The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-06 00:00:00

FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS.

Sunday afternoon Viscount Granville arrived in
town from Paris. The Noble Viscount shortly after visited Mr.
Secretary Canning. Nis Excellency also transacted business at
the Foreign Office. The Noble Viscount is stopping at the Duke
of Devonshire's, during his short stay in London.
The Earl of Chesterfield, accompanied by Lord
Anson, Mr. Greville, and Colonel Russell, left town on Saturday,
for Isis Lordship's bunting seat in Leicestershire.
On Saturday night Mr. Latchford, the King's
Messenger, arrived in Downing street, with dispatches from
Madrid.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial Office on
Sunday evening from Sir William Clinton, in Portugal, which
were yesterday submitted to the Duke of Wellington, as Com-
mander-in-Chief, on his arrival in London from his seat at Strath-
fieldsaye.
Detachments belonging to the 4th, I lth, and 13th
Regimehts of Light Dragoons, have received orders to march this
morning from Westminster for the Cavalry Depot, at Maidstone.
Sir Hudson Lowe, it is said, has sent home for
publication, a Memoir of what took place at St. Helena, while he
had charge of Napoleon, the particulars of which will, nu doubt,
he extremely valuable, though furnished somewhat late.
We hear that a Satire on the Times, called " THE
REIGNING VICE," is shortly coming out, published by Longinus
and Co. Since Lord Byron's " English Bards," nothing of the
same merit has appeared. It equals that work in vigour, and
excels it in terseness of style.
" Your horse has a tremendous long bit," said a
friend to Theodore Hook, "Yes," said he, " it is a hit too long."
A SEVERE SUMMER.—On a cold wet morning in
the beginning of May last year, Mr. Canning, meeting a friend.
exclaimed—" You see our summer has set in with its usual se-
verity !"
A very general snow has prevented the arrival this
morning, at the Post-office, of any bags of letters north of
Newcastle, and when the mail coach came away from Carlisle, no
hags had arrived from the Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Port Patrick
Roads. The mail coach from Newcastle did not reach London
till twelve o'clock.

CLAIMS ON FRANCE.—The Secretary of State
of the United States, in obedience to a resolution of the House of
Representatives, has submitted to the House, at the prcscut Ses-
sion of Congress, a schedule "of the claims of American citizens
on France, Naples, Holland, and Denmark, for illegal captures,
spoliations, and confiscations, or other illegal acts, since the year
1305. The amount of claims exceeds 15,000,000 of dollars, of
which that on France is about three-fourths of that sum.
Pea Green Hayne, Esq. with his new wife and
suite left this port for France, on Wednesday. It is not generally
known that this verdant gentleman has married the daughter of
Mr. Carter, who married his mother.— Cinque Ports Herald.
COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.--Last night,
Venice Preserved was acted, and we merely notice the circum-
stance to do justice to the very excellent personation of Jaifier by
Mr. Warde, who improves upon the public on every appearance.
Mr. RUNDELL'S WILL.—In reading the will of
the late Mr. Rundell, which was inserted at length in the Times
of yesterday, it would appear that he had provided very hand-
somely for his nephew, the only one bearing his name. The
writer of this, however, has heard, from very good authority, that
so far from having given Mr. E. Rundell a share in the business.
he made him pay for it very far beyond its value. Mr. Rundell
,promised to give him a large estate, and also to leave a consider-
able sum in the business to assist in carrying it on. It appears,
that neither of these promises have been carried into effect, though
repeatedly made, and even since he presented him with the small
farm in Somersetshire alluded to in ills will, which cost under
12,0001.

MR. BROUGHAM AND MR. RAIKES.—We arc
informedlthat a curious rencontre took place yesterday, at Brookes's
Club House, between Mr. Raikes and Mr. Brougham. The
former Gentleman, considering himself insulted by the re-
marks which the Honourable and Learned Member ulds, on
a recent trial, in the Court of King's Bench, in which an
action was brought against The Age, Sunday Newspaper,
accosted Mr. Brougham, yesterday, in terms, the object of
which could not be misunderstood. Mr. Brougham, as we
understand, declining to avail himself of the privilege of
his professional character, immediately caused a message to be con-
veyed to Mr. Raikes, through Sir Robert Wilson. Mr. Raikes
at once accepted it; but, in the meanwhile, intelligence of the in-
tended meeting was rumoured about, and last night Mr. Brougham
was placed under arrest : Bishop, the officer, took him into cus-
tody. His bail, we are told, were Sir Robert Wilson and Lord
Sefton. Mr. Raikes is out of the way ; and there the matter

rests for the present. -Morning Paper.
The attendance of Members in the House of Com•
mons, at four o'clock, yesterday, was greater than ever reruem.
bered upon any former occasion. There was not one vacan
seat, excepting on the Treasury Bench, the Ministers not having
come down at so early an hour. The number of Peers who
came as visitors was greater than usual, and there not being
sufficient room in the place ordinarily allotted to visitors under the
gallery, it was found necessary to giee up a portion of the side
galleries for their accommodation. The Marquis of Lansdown,
Lord Ellenborough, and Lord Limerick, were among the number
placed in this part *1 the House.
Mr. Woolrych Whitmore intends to move a series
of counter Resolutions on the Corn Laws, in opposition to
those brought forward by Mr. Canning. He proposes, that in
place of sixty shillings, the protecting duty of 20s. shall attach,
when the average price of Wheat, made up and published in the
manner required by law, shall be 503., and under 51s. ; and that
for every integral shilling by which such price shall be above 505.,
that the protecting duty shall he decreased by 25., until the price
is 555. ; and that when the market price of Wheat shall be 555.,
and not exceeding 655., the duty shall he 10s. a quarter, with a
descending scale of 2e.., until the price reaches 70e. ; and that
then the duty shall be reduced to a nominal one, of one shilling
the quarter.
AVERAGE PRICE OF THE HECTOLITRE OF WHEAT IN VARIOUS FOREIGN
MARKETS, DRAWN UP FROM THE PRICES CURRENT MOST RECENTLY RE-
CEIVED AT TIIIM orncg.
Places. Dates. Prices. Dates. Prices.
Odessa December.... 6f. 40e. November... sf. 2Re.
London February 9... 24f. 12c. January 2f,... 23f We.
Stettin January 31... 12f. 26e. January 15... 12f. 26e.
Copenhagen January l2f. 97e. December... lEf 9c.
Hamburgh January l3f. 10e. December... 13C 50c.
Amsterdam January l7f. 17e. December... 17f. 20c.
Anvers
Trieste January 31... ISf. 75c. January 15... 12f 9.5 c.
Palermo January 2lf. 36e
Leghorn December.... 14f. 80c
Genoa January ... 15f. SOc. December... 17f. 85c.
Nice January :31.- 16f. 5.5 e. January 16f. SOc.
Santander January lBf. 24c. December... llf. 34c.
Bremen January l3f. 55c. December... 13f. 20e.
France February lb.. 16f. SOc. January3l... 16f. 47c.
DREADFUL INSTANCE OF HYDROPHOBIA.--
CORONER'S INQUEST.-An Inquest was yesterday evening taken
at the Westminster Hospital, before Mr. Thomas Highs,
on the
body of Ann Hudson, who died of Hydrophobia, produced by the
bite of a dog. The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to view
the body, which was that of a middle-aged, and apparently robust
woman. The wound which had produced this frightful ma-
lady, was on the back of the right thumb, and must have been
very small, as the excised part only extended about an inch in
length, half an inch in breadth at the- widest part, and not more
than the sixteenth part of an inch in depth. It appeared that
the deceased resided in North-street, Lambeth, and that on
Wednesday, Jan. 17, a cur dog belonging to the deceased had
been fighting with some other dogs, and had within an
hour afterwards bitten a woman and a child. The mother of the
latter called upon the deceased, and insisted on the destruction of
the dog ; but was assured that the animal was perfectly healthy
and docile, and in proof of this assertion, the deceased called the
dog to her, which, however, instantly on seeing the child (who
had accompanied its mother) sprang at it. The deceased caught
hold of the dog, and prevented its injuring the child ; but in so
doing received a bite on her right thumb. The teeth of the ani-
mal slightly penetrating the skin in three places. The dog was
immediately secured in a barn, and a quantity of salt applied to
the wound, which at evening was exchanged for a basilicon plas-
ter, and the wound in a day or two afterwards healed up. In the
mean time the dog was kept in the barn, and was very quiet, with
the exception that on one occasion he gnawed and kicked the
door to get out. On the Friday evening water was given
him, which he lapped readily, and was then apparently strong and
healthy. The following morning he was found dead. For seve-
ral weeks after the occurrence, the deceased felt no bad effects from
the bite ; but on Friday last she complained of a pain extending
from the wounded part up to the elbow. At dinner she refused`
porter, or any ether liquid ; but at tea time contrived to swallow a
few spoonfuls of tea. Up to this period she did not appear to
have entertained any apprehensiess from the wound, so that fear
cannot be said to have had any influence in producing the malady.
The symptoms soon became more decisive, and of the usual dread-
ful kind. On the following day she was moved to the Westmin-
ster Hospital, where, notwithstanding every exertion was made,
she died on Sunday evening. Verdict-" That the deceased died
of hydrophobia, produced by the bite of a dog."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
GLAssnicToN V. THWAITES.

In this case, the facts of which are already before the public,
Mr. Glassington appeared in his own person, and stated that he
had frequently solicited his Counsel to apply to the Court to fix a
day for giving judgment in this cause, which had been so long
pending.
The LORD CHAXCELLOR said he should be prepared to give
judgment on the motion which had been made at any time when
the Counsel on both sides were in attendance.
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Mr. Glassington said, he was only anxious that some particular
day should be appointed.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then appointed Saturday next, when
he said he should give judgment, if it was convenient to the
Ceunsel engaged in the cause.
His LORDSHIP also intimated his intention of pronouncing
judgment in some other causes on the same day.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
INJUNCTION.
niNDE V. FINDF.N AND OTIIER9.

Mr. Cox applied for an Injunction to restrain the defendants
from proceeding in a certain action at law against the plaintiff,
on the ground that the answers to the defendants to a bill filed
by him against them in this Court, would disclose certain cir-
cumstances which would enable him to defend the action success-
fully. It appeared that the plaintiff had entered into a contract
with an individual, whose representatives the defendants are, fee
the sale of certain tithes held by a relative of his, a lunatics
under a lease from Eton College. The plaintiff contracted to as-,
sign these tithes, in case he should become entitled to them on
tee death of the lunatic, and that, in the event of his not becom-
ing possessed of the entire, he would assign his own distributive
share, and procure the holders of the remaining shares to join in
the assignment of their respective shares. The plaintiff received
at the time 1,1001. for this undertaking, and entered into a bond
for 2,0001., as the penalty, or mitigated damages to be paid by
him, in case he should either refuse or be unable to fulfil the contract.
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It so happened that the plaintiff on the death of the lunatic, became ‘,
entitled to a distributive share only of the property in question.
The owners of the other shares would by no means consent to
ratify the agreement of the plaintiff, and under these circum-
stances the defendants brought an action at law against him for
the non-performance of the contract. The damages were laid at
10,0001. The plaintiff, in his bill, states he was induced to enter
into the contract by improper means, and that he was then
in embarrassed circumstances, and prays that the Court
would annul it, or, at all events, declare that the de-
fendants be entitled to recover from him, by reason of the
non-performance, no larger sum than the amount of his bond, or
than the amount received by him on entering into the contract.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR.—How can I be called on to decide
any such thing, when the defendants bring their action in the
covenant ? 'What assistance does the plaintiff expect from the
answer of the defendants to his bill ?
Mr. CoE.-The plaintiff says that the contract was improperly
obtained, and that the answer will disclose certain circumstances
connected with it. _ . .

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The VICX-CHANCELLOR—Is that possible, when the defend-
ants are the representatives of the party charged with the hand?
you can hardly swear that you expect from them any disclosures
which can assist you. However, if you swear to that extent, I
am bound to grant the injunction—no matter how incredible the
assertion may be.—The injunction was accordingly granted.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
SOLARTE AND ANOTHER, V. MELVILLE AND ANOTHER.

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This was an action brought by the assignees of Mr. Alzedo, a
bankrupt, to recover the sum of 4,6994 being the amount of se-
veral Bills of Exchange drawn by the house of Maltby and Co.,
and accepted by the defendants. It appeared that Mr. Alzedo
had discounted the Bills in question through the medium of a
Mr. Bromley, a Bill-broker, for the drawers ; and that he had
also got several bills belonging to the house of Wagstaff and Co.,
(who subsequently became insolvent) discounted by Alzedo,
As the house of Wagstaff got credit from Alzedo, •
through the recommendation of Bromley, the latter felt
bound in honour to indemnify Alzedo in the loss he sus-
tained by discounting their bills, and the mode agreed upon by
Bromley and Alzedo for that purpose, was to allow Alzedo a
deduction of one per cent. from all the bills which he should dis-
count for Bromley. This being allowed on the bills in question,
the defendants contended that they were discounted on a usurious
consideration, and that the deduction of one per cent. on account
of Wagstaff's debt was a mere colour, and that the contract being
usurious they were not liable. The facts of the case as above
stated having appeared in evidence,
The Loin CUM' JUSTICE told the Jury, that, in his opinion,
the contract between Alzedo and Bromley was not usurious, but it
was for them to say whether the deduction of one per cent. was
a bona fide agreement, in liquidation of Wagstaff's debt, which
Bromley felt in honour bound to pay, or a mere colour to cover
a usurious contract. If they thought the former was really the
case, they should find their verdict for the plaintiffs—if the latter,
for the defendants.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict for the plain-
tiffs—Damages, 4,699/., including principal and interest.