The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-18 00:00:00

TITT AUNT, LONotals TlErriptsDAY IVIORWINCIi APRIL lot

I HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
, It is with good operas as it is with good pictures. A rich
1 amateur will hang up a Cuyp or a Rembrandt in his studio,
i and day after day he will contemplate it with fresh delight.
An operatic chef' d'oeuvre produces the same effect, and no
lover of music could attend Don Pasquale, performed once
more on Tuesday, with any other feeling but that of seeking
new sources of p(easure, and of expectation of those choice
-bits of singing and acting which our matchless artists bring
out with such zest and dramatic spirit. As regards the opera
itself, Romani, the first musical. critic and librettist of Italy,
and who is besides a poet of no mean pretensions—Romani
has given his opinion of Don Pasquale in the following
words:—" In its score, more than the wonted fire and spirit
of Donizetti are displayed ; there is the same freshness of de-
sign and colouring which are so remarkable in his most im-
portant works. It abounds in graceful and original melo-
dies, well adapted accompaniments, and agreeable harmonic
combinations ; add to all this some exquisite duets, a mag-
nificent' finale, a delicious serenade, one single chorus, but
that of an entirely new creation ; in a word, a happy
blending of the parlante cantante styles, which forms
the type of all real and successful opera buffs." Romani's
opinion was free from the influence which ours must undergo.
He never witnessed the opera, as performed by the first artists
of Europe, on our Anglo-Italian stage ; but he saw it at
Turin, where the theatre: ranks after La Scala, San Carlos,
and La Fenice, whilst all Italy feels the paucity of artists.
Now we have seen this opera performed by Lablache. We
could never think it endurable with any other Don Pasquale.
Lablache's superiority as a comic actor arises from the cir-
cumstance that although a man naturally of a grave and re-
flective turn of mind, he was compelled, at the first steps of
his career, to begin with a small theatre, the Carlin at Naples,
where comic operas are the staple commodity. There are
many species of national Buffi—such as the Buffo Tescano,
Buffo Neapolitan°, &c., and it was the latter, the most origi-
nal and most mercurial of all, which fell to the lot of
Lablache.

Amongst the most agreeable revivals on the point of taking
place, is that of Giselle, which is to be produced on Thursday.
This ballet, the dances, story, and scenery of which is so
beautiful, is the triumph of Carlotta Grisi, whose aerial style
of dancing enables her to produce so much illusion in the
moonlight dance of the spirits. With this ballet Semirantide
will be restored to us, and in fact we are reminded by the
exertions of the management of the concentration in town of
that beau monde, the most essential to please, since they are
the yearly patrons of this establishment.
The house was brilliantly attended. Amongst the com-
pany we remarked the Queen Dowager, who was accom-
panied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and attended
by Earl Howe, Lord and Lady Barrington, Lady Georgians
Curzon, Hon. Miss Barrington, Hon. Miss Boyle, Hon. W.
Curzon, Hon. L. Curzon ; the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, who were attended by Baron Knesebeck and Col.
.Keith ; the Dukes of Wellington, Devonshire, Beaufort.
Leeds, and de Buisson ; the Duchess of -Beaufort ; the Mar
guises of Ailesbury, Abercorn, Lansdowne, Salisbury, Nor •
manby, Worcester, and Huntley ; the Marchionesses uf
Lansdowne, Douro, Abercorn, Wellesley, Westmeath ; Baror
Nieumann, Baron and Baroness de Cetto ; the Earls o.
Pembrokei Wilton, Auckland, Shelburne, Liverpool, Bel.
fast; the Countesses of Wilton, Auckland, Shelburne, Ken.
mare ; Lords Duncannon, Templetown, Gardner, Aylmer ;
Ladies Fitzroy Somerset, Trimlestone, William Paulet.
Loftus Otway, Colborne, Fremantle, Shaw Stewart, Hen-
derson Durham,. Eleanor Balfour, Wood, Seymour, Aylmer,
Rendlesham, 'Wombwell, Duff ; Sirs Loftus Otway,- 11.
Webb, H. Willoughby, A. Barnard; T. Hare, Edward Cole-
btooke, U. Bold Houghton, M. Shaw Stewart, William Fre-
mantle, C. Kent, Alexander Doff; Honourables R. Curzon,
H. Upton Colonel Cavendish, Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Mrs. 1..
Stanhope, : •

SPORTING ATTRACTIONS.--Bas Life in iontititi
of Sunday next
.3%111 contain the commencement of the
'Alphabetical List of Winning Greyhounds in 1843-4—The
approaching First Spring ;Meeting at Newmarket; with anti-
cipatory remarks by Pegasus—Bath and other races--;A
Glimpse at the .forthcoming Derby, and position of the
"Cracks"—Steeple Chases—Angling Episode, No. 5, by
Ephemera— Cricket Aqnatics— Pedestrianism Pigeon
Shooting—Cheso—Regeneratiou of British Boxing,. by Toni
Spring—Death'of "the Cicern of the Ring," and the usual
variety of Sporting Events. Office of Bells Life, 170, Strand.
On transmission of Sixpence or six Post office stamps to the
Office, papers will be forwarded as usual. On. Suhday arse
Bell's Lift will contain full particulars of the " Doings at
Nermarket," and on the Sunday following copious details
the Chester Races. Post-office Orders for 68.-6 d. will secure
the punctual transmission of the paper for a quarter, delivereti
within 200 miles of London on the Clay of publication.
THE SOUTH .LONDON WATER. COMPANIES.—We
haVe heard that Government are taking active measures
touching the complaints of the inhabitants of the southern
districts of London of the impure and dear water with which
they are supplied. An eminent engineer has already been
called before the Commissioners for the Health of Large
Millis, and examined as to the practicability of obtaining
the water from one of the smaller rivers. ; and evidence has
been given before the same Committee as to the practicability
of filtering any quantity of water in a given number of hoots.
A Noble Marquis has also promised the Lambeth petitioner s
to keep the subject before Parliament until the existing evils
are entirely removed.—Standard. [We have reason to believe
that the engineer referred' to by our Contemporary is Mt.
Easton, who is executing for Government the fountains in
Trafalgar-square. The system of filtration is . that of Mr.
Stuckey, a description of which appeared in The Sea of last
Friday, and the Noble Marquis is the Marquis of Normanby. ll
The following is from a correspondent, flat&
Munich; April 4 :—" Munich has suffered in an unusual ue.
•gree this Winter from typhus and scarlet fever, which has been
fatal in most cases to children. The Prince of Saxe Allen-
burgh, the Queen's brother, has lost two, and many of the
first families have been put in mourning by this awful viSita-
tion. A large school in the suburbs returned all its inmates
to their parents, and the influenza has followed close 'llion
this scourge, and much earlier than the usual period of its
appearance."
LEAGUE TRIUMPH AT HuNTlNGDON.—Saturday
night, one of the largest and most intelligent public meet
ings ever witnessed in the town of Huntingdon met at the
discussion of the corn-laws, in the large room of the Hun-
tingdon Institution, between Dr. Sleigh; on the. part of the
Huntingdonshire Agricultural Protection Society, and James
Acland, Esq., one of the lecturers of the Anti-Corn-law
League. Being the 'Weekly market-day, the town was
crowded by farmers and others from a distance, who, from
the probability' of a speedy election for the borough, have
been lately visited by the agents both of the League- and
Anti-League. Each party selected a chairman, and the twe
chairmen chose an umpire. Downes Martin, Esq., presided
for the League, and David Veasey, Esq.., for the PrOtsc
tionists ; Dennis Herbert, Esq., the Mayor, was -appointed
umpire. The discussion was commenced at four o'clock bv
Dr. Sleigh, whO spoke for an hour ; then Mr. Acland
for the same period. At six o'clock, the time allowed to each
disputant, by -the mutual -arrangements which had Lettr
made, was limited to half an hour; and from eight to halt -
past eight each had a quarter of an hour. At half-past eight
the discussion closed, and a division took place, when the
large assembly; by a majority Of nearly, if not quite, twc
one, voted—" That not only is the principle of protective
eorn-laws unjust, but their abolition is indispensibly necessary
to ths best interests of all classes in the kingdom !" . This.
decision was received with tremendous cheers, greatly t% the
chagrin of the' hitherto dominant' faction of the tows: trm!
counts, who, from the great number of farmers prennt
looked for a different result. .

Tlra SURREY DISPENSARY.—The friends ands. up
porters cif thisexcellent institution assembled on Tuesday In
large nuinbersat the Bridge Hotel, Setithwark,lo celel rpti
the usual 'anniversary festival Which for Many years past har
' been given, -for the-purpose of affording the charitably
posed an opportunity of making an additional contributit ti It
the funds of the institution. The Duke of. Cambridge, }x,lo
- presided last year at the Surrey Dispensary festival, protrisa
to take the chair last evening; but in the 'absence
Royal Highness, the- chair was- taken by Mr..Holme.Sun-,::cr.
High Sheriff for the county; -who was supported by Ni.
Kemble, M.P., Mr. Antrobus, M.P., and several, igenticito.
of high standing in the county of Surrey.. On the reinoTs
of the cloth, Mr. Sumner said that he had received a !diem
from the secretary of the Duke of. Cambridge, who had la et,
directed by Iris Royal Higlineas to forward a cheqm hi
20 guineas, and to express his regret at his being prevente 1
from attending at the dinner. Mr. Kemble proposed c
health of the Chairman" who briefly returned thanks. and
proposed " The health of the Members for the county.' Cs
the report, it appeared that the 'excess of expenditure t.vrr
the income of the preceding year, amounted to 5011., l ut
was hoped that the contributions would not only covet tie it
deficit, but leave a surplus fund at -the disposal of the liia-
perisary, in order to meet the increasing demands upon iti
valuable assistance. • During the past year the increase
patients over the preceding year, amounted to 1,152, ant tltc
number of patients who received relief during the past yea;
amounted to 7,137.
We are glad to hear that: tonnage. is in brisk 'de-
mand at *Liverpool. The desirable change is attributrA to
the success of the guano trade. The import of this 11( VI
article of commerce has givena large amount of employment
to "shipping, ' which promises to continue and to increase.
Whole cargoes of the article are readily sold on arrival. and
it cannot be obtained in sufficient quantity to supply the
market. Shipping is said to have advanced within the last
month ten per cent.—Shipping Gazette. -
...a."TIN (*Ol7 11-LINING COMPANY. —On Tuesday the
annual meeting of this Company was held at the office o
Mt. Stainshy, No. 44, Finsbury-square. The chair. having
been taken by Joseph Grout, Esq., the of the Direc
tors was read by Mr. Stainsby, from which it appeared tbat
the stability of the mine in yielding an abundance' of ore
was now fully proved, and that to an extent beyond expects.
tion. The totabdebit for the year Was 21,3171. 7s. 3d. The
balance in hand, in April, 1843, was 3,017/. ; the copper
tioriee
-sold in the year amounted-to 24,092/., the tin 4,059!., and
arsenic to 661., which, after the reduction of the above debit
left a balance of 9,415/. 90. 10d.,; from this the various dirt.
dends being deducted, there remained an actual balance o•
6641. 4s. 11d. The mine was free from inetunbrance of an)
description. It was proposed 'to abolish a regulation tot
keeping•up a reserve fund, which the Directors thought.
from the profitable state of the mine, was rendered quite
unnecessary for their protection, and if rescinded (the
amount now being 1,5000, would admit of another dividend
i over and above- every liability. The- report a_dopted una
nimously after a discussion, in which Mr. P. Jithason.
Mr. Smith, Mr. Birdsey, Mr. Lisette, and others, took
_part
when thanks were voted to-the Directors and to Captain Paul.
the manager, and the meeting separated. •
The Town Council of Inverness, at their meeting,
on Tuesday, by a majority of one, resolved not to send a
representative to the ensuing. General Assembly.
We are led to believe that it' is probable 'that her
Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accomPenied
by
the
Royal Family, will pay-a visit to the Isle of Wight,
e9[nirse of the month of May, for two or three .
a correiCtat estmat!e heri 'Nweeks in
order tMajesty
conveniencesayhav
eancpp:f Osbornertunityof forouiseng,
,and of the salubrity of its situation, previously. to a morelengthened so rn jouof the Court in the months o August and
September next.
pt BRIGHTON,aiu rDrew,
wtßhirbeflt6—The ship
Northumberland.
Calcutta on the 12th of Deceinber
and the Sandheads on the 14th,arrived in these roads IreZl
Llleguetrs :—Major Chap.
terday, and landed the fullowingnil.
mßeanntia76,klaitßile,engloafloNntarte
lirse.nizatetrie, 18th
mily, • and Mrs. Captain- Taylor and fatally. AinB-ioAriV t;13;
passengers on board were Captain Seaton, Lieutenant .Neist m
2d Madras Native Infantry; Mr. Bell, Mr. Brewer, Mts.
Gallant and son, and Mrs. Crisp. The Northumberland:,
after putting the passengers on board. a pilot boat, set eail
for the Downs. -The ship Pauline Houghton, Captain Rotsay
laden with sugar, also arrived insair roads yesterday from
the Mauritius, and landed letters, which were dispatched
immediately; per railway, to London.
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE.—At the Surrey Sea
sions, when the grand jury came into Court, the foreman sail
they could not part without complimenting the police on the
clearness and precision with which they gave their evidence;
arid-the Chairman remarked that the they
was well 'aware
of their valuable service.
EARLY FRUITS.—On Tuesday, at Covent-garden
Market, there were displayed for sale, .for_the. first time this,
season, peaches at pOs. per dozen, and cherries
vat4os.ioer lb,
H ot-hciuse grapes, atrawbeiirei,-.Pine4PPl6s; peas,
beans, and new potatoes, were also very plentiful. FrenCh

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.
LONDON, APRIL 17.—Fresh easterly breeze, and fine clear
weather.

OFF DARTMOVT/I, APRIL 15.—Eobert Ireddle, Paddon,
Cape Coast Castle.
PLY:worm, APRIL 16.—Wind S.W., light.—Sld. Adairo,
New York ; Cato, Priscilla, and Sylvia, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 16.—Wind N. to N.N.E., light breezes,
-and finer—Acrd. Sylph, La Guayra. Off, Wilhehuina Marie,
Hamburgh for Singapore.
. DEAL, Amu. 16.—Wind S.W.—Acrd. Janet Wilson, Wil-
son, Calcutta. Sld. Ellen Bryom, New York ; Lady Sale,
Montreal ; Cyrus, Quebec.

Poßroion 16.—Wind W.S.W.—The Eleonore
brig, of Jersey, is ashore on No Man's Land, but is expected off.
WEYMOUTH, APRIL 16.—S1d. Astrea, Quebec.
TORBAY, APRIL 16.—S1d. Preston, St. John's, N.B.
OFF SCILLY, APRIL 10.—Vesta, Elingers, Charleston for
Hamburgh.
SWANSEA, APRIL 15.—Arrd. Alex. Robertson, Cuba.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 16.—Wind W. to W.N.W., moderate.-
-Arrd. Enchantress, Brisett, Barbadoes ; Provincialist and
Calefornia, Culd, New Orleans; Blonde, Crawford, Mobile;
Princess, Vaughan, Charleston •, Memphis, Coffin, New York ;
Enterprise, Jones, Halifax. Sid. Cordelia, Calcutta; Hope-
well anc Sarah, Cape of Good Hope ; Sarah Fleming, Angra
Pequina ; Dynamene, Africa; Falmar, Rio; Champion,
Antigua; Crescent, Jamaica; Matthew Pearce, Laguna;
Caspar, Baltimore; Thomas P. Cope, Philadelphia; Hebe
and Hannibal, New York; Albion, Pugwash. Off Lanercost
Lima; Dumfriesshire, Mobile.
SHIELDS, APRIL 15.—The Hercules, of Aberdeen, which,
got ashore in the Herd Sound, Jan. 14, has been got off and
into the harbour. Sid. Earl Durham, Bordeaux and Calcutta.
STROMNESS, APRIL 12.—The King William, Ferguson, of
Berwick, from Liverpool to Stettin, with salt, drove on the
Island of Flotta yesterday, and filled. Assistance has been
sent, to attempt to get her off.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
The following is posted at Lloyd's :
" BAILING DIRECTIONS FOR THE RIVER ELBE.

" 1. Coming from sea with a northerly or N.W.
wind, it is desirable to make Heligoland before running
in for the river. There is a light-vessel and also a red
buoy at the mouth of the Elbe, the former 17, the latter
19 miles S.E. by S. from Heligoland. The light vessel
has three masts; she is painted red, with 'Elbe' in white
letters on her side. She carries a red flag at the main
by day, and from sunset to sunrise a singl fixed light
about 30 feet above the level of the sea, and she in
11 fathoms at low water. Neuwerk High Tower, Scher-
horn Beacon, and red buoy in a line, bearing S.E. by S.,
the Saitter two miles distant coming from Heligoland
with the first of the flood. The course is S.S.E. to the
light-vessel; with half-flood, S.E. by S., and with the
first of the ebb S.E. You will then shoal on the water
gradually from 20 to 10 or 9 fathoms, with the blue mud
very sticky.
" 2. The tail of the Vogel stretches across the river
in this direction, and you have more water after cross-
ing it, and on getting nearer to the station of the light-
ship. When the light-vessel bears S.E. by S. six miles
you will have 9 to 10 fathoms eery dark sand and mud;
when bearing S.E. or S.E. by E. at the same distance,
the bottom is blue mud, and occasionally mussel shells.
The pilot galliot when weather permits lays E.S.E,
2 miles from the light ship, E. by N. one mile from the
red buoy in ten fathoms water. She is distinguished by
a large red vane, and as long as there are any pilots
on board, she has the Hamburg Admiralty flag flying
by clay, and a light by night when ships are coming in.
Ships entering the. Elbe are required to hoist the usual
signal for pilot at the fore by day, ad to show a light by
night, when -approaching the pilot galliot, and to heave
to in sufficient time to enable the boat to come along-
side, as near the galliot as practicable.
"2. In bad weather, when it. is not practicable to
board vessels at her proper station, the pilot galliot re-
moves to her inner station nearer to Neuwerk. In such
cases, ships will do well to attend to the following direc-
tions :—Pass to the northward of the cuter light vessel,
then steer E.N.E., until the inner light vessel bears S.E.
or S.E.fE., then steer direct for her leaving her on the
larboard side, then steer S.S.E. or S.E. by S. till you can
get close to the black buoy E., where, if you do not find
the pilot galliot, you may anchor in six fathoms. The
buoys will be found to be a very good guide ; in going
in, leave the black on the starboard and the white on
the larboard side. The white on the north side of the
channel are nun, buoys, the black on the south side are
can buoys.
" 3. Coming in at night, when Neuwerk high light
comes above the horizon from the deck, you will then
be about eight miles from the red buoy ; bring it to
bear S.E. by S., and steer for it; when the low light at
Neuwerk is seen you will not be far from the outer light-
vessel; pass to the northward of her, and steer E.S.E.,
till the inner light vessel bears S.E. E. .This vesis4_
has two masts, shows two fixed lights, one over the other,
eighteen feet apart, is painted red, with.' Elba' in
white letters on her side, and carries, during the day, a
horizontally divided blue and white flag at the main.
When you have brought her to bear S.E. S., steer
directly for her, leave her on your larboard side, and
bring her to bear (directly after passing her) N.N.W.,
then steer S.S.E., care being taken to keep the light-
ship N.N.W., and keeping a good lead going. You will
shoal regularly from 13 to 6 and 6- fathoms, when you
will be close to the black buoy 6, Neuwerk light bearieig
S. by W: Take notice, however, that before gettiniso
far as this you may possibly have one cast of 6 futhoina
on the tail of the sand-reef, which Stretches. into the
channel; it is very narrow, and you deepen in 7,8, and 9
fathoms again. When you can make sure of having got
soundings on the S. side of the channel. near the black
buoy, in 5i fathoms, steer off to the N.E. into 6 or 7
fathoms, and anchor immediately. The channel is
narrow here, and this is the inner station of the pilot
galliot, which carries a light by night, and will supply
vessels with pilots, that show a light even at night, wind
and weather permitting.
" 4. It is advisable, with the wind to the southward of
west, as soon as you have sounded on Borkum Reef, to
steer easterly along the south shore, in 14 to 15 fathoms,
till•you reach midway between Heligoland and Wange-
roog. You are then east-south-east, about 16 miles from
the red buoy ; steer then east-south-east, and keep the
lead going. On this course you will find 17, 16, 1:5,14,
13, and 12 fathoms, with a blueish, sticky ground; if too
southersly, you will have 9 to 10 fathoms (solid ground),
and must then steer more northerly, till you regain the
before-mentioned depth. As soon as you get sight of
the high tower, on Neuw erk, of the Scharhorn Beacon, or
the outer vessel, bring that object south-east by south,
and steer this course, the kad constantly going, till you
are certain that you have reached the mouth of the Elbe ;
thin proceed as stated in 1 and 2,
"" 6. In coming towards the Elbe from the northward,
keep the low light of Neuwerk, open to the eastward of
the high light, steering south by east half-east, or south-
south-east ; you will then cross the tail of the Vogel
Sand, in 6 or 7 fathoms, and when you deepen in 19 or
12 fathoms, you will be then in the Eibe, and may pro-
ceed as before directed.

" GENERAL REMARKS.

" When it is expected there is ice in the Elbe, whe-
ther the light-vessels are at their stations or not, it is
not prudent for any vessel to I tut' into the river, unless
there is a fresh wind at south-west or west, as with
these winds, and the tide at half ebb, the channel is left
free of ice, and ships may fully expect to get-to get pilots
and assistance, and to reach Cuxhaven harbour.
" Do not come nearer the Scharhorn than nine fa-
thoms, it is very steep.
" no not trust to your soundings on the Vogel Sand,
between the white buoy, No. 2, and the station of the
Miner light-ship. The depth is very irregular, and
being steep from thirteen to fourteen fathoms, you are
close to the dry sand. You may approach the sand reef
to five fathoms, on the south shore.

" In order to guard against mistaking the lights,
which has often occurred, by mistaking the high light
of Neuwerk for the light-vessel, it is recommended, as
the only sure plan to guide strangers, when they see a
light, is to bring it to bear south-east by south before
stranding for it, and in that bearing to steer direct for it.
They will, then, even if. the light-vessel is away, come
to no danger before seeing the low light on Neuwerk,
and by that know what light it is.
" With references to the sailing directions in No. 4,
it must be remarked, that the south shore is very steep,
and should, therefore, only be adopted when the wind is
to the southward of west, taking care not to get to the
northward of the Elbe, by striking in hazy weather the
shoal water of the tail of the Vogel (which stretches
right across the Elbe) before sight of anything is. got.
Compass courses and bearings, and the distance 6U miles
to one degree."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, April 17.

BULWER V. ASHLEY--JUDGMENT.

The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this case,
which was argued some time since upon appeal ft om the de-
cision of the Vice-Chancellor of England. His Lordship
ordered the decree Pronounced by the Vice-Chancellor to be
varied, by directing the annuities to be valued, and the tenant
to keep down the interest on such valuation, instead of keep-
ing down the interest on the annuities as directed by the
Vice-Chancellor. It was arranged that the mattershould be
mentioned again on Wednesday next, in order to settle the
minutes of the decree.

The Court then proceeded to hear appeals, none of which
possessed any features of public interest.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Aprill7.
The Vice-Chancellor of England was occupied the whole
day with cause petitions of no general interest.

ROLLS' COURT, April 17.
STRIKENG OUT CAUSES.

In the course of the morning, Mr. ROGERS applied to the
,Master of the Rolls to permit a cause, in which the parties
were not prepared, in consequence of its having unexpectedly
come into the paper, to stand over for a short time.
Lord LANGDALE said it was very inconvenient to postpone
causes that were in the paper. Solicitors ought to be pre-
pared, and he must insist upon striking out the causes if the
parties were not ready when they were called on. If that
course were persevered in for a short time, parties would be
more on the alert. _ -

Mr. GRAY (of the firm of Clarke, Metcalfe, and Gray) beg-
ged to state cn behalf of the solicitors of the Court, that they
were not altogether to blame. He knew of a case that was
yesterday postponed which would have lasted three or four
days, and, consequently, those cases that stood after it had
unexpectedly come into the paper, and much earlier than
was anticipated. The parties in those cases, relying upon
the causes being taken regularly in their turn, were of course
not prepared, while all' the extra labour to get the heavy
case ready to which he had alluded, had been entirely thrown
away.

Lord LANGDALE—There is something in that, Mr. Gray
but I think solicitors should be prepared for every con
tingency.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 17.
(Sittings in Banco.)
MI CORPORATION tm SALT.IBII 7,. FINNIMORE.

This was an action brought to try the right of the Corpora-
tion to levy a toll of one'shilling on every vessel entering
Plymouth Sound, as anchorage and buoyage. The case was
tried before Mr. JuStiee Wightman and a special jury at
Exeter, and the verdict was found for the plaintiff.
Mr. Bans Tow now moved for a rule nisi for a new trial, on
the ground—first, of the improper reception of evidence ;
and, secondly, of misdirection by the Learned Judge. At the
trial the charters granted to the borough by Elizabeth, Charles
the Second, and George the Third, were put in evidence.
These charters confirmed to the Corporation their
right=to dues for anchorage and buoyage, and. to all
other dues which they had heretofore been entitled to receive.
The plaintiff's then proceeded to show usage from time imme-
morial in the collection of these dues. Among the evidence
put in to support this usage there were a number of trades.'
mens' bills receipted, taken from the muniments of the bo-
rough of Saltash, for repairs clone to certain buoys. He ob-
jected to the admission of these bills, contending that they_
could not be given as evidence, that the work had been ac-
tually done, inasmuch as it would be extending the principle
of the admission of hearsay evidence further than it had ever
yet been extended. The Learned Judge, however, had ad-
mitted then“o be given in evidence; as was now contended,
improperly, and the Learried Counsel quoted several cases in
support of his argument. It further appeared that there
had been given in evidence what was called a
decree of the Court of Chancery in the time of
Queen Elizabeth, in the case of Roodyard v. Cloburly and
others. This was an action brought by certain persons who
claimed these dues under a charter of Elizabeth, against the
Corporation -of Saltash; for persisting in collecting them.
The Corporation contended they had a right to these dues,
and the Court confirmed them in that right by what was of-
fered in evidence as a dicree, but which he contended Was
merely an interlocutory order; Now in that case there were
two contending grantees for the Crown, each claiming the
toll, and therefore each interested in assuming that there
was a right to collect the - toll ; but there was
none to represent the interests of the public, and
therefore it could not be' given in evidence in a case
brought to try the 'right to the toll. The order itself
was merely Interlocutory, confirming the right of the
Corporation to collect these tolls until the plaintiffs should
show better cause to support their claim. It was merely a
decision nisi, and could not be given in evidence to show the
immemorialitv of this claini on the part of the Corporatioit of
Saltash. The misdireetion was, that the Judge having ad-
mitted this as evidence, treated it in his summing up as de-
cisive, of the point.
Mr: Justice WicaroUN had treated, it as cogent evidence,
but novas decisive:
• BARsrow—Very well, my Lord, then I willonly ask
foIt.MYJAIIe on the taro:first points.
VpiltAN—Take your rule.—Rule nisi granted.
eail

I BAIL COURT, April 17.
411 i QUEEN U. THE TOWN-COUNCIL OF STAMFORD.
Mr.:STRIITENs apitlied :to the Court for a mandamus, 'di-
rectek te. the Town-council of the borough of Stamford, com-
manding them to pay 1971. 19s. 3d. to the treasurer of the
borough-fund; to be carried to account of that fund. It ap-
peared that an order 'l4 been made by three of the ToWn-
conned for the payment of this sum out of the borough fund
to an attorney for certain _proceedings taken by him. This
order for payment the Court of Queen's Bench had subse-
quently-gnashed, and the object of the present application
was to have the sum in,qtieStion, restored to the borough fund.
' Mr. Justice CoLEttmaz said, that having doubts as to ;the
Proper course to be mil-fined) he should take time to consider
his decision.

HOARE' V. ANDERSON.
Pl, Id M Mills -

in this case Mr. ,att an Ar. ...tills were for the plaintiff;
and for.the defendant:no Counsel appeared.
It was an action brought by the plaintiff, a livery-stable
keeper, to recover the sum of 71!. 2s. 6d., the balance of an
account of 142/. 55., from the defendant, a gentleman well
known in the sporting circles, and brother-in-law to Madame
Vestris. The account had been incurred by Mr. Anderson,
and by his wife, for the hire of carriages, from January to
September in the last year, to convey them to and from
Eburv-street, Pimlico (the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Mathews), to and from the theatres, St. Alban's races, And
various other places.
The trips were proved by. three of Mr. Hoare's servants,
who had driven the defendant or his family on various occa-
sions, within the period stated; and the jury at once found
a verdict for the plaintiff, for the balance of account claitned
by him. _ _

COURTOF 'EXCHEQUER, April 17.
(Sittings in Banco.) •
. .
The following notice pas posted in Court this morning:—
" It is ordered that in future the Peremptory Paper be
called on the first day of each term after the motions, and be
prodeded with the next day, if necessary,before the motions."
In accordance with this order, the cases act down in the
peremptory paper were proceeded with to-day. ' i
They did not appear to be: such as to call for particular
notice.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, April 17.'
. (Sittings in Banco.)
FEARN V. FILICA.
Sir T. Wit., in this case, moved for a rule to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside, on the ground Of its
being against, evidence, and on the ground of misdirection.
The cause was tried before Mr. Justice Coltman, and a Ver-
dict.was entered for the plaintiff to the amount of 3021. ss.
The action was on a bill of exchange. It appeared that a
person named Grand. took a counting-house in the City,
using the name of the firm of Howard, Grand, and Co. Grand
hail by some means obtained an introduction to the Comtner-
cial Bank of Paris, and kept book at his counting-house to
show that he had transactions with that Bank, but there was
not a single entry in them. The action in the present •case
was brought on a bill of exchange remitted bY Pauli
and Co., of Milan, to Grand, and drawn on Gandolfii and
Co , in • the City, who were the real defendants.
and
bg the bill
He was advertised,
s°:;iilefftrielrialed for him, and a fiat in hankrUptcy
bill arrived, Grand shut up
s Beforer
► oaur. thetoinf
gljoht letter s
was
a
d
1.
issued against him. Ile had, however, left a letter for aJ. per-
son named Lonagan, authorising him to open any letter that
came for him, and to_endorse the bill in question. There
was a letter also fora person named Lopez, stating that the
bill should be appropriated- for the payment of any debts
for which Lopez was liable on account of Grand.. It wail not
so appropriated, but Was 'applied in discharge of a debt due
from Lonagan to a person named Daniel, which was said to
hive arisen by reason Of an advance of 300/. made by Daniel
on a pledge of some wine warrants. Taking the 'plaintiff to
be a bona fide holder of the bill through Daniel,
the issue. taken in the case was whether the. bill
was endorsed by Howard, Grand, and Co. The
first objection he had was that the letter might be
construed into an intention to commit a fraud, and that
Lopez and Lonagan were' cognisant of fraud, having ab-
sconded. In the next place there was nothing in the letter
of Grand authorising the appropriation which had been made
of the bill. He contended that the
.bill never belonged to
Grand, and that the authority to appropriate it was revoked
by the act of bankruptcy. The Learned Judge told the jury
to consider whether the plaintiff' was a bona fide holder, -with-
out reference to those circumstances, and the jury were of
opinion that there was no act of bankruptcy when there
clearly was one.
Rule granted on both points.

SHERIFFS' COURT, April 16..
(Before Mr. Under-S,heriff KENNEDY and a Common Jury.:

HATTON V. MACREADY.
THEATRICAL DIFFERENCES.—This was an action brought
by John Liptrot Hatton, the author of the es:ebrated Eng-
lish opera,- Pascal Bruno, which was played with so much
Success in Germany, and i gentleman of well-known musical
talent, against the eminent tragedian. William Charles
Macready, Esq., to recover the sum of 191. Bs. 6d., for ar-
rears of salary' and two" performances in Der Frieschutz and
Macbeth, at lbrt try-lane Theatre: The defendant pleaded that
he was not indebted except as to 121. Is. 6d., which he paid
into Court
Mr. Simon appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Whitmore
for the defence.
A difference arose between the parties as to the amount of
salary, and Mr. Hatton did that which Mr. Macready consi-
dered a breach of engagethent ; and the question was whether
the former was entitled to a notice or not.
Mr. WHITMORE urged that the plaintiff had destroyed his
own case. Supposing the plaintiff were entitled to a week's
notice from the time of discontinuing his services, and to two
guineas for a performance of a mongrel kind, similar to that
of Punch, where one figure moves and a person speaks from
behind, the defendant hakmore than covered his'demand by
the payment of 121. ls. 6d. into Court.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF having summed up, the jury
returned'a verdict for the defendant.

ADMIRALTY COURT, .April IG.
THE ELIZABE,TO.--SALVAGE.
This was an action to recover compensation for alleged
salvage services rendered by two licensed boatmen to a
schooner named the Elizabeth, of 60 tons' (new measure-
ment), bound on a voyage. from London to Canton, which
met with a gale of wind near the '1516 of. Portland, and, it
being feared that she had sprung a leak, the master put back,
and when
whehitoisotffedDaunlgigehritesfso,roan
ptihloet (as he alleged), and was
evening of the 13th of Ja-
nuary,boarded by .the salvors, by whose aid the vessel was brought
into Dover harbour. The owners contended that the service
was one of pilotage, and tendered 101., which was consider-
ably more than the ordinary rate of pilotage. The salvors
claimed to have performed a salvage service, for which 104
-was inadequate. The value of ship and cargo was 2,3001.
After hearing Dr. Haggard for the salvors, and Dr. Addams
for the owners, who characterised the action as an attempt
at extortion, - •
Dr. LUSHIN6TON, repeating the doctrine he had often laid
down, that a pilot is not bound to take charge of a vessel
which required services of another kind, not in the ordinary
course of navigation for The ordinary pilotage alone, declared
his opinion that this case was not one of mere.pilotage, and
that wed not an adequate reward 'for it; argl he al-
lotted 20/.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

L R COURT.

(Before Mr. Justice MAULE.)
At two o'clock the Learned Judge entered the Court, when
Mary Farley, a married woman, thirty-six years of age, was
indicted for the wilful murder of George Furley, her male
child, in the month of March last, by carrying and casting
him into a certain navigable canal.
The case for the prosecution was ststed by Mr...Prender •
Bast; the prisoner was undefended, but the presiding Judge
adopted the good old-fashioned plan of being her counsel, by
objecting to the evidence where it appeared either illegal or
irrelevant.

Several witnesses were examined, and the purport of their
testimony has already:been before the public.
It appeared by the evidence to-day, that some time before
she Committed the dreadful crime, she and her two children
were Inmates of Bethnal-green workhouse, which place she
left voluntarily on the 20th of March, when she was
paid a small sum of money by the master. After
she -left she compla'ned. to her friends that the children
had not been kindly treated in the union, and evinced
Mat distress of mind. ; and she told one of them
ary Butler).that that day would end her trouble, for both
her and her children Would meet with a watery grave. On
that evening about half-past eight she took away her
youngest child, and ,shortly after she was seen by Mr. Gard-
ner, a bargemaster, at the Regent's Canal, near the Mile-end-
road bridge. Ile• hearing;a moaning went to the place from
whence the sound proceeded, when lie saw something float-
ing nearly fifteen feet from the bank. lle put out his boat-
hook and caught hold of the prisoner,
.who exclaimed, " Oh,
my child I" lie asked her where it was, and she said "In
the water," and he saw it drop from under her arm while sha
was speaking. - The • Witness conveyed them to the Globe
Tavern, and Mr.;- New, a . surgeon, was sent for, - who pro-
nounced the child dead, but by means used the prisoner was
resuscitated. After she recovered she attempted to make
away with herself and child,. on account of the ill-treatment
she had met with in the Workhouse.

Several female paupers who have infant children there
were called by the Judge, and strictly examined as to the diet
allowed to infant paupers.. They all declared that the food
and nutrition was good in quality and sufficient in quantity.
Mr. New having deposed that the deceased infant was a fine'
healthy child, and that death arose from drowning,
The prisoner was called on for her defence. The unfortn-
nate woman, who is a well-favoured person, and fluent of
speech, arose and addressed the jury for nearly a quarter of
an hour, and detailed some facts relative to the barber to
the workhouse, when half drunk, operated upon the head of
her elder child, and 'cut 'pieces of flesh or skin therefrom as
big as farthing pieees. In addition to six shillings she had
when she left the workhouse, her friends made some small
contributions to enable her to get employment at shirt. mak-
ing, but she could with bard labour finish three in a day, for
which she received seven farthings each. The day before
she went to the water she determined on laying out her little
stock of money in muslin and ribbon, and making up some
dress caps, but when she got to.the shop to make the pur-
chase, she found that some person had stolen her green silk
purse and money. After a short pause and considerable fal-
tering, she added, " My Lord, I had no prospect 'before me
but to go to the workheuSe, to which I had such an aversion;
that I preferred death to myself and child." She concluded
by saying, " I did not go Into the water, but slipped off the
plank at the wharf."
_ _

Mr. Justice MAIILE summed up the evidence, and left it
for the jury to say whether they thought, after the declare •
tions she had made, she had wilfully cast herself and child
into the water, or whether she had slipped in by accident,
as she bad just said.
The jury consulted ten minutes, and then declared her
Guilty.
Proclamation having been made by Mr. Miller, the officer
of the Court,

The Learned JuDGE addressed the prisoner with great
earnestness and solemnity, and concludod by passing the
awful sentence of death, after the usual form.

The prisoner cla.qped her hands together,and exclaimed,
" What shall I do'?" She was removed roth the har in an
agony of grief.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKEN WELL.

William Burton Newenhant was brought up on re-
mand, charged with the abduction of Frances Louisa
Wortham, of Gerard-street, Coburg-road, Islingtoni a
ward in Chancery.
The Court was crowded, as on former occasions, with
professional gentlemen and highly respectable laymen,
who manifested great interest in the proceedings.
Mr. Southee, of Ely-Place, Holborn, conducted the
prosecution, and Mr. Humphries defended the prisoner:
On Tuesday last an -application was made to Vice-
Chancellor Sir-Knight "Bruce. to suspend the order of
reference, which had been made by his Honour, to the
Master, to inquire into the marriage, or supposed mar-
riage of Newenharn, until the. result of the criminal pro-
ceedings at this Court was ascertained. His Honour
declined to suspend the order, -but directed that Mrs.
Wortham might be appointed receiver over her daugh-
ter's property,
Mr. Southee observed that Mr. Allen, the tipstaff of
the Court of Chancery was in attendance.
Mr. CoSIBE—WeII, what then ?
Mr. Southea—ln case- your Worship discharges 'the
prisoner I suppose he intends to capture him on :the
Vice-Chancellor's warrant.
Mr. COMBE—There_is rot the slightest chance of imy
discharging him. But the case cannot be proceeded With
to-day. I must remand him until Monday next, %farm
the case can be completed.
Mr. Humphries. said he was not anxious toth ow
any obstructions in the way of justice, but the am unt
of bail-the magistrate had required was very large, two
sureties in 500. each, and himself in 1,0001)—in short,
it was tantamount to a refusal of bail altogether ~•1 for
the prisoner could not procure sureties in so large an
amount. He hoped the Magistrate would receive bail to
a leis amount, that his client might regain his liberty.
Mr. Sout.hoe—l must oppose the application for a re-
duction of the amount of bail.
Mr. COMBE,State why I should reduce the bail.
Mr. Humphries—That a smaller amount would an-.
swer the same purpos-.
Mr. COMBE—If I were now to proceed with the case,
evidence would •be in a few minutes produced which
would place it quite beyond my power to receive bail at
all. When taken into custody the prisoner said helwas
an Esquire, and he represented himself as a person -of
some fortune. - •

Mr. Humphries—And in that representation he was
fully justified. . .
Mr. COMBE—Then, if he be so, he can have no diffi-
culty in procuring the amount of bail required. If jour
client chooses to assume dignity and position, he cannot
complain that he is dealt with as such. If you coniider
the bail excessive, you know thrre is another Court to
which you can appeal fur its reduction.
Mr. Southee said he was anxious to correct an impres-
sion which he feared had gone forth, that he was anxioue
to compromise the case. Such was not the fact, but di-
rectly the reverse. •
Mr. CoMBI said there was no ground for such an in..
pression, .
Mr. Southee felt it his duty to call the attention of the
Magistrate to the fact that, since the prisoner's arrest,
he had been in communication with Miss Wortham and

her mother, contrary to the order of the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Co3IBE said this question was,, as far as he: was
concerned, proPerly:speaking, coram non judice. He
would, however, be most anxious to.lend his assistance
in carrying out the Chancellor's directions, and thdught
it highly improper that any communication should be
allowed to take place, between the prisoner and Mrs. or
Miss Wortham. Ile had advised mother and dauhter
not to hold any such communication with the prisrner.
Further than this he was not justified in interfering'.
Mr. Southee produced a letter of the prisoner, dated the
13th of April, to Mrs. or Miss Wortham, which had!been
sent to them from the house of Correction.

Mr. COMBE said the parties aiding in forwarding this
letter rendered themselves liable to punishment forlcon-
tempt of the Court of Chancery, by acting in defiance of
the order of that Court.

Mr. Humphries—AS this matter has been mentioned I
must say the prisoner has acted indiscreetly and un-
wisely. I will advise him against holding any ;such
communication in future. I want to know, why should
the pike go to his lodging and seize upon is money ?
Mr. Southee assured the Court if such were the case it
was done without kis latowledge or concurrence. :
Inspector Penny—l received instructions from Mr.
Southee to lock the prisoner's door and seal it up. I did
so, but I removed no money.
Mr. Humphries----Somebody did it. He was informed
that it was Duke, the Usher of the Court. •

Duke said he removed the money from the lodging,
. it
but took it back again, putting it a safe place. •
Mr. COMBE—I ye no-objection that it should be re-
stored to the prisoner.
The prisoner was then remanded.
On the former examinatien Mr. I-lumphries elicited
from Mrs. Worth= that .the prisoner had advanced
money for the education of her daughter, but with a
prounze of its being repaid on a future occasion.
UNION-HALL.
Thomas Nicholson, a Lancashire man, was charged with
breaking the leg of a man named Watchorn on the preceding
night.
It appeared the parties were tanners at Bermondsey, and
living together at the "-Crown and Cushion" in Page's-walk,
they quarrelled and had a scuffle. In the course of the affray
the prisoner resorted to a very discreditable mode of attack
on his adversely, and gave him what is termed a most violent
"Lancashire kick," which broke his leg, and he was obliged
to be taken to the hospital.
Mr. CorrxNonAlit said the defendant had acted in a most
brutal manner, and remanded him till the injured man is
able to attend. :

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
Thomas Sharpe, a genteel, good-looking youth, between
seventeen and eighteen years of age, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a silk purse, containing sixteen sove-
reigns, a half-crown, and two sixpences, under the following
circumstances:—

The prosecutor, Mr. George Masters, a solicitor, residing
at N 0.22, Duke-street, St. James's, stated that the prisoner
had been in his service from the 28th of December last as
footboy, and bad apparently conducted himself with
steadiness and propriety. Last evening he (the prosecutor)
returned home from the country, and being much fatigued,
from having travelled two days and nights, retired
to bed between eight and nine o'clock. About a
quarte:. to ten he, was awoke from out of a sound sleep by
something occurring in his bed-chamber, but could not make
out what it was, and therefore concluded he had been dream-
ing; but presently afterwards he was somewhat startled at
perceiving, although very indistinctly, at the foot of the bed,
the head of a person, who was evidently in a crouching' posi-
tion. assure himself that he was not deceived, he gently
raised himself on his elbow, and, after the lapse of a few
seconds, distinctly heard a rustling, as of a person moving
; cautiously about, on which he instantaneously jumped out of
bed and ran against some person, whom he seized firm hold of,
and, throwing him down, pinned him to the floor, but it was too
dark for him to recognise wilt, it was. The bell• pull being within
reach, he rang for his servant, who quickly came with a light,
and he then perceived that he had captured the prisoner. On
examining the room the purse and its contents were missed
from oft' the drawers, where he had placed it just previously
to going to bed, and on looking about it was found on the
floor at the- prisoner's feet. The prisoner afterwards begged
to be forgiven, for the sake of his parents, who are very de-
cent people.
Mr. IlannwicK asked the prisoner what he had to say ?
He said he had been drinking, and dill not know what he
was doing.—He was fully-committed to Newgn:e..

I, SALMON CHEAP.—There was .an abundance of
prime curd salmon in market on Fritlaj- at .fOiirponc-e' per
vund.—Limerich Chronicle.