The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-01 00:00:00

EVENING SUN

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM TRE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY.
GLOBE.—" The Dublin election is over satis-
factorily," is the form in which the Times of
this morning. announces the fact " big with
the fate " of its party, that Mr. Gregory has
been declared by the partisan Sheriffs of
Dublin duly elected to serve in Parliament
as one of the representatives of that city. The
"satisfaction" which the Times professes to de-
rive from this resul t,will, we apprehend, be of very
short duration. The pleasing error will not be
allowed to cheat the minds of the Tories many
days after the meeting of Parliament. The in-
quiry which must be instituted by the House of
Commons-into the unfair and illegal practices by
which this mere colourable majority and prede-
termined return of the Tory candidate have been
achieved, will lay bare the foul conspiracy which
has been formed against the electoral rights of the
people. The agents of that conspiracy will scarcely
escape the just vengeance of the law; the Go-
veri:ment for which, and under whose special
patronage, their operations were conducted, will
certainly be subjected to the condemnation and
consequent diminution of public respect and
Confidence, divested of which no Government
can long exist in this country. We have in
former articles on this contest laid before our
readers the shameless manner in which Lord De
Grey has identified the Crown with the Tory party.
The haste—indicative ofthe anxiety with which his
Excellency looked fbr the arrival of a Tory candi-
date—with which, immediately on his arrival,
Mr. Gregory proceeded to the Castle—the enter-
tainment prepared for him and his chief support-
ers at the Vice-Regal table—the association of
Lord Jocelyn, the High Steward of the Household,
with the canvassing parties—these, and numerous
other modes of expressing the deep interest which
" the highest functionary in the land" took in the
contest, tended to confirm the announcement
of the Government Journals, that Lord De Grey
had " ratified" the choice of the Tories ; and
that, brought forward under such high auspices,
Mr. Gregory's return was secure! Lord De Grey
must be called upon to answer in the House of
Commons, through his Secretary, Lord
Eliot, for what appears to us, and must
appear to all who respect the Constitu-
tion, and call to mind the jealousy with
which it has -provided against the interposition of
the Crown in the choice of representatives of the
people—as nothing short of a bold and daring
attempt to bias and control the proceedings of
an election; and thus to stifle the public voice,
when that voice was likely to express an opinion
unfavourable to the party with which the Lord
Lieutenant, the representative of the Sovereign,
thought proper, personally and officially, to
identify himself.
STANDARD.—It has been complained that
the Lord Lieutenant ostentatiously interested
himself for the Conservative candidate. This is
not true; and it is not even pretended that Lord
De Grey carried his favour towards Mr. Gregory
to any illegal or unconstitutional extent. But be
this as it may, however Lord De Grey may have
acted, the best judges of his Lordship's conduct,
the parties on the spot, the electors and the mass
of the people approved it. The first have returned
Lord De Grey's iltyourite, the others have rested
satisfied with the conduct of the Government
in the election. We do not wish to underrate
the value of the victory as a Conservative
triumph, or to detract from the merit of the ad-
mirable Conservatives of Dublin ; but it would
be unjust to the cause of good government in '
Ireland not to acknowledge the event of the late
contest as something much more and much
better than a party triumph; it is a testimony to
the facility with which Ireland may be go-
verned, if only governed as she is now go.
veined, but as she has never been, save at brief
intervals, within the last fifty years. Here is in-
contestable proof that if the Irish people are suf-
fered by their rulers to rest, if they are not tor-
mented by officious conciliations and promises
of change never to be effected, or to be effected
at some remote period—if, in short, they are de-
fended from incendiaries and projectors, they will
not be insensible to the blessings of repose, and of a
firm and impartial administration of the law, with-
out which repose is impossible to any people. Dub-
lin surely maybe taken as a fair sample of the
island; or, if not a fair sample, the city, presided
over by Mr. Daniel O'Connell, must be regarded
as less than favourable to the Conservative side.
Yet we see with how much ease and how tran-
quilly Dublin has been won. The organised
Conservative bodies did their work nobly, no
doubt ; but the effect of Lord De Grey's Govern-
ment had greatly lightened their task ; lightened
it so greatly, as to hold out a hope, almost
amounting to certainty, that future Conservative
victories will be almost universal in Ireland, and
what is a prospect infinitely more gratifying, that
they will be obtained over almost unwilling op-
ponents.

MONEY MARKET &nd CITY NE WS.

FROM TIER MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
POST.—We have more than once suggested to the
holders of the American State securities the policy- of
calling a meeting and appointing a Committee to watch
over their interest:. No such step has yet been taken,
but we are informed that Mr. R. C. Wyllie, of the Spa-
nish and Spanish American Committees, is about at
once to take his departure for the United States .for the
purpose of enforcing their claims on the Governments of
the non-paying States. A gentleman better qualified
than Mr. Wyllie for the undertaking could not have been
selected, as his general talent and aptitude for business,
which must by this time be well known to all parties
interested in Foreign Loans, are equalled only by his
perseverance.
CHRONICLE.—The Message of Governor Porter,
of Pennsylvania, gives a full and candid exposition, of
the public debt and resources of that State, while it
calls upon all classes of citizens to maintain the sacred-
ness of public faith. The total debt of the State is
36,331,005 dol. 69c.
The income appropriated especially to its payment is
derived from tolls on canals and railways, auction duties,
tax on collateral inheritance, dividends on turnpikes, &c..
and the tax levied on real and personal property is
924,059 dol. 15c. The sum in the treasury applicable
to its payment was 1,020,936 dol., making together a
surplus of 125,942 dol. 62c. above what is necessary to
pay the interest due on the Ist of February.
The internal improvements, for which the principal
amount of the State debt.has been incurred, consists of
7644 miles of canals and railways completed, and 165:1
miles of canal in progress of construction, and nearly
completed. The Governor urges the sale of the Colum-
bia railroad, and the Delaware division of the Pennsyl-
vania canal, and hints that the price might be taken in
State Stocks. He alludes, in most appropriate terms, to
the insolvent state of the banks, and the depreciation of
the currency, and recommends the repeal of the law of
last Session, under which the State borrowed 3,100,000
dollars from the banks, and to redeem the loan suggeststhe creation of a. Six per Cent. Stock, to be sold at what
it would bring. Along with the repeal of this law, he
recommends the enforcement of specie payments by, the
banks, and that some day in June should be fixed as the
period for resumption.
We have always maintained that this was the first
step towards the restoration of American credit, and
augur favourably from the decided tone in which Go-
vernor Porter expresses himself. " Those banks," he
justly observes, " which are in a sound condition will
conform to the requisitions of the Legislature without
much embarrassment, and those which are not will be
brought to the touchstone of their merits." If Pennsyl-
vania takes the lead in resumption, as she did in sus-
pension, the imitation of her example in this case by
the other States will go far to compensate for the evil of
her former course of policy. The paper of the insol-
vent banks will lose all, currency, and will be driven
from circulation by paper of intrinsic convertible value
founded on a specie basis. To compel the banks to re-
sume, the Message discountenances the renewal of any
bank charters or the granting of new ones until they re-
turn to specie payments, and cautions the Legislature
against the grant of corporate privileges.
SUN.—The decline in the public securities which
commenced rather in a marked manner on Satur-
day, was not arrested to-day, the public coming
forward as sellers of Stock. The motive evidently
is rather that of doubt and anxiety, as to the
probable measures or the present Government, than
any immediate demand for money or mere specu-
lative operations. Consols for immediate transfer were
at 89 to 88:1, and for Account at 89-k to 89, closing at
89 for the former, and 89* buyers for the latter. Ex-
chequer Bills were 17s. to 19s. premium, and India Bonds
9s. to Ils. premium. Bank Stock was at 1671, the New
Three-and-a-Half per Cents, realised 981 to 98i, and
the Three per Cents. were at 89/ to 891.
The Foreign Stocks were flat also. Spanish Actives
were at 241 to 241, being a decline; Portuguese New
Five per Cents. brought 33-4 to 335, Mexican 29f, and
Colombian 211. Belgian Bonds were at 102::-, and Dutch
Two-and -a Half per Cents. at
Shares were nearly all sold on reduced terms. Great
Western closed at 19 premium. Brighton at 14* to 14-'4
discount. Birmingham at 79}.-premium.

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North America I y tr
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letter, because thy come home I,,er
when that postage i 3 paid in, British North 1 ackets'
Royal Steameach I:.nglish
America to
the British Post-office ?
Another Cabinet Council was held at the Fo-
reign-office yesterday at three o'clock. At this Council
the Royal Speech on the :opeuinrof Parliament was
finally agreed upon, previous to submitting it for her
Maiesty's approbation, at the Privy Council to be holden
fur *tat purpose.
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT
OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 31.
CRIMINAL INFORMATION AGAINST THE SUNDAY TIMES.
THE QUEEN V. CHAPMAN AND OTHERS.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL (in continuation from
our Afternoon Edition of yesterday) said—That
article had accused Mr. Grove first of having: offered an
unwarrantable insult to the people of Ireland, which Mr.
Grove had not attempted to deny; in fact, he admitted
that he had made use of unwarrantable language, and
therefore the only portion of the article which he was
called upon to defend was that which accused Mr. Grove
of inhumanity, in regard to directing the removal of Mrs.
Graham. The truth of the report which had appeared
in the papers of what had passed before Mr. Grove,
when Mr. Macdonald, the surgeon, had distinctly stated to
Mr. Grove that he should not consider it safe to remove
Mrs. Graham in her then state, and when Mr. Grove
had denominated such an opinion a trumpery excuse,
and had directed the order to be executed, was not at-
tempted to be denied. That statement had appeared in
the Morning Advertiser, and what the Sunday Times had
charged him with was with inhumanity to Mrs. Graham,
and with insulting conduct to Mr. Macdonald, and
Mr. Macdonald had pledged himself to the accuracy of
that report, and Mr. Graham had in the Morning Advertiser
of the 15th of November inserted a letter, stating that
Mr. Macdonald's predictions as to the consequences of
Mrs. Graham's removal had been fatally realised in the
death of her child; that letter had been quoted in the
Sunday Times as having appeared in the Morning Ad-
vertiser, and yet Mr. Grove had chosen to proceed
against the Sunday Times. Mr. Macdonald had made
an affidavit for defendant, in which he attributed the
death of the child to natural causes, but had not commu-
nicated that opinion to Mr. Graham previous to his
writing his letter to the Morning Advertiser. The Se-
cretary of State seeing these paragraphs in the Morning
Advertiser, wrote a letter to Mr. Grove, calling his at-
tention to those articles, and asking for explanation. Sir
James Graham made no allusion to the Sunday Times in
his letter, and Mr. Grove, rather unfairly, in. his affi-
davit stated that after the publication in the Sunday
Times he had received a letter from Sir James
Graham. Now, Sir James Graham's letter alluded
to the Morning Advertiser only, and in his answer
to Sir James, he stated that he intended to move for a
criminal information against that paper (not mentioning
what) on the first day of term, and the answer to that
expressly mentioning the Morning Advertiser, again
stated that the explanation was satisfactory. Mr. Grove
did not move for a criminal information against the
Advertiser, as he had pledged himself to do to the Secre-
tary of State, because in the affidavits it was sworn that
the facts there related were true, but he does against the
Sunday Times, because it had commented upon the ac-
count. That was not the way to vindicate his character.
The charge was in the Morning Advertiser, and in his
letter to the Secretary of State he had, pledged himself
to take proceedings against that paper. He does no
such thing; but moves against the Sunday Times, to
which no allusion whatever had been made in Sir James
Graham's letter. Mr. Grove, in his affidavit, made
no reference to the publications in the Morning Ad-
vertiser, but confined himself to the Sunday Times.
The answer he gave to the charge was, that on Bth
October he had told Graham he would have three weeks
to look out for a lodging, who stated that he could not
look out for a lodging, and should not attempt to do so,
Mr. Graham distinctly denied that he had stated any
thing of the sort. .He had said distinctly that the state
of his wife was such as would prevent her removal.
Mr. Grove swore that Mr. Macdonald, on being asked if
there would be any danger in the removal of Mrs.
Graham, distinctly said, certainly not if she had any
place to go to. Now Mr. Macdonald in the course of
his evidence had certainly made use of an expression of
that nature, but it conveyed a very incorrect idea of
what Mr. Macdonald had stated, and on Mr. Grove's
own showing his reply to Mr. Macdonald, " There are
plenty of hotels to which she can be removed," was cer-
tainly harsh and inhuman. These were persons occu-
pying lodgings at 4s. a week. Was it not Mr. Grove's
duty whentold by a medical man that Mrs. Graham was
near her confinement, and that it would be dange-
rous to remove her if she had no place to go,
to examine minutely into the case before abruptly
turning round to the officer and saying " this
is a trumpery excuse, there is plenty of time before
four o'clock; see that the warrant is executed directly."
Mr. Grove had denied making use of these expressions to
the officer, but they had been taken down at the time,
and the correctness of those notes had been verified by
affidavit. Mr. Grove had said that he had been inter-
rupted in an important case by the application for time
on the part of Mr. Graham, but that was no excuse for
acting with inhumanity. The law allowed 30 days for
the execution of the warrant, and the application had
been made on the 28th day, so that there was sufficient
time for inquiry. Mr. Finch, the Magistrate's clerk, in
his affidavit in support of the rule, admitted that he
had suggested to Graham the propriety of bringing the
surgeon to give evidence as to Mrs. Graham's state; and
that seeing Mr. Macdonald there, he interrupted the
Magistrate in the investigation of the case then an, and
drew his attention to the object for which the parties were
in attendance; and it appeared from the evidence ofone of
thepolicemen that Mr. Finch had told Mr. Graham if he
could procure medical evidence to satisfy the Magistrate
his wife's removal would be attended with danger, the
execution of the warrant would be delayed. Mr. Grove
had thought proper, in support of this application, to
do that which he had no right to do, to file two affidavits
accusing Mr. Graham of brutal and improper conduct
towards his wife. Now, the facts alleged to have occurred
in those affidavits were distinctly denied by Mrs. Graham
herself, and by those persons who were alleged to have
been present at the time those transactions were stated
to have occurred. In reply to that rule there was the
affidavit of Mr. Parrett, who had reported the case for
the Morning Advertiser, verifying the report which had
appeared in that paper, and which had been copied into
the Sunday Times, and the deponent distinctly swore that
Mr. Grove had made use of the words—" Officer, it is
not gone four o'clock yet, go and see the warrant executed
now," which Mr. Grove denied having used. There was
also an affidavit from the Editor of the Kentish Mercury,
who was present at the time, and who distinctly swore
that Mr. Grove had made use of the expressions at•
tributed to him, and that the report was a correct one.
The affidavit of Mr. Macdonald, the surgeon, set forth
that he had distinctly told Mr. Grove that Mrs. Graham
was in a dangerous and precarious state of health, and
that having no place to go to, it would be unsafe to re-
move her. On which Mr. Grove, in a most offensive
and insulting manner, said, " That won't do for me, Sir.
It is all flummery, and an excuse to keep possession of
the premises." Now, he would put it to the Court whe-
ther Mr. Macdonald, a respectable medical man, was
not as worthy of belief as Mr. Grove ; and if that affi-
davit was true, there was no doubt that Mr. Grove had
acted with inhumanity, and that he had no right to
come to the Court for a criminal information. Again,
Mr. Macdonald swore that he had told Mr. Grove he con-
sidered that he (Mr. Grove) had acted towards him in a
very insulting manner, thus distinctly contradicting Mr.
Grove ; and in this contradiction he was corroborated
by several witnesses. Mr. Macdonald also stated that
the account of the proceedings reported in the Morning
Advertiser, and copied into the Sunday Times,
was correct. Now, if that statement was a
correct report of what had occurred, Mr. Grove
had no reason to complain of the comments which had
appeared in the Sunday Times. The letter of the Se-
cretary
of State called his attention to statements in the
Morning Advertiser, and those statements Mr. Grove
had tuft untouched. It was a most curious fact, which ap-
peared from the affidavit of Mr. Graham, that all the
rent due to the landlord had been paid ; so that the
offer_ of the landlord to give up the arrears alluded to in
Mr. Grove's affidavit was merely an offer to give up the
rent due for the current week. Such being the state of
facts, he submitted that Mr. Grove was not entitled to
the relief he sought, and he trusted that this rule
would be discharged.
Mr. JARVIS followed on the same side.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in support of the rule,
argued, that, if Mr. Grove was not eetiticd to the relief
he sought, he was utterly unfitted to hold the situation
he filled ; and if every hasty expression made use of by
those engaged in the administration of justice were to
be made the subject of comments, such as those of
which Mr. Grove complained, he should like to know
how persons engaged in the performance of such deli-
cate, arduous, and often unpopular duties, as frequently
devolved upon them, were to act ? If a garbled state-
ment of an occurrent 6 in one newspaper was made thA
subject of calumnious comment in another, was the
person attacked to be compelled to pass by the ca:paany
until he had come into that Court to dispute 4.:ne accu-
raz of the reporter of the garbled state/I-Ant ? Was
Air. Chapman to assume that the press cor4ld never err ;
that because there appeared no contrad;.ction to any
statement that he might read in any other newspaper,
that therefore he was to make that.
calumnious attack ? Could it be t. foundation for
liberty of the press went so far as, 'contended that the
directed proceedings to be ts'a. that ? Mr. Grove had
e-,1 against the Sunday
Times before he had receiv.ed, any communication from
the Secretary of State. A. 'notice to quit had
given to Graham in Sep•ember, and, therefore,blcr
Grove's authority to act v • d. r,
• vas unquestioned ; in fact, he
had no choice. It was. k;is duty to act as he had done,
and he could be com
',Wiled to act by mandamus if he re-
fused. Eight-and-'ev:enty days before, Mr. Graham was
told he must obey the law, and he said he should not
look for anothe.c lodging, but would make his wife's state
an excuse for 'remaining. That was sworn to by three
witnesses. 'Mr. Graham, in his affidavit, never men-
tioned a 'single place to which he had applied for
lodgings, in the interval, nor did his brother,
who had ultimately given him an asylum, make
any. affidavit. How was it he had not sought
a,n. asylum before ? and why was Mr. Grove
4-0 be made the victim of these vitpperations,
when he had merely performed his duty to the best of
his ability? Was it to be tolerated that these comments
should be made ? Was it not natural that Mr. Grove
should make inquiry into the conduct of Mr. Graham,
to his wife, during the three weeks which he had to seek
for lodgings ? He was perfectly justified in doing so,
to show that Mr. Graham had made this complaint out
of revenge on Mr. Grove, in which he was abetted by
certain newspapers, which dressed out a Sunday feast of'
slander for their customers. He had not, in moving for
this rule, read any part of the affidavits charging Mr.
Graham with ill-using his wife, because he had never
entertained an idea that any attempt would have been
made to discharge the rule ; but he had thought that
some apology would have been made, and that he should
have been spared the pain of going into the subject.
Those affidavits were not distinctly and wholly nega-
tived by those of Mr. and Mrs. Graham ; and if it had
not been for those affidavits, did the Court believe that
they would have had that affidavit of the doctor attri-
buting what had occurred to natural causes? All Mr.
Grove had done he had done in obedience to the laws,
and he had denied distinctly that he had performed that
duty in a harsh, cruel, and inhuman manner, or that he
had behaved improperly to thpsurgeon, in whose evidence
he might well imagine there was some son of equivoca-

tion lurking, as, having been called on to depose to a fact,
he had, instead, offered an opinion. It was Mr. Graham's
duty to have found a place ; he had neglected to do so,
and Mr. Grove had no discretion left to him ; he was
bound to act, for there was no evidence to slow that
Mrs. Graham could not be moved. There was nothing
to show that Mr. Grove had seen the paragraph in the
Morning Advertiser. There could be no doubt but that
the article in the Sunday Times was of a highly libel-
ous character, and that it was intended to apply to Mr.
Grove ; and that could not be got rid of by raising an
issue as to the accuracy of a report in the Morning Ad-
vertiser. He denied that that report was a fair report.
The question was one of the highest importance to Mr.
Grove, and if the rule were refused, whether justly or
unjustly, he must be removed, as one whose efficiency was
so impaired that it was impossible he could do his duty.
Mr. THESIGER followed on the same side, and con-
tended that Mr. Grove had no power whatever to stop
the execution of the warrant, even if Mr. Graham's ex-
cuses had been true, which they were not.
Mr. Justice WIGHMAN—Did any one oppose Graham's
application to have the execution of the warrant sus-
pended ?
Mr. JARVIS—NO, my Lord. _ _

Mr. THESIGER contended that Mr. Grove had no dis-
cretion, the landlord having applied for its execution the
clay before. _ _

Lord DEsllAN—When did the medical man first make
his appearance ?
Mr. THESIGER-At half-past three that day.
Mr. JARVIS-At the sitting of the Court. Mr. Grove
did not make his appearance until half-past three.
Mr. THESIGER then proceeded with his argument, and
submitted that the rule must be made absolute.

Lord DENMAN said that it was important that Magis-
trates should have every protection they were entitled
to, but that they should have no more ; and that, there-
fore, the Court would go further into the facts contained
in the affidavits before judgment was given.

BAIL COURT, Jan. 31.
BENNO V. SMITH.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who had
been a sailor on board the Surprise, a vessel trading to
the South Sea, to obtain damages from the defendant
for flogging him in the island of Java. The same plain-
tiff had also brought an action against a person named
Bennett, the owner of the vessel. Both causes were set
down to be tried at Croydon ; and the plaintiff having
been nonsuited in the action against Bennett, that against
Smith was withdrawn for that time. A rule for the costs
in the latter action was also obtained.

Mr. JAMES now showed cause against the rule. It
appeared the consent to withdraw the action against
Smith was obtained in consideration of the permission
granted by the plaintiff to defendant to examine wit-
nesses in the action, who were about to proceed to
Java, whither a commission should be sent, if such per-
mission was not granted. Under these circumstances, it
could not be expected that the costs would be given. It
was not intended that the action should be held in ter-
rorein over the plaintiff, and they would undertake to go
to trial as soon as possible.
Mr. RAUSE appeared for the defendant, but no oppo-
sition was given.—Rule discharged.

COURT OF REVIEW, Westminster, Jan. 31.
EX PARTE FOSTER IN RE BATSON AND OTIIERS,
BANKRUPTS.
_

An application was made on behalf of the assignees of
Messrs. Batsoa and Co., who carried on business as
bankers at Berwick-on-Tweed, asking that a renewed
fiat should be directed to Newcastle-on-Tyne. The fiat
issued on the Bth of December, and after it had been
opened, assignees appointed, and debts to the number of
300, and to the amount of 10,800/. proved, it was dis-
covered that out of four Commissioners three were cre-
ditors, and the fourth a debtor to the estate. Newcastle-
on-Tyne, the nearest place where there was a list of
Commissioners, was distant sixty miles, and, as most of
the creditors lived in the immediate neighbourhood of
Berwick, an application was made to the Lord Chan-
cellor to facilitate the matter by allowing additional Com-
missioners to be nominated. This application had been
unsuccessful, and the petitioners now presented a peti-
tion, but were anxious to obtain leave for the present
Commissioners to act, rather than occasion a removal of
the commission to another place.
The COURT having intimated its disinclination to
comply with the latter request, the petitioners applied
for leave to withdraw their petition, which was permitted.

.ADMIRALTY COURT, Jun. 31.
THE PERSIAN.-SALVAGE.
This was a claim on The part of the owners, masters,
and crews of two fishing smacks (the Ditchburn, of 53
tons, and the Ann and Francis, of 54 tons, each having
a crew of nine men), for services rendered to the Per-
sian, a collier brig of 257 tons, belonging to Sunderland,
heavily laden with coals, off the coast of Norfolk, near
Cromer, on the 14th and 15th of September last. The
vessel had touched the ground, and in consequence made
considerable water, which increased, though the weather
was fine. The salvors worked at the pumps all night,
notwithstanding which, the water bad increased to six
feet when they got the vessel. to Yarmouth. The value
of the ship and cargo was 2,0001. A tender of 1501. had
been made and refused.

The QUEEN'S ADVOCATE and Dr. WHITE, on behalf
of the salvors, claimed a higher reward, since it had
been achhitted by the owners that, but for thQir exertions,
the vessel must have foundered or been run on shore.
Dr. PRILLIMORE and Dr. JENNER, for the owners, did
not deny that assistance had been rendered, or that the
vessel had stood in need of it ; but submitted that, look-
ing at the risk of the property, its value, the nature of
the service (pumping), and its duration, 1501. was a suffi-
cient reward. They, moreover, contended that the sal-
vors had needlessly taken out a commission of appraise-
ment.

Dr. LusurricToN said, that in this case the owners had
stated the value of the ship at 1,8001., and the salvors,
dissenting from that statement, had taken out a commis-
sion of appraisement, the result of which was, that the
vessel was worth 1,7071. Now, ho was determined,
wherever a commission of appraisement was taken out,
and it ultimately appeared that the parties taking it out
had erred, it should be a rule (subject, of course, to just
exceptions) that the parties taking it out should pay the
costs of the commission. In this case the appraisement
had returned the value at less than the owners' state-
ment. He should, therefore, direct the costs of the com-
mission to be borne by the salvors. With respect to
the merits of the case, he was of opinion, on the admitted
facts, that, considering the risk and value of the pro-
perty, the tender was not sufficient, and instead of 1501.
he should give 270/., condemning the salvors in the costs
of the commission- of appraisement, all the other costs
to be paid by the owners.
COUR

T OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 31.
IN RE DAVID HANNAY.
This day was fixed for the final adjourned examination
of the bankrupt, who was the Managing Director of the
Marylebone Bank, at Cavendish-square. It appeared at
the previous meeting that the bankrupt was possessed of
considerable personal and inheritable property in Scot-
land, and that with the avoidance of law proceedings
upon the part of the creditors his estate would most
probably realise a dividend of 15s. in the pound.
A lengthened conversation took place to day, as to the
proof of certain debts, and it having been stated that the
bankrupt required further time to prepare his accounts,
and no objection having been made to the application,
the further hearing was adjourned for three months.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 31.
IN RE CHARLES WILSON BAKER.
The insolvent, who is a comedian, and stage-manager
of the Olympic Theatre, applied to be discharged. He
was still the manager of the Olympic.
In answer to a question, he said he had proved under
the estate of Mr. Bunn, but there was no chance of a
dividend. The case was adjourned for a service on a
creditor. The insolvent, who is on bail, to be discharged.
CE

NTUAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
Archibald Leslie, aged 25, was indicted for unlawfully
obtaining from Michael Henry Hart, a quantity of
clothes, and also some money, by means of false pre-
tences.

Mr. Payne conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Ballan-
tine appeared for the defendant.
-From the evidence adduced it appeared that the 7ero..
iecutor is a slop-seller, and carries on his business -in Rat-
cliffe Highway. On the 20th December th
with whom he had bad some slight. ace; e. defendant,
daintance pre-
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name by a man whose
he represented to.he Bowch, and who, he
114 Commission, appointed
said, had a claim upon the mixe
by the British and Pcwtugue;,e Governments to investi-
gate the claims of Britisli subjects upon, the Portuguese
him a sum of 65/, -
Government, and tth the Commissioners had awarded
4s. 4/d., and had given him a docu-
ment to that effect, wnich he wished to dispose of, and
asked Mr. Bart to purchase it. The prisoner at the time
said he knew Bowch, and that he had served with
him. abroad, and knew it to be all right. Some
further conversation having taken place, the prosecutor
was asked to give 401. for the award, and at length he
agreed to give 301., 12/. of which amount was to be taken
in clothes, and the remainder in money, but he refused
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Captain, Portuguese Service," to the effect that 'Bowch
had served with him in Portugal, and that he was entitled
to the amount mentioned in the award. The prosecutor,
at the suggestion of a friend, required the certificate of
a housekeeper to prove tbe identity of Bowch, and also
that it should receive the sanction of a Magistrate before
whom a declaration to that effect should be made. Ac-
cordingly, shortly afterwards, the defendant came with
Bowch, and observing to the prosecutor that " he had
done it nicely for him," produced a paper, certifying the
man who accompanied him to be the person specified
in the award, and the paper also purported to be signed
by Mr. Maltby, the Magistrate. Upon this the prose-
cutor allowed the defendant and his companion to select
clothes to the amount of nearly 121., and he handed
them cash, making in all 20/., but lefused to give any
more until proper notice of the sale of the claim had been
given to the Commissioners who were investigating the
claims. The next day, accordingly, the defendant with
Bowels accompanied a friend of the prosecutor's to the
Commission-office, where it was ascertained that no such
award in the name of Bowch had ever been made, but
while the inquiry was goingon, the defendant and his com-
panion left the place, and nothing was seen of the latter,
but the defendant was taken into custody a day or two after-
wards. Witnesses attached to the Commission were called
to prove that there was no claim made by any person
of the name of Bowch upon the Portuguese Govern-
ment, but it appeared that a man of the name of Peter
Click had made a claim, and the Commissioners had
granted an award in his favour for the sum of 151. 14s.
4d., and the defendant, or a person of the same name,
acted as his agent, and the award paper was placed in his
hands, and it seemed that the sum had been altered