The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-01 00:00:00

MARKET NEVVS.-(THIS DAY.)

RAY MAUEETS.
Oa;
SMITHFIELD,— Meadow., Ha) , 31 Os Od to 41 Or
Clover ditto, 31 lons to 4/ 15s; arid Straw, 1/ 3s to 118 s per
load. A fair uvurae,e t.upply. and a dull trade.
7 Oci.
CUMBERLAND —Meadow Hay, 31 34 Od to 4,2 s -
Clover ditto, 31 83 to 4/12s; and Straw, 1143 to 1/93 per •
load. Trade wry inactive, at our quotations.
n od•
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, a/ Os Od to 41
Clov,r ditto, 31 lOs to 4/ 153; and Straw, 1133 to 1184 Per
load. Supply good, and trade dull.

The marketi will re. open to-molrow.
SUGAR —There have been some private sales in
Brazil at full prices. A good many auctions are de-
clared for to-morrow. The quantity of British Plants-
landed last week at the Eist and West India Docks •
was 3,076 hhds 230 tierces 990 barrels; there were
taken tor home consumption 845 hhds 93 tierces 234
barrels. The stock in the same places is 16,271 Oils
1,639 tierces 4 049 bs:rels.
COFFEE —The market is firm.
CoTTON.—There has been a steady market.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the Pet
and West India IXclis was 1,511 puns 122 bbds; therg
were taken f.r home consumption 143 puns 12 hhde,so
exported 124 puns 122 hhds. The stuck in the same
places is 12 817 puns 996 bhds.
a.l to
SALTPETRE.-402 b.trs at auction sold at 245 v•-,,A1:
25s 6d; re:raction 10,i to 14-? t per cent., being
prices. a",
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 37 per cent. on the spot,
Town 38s 9d. ••1

TEA..—The deliveries have rather fallen off.

CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the LoRD CHANCELLOR.)
Pap•
IN RE NORTH OF ENGLAND BANKING CO3IPANY EX
HOLMES—JUDGMENT. t ia,
The LORD CHANCELLOR, in delivering jadgui-th-
this case, said the questian for his decision was, wher"iC
a person who traeeferred his shares in a joint-9074.,
company three years before the stopping of the cotallie
could be made a contributor to the liabilities under otist
wintling.up Act. In all the,ecor,cerns there acres gr.;o-
- floating bAlances and open accounts, sod the
scarcely possible at any given moment to aF.certm°„—ne,
actual profits or losses. Therefore, generally sPen--a
when a person became a purchaser of an interest to "tie
a these concerns, he took it just he found it, with ver.
I:iss or benefit, which ever it might turn Out to r pal t•'
therwise an account of every liability in 00°- ot
ocular transaction up to the time of trap ,
would have to bo escertained, in Ofdeirin so .
arrive at the actual amount of loss, 30d "r-rialeot
a special provision were made to meet a difficulty eL
.kind it would be almost impossible to perform l'°che or_
operation. In this company there had been 1,2%0
1 300 transfers, and if the argument of the apPedanta,. a
right, the amount of loss ought to have been Weft:ftst;
in each of these instances up to the period of MO' of
It was quite clear this could not be done. The O°T,Pbllll.
went on tee sure road to ruin, for the securities an. hoe
they held were scarcely worth the paper on which:„l.oos
were written, except so far as they were used for fiet'-rie.
purposes. hew was it possible to ascertain at whattr-ue.
ocular period a debtor was insolvent. The Es'a" be
doubttdly said that when a man sold his sheresoill
should be absolved from future liability,- but should the
be liable for his proportion of loses sustained by be_
company up to the period when he ceased 1.00
a holder, but in what way was the ascertainment o
losses provided for in the deed of settlement. It Pof
vided that the directurs should kee books_.••
account, and make explicit and true entries of all traol'i.
actions of the bank, acid also that at the half-YeSfr.,
meetings they should exhibit to the shareholders a 0800,
atarement of the profits c!
p proper
rect baiance-sheet, and a had
probable amount of losses. If the directorsid
their duty, which they entirely neglected, there
have appeared on the face of the accounts a consiOszo'f.
able loss; but the accounts were fraudulent ones, ;he,
they showed a large amount of profits when, in fact, a.,
undertaking had rust from its commencement. lie eilt.
sidered that the balance-sheet as rendered bY :
directors at the lialf-yearly meeting were bin-,-0 be
3,
an all the partners; but if be lot at Di es,
he saw no evidence of any-loss to which Mr. 11°11:/r,'
could be made liable. It was true that one viitnesg.,,,he
Headlatio, stated he knew from the first moment 0' the
insolvency of the company; but he was a very cul,Pbd,
person, for he had the charge of the books, se" jog
assisted the directors moat improperly in preisshr'oo
false balonce•sheets, and in decetvieg those to whfa're
they were bound to act fairly. Notwithstanding, t-desl,
fire, the statement of that person, he had no Pra,Leet
evidence on•which he could act before him, wbiobj-iesti,
prove that the company bad sustained any
It
genes,
when Mr. Holmes sold his shares.
there was 11,A ea
he was undoubtedly responsible
none so far as the evidence went. From the belt/114W
sheet the company appeared to be in a prosperous par
not only were there no losses, but there were goi°9!-bit
divided. He was, therefore, clearly of opinion th%ter,
gentleman was not liable for any loss incurred by the k-6-
°
a -
pany, and, without any reservation of any Bert or -1
he would clawith
costs,
the appeal .
Appeal dismissed.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY')
(Before Mr. Jus ice WIGIITMAN.)
THE QUEEN v. Bitoum AND OTHERS' 1010'
Mr. PARRY applied to the Court on behalf of de 4'
James, 1V6013a he described as a gentleman of in ",,-aiter
(hut formerly carrying on business as far
at Swansea, and one of the defendants in this ester.,
a certiorari to remove the indictment into thisoo4
Tree indictment wa3 to be preferr-d against Mr 71110
Sir. Charles S,adne , and Mr. Juhu Broom, 6,1): do'
charge against them was an alleged conspiracy "'Toe
traud a Mr. William Hemp, by cheating at csill','„vestr
anxious to have the matter 17:e- 04
defendantuphe fJaathumb;erosmat was
gated on the civil side of the court at the nest );,-otei.
b 1
on
assizes, and be claimed
t,
a an
oa.
uffiit
hoc
affidavit
described
se,
whichen
trt
bt this application
sd athrphaepdei
ml
ti
,csbiseettli
hewn
out
huan!coor,:b-i-
ear
t"iliotJ
emMajindodrhelnesisli. This person swore that the cf sbo
had been preferred against
attorneyl
iwella liable
. tacquaintedo
Sill
be acted
h ad
prosPeutor, who was a young man o°"„ti set'
It
and excel; inft
chat craftya tl i attorney,
the hope that the Brooms would " " well; toi
tip up hg
in made
the
order to keep Hemp up to the "scratch," "•,,es
threatened to Broom
get to indict for a dopoP,
prosecution in the event of his exhibiting any c-octs.!''
tion to withdraw from the prosecution. The -,,geow.
went on to state, that the deponent had atibi'en„-„,,
met Sill at Becton Villa, in Ht.refordshire, oat
told deponent that he had been imprisoned for od.
time in Whitecross-street, where he acted as onel6o of
wanted deponent to assist him in getting money ° ISO
the Brooms. The deponent met him again on theopeat
of March last, when he told deponent, that if (PP „ for
would secure 3001. worth of. bills, as a consideratooo
foregoing the prosecution, be should " standirt irootts•
totlivlpdoi inhh
him
my the
law, and
wish
to.
extent of a half, remarking, that if the detendigit,, bed
would not come forward and quare the matter, n:„
_sufficient .influence with the Secretary of State toes
Home. Department to get him transported. Mr.
him-elf bad also made an affidavit, and he stated? lee
belief-that on the trial-several intricate points
were likely to arise, which would require that be ea the
have the assistance of counsel, who did not sites that
criminal aide of the court. He added, moreover,'" e.
he did not think he should obtain a fair trial 10,10ott
common jury, for when he was at Lewes, in ?Aare° St the
to surrender to his recognizances, be ascertained 01)00.
tradesmen of the town were itreatly prejudiced sgjoat
him, and many of them had made bets and wsgershartge
he and the other defendants were convicted of the,c- to
dmphbirac;:tirdteirhone,ditstetoaothreahi:cint:asrhsnicteti,
a,tiThhb
erdeetm:
boi.ptrereeeß,
ncnt ,aiicipsa:
as
other tarodefendants se
application,
were assenting parties, g a credit
At. justice WIGUTMAN was not di4ree— tfas
the.scetement that. whole county of Stoles 7i9
hoped
gh jury,
aetirh neefsrot
ersenrindi
would
tv
;Id co,
hrlhete
0:,
judiced against the defendants, but there was tnto
stacle in the way of his granting a certiorari. „ or
oictment had not, yet been found, and granting
plication would onty have the effect of delaying lh 0 00
as in that ce.:se the defendants would have to coin
OA cool to plead.-1;ule refuse! accordiL&P

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Sir itarry and L,(l-, Smith end suite hav 06'
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at Everall's Hotel, Albemarle-street, Piceaddly, Joel
Lieutenant-General Proctor and family, from AV-41e,s;d, 0003
Spot, E..q., and family ; Airs. Clinton WYE"""The clr
Leamington ; arid Bowyer Smyth, Esq., and lady • th, for
nartuti?,3 comprise the Dowager Lady Bowyer 0
Slough; :Mrs. Biggtes Brise. fur Slough; sir Davi A famiy, •
Blair and family, for Leamington; Colonel Lucaspilie 1;0.
for Wales; Mr. and Mrs. Wood, for Wales; Ile"
H. C. Hadlyy and lady. _
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from Aniiens ..to •.Bo_ologne, and rnessa can '—ere`"-
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