The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 15, 1852.

and if PERT, be remembered by them as the States-
man who gave them cheap bread, DISRAELI will be
remembered as the Statesman who gave them
cheap literature.

No time will be lost in bringing forward, or,
at least, announcing the nature of the different
measures of Legal Reform, about to be introduced
with the sanction, and under the auspices, of her
MAJESTY'S Government. The LORD CHANCELLOR

has appointed to-morrow evening for that purpose,
thus evincing a creditable promptitude on a sub-
ject in which the entire community of all classes

and grades in society are so deeply interested.

The Noble and Learned Lord at the same time

declared that all the bills are in preparation, and
that every care is taken to render them as perfect
as possible. This is what we had anticipated

from Lord ST. LEONARDS. The great improve-
ments introduced into the rules and practice of

she Irish Court of Chancery by the Noble Lord,

convinced us that he would assume a prominent

position in the ranks of Legal Reformers; and the
experience of last Session has more than realized
our anticipations. We have it on the very high-
est authority—that of Lord BROUGHAM—not only
the greatest law reformer, but perhaps the most
distinguished of any age or nation, that " within
the last twelve months, more considerable pro-
gress had been made in the amendment of the
law than during any twelve times twelve months
within his recollection." It is tree that many of
these measures had been prepared under the di-
rection of the late GOvernment, and that the Rus-
SELL Ministry, if it remained in office, would
have been justly entitled to the credit thereof.
But, on their secession, the plans which they had
sanctioned were not only fully and fairly carried
into execution, but even extended, and rendered
more beneficial by their successors. There was
no petty jealousy—no captious objections taken
to the productions of their rivals. On the con-
trary, the different parties appeared for once to
have met on neutral ground ; the chief, if not the
only, competition being who should render the
greatest aid in improving the practice, and ren-
dering the administration, of the law as nearly
perfect as any merely human institutions could
hope to be. The LORD CHANCELLOR was nobly
seconded in his exertions by, the Law
Lords, who co-operated zealously and efficiently in
promoting the necessary alterations. It would,
indeed, be difficult now to find any person as-
serting the soundness of the existing system, or
denying the propriety of large and comprehensive

measures of Legal Reform.
Among those measures will, as we have recently
pointed out, be one, or more, relating to the
Ecclesiastical i
Courts. The paragraph in the
QUEEN'S Speech rendered that certain. We sin-
cerely trust that the total abolition of these ob-
jectionable tribunals--the business of which may
be far more efficiently, cheaply, and expeditiously
performed—will be decided on. No sympathy
can be felt for the sinecurists who have so long
battened on the community, and who have alto-
gether neglected the comparatively trifling duties
for which they have hitherto been so extrava-
gantly remunerated. The sole object for which
they were created and maintained appears to have
been the quartering of certain relatives of bishops
on the public purse, without any reference to
their age, sex, or efficiency. We find from
a recent Parliamentary return that women and
children were considered eligible for these situa-
tions ; and it is a matter of public notoriety, that
the reversionary interest in one of the most
lucrative situations has been mortgaged by an in-
surance company for a large sum of money. Surely
the Right Rev. Prelates are sufficiently rewarded
for their own services without any indirect advan-
tages being required. It is exceedingly impolitic
to permit their names to be coupled with such
gross jobs, calculated to bring scandal upon the
Church. The temptation to error should
be forthwith removed. When we find that there
are no less than 26 courts in a single diocese, all
affording opportunities for patronage, but of no
other utility, we can only express our astonish-
ment that such a system should ever have been
sanctioned, or that it should so long have existed,
with all its abuses and imperfections.
The law relating to the management of the
property and the protection of the person of luna-
tics, wil also be ameliorated. The Lord CHAN-
CELLOR, on Friday evening, clearly and distinctly
assumed the responsibility of the necessary legis-
lation on the
nsubject. Lord LYNDHURST had
last Session introduced a Bill for these purposes,
but the Noble and Learned Lord willingly I
surrendered it to the present occupant of the
Woolsack, on whom the duty properly devolved,
and who, representing the Government, pos-
sesses facilities which no private Peer, how-
ever influential, could command. The HO3IE
SECRETARY has also declared in the House of
Commons that the Government was preparing a
measure for the codification of the laws. A;
present, none but professional men of high experi-
ence are acquainted with the real state of the law
on any subject. It is scattered through hundreds,
if not thousands, of volumes. Every man, how-
ever humble, should be made acquainted with the
rules and regulations to which he is bound to con-
form. The law, more especially the criminal law,
should be presented in an intelligible and accessible
form, so that "he who runs may read," and
understand what his duties to his Sovereign and
his neighbour require at his hands. We have it
on the authority of Lord BROUGHAM, that " the
whole of the first branch of the Criminal Law
Digest—that relating to crimes and punish-
ments—has been fully examined by one Commis-
sion, after being diligently prepared by another."
It is the second branch relating to procedure
that alone requires revision. This digest is not
intended to alter the existing law, but merely to
state its provisions accurately in a simple and in-
telligible form. Any amendment will be a matter
for subsequent consideration, but when the Digest
is completed, when the defects and incongruities
of the law are rendered apparent, such amend-
ments may be introduced with comparative ease,
and without incurring the risk of creating greater
evils than those which it was intended to remedy.
It is, indeed, time that the prolixity and confu-
sion in our statute laws should be set aside, that
the English should know with clearness and pre-
cision that which they are called on to obey. It
is not merely the Criminal Law that requires this
codification. That is, unquestionably, the first to
be undertaken; but the whole of the Statute Law,
and of the Common Law, should be subjected to
the same process. Litigation will thus be pre-
vented, and " the glorious uncertainty of the law"
will be a thing of the past at which our descen-
dants may well wonder, and which they can
scarcely conceive.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE DUNE OF WELLINGTON.--
We announced on Saturday that carriages with persons
going to houses to see the procession pass, would be allowed
to set down in Piccadilly at any hour in the morning not
later than nine o'clock ; and to houses on any other part of
the line between Piccadilly and Temple-bar, not later than
half-pad nine o'clock. We are now authorised to state that
it has been found expedient to alter the thne from nine
o'clock and half-past nine, to half-past eight o'clock and

nine.
SACRED HARMONIC SOClETY.—Special performances
will take place at Exeter Hall, on Wednesday and Thurs
the
-
day next, the evening proceeding and the evening of
day of the Duke's funeral. They will be on the Society's
usually extensive scale, conducted by Mr. Costa. Hand
St.er
Dead March in Saul, some of the music to be sung at s
Paul's at the funeral, and appropriate pieces, have been
selected for the occasion. Similar appropriate celebrations
will be held at the Town-hall, Birmingham, and elsewhere
in various parts of the country.
" LIVING MARIONETTE THEATRE," LEICESTER-SQUARE.
—The talented troupe of children now exhibiting at the
theatre, are very ably drilled to their new line of business,
' which consists merely of strutting on the stage, only going
through the action, whilst the speaker is placed behind the
Coulisse; but the easy and graceful style in which these
talenteyoungsters go through their evolutions must be
seen to be appreciated. A cleverly-written version of
" Uncle Tom's Cabin" is now running a successful career,
which, together with a charming ballet, and a laughable
farce, constitute this admirable entertainment. Great
praise is due to Mr. F. Cooper, the manager, for the talent
he evinces in getting up the. pieces, and training these
dumb comedians, which rival in comicality the celebrated
wooden dolls of Mr. Simpson.
GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENT.—Henry Charles Mules,
Esq., is appointed one of the three chief commissioners of
the Tithe and of the Land Inclosure Commission for
England and Wales, in the room of Captain Wentworth
Buller, R.N., deceased. Mr. Mules was formerly secretary
to the Inclosure Commission, and has acted in the same
capacity to the united board ever since the consolidation
of the Tithe Commission,

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool, on Saturday,
were estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales, of
which 1,500 American were taken on speculation.
The market closed heavily, without alteration in
prices. The sales comprised 3,0b0 American, 100
Egyptian at 7d. to 72d., and 400 Surat, at 4d. to
4i-d. per lb. In Railway Shares only a limited
business done, the dealers and brokers being en-
gaged in preparing for the settlement. The con-
tinuation was heavy and bullish.
Wheat is barely so dear.
The mail from Brazil brings favorable intelligence
from Rio as to the general state of business, and it
is gratifying to learn that the crops of sugar And
coffee will be large.
The Buenos Ayres accounts are very interesting.
There had been a species of counter-revolution,
and. a new Government appears to have been
formed. Judging from the patriotic and wise course
hitherto adopted by General Urquiza there was
really no occasion for this. The General hasd one
all in his power to benefit the province and
without the slightest view to his own aggrandize-
ment. Probably the new government would imitate
his moderation, though it had already reversed
some of his acts. National Custom-houses, for ex-
ample, were abolished. The uncertainty that pre-
vailed was injurious to trade, but a moderate busi-
ness had been done, and it was hoped the deposit
system would be continued. If so all articles would
be admissible to deposit, and the ad valorem duty
would be I per Cent. per month, as storage charge
on manufactured goods, with a reduction of 25 per
Cent. on the rates leviable at present on other
articles.

The mercantile advices by the Overland Mail
from Calcutta are satisfactory, and there was a fair
demand for imports.
At Amsterdam, on the 13th inst., Dutch Stocks
were firmer. In Foreign, business was quite re-
stricted.

The railway meetings announced are the follow- 20
ing: Killarney Junction, 30th Nov., Dublin; .1-1
Leeds Northern, Ist Dec. Leeds; Royal Swedish, rt.
22nd Nov., Gottenburg; Waterford and Kilkenny, st.
26th Nov., London Tavern; West Flanders, 20th 20
Nov., Office; ditto, 26th Nov., Bruges. 10
To secure the allottment of new shares (in the
50St.
preparation of one new for two original), the Dijon
and Besan2on shares must be sent to the Paris 40
office on or before the 10th November, for the pur- 25
pose of being stamped. A deposit of 41. per new 25
share will be required, for which a receipt will be StB.l
given, to be subsequently exchanged (should the St.
concession be granted) against provisional certifi- st.
cates, credited as 41. paid. Should the company 50
fail to obtain the concession, the deposit of 41. per 25
share to be returned in full, but without interest,
1
within six months, at the latest, from Ist Novem- 285 t.
ber, 1852. 50
The form of receipt has been seen, and, from the st.
following paragraph at foot, it is clear that the 15
document is not of a negotiable character :—" Le 50
St
present certificat est personnel et incessible, et ne
16
saurait constituer aucun droit en d'autres maens 16
que colles du Tutlelaire."
The following note, dated Bth inst., has been re- E
ceived from the office of the Great Southern and 2C
Western (Ireland) :—" With reference to the reso- 1((
lution passed by the shareholders of this company, st
at the half-yearly meeting, held on the 28th Aug.
last, authorizing the conversion of their original Si
(501.) shares into stock, I have now to acquaint sl
you that henceforth the buyers of these shares will SI
be furnished with certificates of stock representing
the amount of the shares so purchased." 11
The Directors of the Paris and Orleans Railway 21
Company have reminded those shareholders, who,
in consequence of the recent conversion of their 21
certificates, are entitled to new dividend shares, 21
and may desire to transform them into new omnium,
shares, that upon payment of 350 francs (141.) per
share, such exchange will be permitted to take 5
place.

The following note, dated 9th inst., has been re-
ceived from the Secretary ofthe North Staffordshire
Railway Company :—" I beg to acquaint you, for
the information of those interested, that application
will be made in the present Session of Parliament
for leasing or amalgamating this line with the Lon-
don and North Western, in accordance with the
circular of the 9th ult."
The English stock market is without any change
of importance, and business very restricted. Con-
sols are 1001 for transfer, and 1001 I for ac-
count. The New 31 per cents. have been 1021 to
103, and the 3 per cents 991 to Exchequer
Bills .of March are 725., and India Bonds 85s.
premium.
Messrs. Devaux and Co. have informed the com-
mittee of Turkish Scripholders that the Loan was
introduced to them by Messrs. Blount and Co. of
Paris, and that they kept 60,0001. of it for
themselves.

Foreign Securities have not generally moved,
but there is a rally in Turkish Scrip within the last
half hour from 2 and 24 to 21 and 34 premium.
The Swedish Loan is flat atl4 Discount. Vene-
zuela Deferred Bonds have been 154. Mexican
Stock has been firm at 25 to 4. Buenos Ayres is
down 5 to 6 per cent. on account of the new poli-
tical change. Brazilian Scrip realises 14 premium.
Sardinian Bonds are firm at 984. Belgian Four-
and-a-Half Per Cents bring 964 to 4.
Railway Shares have been influenced by the set-
tlement of the Account which is now in progress,
and most of the old lines, which had been a little
flat early in the morning, are better since. French
Shares are all rising again, and some are 1/. to 30s.
dearer. Mines are dull.

BRITISH FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK THIS DAY,

Business done,
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities....... ...... .. 99
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities.. ...... ......... 100 i
New 31 per Cent. Annuities..... ..... ......... 103 2'
India Bonds, £lOOO. ....... ........... . 85
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills lid. March. June.
£lOOO.. 75
£5OO 172 75
Small 75
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK
Brazilian Scrip 1
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 75
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent...
Ditto 5 per Cent
Grenada Bonds, la per Cent

1064

Ditto Deferred -
Mexican 3 per Cent
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent

10
~. 25i 5

.. 105
98i

Ditto 4k per Cent...........
Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ...
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent ......
Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 2sk
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 10 Gu. £ B2
Swedish Loan
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852. 2i 1g 2i p
Ditto Account 2i / p.
Venezuela Bonds lsi
Belgian Bonds, 2} per Cent. Ex. 25fr.
Ditto 41 per Cent. Ex. 25fr. 964 /
HALF-PAST TWO
Connsols
Ditto Account, Dec. 9 lOO.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCXLVIII.

By the various commissions in the market this morn-
ing, I perceive I must change my selection of last week
for the Great Warwick Handicap ; Ariosto on Saturday,
and again to-day, having been backed in a very free
manner, evidently showing that mischief is meant with
him ; and as he will have the assistance of one of the
leading jockeys of the day—Nat,—he must be there or
thereabouts. He will be my substitute for Gladiole, my
pick of last week. Miss Ann this morning has received
a good deal of support ; and, as she represents her sta-
ble, is decidedly dangerous. Hungerford was in great
force on Friday and Saturday morning, but about
day began to decline, and this morning is quoted at 8
and 10 to 1, layers. If he is meant his chance, now
Gladiole is set aside, he is one of the best in the race.
20 and 25 to 1 was offered yesterday against Tomboy ;
this morning a commission out in his favour has forced
him up to twelves. The Odiham party have supported
their horse steadily, and he stands firm at small odds.
Lindrick remains as on Saturday— about 5 to 1.
What little has been done on the Welter Cup is entirely
in favour of Agis, about whom, anything above 3 to 1 is
taken freely.
The betting on the Grand Steeple-chase makes Abd-
el-Kader the favourite at 5 to 1 ;_ a good bit of money,
however, has been invested on Maurice Daley, Proceed,
Carrig, Peter Simple, and Peter, at 7 and 8 to 1 each.
For the Hurdle Racee there is nothing in force but
Tomboy, about whom 3 to 1 is taken very freely.
It is understood, in well-informed quarters, that the
field for the Great Warwick Handicap, will consist of
Alonzo Ariosto, Miss Ann, Hungerford, Little Fawn,
Lough '
Bawn, Tomboy, Odiham, Lindrick, Trifle, Isebia,
Dame Tattle, and Ibis.
Maurice Daley and Abd-el-Kader are first-rate ani-
mals for investment for the Steeple-chase, both to -win
and for places.

THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF,

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Major
General the Hon. George Anson, M.P., has been elected to
succeed Mr. Glyn as the Chairman of the London and
North-Western Railway Company, and Mr. Robert Ben-
son has, we understand, been elected as deputy-chairman,
in the room of Mr. Smith, resigned, but who continues a
member of the board.—Times.

MISS WOOLGAR'S BENEFIT.—This most popular and
accomplished actress has announced her benefit for to-
morrow evening at the Adelphi Theatre, of which she has
been for several seasons the most useful and brilliant orna-
ment. The pieces aro—" The Flowers of the Forest,"
"Mephistopheles," and "A Wife for a Day." We have
no doubt that the attendance will be fully commensurate
with the merits of this charming artist.

The vacant professorship of English language
and literature at the London Universityhasbeen filled up
by the appointment of Mr, David Masson.—Mlwavint.

THE SHARE MARKETS.

BRITISH RAIL-WAYS•

Paid I RAILWAYS.

Closing Prices
on Saturday.

00 'Aberdeen

BilAmbg. Nottng. Bost,

& Eastn. June
all Birmug. Wolverh. &
Stour Va11ey.........
28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. &
Cheshire Junct......

all Do. Chesh. & Birk.,
£5O & £25 Cons....
184 Do. £2O

.00 lBristol & Exeter,

LOO jCaledonian.

all Chester & Holyhead
all Cork and Bandon....
45 Dublin&Belfast June.
all Dundee Perth &Aber-'

deen Junction ...
all Do. New ...........

all I East Anglian CE2S L.

& E. &L. &D.)....
all Do., (£is E. & II.).

all Eastern Counties.

all Eastern Union, Class,
A. late E. U. 5h....
6 Do do..

all Do.; B. & C.......
LOO East Lancashire ..

all East & West Ind. Dk.
& Birming. June....
100 Edinburgh & Glasgow
100 Edinb. Prth. &Dundee
100 Glasgow & S.Western
100 Great Northern Stk..

100 Do., A A. Stock
100 Do., i B. Stock
all Great Southern ad
Western (Ireland)
100 Great Western
11 Irish South Eastern

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all Lancaster & Carlisle
11i Do., Thirds
100 Lancash. &Yorkshire
15 Do., Fifths
11i Do., Wst. Riding Un
all Leeds Northern
all Liv.Crsby.& Soutpt.
all London & Blackivall
3 Lond. Tilb. & Sthend.
100 Lond.Bright.& S.Cst.
100 Nondou dzN.Western
12 Do., Fifths
1 Do., £lO Shs., M &
B. ...C.
100 London &S. Western
42i Do., £5O. .......

34 Do., £4O
all Lndndrry.&Coleraine
all Lndndrry. & Ennisk.
100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln.
4h Do., Man. &Lin. Un
100 Midland

LOO Do. Birming. & Dover
47i Midland G.West.(lr.)
17 Do. Shares
all Newcastle &Carlisle..
1.00 Newmarket............

14 Newpt.Aberg.&Htfd.
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all North Western.

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100 Scottish Central
100 Scottish Midland
100 Shrewsbury & Birmg
100 Do., L. & N. Westn
Guaranteed Stock
8 Shrewsby. & Herefd
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
all Do. Halves, do.
20 Do. Osviestry .....
6i Shropshire Union
... Do., A.B.C.&D.fuly
paid up at p. c.
sli South Devon
100 South Eastern
all South Wales
15 S. Yorksh. River Dun
5 Do
16-i Stockton & Hartlepl.
19 Thames Haven Dock
and Railway
17 Vale of Neath
all Waterfd. & Kilkenny
all Waterford&Limerick
13 West Cornwall
all West London
1 Woodford
. 100 York Newctl. & Berw.
20 Do. Extensions
10 Do. G.N.E. Purchase
. 100 York &N. Midland..

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