The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-05 00:00:00

FUNDS.

Consols opened this morning at the leaving a' prices of yesterday,
93 14 Money, and 9314 buyers for the Account, for next time 93 i i ;
Exchequer Bills 63 65 preen; India Bonds 64 66.
In the Foreign Market the only business doing at present is in Spa.
nish Active, and a little in Portuguese; still the former has rather im.
proved, owing to their coming higher from Paris ; closed at 21 i I ;
opened at 21 f & ; . Portuguese closed at 301 i ; opened at 301 to 31 ;
Three per Cents., 20 ii ; opened 20 i to 21 ; Brazilian 76 77 ; Colom-
bian 281 i ; Mexican 2711; Dutch 2i per Cents., 53f 1.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock • — India 5t0ek.......
3 per Cent. Red. — Ditto Bonds - 70 pm.
3 per Cent. Con& 93% i%; South Sea Stock —
3% per Cent.........- .......... . ' Old Annnities —
Ditto Red — New Ditto _
New 3% per Cent IOI%U % 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751...
New 5 per Cent - Exch, Bills, £l,OOO 64 66 pin.
Bank Long Annuitiestoexpire Ditto ..... ........500 6l 66 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 - Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial - - pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 15% Ditto Advertised. - - pm
Jan. 5, 1980 — Bank Stock for Account :09%
April 5, 1880 ............ ........ -- India Stock for Account —
J an• 5, 1870. ....... ... ...... Consols for Acconnt
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds - Peruvian Bonds ..... -
Belgian Bonds ..,., - Ditto Account ................ Ditto Account.... ........ - Portuguese Bonds 63%
-
Brazilian Bonds - Ditto Account 6O
Ditto Account - Ditto New Bonds -
Buenos Ayres Bonds ..... ....... - Ditto Account .. 33% X
Ditto Account ....... ........... -• Ditto, 3 per cent. °034 %
~. bill ism Bonds .0.•••••.•••••... e• •-.. Prussian 80ndi,.,..............,, -
Ditto Account ..... Russian Bonds, 182'2 -
Colunibian Banda.. ....... ....... - Ditto Account -
Ditto Account -.- Ditto Metallic. ........... ...... -
.Calumbian Bonds, 1821.,,, 27 Spanish Bonds -
Ditto Account Ditto Account -
Danish Bonds .....-. ..... ... .74%; Ditto Bonds,lBl4 -
Dittn Account ....... -.. Ditto Account ,,, 2114%
Greek BOA& •................ - French, 5 per cei1t.......... -4. -c•
Ditto Bonds, 1625 - ---- 4 per cent
Ditto Account -- 3 per cent. Bll. -r.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent ... -- Exchange 2sf. 50,
Ditto Account ........... ..... ... Dutch, 2% per cent 54 3; 4%
Ditto, 6 per cent. , ... Ditto Account -
Ditto Account...-. ........... - Ditlo, f, per cent 99%14
Neapolitan... ..... - Ditto Account .. -.......: •"99 !Ai PRICES7I
RICES OF SHARES THIS D4Y AT cltiE O'CLOCK...
Anglo Mexlean Mining Company (its. at 5/. prti.) Paid. Per Share.
100 3.1 i
Eastern Countieslßailway
• 3 51
Brighton Railway Company" ~.. .... ~.........: ... .
London and Southampton Railway Corfipaily 5O 48
London and Southampton (New) Railway 5
213
London and Croydon Railway Company • 2O
Ditto Scrip
5
Manchester and Birmingham Railway 7 10% 104
Northern and Eastern Railway Company ......
AsOhalte, Claridge's Patent .. ...................... .., 2 1,11: 16 15
London Joint Stuck Bank .........
Mexican and South American ........... .... . .... ~ i 3 SLA
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DU.BLIN, APRIL 3.
Ditto Reduced 3 per Cent. Consols ............. g2%,Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent. 9134
Ditto, 4 per cent.
3,4 per Cent. Stock 99; Hibernian Bank. —
Ditto Now, 1430
3% per Cent. Debentures
Bank Stock
Royal Canal Stock
Grand Canal Stock ~.~••„
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
Consols have continued during the morning at 934 for the Account,
and 93* 4 for Money; little doing. Exchequer Bills, 64 66 ; Indian
Bonds, 70 prem. : Bank Stock for the opening, 2091.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active lower than in the morning,
2li ; Portuguese, 301 ; Three per Cents., 23i ; Colombian, 27 ; in
Mexican nothing donnas yet; Danish, 741 ; Dutch Two.and.a.Half, 541.
In the Share Market scarce anything doing.
(Romig for the Account, 031,

THREE O'CLOCK

HOUSE OF LORDS.(THIS DAY.)

The House sat to-day to hear Scotch appeals. The Peers present
were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Verulam, and the Bishop of
Ripon.

HART AND °TITERS, V. FAME AND OTHERS.

Their Lordships were occupied the whole of the morning with the
arguments in this case, which came before the House upon appeal from
the Court of Session, findinOhe appellants, who are writers to the Signet
at Paisley, liable to make good certain sums which had been paid by
the respondents to compromise an action brought against them by one
of their apprentices for false imprisonment.
The arguments had not concluded, when the Loan CIIANCELLOR
rose, shortly before two o'clock, to attend the Drawing Room.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Lord ABINGIZIL)
Corr Pro AND WOUNDING.—Devid Lathom and "Inn Clements were in.
dieted, the first for cutting and wounding Cooper, a policeman, and
the female for aiding and abetting, habouring and concealing, the other
prisoner.

Mr. CLARKSON prosecuted, and Mr. PLYNE defended.

. ,
From the evidence of the prosecutor Cooper, and other witnesscs, it
appeared that, having to apprehend a man named Pearce, at Uxbridge,
in consequence of a drunken riot, on the 9th March last, the prisoner
Lathom endeavoured to rescue him, but both were taken in•a the sta.
tion-house; when there, Lathom stabbed Cooper with a knife, which
he took from his pocket. The female prisoner was by, and encouraged
Lathom in the commission of these acts.
Hie LORDSHIP was of opinion that there was no evidence to sustain
the indictment against the woman.
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury for the prisoner Lathom, contending
that Cooper had no right to take Hearce or Lathom into custody.
Lord ABINGER—That is not the question. Suppose Cooper had no
right to take the prisoner into custody, what right had the prisoner to
stab Cooper ?

Mr. l'avm3 did not mean to say that the absence of any right on the
part of Cooper to take the prisoner into custody, would justify the pri.
soner in inflicting wounds that might have been mortal. But he did
think that this circumstanse would tend greatly to diminish any pro-
bability of the prisoner having been actuated by malice in the act of
which he had been guilty.
Lord ABLIGER in summing up said it was no justification for an un.
lawful act, that a man was drunk. If indeed he was so dead drunk as to be
utterly impotent and helpless, of course he could not be considered as
answerable for his actions. But so long as a man was conscious of his
actions ; so long as his understanding had not forsaken him—though
undoubtedly a man might, and often did, do things when drunk
which he would not when sober—yet he must be considered as amena-
ble for his actions. The Jury would decide whether, under the circum-
stances, the prisoner inflicted the stabs on Cooper, knowing that their
effect would be to do (in the language of the indictment) some grievous
bodily harm. If so, they must find Lathom guilty.
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against Lathom : and the fe.
male Clements was acquitted.

NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT,)

ROBBERY AT THE EaITISII Museum.--Frederick Saunders, a gen-
tlemanly-looking young man, was indicted for stealing a shell, ♦alue
305., the property of the trustees to the British Museum, to whom he
was a servant.

Mr. ADOLPHUS appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Pincers for
the prisoner.
Mr. AnoLpnua shortly stated the case, and pronounced the shell in
question to be a nonpareil. It was of an exceedingly rare and valuable
class, so much so that those who had studied this branch of natural his-
tory were of opinion that there was not such another in the world.
Mr. J. E. Grey was then called and stated that he had the care of the
shells at the British Museum. The prisoner had been employed in the
establishment for the last ten years. Witness purchased the shell
now produced at a sale in the year 1836, and deposited it in the Mu-
seum. Had seen it there two or three months before it was brought
back by Mr. Sowerby.
Mr. Evans, a dealer in curiosities, residing at No. 284, High
Holborn, deposed that he had been in the habit of purchasing
shells from the prisoner. Bought three from him on the 12th March,
including that now produced. He placed it in the window, where it was
seen by Mr. Sowerby.
Examined by Mr. PHILLIPS.—Has always stated that he bought the
shell from the prisoner. Recollects saying on one occasion, that he pur
chased so many shells, he could not tell from whom he had it. He
swerved from the truth on that occasion, because the prisoner, whom he
had known many years, had told him that he was likely to be prosecuted.
Mr. Sowerby deposed that the shell was his before it was purchased by
the Museum. His daughter took a drawing of it before he parted with
it, as it was a great curiosity. This enabled him to speak positively as
to its identity. There was also a hole in ate side of the shell, by which
he would easily know it. The shell was worth at least 30s.

Mr. PHILIPPS addressed the Jury at great length on behalf of the pri-
soner, and relied principally on the contradictory nature of the testi-
mony of Evans, upon which the case for the prosecution wholly depended.
Several of the officers of the Institution were then called, and gave
the prisoner the highest character for zeal and integrity in the discharge
of his duties.

The COMMON SERGEANT summed up the evidence.
The Jury after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.

The prisoner, who was affected to tears, thanked them for having vin-
dicated his character, and protested his innocence of the charge which
had been brought against him.

CORN AVERAGES.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For ,the Week ended March 30, 0338, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per
Imperial Quarter.
Wheat......... b7s. Od. I Oats
Barley 29s 7,1. 1 Rye 'Ts. 0.1.1 Pease •23 I ld.

MPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS
PRECEDING.

Wheat s6i 4d.1 Oats
Barley 2Bs. I ld. Rye

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

Wheat 3os. 141. I Oats
Barley l9s. 10d. Rye - 3d

Out of the one hundred and fifty towns from which the averages are
taken, the highest weekly average of Wheat was at Guildford, where it
was (his. 10,1., the lowest at Haverfordwest, where it was 48s. Oct

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

BILLINGSGATE MARKET.

Turbot rather higher to-day, the top price being 218.; Cod cheaper,
price Is. and 2s. to Bs. and 9s. for large. Lobsters as dear as e►er, and
some 7s, each. Mackerel, 4d , and 6d. to Is. and Is. 3d. ; Salmon, 2s. 6d.
per lb. ; Soles rather dearer, price 9d. to 3s. and 4s. per pair.