The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-15 00:00:00

CORN AVERAGES.

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GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 8, 1852, male up from the Returns of I"'
In=pectors in the different Cities and 'fawns in England and Wale°.
. .

per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. I r.s.a.
PRICE .. 41s 4d 29s 4d 19s 7d 132 s Sd 129 s 104 1 295 2'

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. I EARLEY. OATS. I BYE. I DEANS. lls
1* Od I I Od 19 Od Is Od Is Od Is Od
QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.
Wheat, 69,901; Barley, 33,911; Oats, 17,349; Rye, 91 ; Beans,
6,506 ; Peas, 692 quarters.

CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.)
This being the first day of Easter Term the Lord
Chancellor, who we are happy to find has recovered !row
his late indisposition, took his seat on the bench at it
o'clock. There was a very fall attendance of counsel.
IN RE SMITH.

Vii
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it
in
this
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court,
11 be rememberedh having
heeu
dMi
rrc. c t Smithto
was charged with having procured an improper affida
The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he had directed in'
stotabnbe filed
This
fiolover
edr case,iuntiln
• les and search to be made; he now wished to inter'
gnu.
rogate Mr. Smith personally as to the time and circtor
this day,
stances of his having been created a Master Extraor-
dinary in Chancery. These appointments, his Lordship
added, had of late years been made almost as a Mal
of course, but he had taken steps to alter the metho
and conditions of the appointments for the future.
Mr. Smith having come into court.
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired at what time he had
been appointed a Master Extraordinary in Chancery
Mr. imith said that it was in 1842. He had no other
Christian name but John.
te
The LORD CHANCELLOR—Where is
certifies?
your
Mr. Smith—l have not got it with me.
.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—Had you ever a certifitet
ca
Have you ever seen one P—Mr. Smith said that, be Tter,
Hayed he had, but he could not say for certain.
.i,.is
paid the fees to his agent in town at the time for P
appointment.
The LORD CHANCELLOR—I am sorry
this moment I am strongly impressed with thecie rie
Extroor Ina y
that you never were appointed a Master
„posiag on
in Chancery, and that you have been 1 b out to 0
the Court and the public. If such should tarn
the
the case, I shall feel it m duty to strike you off
till
to, ,
over ill
rolls at once. The matter 'll stand wi roof of your ap..
morrow, and you will attend with the P
I
pointment.
JtrsTiCES.)to say thetrati
(Before the LORDS COMPANY.
sTtlialr
EVANS U. NORFOLK U
In this case, which was heard fully repotted in our
.. then
a before Vice-Chancellor
Turner last term, and was
columns.
granted.
pr when our report left•
istrorning for an order to dis-
charge the injunction the
Mr. BOLT applied thin
The arguments were 11__________

ROLLS' co unT.---(THIS DAN.)
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DIIDDLEToN V. MIDDLETON.
The question in this ease was whether the debts of .
testator chargeable on a particular estate bl. his will, ere
acquired by hm 10
Calcutta and Jtilllalea, acquired by billiaftermile
the llg,
of that will, but which by codicils were
on on the Brig"
also subject"
to other conditions similar to those i
lisp property.
judgm .
isthilartheuttaitnatogrivbiynghis
h had intended that
codicils!"ll, said it was his or
nthielinestates abroad should be 0. argeable for his debts in
proportion to their relative
be to that effect, values, and the order 02111/S

BUTTERFIELD V. HEATH.
In this caso Mrs. Phillips conveyed to her husbanti' by an indenture, dated Feb. 3, 1839, certain property' to
which she was entitled, for his life, with a remainder to
ber for her life. By a deed executed 29th Asgllit,B.:
1849, Mr. Phillips conveyed this property to certainirrhe
tees, to be sold for the benefit of his creditors; and
question was whether the deed of 1839 was void. The MASTER of the Roue, in giving judlginanve,' de-
cided that the deed of 1839 was void as again" a 400
chaser for a valuable consideration, and the excePt: 10
which had been taken against the hlastfor's "P°l. the effect must be overruled.
LAKE V. CURRIE.
wiflnotfhtihseClEtaste:
LitohridChLwakaes, ahi yellstoioNnouraitrisainit out of
the exception taken to the Master's report.
Th

morning thio
4) Vice-Chancellor's Courts were occupied
portance.with motions, none of which were of publics Ow

QUEEN'S BEN CH.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings in Banco.)
Lord
r,
This being the first day of Easter Term, the
Chief Justice Campbell. Mr. Justice Wighttuan, O
Justice Erie, and Mr. Justice Crompton, took their seats
on the bench shortly after 10 o'clock. The Attorner
General was present, and two or three other Queen
Counsel, but there Was a very Wu Windom° :oel o%be Ins

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Mr. Justice Crompton was formally sworn in as one
of the judges of the court.

QUEEN V. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Mr. FITZHERDERT applied to the Court for a rule,
coiling upon the Great Western Railway Company to
show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue,
commanding them to purchase land and to make the
line of railway from Froom to Weymouth, which the
Legislature sanctioned some years ago. The compulsory
powers for the purchase of the land hal expired, with the
exception of some fifty acres, and as the powers relating
to these fifty acres would expire in a few months, sozne
of the landowners of—thitigtric.t-wgre anxious to have
the line completed. The length of line required to be
made was nearly-fifty miles, and no -less than 7,760,000/.
had been expended upon it. The line had been staked
out, and-for some time the entire district through which
it Paned-bad been in a state of great uncertainty owing
to ittlAion-completion.--.Application granted.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in bane() fora few minutes
this morning, and beard several motions relating to
points-oaf practice, which presented no feature of public
Interest to justify a report.