The Sun.
London, England, 1845-06-27 00:00:00

THE CuLOSsEUIVI.

The opening of the Colosseum has created quite a furore in
the fashionable world. Day and night this most delightful of
exhibitions is crowded, and this is another instance of the
truth of the axiom that novelty, good taste. and enterprise,
will always in London command buccess. Durieg our recent
visits we noticed, among the company present, the Duke of
Richmond and family, Duke of Marlborough, Archbishop., of
Canterbury and York, Bishops of London, Winchester, and
Lincoln, Prince Twankana iaogore, Prince Nobin Chunder
Norkeye (both from India), Lady Brougham, Lady Lyndhurst,
Lady Combermere, Earl of Ellenborough and family, Earl of
Guildford, Lord Braybroke, Lord Sandon, Lord Fitzwtlliem,
Lord Ferrers, &c., &c.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
LONDON AND ill ANCH ESTER
DIREur INDEPENDENT RAILWAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE MORNING CHRONICLE.

Sir,— The attention of the promoters of this line was called
to an advertisement in the Morning Chronicle two or three
days ago, accusing them of publishing the names there under-
written against their wishes and authority.
It was thought at first scarcely worth while to write an
answer, under the circumstances, but simply to withdraw the
names, and not waste the resources of the Company in Lib,
controversy. As, however, after the withdrawal of the names
from the list of those who are, or pretended to be, the patrons
of Mr. Remington's line, the advertisement has Leen repea•ed,
it becomes a duty to the friends of the line to show under
what circumstances the names came en the list. Prior
to Mr. Remington's line being brought under public notice,
in the autumn of last year, a great number of gentlemen
were waited upon with a declaration in favour of a direct
line of railway to Manchester ; and the declara-
tion was signed by a great number of Persons in
London, Manchester, and various parts of England ; and that
document is now in existence. At the time of signature the
projected line was explained to them. and many attended at
the then Committee.room and investigated the surveys that had
been made to Leicester. Afterwards that list. as patrons and
well-wishers to Mr. Remington's line, was published in the
columns of the London and in several local papers, with Mr.
Remington's name as engineer, and setting out the projected
line in detail, without denial, comment, or contradiction ; and
it ttid not occur to the promoters of the line now, that within
a few months the same persons who had expressed a favourable
opinion, and recorded it, would have thought fit themselves.
or have been induced by others, to deny the authority they had
deliberately given. The scheme was not then given up. but
by a resolution of the Committee merely suspended, and the
names of the gentlemen, including those in the advertisement
(some of whom were on the Committee), were continued as
patrons to the same undertaking, for which there was their
own authority.
Is this an answer or not?

Further—if these gentlemen had but sent to the Committee-
room, and requested the withdrawal of their names, n'tt al Cora-
mittee-men, but as mere patrons of the pi ojected lime, it wont,'
have been cheerfully and readily done, and this course would
have been the honest and manly one ; but it would not have
served the purposes of the party who caused the advertisement
to be inserted. We know there is still enough of wealth and
respectability left to ensure an honest undertaking the appro-
bation of the public.
A word to the London and Manchester Direct Railway.
Many gentlemen whose names are published in the ad-
vertised list, have said, if their own words rre to be be-
lieved, that their names have been advertised without
their consent, many supposing that their authority was
obtained for the support of Mr. Remington's line, and
others without any authority whatever, We, and others,
were aware that every stratagem, per. fcs aut *Ohs, bad
been used in London and Manchester, to obta'n names
some project yet to be explained, and that circurn,tance iit
duced !Wessel. Wilson and Cobbett, the solic'tors ol Mr. Br-
mington's line, at Manchester, to advertise a public caution.
As a sample, out of many, one spec:men may suffice. The
name of the honourable writer is omitted. as we have not now
time to apply for hissanction to th• public use of his name; but
we may remark that, in his public, as well as his commercial
and manufacturing capacity, he is one of the most eminent
men of the present day
"London, June 20, 1845.
"My dear Sir—lt was never contemplated by me that my
name would be advertised in connexion with any partieukr
scheme for a railway between London and Manchester ; my
signature was given merely to express my opinion that a
more direct line than now exists was wanted, and I had no
idea that the list of signatures would have been published by
Mr. Ashurst in connexion with any particular project.
" I remain, yours faithfully.
" To R. H. Wilson, Esq., Manchester."
One word more. When the advertisement of the London
and Manchester Direct Railway appeared, Messrs. Livius and
Rogers, of Bedford, called at the office o: Me srr. Sudlow and
Co., in Chancery-lane, and inquired of some person in the
office why Mr. Remington's line wet 'o be opposed. The
answer was, that Mr. Remington's line Itai been sold to the
London and Birmingham Railway. As some o: the parties con-
nected with the London and Manchester Direct Railway were
connected with Mr. Rem'ngton's line lest year for several
months, and in spite of a'l remonstrance, all entreaties, and
every appeal, refused to bring it out in t'me :or the present
session of Parliament, so that it was ee'ayed Vies, such an
answer from such a quarter may be s;gn'fie.ant o: what was done
then, and of the course to be :otlowcd now. ke the result what
it may, Mr. Remington's line shall be brought before the
public honestly, and with all the power we c..-1 give it, and it
is for them to judge whether or not it be worthy of suppc rt.
We are, Sir, your obedient servants,
STEPHEN & HUTCHINSON,
JOHN OWENS.
Committee Room, 29, Moorgate-street, •
June 26, 1845.

THE NELSON LETTERS.—The third volume of
41 The Dispatches and Letters " of the heroic Nelson, edited
by Sir Harris Nicolas, far exceeds its predecesxors in the in-
teresting nature of its contents. There is a passage in the life
of this great man which ;las hithorto been reg.tdtd es extremely
injurious to his reputation. We allude to the execution of
Caraccioli. The present volume of :hi, national work brings
before the reader unquestiorable evidence that in this un-
happy affair the character of Ne't,n is ..'ee irons reproach. A
vast mass of invaluable correseo tient.° aid other important
documents, illustrative o; a'l his pioLecdinirs on the coast of
Sicily, creates the conviction that no blame can attach to the
British Admiral, and such materials enable the editor to vindi-
cate the character of his hero from the aspe&ons which igno-
rance and prejudice have cast upon it. As the pried passed
over in this volume includes the Battle of the Nile, the capi u-
lation of the Castles of Elovo and Nuovo, and the expulsion of
the French from the do tinions of the King of the tvio
with an account of all the rewards and dignities Nelson re-
ceived from his own and other Governments, some ides may
be formed of ita biltorical value and interest

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, June 26.
The House sat to- day to hear Scotch appeals. The Lord
eer
present were Lard Brougham, Lord Cottenham, and L
Campbell.

GALBREATH V. •RMOUR.
This was an appeal from the decision of the Court of Ses-
sion,. the only question in which was whether the prroprietors of
certain houses in the village of Dalintober, in Argyllshire, were
entitled to open the streets of that village for the purpose Of
introducing water and gas pipes into their houses without the
consent of the appellant. The Court below decided that
hht.. tey
were, and from that decision the present appeal was br?ug
Alr. Kelly's address on behalf of the appellant occupied their
Lordships the whole morning.

COURT OF CHANCERY. June 26.
The Lord Chancellor sat in Lincoln's Inn•hall to-day and
took appeals.

V. KNOTT.
The further argumenß
ts inRUIN
thts part-heard appeal occupied his
Lordihip the whole morning.

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ROLLS' COURT, June 26.
His Lordship the Ma,ter of the Rolls was ocaupied the Whole
day with petitions totally devoid of any public interest.

V C E-CHA CELLORS' COURT, June 26.
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England was occuPiea,
the whole day with the further arguments in the part-hara
cause of Corbett v Limbrick.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNia sir Bauct.)
PO'
His Honour, after .tispo'ing of the case of Warren v
tlethwaite, proceeded to hear causes and further directions.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIG
LUND V. BLANDSHARD.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occupied
Honour the whole day.

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COURT OF EXCHI-,QIJEII.
June 213.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and a special jury.)
SMITH, CLERK, v. WOOD.
LIBEL. —This an on, brought by the plaintiff, see
dhe
late master of thewas Lichfieldacti Gramma School, against the e
fendant, the proprietor and publisher of the W rri o/cerhaPnloLl::
Chronicle, for a libel contained and published in that jour
f the 17th of April, 1844. The libel in question ryas c°g-
otained in a letter, Wail
addressed to the editor of the .
hampton Chronicle, and contained an extract of a report:Le
to and printed by order of the Government as I‘l. I`.._
of Inquiries into Public Charities and foundation,
of schools, and in which was a minute relating
to the Lichfield Grammar School, stating that the
was without scholars, and that it was rejainmil t r),
endowb to the undue severity of the plaintiff (th° -i;',eub-
ent on to state that his conduct had been man;
bot
„l had
ject of magisterial interference, and that one of he 'of the
been placed under surgical treatment in consequence e d nt
The defp
tiltni
punishment inflicted upon him by the laintiff.
pleaded not guilty ;an action was bProught bY the Pia' rt
against Mr. Parker, the Government printer of the rePe _
referred to, which on being called on this ornigw,l.ll!
defendant. apologised. which was accepted by the plaintiff. , t.. 5..
t action he deter
-
a verdict for 40s. damages , but •
• in the presen •
mined to go to the jury, übli•
P nof of the p
Mr. JERVIS appeared for
cation of the 1•1 D i h •
l e aving been given, and ins
Mr. Seri; '
•eant fALFOURD, at considerable length, schaoto.i.
0 the
most e,nphatic and eloquent manner, addressed the jury.osiv _
part of the defendant, and contended that the
daecepted the apology in the tirst action, was not ent 1 y re.
amage. against the defendant, who had in fact
wereti that
printed the libel, and that havin vindicated his honour.
.0.
meet th 1
action the smallest coin in the rgealca would fully
tice of the case.
The
LORD CHIEF BARON . ed *P'
having summ 40s costs.
The jury returned a verdict for 501. damages, . •
~
plaintiff.ithiedi 5)
__— -v,

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DEAT H OF MR. SOMES, IN„-,, of
to state, is unfortunately confirmed. He
Commons
The report which prevailed on Wednesday in th
_..e regret
of the death of this extensive shipowner,
suddenly an
ha e i•
Whitec
rpt
of
tho
Wednesday, at his residence in the Row-road,
death his caused a great sensation in the ev,tern„,rtChange,
metropolis, upon the river, in the City, and el)" The de-
'on.
where it was almost the sole topic of eonfrr's!' interest of
ceastd gentleman was at the herd of the yipping me are in
present
.n,
and
the P trt of London, and hisvessels at the
f con
°rig' Itht
all parts of the world. Mr.Somes
was 0 .• e ee,
oerabl
by his industry and perseverance amassed con
rid he letenue
father was a waternianhtermant a- bound It-
his son for the same irofessiaon and he was actually o
sod
expired
Watermen's Hall, buit sub-etint;ently abandoned tile aeret has
seuEs for a more lucrative business. Mr. Some' `nab' der
been a nursery for good seamen, and every caPtai° io udo'
his fostering care gradually worked his way
ploy original), entered his service as an apprentice,
_.,atider.
He was a kind and benevolent ' a" 'ags
unlY
e vo,ent master,
rt-speeted. , erpos- °I
On Tuesday morning he left his residence for tne Jtotontoot.
suittending a ail
R---way Committee of the House a‘,
e then appeared in excellent health and spirits, • th Air.
minutes bt.fore he left home was transacting busivess Vat to
..Smons, chief clerk of the Thames nooncoart. v
t‘ glitter'
o'clock he was seizeal with illness of the coo _ viis
up to cout•ertaul
rooms of the House of Commons, and naedical
omes h assistanee. 0
ni
called in. He was conveyed to his own residence
g' sotß The
possible expedition, where he died yesteryday morn go.
d o Mr. Sas d a vacanc in the represef
to
Lion off Dartmouth. Mr.cause Somes was also chairman •
~,,,
New Zealand Company, whose affairs have been lately the 'r%ed
ject of discussion in the House of Commons. It is ruitt°,o
that Mr. Somes has left property to the amount a two Mitt'
sterling.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING, „..freoll
LONDON, JUNE 26.—Wind this day at noon W." • '''''
. ....
breezes, and tie weather. eeZe.•
DEAL, JUNE 26.—Wind W. and W.N.W., fresh lA* tooe,,
Arrd. Anna, Jones, Mauritius; Thomas King, Livingsrort
Grenada. Arrd. from the River for, Symmetry, Alder,ooo
Adelaide; Bengal Merchant, Thornhill, Cape of GOrd „jori,
and Calcutta; John Edward, Hill, Mauritius; East
Gray, Belize. Belize. fg'
FowEv, JUNE 24.—Wind N.W.-23. Ebenezer, A
Charlestown, for Liverpool, very leaky, having struck.'

sunken rock. -
MAI:GATE, JUNE 23.—Arrd off, Ellen, Madras. . • 111.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 25.—Wind W. N.W , fresh.--Ari,4:iglee,
dependent, Ichaboe ; Mansfield, CamarOons ; Caze,..-7ioVerg
Senegal ; Belle, Gibbons, Valparaiso Portsmouth, '''• st,
Mobile • Haidee, Saute, New York ; Ant,
John's. 'New Brun.wick'. ~,, 00114
PENTLAND FRITH, JUNE 19.—Arrd. Anne..-, 11
St. John's, New Bi unswiek. rt ril'
CLYDE, JUNE 22.—Std . William Watson, Curinistior,
Valparaiso. 23. Trafalgar, Potter. Calcutta; C°ll'`'i
e 1•
B: own, Quebec. 24. H. rculean. Holmes, Boston• rco Do-
MARV roRT, JUNE 25.—The Phillippe, Itailston, rbere be,
fast, in making the harbour this morning, went °I3 5
hid the North Pier. apparently witho;sugtudaa, er',
YARMOUTH, JUN 25.—The Voyager, WAllan, 01 , 0 01
i •,th ie
keithing was assisted •
,in here this morning '
CORK, JUNE 23.—Wind- N.N.W.,
masts, sails, rigging, Ecc., during a squall yesterdaP
~ glolk
,l„ ......Arro•
;, ,
Toby, Newfoundland. Nrillsrss.
NEWPoRT,J USE 23.—Sid. Elizabeth Grainger, pter
j squally.
101
vi
ST. IVES, JUNE 24.—The Venus, Chilcott, fr°ll; et Water
ford to Newcastle, has been brought in here with four e
in her hold r i Dreci'll,,es
NEwroitT, JUNE 23.—The Priscilla, Parr'''. fro ~,tero,
(Donegal) to Gloucester, capsized off Caldy Islan2o`,4,oJ.
inurning, and soon after sunk ; crew (except on "`
—....----

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CORN AVERAGES 8
~„4.1 CO . 0011
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF lIRD-'-'„tetloltariio
For the Week ended June '2l, 1145, made up from 11 d sna "
an
Inspectors in the different Cities and.Torns in Eng ---'
per Imperial Quarter.
I ____ ._
---;—. ---;IE L -;'38_,1"?4
waver. I EARLEY.' OATS. I I, --• i I 3v...._ 0 _
PRICE • . 47s 1 d 29s 9d 22s 7d 3,9 2' cs 6d
DUTY. •. 20s Od Os Od Cs Od lOs 6d -
—.........." ......
ri A y,)

4:IK6sEt:T
Nt
e,wt
3sietraadwo: NE ;_i-(YESTxJI"'"- joj
.—l'oarse Meadow l3a?, 109 to ji6
a steady
11n
Mr rH F
I 51 8s • fine U
glover Hay, 4/ lOs to 61/ ; rat Straw. 1/ 163 to 1/196' If, Ili/
1/ 18s to 21 per load. A fair average OPP jij
10 s 1131;e1
Curd
firmly,
utentApto.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 4/ to 4 -65. t
ditto, 4/18s 1.05/ 108 tine Upland ditto, 5/125t05/ orboitt
15:; Clover
t4r
lay-,
412/81'8 to
51 18s; Oat Straw, 1/ 163 to
_;'oved 0"
,0 21 2s per load. Both Ha • and Straw
• / 154'
to 4 to
HITE l prices.
n 10
cßAt•EL.—Coatse Meadow Bays - frjs3l
dlo63firtmo. 5/ 8s ; tine Upland Otto. t 0111..er
?Lls:a; Clover flay, 4/ lOs to 61; Oat StraW,l/10*if too
4/ lOs per load.
11-11 a 3,1• Bniovted 2l
11T pferreellyo,ad-at -16-19: 31 I°6
t°

verAg6
MEAT MASZSX'r her
. fir e ,i9O
SOUTHALL, JUNE 25.—Although we tia`" ..,his 01°;-(011$
supply of each kind of fat stuck on offer '.- Bee' ~- 50
3the trade ruled steady at full rates of curreveY•f, 55 `iibs,
*6dto4s 6d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 53 t-t3d Pr ~01)0*
10d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 8(1; and Pork, 35 la "" old '-'OOO.
RomFouu, JUNE 25.—Some beasts, ObeePt. ntiotitui 4.5
Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 33
Ad freely, other kinds of stock slowly, at oil. I,o' 6cl
10,1 to D;dd tO 3100
10d to 5s 10d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and perk' 2,,ster-01,,ifd 5 10
per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 28s theirCilli'vnsll I.Aw'
Pigs, 16s to 20s ; and Milch Cows, with l— all
for a
to 191 each. A trade
le 8
HAILSHAM, JUNE 25.—We had a very steal. foto -45 to
kinds of stock, at full rates of currency: ----;137 , Areil,
to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4slto 5s ; Lamb, 53 t° '5 -dI
10 14•
4s 8d ; and Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs. f, has .atod'
ARUNDEL, JUNE 24.—Prime Beasts and sheer W5.9„,7 loci
proved request at full prices ; otherwise, the
what inactive • B od 4s Sd 01 to 41
. eef, from 3s 1 tea, iod
to 53 2d ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal' us ~e ber°
and Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per Blbs. _,, doi.-u fore
trade ttoet ''' otl
CmcuEsTEst., J UNE 25.—A pod business vir.s_Deei; sd;
to-day, and p ices had an upward tendency' ..,1 to 50
3s 6d to 4s 8d • Mutton, 38 Btl to 5s ; Lamb. 4s 7110. 51;13;
Veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 2s 10d to Pigs,
16s 1°
ling Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store riP;sch•
Milch Cows, with their' small Calves, 16/ to 19,

CONSOLIDATED TR---ETOIL 14---11`11141- "9°""; . $1:4:1
oscoTpnher;linal meeting of the shareholders
Wednesday at
fulling ‘t.hhaeirsh
t7----4--he
om-George. --01% bola
, afr
id,
in this LN._°3..r:J: 'tree-iv' ors,
the. Company, and stating that, since the Of re ttis, ..
liabilities ofthe iint3er:.,4isbrtt:ltirot
Company had been reduced & bete IC*
to 1
291. 9 • ' r
further the recd,
'l9ll- l'is lld , towards meeting which oil .• rt
s• 9d. in hand, and proposing that a
per share should be made. Atter some eonversat:re gie,io,
it eat i;i.pd or r!...4,
wak adopted, and resolutions for carrying
asu. was one that certain shares having been
warheehnoladreerirrotn"Ythaerred;dLforn:l7-tbifesieCtthast
for be4-0,00';‘
q ished by the original shareholders, the saultio tbertl
giving the present shareholders the option of te,;(o. riP
retfa, at 11 per share, includiug the 10s. call justaTed,
tot
APPALLING .---"A
t zing voted to the Chairman, the meeting seParo of iliseer
was held on Monday last on the body of.,W' isof Dflui 10(
who was ' master, Mr. John tototitoo. fool or
shot by his . donna
near Coagh, a most respectable and in
heret Ceicoleel
atitdheiriiif
ltobt:,
upwards of 2(1 years). His master andwiled oleo
together on Friday, the 13th. When they h wits alt.sioit
Mr. Hamilton took down a blunderbuss, to scii, e The sje bat
a spring bayonet, and proceeded to the tiehr_4_.o st,liv it
persuaded him to return it. and took A into 1111;se cioirie';er'
(wn:
t,P 7,
et 1
zl nega ibtydoh‘i7
int .:,
sa;e;jru,s
whol ohi
lacrhnaerssgenatici
vived only a few hours. He then e!ried stott'. stars 00
name of M4Kzon, and cried out, 4, You saw r; osa II.: oot"
may betray me, I'll kill you too," stabbing '" A oddef.iitett,
same time, who now lies in a dangerous state. a, flewrt of
break of insanity can only account for this-__''''quiet Pl4/000
has been sent to Omagh gaol. Seldom b
ell e' Belfast
the north bad a tale of ,o awful a nature to t.--
Lean.

of
.q. r aoLsaga Oificcolw
No. 112, Straw), Printer,in. 030
strand, in the Precinct of the SOO,
Friday, Ju* 27, P 34.1