The Sun.
London, England, 1827-04-05 00:00:00

GREIG V. SOMERVILLE.

Mr. SuGDEN entreated permission to bring the circum-
stances of this case to the notice of the Court. The ori-
ginal suit here had been instituted for the due administra-
tion of a gentleman's estate, who had passed a long time in
Russia. A considerable time after the suit had been in-
stituted, two-thirds of the property was ordered to be paid
to those decreed to be entitled to it, and the other third
was detained for an infant, now come of age, on whose behalf
Mr. Sugden now appeared. When the administration of the
property was directed, it was believed there was no out-
standing
claim against it, then unheard of. Lately, how-
ever, the Emperor of Russia put in a claim for a consider_
able amount. The Vice-Chancellor had referred the claim
to the Master. It was afterwards brought before this
branch of the Court, and his Lordship gave an opinion,
en passant, that the Emperor had no tenable demand against
this third of the property; at all events, if he had any,
that having allowed the other two-thirds to be paid away,
he could not interfere against the payment of this re-
sidue,
except to the extent that would satisfy one-
his claim. The young gentleman was
now
ttohitsirdf
if 7 without the means of existence, and there-
fore his Counsel had to apply for an order, that the
cause might be advanced to the head of the paper, or
that his fortune might be paid to him instanter, except so
woultdh aatonfetwatuteftur
urtehseidut
residue
discussioni rd
shouldoupon remain
the
in
the claim he
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abide
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the and
result
Em-
peror's claim, when it could come regularly on.
ii, QMr. HAAR?, on the other side, suggested the propriety of
—ug"n'a client handing to his client a statement of
what he really thought he could fairly call for to be paid to
him out of Court,
and on Saturday both aides would be
able to speak to the proposition.
His LoltosmP approved of this suggestion, which was
adopted.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
EX-PARTE BIONOLD IN THE MATTER OF HARVEY.
TlllB was a petition founded upon a decision pronounced
yesterday by thßeAvNiKce_RcU:
that the petitioner, Mr. Bignold, was an
TficelErT, IbTylNOvhNi.ch
he declared
equitable
mortgagee of the bankrupt's estates, to the amount of
85,000/. Mr. Bignold now prayed that the assignees may
he directed to account to him for the crops and produce of
the estates since the date of his original petition, and that
they be restrained for the future from interfering with them.
Mr. MONTAGUE, in support of the petition, said, that
the Lord Chancellor had recognized the right of an equitable
mortgagee to the produce of the proper over which he had
the equitable lien. His Lordship said at the time that he
would himself take the trouble of drawing up the order.
The VICE-CHAtcztton—Let me see the orclr.
Mr. 1410NTacmz—We all know that the great pressure
of the Lord Chancellor's engagements renders him unable
to do much that be promises, and no doubt at the time con-
scientiously intends to do. His Lordship has not as yet
drawn the order.--(A laugh.)
The Vicx_cliartcattoa.—oh!

Dir. Sucnvs, on the part of
the assignees, denied that
the decision in his Lordship's
Court bore upon the point
now at issue. The Learned Gentleman argued at consi-
derable length, with the view of showing that the Inort-

gape could only claim from the date of the adjudicatiort by
the Commissioners.

Mr. MoNTAGo it, after addressing tke Court for some time
in support of the petition, was interrupted by
The VICE-CHANCELLOR, who asked when, in the
Learned Gentleman's opinion, did an equitable mortgagee
become entitled to the proceeds of the estate on which he
had the lien.

Mr. MONTAGUE confessed that lie had been taken by
surprise. It would be of great advantage to the suitors if
such of his Majesty's Counsel as took fees from them, at-
tended to argue their cases (there were at this time no
King's Counsel in Court). The laborious duty of the
outer bar was such as to disable them from always prepar-
ing themselves with the arguments ; and with the utmost
pain, but without thinking himself at all entitled to blame,
the Learned Gentleman admitted he was not in a condition
to answer his Honour's question satisfactorily. When he
(Mr. M.) first took his seat at the bar, it was the practice
with Counsel not to take fees, unless they intended to give
their services in return. A different feeling seemed now
to influence the King's Counsel, and there was nothing more
calculated to destroy the high character of theEnglishßar than
such conduct. The Learned Gentleman, from the best consi-
deration he was able to give his Honour's question, thought
that an equitable mortgagee was entitled to the proceeds
from the day of presenting his petition to the Court.
The Vxcx-CHAwcaLLon said, that at law a mortgagee
was entitled to the proceeds from the date of his asserting
his claim to the possession, by bringing his ejectment,
or rather from the date of the demise, for the de-
mise would be illegal if it were made before his
right to possession had accrued. Now the jurisdiction of
this Court could only apply when the Mortgagee, instead
of seeking for the possession of the mortgaged estate, wish-
ed to have it sold. The question then was, at what period,
judging by analogy, did the mortgagee assert his claim in
this Court, or what act of the mortgagee in this Court was
equivalent to the demise in the Court of Law?
His HONOUR. was of opinion, that the presenting of the
petition was of the same effect as the snaking of the demise,
and he therefore declared the mortgagee to he entitled to the
emblements of the estates since the day he presented his
petition ; but as the assignees had acted in the capacity of
his agents, he must pay them all the expences incurred in
the cultivation of those emblements which he was now
entitled to carry off.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-(THIS DAY.)

These sessions commenced this morning before Lord
Chief Justice ABBOTT.

John Harrison, aged 23, and William Williams, 26,
both of whom were charged with a burglary in the house
of James Thompson ; and Richard Price who was charged
with sheep stealing, upon their arraignment, severally
pleaded guilty, and though cautioned as to the consequences
lof persisting in their plea, they refused to go to trial, and
the plea of Guilty was of course recorded against them.
John Wise, aged 20, Wm. Walker, 18, John Maney,
21, Sarah Johnson, 18, Elizabeth Cooke, 20, and Mary
Green, 19, were indicted for burglariously entering the
house of Thomas Crawley, publican, of White Yard,
Rosemary Lane, Whitechapel, and stealing two shawls and
some trifling articles of wearing apparel. It appeared by
the evidence, that the prosecutor was in Whitecross-street
prison, but that his wife was awakened on the night of the
30th of January, by the watchman, who had been
watching the prisoners, Wise and Walker, and who
subsequently found that the prosecutor's house was
broken into. The watchman subsequently found the
six prisoners in a house in Parson's-court, Blue Anchor-
yard. It was four o'clock in the morning, and they were
all dressed. The watchmen took them all into custody,
and two shawls and a can of rum were found in their
possession. Abney, on being apprehended, resisted, and
got away, but afterwards returned to the house, and was
retaken. The prosecutrix, however, would not swear to
any of the property, not even to the can, although it was
stamped with her husband's name and address, because, she
said, she had often sent cans out to her customers.

Se►eral witnesses were examined, who gave good charac-
ters to Wise and Maney. One of the female prisoners
claimed the shawls as her property.
The Jury, by the direction of the Learned Judge, ac-
quitted all the prisoners.

Jeremiah Donovan, a boy about twelve years of age,
was indicted for burglary in the house of John Robinsw. ,
and stealing therefrom one pair of shoes, value Ss.
The offence with which the prisoner was charged, only
amounted to breaking a pane of glass in a shop window,
and extracting a pair of shoes. He was found Guilty, but
the Jury recommended him to mercy in consideration of his
tender age.

The LORD Ciiizr JUSTICE said, the recommendation
should be communicated to the proper quarter.
John Reed was indicted for stealing a watch, value V.,
the property of William Green.

If appealed that the prosecutor and prisoner both lodged
in a house in Marylebone, and that on the night of the 7th
March, the former placed his watch under his pillow, and
went out next morning without thinking of it ; next day
he found that the watch had been taken away, and it was
subsequently traced to the prisoner, who had pledged it for
1/. ss. at a pawnbroker's in Knightsbridge.
The case being most satisfactorily proved, the Jury, with-
out hesitation, returned a verdict of Guilty.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
David Skinner was indicted for assaulting Mary Ann
Hoare on the highway, and robbing her of a silk scarf,
bag, &c.
Mary Ann Hoare (a young woman of respectable inte-
resting appearance) stated, that she lives at No. 10, John-
street, London Fields ; and that on the Ist of March last,
as she was passing through London Fields, about eleven
o'clock in the morning she observed the prisoner in
an indecent situation ; witness turned away and the
prisoner followed her and snatched a child which she
held from her arms, and threw it on the ground.—
He then seized on witness and put his foot against
her side ; she endeavoured to save herself from falling, upon
which he snatched her reticule and made off ; witness then
screamed, and a young man leaped over a hedge and par-
sued the prisoner whom he brought back to witness with
the reticule in his hand. Witness was at that period in a
state of pregnancy, and was much alarmed.
Thomas Gardner deposed, that he was walking under a
hedge in the London Fields, on the day in question, when
he heard a woman scream, and cry out murder. Witness
then leaped over the hedge, and observed the prisoner run-
ning across the field. Witness asked the lady whether the
fellow had taken any thing from her? She said,
t, yes, her bag." Witness then pursued the pri-
soner, and came up with him, after a race of about
a quarter of a mile. The prisoner then took the
bag from his bosom, and threw it on the ground.—
Witness let go his hold of the prisoner to recover the bag,
and he again endeavoured to escape. Witness instantly
took hold of him by the collar and insisted on his going
tbhaeckbatgo
astheher
lady. When
A the
property.
then assisted witness to take the prisoner to the watch-
house. When it was proposed to do so, prisoner said if he
pyerson returnedl who
thew as lady
passing
einlagim b
claimed
was carried to the watchhouse he would cut his throat,
and he subsequently attempted to put his threat in execu-
tion, but was prevented.
The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, said,
that he had the honour of serving his Majesty, as coxswain,
for 15 years; but, having lost his hearing, he was dis-
charged without a pension, and was reduced to a state of
deplorable distress. He protested to God that he had used
no violence with the lady, but had snatched her bag with
the intention of procuring himself food.
Verdict— Guilty.

N
John Russell teasEinWdict
eCOUßT.indicted
for
ste aiing
(Before Mr. Sergeant AL&lne.)
a pair of silver
sugar tongs, on the 19th of March, from the dwelling-
house of William Robert Keith Douglas, oug as, one of the Lords
of the Admiralty.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner came to the
prosecutor's house to get his signature to apetition ; the
prisoner was left in the
passage, while the footman went
up stairs, and, when the latter returned, he missed the
sugar tongs from the butler's pantry. The prisoner Was
accused, and, en being searched immediately, the tongs
were found in his coat pocket. The prisoner, On
being
thus detected, begged hard for mercy, stating that he was
a true Scotchman, and hoped Mr. D. was the same. This
ingenuous remark produced muck merriment in Court.
The Jury, however, were not of his
opinion, and found
him Guilty.
The REcoIiDER gave him an intimation that he would
certainly make a voyage.
THE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.)

HAY MARKETS.—(AI
ST, .1A
s. l
Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0
Upland Ditto 5 0 6 6
liye-grass Hay 5 0 6
Clover Hay los., meadow Hai
last quoted ; prices of Straw stat
SMITH
£. 8. X. 3.
Lowland Mead. Hay 4 oto 5 0
Upland Ditto
Rye-grass Hay 5 0 515
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Both Meadow and Clover It
Tuesday ; in prices of Straw no
a sluggish trade.

t per Load of 36 Trusses.)
LAZES'S.

Clover Hay 5 oto 7 0
Oat Straw 2 2 2 6
Wheat Ditto 2 6 2 W
( ss. to 6s. per load higher than
[unary.
FIELD.
ciov.Haygenerally 5 oto 6 15
Do. extra tine 0 0 7 0
Oat Straw .1 18 2 2
Wheat Ditt0.....•• 2 2 2 6
y ss. per load higher than on
alteration. A short supply, and

FISTIIONMILE AND MISCELLANEOIIe.

WINDSOR, APRIL 4.—Yesterday afternoon
his MAJESTY left the Royal Lodge at half-past
two o'clock, in his pony phaeton, accompanied
by the Duke of Dorset. A second phaeton fol-
lowed, containing Sir A. Barnard and Colonel
Thornton. Others of the Royal suite were on
horseback. His MAJESTY drove by Frogmore
Lodge, through the Little Park, to the Castle,
and continued his inspection of the improvements
which he had not time to notice the day before.
Mr. Wyattville was in attendance upon the KING
until his departure from the Castle, when his
MAJESTY continued his airing in the Great
Park.
His MAJESTY is eipected to dine at St.
James's Palace to-morrow.

The Earl of Liverpool continues in the same
state he has been in for some days past, with the exception
that his Lordship slowly gathers strengtt4.4
The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Duchess
of Kent yesterday, at her apartments in the laulea Palace
at Kensington.
The Princess Augusta and the Duchess of
Gloucester took an airing together yesterday.
The Duke of Wellington and the Right Lion.
C. Arbuthnot had a consultation with Mr. Secretary Cai.'-
ning yesterday at the Foreign Office.
Mr. Huskisson, we are happy to state, is
much better. The Right Hon. Gentleman attends daily
to his official duties as President of the Board of Trade.
Monsieur Feick, the Ambassador from the
Netherlands, transacted bushing yesterday at the Office of
the Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs.
The Archbishop of York entertained the Di-
rectors of the Ancient Music, and a distinguished party, to
dinner yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor-square.
Prince Lieven gave a grand entertainment ore
Tuesday at Ashburnham House, Dover-street, to Prince
Polignac, the Duke of Devonshire, the Marquis and Mar-
chioness of Salisbury, the Marquis of Hertford, the Marquis
and Marchioness of Clanricarde, the Earl and Countess of
Harrowby, the Earl and Countess Cowper, Lord and Lady
Grenville, Lord Seaforth, Mr. Fane, Mr. Planta, &c.
Emily Marchioness of Londonderry entertained
a large circle of fashionable, yesterday evening, at her house
in St. James's-square.
Signor Galli, the great Basso of the Italian
Opera at Paris, is in London, and will make his debut in
La Gazza Ladra, on Saturday next.
The incidents of the forthcoming Easter Spec-
tacle, at Drury-lane Theatre, are borrowed front Le Sage's
Gil Mat. Miss Kelly will be Gil Blas.
The Earl of Sefton entertained a distinguished
party to dinner on Tuesday, at his house in Arlington-
street, among whom were Lord Foley, Sir J. Shelley, Mt-
Greville, Mr. Irby, arc.
Lady Folkestone gave an elegant Ball and
Supper, on Tuesday evening, at her house in Lower Gros-
venor-street, which was attended by Prince and Princess
Esterhazy, the Dowager Duchess of Leeds, and nearly three
hundred of the Haut Ton.

Mrs. Wombwell entertained a distinguished
party to dinner on Monday, in George-st., Hanover-square.
MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—It is whis-
pered in very high circles, that the recent visit of the Duke
of Rutland to the King, at Windsor, was for the purpose
of communicating to his Majesty the union which, we un-
derstand, is in prospect between the young Duke of Buc-
cleugh and a lovely and accomplished Lady of the house of
Granby.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at
the East India House, when Captain William Henry- Ladd,
of the ship Nellie Castle, took leave of the Court previous
to departing for China direct.
EMBARKATION OF THE MARCHIONSSS
WZLLESLICY FOR ENGLAND.—The Lord Lieutenant and
the Marchioness Wellesley left the Vice Regal Lodge yes-
terday morning, at seven o'clock, for Ilowth, escorted by
a party of Dragoons. Her Ladyship embarked on board a
steam-vessel, which was in waiting to convey her across the
Channel ; after which his Excellency returned to the Park.
—Dublin Morning Register.
A gentleman has lately been very generous to
a number of the ladies who walk the pare of this town, by
presenting them with sovereigns, which have afterwards
proved to be counterfeit. His plan has been to send for a
bottle of wine, and pocket the fifteen shillings which he
reeeived in change.—Bnqhfox Paper.
We have reason to believe that the paragraph
in our last paper, respecting Miss Row being carried off
by Mr. Robbins, gave a somewhat inaccurate account of the
transaction. We have received a letter from Mr. R. on
the subject, which we have declined inserting, because we
thought it calculated unnecessarily to wound the feelings
of others.— Tyne Mercury.
A faux pas has lately been discovered at
Cheltenham, which has created a great sensation in that
fashionable place. The injured husband having received
anonymous intimation of the circumstance, opened his
Lady's writing desk during her absence at church, and there
found numerous proofs in the shape of letters from the gal-
lant, which proved that the intimacy was of some standing.
John Bull's geography must (to use the
phrase of Dr. Pangless) be a little loose, he states a coach
which runs from London to Liverpool, to have been over-
turned at Northalierton. The unfortunate accident oc-
curred at Northampton.
We understand that some of the Juries at the
late Assizes were not of the most enlightened description.
In one case a prisoner charged with robbing his master
was acquitted, not only in opposition to the summing-up
of the Judge, but even the confession of the man himself.
who had admitted his guilt.—Brighton Gazette.

. _
NATIONAL SOClETY.—Yesterday the Ge-
neral Committee of the National Society, held their meeting
at St. Martin's Vestry Room. Present:--His Grace the
Archbishop of York, the Lord Bishops of London, Wor-
cester, Bath and Wells, Lichfield, St. Asaph, Ely, Chester,
Gloucester, and Landaff. Lord Kenyon, Sir James Lang-
ham, Bart., Rev. Archdeacons Cambridge and Pott ;
Rev. Dr. Doyly, Rev. H. H. Norris, and John Round,
Esq. Several grants of money were made from 201. to
400/. and eight new school. were united to the society.
INGENIOUS Dzimter..—At the late Lime-
rick Assizes, a man of the name of Patrick Magrath was
tried for stealing the great coat of the prosecutor. After
this fact had been proved, the Learned Judge (Mr. Ser-
geant Lefroy) called on him for his defence, when the pri-
soner addressed the Court :—" My Lord, he saw what a
bad way I was in fer clothes, being almost naked, and he
said, ,‘ I would advise you, Pat, the first coat or blanket you
get, to throw it about your shoulder. ;' I did so, any Lord,
and now he is prosecuting me for following his own bad
advice, and this is my defence, pleaseyour Reverence's
Lordship." The Court was convulsed
terbad an d."" Theiriswith laught.lr.
Galway Independent.
GREEK WOMEN.—SMYRNA, FEB. 2.—1
closed my
last by making a few observations on the dress
of the Smyrniot ladies. I will now say a little of the
Gr
ek
theybees l tv'ear Theirthe head
former, with the exception of the scarlet skull-cap, over
which
m durcessh thise sgaemneerauilythoef
silk, with a short silk spencer, usually lined with fur, and
not projecting farther in front than the breast. This, of
l
course, alludes to their dress when out walking, as well as
in doors. As they wear no stays, and their dresses are all
worn louse, they are, as you may suppose, wretched figures.
They all wear the neat slipper, so prevalent in Italy.
Some of the Greek women here are very beautiful; but
their figures spoil all, particularly when viewed alongside
the elegant Smyrniots. The gentlemen, both Greek and
Smyrniot, dress in the European costume. The Greeks
all wear mustachios.—Morning Paper.

time since, an Arab woman, an inhabitant of Ahusheber,
went to England with the children of a Mr. Beaumau.—
CONTENTEDNESS OF-THE ARABSe.--SOITIC
She remained in your country four years. When she re-
turned, all gathered round her to gratify their curiosity
about England. ~ What did you find there? is it a fine
country? are the people rich? are they happy ?" She
answered "The count/ WSI like it garden; the people
were rich, had fine clothes, fine houses, fine horses, fine
carriages, and were said to be very wise and happy."—
Her audience were filled with envy of the English, and a
gloom spread ever them, which showed their discontent
their own condition.
at They were departing with this
sentiment, when tic woman happened to say, " England
certainly wants one thing." " What is that ?" said the
Arabs eagerly. " There is not a single date-tree in the
whole country !" "Are you sure ?" was the general ex-
clamation. "Positive," said the old nurse; " I looked
for nothing else all the time I was there, but I looked in
vain." This information produced an instantaneous
change of feeling among the Arabs; it was pity, not envy,
that now filled their breasts ; and they went away, won-
dering how men could live in a country where there were
no date trees !...Sketches of Persia.