The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-17 00:00:00

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

SOUTHAMPTON, TUZSDAY DIORNING.—The United
States mail steamer Washington has just arrived here
from Bremen' with upwards of 100 passengers, en route
to New York. She left Bremerhaven on Sunday morn-
ing, and at the mouth of the Weser saw two largo
Danish frigates cruising to blockado the entrances of
the river. Five Danish frigates were employed in main-
taining a close blockade of the Elbe and Weser.

Mail steamers only under neutral flag are to be per.
mitted to pass. _
. .

At Bremen business was at a stand•still in conse-
quence of the stoppage cf the foreign trade. The buoys
and light-ship have bee❑ removed.
The Danes had captered two Bremen brigs and a ship.
The French steamer Nord bas arrived from Havre,
laden with merchandise for transhipment in the Wash-
ington.

.Up to Saturday night the Cotton Market at Havre
was exceedingly brisk, and sales were 2,627 bales, and
to two o'clock yesterday 1,357. Prices for inferior kinds
in favour of the buyers. Finer sorts more firmly held.
The thip Albert arrived at Havre last evening from
Charleston, with 1,155 bales of cotton.
Sailed—The Royal Mail steamer Avon, with West
Indian and Pacific mails, and the Iberia with the mails
for the Peninsular ports.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY

LONDON, APRIL 17.—Wind this day at noon, E,
moderate brecae and fine clear weather.

LERWICK, APRIL 10.—The Olive Branch, of and from
Newcastle to Konig,berg, baying experienced very
heavy gales from the S.E., put back here the Bth inst.,
with loss of some bulwarks, sld. again to day.
SHIELDS, APRIL 16.—The Hermione, of and from
this port for Loudon, in putting back 14th instant,
struck the Bar, became leaky, and must discharge.
HARTLEPOOL, APRIL 16.—The Jessie Stephens, from
Newcastle to London, was wrecked 14th instant, on the
North Gau Sand, at the mouth of the Tees; crew saved.
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slight damage.
ABERDEEN, APRIL 13.—S1d, Sarah, Quebec; Sir
Wm. Wallace, ditto; Caroline, ditto.
LONDONDERRY, APRIL 13.—Arrd, Barbara, Hogarty,
New Orleans. Sld . 14th, Provincialist, Philadelphia;
Java, Duffy, Now York.
CORK, APRIL 15.—Sid. Albion, St. John.
WATERFORD, APRIL 15.—Wind E.N.E. to E.S.E.—
SH. 14th Sophia, Halifax.
HOLYHEAD, APRIL 16.—The Fortitude, schooner,
Church, from Liverpool to Archangel, baying sprung a
leak off the Isle of Man, put in here on the 13th inst.,
to eff .ct repairs.
WELLS, APRIL 16 —The Friendship, sloop, of South-
wold, from the north, laden, sank off the Dudgeon yes
terday; crew saved.
HARWICH, APRIL
Swansea to Ham burgh, has put in here, having been
warned off ttie Elbe, by the Danish frigate Bellona.
BRIDLINGTON, APRIL
14.—A piece of head rail with
"Patriot" painted in yellow letters on it, was picked up
yesterday near this place.
YA.RBOUTH, APRIL 16.—The Norham Castle, of and
from Shields, got upon the Scroby Sand to-day, but has
been assisted off without damage.
LIMEBICX, APRIL 15.—Wind N.E.—Sld. James Red-
din, New York; Governor, Quebec,.
LIVERPooL, APRIL 16.—Wind N.N.E. to N.N.W.—
Arrd., 15th, Mischief, Para; Helen, Jackson, Savannah;
16th, Mary Ann Johnston, Calcutta; Peruvian, Blair,
Punta Arenas; Howard, Bowen, Buenos Ayres, sailed
Bth February ; Charles
Saunders, Simpson, New Or-
leans: St. John, Burns, ditto; Raritan, Holmes, Mobile;
Blake, Armstrong, New York. Sld., 15th, Ajax,
San Francisco; Manilla, New York ; Lee, Bolivar; Ar-
gent, Newfoundland ; Orion, Madeira. Off port, 16th,
John Thomas Carr; William Wilberforce; Free Trader;
Isabella; Loodianah (supposed). The Brenda, Read,
has arrived here from Smyrna, leaky, having struck
on Burbo Basks.
DEAL, APRIL 16.—Wind N.E. to N.W.—And
Apollo, Pearl, Demerara; Mayflower, Savannah ;
Garonne, Baltimore, for Rotterdam. Arrived from the
River, Rose, Wright, Barbadoes ; Ellen, Irvine,
Jamaica ' • Eliza, Simpson, ditto; Racer, Screecb, Ber-
muda. Arrived from the River and sailed, Mohawk,
Morrison,Hong-Kong; Rolla, Pernambuco; Richmond,
Greengrass, St. Helena.
sALcostß
E APRIL 16.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrd. 14th.
Precioss, Weekman, Rio Janeiro.

MARKET N EWS.-(THIS DAY.
NAY DIAXZETS.

41 15s ; and Straw, 11 6s to 11 103 per
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 108 to 31 15s; Clover
tolerably good, and trade dull.
s'l,a:4—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 17s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ to 41 133; and Straw, 11 8s to
ditto,lo a
cdu. 33185/
Eut
upo
1/ 115 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish
demand.
W iIITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 3/ 15s ;
Clover ditto, 31 te 41 18s; and Straw, 11 73 to ll 10s
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.
COLONIAL.
SUGAR. .Importers of British Plantation have shown
more disposition to realise, and in some instances a de-
cline of 6(1 per cwt. has been submitted to. Sales, 554
hogsheads; 10,570 bags Mauritius were mostly sold;
the better qualities at id decline, whilst other kinds
barely supported the previous currency; good to fine
white crystalised brought 43s 6d to 475, mid to fine
yellow 389 to 435, grey 37s to 39e, and low to fine
brown 31s to 375; 4,640 bags Bengal were only par-
tially sold at a slight reduction; mid to fine white
Benares at 393 6d to 43s 6d, and good and fine white
grainy 42s 6d to 475; 660 bags low brown Manilla in
bond were withdrawn at 16s. The quantity of British
landed last week at the East and %Vest India Docks
was 226 hhds 23 tierces 251 barrels, there were taken
for home consumption 1,000 hhds 73 tierces 233 barrels.
The stock in the same places is 10,569 hhda 1,417 tierces
2,258 barrels.
CoVIRE.—The market continues dull.
'Wm.—The quantity landed last week at the Bast and
West India Docks was 623 puns 271 hhds. There were
taken for home consumption 306 puns 20 hhds, and ex-
ported, 149 puns 24 hhds. The stock in the same places
is 19 219 puns 2,349 hbds.
RICE.-1,370 bags and 2,840 pockets Bengal found
buyers at 8s to lis for broken of low quality to good
white, being 3d to 6d lower; 600 bags Madras sold
steadily at 8s to 8s 6d for fair pinky.
SAGO.-370 boxes realised 21s to 24s 6d; for good to
fine bold Pearl being rather dearer.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 38s 6d per cwt on the spot, and
Town 41s.

TEL.—The market is steady, and the deliyetes Were
much larger in the metropolis last Week.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool closed heavily yes-
tere:lay without alteration in prices. There was a more
V,eneral demand for American sorts, but for Brazil and
Egyptian there was but little inquiry. The sales were
estimated at 5,000 bales, and comprised 4,500 Ameri-
cans at 3P. to 65d.; 900 Bahia at 5d.; 100 Egyptian at
61d. to 84d.; 300 Surats at 34d. to 35d.; and 30 Sea
Islands at to Is. per lb. In Railway Shares there
was but little doing, at rather higher quotations.
There are several ship arrivals from different quar-
ters, but the dates they bring are not later. The ves-
sels are mostly from the East, including the Cape of Good
Hope, the Mauritius, &c.
It is stated in advices from Java that the quantity of
Coffee delivered or to be delivered before the close of
last year was $52,084 piculs, and of Sugar 999,190 piculs.
This comprises the Goverement products only. The
private estates produced in the year 1848, 109,267 piculs
of Coffee, and 365,344 picals of Sugar.
The Continental mails bring news of general
political interest. W e may mention, however, that
the accounts from Poland again notice very ac •
tire movements among the Russian troops, and an
increase of strength which can hardly be said to
be justified by the ravages of cholera last year in the
ranks of the army. It is assumed that Russia will
assist Austria, and the intervention of France in favour
of the Pope, And no doubt with the tacit approbation of
England, may, as some of our City people infer, encou-
rage the Autocrat to meddle elsewhere. Still, if ho lends
aid against Hungary. assists Denmark, and beards
Turkey, he need have the power as well as the audacity
of Napoleon in the height of his career.
From Holland we are advised that the most friendly
relations subsisted between the new Sovereign and King
Leopold, the grand order of the Dutch Lion having been
transmitted to the let er in a very complimentary
manner. At Amsterdam, on the 15th instant, the Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. were 49 15-16. The only
Foreign Securities in which there was any.animation was
Spanish. The Antwerp market was quiet yesterday.
Belgian Five per Cents. were nominally 90g. Spanish
Three were 231, but it must be remembered that they
are quoted ex•dividend.
At Frankfort, on the 14th inst., Austria Five per
Cents. were quoted 761. At Berlin, on the 13th,
Russian Stock was 1061, and at Vienna, on the 11th,
the Metaliics were 881.
We are hourly expecting the steamer with late news
from America, and it is supposed there will be advices
of interest from California. A,steamer left Liverpool yes-
terday for San Francisco, with a good freight and over
seventy passengers.
The Public Sales advertised for the present week in
euaysetrsinadriecateioxn exceedingly the produce markets are of some extent, but although
l
the consumption of all the leading staples is good,
speculativebgl y
cautious,deaalnindg. s
there is
abundance of money is without any effect, and perhaps
isfar not
thethe
there is not much to regret in the circumstance, as all
classes get supplied cheaply with the necessaries of life,
and business is conducted on a sounder basis.
The various reports concerning Russia, the state of
the Danish question, the intervention of France in Italy,
and the otherforeign incidents, although differently in-
terpreted, favourable or otherwise, according to the
prejudices or interests of the parties concerned, have
enabled the bears to get down Consols which
after being 921 and 921 are now 913 to
92. The French funds were firmer upon the
intervention for the Pope, and this caused our
Market to open well, but since then the other circum-
stances have come into play. The New 34 per Cents.
have been 915 to I. Bank Stock has ranged from 192
to 1935, and India Stock, which was 248, is now 2455,
a wide margin being always made between buying and
selling. Exchequer-bills have been 455. to 48s. pre-
mium, and India Bonds 635. to 655.
In the Foreign Market, the transactions have been
limited. Mexican are about the same as yesterday,
viz., 28 to 284 ex coupons. Portuguese Four per Cents.
are 29 to 3. Equador have been 4to 4, and the specu-
lators are jobbing in them. Spanish Three per Cents.
realise 325 it. Dutch Two eind-a-Half per Cents. bring
50k to 5.
_Hallway Shares look steady, but the advanced prices
of yesterday are not supported for Midland and York
and Berwick. Brighton are firm, and Caledonian also;
North Western scarcely so high.

oNE Must: G
r.
etclet s UrBEITItsa ruNDy. o'CLOCK PRICES.
dank Stock ... ..s..
............. .. ...91093 192 193% 1931(1tAt
34
90%
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities...... 9154 9214 91% 92
New 314 per Cent. Anne.— - 91%34 % 91%
ler Cent. Reduced An
i,ongAnns. to expire J au.1860 .• • 8 1.1-16 8% 8%
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10. 1859... 8
India Stock 248 2451,ii 24514
India Bonds, 1,0001.
Ditto under 1,00 E...
Consols for Account 92 92% 91% 92
achequer Bills. I ;id. & 2cl.
1,000/. June ..... ...........
5001. June
Small. June
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Ol4rE
O'CLOCK.

47 p
47 p
48 p

CLOSIti
PRICES
391 A

Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 Der Cent. 39%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent
Ditto, 5 per cent. Scrip, 1849.. GA p 6% p
Equador Bonds
Grenada Bonds, 1 per Cent. — 183(1
Ditto Deferred 37i 33/4
Mexican. 5 per Cent. 184 G 28,4 a Coupons 27%
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 65
Portuguese 5 per Cents. —
Ditto, 4 per Cent
29% 9
Ditto, Account
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. ......... 17%
Ditto, Passive
Ditto, 3 per Cent ....
Dividends on the above payable in London.

Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Gui tot, IA
Ditto, 4. Der Cent. Certificates

23!1
17► A

82 q

5014
771/2

PRICES OF rAID. ruslNEss DONE CLOSIN(..
tot ILWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
t berdeen .................. 50
Do. Preference
.. • a ...... 2%
Birming, Wolverh'ton,
and Dudley, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 ....• 15 t...
60
ur
Ditto,i
es
kt oi
nl ahinadhc
ai Er,
Third
tl er te
.e
.r. . :
..
....................
..... —..
2.
...... .
::: 1
14
. ...
...
...
..
... .
_1166d
t/Qi s
,3aledonian , ........... 50
Do. Quarters ••••••••• 12 %...... 6% ...... ....... 6%
Jhester and Holyhead... 50 ...... 18
18
Ditto, Preference
East Anglia, 251., L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 ...... 3
Do., 181., E. &H. •.. 18 ...... 2
Eastern Counties........ 20 •••... 8%34 % . B%
Do. New Guaranteed
6 per Cent........... 10 ...... 111it' ll
Ditto,Extension,s per
Cent., No. 1....... 61.135. 41... _
% P
io
Ditto duitnto,nN;oc.i2as..76Al. 13s. 4d... %p % dis.
Eastern
(late E. U. Shares) 25 ...... _
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ...... 20 19% ••
..
East Lancashire
-. "
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
.. ,i2M. ..... .- 17
••• ••
4Z
Great
uz B 6 per Cent tNorthern . ...a 7
iii.
20,...:.. . 10N ........_
...... 10271 i
Do.,
61
Great North of England.loo .... _
Great Western ......... ...100 ...... 9414 .
Ditto, il Shares ...... 23 .. „. l2ii .
.......
......
' 191/2
Ditto, Fifths ..... .......20 ...... 18
Lancashire & Yorkshire 93 ..... __
Ditto, % Shares ...... 46 .. _
Do. Fifths.. ....... .... 10 ...... 6%1 61%
London & Black wall.-- 12%...... __
London, Brighton, and
South C0a5t......... 50 ..... 39 39a,i, 3914
Do. Guarant. 5 per et-9 ..... 9 t AI ^!
London and N. Western 100
Ditto, New Quarters.. 7
Lon 1. &S. 'Western 5O ...... 361;it 36 A,
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire...loo
11
...... ...
_76 76..%... 7..5.
....
..
..
25 ....... 14 .... ... 14
Norths i i
DDd
i oi a
at.
,t Ditto, New
0rN7t.ei5.5w.0h.4.1..50../h.....a:P....e5r...a.f............
1200150
Ditto, Quarters .1 ...... 61,4 3 t,4
Ditto, Thirds .... .. •• 84 "" 4 %.....,.......“ 4%
Oxford, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton ...... 50
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate 121,4 ..... -- ........ ...... 13%
Scottish Central
Shrewsbury and Birne... 11
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8 ...... 934% 9 'Xi
Shropshire Union ..... 5 ...... 2 21,i
South Eastern ..... ....... 33% ...... 22 lis
Yaw Vale Extension
... 8 ...... 114 '" - ...... ... %
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick..... _ ........ 25 .. ••• 23%14 -
Do. Newcastle Exton. 20 ... ..... 17% 17 " .....
Do. G.N.L.Preterence 8 .. 61/e% Dal
York and North 'Midland 50 ...... 4 2 41% .. ......

2314
17
6%
41

East Indian ..... 31,4
....... 814 RAILWAYS
...... . 4
Namur and Lie: ..R
814
Paris and Orleans
".
20 N
20 3354; ex.mv..... 33% x.d
Paris and R0uen...,,,,, 20 221,42 l .... 22
FOREIGN
.... EI

Australian....... MINES. 61
A .
Brazilian Imperial ...... 241,4 ......
,4
Do. St. John Del Rey 15
22
14
Cobre Copper ....I. ..... 40
......22
General .................. . 20 ...... 14
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
141,4
London Joint 5t0ck...... 10 ......

DEPARTURE Or THE PRINCE CoNEORT.—(THIS
DAY.)---His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by
the Marquis of
tenant-Colonel P. H. Seymour (Equerry in Waiting),
Abercorn (Groom of the Stole), Lieu-
and Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps (Private
Secretary), left Windsor Castle this morning at seven
o'clock, and proceeded to the Watford Station of the
North- Western Railway, and thence by special train to
Lincoln and Brocklesby Hall, the seat of the Earl of
Yarborough. The Prince and suite will dine and sleep
at Brocklesby, and after the ceremony at Grimsby, to-
morrow, return to town to meet her Majesty, who will
leave the Castle for Buckingham Palace, after luncheon
to-morrow. The Court will remain in town, with the ex-
ception of a few days at Osborne, until the first week io
June, when the Qteen will return to the Castle for a few
days during Ascot Races. _ _ _

Last evening the Lord Mayor had the honour of
entertaining the Chairman, the Deputy• Chairman, and
other members of the committee of the General Ship-
owners' Society, together with Mr. Henley, M.P., Mr.
Waddington, M.P., Mr. Cobbold, M.P., Lord Robert-
son (Edinburgh), Mr Sheriff Finnis, Mr. Money Wi.
gram, Mr. Josiah Wilson, Mr. C. Enderby, Mr. J. D.
Powlee, Mr. Geo. Lyall, jun., Mr. C. Graham, Captain
Halsted, R.N. (of Lloyd's), Mr. Brooks, Mr. Carter, &c.
The Chairman of Lloyd's was prevented joining the
party throueh indisposition. Covers were laid for fifty.
The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress have issued
cards of invitation to a distinguished circle to meet Sir
Robert and Lady Peel, on Wednesday, the 9th of May.
Lord Sherborne has given all his tenants liberty to
kill the ham and nbbite eh his estates.

CIIANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Lord Chancelh•r sat in his court at Westminster
!o-dap, and heard appeal motions.

IN HE JOINT STOCK ACT AND MANCHESTER DIRECT
RAILWAY COMPANY (REMINGToN.S LINE).
Thu arguments in this case, which w, re commenced
yesterday, were resumed and concluded to-day.
The case came before his Lordship upon appeal from
the decision of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor Knight
Bruce, dismissing a petition presented by a shareholder
in the railway company for the winding up and dissolu
tion of the company, under the provisions of the Winding-
up Act, 11 a,,d 18 V:c., c. 45.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the ar-
guments, asked for the affidavits, and said that he would
give judgment to•morrow. He would also give judgment
at the same time in the case that was heard yesterday,
" Ex parte Spackman in re the Agricultural Cattle in-
surance Company," in which the same question was
involved.

TEMPEST V. THE NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY:

This case came before his Lordship upon appeal
from the decision of the Viee•Chanceller of England,
overruling a demurrer put in by the defendants
to the plaintiff's bill, and granting an injunction.
The bill was tiled by Sir Charles H. Tempest against the
company for the specific performance of an agreement to
purchase a plot of land, of the t xtent of one acre, three
roods, and sixteen percht s, at the rate of 250/. per acre.
The bill also prayed for an injunction to restrain the
company from continuing in possession of the land
without payment of the purchase-money. The facts
may be thus shortly stated :—ln the latter part of 1847
the company took certain portions of land belonging to
the plaintiff, for the purpose of giving greater breadth to
the hue of the railway, and for which the price agreed
on was 2501. per acre. A negotiation subsequently en-
siled between the plaintiff and the company as to the
purchase, in the course of which the plaintiff refused to
sell the company any land for the purpose of getting stone
and soil out of it. On the Bth of November, 1848, the
company gave the usual notice under the Act, and took
possession of the land. Further correspondence then took
place between plaintiffand Mr. Birkbeck, acting for the
company, when Mr. Birkbeck agreed to pay the valuation,
" as soon as Mr. Bradley's (the plaintiff's surveyor) va-
luation should be confirmed by Mr. Watson," the engi-
neer of the company. No agreement was, however,
drawn up; but a difference having subsequently arisen
between the parties, the plaintiff filed this bill for specific
performance, and an injunction, on the groun.l that there
was an agreement by the company, on the face of the
correspondence, to take the laud at the same rate of 250/.
an acre, and that the company had no right to enter on
the land before payment of the purchase money. Ob-
jections were taken by the plaintiff to the form of the
notice delivered by the company, on the ground that the
notice was in the form given by the 32d section of the
Act for taking land for temporary purposes, but tht re was
nothing in the case to show that the land was not in-
tended to be taken finally. On the case coming on
before the Vice-Chancellor of England, bis Honour
overruled the demurrer put in by the defendants to the
plaintiff's bill, and granted an injunction restraining the
company from continuing in possession of the land with-
out the purchase money was paid. From this decision the
defendants appealed, and that appeal now came on for
argument
The case occupied his Lordship the remainder of the
morning.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
Petitions of no general interest occupied his Lordship
the Master of the Rolls the whole morning. •

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

_ . .
. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
Pis Honour having disposed of all the cause petitions
in his paper, none of which possessed any points of in-
terest except to the parties concerned, rose shortly after
eleven o'clock.

(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
His HONOUR sat for the first time to-day since the
Easter recess, and heard motions, but no case calling
for a special report came before him during the morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor Wienest.)
LEE V. ELMSLIE.—JUDGMENT.

His HONOUR gave judgment to• day in this case, which
was argued bofore him a short time since. The object
of the suit was to set aside a partnership, which had
been entered into between the defendant, who is an
architect, and the plaintiff, and also to obtain from the de•
tendent the sum of 8001., which had been advanced by the
father of the plaintiff as bis part of the money to carry
on the partnership. The equity of the plaintiff's case
was, that ho had been misled by the defendant as to the
value and extent of the business. The defendant's case
was, that there had been no misrepresentation, and that
the plaintiff had had full opportunity of judging for
himself of the business into which he sought to be ad-
mitted as a partner. Eis Honour, after shortly advert-
ing to the facts of the case, directed the plaintiff's bill to
be retained for a twelvemonth, in order to give the
plaintiff an opportunity of bringing such action against
the defendant as he might be advised.
The COURT then proceeded to hear motions.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins before Mr. Justice PATTESON and
Mr. Justice ERLE )
L'CRE V. ASRToN—FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
This was au action to recover compensation in
damages for false imprisonment, and had been tried
twice, the second trial being had on the ground of mis-
direction.

The plaintiff is a carter, an the defendant a corn-
dealer. lie employed the plaintiff to bring him nine
quarters of oats from Messrs. Rosslyn and 'Watson's, of
Blacktriars, for which he gave him twenty sacks. He
only brought back seventeen sacks and an empty
one, saying that it was not filled because there was
a hole in it. Ile should have brought back, it appeared,
eighteen sacks, and having brought an acknowledgment
with the sacks that he had received 18, and as, on in-
quiry, the foreman of Messrs. Rosslyn and Watson was
positive he had given him 18 full sacks, and as the
plaintiff said he could not account for the missing one,
and supposed he had only received 17, he was given into
custody, and remanded on the charge; but before he was
brought up a second time, he admitted that he had left
one of the sacks in pawn for the City toll. Of course he
was discharged, the truth of this having been ascertained.
the jury gave him a verdict for 1001. The case was
tried at the last sittings after term.
Mr. WEITEIIERST now moved for a rule to show cause
why the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial
had, on the ground that the damages were excessive.
He submitted that such' a verdict, under the circum-
stances he had detailed, was monstrous. He was only a
casual servant, and was only given into custody when
great suspicion attached to him, in consequence of deny.
in that he had received more than 17 sacks.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said there were some peculiar
circumstances in the case. The damages appeared large.
The Learned Counsel might take a rule, and perhaps
some arrangement might be come to between the con-
tending purties in the meantime.—Rule granted. _ _

„ .
No 131MINESS.—The Court had to waii some time this
morning, before any learned gentleman prepared to
bring any matter before it. Several causes were called
on for argument, but it appeared that either the counsel
on one side were absent or not in attendance at all, and
not one of the many counsel present held a brief. Mr.
Townsend was pressed to proceed with a cause which
stood as the next, but he said he could not, as Mr.
Welsby, who was on the other side, was absent. A lengthy
pause ensued, during which the Court seemed disposed
to wait for some learned gentleman who held a brief, dur-
lug which Mr. Townsend withdrew. Mr. Justice Pat-
teson, on getting impatient, and his equable temperament
getting slightly ruffled, directed the usher to intimate
to Mr. Townsend that he must proceed with his case. It
was found that he was then engaged in a case in the Ex-
chequer. These events, bearing in mind the arrears of
business and the anxiety of the Court to proceed with
something, caused much laughter. At length Mr.
Whitehurst relieved their Lordships by the above pro-
ceeding.

EXCHEQUER.-('PHIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Baron A LDERSON and a Common Jury.

COL3IAN AND OTHERS V. ROCK.

This was an action brought to r( cover the balance of
3171. 13s. 2d. upon two bills of exchange.
Mr. SEARLE, who appeared for the plaintiffs,
stated that they were mustard manufacturers and millers,
carrying on business at Norwich, and that the defendant
was a miller residing at Barnstaple. The plaintiffs bad
supplied the defendant with flour to the value of 6001.,
for which he had given bills, all of which had been
honoured but two, which were the subject of the
present action.
The defendant pleaded that he had not accepted, but
subsequently admitted his handwriting to the accept-
ances by a. judge's order.
• The case was undefended, and the jury, under the di-
rection of Mr. Baron Alderson, found a verdict for the
plaintiff for 3171. 13s. 2d.

COMMON. PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice WILDE,
and Justices COLTMAN, CRESSWELL, and WILLIAMS.)

SMITH AND ANOTHER V. T,IIOIIII.

,
Mr. MONTAGUE CHAMBERS, Q.C., said, in this case
he had to show cause against a rule obtained by Mr.
Bramwell, calling on the defendant to show cause why
he should retain the several sums of 831. 17s. and
421. 1 ls., ordered by him to be paid, to the plaintiff,
under an award made pursuant to a rule of Court. It
appeared that this was a cause that was submitted to
arbitration under a Judge's order, which was
afterwards made a rule of Court •, and that
the arbitrator afterwards proceeded to make
his award, and he awarded that Mr. Trouk, the
defendant, should pay the plaintiffs 831. 175.; and, sub-
sequently, on the taxation of the costs, the sum of
421. I la. was taxed as the costs. In substance. the de-
fendant objected to the award altogether, because the
defendant stated that he had never given any authority
at all to his then attorney to submit the cause)o arbi-
tration, and that all the proceedings took place without
his knowledge and acquiescence.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said there were two points
which the defendant's counsel had to deal with—first,
whether they could question the authority of their at-
torney in this motion to refer, and whether they must
not necessarily refer to their remedy against their at.
torney ; and, secondly, supposing it was open to that ob-
jection to the defendant in the general, was it open to
hire in the present, application? lie (the Lord Chief
Justice) thought the defendant's counsel would find no
authority in the books for the course they were then
pursuing.
Mr. HAWKINS followed on the same side as Mr.
Chambers.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE (without hearing Mr.
Bramwell in reply) said it seemed to him that the main
groand on which cause was shown against this rule
failed—that was to say, that it was not shown
to the Court that the award, which was for-
ngblly and properly made acordiDg to the