The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

CLUTTERBUCK V. COFFIN.
The plaintiff was engaged by the defendant (the Cap-
tain of her Majesty's ship Trinculo) as cook, not only to
his own cabin especially, but generally to the ship. The
plaintiff on one occasion having fried a dish of fish inst'ad
of boiling it, was dismissed, and the defendant refused to
pay him his wages. For this the action was brought,
and the Jury found for the plaintiff in the amount
claimed, 351. Mr. Sergeant Channell afterwards ob-
tained a rule nisi for a new trial.
Mr. Sergeant BOMPAB this day showed cause against
the rule, which, after hearing Mr. Sergeant Channell in
reply, the Court dismissed, being of opinion that the ille-
gality of the contract could not now be made an objection
to the verdict, as it was not pleaded at the trial.

RAHN V. HARDING.
This was an action to recover an alleged arrear of
tithes, due for the year 1838. The defendant, a farmer,
in Berkshire, produced at the trial a number of receipts,
amounting to the whole value of tithes, for several years
prior and subsequent to that year ; but none referring
specifically to that year. The Jury found for the de-
fendants, and subsequently Mr. Sergeant Ludlow ob
tained a rule nisi for a new trial, against which Mr.
Sergeant Ludlow this day showed cause:

The deaths in the metropolis during the week
ending January 22, have increased 68 as compared with
the previous week. The increase has taken place chiefly
among deaths caused by epidemic diseases, and those of
the lungs and stomach.
THE KING OF PRUSSIA IN 1814.—When
his present Majesty accompanied his Royal father and
brother in 1814, a circumstance occurred which may
have a tendency to avoid giving too much publicity to
his Majesty's movements on the present occasion. The
Royal party having arrived at the entrance of St.James's
Park, on their way to the Palace, the assembled
crowd, in accordance with the then prevailing mode
of showing respect to a popular party, unharnessed the
horses, and, by means of ropes, drew the carriage to
its destination. The late King appeared in great trepi-
dation when these operations commenced, though, when
the matter was explained, he seemed much delighted
at this (to him) novel mode of testifying respect, and
very cordially shook hands with many of those persons
by whom his carriage was surrounded, and was greeted
with loud acclamations till he arrived at his apartments.
His Majesty afterwards appeared at one of the windows,
and was greeted with similar demonstrations. During
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appearing at a window and bowing courteously.
The person who murdered the cattle-dealer in
the Toulon diligence, as we related a short time back, has
ever since been confined in the prison of the Presentines,
at Marseilles. He has fallen into such a state of self-
abandonment, that he has resolved to die by starvation,
and, according to the last accounts, had remained six
days without taking a morsel of food.
We have great satisfision in informing our
readers, that the French sbelety for the abolition of
slavery have finally determined to hold a public meeting
at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, on the 21st of February,
1842, for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies
and throughout all civilized States. At this meeting it is
expected there will be representatives from different
parts of the continent of Europe, and to it a deputation
from Great Britain and Ireland will be appointed.—
Anti-Slavery Reporter.
BRUSSELS, JAN, 26.—The average price of
Wheat last week was 21f. 57c. , and that of Rye
12f. 48c.
SINGULAR INVESTMENT.—We are told,
a few days since, that there Is a wealthy individual in
this country who is owner, by purchase, of sixty-nine
pews! Of these, 17 are in Baptist Societies ; 7 in Uni-
tarian; 12 in Trinitarian; 2 in Roman Catholic • 9 in
Torn Powys.--We have to announce the demise of this
DEATH OF THE HON. AND REV. LYTTEL-
Universalist; 6in Episcopalian; and 16 in Methodist.
The average cost of these pews was about GO dollars
gentlenian, on Saturday last, at Thrapstone Rectory,
each, and he has derived an average interest on the cost
Northamptonshire, in his 61st year. Mr. Powys was the
of 11 per cent. This is not only a singular investment,
second son of Thomas, first Lord Lilford, and uncle to
but, it we have been correctly informed, amore profit-
the present Peer. He married July 24, 1809, Penelope,
able one than any one would have been led to suppose.—
daughter of James Hutsell, by whom he has 'left issue
Concord (America) Freeman.
a son. In the small village of Blackwell and Newton,
EXTRAORDINARY WORK.—David Squire,
there are no less than 22 individuals whose average age
smith, of Barnstaple, undertook a short time since, in
is 81 years, while in the adjoining village of Tibshelf,
order to decide a small wager, to make four dozen horse- where there are nearly six times the inhabitants, there
shoes, in a workmanlike manner, in the short space of are not more than eight who have reached that advanced
three hours. The wager came off on Monday, and he afe. The water used by the inhabitants of the latter
n ace contains, besides oxygen and hydrogen, a small
accomplished his task in the unprecedented period of
two hours' and twenty-five minutes, including seven
n of oxalic acid, while the water of the former
minutes, lost time occasioned by a slight accident. We
are informed that he made twenty-two shoes within the • •
THE WEATHER.—ThiS morning it commenced
last hour. A competent judge was called in to examine
'ed by heavy rain, both of which have
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the work, and he pronounced it properly executed.— blowing a o.ale of wind amounting almost to a hurri-
Western Luminary, cane, accompanied
The Court .of Assistants and Livery of the continued without intermission throughout the whole of
Worshipful Company of Leathersellers dined yesterday the day. During the day a heavy show-board was b own
at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street, to celebrate off the front of a house iannDdaamheo-street,
Fby:shwanuhichhie
the christening of his Royal Highness the Prince of was unfortunately killed, and a boy so much hurt that
Wales, having previously ordered the distribution of , was partially blown down, by which a child was killed
his life is despaired of
upwards of 100/. to various public charities, and to the a
streetm an
and several, persons injured.—Dublin Evening
poor of the Company.
I Mail, Wednesday.

COURT of REVIEW—(THIS DAY.)

IN RE NASH

Mr. M'ClintsTrE applied, on behalf of the petitioner,
for an order in this matter, under these circumstances :
He stated that his client had issued a fiat against Jona-
than Nash and Robert Nash, as the supposed names of
the partners constituting the firm of Jonathan Nash and
Son, brewers at Bristol ; that the commission was duly
opened under which the petitioning creditor's debt, the act
of trading, and the act of bankruptcy, were proved ;
that the parties were then adjudicated to be bankrupts,
and that they had surrendered. That subsequently it
was discovered that the name of one of the partners was
not Robert Nash, but Robert Lucas Nash, upon which
the Commissioners not only refused to proceed, but can-
celled the adjudication. In this state of things the
Learned Counsel prayed that the Court would have the
goodness to order that the fiat should be amended by the
insertion of the name Lucas.
The COURT observed that it was not usual to order
that a fiat should be amended after the adjudication had
been made.
Mr. APCRRISTIE said that by obtaining the order he
now asked for noinjury could result to any one, whereas
if his client were put to the alternative of having to issue
a new fiat, not only considerable extra costs would be
incurred, but much inconvenience occasioned by con-
veying witnesses from afar to prove de novo all that
had already been proved, and which appeared upon the
proceedings under the commission then in Court before
his Honour.
The COURT said it was induced to think that in this
case the order might be made.
Mr. 3iPCHaisTIE then said the time for making the
adjudication would expire to-day, and, therefore, it was
necessary for him, as the Court had been pleased to grant
the indulgence prayed for, then to trouble his Honour
by asking that he would have the goodness to enlarge
the time for making the adjudication for a fortnight.
His HONOUR inquired if the petition prayed for that ?
Mr. WCRRISTIE was sorr=y to say there was an omis-
sion in the prayer of the petition to that effect, but he
trusted the Court would allow the petition to be amended
in-that respect, and that the enlargement should be di•
rected upon the petition when so amended.
His HONOUR ordered it to be so.