The Sun.
London, England, 1830-03-09 00:00:00

EN GLISFi

Bank Stock,
India Stock,
per Cent. Cons. 92
Do. for Account, 92i .1
Ditto Reduced,
FOREIG

Brazilian, 691 70
Buenos Ayres, 29 31
Chilian,
Colombian, 21 k
Danish, 741 54
French, 5 per Cent. 108 i
Ditto, 2 per Cent. 81i 2i

The transactions in the Funds during the morning have
not been of importance. Consols, which were in the
early part of the morning at 92i for the account, im-
proved to 92t, since which they have turned sellers at 924,
at which price they are at present, and 92 sellers for
money.

We have no political information. Accounts from
Bremen of the 3d March bring intelligence that several
bridges have been carried away in the neighbourhood, and
the roads under water. In one village, four miles from
Bremen, twenty-three houses have been carried away by
the flood, and thirteen lives lost. It is supposed that the
accounts, as sow as they can reach Bremen, will be
lamentable.

The .David Ricardo, a ship from Cadiz to Bremen,
has been boarded by an armed schooner under French co-
lours, full of men with many slaves on board.
The Foreign Market is void of the least interest,
Spanish Bonds are not so good.

THREE O' CL O CK.
Consols for Account. 92/.
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols 02 Danish
Do. for Ac. 92k Greek, 1825 49

Brazilian Bonds 70
Buenos Ayres

Chilian Do. 25!
Columbian, 1824, 21i

Mexican, 1825 27
Peruvian

Russian
Spanish 14i

ESSEX ELECTION.

SECOND DAY-(MONDAY).

The polling recommenced this morning with extraor-
dinary vigour on both sides. By twelve o'clock Brarnston
had polled 134, and Conyers 36.
At the close of the poll, at five o'clock, the numbers
were—
For Mr. Bramston

1,207
195

Con)•ers.

Mijority in favour of Mr. Bramston 1,012

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LORD PLUNKET.

(From t!,e Morning Chronicle.)

The following paragraph appeared in a Second
Edition of the Courier of last night :

" COURIER OFFICE, FIVE O'CLOCK'

^ We have just been shown a letter from the county of
Westmeath, dated March 5, giving the following intelli-
gence, and have too much reason to suppose it is cor-
rect:—. The Assizes commenced this morning. Lord
Plunket (who was to have been a witness on one of the
trials) was inhumanly murdered last night."'
The above paragraph, we are happy to say, is without
foundation. It originated in an erroneous reading of a
letter from Mullingar. of the above date, the words of
which have bee❑ communicated to us by the gentleman
who received it, and who had shown the letter at the
Courier Office. The words are as follows :

" The Assizes commenced here this morning; Lord
Plunket Judge. A man, the father of ten children, who
was a witness against one of the prisoners in a trial, was
inhumanly murdered last night. It was said to have been
done openly, but no one dares to give evidence hitherto,"
&c. By making a pause after " this morning" and
making Lord Plunket the commencement of a sentence,
he has been taken to be the " man the father of ten
children, who was a witness," and in this way the unfor-
tunate error has been communicated.

The Metropolis Road Commission, in pur-
suance of the powers vested in them during the last Ses-
sion of Parliament, have removed the whole of the turn-
pike gates from the New Road, between the City and Pad-
dington, and assessed the adjoining parishes for the expense
of keeping it in a state of repair.
PETITION AGAINST LORD GEORGE BE-
RESPORD'S RETURN.-The Petition against Lord GEORGE
13Earsrmey's return is already prepared. It will be
lodged in a few days. A Committee has been appointed,
and is actively at work, in conjunction with legal
assistance, in collecting and arranging the evidence
in support of the Petition. The evidence is every
Jay becoming stronger awl stronger, and facts one more
glaring than another are rapidly pouring in. The
promoters of the petition arc se confident of success, that
a subscription, for defraying the expenses, has been entered
into, and it already amounts to Four Hundred Pounds,
although it is only just commenced.— Waterford Citron.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY).

COURT OF CHANCERY.

CRATTON V. GRIFFIN.
This was a ease in which an injunction bad been
tranted ex-parte to restrain a proceeding of ejectment at
:a‘v. dissolved on the coming in of the answer, and in
.chich anther motion was made for the purpose of re-
ei,in4 the injunction.' The plaintiff bad forcibly taken
possession by entering at a window and turning the widow
of the deceased tenant out. Tie contended that he had
a right, according to the terms of a will mentioned in
the pleadings, to take possession of the farm in ques-
tion, upon entering into certain agreements with
the owner of the estate. lle had offered to enter into
these agreements, but had not been met by the de-
fendant. On the other hand, he had not offered to do so
till after be had taken possession ; in the next place, if hr
were entitled to possession, he had no right to take it for-
cibly. Under these circumstances the Court did not think
it right to interfere, and consequently his Lordship, in
giving judgment, refused the motion with costs.
MORRIS V. DAVIS.
The whole of the morning was occupied in hearing this
long litigated case on further directions, and the subjects
of costs, which are immense.

ROLLS COURT.
wAnum V. LEWIS-JUDGMENT.

The Masnut of the ROLLS gave judgment this morn-
ing in this else, in which a widow lady, who under a set-
tlement, to whi.is her hit,band was a paky, was entitled
to an estate tail after the death of her husband, alienated
that estate; and the material question in the cause was,
whether such alienation was prohibited by the statute of
the 11th of Henry VII. Previous to the year 1755, two
ladies of the name of Elizabeth and Letitia Hughes, were
entitled to certain estates in the county of Monmouth, sub-
ject to a mortgage for securing the sum 3f 1,5001. to a
gentleman of the name of Lucas In January of the same
year, the grandfather of the plaintiffs agreed to purchase
the estate, the possession of the Miss Hughes, for the sum
of 2,480/., and a fraction, out of which sum he was to pay
the mortgage of Mr. Lucas, and the remainder, 980/. 10s.
was to be handed over to the Miss Hughes. Ann Con-
stable, the sister of the wife of Wm. Watkins, the grand-
father of the plaintiff, advanced the sum of 980/. 10s. to Wat-
kins, and certain indentures were entered into between Wat-
kins, his wife, and Ann Constable, by which an annuity
of 301. was granted to Miss Constable. At an after pe-
riod other indentures were executed by Watkins, by which
he gave Miss Constable all interest in the premises, sub-
ject to the interest of his wife and her heirs, and subject
also to a proviso for the redemption of the estate. Mr.
and Mrs. Watkins died together, with several of their
children, leaving the pliintiffs, their only children, sur-
viving. Ann Constable died many years ago, and under
indentures, dated in 1780, made between her devisees and
executors, the estates were conveyed to a gentleman of
the name of Jenkins, who died intestate, leaving an only
brother, who (lid not take out letters of administration
to him. Ultimately the estate came into the possession of
the defendant Lewis. As his Honour was clearly
of opinion that this was a case not within the
statute, he did not consider it necessary to go
at length into the case. It was clear that ;Buhr
the settlement of 1755, nothing was settled except the
equity of redemption, that settlement was made expressly
subject to, and charged with the mortgage of 1,5001. and
Miss Constable's annuity; and if Watkins had paid the sum
of 1,500/., he would be at perfect liberty to keep the
mortgage on foot for the benefit of himself. His Honour
admitted that this was a case within the words of the st -
tate of Henry VII. ; he would also admit that it was a
purchase under the statute; but it was not a case within
the intention or equity of that statute. The whole consi-
deration for the purchase of the equity of redemption was
paid by the sister of the wife, not one shilling being paid
by the husband ; and how, therefore, could it be con.i-
dered as coming within the meaning of the statute of
Henry VII. ?
His HONOUR was clearly of opinion it could not be con-
sidered as coming within that statute, and ordered the bill
to be dismissed with costs.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.
SLACK V. GOMERSALL.

This was a bill filed for the purpose of declaring the de-
fendant to be only a trustee for the plaintiff, his aunt, for
the sum of 8001. 3 per cents., standing in his and his aunt's
name. The defendant insisted that the stock was a gift to
him by his aunt, and that it had been invested in their
joint names in order to cheat the King of the legacy
duty. Witnesses were brought forward, who swore
that Mrs. Slack had informed them that she had
sold all her houses, and invested the money in the
funds, towards the legacy duty, and that Ned, the
defendant, had got 600/. of the money. On the part
of the plaintiff it was contended, that this course was
only pursued by Mrs. Slack, in order to quiet the im-
portunities of several persons who wanted to borrow money
of the old lady; and that her only object in putting the
money into the funds was, that her nephew might receive
the dividends far her, on account of her infirmities.
The VICE-CHANCELLOK considered the case so clear as
to require little or nothing to be said on his part ; it was
clear a decree must be made for the plaintiff, and his Ho-
nour thought that decree should be accompanied with costs.

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY).
HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.)
ST. JAMES'S.

Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 9 to £3 0
New Meadow flay
Useful Old Ditto 3 0 3 15
Fine Upland Meadow and nye-grass Hay 4 5 5 5
Clover Hay 3 15 5 10
Oat Straw £2 I) to £2 10 I Wheat Straw... 9 10 3 II
S:raw 4s. per load higher than last quoted; in prices of Ilay no
alteration. Supply of Hay tolerably good, of Straw limited;
trade with both very dull.

SMITHFIELD.
Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15
New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0
Useful Old Ditto 3 8 3 15
Finc Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ......
Clover flay (extra fine)....fs 10... Generally
Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 1 Wheat Straw 2 8 2 14