably
well selected, making up in quality for what they
want in quantity. There are some fine specimens of
Canaletti, and ode or two first-rate Ruysdaels, to say no-
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;king of some landscapes by Wouvermans, executed in

the most carefully finished manner of that great artist.
.Hawhing•Party in a Landscape, in particular, is the
most striking production of his pencil we have ever
seen, and the colouring is in excellent preservation,
being as fresh as if it had been painted only' a few
years since. The spacious foreground, which is
covered with gracefully disposed groupes of sports-
men, displays infinite skill of management, and
nothing can surpass the ease and propriety with which
a very difficult perspective is handled. The
picture is full of life and bustle, and of the most
cheerful character possible. Head of a Rabbi ex-
hibits much of that impressive expression and depth
of shadow for which Rembrandt is so remarkable.
The Discovery of Calisto is one of Titian's splendid
pieces of colouring ; the flesh tints of the female
figures are exquisitely true to life, and the atti-
tudes full of grace and ease. Cleopatra is by
Sebastian del Piombo. The countenance of the
Egyptian Queen realises all one's conceptions of her
voluptuous beauty, but there is rather more of

the blonde than the brunette about it. Return
from the Chase is another of Wouvermans`
lively and spirited productions; the canvass is well
filled, without being crowded. Landscape by Ruys-
dael is painted with matchless truth and vigour. The
still sheet of water in front, overhung by tall, umbra-
geous trees, shows some wonderful effects of light and
shade ; and the rough, knotted bark of the beeches to
the right of the spectator prove with what singular
minuteness and fidelity this observant artist copied
nature. Head of our Saviour possesses all that
divine repose and
.beauty of expression which
Guido knew so well how to impart to his
sacred portraits. The Sybil's Temple, Tivoli,
is one of Salvator Rosa's picturesque and ro-
mantic productions. The entire foreground is very
finely executed. The Marriage of the Doge of Venice
is a very gorgeous picture, painted in Canaletti's
most careful style. The Last Supper is by no means
a first-rate work of art. The best portion of it—at
least the most expressive—is the face and figure of the
traitor, Judas. Portrait of the Cardinal tThaldini,
by Guido is richly, but chastely, coloured, and is full

of calm dignity. rh' the remaining pictures the most
striking are those by,Berghem, Vanderveld, Teniers,
and Wouvermans.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

HOUSE OF LORDS.--(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day to hear appeals. • The Peers present
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell,
and the Earl of Beauchamp.
THE IRONMONGERS COMPANY V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
In this appeal their. Lordships have affirmed the judgment
of Lord Cottenham with costs.

BOURNE V. OATLIFF.
The further arguments in this writ of error were then pro-
ceeded with and occupied their Lordships the whole morning.

THE SUSSEX DUKEDOM.
It was generally supposed that their Lordships would have
sat to-day in a Committee for privileges, for the-purpose of
proceeding with the claim of Sir Augustus de Este to the.
Dukedom of Sussex; but on a previous day it had been ar-
ranged that the matter should be adjourned to Thursday
next. A rumour prevails that it is likely the subject will
not come again before their Lordships, as it is said to be the
intention of her Majesty to confer on the claimant a Scotch
title. lire give this merely as the rumour of the day.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The VICE-CitANcEmott of ENGLAND took causes to-day,
none of which possessed any points of the least importance.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF MR. MICHAEL SCALES
V. THE CO3I3IISSIONERS OF THE SEWERS FOR THE TOWER

HAMLETS.

In this case Mr. Michael Scales had obtained a rule nisi
for bringing upn sewers' rate made by the Commissioners of
the sewers for the Tower Hamlets, in order that it might be
quashed. The grounds on which this application had been
made were—first, that he was not benefited by the sewers to
which he was rated ; and second, that he had never been
rated to the sewers' rate until 1841, and that he had always
resisted the rate.

Mr. KELLY now showed cause against the rule, and con-
tended, that in fact Mr. Scales did receive benefit from the
sewer, but that the Court had nothing to do with that cir-
cumstance, that being a question of fact to be decided by a
jury upon an action of trespass, which Mr. Scales might
bring against the Commissioners when they distrained for
the rate. Mr. Scales' affidavit did not set forth that the
rate was bad upon the face of it, and, therefore, the Court
could not interfere to quash it by certiorari. He, therefore,
submitted that the rule must be discharged.
Mr. SCALES, in reply, stated that, in 1829, a similar rate
had been quashed by this Court, since which time no attempt
had been made to impose a sewers' rate upon these premises
until 1841. Further, he contended that as his premises were
situated upon a tide stream, he was exempt from the jurisdic •
Lion of the Commissioners of Sewers by the Act of 3d
Jaynes I. He denied that he received any benefit whatever
fi om these sewers, inasmuch as his premises were thirty-eight
feet above high-water mark, and therefore the water could
never regurgitate upon his premises. -
(The case was proceeding when we went to press.)

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
IN THE MATTER OF HENRY HART.
Mr. Stevens, in this case, moved for a rule for a certiorari
to remove into Court 104 orders for the payment of 3,821/.
17s. lop., in order that they might be quashed. One of the
orders was for the payment of 7021. 10s. 7d. for the consta-
bulary force of Dover. The objection to this order was, that
it purported to be signed by three Members of the Town
Council, whereas, iu reality, it was signed by only two, the
other who signed having been a Town Councillor
indeed when he signed the order, but not when the
debt became due. He had signed the order pros-
pectively, which he (Mr. S.) submitted he could not do.
'The 102 other orders related to the payment of various local
expenses, and the objection to them was that they were to be
paid out of moneys
.not legally applicable to the payment
thereof. The remaining order related to the compensation
awarded to G. W. Ledger, and the objection to it was similar
to the first.

A rule nisi was granted with regard to the first and last
orders, and leave was given to amend the affidavit, which was
defective, with regard to the other orders.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY

(Sittings in Banco.)
RUNNING REIN AND ORLANDO.
COLONEL PEEL V. WEATHERBY AND ANOTHER.
This case, which stood over from Saturday, for the pur-
pose of an affidavit being filed on the part of Mr. Wood, who
claims the Derby Stakes as the owner of Running Rein, that
he was such owner at the time of the race, was again
brought before the Court this morning.
Mr. MARTIN, who appeared for Col. Peel, intimated that the
affidavit required by the Court had now been filed by Mr.
Wood, and that on the part of the plaintiff he was quite sa-
tisfied with it.

Mr. Platt and Mr. James appeared for Mr. Wood.
The COURT stated, that being the case, there was no neces-
sity for hearing the matter further, and that the arrange-
ment as to the terms of the issue, as agreed to en Thursday
last, could now be adopted, and the rule drawn up accord-
ingly.
The issues will then still be whether Running Rein was a
colt foaled in 1841, by the Saddler out of Nab, and Colonel
Peel allowed to give in evidence the acts and declarations of
Mr. Goodman, provided he proves on the trial that Levi
Goodman was owner, or part owner, at the time of such acts
and declarations.

The cause will, it is expected, be appointed for trial by a
special jury at Westminster about the first week in July.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius.)
FRANKLIN V. NEATE.'

This action was brought to recover the value of a chrono-
meter. In 1840 a person of the name of Gilbert, a seafaring
man, pledged a chronometer of the estimated value of 501. or
60/-with the defendant, who is a pawnbroker, in Duke-street,
Manchester-square, for 151. This person being about to leave
the country for some time, and being unable to redeem the
chronometer, sold the ticket to the plaintiff, who is a nursery-
man at Kensington, for Si. The plaintiff, however, could not
get the chronometer into his possession, the defendant having
refused to give him any satisfactory information respecting it
—in short, refusing to g►ve it up. •
The defendant, by his counsel, contended that the plaintiff
could not sustain the action.

Mr. Baron PARKE having summed up, the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff for 401., less the amount lent by the
defendant, and interest from the time the chronometer was
pledged.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT:

The Sessions at the Old Bailey commenced this morning
before Sir C. Marshall, Mr. Alderman Johnson, the Recorder,
and other
.Civic authorities. The grand jury having been
Sworn,

The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. He said
that the calendar contained the names of 300 persons for trial,
and he had no doubt that number would be considerably
augmented before the termination of the sessions. There
were six. cases in the calendar in which parties were charged
with cutting and wounding with intent to do some grievous
bodily harm. There were two cases of manslaughter, and
five persons were charged with the crime of wilful murder,
four of those persons having been engaged in the same trans-
action, and the other being charged upon a separate and per-
fectly distinct transaction. Although the cases were many
of them of a very serious description, yet on a reference to
the depositions they did not appear to involve any diffi-
cult question of law. He then referred to the charge of mur-
der against Au►ustus Dahlias, and after having explained
the general principle of law with respect to the crime of
murder, he said the most important question the jury would
have to consider in coming to a conclusion upon this case,
would be the declaration of the dying woman ; and if the jury
should find any difficulty with respect to this fact of the case,
it would be well, if they would immediately apply to the
Court, and every assistance and every information would be
afforded them respecting it. There was a case of man-
slaughter of some magnitude, in which several persons had
met their death by the upsetting of a boat. The question in
this case the jury would have to consider was, whether there

were more persons in the boat than it could with safety hold ; and
also whether the party who stood charged was instrumental
in causing the boat to be so overloaded. If it did appear that
the unhappy event had been the result of accident, and riot
of the overloading' of the 'boat, he apprehended that the
charge of manslaughter could not be maintained. He then
briefly alluded to the other cases in the calendar, and after
generally explaining the duties of grand juries, remitted the
jury to their labours.
The Court then proceeded to swear in the common jury.