The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—Considering the strength of our cause, and
of the evidence which presses from every side, and from
every part of the country, in support of it, we really
must almost confess to feel a sort of humiliation in ob-
serving what an amazing deal is made by our adversa-
ries of the smallest crumb of fact, fit for their purpose.
that happens to fall from our table. What astonishing fel-
lows our Tory Contemporaries would be, if they had but
a good cause ! But perhaps the monstrous deal which
they can make of the slightest argument for a bad one,
would render them too convincing in logic, too over-
whelming in rhetoric, if they had but those weapons
and magazines at command which the truth furnishes.
" Works may have more wit than does 'em good ;
As bodies perish from excess of blood."
The Flemish painters acquired their astonishing
skill in perspective from the necessity imposed by the
want of aids to a picture which bold scenery gives. In
like manner, our Tory Contemporaries exhaust their
art to give colour and character to the worse than
Flemish :flats of Pro-Monopoly advocacy. It is not
Tory Contemporaries seemed to regard it, as they
studiously abstained from saying a word about it,
and were indebted to us, after all, for the wel-
come news that it was without foundation)—yet
it is not a fact which our views would have led
us to regard, on reflection, as probable. It is our manual
labour, unaided by machinery, that is chiefly under-
surprising they should have learned to make much of a
little. And much, indeed, do the Post and Standard make
of the fact which we furnished them—that th• East India
Company have not been giving large orders for cloth is
Belgium. Although the fact, if true, would have
been most striking and startling (and so indeed, our
sold on the Continent. And though we are far from
saying that the same thing is nut happening also to
more skilled branches (as, for example, the manufac-
ture of fire-arms, and other articles, in which Birming-
ham and Sheffield have been used to consider themselves
unrivalled, as Leeds and Manchester in their depart-
ments of cloth and of cotton), yet our readers are
aware that we have rather regarded the ruinous depre-
ciation, and forced sales below their value, of our goods
in foreign markets than the prospect of being outbidden
in cheapness. That prospect is indeed neither remote
nor visionary ; it is already realised in many articles,
and will be in many more. We may mention as a fact
which is within our knowledge, that French paper has
been exported to an important colony of this country, at
a profit of 80 per cent., after paying 6 per cent. extra
duty. It is quite impossible that productive industry
should be burthened as it is in this country, without these
effects taking place, while the rest of the world remains
at peace, and at liberty to exercise the arts of peace in
fair competition with us.

STANDARD.—Year after year manufacturers and
corn buyers have rushed madly on in anticipating, and
the anticipated time has unhappily arrived. Now, what
remedy can be proposed ? To enlarge trade—that is,
further to extend the field of such desperate specu-
lation. Why, the effect would be merely "to pile upon
new ruin" upon a mare tremendous scale—to have ten
Manchesters and Glasgows painfully suffering instead of
two. If, as we have been told by the Anti-Corn-law lec-
turers, the:country is now within six months of anarchy,
what must be our condition, with distress five or six-
fold ex tended and aggravated? What, then, is the remedy?
We acknowledge the difficulty of answering the question,
but the difficulty of finding a remedy is no apology for
feeding the disease. We, for ourselves, must once more
quote M. the Count Saint Aulaire. It is in states-
manship as in medicine. The cure is effected
most surely by causing the patient to last longer than,
the malady. We must not try to get rid of an inter-
mittent, by turning it into an acute, fever of a fatal
type. As long as there is no direct control of
over-trading which the Legislature can apply, and we
confess we can imagine none, the evil must be left to
correct itself by periodical chastisement; but mean-
while the resources •of tha nation must be protected
from being squandered in commercial gambling, and
the labouring classes guarded from suffering by mis-
conduct, in which they are not participators. These
objects can be secured only by an efficient Corn-law
and a liberal provision for the poor, institutions, too,
which must operate as constant, though moderate re-
straints upon the spirit of commercial
.gambling.
A vast amount of the present distress may indeed be
ascribed with reason to the new Poor-law, which has
enabled hard-hearted landlords and farmers—for they
when bribed in the same way can be just as hard-hearted
as millowners—to force agricultural labourers into the
manufacturing districts, and thus aid the spirit of over-
trading.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.

POST.—It has been ascertained that a joint-
stock bank in the south of Lancashire is about to
discontinue its business and wind up its affairs.
The establishment having commenced operations
just as the share mania, in 1836, was at its
height, and owing its existence principally to the
cupidity of those who subscribed for its shares, for
the purpose of selling the scrip for a premium, the
list of bona fide shareholders was comparatively
limited, and among the number were very few of
extensive connections. Its business, though cir-
cumscribed, was conducted prudently, and if it
was unable to present an imposing array of share-
holders, or to boast of a multitude of accounts,
it nevertheless managed to avoid the bad debts
which seem to be so commonly attendant
upon joint-stock banking, and to preserve its
credit in a healthy state. In progress of time,
however, the Directors and manager had differences
of opinion, which led to the resignation by the
latter of his office, and, ever since this occurred,
the idea of dissolving has been more or less enter-
tained. The event took place some months ago,
yet the reasons for it were not publicly known till
very recently, when it appeared that the manager
had found fault with the conduct pursued in regard
to the accounts of so:ne of the Directors, and in
such a manner as very greatly to offend these gen-
tlemen. The circumstance which developes this fact
is the insolvency of one of the Board, who is, it
seems, considerably indebted to the Bank in ba-
lance of account, besides a further liability on bills
of exchange. It forms a gratifying feature in
the affair, that the manager of this bank, rather
than compromise his character by a departure from
the strict line of duty, and shield Directors from the
consequences of improper accommodations, should
at once retire from a post in the fulfilment of the
offices of which he was thwarted. To his prudence
is mainly owing the result, that the Shareholders,
upon the winding up of the concern, will be enabled
to receive back the value of their shares after hav-
ing regularly obtained dividends on them, from half
year to half year.
Trade, according to letters from the manufactu-
ring districts, is more promising. Money was
easier than it had been, which would, in some de-
gree, accelerate the improvement noticed ; but this,
under all the circumstances, must, it is considered,
be very gradual.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTE R SALL'S—YESTERDAY.
The indications of improvement in some of the Derby
favourites, noticed in our reports of the betting last
week, were confirmed yesterday afternoon. Attila was
basked for 1501. at 7 to 1, Auckland at 25 and 26 to 1 to
upwards of 2001., and Wiseacre, in two or three quar-
ters, at 25 to 1 ; 40 to 1 about the Joanna colt was ob-
tained with considerable difficulty ; the subsequent offers
against him, and the remarks apply also to Auckland,
showing an advance of five points. Espartero was fan-
cied rather strongly at 50 to 1, and will probably be a
better favourite ere long. A decline in Meteor is the
only other movement to be pointed out. Scott's lot was
backed for 200 L at 3 to 1, and some outsiders for small
sums, at the odds prefixed to their names. Bto 1 was
offered against Passion for the Oaks, and 25 to 1 against
Bella Dame, but nothing done. Closing prices :
THE DEBBY.
3 to 1 agst Scott's lot
7 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila—taken
10 to 1 agst Col. Peel's Chatham
20 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland
25 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre—taken.
35 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna colt
45 to 1 agst Mr. Ramsha,y's Moss Trooper—taken.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor
50 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's Artful Dodger—tn. and off.
50 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Espartero—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier
66 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clark's Master Thomas—t. & off.
66 to 1 agst Hon. S. Herbert's Nessus
66 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Phenix—taken
8 to 1 agst Chatham and
Wiseacre.
THE OAKS.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's PassionTHE CHESTER CUP.
25 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Rhodanthe—taken
50 to 1 agst Mr. Smith's The Maid—taken

Portsmouth B EA U MCio
TuesdayNnT SMITH:
Tti
to.-- ascertainAn inquiry i
f
accommodation
could be found in the Isabella convict ship, lying at Spit-
head, and bound to Hobart Town, for Beaumont Smith's
passage to his place of transportation, keeping in view
that he was to be placed separate and apart, during the
passage, from the other felons. The answer, we pre-
sume, was in the affirmative, as it is believed that this
person came down by the railway to Southampton on
'Thursday, and was immediately conveyed to the ship,
which sailed yesterday.—Hampshire Telegraph of Satur-
day.

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papers, in which it is
gWthEeS TrEoußnNd RofAthiLe W A Y.—A
asserted that, in consequence of the late accident, the
traffic on the above lino fell off, on the following week,
to the extent of 2,2801. That the traffic fell off to that
amouttt is correct enough ; but it was utterly false to
assert that it was owing to the accident. There was a
much larger falling off on the London and Birmingham
line, and a great falling off on every line during that
week, owing to the holidays. The rumour doubtless
originated -with- one of the London speculators, who
wished to damage the concern and bring down the price
of shares.—Bristol Mercury.
The Stockton shipowners have resolved to lay
up their vessels rather than continue them in the coal i
trade, at the present ruinous freights,-Nunderdand I
Herald. ... I

LAW INTELLIGEN CE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Jan. 24.
JUDGMENT.—WALICER V. ASTON.
- The LOAD CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning
in this case, the arguments in which concluded on Satur-
day. The object of the application was to give Messrs.
Storr and Mortimer the conduct of the suit, which had
been filed for the admini. Ira ion of the estate of Mr.
Harvey Aston, and the ground on which the application
was made was the want of due diligence on the part of
the plaintiff. His Lordship ordered the motion to be
dismissed with costs.

BAYDON V. WATSON.
The further arguments in this part-heard case occu-
pied the Court the whole day.
His LORDSHIP will not sit to-morrow (this day), in
consequence of having to attend the christening of the
Prince of Wales, at Windsor.

ROLLS' COURT, Jan. 24.
GREEN V. MAITLAND.
In this case Mr. Kinderaley was heard on the part of
the defendant on a motion for dissolving an injunction
which had been obtained against the defendant, for • the
purpose of restraining him from landing a cargo of flour.
The case possessed no feature of general interest.
His LORDSHIP disposed of several other motions, all
of which were devoid of public interest.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT, Jan. 24.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
BRUIN V. KNOTT.
The plaintiff in this case, Mrs. Bruin, claimed a share
of a certain property now in the hands of her mother,
Mrs. Knott. •
It appeared that in the year 1823 a gentleman of the
name of Aldridge, a freeman of the City of London died
intestate, leaving a widow and three children, one son
and two daughters. They became entitled, according to the
custom of the City, to certain shares in his property.
One of the daughters died under age, and her share de-
volved in moieties to the two surviving children. The
on also died soon after, and willed his moiety of the
share of his deceased sister to his mother. The plaintiff,
however, claimed that moiety, notwithstanding the will,
according to the customs of the City of London, which
are of a particular character, and not regulated by the
ordinary statute of distribution.
The case having been argued at length as to the title
of the plaintiff under the customs in question,
His HONOUR said that, before he gave his decision in
the case, he wished to have an opportunity of reading
over the documents which had been referred to by
Counsel on either side, and he should therefore reserve
his judgment.
His HONOUR intimated during the course of the day
that he should not sit to-morrow.
(Before Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
CHAPMAN V. THE BRIDGEWATER AND TAUNTON NAVIGA-
TION COMPANY.
The plaintiffs in this cause were John Chapman,
the owner of certain lands in Somersetshire, and
John and Edward Seely, the occupying tenants
of a portion of these lands, under leases of a determi-
nate number of years. The defendants were the above-
mentioned Company, and the object of the suit was to
have it declared that the plaintiff Chapman (in whose
interest that of the other defendants entirely merged),
might be declared to have a lien on the pre-
mises of the Company, to a certaim amount of
compensation. The plaintiff's claim arose thus :
Under an Act passed in the seventh year of William IV.,
the Company received power to make a branch cut from
their original canal. The lands of the plaintiff
were situated on the line of this branch cut, and
were of considerable value, inasmuch as the
soil was especially suited to the manufacture of
bricks, tiles, &c., and was in part appropriated to that
purpose. The question to be decided was, whether or
not, under the provisions of the Act, the Company were
not bound to pay the costs, charges, and expenses of
assessing the amount of compensation money to be
given to the plaintiff for his lands. Another
point in dispute was, whether or not the Jury
which assessed the amount of compensation were, in
doing so, right in taking into account prospective da-
mages in respect of a particular part of the lands called
No. 2. After the Jury had assessed the amount of
compensation, the Company insisted . that the Jury
ought to have assessed only a certain propor-
tion of the amount, and that they were wrong
in assessing the whole amount. In this state of matters
the Company proceeded to take possession of the plaintiff's
property, and make the canal. The lot of land No. 2 had
not been worked in the manufacture of bricks, &c.,
but it was intended by the plaintiff to be so ;
however, No. 3 was, and kilns, &c. had been
erected upon it, and the effect of making the
new cut was the severing of No. 2 from No. 3, where
the kilns were. The company had offered 2171. as pur-
chase money for the land, and 215/. for damages ; those
offers were afterwards increased to 300 L for purchase
money, and 2501. for damages. The plaintiff did not con-
sider that amount sufficient. The verdict of the Jury
awarded to the plaintiff 269/. as purchase money, and
481/. for damage to the land—apportioned thus 121/. in
respect of the lots Nos. 3,5, 6, and 7, and 3601. in re-
spect of No. 2. The defendants objected to the amount
assessed, that whether or not the plaintiff was entitled to
damages for the separance of his land ; the warrant un-
der which the Jury acted, directed them only to inquire
into the damage which should arise to other lands
of the plaintiff, namely, Nos. 5,6, and 7, and did
not refer to lot No. 2, and that, therefore,
they were not warranted in making any assessment
respecting it. In consequence of the assessment being
thus disputed, the plaintiff required the Company to sus-
pend their working. That they refused to do, and
therefore a bill was filed in August, 1838, when an in-
junction was granted by the Vice-Chancellor of Eng-
land to stop the Company from proceeding with their
works. An application to have the injunction dissolved
was subsequently made, on the part of the defendants, to
the Lord Chancellor, and his Lordship granted the ap-
plication, on condition that the Company should pay
into Court 750/., the whole amount assessed by the
Jury. The sum was accordingly paid into Court,
where it still remains, and the plaintiff now sought for
payment of that money out of Court, also of costs and
expenses, including those of an investigation into the
plaintiff's title to the lands and those of the present
suit. It was contended for the defendants that the
Jury had no right to assess future damages ; that the
lands No. 2 were meadow lands, and not used in the
manufacture of bricks, and that it was only in the event
of the brick-works being extended to those lands that
any claim for damage respecting them could be sustained;
and therefore it was that the payment of the 3601 already
mentioned as referring to him, was refused. In support
of this view, the authority of the sth of Geo. IV., sec.
34, was cited.
His HONOUR postponed the further hearing of the case
to Wednesday morning.
Mr. Wigram and Mr. Turner appeared for the plain-
tiffs ; Mr. Simpkinson for the defendants.
--The Court rose at half-past three o'clock.
(Before Vice-Chancellor WiortAx.)
His HONOUR was engaged durinc, the whole day in
hearing a part-heard cause of Williamse' v. Moore.
When the plaintiff's case was concluded, the cause was
ordered to stand over generally.
THE EAST INDIA COMPANY V. THE COOPERS' COMPANY.
As the Court will not sit to-morrow, his HONOUR
stated that he should defer his observations on the argu
ments of Counsel until Friday.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 24.
CLAYTON, BART., v. CORBY.
Lord DENMAN gave judgment in this case, which was
an action of trespass for digging in certain land belong-
ing to the plaintiff without his authority. The Jury
found a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion
of the Court upon certain points reserved. To the ac-
tion the defendant had pleaded, first, that for aperiod
of sixty years he had possessed and enjoyed the right
of digging clay in the land in question ; and secondly,
that he had enjoyed that right for thirty years
previously to the commencement of the suit. To
these the plaintiff had replied denying the de-
fendant's enjoyment of the right for 60 years, and
setting forth that Sir William Clayton had been tenant
for life, for 27 or 30 years, and, therefore, the usor of
30 years, urged in the plea, had not run against the
plaintiff. The defendant rejoined, denying the right to
claim the life estate independent of the 30 years. It
was proved at the trial that tho plaintiff had been tenant
for life from 1785, but the defendant proved the enjoy-
ment of the right from 1761, and the question was,
whether the 30 years must be computed independently
of the life estate, and such, in the opinion of the Court,
was the true construction of the 2d and 3d Will. IV.
chap. 71. It still remained to be considered whether the
unity of possession had been proved. The Court thought
it was not, for the land in question was proved to have
always been the property of the Lord of the manor, and
held by the tenants under him. The Jury found for the
plaintiff in the first plea, and on the second plea they
found an usor of 30 years by the plaintiff But the lat-
ter did not dispose of the 30 years' engagement claimed
by the defendant, that not having been put in issue, the
rule for a new trial must therefore be made absolute.
THE ROYAL CHRISTENING.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had been requested by the
Bar to inquire whether it was the intention of their
Lordships to tit to-morrow.
Lord DENKAN—I believe it is generally understood
that to-morrow will be a holiday, and I do not see why
Westminster Hall should be an exception.
At a subsequent period it was intimated that a Judge
would come down and adjourn the Court.
DOE DEM. WILLIAMS, BART. V. LAUSRETT.
The COURT gave judgment in this case, which was
an action of ejectment to recover the possession of
a cottage. The grandfather of the plaintiff; many
years ago pointed out a spot on the waste of the manor
where the defendant's father might build a cottage, for
which there was no proof that he paid any rent. The
father died in 1829, and the widow held it till 1840.
The plaintiff's steward applied to her for rent, or au
acknowledgment of her tenantcy, and she paid for three
years Is. per annum, and she then received a regular
notice to quit, but died before its expiration. The de-
fendant, as her son, succeeded to the possession, and at
the trial the Judge left it to the Jury to say whether
there was a tenantcy from year to year, or whether the
payments were of the nature of high rents. The Jury
found for the defendant. The Court, however, was of
opinion that there should be a rule for a new trial, on
payment of costs.
THE QUEEN V. WNAMA.RA AND OTHERS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment of
the Court on the defendants, seven in number, who had
been convicted of a conspiracy to procure certain per-
sons to vote at the election of Bridgemaster of the City
of London.
Mr. KELLY had been instructed on behalf of the de-
fendant William Powell, to move for a rule to show cause
why the judgment should not be arrested, or why there
should not be a new trial. There were nineteen persons
indicted, and the seven defendants had been found guilty. 1
The indictment contained 18 or 20 counts,andthecharge I
of conspiracy was made in the most general and indirect