The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

JUNE 19, 1849.

do so. The main question therefore was, as to the
validity or invalidity of this marriage. The Attorney-
Gen:Tal of the island said he wa:3 (A.:4'llElou that by the
laws and ordinances regulating marriage in St. Lueii
marriage between persons professing the Protestant reli-
gion, solemnized under a licence from the Governor of the
island, in a church, by a minister in holy orders in the
Church of England, was a good:and valid marriage to all
intents and purposes, without the publication of banns.
On the other hand, a gentleman, who was formerly the
Lord Chief Justice of the island, said he was of opinion
that by the laws in force in 1837, when the marriage
was solemnized, and still in force, no marriage in general
could be contracted, so as to be good and valid in
law, if contracted without due publication of banns
first had and obtained, unless under a dispensation ac-
corded by the authorities either of the Roman Catholic
or the Protestant Church. Now that went to show him
(Sir H. J. Fust) that there was a power of dispensation
somewhere; end here ,the Governer of the island had
exercised that power of dispensation. He (Sir H. J.
Fust), therefore, pronounced for the validity of that
marriage.

MIDDLESEX -SESSIONS.
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.)
The Juna adjourned sessions were commenced this
morning, at the Court House, Cle►henwell_green.
The, calendar contains the names of fifty-six pri-
soners.

C. F. O'Higgings, a member of the medical profes-
sion in Ireland, was brought up under articles of the
peace, preferred against him, at the last sessions, for
violent assaults upon his wile.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said, that when persona hold-
ing so respectable a position in life as the prisoner, chose
to get drunk habitually, and cruelly ill-use their wives, as
he had done, it would be the care of that Court,
to prevent a repetition of such conduct. He would
therefore order him to give bail, himself in 2001., and
two sureties in 100/. each, to keep the peace for twelve
months to all her Majesty's subjects.
The defendant said he had been for some time locked
up in the House of Correction, and he thought that he
was coming here to be tried, and not to be sentenced
without any trial. He was prepared with witnesses.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said that no trial was neces-
sary, for there had been enough established to warrant
the Court i❑ holding the defendant to bail, and he should
remain in prison until he found it. There could be no
difficulty in his doing so, if he was as respectable a man
as he ought to be in his station in life.

MA RLBRO'-STREET—( THIS DAY.)
Mr. Hugh Henry Aikman, a gentleman residing at
No. 68, Great Portland-street, v. as brought before Mr.
Bingham, charged with having committed a most violent
and unprovoked assault upon a police. constable whilst in
the execution of his duty.
Police-constable 72 E stated, that about two o'clock
he was talking to a cabman in Devonshire-street, Port-
land-plac-, when the defendant, whom he had previously
seen walking with two females, came up to him, and
called him a "D--- dirty, beastly vagabond, and said
he had a great mind to give him in charge." Witness
desired him to go away quietly, and not to
abuse him. The defendant then walked away, and
had got about a dozen yards when he re-
turned, and catching hold of witness by the arm said,
‘- Now, I will give you in charge," at the same time
canine. out " police," as loud as he could. Witness then
asked him what he wanted, and why he called "police."
He made no reply, but took a stick which he had in his
hand and struck witness a tremendous blow over the
head, and knocked him down. The blow was delivered
with such force as to cut his hat through. He was
proceeding to further violence, when another constable
came up and took the prisoner to the station.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, admitted the
assault. He was labouring under great excitement in
consequence of having indulged too freely in wine, and
had not the least recollection as to what he was doing.
Mr. BINGHAM said that was no excuse, and commit.
ted him for seven days to the House of Correction.

ROYAL GENERAL ANNUITY
SOCIETY.—FANCY SALE.—THIS DAY..
The grand fancy sale in aid of the funds of this institution
commenced this morning at the Bazaar in Baker-street. The
new room, generally appropriated to the purposes of a car-
riage repository, was used for this occasion, and looked re•
markably well. The walls were tastefully covered with pink
and white fluted calico, while at intervals over the stalls
were placed suits of armour. From the ceiling were sus-
pended Union Jacks and other national flags, in fes-
toons, so as to form a sort of awning for the whole
length of the room. At one end of the room was erected
an orchestra also ornamented in a similar ,ityle, with pieces of
armour and national flags. Here, under the leadership of
Mr. G. F. Taylor, an excellent band performed in quick
succession the favourite polkas and quadrilles of the day.
Among the pieces performed we remarked the Duchess
Polka, composed by Mr. Taylor expressly for this occasion,
the profits arising from which are to be appropriated
to the funds of the institution. The stalls
were arranged down the centre of the room,
and along the sides ; among the fair occupants
we noticed the Duchess of Leeds, the Countess Talbot, Vis-
countess Combermare, Lady Blake, Lady Caroline Bathurst,
Mrs. Milner Gibson. The show of goods was unusually at-
tractive, the Duchess of Leeds' stall was peculiarly rich in
fancy needle- work of all descriptions, and we also noticed
a very curious chess-board, the squares of which were formed
by emblazoned scutcheons of various families, those of the
Royal Family occupying their proper position in the
squares of King and Queen. The Countess of Talbot
displayed some beautiful drawings in water colours.
In another part of the room we remarked three splendid
naval models, of the Pegasus, Atlante, and Heros, beautifully
carved in ivory and tortoiseshell; the first of these was
valued at 600 guineas, the other two at 200 each.• Owing to
the unfavourable state of the weather the attendance of
visitors was not so numerous as could be wished, but as the
sale continues two days longer we hope that this very
meritorious society will have no reason to complain. We
understand that the principal object of this sale is to start a
fund for the erection of an asylum for the reception of aged
annuitants, and we need not say that such a project is de-
serving of cordial support and success.

CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.)
THE COUNTY OF SURREY (WITH HILLYER AND Box)
AGAINST ENGLAND.
This match, which commenced yesterday at Lord's,
was resumed this morning. The following is the score
up to two o'clock:—

SURREY- FIRST INNINGS.
Martingell—st Chatterton, b Wisden
Brockwell—c Esrom, b Lillywhite ••
Hillyer—b Dean ...
Box—c Chatterton, b Lillywhite
Chester—c King, b Dean ...
N. Felix, Esq.—b Lillywhite
Sewell—b Lillywhite
C. Hoare, Esq.—b Dean ...
W. Hammersley, Esq.—b Lillywhite
Heath—not out ...
Sherman—c King, b Lillywhite
b 4, w 1, n b

0 .1:1
,e,.7.cr;•3 op T,TTITTSII 1-17.1`TDi wri,,xnn(.
3 •:er Cent. Reduced Arms ...... 91%14 q
3 Co; isols Annuities 92 .%
Yew 31f per Cent Annq . 92%18%
LongAnns. to expire J an. 1860 ... 8
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 ... 838 8 7-16
rrkiia i)onth, 1,0001
Ditto under 1,0001........,
c,,n5,01s for Account
ndia Stock for Account...
..... 254
tn.xchequer Bills.
1,0001. June ll,‘d. & 2d.
4 4
r, 45
2 45 p
500/. June
Small. June 42 46 p
PRICES OF FOREIGIst FONDS owl&
O'CLOCK.

CLO,I G
PRI(' 1 S
91,4
92%
8%

8 7-ig

72 p
91.1,2
254

Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. 40 391
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. •--
Ditto Deferred 3l/t4
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons
Ditto, Ex Coupons
Ditto, Account 2BIAM%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents —
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Active
Ditto Deferred —
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent ...
Russian Bonds ... 1021%
3panieh 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto, 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Rentes, 5 per Cent.
Exchange 2sf. 45c. 25f. 45c.
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild 50% 50%
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates 76%
PRICES OF rAm. LUSINESS DONE cr.osING
RAILWAY SIIARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICE,.
Aberdeen.~
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 6 ...... %
Buckinghamshire ... 161. 4s.
aledonian ..
Ditto, New 101. Prof... 10
Chester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference l5
Eastern Counties........ 20 - 8;4%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 ...... ........,. "'Great Northern
' ireat South. and West.
(Ireland)
29%
Great Western 100 ... —
Ditto, 14. Shares
Ditto, Fifths ...... ...... 20
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ... .. 10%1/2 lOl/4
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 .....
Do. Quarter Shares... 20
Do. Fifths lO
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent. ... lO . ..... 1213
Do. (W. Riding Union) 9 .. ... . .
London, Brighton, and ..........
South C0a5t........ 50
London and N. Western 100 L9 1281,4.... .....
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7
Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... VA
Gond. &S. Western ...... 50
Do., New Scrip, 1848,
ref. 7 per Cent, on
Deposit, and 5 per
Cent. on Calls
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
Do. New 10/. Pref..... 10 ......
ISLdland ........ ...... -.100 ...... W 4 70 69
Do., do., 50/. Shares 25 ... . 13 1234
Do, Birm., and Derby 100
North British .... ... 25 .... _ ........ . .
Ditto Preference 2lh .... ... ..... ...
North Statlordsl ire 17% 12%%
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate l5
...... • •••• , •
&l
South Staffordshire 7% ...... ..... .ath F'astern -
Do., Scrip No 4
York, Newcastle, and •••.•.•• .
Berwick..... ........... 25
Do. Newcastle Exten. 20 ...... 14%1A%
Do. G.N.h.Preterence 8
........ York and North Midland 50 ..... 33 32% 34 .33
Ditto, Preference
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens... 90
Namur and Liege ...... 20 ...
Northern of France l3 ..,... 10%34 ,4...
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7
Paris and Rouen 2O ...,.. 21
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and 'Meuse 2O .....-.. 3%
Toura and Nantes ll ......
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of London lO ...... 105/s ...

121/9
4%
36%

11 i/8
69
43

21,V,

144'
33,4

LLOYD'S SHIPPIN G—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 19.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W.,
moderate breeze and cloudy.
OFF THE START, JUNE 16.—Perfects, Tribune, Ha-
vannah; Octavie, Jepsen, Mogadore, both for Antwerp.
CORK, JUNE 16.—Arrd. Rhonda, Baird, Pernam-
buco; Eagle, Manson, ditto; Aurora Briilante, Trial-
dada, Caminna. Ski. 15th, Albert, Ball, Barbadoes;
16th, Victoria, New York.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 17.—Arrd. Admiral, Crisp, St.
John's, New Brunswick; 19th, Wm. N. Kent, Charles-
ton. 18th. Wind N.W. to S.W. Arrd, 17th, Sarah
Sands (steamer), Thompson, New York, under sail only,
the screw having been injured, and part of machinery
broken on her outward passage. 18th, Queen of the
West, Hallett, New York; Dakin, St. John's, New
Brunswick. Sld. 17th, Goodwin, Boston. 18th, Petrel,
Africa; Elizabeth, Coquimbo ; Valentine, Jamaica ;
Intrinsic, New Orleans; Montezuma, Quebec; Cheetah,
Labrador. Off port, 18th, Xeregano, Eizabetii
Frith, Gannett (steamer), Satlej, Mehemet Ali.
19th, the Josh. R. Pim, from the Clyde to Boston, was
abandoned 4th instant in lat. 50 lou. 20; crew saved by
the William of Kent, arrived at this port.
OFF HASTINGS, JUNE 18.—Courier, Pinel, Buenos
Ayres.

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MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
HAY IVIAIMETS.
SMITITFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ lOs to 31155; Clover
ditto, 21 12s to 51 Os ; and Straw, 11 8s to 11 13s per
load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish eemand, except
for the best Wheat Straw, which solc4 readily.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2! 10; to 31 17s ;
Clover ditto, 21 15s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 1/ 9s to
11 14s per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm.
`ti UITECRAPEL.—MeruIow Hay, 21 lOs to 31 15s ;
Clover ditto, 2/ 12s to Si Os; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s
per load. Bath Hay and Straw moved off steadily, at
fully last week's quotations.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY. QUARTER TO THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday Nvere estimated
at 7,000 bales, and included 5 500 American at 5:)1.3e1.t0 Witt,
150 Pefnanis and Marahams at 4:34d.!t0 5%d. ; 151 Egyptian
at to 61-d„ and 600 Surat at 134 d. to 33i d. per lb.
The market closed firm. In Railway Snares a fair amount
of business was transacted. The market closed firmly and
prices had an advaticing tendency.
The American letters and papers, by the steamer Caledonia,
came to hand this morning, and we annex some of the com-
mercial items from New York :
" The movements in fbreign dry goods, in this port, for the
week ending the 31st of May, were as annexed:—
MOVEMENTS OF FOREIGN DRY GOODS IN THE FORT OF

NEW YORK.
Entered at Withdrawn from Entered for
Manufacturers. Custom House. Warehouse. Warehousing,,
Of Wool $51,4r 8 $lO,lll $57,357
Of Cotton
Of Silk
Of Flax ......
Miscellaneous 59,121 88-1

Total $184,479 864,403 $90,407
" This,_" obserN es a local journalist, " shows a small
A,: eek's
work. The amount entered for warehousing exceeds the
amount withdrawn, twenty .six thousand dollars. The ex-
ports of merchandise from this port during the past week
amounted to 826,465 dolls., and the amount of drafts on the
Assistant Treasurer, 658,337 16 dolls. The receipts at the
office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, on Saturday,
amounted to 43,292 33 dolls.; payments, 341,158 64 dolls. ;
advices, 740,000 dulls. • balance, 1,780,352 95 dells. The re-
ceipts to-day amounted to 50,110 dolls. ; payments, 462,966
94 dolls. Balance, 1,357,496 dolls. The large payments to-
day and Saturday were on account of the Mexican Indem-
nity. Most of that portion due foreigners will probably be
invested in American securities."
The Mexican Indemnity will soon be paid off, reducing
largely thereby the accumulations in the banks.
It appears, and the fact is significant, that the textile ma-
nufacturing establishments in the United States have been
very active, and even in Georgia and Tenessee there were
buildings in course of -erection.
Of the Canada markets we are advised that business was
dull. The arrival of shipping from sea at Quebec comprised
thirty-four ships of 11,658 tons. The exports of
produce from Montreal this year, to the 25th ult.,
amounted to 11,554 barrels of flour, 400 bushels of wheat
and pease 12,432 bushels.
A dissolution of Parliament was expected in Canada.
There appears to be nothing important of later date from
Mexico, but according to a statement handed to the Com-
mittee of Spanish American Bondholders by the Agents of
the Mexican Government, it appears that the total sum
received by them on account of the Mexican dividends, in-
cluding interest is .. ••• £379,806 11' 4
And that they have paid the half-yearly
dividend due on the Ist October, 1844,
nn the active portion of 1837,
141,1891. 35. 7d., and three-fourths of
the dividend of Ist January on tha
New Bonds, 193,9511. ss. ... •

335,140 8 0

Leaving a balance in hand of . £44,666 3 4
We have a striking example to-day of the instability or
tendency, at least, to temporary fluctuation of public securi-
ties. Although the French Funds came decidedly higher
again, and confidence in political matters is stranger than
for some time past, the:circumstance that the national revenue
will be deficient "tells" sensibly upon the market, and
assists the Bears. Considering that it was whispered last
week that there would be a deficiency, and that we adverted
to the fact in common with one or two of our contempo-
raries, we may reasonably express our surprise that it was
not duly estimated by stock dealers before to-day. Consols
are 924 to 1/., or to per cent. lower than they opened.
Exchequer-bills are 425. to 455. premium. India Stock
for account has been at 254. Bank Stock is about 193
to 195.

In the Foreign Market prices are scarcely so buoyant.
Spanish Three per Cents, have been 34 to 1/s, and Portu-
guese Four per Cents. nominally 27% to 28%. Mexican
have been quoted 28% to %. French Five per Cents. are
89, with the Exchange at 25 : 45. Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. are 50%.
Railway Shares are higher for York and North Midland,
South. Western, North Stafford and the Northern of France.
The other hues are Steady, but there is not a great deal doing
in them.