The Sun.
London, England, 1837-12-18 00:00:00

TIIE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Last week there was a good arrival of all descriptions of
Grain, and a considerable quantity of Flour. The trade was
dull for every article, with a downward tendency. This
morning has again supplied the market with good quantities
of all kinds of Corn. The Wheat samples are chiefly coarse,
and in tender condition ; the trade has been very heavy, and
may be reported 2s. per quarter lower for all qualities, except
superfine. Barley, unless very fine, has experienced a further
decline of Is. per quarter. Beans, though slow of sale, are
not lower than on this day se'nnight. Boiling Pease remain
as last quoted. Grey Pease are rather cheaper. The increased
quantity of Oats has had the effect to reduce the prices Is.
per quarter, as most of them are of middling quality. The
Flour trade remains very dull, and late prices are hardly
maintained.

,APLD •? SHIP.
Beans, Small (new) 365 395
(old) ............ 425.40 r•.
- Tick (new) S 1 32..
(old) 365.2-lis.
- Harrow new) 335.355.
old) 40s. 425.
Brank
Oats, Feed
New
- Poland
New 212.25*.
- Potatoe 2.95.30!.
---- New 26s. 28s.
- Scotch
-- Irish 185.
Flour Town (per sack) 50..52=.
sleconcls 45, 4its.

--- North Country 42: 4 $s
Bram S 9

.ST WEEK
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5:650.;3ck5.

COURT OF C.HAIVCERY—Dac. 16.
GREEN V. WESTON.
This was a bill filed by an official assignee, to compel the
defendant to account for moneys, the produce of the un-
claimed dividends, under a bankruptcy, alleged to be in his
hands as assignee since 1818.
Mr. WHITMARSIS, representing the executors of the late
Mr. Weston's estate, argued that no decree for any amount
ought to touch them, having, as they alleged, distributed
the estate many years ago without any notice of the exis-
tence of such a fund as that now claimed by the official
assignee ; but they contended at the same time the Acts of
the 6th George George IV., and of the sth and 6th Wil-
liam IV., expressly deprived the creditors represented by
the plaintiff of the benefits claimed by the present 13i11.
The LORD CHANCELLOR would look over the Acts and
cases cited, and dispose of the matter on Wednesday.
IN RE WILKINSON.
Mr. ANDERDON said that this was a very peculiar case,
the circumstances of which were of a most distressing cha-
racter. Miss Hannah Wilkinson, a young lady formerly
residing with her father, at Sudbury, in Suffolk, had, in
consequence of the treatment she received at home, where
she was kept from the rest of her family in a room by her-
self, suffered much mentally, as well as by the neglect of
her education. By the will of her maternal grandmother,
she was entitled to considerable property, the exact amount
of which was not ascertained ; but, besides a freehold
estate—which had been ordered to be sold, but
which desire had not been complied with, there was
about 5,0001., and the whole of the testatrix's plate, books,
furniture, &c., which Mr. Wilkinson was to account for
on his child coming of age. This unfortunate young lady,
from the neglect and seclusion above referred to, was de-
ficient in that brightness of intellect and capacity that was
conspicuous in those more favoured in their domestic cir-
cumstances, but was as free from any of the signs of in-
sanity or unsoundness of mind as any person on earth
could be ; indeed her knowledge on religious matters
would do credit to any being whose capacity had been
highly cultivated. On the young lady coming of age, her
father made an cx parte statement to this Court, and
obtained a commission of lunacy against her. His client,
Mr. Goodhay, who was a man of undoubted reputation
and character holding the office of governor of the poor of
Sudbury, actuated by motives of benevolence towards the
unfortunate young woman, came to this Court in Sep-
tember last, and applied to be permitted to see Miss
Wilkinson, and by himself, and with medical men to
be chosen by him, hold unrestrained communication
with her, for the purpose of defending the commis-
sion of lunacy obtained by her father. The Court
granted Mr. Goodhay's request, and further ap-
approved of the young lady's being removed from her
father's care to that of two elderly maiden ladies named
Revell. For this purpose the Court enlarged the time for
the commission, but Mr. Wilkinson being unable now to
smuggle it through without observation, had allowed the
time to run out, and at present no commission was in
existence. This application was that his Lordship would
appoint some competent person to the control of Miss
Wilkinson's person and property.
Mr. WALKER, for Mr. Wilkinson, said, it became ne-
cessary for him to state to the Court that the charges of
neglect asserted against Mr. Wilkinson were totally false.
The young lady had, in early youth, been sent to a day-
school, where she regularly attended until she was eight
years old, from which time up to fifteen years of age she
was educated at a most respectable boarding-school. With
regard to Miss Wilkinson being in a room away from the
family, he begged to assure the Court that it was not the
effect of compulsion on the part of her family, but her own
uncontrolled wish and desire ; and that, from the pecu-
liarity of her own temper and disposition, she avoided her
family, who were desirous of treating her with every kind-
ness. Mr. Wilkinson was not a man of large fortune, and
could ill afford the expenses of the proceedings in this
Court. The Learned Counsel read several affidavits to
prove Miss Wilkinson's incapability of managing herself,
or her affairs.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said it would be the better
course to file a bill, and make the father a party to the
t suit. In the meantime he would see the young lady, who
Must be brought up to town for that purpose.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT DEC. 16.
LUKEY V. ROBSON.

The bill in this case was filed in April, 1835, and an ex
parte injunction obtained shortly afterwards, restraining the
defendant from manufacturing a particular sort of match
for the production of instantaneous light, on the ground
that it was an infraction of a patent grunted to the plaintiff
in 1828. The specification described the invention' to consist
in a combination of sulphuric acid, oxymuriate of potash,
united with either fat, resin, or any other of a number of
specified substances, and paper or wood, the sulphuric acid
being kept apart from the other substances until ignition
was intended to take place. The defendant not having
moved to dissolve the injunction, the case now came on for
hearing.
Mr. KNIGHT Bauer, on behalf of the plaintiff, contended
the injunction ought to be continued.
Mr. WIGRAM, for the defendant, insisted the injunction
ought to be dissolved.
The VICE-CHANCELLOR was of opinion sufficient evi-
dence had been given, and, therefore, he did not think the
Court would be doing wrong in allowing that to go on
which had been endured for two years without complaint.
He should there continue the injunction.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH; DEC. 16.
ENGLISH V. BLUNDELL.

This was an action brought against the defendant for
money had and received. An Association had been formed
called the Anglo-American Gold Mining Association, and
the plaintiff and the defendant were interested in some por-
tion of the Mine, and became purchasers of the lease of
one piece of ground, and of the fee-sinsple of the other.
The property was situate in North Carolina. The pur-
chase-money was 2,000/. and 3,000/. ; for the former sum
the plaintiff gave four bills of five hundred pounds each, and
tie defendant obtained discount for the sum. The agree-
ment for the purchase was under seal, and in that agree-
ment it was stated that it was a conditional payment, to be
returned should the property, on an inspection by an agent,
prove to be misrepresented. It appeared that one of the
defendants went over and reported unfavourably, upon
which.the plaintiff gave notice that he should abandon the
contract, and brought this action to recover back the pur-
chase-money. On the part of the defendant, it was con-
tended that the agreement for sale being under seal, the
agreement abandoning it must be under seal also, and that
under such circumstances, one partner could not sue the
other, and, at all events, it should have been an action of
covenant, and not of assumpsit.
Lord DENIaAN upon this non-suited the plaintiff.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, DE.c. 16.
VIDE V. BARNARD.

_
This was action to recover compensation in damages for
injury which the plaintiff alleged himself to have sustained
in consequence of a wilful misrepresentation made by the de-
fendant of certain circumstances stated in the declaration.
The statement in the declaration was that, upon a certain
occasion the defendant, well knowing that a certain fund,
the property of Lord Edward Thyane, arising out of his
marriage settlement, would not afford any security, and con-
niving and intending to deceive the plaintiff, did falsely and
fraudulently represent to one John Hunter, the plaintiff's
attorney, that Lord Edward Thvnne had in 1533 granted
six annuities to different persons on considerations amounting
to 16,0001., but that of those annuities the Marquis of Bath
had redeemed three absolutely, the redemption of which
might be found in the Enrolment-office ; and that Mr. Mel-
lish had taken assignments of the other three, which con-
sequently remained in as full force as ever.
After hearing evidence, the jury returned a verdict for
the defendant.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—Dec. 16.
IN ROBERT SYMB.
Mr. WOODRUM: applied for the discharge in this case
under peculiar circumstances. The insolvent had been
remanded by the Learned Chief Commissioner for six
months, under the discretionary clause, from the de
of
his petition. He went out of custody soon afteavards,
having been discharged by his then detaining creititors, and
after five days' liberation was arrested by another creditor
and conveyed to his former quarters. Ile remand was
at the suit of the general body a the creditors, and he,
therefore, had to remain in prison the period of six months,
according to the adjudicatiian of the Learned Commissioner.
The time had now .:(pired, but the gaoler refused to dis-
I charge the wan without a special order from the Court.—
'flae ap paitat ion was granted.

John Cuff, an elderly man, of decent exterior, who, it
was understood, was formerly in respectable circumstances
as a jeweller, was cn Saturday el:arged with carrying oil
property to the tuo,:unt of fj1;0/., eensisting of silver plate,