The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-16 00:00:00

R Y 16, 1849.

TURKE Y.

Letiers from Constantinople, of the 25th
announce that HAFIZ PActie had been superseded in
the Ministry of Finance by Hussa EFFENDI, Mem-
ber of the Supreme Council of Justice. ABBAS
PACHA, the new Viceroy of Egypt, was still in the
Ottoman capital. The cholera had totally ceased.

IRELAND.

(BY ELEC FRIG TELEGRAPH.)
MR. DUFFY'S TRIAL.

DUBLIN, ThURSDAY EVENING.—The trial of Mr,
Duffy has at last commenced.

The Court sat this morning at eleven o'clock, when
the petty jury panel was called over upon fines of 201,
and after four hours occupied in challenging, the
Crown succeeded in getting a jury sworn.
The prisoner exhausted every one of his peremp-
tory challenges, and was enabled, by proving cause,
to set aside from at least 40 to 50 jurors.
The general objections for which these parties
were set aside were either non-reidence within the
borough boundary, or being over sixty years of age.
At three o'clock (post hour) the Attorney General
was just beginning to state the case for the Crown.
The general impression current amongst those most
competent to give an opinion as to the result of the
trial, upon looking over the jury sworn, is, that there
will be a disagreement.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat to-day in the Old Hall,
Lincoln's Inn, for the purpose of hearing unopposed
lunatic petitions and appeals.

IN RE DICE SOMBRE.
This case, which stood on the paper to-day was pos
poned till Wednesday next.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
Unopposed causo petitions, short causes and cause
petitions occupied his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of
England the whole morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His Honour was occupied the whole morning with
cause petitions of no general interest.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRA)s.)
WCALKANT V. RANKIN.
The further arguments in this part-heard case were
resumed this morning, and occupied the Court the
whole day.

QUEEN'S BEISCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Lord
DENMAN and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. KENDALL AND OTHERS. .

The further leering of this case was resumed this
morning. It will be remembered that it is an indict-
ment prosecuted at the instance of the East India Com-
pany, charging certain persons, named Mr. William
Richard Creed Kendall, Mrs. Maria Binks, Mrs. Violet
Linley, and Mr. George Bickley, with having illegally
conspired together for the procuration and sale of a
cadetship in the East India Company's service, in the
year 1845, on behalf of the son of a Mr. Moore, a ship-
owner, residing at Plymouth.
MONTAGUE CHAMBER/76 Q.C., addressed the jury
on behalf of the defendant, Mrs. Linley; this morn-
ing. What atom of evidence was there, he esked,
to show that Mrs. Linley ever conspired with these
parties, and more than that, that Kendal should obtain
the reward and profit ? With regard to Kendal obtain-
ing the money, it was perfectly clear that there never
was any conspiracy. They were all charged with de-
siring to have a participation in the profits, and did the
jury suppose that if Mrs. Milks was a conspirator Mr.
Bickley was a conspirator too ; above all, did they sup-
pose it likely that they conspired with a view that
Kendall should obtain the money? Why, the thing was
contradictory. The charge was that all the money that
was obtained should be obtained by Mr. Kendall,
and that the other parties should not have
a single farthing of the profits. The case
contradicted the very idea of such a suggestion.
He contended that there was no positive proof that Mrs.
Linley was engaged in any one of these transactions,
and if that were so, he submitted that she ought be be
acquitted. The question would be, upon what count of
the indictment it was possible to convict her.
Mr. Sergeant SHEE then addressed the jury on behalf
of Mr. George Bickley, another of the defendants, who
is an attorney. He contended that the charge against
Bickley had reference to a time subsequent to, and not
before, the appointment had been obtained through the
influence of Lady Ripon. The charge against him was
after that date. Mr. Moore swore yesterday that he
then advanced Bickley 100 L He (Mr. Sergeant Shee)
asserted that Mr. Moore had sworn what was false,
and had sworn it for a purpose, and in the
hope of gain to himself, and sworn it falsely
that he might earn from the Government what
he was to earn, immunity from punishment, or money,
or an appointment for another son. He implored them,
on the testimony of a man like Moore, not to destroy an
honourable man's character.

Mr. Sergeant Wriamrs followed on behalf of Mrs.
Binks. He observed that it had been said by English-
men when speaking of themselves that they were pro-
verbial for their love of fair play. He could not say he
thought, if an impartial observer had been called upon to
pronounce on the truth of that observation, he would
have said that it was true in reference to the manner in
which this case had been conducted on the part of the
Crown. His client must, therefore, look to the jury
alone for fair play. It seemed to him that it was
quite impossible they could convict all the parties, at
any rate, who were named in the indictment. The very
character of the inquiry itself was enough even to make
an innocent man tremble. Being innocent himself, and
perhaps having no evidence to adduce in support of his
innocence, except that of the parties accused with him in
the indictment, he might find it utterly impossible to
rebut the imputations, the insinuations, and the accu-
sations that had been urged against him on the other
side. Take, for instance, the case of Mr. Bickley; he
was a solicitor, and nineteen-twentieths of his arrange-
ments with his clients were of necessity, and not
from choice, of a secret character ; and so
highly did the law -regard that secrecy, that if he were
put into the witness-box to-morrow in possession
of a secret imparted to him by his client of the utmost
importance, the law shut his mouth, and said he should
not divulge that secret. Engaged as he was for two par-
ties included in this indictment, whom was he to call to
make out his innocence? Were he as innocent as inno-
cence itself, it was quite possible, nay, probable, that the
only parties whom he could call to establish that inno-
cence were the parties who were mixed up with him in
that indictment. Adverting to the evidence given yes-
terday by Moore and Lavers, the Learned Sergeant said
no one could set bounds to the moral evil resulting to
the public mind from such a spectacle as that presented
by those witnesses. Whatever might be the verdict of thp
jury, beyond all question those who were clothed with the
greatest amount of infamy, would leave the Court not only
unscathed, but in the hope of reward. What effect
could it have on the public mind and morals, and parti-
cularly on the untutored mind, when it was seen that
vice was thus rewarded] and escaped untouched, and
that the jury were asked to convict their fellow creatures
on the testimony of men so worthless. He submitted
that the whole of this case had originated in the disap-
pointment and vindictiveness of Lavers.
_ _

Lord Chief Justice DENMAN then proceeded to sum up
the case to the jury. He said the Learned Counsel who
had last addressed them had said prosecutions of this
kiwi did great harm, by the disclosures which they
wade ; but in his (Lord Denman's) opinion,
they were calculated to do great good. Unless the land
was to be over. run by corrupt practices and profligate
feelings it was highly expedient that cases of this kind
should be exposed in courts of justice, and, whatever
might be the result of the verdict, investigations of this
kind appeared to him greatly calculated to discounte-
nance those practices by the disgrace which they cast
upon the parties implicated in them. He thought they
were highly indebted to the East India Company for in-
stituting this prosecution, and in his judgment it was
highly important to keep in view that it was an offence
not merely violating an Act of Parliament, but it was an
offence which went to the moral principles of all men by
violating not only an Act of Parliament but the first
principles which ought to regulate the conduct of all of
us towards each other. His Lordship was still address-
ing the jury when we went to press.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
The Court of Exchequer sat in Banco to-day, and
proceeded with the demurrer- paper. The cases that
came on in the course of the n3ornieg were not of suffi-
cient importance to justify a report, as they involved
questions entirely of a technical character.

___ THE- MACKEREL BOATS.-DETONPORT, WIDNES..
DAL—The mackerel boats have been very successful.
The night before last they had a wonderful catch, and
sent yesterday to London by South Devon Railway
nearly 100 tons.

WHITEHATEN AND FURNESS JUNCTION RAILWAY.
—Mr. Dees, the resident engineer, fully calculates on
being able to open the line for coal traffic from Mire-
house, near this town, to the river Calder, a distance of
some eight or ten miles, previous to the half-yearly
meeting on the 26th inst. This section of the line will
accommodate the inhabitants of St. Bees, Nethertown,
Braystons, and the several other villages in its locality.
In the month of May next Mr. Dees also expects to be
able to open the line from Mirehouse to the station in
Preston•street, in this town ; and we may also observe,
that capital progress is being made with the (contract
from Calder to Drigg, from which point to Ravenglass
the line is already on the eve of completion ; and the
Bootle contract still further south, is is the like forward
state.—Cumberland Pacquet.
KING'S COLLEGE HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday afternoon
a quarterly general court of the governors of this excel-
lent charity was held at the board-room, Portugal-street,
Lincoln's Inn-fields. The report read by the secretary
stated that the number of in-patients during the year
had been 1,253, and the out-patients no less than 19,383.
A legacy of 501. was reported from the late C. T. Pearce,
Esq., and atter the disposal of some routine business,
the meeting separated.
REPORTED DEATH OF MR. DROVET AT THE PAU,
PER Asmum.—The report of the death of Mr. Diouet,
as stated in our paper of yesterday in the proceedings of
the St. Pancras Vestry, is not true. Mr. Drou4t has for
some days past been Buffering from sev. re illness, but
Mr. Kite, the surgeon to the establishment, .prod.Ounees
him to be out of danger. •

t,i(r:LE v acid COMMERCIAL
Cll Y, QUARTER TO THREE.
The demand for -Cot;en at. Liverpool yesterday was
active, and a large business was done, and very full price&
laid for all descriptions. The sales were estimated at
14,000 to 15,000 bales, including a considerable portion
on speculation. The Railway Share Market was better
again.

-Tr,e Corn Market is very heavy again to. day.
The further triumph of the French Ministry, and the
consequent advance in the Rente has tdforded much
satisfaction here, although for the moment its influence
here is neutralised by the large money sales of stock that
are being pressed.

The progress of the South American States towards
the redemption of the foreign claims upon them has
been so sat.sfactory of late as to command the respect of
Europe, and afford, at the same time, a striking contrast
to what has been accomplished in the Peninsular. Por-
tugal, by sheer bad government, finds itself unable
to maintain its credit, even under the last reduced ar-
rangement accomplished by the forbearance of its cre-
ditors ; and Spain has been content to pay a paltry
annual sum upon its debt, leaving the arrears steadily
and most injuriously to accumulate. We feel especial
pleasure now in chronicling a return to dividend pay-
tnents by the State of New Grenada, which has not met
the interest due for all last year, but now by laudable
exertions is about to do so. The agents, Messrs. Baring,
Brothers, and Co. have intimated to the Committee of
Spanish American bondholders that they have in hand
13,385/., and that by the lust advices from Bogota they
received information that the Government had directed
500,000 francs to be remitted. This will be adequate
with the amount in hand to pay the two dividends, and
there is a promise that a fourth part of the duties at
Santa Martha shall in future be sent to England.
The question of shortening the date of bills accepted
in India is of considerable importance, and must be
pressed to an early solution. Trade can never be ina
sound condition while credit is strained, and the main
point will be to see that no parties are injured, or un-
duly favoured by an alteration of the system. The
rapid overland conveyance may bring drafts and advices
of markets, but the transport of goods occupies the same
time as of old. The merchant thus finds himself
drawn upon ere he has time to place his goods, for
which, in the ordinary course, he in turn must give
credit to the buyer, and so far the manufacturer is
placed in a better position than himself. We merely
allude to this view of the case, admitting that there is
much to be said on the other aide, because we have not
observed that any of our contemporaries have touched
upon it.
Consols opened with an improving appearance, and at
higher rates than those obtained last night, but a reac-
tbn was soon occasioned by a renewed supply of money_
stock, said to be for account of the Scotch banks as well
as for the railway companies,.which have their dividends
to meet. Presuming that the latter have invested to any
extent, we might expect a very considerable deprecia-
tion in prices, but generally, we believe, Exchequer..
bills are taken by corporate bodies which are likely soen
again to want their surplus funds. Greater activity In
trade will have some effect in inducing sales, but the
bankers generally have as yet plenty of money to ac-
commodate their customers at comparatively low rates.
Consols, after being 944, have since :declined to 93i
and are now 931 1 for present transfer. Time bargains
have been made at 944 to 934. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have been 951 to 941. Bank Stock
is 195 to 196. Exchequer-bills of March are 40s. to 435.
premium. India Stock is at 245.
The Foreign Securities have been without much aria
don. Spanish Five per Cents. 18 to 18i, and Portu-
guese Four per Cents. 25} to 26. Mexican 251 to ft
and flat. Grenada at an advance to 16/1 and 17. Bra-
zilian firm at 82. Dutch Two-and-half per Cents. ateadf
at 504.
The Share-market is rather good, although there has
been a decline in a few of the lines. Caledonian, Mid-
land, Scottish Central, and Hudson's are scarcely so good.
The rest generally firm.

ONE t.:Loz..ISO
k :ItlTt6L.l e U.Nlis, rCLOCK. PRICES.
'rank Stock 196 195 197
or Cent. Reduced Arms. 941/4 LA 933/4 9334
6 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9414 931,4% 93% '
.N:ew 3U per Cent. Anne.-- , 9SU 95 94%% 9434
.I.ong Arms. to expire J an. 1860 -16 3-16 9 3-16
India Stock 245 248
,ndia Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,000/. ... ..... .- 52 p 56 p
Consols for Account 94% 933 A 94 93% 93%
- xchequer Bills. 21/4d. & 2d.
1,000/. March
1,0001. June 46 49 p 45 P
5001. Match.
500/. June
Small, March .. 44 p 44 P
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS OWE CLOsili 0
veLocx. PRWES.
Austrian, 5 per Cent . ....... 80 80
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 26 2G
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent .. ......
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. l6l/4 17 16% 16%
Ditto Deferred
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 25%1/4
%14 25. ,
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Small , — 25%
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
2675
Ditto, 4 per Cent 2534 2534
Ditto, Account .........
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840.
Ditto. Account lB 17% 17%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent --
Ditto, Account . 291
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 21/4 per Cent., 12 Guild: ... 50% 50%
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates SOI/4 81 tYN
PRICES OF PAID . BUSINESS DONE cLOSINO
RAILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
A.berdeen 5O ...... 181/4 x n........ 11Nia
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Boston, Stamfd & Birm. 5
Caledonian
Ditto, Quarter Shares 114 5
Do. New 101. Pref..... 71/4... „. 8%%....
Chester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 221/4 22%
Ditto, Preference
Dublin and Belfast June. 35 ..-.. $
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 3%1/4 •3%
Do., 3/. 10s.
Eastern Counties........ 20 ...... 111/4% 1154
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent. ..... ..... 10 ...... 11% 12 11% ll%
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1 6/.135. 4d.... 14 p % P
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25 -
Do., Class B (L & B.) 221/4 9l/4 9%
East Lincolnshire ...... 25
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch. 2% l% l%
Great Northern - 10Vg
Do., it A Deferred ... 121/4-- 4% 5 5
Do., 1/4 B 6 per Cent.
guaranteed ... .... 61/4 65% - ... ..... sle
rear bouth. and West.

(Ireland)
;relit North of England.loo ......240;4
--
Great Western 100 ......
221,i
Ditto, 14 Shares
Ditto, Fifths ... 20 -
1
Ditto, New 171..... . 15 .....14
Lancwhire --
& Yorkshire 93 .....
Ditto, ditto
A
Do. Quarter ,Shares... 171/2
Do. Fifths... lO - . . ... 814
Do. Sixteenths 614 — ......... ... .. 6
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct. 7
Do.( W. Riding nion) 8 ..
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
London &Blackwell...l3/.68.8d.... 4% 4%
London, Brighton. and
South Coast
Ditto, New 51., guar.
6 per cent. ..
London and N. Western 100 l4O 141 ... 141/'1
Ditto, New - 123/4
Ditto, Fifths ..... ..
Do. 10/. tM. & B.) C 1 ...... . , 5
Gond. &S. Western
.",.•IN-Nv Wt.. ... ..... 421,4_ -
...
Ditto, New, 40/
Ditto. Thirds...:.._... 15
Manchester; . Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire -.100 -
D 0.% Shares (No. 3) 12% 613 ••• 6*."
Midland ~.. ... • . .......100 ...... 924 934 92... 99-14,
Do., d0.,,501. Shares .. 25 ... .. 204% 204
Do.Consol:Bristol and
Birming., 6 per 0t....100 ......124%
Norfolk -...-- 100
Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20
North British ....:... ... 25 ...... ..• , -- ,
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, Thirds .... - - 81/2 .. .. 434 4
North Staffordshire l5 . 1214% ' 121
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ... .60
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 121% 131,.• .... .. ...... 13/4
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Shrewsbury and Birra... 10
• Ditto ditto. Class B. 6 ...... 3% 34,
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 • 9A 930
Shrewsbury & Chester
(Nor. W. Min.)
Ditto Oswestry ...... 181/2 ls
Ditto New .. 1.• .. ... 14 4
Do. 8 per, Cent. Pref. 10
Shropshire *Union
277
South Devon 5O ...... 16 ......,_ ... 16
Do. Preference - 15
South Staffordshire 714 -- -- 41/4
4%%... ........ v
South Eastern
Do., No: 3 ....... ...... 30 ...... • 2214 224
Do., Scrip No 4
South Wales
South Yorkshire, Don-
caster, and Goole
,44
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ......,,,,,,,_, 25
..
"'_ .
...... -
Do. Original New and
Berwick .. ...... ... .. 25 .... . 28% ••• .....
..... 2816 IL
Do. Extension No. 1. 20
Do. do. No. 2. ... 20
.211/4
.
York and North Midland 50 ......:. 551... .. ....-- . 567 w IL

REIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and AmieFOns... 20 . 10;e 934 lO
Central of France (Or- JO%
leans and Vierzon)... 18
..,14
Dutch Rhenish ...... ... 7%..... 11,E .. .. . ... 4‘
Luxembourg 7 -
i z.. JO
Ditto .......... ......... - 10 ...... 1 % ex.int INo
Namur and Liege
Northern of France...... 12
Orleans and Bordeaux-. 7 ...... 33/4
'cl Paris and Rouen .. ..... 20 ..... 20 19% ex. d 193
Paris and Strasbourg ... 9 31,21 3......» • 12%
Rowin and Havre
Sambre and Meuse 2O - 6 534 ............ . 2
Tours and Nantes 9 ...... 2V6 ..... .-13,4
West Flanders.-- ..... 8%..... 2
JOINT STOCK BANKS. - .. 24
London & Westminster. 20 ...... ...