The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-21 00:00:00

GENERAL RAILWAY INFORMA-

TION.

N.B. in the following Tables M signifies before Noon, and
E after it.

LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM.
STATIONS, with their Distances from London.

Lownow, Harrow 114, WATFORD 174, King's Langley 21,
Boxmoor 244, Berkhampstead 28, TRING 314, Aylesbury 434,
LEIGHTON 41, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 464, WOLVER-.
TON 524, Roade 60, BLISWORTH b 24, Weedon 694, Crick
and Welton 754, RUGBY (➢lidland Counties Junction) 83,
Brandon 89, COVENTRY 94, Hampton (Derby Junction) 103,
BIRMINGHAM 1124.

Departure Arrival Arrival
DOWN TRAINS. from at at
London. Rugby. Birmingham
Mixed, to Birmingham 6 0 M 930 M 11 15 M
Third Class, ditto
Mixed, ditto
First Class, ditto
Mixed, to Rugby
*Man, First Class
Mixed, to Birmingham
Ditto ditto
Ditto, to Aylesbury
Ditto, to Biriningha in 5 0 838 10 15
4 Ditto, to Wolverton
•MAIL, Mixed 8 30 11 88 1 30M
*MAIL, to York, by Rugby 9 0 12 15 M ,
Departure Depar- Arrival
UP TRAINS. from turn from at
Birmingham Rugby. London.
-
*Mixed, from Wolverton.
Ditto ditto
Ditto, from Birmingham... 7 OM 823 M 12 45 E
Ditto, from Aylesbury
"MAIL, First Class
Mixed, from Birmingham 10 0 11 17 3 15
Ditto ditto l2 Noon 123 E 6 0
Ditto ditto 1 15 E 2 35 6 30
Ditto, from Rugby 4 0 7 45
Third Class, from Birming. 220 413 10 0
First Class, ditto 4 0 5 17 9 15
Mixed, ditto 6 0 7 18 11 15
*MAIL, Mixed. ditto 112 Night 123 M 5 30M
°Mixed, from Rugby
The Sunday Trains arc marked *.

*Mixed, from Rugby
The Sunday '
In addition to those mark,
Birmingham on Sundays at
and arriving in London at 7

'rains are ma
there is
1 30 E, calli
30 E.

a Mixed Train leaves
mg at all the Stations,

BIRMINGHAM AND DERBY.

DOWN.
I UP.
Departure Arrival Departure Arrival
TRAINS, from fir- at TRAMS. from at fir.
mingham. Derby. Derby. mingham,
1
-- ---- --
Mair..... 112 3011,1 2 15 31 *Mixed... 8 20M 10 20M
*Mixed,... 7 0 850
Ist &2d 12 15 E 1 Ditto.. 130 E 320
10 30 1 Ditto... 11 45 1 45E
Class 125 E 3 15 Ist&2d... 430 620
Trains) 4 0 554 ,*3lmr. ... 11 0 12 45M
Mixed 615 815 1

The Trains marked * run on
Trains leave Birmingham and I
either placl at 7 15 E.

Sundays, in addition to which
)erby at 5 30 E, and arrive at

MIDLAND COUNTIES.
STATIONS, with their Distances from Rugby.
RUGBY, ULLESTIIORPE 74, Broughton-Astley 11, Wig-
ston I6i, LEICESTER 20, SYSTON 241, Sileby 274, Barrow 30,
Louoilaonouox 321, Kegworth (Nottingham Junction) 37*,
Sawiey 42i, Borrowash 451, DERBY 491.

GREAT
OPEN T

STATIONS, with their

PADDINGTON, haling 5.
Drayton 13, SLOUGH IS, Al
READING 354, Pangbourne
Road 474, STEVENTON 564,
ham 714, SWINDON 77 (Jur
way), Wooxost BASSET 82
984, Box 1914, BATH 1064
Keynsham 1134, BRISTOL 11
1304, Banwell 1334, WEsl
briube 1454, BRIDGEWATES

WESTERN.
3 TAUNTON.
r Distances from Paddingt
Hanwell 7*, Southall 9, West
lAIDENHEAD 22k, Twyforck 301,
a 41*, Goring 44k, Wallingford
, Farringdon Road 634, Shriven•
❑ction with the Cheltenham Rail-
Cifirratixam 934, Corsham
TwertonAloB*, Saltford 111%,
18%, Nai1863126*, Clevedon Road
TON SUPER MERE 1364, High-
t. 151*, TAUNTON 1624.

Departure Arrival at Arriyai at
DOWN TRAINS from Swindon their
Daily, except Sundays. Paddington. Junction. Destination.
Goods Train to Taunton .... 430 M 10 0 M 855 E
To Taunton . .... 6 0 835 12 35
Ditto
Short Train to Mai.:-ahead 9 0
MAIL, to Taunton . lO 15 1 OE 4 10E
Short Train to Maidenhead 11 0
To Taunton l2 Noon 2 58 6 35 E
Short Train to Slough 1 30
To Taunton
Short Train to Reading
To Bristol
Short Train to Maidenhead 530 ..... ....... 630
To Swindon
MAIL to Taunton
Goods Train to Taunton
I
SUNDAY poww TRAINS
Short Train to Slough
To Reading
Short Train to Slough ...... 930
MAIL, to Taunton
To Taunton
Short Train to Maidenhead 5 0
Ti) Swindon 7 0 10 0
MAIL, to Taunton ' 855 11 35 255 M
Time Leave Arrival
UP TRAINS
of Swindon at
Daily. except Sundays. Starting. Junction. Paddington.
Short Train from Reading 730 M ... ...... .. 855 M
Ditto from Slough 9 0
From Swindon
From Bristol
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 11 15
MAIL, from Bristol ..... ... 840 10 28 110
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 345 E
Goods Train from Taunton.. 730 51 540 E 12 0
From Taunton
Ditto ll 15 2 40 5 30
From Taunton
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 8 0 ... ...... ... 9 ,to
From Taunton -15 6 45 9 30
MAIL, from Taunton
Goods Train from Taunton 630 E 240 740
SUNDAY UP TRAINS.
Short Train from Slough
From Swindon
MAIL, from Taunton ....... 645 10 30 AI 1 10,E
Short Train from Slough... 5 0 E ......
From Taunton
Short Tr. from Maidenhead 730
Ditto from Reading.... 9 0
MAIL, from Taunton ......., 11 15 2 3551 5 2531
The Short Trains stop at all the intervening Stations.

SOUT

8 30
10 30
235 M I 5 25 M
rvening Stations.

STATIONS, with
NINE EIM., Wandswol
Esher and Hampton Cow
WOKING 23, Farnborou;
STOKE 46, Andover Road
(Gosport Junction) 72, S
ham 82, GOSPORT 87.

El WESTERN.
their Distances from Nine Elms.
rth 3, Wimbledon 6, KINGSTON 10,
trt 13, Walton 154, Weybridge 174,
igh 311,, Winchfield 38, BASING-
-56, WINCHESTER 64, Bishopstoke
'UTHAMPTON 77, Bottley 77, Fare-

Departure Arrival at Arrival
Arrival
DOWN F UP. DOWN TRAINS, from
Nine Elms. Gosport.
Dc ton. at
port.
De parture Arrival Departure Arrival
-----
TRAINS. from at TRAINS, from at Mixed Tram 7O M 10 20 M lii 45 M
Rugby. Derby Derby. Rugby.' Ditto
-- ---,.. Fast Train ll 0 2 0 225
--
lit 645 M 9 0M ' let
12 Noon 6 10
1 u E 4 30 6 l 5
2(1 ...... 945 12 10 EI 2d ...... 10 30 12 50 E Mixed Train 5 0
Fast Train
3d
4th 250 530 E 4th......4 40 7 0 MAIL
TlyNn DAYS. 830 11 57 IC. 32 of
sth 845 10 50 sth 730 10 0 Goods Train
6th Mail 12 20 M 249 M I, 6th Mail 10 40 12 50 4 Mixed
10 0 111 1 45 E 2 10 E
ON SUNDAYS. Dto
lst
2d
34
_performing the journey
in an hour and ten minutes. Sundays a 9, M, and at 24 and 7 E
4th l2 20 M 249 M 4th Mail 10 40 12 50 M
The times of arriving at and departing from Nottingham and I Departure 1 Departure 1 Arrival
Derby are nearly the same. UP TRAINS. from r....... 0_._..,

ON SO
Ist
2d
34
4th l2 20M 2 49 M ,
The times of arriving at and
Derby are ne

NORTH MIDLAND.

(IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MIDLAND COUN-
TIES, BIRMINGHAM AND DERRY, MANCHES-
TER AND SHEFFIELD, MANCHESTER AND
LEEDS, HULL AND SELBY, AND THE GREAT
NORTH OF' ENGLAND.)

DOWN TRAINS.

Departure from I Arrival at
Derb. Sheffield. Sheffield. Leeds, 21ean.
r. York. Darling-
ton.
31 M .... . . 5 OE 6 19M 8 30M 6 40M 9 20M
7 35M
615 845 I 9 POM
930 10 45 11 45 I 1 15E 5 OE 2 OE 5 15E
1245 E 2 OE 245 E 4 0 635 445 7 0
345 430 530 7 0 845 745
4 0 530 630 815 10 0
,
6 0 7 30 8 15 945
SUNDAYS.
3 19E II SOE 6 19E
7 OM 45N1 9 45M 11 15M 1 0E1121,14t0n
3 OE 4 30E 5 30E 7 15E 930 8 OE
•„,,* The Down Trains arrive at Hull in about two hours
later than their arrival at York.

3 19E
7 OM
3 OE
a
later th a,

Darling.
ton.

York.

6 15M $ 45M
915 12 Noon
12 15E 3 OE
330 619

UP TRAINS.

tore from

f 6 401

1 Arrival at

chslea,ll; Leeds. She!!kid.
..... 6 031 7 3511
730 84.5
1 7 011 930 10 45
10 0 1 OE 2 Of
1 10E 4 0 530
445 7 9 ti 12

SUNDAYS.

7 301 8 45M
5 OE 630 E
7 9 8 12
we Hull for Derby daily al
In Sundays at 5E only.

Departure Departure Arrival
UP TRAINS. from from South. at
Gosport. ampton. Nine Elms.
MAIL
Mixed Train ............. ........ 630 7 0 10 30
Goods Train
Mixed Train 8 3d 9 0 12 30
Fast Train lO 39 11 0 2 0
Mixed Train l2 30 E 10 E 430
Fast Train 230 3 0 6 0
Mixed Train 5 30 6 0 9 15
Goods Train
SUNDAYS.
Mart.
Mixed Train
TV....

Mats.
Mixed Train
Ditto
Short Trains leave Woking
days at

4 30 E
laily at 7%M,
%M, 64, ani

2 15 M 5 25 M
10 6 1 45 E
5 0 E S 45
1 IW, 54, and 74E. Sun.
814 E.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON. -
STATIONS, with their Distances from London Bridge.
LONDON, New Cross 3, CROYDON 101. Godstone Road 131,
Stoat's Nest 14%, Merstham 19%, Ran HILL 21%, Harley 2.5%
THREE BRIDGES 29%, Balcombe 34, HAYWARD'S HEATH
37%, Hassock's Gate 44, BRIGHTON 50%.

3 30E 1 6 19E
*.* Trains 1e;
at 2i and SE. C

MA

CH

r ,rema
ivnegs.
Leaves
ham. Crewe.

Leave Arrive in Leave Arrive in
DOWN. London. Brighton. UP. Brighton. London.
Mixed ..... . 745 M 10 15 M From Croy.
MAIL, First don 9 30
Clasv 945 11 45 Mixed
ToCroydon 10 45 First Class— 9 0 11 0
Mixed... 11 45 215 E Mixed
Ditto
Ditto
First Class 4ZO 630 iFirstClass 331 570
Mixed ... 6 0 530 ti Mixed 8 0 830
floods 9 0 12 SO M i Goods 9 0 12 30 M
ToCroydon 930
SUNDAYS. ;Ft om SUNDAYS.
Mixed 745Ai1015 M ,i Croydon
Ditto
Ditto
ToCroydon 10 0 I ',Ditto 6 0 820
SHOREHAM BRANCH.—If ixed Trains leave Brighton for Shore.
ham daily at 7a: and 9 11151, and at 12 15, 2 and 6
45and 7 OE. On Sundays at 9 OM, and at 2 15, 3 45, 5 15, and 6 45E. From Shoreham for Brighton at 870 and 10 3051, and at 10, 3 31,
530, and 7 30E. Sundays at 10 OM, and 04,5 4 30, 6 11, and 8 OE.
The Mixed Trains stop at all the Stations, the First Class Trains
only at First Class Stations.

4 .0 M
6 45
7 30
6 45
H 15
4 45 E
7 45

Sheffield.
815 M

9 30

9 0

1 45 M
7 30
11 33
2 45 E

4 OM
8 30
11 15
7 45 E

Derby.
10 1511
11 15
12 45E
4 15
S 15
10 9

11 45
2 45E

1 A.M.

. 6 30
8 45

9 45M
7 15E
9 0

11 45M
9 15E
10 9

6* and 1

NGH

M, and

AM

Arrives
at
Crewe.

5 15 51
S 15
9 0
10 0
12 30 E
6 15
8 45
SUNDAYS.
b :5111
10 0
12 30 E
8 45

Arrival
at Bir-
mingham.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 20.
JUDGMENT.—BEYDON V. WATSON.
The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this
case. An indenture of lease and release had been
executed by a Mr. Charles Snow, conveying certain
lands and premises to Wm. Watson and others, as
trustees, with power to sell absolutely, by public or
private sale, the lands so conveyed, and with power
also to make them over to the purchasers of such
lands, with or without the consent of the said Charles
Snow. The money arising from these sales was to
be applied to the discharge of the debts of certain
creditors of Charles Snow, the residue, if any, to go
to Mr. Snow himself, his executors, or assigns. The
trustees, it -appeared, did not sell these lands, or any
part of them, and Charles Snow died in 1818,
the debts remaining unpaid. The main ques-
tion now arising was, whether the surplus re-
maining after the discharge of the above-named
debts, could be still considered to form part of the
real personal estate of the original holder of the pro-
perty. The trustees having absolute power to sell
the remainder of the property after the payment of
the debts, and not, being authorised to raise money
in any other way, this must be considered conveyance
out and out, though the purpose of the conveyance
was only the payment of certain debts. The character
of the, property remained unchanged up to the time of
the death of the holder, and though the deeds were
executed in 1815, and the testator did not die till three
years afterwards, this did not affect the question. The
owner might have availed himself of the interval, but
he did nothing. The surplus in question must, there-
fore, be considered part of the testator's property, and
be administered according to the deed of conveyance.

TILE NEW CHANCERY ORDERS.
Mr. RICHARDS applied to his Lordship on the sub-
ject of the new orders in Chancery, referring to the
fees for copies in the Masters' office. By the last
orders the charge fixed for office copies was 6d. a
folio, and a further. charge of 4d. a folio was also made
for entering that copy ; this made a charge of 10d. a
folio; it was considered that the second charge of 4d.
a folio ought not to be made.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, before the date of the
last orders the copy money was lid. a folio, and then
a charge was made of 6d. a folio for entering the ac-
counts, such entry being considered a copy. The copy
money was now 4d. a folio, and it had therefore been
represented to him that by analogy the two charges
should be 6d. and 4d., That was the point presented
for his consideration.

Mr. RICHARDS said, his Lordship would find, on
referring to the 32d section, that the officers receiv-
ing the fees for the examination of affidavits and other
copies, charged 6d. a folio, but they were directed to
deduct 14d. a folio out of it, before it was paid over
to the fee fund. It was submitted, therefore, that by
analogy, the Id. paid to the Master's clerk for the
entry, should be deducted before it was paid over.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he would ascertain
the point. Every one knew that the money belonged
to the public, and not to the Master. He would take
care that it should be put on the right footing.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 20.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at the Guildhall, before Lord
DENMAN and a London Special Jury.)
SIR J. HARE v. BARSTOW.
This was an action brought by Sir John Hare
against the Yorkshire Insurance Company, to recover
the valite of an oil mill which had been insured in the
defendants' office, and which had subsequently been
burnt down. The premises in question were situated
in the city of Bristol, and one portion was used as an
oil mill and another as a mill for grinding dye wood.
Sir John Hare had insured the premises in the York-
shire Insurance-office, intending to include the whole
of the machinery in the insurance, and the agent to
the Company had gone over the mill prior to the in-
surance being effected. A fire occurred, which had
destroyed that portion occupied as a dye wood
mill, together with the mill machinery therein
contained. The defendants paid 2661. into Court,
that being the sum for which the building containing
the dye-wood machinery was insured, and contended
that, according to the wording of the policy, they
were not liable for the machinery.
Mr. ERLE, for the plaintiff, contended that it was
evident that the parties intended to effect an insurance
on the whole, including the machinery, and thought
they had done so when the police was'effected.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for defendants, contended
that the question was not what the parties had intended
wording of the
to do, but what they, had actually done, and, from the
Policy, he submitted that the machinery
was not included.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff--Damages
2221., in addition to the 2261. paid into Court.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 20
COOK AND OTHERS V. PRITCHARD.-IN HITCHCOCK'S

BANKRUPTCY.
The plaintiffs are the assignees of William Hitch-
cock, formerly carrying on an extensive business in
Regent-street as a linen-draper, whose examination
in the Court of Bankruptcy lately attracted so
much of public attention. The defendant is a gentle-
man of property, retired from business, and the
brother of the bankrupt's solicitor, of the firm of
Marden and Pritchard, at whose instance, it appeared,
h
egpcaci
gave the
assistance, out of the transactions con-
e bankrupt at different times consider-
ablenected with which the present case arose. The action
was brought to recover, for the general benefit of the
bankrupt's estate, the sum of 2,0001., with interest
thereon, alleged to have been paid to the defendant by
undue and fraudulent preference, and with collusion,
after Hitchcock had committed acts of bankruptcy, to
the knowledge of the defendant.
The case for the plaintiff was conducted by Sir
Thomas Wilde, with whom were Mr. Platt, Q.C.,
Mr. Watson, and Mr. B. Chambers. The Attorney-
General, r. Sergeant Channel], and Sir John
Bailey, appeared for the defendant. The main facts
as they were made out in the evidence of the plain-
tiff's witnesses, whose examination occupied the whole
of yesterday to five o'clock, were as follows :—ln the
latter part of the year 1840, the bankrupt requested
his solicitors, Marclen,and Pritchard, to raise him a
loan of about 1,000/., which he undertook to secure
upon the lease of the valuable premises in Regent-
street. At their request the defendant advanced the
sum bill of exchange for
2,0001.,0f deductingl7Bs retcheeivdiinffgereance • by way of interest,
and taking the lease as a collateral security. In
some months afterwards, Hitchcock applied for an-
other loan, and through the same means it was advanced
to him by the defendant, who, it appeared on the se-
cond occasion, received a guarantee for the whole sum
from Mr. George Hitchcock, the brother of the bank-
rupt. In the meanwhile the affairs of the latter grew
daily more involved, and the bill for 2,000/. beingcon-
siderably over due on the lath of August, 1841, the
defendant in a peremptory manner on that day in-
sisted that his brother's house should take i:nmediate
steps to enforce the payment ; accordingly they sent
their clerk to Hitchcock, threatening that if he did
not pay they would commence an action and make an
affidavit of debt, whereby he would be compelled to
had at this time in their
possessionsakup. T
six
xnnr9tictes
ofhyaeetion
which had been served upon hi with affidavits of debt
m by other creditors,
so that it would seem they knew the critical
state of his affairs. A clerk from the house of
Ellis and Everington proved that upon that day he
payment of a bill of exchange
coavlalreddounethfeerba2n9korul.pat foadr
upwards, and that upon his
asking Hitchcock whether he could pay
were other hou
who had treated him well, and deserved a preference,
only that he was resolved to give none, though
Everington's had done him a great deal of injury, and
it was through their reports and' the badness of trade
he was unable to meet his engagements. A clerk from Messrs. Wreford and Co., and other witnesses, gave
evidence of applications to the like effect, with similar
answers. The examination of the defendant before the
Commissioners of I3ankruptcy was read at great
length, the most material part of which was, that he
hador the partner on the subject of the debt, further
than to
never s
setl d any
upon conversations with his brother
the 13th of August, that th
may should be recovered ; that he did not know
and never inquired how the payments were made,
but that the whole Was
n e
paid into his bankers between
he 18th and the 21st of August. For the plaintiffs
it was shown that in that interval the bankrupt had
made great sacrifices of property to raise a sum about
sufficient to meet the defendant's demand, and that the
Property was disposed of in a very unusual manner
for that of a retail dealer. Goods of the value of
2,6001. at the cost price were sold, through the
medium of a commission broker and others for about
1.7501. It was
also shown that' the lease of the
house, the
acceptances toPritchard, and George Hitch •
cock's guarantee
Were given up about the same time.
For the defendant, it was contended by the ATTOR-
NEY-GENERAL, 111 an eloquent speech of two hours'
duration, that his Conduct throughout had. been, upon
the plaintiff's own showing, perfectly free from every
thing like fraud or collusion. Being a man of ample
means, he had, at the instance of his brother, who was
in business, given to the bankrupt that pecuniary as-
sistance .by which he was enabled to carry on his
business for some months longer than he otherwise
could have done. It was not to be supposed that if
Mr. Pritchard, the solicitor, had been faithfully in-
formed by the bankrupt of the real state of that per-
son's affairs, he would have advised his brother to lend
so large a sum, and two months afterwards to
make a further loan of an equal amount
As the issue depended upon the motives upon which
the bankrupt acted, it was clearly shown by the plain-
tiffs themselves that lie had not acted as free agent in
making the payment. He was not a free agent, nor
did he give a voluntary preference. Although his
affairs seemed to others, and really were desperate at
the time, they did not seem so to him, and, perhaps,
he contemplated a means of extrication through ;
Pritchard, in payment of this debt. The defendant ,
had done only what was natural and reasonable, and