The Sun.
London, England, 1838-01-17 00:00:00

CRIMINAL INFORMATION.

The ATTORNEI-CsENER AL applied for a rule calling upon the pro-
prietors of the 1 eicester Journal to show cause why a criminal informa-
tion shout] not be filed against them for publishing a libel upon the
Magistrates of the town of Leicester. The application was supported
by the affidavits of seven of the Magistrates ; and from them it appeared
that at the last general electio❑ for the borough, of Leicester there were
four candidates for the honour of representii ig that borough in Parliament,
Mr. Easthope and Mr. Duckworth on the one side, and Mr. Goulbourn
and Mr_ Gladstone on the other. The two former were returned, and
subsequently an election petition against that return had been presented
on the behalf of Messrs. Goulbourn and Gladstone. Ho (the Attorney-
General) would admit, that the petitioners Ivid a right to include in that
petition every charge affecting the merits of that election, but not to
make a calumnious use of a petition so presented, or make it an
instrument of libeliing others. The defendants, however, had not only
publi,hed a copy of the petition in their newspaper, but had adopted
the calumnious imputations contained in it, and enforced and aggra-
vated those charges. The libel appeared in the Leicester Journal,
of the Bth December. It charged the magistrates with having grantee
licences for public houses to persons of their side in politics, and with
having encouraged persons to commit riots and assail voters who
were known to be in the interest of Messrs. Gladstone and Goulbourn.
The Learned Counsel then read the petition and a series of articles
Irons the Leicester Journal, commenting upon the conduct of the
magistrates, and charging them with the above conduct. The affida—
vits contained a most ample denial of all those ch-rges. With refer-
ence to the granting of licences, they swore that out of 40 applications
for public house licenses four only were granted, and those were not
granted with a view to the election for any political purpose. They also
denied having encouraged any rioting in the town during the election,
and stated that there was less disturbance at that election than any pre-
vious one.
The COURT granted a rule to show cause.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, JAN. 16.—Wind E.N.E., fresh breeze, with snow and thick
weather.—Came down from the river and proceeded, the Foxhound,
Blake, for the South Seas; Ilighbury, Fa'coner, for Grenada ;
Mules, for Demerara; Peruvian, Miler, for Sierra Leone; War-
blin,gton, Benson, for Gibraltar.

POILTSMOUTH, JAN. 16.—Wind E.N.E., hazy.—Arrived the Lc,
kips, Ingram, from London; Bolton, Young, from ditto; Claudine,
Kemp, from ditto. Sailed, the Larkins, Ingram, for A'adras ; Isis,
Oak, for Seatham. Passed by, the Forrester, INPArthy, for London.
PLYMOUTH, JAN. I6.—Wind E.—Arrived the Bustler, Itus, ell, from
Fayal ; Her Majesty's ship Hercules, from Lisbon ; City of Limerick,
(steamer), from Dubli❑ ; Shannon, (steamer), from London.

, .
SCILLY, JAN. 15.—Arrived oft' port, the Cornelius, from Charleston
Herald, from Baltimore.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
We have no arrivals this morning excepting the usual foreign mails,
which do not bring any political intelligence of importance.

Consols closed at 904 I for Money, ex. div., and 901 91 for the Ae_
count, and opened at 901 918 for Account, ex. div., and for Money 91,
sellers; Exchequer Bills, 54 56 prem. ; Bank Stock, 205: India Bonds,
52 53 ; India Stock, 262.

In the Foreign Market little doing ; Spanish Active opened at the
leaving off price, 193 with Coupons ; PortugueSe 291 ; Three per
Cents. 1911 ; Brazil 714 721 ; Colombian 24i; Mexican 9.6 ; Dutcha
Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 521
A great mania prevails this morning in the speculation of Shares,
which is the chief business thing in both houses. London anti
Brighton has been done at 8 per share.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent. 'Lei'.
3 per Cent. Cons 9l 9:1% 114 , South Sea Snit k —
3;4 par Cent .... .... - i Old knnnities -
D-tto Red..... 99,4 3,4 i New Ditto —
New 3'4 per Cen. 93% 9' 3 pev Cent. Annuities, 1751 —
Now 5 per Cent.
ft- rik Long Annuitiestoexolre Mt() ...............so, 56 53 i.m.
Jan. 5, 1860 14 13-16% Ditto Small .... ...
Oct. 10, 4859
Jan. 5, l'.llo ' .. Ditto Advertised pin.
Jan. 5, 18.71,, - :2041, 514
April 5, 1,3 — ind'...t Stock fur Account —
J ~.n. 5, 1,.170...... — c,,psoi. ,•or Accontit 91,4
PRICES it FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
A ,i,trian Bon:ts
Belgian Bonds
mnttu Account.... — Portuguese/Son:is
_.., _... —

E3!:.IZ /Balt i1011:13 ...... 71% Ditto Account
thtto Account „
I; lenos Ayres Bond.
Dltto Account Ditto, 3 per cent.... ,„, „„, pju

hill 13011.1,
:)itto Account

Prtssi.an !tends
RubAian 18:2:2

C ,xinbian bonds
Ditto Accour,

Ditto Accouilt
DlttJ Metallic

...
ellu•libian Bonds, ......
t3i, to A.certi:lt

Spanish Bondi
Ditto Account

Bonds
D'AtnAccouut ....... .....
Greek 80nd5.......
Oil-to Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account

Ditto Bonds, IFCII, IS/M
Ditto Account 193,
French, 5 per cent.......... —f. —c
--- 4 per cent. —c
:iiper cant.

. ~... ...... _ .
lite•liean 80n4% 5 per cent ... Exchange _r. —,,.
Ditto Account .............. Dutch, 214, her cent 52g%,
Ditto, i; per cent ....... ..... Ditto Account 52 g.
Ditto Account .. —1 Ditto, :. ger c.nt lOl%,
N,..,c1it.t.n....• •,,. ••• —l Ditto Account
PLICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLCCK
Paid. Per Share..
7g 7% 7;
1,1 63/, Ms. Oil.

Candonga Mining Company
Rea Idei Monte Mining Co., Register
Ditto Unregistered — 1514 15 54
ahyroney Iron Mining Company
Btriningliam and Gloucester Railway Company l'l4 4%
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Company;,,
Eastern Counties Railway 3 I% 2
Great Western Railway Company 55 74y6 I%
Brighton Railway Company -
London and Croydon Railway Company
Ditto Scrub 5 14
N .11. ti Midland Railway Company 25 20
South Eastern and Dover Railway Company 7 5
National Provincial Bank of England
COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY.
Amsternain C.F. 12 5% Gibraltar 46.
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam '2 U. 12 6 Genoa :26 15*
Antwerp...
Hamtuurg. ....... ........ M.B. 13 14 Venic.
A1t0na.....
Paris, 3 days' sight 25 75 Palermo per os. 1)8
Ditto 3 Ms. '.:5 95 Lisbon 53
Marseilles.
Bout deaux
Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 153% Bahia 25
Petershuigh, ruble 3 Us. 10 Buenos Ayres
Berlin
Vienna, effective 11 2M.10 12 Cork l5l.
Frieste......ditto lO 13 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ..
Madrid 35% Portugal Gold, coin .£3 14 0
Cadiz . 35 Foreign Gold, in bars 317 9
Bilboa ...,
Barcc'ona
S. ville 34 Silver, bars, standard 0 4 11
HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

A notice has been sent round from the General Post-office, stating:
that the passage of the Elbe having become impracticable for steam_
vessels, owing to the ice, the mails of last night for the north of Europe
were despatched by special messengers, via Holland, Jan. 17.

Consols continue firm at 91 to 4 for the Account, ex-dividend; fur
Money 90; 91 14 ; Exchequer Bills, 2;d., lower, 56 53 prem. ; India
Bonds 51 50 ; Bank Stock 204 f ; India do. 26)4.
In the Foreign market little doing ; Spanish Active 19 % 4 with
coupons; Portuguese 9.94 ; 3 per Cents., 194; Brazilian 71; ; Dutch
t 4 per Cents., 52a

The Share market since the morning ha; given way, and prices are,
lower. London and Brighton, which reached 8 per share, have re—
ceded to 7.

THREE O'CLOCK.

Console for thQ Account, 91 to i.
THE FUNDS.—ULCSING PRICES.
111111'19H FUNDS.
Bank Steck NIX 1 Omniam —
per Cent. Red 913.4 India Stock :1'1 V,
3 per Cent. Cons l9fri Ditto ;Conde
42 per Cent.
3N, per Cent. Red 9914 Ditto Old /annuities
New 3% per Cent....
I per Cent. Assented
Dissented — Ditt,.. 50(51 5:l pm.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto 5(111 53 11117
Jai MO.. .............. ~.... 1474 flank Stock for Opg .... ..... '.-04i
Oct 1850 ;4% Lnila Stock t;)r Act :I .
Jan. 1860 ....... ............ ... Consols f.,1 Feb

FOREIGN FUNDS.

Austrian, 5 per cen•
Cielgi,„l3, 5. per cent 7Oll,

Portuguese Bonds, S per cent.
Ditto, Nir.v DIM)

. .
x
Br. zilian Bonds ... 71K2 Pruqllar, 5 per cent.
iilticn,o Ayres, 6 per cent — Rl:sstan Bonds, 5 per cent ....
Ciiilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per cent
litho, MI
Danish, :3 per cent — French, 5 pet cent ......... . —r.
Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent — Exchange — —e.
Mexican, 5 per cent.... ....... .. 'AY, French, 3 per cent
lltto, 6 per cent., 1825 ....... Dutch, '...,, percent.
?'true all, F.'25, 6 per cent. ... 19 li . Ditto, 5 per cent lO :lii

8 HA `t ES
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ... 456
Dublin and Kilkenny Railway... I
_,,z
Eastern Counties Riilway lli
Great Western Railway
London and Bright, n Railway 7
London and Birmingham Railway
London and Southampton Railway 4O
London and Southampton (New)
London and Croydon Railway (Scrip
Manchester and Leeds Railway
Manchester and Birmingham Railway
North Midland Railway 25%
South Easte n and Dover Rahway 5yQ
Na other variations in the Price, of I,B.res sinix our One .'cl..e
List.

HORIZONTAL FLAT WATCHES.
with accurately finished jewelled movements, warranted, arc offered
in Shyer cases, price Five Guineas earls; or in Gold cases, price
Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVOWS, Watchmaker, Jen el-
ler, and Silversmith, 47, Cornhill, London (Seven Doors from
Gracechurch-strt et).
N. B.—Second-1 and Watches purchased in exchange.

London: Printed and PubliAird by INIURDO YOUNG, of Nn,.
112, Strand, at 'The San Office, No. 112, Strand; in the cour,gl
o 1 nidlesex.—Wednesday, January 16, 1838.