The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-23 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam BO7 .. 2931 ..,
Harlingen 477 .. 1085 .. • • 118 .. U 6
63
Hamburg 65
.. 084
.. . ~ . .•
Amsterdam .. 83 .. —• •
Medemblik ~ 121 .. 1575 .. • •
Bremen . 7l ..
Boulogne . —.. 406 .. 26
.
Nieu Diep —. _
.. ..... .. • .
Antwerp — — .. 22 ..
Ostend . ..... —
..
.. . . 15 ..
Calais
.. .. • • '. 58
Dordt.
relining. . 1232 .. 747 .. —..— •
..

.- • • -..

• • ..". • • --- • • --
• • -- .. - • • 30

--- --
Total ....2,619 .. 7,960 .. .. 568 .. 270
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 l7ll ... 3,051 .. _ .. 440 .. 6
18(i1 .. 1096 .. 5,017 .. .. 122 .. 68
1860 1643 .. 6,224 .. _
.. 371 .. 142
1859 1043 .. 4,720 . 101 .. 95 .. 22
1858 --• • -- • • — •
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Nov. 24, 1862, and this day.
Monday, Nov. 23, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Nov. 24,
1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c...
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 5 4
Prime Southdown do.

Nov. 23,
1863.
1 3 4to 3 8
310 4 4
4 6 410
410 5 0
310 4 4
4 6 410
50 5 4
66 5 8
00 0 0
38 4 4
46 4 8
3 4 310
40 4 4
5,540
19,280
310
340
)asts, 5,120

Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0
Beasts
950

Sheep and lanabs2.... 21,440
Calves
Pigs 250
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov 25, 1861--BI
sheep, 21,200—calves, 146—pigs, 360.
Nov. 26, 1860.—Beasts, 5,300—sheep, 2
148—pigs, 360.

1,850 —calve s

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
These markets are well supplied with town and country
killed meat. Generally speaking, the trade is less firm, and
prices, in some instances, have slightly declined.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
stlsd
[nferior beef .. 2 10 3 0
Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6
Primo largo do. 3 8 3 10
Do. small do. 4 0 4 2
Large pork 3 4 4 0
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8

adsd
Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4
Prime do 4 6 4 8
Veal
Small pork 4 2 4 6
Lamb

BOROUGH HOP.

We have no improvement to notice in the demand either
for English or foreign hops. Fair average supplies of pro-
duce are on sale, bat tlae show of good and fine samples is
somewhat restricted. In prices, compared with Monday
last, the changes are not important. Last week's import
;mounted to 67 bales from Ostend, 243 Rotterdam, 327
1-la.mburg, 115 Antwerp, 78 Boulogne, 55 Bremen, and 240
pockets from Guernsey.
New Mid and East Kents. •£4 lOs to £8 108 per cwt.
New Weald of Kents 5 Oa to 6 58
~
New Goldingew Sussex
4 lOs to 6 5s
N
Yearlings
71
Olds ................ 1 108 to 3 108

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Increased supplies of home grown potatoes have been on
sale hero since our last. For all quotations the trade has
ruled inative, and the quotations have given way. The
quality of the produce from Yorkshire and Scotland is very
good, The import last week was 10 pockets from liar-

S ATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG

FOR THE SEASON.

1863. 1862. 1861.
Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks. Casks
to Oct. 28, 0. S. (estimated at 25
poods to the cask) 72,512 63,080 78,484
In ships loading and lighters 3;16 377 5,351

Total loaded offfrom St. Petersburg,
Oct. 30, O.S 7?,818 63,377 83,835
Do. after this date

Total at the close of the navigation 63,879 83,835
London
Liverpool —
Bristol
Other English ports
Ireland l7B 200 576
Scotland
Germany 13,301 13,400 12,355
France

Total 72,512 63,000 78,48}

LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Before the Lord Chief Baron, and Barons Bramwell, Chan-
nel], and Pigott.)
THE CASE OF THE ALEXANDRA.

THE QUEEN V. SILLIM AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS OF THE

ALEXANDRA.

The Attorney General, the Solicitor General, the Queen's
Advocate, Mr. Locke, Q.C., and Mr. T. Jones were for the
plaintiffs, Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., Mr. Karslake, Q.C., Mr.
Mellish, Q.C,, and Mr. Kempley were for the defendants.
The arguments in this case on the question as to whether
there should be a new trial, were resumed this morning, for
the sixth day.

The Queen's Advocate commenced his argument this
morning. He stated that, in accordance with a canon
of law, penal statutes should be construed in such a man-
ner as that the meaning of the words of the Act were not
to be so narrowed as to defeat the public policy of the
Act, and the evident intention of the Legislature ; so
they were not to narrow the seventh section, under which
these proceedings were taken, in such a way as to frustrate
the object the legislation had in view. The statute was
essentially a preventative statute, and so far from desiring
to wait, before taking action. until the mischief had
been done, it stopped it at the very first opportunity.
and to omit this characteristic of the Act you take away
one of the most important keys to its practice. The learned
advocate objected to the quotation from Vattel as an autho-
tity on international law in this case, for this reason.--
Vattel was a Swiss, and as large numbers of men were
continually being enlisted, and conveyed from his country
to serve as soldiers for foreign Powers, he devotes one part
of his work to a defence of that proceeding. Vattel
therefore wrote with a certain bias, and was not to be
depended upon in reference to this question. Adverting
to the words "fit out," "furnish," "equip," and " arm,"
he claimed that the axiom should be accepted, that it must
not be presumed that those words were synonymous and
superfluous.
The case was proceeding when we went to press,

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

IN RE COLONEL WAUGH-JUDGMENT ON APPLICATION
FOR RELEASE FROM CUSTODY.

His Honour to-day proceeded to give judgment on the
application of this bankrupt for release from custody. The
arguments in the case were fully reported a few days since.
His Honour now said that he had conferred with M. Com-
missioner Holroyd, who concurred with him that, in mak-
ing an unconditional order of discharge, it would raise a
conflicting jurisdiction with the Court from which the writ
of copies was issued, and on which the bankrupt was ar-
/rated, and required to find bail to the amount of £50,000.
His Honour considered the detention of the bankrupt with-
out the detaining creditors taking any steps to try the
case was an act of great oppression and injustice, and he
thought it probable that on the altered statement of the
circumstances and the delay of the detaining creditors in
prosecuting their suit, the court from which the writ was
issued or a judge would alter or vary their order. Mt.
Commissioner Holroyd concurred in the view, and also
suggested that as the detaining creditors were the official
managers of the estate which were being wound up in
Chancery, the Chief Clerk would, on the case being fully
laid before him, make an order for the discontinuance.of
the action, but after either or both applications had been
made, and the opinion of the court above obtained, Colonel
Waugh might, if necessary, apply again to this court.
Ho would, however, suggest to the- assignee to consider
whether there was anything to justify them in lending
themselves to the assistance of the detaining creditor in
keeping Colonel Waugh in custody, and whether it was
beneficial to the creditors when the assignees tacitly ad-
mitted that they did not think that the action could be suc-
cessful. He would put it whether it was quite fair and just
to do so when the accountant had made an affidavit that the
accounts required the personal attention of the bankrupt,
Which could not be rendered in prison.
Mr. Linklater said that the assignees had no personal
feeling in the matter, all they wished to do was to protect
the interest of the general body of creditors ; he therefore
would, on their behalf, act on the suggestion of the Court,
and withdraw their opposition to the bankrupt's release.
Mr. Sargood (tor Colonel Waugh) then urged that the
question of jurisdiction of the Court was avoided, for Mr,
Linklater conceded that the release of the bankrupt would
be advantageous to the creditors.
His Honour said Mr. Linklater had not said that, or i
would have been different.
Mr. Linklater said he could only say he was willing to
act cn the suggestion by the Court.
Mr. Sargood then submitted that instead of sending Col,
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and give his final judgment on Wednesday.