The Sun.
London, England, 1839-11-19 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. TAUNTON.

In this case, which had bean argued before the
Court during the present term, and which turned upon
the construction of certain clauses in the Municipal Act,
the Court granted the rule for the quo warranlo.
Their Lordships then took the Special Paper, which
occupied the Court for the remainder of the day.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

THE QUEEN V. THE LEICESTER AND NORTHAMPTON

CANAL COMPANY.

Mr. HILL, on Saturday last, applied for a rule calling
upon the Leicester and Northampton Canal Company
to show cause why they should not equalise the duties
on coals carried on the canal.
His LORDSHIP this morning granted the rule.
THE QUEEN V. HAYWARD.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for a rule to show
cause why a gentleman named Hayward should not pay
the costs of a mandamus and of the present application,
under the following circumstances. According to the
Act for regulating the affairs of the parish of St. James,
Clerkenwell, the parishioners are required to assemble
every Easter Tuesday, or within ten days after, and
make out a list of fit and proper persons for the office
of Overseers, which list shall be returned to the Jus•
tices, who are to select four. In April, 1838, a meeting
took place, at which Mr. Hayward presided, and he de-
clared the majority to be in favour of a list of eight per-
sons whom he favoured. He refused to grant a poll
or division, and, therefore, the proceedings were entirely
void, and there was no list according to the requirement
of the Act. A mandamus was moved for, and the
Court granted a rule to show cause. The case having
got into the peremptory paper was not argued
for a considerable time. But the Court ultimately
decided that the proceedings were void, and, there
fore, the mandamus issued directing a fresh election.
The mandamus was returnable on the 2d instant, and
the return stated that on the 27th March last the in-
habitants assembled and selected eight persons, four of
whom had been appointed by the Magistrates, and sworn
in for the current year ending March, 1840, in conse-
quence of which he (Mr. Hayward) was unable to do
as commanded. Supposing this to be a valid answer,
the question was.ought not the parties who had applied
for the mandamus to be reimbursed for the expenses
to which they had been put in consequence of the de-
fault of Mr. Hayward in April, 1838.
His LORDSHIP granted a rule nisi.
THE QUEEN V. MORRIS, MYERS, AND OTHERS.
Mr. BODKIN applied for a certiorari to remove an
indictment from the Central Criminal Court into this
Court. The indictment was found against the defen-
dants at the last Sessions for a conspiracy. The affi-
davit stated that the indictment arose out of a claim to
goods to the amount of about 2;0001., for which an
action was about to be brought by the defendant against
the assignees of a bankrupt named Edwards, and that
the indictment was of a special character, and the in-
quiry was of great importance to the defendant, who
was anxious to obtain the assistance of a Special Jury,
and the assistance of Counsel who were not in the habit
of attending the Central Criminal Court, especially as he
had been in the habit of contracting with the Boards of
Government, andan inquiry in the Central Criminal Court
might be very prejudicial to him. The defendant was
ready to enter into recognizances to any amount to try
the question at the first sittings after Term, and de-
posed that his object was not delay.
His LORDSHIP granted the application, directing the
defendant to enter into recognizances himself in 1001.,
and two sureties in .50/. each.
THE QUEEN V. THE MAGISTRATES OF MARGATE.
Sir F. POLLOCK moved for a rule to show cause why
a mandamus should not issue against the Magistrates of
Margate, commanding them to issue a warrant of dis-
tress against a person named Waddington, for the pay-
moenmtoissi
f2ol.nelrBss: 3d., under a rate laid by the Margate
cm
Her Majesty has conferred the honour of Knight. which they had been
hood to do on the
ground that the whole of a previous rate had not
collected.
hood on J. Phillips; Esq., the late Mayor of New-
port, who behaved so well at the late insurrection.
His LORDSHIP granted a rule nisi.

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f' it IC ES OF SHARES THIS DA-, AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Brighton Railway
HALF-PAST ONE,.

We continue very dull in the City, in respect to in-
telligence, and during the course of the morning the
business doing both in the British and Foreign Markets
were on a very limited scale, although Consols continue
firm with an improvement in the morning quotations.
Consols may be quoted at present 90i- for the Ac-
count, and for Money 90i Exchequer Bills, 2 dis.
to par ; India Bonds, 6 to 3 dis. ; India Stock, 252 ;
Bank Stock, 1781 I lower.
In the Foreign Market little doing except in Spanish
Active. Spanish, 26i ; Portuguese, 324 ; Spanish
Passive, 61 ; Colombian, 30i ; Danish 73i ; Dutch
Two-and-half per Cents, 524 ; Five per Cents, 98.
No further arrivals or reports to communicate at
present.

CLOSING PRICES
Bfii'.~H FONDS

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~_olomb!an, 6 per ccrii;
Da to, I 524 'OM
Danirb, 3 per cent... ....... 7334
C•eck Boiats, 1815, 5 per ct.
6 p ceo.. , 18.1
Perav:al, I 525,6 nr ccro•
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