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;. ~.. e 0 t ft T OF KiNG'S BENCH-= THIS•oxt . • LINCOLN'S INN AND ST. A'NDAEW'S.PAUISH. COOKE V. HANKC — , "this was a queition, whether Stone Wirildings, in Lin coin's Inn, was situated in the pariah of St. Andrew's, Holborn, and liable to pay the parochial 'rates ? The case was tried at the late Sittings in \Vestrninster, before Air. Justice LITTLEDALE and a special Jury, whin, after a long; discussion, the Jury returned their verdict for the defendant. The ArtonNEY•GENERAL now moved their Lord ships to have that verdict set aside, and a new rule ; he observed, it was a case of very considerable snrortaoie to all parties, as the Benchers had not, for a number of years, been called upon to pay the rate, and they considered it was not situate within the boundary of that parish, as they had a church of their own and contributed to it. The Learned Attorney-General was beard in su pport of his argument at some length, when the COURT granted the rule. y1c1 7 .-CHANCELLOWS COURT, JANUARY 25. EX•PARTE CLAY, IN T)IE NlATl i nt Ot IIiPPON, A BANKRUPT. Mr. Rosa argued a Petition against a commission of bankrupt, on the ground of the insufficiency of the pe titioning creditor's debt. It appeared that at the time of issuing the commission, Mr. Hinchliff, ithe petitioning creditor, held bills of exchange, negotiated with him by the bankrupt, whits were not then due, but of the payment of which there was not the most remote pro bability, and that lie had a further claim under 1001. Upon the affidavit of the petitioning creditor that the bankrupt was indebted to him in the sum of 1401. the amount of those bills, the commission was allowed to issue. The Commissioners permitted this debt to be proved. The bills had since become due, and remained unpaid ; but some doubts having arisen as to the validity of the debt upon which the commission was founded, which, if - well entertained, would vitiate the commis sion itself, the present Petition was preferred for the purpose of obtaining the directions of the Court on the point in question. Mr. HOUNZ was heard shortly on the other side, when . The Vics-Cwattcau.oe decided, that the debt, at the time of the issuing the commission, was insufficient, and directed the commis sion, therefore, to be superseded. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JANUARY 2.5. r - THE KING V.:JOSIAH TAYLOR. Mr. BRODRICK shewei cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Chittrin last Term, for taking from the file a plea of autrefoi; acquit pleaded pais darein continuance to this indictment for keeping a common gaming-house. The Loan Caw Jurrice—ls this the party who has been already before the Court? Mr. BRODRICIC-Yes; but it is not the same prosecution. There Lave been on prosecutions against him. Mr. Justice Barter—ln this Coon ' or elsewhere? Mr. Cairn— Principally in this Cou rt, toy Lord. Mr. Justice Batt-int—And there have been acquittals in other places? (A laugh). Mr. BRODRICK proceeded to state the grounds on which the rule was obtained. A similar plea having been pleaded to another indictment, and a demurrer filed, the prosecutor forbore to try or join issue• until the question of law applicable to both cases was de cided. The Court held the plea bad, on which the de fendant made application, first to Mr. Justice Little dale, and then to Mr. Justice Bayley, for leave to plead de novo; which the first Learned Judge declined to grant but the second ordered, on condition that the defendant should pay the costs, and make an affidavit that the ac quittal was obtained without fraud or collusion. He, however, did, not comply with these conditions, being advised to the contrary by Counsel; but pleaded puffs darein continuance, the plea to which objection now was made. It WAS contended that this plea was irre gular, being pleaded on the 1 - 9th of November, and entitled generally of the Term, and therefore having re lation to the first day of Term. But the Learned Counsel now contended that this title was not erroneous, and that even if it were, the Court would not dispose of the plea by this summary proceeding. Mr. Calm argued that the plea was not pkaded in due time, and the Court ought not to receive it. The Comte, observing that the point was of general importance as a question of practice, took time to consider of their judgment. ELLISTON V. DOWTON. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, on behalf of Mr. Elliston, moved for a rule calling on Mr. Dowton, the defendant in this action, to shew cause why he should not allow the plaintiff to inspect a letter written by Mr. Dunn, the agent of the plaintiff to the defendant, and why, if it became necessary on the inspection, the declaratim should not be amended ? The action was for the breach of an engagement made by the defendant to perform at Drury-lane Theatre. The engagement. was proposed on certairiaerms, by a letter from Mr. Dunn, to which the defendant answered, accepting the terms offered ; so that this letter contained the stipulations of contract binding on the parties. Of this letter Mr. Elliston had no copy ; and having been obliged to declare, he was now fearful, lest the letter when produced at the trial, should not correspond with the averments; and he therefore prayed for leave to inspect the letter, and, if necessary, to amend his pleadings.—Rule granted. POLICE REPORTS—DUNCAL4 V. TREND AND OTHERS. ' The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to thew cause why the verdict given for the defendant in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial had. The action was brought to recover compensation for two libels which appeared in the Morning Advertiser, re flecting grossly on the character of the plaintiff, a solici tor of the Coort of Chancery... The libels purported to be accounts of proceedings at Bow-street, before A Police Magistrate; but there was no plea of justification put in, nor any evidence offered even to shew that such proceedings ever took place t the defendant relied solely cn the general issue. • The publication was clearly i•raved ; it was unqiiestionably libellous in its nature; yet the Jury, from some circumstances which could only be conjectured, found a verdict for the defendant, contrary to the very simple evidence given in the cause, and contrary, he believed also, to the opinion of the Lend Chief Jnstice. The inuendoes were proved ; of the character of the articles there could be no doubt ) and of their application to the plaintiff as little. The Loan Cnitr Juvriet-Was not some point as to the identity raised at the trial The ATTORNEY - GENERAL—Yes, my The first libel did not mention the plaintiff by no* me, but de scribed him as a Ferson residing in one of the Inns of Court. The second libel mentioned him by name, " Andrew Duncan," as the person to whorls the first article applied. Mr. Brougham then contended that I ' , sight to call some other witnesses ao prove that the Andrew Duncan intended was Andrew Duncan the ilaintiff, inasmuch as it appeared in evidence that the plaint it's father, of the same name, was living. To this I replied, that it was evident from the libel it. self that tire party charged with the offence was the son, because it was wentioned that the father became • $ • . W 7TPWW, - -7 i r f • ~° . ate of tine 11%1*iids: onless, therefore , a graadiathet sias 4atrodweedl:thelikal must hiv . refe*ntgeto-the'phin ,Your.Lordshits, I think, said . " Piirkiably yaii will ;think your irerdict should be for the plaintiff: but the. amount of the damages is entirely for your considers!, ; tion." Now the articles, enjustlfied, were clearly libel•. Ions; no evidence was 'offered to shiny any circum . - stance which would excuse the publication ; anJ there fore, I submit that the verdict was clearly wrong, and that the case ought to be iove,tigated by a second Jury. The Lone CIIIEEP JUSTICE, referring to his notes, — said, 1. I think the ca.e stood thus as to the identity of the parties. Mr. Brougham put it to me that the libels might relate to Andrew Dunce* the father; the Attor ney-General replied that this could not be, because one of the at titles spoke of ,the father as being one of the sureties; Mr. Brougham rejoined that Andrew Dancan, .the father of the plaintiff, might have a father living ; 'but I thought, as only two persons named Duncan were brought before the attention of the Jury, they must ap ply the Case to them, and consider the surety as the 'father, and the plaintiff as the son. Mt. /3eastrotaast-4 think your Lordship said you would leave it to the Jury.? The LORD CHIEF Jurrtca—lf you wished to have it left to the Jury, you should not have put it to me, as you did very correctly, in order to force the Attorcey- General, if my opinion had been against him, to call another witness. Your object in so doing was very plain, but it was a very fair one, to compel the Attorney-Ge neral to call some one acquaintei with the facts, from whom you might, on cross-examination, extract some 'thing favourable to your clients— (A luxe). • The ATTORNEYNGINERAL—And my Learned Friend had the full benefit of your Lordship's decision against him ; fur be forcibly asked, 4 , Why is my Friend so shy of producing witnesses? Why does he leave the case thus short, if there is not something he fears I may extract which he wishes to conceal?" The Lotto Cum JusTica—l th , ught, and I believe said, that it could hardly be questionable that the ar- ticks applied to the plaintiff. Mr. BROUGHAM—I think your Lordship left the Jury to say whe ther the articles were libellous. The Lotto CHIEF Justice-0%, there could be no doubt that they aete libellous. I own I thought, ad verting even to the speech of the Leatned Counsel for the defend ants, that the plaintiff would obtain a verdict; but I expected it would be for very small damages. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE, after consulting the other Judges, said, " Theie must be a rule to skew cause, unless the case can be settled in some other way. This is not the case in which there is plea raising the general question of potice-repoiting ; that, I think, was an action of 6 Duncan v. Thwaires: The Arraeniv-GestasAL—lt was, my Lord ; and T rather think that the Jury considered themselves as a Court of Error for the occasion, TheLoa CHIEF JUSTICE—I i ecollect Mr. Brougham took great pains in his speech to convince them that the decision of this Ccurt in that case was. wrung. I do not mean that he did so in any manner disrespectful to this Court, which no one can suppose ; but that he argued the case with that view. I told the Jury I thought the decision right, but that I derived satisfac tion from knowing that _it was so placed on the record us to be open to correction by a higher tribunal. In' this case we ate of opinion that there should be a rate to shew cause. The ATIVIINZY•GENBILII accordingly took the rtile. BENAM V. JONES. This was an action against the Marshal of the King's Bench pri.on, for allowing Sophia Saunders, a prisoner in his custody, at the suit of the pliintiff, on mesne pro. tess for a debt of 1091. to escape. The Jury gave a verdict for the entire sum claimed as due. Mr. CAMPBELL now moved for. a rule to chew cause why there should not be a nonsuit on the ground of va riance, or a new trial on the ground of excessive da mages. He rested the first part of his motion on an aver ment, that the prisoner put in bail, previtms to her tender, befOre the Court, whereas it appeared that the bail justified before a single Judge ; and the second ar gument, that as Mrs. Saunders was retaken and lodged in prison, the plaintiff had really sustained no injury, and, instead of the whole debt ; ought only to have re covered nominal damages.—The COURT granted a rule on both grounds. TIM KING B. WARNEYOOD. This was a rule calling on a Magistrate of the county of Wilts to shew cause why a writ of mandaMus should not issue, commanding him to insert in a conviction" under the game-laws the evidence by which it was sup ported. As the conviction stood, the informer, who wai stated to be also a Magistrate, merely swore to the offence in the language of the statute. Mr. NIZRZWETHER appeared to chew cause; but The COURT were clearly of opinion that the evidence ought to be more fully and particularly set forth, and made the rule absolute. it fl b 11 tc C THE KING .O.,BAIRD. This was a rule obtained in last Term by Dr. Alder son, (ailing on. Dr. Baird, a physician, at Ipswich,' to shew cause why a criminal information should not be exhibited against him for conduct lending to provoke Dr. Beck, also practising as a physician in the same place, to commit a breach of the peace. Mr. SCARLETT, who appeared lir the defendant, said it was an application by one physician against another ) and he should be happy to terminate it without turther discussion. Dr. Baird felt that the act complained of was the result of irritated feeling, excited certainly by considerable apparent provocation ; but carried to an excess which he regretted. He was willing to make this apology, and to pay the costs. The LORD CHM Annex suggestei that some Gen. tleman should look into the affidavits, and determine the form and manner of an apology, which should be made and accepted. Mr. Baotrottast, for Dr. Beck, said his client was not i actuated by any desire to injure the defendant; and therefore he was ready to accept the terms proposed on his behalf; but he thought, as the offensive placard had been exhibited in a public subscription-room, the apo logy aught to find its way to the same circle. Mr. SCARLETT objected to a publication in the news papers ; but was willing further to say, that if Dc. Baird had knownwhat the affidavit of Dr. Beck now disclosed, he would not have proCeeded in the manner of which complaint was made. After some further discussion, it was agreed that Mr. Platt should look into the QffiJavits, and prescribe the form of an apology ; and that the rule should be enlarged, the defendant paying the costs. SRCONDADIFS OFFICE, JANUARY 25. MORRIS AND AtionikK V. NOIRE. This was an action in which the defendant had suf fered judgment to go by default, and the Sttcondarics' Jury was summoned to assess t* amount of damages. The plaintiffs were the assignees of It bankrupt of the name of Henry Hole, residing Norwich. ln that ca pacity they had taken posses s ion of his furniture, but on receiving the guarantee of the defendant, who was the ri ' tritisirupt3t fatheinein4* Awl meow -to leave goods some time li:sage:r o om. the premises; but on _ plying for them ors at, (4Wu( dab -they frond that they had been removeJ, and .t hr plaintiffs,,Ausequently, ACtingUnder the ` g Uarantee, came upon .the.•defendant ,stir-the amount of the furniture. • A person of the name of Fitch, deposed, that he was clerk to tht staciuntaln . who had been employed under the cOatmlasion,.. and that he had made out the inventory and valuation of the furniture in the bankrupts house, making, the usual and necessary deductions for the auction bxpenses,lcc. k •A person was called on the part of the defendant„eabo said- that he had been in tfai habit of seeing the' furni ture in question, and thong!) he bad never lookiesl.at it with the idea of ascertaining its Salt* he Should npt have thought it to be wOrth More than a hundredpounds, or guineas. As, hoibvek, this R e' r sbn did not appear to be qualified to judge of such matters, being a plumber and glazier, the Jury immediately assessed the damages at Mt. the amount of Fitch's valuation. STAFFOADOHIRE SESSIONS. M'arq Morn, an Illakeroman, was found guilty of obtaining money froin the Overseer of the parish of Tettenhall, by repreteiking herself to be the wife of a soldier on foreign service, and requiring the usual tra velling pay for hertelf and nine children, which she professed to have with her ; whereas her husband was, in fact, a blind man, unused to martial deeds, and in• stead of nine children, she had but one or two. This woman conducted herself in Court in the most frantic manner, dining the examination of the Overseer who appealed against her, whom she repeatedly admo nished to " ipake the troth, as there was a Poiven abbve." Every individual present was convulsed with' laughter when, in the midst of her other characteristic exclamations, she cried out, " Och I what shall I do? .here's my poor Mind husband looking all up and down for me, and can't find me!" She was ordered to be imprisoned for four months, for which lenient sentence she appeared very grateful, 11 and called down ." a thousand blessings on their Ho. tours' heads 7 —having expected, doubtless, that she' should escape with no less punishment than hanging. John Ford, a pensioner, of the borough of Stafford, WAS arraigned on a charge of assault, upon the person of James Frith, constable. On the Clerk of the Peace reading the indictment, F;rd, who is a man of most violent passions, exclaimed , v. ith a loud voice, " Me.ter Kerte, am I indoited for vaulting him? why, he milted me! they hung me, Sir! —(Loud laughter.)—They tied a rope round my neck, and 1 was black i'th' face." Then, addiessinf the Chair man, he continued, " Mester Chettiii, Sir, I m.glad come afore you, Sir, about this business." Mr. Frith then stated, that being authorized to take Ford into custody on the 23d of October, in conjunc tion with another constable, he did so ; but in the at tempt received seveial weighty thumps and violent kicks from the prisoner Ford, the effect of which had. .not been removed even to the present time. The Jury found Ford Guilty. The CilAismile then inquired from the prisoner whether any person would be bound for him? • Ford—" Bun, Sir, nobody'll boind anything for me' but a rope!-- (A langh.)-111 tell you what 1 want; I want to go to Chelsea; there I shall know who t'obey —here I don't know who etrbey. When I get out o'gaol always, these constables are all after me, they'll never let me be quiet; they make a complete hen-bill (handle) of me 4--( Laughter.) The prisoner was interrupted in some further ran dom talk by the,Chairman, who informed him, that he must be remanded until he could find bail; upon which he vociferated, 4 , Bail! why, you may as well hang Me at once !" He was then removed from the bar,not without some • difficulty, by the turnkeys, and jumped down the steps to the room below, uttering tremendous impteeations.. An expedition. cnnsi Aing of three Spanish frigates, ' 'id • be Felrol t .bu•• , har of is said to „ preparing at :eirol it to what part South America it will be directedy remains a secret. It may be intended forthe relief of the Castle of St. Juan de Dlloa—perhaps only for 'the Havannah. The latter destination is most probable, as the obstinacy of Spain, with respect to her late American Colonies, begins to place Cuba in a dangerous position ;But if this formidable armament should even succeed in giving supplies of food and ammunition to the garrison of St. Juan, how , will that affect the independence of Mexico? The con.' tinned possession of that castle, supposing it could he{ held for ever, could no more give the Spaniards power I over that vast Republic, than our garrison of Gibraltar can enable us to rule Spain t nay, even less, for the Castle of St. Juan de Ulloa is situated en an island in the Gulf of Mexico, above half.a.mile from Vera Crut. I.OIfURT-LANE TREATIM—Harmony was restored to this house last night by the performance of Der Frees chutz. The house was filled with very fashionable company, and the evening passed away without dill slightest allusion to the tumultuous scent of the pre ceding night. FlRE.—Ye , tetday morning a fire broke out in one of Messrs. Duncan and Lee' s corn granaries,. Shad Thames. Oa ing to the lowness of the tide in the river, a sufficient supply of water was not obtained for upwards of an hour—the result was, that the extensive premises, front the water's edge to New Lane, were consumed, and a third stack of gtanaries, belonging to' the same firm, was much injured. The property was insured to the amount of 80001. Paats,JAN. 20.—An event has occurred here, which is the converse of that of Miss Foote, and has made nearly as much noise, though it has not found its way into the journals. Mademoiselle Mars, the last depo sitary of our comic traditions, lately offered in vain to give her loiter, the Chevalier Braque, 12,000 francs, which lie was indebted to her, if he would cement at the altar the union which has now existed between them for eight years. But the Lady is twenty years older than the Gentleman, and though agreeable and young on the stage, she cannot conceal, in a tele-a.tete, not withstanding her most delightful conversation, the ra vages of time. The rupture was made in a manner which is not approved of. The Chevalier required that a patty of 28 persons should be jolted to dinner, and at the end of the repast he addressed them as follows : " I must tell you a curious anecdote. An antiquated ' coquette, misusing her power over a young man, who had devoted the best years of his life to her,. presumed to make him tier's for ever by indissoluble bonds; but the young man, being in time aware of her perfidious designs, saw. his danger, and departed from the syren.' am this young man, an] Madame, pointing to Made- ' moiselle Mars, is the coquette .". He got up instantly from table, and left the room,leaving all the company astonished, '44 his Ariadae it 4 convulsions, arising from despair and , anger. • -..• , -7ff • - - - a amp.rwho: ROYAL - HUNT. Yesterday morning, his Mnieity . l Stag, Hounds nue at Salt .Hill, and one of the Deer whith wag hist surimser taken from the New Forest, was turned out befdre - i very numerous field of sportsmen, and afferded Most lirilUant ran for asii Mai and iifenty minutes, and was taken at. Gertar4's Cross, near Btueonafiltd. This is the fourth time they-have hunted this kind of deep diming the present season, and have experiences] the sharpest runs etret s witnessed. ; Mr. Farsphar'is Hounds meet on Thursday , at 4 shley Wood and on Friday; at Broads, W•ad. The Moon fitassisdalmiat vagelarip.'Nfondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. , The ifoldernesk tcktiounds, on Friday, at Whhernvick. Mr. G. Templer 's Fox Hounds on Friday,. at Eggesford Ken. nel • and Saturday. at Rackenferd Belt The Hurworth Fox Hounds, on t Viday, at tlessham. The Cleveland Fox ikunds, on Friday, at Marsk. The Northumberland Fox Hounds, to-morrow, at &hut East House; and on Satutday, at faingttorsley Common. 'York City Harriers, on Friday, near I'oppleton. SPARRING. Jem Burns, who so bravely beat Irish O'Neal, and as valiantly fought Ned O'Neal, and who is now in close granites In the Manse kif Correction, for an accidental affray with a constable. had a bine fit at the Tennis Court, Windmill -street, yestrday ; and flom'the respectability of the attendance, it was evident that a strong sym pathy had been excited in his behalf. Indeed, Isis general good- Sun duc; entitles him to the patronage of the Fancy. The sets-to were the best we have witnessed for some time. Among the most con. epicuoui were those between Goodwin and Jones, Stockman ind Young Josh, Whiterheaded Bob and Toni Shelton, Dick Curtis and Gipsy Cooper, Pfister Burns and Robinson, Jem Ward's bro ther and Young Gas (so called from his likeness to Hickman), Lenny and a Yokel, who proved himself an arrant piper, Harry Harmer and Bob Burns, and, as a closer, - Uncle Ben himself and Dick .Acton.—White headed Bob gave Shelton enough to do, and Toni having lest his temper, lost also his laurels, which Bob bore off in triumph. The affair between the Pet and the Gipsy was a fine specimen of science against strength and determination ; the Pet hid the best of fighting, but the Gipsy shook him seeerely froM the ferocity 0' hit rushes. Young Ward and Gas knew nothing of their business, but afforded a good deal of pleasure to the lovers of hard work.—. The greatest satisfaction was expressed at the sports of the day, and a large company of amateurs adjourned from the Court to the Rising Sun, where they had a further oppor. tunity of gratifying their tastes, over a board abundantly spread with good old English cheer. Nothing was said of new matches—and, Indeed, in deerence to the higher powers, it is thought expedient in wait till times are more favourable. W W IMPS THE MARKETS. -..-- CORN EXCHANGE, MARIE-LANE, JAN. 25. Owing to the magnitude of our supplies (.5,420 quarter of Wheat, 10,100 qrs. of English, with 11,625 qrs. of Foreign Bar'ey, 15,000 qrs. of Oats, and 8,500 sacks of Flour,) and the reduction of ss. per sack in Flour, the Wheat trade is in a.stagnant state ; not a single sale ea 4 be effected; and, had any.offers been made, lower prices would have been accepted. Barley is also in the same state, as the high averages of the last fortnight leave little doubt of the ports opening, and the maltsters have entirely left off purchasing. In other articles no attention. (VROI4 THE LONDON PRICE CURRENT, JAN. '25.) COTTON.-There was only a moderate demand for Cotton in our market last week, but same holders having been more dispo•ed to sell, the sales amount to 3800 bales, and molt descriptions n ay be had on rathet better terms. The following are the particuisss of the business, via. . 500 Egyptians -114 d. to 114 d. . 800 Surats - 6d. very ordinary to 71d. very go3Z. 100 Madras -71 d. to 74d. 1601 Reny.ls -54 d. to 61d. 700 Pernams - I led. to 124 d. 50 Stnymas -81 d. SUGAR. -The Market for Museovades last week was exceed ingly firm, with every prospect of a further advance : the good and strong Sugars were very scarce, and the eager buyers were obliged to submit to higher prices; there was, however, no gener.il im provement in the market prices. The trade looked with anxiety as to the delivery of Sugars from the West India warehouses ; the stocks, which were considerably more than the preceding year, are fast reducing, on account of the extensitte weekly deliveries ; the quantity taken out last week ei ceeds the corresponding ortstof last year by nearly 800 casks ; they are likely to continue, on account of the great revival of trade. This mottling the buyers of Muscovades were early at market, but the quantity of good Sugars offering is inconsiderable. There has been a steady business done this forenoon, and the late advance is fully maintained. The sales to-day ate estimated to exceed 1000 casks. 'The itefieed market was steady this forenoon; no Lumps under 781. and iety few at that price ; 'finer goads are lately more hi spiked after- -Molasses are 2151.6 d. COFFEE.-..-Dy public sale this forenoon, 327 bags Foreign Coe. fee. Ordinary St. Domingo 575. 6d. good to bee ordinary Brazil 565. to s ins. The market to-day is without any variation. FitUIT.-There have been very lively demands for Denlaa, In baskets, front 30s. to 40s. none remains in the importers' hands. Valentias are rather a dull sale at present. Pulled Turkey Figs, in drums, have been in considerable request, and the purchases made by private contract were extensive, at an advance of full 3s. to 3s. Flat Pip are not air saleable ; In the other deitriptions of Turkey Fruit, there has been a good deal done privately at last week's prices. RICK.-There was a parcel of line Carolina Rice at public sale last week, sold at 355. the quotation 'may be made at 341.' to 365. In East India there is little doing, and the prices nominal till the result of the sale to-morrow ; the nominal quotation of the White Bengal 17s. to Ills. II EMP, - F LA X, and TALLOW.-The Tallow market has be come heavy; the nearest quotation of new Tallow is 40t-ilenip is firm at £42.-In Flax there is little alteration to notice. SILK.-Beagals ate at a premium of twg guineas per bale ; China at a premium of Es. to 2s. 6d. per lb. on the last East India sale prices. SPICES.-Nutmegs are again in great demand, 5s SJ. and Ssied. In East India Ginger there is much doing ; at slate hour :','ss. were realised for common quality. In other Spices there is ho alteration. -The public sale of Pepper to-day went off V. to kd.'under thq previous prices, but it was too inconsiderable to constitute market prices: 28 bags, Sid. bid. and 6d. OILS.-The advance in Greenland Oil is attributed to the stocks, of the censitmers being very low ; £ll9 has been realised, and h'SO now asked. Sperm is also more inquired after. Cod Oil is scarce, ageB agd k5O. Seed Oils are also brisk. DYE WOODS-The demand for Dyewoods bas become brisk ; Jamaica Loewood has been sold et £8 and £8 Ss. In considerable parcels ; the price is now seB 31. to 411 lis. The price now asked for Cuba Funk Is Ale. INDIOCk-The sale finished at a late hour today; the quantity was 4458 chests. The sale opened with spirit, at ao advarscieen the last sale of 18.64. to 9a. on the good and fine qualities, and is.3ds to 11.8 d. on the ordinary and the middling. On the ensuing days that spirit increased, a further improvement took place, and we quoteand stow thad"nce t o o f: s s . . o t n o 2a th . e ed. ordi t th e . middling , ihegood i go i ssd mi s ar i 1 1 . sorts of Oude Indigo were ruts upon at an advance of la. 64. to Es. ed. but middling and ordinary went off without spirit, at 54. to ed. higher thae-last sale. The Madras were all sold at an advance of awed. The whole quantity that has been bought in, may be estimated at about 800 chests, 600 of which are middling mad est dinary Onde. • ". ' >u BIRTHS. no the 17th inst. the Lady of Lieutenant Frazer, Royal Stair Corps, of a son. At Glengary-house, on the 14th inst. Mrs. Rana'daps Macdonell, of Claoranald and Glengary, of a daughter. - MARRIED. June 19, 1924, at Ban Moore Colonel Claye Watson, of the 44th Regiment N.I. Bengal, to Anne, third dangbter of the late Cherie. Gustavus Weston, En. At Middle Church, on the 19th current, James Medias, A I . Captain of the 69d Regiment Bengal Infantry, to Miss Mary Aims Watkins, only daughter of Wathin Watkins, Esc of Ehottoss,Baloir. DIED. After a lingering illness, at the British Hotel, on the i/th !natant, the High Honourable Anne Derotise, 3 of Lord Alvanley, • ,*Jit Saturday, in Regent.street, John Woodinestos, at. of slealsra Marines, in the std year of his age. • .> —set, hiins....mus DA 1. ~-: , , a i . l 7 1)ns; • 11111. ie.. 'midis- . 1 i Prises' :` i ! , °6s . ' i lk Wearfor4 - ' 1 6 i_+ • 'SO 668 1 "1 " ' : 11,11 3 firansey aedJetsey . ..0 -A • ••• • • i sib lie. 41.61) . 0. W . t b uts h 'o WI . . 0 ' .• ;,.„,A0 , " ilk% Goten I, /nail 0 • b ' .., I ,lPrteis tel . .. _ . .:. .4 .!: .. ..'•Z. • I ~i''l 9, 7 :: A