The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The revenue collections being now in active pro-
gress, the demand for money in all quarters con-
tinues rather large, and till the mercantile classes
have supplied themselves with the necessary accom-
modation, bankers and brokers show no inclination
to lower their terms for discount. The available
balances in the open market appear to increase,
and in the course of a short tirte, when the tem-
porary influences now at work shall have passed
sway, there is no doubt that lowcr rates will pre-
vai!. At present the quotations continue to range
from 51, to 6 per cent. for the best short dated
commercial bills.

The arrivals of gold ships from Australia an-
nounced this morning are important. rhe Giant's
Causeway brings £29,404; the Star of Peace,
£75,228; the Donald Mackay, £18,768 ; and the
Sussex, £62,676.
From advices received this morning, it appears
that the condition of trade in the manufacturing
districts during the past week has generally been
of a satisfactory character. In the cloth and yarn
Markets of Manchester great dulness prevailed,
but business in the woollen fabrics at Leeds, Brad-
ford, and Huddersfield showed symptoms of im-
provement. At Leicester there had been a good
demand for fancy and other hosiery goods. Opera-
Cons at Birmingham were not conducted on such
an extensive scale as previously, but at Wolver-
hampton orders from America continued to pour

Two O'CLOCK.

At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Mr.
Reuter's telegrams, the Three per Cent. Rentes
opened at 66fr 45c., 66fr. 40c. Heavy.
In the English Stock Market to-day the varia-
tions in prices have not been important, but a more
cheerful and buoyant tone nevertheless prevails.
The large arrivals of gold from Australia, the idea
that money will be cheaper, the better state of
the weather, and the belief that the war
on the Continent has seen its worst, have
all combined to strengthen quotations, and to create
a favourable feeling. Consols are firm at 911 I, for
money, and 91* a for the account. The New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are 891 ; do. 2* per Cents.,
731 744; Exchequer Bills, 6s. 4s. die.; Bank Stock
is 238 ; India 5 per Cents. continue at 104/ *; En-
faced 4 per Cents., 93 ; Si per Cents,, 113*; do.
Debentures, 984; and do. Bonds, Bs. 2s. die.
. _

The Foreign Market opened with a very buoyant
appearance, and a general rise took place in the
principal speculative stocks. A pressure of sales,
however, has since produced a partial reaction.
Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 ; do. Consolides
have been 531, and are now 52f 1. Greek at one
tune were 231, but are at present 221 23. Spanish
Passive, after being 361 371, are 361- 1. Mexican
have been 431, but have reacted to 428 f. Portu-
guese are 48 ; and the Confederate Loan has
risen to 46 48.

In the Railway Share Market the operations
have not been very extensive, but quotations gene-
rally exhibit increased firmness. Ureat Northern
have advanced 305., Bristol and Exeter and Grea
Western 10s., and Midland 155., while South East-
ern have declined ss.

The Foreign and Colonial .lines exhibit no mate-
rial change as regards values.
Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain at about
former rates. London and County realise 571
Oriental Bank, 611; Bank of London, 1651;
Queensland Sheep Company are quoted to 1
prem. ; Imperial Financial, 31 4 prem. ; Fin-
Rum' Corporation, 11 to 16 prem. ; Credit Mobilier,
4 4 prem. ; Credit Fonoier, 31 prem. ; Central
Argentine Railway, 1 to 11 prem.; London and
L'verPool Hotel, 11 to prem. ; and South
Eastern Banking Company, par to prem.

BRITISH FTJNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
3 per Cent. Consols
Ditto Account, Ap 911
89iril 8 ...
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent
89a, i
New 2i per Cent, Jan. 1891.. .. .. • 73i 4i
Annuties, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880..
EDitto for 30
Bilks, expire sth April, 1885.
Dittor
,£l,OOO, 24 & 3 per Cent.
Ditto
£SOO
£lOO and £200
Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr• 238
INDIci GOTERXXENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 —
DDitto 5 per Cent. July, 1670
itto Account..... ........ ..- —
Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent 93
Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ..
Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ll3f
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861
Ditto ditto
Aug., 1866 98f
Ditto Bonds .61.000
Ditto under £1,000......

FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1839 and 1859
Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Ditto 1863 ..
Ditto Scrip, £55 paid 1 dis
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Ditto Account —
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
l. hilian 6 per Cent. —
Ditto 4/ pei Cent
Colombian 6 Scrip £BO pd; — dis
Danish 3 per Cent., 1825
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO
Ditto, Second Issue -
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons..
Ditto Account
Ditto Coupons..
Ditto Account
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Moorish Imperials per Cent
New Granada —
Ditto 2 per Cent.
Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 31. paid — pm
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Ditto Account
Ditto 3 per Cent.
Ditto 44 per Cent., 1862
Ditto Account —
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Ditto Account —
Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 481 5
Ditto Account —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St —
Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 . .
Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 _
Sardinian 6 per Cent B3/
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
..... .._ _ _

Ditto New Deferred
Ditto Account •
Ditto Pak vo
Ditto Account
Splnish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Ditto Account .. 14k
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854
i)itto Account —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858
Ditto Account ...
Ditto £lOO Bonds... —
Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862
Ditto Account . . 69i I I
Ditto, £lOO Bonds 691;
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Dividends on the above payable in Loud Ja.
Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 631
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 67
Ditto Account _

Congols Money TWO O'CLOCK.9If 1
Ditto April Account

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day,

Market decidedly stronger. Sales brobably
7,000 bales. Ircportp, 153 ; previously, 314.

The International Bulletin of the Observatory, in
the 11foniteur, publishes the following :—" A rapid
rise in the barometer took place during last night
le the S.W. of Europe; the barometer, which yes-
terday marked 745.6 at Bordeaux, stands today at
60.8. Under the influence of that change, the
stormy weather has been driven back towards the
Baltic, and a temporary calm has taken place on
the western coasts, from the north of England to
the south of Spain and on the Mediterranean. A
violent gale from the S.W. prevailed yesterday
over Portupl. The weather has to-day become
esim. with a rise in the barometer at Oporto 15
millimetres (0.591 in.)."

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Share Hallways Paid. Price. Business dons
ivy ifranito it St Lawrence all 60 02
skJ Bom.,Barodadr.Centlnd 10c, 1034 1014 1034
Gu. 5 per cent..
20 Do. New . . 8 p 1 P
20 Do. E. Shares
.04 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 51 51.
10 Do. Preference . AB 74 84
'OO f Buflalo,Brant&Godria
I d p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1472
,00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100
100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100
st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin, 100 101 103 102
at Cape Town ez Dock Seri] 100 103 105
stock Eaatn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1054 1062
stock East Indian. go. sp. c. 100 104 105 1044 I
20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 4 P
20 Do. do. H do.
stook Grand Trunk of Canada too 191 201
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 74 16
100 Do. do. deferred...— all 51 51
100 Do. 2d "'rel. Bonds all 66 63
100 Do. do. deferred all 50 53
100 Do. 3d I', ef. stock
100 Do. do. deferred all 33 112
100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 26 28 264 6
100 Do. do. deferred all 22 05
stock Gt.lndlaPeuin.gua.sp.c 100 1031 1041 104 31 14
20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 I
Do. January, 1862 ..
stook Gt. South.of India (Lim
uaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104
204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 10 9/
204 Do. New . 18 11 106,
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 92 94
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 85 87
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 1p
stock Madras. guar., sp.a. .. 100 1u24 1034 1031 3
stook 1)0.11p. o. Extension 100 97 99 98
stock Dc. 4* d 0........ 100 1:2 96
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 --
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 100
50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58
100 Do. 7p. Mortg. Bds. all
SO Newßruravvick Cands
Class A and B. all 3 6
N.lll.C'da6 po Itit bds 100 82 54
stock Scinde (100 103 104 101
stock Do. Delhi 4.,r1 100 1024 1031
RO Do. do 5 2 ip
at Do. Punjaub all 1024 1034
Do. Do. ....... „g , 100 -
ook Do. Indus. St. ) k• 100 98 100
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Can.G or. 6 p.c.J a&J ul}
1877-81 100 101 103 1014
Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aup. 100 100 102
Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept 100 99 101
Do. tp. c. Jan.&July. 10C 90 92
Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91
Cape G. Hope, 6 p (6,7_873 100 106 108
Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110
Do. 1891 100 110 112
-
'Dn. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111
Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113
'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108
Natal Gov. 6 per cent. 100 ItB 110
-- ,N.B.Gov. p.o.J a.JtJul} 100 101 103
f Do. sp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100
S.W. G ov. 5 p z.,lBtlt 100 99 100
Do. sp. 048,4 to I 7( 100 99 10J
- , Do. c10.,1888 dtupwds 100 99 100 994
,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c
- f sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 101
,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO
- iS.Aus G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 109 11l
- yio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dr.July 100
- ,Do. io 60. a An.&Oot.. lOO 1104 1114

BRITISH MINES.
2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I 3d J
ulifford Amalgamated 3i 46
Devon G.Cone.(Tavist ) 1 670 680
East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 70
East Clogau Gold Ltd. a
East Caradon ...... 2.14.8 305 315
East Carn 3.4.0 7 75
E. W'lltussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 41 41
GamASt.Auhyn(Gwen ) 581 10 11
—;Great South Tolgus 17s 4 4.1
C. Wheal Vor(lIelston; 40 36 37 S9l
!Grenville 6.16. t 61 71 7
i tiemd's-Foot ...... 8.12 85 37
1H ingston Downs 4.18.0 4 45
'Lady Bertha
Margaret (Clay Lelant 9} 17 19
Marke Valley..
4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ; 2} 11 1 d
New Setun l9l 8s 65
- • North Downs 2I 11 2
N.Wli'l Baseet(lllo4an 3.1.0 2 21
North Mu:al Crotty
l'ar Consols (a. Blaze),,
Providenoe (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46
South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 440 460
3. Care Brea (Illogan) —
Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 65 60
Stray Park 30.17.6 26 28
ramarSilv.az Lead Alin —
fin Croit 0 195 20
West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12
W C, radon (Ligkeard) 5 21 23
West Seto n
Wheal Basset (Mogan) 55 871 925
Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 10 31 37
Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.0
WhealLud, ott
Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 131 145
Wheat Cieton 5Bl 175 185
Wheal Treiawney (Lis )i 7 2 4 2e4
Wheal Union I 3.17 25 24

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 107
Great Western Orig. 4i per cent. ff., 97
London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 936
Midland 4.1 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 1021
North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent.,
Ditto 46 per cent., red., 99
orth Eastern. York. H. and Selby purchase, 10}
Stockton and Darlington, C 8 per cent., 33
Ditto, B, 8 p.r cent., 33
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf.,
Ditto, new 5 per cent,tli
London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 981 92
Stockton and Darlington, Class D. pf., 281
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London, Tilbury, and:Southend, 100
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
San Paulo (Um.), gua.7 per cent.. 8}
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201
West Flanders, 7}

FOREIGN MINES.
Cape Copper, lim.. 1071
Yudanaulutana of S. Australia, Hm,, 3 it
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

/Mance (11m.),
Anglo-Italian, limited, 5
Australasia,
Ditto, new, 48
Bank of Egypt, 261
Bank of Otago, Ern. 4
British North American. 48}
Bank of London. 165 f
Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 8/
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 43 21
Consolidated Bank, Um., 10/
East London, lim. 7}
European Bank, lim., 81
Hindustan, china, and Japan (iim.), 31
Imperial Bank (Inn.), 27 / ,
Ditto, new, 5
Imperial Ottoman, 18/
Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 31
London Joint Stock, 40/
London and South-Western (lim.),
London and 'Westminster, SO
London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 611
London and County, 571
London and South African, 271
Merchant Bank, lira , lif
Oriental Banx Corporation. 61f
Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 10}
Ditto, new,llo}

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-Mexican Mint, 201 1
Contract Corporation. liar., ok
Discount Corporation, limited, 101
Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Jim.,
Gen. Crc dit and Finance of London, lim,, 8 74
Hudson s Bay, 18
Indian Carrying (lira), 14
International Financial Society, 12 Ili
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri,
Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, si
Joint •stock Discount, lim., 64 11
Land Securities, lim., 44
Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, Jim., s
Ditto, new, 54
London Financial Association, UM, 25 4 4;
London Provincial Marine,',3l
National Discount Company, lim., II:
quebrada Land, I:aiL, and Alining, lima 34
Scottish Australian Investment, Jim-,141

LAW INTELLIGENCE-This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulimirn.)
BE WILLIAMS-:-DEED OF ARRANGEMENT.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.
(Before the Recorder and a Common Jury.)
NOVEL MODE OF SETTLING A TAILORS OVERCHARGES,

LOWENTHAL V. TERRY.

This was an action to recover damages for assault and
slander. Defendant denied the slander, pleading that he
was first assaulted by the plaintiff.
Mr. Howard was counsel for plaintiff, Mr. Grey repre-
senting defendant.
According to plaintiff's evidence it appeared that he is a
tailor, and made a waistcoat for defendant, who is a gentle-
man of property. As it was of superfine blackcloth he
charged 145., which was paid. Some time after this, de-
fendant went into a publichouse, where defendant and a
mutual friend named Mathews were drinking gin and.
water. Mathews spoke to plaintiff, when plaintiff called
out " Keep your own company, and do not speak to that
Jew." Defendant then advanced upon plaintiff, and said
"You infernal thief, what do you mean by charging me
14s. for the waistcoat. You are a swindler." He then
assaulted plaintiff, and hurt his throat.
To answer this, defendant denied that he had used the
language imputed to him, and deposed that he had been
firer assaulted by the plaintiff, who had seized him by the
collar. Whatever defendant did was in self defence, and
not as an assault upon plaintiff, who was alleged to have
been violent.

His Lordship summed up the evidence, and the jury re
warded plaintiff 5 damages.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE POR A VIOLENT ASSAULT
ON A FEMALE.—William Diet; described as a photo-
grapher, of Riohmond-street, Soho, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a woman named
Hambuecher.

The complainant, who gave her evidence through Mr.
Albert, the interpreter, said that for the past eight months
she had lived with the prisoner at No. 12, Richmond-street,
Soho. The prisoner compelled her to go into the streets to
get money, and if she did not succeed in doing so he was in
the habit of beating her. In order to avoid his ill-usage
yesterday she left the house and went to a friend's, bat in
consequence of his going there and making a great disturb-
ance, she was obliged to leave. She walked about
the streets for an hour, and during the whole time
the prisoner followed her, insulting and annoying her.
She told him to leave her, as she could not keep him any
longer; and, as he would not, she pushed him. Upon this
the prisoner struck her several violent blows on the arm and
head, knocking her down. A constable then came up, and
she gave the prisoner in charge.
In answer to the prisoner, the complainant said he forced
her to gp„on the streets, That she did not keep an open
razor to cut his throat, but that he kept pistols to shoot
hor, and that she had not killed or wounded a sweetheart in
Germany,

A young man, named Parrel, proved seeing the prisoner
strike the female a terrific blow, which felled her to the

ground.

James Adams, 135 C, said he noticed the female push
the prisoner, and the prisoner then struck her a severe blow,
and she fell and was insensible for a few moments.

Prisoner entered into a long defence, in the ;course of
which he said that he had received a medal of merit from
the King of Prussia, and that he had become acquainted
with the female in Cologne, and came to this country with
her, and cohabited with her. Last night she knocked his
hat off, and having the Prussian law in his mind, which
allows a person when struck to return the blow, he struck
her.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered the prisoner a base fel-
low for sending the female on the streets, and a coward for
striking her. As for what prisoner said about the Prus-
sian law—
Mr. Albert said it was not the case.

Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for two months,
with hard labour,

WESTMINSTER.

UNPROVOKED ASSAULT UPON A MAN AND HIS WIFE,

Henry Wright was charged with assaulting Richard Buck-
land, of 31, litedway-street, and also with assaulting his
wife.

Complainant said that at 9 o'clock last night he was
with his wife walking through St. George's-road, Pimlico,
when the defendant came up and asked him for a shilling
that he owed him, and upon his replying that he could not
then pay him as he had only 10d., the defendant struck
him two violent Wows on the face with a can ; after this
he also struck the complainant's wife.

Mr. Selfe—How long have you owed him the shil.
ing

Complainant—l borrowed it of him about three weeks
ago.

Defendant—l never le;4 the man a shilling in ray life.
Ile came up amd gave me a smack in the mouth without

any reason.

Henrietta Buckland said she was with her husband, and
had an infant in her arms. Defendant abruptly came up
and demanded a shilling of her husband, and on his offering
to give him 10d., which was all that he had, defendant
struck him several times with a beer can in the face. She
interposed, when the defendant also gave her a blow with
the can.

Mr. Selfe—Had you the child in your arms then?

Mrs. Backland—l had.

Defendant—l never lent him a shilling. I lent it to
another man to buy a chain ho had to sell. He ran up
against me last night, or I should not have known him,and
then he gave me a backhanded blow across the mouth.

Police-constable 288 B —Complainant camo to the station
with her face cove red with blood, and I took tho man.
Defendant was fined 20e, or 10 days.

THAMES.

A MOST DESPERATE LOVER.—Thomas Hanson, a
solemn-looking man, about 25 years of age, the manager
of a common lodging-house, in Gower's-walk, White-
chapel, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with de-
molishing the shutters of the parlour window of Mrs.
Ann Webb, a widow, No. 7, Gower's-row.

. .
The complainant, a laundress, said the prisoner bad
been paying his addresses to her daughter, but owing to
his dissipated habits her laughter rejected his advances,
and determined not to marry him or have any thingmore
to do with him.

Mr. Paget—A very wise resolve on the part of a
young woman.

Mrs. Webb continued. Mr. Hanson came on Saturday
night after I and my daughter had gone to bed. He de-
manded an interview with her. He was refused admix
sion, and then kicked loudly at the door and tried to break
it down. He failed, and then procured a shovel and broke
in the shutters, and would have entered the house if he had
not been prevented by the police. The shutters could not
be repaired. They were completely broken in, and an en-
tirely new pair were required.
Kate Webb, a quiet and interesting looking girl, like her
mother in deep mourning, confirmed her mother's statement,
and said she was fast asleep when the prisoner began to
kick at the door. She looked out of the window and saw
people dragging him away. Sbe then came down stairs
and opened the door, and on peeping out she saw him with
a shovel leaving the adjoining house. She closed the door
again, and went up stairs and called for the police. The
prisoner had threatened her, and said he was determined to
be hung for her.

Mr. Paget—Oh no, he won't, unless you are foolish
enough to marry him.

Witness—l will not do that. I have given him up in
consequence of his drunken habits.
Mr. Paget—l am very glad to hear that. A drunken
husband is very bad. Nothing can bo worso.

Enos Barnatt, a police-constable, No. 56 lf, said he saw
the prisoner in Evans-walk at half-past 10 o'clock on
Saturday night, and he was in a furious passion and sur-
rounded by a disorderly mob. lie took the prisoner into
custody, and he acted in a very turbulent manner, and said
he only wanted to see the young woman.

Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 16s, the
price of now shutters, and a fine of 20s in addition, or be
imprisoned for 14 days.

PITMEN'S STRIKES.—The pitmen employed at
Seghill Colliery, in the Northumberland Steam
Coalfields, struck work for an advance on Thursday. The
Steam Coal Owners' Association have held two meetings
recently to consider the demands made by pitmen, when
after a good deal of deliberation it was determined to resist
unreasonable demands that might be made on collieries in
the trade, and " a call" was made upon the whole of the
pits in the association, which will raise a large sum of
money ; and it was resolved to support them with those
collieries that might be stopped through the unreasonable
demands of the men. The sth of April is about the time
when the yearly and monthly bonds will be entered into
by the pitmen of the North, and it is anticipated that
there will be a good deal of agitation in some districts
about term,

His Honour gave judgment to-day on the question of a
deed of arrangement for the benefit of the creditors under
the 187th section. The proceedings in bankruptcy had
been staid in order that a compromise might be effected, by
three-fourths of the creditors in number and value, and it
had been duly executed, and the Court had been asked to
confirm it, and no creditor appeared to offer any
opposition, His Honour, however, said the Court must
be satisfied that the terms of the deed were reasonable and
equitable, and calculated to benefit the general body of the
creditors. The only way in which the Court would come
to a conclusion was by looking at the deed itself, and in
this case take it to intend what it professed, and assume
that it was equitable, and for the general body of the cre-
ditors, and the deed would be confirmed. He had much
doubt, and he hoped that before long the law would be laid
down mole clearly by.the Lord Chancellor.