The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

ADELPHI THEATRE.

A new three-act drama, by Mr. Coyne, entitled
the Merchant and his Clerks, was produced at this
theatre last evening. Mr. Harfcr,d (Mr. Maynard),
a London merchant, has two clerks, Edward
Mapleton (Mr. Lyon), a virtuous clerk, and Hugh
Bramber (Mr. 0. Smith), a vicious one. Now
melo-dramatic virtuous clerks are always very vir-
tuous indeed, and have always the greatest possible
confidence reposed in them in the first act, which they
always forfeit in the second, through no fault of their
own, but through an unfortunate train of circum-
stances ; and so it is here, for in the first act Mr.
Harford leaves town for a few days, entrusting
Mapleton with 10,0001. to take care of for him during
his almence—(of course Mr. Harford had no banker)
—which 10,0001. on his return can nowhere be found,
and accordingly he accuses Mapleton of the robbery,who
goes mad the instant he hears the accusation. He be-
comes an inmate of Bedlam, and in the third act we
are introduced into the interior of Bedlam : this
scene, in which, in the character of Flitter (Mr.
Wieland), an attempt is made to convert that most
awful of all the visitations of Providence, madness,
into a source of mirth, of burlesque, of broad farce, is
most disgusting. The audience loudly expressed their
disapprobation of it, and we trust the management will
have the good sense to cut out the part of Flitteralto-
gether. A certain Doctor Wilton recommends that
Mapleton shall be taken back to the counting-house,
and everything be put as it was on the night the notes
were lost, and the piece ends with a Marie-Ducange-
like scene. Mapleton enters in a state of somnam-
bu,lism, goes to the safe, takes certain notes out,
and deposits them under the board of the floor, where
the lost notes ofcourse, are found ; he wakes and finds
his innocence acknowledged, while Bramber, the
vicious clerk, having fixed upon that night to rob his
master's counting-house, is caught in the fact, and de-
livered into the custody of his quondam friend, Mr.
Dognose (Mr. P. Bedford), who, havin6 been high-
wayman, thief, and smasher, finishes • his career as a
Bow-street runner. The low comedy-of Abe piece,
which is by far the best part of it, was excellently sup-
ported by Paul Bedford, as the above-named Dognose,
and Wright, as Kit Cockles, a linen-draper's appren-
tice, whom Dognose is initiating into genteel society,
and who, having run through his money, and married
Betty Briggs (Mrs. H. P. Grattan), a maid of all
work at a lodging-house, takes, not to the stage, but
to the street, and, in a spangled jacket, as Herr Stick-
ankickinbrichitz, assisted by his lady as Signora Soff-
risky, earns a comfortable living as a juggler and tum-
bler, and, as he himself calls it, as a Professor of
Hankey-Pankey. The piece was announced for repe-
tition every night by Lyon, amidst considerable ap-
plause. The house was, as usual, crowded.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.
Some brisk betting on the Derby led to several im-
portant changes in the odds. Passing the favourite and
Murat with the single remark that they were backed for
nearly 100/. each at last week's prices, we may point to
the altered positions of Winesour and Blackdrop ; the
latter was backed heavily at 40 to 1, and in one quarter
at 1,000 to 30 ; this of course operated to the prejudice
of Winesour, against whom 1,000 to 30 was laid
once (a fall of sixteen points), and 30 to 1 afterwards
offered repeatedly. The Progress colt opened at 30 to 1,
and advanced to 25 to 1, taken to 1004 Aristides was
also in greater favour, first at 33 to 1, taken frequently,
and finally at 28 to 1, taken to nearly 100/. The Oxygen
colt was backed at 50 to 1, to nearly 2001. And several
other horses for various sums, but in most cases at odds,
agreeing with those last quoted. The list of prices sub-
joined is completed up to the close of the room:-
DERBY.
9 to 2 agst Scott's lot
20 to 1 agst I)awson's lot-taken
25 to 1 agst Mr. Kent's lot
8i to 1 agst Mr. Blakelock's A British Yooman-t.
20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Murat-taken
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Progress colt-taken
28 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Aristides
33 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour-taken
35 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Black Drop
35 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Amorino-taken
40 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Napier-taken
45 to 1 agst Mr. Griffiths's Newcourt
50 to 1 agst Col. Peel's St. Valentine.
50 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton'a Oxygen colt-taken
1000 to 15 agst Lord Westminster's Languish colt-ta.
1000 to 15 agst Mr. BOWCeS Cotherstone--taken
1000 to 15 agst Duke of Richmond's Clara colt-taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Speed's Everton-taken
1000 to 15 apt Mr. Coleman's Jamal-taken
1000 to 15 agst Mr. Theobald's Humbug-taken
1000 to 15 agst Lord Exeter's Lucetta colt-taken
1000 to 800 on Amorino agst Sirikol--taken
COURSING.
LYTHAM MEETING, DEC. 6 AND 7.-The Great
Clifton Cup (16 dogs), was won by , Mr. Easterley's
Holdfast, beating, in the deciding course, Mr. Williams's
Pleader ; the Lytham Puppy Cup
(16 subs.) was won
by Mr. Lendless s Snowball, beating Mr. Dickenson's
Domino ; the Talbot Stakes (16 dogs)
were won
,by Mr.
Peacock's Humphrey's Clock . the Fylde Stakes were
won by Mr. King's Fly, and the Warton Stakes by Mr.
Deacon's Fly.
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Duke of Beaufort's hds., Wed., Petty France ; Fri.,
Sisson ; Sat., North Wraxall.
Mr. Horlock's hds„ Tues., Horse and Jockey-10k.
Mr. A. Smith's hds., Tues., New Mill ; Wed., Claren-
don Park ; Thurs., Redenham; Fri., Netheravon; Sat.,
Collingbourn.
Mr. Long's harriers, Fri., Temples Penning-11.
Mr. Farquharson's hounds, Tues., Winford.
B. V. H.,'Fri., Pulham Cross Roads-11f.
Sherwood harriers, Tees., second mile stone on the
Nottingham-road ; Fri., Bolsover Windmill-11.
Lord Gifford's hds., hurs., Buscott House; Sat., Red
Lodge-10i.
Sir R. Sutton's hds., Tues., Launde Abbey ;*Wed.,
Black Horse, Grimsthorpe ;
Fri., Stocken Hall ; Sat., Market Overton-11.
Atherstone hds., Wed., Snareston ; Thurs., Middleton
hurs., Tollthorpe Oaks ;
Hall ; Sat., Coombe-lot.
Pytchley's hds., Wed., Castlebrooke ; Fri. West Had-
don ; Sat. Nobottle-10/.
Badsworth hds., Tues., Barnsdale Bar ; Thurs.,
Askern ; Sat., Havereroft--10, .
Mr. Foljambe's hds., Wed., Scrooby Bar; Sat., Blythe
Law Hill-10/.
Rufford lids., Thurs., Wellow Green.
Lord Yarborough's lids., Wed., Langmere Furze; Fri.,
Cadney-11.
Essex stag hds., Tues., Matchling Green-12.
Baron Rothschild's stag hds., Th., Aston Abbotts-11.
Sir John Cope's hds., Tues., Hare and Hounds, Bin-
ham ; Wed., the Bull, Swallowfield ; Fri., Englefield ;
Sat., Brick ridge-10/.
Berkshire hds., Wed., Bagley ; Fri., Hinton.
Mr. Morrell's hds., Tues., Abingdon Town End ;
Thurs., Dorchester Field-11.
Essex and Suffolk lids., Tues., Rivers Hall; Fri., Had-
leigh Town-10/.
Twickham hds., Tues., Old Wood, Chilham ; Fri.,
Otterdon Meadows-113i.
East Kent hds., Wed., Lord's Wood; Fri., Street I
End-10f.
Norfolk hds. Tues., Brown's Arms, Fulmodestone ;
Thurs., Stradsett Hall • Sat., Duker's Bridge.
Mr. Brand's hds., Wed., at No Man's Land ; Fri.,
Poplar Green-10/.
ijure. Drake's
diger
Wed., Peverill's ; Sat., Cumbelowe
Green-10. Oakley hds., Thurs., Bletsoe •, Sat., Cranfield-10.
Mr. Selby Lowndes's hds., Tues., Selden Windmill ;
Fri., Wolverton Great Ground-101.
Mr.
hds., Tues., Souldern Gate ; Thurs., Clif-
tone
k
Village ; Sat., Stratton Audley-10f.
Lord Redesdale's hds., Wed., Broadwell Grove ; Fri.,
Eyford ; Sat., Sarsden Pillars.
Hambledon hds., Wed., Horndean ; Fri., Owsebury
Down-101.
Mr. Fane's harriers, Wed., Chalgrove Field ; Fri.,
Great Haseley.
H. H., Tues., Tichborne Down ; Thurs., Minchens
Barn ; Sat. Hartley Church-11. .
Craven lids., Wed., Brinslade ; Fri., Eastbury Park.;
Sat., Stipe-101.
Vine hds., Wed., Paul's Wood ; Fri., Chinham-11.
Mr. G. L. Coham's hds., Thurs., Little Torrington
Village-10.
Sir W. Carew's hds., Thurs., Oxton House-11.
Mr. Fellowes's hds., Tues., Yard Down, Northmolton;
Wed., Drayford Bridge ; Thurs., Northmolton Village ;
Fri., Newnham Bridge-101.
Mr. R. Cockburn's hds., Wed., Drayford Bridge-101.
F. B. H. Thurs., Casawes Wood-10.
Torquay hariers, Tues., Warborough Hill; Fri., Stoke
Common.
Brushford hariers, Wed., Morebath ; .Fri., Winsford
Hill.
Duke of Rutland's hds., Tues,, Colsterworth Pasture ;
Thurs., Stoke Rochford ; Fri., Weaver's Lodge.
Pembrokeshire lids., Thurs., Broadway-10.
Holderness hds., Tues., Warter Hall ; Thurs., Rise
Mill ; Sat., Hunsley Beacon-11.
Mr. Watson's hds., Tues., Acton ; Fri., Linncouth, 10.
Bedalc lids., Wed., Butcher Bar ; Fri., Pepper Hall--
101.
Hurworth hds., Tues., Northallerton ; Thurs., Over
Dimsdale Bridge ; Sat.,
Neash am-10/.
Whitecross hariers, Tues., Bishopston ; Sat., Plough
Inn, Tring-road to Dunstable-10.
Cleveland hds., Friday, Hazelgrove-10/.
Wynyard hds., Thurs., Embel ton-101.
Newshawm Park hariers, 1
r:tles., Arlan Banks ; Fri.,
Kennels.
Sir M. W. Ridley's lids., Wed.,_Belsay ; Fri.. Sixth-
mile-stone, Military Road ; Sat., Thropple-10.
Prudhoe and Dement hds., Tues., Newlands ; Fri.,
Tanfield-10.
Lieut.-Colonel Hildyard's hariers, Wed., Boughton
Bridge ; Fri., Nunthorp-10.
liaydon Wed., Page Croft; Sat., Cupola Bridge, 9.
Slaley lids., Wed., Shaky Bridge; Sat., Greenhoad-9.

The Earl of lucan E-Cirtii—O
and S'Alalley, Esq.,
are superseded from the Commission of the Peace for
the County of Mayo, by the direction of the Govern-
ment.—Dublin Evening Packet.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Dec. 12.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at eleven
o'clock ; he was engaged throughout the day in hear-
ing appeals.

JONES V. SMITH.

This was an appeal from a decision of the Vice-
Chancellor in the Court below, which was partly
heard on Saturday. The question involved in the
appeal was, whether or not a purchaser was entitled
to the protection of the Court, on the ground of
ignorance, he having had the opportunity of inspect-
ing a document connected with the purchase, and re-
fused to examine it.

Mr. TURNER was heard against the appeal.
Mr. BETHEL, in support of the appeal, contended
that a Court of Equity would protect a purchaser ac-
tually ignorant of the circumstances of the case,
where that ignorance was not the result of fraud, but
the practice of the Court was not confined to such
cases. It must be shown that the ignorance was
neither the result of fraud nor of a want of caution.
The fault of the judgment was that it narrowed the
general proposition of the Court, to the proposition
that ruled the case immediately before it.
His LORDSHIP reserved his judgment.
DESCH V. PROLICK.

This was an appeal from a decree of the Vice-Chan-
cellor of England. by which a dissolution of partner-
ship was pronounced between plaintiff and defendant,
who carried on business as tailors in Leicester-square;
the grounds of that decree was the lunacy of the de-
fendant, by which he was rendered unable to attend
to, or take any share in the business. The bill was
filed in December, 1837, and the decree was made in
May, 1839, declaring the partnership dissolved from
the year 1834. It was contended against the decree
that the lunacy of a partner did not, ipso facto, dis-
solve the partnership, as the business still continued
to be carried on with his capital. The decree, there-
fore, should only have dissolved the partnership from
the date of the decree itself, and not have had a retro-
spective operation.
Mr. STEWART was heard in suppoit of the decree,
and had not concluded his argument when the Court
rose.

ROLLS' COURT, Dec. 12.
JUDGMENT.—COTHAM V. WEST.

Lord LANGDALE gave judgment in this cause this
morning. The case came before the Court upon ex-
ceptions to the Master's report. In the year 1818 or
, 1819, the plaintiff, who was then an infant, became
entitled by the death of his father, a tenant in tail to
an estate of the value of about 9511. a year. This
estate was vested in James Underhill West and
Thomas West, the trustees appointed under the will
of the plaintiff's father, Laurence Cotham. On the
15th of November, 1836, an account was directed by
the Court to be taken of the rents and profits of the
estates received by the trustees, and of the application
of these rents, and also to ascertain whether certain
sums of money were properly expended on improve-
ments, &c. By a subsequent order the Master was
iiirected to inquire whether any and what sums had been
properly paid and expended by James Underhill West
and Thomas'West to the plaintiff's mother, for his
maintenance, education, and support. Since the death
of his father certain sums which had been claimed by
the trustees as paid for this purpose to the plaintiff's
mother, had been so allowed by her ; but there were
other sums the payment of which they also claimed,
but which the mother disallowed. Eighty pounds a
year had been considered a sufficient sum to allow the
mother for the clothing, maintenance, &c. of the
plaintiff, and shortly after this sum had been so
fixed, an account commenced between the
mother and the trustees, and several items
in these accounts, some having attached to them
the signature or:initials of the plaintiff's mother, and
others not, formed the subject of the greater number
of the exceptions. With respect to the items having
no initials or signatures annexed, it certainly was im-
possible to say that these were legal evidence of the
payments; and so thinking, his Lordship did not
know how he could overrule the Master's finding in
that respect. The Master had found what appeared
to his Lordship to be correct. On the other hand, it
was difficult for him not to say that he should not
confirm the Master's report. There were facts which
made it almost a necessary inference that those sums
had been paid. The plaintiff had resided with his
mother ten years, and there was an account subsist-
ing during that time between the trustees and
his mother, in which account the payment of certain
sums were verified by the signature of the mother.
There were other sums not so verified, and here was
the son complaining of those payments. His Lord-
ship then found it difficult not to believe that the facts
were as he stated. The order, before referred to, had
directed an account to be taken to ascertain not if the
trustees had advanced any money, but what sums of
money had been properly laid out. His Lordship had
asked whether there was any further evidence on this
part of the subject, and he had received no satisfac-
tory answer. He thought then, that he must refer it
back to the Master, and give him liberty to state
special circumstances in order that his Lordship might
know whether there were any other circumstances
which corroborated the Master's former finding.

VICE- CHANCELLORS' COURT, Dec. 12.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
WHITE V. HUSBAND.

Mr. BETHEL was heard in this case, which came on
to be spoke to by order, having been on a former oc-
casion before the Court. The question involves the
beneficial interest of the plaintiff in a considerable
sum of money, recovered from the French Govern-
ment under the treaty of 1815, as the payment of a
contract made by the French Directory, for supply-
ing the French prisoners of war, confined at Devon-
port (then Plymouth Dock) with meat.
The Court then proceeded to the causes on the
paper, none of which presented any points of interest.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BnucE.)