The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-20 00:00:00

SUMMARY OF NEWS

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General Count Montholon has addressed a letter to one of the
Paris journals, contradicting the story that his gone the round of
the English and French press respecting the heart of Napoleon.
He states that the autopsy was performed by M. Automarchi, and
that the mortal remains of the Emperor were watched by himself
and General Bertrand until the moment when they were interred.
The Swiss journals state that, up to the 2d inst., the passage of
Mount Saint Gothard was free from snow, and on New Year's Day
the weather was open and mild as spring. But, on the 3d, the
scene changed. In the morning, Reaumur's thermometer was
down as low as 15 degrees below zero (13/4 below zero of Fahren.
heit). At the same hour, at Lugano, the thermometer was at
30 Fahrenheit.

The Atoniteur states that letters have been received from Gorttx,
dated the 9th, announcing that the illness of his Royal Highness
Use Duke d'Angouleme was no longer of an alarming nature.
A grand ball for the benefit of the Polish exiles is announced to
take place on the 30th inst., on which the Princess Czartorisky
will throw open her splendid residence, the Hotel Lambert, Rue
St. Louis.

The funeral service of the Prince de Croi, Cardinal Archbishop
of Rouen, was performed at the Cathedral of that city on Sunday.
According to anciect usage, the Cardinal's hat of the deeeased was
suspended by a cord in the vault osier the coffin, to remain in that
position, until, becoming detached through age, it shall fall of its
own accord.

The town of Pontoise has been thrown into consternation by the
murder of M. Donon.Cadot, a rich banker, two days back. Pro-
perty, supposed to the amount of 800,000 f., in specie, bank-notes,
bills of exchange, and other securities, has been carried off. At
the moment when the local authorities were preparing to insert a
notice in the journals for the purpose of putting upon their guard
persons to whom the bills might be presented, a packet arrived at
Pontoise through the Post-office, and bearing the ['pa-mark of
Poissy, containing the whole or the greater part of them.
MAW AND POLICZ.
In the Rolls' Court, Lord Langdale gave judgment in the case of
the Countess Berchtoldt v. the Marquis of Hertford, awarding
the plaintiff a life interest in the sum of 10,6101. Bank Three per
Cent. Annuities, agreeably to a bequest of the late Marquis.
William Gilbert, driver of Mountain's omnibus 4,216, running
from Paddington to the Bank, was charged at Marylebene with
having caused the death of Mr. William Hatton, an old and re-
spectable inhabitant of Hendon ; and after undergoing an exami-
nation was admitted to bail.

At Worship.street William Helford, the authorised pariah
broker of Sluth Hackney, was summoned before Mr. Bingham, at
the instance of Mr. Richard Peacock, am old inhabitant and rate.
payer, for making an exorbitant overcharge of expense in levying
eleven distresses for rates in the house of the complainant at one
and the same time. Mr. Bingham said the case fell within the
language of the 7th and Bth George IV., and ordered the defendant
to refund 2/. I 3s. of time amount he had overcharged, and pay the
costs of the proceeding.
COURT —FASHXONAB LE.

According to present arrangements her Majesty (who will open
the ensuing session of Parliament in person on the let of February)
will take her departure from Windsor Castle, for Buckingham
Palace, on Tuesday or Wednesday, the 30th or 31st inst. It is
fully expected that the stay of the Sovereign in town will not ex.
tend beyond a week or ten days, when the Court will return to
Windsor, and remain at the Castle till a somewhat advanced
period of the spring, most probably until the middle of April.
The Marquis of Salisbury arrived on Thursday morning from
visiting the Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, at Burghley, near
Stamford, and left by the mail train the same evening for Whit.
tingham House, the seat of Mr. and Lady Eleanor Balfour, near
Dunbar. The Noble Marquis will be in town by the 31st inst., in
order to dine with the Duke of Wellington.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Downshire left Hillsborough
Castle, county Down, last week, for the Palace, Armagh, to stay a
few days on a visit to the Lord Primate.

A magnificent bag masque was given by Mr. C. G. Eversfield, on
Wednesday, at his seat, Denne Park, near Horsham, at which at
least 300 of the leading nobility and gentry connected with the
county of Sussex were present. A very splendid temporary erec-
tion, in the form a marquee, but having all the splendour of a gal.
lery in its decorations and equipments, was provided so as to form
apparently a part of the house, being concected by a corridor taste-
fully embellished with flowers, and brilliantly illuminated. The
Duke of Richmond, accompanied by Lady Caroline Lennox, and
Lords Henry and Alexander Lennox, came from Goodwood Park ;
and the Duchess of Norfolk, with Lady Mary Howard and Lords
Edward and Bernard Howard, came over from Arundel Castle.
The Earl of Falmouth arrived, at the close of last week, at Tre-
gothan, his seat in Cornwall, from Woolhampton Park, near
Newbury.
Sir Clifford and Lady Constable and Miss Chichester have re-
turned to Burton Constable, near Hull, from visiting Lord Beau-
mont, at Carlton Hall, near Selby. , -
Sir John Guise, Bart., on Monday last, gave a ball at Rend-
combe Park, Gloucestershire, to his tenantry, to which also the
yeonianry of the neighbourhood were invited. On Tuesday, on the
occasion of Earl Fitzhardinge's hounds meeting at the Park, the
worthy Baronet gave a sumptuous breakfast to a numerous party of
the noblemen and gentlemen belonging to that hunt.
EOUS.
An important meeting was held, on Thursday, in Dublin, at the
residence of Lord Charlemont. Upwards of fifty noblemen and
gentlemen of influence were present, when a petition to both
Houses of Parliament was adopted, setting forth the grievances of
Ireland. A substantive motion on the sulject will be made at an
early period of the session.

King William's College, in the Isle of Man, was totally de.
stroycd by fire on Sunday, the 14th. _

A great free trade meeting took place on Tuesday, at Manches-
ter. Mr. Wilson, who was in the chair, gave a brief account of
the progress of the League. During the late few weeks the de-
putation had visited twenty-five places, and large sums had been
subscribed at each, some of them amounting to 3,0001. Mr.
Brotherton, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. M. Phillips, addressed the
meeting.
The Police Gazette contains the offer of a reward of 3001. for
the discovery, apprehension, and conviction of the person or per-
sons who committed the murder of James Garner, who was miss-
ing on the 2d June last, and whose body was found on the 17th
August, barbarously murdered in a corn-field, in the parish of
Gaddesby, in the county of Leicester.
Notwithstanding the enormous outlay in building the new
Gresham College, the lectures founded by Sir Thomas Gresham find
as few hearers as when they were delivered in the generally dirty
room at the late Royal Exchange,

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
A very large business was done in the Liverpool Cotton
Market yesterday. Sales, 160,000 bales, of which speculators
took 100
0,00 0.
* The quotations were firm.—The Share Market
Grand Junction, 234 ; Great Western Halves,
i; South Western, 74 ; Man-
chester and Birmingham,
7woas; Birminghamg Quarters. 29
38k; Manchester and Leeds, 101;
bJ idland Counties, 89 ; Paris and Rouen, 32g- ; South Eastern,
35 ; ditto, New, 35i ; Paris and Lyons, 3.
There have not been any arrivals this morning from the
Colonies of later dates than those previously received.
An important feature in the Returns of the issues of the
Banks of England and Wales is, that the circulation of notes
has been increased, while those of Scotland and Ireland show
a diminution. The bullion in the Bank of England has reached
the enormous sum of 14,638,000/.
With an abundance of money, and but a slight employment
for it in trade—though in this respect things have improved of
late—it is not surprising that the recent high range of prices
should be so well maintained. Consols for Money and Ac-
count opened at 96i, and now 97 is again the quota-
tion. At 968, over fifty thousand pounds stock was
purchased, and this gave a most decided tone to
the market. Again has Bank Stock been done at 191, and if
concurrent report and opinions be worth any thing, the re-
newal of the charter of the Bank of England is a certainty.
For the Account, Bank Stock has been sold at 1911. The
Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Reduced Annuities are at 103 ;
and the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. at 102. There
was not a single quotation for India Bonds this morning.
An inconsiderable amount of business has been transacted
in the Foreign Stocks this morning. Spanish Five per
Cents. have improved to 22/1, and the Three per Cents. were
at 304. For Belgian Stock 1051 has been paid—a rise of
1 per cent. on the previous quotation. Brazilian Stock is
heavy; Dutch much the same as yesterday. Portuguese
C
Not many changes requiring remark have taken place in the
Stock Market to-day. The most prominent are a rise in the
ounevhetrhteed gate per cent. higher, and the other stocks remain
as yesterday.
Liverpool and Manchester Half-shares to 58 prem. ; and in the
London and Birmingham to 143 prem. ; South Western are
higher also. In
the other Shares not much business has been
m
done. Union Bank of Australia are now worth 2i 1 premium
per share.
BRITISH FUNDS
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Official ListDAY AT O
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Rioeres ' Account
Bills, I}d.
65
6.5
67 .... 67 pm.
FORExCE4lncGhsspoel:listutiFfe:rUrSNmDalSi THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 105}
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent... ..., ..
Ditto for the Account
Portuguese 80nd5,.,5 per Cent
Ditto Converted - 46
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds s}
Ditto Deferred Stock...
Ditto Three per Cent. ............... ...—."
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2i per Cent ......... 54}1
Dutch 5 per Cent. ... ........................... 100/
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
a A ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto New . 2.5 ...... 14...... to
Do. Extension . .
Great Western
Liverpool and Manchester lOO ...—• ...
tttooo
__—
Ditto } Shares
London and Blackwall 1356: ............................ to —__
London and Birmin loam Stock ......2414 ...... to 243
London and Greenwich
London and South Western ... 4156 ... .. 747311 to 74}
Ditto Eighths i. ~, .. 21}/... to
London and Croydon (Trunk) 131...... 15i to
Lancaster and Carlisle
North Midland
Ditto ft Shares
Paris and Orleans 2O ...... 331 i ... to
Paris and Rouen „ .., 20 ..... 321...... to
South Eastern and D0v..e.r....

JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia..
MANcnisTz a STOCK Excasaics, JAN. 19.—We have
had a fair inquiry for Railways to-day, and although business
bas been limited prices are well supported :—Dublin and
Drogheda, 56k ; Manchester and Birmingham, 38} ; Sheffield
and Manchester, 551
; Ditto, Quarters, 4 9-16 and 41. 11s. 6d.;
Manchester and Leeds, 100 to 101 ; Ditto, Halves, 49 to 45i ;
Bolton and Bury, 99 to 100.

THE HADDOCK FisHEßT.—During the last two
or three months immense quantities of haddocks have been caught
off Peel, and our market during that period has been daily sup-
plied with unusual quantities of this excellent fish. Within the
last fortnight they have greatly increased in size; and we yester-
day saw several in our market, which, upon being put into the
scale, weighed
eight, nine and ten pounds each. We under-
stand that some of our friends at Peel are at present endeavouring
,
to cure these fish in the same manner as the far.famed Findhorn
" haddies ; " in which undertaking, we feel assured, every !fiend
to the welfare of this island cannot fail to Wish them every sue.
Gen.—Mona'. Rena.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor did not take his seat to-day till half-past
tell o'clock.

WILLINIC& V. BENTINCK.

The 'arguments in this case, which were commenced yesterday,
were resumed, and concluded to-day. The case came before the
Court upon appeal from the Vice. Chancel! or Bruce, granting a
receiver and consignee of an estate in British Guiaisa. The
plaintiff is a mortgagee to the extent of 17,0001., and by a condi-
tion of the deed he is at liberty to sell if the interest becomes six
months in arrear. The defendant admits the debt, but denies the
jurisdiction of the Courts in England to order a foreclosure, or to
appoint a receiver with that object, alleging that the proceedings
must be taken in the colony, in order that the plaintiff may be com-
pelled to produce the exemplifications of the mortgage deeds, with.
out which the title will be imperfect.
Mr. CoopEß replied this morning, and

The Loan CH&NCELLOR without a moment's hesitation ordered
the appeal to be dismissed with costs.

BOOTH V. LIGHTFOOT.
The arguments in this part-heard appeal were then resumed and
occupied the Court the remainder of the day.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VicE.CETANc ELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
BEREBFORD V. ARMAGH.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied the
Court the whole day.

QUEEN'S BENCII.=(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings in Ban Co.)

The Court took the Crown paper to.day, and the whole morn.
ing was taken up in listening to arguments in cases of appeal, re-
lating to disbuted liability to poor.rates.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
WATTS V. LYON,

The plaintiff in this case, Mr. A.aric Watts, was emplcyed to
write articles for the Conservative Journal, of whieh the defendant
was the registered proprietor. The action was brought to recover
the sum of 25/. for work and labour done, and was tried recently
at 'Westminster, before Mr. Justice Cresswell, when the jury found
for the plaintiff, damages, 101. 10s.

Mr. Sergeant BTLES this day (for the defendant) moved for a rule
nisi to set aside the verdict, on the grounds that it was against evi-
dence, and that the Learned Judge had improperly rejected
evidence which ought to have been received. The evidenee
rejected had been proffered to show that Mr. Spotiswoode, the Queen's
printer, was really the proprietor of the Conservative Journal,
and that the action ought to have been brought against him, and
not against Mr. Lyon, who was in fact no party to a contract with
the plaintiff, but only nominally a proprietor, for the purpose of
registering at the Stamp-office, instead of Mr. Spottiswoode.
The COURT was unanimously of opinion that the evidence re-
ceived at the trial was complete, in establishing the liability of
Mr. Lyon. His being registered at the Stamp-office rendered him
responsible, both to the Government and tt, private individuals, for
the acts and liabilities of proprietors. The Learned Judges there_
upon had rightly excluded evidence in disproof of the registration,
and the verdict was properly found.
Rule nisi refused, without hearing the other side.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
Sittings at Nisi Prins, before Mr. Baron ROLFE and a Com-
mon Jury. )
WARWICK V. FOULKES.

This was an action to recover damages for false imprison-
ment. The defendant is proprietor of Paradise Farm, Stock-
well, and of four unfinished houses in Love-lane, Lambeth ; he
is also a proprietor of omnibuses, and a bill-discounter. The
facts of the case are these : The defendant missed some build.-
ing materials from the houses in Love-lane. He issued bills
offering a reward for the recovery of the property, and the con-
viction of the offender or offenders. The plaintiff was arrested,
and charged with felony before Mr. Cottingham at Union-
hall ;by whom the case was dismissed. Mr. Warwick was
under confinement for twenty-four hours, and was placed with
the lowest grade of offenders. The present action was brought
for compensation for the injuries which he had sustained by his
incarceration, and to clear his character from the aspersions
which have been cast upon it.
Mr. Crowder and Mr. Cole conducted the case for the plain-
tiff, Mr. Jarvis, and another, for the defendant.
William Hemingham, L 175, examined—l arrested the
plaintiff at a house in Little Gray's Inn-lane. He was going
to bed. I told him to dress, as I had a charge against him.
He seemed surprised at the charge, and stated that the pro-
perty was his, and not Mr. Foulkes's. He cautioned me that
I was acting illegally, and that Mr. Foulkes should hear further
of the matter. I took him to the station- house. He was con-
fined all night. The case was heard before Mr. Cottingham,
who stated that the case was beyond his jurisdiction, that it was
a subject for ahigher Court.

Cross-examined—l drew up the handbill offering a reward
of 51. , Mr. Foulkes supplied the information.
James Thomas examined-1 am a publican in the Wands-
worth •road. I was formerly a baker. I know the plaintiff,
who is a builder. He was in partnership with another person.
He built the houses in Love-lane. Mr. Warwick and I took.
the property which Mr. Foulkes states to belong to him ' • it
was taken to my house. I was arrested and confined with 15
or 20 persons. They were a rough lot. Mr. Warwick was
taken through the streets in broad day light. The place where
we were confined had a very offensive smell. Mr. Foulkes
seemed very anxious to press the charge.
Mr. JERVIS addressed the jury for the defendant.

•I
The Learned Judge summed• up, and the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages, 751.

WARNING TO JURYMEN.

Thirteen of the jurymen summoned to attend in this Courl
in that capacity were fined 40s. each by the Learned Judge;
for non-attendance.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

20, 1844.