The Sun.
London, England, 1849-07-26 00:00:00

THE RIVER PLATE.

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FALMOUTH, JULY 24.—8 y the Dutch brigantine
Matilda and Louisa, Captain Blankhert, which arrived
off the port to-day from Buenos Ayres for orders, from
whence she sailed on the 26th May, advice has been
brought that the Buenos Ayrean Government had pub-
lished several decrees which lead to a supposition that
the River Plate question would soon be settled. Mr.
Flood, who was appointed Consul of her Britannic
Majesty to the Argentine Confederation, and whom
General Roses did not acknowledge some mouths since,
had received the esequatur in consequence of the mea-
sures adopted by Mr. Southern, her Britannic Majesty's
Chargé-d'Affaires.
Ounces had receded to 286 dols.; exchange on Lon-
don, nominally, 675. 6d. to 675. per ounce.
The export trade was extremely dull, owing to the
very small stock of hides on hand, and the want of con-
fidence in consequence of the war between Denmark and
Germany. Freights were lOw and little doing; the last
charters for the English channel for orders were closed
at 4/. per ton for dry hides.

SHERIFFS' CO URT.—( THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
AIFLETT V. GILLINGHAM.
The plaintiff in this action is an attorney in New-
castle-street, Strand,and defendant is a veterinary surgeon
in Church-street, Chelsea. The amount claimed was
151. 65., the balance of a bill of costs.
Defendant pleaded that he was not indebted.
The plaintiff called witnesses to prove that the work
done was in carrying bankrupt through the Bankruptcy
Court, and that the charges were fair and reasonable.
After the evidence had been partially gone into, a
clerk to defendant's attorney said that counsel had been
engaged, but could not possibly attend for two hours,
and he therefore hoped the case would be allowed to
stand over.
Mr. ABLETT said he could not consent to this.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not stop the
case, but the clerk might cross-examine the witnesses.
Mr. ABLETT said he must protest against this on the
part of the profession and the public, as the party was
not even a clerk to the attorney.
Mr. Spicer, the clerk, said he had been so for three
years.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that under such circum-
stances he should allow the cross-examination to take
place.
The evidence was proceeded with, and a process-server
swore that defendant promised to pay the amount.
Mr. SPICER then addressed the jury, and alleged that
the defendant had first been introduced to a person
named Howard, to pass him through the Insolvent Court,
but after Howard had been paid 251., he said that the
defendant had better sue out a fiat in Bankruptcy, and
Howard said he was not a certificated attorney, and re-
commended plaintiff to become bankrupt, and the pro-
ceedings were conducted by Howard as clerk to Ablett.
Mr. ABLETT said there was no plea of payment either
to himself or any person on his behalf ; therefore, as he
had proved his retainer, and that the charges were fair
and reasonable, he was entitled to a verdict even without
a proof of a promise to pay.
The UNDER SHERIFF concurred, and the jury gave
verdict for the plaintiff.

CRICKET.
LANCASHIRE V. YORKSHIRE.
This match commenced on Monday at the Hyde -park,
Sheffield, and concluded yesterday. The following is
the score

LANCASHIRE,
Hunt, b Wake... ... 36 b Wright l7
G. F. Dallas, Esq., c Berry, b
Barker lO s Chatterton, b Wright 31
Bradshaw, c Wright, b Wake 12 c Barker, b Ellis 6
J. Walker, Esq., b Wake 3 not out 6
G. F. Cooke, Esq , c Berry, b
Walker 27 b Chatterton ......... 12
S. Norton, Esq., c Wright, b
Barker
J. H. Earl, Esq., c Sampson, b
Skelton lB b Wright
C. Langton, Esq., c Baldwinson,
b Skelton 3 b Wright 5
Rowland, run out
Buttery, b Barker
Wigsell, not out..
B 8, w 5

173 112
YORKSEIRE.
R. F. Skelton, Esq., b Langton 11
Joy, b Wigsel 25 run out... ...... ... ..... 1
Chatterton, b Langton ......
Baldwinson, b Wigsel ...
T. R. Barker, Esq., c Wigsel,
b Hunt
Sampson, 1 b w, b hunt
Coates, c Langton, b Wigsel . 11
B. Wake, Esq., c Walker, b
Hunt
Wright, c Buttery, b Earl
J. Berry, c Cooke, Esq., b
Hunt
Ellis, not out ... .. 0 c Hunt, b Wigsell ... 5
b 13, w 9, n b 22 b 5, w 5, n b ... 10

PEDESTRIANISM.
C. WESTHALL'S 14 MILE MATCH FOR 1001. TO 501.
—The accomplishment of 14 miles in two hours, fair
walking, is an exploit which, until Monday last, was
certainly considered by most people as physically im-
practicable. Curiosity accordingly attracted large num-
bers to the inclosed grounds of Flora Gardens, Bays-
water, to witness the attempt. The ground was in a
favourable state and the day cool, with occasional
showers. At six o'clock Westhall appeared in racing
gear, looking rather lighter, but as hard and as well as
we ever remember to have seen him. The circumference
of the roped space is 224 yards, and this, walked over
110 times, gives 24,640 yards, equal to 14 miles. The
accomplished pedestrian started at a rattling pace, and
needs a man must, aye and keep to it too, before he can
hope to keep Old Time by the forelock in such an
arduous labour. The first mile was accomplished in 7
min. 53 sec., the second and intervening miles up to the
6th scarcely varying in the time of their completion,
except when Westhall took a little refreshment as he
progressed. He showed little or no distress until the
twelfth or thirteenth miles, when he flushed occasionally,
and appeared to labour, although his pace was but little
deteriorated, as will be evident from the fact that he
completed the fourteenth mile, amid general cheering,
in the unprecedented time of one hour fifty-nine minutes
and eighteen seconds, having thus forty-two seconds
in hand.

SHOCKING GIG ACClDENT.—Yesterday afternoon,
as Andrew Malcolm, Esq., of Haverstock-hill, Hamp-
stead, was driving his horse and gig in the Vauxhall-
bridge-road, when near Regent-street, some lad's kite
flying startled the horse, and Mr. Malcom lost all control
over the animal, which started off at a furious pace in
the direction for Pimlico; in its rapid career several
persons crossing were knocked down, and more or less
injured. Near the Royal Standard the vehicle came into
collision with a heavy-laden coal waggon, by which Mr.
Malcolm was thrown out, fracturing his skull, and sus-
taining other injuries. No hopes are entertained of his
surviving.
By the promotion of Mr. Sergeant Thomas Noon
Talfourd to the bench, the office of the Queen's Ancient
Sergeant becomes vacant.
Lord Denman is prevented by indisposition from
attending chambers as vacation judge. The Lord Chief
Baron has left his circuit to preside.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS,

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a steady market for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales,
including 1,500 American on speculation. The transac-
tions consisted of 6,500 American. at 41d, to bid ; 250
Pernam and Maranham, at sd. to 53ci.; 150 Egyptian,
at SA-1. to 7d.; and 400 Surat, at 3id. to 4d. per lb.—ln
Railway Shares very little business was done, and prices
were much the same as yesterday,
The quantity of wheat sold last week in the provincial
markets, whica regulate the duties, was 75,705 quarters,
and the six weeks' average price is 465. 4d. per quarter.
The Continental advices received to-day are satisfac-
tory generally in regard to the state of the money
markets. At Amsterdam the Dutch Funds main-
tained fully previous rates, the Two- and-a-
Half per Cents. being 51 5-16. Spanish were
a shade lower. At Frankfort, on the 23d instant, Aus-
trian Stock was quoted 76i, and at Vienna on the 21st
of July, 934.
We regret to learn by the accounts from Holland that
the cholera there has been very intense and fatal in the
province of Utrecht, but from Brussels we are advised
h at it is rapidly subsiding.
It is stated in the City to-day, and upon what is said
to be very good authority, that the Sardinian question
is certain to be amicably arranged, and that England,
France, and Austria have a perfect understanding in the
matter. We may be permitted to hope, nevertheless,
that this understanding is not in favour of harsh terms.
The following are interesting particulars connected
with the important trade that is springing up between
Canada and the ports of the far west, as contained in a
local journal:—
" We mentioned in our last the arrival of some
schooners leaded with western produce, and we have
since collected some information relative to their voyages,
which may be of interest to our mercantile readers at a
distance. The Western is loaded with 4,100 bushels of
Indian corn, 222 barrels of lard, and thirty-five barrels
of pork. The Moses and Elias has brobght 5,625
bushels of Indian corn, and four bales of Tenessee cotton.
Both vessels are from Toledo, and are to be followed by
the Mirando, which vessel will probably reach this city
to-morrow, with 10,000 bushels of Indian corn.
The Western and Moses and Elias have
made the voyage from Toledo in ten and a
half and eleven days. The deepest of them
draws eight feet water, and neither have touched any-
where throughout the navigation. Both vessels are
chartered to return to Toledo with cargoes of salt, which
will be put on board them alongside from a vessel now
in port from St. Übes, at a freight of 8 cents per 80 lbs,
equal to something less than 2i dollars per ton.
" The Sophia Car, a Canadian schooner, also arrived
yesterday, from a similar voyage, with Indian corn meal,
and flour in bond, and proceeded immediately for
Quebec, where the American vessels cannot go at
present, owing to the operation of the navigation
laws. She is also chartered for a return
voyage with pig iron, which she is to deliver at
Chicago for 4 dollars 50 cents per ton. It may
be worthy of notice that this freight, for the voy-
age to Chicago, is agreed for at 25 cents per
ton lower than the rate paid recently for a
cargo of railway iron shipped at Quebec for Cleveland,
although the latter parties are some hundreds of miles
tearer than the former.
" The four bales of Cotton, which have come down in
the Moses and Elias, have been sent as an
experiment of the advantages of route when com-
pared with that by New York. They are intended
for the Sherbrooke factory. We believe there can be
no doubt that the rates of upward freight here given,
aro so low as to place the St. Lawrence route out of
all danger of competition. We have conversed with
the captains of the American schooners, and
they agree in their praises of the accommodation of the
port, and the facilities of the voyage. Both of them
assured us that nothing could prevent a very extensive
trade on the St. Lawrence, with the American Lake
Ports."

The trade of Canada needs " a lift," and we are glad
to see that there is every prospect of a new source being
opene d.
The railway half-yearly meetings are now in full
career, and we are glad to discover evidences of
a sounder administration, and a determination to
await the gradual development of resources. The
Brighton meeting may certainly be held to have
been satisfactory, and the prospects are encouraging.
The North Stafford report intimates that the line is
complete, except the sidings, stations, &c., to accommo-
date the mineral and general traffic, which will give, no
doubt, an important addition. The canal receipts yield
an excellent surplus, adequate indeed to the payment of
all the interest on the debentures, and 3s. per share of bona
fide dividend earned upon a very partial and imprfect
working, will be paid after the meeting. The whole
undertaking has been completed within the estimate, a
most rare occurrence, and no further calls will be needed.
The intended working by contract is an important and
interesting feature.

We have received this morning the East Lancashire
statement. This again must be considered favourable
by all who desire the gradual development of railway
resources, and not an appearance of fictitious prosperity.
The expenditure on the line has been rather
under three millions, and the balance of profit for the
half-year ending the 30th June last is 36,7851. The
cost of the traffic per mile has been 5-59 d., whereas
in • the six months to June, 1848, it was 7-11 d.,
and this affords an increase in the net profit
per mile from 19/. ls. 9d. to 23/. 2s. 9d.; so much for
economical working. The total working expenses arc
now about 394 per cent., whereas in 1848 they exceeded
453- per cent. We have no doubt other lines can do the
same upon a little gentle pressure from the shareholders.
When we look at these results, disappointing as the
eight and ten per cent. expectints may consider them,
though we despair of neither figures in the course
of a few years, and looking to the constant increase
of population, we regret more than ever the
immense amount literally wasted in foreign under-
takings. We have ever protested against them. Let
us look, for example, to the miserable plight in which
the subscribers to some of the Belgian lines have been
placed. Take the Sambre and Meuse meeting of yes- ,
terday, and see the price of the shares, not much
more than one-seventh of the amount paid. It wants
very little to convince us of the immensely increased
loss the country would have sustained, if home under-
takings had not afforded an extensive opening for surplus
capital.
The English Funds continued rather heavy, and
there have been sales of money stock, Consols
ranging from 92! to 92i for Transfer, and from
924 to 93 for Account, and the quotations
at the time of our present writing being 924 for Money,
and 92- to 93 for Account. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents, are 93i Bank Stock is firm at
1983-. Exchequer-bills have been 475. to 50s. premium.
In the Foreign Market the bargains have been ex.
tremely limited. Spanish Five per Cents. are 18 to
Portuguese Four per Cents., 30 to 31; and Dutch TVVU
and-a-Half per Cents., 513.4. Mexican are nominally
about 26i to 27.
There is some heaviness again in Railway Shares.
Eastern Counties hove declined upon the Norfolk Amal-
gamation Bill being thrown out. The great lines are
mostly at previous rates, but heavy. North Stafford are
rather lower, and Midland, after improving, have re-
ceded a shade. The French shares are slightly in favour
of buyers.

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RICES.