The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-20 00:00:00

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Lord and Lady Southampton have left Whittlebury Lodge
for Leamington Spa.
We are enabled to announce that all the preliminaries are
now finally arranged for the marriage of the Hon. Miss Stuart,
daughter of Lord Stuart de Rothsay, the British Ambassador at
St. Petersburgh, with the Marquis of Waterford.
We understand that the sister of a Noble Lord, who has re-
cently taken his seat in the House of Lords, is about to be
united to a Rev. Gentleman distinguished for his theological
and classical attainments.

Lord Abinger's indisposition arises from a rather severe attack
of erysipelas.

Tile Duke of Norfolk intends making considerable improve-
ments and alterations at Arundel Castle, Sussex.
The Duke of Bedford left town on Sunday for Bedfordshire.
He was expected to return last night.
The Countess of Munster has left Grove's Hotel, Albemarle-
street, for her new residence in Gloucester-place.
The Dowager Countess of Galloway has gone en to Brighton,
accompanied by the Earl of Galloway.
The Earl of Chesterfield commences his dinner-parties to-
morrow.

TXSCELLANEOUS.
The Royal British Institution held its first public meeting
yesterday since its re-establishment : it has admitted 946 boys
and 342 girls since this last period, and 19,000 children since
its foundation ; but it is still encumbered with a debt of
1,2001.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
WAKEFIELD.
The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and the
room having been cleared, the Committee proceeded to deli-
berate on the objection made by Mr. Cockburn yesterday, to
the readin; of the notice to the electors of the disqualification
of Mr. Honldsworth. After a short absence, strangers were
re-admitted, and the Chairman announced that the Committee
had decided that the notice should be read. It sass read ac-
cordingly. After which, Mr. Cockburn objected to the
Committee proceeding to consider the validity of the votes on
the poll, contending, that as they had yesterday decided
that Air. Houldsworth was the returning officer, any poll taken
before any other person was invalid—any return of such poll by
any other person mere waste paper, and that, therefore, the
Committee had nothing to adjudicate upon, but must treat all
the proceedings at. the election as null, ab initio, and declare
the election void.

LAW INTELLIGENCE

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
His Lordship was engaged during the morning in hearing
an appeal motion of Ann Farmer v. James Farmer," which
presented no feature of public interest.

QUEEN'S BENCH-(THIS DAY.)
The COURT was engaged all day in hearing motions in-
volving points of law, none of which were possessed of any
public interest.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
BARKER V. BURTON.
Mr. CROWDER moved for a rule to show cause why the ver-
dict in this case should not be set aside and a new trial had.
The case had been tried before Lord Abinger in London, and
a verdict found for the plaintiff. It was an action brought by
the plaintiff, who was a printer, against the defendant,
who was a Director of the Water-proofing Company,
for the recovery :of the sum of 181., due on ac-
count of work done for the Company. It appeared
that the bill had been contracted after the defendant had be-
come a Director. The plaintiff had taken out an attachment
against the goods of the Company for a sum of of 1161. claimed
by him. Ile agreed, however, to withdraw the attachment on
the payment of a portion of the debt, and on a promise being
given that the rest should afterwards be paid. The promise
not having been kept, the action had been brought.
The Learned Judge before whom the case had been
tried, seemed to take it for granted that the agreement
between the parties was a proof of the account taken. The
ground of the present application for a new trial was, that a
special agreement did not prove the account of work and labour
done.

The COURT was of opinion that the account was not proved,
and therefore granted the rule.

KIDDELL •. BURNER.
Mr. CROWDER moved for a rule to show cause why the ver-
dict in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial
granted. It was an action brought on a warrant, guarantee-
, ing three bullocks, sold to the plaintiff by defendant, to be
sound. A verdict was found for the plaintiff, with damages
251. It appeared that the bullocks had a temporary disease com-
mon among cattle. They were driven 200 miles, after they had
been purchased, in fifteen days, and, as they became injured by
so long a journey, in consequence, it was supposed, of
their being already slightly diseased, their value, it was
proved, had been greatly diminished. Mr. Justice Ers-
kine, before whom the action had been tried at the
late Assiies at Somerset, in addressing the Jury
said that they would find for the plaintiff in case they
thought the cattle had any disease at the time of the sale which
would have, rendered them less fit for ordinary use. The
Learned Counsel in making the present application sub-
mitted that this was a misdirection, and that an animal
could not be considered unsound, merely because it had
a slight or temporary disease which with a little care
might easily be cured. He admitted that there were
some doubts upon that subject, and he believed that no
decision had ever been given in banco with regard to it. The
Learned Counsel then quoted conflicting opinions of Judges
upon the point, Mr. Justice Parke having decided one way and
Mr. Justice Coleridge having decided another.
Mr. Baron PARKE said that he adhered to the_opinion he
had always held in such cases—namely, that an animal was to
be considered as unsound which had any disease which could
diminish its actual usefulness, or which could be proved to
have had the seeds of any disease which would diminish its use-
fulness. The amount of damages would, however, of course,
depend on the degree in which its usefulness might be thus
impaired.

The other Judges were of the same opinion.
The rule was, therefore, refused.

BAIL COURT -(TII IS DAY.)
Mr. Justice WIGHTmArr presided in this Court, and was
engaged all day in hearing the case of Meal se. Harding, which
was an action for 821., the price of a bell which was put up in
Clapton Church. The case did not present any features of
general interest.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
DARING ROBBERY.—Henry Hichey, aged 19 years ;
Thomas Hickey, aged 10 years, and John Joyce, aged 19
years, were placed Pt the bar before Mr. Maltby, the presiding
Alagistrate, on the following charge:—
It appeared that about eight o'clock last evening the pri-
soners, in company together, were seen lurking about the shop
windows of Mr. Edward Manison, of Nu. 37, South Moulton-
street, Grosvenor-square, and after being watched for a con-
siderable time, the prisoner Hicks opened Mr. Manison's shop_
door very softly, and crawled in on his hands and knees, and
round the counter to a sliding till, where silver and farthings were
kept. In a short time he re-appeared at the door, with a pair
of. Wellington boots and the till in his hand ; upon which his
companions crossed over to him, and having received what he
had got, they all walked away together towards Oxford-street,
and by some accident were lost sight of for a short time ; but
very soon afterwards were again seen lurking about Air.
Morrison's shop, the„ prisoner Hicks having the audacity
to go close up to the doer and look in. A police constable
coming in sight at the instant, the prisoners attempted to
make their escape, starting off in different directions, bu
were pursued and overtaken. On searching the prisoner
Hicks the pair of Wellington boots he had stolen out of the
hop were found nn his feet, and in his pockets were found a
crooked, marked sixpence, and a silver three half-penny piece,
which Mr. Morrison could swear to. The amount of silver in
the till could not be ascertained. The till was also missing.
Mr. MALTBY inquired if the prisoners were known, and was
informed that Hickey and Joyce had each been convicted of
felony at the Central Criminal Court, and that Hicks bad been
repeatedly in custody for felony.
Mr. Morrison identified Hicks as having been lurking about
his house for several evenings past.
Mr. MALTBY said that there was no doubt but that they
would now be sent out of the country.
They were committed to take their trial at the Westmin-
ster Sessions..

William Parker, a sturdy beggar, was committed for one
month, for begging yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock,
in Bolton-row, Piccadilly, and most violently assaulting and
resisting two of the constables belonging to the Mendicity
Society ; and William Houghton, who described him-
self as a carpenter and joiner, living at No. 5, Lisson-
street, Lisson-grove, was fined 505., or in default of payment
one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction and to
hard labour, for assaulting one of the above officers, and ob-
structing him in the execution of his duty, and endeavouring
to excite a mob of bete een 200 and 300 persons to rescue the
prisoner Parker from out of his charge, and to ill-use him,
also with having menaced the officer with a hammer, a large
pointed file, and a chisel, and threatened to " rip his guts out."
The defendant pleaded intoxication, and said that he was ex-
tremely sorry for what had happened.
Mr. MALTBY said it would be a warning to others.
The defendant, not having the money, was committed.

WORSHIP-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
The Magistrate was occupied the greater part of the morn-
ing► in disposing of ordinary cases of drunkenness, which were
quite destitute of interest.

PARLIAM
HOUSE
MINORITY of SE
READ

:ENTARY DIVISIONS.
OF LORDS.—APRIL 18,
i',VEN TEEN AGAINST the SECOND
)ING of the CORN BILL.
EARLS.
LORD&
Malmesbury I Beaumont
Yarborough Kinnaird
LORDS. Lilforcl
Hastings Rayleigh
Willoughbyd'Eresby Godolphin
Camoys Western
De Freyne

DUKE.
Buckingham

MARQUIS.
Clanricarde

EARLS.

Orkney
Tankerville
Stanhope

MINORITY ( f FIVE FOR
SOLUTION FOR FR

LORD BROUGHAM'S RE-
EE TRADE IN CORN.

MARQUIS.
Clanricarde
EA RI,
Radnor

LORDS.
Kinnaird
Brougham
Vivian

A STARTLING FACT.—It was stated by Lord
Arthur Lennox, ;n the House of Commons, on Fridy night,
during the discussion on the Mutiny Bill, that there are at the
present time in the British Army four Colonels who suffered
corporal punishment while they were in the ranks, from rt Inch
they had lubsequently risen by their own merits.