The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-08 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

LORD NELSON V. LORD RRIDPORT.
The hearing of this case was resumed,
Mr. TLNNEY proceeded with his arguments, and cited tbel
authority of several writers on Sicilian jurisprudence is sac
port of his position that the estate of Lord HoratioNelsosto
Bronti, could be sold, and the money realised by the sale&
vested in the purchase of land in this country by his lid,un
heirs, as well as the other points, sub judici, which apps''"
fully in our Evening Edition of Saturday last.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY-)A,
His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND t-°°".
cause petitions-to-day. The case of

DAVIS COMBERMERE
occupied his Honour the whole morning.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY•)
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)

TOPIIA3I V. PRICK. by tine
This was an action upon a policy of insurance taken re.
plaintiff against the Dissenters' Fire and Life Insurance". t'
pally, for tlae h
recovery of 1,3001., the amount for which cie3o
min premises in St. Martin's-lane had been insured in t..
office. The claim was resisted by the defendant upol"--
ground that the premises had been fraudulently tired. boas
There was a great number of witnesses summoned on ""wo
sides, and it is likely that the case will occupy at least t
days.
The Attorney-General and the SolicitorAGeneral are

gaged for the defendant. • „TO'
The cross-examination of the first witness, by the A— of
NEY -GENERAL, occupied several hours, in die coigne,
which it appeared that the first witness, Robert Gades
had as great a variety of employments or callings,,,t,
Caleb Quotem. He said he had been an agent, an accoan,"ero
a discounter of bills, manager and secretary of the Snutjit.
Counties Junction and the Bath and Bristol and Dover no
way Companies, arranger of bankrupts' accounts, getter'
of bankrupts' accounts, dealer in mineral waters, and A
number of other occupations.
Henry Fole was the next witness called, but before
he
was examined the Court adjourned to take refreshment.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS
(Sittings in London, before the LORD CHIEF Jusnas '—
Common Jury.)
KEOUGH th ADAMS.
This was an action brought to recover compensatietbl
damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, through
culpable negligence of the defendant or his servants. ,„cted
Mr. Sergeant Byles, with whom was Mr. Corner, conoLnt.
the case for the plaintiff. No one appeared for the defesiSje
The circumstances out of which the action arose?!
these :—the plaintiff is all potato factor, and it is part od
business to superintend the discharge of a ship's cargolopid
to see that the superior potatoes (called the " warelri the
be separated from the interior or damaged ones (cawhbe
" chat"). The defendant is master and part owner 01dis
schooner Isabella, engaged in that trade. On the daYtiel
the declaration, the plaintiff was standing near the hatcvoci
on board the defendant's vessel, employed in his usual sd eel
tion, when the ship's boat, which, as was alleged, 115;0
been slung with sufficient care, slipped down to the,"
and struck the plaintiff with so much violence as to 0'
his collar bone, and otherwise severely injure him. ed.!
These facts were proved, and the surgeon who al': be'
the plaintiff stated that the latter was confined to eltriiie
more than a month, and the medical expenses amour'rf,o
10/. Other witnesses proved that the plaintiff's I
amounted to 9/. a week.
There being, as we have said, no defence, the jury re
a verdict for the plaintiff, with Damages, 401.
RODDY V. COLEMAN.
This an action of debt to recover a balance of renii.o.
the defendant refusing to pay, on the ground that the
tiffs were not the persons properly entitled to reeeP"
rent.
Mr. Sergeant BYLES, (with whom was Mr. Ban-its-4'o,ra'
in a mass of documentary evidence, to prove the Pl7OOl
title to collect the rents in their capacity of trustees
will of the deceased owner of the property.
Ills LORDSI.IIP having expressed his opinion that t.-
dence was conclusive, t 0 II".
Mr. PEARSON, who was for the defendant said, th5...011:
client bad acted only from an anxiety to guard agaill7e'bir
ing improper parties, he hoped the Court would g"
time for the payment. . 101'
A verdict was then taken for the plaintiffs, and ',—
ship ordered execution in a fortnight.
RING AND OTHERS V. NEWILI.N. 0.14
The Court was occupied the rest of the day in @Us'
case, which arose out of a contract for the leasing 0, a it
the county of Middlesex, between Kentish Town la o r
loway. The particulars were interesting cull
parties concerned.
MA.RLBRO'-STREET.—(THISD.,7 40
Henry Fowler, John Freeman, Peter JPGuire, Odd
Carden, young men dressed as mechanics, were cb
under the following circumstances :
Police sergeant, Wm. Adams. No. 52 of the C %-tooem
stated that between seven and eight o'clock on log;
evening, he saw the prisoners in company toVeif ID%
Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. He watched and ss
follow a gentleman, and Carden and Freeman atteliPor,
pick his pocket. They did not succeed; and cross IA
the way together, they followed up another gOlefic.P;
Carden and reeman again felt his pockets, and CO- err
something out, but witness could not see what it wa,,'
9'
then went in front of an oil shop and looked at try,
had got, after which they went into Tottenham-co,'-r,
where witness, having procured assistance, the prisolllo,
taken into custody. Fowler however escaped, but. Arrs
captured. No property of any value was found in tb
te#
session.
The prisoners asserted that the constable must
" mistaken," as they were " all decent working men' eg
Mr. MALTBY asked if the prisoners were known ? 'lett;
Several of the police instantly identified them aA
,1
been known as London thieves for many years pmt'.4o
had all been charged with different robberies, andoil
them had been convicted mere than once.
The pnsoners were convicted under the Police 04
sentenced to three months' imprisonment with hard L,
Pei
the House of Correction. On hearing the sentence
threatened, on his coming out of gaol he would be l-
on Sergeant Adams. a

149 THB LATB LIEUT. MOLESWORTII:Mr. RO •
statuary of St. Sidwell's, Exeter, has just completeti ioiet
handsome mural tablet, in the form of an ornamattli Ord
in the English style of architecture, and inclosing asioed,
slab, to the memory of Lieut. Molesworth and five se
her Majesty's ship Cleopatra,who were killed in Marc 91:1
by savages, off the coast of Madagascar. It will be
erected in the church of St. Breock, in this county, '110"
Lieut. Molesworth's father is the rector.—DeeollPe3
pendent. Of I',
LUNAR RAINBOW.—A beautiful. specimen AO
• lit
rare phenomenon was observed on Wednesday nig wici tsr
little to the north-east of this town (Carmarthen),4evell
tracted hundreds of anxious spectators, who were 04,
01,
at the strange appearance. Some wag spread A reP°l.o(
was an Arial Railway, to the infinite amuselnelly
laughter-loving crowd.— Welshman. ttir
AIEETING OF PARLIAMENT.-.-WE learn fro!
ci
doubted authority that Parliament will meet for the
of business on Tuesday, the 20th day of January'
Evening Mail. vesoo
HA WORTH.—The working classes in this ,
bourhood are beginning to complain for want of "lett :et,
of the masters have commenced running short time.,
many persons are already thrown out of work. A, 401. r,
there is a very gloomy appearance at this season of
—Bradford Observer.
Wl°
CAUTION.—We are requested to put the 0,4
on their guard against a woman who is supposed ter-0010
about Clifton, endeavouring to rare money, by rep
herself to be the widow of a Lieutenant Roberts"-,
se e
lately forwarded a memorial to Lady Saumarez,..s bier
sey, which purported to be drawn up and atteslicii d
gentleman of the name of Somerville, and l'illoetle
scribed her as above ; to that memerial the m-oe
various parties were appended with sums d Trol
Lady Saurnarez wrote to one of the parties, 11111060!d
that that name, at all events, was a forgery; the cate ill
and other papers forwarded by the party to Lady
r t.od/
likewise bore on the face of them evident traces of ,d y,o°
one paper she was described as the widow of a lie
the navy, in the other of a major in the army. The `..'e6 000
are in the possession of the superintendent of p0..a1l
erostep
any party who has been imposed upon can give
likely to lead to the conviction and punishment
fender, it is their duty to do so.—Bristol dilirror. piol,
CONPASSIONS OF A DocTaEss.—Late on 0101,/
evening Mr. Bedford held an adjourned inquest at thei`
Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on the body 09,1/1 of
Hoskins, a married woman. The first part of L'i,oet/1"-el
has already been published. The jury returned a, jjee,d,
natural death. Elizabeth Burnett exarnined-boten
Russell-court; Drury lane, and am a doctress and Leer.
I attended deceased for the last twelvemonth% for 01°01;
administered to her sweet herbs, knotted marjorall?! tot 4.
thyme, sweet marjoram, herbagrars, and things otlty
sort. The Coroner—What do you receive for your
ante my good woman? The Doctress—lt depellu'„ L.>
time 6d., sometimes ls., according to circumstatbootrlo
Coroner—Then you have no fixed charge? The op
Sartinly, 10d. is my reglars • my reglar fee, 11°042",
Coroner—l think you should 'be cautious about P,ofP
and demanding a regular fee; you may run foul bon obae.
gate and the Apothecaries' Hall.—The Docteessl,otbetlV
not like to do that, for the one place is as bad as weet4i
Juror—Then you mean to say Tour medicine is 5..„1...„36
pleasant, like wine ? Doctress---1 do, sir. The .3Vn .of for
my dear, you shall always prescribe for ine• `-'-
ert'ltsfilad
medical gentlemen present asked what sort of cane Dev.-40
The Doctress—lt was a stone cancer, sir. The fool !'O%
Gentleman—You mean to tell us you use nothingerlytel../
chemists? The Doctress—Forbid! I should use raelliv.74
from them pison shops ; I never uses no kind of
foot:;•
medicines. My remedies be sweet and simple ulleisiollogillie
—Does your medicine contain any portion o'r teiege Or
ointment? The Doctress—No, sir, I gets all lut„.
Clare-market, without the trouble of going to rie_bstfo'"
Hornsey for them. I repeats I uses no medicines " A 1.0f4:
ever, only my own sweets and simples, and harl,:te poen,
—Madam, will you oblige us with your card? 1",„, 00;0
—Sir, I tell you again I'm a doctress, and giverAttef,..e•
no cards, nothing but sweets and simples. "re
they were quite satisfied, and recorded the lerT lint 0 r-o,
given above. We understood that the doctress la the o?,_
tary specimen of the species; that they abound 11007
tropolis, and make a good living by these sweets 111.0001,
DESTRUCTION OF A SHIP DT dijoinlo
the following letter was received concerning tunevaint
of the wreck of a burnt ship, ashore on tne at abs_A
coast, near Bideford :—" On Saturday morning,_,..ti
while on the look out, noticed a ship on shore he
day-break, a corporal of the mounted uf'c'iovel
service, attached to the preventive station la Off W
pr:t
combe. Having given the necessary alarrn.' 1,40
Sherri
ceeded to inspect it, when he found she WI'D
r
flcregeoldon
masts and burned down to the water's edge._,. to,
peared to be about 400 tons burthen, laden wall, Star.
from which it is presumed she is from Ameriese Ole :I
the chief officer of the coast guard station, lost I'd Oat
adopting measures to save her cargo, which
the wreck as the tide rose. Nothing was fuul!,sn oeccerore
lead to her identity, every portion of her, with Lu'„ is 111
of the lower part of the hull, being destroyed."
_Tin flaln
than probable she is the same vessel that wasp ariwieter, If
Quebeea..,
on the 10th of last month by the Diamond, 01
supposed to be the Abeona, of New Ross, frn_gi,ea 1507.-
she proves to be the same, the crew have e*"
Devonport Tektraph