The Sun.
London, England, 1854-05-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, VEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 31, 1854.
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COURT OF ALDERMEN.

SHARE MARKETS.

(THIS DAY.)

Shr. Paid. RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices Basiness
company yestorday. this day.
•
50 all Bedford and London &
Blotchley.... N. West. ..•
St. 100 Buckgliamsh. L.&N.W. 93 95
50 all ClydesdaleJc. Caledon... 94 96
St. 100 E. Lincoln gr.
6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. •••
25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian.
Neils. Direct ••• •••
25 all Do. New ..... .Do
25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr Gt. Waste •.• 27
100 all Eirtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New.
Railway & Berw.
50 all hull & Selby Y. &N Md 1.01 103
25 all Do. Shares. Do 5O —52
1:4 all Do. Shares. Do 25 —26
134 all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 12i —13 i
20 all Do. Preference Do 22A —23 A
20 100 Lowestoft gr.
4 per cent. Norfolk — ••,
20 tOO Do. 6 per ct.
5a all danch. Bxtn. L.&N.W.
and Matlock & Midld. 23/4 - 21
50 all Nliddlesbro' & Stckton &
Redcar Darlingt. ••• .••
10( all \fidld.Bradfd Midland.. 88 90
50 all Northern and
Easternsp.c. • Count. 54 56
50 •-•,. Do. 6 per ct. Do
50 all Do. Fixeds ps Do —
25 all ['rest. &Wyrc L. &
&Ln&Yk
122 12 Do. :Is Shares. Do — xd
St. 100 Royan.& Hit. GtNorthn •••
St. 100 Do.Shepth.St Do —
25 18$ Shcf.Roth.aed Lancash&
Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. ..• • •
12 Staffordsh. .M.3,lClean 21 2 d 7i
50 all Wear Valloygi itockt. &
6 per cent... Darlingt. ••• •••
25 all D 0..... Do 28} 294
St. 100 Wilts&Somrst ltWestn. 90 -- 92

Yesterday a court was held.
THE CORPORATION INQUIRY.
The LORD MAYOR informed the court that he had re-
ceived the report of the Commissioners of Corporation
Inquiry from Lord Palmerston, in which report it was shr.
suggested that the Court of Aldermen should be totally
abolished.
Alderman WIRE moved, without making a single
comment upon the contents, that the document be re-
20
ferred to the committee of privileges.
The motion was carried unanimously. 50
Sir PETER LAURIE congratulated the members upon
13
the disposition they had shown to avoid all discussion
31
upon the occasion.
Alderman CARTER said he was anxious to remit a por-
tion of the fine which he had inflicted on a complaint 27
against an inhabitant of the City for keeping a larger
quantity of gunpowder than was sanctioned by law. He 22
at the same time stated that he was induced to apply to
25
the court for their acquiescence, in consequence of the st.
recommendation of the Secretary of State, upon an in st.
quiry into the circumstances. 50
Alderman FAREBROTHER said he perfectly approved 50
of the decision of Alderman Carter, who had taken a 20
most correct view of the question brought before him in 20
his magisterial capacity, and could not consent to depre- 10
ciate that judgment by remitting any part of the penalty, 59
20
which he certainly considered to be necessary as a se-
curity from any awful danger. He spoke from the im-
-25
pression which the newspaper report had made upon
25
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BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RaiLwAts.

Closing Prices
yestendal. I

Business done St,
this day. 50

him.
Mr. Clemmett, in whose premises the gunpowder had,
we believe, been found, here stated from the bar that the
report from which Alderman Fare bro thber'e s
heard
the subject, but was told that the court could not per-
mit any informality of the kind.
Several members said the subject would be most pro-
perly investigated in a committee, and it was accordingly
referred

PREFERENCE SHARES.

SWEARING IN OF THE ALDERMAN FOR QUEENHITHE.
Mr. Horton, the clerk of the Mayor's Court, appeared
at the bar with the return of the election of Mr. Wm.
Anderson Rose, as alderman for the ward of Queenhithe,
in the room of Mr. Hooper, deceased.
The new alderman was then introduced by Mr. Ken-
nard, Mr. George Sewell, and a number of the most in-
fluential inhabitants of the ward.

1.00 A.berdeen
100 Do. No. 2, p. c.
30 Blyth and Tyno 10 per
c. pref. (issd. at 501)
100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St.
5 Do. 4p. c. Shares
100 Caledonian £lO
all Chester & Holyhead
Guar. 54 per cent
64 C.lork &B;Andons4p.e.
all Dundee Perth &Aber-

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16i
163
DELIVERY OP STOLEN PROPERTY. St. 1
Alderman and Sheriff WIRE presented the following 19
14
report to the court
"In obedience to an order of this court of the 22d 50
April, to consider the petition of Mr. R. Wallis, praying 20
the court to order the money and jewellery found on the 11h
person of Louis Myers by the police, upon his apprehen- 10
St. 1
sion on a charge of offering stolen property for sale,
upon which he has since been convicted, may be de-
St. 1
20
livered up to the petitioner for the benefit of the credi-
tors of the said Louis Myers, and to report our opinion 10
thereon, we, your committee for general purposes, do cer-
It. 1
2
tify, that, in obedience to the said order, we have
S
taken the petition into consideration, and have been at- 50
tended by the City Solicitor, and also by Mr. Teague, the 40
solicitor of Mr. Wallis, whom we severally heard thereon ;
2n5,..
and we directed a letter to be written to the Commissioner
4°
of Police, to allow Mr. Teague and one person with him, to St. :
inspect the said articles of jewellery, for the purpose of 8128
St
identifying the same, and we referred the petition to Mr.
.
Sheriff Wire, to inquire into the circumstances connected
St
therewith, and to report to us his opinion thereon. 50
25
" That we have subsequently been attended by Mr. ,
Sheriff Wire, who reported that he was of opinion, under ir,.
all the circumstances, the prayer of the petition might be
L.,
complied with, upon sufficient security being given to in-
2.,
demnify the City and the officers of the police in returning ~5
the said money and articles of jewellery, and we therefore u"
recommend this court to pass an order authorising the
20
police-officers holding the same toreturn it for the purposes
St.
aforesaid, upon the parties giving security to the satisfac-
-50
tion of the City solicitor." St.
The report was then unanimously agreed to. 16
A report was brought up recommending that the 16
allowance of 2001. per annum granted for many years to
the widow of an alderman should be discontinued. Al-
-50
dermen Farebrother and Copeland were for continuing 10
the allowance to the end of the year, but the great 10
majority of the court, amongst whom were Alderman
Lawrence and Sir It. W. Carden, were most decidedly 20
opposed to the grant on the ground " that the lady had 20
1801. a-year of her own, and that all her family 10
are extremely well provided for." The report was 10
agreed to.
----•-•----."_. St.

deen Junction
all EastAnglian (£3los)
6 per cent
all Do. (£5) 7 per cent
2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c
all Eastern Counties Ex-
tension, 5 p. c. No. 1
all Do. No. 2
all Do. New 6 p. c. St
all Eastern Union, Scrip
Guar. 6 per cent
all Do. 51., 10 per cent
all Do. 10. Debentr.Sh-
-100 East Lancash.6 p. cts.
all East and West York-
shire June. Pref
all EdinbPrth.&Dundce
5,i percent.
1.00 Glasgow & S.Western
Guar. 5 per cent
WO Great Northn. sp. c.
100 Do. sp. c. Redeem.,
at 10 p. c. prem.
10 Do. 4 p. c. Scrip.
6 Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref
all Gt. Southn. &Westm.
(Ireland) Eighths)
5 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh,
6 Ca. Westn. (Berks &
' Hants Ex. sp. c)
100 Do. cov. red. 4i p.c.
100 Do. con. red. 4p. c.
1100 Do. irred. 4p. c....
6 Lan. &York. F. £2O
100 Do: 6p. c. Stock ...
13 Leeds N. 6p. c. No.l
9 Do. Quarters, 1848 „.
IDO London and Brighton
Guaranteed 5 p. c ...
100 Do. Pref., sp. c. St.
all Do. Convertible, 5 p."
c., 1852
100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c
1.00 Lon. &N. W., Coy. &
Nuneaton
5 London &S. Western
Con. Thirds
all Londonderry& Color

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MAfKET .NEWS—(THIS DAY.) 20
st.

CORN EXCHANGE.
To:day's market was very scantily supplied with Eng-
hall wheat. As the attendance of buyers was small, the
demand ruled heavy, at barely Monday's decline in the
quotations.
Foreign wheat, the show of which was good, met a dull
sale, at late rates.
In floating cargoes scarcely any business was transactuaactedl
Barley and malt sold heavily, but we have no
change to notice in the quotations.
The oat trade was heavy, but no further decline took
place in prices.
Beans, peas, and flour as on Monday.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. I Malt.
360 310 920
--
7,520 750

Shares -
all Lonely. &Enuia.i Sh.
all Nan., Shof., & Lin.,
Shares, No. 1.
all Do. New, £lO
44 Do. £6
all Warypt.&Carl.4 p.o
all Do. 4. per cent
101 Do
LOO Consol.6 p.c.St
LOO Do. Consol. Bristol &
Llirm. 6 per cent
5 Do. Pref. 4hper cent
6 Norfolk Debenture
100 Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock
100 Do. sp. c. Ext
100 Do. 5l per et .pref
100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c
100 North British
all North Staffordshire
100 Oxford, Worcester, k
Wolverh.Xls,6 p.c.

Oats. \ Flour. -\ 20
370 410 20
1,200 20
8,810 1,7305 ks 25
3,460br1

English ..
Irish • • ••
Foreign ..

WHITECIIA.PEL. 10
Each kind of meat was in good request, as follows : St.
Beef from 3s 4d. to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 83s d ; lamb, 25
5s 2d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s Bd. to 5s Od ; pork, 6d. to
20
4s 8,1 per 81bs by the carcase.
20

15 Do
all Scot. Cent. , New Pref
all Shrews. & Birm.N.G.
all Shrewsby. & Chester
(Nor.W.Min), 8 p.c.
10 Do. 5 per cent
all South Devon
De. fixed, 4i per cent
all S. Eastern (Reading
Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d.
4cpen.ct..Guar.
and la:I
StocktonsDoy .o4rtpsehr.
Dar-
lington, 4 per cent
5 Do. do. do.
all Stockton and Hartle-
pool, guar. 5 p. c.
till Ist July, 1856
3 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.e.
100 York, Neweastle,aud
Berwick ,4 p.c. Pref
5 Do
10 York&N. Midlandli
111,1 S. Pura

BOROUGH HOP. ou
Owing to the unfavourable accounts from the plants- 20
talons, the demand for all kinds of hops is steady, at fully •••
the late advance in the quotations. 20 1
11

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) I St.
25
25

LONDON, May 31.—Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W. ;
light breeze, and fine, but with passing clouds at times.
OFF FOLKESTONE.—Tasman, from Hobart Town.
PORTSMOUTH, May 30.—Wind, W. by S. Sailed—
John Scott, for Trinidad.
OFF MARGATE.—TrefuRis, from Dordt ; John and Ann,
Goole, each with loss of anchor and part of chain.
RAMSGATE, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Jeanne
D'Acre, from Sunderland, for Nantes.
CHATHAM, May 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Strang,

from Sierra Leone.
HARWICH, May 30.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived—Juli-
ana, from Gluckstadt, with loss of anchor and chain, and

other damage.
PLYMOUTH, May 30.—Wind, W. Arrived—The Satlej
(transport, No. 90), from London, for Constantinople.
Sailed—Europa, for Constantinople.
BRISTOL, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Paquita,
from Havannah. Sailed —Lord Duncan, for Africa.
SWANSEA, May 30.—Wind, S.W. Sailed Conheath,
for Caldera ; Sir J. L. Goldsmid, Cdba ; Ocean, Cadiz. b
MILFORD, May 30.—Wind, W. to S. Sailed—Packet,
for Melbourne.
OFF HOLYHEAD.—lngleborough, from Bombay ; Lady
Bassett, Tarsons, both for Liverpool.
QUEENSTOWN, May 29.—Wind, N. Arrived —Rosa
Maria, from Alexandria ; Vider, do. Loading—Bullfinch, 11
for Quebec.
KINGSTOWN, May 28.—Arrived—Creole, from Cadiz;
Palmyra (transport), from Liverpool.
BELFAST May 29.—The Betsey (lugger), of and from
Douaghadee, from this port, with goods, in going down
the river yesterday, got in contact, below the Garmoyle
Stone Beacon, with the Laurel (s.), of Lancaster, from
Mortcombe to this port, and immediately sank ; crew
saved by the steamer.
HONG KONG, April 12.—The Euphrates, from Arracan,
arrived here 31st March, leaky in her starboard quarter,
and with part of cargo thrown overboard, having experi-
enced a heavy gale off Pelew Islands.
KILKEA, May 28.—The carved work of a vessel's stern,
16 feet long, 1 foot broad at the ends, and 2i feet in the
middle, painted black, with an eagle in the centre and a
snake in its claws and beak, quite fresh, but broken in
three parts, was picked up at sea this morning.
MESSINA, May 20.—The Undaunted (schooner), from
Corfu, arrived here to-day, reports having been chased by
a three-masted, Sateen-rigged vessel, with a broad wite
streak and bust figure, and supposed to be a Greek, in lh at.
38 N., long. 17 E., but that she gave up the chase upon
the Cornucopia (arrived here) heaving in sight.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday, 10.50 a.m.
Arrived—Genova (s), from Marseilles.
The Lyra, from Londonderry, was on fire this morning
in the Nelson Dock, but the fire was subdued with trifling
damage.
Off the Port—John Barbour, Portland, and Globe.

(BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 11.0 a.m.
Wind S. ; tide, three-quarters ebb.
Arrived, 30th.—Bencleuch and Mogador, from Mauri
tins ; Rose, Rouen.
Arrived, 31st. Aurana, from C ; James Gibson,
Porto Rico ; Julia, Lisbon ; Naprima, Callao ; Rockliff,
Dantzic ; Liberty! Guernsey ; Lousia, Lubeck ; Syren,
Tlavannah ; Sophia Augusta, Lisbon ; Treasure Mauri-
tius ; Neptune (s),
Sailed.—The Belgium (s.), for Ostend ; Seine (s), Bou-
logne ; Alar (s.), Dunkirk ; Florence, Barbadoes; Thames
(s.), lamburg ; Kangaroo (s.), Memel ; Ashmore, New
Zealand.

DEAL, Wednesday, 9.45 a.m.

Wind, S., light, and fine.
Passed— Warlock, from Callao, for London ; Token,
from Bombay, for London ; Jenny Lind, from London,
for Newport.
Anchored—Talavera, No, 98 Transport, from London,
for Malta.
Sailed—The British Tar, Alert, Nassau, Everdma,
Elizabeth, K. S. Forbes, Christian, Huygens, Mary H.
Kemball, Arab, Jenny Lind, Electric, Sir J. R. Reid,
Governor, Carleton, Transit, Gevelia, Shepherdess, Val.
paraiso, Leda, Camillus, B,owallan, Marlin, Elspeth South
Carolina, Rookory, and General Wiltshire, with most of
the outward bound.