The Sun.
London, England, 1839-06-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER, JUNE 18.
(Before the Judges—ln Error.)
LORD HOWDEN V. SIR J. SIMPSON AND OTHERS.

This was a very important case for Railway Companies,
and those in any way interested therein.
The plaintiff had brought an action against the defend-
ants, (who were proprietors of the York and North Mid-
land Railway) to recover the sum of 5,000/. on au alleged
contract, under the following circumstances. The ori-
ginal line of railway passed through Lord Howden's laid,
and his Lordship agreed, upon payment of 5,0001. by the
Company, to withdraw that opposition to the Bill which he
would otherwise have offered. Subsequently the Company
resolved to apply to Parliament for permission to take a
new line—avoiding Lord Howden's land by a trifling in-
clination—and they refused to pay the five thousand pounds.

The Court of Queen's Beiicii had disallowed .the de-
murrer of the plaintiff to the plea of the defendant—that
the contract was not binding because the plaintiff was and
is a Peer of Parliament ; and that therefore he could not
properly make a bargain respecting any Bill passing.
through Parliament.
The case now came upon a writ of error, and
Mr. CRSSSWELL argued against the decision of the
Court below, contending that defendant's plea was
bad. because there was no ground for saying that a Mem-
ber of ci:her house of Parliament should not vote in any
case in which he was interested ; and that the practice was
the contrary, seeing that Members constantly voted on ques-
tions in which they were personally interested—as in cases
respecting Bank or India Stock, or landowners voting against
the repeal of the Corn-laws, or manufacturers for a repeal
of fiscal duties, &c. An objection had also been urged,
that the contract was secretly made, and was therefore
unfair to the other proprietors. Mr. Crcsswell contended
that a landowner was not bound to publish agreements as
to the sale of his property to all the world • and that the
arrangement respecting his own land could have nothing
to do with the property of others.
Mr. ADDISON argued in support of the decision in the
Queen's Bench.

The case lasted nearly all day, and their Lordships
took time to consider their judgment.

We are informed with much satisfaction, that
the most active measures are now being adopted to establish
a direct Railway communication between Sheffield and Not-
tingham ; likewise, that a Company is formed for carry-
ing into effect another most important line from the same,
to the Northern Lnci Eastern Railway, thereby connecting
the Midland coal field and manufacturing districts with
Rutlandshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, and the
Eastern Counties; and, at the same time provide a su-
p; rior line of Railway between the whole and the metro-
polis, so that they may derive all the benefits resulting
from fair competition, and indeed it is highly requisite to
preserve and accommodate the current of traffic in its old,
and obviously natural course. The construction of the
proposed lines are undoubtedly essential to the prosperity
of agriculture and manufactures, and will be highly bene-
ficial to the general interests of the country.
The Newspaper Press Benewlent Society have
their public dinner on Saturday, July 15. Lord Lynd-
hurst is to be in the chair.
Yesterday Thoinas Bush, the man who at-
tempted, some days ago, to enter Buekinghum Palace from
the northern terrace, was brought up for re-examination at
the Home-office, when Sir Frederick Roe sentenced him
to three months' imprisonment for being found in the Royal
Gardens for an unlawful purpose.
Christopher Donellan, who attempted to murder
private Henry Turner on the 14th of last month, at the
Wellington Barracks, was sentenced, on Saturday, by the
Court-martial, to transportation for life.
The Animals' Friend Society last week cauied
Thomas Kirkham to be fined 6s. by Mr. Broughton, for
cruelty to a dog, and Joseph Cole 9s. by Mr. Jeremy, for
having cruelly beaten a horse on the head with a thick
stick. And at Bristol, the Society brought several cases
before the Magistrates, among which cases Thomas Nash,
and James Saunders, were committed to prison by Messrs.
Newman and S4unders, for having cruelly beaten asses on
sores.

A female, aged 22, respectable in appearance
and calling herself Miss Cardon, has been lately
swindling the innkeepers at Trentham, Macclesfield,
and other places in that part of the country. She said
she was the daughter of a tradesman at Macclesfield. At
Trentham inn she contrived to steal about 15/. in a note and
silver. The following is a description of her person :---She is
low in stature, fair complexion, w;thout much colour, brown
hair and eyes, had on when she left Trentham a black- and-
white Dunstable bonnet, lined with blue gauze, red silk
shawl with light figured border, dark cotton printed gown,
made full in the sleeves, a handsome treble red coral
necklace, long drop gold figured ear-rings, black stockings,
jean shoes with leather fronts, buttoned with plate glans
buttons. She has a black silk dress with her.
The number of free emigrant settlers landed at
Sydney, New South Wales, last year was 6,829. The
number of convicts in the same time, 2,935. This is a
gratifying preponderance, and must improve the condition
of the colony.

A few days ago some labourers at Carrickfergus
discovered a number of graves, full of broken urns, ashes,
and human bones of a remarkably large size. They also
dug up an arrow head, which, although corroded, was still
perfect in shape.—lrish paper.
KENTISH HOP INTELLIGENCE.—The bines
in all the parishes of the Maidstone district have probably
grown more rapidly in the la3t week than they have ever
been known to grow in a week before. The hop-fly, how-
ever, seems to increase quite as rapidly, and in sonic of the
very best grounds, which it was supposed were altogether
free of these destructive insects, there may now be seen as
many as thirty upon a leaf. The lice in many of the
weak grounds under the hills are very numerous, and it
is feared that without warm showers the bines will never
be able to reach the tops of the poles. In the neighbour-
hood of Coxheath, Farleigh, Barming, &c., it is expected
that the bines will produce only a " top-crop," if the Mid-
summer shoot comes out kindly. In the Weald of Kent,
complaints prevail in all parishes of the prevalence of the
fiy and lice. The last two hazy nights arc supposed to
have done much mischief, and unless some change. of wea-
ther take place, it is feared that " honey-dew" will check
the bine and prevent a crop.
ISLINGTON LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC SO-
CIETY.--The concluding literary
meeting of the season
was held at the Institution, on Friday evening last; after
an able paper, by Mr. Denby Fry, had been discussed and
g a
excellent most successful
character, Session;
anddisc the
ordered to be inserted in the minutes, a vote of thanks Was
tarried to the President and Vice- Presidents for their ur-
banity in the chair during
nuarin
essays having been of
sions kept up with great animation.

EVENING ED irrioN.

THE MARKETS.- (YESTERDAY.)

(From the " London New Price Current" of June 16 )
SUGAR.-Since our last report there has not been much
activity in the British Plantation Sugar Market, buyers
pm chesing only sufficient to supply their immediate wants ;
still there has been a fair business dane, principally for the
scale, and although there have been several arrivals yet
former prices have been supported for brown as well as for
yellow qualities; the private purchases have amounted to
1,400 hhds and trs.

At auction, 130 hhds Barbadoes were all sold at about
previous prices; fine fetched 68s 6d to 70s, good middlirg
good 66s 6,1 to per cwt.
REFINED—Prices remain firm for Refined goods, standard
Lumps are not to be bought under 325. Crushed has been
sold at 353 6]; 10 lb Loaves at 45s to 475, and 6 lbs at
48s to 50s. Some parcels made from Foreign Sugar have
again been sold for shipping at 28s to 295; for export 255
hiis been paid for a few parcels made from Manilla Sugar.
Dutch Crushed Sugar 34s per cwt.
NIAURITIES —The rates previ .usly established have been
supported fur all descrptions, and there has been a ttco4
demand, principally fur the scale; at. auction 9,865 bag'
been off,red, the while of which found buyers,
mid to good yeilow at 64s to 675, fine of a favourite matk
68s 6.1, good to fine brown 623 6! to 63s 6d, and coloury.
crey 65s 61 to 665; the arrivals during the past week have
been large.
EAST INDIA.— On Friday 2,370 bags Bengal were taken
in at fell prices, viz good mid. and good white at OS I
48s 6d, mid. 66s 6d. fine yellow 653 to 65s 61, damps and
wash( d 65s to 67s 6d,

This afternoon there were two public sales of BenLral,
consisting of 4,175 bags; one sale of 600 bags went off at
steady prices, good white at 683 6d to 695, dingy 674'
damps 675, washed 65s 6d to 665, mid greyish to good
%%bite 65s to 68s, damps and washed 64i. to 66.; 6th
FOREIGN. —lll whie and yellow Havannah bidders are
not inclined to submit to lower rives. In Brazil the pri-
vate sales are 300 chests Bahia at 24s to 27s for brown and
ordinary white.
MOLASSES.—•WeSt India are held for full prices, but
the transactions have been limited ; some small parcels
have been sold at the quotations.
COFFEE —This afternoon the public sales consisted of
4,000 bogs Java, imported from the Cape, and 115 casks
Jamaica: the sound of the former were all taken in at
stiffer prices, viz—good pale yellow at 823, there were
buyers at 80s ; damaged sold dear, Ist class fetched 763 6d
to 78s, second ditto 70s to 74, ; the Jamaica went at an
advance of is 6d to 2s, fine middling of a favourite mark
fetched 1545, middling 120 s to 1275, low middling 1175 to
1183, fine ordinary 107 s to 1083 6d, fine fine ordinary
1103 6d to I 1 ls, ordinary to good ordinary 97s to 1035
percat.

PaovlstoNs.—Foreign Butter is steady, fine quality is
selling at 86s per cwt. Lard dull, at the late reduced
prices. Bacon, prime quality, 503 to 53s per cwt. Thero
has been a brisk demand for Beef, for which a further
advance is expected. India Pork as last quocd. W 77
rather dearer.

Rum, BRANDY AND BOLLANDS.—In Rum the trausin-
tions have been limited since this day week.' There are
buyers of Jamaica as well as of Leewards, at full prices,
and 3s 7d has been paid in some instances for proof Lee-
wards; the market Kill, however, be shortly better sup"
plied, some ships having arrived during the last -few days-
Brandy, former rates are barely supported.. In Geneva,
prices are the same. British Corn Spirits as last quoted.
This afternoon, for the few parcels of Ruin offering for
sale, stiff prices were demanded ; a small parcel of Dome'
nra, 37 per cent overproof, was sold at 5a 8d ; and 6s WO,,
taken For a small quantity of Jamaica 34 to 35 per tout
overproof. Proof Leewards are not to be had under3s 7".
St Croix Rum is held for 2s 9d ; 1-larnbro, 50 per cold'
over 2s Bcl to 2i 10.1; and East India at 3s Si] to 33 6,
for proof strength. Geneva and Brandy is dull of sale, and
rath ar lower. - -

Cocoa.-:West India has been in steady request, and has
brcugbt former rates; for a small parcel of inferior Afri-
can, 33s has been paid. This afternoon 49 brls
at public talc sold at 47s 61 a 51s 6d fur mid to good
grey.
BALTPETRE.—British Refined is not cheaper, but there
er
are not many orders. Of Rough 4 989 bags have heeldi
offered at auction, all of which was sold, but prices suffe
a further depression of 61 per cwt ; Calcutta refraction
31- per cent went at 25s to 25s 6d, 61 to 5 per cent at 249
to 255, 93- per cent at 23s to 23s 6d, unrefracted 23i 64;
Madras refraction 201 to 153- per cent, at 22s to 23s per ewt'
TEA.—Further auctions have been declared, and the
total quantity advertised is 21,000 pkgs for the 24th inst''
and 7,000 pkgs for the 15th July. In the market there
has been scarcely any business doing ; in ',rim little change
has occurred.

TALLOW. —Rtnsia Candle Tallow on the spot first Vs:
lit• at 47s a 47s 3d. New Tallow to arrive is held firmly
at about 46s 3d. Town Tallow rather lower.
01Ls.—Seed Oils at previous rates. For Fish Oils •
prices have undergone no change. Cocoa Nut at auction,
148 casks sold at 42s 9d to 435.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
(LLOYDS.)

VESSELS SPOKEN Wirn.—The Alexander Wyse, Sun-
derland to Quebec, 7th ult., lat. 4;,, long. 29, by the Lady
Turner, arrived at Newfmnaland ; Mary Ann, Liverpool
to Pictou, 6th silt., let. 49, long. 31,
,by the Lancet,
Moncton, arrived at Newfoundland; Admiral Evertson,
Kray, from Dordrecht ; East Indian, Blom, from Amster-
dam, :and Vrow Johanna, from Rotterdam, all bound to
Batavia, March I, lat. 9, S. long., 103 E. ; a barquet.
No. 217, March 4, lat. ' 12, S., long. 101 E., by the
Neptunus, Warnsinck. arrived in the Texel; Ratteri.
troom, Kuyper, Rotterdam to Batavia, and Isabella,
London to the Cape of Good Hope, April 19,1 at. 31 S.,
long. 20 W., by the N erlands Kron Prinscs, Overgaauw,
arrived at Helvoet ; Great \Vstern (steamer), Bristol to
New Yolk, 25th ult., o lat. 45, long. 40; Clio of
Newcastle, sth ult., 3.2 N., long 76; Brothers,
Hamburg to Newfoundland, 4th inst., lat. 50, long.
27, by the Reform, Knight, arrived in the Downs;
Snowdrop, of Fowey, bound to Gibraltar, Bth inst., 40
miles N. N. W. off Cape Finisterre ; Georgians, Gre-
nada to Leith, 29th ult., lat. 35, lon 38, by the Ca-
lypso, Melville,"arrived in the Clyde; Swan, Errington,
Cork to Quebec, 19th ult., lat. 48, lon. 32, by the Agnes,
Primrose, Morrison, arrived at Belfast ; Ann, Cafe, Hull
to New York, Ist inst., lat. 49, lon. 30, by the Grenville, in.
the Downs; Horatio, of Liverpool, bound to Quebec, 29th
ult., lat. 48, long. 37 ; Deccan, frora London, 17th ult.,
lat. 45, long. 58; Symmetry, of Sunderland for Quebec,
18th ult., lat. 45, long. 54 ; Ganges, Clyde, to Resti-
gouche, 19th ult., lat. 46, long. 50, by the Renfrewshire,
Hutchinson, arrived in the Clyde; Valuna, Padstow to
Quebec, 13th ult., off Newfoundland, by the Mercury,
arrived at Newfoundland ; Katherine Jackson, Liverpool
to N CS' York, 17th ult., lat. 37, long. 44; Dromio,
Havan-
nab to St. Petersburg, 4th inst., lat. 50, long. 30; We-
t, rho, Robinson, Limerick to Quebec, sth inst. lat. 50!
long. 27, by the Antelope, Aspect, arrived at coves
Jessie, Sligo to Quebec, 2,1 instant, lat. 52, long. 36.

JOURNEYMEN'S TRADES HALL.—A Pr°s-
pectus has been publishad for the purpose of establishing
in London a Trade's Hall, like those in Birmingham;
Liverpool, and Manchester. It is proposed to raise d
small capital for the purchase of a piece of ground, al!
the erection thereon of a Journeymen's Trades Hall in
some central part of London, capable of holding tt
thousand persons, with committee rooms, which can be
rented nightly or annually, and when the Hall is not engaged
by any of the trades, it is proposed to let it it for concer"t
and lectures, for the amusement and moral provisional
committee mechanics after the labours of the day. A
committee is in course of formation.
Avoid arguments with ladies—in spinning 11
am among silks and satins, a man is sure to be worsted.
PRICE OF A FRIGHT.--A tradesman in Lon-
don, not 300 miles from Regent-street, recently presented
the following bill to one of his lodgers :—" Three Nites
Frightnin My Wife By Loud Nois Of Shuting The I"),,,are
In Mild Of Nite Wich is Verry (Inexcusable la
Present Situation, At per Nite 7s 6d-112s 6d."

SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS'
A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silverstnithh
14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for
choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNAr
NIENTAL ICE I'A ILS, to which they wish to dirut attention.
The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81. Ws'
the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. Bs. the pair ; the
Victoria Pattern, 15/, the pair; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the.
pair, &c., all of which are strongly mounted with Silver, and
have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arras-,
A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the above and
other articles of plate generally, which may be had on applies'
tion, free of cost.

PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION.--
Elegant or Splendid Silver Inkstands--Silver Waiters of e'lerYf
size—Silver Cups, New and Second-hand—Fifty varieties 9-
Silver Tea and Coffee Services—Gold Snuff Boxes—Sil/P
Table Snufl Boxes—Silver Epergnes—Silver Bread gaskets.
And many other articles of Plate adapted for Presentation as
Testimonials, &c., may be selected from, in the Show Rooms at
T. COX SAVORY'S,
Working Silversmith, Goldsmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Corn-
Working
London (Seven Doors from Gracechureh-street).
the
N.B. By addressing a paid letter stating the amount of
testimonial required, drawings and particulars of various articles
suited for the price and object can be forwarded to any part of
the country.

BIRTHS.
On the 16th inst., at South-place, Kensington-common,
Mrs. Frederick Devon, of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., at Tees Cottage, near Darlington, the
lady of Thomas Brown, Esq., of a son.
On the 15th inst., at Rowford Cottage, Cheddon, near
Taunton, the lady of Mr. Thomas Ross, of a daughter.
On the 17th inst., at Merton, Surrey, the wife of George
Adams, Esq., Bengal Civil Set rice, of a son.