The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-29 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.-(THIS DAY.

CONVICTION OF AN OVERSEER UNDEU THE POOL-LAW AMENDMENT
ACT.—Edward Stock/tam, the overseer of the parish of All Hallows.
on-the. Wall, appeared before the Loan MAYOR and Mr. Alderman
COPELAND, to answer a summons charging him with having refused to
obey an order made by his Lordship, for the relief of a person named
Mary Dodd, who had been found wandering about the parish in a state
of destitution,

Mr. Barton. the vestry-clerk, who attended on behalf of the parish,
submitted that the case did not come within the Act, as Dodd was a
vagrant.

The Loan MAyoa said that where an overseer refused to give relief, a
magistrate was empowered to issue a peremptory order, and the overseer
so refusing was hable to be summoned. It was for Mr. Stockham to
show why he had disobeyed the order.
The Vestry-cerk said his Lirdship had made a peremptory order
without giving the parish an opportunity to make any opposition, be.
cause there was no summons.

The Loan M.aron said the Act required none. If some relief had
been given her, and the parish had brought the girl before the Magis-
trates, and proved her to be a vagrant, they would have committed her.
The Vestry Clerk then objected that Mr. Stockliam was not the over-
seer of the parish, inasmuch as he had no appointment under the hands
and seals of the Justices, be being merely nominated by the vestry.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND— Are we really to understand that
to be the defence to this order, when this person has really acted so
long as overseer, and even attended in this Justice-room in that
capacity. _

The Vestry-Clerk—That is the fact.
Mr. Alderman COPELAND—As a Magistrate of the City of London,
1 will urge my brother Aldermen to go to the Court of Queen's Bench
next term, and call upon Mr. Stockham to show cause why he exercised
the authority of an overseer.
The Vestry Clerk said the question might easily he settled" on a
special case before the Court of Queen's Bench.
The Loan Mayon—l'll bring it before the Court on your case.
Mr. Stockham is the overseer to all intents and purposes, as far as the
duty of overseer is concerned, and he appears to my summons as over.
seer. IT not legally appointed, it is for you to show that in another

Court.

Mr. Alderman CoreLAND concurred with his Lordship in opinion.
The Vestry Clerk-1f your Lordship thinks fit to convict, we shall
carry the case as a personal act of your Lordship to the Court of Queen's
Bench.
The Loan Mavon—My brother Alderman agrees with me that it is
a clear case against the acting overseer, and we therefore convict him
in the penalty of 51. Are you prepared to pay ?
The Vestry Clerk—No.
The Loan Mal-oft—Then we will issue a distress warrant directly.
Mr. Alderman CopaLasn expressed his determination to try the
case bsfesre the Poor.law Commissioners.
The LORD MAYOR was happy to say that this was the first parish in
London, which had attempted any such defence, and he could not help
expressing his astonishment that it had arisen in this case,

NSOL VEN TS' COURT.- (THIS DAY.)

AWFUL. PERJURY.—A case occurred in this Court to.day, in which
a scene took place of the most determined, persevering, and scientific
false swearing, on one side or the other, ever exhibited in a tribunal of
public justice.
A Charles Pearson applied for his discharge. Mr. COOK opposed f
Arr. WOODROYEE supported.

In answer to questions from Mr. Cooke, the insolvent stated that he
had no property, and that, except one or two things which his wife in
distress had pledged, he had not made away with any,
A Mr. Cooper, the opposing creditor on a debt of GO./.,
deposed that he had accepted bills for insolvent, which had not
been taken up, and whieh he (Cooper) had to pay. He believed
insolvent had property, because he had shown him (Cooper)
two notes for one hundred pounds each, which he kept in his shirt
tied ul,---(A laugh)—and which he said nobody else should have; and
the insolvent had talked about furniture which he had.
Cross-examined by Mr. WOODROFFE—He took me aside in a public-
house, and took out his shirt and showed me the notes. There were seve-
ral persons in the room, but nobody could see him but myself.
The insolvent being questioned, swore most positively that he had
never shown any notes to any person ; that he had never possessed any
notes in his life but two 5/. notes which had been lent to him before he
went to prison, and that he had never talked about furniture; that lie
had only one bed when he went to prison.

A universal expression of astonishment pervaded the audience at
.his exhibition.

Mr, Wooettorra, on behalf of the insolvent, applied to have delay
afforded for the production of a witness, to which the Court assented,
and adjonrned the case for that purpose till next week.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(;fHIS DAY.)

DEAL, DEC. 28. —Wind,N. N. W, fine.—Arrived and remain
the Hector, Freeman, from Jamaica ; Commodore, Campbell,
Hull; Her Majesty's Ship Russell Lisbon. Came down froin
the River, the Achilles Nt,ale, for Sydney.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC..)B.—Wind, N. W., light airs and fine.
—Arrived Her Majesty's cutter, the Emerald, from Bristol.
Passed the Georgiana, Rouchait, Hamburg, for Jersey.
Sailed the Criterion, Wallis, for Liverpool ; La Finette,
Caulet, Cowes; Georgiana, Maslinolick, ditto.
PL MOUTH, DEC. 27.—Arrived the Duke of Cambridge
steamer, from Dublin. Sailed her Majesty's ship Grecian,
for South America; Rosalind, ditto; Fonrose, Calcutta;
Eugenie and Clara; Marseilles.
FALMOUTH, DEC. 97.—Wind W. N. W. to N. W., fresh
breezes.—Arrived the Mere, Harrison, from Odessa; Levant,
Candy, Smyrna. Sailed the Forth, Baiter, for Leith;
Stephen, Henderson, London ; Lord Oriel, ditto ; Marshall,
Birch, ditto; Atalanta, Banks, ditto; Samuel, Davey,
Drogheda.

LivEarooL, DEC, 27.—Wind N.W., fresh.—Arrived, the
Mary Somerville, Hookey, from Calcutta; Mary Ann, Hatt°.
gale, Pictou; Elizabeth, Gibson, Dalhousie; Lady of the
Lake, Newfoundland ; Amelia, Mediterranean; Fenella,
Wakelam, Malaga ; Lady of the Lake, England, Seville;
Damsel, Abbott, ditto ; Crown, Richmond, St. Peterslourg;
Johanna, Gezine, Rotterdam.
Cowls, DEC. 28.—Wind NN W.—Arrived, the Doklein
Kendern, Vander Meydern, from Vlarrinder; Dart, Clarke,
Harwich; General Chasse, Rotterdam; Queen, James, St.
Michael's.

THE ROTUNDA, BLACKFRIARS-ROAD.-TiliS
building, which has been used for almost every purpose,
from a chapel down to an exhibition of legerdemain, the
whole of which have proved decided failures, and most of
them an intolerable nuisance to the respectable tradesmen
in the neighbourhood, is now being fitted up as an eating-
house.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NE Vr;S

CITY (TIIIS DAY), TWELVE O'CLOCK.
ARRIVALS THIS MORNING.—No french mail--ship letters
from Bahamas, Coast of Africa, and Jamaica.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, DEC. 28._Extensive as
were the operations of last week, they have been exceeded
this, and the spirit of speculation has placed our quotations
for American Cotton J-d. per lb. higher than that of Friday
.2
last, and -id. per lb. in other kinds. A very large propor-
tion of business was done on Monday last, the sales of that
day being upwards of 25,000 bales. The sales to-day are
5,000 bags of all kinds—the Market rather lower than
otherwise.

Halifax Papers have been received to the 11th of December.
MtnAmictir, Dcc. 4. —ln our last number we stated that
the river was frozen across, but owing to the mildness of the
weather during the greater part of the week, the ice rather
decreased than otherwise, and but little intercourse was kept.
up with the opposite side of the river. We understand the
channel was quite clear up as far as the wharf of Alexander
Goodfellow Esq., on Saturday ; and the boats passed at New.
castle Ferry the same morning.
ARRIVAL OF Tnoors.—Her Majesty's ship Hercules arrived
on Friday night last, from Barbadoes, with the 36th regiment,
Colonel Maxwell, with 360 rank and file. Major Cross died
at Barbadoes on the 12th. The regiment disembarked on
Saturday.

We have received New Brunswick papers to the 25th
November. The weather since Monday last has been quite
winter; early on that day we had a fall of snow which has
since remained on the ground, and the frost has been so severe
that the steamers have discontinued their trips to Frederic-
town. These papers are of the same description as the Halifax.
Prince Edward's Island Papers received to the sth De-
cember

Charlotte Town, Dec. 4.
Sir Charles Augustus Fitzroy's Proclamation:--
" Whereas the writs for electing Members to serve in
General Assembly for the several counties, and towns, and
royalists in this island are returnable on Monday, the 10th day
of December,
" I have thought fit further to prorogue the said General
Assembly ; and the same is hereby prorogued until Tuesday,
the 22d day of January, 1839, to meet for the despatch of
business, of which all persons concerned are required to take
notice, and govern themselves accordingly."
A report prevailed at Montreal, though not confirmed by
any official dispatch, that the volunteers of Prescott were so
excited that They overpowered the guard placed over the rebel
prisoners, and put the whole of them to death.
We have received the Pictnu paper of the 4th of December.
Her Majesty's ship illidca arrived here from Quebec on Thurs-
day evening, whither she had been with the 65th Regiment;
after taking in a supply of coal she left again on Saturday for
Halifax.
The French mail has arrived, but the letters will not be
delivered before twelve o'clock.
Accounts received, via Havre, from Monte Video, of the
date of the 13th October, state that place to be closely in-
vested by Revira, and nothing could enter the town. Serious
apprehensions were entertained of a rupture with the French,
as it appeared that one of the French men-of-war, employed
in the blockade of Buenos Ayres, was, through some acci-
dent fired into from the Fort, by which two sailors were se-
verely wounded ; and the French Admiral immediately do -
mended the punishment of the officer in command of the fort.
It is reported in a Second Edition of the Times, that dis-
turbances had taken place at Quebec; but it is not credited
in the City.
Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of
yesterday, 94 to 9-1 k for the Account. Reduced, 93i i ; Ex-
chequer Bill's, 64 66; India Bonds, 62 64; Bank Stock,
2031 202 A-.
In the Foreign Market most of the prices are nominal as
yet. Spanish, 16k i ; Portuguese, 301 I ; Three per Cents.,
19;4 201 ; Belgian, 991-; Brazilian, 774; Mexican, 22i 23};
Columbian, 254 26 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half, 54i 55 ; Five
per Cents, 100 f 101. The Portuguese Stock has rather im-
proved, done at 30i 31.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. Red. 93!g i„i, ; Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons.
3 per Cent -- Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. lOOS,l,i New Ditto
New i 3 per Cent —' 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751_
New 5 per Cent.
; Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ...... 63 64 pm.
Bank Long A nnuities toexpire Ditto 5(0
Jan. 5, 1860 14 15-16?4, (Ditto Small 66 64 pm,
Oct. lil, 1859. Ditto Commercial pm.
Jan. 5, 1883 Ditto Advertised
Jan. 5, 1881 — Bank Stock for Account ...... --
April 5, 1880 - India Stock for Account ...,.„
Jan. 5, 1870 - Consols for Account —
PItICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds
Ditto Account
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account
Chilian Bonds
I).tto Account
Columbian Bonds Ditto Account
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1824 95,Si Spanish Bonds —
Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account — ' Ditto Accot qt. I6X 36
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent
Ditto Bonds, 1825 __ 4 per cent.
Ditto Account -- ', per cent.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent.... --- Exchange —l. —c. Ditto Account
Ditto, 6 per Cent 92!4 Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
Neapolitan i Ditto Account —
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK

Per share,
10
11
I3q

Paid.
British Iron Company
Great Western !railway Company i6
Brighton Railway
•..... ........... .... 14
London and Croydon Railway Company 2O
Manchester and Leeds Railway Company 5l
Colonial Bank
25
COURSE OF EXCHANGE YEsTERDAY.
Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 I tiihraitar 4B
Ditto, at sight
Rottcrchim 2U. 12 4% , Milan
Antwerp...
31
Hamburg, M.B. 13 105( ! Venice 4a
Altora
Paris, 8 days' sight 25 50 Palermo per oz. 118
Ditto 3 111 s. 25 70 Lisbon 531,1
Marseille,.
Frankfort on Maine, Ex. AL 1511' Bahia 26
Petersbuigh, ruble .3 Us. 1()% 1 Buenos Ayres
Berlin
Vienna, effective fl '5 M. 10 7 Philadelphia 46
frieste......ditto lO 9 PRICE OF BULLION, YER OZ.
Aladrld 56k Portugal Gold, c0in....... .0 0 0
Cadiz.... . 36% Foreign Gold, in bar. 317 105 Bilboa ....
Barcelona
Seville 36 i Silver, bars. standard.. - ...

PRICES OF IRISH STO
3 per Cent. Consols
3 per Cen'. Stock
Ditto Reduced
Ditto New, 1830 I
3% per Cent. Debentures -
Bank Stock
Royal Canal Stock
Grand Canal Stock

ard 0 5
ICKS, DUBLIN, DEC. 27.
Grand Canal Debs. 6 per cent. 9:3%
Ditto, 4 per cent.
Hibeinian Bank 21.74
City of Dublin Steam Company -
National Insurance Company -
City Debentures, 4 per cent SO%
Ballast Office Debentures, 4 per -
cent

HALF-PAST ONE.
We have no further arrivals to announce to the present
hour; and the account of a disturbance to Canada does not
gain credit. The well informed say that it was not probable
that the news could have reached Halifax at the present season
of the year, when the Hercules left, as it would take from
twelve to fourteen days' journey from Quebec to Halifax.
The above report has not had the least effect on the British
funds. Consols have continued during the morning at the
opening price of 94i ; Reduced 93i 4 ; Exchequer Bills
lower, 66 64; India Bonds alsrA 62; Bank Stock, 2031.
In the Foreign Market some business has been doing.
Spanish may be quoted a shade better, 164 17; Portuguese,
30. 31 ; Three per Cents., 19i 20 ; Mexican, 221; Colom-
bian,; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 544, rather lower; Five
per Cents., 1004 101.
No business of any consequence has been done to the pre-
sent time in the Share Market, and prices continue much the
same as yesterday.
Consols for the Account, 94k.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Earl Fitzwilliam had a fall from his horse whilst
bunting last week, which confined him for a day or two.
It was not of a serious nature, and his Lordship is much
better. We understand Lady Charlotte Fitzwilliam is also
gradually mending.—Stamford Mercury.
SUMMER-HEAT AT COUTT'S.—A few days ago,
we adverted to the improvements taking place in the bank-
ing-house of Messrs. Coutts and Co., in the Strand. Since
then another improvement has been completed, one which
the public will, we can well imagine, estimate as the great-
est of all, especially at this season--the introduction of co-
pious and steady currents of warm fresh air, into the body
of the apartment pro bono publico. These genial streams
ascend equably and continuously from morn till night ; and,
what is still more to the purpose, perfectly pure, from Price
and Manby's warm water magazine in the basement, and
enter the bank by several ornamental apertures in the floor,
which seem, like the magnetic mountain, in the " Arabian
Nights' Entertainments," to exert a marvellous power of at-
traction over passers by. We shall not easily forget
the expression of pleased astonishment with which a fat gen 7
tleman (who could not lean over to see how the seductive
summer breeze took possession of him), exclaimed yesterday,
" Strike me comfortable! I could stand here for a sentwyr
We calculate that the bank must, in self-defence, this winter
post a notice on every pillar, " Please keep moving." By
the by, these pillars (cast iron, coloured to imitate granite),
present us also with something new—painted scaglioli pre-
served by French polish.
FIRE AT SHOREDITCII.--Last night about a
quarter past eleven o'clock a fire of a most destructive de-
scription broke out on the premises known as the Caledo-
nian Coffee-house, situated in High-street, Shoreditch.
Mr. Allen's premises were saved, with the exception of the
roof, those of the Caledonian Coffee-house were totally
consumed.
THE REGISTRATION SHILLING.---11l the course
of an inquiry in the parish of St. George's, Southwark,
yesterday, relative to the non-payment of
poor-rates, it ap-
peared that a large number of the inhabitants had tendered
the amount of the poor rate, but had refused to pay the re-
gistration shilling, and that, under these circumstanced, the
collectors had refused to take the former amount. After a
long discussion several of the objectors declared that it was
their determination not to pay the shilling, and if a levy of
distress was made they would bring an action, and thus oh
tain the opinion of the superior courts on the question.
We regret to learn that Lady Morgan's e.yes conti-
nue in so weak a state as to oblige her to abstain from all
literary avocations.