The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-14 00:00:00

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS.

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PROMOTIONS.— Commander W. Griffin, late Ganges,
to the rank of Captain.
Mates—A. T. Kynaston (1837) of the Royal
George, G. R. 'Hoyle, of the Excellent (1836), and
G. H. Gardner (1835), of the Curacoa, to the rank of
Lieutenant.
APPOlNTMENTS.—Lieutenants—Arthur Cumming
and C. R. Read, to the Frolic ; George Oldmixon,
to the Megwra ; W. Winnicutt, to the William and
Mary yacht, for the service of the Lightning,
vice Snell.
Master—W. C. Triphook, to the Frolic.
Surgeon—John Hately, to the Frolic.
Purser—Thomas Littleton, to the Frolic.
Assistant-Surgeons—F. Negus,_to the Frolic; W.
Bateman, to the St. Vincent, vice Banks; W. M'Crae,
to the Rhadamanthus.
Chaplain—The Rev. T. J. Main, Professor of Royal
Naval College, to the Excellent.
Mates—J. J. Carmichael, and 11. F. W. Ingram,
to the Aigle.
Midshipman—Edward Scroggs, to the St. Vincent.
Clerk—E. B. Robins, to the Victory.-
Volunteers Ist Class—C. S.' Seaman; to-the Bittern;
W. 11. Cannon, to the Frolic ; Thomas Gree and C.
S. Guthrie, to the Thunderer.
Naval Instructor—P. Samwell, to the Queen.
COAST GUARD.—Appoiiitinen t—Lieuten an t Henry
Miller Higgon, to the command of a Coast Guard Sta-
tion, appointed to Blackwater.
Removal—Lieut. John Winter Smith, from the
Pulocherry Station to Mellisle, vice Lieut. Carroll, to
Newcastle, Castle Wellan.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER.

DEany.lBtol agatAßriiish Yeoman-18 to 1 agst
Murat-20 to 1 agst Winesour-35 to 1 agst Aristides-
-40 to 1 agst Napier-40 to 1' agst Cotherstone--40 to 1
agst Newcourt-50 to 1 agst Oxygen colt (0-50 to 1
agst Black Drop-50 to 1 agst Languish c— 50 to 1 agst
Clara c-50 to 1 agst Eli-50 to 1 agst Everton— 9to 2
agst Scott's lot-14 to 1 agst Sir G.Heatheote's lot.
COURSING.

EPSOM AND LEATHERHEAD, NOV: 8 AND 9.—The
Epsom All. Aged Cup was won by Mr. Burford's Mis-
chief.—Mr. Spooner's Spartan ran up. The Oaks
Stakes were won by Dr. Scott's Sweetheart, beating, in
the deciding course, Mr. Jupp's Victoria. The Derby
Stakes were won by Mr. Burford's Abbe.
SWAFFIIAM MEETING, Nov. 8,9, 10. AND 11.—The
Cup (16 dogs) was won by Lord Stradbroke's Magdalen.
The Derby Stakes were won by Mr. Bagge's Tasso.
The Oaks Stakes by Mr. R. Bagge's Thimble.
The Markham Stakes by Mr. Gurney's Agrippa.
The Narborough Stakes by Lord Stradbroke's Mango ;
and the Victoria Stakes by Mr. Gurney's Ajax.
UNION (SOUTHPORT,) NOV. 10 AND 11.—The Great
Fleetwood Cup, was won by Mr. Slater's Sandy.
The Rossall Puppy Cup by Mr. Roget's Brandy, and
the Union Stakes by Mr. Craven's Carmelite.
MORPETH (NORTH SEATON) MEETING, Nov. 7 AND
B.—The St. Leger Stakes (32 subs.)
of 51. each, were
won by Mr. Jobbling's Roger de Merlay, beating in the
deciding course Dr. Brown's Ardrossan.
MIDDLETON MEETING, Nov. 4 AND s.—The Grimes
Gill Cup was won by Mr. Mule's Hemlock •, the Close
Foot Stakes by Mr. J. Thomson's Ludy ; and a Sweep-
stakes by Mr. R. Hodson's Miss Malone. ,

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Sir J. Cope's hds., Wed., Slade-heath ; Fri., Bradfield;
Sat., the Bull, Swallowfield-101.
Lord Elcho's lids., Wed., Bank House Inn; Th., Black-
adder ; Sat., Swinton-mile Toll-bar-10i.
Pembrokeshire hds., Th., Roehbridge-10.
Mr. Giles's hds., Th., Somer's Arms, Eastnor-10.
Hambledon hds., Wed., Westbury House ; Fri., Cor-
hampton Down ; Sat., Bordean House-101.
Essex and Suffolk lads., Tues., Birch-hall ; Fri., Gif-
ford's-hall-10i.
H. H., Tues., West Tisted ; Th., Lunway's Inn ; Sat.,
Cheltenham stag hds, Tues., Beech Turnpike.
Vine lids., Wed., Paul's Wood ; Fri., Ewhurst-11.
Mr. G. L. Coham's hds., Th., Putheridge-10.
Mr. Blunt's hds., Wed., Pound Hill ; Sat., Hayes.
Earl Fitzharding's hds., Tues., Norton ; Wed., Let-
comb ; Thurs., Dowdeswell ; Sat., Broadway.
iroivrYousigdhebidhrdsg" Thurs., Eglewysrw Villa.
B e hrs., Tues., York Gate ; Fri., Leakby
Co'

Sinnington hds., Tues., Welburn ; Fri., Courby Wood.
Foulescombe hrs., Wed., Buller's Arms ; Fri., Scorri-
m Down-10.
Haydon lids., Wed., Carsburn Whin,; Sat., Howden-
;ide Wood.
Brusliford hrs.,Wed., Wensford -hill ; Fri., the Red Deer.
Carlisle lids., Tues., Low Plains Gate ; Fri., Tod-
hills-10.
Wigton hrs., Thurs.' Howrigg; Sat., Cunningworth-8
Aikton lids., Wed., Aikton ; Fri., Oughterby-Bi.
Eamont hrs.,_ Wed., Dacre ; Sat., Melmerby-10.
DEATH OF MR. G. CLAnK.—By the death of Mr. Geo.
Clark, of Barnby Moor, which took place on Thursday,
Philip is disqualified for the Derby and St. Leger ;
Ameine for the Oaks And Park Hill Stakes •, the £ra
for the St. Leger ; and Abernethy for both Derby and
St. Leger

THE BARON DE FEUCRERES.---The acts of dona-
tion with which an elevated feeling inspired the mind
of General Baron de Feucheres being now fulfilled,
we are warranted in giving a statement of them.
These grants together amount to 514,000 f., and are
thus distributed :—The army, 190,000 f. ; hospices of
Paris, 194,000 f. ; hospices of Nismes, 50,000 f.;
rers
hos-
pices of Genolhac, 15,000 f. ; hospice of
- Privas, 5,000 f.;
Bishopric of Nismes, 50,000 f. ; consistory of Nismes,
n2se r 1 70a0 f.; c
' parish,
inun-
dations in the Gard, 50,000 f.; the sufferers from the
inundations in the Adeche, 20,000 f.
hurcoh,o oofof.. ; St.
thePe rpesutffue from the e at Nismes, the Ge-
neral's
The 100,000 f.
given to the army are for the foundation of sixteen
annual prizes, namely, ten for the infantry, four for
the cavalry, and two for the artillery and engineers.
These prizes are to be awarded to so many " En-
fans de troupe," to be elected by the Council of
Administration of so many regiments, the number
of which are to be drawn b
y lot, except the 37th of
the line, which the General commanded for six years,
and which is always to have one prize, as a testimony
of remembrance from its Colonel. The 50,0001. given
to the Bishopric of Nismes, and 25,000 f. to the con-
sistory, are to be invested for the purpose of half-
yearly distribution of 150 f. at the least, or 200 f. at
the most, among indigent families of the town, to be
approved by the donor during his lifetime, and by
the Military Commandant of the Guard after his de-
cease.—Galignani.
A Commission jof Lunacy was on Friday opened
iR
Red Lion-square, to inquire into the state of mind of
Miss Mary Anne Cowderoy, aged 54, a maiden lady
of large property of New Brampton, in the county of
Middlesex. Among various delusions, the principal
one was, that some one intended to poison her, and
that a very tall black man was after her. She was
apprehensive of being dragged away to prison under
some obsolete Act 300 or 400 years old. One night
she went out to walk as late as twelve o'clock, and
when she came back said she had been washing her
stockings in a ditch. The Jury returned a verdict—
" That Miss Mary Ann Cowderoy was of unsound
mind and incapable of managing herself or her own
affairs, and had been so from August 5, 1812."

THE LONDON CAOUTCHOUC
COMPANY.

On Friday the investigation which was entered
upon before Sir Peter Laurie at the Mansion-house
this day week, and adjourned to this day, for the
purpose of enabling Mr. Samuel Morley, of the firm
of Morley and Co., 18, Wood-street, Cheapside, to
procure the evidence necessary for establishing his
charges against the above Company, was resumed at
the Guildhall Police-court, the body of which, with
all the ante-rooms, was crowded to excess, chiefly by
the retail hosiers of the metropolis, whose interests
were the more immediately concerned, from the fact
of their having been selected as the defendants in cer-
tain bills filed in Chancery, for infringing the rights
of the Company's patent. At the request of Sir Peter
Laurie the contgding parties ranged themselves on
opposite sides of Court.
Previous to entering upon the case, Mr. Hindmarsh
said he appeared oil behalf of Mr. Wight, the Com-
pany's solicitor, Tnd totally objected to Sir Peter
Laurie's assumed jurisdiction of the case.

Mr. Clarkson said he appeared on behalf of Mr.
Leaf, of the firm of Leaf, Cole, and Company, of the
Old 'Change, to vindicate his character from the
charges which had been made against it at the last
hearing. That gentleman was the largest sharehol-
der in this Company, and he never wished that the
retail dealers should be punished for the violation of
the patent, but rather that the wholesale dealers were
those who should be sued in law.
Mr. Warwick said he had been sued for alleged in-
fringement of the patent in selling India rubber
braces, and on applying to Mr. Leaf, he said it was
a great hardship upon him, and that he (Mr. Leaf)
would make application to have him put to as little
expense as possible.
Sir PETER LAURIE said, after this, if he was in Mr.
Leaf's place he would cause the removal of Mr.
Wight from his office as solicitor.
Mr. Clarkson—He could not do so, as Mr. Wight's
name was inserted in the deedsincorporating the Com-
pany. The Learned Gentleman then appealed to Sir
Peter Laurie as a Magistrate, whether he was justi-
fied, as a matter either of gratification of private or
public curiosity, in thus interfering in the matter.
Sir P. LAURIE said, when he recollected the case
of the Wallaces and others, and also the numerous
Bubble Companies which he caused:to burst, he thought
in the present instance he was employed v► ith far
greater advantage to the public than in hearing a
charge of picking pockets.
Mr. Hin dm arsh said the Company was first established
in November, 1826, and in July, 1837, purchased those
letters patent for the infringement of which the bills
in Chancery were filed. The names of all those who
were either members or Directors were registered
under the Act of Parliament, and any person by
application at the Court of Chancery would be at
once informed on this subject, and yet it was said on
the other side that Mr. Leaf alone was the only pro-
prietor. There had been several suits in Chancery
against manufacturers, and injunctions granted for
violating the patent.
Sir P. LAURIE—TeII me one case.

Mr. Hindmarsh—Messrs. Foster, Porter, and Co.,
were the only firm he could at the moment call to
mind, but it was well known to almost every hosier
in the metropolis, as a great many of them were
examined before the Master of the Rolls. The great
body of the hosiers could not plead ignorance, or tax
Mr. Wight with undue severity in protecting the
right of the patentees, for when the tariff came into
operation he caused an advertisement to be insetted
in the several Morning Papers, headed " The Tariff,"
and cautioning all persons against vending those
pirated articles, even in foreign goods.
Sir PETER LAURIE—It appears to me thit there
was more anxiety to compromise than to go on with
the suits.
Mr. Hindmarsh totally denied this assertion. The
smallest amount Mr. Wight was entitled to charge
was 551. 14s. 10d. for his costs,
yet, as a matter of pure
consideration towards the retail hosiers in the greater
number of instances, he only charged the mere costs
out of pocket.—(Laughter.) Mr. Morley's object
was to get up a show at the Mansion-house, and thus
through the Press try to bring the Company into con-
tempt, and not to bring any definite or tangible charge
against any individual which could be fairly met. Mr.
Wight was unable to come at the parties who manu-
factured the goods, and therefore was compelled to
seek redress for the Company through the retail
dealers. He would conclude by asking what, and I
against whom, was the charge brought.
Mr. Morley contended that there were cases which t
he should bring forward that would prove Mr. Leaf '
had not interfered in the manner represented to stop
the law proceedings. The Company should have
acted as "Alessrs. Chubb, the eminent locksmiths, who,
when they found their patent rights had been in-
fringed upon, instead of attacking the retail dealers,
at once found out the manufacturer, whom they made
amenable, and advertised the fact so extensively, that
no man could afterwards plead ignorance. The same
course was pursued by Messrs. Elliott and Co., who
sent lithographic circulars to the whole trade. To
show the fallacy of the statement that Mr. Leaf had
interposed his influence as a proprietor of nearly
one-third of the shares, he (Mr. Morley) would state,
that on the 10th of October Mr. Lord, of the Bur-
lington-arcade, was sued for an infringement of the
patent, and Mr. Lord's brother applied immediately
to Mr. Leaf, who expressed regret at the circum-
stance, yet in three weeks afterwards further pro-
ceedings were taken, for the costs of which he com-
promised by paying 281., and therefore it was evident
that Mr. Leaf did not exercise the power he pos-
sessed. He should conclude by calling on the several
gentlemen connected with the hosiery trade who had
been persecuted by the Company, and also upon Mr.
Hambro, of Panton-street, Haymarket, who would
solemnly affirm, that the article manufactured by the
Company, and that which was sold to the shops by
the town travellers of some of the most respectable
houses in the City, was so like in every respect, that
it was impossible for even the individual who manu-
factured the fabric for the Company to decide upon
the original or the pirated article.
A lady, who stated herself to be one of the firm of
Gay and Evans, of Cornhill, which compromised the
Chancery suit for 201., here stepped forward to state
the circumstances of the compromise, when,
Mr. Clarkson asked—ls there any other lady from
the street wishes to come in ?—(A volley of groans,
hisses, and exclamations of " Turn him out, turn him
out," followed the question, and from this moment it
was almost impossible to catch a word he said, as the
groaning was renewed whenever he attempted to speak.)
Mr. Brackhill said a person came to his shop and
bought a pair of braces, for the sale of which he was
served with a writ, and having a terror of a Chancery
suit, he compromised the matter by paying 121.
A number of other hosiers having given evidence to
the same effect, amongst whom were Messrs. Burch,
who paid 20Z., Beale 211.. Wilson 25/.,
Sir PETER LAURIE inquired whether Mr. Leaf would
promise to prevent any future proceedings being taken
against the retail dealers, and cause one case to be
selected and argued in the Court of Chancery, whereby
the right would be decided.
Mr. Leaf said he would do so. In case any future
proceedings were instituted, he would withdraw from
the Company that moment.—(Loud cheers.)
Several persons here attempted to address Sir Peter
Laurie at the same moment, and, after a scene of con-
fusion, such as seldom is witnessed in a police Court,
he investigation terminated.

TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION.
(From the Sheffield Iris of Saturday.)
Abont two o'clock on Monday morning the inhabi
tants of Abbey Dale, near Sheffield, were suddenly
awoke by a loud noise and violent shock, sufficiently
strong to shake the houses adjoining Mr. Dyson s
grinding-wheel, the building containing which was
shortly discovered to have been literally blown up
with gunpowder. Upon Price, the forgeman, hearing
the noise, he and his wife immediately jumped out of
bed, and fetched Mr. Dyson to see what was the
matter; and ,upon examining the grinding-wheel it
presented a scene that is rarely witnssed in a country
not at war. The building is about eighteen yards
in length, by eight or nine in width, with gable ends ' •
the roof, which was covered with stone-slating, being
supported by four strong beams. The whole of the
walls were built of solid stone, and the window case-
ments were made of iron, glazed with small panes of
glass. Along the south side of the building runs a.
long bench, called the buffing bench, about four feet
wide and the same height from the ground, and under
this bench, about seven yards from the west end of the
place, were discovered the remains of an exploded
barrel of gunpowder. This seems to have been cho-
sen by the incendiaries on account of its close proxi-
mity to the great wheel, which is turned by a water-
fall, and which wheel puts into motion all the ma-
chinery used in carrying, on the business. The door
had evidently been forced open with a crowbar. The
whole of the stone slating on the roof was completely
blown to atoms—each of the gable ends of the build-
ing blown outwards from top to bottom, and the
stomes composing the west wall lying in almost the
same regular order as when first laid by the builder.
Part of the skylight was blown about 20 yards off
into the Abbey Dale dam, a fine piece of water con-
tiguous to the building. That part of the buffing bench
under which the explosion took place was, of course,
not to be found. The object of the explosion was to
its
attendant most effectually the grinding-wheel and
attendant machinery, with anything else that might
happen to be within reach of the explosion. In the
cottage occupied by Price, the forgeman, the cup-
board was shaken and a pane of glass out of one of
the windows. Part of the iron casement was picked
up about 30 yards from the building.
Mr. Dyson, it seems, had not insured the pre-
mises, nor have we yet heard the amount at which
the damage is estimated; although it will probably
not exceed 400/. ar 5001. Amongst the grinders there
exists a union, and if any master employ men who are
not members of this union, a decree is forthwith

issued that such master "is to be served out," i.e., he
is to have either his dwelling-house or place of busi-
ness blown up with gunpowder, or some other matter
of a combustible nature. In this case, Mr. Dyson had
two men in his service who, though industrious and
efficient workmen, did not belong to the union, and
therefore Mr. Dyson came under the displeasure of
the men who compose the committee appointed by
this union.

From some circumstances which have not yet tran-
spired before the public, three men were apprehended
on Monday and Tuesday, viz., William and George
Thorpe, and Thomas Richardson. They were taken
before the sitting Magistrates, Mr. Overend and Mr.
Bagshawe, on Tuesday, at the Town-hall, and were
remanded until Friday, on the application of Mr. Pal-
frevman, solicitor for the prosecution.
Mr. Broomhead defended the prisoners, who were
advised to hold their peace.

They were accordingly brought up again yesterday.
The explosion has caused an immense sensation in
the neighbourhood ; and it is even stated on good
authority, that 100 lb. of gunpowder were fired at
once, to effect the diabolical object of which we have
given a description.