The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-29 00:00:00

TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH.

BAYONNE, MAY 27.
We are assured that the Portuguese Ministry has
been modified as follows :

M. COSTA CABRAL, Minister of the Interior and
President of the Council.
Brigadier CORDEIRO TENTARDO, Minister of War.
Baron DE CATAINA, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
M. LoPEz PASTER°, Minister of Finance.
M. TERRAGUSTO, Minister of Justice.
M. DUGUE DE TORESECA, Minister of Marine.
—Times.

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CHANCER,Y.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat to -day for the first time since
Saturday, and proceeded with the hearirig of lunatic petitions.
IN THE MATTER OF DYCE SOMBRE, A SUPPOSED LITSATIC.
Mr. WAKEFIELD, at the sitting of the Court, stated that
Mr. Dyce Sombre arrived in London last night at six o'clock.
That he and Sir Thomas Wilde had had a consultation with
him for an hour and a half; and, after that, they were ready
to proceed with the case on any day hie Lordship would ap-
point.
The LORD CHANCELLOR asked if the parties on the other
side had been made acquainted with the fact ?
Mr. WAKEFIELD said they had not.

The LORD CHANCELLOR thought the best course to adopt
would be for Mr. Wakefield to consult with Mr. liethell, and
he would hear the case on the earliest day possible.
The Court was occupied the whole morning with un-
opposed lunatic petitions. •

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
His Honour the Master of the Rolls was occupied during
the morning in disposing of petitions, none of which possessed
any feature of public interest.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Vice• Chancellor of England sat for the first time
since the Whitsuntide recess.

spA,EKEs 41. WHITTOIi.
The arguments in this part-heard case were resumed and
concluded, and
His HONOUR gave judgment, dismissing the appeal with
costs.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRAM.)
His Honour sat this morning in the Magistrates '-room at
the Westminster Sessions-house.
The case of "Taylor v. Harewood" came before the Court
for judgment upon the minutes. The point upon which his
Honour's decision turned was of n• interest except to the
parties concerned.

In consequence of the Court being occupied, Vice-Chancellor
Air J. K. L. Bruce postponed his sitting, until to-morrow.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court took the Crown paper to-day. No case of any
public interest came on during the course of the morning.

COIIMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court took the special paper to-day. Nothing of the
least importance came before the Court.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
A female pauper, named Mary Roach, was brought up in
custody from St. Giles's workhouse, charged with assaulting
an aged pauper, of the name of Eliza Ticton, by striking her
with a pail in the workhouse-yard.
The poor old woman said that she told the prisoner, on the
previous afternoon, that the bell was ringing, and the pri-
soner immediately said what is that to you ? and struck her
with a pail in the face, by which her eye was very much in-
jured. She had given the prisoner no provocation whatever.
Other witnesses corroborated this statement.
of being merely spoken to. She
in the workhouse was not of a
The prisoner, in her defence, said the complainant struck
her first, and she appealed to the Magistrate, whether it was
likely that she would have struck the complainant under the
"pines " us every day.
propera"l esuri.y insinuatedT
No e
vai rtivo onn" Dt( description.hparot saidvt (provocation)
t foodis
ohn lcl fine the prisoner
default of payment, commit her for a month.
Prisoner—Well, I don't care ; there is good victuals in
prison, and that's what there isn't in the workhouse. In the
wosrkhh:owuasse
ltolicekyedonulpy.

was placed at the bar, charged by his
MAR YLEBONE---(THIS DAY.)
fatihreernwryitphahnringjun.' committed a violent assault upon his mo-
ther, sisters, and complainant.
The evidence proved that yesterday evening the prisoner
had entered his father's house, at West-end, Hampstead.
He commenced abusing his mother, and from words pro-
ceeded to blows ; he also kicked her severely, inflicting there-
by considerable injuries. His sisters and complainant inter-
fered, when he knocked the two first down,-and turning then
upon the latter, served him in a similar manner.
Mr. RAWLINSOIi-Why, what reason had he for doing all
this? Complainant—Oh, no reason at all; it's a way he has
when he is drunk.
The sisters and mother did not appear to prosecute.
The prisoner expressed his sorrow for his brutal conduct,
and attempted to set up a plea of drunkenness in extenuation.
Mr. RAwmisox said that as his father was the only pro-
secutor, he (the Magistrate) would only take the assault
upon him into consideration. ?or it he should fine the pri-
soner 405., or in default of payment two months in the House
of Correction.

The father prayed very earnestly that the punishment
might be mitigated, and
Mr. RAWLINSON said that if the prisoner could bring good
ba
fine.ilforhis future good conduct, he might be induced to lower
the

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY).
LONDON, MAY 29.—Northerly light breeze, with rain.
PLYMOUTH, M.tr 28,--Wind Easterly.—Arrd. Hiram,
Buenos Ayres.
SCILLY, MAY 20.—:Arrd. Lydia, Brunton, Calcutta. 24th,
Atlantic, Robertson, Ichiboe, sld. 9.4 th ; Goldfinch, St.
John's, New Brunswick. Off, Gloucester, Beard, and Moun-
tain Maid, Wrightson, Havannah; Christina, Surinam, for
Amsterdam ; Catharina, Charleston, for Antwerp ; Wood-
house, 'Tate, St. John's,- New Brunswick ; Gaulior, Doran,
Guadeloupe, for Havre.
SWANSEA, MAY 27.—Arrd. Argentina, Nelson. Valparaiso.
Losrnaanznov, 11,LaIr 13.-Bld. Londonderry, Hattrick,
Quebec ; Janthe, New York; Warren Hastings, and Provin-
cialist, Philadel hia ; Mary Stewart, Ichiboe.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 28.—Wind E.N.E., light.—Arrd. Regi-
nald. Heber, Calcutta ; Rienzi, Victoria, and Ann Jeffrey,
New Orleans ; Eliza, Warwick, Charleston ; Hibernia
steamer, Boston 16th, Halifax 18th; Princess Royal, St.
Andrew's ; Industry, St. John's, N.B. Sld. Ann Rankin,
Maranham ; Jane, Duns, Boston; Arab and Valleyfield,
Quebec. OtT, Ellen German, La Guayra ; Acadia, Sa•
vatinah ; Garrow, Charleston ; Brunswick, Caledonia, Mo-
nongahela,
OFF COM, MAY 26.—North Esk, Allen, Havannah.
OFF CAPE CLEAR, MAY 21—CamillusAshton, Bombay;
Brothers, New York ; Ben Nevis, Savannah.
LIULL, MAY 28.—Wind N.E., moderate.—Arrd. Augusta,
Pernambuco for Gothenburg; Augusta, Newcastle for Stet-
tin, leaky, and must discharge.
OFF DUNGENESS, MAY 26.—Trifolian, New Bedford, for
Hamburgh.
OFF Ii:INSALE, MAT 23.—Henry Duggan, Charleston.