The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-13 00:00:00

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

LrrEnpoot, Aso. 12.—The market has been very dull
end heavy, and the transocUons are limited. Prices, howen r, r,-
main firm at ye.terdar's quotations. East Lanuungire, 14—Eilin.
burgh and Glasgow, —kends: and Windc•meredi —Lancashire and
Yuckchire, 491 Ditto (fifth shuren), s 1 d—laincainct and
to—London and North Working (new 1 share,), all
43 - Pato (( !gluten). 2b4 il.—:4outh and Dover, 22t.
MANCHESTER, Arc. 12.—The market is rather weaker,
and East Lancashires, which opera! at 14), were done at 134 at the
cline ; Leeds, 4111 ; tlhedfeW, ilj ; Saint' Enitern, 22 1-16 and
Turk and Newcastle, -s,. There mai but a small businas.
LtEns, AVG. 12.—Business has this morning been
limited to & few lines. The toulatii.lla ahoy a decline anon those of
the gin few dup. Leen,. vet Thir.ks have been done at II; East
Lancashire* at 141 ; and sot. Midlands at 201 din.
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Brum INGIIAM, Ai.u. 12.—This market wore a more im-
proving Report n•dar, and pri,r. generally were firmer. Shitwe.
bury end Birmingham Preference .aren were (lane at 11. i ; rihrop.
chin Odom, at 31. ac. 9d. dia.; sad in canal kadeaguete, No.l,
at till per shun.

TIIE NEW ACT TO AMEND TILE LAW OF Ent-
DENCE.—Yesterilay the new act (II and 15 Viet., cap. 99),
to amend the law of evidence, was printed. Thisimportant
act, which was brought forward by Lord Brougham, will
be anxiously watched in its operation. By virtue of this
new law, parties to suits, actions, or other proceedings in
any court of justice, are to he admitted witnesses. For
sonic time past, in county courts, the immediate parties
have been competent witnesses, and the judges of the
courts were in favour of extending the principle to the
superior courts, and Lord Denman urged its adoption. Be-
fore the act was passed several alterations were made, the
meet important of which was the omission of the words re-
quiting notice to the opposite side when either party in •
tended to call the other to give evidence in his own case.
As the act received the royal assent, it provides that on the
trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or
on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or other
proceeding in any court of justice, or iefore any
person having by law or consent of parties au-
thority to hear, receive, and examine evidence,
the parties thereto and the persons in whose behalf any
such suit, action, or other proceeding may be brought or
defended shall be competent and compellable to give evi-
dence either viva yore or by deposition, according to tho
practice of the court on behalf of either, or any of the par-
ties to the suit, action, or other proceeding. By this clause,
iu addition to the parties offering themselves to give evi-
dence in their own behalf, their opponents can compel them
to give evidence in the cause. Nothingin the act is to com-
pel persons charged with criminal offences to give evidence,
nor is the act to apply to proceedings in consequence of
adultery. Further the new law authorises the common law
courts to compel an inspection of documents whenever
equity would grant a discovery. Foreign and colonial acts.
judgments, dec. arc to be received in evidence without proof
of the seal or signature, so also arc apothecaries' certificates.
Documents are to be admitted in England or Ireland from
either place, and the colonies without proof of seal. Per-
sons forging the seal or signature are to be guilty of felony
and punished accordingly. The act, which contains twenty
sections, and extends to all parts of the United Kingdom
except Scotland, will come into operation on the Ist of No-
vember next.

ENGLIBII .1N1), AMERICAN CLIPPERS.—During tho
past twelve months the public journals have inserted several
paragraphs regarding the sailing qualities of American-
built vessels. The great pride of a Yankee is that he be-
longs to a " fast" race, and the disposition of his country-
men to "go a-head " has, so far at least as shipping is
concerned, resulted in the building of some fast-sailing
American craft. But competent judges altogether deny
that in the quality of speed the English builders have been
excelled; and they state, it a comparison be made of the
carrying and sailing capacities of ships, that the old country
has a very marked superiority over the new. Leaving this
question to be decided by those who just now take such a
lively interest in the discussion, wo may allude to a trial of
salting strength that has recently occurred between an
American clipper and the English schooner Acis. The
American was a schooner of 117 tons, n.m., named the
Charles A. Stetson, and commanded by Captain Miller. Tho
Acis, 113 tons, n.m., was launched from Mr. W. 13aylev's
building-yard, Ipswich, and is the property of F. B. Eae,
Esq., London. The American schooner was built on pur-
pose to compete with English fruit vessels. On the sth of
June this vessel sailed from Eleuthera, Bahamas, and
arrived in London on July 8, at half-past 10 p.m. Tho
Ads sailed from the same place on the 7th of June, two
days later, and arrived In London 16 hours before tho
American, thus beating her Yankee rival by nearly three
days. These facts are admitted by Captain Miller, and
after the statements that have been made regarding tho
Oriental and other American vessels, it is but common
justice to English builders to giro publicity to them
Ipascied Express.
COURTS OF QUEEN'S BENCII AND COMMON PLEAs.
—By one of the late statutes (11th and 11th of Victoria,
chap. 41) the salaries of the Chief Justices of the Queen's
Bench and Common Pleas are regulated. Under the 2nd
and 4rd of William IV., chap. 116, the salary of the former
was 10,0001., and of the latter 8,000/., a year. From the
death of Lord Tenterden the chief of the Queen's Bench
has accepted 8,0001. a year, and the chief of the other court
expedient
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has been paid 7,0001. for some time. It is now considered
to the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, 7,0001.
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