The Sun.
London, England, 1825-12-08 00:00:00

[BRITISH PRESS.)

The Paris Papers of Monday have arrived. As
we naturally anticipated, the Courier Francais
has been acquitted. The terms of the judgment
are similar to those pronounced by the Court
in the case of the Constitutionnel, Public atten-
tion still appears to he directed to these important
prosecutions. The Journals of the Royalist Op-
position affectio regard the result as a ministerial
defeat, but we observe that this does not seem to be
the view. of the Liberal papers themselves. They
talk less of the Ministry than of ,the Jesuits by
whom no doubt the prosectitionS. were instigated.
The French Funds, it will be- seen, have risen
considerably. The Five per Cents.- closed on
Monday at 96f. 75c., and the Three per Cents
651. 50c. The unfortunate King of Spain, in ad-
dition to all the other troubles by which his evil
genius has suerounded him, was, it appears, me-
naced with the destruction of the most splendid
of his palaces by fire. The convent of the
Escurial was in flames, •and there was little hope
of saving the Palace from sharing its fate.—
A Royal Decree has been issued for the regu-
lation of the finances of the kingdom. No mere
fiscal arrangements can replenish the treasury of
an impoverished nation like Spain ; but there is
nothing in this decree in any respect calculated
to forward the 'objects of its contrivers. M. Zea
has been ordered to depart in great haste on his
mission, or rather exile, to Saxony.

A great degree of agitation and depression is
still manifest in the Stock Markets. In the
course of yesterday considerable business was
transacted in Consols, which fluctuated between
84.2 to 84 sellers, during the early part of the
morning; and the concluding quotations were 83f,
84. The prices varied very little from Tuesday
in the Foreign Market, in which there is still
considerable langour. Colombian Bonds were
62; Mexican Six per Cents. 64 ; Greek Bonds,
17 19 ; and Spanish ditto, Isf. The Sugar
Market does not improve. In the absence of a
public sale, the price of Coffee nominally conti-
nued steady.—(fild.)

THE LORD MAYOR'S COURT.

in the books, except under the head of the National Stone Cote`
pansy. There is no mention of names.
Mr. BOLLAND then ealled Mr. A. K. Hutchinson, solicitor
to the National Stone Company. books
Mr. Hutchinson stated that the notice to produce the caw,'
had not been served upon him until he appeareu ea upon the
[Here the summoning officer said, it had been served upon
garnishees on the preceding day.]
Mr. BoL LAND—You can tell who the Directors are. Ito
Mr. HOLLAND—Is Mr. Robert Johnson one ?—i 31)P„t of
the Court whether I am bound to make any communicarol
agen aid
that nature. I have been employed as a confidential
I am sure the Court will not insist upon my RayiDg all
that may be construed into a breach of"onfidence. - - telling
The RECORDER—You do not betray confidence by osecl
who tae tthhee
nameDi
rectnofrsthaerue.o—mlpaanmy,only anxious no.
to be OPP
t
capable of betraying confidence.ou
Mr. Law—l oppose this sort of examination.. , Tea inth
is
the Directors. at the
Air. Bo LLAND—The Directoarnsd )ha7ep hala‘ e
c'erdi°ththeitnngo:eYu
banker's, and are trustees for toe COMFRRY., . ' ersolls
The RECORDER—UnIess we have the names of the P' se.
—I ;.lis ce
who constitute the company, we cannot Face,. -, ti
the gar'
It is impossible that the money placed at the house en wt.
og r
nishees, in the name of the company, can be considered L
perty f the directors(to. s°ll
Mr. o
BOL LAND the witness.)—ls Mr. Bober. -.1 °hn . ogre
director ?—He is one of the Committee of Management;
are no directors. • beet
theM
sider myself bound to keep all communications Made'
Cr;
nitNivtt(eteo theof
ll wi
Management
darethn.t
issayn3o/tocuolninfiodwenntoillthi i?n.,ol,othii;
Committee to me a secret. d ti. ,Onfi'
Mr. BOLLAND —There is great mag ogic in that word ,0 thooe
dential." It ought to be known to the whole world otasi
) directors, or Committee of Management, or whatever t
be. are. .hit the
The RECORDER—Mr. Holland, do you meanrot' the
parties whose names are on the record form the len°h•e .
Company ? , ~1' trt- it 15
Mr. BOLLAND—Certainly not ; but I conten.- .t .1, jot:-
not necessary to have the names of the whole Cottri.•! r
tioned. . , iyitliou.
The RECORDER—Then the case cannot stanCl-, is of 50
the names of the whole Company, the attachnte°'
e
avail. of tb
Mr. BOL LAND—The defendants here are gentle/1' til'icil
committee appointed and trusted with the money, °
they have an ndeniable comand. ~ egia
Mr. Law— -The public now see the consequence w 6n
in speculations of this
with. cool:
The RECORDER—Why had the plaintiff to do iel`r sae"
piny of this description ? He cannot attach money uncle
circumstances,
went fill the
Mr. BoLLAND—Is it meant, that if we w---t tool. -ho
pw
ei
rTs
se
lo'withoutes a
E e O
money, we must put the Christian and siirnarnee of 00
,I,tnD,Eicltt —lt shareholders upon the record? They may consist
ter'
~t4OO ti„
,ed. You can't ' st-
lln •th
If yoi, will tiel,'„rig illi
'tobraetiloileil.l
des of the kind, you must take the inconveniences *4.
the more uncertain chances. .ghtto te'
Mr. BOLLAND still urged that bit client had a 11
eit
cover from the hands of the garnishees. tl't'n
The RECOIMEiI—:IIe question is, whose is the
itsres
It is not the money of the defendants evidentlY• vingPt
number of persons are interested, and without, list
list 04'
names of all of them on the record, the attachment til
to the ground.
The Jury immediately found for the garnishees.