The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-26 00:00:00

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

The Master of the Rolls heard motions to-day, but
no case of any interest came before his Lordship
during the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COM-
PANY V. SMITH.
A motion in this case for an Injunction to restrain
the defendant Smith from bringing an action to re-
cover compensation from the company, for damage
done to his property by the construction of their
railway across Bartholomew-street, Birmingham,
occupied the Court the whole day.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His HONOUR heard motions to-day, but no case
calling for a special report came before the Court
during the morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor IVIGRAM.)
HUTTON V. THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
This case stood on the paper for judgment to-day,
hut his Honour, on taking his seat, stated that he
was
not quite prepared, and would therefore postpone
giving it till to-morrow.
The Court then heard motions.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
MESSRS. BROADWOOD V. ASHTON.
This action was tried before the Chief Baron at the
last sittings after term, at Westminster, when a verdict
was found for the plaintiffs for 281.
Mr. WILLES, in pursuance of leave reserved, now
moved to enter a nonsuit. The plaintiffs are brewers,
and the. defendant was a clerk in their t. mploy, whose
duty it %%.as, with others, to keep the books of the firm.
The action was upon the case, and the counts set forth
that the plaintiffs gave the defendant the custody of
certain goods and chattels, viz., certain pieces of money,
amounting. to 281., to be returned upon request, and that,
through his improper conduct and neglect, the said goods
and chattels were lost to the plaintiffs. It appeared that
a number of collectors were employed by the firm to
receive payment of accounts from the customers,
upon which they were allowed a commission, and that
it was their duty to account for the monies they re-
ceived during the week, and to pay them to the cashier
every Saturday. It appeared also that the collectors
were in the habit, sometimes, of leaving sums of money
in the hands of the clerks, and coming next morning
and paying them to the cashier, whose duty alone it was
to receive money. On the 10th of December, 1847, a
collector, named Kinnersly, came to the office, in the
evening, with 281., the amount in question, and wished
one of the clerks to take care of it. The defendant
voluntet red his services, and the sum was handed to
him, but on the following morning it was missing.
There was no imputation whatever upon the character
of the defendant, but the dishonesty of another clerk
was suspected.
Mr. WILLES submitted that from the circumstance of
the defendant not having anything to do with the re-
ceipt ( f money, and merely taking custody of it for the
convenience of the collector who wits to receive it hack
again and pay it to the cashier, that the plaintiffs were
not entitled to recover against him.
The Court granted a rule.

PO3T- OFFICE —NoTic B.—Mount. Bellew, County
Galway, Ireland, having been constituted a post town,
money orders will in future be issued and paid at that
office.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
DAY.)
AASISTA 7,T- TITDGE.)
Ti,f CASINOS Ci! °ries Wojf. Thomas Ottl,
Richard Pri(!more, George llaillsley, and Albert
Leopard, mulcted for carrying on musical and
ther entertainments in the building known. as
Saville House, Leicester-square.
it appeared that there was in this indictment, which
was dated the 3d Jan., 1849, some informality, in
consequence of which it was withdrawn.
Charles Wolf, Thomas Ottey, and George Anners'
ley or Hainsley, were called upon another indict-
ment, dated the 2d of February, 1849, in which the
name of Albert Leonard did not appear, as in the
previous one.
Messrs. Wolf, Ottey and Annersley presented
themselves at the bar, but Mr. Pridinore did net
appear.
Mr. PARRY, on the part of the four defendants,
addressed the Court, and said he hoped the parties
would not be called upon to plead to this indictment,
as it was very well known to his Learned Friends,
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the
prosecution, that the portion of the house in Leicester-
square which had been called by the name of "
halia" was shut up after Easter Monday, and had not
since been opened for any purposes such as alleged in
the indictment, that was to say, music and dancing.
The place had been since in the possession of a°
American gentleman, who applied it to the purpose
of exhibiting views upon the river Mississippi, in
which he did not suppose he was offending again"
the laws of England. Under the circumstances, the

Learned Gentleman submitted that there was no oc•
casion to cull upon any of the defendants to plead to
this indictment, as they were quite ready to enter
into satisfactory recognizances, as they had expected
would be the result of those negotiations which bad
been going on from time to time since February lot'
With respect to Mr. Pridmore, who was (as we
understood the Learned Gentleman) the proprietor ot,
the place formerly celebrated for the exhibition of
Miss Linwood's pictures in needlework, he was net
aware that he was violating any law when he
opened the same apartments under the Dane
of the Walhalla. That defendant was a gentleman,
of great respectability, and he did not wish to plena
guilty to any indictment which implied such a charge
as that of keeping a disorderly house ; and he hoped
that his entering into any required recognizances,
would satisfy all the legitimate purposes of the pro-
secution. The other three defendants were ready to
plead. They were respectable persons, and had not
been conscious of committing any offence ; nor indeed
did he (Mr. Parry) think they had offended against
any law whatever. They were ready to enter int°
recognizances.
Mr. CLARKSON said that the prosecution wad
promoted by Stowell against those who per-
formed music and dancing without licenser
and it was promoted at the instance of those who
were licensed for those kinds of entertainment.
The prosecutor was ready to go on to trial, unless
the defendants would consent to fulfil the tern's
which had been proposed to them in the several ne:
gotiations that had taken place. Neither he nor his
friend, Mr. Bodkin, who appeared with him, was if"
strutted to call for anything like punishment, but be
did not think that under the circumstances, and after
all that had passed, the prosecutor should be expected
to take off his hat, and make a bow to the defendants'
thanking them for at last renewing their recogni°'
ances, and putting off the case eine die, without Of
more definite conclusion.
Mr. PARRY said that there was one action for
penalties against the defendants already, besides the
proceedings here. Mr. Lewis said that the action
was in his hands. If that were so, the defendants
would be satisfied, but they thought they were in the
hands of dishonourable persons.
The ASSISTANT• JUDGE said that he himself svo-ld
be bail for Mr. Lewis. With respect to the Act
under which these proceedings were instituted, 11,6
must say that he did not think its nature was rightly
understood. If the case went on to trial, he should
have to enter into the bearings of the Act more lA
detail. But at present he should say tl23t
there was one important effect of the AC
which rendered its repeal absolutely necessary'
and that was that, if it were enforced, every peol
who gave or performed in a morning concert W°
liable to an indictment, and to an action for Penaltiesi
Such a law was wholly incompatible with the presen
circumstances of society, but whilst it remained laforce even the admirable and amiable Jenny L'
might be indited, and those who engaged her en t 7
morning concerts might be charged in that car,
under the Act in question, as keepers of disorderly
houses. It was expressly declared inditable by 01e
Act for any person to give a public concert before
five o'clock in the afternoon. This law could not re'
main.
It was ultimately agreed that the case should stantd,
over upon fresh recognizances to Thursday, the 24t7.
of May, with the understanding that an arrangernen
will be come to in the meantime to the satisfaction 0
the prosecutor.
LAURENT'S CASINO, ROYAL ADELAIDE GALLERY
—Emile Laurent and James Ellis, were called on alit
indictment similar to the preceding, but after a sh°r'
conversation, this case also was put off on a like a
derstanding.
od,
TUE ETHIOPIAN SERENADERS.—Thomas liar W-n
David Martin, and Charles Bender, were indicted
under the same Act, for giving musical entertain"
merits, viz., those of the negro singers or serenader
at the Literary and Scientific Institution, in White;
chapel. In this case also, Mr. Parry appeared 00
the defendants. He stated that the matter bad bee
arranged.
The defendants were discharged upon their On
recognizances.

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II

JERSEY, APRIL 23.—S1d. Nameless, Labradors;
Unity, ditto.
DEAL, APRIL 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Jan Daniel,
`Batavia;
Borneo, Harison, ditto, both fur Rolland; Co-
lt mbine, Crisp, Mauritius; Maria. Sabmand, Serensca,
kio Janeiro; Minna, Havanrah ; Wellington. Chadwick,
New 'York. Arrd. from the River on the 2-1:11
Francis, New Zealand; Choice, Robertson, Montreal.
Arrd. from the River and ski, on the 25th Pero, Elliott,
Sin Francisco.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER 7'o THREE.
The sales of Cotton at Live rpool yesterday were esti-
mated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, and comprised about
5,500 American at 30. to 6*d., 100 Bahia at sd. to
200 Egyptian at kid. to 60., and 300 Surats at 311 to
aid. per lb. The market closed firmly.—The market
for Railway Shares closed heavily.
Accounts from New York of the Bth inst. have been
received by private ship. The Money Market was
easier, and the exchange on England was 105* to 1061.
Boston advices of the 7th no:ice no alteration in the
exchange, but a rise seems to be expected. Breadstuffs
had a downward tendency.
The Hibernia steamer, to leave next Saturday, will
take out about 200,0001 in specie. Altogether between
500,000/. and 600,0001. have been shipped from Liverpool.
Sydney accounts of the 9th of January, by a direct
arrival, state, that the sales of the property of the Bank
of Australia engrossed great attention, and that the Oalt-
fornia gold discoveries had also caused much excitement.
Shipments of goods wero being made to San Francisco
and passengers were also going. General business was
dull. The Van Diemen's Land papers of Jan.
17, allude to the continued dissatisfaction felt at
the arrival out of so many convicts, and as far
as we can judge there was a superabundsneo of
labour in many of the large towns of Australia, although
employment could be found in the interior. The
Molong Mining Company in New South Wales exhi-
bited indications of a good deal of mineral wealth,
though' not much was procured.
The advices received from the continent are still un-
promising in reference to the Danish affair, and in Ger-
many matters were unsettled, owing to the procrastinat-
ing policy of the King of Prussia. The late affair at
Perth between the Austrians and Hungarians is said not
to have been decisive.
The prospects of the Mexican bondholders appear by
the advices received yesterday to have very sensibly im-
proved, and thanks to the exertions of Messrs. Manning
and Mackintosh, the agents in Mexico of the London
Committee, aided by th perseverance and talent of Mr.
Parish Robertson, there is every reason to conclude
that the Republic will do ample justice to its foreign
creditors, and perhaps even succeed in effecting
a permanent arrangement of the arrears of
interest, and in paying dividends ere long
upon the whole. The arrears may possibly be con-
verted into a Three per Cent. security. As to
the productiveness of the Customs' revenue, we find
already that the 350,000 dollars advanced by an ar-
rangement with Messrs. Baring, and paid in Lon-
don, have been made good, and that a re-
sumption of remittances may bo almost immediately
expected. On the other hand, the duties on silver are
becoming available, and although only 1,200 dollars
came by the steamer, and not 65,000, as reported
yesterday, it is the beginning of what may be a
considerable annual remittance. Mr. Robinson
states that he has been excellently received
by the Mexican Government, and that part of the
indemnity money will probably be applied to an ar-
rangement of the debt, as well as to the establishment
of a National Bank, from which such important results
are expected.
As there ar'e so many contradictory reports circulated
concerning the position of the Eastern Counties Rail-
way, we believe we may confidently state that
the re' port of the committee which will be
issued this evening, recommends no dividend
to be paid for the past half-year, although
3s. or 4s. may have been earned, if no allowance is to be
made for wear and tear. There are, however, carriages,
engines, &e., to be replaced, and as funds are
wanting and cannot perhaps be readily borrowed, the
revenue it is considere,l, must supply the requisite sum.
The line, as Mr. Hudson has stated, is most expensive
to manage, and it is extremely difficult to say how it
can be worked cheaper, while the Great Northern will
prove a formidable rival, and must be met by the con-
struction of one or to o small branches, involving ne-
cessarily the raising, by loan or new shares,
of some additional capital. It is to bo hoped this
amount will not be large, for the prospects of the share-
holders, with so many guarantees to pay, and the bonus
capital created years since, and before Mr. Hudson
joined, are sufficiently bad without fresh incum-
brances. Many doubt, if money be not borrowed,
whether' even in the current half-year, a
dividend can fairly be paid, but, perhaps, some arrange-
ment may be mute to pay something as a relief to the
more needy holders.
The Funds have been rather flatter this morning,
with business as dull as ever. Consols have been 91i
to 92, and are now 92 to The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have realised 91} to 91*. Bank
Stock is 1921 to 1931, and India Stock 243. Exche-
quer-bills have been at 455. to 48s. premium.
Mexican Bonds are very buoyant still, being 31i to 32.
Venezuela have realised 254. Spanish Three per Cents.
have been marked 25*, and Portuguese Four per Cents.
28 Dutch Four per Cents. are 774 g.
In Shares there is not a great deal doing. Caledonian,
Bristol and Exeter, and Eastern Counties are rather
better. Great Northern Midland, South-Eastern and
York and North Midland are lower. North-Western
and Brighton much the same.
BRITISH. FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 1931,4 19234
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
8 per Cent. Consols Anus
Nevv 3!,,i per Cent. Anti 5...........-..
Long Annuities, Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 8 9-16
India Stock 243
Do. Bonds, 1000/
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. 11,41 zd.
March. June.
1,0001.
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bond!, 5 per Cent............. 70
Equador Bonds 4
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 31%
Ditto Account, with C.-upons.. 32 313/432%313A
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto 4 per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Russian 80nd5.1822, 5 per Cent 1u514 101%
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto for the Account
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent —
Ditto for the Account ....
Venezuela Bonds .... 251,4
Do. Deferred 8
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent.. 12 Guild
Ditto 4 Der Cent. Certificates
ROSINESS DON); IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONLY O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pra Sasea.
Aberdeen
Ditto, Preference 2k 2Ai to
Bristol and Exeter
Caledonian
Eastern Counties
Do., New Guar. 6 per cent. 10
Do. Exten., 5 per ct. No. 1,64 13s. 4d
East Lancashire
Great Northern
Do. 1% A Deferrek. .... 12% 5%...... to
Great North of Engllnd 100 to
Ditto, New ..... 40

Ditto, ditto
Ditto, New 301.
Great Western 100
Ditto, Half Shares
Ditto, Quarter Shares 23 -
Do. New 171 l5 . . 12% to
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Ditto, ditto
63 ..... to
Ditto Fifths lO
Do. New Guarant. 6 per Ct. 10
Leeds and Bradford 5O --10014:34... to
London 8c Blackwall ...
Loud., Bright., &South Coast 50
De. Preferential, 5 per Ct., 50 ...... 51 .".. to
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 _ ... 52 ti to
London & North Western...JO° .....132
DI. New Quarters.
Do. Fifths 42 ••••• 7% .. ... to
Do. 10/...• M. and B. (C.) 1
London and S. Western...—. 50 ..
Ditto. New 501. • 446..... 29 ...... to
Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref
7 per Ct. on Deposit and
5 per Ct. on Calb . ..... 5 . ... 5%
.... to
.....
Midland .• -- lOO 71% 72... to 69%
Ditto, 501. Shares ....• ...... 25
North British •• .• ••• 25
Ditto Ealf Shares...-..... 12%..... 6
°
Do. Quarters ................. 614 ...... 3Ih%
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 17% ...... 1334
Oxford, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton ... .............. 50 ...... 19% to
Shrewsbury and Chester to
(Nor. W. 'Olin.) .............18 ...... —,
.., Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....—. 10 ...... 14 .:
Muth Eastern
Ditto, Scrip No. 4.. -
York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 ...... 22 %.. .. to
Do, and Newcastle Eaten. 20 ...... 16 •• ••• to --
Do. G. N. E. Pur. or Pref. 8 ..... 551 6.. to 5%
York and North Midland
Ditto, Preference
Ditto East and W est Riding
Extension 25 ...... 19% ..... to --
FOREIGN RAILWAYb.
Great Indian Peninsular 105....... -
no. Do
Tours & Nantes ... .. ...... .. 11
Australian MINES.
Brazilian Imperial
241/ tO
Ditto St. John Del Rey 15 '2:7 iTi,i•-- to

GRAND MASoli.le
annual grand ti FESTIVAL.—Last evening the
of the Mesons of England took
place at Freon:la:l?'
brate the electio,n 0, hall, Great Queen-street, to cele-
Earl of Zetland bc;ilostt
Worshipful
for the year ensuing. The
Grand Master, pre-
sided, supported by Lord
F. Beadon, Esq , 8,c.,
whobuffield, R. Alston, Esq., W.
about 400 brothers,
attired in full masonic costume,
ex-
cellent repast. The hall Was
m,
1!: clown to a most
ropriately deco-
rated, the centre ornament of the talt t3Tesp
being the mag-
nificent solid silver temple, with candelabra
of the weight
of nearly 200 ounces, originally presented to tho late
Grand Master, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex
and since re-presented to the Grand Lodge by her Grace'
the Duchess of Inverness. The Right Hon.
the Earl of
Yarborough had tbeen unanimously elected a Deputy
Grand Master. The evening was enlivened by vocal and
instrumental music, under the direction of Mr. J. W.
Hobbs, aided by the Misses Pyne, and Messrs. Francis,
Genge, Young, and Lee. The Cour tess of Z.-tland and
about 100 Tidies were in the gallery. The festivities
generally were of a highly satisfactory eh and
ar.4cter,
did not conclude till a late hour.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

NE CUGATtIi AND LE

These markets were exttetnely he,avy, to-day, and
prices had a downward tendency. Beef, from 23 to 3s
2d; Mutton, 21 2d to 3s 2d; Lanai', 4s 10d to 5s 10d;
Veal, 3s 41 to 4s; and Pork, 3s to 4s 2d per albs by the
carcase.

MEAT PEAIIarZTES.
, SoUTHALL, APRIL 25.—Oar market to-day, was
fairly supplied with each kind of fat stock, the demand
for which was in a very inactive state, at barely last
week's vo.ations. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 6d;
Mutton, 23 8d to 43; Lamb 5s 4d to 5s lod; Veal,
3s 6d to 3s Hid; and Pork, 3s 6d to 3s 8d per ilbs, to sink
the offal.

- ROMFORD, APRIL 25.—We had a very dull trad.
this morning, at drooping prices. Beef, from 2s 104 to
3s 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 24 ; Lamb, 5i 4d to 6s ;
Veal, 3s 6d to 4s; and Pork, 3s 6d to 3s 104 per Slbs.
Suckling Calves, 18s to 275; quarter old store Pigs, 165
to 21s; and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 141 to Itll
etch.

HAILSHAM, APRIL 25. Beasts, and Sheep, sold
heavily, at reduced prices. In other kind 3 of stock no
material change took place. Beef, from 3s to 33 103 ;
Mutton, 33 2d to 4s 4d; Lamb. 5s 4d to 6s ; Veal, 33 6 i
to 4s; and Potk, 3s 4d to 33 8d per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, APRIL 24.—Our market was heavy to-day.
at reduced prices. Beef, from 2s 10d to 3. 8.1; Mutton,
3s to 4s 2d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 63; and Veal, 3s 6d to
3s 10d per 81bs.
CHICHESTER, APRIL 25.—We had a slow trade this
morning, and t rices were not supported. Beef, from 3s to
3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb. 53 4d to 6i ;
Veal, 33 6d to 4s ; and Pork,
,p s 611 to 3s 10d per
Sibs. Suckling Calves, IS3 to 265; quarter-old Store
Pigs, 16; to 21s; and Milch Cows with their small Calt,
141 to 18/ each.