The Sun.
London, England, 1849-11-09 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

Susan.—The busites;cioneiOTfritish Plantation has
been rather extensive, refiners and grocers having both
purchased freely, and at full prices. Barbadoea, by
auction, has realised 383 to 39s for mid yellow, 393 61
to 40s 61 for good and fine. St. Lucia good and mid
brown 345 to 34s 61, low yellow 353 to 35s 6d, and fine
bright 39a to 393 6tl per cwt. Chrystabaed Demerara
went at 426 to 45s 6 j, superior 473 to 503, and brown at
286 to 41s 61. Refined brown lumps sold at 47s per
cwt. St. Croix low to mid realised 38s 6d to
40;, and good and fine 403 61 to 43s 61.
EAST INDlA.—Mauritius has been in good request,
privately, and by auction mid yellow has realised
375; ord grey, 355; and good brown, 34s to 34s
61. Bengal went at 413 6d for Benares line white, 38s
6d to 40s for low to good, and 38s to 39i 6d for good
and tine. Ceylon has been sold at previous rates; mid to
good soft brown, 32s 6d to 333 61; and low to mid yel-
aaw, 34s to 35s ad.
FOREIGN.—Porto Rico has been sold at 35s 61 to 37s
Id for low and mid soft and heavy, and 38s to 41s for
good and fine ; low ,to fine was taken in at 393 to 425.
Cuba low and mid heavy went at 34s to 385. Brazil
damp and washed taken in at 2ls to 253. Havannah,
duty paid, sold at 35s 6d to 378 6d for low to mid.
COFFEE.—There has been a firm market and higher
prices have ruled. Native Ceylon has been as high as
46s and 47s fur good and fine ord. Plantation has been
sold at 48 3 to 543 for fine fine ord to low mid, at 53s to Eris
6d for mid and good at 52s to 61s tor pea berry, and at
393 to 47s for triage. Privately there have been large
sales. Costa Rico sold at 495. and part was taken in at
55s for mid. Rio good and fine ord 593 to 445. Manilla
45; 61 to 485 6.1 for good and fine ord, and Java 45; to
475. Bcrbice 443 to 44s 6d for good ord, and Jamaica
low mid and mid 52s to 575, fine and fine ord 44s to 493,
and triage 35s to 40s per cwt.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 43s 6d to 45s
ler cwt.
SPICES.—BIack Pepper has been taken in at 2181 to
21d per lb, but 21d to 2,4i1 have been obtained for ata-
via good light, brown, and 24d to 2id for good clean
brown Sumatra; Cassia Lignea has been sold at 114 s to
1318, and Bengal Ginger at 203 61 to 21s.

RlCE.—Bengal has been taken in at lOs 6d per cwt,
being lower; Madras, good and fine, 8s 6d to 9s; and
Bombay, 7s 6d.
SALTPETRE.—BengaI has been sold at 26s 6d to 27s
for &fibs refrcction.
COTTON.—There has been rather less doing.
TEA.—There has not been much doing.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is rather more saleable, at 373 to
37s 3d per cwt on the spot.
TOBACCO.—There was a large business done last
month both for home trade and exportation, and sales
may be estimated at 2,276 hhds. The market had re-
mined a firmer tone, with every appearance of an
?row d teniency. Some material alerations have been
trade in the quotations, but extreme prices refer more
'specially to parcels of now import, of which sales have
lot been effected, but the prices quoted are nearly id per
b. higher than imports. Sampling has made some pro-
gress, the quality of Virginia is much superior to what was
anticipated, and maybe classed as fine, but Kentucky,
although possessing more colour than was expected, will,
we are of opinion, be found deficient in substance, and in-
ferior to last year's importation. Imports, 3,538 hhds; de-
liveries, 1,124 hhds; against 1,781 hhda at this time last
year. Stock, 25,402 hhds, against 28,905 in 1848. Iu Vir-
ginia sales have been chiefly of fine and ord for exporta-
tion;:of the new importation nearly 200 lalids were taken
tt 54d to qd; and 560 hhds of old at 24d to 4d; of
low quality the stock is diminished, and prices are firm.
]'or Kentucky leaf and strips there has been an improved
demand, and several old parcels have been taken at an
advance of 4,1 to id per lb. Sales have been nearly
1,500 hogsheads, 200 hogsheads of which have
been taken on speculation. Maryland has been
ouch inquired after, and 30 hogsheads were
taken principally for home trade at full rates. In
Savannah leaf there has been an improved business
cone; Havannah Cigars of good and pure qualities have
been much sought after at high prices. Mid and ord
have also been taken at fair rates. The last shipment,
however, was rather inferior to the previous ones. Ma-
nilla leaf has been much inquired after during the month.
The market at present is very bare of this article. In
Yara and Cuba sales have been limited, for good qualities
good prices have been realised. In Brazil, lia-
vannah seed leaf and Florida, scarcely anything
done. The stock is now limited of good and
Eno sorts. Porto Rico continued in al eznand ;
holders aro firm at previous rates. German has been in
moderate request. The trade appear disinclined to buy,
except at low rates. Columbian, Ambelems, and
Giron, of fine qualities, are still sought after, sales have
been effected to some extent at full rates. Amersfoort,
for snuff and cigars, have been more inquired for than
for some time past. In Negro head and Cavendish
sales have been effected to some extent at firm prices,
and in some instances at a slight advance, and manufae
turers are firm. Stalks in good demand. Smalls in more
request.
GREEN FRUIT.—The demand is good for all kinds,
and is likely to continue. Black Spanish Nuts are
wanted, and several cargoes daily expected. A cargo of
Oranges, ex Aurora, from Oporto, part sold by
lieeling and Hunt, at public sale, the remainder
subsequently sold by private contract. A small
parcel of Madeira Oranges realised a high figure.
The first cargo of Lemons from Messina has
arrived, the quality good, and the opening price 4s per
case lower than last year. No improvement in the price
of Chestnuts. Almeria Grapes wanted. Lisbon nearly
finished.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Bunco.)
THE LAST HARWICH ELECTION.-BAKER V. RUSE.

This case was tried at Chelmsford during the last
Essex assizes, before Mr. Baron Alderson. It was a qui
tam action to recover 5001. from the defendants under
the Act with respect to bribery and corruption, he
having, it was alleged, bribed one Saxby, in order that he
might secure his vote for Mr. Attwood. Tho declaration,
it appeared, was objected to as being defective, inasmuch
as in the course of the proceeding it was proved that a
promise had been made to redeem the vote of Saxby,
and to pay all expenses incidental to certain legal pro-
ceeding% taken against him by the person to whom he
had pledged his vote for a mortgage on account of a debt,
whereas the declaration omitted the latter point, and Mr.
Baron Alderson having refused to amend, saying, since
the recent Act ho had not found any such emendations
in a legal proceeding, and holding the omission fatal to
the case of the plaintiff, a verdict was returned for the
defendant.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS now moved for a rule to show
cause why a new trial should be had, on the ground that
the Judge had improperly refused to amend, and because
the omission of the allusion to the payment of the ex-
penses was not a material fact, and ought not to have
prejudiced the case of the plaintiff. A Mr. Halos had
possession of the vote for a Mr. Grioe, and Mr.
Rusk, Mr. Attwood's clerk, offered to pay 41L, by
monthly instalments. 101. was paid on account of it,
the defendant pledging himself to pay the balance,
311. 55., and Saxby voted for Mr. Attwood. The letters
written by Mr. Rusk to Hales contained such expres-
sions R 3 these:—" It would be a sad pityif the vote is
lost, as it is worth double the amount of that debt. If
you can do anything to redeem his vote, it would enable
him to turn it to good account..? The redemption of the
vote was not, however, completed, for the election was
disputed, and Mr. Attwood unseated. Saxby was
summoned before a Committee of the house of
Commons; but Rusk having got possession of
the sureties connected with the vote Saxby was placed
in the same position as if he had not been bribed. He,
however, stated the whole facts at the trial. Now, he
contended, on the face of several cases which lie cited,
that so long as the real offence was set forth in a decla-
ration it was sufficient, and the point omitted not being
a material point, the plaintiff ought not to have been
damnified. He contended that all that was essential was
proved. It was sufficient to prove that there was a
promise to pay money, and it was quite immaterial
whether it was promised to be paid by instalments, or
whether it was on account of money due to one or seve-
ral persons, or on account of a debt or seizure. Lord
Mansfield said the material fact in penal proceedings
must be proved, and that all circumstances which did
not vary the offence were out of the case. He called the
attention of the Court to the great injustice, hardship,
loss of time, and needless litigation that would result if
an opposite doctrine were laid down by the Judges.
The COURT took time to consider the question.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice PATTESON )
OSBERN V. BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD RAILWAY.
Sir FREDERICK THESIGER was instructed to move for
a mandamus directed to the Birmingham and Oxford
Junction Railway Company, commanding them to issue
their warrant to the Sheriff of Warwickshire to summon
a jury for the purpose of assessing the compensation due
to Mr. Osbert) in respect of a certain house and premises
in High-street, Birmingham, which they had given him
no tiee would be required for the purposes of their Act.