The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-28 00:00:00

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THE " AMERICA." TO E 6 BEATEN !-By the Cor-
nelius Grinnell, Now York liner, which passed the Wight on
Thursday, a passenger named Webb has come over for the
purpose of introducing a new model of a clipper yacht, to
beat (he says) the celebrated " America" of last year! He
visited Cowes yesterday,—Portsnwuth Times and Naval
Gazette,

LAW AMENDMENT SOCIET Y.
; On Saturday the society for promoting the emend-
. ment of the law held its annuli diener at the Crown
and Sceptre Tavern, Greenwich. The chair was filled by
Lord BROUGHAM. who, in proposing ac e tnaea
"Suc-
cess to the Society," said that Wftzt to express a wish for
what the society already possessed. They would, there-
' fore; understand by the toast, further and continued sue-
` hese. Their success had been very great, especially
during the last twelve months, in which time more consi-
derable progress had been made in the amendment of
the law than during any twelve times twelve months in
his recollection, When they met te,,,,ether
not
e omeasuresfid which
eb
tappearedfli ,
a neatesthd eabe?no.
in
success
eventhey
great improvement, the new Evidence' Bill, thnugh' they
had every reason to hope that it would pass, many ob-
stacles stood in the way. Then came the opening of
Parliament, under auspices equally encouraging, for the
speech from the throne announced that impertant im-
' provements in equity and law had been considered,
and reports of commissions had been received,
and that on then] measures had been pre-
' pared end were about to be presented for the considera-
, don tied adoption of Parliaineet. He hardiy ever re-
' membered a speech trees the thrloarirgee ianspwaheeicahstoaei
' amendment of the law occupiedso
that occasion. no remembered a speech from the throne
at the end of the session of 1831, in which the subject
was referred to, but that oueht to be ascribed to the die
appointment atisieg from the rejection of the Reform
Bill, and he thought it likely that the Ministry on that
occasion considered it advisable to dwell on the only
.success which they had achieved. In that speech, if he
' recollected, law atnendinsnt, was spoken of are carried on
" so as to (ring justice home to every man's dour." Teat
r' alluded to the L Courts Act, which was postpoced
to 1833, when it was defeated by a narrow majority.
This year not only had the question of law amendment
been made a prominent feature of the Royal speech, but
the most important measures had been introduced and
' were happily about to be carried, that had been passed
within his recollection. These measures had been pro-
posed by the late Government most honestly and fairly,
and he now said so the more willingly, because at first
a difference had existed as to the mode of procedure in
the House of Lords and Commons, but all these differ•
ences had ceased, and the most important fundamental
changes in the Court of Chancery were resolved to be
proceeded with, end to be passed into law with the
least possibly delay. Politics were excluded by the
rules of the society, and he would there-
fore only say, that from some accidental circumstances,
circumstances which no one understood, and least of all
the late Government themselves—(A laugh)—they re-
tired from office. The new Government, however,
adopted their measures completely, and whatever preju-
dices any of them might have had, these were not al-
lowed to interfere, and the plans of their predecessors
were fairly and fully, and honestly carried into execu-
tion. He regarded all this as a great indication of the
progress of the spirit of reform, and of safe, because
well-considered and deliberately-prepared, amendment
of the law. It was almost the only ground on which
contending parties equally appealed to the country. It
was true that in profession a Protectionist was almost as
difficult to find as a person against law amendment; but
while as to real intention there were still many Protec-
tionists, there was nobody who in his secret wishes was
sot for amending the law, all being for it, and nobody
against it.—(Hear, hoar.) Such was the change which
had taken place during the nine or ten years for which
the society had been in existence.—(hear.) Straws
showed how the stream ran, and he noticed that day
that in the Harrow speeches one was a translation of a
speech on law reform, which could not have been se-
lected on account of its eloquence.—(flear.) Even if
the person who made that speech had been gifted with
eloquence, he defied him to exercise it in dealing with
the terms and forms of the law, with pleas, and essump-
sits, and demurrers, with writs, practice, processes. and
bills. The selection of a subject so dry and intractable
showed that it was arresting attention among portions of
the community whero it might least be expected to meet
with a response.—(Hear.) What remained then for the
society but to persevere in its efforts? Ho might draw
their attention, specially, to the subject of local judica-
tures, on which they now had six or seven years' expe-
rience,—not a long experience certainly, but one on
which ample reliance might be placed from the wide
surface over which during that period it had been
spread. The great, invaluable, and necessary light of
experience was indispensable to any safe and salutary
reform of the legal system—(gear)—and having now
had the benefit of that light, let their aim be to correct
existing defects, and do all that could be done to cor-
rect and extend the local judicatures.—( Hear, hear.) In
" bringing justice home to every man's door," they
ought not to depart so far from a due centralizition as
to run the risk of injuring the general system of
our jurisprudence or ruining the profession of the
law, and one of the most important and diffi•
cult inquiries which would be intrusted to that com-
mission, which he hoped to see issued on the subject
would be to reconcile the due distribution of local judi-
catures with the general interests of our jurisprudence,
and the welfare of that profession with which, as
supplying the judges of the land, Lord Denman in his
letter had well observed, the interests of the community
at large were bound up.—(hear, hear.) Between the
interests of the bar and those of the suitors God forbid
that there should be any hesitwion, but he believed. that
by improving the proceeding of the superior courts, both
suitors and the profession would be great gainers, and no
sacrifice of either to the other would be required.
Whatever improvements, however, might be effected in
this way, he held it to be impossible to dispense with
local courts. The digest of the law was another subject
which he considered to be of great importance, and
some progress had been made with regard to it. A
comae ssion had 20 years ago reported in favour of such
a change, but he regretted that their recommendation
was not accompanied by a sample. Digests of the
criminal law and of criminal law procedure had since
been prepared, and should have been carried through
Parliament. He hoped, however, to see not only a
digest of the criminal law, including procedure, but a
general digest of all the law, common and statute.
Having touched on several other topics, the Noble and
Learned Lord concluded by proposing continued success
to the society.
Mr. Commissioner PANE, whose health was drunk in
connexion with a toast dedicated to the fusion of law
and equity, said that he presided in a court " of law and
equity," so
o that the union was already recognised. no
had found often that while the inferior judge, the com-
missioner, acted en the principle of this union as sanc-
tioned by Act of Parliament, the superior judges de-
clined to do so. The commissioner proceeded to deal
with a question of law to the best of his ability, and
when he had struggled with and disposed of it the Court
above said, " We don't understand the law; let an action
be brought." The inconvenience resulting was exhibited
in enormous bills of costs, and this tossing (or " bandy-
ing" as Bentham called it) of the suitor from court to
court, gave rise not only to that but to many other
evils. The great: object to be accomplished was, that the
courts of law should undertake as many of the duties of
the equity courts as were not inconsistent with their
own duties. If their Noble President assisted the
society in its efforts ho had no doubt they would succeed
in effecting this great improvement in their jurispru-
dence. _ _ _ .

Mr. J. STEWART, whose name was coupled with the
toast of " the Free Transfer of Land," in acknowledging
the toast, said that question had received a very consi-
derable accession of strength from the labours of the pre-
sent Parliament, The Act for the Enfranchisement of
Copyholds was a very iwnortant measure, and might
now be regarded as settled by the deliberations of the
committee of the House of Lords on principles which se-
cured a complete and satisfactory adjustment of the
whole question. Those principles were applicable to
freeholds as well, for they had all been striving to obtain
a shorter form of conveyancing. While a sixty years'
title to land was requisite, the number of purchasers
must be comparatively small; and if the title was
shortened the number of purchasers must be propor-
tionally increased. The Copy hold Eafrabchisement
Bill had shown that this could be done. While the
purchase of land was surrounded by such enormous
expenses as was at present the case, the value of the
land must suffer proportionally; and on this point
he complimented the Lord Chancellor for having
inserted a clause to tax and moderato the charges
connected with copyhold enfranchisernents. A si-
milar provision ought to be made with reference to
the transfer of freehold property. Consols were now at
33 years' purchase, while land in the most favoured si-
tuations was only at 30 years' purchase.—(Hear, hear.)
Now, he would venture to ask if the transfer of land
was placed on a proper footing, it would raise its value
to. 40 years' purchase 10 years hence. Why should
land across the Channel be at 40 years' purchase when
in this favoured country it stood at 30, and, though a
better and safer investment, was under the price of
Censols?—(Hear, hear.) The improvements which he
advocated would not only increase the value of his pro-
perty to the owner, but benefit all classes connected
with the soil, down even to the agricultural labourer.
Mr. R. LowE, who responded to the toast of " Co-
dification," with which his name was connected, said
that the subject was one which in a few years was des-
tined to eccupy a prominent place in the attention of
the people and the discussions of the Legislature, 'The
State had hitherto confined itself to the grievances of
the suitor, but he would not be satisfied until the pro-
blem bow best to ascertain facts and discuss p Unts of
law had been solved, until that solution was applied to all
facts and law alike—and until the investigation of truth
was at all times conducted in the best possible way. lie ap-
prehended that the means of investigation should be the
best that the human intellect could devise, and that they
should not be of one kind in one court and of another
kind in another. Ho was far from thinking that all had
been done which could be done in this direction. A great
step had been taken in laying the foundations of reform
in the Court of Chancery, but the system of taking elle
deuce provided was likely to be attended with expense
and delay.—(Hear, hears) The doctrine of law_rreP:rs.
had attained such public favour, that tesnaya!peo of it;
posed to snatch at any measure that offered nu
cob
law
and such was the case with the Bill as tc:.
law reform,
procedure —(Hear, hear.) Ho believed
otf
sure calculated to embarrass thet :side
as opposed to
belmi:o.:thwoeurgohnt
otthacectuimsteamh:dd
to be mea-
and which would have to
sound principle.—(Hear.)
codification, and when
embark in co
come when they shouldw
would have an
impor.
attention to the substantive in_
tent effect upon procedure. Mon
that law terms
ad-
mittedto consider that law was
and that conveyances were capable
of definition,
to short forms. At present it was Luse
of bring reduced
a man had
'We to tell what remedy for breach of con-
tractpossi made up his mind in what court ho was
until ho
to proceed. When the law was Studied as a substantive
absurdities would
science such a appear in their real light,
and the mind would be convinced of the necessity that
all law Flieolld ho admihisterod in tile trine • tribunals—
that a man should not be obliged to go to a common law
court to Provo Lia iojutiea there, then to a court of

e..Tl,?siastical juiisdietioD aral then to the Irons° of
Lore- ,
hear.) Mr. Lowe concluded by grace-
fully compl.1:.11:i!?g Lord Brougham, on the great speech
on I
•:.w rerorrn, to a hie h 2 h d alluiltd, and on hi, la-
hours in the cause of vv;•;iell l c was ono of the, earliest
teacherS. Ue erpreescd only flan wishes of the sociel
and of the public at large, when he hoped that the
Noble Lord might, live to see the grem work brought to
a I-2appy conclo,ion of which he had raised the Wanda-.
tions and built the works.
"Law 114orrners of the C''=," was proposed as
a toast, and daly responded to by Mr. W. tlawes,
in reply, made 'owe excellent observations upon the
pret;e7eratrl hoortider'rgofthe County Courts.
toasts Were proposed, the majority cf
teem professional, before the party broke up.

THE COUNTRY NrARKETS-
mANcHEsTER, JUNE 23.-IVith the exception of Thurs-
day and Friday, the weather during the week has again been
showery and unsettled, which circumstance, coupled with a
continuance of very limited supplies of English Flour has
.kept the trade in that article steady, a fair consumptive
de-
mand having been experienced at fully previous prices. In
Oats or Oatmeal no change has occurred. At our market
this morning there was only a moderate amount of business
passing, and no change can be noted in the value of any article.
GLASGOW CA I'TLE MARKET, JUNE 24. At our market
to-day the numbers were —oxen, 5'16 ; sheep, 1,068;
2,151. Although the supply of
cattle was small, sales were
effected very slowly, wits; ratter a downward tendency.
Best ox beef 48s per cwt, current 455, middling 38s to 470.
At the close of the market a clearance was not effected.
Sheep much the same as last da). Best aged wethers 54d,
current hd, middling 4d to 4i per lb ; all sold. Top price
of best lambs 18s, current 12s to 14s; small Highland lambs
7s to lOs ; mostly sold.
ABERDEEN, JUNE 25.—Grain—Oats 17s 6d to 18s Od,
401bs per bushel ; barley, Os Od to 6d, 521bs per bushel;
bear, 00s Od to 27s tid, 521bs per bushel; wheat, red 36s to 375;
ditto, white 42s to 432,6211 as per bushel; oatmeal, 14s tai to 15s
per boll; flour, 30s to 31s Od per sack. Provisions—Beeff
4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 4d
to 6d ; pork, ditto, 4d to Cd ; lamb, per lb., 6d to Od ;
tallow, per stone, 3, Od to 3s 63 ; new potatoes, per peck,
4s to Es; salmon, per lb, Is Od tot s Od; hares, each, as
to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per lb, 7d to 8a;
eggs, per doz, tid to 8d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od ; hem',
pet pair, 2s 6d to 3s Od; chickens, ditto, 2s Od to 2s 6d; ducks, doss
Is 6d to 2s Od; ducklings, ditto, 2s to 2s 6d ; turkeys, each, 6s
to 7s Od; geese, ditto, is to 7s; butter for exportation (present
cure), per cwt, 62s to 64s ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen,
to od; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stoae of 141bss
Os Od to Os Od; pork, fine small, 5s 6d to Os Od; pork, large
3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of '204 lbs, Os to 0-.
Meal—Oatmeal, is 5d to Is 6d; barley dust, 9d to Od
peasemeal, Os Od to 2s Od ; aids, Od to 7d ; beremeal, Is 5d
to is 63; flour, Is 8d to is 9d; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; barley
flour, la 5d to is 6d.

DALKEITH, JUNE 24.-The relative weight per four bushels
of the three prices of wheat were 18st 121 b, lest 31b, and 17st
I lib. Oate, 13st 31b, 12at 21b, and llst 61b. Barley, 16st 11b,
15st 101 h, and 15st 11b. Peas and beans, 18st 131 b, 00st ulb,
and 18st 9ibs.
Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior.
350 Wheat ... ...... Z 2 5 0 £2 1 0 £1 18 0
730 Oats
111 Barley 1 10 6 1 8 6 1 4 6
17 Peas and Beans 1 14 0 0 0 0 1 13 0
Average of wheat 40s 7id.
CORK, JUNE 25.
The trade here, while it is very brisk, is firm, the market be-
ing influenced somewhat by the weather and the advices from
the English side. We have not any arrivals of consequence to
report from abroad. The receipts of home grain are very
small. In prime foreign wheat we have a very extensive busi-
ness passing, and the trade is firm with somewhat of an upward
tendency. For Egyptian we experience a fair demand, and
fiwt the
ha ha
fla tvoi
euc
rl
literally
t imenr rayawli
which
bi
eneh
oi qut
ha ic,lntager dgdefoui
doing.
1 consumptive
6d
Ap e
gr
oboadrbr
business
demand
nmeas dearer.sndis
passingn oats
exists
forat s
at
late prices. Coarse flours continue to find ready purchasers.
We have only a moderate trade in Indian corn, still stocks of
the article being now in few hands, holders demand an advance
of 2s 6cl per ton over the prices of last week. We may quote
the value of Galatz 8/per ton.
Barrels. Currency.
O White wheat 00s Od to 00e Od 00s ocl-20 stens
O Red wheat ...00s Od to 00s Od
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od} 001 Od-20 do
O Ditto oos Od to 00s ed
_ 0 Barley 00s Od to 00s Od
O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od. -00 do
0 Ditto oos Od to 00s Od
0 Bere 00s Od to 00s Od Os Od
29 Oats lls 4d to 11. ed
0 Ditto ... OO. Od to 00s Od 00s Od--O do
O Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od)
O Pigs Ods Od to 00s Od 00s Od per cwt
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 0 barley; 0 bare; 4 oats;
0 pigs.
QuantaiitiytyocfAGwrra.in and Number of Pigs sold last week 1
Second quality Wheat, 18. Barley, 18. Oats, 361. Pigs, 0.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
Friirftsht qualityqu CURAXNCY.
Third quality ............ 53s
Fourth quality .... _. .
62,67075. FirstTSehciordnqd:
ua a
lli
qualityti yty ...... ........ • •
5681:
Sixth quality 383 Sixth quality ..••••••••••••• 29s
Return of Cattle sold for week ending June 19.
48.59 FFoifuthrthquqaluialtyity.
.......................
.. kg:
Pigs, 240. Sheep, 433. Cows, 46.
CORK.-Flour-First 12s 6d to 13s Od; extra 14s 6d;
seconds, 108 ed to 12s 9 • households 90 to We 6d ; thirds, 7s to 9s
pr cwt. Oatmeal 10. 6d to 11s 03; Indian mealBs to 8.3 d; wheat-
meal, 9s 6d to lOs per cwt. Indian corn 715 s to 71 17. 6d pet ton.
Bran 87.6 d to 90s per ton. Hay-Farmors 22. Od to 28.; average
ON ; dealers 32. to 40s Od; avers 'se 0 )s per ton. Straw- Farmer!
22s Od to 25. Od; average COs;' dealers 00s Od to Os el
average ON Odper ton. Bread--W neaten loaf 6d to 01;
household loaf bd to Od. per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
103 per lb. Eggs-3s 10d to 4s Od per hundred. C0a15...-.
Newport 14. Od ; Lydskey 156 ; Landore 00s ; Culm,
12s ed per ton. Tallow 38. Od to 391 per el"
Whisky, 25 o. p., N9d per imperial gallon. Mu t
-Beef 4id to 7d; mutton 5d to bid; veal 4d to
73 ; pork 44 to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages bd per lb. Hoes
8? 8s to 9/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 2117. 6d to 3/ Os pat ton.
Rash, red 71 to 8110 s per ton. Fleece wool 14s to 15s per stone.
Hemp 291t034/ per ton. Fish-Ssoteh herrings 18. to 191; red
4itto, 24, to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ per
tin. Timber-Memel, 70a per ton; red pine, 31 bs ;
ditto, 31 15. per ton; deals, 151 to 131 per 10. Hider-.
Market 160 to 245; salted 18. to 24s per cwt ; calf skins
3d to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9cl; pinks,
10d to 12d. Guam. -Peruvian, 111 10s to ill; Ichabos, o'
ts9l 0a per ton. Tar-Archangel, 19e per barrel. yellow