The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

WOOL.

in English wool is very
moderate, yet youetnnt ooqf b
uout'asibnloescshdaonigneg has taken place in prices
compared with our previous report. Colonial wool by pri-
vate contract is in limited request at late rates. The import
last week was 3,707 bales from Adelaide, 543 Port Philip,
and 602 bales from tho Cape of Good Hope,

SEEDS.
cloverseed is in steady request, and prices have as up

ward tendency. Liuseed and
but canary seed is a slow sa
business is doing, at full cum

Turnip,White,p.bus.lls to 14s
Swede -s -8
Mustard, Brown lOB 13s
White,
Tares, Spring.... 4 s Od 45 6d
Old per quarter -
Canary, per quarter 52s 6 ?fi
Rye grass, new 22s 24s
Clover, Red Eng., et. —s —8
White
Foreign Red 44s 50s
White sos 64s
Trefoil, new 22s 27s

rapeseed are tolerably firm,
le. In cakes a fair average

.encies.

Carraway .. 22s 266
Coriander ... l2s 168
Hernpseed, per qr 40s 42s
Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 718
Crushing
Baßio —s —s
Odessa —s —8
Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s
English £9los.£lo 5s
Foreign £9los £lO 15s
Rape Cakes,p ton Os £6 Os
Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 65s

TALLOW.
The tallow trade continues dull, and prices have a droop-
ing tendency. The quotations for P.Y.C. on the spot is
41s per cwt. Town tallow is selling at 41s 6d, net cash.
Rough fat, 2s lid per Blbs.

Particulars. 1850. 1861 1862. 1863. 1864.
-
Stock this day.... 34,832 72.005 46.540 i 48,619 C 4,410
Price of Y.C. 68s6a to 606 0d to47sod to 44891 to 4 s Od to
—s Od —s Od —s Od )—s d 00s Od
Delivery lastweck 2,400 914 2,387 2,225 1,774
Ditto from June 1 63,164 1,063 93,874 60,817 53,446
Arrivals last week tO5 415 419 77 560
Ditto from June 1 85.900 160,877 83,653 71,147 80,000
Price of Town.... 61s 9d 60s 3d 48s 3d 46s ed 43s Od

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day,)

COURT OF ERROR.
THE ALEXANDRA CASE.

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SILLEIkI AND OTHERS.

Their lordships having intimated their intention of giving
judgment on the objection taken by Sir H. Cairns as to the
power of the court to hear this case in error from the Ex-
chequer—the court was densely crowded in every part.
On their lordships taking their seats,
Mr. Justice Mellor proceeded to give his decision in this
important case. After stating at some length his reasons
his lordship was of opinion that the court had no jurisdic-
tion to proceed in the matter.
Mr. Justice Blackburn was of the same opinion.
Mr. Justice Willes differed from the decision of the two
learned Judges who had just pronounced their opinion. It
was his opinion that the court had full power to deal with
questions submitted to it.
Mr, Justice Crompton said he was of opinion that the
26th section of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, to snake
rules and orders for assimilating the procedure :in revenue
cases to the procedure in common law cases did not give
power to the Court of Exchequer to grant appeals in cases
on the revenue side of the court, and therefore he thought
the court had no jurisdiction in the matter now before it.
If the Act conferred the right of appeal it would most un-
questionably have stated it in express terms.
Mr. Justice Williams thought the court had jurisdiction
in the matter, and therefore it was open to officers of the
crown to take the steps they were now engaged in.
Chief Justice Erle said the 26th section of the Act gave
very large powers for making orders, and that being so ho
thought the Court of Error had power to deal with the
question now submitted to them.
Chief Justice Cockburn said, after he had given
the best and most careful consideration to this im-
portant case, he was of opinion that the Coin
had no jurisdiction. The Legislature never could
have intended to hand over to the Court of Exchequer the
power of deciding whether they should grant appeals. It
was not conceivable that Parliament should have delegated
its functions to that Court, and as far as he was concerned
there appeared to him no difficulty in the construction of the
26th section, and that further proceedings in the
matter by that Court would in effect be making
Parliament say that which it had not said, and do
that which it had not done. He regretted the opportunity
had now been lost of settling the law upon the point
in that court, but whatever had been the decision of their
lordships, he entertained no doubt that the matter would
have been carried to the House of Lords as the highest
court of appelate jurisdiction; and as it would now most
certainly be taken there, it would be heard fully and de-
cided on its merits.
The motion for appeal was then dismissed.

The three Judges, it will be seen, who were in favour of
the appli cation made on the part of the Crown, were those
occupying seats on the bench in the Court of Common
Pleas whilst the four of a contrary opinion,: that the court
had no jurisdiction were the judges in the Court of Queen's
Bench.