The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT MARKET.

Rum is very firm, but owing to short stocks secures little business.
'l)e stock now is 8,609 puncheons, and 993 hogsheads, which is 2,964
!Vneheons, and 660 hogsheads less than it was at this time last year.
liere is a free sale for Brandy, Bordeaux, 2s. sd. to 2s. 7d. ; Cogniac,
Spirits
61., which are former prices. English, Scotch. and Irish
I)4its are still Its. Bd. per gallon; Geneva, Is. 10d. to Is. I Id., and in
''''a`'•7 request.
COLONIAL MARKETS.
ji,hlal I°-daY we have but one pubbc sale, and that of 1,100 bags White
Sugar, which sold at about former prices when we left. Mau.
I ,t• 4' Sugar of the superior qualities must be quoted at 6d. lower than
tahrweek. Plantation Sugar sells, steadily at previous rates, and
ee
(10,8 not appear to be an impression that Raw Sugar will
:1
ihigher. The stock of British Plantation is 12,568 lihds. and trs.
eh is less by 8,267 than at this time last year. Refined Sugar is
Le lively, and 395. is the price for tine Crushed. CoMe is rather
2°-. but all kinds are very firm. The Stock of British Plantation is
ZA,I ea‘ks and 959 barrels and bags; Ceylon, 20,132 bags ; Mocha,
I bales; Brazil, 33,281 bags,
et is in good demand, and prices show a tendency upwards. Spices
.1s• 411tirtu. and there is sonic speculation in Pimento. Cocoa fetches
Iridi"". to 535., for good and fine bright red. Rice, Rum, Cotton, and
ir,te° are all firm. Saltpetre is not so lively as it was. Owing to the
• d"uption of conveyance by canal, and the short stocks in the hands
part: °t the
Coffee, Sugar, Rice, &c., are now sent by coach to different
the country from town. The imports are rather increasing.
-Is
he CANADIAN PRODUCE MARKET.
- news td_day has produced but little effect in this Market. Busi-
is
e „
pem, very sluggizh, but prices firm. The stocks of Timber and Tur-
-4.1 'fle here are light. Those of Deals and Ashes much about the same
a't Year at this time.

CORN MARKETS.
Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Beans. Pease.
l(l,sAtej., chtarter. s. to s. sto s. s. to s. s. to s. s. s.
.......... 48 5t 22 28 15 19 2./ 30
r""gh — 55 28 2.1 42
55 28 33 2 t OS 28 46
4r .....34 58 'A 50 20 28 NS 40 30 32
ul'hsc'ci!"le -
44 52 21 32 14 23 40 41
35 21 49
lurk ...... -
50 55 :0 at 24 26 3-2
00. to Os 50
Per bar tell nO4 KILKENNY
lET*KIY. I igeeAlt(l‘Pejrll::•• —,•• Os.

wheat KILKENNY
hae tl)er barrel) 9.05. 31 to 26a. 6d.
................ 6 12 0
°ut............... 6 6
1144 (Per bag).... 15 0 31 0
rodlal^l4,:hrct).erewt... 86 0 88 0 1
......... 33 0 34 0
~.t .......... 1 1. 1 1

MA RKBTO,
Beef (per N..... to N sd.
Mutton o6i 0 5
Park
Veal
Fresh Butter .. 0 I
Salt Ditlo
Potatoes (per 0 3

PETERSFIELD ELECTION COM-
MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.)

The Committee met for the first time this day at twelve o'clock, the
Hon. C. C. CAVENDISH in the Chair.

Mr. AusTrs and Mr. COLnvas appeared for the petitioner, and Mr.
TRESSIOER and Mr. WORTLEY for the sitting Member.
Mr. AUSTIN very briefly opened the case, stating that the number at

the election were—for Sir W. Jolliffe, 124 ; and for his client, Mr.
Hector, 123; and that the case of the petitioners rested on several
voters having lost their qualification.
The investigation was then gone into, and two votes (which had been
rejected by the Revising Barrister) having been added to the petitioner's
poll, the sitting Member retired from the contest, and the Committee
declared Mr. Hector to be duly elected.

CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The LORD CHANCI3LLOR sat in Lincoln's Inn Hall to-day.
IN TILE MATTER OF TURNER, ♦ LUNATIC.

This case came before the Court upon the petition of the wife of the
Lunatic who had been appointed the committee of his person and
estate, praying that certain works In Staffordshire might be sold, that a
reference might be directed to the Master, to enquire whether the pen-
, tioner was entitled to any dower ; an enquiry as to the nature of the se.
curities held by certain bankers upon the estates of the Lunatic : and
that the order appointing the petitioner the committee of both the per-
son and estate of the Lunatic, might be varied by making her committee
only of his person. Mr. Turner, the lunatic, at the time of his lunacy,
carried on three extensive iron works in Staffordshire, which were called
the Wilsden, Willington and Kinware Works. The Kinware works
were the absolute property of the Lunatic, but the works at Wilsden
and Willington, were held by him upon long leases. Under these cir.
cumstauces, in December 1837, upon application to the Court his Lord-
ship made an order of reference to the Master, to enquire whether it
would be fit and proper that the works should be sold together with all
the machinery, and, if the Master should find that the sale of the works
would not be beneficial to the estate of the Lunatic, then he was to ap-
prove of a proper course for the intermediate management of the
property.® The Master made his Report, approvint. of the sale ;
but inasmuch as there was no person at present appointed who could
sell, he approved of a course of intermediate management. Upon that
report being brought under the consideration of the Court, his Lord-
ship ordered it to be confirmed, and referred it to the Master to appoigt
a receiver of the estate, who was to manage the works in the mode
pointed out by the Master, and to adopt such other proceedings relative
to the disposition of the property as would tend to the benefit of the
lunatic's estate. Upon that reference the Master recommended that
the receiver should negotiate with the lessors to accept a surrender of
the lease, which was done, but no arrangement was come to. With re-
spect, however, to the freehold property, the bankers at Kidder..
minster, who held the title-deeds of it, had stated that they would put no
impediment in the way of its being sold; and under these circumstances
the present petition was presented.
Mr. BETHELL appeared for the petitioner.

His LORNIIIP made the order as prayed by the petition.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

KEA NE V. CORDON,

This was an action on two bills of exchange, the acceptances of de.
Pendant, which the plaintiff had discounted for a person of the name
of Ainslie. The defence was that no consideration had been received,
and that the bills were given to Ainslie as a collateral security. it was
proved, however, that the bills had passed out of Ainslie's possession,
and that the plaintiff had actually given the money for them. Upon
this the Court directed a verdict for the plaintiff.