The Sun. — London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

~ -44:itrli IZllttten SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Cloy, PORT UGAL. Advices to the 11th have been received from Lisbon. The Cortes have voted the following resolution : " That seven members of the Cortes be elected as a committee of inquiry, to study the state of all the national industries in connexion with the home con sumption, and the internal and external commerce of the country." MM. gAffonseca and Manig, the deputies for Madeira, have succeeded in getting the Bill for the suppression of export duties upon grain passed through the House without the clause by which 50 rein per alquaire was to be levied upon all American Indian corn imported into that island. SWITZERLAND. The Grand Council of Berne met, by extraordinary convocation of the Government, on the 16th. About 190 members out of 227 were present. After some unimportant affairs had been dispatched, the Govern ment submitted to the Grand Council three proposi tions :-1, to approve all tbe measures which have been taken by it ; 2, to accord the credits necessary for providing for the expenses ; 3, to grant to the Government powers to act according to circum stances. The last proposition gave rise to a sharp debate, and was warmly opposed by the opposition, on the ground that it was an enormity, under pre sent circumstances, to give to the Government ex traordinary powers, and that those it at present pos sesses are sufficient for maintaining orders. The first two propositions were adopted ; on the third two amendments were proposed, one for negativing it altogether, the other for confirming the po we r s de manded within the limits of the Constitution ; but both were rejected, and the proposition was adopted GREECE. THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS EVENING.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAT 18, 1850. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ferdi nand Schott as Consul at Gibraltar for his Majesty the King- of Prussia. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Edward Wright as Consul at Dublin ior the Republic of Peru. FOREIGN-OFFICE, -MAY 21. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Arthur T. Lynn, Esq., to be ,her Majesty's Cons u l at Galveston, in the Un ite d States of North America. WHITELIALL, MAY 18. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir John Jervis, lint., her Majesty's Attorney-General; Samuel Martin, Esq., one of her Msjeaiy'a Counsel; William Henry Walton, Esq., barrister-at-Law, and one of the Masters of her Majesty's Couit of Exchequer; George William Bramwell, Esq., barrister-at-law; and James Shaw Wines, Erl., barrister-at-law, to be her Majesty's Commissioners tar inquiring into the process, practice, and system of pleading in the superiur courts of law at Wesuninster ar,,i On c mot. WA R-OFFICE, MAY 21. 6th Regiment of Drdgool Guards—Brevet Col. Charles Shea, from half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colune , vice Br,-vet Colonel Jathes Jackson ; who exchanges; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel David Hay to be Lieutenant. Colonel, by purchase, vice Ellice, who retires; Brevet Major Henry Ricemuncl Jones to be Major, by pur chase, vice Hay; Lieutenant Samuel James Morton to be Captain. by purchase, vice Jones ; Cornet Thomas Coningsby Norbury Norbury to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Morton, May 21. 7th Dragoon . Guards—Cornet William Wentwoith Lamb to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De la Cherois, who retires, May 21. 7th Light Dragoons—Surgeon Augustus Henry Cowen, from the 60th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Lawson, deceased, May 21. . sth Regiment of Foot Major Philip Mel moth Nelson Guy to be .Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Johnson, who retires ; Captain Walter Crauford Ken k nedy to be Major, by pur. chase, vice Guy; Lieutenanl Thomas Bellew to be Captain, by purchase, vice Kennedy; Second Lieutenant Jorin Fioud to be First Lieutenant, by purchase, rice Bellew. May 21. 7th Foot—Lieutenant William Davies Shipley, fr om the 64th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Wallace, appointed to the 267 h Foot, May 21. 21st Foot—Second Lieutenant Thomas Francis Hobbs to be first Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Irwin, who re tires, May 21. 23d Foot—Second Lieutenant Francis Marmaduke Hall Dare to be First-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brady, who retires, May 21. 26th Foot—Lieutenant William Edward Wallace, from the 7th Foot, to Lieutenant, vice Llinchliff, appointed to the 64th Foot, May 21. 35th Ft.:tat—Ensign Wemyss Thomas Cockburn, from the 79th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Adderley, who ex changes, May 21. . Foot— Brevet Colonel George Gawler, from half- pay Unattached, to he Lieutenant• Colonel, vice Richard French, who exchanges; Major Henry Samuel Davis to ' be Lieut enan t-C o l one l , b y purc h ase , vice Gawler, who retires; Captain . G e o rge C amp b e ll t o be Major, by pur chase, vice Davis; Lieutenant Maxwell Du Pte Stropg e to .be Captain , __ by purchase, vice Campbell ; Ensign Charles Pye wathwavt to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Stronger Ensign - Hastings, from the ,63d Foot, to be Ensign, vice J3lath and Adjutant Fox Maule Ranasay Adjutant only, ;a tia per 2 m l itted to resign his commission of 60:h Foot S 3' . urgeon Tho mas Pay , . Rifle Brigade, to be mas Alexander, from half'. pointed to the 7th Light.Dr Surgeon, vice Cowen, ap pointed Foot—Lieutenant eiItIffOOLIS, May 21. from the 26th Foot, to be LiZtberlain Henry Hinchliff, p{ rated to the 7th Fuot, May 21e.nant, vice Shipley, ap 67th Foot—Major Tlionaas4 enani.-Colot el, by purchase, vice Oran ge, Adair to be Lieut- Capta,iu Samuel Hood Murray to be ;Inge, who retires; vice Adair; Lieutenant Francis, Richar d "' by purchase, Captain, by purchase, vice Murray, Ala •TAYIOr to be 79th Foot—Ensign Randolph R 1 h Y 21 ' • . a p Adderle the 35th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Cockburn , who from urn, W h o ex. chang , :s, May 21. 91st Foot —Surgeon Daniel Armstrong, from the 44th Foot, to te,:qtrgeon, vice Forrest, promoted on the Staff, May 2I; Cape Mounted Riflemen—Lieutenant Richard Jennings Bramly to be Captain by purchase. vice Fraser, who re tires; Lieutenant John Sandham Warren to be Captain, by, porchase, vice Somerset, promoted; Ensign William Beni imin Croft Goodi-on to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Brumley; Ensign George Ss oddart Whitmore to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Warren, May 21. HOSPITAL STAFF—Surgeon John Forrest, M.D., from , the 91st goor, to. be Scaff-Surgeon of the First Clara, Time Millar, deceased, May 21. MENOKANDUX—The christian names of Ensign Murphy, Ist. West India Regiment, are " W il iam Lawrence," not " William St. Lawrence," as previously stated. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MAY 20.! Royal Regiment cf Artillery—First Lieutenant Ed ward Bruce fbcruley to be Second Captain, vce Peter, retired upon half-pay; Second Lieutenant Luke Bra ' bazon Higgins to be First Lieutenant, vce Ham ey, May 14. Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and of the City and County of the . City of York. Yorkshire Hussar Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry— James Robert Walker, Gent., to be Cornet, May 11. Ist West York Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry . -- 4 - - • - Cavalry —Francis John Saville Fotjambe, Gent., to be Jr Aruet, May 11. - - i• :in BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. r'illiam George Ceely, c nimbus proprietor, Cotton ,itreet, poplar, 4 ., • BANKRUPTS. — Alfred Allen Butterby, grocer, Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, to tioroptlor Jue 3, al swo, end July 6, at mit, at She ~-~ We read in the Courrier d'Athenes, of the Bth : "In our preceding number we only had time to announce the end of the deplorable Anglo-Greek differences, which after so many tergiversations, so costly to the country, have been arranged on the same conditions as might have been obtained at the commencement, if our veritable inters sts had been taken to heart instead of recourse being had to the ad vice of foreign policy. However, the difficulty is terminated, in spite of a thousand obstacles. Nothing was neglected to place in clear daylight the of the Cabinet. It first proposed to consent, but on con dition of at the same time protesting so as to prove that it only ceded to force. This plan having been rejected, it was endeavoured to make the Parliament responsible for the imprudent conduct of the .Admi• nistration in all this affair ; but the Chamber and the Senate declined, with reason, this responsibility, which ought only to fall on the Executive Government. Finally it was resulved to excite the Chamber to adopt a message of thanks, proposed by the Deputy Cleo menes. The Assembly was not in number to take a vote, but, nevertheless the message was voted by sur prise. And a legislative Act settled the payment of the sum agreed between M. Londos and Mr. Wyse, which sum has been borrowed from the Bank, without inte rest for three months. We are assured that the basis of our arrangement had been settled, at London, be tween Lord Palmerston and M. Drouyn de according to which Greece would have had to pay a much larger sum ; but when the convention became known at Athens the difference had been terminated for three days. The country, which has submitted with such noble resignation to the sacrifices im posed on it by the incapacity and perversity of its rulers, has the right now to demand in return the abandonment of a system, which during three years has caused it so many embarrassments with foreign countries, and whichihas disorganized all the wheels of they interior administration. It is time to return to the constitutional path, and especially to re-establish order in our finances, which are in the most deplora ble state. We recommend the Government to pay all its attention to this matter, for to persist in the path which it has hitherto followed would be to expose itself to tempests which nothing in the world could prevent." MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 21.) SUGAR.—On the part of home dealers there is still a desire to get supplied with Colonial, and prices have ruled firm, whilst the supply at market is not so large as of late. For Foreign there has been no material improvement in demand, yet holders are less inclined to sell, and a smaller stock is on offer. Of both free and slave-made Sugar arrivals are to a fair extent since this day week. To-day the Raw Sugar market was closed on account of the holidays, but 'business will be resumed to-morrow with large public sales of Colonial. The public sales of Sugar declared for Thursday and Friday already com prise 3,000 chests yellow Havannah, 150 cases Bahia, 28 pkgs Barbadoes, 3,000 bags Mauritius, 4,000 bags Bengal, 436 bags . Madras, and 3,000 bags Penang. REFINED.—A brisk demand has been experienced for Refined Sugar from home dealers- during the last few days, and supplies being moderate, rather higher rates have been obtained. There is much firmness on the part of refiners ! and sales of brown lumps have been made at 486 3d to 495, standard lumps 49. 6u, Tittlera low to fine 49s to 535, double 53s 6d to 545, Hamburgh loaves 496 to 534 6d, and double 54s to 55s per cwt. Several purchases have been made for delivery at these rates, and there are not free sellers, as consumption contihues to get larger, with every prospect of a further increase. Wet lumps sell more readily at 45s 6d to 46s 6d, and fine at 47s to 48s ; the supply is also less than previously. Pieces have been in good demand—fine at 40s to 445, and other sorts at 36s to 395. Bastards are in greater request; brown at 29s to 325, and low to fine yellow at 29. to 325, and low to fine yellow at 33s to 365. Treacle is not cheaper, still sales have been upon a limited scale ; boiled from West India Molasses at 14s 61 to 15. 6d, patent 15s 6d to 17s, and golden syrup at 18s to 19s per cwt. but the market is not expected to remain longer in a quiet position. Bri tish Crushed Sugar has been in better demand for export, and prices have become firm at 27s 6d to 28s 6d; pur chases to a fair extent have also been made for delivery. Treacle is still not much wanted by exporters, and is offered at 126 to 130 per cwt. For Bastards prices remain at 19s to 21s, and Pieces at 23s to 26s 6d, but orders con tinue limited. Wet Lumps have been sold to a fair ext tent at 26s 6d to 275. In Loaves only limited purchases have been made, and a desire is evinced to sell; Turkey I to silbs at 43. to 465; Hamburgh, 6 to 71bs 34s to 365, 10 to 101Ibs 32, to 335,14 to 15lbs 31s 6d to 325; Tittlera, 22 to 32ibs 20. to 80s 6d, and Prussian, 40 to 45Ibe 29. to 29e 6:1 per cwt. Foreign Crushed Sugar has been operated in with more freedom at from 23s to 27s per cwt, and there are not free sellers. To-day prices ruled firm for Lump . Sagar, still home dealers were not more disposed to operate. A good demand exists for Crushed Sugar, and former rates are well kept up. M•URlTlUS.—Previnuts terms are well supported for both grocery and refining sorts, as the demand has been active. At aution 5,000 bugs were all sold. Very ord brown went at from 26. to li7s, better sort 28a to 33. 6d, low to mid yellow 34s to 36. 6d, good to fine 37s to 39e, superior 40s to 40s 6d, and common to fine grey 336 to 38s per cwt. There are further arrivals, yet the stock is not e qual to this time last year. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has sold freely at fully pre vious terms, and supplies are not so plentiful. A! auction 5.000 bags were disposed of; white Benares went at from 36s 6d to 38s, good to floe 38s 6d to 41s, brown 2-s to 30., grey 30s 6d to 32. 6d, strong yellow 39s to 40s 6d, and white 44s 6d to 46.. In Madras a good business has been concluded by private treaty, and private treaty, aed stiffer rates are obtained for inferior kinds, of which supplies have fellen off. Penang has been in excellent demand, and the rates paid are fully equal to those of Tuesday last. At auction 6,000 bags were sold, brown at from 26s 6cl to 31s, yellow 31s 6d to 355, fine yellow and grey 35s 6d to 37s 6d per cwt. Other sorts are wanted at former terms. There is still a much larger stock of East India Sugar than last year at this time. FOnEION.—With bonded parcels the market has been less freely supplied, and previous terms are sustained, Set shippers operated with caution, and few parcels have been taken for refining under bond. The private ope rations are chiefly confined to 4,000 bags of low soft brown Manilla at 12s 3d, and 250 chests mid yellow Havannah 19. per cwt. At auction 2,246 chests yeller, Havannah were mostly sold; good to fine went at 40s to 435, good mid 39. 63 to 40., and washed at 39s to 41s 6d. Byprivate treaty a fair business has been concluded, more especially of the better sorts. COFFEE.—TO-day there was no public sale of Coffee, and the private purchases made by shippers and home dealers were limited. The value of good old Native Ceylon is 40. per cwt, but for arrival parcels are offered rather under this rate. Mor.assEs.—There is no improvement in the demand for West India, and the trifling sales made have been at from 13s 6d to 17s per cwt for low to fine; still, on the part of holders there is firmness. East India met a dull sale at 12s to 13s, but the supply is not upon a more extended scale. Coce4.—For British Plantation, an advance is ap parent. Several parcels have been sold by private treaty, and at auction 259 bags Trinidad were disposed o f ; fine and superior red went at from 455 to 50s, other sorts 40s to 444 6d, and grey 38s 6d to 40s per cwt. Holders of Foreign are firm, and require 27s t 0294 per cwt. TEA.—To-day there was not much desire on the part of the trade to operate at the public sales, and better sort. were least in request. Prices declined 23 to 3d for Congou of Pekoe flavour, is lid to Is 43 being taken; other Tea sold rather cheaper. Souchong good at ls 2fd, scented Orange Pekoe good and fine is 4 e ld to Is 41d; Hyson common and fair is to is 4d; Young Hyson, ord, is to Is Oici, good is 6/c1 to Is 61d; Imperial good is lid to Is 2ici; and Gunpowder is thcl to is 111 d per lb. Of 6,270 pkgs Tea offered, 3,000 found buyers. SPICES.—For nutmegs prices are rather lower. At auction 40 chests all sold at from 2s 5d to 3s for mid and good brown, and fair limed 2. 6d ,2s 7d. Cloves have been dealt in with caution by private treaty, and 6} to 7d is the value of Bourbon and Zaraibar. At auction four cases of Penang went at lld to Is 4d per lb for fair to fine. Mace met with olinttlyle4aasteens havetion,a b nedensold a t auction ar lute terms e at 2 isupported;lT slightly mouldy, and at Is 7d to Is 9d for mouldy. Ginger at public sale 33 brls Jamaica sold at from 89, to 120 s for mid to good. Pimento has realised an advanee of id to id per lb. The public sales of 320 bags went briskly et 41c1 to 44d for mid and good. A fair business has been concluded in black pepper by pri vate treaty, at rather higher rates, Sumatra selling at 2id to 3d, and Malabar 3d to 31d per lb; at these rates there are not free sellers. A steady sale exists for white at 44d to 7d. Cinnotnon Is still dull of sale. For Cassia Lignea priva'ely operations have been small, at from,7Bs to 88. pier cwt. IttcX.-:-An extensive b us i ness h as b een again con eluded in' butchiefly on speculation; above prices continue to r i se, and the l b ow een est so p ld oint h e the market. About 30,000 e, are 9d to Is per cwt bags have white Bengal Bengal at from 9s to 11s, cargo 8s Madras, Native grain per cwt, but the chief 3d to 8s 6d, pinkey white p B a a rt 6 . d con t s o ist 9 e s ci ofanwdleite Bangs]. At auction 2,200 bar s n fo d rlo l w has to bfieenne done,w hit dressed e t ' o ß w en g w a e l r . e s l o n ld cl a e t an fr e o d m ß 9 ice s t2s good ea a o l dressed Carolina a t 2 25 to 28s, Patna 12st o broken 10. 6d to 11 s 6d, an d American cleaned 2 1 63 to 20s. Sago is dull o f sa l e at 20, to 23.. Sago s Flour is offered at 20, to 206 6d, and there are few buyers. Farina has been in good demand at 15s to 16s. For Tapioca the market is quiet at 4d to 6d for good to fine. Arrowroot sells more freely, West India at from 4d to Is 4d per lb. To-day Rice was purchased with caution by private treaty, and in some cases rather lower rates are accepted for East India. .SPIRIT..—For Jamaica, rather lower terms are ac ceded to. Only 150 puns have been sold at from 2s Bcl to 3s for 34 to 38 over , wit h s ma l l parcels of better sort fair at 3s 2d to 4s. Of. Demerara a quantity has been For disposed of, but at eabier rates; the purehases ar e 30 0 to 2 a 2d for 30 to 36 per cent over proof. puns at 2s and rule at is aid to is 41d proo eat are moderate, Leeward Island the market has a dull appearance, E prices firm , are upon India cannot be obtained under is 3d proof , and sales have been trifling. In Brandy op erations a larger • scale, and pr ice s have become h e v i n t a ge of 1841 sales 0 Copeo beet brands: of t THE SUN, , . Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-street; Abbott, Jenkins, and Abbott, New Inn; Watson, Wisbeach. John 'Taylor, cheesemongfr, High-street, Shadwell, May 27, at two, and June 6, at half-past ene, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Cole man-strei t; Stoddaot, Racquet-court, Fleet-street. James Urry, brewer, Landport, Portsea, May 28, at one, and June 29, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Low, Chancery- lane. Edward Durrant Busher, coacbbuilder, Piccadilly, Middlesex, May 28, at half-past one, and June 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official as signee, Coleman-street-buildings; Linklater, Charlotte row, Mansion-house. James Woolnough, cattle dealer, Chediston, Suffolk, May 31, at two, and June 28, at one, at the Court o f Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Bas inghall street; White and Borrett, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; Baas, Halesworth, Suffolk. George Burnett Absalom, coal merchant, Portsmouth, June 3, at twelve, and June 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Birchin-lane, Cornhill ; Watson and Sons, Bouverie-street, Fleet-street; Devereux, Portsmouth. William Mailts, bark merchant, Woolhope, Hereford shire, May 30, and June 25, at twelve, at the Birming ham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birming ham; Smith and James, Birmingham. Thomas Bailey, saddler, Gloucester, June 5, at twelve, and July 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bristol; Wilkes, Gloucester. Thomas Hatfoot, mercer, Plymouth, June 4, at one, and July 11, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court, Plymouth. Hermann, official assignee, Exeter; Stog don, Exeter. COURSE OF EXCI - IA lalstem. .......... 12 2 Ditty, three months .. 12 3% Rotterdam .. .• •• 12 3 3i Antwerp 25 80 Brussels.. •• .. .... • . 25 80 R4tnburgh .... • •31.8. 13 12% Altona Paris, 3 days'sight • 25 65 Ditto, 3 months .... 25 82% Narseilles •••••••• .. • • 25 85 80urdeauz......... • Frankfort on Maine.... 121 h 8er1in.8er1in................. Vienna, enc. ....12t1o•.12 25 . 1 Trieste, ditt0.......... . 12 25 Potersburgh, Sil. Rble.. 37% Madrid • • ........ 49% Cadis •• , • •• • • •• •• •• •• 49, 7 4 Barcelona • • • • • • • • • • •• Bevil's—•..... • • • • • • . LNGE.-(THIS DAY. Gibraltar •• •• •• •• •• Leghorn— •••••••••••• 30 85 Geaoa •• .• •••••••• •••• 26 ao Venice ••••••••••••.; - Naples ••.• • - . •• • • ••-•-•- 40% Palermo, peroz •••• • • • • 121% Messina ••••.•• • • • • • • • 122 Lisbon.— .. .. .• .. .. .. 53% Oporto •• •.••••• • • • • • •• 53% Rio Janeiro • ....... • • Buenos Ayres -•-• New York, 60 dayesighi Philadelphia .. fIICZIN or 117LLION, PIZ Os. Foreign Gold in 1am5..1.3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 ' 0 0 - New Dollars ...... 0 4 10 % Silver is bars ........ 0 4 11% LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2l, 1850. have made at 4s 6d to 4s 8d; 1849, ditto 4s 5d to 4s 7d; 1847, ditto 4i lld to 5s ld, interior sorts 2s 8d to 4d. For Geneva prices remain at Is 7d to Is Bd, Line at 2s to 3s, and not much demand exists. For British made Spirit the value is 9s 4d cash, and for Gin 17 to 22 per cent under proof 7s 10d to 8s 4d per gallon. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon, at public sale, 240 bags Teneritle Cochineal were nearly all sold at 3s 8d to 35 9d, and a few lots 3s 10d per lb. Of Honduras silvers 10 bags wets taken in at 3s 8d to 3s 9d for good ord and mid silvers. SALTPETRE.—Previous rates are well'supported, and operatioas by private treaty are upon a more extended scale. The rates paid are from 24s 6d to 26s 6d per cwt. British Refined, 28s to 28s 6d. Nitrate of Soda can be obtained at 14s 9d to 15s per cwt. British Soda is dull of sale. In Ashes the amount of busineis done has been small. INDICIO.—To-day during the progress of the sale 579 chests have been withdrawn, and 1549 chests (including 579 chests withdrawn) have passed the sale. The whcle of this day's sale consisted of second hand goods in the B Ca talogue, and sold at about the rates previously established, the remainder, being held' above their value, was either bought in or withdrawn. This afternoon a public sale of 224 serons Guatemala Indigo went at full rates, and realised from 3s to 4s 6d, whilst nearly the whole found buyers. r IALLow.—For Russian on the spot, holders have confidence, and there are not generally sellers of fine Y. Y. Candle under 37s per cwt. Operations continue of little =meat for delivery in the last three months of the ,year, although 38s 3d to 38s 6d are the rates acceded to. Home melted has been sold to a fair extent, but prices remain low, and rule at 35s 6d to 36s for prime melted nett cash. Other sorts of Tallow met with a good demand. but not at better prices. At auction 470 casks Sydney were sold at from 33s 6d to 37s far common to fine, and 600 packages South American 33s 6d to 36s 6d per cwt. For auction 1,400 pkgs are declared for Friday. Rough Fat 2s Id per stone. Ou,s.—For Olive Oil operations have been limited. Gallipoli at 43/ to 441, other sorts 421 to 421 10s per ton. Palat has been purchased with caution at 29s 6d to 30s per cwt. Cocoa Nut fine Cochin at 31s to 31s 6d, Ceylon 30s to 30s 6d, and Sydney 26s to 27 per cwt. Ripe Oil is not much wanted, and brown is offered at 35s 6d to 365; pale 37s to 3786 d, and Foreign 38s to 395. Linseed Oil no further reduction The ♦alue is 30s 3d to 30s 6d on the spot. Sperm is still in good demand, and prices are yet on the advance) it is difficult to obtain fine Colonial under 841. per tun on account of a limited supply. Headmatter has been selling at 90/ to 92/. Southern is held for 321 to 341; few sales, however, have been made. Cod has been purchased with caution at 341 lOs to 3.54 but these rates can be obtained for large parcels. TEST FOR THE PRESENCE OF LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, May 20. • (Before Mr. Commissioner PANE.) THE ITALIAN OPERA-HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.—IN RE EDWARD THOMAS DELAFIELD. It will be almost needless to state that this bankrupt was the lessee of the above-named theatre, and a member of the firm of Combe, Delafield, and Co., the brewer•, from which he retired with a sum of about 100,0001. It will be fresh within the recollec tion of our readers that the bankrupt was to ha►e entered into a bond to pay the creditors 10s. in the pound out of all future acquired property, upon which ground no opposition was offered, and the certificate was to have been granted of a minor class, but he had failed to carry out the proposition, and to-day was fixed for the certificate meeting, it being open to the creditors to go into the whole of the facts of the case. As at the previous sittings, the court was crowded with anxious spectators, including ballet dancers, chorus singers, &c. It is now some seven months since the bankrupt passed his last examina tion, and it may, therefore, be necessary to re-insert some of the principal items of the balance-sheet, which comprises 36 folios, and shows a total of 145,8561. Mr. Cooke (with Mr. Lewis, Ely-place, solicitor) appeared to support the bankrupt, and Mr. Lawrance (with Mr. Espin, joint solicitor to the fiat) appeared to oppose. Messrs. Banks and Sons, Fish-street-hill, the accountants engaged in the case, were again is attendance. The items were these:— From the 7th of November, 1845, to July, 1849: DR. To creditors Togoods supplied, and services rendered at the Italian Opera 221,626 12 10 Cash borrowed, and interest due thereon 9,050 9 2 Sundry other debts ... 2,660 14 6 833,337 16 6 Creditor holding security Liabilities Includes judgment sustained against me by Mr. A. Webster, in respect of the furnishing the mansion at Willow bank,. Fulh am Capital Profits Share of profit received from the firm of Combe and Co., during the time I was partner........ 4,243 18 7 Interest on capital re ceived of Combo and Co. Differences in Consols 3,037 10 0 2,934 8 4 92,383 2 10 14,164 6 1 9,714 4 0 206 3 6 £14,164 6 1 Total £145,856 3 9 CR. By sundry debtors—Good PI I, Bad lOO 0 0 By liabilities per contra By property By ditto in the hands of a creditor By outlay on estate at Willow-bank 8,536 5 6 By subscriptions due at the Royal Italian Opera, charged to Mr. Beale, ai further security for advances made by him By cull deposited in the hands of Scott and Co., the bankers, to perfect the title of the Royal Exchange Assurance Com psny to the bond held by them Balance loss on the Royal Italian Opera account, as under amount at the Dr. of the old account, being the balance of debt due to Beale, the former lessee, from the payment of which he held my - - indemnity Expenses of carrying on the performance for the season 1848 78,765 1 9 Less receipts 44,008 12 I 1 Expenses paid and in curred also for season 1849 Less receipts 29,407 0 10 Total expenses Gift to Mr. A. Webster, on the 27th of February, 1847 Losses upon the performances of the Brussels Operatic Com pany in the year 1846 2,368 18 5 Advances made to Mr. C. Mathews, to carry on the Lyceum Theatre during the season of 1849, on joint account, abandoned in conse quence of the specula lation turning out un profitable Sundry other losses 5,000 0 0 Housekeeping and personal expenses Difference 21,012 7 2 22,228 8 9 96 16 5 joint account. In addition to this, there was found the sum of 5,0001. as a gift to Webster. True, it might be said that these items together did not exceed the sum Delafield had inherited from his ancestors. He would now turn to the expense sheet, which showed the personal expences to amount to 22,2881. Bs. 91 ' • and anoth e r very s t art li ng item, 859/. for the rent of a house in Berkeley -square. His HONOUR—That was quite reasonable, seeing that the bankrupt's income was 7,500/. a year. Mr. LAWRANCE—But it would be remembered that the capital was being exhausted. While this sum was being spent the capital was being cast abroad. The expenses included 2,8001. for carriages and harness ; expenses to Brighton, 9731.; expenses to Hastings, in 1847, upwards of 2,0001. Then, after that, there was an item which, to use the words of Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, in a recent case, must be termed a waste paper, amounting to 4,368/. His Hs:moult, looking at the expenses, wished to know where the twopences and threepences came from ? Mr. COOKE said that those items were vouched. His HONOUR said that the bankrupt's expenses were 6,000/. a year. Mr. LAWRANCE said that had the bankrupt lived within his income there would have been no com plaint, but it would be found that his capital was ex hausted, and that it was the creditors who were pay ing the 6,0001 The outlay on the estate at Willow • bank alone amounted to 8,000/. It was impossible to look at the bankrupt's balance-sheet without being not only struck, but staggered at the extravagance disclosed by it, and the only apology that seemed to Mr. Lawrence that could be urged in his favour was, that he was extremely youthful, but he had kept no account of the outlay, and he had daily monitors of his personal expenses, not profiting, however, by them. His HONOUR—Then they ought to have been me morandums in two senses of the word. Mr. LAWRANCE—Yes. There were some facts in the bankrupt's examination which he ought to have the benefit of. When he was examined he showed the greatest anxiety to give all the information in his power, and unfortunately it was th e on l y reparat i on he could give. The bankrupt's examination showed that he had been a partner with Messrs. Combs and Co., and retired from the firm with a capital of 100,0001. There was no deed of dissolution. He was entitled to a reversionary interest of 6,0001. under the will of his father. The bankrupt owed Beale, senior, 3,0001. on bills of exchange which he pro posed to pay at 5001. a month, and in the event of not keeping the payments up, the reversionary interest was to become Beale's. Ultimately it did. Dela field gave Henry Arthur Webster, whom he had known three or four years, the money to pay for the mansion at Willow-bank. The conveyance was not made to him (bankrupt). The mansion, which was purchased from General Conyers, was pulled down, and rebuilt at a cost of about 6,0001. From time to .time had lent Webster about 8,0001.. He gave no receipt for the loans. He was not returned as a debtor. He had advanced him (Delafield) money before he was of age. His HONOUR asked how it was that Webster was not returned as a debtor ?, Mr. COOKE said th a t an account had been filed re specting it, He owed Webster 1,500/. or 2,000/. The matter had b een investigated at a previous meeting, and Webster had not been examined on the other aide. His HONOUR —But after paving all these expenses, the bankrupt did not return Webster a debtor ; but yet he says that he recollected lending him 3,0001., and that the money Webster advanced was between 1,5001. and 2,0001. Why, the account was worth looking at as a matter of curiosity. Mr. LAWRANCE—If there was anything pleasing in Willow-bank, the account might as well be looked at; and it would be seen that that which was good enough for General Conyers was not good enough for the bankrupt. It would be seen that in addition to the gift of 5,000/. to -Webster, and the outlay of 6,0001. or 7,0001. on the premises at Willow-bank, there was a sum for liabilities, principally on account of Webster— Mr. Cooxa said that none of the liability creditors had been allowed to prove. His HONOUR supposed that the proofs were re jected on the ground that their remedy was against Webster. Mr LAWRANCE then referred to the bankrupt's examination of the 18th of August, from which, he said, it would appear that the bankrupt had fallen into the hands of those older and wiser than himself. It appeared that be first became acquainted with Beale, who was then manager of the Opera House, in the spring of 1847. In August, 1847, Beale came to him in his box at the theatre, and said that they were at a loss for money to pay the money due to the artistes; and, after some conversation, the bankrupt agreed to give his promissory note for 3,0001. The whole of the account fell on the bankrupt. The opera season terminated in 1847. In November, 1847, the bankrupt and Beale entered into partnership, and in December Beale went out of the firm. Mr. COOKE—One month after it was formed. Mr. LAWRANCE—The debts fell on the bankrupt. Beale had no money, but some time afterwards he made an advance to pay Grisi and Mario. Bankrupt told Beale that he was going to get out of the way from arrest, that he had made an account of the salaries, which were 4,0001. He received nothing from Mr. Beale. He then left the country and went to Brussels. He had had a great many actions against him between March, 1848, and August, 1849. During the season of 1848, Delafield had said he was utterly ruined. His HONOUR—HO said " I was, in fact, entirely ruined at the end of the season of 1848." Mr. LAWRANCE—On being ruined, according to his own showing, a man ought to have called his creditors together and put the theatre in their hands, but he had continued to go on recklessly and improvi dently, or, if that was not' strong enough, the con traction of any debt by him after that period was dishonest. The bond as to the money coming out of the brewery was pledged, as was also his reversionary interest. 'had been treated by him at defiance. He trusted that this case would be treated without regard to the bankrupt's position, and looking at the figures, he thought that a strong case had been made out against him. It was not for him (Mr. Law rence) to deal upon judgments the Learned Commis sioner had given, but he must name a case of a trader whose debts were only 4001 or 500/. In that case the bankrupt had delivered over a valueless agree went to his friend, and some miserable articles of do mestic furniture. The certificate was there suspended for two years. The complaint against the bankrupt was, gross and reckless extravagance, improperly making away with property, and aggravated miscon duct towards Eversfield; and from the manner in which he had disposed of his property, showed that he was not a person entitled to go into trade again. The bankrupt was a young man of health and energy, and therefore ought to he comnelled to morteuee portion of his fug ure earnings. Tne same course had been adopted in two eases before eh.. Commissioner Fonblanque, viz., Ilensrnan and Hensman and that of Lord Huntingtower. Delafield stood alone in the world without encumbrances, and something like res titution was necessary for the creditors. His llueoua was not ae are that any case had been decided, so as to enable him to make any difference between Eversfield and the other creditors. Mr. LAWEANCE thought not. He then made some observations upon the judgment given by his Honour in the case of Martin Luther Pritchard, showing that the proceedings in this court were looked to with ab sorbing anxiety out of doors. Having mentioned the case of a trader who had obtained a first-class certifi cate before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, and in which two large houses had immediately given him credit, the Learned Advocate concluded. His HONOUR then remarked upon two gentlemen having met him in the street and complimented him upon a judgment which appeared in the morning journals, but that was due to Mr. Commissioner Hol royd, for it referred to the case of. Gibson and Sturt. Mr. COOKE quite agreed with his Learned Friend as to the interest the proceedings in this court excited in the public mind. This Court was to see the dis tinction marked between a man who had commenced trade recklessly and dishonestly, without a shilling of capital, between a man advanced in years, of long experience in trade, and with a perfect dis regard to his own character, and incur debts to a large extent, without giving the creditor any advan tages. The public like to see a distinction from the case of a young gentleman who had had no experi ence in trade, who had been brought up in the lap of luxury, a man who had a large fortune, and who had been brought in by experienced men to stop a gap they had caused and could not fill up, and all his friends had been engulphed. That was the case in which the public did like to see a distinction. With respect to the cases before Mr. Fonblanque, it was different when a man came to be relieved by a pro cess called white-washing, and if a man can do any thing through the exercise of his judgment, it was very proper to make future exertions for his creditors. Was this the case of a dentist seeking protection from the law (giving up nothing to his creditors, and never would lose) to prevent oppression from the law. In such a case a man ought to do something hereafter for his creditors. In the case of Hensman, that was where a young man had great expectations from an aged aunt, and came to this court to be relieved, expecting the death of that aunt. The Court, however, said it would refuse the certificate, or suspend it from time time till she did die. The case of Lord Hunting tower was, where there was a large family fund, and great expectations there were from that fund. He would remind the Court of a case in which it had been asked to annex certain conditions. It was that of M. Jullien, and after consideration his certificate was granted without any conditions. His HoNoue—That was a case in which he was shamefully defrauded. Mr. Cooue—By the great talents he possessed he was likely to realise a large amount of money. With respect to Mr. Delafield, it was deemed advisable, that he should have a first-class certificate, and an offer was made to the creditors. He had nothing to offer, end what there was would have come from his friends, but as he could not have a first-class certificate, they said it would be useless to pay their money for his debts. In the first instance it was said that the bank rupt was not fit for trade, and then directly after wards it was asked that he should set aside a portion of his future earnings. There was no chance of an arrangement in any way, and with respect to the 4,6001. advanced by his old friend, he did not ask for any certificate. If any arrangement could be made in respect to that, it would be paid, for Mr. Delafield felt that claim as strongly as anybody. He (Mr. Cooke) . expressed his surprise at the quarter from which the opposition came, and when none of the other creditors complained, and when the trade debts were not more than 1001. or 2001. Instead of this gentleman commencing without capital, it was pain ful to him and all persons to know that he had lost 100,0001., and there was really nothing in this young gentleman's conduct deserving censure. When he was at Oxford he contracted debts, and bad every facility for so doing, but they had all been paid. He came`of age in 1845, and being then in possession of 106,000/., was it not likely that he was pointed at by the clever people of this city as being a gentleman whom it would be advantageous to look after ? It was through his own good feeling that he did not go to the gambling house, but unfortunat e ly h e h a d a delight for music, and he: took a box at the Opera House, which was the cause of his career. He was sitting in his box when Beale went in, and one could help the little flattery and delicate talk, when he was pointing out the splendour of the scenery, the beauty of the actors, and charms of the dancers. At present, said Beale, (as alleged), they were in difficulties, and could the bankrupt give his note for 3,0001., which would shortly be paid. Now, there was a flattery in that. He gave it ; and when they found they had that faci lity,it was not likely he would 'be allowed to remain quiet. They led him daily, in innocence of the snare prepared for him, until he found himself totally engulphed. At last he was to come into the theatre, and pay no more than 15,0001., but he was left, and lost his all. It was all very well to say, why did you not go to some friend to, advise you t o h ave nothing to do with it? He was unwise enough to take it, and that was his only fault ; but such words as dishonesty were not to be applied to this bankrupt, whose very feelings ab horred it, and who had as high a character as any man. No evidence of dishonesty had been given, and he defied the world to say that he had given any fraudulent preference, or that he had contracted a debt by means of any misrepresentation. It had been said that he ought not to have kept in the theatre so long, but he had no time to leave it. He had made no engagements, they having all been made prior to his taking it. He bad lost 59,0001. before one year was over. He was in the wheel, and could not stop himself; the machinery worked with that rapidity that he could not get out of it. The other parties did - not like the machinery; they could get out of it, and got him into it. The artistes had got 59,000/. out of Delafield, and if he had stopped in 1848, the result would have been the same. The expenses of getting up an opera were very heavy, and the operas Huguenots and Prophite had occasioned a loss of no less than 14,000/. Ia a case of a young gentleman like this, it must be seen if there was any dishonest motive. Was it not clearly a case of pity, and not one for scrutinising every little thing in a man's career? He (Mr. Cooke) contended that there was no impropriety in the case, and that there was a large debt due to Webster, who was an old friend of the bankrupt's. It was expected that there was about to be a marriage in the family, and was it astonishing that Delafield, who tben scarcely knew how easily 100.0001. might be got rid of, should lend his old friend 5,000 l? Then, with respect to Appleby, he had paid liabilities for the bankrupt, and would not go farther without se curity, it was to be expected he would require it, and it was given. What assignments the bankrupt had given was in no way disadvantageous to the cre ditors. Then, as to the action of Eversfield, there appeared to be some angry feeling between the at torneys; and when these monarchs of the law quar relled the unfortunate clients often suffered. The debt due to Eversfield was a friendly one, and the bankrupt still felt it as such. His money, as if by some magic stroke, had all disappeared; and, with respect to not coming to the Court before, there was no doubt that Mr. Delafield was not aware that he was amenable to the bankrupt laws. He spe culated with his own money, and, if as awaking from a feverish dream,- all had gone. His conduct as a trader, which the Court h a d to consider, could in no way be: attacked, and there was no pretence for say ing that he had been guilty of reckless trading. In this case there was no accommodation paper, and the books had been admirably well kept. His private ex penses were vouched, with the exception of the 4,0001. called a waste paper, which was a mere nothing, seeing that the bankrupt had 100,0001. Character to this young gentleman was of the utmost importance, and there was not a single person who came forward to say that he had deceived them. His HONOUR wished to know something about the 2,0001 lost by the performance of the Brussels operatic company ? • Mr. COOKE said that they were considered to be the best in Europe. The climate did not suit them ; they caught cold and could not sing. His HONOUR said that there was another advance to Mr. Charles Mathews, at the Lyceum season in 1849. Mr. LEWIS said it was in 1848, before the ruin took place. llis HoNouß said h 3 would defer giving judgment for the present. Dispatches were received yeAteriia . ! , at the Gilonial office, from the Governor of the Cape of Good tiop e , and also from the Lord High Commivaioner of the loniiin .r .~ I°J.•J •- J. ------,,,. SPORTING INTELLI G E N CE TATTERSALL'S.—YEATER DAY. DERBY. sto 1 agst Lord Airlie's Clincher brnice 5 to 1 ag s t M r . W. Ed wa rds na Bolingo „ . ..tako 7 to I agst M r . G ra t w i c ke's The Nigg er 9 to 1 agst Mr. Hill's Pitsford—tak ee ta ges 12 to 1 ag s t L or d Z et l an d' s Voltigeur-- , 14 to 1 ag s t M r . J aques ' s Mildew 20 to 1 agst Mr. Meiklam's The Itali en f rt .! an- - t ek so d ini 20 to 1 agst Mr. Ford's Penang- - t aken kds offered a 30 to 1 agst war Mr. Gannon's Deicoon--tejo9ll4 wards offered 33 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Mature —taken 33 to 1 ag s t Mr. Greville's Cariboo—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Pedley's Sweetheart COO r 40 to 1 agst D u k e o f Ri c h m ond's Gb il 1 taken and a ft er wards offered o of 50 to 1 sg:t M r . Ali rrys Breams , - - t ek , e tskes s e SO to I agst M a j or M art y h 's The S.ree n e : r olias 50 to 1 apt Sir G. H e athcote's Lady u 00 (i ' sf —taken 5 to I was taken about Clincher for nea rl y 3+ 6001 „ 6 t - ) 1 ab tut Bolin =broke for upwards of 7n) i v subsequently for some hundvds, st . 5 Le '`,.,serqolt taken ea:tet - ly about The Nigger, 9 1 0 I ',bog ' O , [hart Pastord, 12 to 1 in good quarters.e s ole , i geur, 20 to 1 fr, el y about The Italian; o t°is 3l s !, Brennui were also in high favour, having been taken about each to wit) 40, 01 ; tern; and Penang were in no force, and Alsvg r l og ,b oWe ' " peppered" at 30, 40, and 50 to 1, ra ll y near the close to 1,000 tc. 30, takers. THE °AK& a wer 7 to 1 agst Capt a i n D e l me 's Gilly- 0 0 8 to 1 agst Sir J. Hawley's Tiff sif'dine l°li' 9 to 1 apt Mr. Eddiston's Eliza —a 10 to I tak e° 10 to 1 agst L or d O r f or d' s Exotic fillrko 12 to 1 agst Si r J. H aw l e y' s Tingle 4a 12 to 1 agst L or d E g li n t on ' s Probity 12 to I agst Mr. Hobson's Rhedyclue, 0 01 Of 13 to I agst M r . G ra t w i c k e 's Countess Tile, Eliza Middleton, the Exotic filly, a nd 1 most in favour. on thi rt iti il It is essential th a t p ar ti es h av ing books no , or Oaks should compare t h em this we el ":030 1 " the day usually se l ecte d , b ut f or the lic e- ,. / OP the subscribers th e room w ill b e o pened ev e " ss!' op i MAKE lio, THE COUNTRY MA- - dito 0 t the cl e , The following is the official statement 0 ' z at the I' corn, &c., received in the port of London I th PIP Essex, from the 13th M 1850, to Ole 1 : ..._ " .....,./. / May, both inclusive : -. 1 it / .....- - ••••'' / 0 ' 10 i 0 p c i s A v 'f , xi 74 2 6:5 5 0 5 ; 4 ' 104 ~,,, 450 0, ? .., 10 HA DDINGTON, Ma r 17 . —Th e f o llowing - goi grain at our market to..day : •--; Ost i ' 0 Wheat. Barßarley, Os fitd First " ... ... 481: id Od —s 0l Second —s Od •""'" 06 1 ot 0 4 03' i 1 Third ... .. 34s Od --s--s Od ^ 1 griq 0 r _i l ... ... 3 Total quantity of Wheat in market I ';', 9 grim 01 . , 1 F' Do. B ar l ey do. o 'l GOP 5 0 's Do. O a t s do. 'is e g o' Do. B eans d o . ors A KIR /CA LDT, MAT 18.—The following ere Pri up to this date:— 130 A A Wheat. Barley. Oats. , ts , ,a First 42a Od 22s Od 20s 6d --- Oa / 5 6 A A Second 39s Od 2)s Od 18s 61 --, ts , [ o, , i Third 3ss Od 17s Od 16a Od --- 60 0 '1 0 j Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs imperial, 2 45 of I ° Or GLA3G OW, MAY 15.—Provisions—Ch,ee:eiOirt:il per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim In"'" t b,, lA' cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od P er A, 4; 0 4' dered, in lumps, 80 to Od; country pow der- heti': r to 9d. Country eggs, 7d per dozen ; carried.; psis; '1 per 120, or 6d per dozen. Hens, 3 Od P e- b olO S 0 2s Od. Anso 4 ; 00 Pzara, MAY 17.—Wheat, 35s Od to --„,- gli ~ Od to . ..Os Od ; oats, 14s to 17s ; peas and bi a ' - ' ' I ; per quarter. , Oatmeal , per sack, 22s to 2 45 ' o n i to' foi„P ( fi STIRLING,. MAT 17.—Wheat, foreign , 1 . • 6 d; .isi home, Os to Os; ditto ditto new, 193 Od 0 2 140, d '1Y) boll of 6 bushels, Os Od to Os Od; ditto 001 ',"0,6 0ta g i i; Oats, coMmon, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new' '',/, O' '"1 , ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto i l m e- to "'?„0 distillers, 32s Od to 34s ; eitto brewers, 345 74 Pa; ce per boll, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto new, Its 9d g'l: i lits e ,, „ON; Od to 00s; flour, new per sack, 31s 6d to 32 0 e"A, No'," ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per loadr,, i 'l, !Tor' ditto new 25s 9d to 27s Od ; ditto per peck (3 . ," 0 , 1" t fresh butter per lb, 7d to 8d; eggs per du ' 01 9 11 ; hay per ton,, Os to Os. j o 10, , ,11,7 FALKIRK, MAY 16.—The supply of gr e o oo o . „,' ' if Market was 473 bolls; wheat at 17. Od w ' t be" - i barley, 15s 0d to 16, 6d ; oats, 14s Od to 1 5 er ' ' 0 to 14s 6d per boll; oatmeal, Os to Os perloael,lo.l 'l3xxwlcic, MAY 16.—Wheat, 34s 71d; A I. ' 0- oats, lbs 20 ; rye, 20s Od ; beans, 218 --"' 7 / average per imperial quarter. ate i 3 1 ' HA WICK, MAY 16.—Wheat, new, 243 t„,.° t ;r 0 . ,, o . r .i new, 15. to 17s Od ; ditto old, 00s to O'''' 6 l ; i 0 00, Od to 00s Od ; common oats, 11s to lfr g l i 1F" 1 / to 23s Od ; beans, 19s Od to 22s Od b °- o 1 ' P er 0 'O l bushels. dilOi t° o o j Kitts°, MAT 1 7.—Wheat, old, Os to 06 ,;,, t A.' 01 0 ,r to 341 Od ; barley, new, 13s Od to 17s Od I el i ":3 -° 6 4 ,,,' 6.- potato oats, 00s to OOs; ditto new, 123 te,;', l ; nor), oats O'Ar to OOs Od ; ditto new, :11s 6d 0 ",,,r -- i 0 :d 7 to OOs Od ; beans, 18s to 008 per boll of six i o v - r„, nOi l io D KEITH, MAY I6.—The relativ e weig l l,so llb t," l/ 0 of the three prices of wheat were 18st 91b, i' ft r . 1 1 1'1 1 , 101 b. Oats, 12st 91b, 12st 01b, and lost 1011 ills ' 0 I6st I lb, and 15et 31b. Peas and hone' ''''' .' 1, 1 sad 18st llbs. 'l,l ° Qrs. 253 Wheat ... .. . ... Z 2 2 6 £1 19 T I o ° l, , 832 Oats ... 1 0 8 01 7 - i v 239 Barley... 1 5 0 1 13 56 Peas and Beans 1 8 6 1 . Average of wheat 381 Ad' Colchester Harwich Leigh .. Maldon .. 130 17 418 40 809 - COAL MARKE' Bate's West Hartley 13, 3d Buddle's W. Hartley 13s 6d Carr's Hartley Davison's West Hartley 13s 6d East Adairs Main lls 6d Hastin g's Hartley l3s 3d North Percy Hartley l3, 3d Fanfield Moor Butes l3, Od East W3'lam ' l2s 6d, Wall's End, &c. Acorn Close Brown's . l2s WI Bewicke and Co. 'Buraton Killingworth 13s 6di Gosforth H edley Original Gibson 1 51 —YEirsi at Riddell ..... j p Lambton 10 Lambton ..... 15 1 Richmond.. .. e" , Renee ... . .... . . Whitwor th ...... Adelaide Tees MaClean ' S Tt l l; 1 9 ,BirChg. aralF '9 6 iCowpan Harile" 00 Ebb w Vale • . is s (Ebbw 11Nixon's ?dent ,i4" Cardiff Sidney '5 HstPeJogstf Ships At o fs o 011* (ADVERTISEMENT.] —An Extr 0 to IP; Abscess in the Arm cured by Holloway's Ch° ,4oi s . —Mrs. Howden, the wife of a carpenter , re — net ' r rt or g tis uP it hr ; l,o f o noticed about two vears a swellin in arm, which, thoug h . not painful at - first, ul tiu 'itn Or s or ° intense suffering. Whilst under medical treij PA A g Do appeared, which it was found impossible to h i e , r lig r e o iti i r t y advised to ge to the infirmary, without ° L t e dete $ ll than by amputation • declining to consent, Pu",i'd ld giving Holloway's Ointment and Pills a . trialt n ooth• li od , happy effect of soundly curing her in a Druggists and at Professor Holloway Es k Strand, London. A I ‘ t;#P a ' ro l ro " s l, ECCENTRIC FUNERAL.— On AlooldbbtT , usual and eccentric funeral took place a niA ade'ot r e " Chichester, in the b ur i a l o f t h e late C °ll l,i o e 'ds c 0 /1 R.N., whose d ea th was stated in our obit.g° - o 't In complianc e an d accord i ng to the requ est : Is `` ' ' trd the co ffi n was mad e of M eme l d ea l, the ini o „jsitt_a in brass nails a pp ear i ng t h ereon, i t was Vil:erro4o Instead of a shroud we hear he desired to,_riiiPgso l ' o ti° naval suit, the cap placed over his face, la b l s . c o .l c , flair, with his sword also to be plaCed en 6i : 06 the lid, and to be carried to the ground bf i r fo utl o o fo r white smock frocks. Instead of a black corrot ° , dressed in sailors' blue jackets to bold l' a - r4 l7 oov; d lr flag. They were not to have refreshnle?' t o _,%fiSte, deuce, but each to be paid a crown for their bt" bar c i Tpas ° number of persons congregated in the C- . h e city and neighbourhood to witnesatheicr im n i- le"pottr but little solemnity was observed, not eve . '„d,...' A .f man who o ffi ciated on the sacred 0 1.1 " Guardian. iVi r I°o . . %sr • - f V SELFISH Aar.—lt is said that . ,'.' olijo r ilsl has been commissioned by the East Indio ' l ,i to i lif,, pare a die for a gold medal to be pre . sen_ t r ew cl! rs ;ili l . r it ie . wardes, in acknowledgment of the officer • ...or during the recent war in the East; ° ll i ass Elf 0 , ' I t cO, solely for the Major, the die will be destrl e tiot• La to", services o il 0 p lio r medal is struck, so that no duplicate shall dm' Or, the latter part of this statement is incorrect, as l oge 0 10 eit collections will, at all events, be pennittedMorittc,, O gi t r stuns. Wow much more flattering to th e , l4 te' pr A st lir fi to put his head on the medal, and distribe i c s is " edv sively, than thus . Po misapply the proces s °v . - . ing.—Buitler. 1. let Jrto lit of At"Rap' ; fcni C ijoi ), On the 16th inst., at St. Michael's, P-01 I i co, do le Welsh, Esq., of Pines•hill, Essex, to ilenriett fa 0 A b late Captain Carnac, of her Majesty's 3 d Foot ,e 'll,J.' p eo , On the 18th init., at St. Janus's, q : o,,kel, it,,a fe er''t, r ford, Esq., of Gillingham-street, Pii 33 ,4 o daer°'" daughter of Charles W. Lovell, Esq., 0, h" , tonville, and Gray's Inn. aged 2 D 4, u s b e l c in o , n o d n so t n he of l9 E th d, : v n a st l r E d D L s . n es h G : e en e l et .. 94 : e os : o rt° . 'd,'' •,th f:'! ---- ialian, in the county finWa'terfao'rd, in , ll L is_ i s , 6 4 t o i Sil b :44 °I In Madeira, on the 3 18th ult., Rotert o,e , do e, jo , Rus g sel e r- id sq: s ia u r r e r . en;tB., it , teat 68. On the tOth i fi the 15 ' th • n th , e af aged 60 Miss Worsley eig Sheen fAP t i t, Louisa wife obert Bo3tock, Egg' 1 ) isle 0 . 0 4/ oril ig• e i Regiment..On the i ii i l'e th : i f n . Hi i .si n iou.s s irt t m.:: a i t n V . ; a n l n l .. e m r s a , nearii, siAr rslrstitior:ioseato 0 a _ o i 17 ,:::: Holmes es, sister of the late op : 1 1 4of 6 °O t E li .astP1' 0 04 ) * I/1 6th inst. in Wes-mouth -street, P0t.,,, o Bath, B:, -e a y t . Lieutenant-Colonell‘latild a nA cf too' daughter of the 1 . f Sou' d 11, ate A. Atherley. Esq., o ~.r i o e 0 (Kilburn the 1 ' ~ A ij et i nist at CI fton John George Pr of - ' " 1 ' Priory aged 25 bet'' Ohl the 1 1 • ' ' .* load, Lato it 1 inst.. aged 65, in York• relict of the late William %Vhite, 1%5'4 —.../ —:_—.. :taarryret::. ::::;:otiofie; .11100 I° l l lo' gi Lvhdon z Printed and Published by 00, 0 0 O. 112, 6trand, Printer, at TM Sug,_ t hu Strand, ip th© Precinct of the 844011 .r 7 Ogle; TOWIATi 1 40 1 21, 11146! r CHLOROFORM. THE ALLEGED MURDER AT CLAPHAM. Dr. Snow placed on the table, at the last meeting of the Westminster Medical Society, the apparatus which he used for detecting the presence of chloroform in the dead body. He said that the process was a modification of one described in the Journal de Chimie Medical for March, 1849. The blood or portion of the body to be examined was put into a flask, from which there proceeded a tube which was made red• hot in part of its course. Another glass tube, attached to the ex tremity of the latter, was moistened inside with a so lution of nitrate of silver, and terminated in a Wolfe's bottle, the interior of which was also moistened with the same solution. Heat being applied to the flask by means of the chloride of calcium bath, the vapour given off bad to pass through the red-hot tube, and any chloroform which might be present was de composed, and the chlorine and hydrochloric acid gas being set free, were arrested in the next tube, where they formed a white precipitate of chloride of silver, which became rapidly darkened in colour by the action of light. The nature of the precipitate could be further proved by cutting the tube with a file, and introducing a drop or two of nitric acid into one portion, and of solution of ammonia into the other. He had distinctly detected the presence of chloroform by this process in two kittens, killed by inhaling the vapour, on six successive days after the death of the animals, although no precautions were taken to protect the bodies from the air; and the quantity inhaled by each kitten must have been less than one minim. The parts of the animals examined were the viscera of the chest and abdomen, the brains, and the muscles of the body and extremities. From all these parts clear evidences of the presence of chloroform were obtained. He had also obtained a precipitate of chloride of silver by operating on some portions of the muscles taken from the leg of a child amputated under the influence of chloroform at St. George's Hospital. The process, indeed, was one of such delicacy, that he had been able to clearly detect the presence of the hundredth part of a grain of chloroform when dissolved in a thousand grains of water. The only substances which could yield chloride of silver by this method were, Dutch liquid, chloride of ethile, and some other bodies similar in composition and effects to chloroform, and which, however, were not in common use, or even kept oo sale. Ther e were c hl or id es i n the human body, but these could not be decomposed below a red heat, and certainly not till the part became dry ' • whilst -in the process he employed, th e h ea t t o which the part under examination was exposed was only that of boiling water, or a very little more, and it could not be come dry in the most protracted examination, as the greater part of the moisture given off became condensed in the tube, which inclined upwards, and flowed back into the flask. The method therefore, was liable to no fallacy or objection. He had re ceived from Mr. John Parrott some portions of the viscera of a woman, lately found dead, under very mysterious circumstances, in the Wandsworth-road. The parts had been closed up air -tight from the time they were taken from the body. They included a por tion of the brain and of the liver, and though they were kept boiling for two or three hours in their own se rosity, not the least trace of chloride of silver was obtained, whilst in the instances were chloroform had caused death, the precipitate began to appear when the heat to which the part was exposed reached to about the boiling point. In the muscle taken from the child's leg, the chloroform was only a few minutes longer in being detected, although the quantity pre sent must necessarily have been much less than in a case wbere death had been caused by it. He there fore concluded that the death in the Wandsworth road could not have been occasioned by chloroform Lancet. Total The capital account showed that on the 7th of No vember, 1845, the bankrupt had to his credit in the books of Messrs. Combe and Co., 100,0001. It also showed that he was entitled to the reversion of a moiety of 12,0001. under the will of his late father, valued at 3,037/. 10s. To singers -1848, 33,349/. ss. 6d. ; 1849. 25,6441. 3s. Billet accounts-1848, 8,1051. 18s. Bd. ; 1849, 2,5261. 6s. 6d. Orchestra accounts-1848, 10,0481. 13s. 6d. ; 1849, 3,398/. 17s. 9d. Rent.-1848, 4,042/. ss. ; 1849, 774/. 19s. lid. To house disbursements-1848, 14,526/. 15s. 11d.; [849, 8,500/. 2a. 10d. To salary to people employed in the house-1848, 3,8851. 158. 3d.; 1849, 2,6661. 133.5 d. To fitting the royal box-1849, 219/. I6s. 6d. Law expenses-1848, 1,5001. ; 1849, ,84 62 5 7/ 1. . ; 8 75 1 .8: 9 . , TO sundry other e xpenses-1848, 1 7071. 10s. 11d. To receipts-1848, 44,0081. 15. 11d., 1849, 29,407/. 10s. 10d. To losses-1848, 34,756/. Bs. 10d.;1849, 25,4551.55. Mr. LAWRANCS said that he had the honour to ap pear before the Court on the part of the assignees, to draw attention to certain facts of the case, and crave a judgment against the bankrupt, and to offer a par ticular complaint on the part of Mr. Everafield, who was one of the assignees. He thought, from the pre vious proceedings, that the Court would have been spared the time, and he would say the not affected pain, in going into the case of this young gentle man, but all that there was to be urged upon the point of youth would come with much more weight froul his Learned Friend Mr. Cooke. He had to bring a strong case before the Court, which, if proved, and he fully believed it would, would disentitle the bankrupt to a cer tificate altogether, or at all events, cause a long sus pension, and that being only terminated by a condi tion being annexed to such certificate, which the Court had the power of annexing under the 198th section of the new Act. It was in consequence of the latter part of that section that Mr. Lewis had made a proposition on the part of the bankrupt to pay 10s. in the pound, which was agreed to by the assignees, not for the purpose of making any bargain to defeat the justice of the case, but for II (benefit of the creditors. He had withdrawn that roposition, and he (Mr. Lawrence) had to call the attention of the Court to the facts of the case, the same as in other cases disclosed by the balance-sheet, and which showed as lamentable an extent of profli gacy that he had ever witnessed. The bankrupt was a young man just emerging from his minority, and coming to a capital of 92,0001., was introduced to one of the most repectable firms in London, and an engagement was entered into by sdlich be was to re ceive his share of the profits, and the interest h e re ceived on his capital amounting to 14,164/. One year they were not quite so large, but then it was prover bial thin in 1847, owing to the high price of barley, brewers were not making large profits. His Hoxona—l see there was a small loss one year. Mr. LAWRANCE-1004 If the bankrupt had acted with anything like approximation to prudence, he would have made a large fortune, and as to the mode in which he should squander his money and to spend it in the loose reckless manner he had done, instead of making better use of it, was a question between Mr. Delafield and his conscience. He emerged from the brewery gate with this large sum of money, and he would have been justified in entering into ordinary pursuits, or have made some return to those to whom Providence bad not acted so bountifully. That wa; nothing, however, to do with the case to-day. H ere the case commenced, and after that the bankrupt was found with a large amount of debts and very little assets. The sum total on the balance-sheet was 145,0001, and it was quite clear that the bankrupt had been possessed of 106,000/, but he had thrown it away, and it was to the difference between these sums where the creditors' complaints rested. The ques tion which the Court had to deal with was one which involved the proposition whether it was any apology for a man who had wasted this large amount of money to say that it was his own. It was by the position that wealth gave him that he induced people to trust him without having a shilling to pay them, and with-. out making any proposition so to do. Delafield came to this Court as an ordinary debtor, owing 33,000/. without having a shilling of assets. It was true that the losses were 81,000/., showing how a large pro portion of his fortune bad been engulphed in the Royal Italian Opera House, at Covent-garden. His Horoua.—l thought the other house was the Royal Italian Opera ? Mr. LAWRANCS said that was her M a j es t y ', Theatre. In addition to the large sum of 81,000/, the expenses in the "former year were very heavy, and he took credit for the sum of 2,0001. , as the am oun t o f l o ss sustained b y t h e per . formances of the Brussels operatic company, and an advance to Mr. Mathews to carry on the Ly ceum Theatre, during the season of 1849, oa their ; Mr. COOKE—That was in the middle of 1848. Mr. LAWRANCE—And after this, when he was re ceived, it was n o t s h own t h at he had even given up his horses, or in any way broken up his establishment. His HONOUR—I see it was in 1848 when he exe cuted the assignment of the reversionary interest in favour of Beale. Mr. LAWRANCE—And it was quite evident that Delafield must have known the state of his affairs, for the books of the theatre were kept with singular accuracy. He (Mr. Lawrance) considered that from the season of 1848 the bankrupt was not justified in spending one shilling, and what he was spending was at the expense of the creditors, and it was shown that he had expended 22,0001. in two years. It was again complained that the bankrupt bad pursued a reckless course after he knew he was ruined and irretrievably insolvent. Ile had also executed an assignment in July, 1848, in respect of a debt for which he was not liable, and he might have saved the creditors ex pense by calling them together. The season of 1849 was disastrous, the losses being 25,0001., and the whole of the assets had gone into this ruinous' engagement. It might be said that engagements had been made for a series of seasons, and that he could not get rid of them, but he ought then to have become bankrupt, and not at a time when he had not got a shilling. In March, 1849, he also exe cuted an assignment in favour of his own attor ney, to secure a debt of 1,7501. Webster was engaged in that as well as Delafield, and it was proposed that the household furniture and plate should be assigned to him (Appleby). If this was 'Webster's property, why should Delafield interfere ? By a deed signed on a Sunday morning, at Mivart's Hotel, De lafield disposed of all interest in the Willow Bank property, and there was no opportunity of the cre ditors questioning it. His HoNouß—That was to Beale ? Mr. LAW RANCE—Yes. On the 21st April, 1849, he assigned every shilling to Mr. Beale. His Hosioult—And then disappeared. Mr. LAWRANCE—This was an assignment to secure not only the 1,0001., but any future advances. It was said by Beale, that he had advanced on account of the theatre 7,0001. That made it all the worse, for what ever was advanced after 1849 was at the expense of the creditors. The bankrupt had also quartered WebAer on the theatre for a maintenance, for he was to receive 751. a month as long as the theatre kept open. That was also at the expense of the creditors, who were most reasonably complaining. He would now come to the grievance complained of by Mr. Eversfield. He was at the University of Oxford with Delafield, who had certainly brought away a portion of its follies, not to say vices—he borrowed in March, 1846, 5,0001. Mr. Eversfield was now a creditor for 4,600/. A memorandum was drawn up, and interest at 5 per cent. was to be paid, and the principal to be paid that day twelve mouths, but, as Mr. Lawrance was instructed, his client was not aware of the limitation. Mr. COOKE—That is an assumption. The docu ment is signed by himself. Mr. LAWRANCE—In February, 1848, Eversfield instructed his attorney to take proceedings against Delafield for 5,000/., and the latter pleaded to the action that he did not promise in manner and form except as to 450/., the amount of interest. Eversfield being defeated in that action, he gave the twelve months' notice for payment, and the result was a second action, in which " a Pike," as stated in a letter, appeared as the bankrupt's solicitor. Delafield took no step to pay him a single shilling, and on the 12th of April, 1849, a few clays before the assignment to Beale, be pleaded the general issue, but on the 17th of April the bankrupt gave a judge's order for the amount. The judge's order was for payment on the 24th of April, and on the 23,1 Delafield left the coun try. He (Mr. Lawrance) complained that a gross fraud had been committed ou Mr. Lversfield, who RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS LIVERPOOL, MIT 211 STOCK ExcnArqoa.—The market has been dull to-day m the quotations. The transactions were as follow :—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 6s. 3d. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Quarters, 16% dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 10 dis.— Ditto, Halves (Huddersfield and Sheffield), 17 3 4 Ditto, Fifths (West Riding Union), 8'34 dia.—Midland, Halves, 28% —North Union (A), 232%—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6 per cent. till 1850, c. dis. MANCHESTER, MAX 20. STOCK EXCIIAIIGE. Our share market was dull to-day, but prices remain firm. The most remarkable feature is the rise in the price of Lancashire and Yorkshire Fifths, from some cause which is not known beyond Change. The transactions were as follow:—London and North-Western, New Quarters, 114. dis.—Ditto, Manchester and Birming ham, Quarters (C), 7-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin colnshire, 1 3 3 7L4—Lancmhire and Yorkshire, Fifths, 9 7-16 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, DIA dis. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 20. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The amount of business transacted to-day, partly owing to the Whitsun holidays, was small, but prices were firm, and in some descriptions of railway stock there was a decided improvement. The immense increase in the traffic of the London and North-Western, as shown by thelast published weekly returns, has produced a favourable effect upon the shares of that company. AF ,-. --------- - OtTNT Or UIIAIIITT AT OXFORD.----Th the Ca thedral Church of Christ, in Oxford, there is no font— the alms dish, which ordinarily stands on the altar, being used for the rite of baptism. —Builder. :TH E CAPX or GOOD Hopz.--We have received files of papers from the Cape to the 20th March inclusive, but they bring no news of interest. A VETaaAN.—One of the most remarkable men in the British army for his services is Win. Lyons, late ser geant 88th or Connaught Rangers, and now barrack-sergeant, at Mallow. The following is a summary of his military life:—He entered the service in 'the year 1799. Served in the East Indies. Was with the expedition to Egypt in 1804, under the command of Sir David Beard, in the first British regiment that ever travelled the long deserts of Egypt. Ac companied the Expedition to South America in 1807; and the attack on Buenas Ayrei. Proceeded to Portugal in 1809, :and thence to Spain and France. Fought in the whole of the Peninsular campaigns under the Duke of Wellington. ,Proceeded to North America in 1814, and was at the attack on Platsburg. Returned to England, and again proceeded to Flanders in 1815 and France. Had the honour of being ptions :—Egypt, Talavera, pre sented with a silver Maltese cross, from the gallant old officers Badly's, Salamanca, of that brave corps, for twelve general engagements on the , f_o o ll n o o w r i , ng ß i o n d sc e r r i igo, • • Pyrenees, Vittoria, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse. He presented with the Peninsula medal, a has been recentlt . and is in and 13 P u en sa in c szli4 F , 12 clasps for his - distingu w ue i n th te t s h d e 'shed conduct, bein conferred on him for Eectation of another honour actions g in which be was en_ e Egypt. Besides the general innumerable skirmishes. He was s n. gaged, he ,fought in was taken prisoner i n N ort d in South America, and dven- a great varietyofother America, and encountered tures.— Cork Examiner. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN DOVER AND CALAIS. —This submarine communication, which was to have been opened this month, will not now be completed and opened until the end of June. ATTEMPT TO BURN A CHURCH.- - Late on Friday night last, or early on Saturday morning, the parish church of the little village of Ripple, near Deal, was broken into by some person or persons, who endeavoured to set it on fire,.but tailed, it is supposed, from the materials proving too damp to render them ignitable. ROOTS CHOKING DRAINS.—In a recent case, where some poplar and larch trees stood about 16 to 18 feet from .the line of a main drain, laid through a field, it was found that in two years the drain had become choked with roots; and it is believed that in many instances where drainage has not produced those improvements in land which were anti cipated, and even where hedge-rows cross or'adjoin any Por tion of a main drain, the cause may be an obstruction of this nature. In the case quoted, however, the preCaution of placing vertical pikes at the junction of each of the parallel drains with the main drain, aided greatly in - pointing oat the cai ilotrst3.4.ToehetildersainWeu laid, s , vi scas d e li a t i tin e sa g ict * t.O . itaFe by at theen. J e ni m. ad ts e of t:! . •4.. i ~::'.i ~ 880 13 9 F MEN.,,,,1. 670 0 0 WO i i th The 4 TiDa I{ol e 1 • its t7 % %%!.. a%! • 61, 7 , qua P l,toll • % %a. 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