The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-30 00:00:00

WONEY-TEAL.DE-COIVIIVEER.CE.

MISCELLANEOUS.
James Scully, Esq., of Kilfeacle, in the county of
Tipperary, who was fired at some nine months ago,
was shot and murdered. on Saturday last, in the vici-
nity of his residence. Mr. Scully was a Catholic, a
Magistrate of the county, and about 28 years of age.
He is succeeded in his immense property by his brother.
Six persons are in custody.
Yesterday evening the Corporation of the Trinity-house-gave a sumptuous entertainment to his Impe-
rial Highness the Archduke Prederick of Austria, on
• Tower-hill, at which Sir Robert Peel, Sir James
Graham, and other Members of the Ministry, with
several naval officers, were present.
The venerable ball of the Honourable Company of
Innkeepers caught fire on Monday. Several paint-
ings of the old masters have been much injured, and
the whole stock of the vaults destroyed and burnt out.
The damage done to the hall is very extensive; but
it is insured in the Globe,-Fire-office to the amount of
3,0001.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
DAY.)
LATEST(RECEIVED BEEPING AT THIS
:MANCHESTER.
(TUESDAY.)
DERBY.-811- to 1 agst a British Yeoman-20 to 1 agst
Winesour (t)-20 to 1 agst Murat-30 to 1 agst Pro-
gress colt-33 to 1 agst Aristides-40 to 1 agst Parthian
—5O to 1 agst Erocard colt (t freely)-50 to 1 agst New-
court (t)-5 to 1 agst Scott's lot-12 to 1 agst Col. Peel's
lot--15 to 1 agst Sir G. Meatheote's lot.

COURSING.
KNOWER COURSING MEETING, Nov. 28 AND 29.
The Knowle Stakes and Cup, value 50/., were won by
Mr. Clowes' Cinderella, beating, in the deciding course,
Mr. Baice's Barran, who received let The Puppy Stakes,
of 251., were won by Mr. Bake's Birdlime ; and she
Beaten Stakes, divided by Mr. Billings' Judy and Mr.
Rollicks' Nell.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, Nov. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S. to
S.W., light and hazy.
DEAL, Nov. 29.—Wind S.S.W. to S.W., moderate.—
Arrd. Harmonic, Moyden, Rio Janeiro for Antwerp.
The gale abated last night at 9 p.m. The ships in the
Downs appear to have rode it out well.
Wieszsounr, Nov. 29.—The storms of a vessel, with
Perseverance on it, and apparently that of a •Yorkshire
billy-boy, has come ashore at Portland.
COWES, Nov. 29.—Arrd. Lady Cornwall, Poe and
liebe, Todd, Rio Janeiro. ,
POOLE, Nov. 29.—Arrd. George, Newfoundland.
DARTMOUTIT, Nov. 29.—Arrd. Bloxten, New York.
PLYMOUTH, Nov. 29.—Wind W.—Arrd. Sophia,
Kettles, Hamburg's for Batavia, with loss of boats, rig-
ging, having been in contact off the Lizard last night
with an English barque.
VALmouTH, Nov. 29.—Wind W.S.W., moderate.—
Aml. Emma, Shaw, Bahia, sld. 12th ult. The-Perse-
verance, Youlden, from Cadiz to Leith; put into St. Lu-
car 11th imt., with four feet water in her hold and pumps
choked. Sld. Lady Mary Wood, to Gibraltar.

BENTLEY'S Mtscm.LANY took the lead, at the be-
ginnintof the year, of all the metropolitan 'Magazines,
and the December Number winds up the volume most
spiritedly. In fact, the Miscellany is precisely what a
literary magazine ought to be—a mosaic of amusement
and instruction. In the new Number the most striking
article is "Mr..Ledbury's Adventures at Home and
Abroad," with some capital illustrations (two of them on
copper) by John _Leech. This clever story exhibits the
writer equ&ly at home in tragedy and comedy—in deep
pathos and broad farce.' The death of Derval and the
execution of his murderer are narrated in a manner
greatly superior, from its quiet simplicity, to the New-
gate Calendar Jack-;:lieardism of Mr. Ainsworth.
The equestrian adventurers smartly told, and the scene
at:,:the boarding-house raises the veil from 'a certain
and peculiar description of Parisian society.—Satpian
Juurual.

AEVERTISEMENT. —FELONY. .£l.OO REWARD.—
, Absceyded, on Saturday, the 26th November inst., after
receiving several sums of money, the property of his
employers, the London Joint Stock Bank, Edwin John
Jordan, about 25 years of age, height 5 feet 11 inches,
thin person, fair complexion, light hair, long thin face,
grey (yes, walks stooping, with head leaning forward ;
had on when last seen a dark body coat, and mixture
coloured trowsers, with boots, black cravat, and hat.
The above reward will be paid on the apprehension os
the said Edwin John Jordan. For further particularf
apply.to.the Mansion-house, London ; and Messrs. Bush
and Maliens, No. 7, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, London

On Monday, a meeting of the friends :of W. llutt,
!!.sq., M.P.- for Gateshead, took place at }Tull, when it
was resolved that in testimony of his seiViCes in three
successive Parliaments, a token of their regard should
he presented to him, and -Subscriptions be immediately
.entered4ipon for that purpose,
17.0.1743.1 re LIND ITILXTAR,4.

%By the arrival of the Offley, whale-ship, particulars
have reached England of a collision with the natives
at Treasury Island, in,the South Seas, when
.the sur-
geon and carpenter of the crew were killed; and it is
stlpposed that of the ship's boats mis3ing, eleven men
in them have all been murdered, in revenge for an
insult offered to the Chief.' The Wiley is the pro-
perty of Messrs: Curling arid Young, of Limehouse,
and brings home 1,200. casks of oil. Treasury Island
lies in lat. 7 26 S., long. 155 30 E., and is a station
frequently visited by whaling vessels.
LAW' AND POLICE.
An atrocious murder was committed at St. Helen's,
Liverpool, on Sunday last. The victim is a young
married female, of very respectable connexions,
and whose body was discovered in a field, with the
veins of the neck completely severed by a dreadful
wound. 'Her husband, named Wilmot Buckley, a
painter, was taken into custody, and when arrested
had his shirtsleeves steeped in blood to the elbows.
He denied the crime, and stated the stains to be from
colouring.
The adjourned inquest on the charge of murder of
Samuel l3rittan, at Mendip, was held yesterday at
Bristol, when a verdict of " Manslaughter" was re-
turned against Francis Ashman, who was committed
for trial.

William Deway was finally examined at Queen-
square, on the charge of wilfully murdering Ellen
Derrick, a young woman with whom he lived, and
was committed to Newgate for trial.

. PEIiE AIMS.
The sum voted for ornamenting the pediment of
the new Royal Exchange with sculpture is 3,000
guineas, and Mr.lArestrnacott, whose design has been
chosen, undertakes to complete them by the Ist of
May, 1844.

SP ORTXN.
The Hon. Grantley Berkeley'sG
deer match at Char-
borough Park turned out unsuccessful, his fine dog
Odin, who was to pull down and "hobble five bucks,"
experiencing three failures, upon which Mr. Berkeley
abandoned the ,match. His dress was a rich suit of
green, with a cap of velvet and gold band, and his
followers, with Mr. Drax and the servants of the
hunt, were also picturesquely attired.
cotrior--raskIXONABLE.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose arrived at
Sulby Hall, the Noble Duke's hunting-box in North-
amptonshire, on Thursday last.
Sir Edmund and Lady Antrobus have returned to
their villa at Cheam, near Epsom.
The Dowager Lady Suffield has returned to Bel-
grave-square.
The Countess Poulett has left the Earl of Zetland's
for the Duke of Leed's, Hornby Castle, Yorkshire.
The Bishop of Llandaff has arrived at the Deanery,
St. Paul'S, from a visit throughout his diocese.
Sir Francis and Lady Burdett return to St.
James's-place, from their villa in Berkshire, in a day
or two.
The Earl of Beverley returned to Richmond yes-
terday.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUI-- E/N'S

(6ittings at Nisi Pri

fi Term, be . rust elk

WiuuruAN and a Middlesex Common Jury.)
MANUEL V. WILDER.
•

The plaintiff in this case was a builder, and the de-
fendant, a butcher residing in the Edgware-road.
The action was brought to recover an amount of
308/. 7s. 9d. alleged to be due from defendant for
work and labour done and materials supplied for the
completion of the carcase of a house, the property of
defendant, and fitting upa butcher's shop therein. For
the defence it was contended that the plaintiff had con-
tracted to find the materials and finish the house for
140/., and a written agreement to that effect was put
in, and also that he had received 1281. in cash and ma-
terials, and had been furnished with meat by defendant
to the value of 30/., and that consequently there was
nothing due to him.
Mr. Kelly mil Mr. Gray conducted the case for
the plainHti; and Mr. Platt appeared for the de-
fendant.

The cuae, which was most dull and uninteresting,
lasted upwards of four hours. The Jury returned a
verdict thr. the defendant.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 29.
TURQUAND AND OTHERS V. MORSE.
This was an action of trover to recover 8861.
Mr. Richards and Mr. Martin appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Ser-
geant Channell appeared for the defendant.
In the year 1841 a person of the name of Bailey,
an upholsterer in Bond-street, furnished a house for
Sir Francis Charles Knowles, in Queen-street. The
sum agreed upon between the parties for the furni-
niture was 1,8001. An agreement was entered into
between Sir Francis Knowles and Bailey for the
payment of the money by instalments at six months
each. Shortly after this arrangement was entered
into Bailey applied to Sir Francis Knowles, saying
that he was much distressed for money, and requesting
Sir Francis to advance him some money, Sir
Francis Knowles had at this time mortgaged' the
lease of. his house, together with the furniture, to
Bailey, as security for the payment of the 1;800/. In
consequence of the application for money by Bailey,
Sir Frances Knowles accepted a bill of exchange for
400E:"payable at Coutts' and Co. This bill at ma-
turity was dishonoured, and it having been paid
away by Bailey, his bankers sued him for the amount.
Bailey wrote to' Sit Francis Knowles on the 21st of
July,- 1841, and said, that owing to the circumstance
of the bill for 4001. having been dishonourec., he was
again very much embarrassed ; and said that if he
did not receive 2001. iri.the course of the next day
it would lead to the most serious consequences. Sir
Francis Knowles therefore, called on'\Bailey, and said
that if he would give him the lease and the inventory of
the furniture, with full powers to act for the best,
he would obtain a sum of money sufficient to release
him from .- his difficulties. He did so, and Sir
.Francis Knowles obtained 600/. from the defendant
in the present action upon this security. Shortly
after this Bailey became a bankrupt, partly owing,
as was alleged, to his having been sued on the bill
for 4001. Part of the debt due to him from Sir
Francis Knowles, of 1,8001. of course became the
property of his assignees.
..This action was therefore
brought by the assignees against Morse, for the ba-
lance of the debt, he holding the assignment of the
lease and furniture. It was contended on the part of
the defendant, that the deed of. mortgage given to
Bailey, by Sir Frances Knowles, was a fraudulent
and colourable deed, and that when the defendant ad-
vanced the money on the lease he Eid not know of
of any such deed being in existence.
.. Sir Francis Knowles was put into the witness-box,
and deposed to the facts as detailed above.
The CHIEF JUSTICE, in summing up said, the
sole question was whether the Jury believed that the
deed of mortgage to Bailey was a colourable and
fraudulent deed, got up by Sir Francis Knowles, and
purposely withheld from the defendant, with a view
of defrauding him.
The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
NEW
.COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
James Hurley, 17, a lighterman, and two other
young men, named Riley and Williamson, were in-
dicted for stealing, on the Bth of November, 4511b5. of
tea, the property of Mr. Richard Marshall Phillips. It
appeared from the evidence of Mr. Phillips, a lighter-
man and Custom-house agent, that the tea formed part
of 27 chests, which were lying on board one of his
barges alongside his wharf, to be discharged ; a lug
boat belonging to the father of Riley was lying astern
of the barge at three o'clock on the day named. The
value of the chest of tea was 141., as he should be liable
for the duty on it, if stolen, as well as the cost. The
father of Riley had been in his employ many years.
The prisoner had been in his service from childhood.
It appeared from other evidence that between five
and six o'clock on the day stated, Riley and Harley
were seen together at the Anti-Gallican public-house,
and there was also proof that they were seen in the
boat near the barge containing the tea. The evidence
was not conclusive, and the Jury acquitted each of
the prisoners.

THE « CHINA SUN."
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
Ma. EDitroß,—As the expeditious route to China, by
steam, becomes now an object of great importance, since
we are at peace with this industrious one-third of the
family of man, you are at liberty to insert in your
China Sun the following nautical remarks, from your
obedient servant.

ROBERT WISE, of Allonby.
Author of " Remarks on our Present Position with
China and Affghanistan."
The voyage, by steam, from the Red Sea to Hong-
Kong, and viva versa (back), although considerably
longer than from the Red Sea to Calcutta, is, is point of
fact, only seven days' longer voyage than the latter, on an
average ; because the track from the Red Sea to Singa-
pore is through a part of the Indian Ocean, where the
monsoon winds are favourable (or fair winds) at all I
seasons of the year, both outward or homeward, or going
to and returning from China ; and from Singapore to
Hong-Kong, the steam voyage (by keeping well in with
the land), eon be performed in seven days, on an average,
all the year round.
The difficulties ,experienced by the Bombay steamers
in the S.W. naonsoon are avoided in the China route, as
are also those of the Calcutta steamers in the S.W.
monsoon, at the head of the Bay of Bengal. Fifty days
is sufficient, and Singapore will be the only port neces-
sarry to coal at. Our splendid steamers, now in China,
can do this great work, monthly, easily, if put to it.
Allonby, Nov. 28, 1842.