The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-06 00:00:00

111 EAT ratinitmTs.

HAILSHAM, DFc. trade was dull to-day, and
prices were with difficulty supported. Beef from 3s to 4s;
Mutton, -3s 4d to 4s Od ; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork,
3s 4d to 3s 8J per Sibs.
ARUNDEL, DEC. 4.—We bad a very slow trade
on the following terms :—Beef from 3a Od to 4s Od;
Mutton 3s 2d to 4s Od,; Pork, 3s 4d to 3s 8d por Blbs.
CnicnEaTnn, DEC. "s.—The general demand was
heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef from 39 2d to
4;; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 4d to 33 8d ; and
Pork, 3s 4d to 33 8d per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to
245; Quarter-old Store Pigs, Hs to 21s ; and Mulch
Cows with their small Calf, 141 to 181 each.
SOUTHALL, Dec. s.—Our market was very inactive
to-day. In prices, however, HD material change look
plae.. Bief, froni 2s 10d to 33 10d; Mutton, 3s to 4s;
Veal, 3a 4d to 33 8d; and Pork, 3s to Ss 10d per.
Sibs, to sick the offal.
ROMFORD, DEC. s.—Prime Beasts and Sheep were
mostly disposed of at full prices, otherwise the demand
ruled heavy. Betf, from 2s 10,1 to 4s; Mutton, 33 to
4s; Veal, 3a to3s 8d; and Pork, 33 to 3s 10d per Sibs.
Suckling Calves, 13s to 275; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 18s
to 225; and Mikh Cows with their small Calf, 161 to 181
each.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Nov. 29, 1849, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and TOMS in Lagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
wilfiAT. I BARLET.I OATS. I RTC I BEANS. PEAS.
PRICE .. 1 40s 2d 128 s Id 1 16a 4d 24s Id 1 28s 6,1 1306 2d

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WOEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. I BEAN YEAS.
PEAS.
Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is 04

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—We regret to have to
announce the death of a respectable citizen, by his own
rash act. Mr. George Sutherland, /minter, Iligh-street,
who ; esterclay precipitated himself over the parapet wall
of the North Bridge. lle was observed by two or three
individuals who were passing, first to lean over the
wall, and then to throw himself head foremost into the
Vegetable Market below, a height of about eighty feet.
In his descent he was noticed to turn completely round,
so that he alighted on his feet instead of his head. He
fell, however, wi.h such ol cn ce that bosh of his legs
were broken, while his body was otherwise dreadfully
mangled. Ile was an elder in South College-street
United Presbyterian Church, and for some years held
the office of Police Commissioner. lle was ttbout 418
years of age.—Scotsman::
ItusstAx BEEF.—A vessel arrived from Archangel
I.as brought the large quantity of 100 packages of beef,
end 10 ruckages of tongue., as a portion of her cargo;
end t nother vcssel has brought 36 cask) of beef and 40
dozen of tongues, of Russian produce.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
cri Y, QUAR7'EI? TO THREE.

The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday war quiet,
and, compared with Friday's rates, prices of all kinds
wore 1. per lb. lotver. the sales were estimated at
4,000 Liles, it:clad:rig 1,500 American on speculation.
The following were among the sales, viz., 100 Pernam
and 3,laranharn at Cad. to Gil, and 300 Surat at 41d. to
41d. per lb.—Railway Shares were less active at rather
lower prices.
The sales of grain in the markets which regulate the
duties were last week small, being only 97,974 quarters
of wheat. The large arrivals of tereien have interfered
wLh the sale of home grown.
The accounts received within the last few days from
St. Petersburgh are of a very int r,sting character to
those who look beyond the present time. There has for
a long period been a want of uniformity in the Russian
commercial code. Sometimes high, and at other
dates reduced duties have been levied, especially
on refined sucar, and from the pi culler constitution of
the mercantile body, divided as its members are into
merchants of the first, second, or third class, as the case
may be, there is a serious impediment to the develop-
ment of the trade of the country. Tallow is a con-
stant example of the fact, and wo know of no rea-
son why, at lower prices, there might not,
to the great profit -of Russia, be double the
quantity exported that there is now. Nothing
but a great reduction in prices will act powerfully
on consumptien, and the competition of our Australian
colonies already begins to work its effect, and may bring
about a change. This change, it is highly to be desired;
should be in the direction of free trade, and if the current
rumours are at all to be relied upon, they may be so. The
Emperor has already revoked the prohibition upon the
export of the precious metals, insposed when the political
difficulties of the Continent rendered a drain not un-
likely; and this in, asure will prove of essential ben( fit
to the native merchants, who have for some time past
had to make great sacrifices in remitting to England,
the exchange being so greatly in our favour that it will
answer the purpose to send specie even by the
comparatively costly mode of land conveyance.
We need hardly remark that in any estimate
of the future position of the London money
market, this is a fact which should not be left out, for it
is reckoned by some that a half to one million sterling
may reach us within a month or two. Tile balance of
trade may be favourable to us from more than one cause,
and the periodical payment of the dividends on the
Russian loan held here acts in conjunction with them;
but still the subjoined figures, regarding the shipment of
Tallow from Russia, will assist in determining the
point:—

To London
Outports

United Kinglom
Foreigners ..

1849. 1848.
50,139 70,617
46,401 49,046

96,543 119,663
21,921 9,757

118,464 129,460
There remain over in St. Petersbargh for shipment
next year 30,000 to 35,000 casks.
A paragraph appears in an American paper, headed
" Tho new Partner of the Barings," and dated from
Boston. It is as follows :—" The mercantile class here
have been quite gratified to learn, that Mr. Russell
Surgis, of this city, while in London on his way
overland to India, received very liberal overtures
from the banking-house of the Baring 3, to
become a partner in that celebrated establish-
ment, and has accepted the offer. It is
understood that Mr. Sturgis will be the reception part-
ner, the position occupied by Mr. Joshua Bates for many
years. Mr. Sturgis has resided in India in former yo.ars;
he is one of the numerous family bearing the name, who
hail from New England, and whose sagacity and enter-
prise have been strikingly manifest during the last half
century, as they have been the pioneers to new marts of
commerce, and have been respected at home and übroai,
for mercantile honour and integrity."
The continued money purchases of Consols have quite
driven out of the market, for the present, even the more
courageous Bears, and if they cannot find it in their
heart to go with the stream, they are at least compel!, d
to remain quiet, and await a better time for speculative
sales. Of course, we pretend not to say how soon
this may came, but present appearances are
in favour of continued buoyancy, whatever oc-
casional checks may arise. Consols have been
96-i I, and since 96 for Transfer, and for Time
they are 96 The " continuation" to January is high,
being 1 per cent. Bank Stock is supported at a rise to
203. Exch' Te.-r-bills have been 475. to 503. premium.
In the Foreign Market, Mexican Bonds have been
principally in favour, and have touched 288 to 28k.
Brazilian Bonds have hem marked 871 to 88, and
Buenos Ayres 47 to -. Spanish Five par Cents. have
been 19 to 1, and the Three per Cents. 38i to Q. Por-
tuguese Four per Cents. are nominally 36 to 37. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 55i to 56.
Railway Shares are firmer, and with a fair business
doing. The French lines have looked better, and with
a brisker demand for Central of France and Paris and
Rouen. The Belgian are firmer, as it is generally be-
lieved that the Government at Brussels will be brought,
by a sense of justice as well as of policy, to act more
liberally towards the capitalists; who have assisted in
constructing its railways.

ONI. O'CLOCK. CLO:qs G
,11.7.Pics OF PRIME'. FUNDS VRICES.
Bank Stock 203 201
3 per Cont. Reduced Arrs.
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 96141/iia 96%
N‘iss. 3% per Cent. Ann 5....... . 395% 964 96 96% 96%
lona Anne. to expire Jan.1ß60
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 -16 8 3-16
Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 8 11-16 8 11-16
India Stock
India BondA, 1,0001. ..... . 85 p
Cona:ils for Account..~..
Exchequer Bills. 154 d. & 2d
1,0001. June 5O 47 50 p
Small. June

83 p
SG %Q

50 p
50 p
CLOSIT 0
PRICES.
Brazilian Bonds — ..t.
Ditto, Account . B3 69
Ditto, Small
Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 47 47 47
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent.
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Do. Bonds .. —
Equador Bonds ..
Slexican, 5 per Con t. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ....
Ditto, Account ... ............
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Ditto, 4 per Cent.
Russian Bonds ...... --- 110
Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 l9 19
Ditto, Account
Ditto, Passive 3% 4
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Ditto, Account
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French 3 per Cent
Exchange
Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild. .. 56 55% 55%
Ditto, 4 Dor Cent. Certificates 83% 83
PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING
:?AILWAY SLIARES. PAID. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Aberdeen 5O ...... 12 124 11%... 11
Do. Preference -
Amber. Nott., Boston,
and Eastern Junction 63/4..„ —
Ayrshira and Galloway.. 7% —
Belfast & County Down 28
Berks & Rants Extens.
(Gt. West. Per. 5 per ct.) 6
Birmingham and Ox-
curd Janet., calls duly
paid, or with& guaran. 20
Do, without guarantee 20
Binning, Wolverh'ton,
and Dailey, calls duly
pd, or with guarantee 10 .....
Do. without guarantee 10 • — ....." ........
Birming.,Wolverh'pton,
and Stour Valley 131. 14s ... ...
Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire June.— 20
Bristol and Exeter 9O ... ..
Ditto, Thirds ....
Buckingham:hire ...... 17%
Caledonian ...... .. ...... 50
Ditto, New 10/. Pref... 10

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. ONE
O'CLOCK.

99%

121,1
9th

, -
Ditto,Clydesdale June 50 —
",:hester and Holyhead... 50
Ditto, Preference
Clarence
Do. Ist Class, 6 per Ct. 10
Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 -
Do. Government Loan,
4 per Cent.
Direct London & Ports-
mouth - -
Dublin and Belfast June. 40 ......
Dundalk & Enniskillen 27% _
East Anglian, 25L, L. &
E. and L. and D...... 25 —
Do. 181., E. & 11.... 18 ......
Do., 31. 10s., Pref... 3%
..•••
Ditto, 74 175., 7 per
Cent., Preference... 2 . ....
Eastern Counties...
Do. New, Gua. 6 per ct lO ...... 111 X. int 11% z. i.
Ditto,Extension, 5 per
Cent., No.l 61.135. 4d.... .-- ... ..... ......
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... par
Do. North. & Eastern, _ _

6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 — —
Do. New
Eastern Union, Class A
(late E. U. Shares) 25
Ditto, Class A, ditto... 6
Do., Class B & C 25 —
Do. Scrip (6 per cent.) 20 ....,
East Lancashire
--- ..... ...... ••
Ditto, Now
Ditto, New Quarters 6IA — ..
Do., 6 per Cent. Pre-
ference Quarters ... 6tA —
East Lincolnshire ...... 25 - •••••••• ......
Edinburgh and Glasgow 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...
Edinburgh and Northern 25 —
Ditto, Newport l5 .. ...
Exeter,Yeovil, & Dorch
Exeter and Exmouth... 21s. -
Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle ....... ... -.8/. Cs. Ed....
Glasgow,Kilmar.,& Ayr 50

28

Do.n,ference Cons
Gloucester & lleauForest 11

Great Northern
Do., .',l? A Deferred ... 121,4...... 3% 3,6
Do., I,h B 6 per Cent... 7% — ••
Do., 5 per Cent. I'ref. 10 ...... 81A 8
I ; rent South. and West_
(Ireland) ..
C 'vat North of England. 100 ...... ... —
Ditto, New, 40/ 40
Ditto, ditto -
Ditto, New, 20/ 3O - .. —
Ditto, New ,15/ l5 els .• ~,. -

Groat Western 100
Ditto, 1,,, Shares 50 ...... : 8 •~
Ditto, 14 Shares ...... 23 .. ... 11% ll%
Ditto, Fifths ...... ...... 20 •
Ditto, Nev, 17/... .. _ 15 ... —6% . 61:4
HAI and Selby .. ...... 50
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ...... .....
Do. Quarter Shares... 121,% — ••• —
Lancaster and Carlisle... 50 ...... ....
Ditto, Thirds
Lancashire & Yorkshire100
Do. do. M. B. tz 8.,. 98
Ditto, dit-to ,
Ditto. 1,4 Shares ...... 49 ... .. .. —
Do. Quarters .... 23% ..... ......
Do. Fifths... ... 10
Do. Thirds .... 1614..... •••
Do. New Guarantied
6;er Ct nt. .
Ditto (Huddersfield
and Shoff.)
Do. (WV. Riding (Jnion) 10 .....
Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25
Do. % Shares (A)... 10 ......
Leeds and Bradford 5O lOO .. ...
Leeds and Thirek ...... 50
Do., Prefer., 6 per Ct. 31,4
Do., do. N.o. 2 5 —
Do., do. _ ...No. 3 5 .
Do., Pref. Quar., 18 i 8 9 ......
Liverpool, Crosby and
Southport
Loudon &Blachwall...ll/. Ca. 3d... —...— ....... -
London,
.11riyhton, ana

South Coazt... .....100
Do., New 5/., guaran-
teed 6 per Cent..... 100
Do.Guar.nt. 5 por et.. 9 ......
Do. Pref Qr. 5 per cent. 50
Ditto ditt0...... 1852 50 _
L n don and Greenwich 12/Iss 4d — ..... . ...
Ditto, Preferenro .20

,ondon and N. Western 100
Ditto, New Quarters.. 12
Ditto, Fifn, -
Do. 401.Shares(L. M.) 35 —
Do. 101. (M. & B.) C. 1 ..... .......
... „ _

Lond.gz S. tY,:st,:ria 50 .. ... 31%
Ditto, New 50/. 42(4......
lA. New 401
Do.. New Scrip, 1848,
Pref. 7 per Cent. ... 5
Londonderry&G(')lerain• 25
Do. 14 5hare5.......,. 5 ..........,.•.
Londonderry and Ennio-
kilhn
Do. 1/9 Shares 5 ......
Lowestdr, guar. 4 per et 20 ......
Ditto (6 per et.) ..... 13 . •••• •
anzhe,tcr•Buston,and
Matlock...
Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolinhire 100 . ••• Oa .

313/4

Do. Quarters-. (No. 1) 25
Ditto ditto (No. 2)... 25
Do. % Shares ( No. 3) 1014 —
Do. New 101. Pret.... 10
Ditto, Gt. Grimsby ... 50
Ditto ditto . 20
Ditto ditto
Ditto Sheffield and
Lincolnshire ...... 25 .
Do., Grimsby Dock... 25 .....
Do. Manchester and
Lincoln Union. ....4/. 2s. —
Mi
Do. Consolidated Pref.loo
Do., do., boi. Sliflres 30 ... 914
Do.Birm., and Derby We
Do.Consol. Bristol and
Giper et.... 100 122 122% ..... .. 122%
Ditto, Bmt. & Glocstr. 42

91A

Ditto ditto ... 221. 75... ...
Do.,ErewashVal.,Pref. 50 -..
Ditto, Leicest. & Swan-
nington, 8 per ct.guar.loo -
Midland Great Western
Irish 4.7% — 00000 ...•,01.,..• 23
Middlesbro' and Redcar,
6 per cent. guar. 5O
Newcastle and Carliale.100
Do. Quarters -•
N.,wmarhet
Do. Extension ..... ... 2/. 125....
Newport, Abergaveuny,
and Hereford men•
Newry and Enniskillen 7
Newry, Warrenpoint,
and Rostrevor .. 20
•• ...... ••••••
Norfolk .. .... 100
Do. New 201. .. l5
Do. Guaranteed 5 p ct. 20 ...... „. .
Do. Guaranteed 5% pc. 5
Do. do. Wavency Val. 2 ...., —
Northern Counties [Juan 4
N:.:rth British- ........ ... 25 .. ..., 11% ..... ........
Ditto, Halves ..
, _
Ditto, Quarters
Ditto, 1 birds .... .. .. 81,- .. ... ••• - .
Ditto Preference
North Stallordabire ... 17%...... kiliti% .....
North Wales
North-Western . 13%
Uxlwrd, Worcester, and
Wolverhampton

.....
11%

leading, Uuntllord, and
Reigate
Royston and Hitchin ... 4%..... .. .. ...
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland
Ditto, New - .. ...
Shrewsbury and Eirre... 12 ......
Ditto ditto. Class B. 8
Ditto, New Guaranteed 8
Shrewsbury and Herold. b ...... ='-- ..
Shrewsbury & Cheater
(.r.'; or. W. Min.) ...... 18
Ditto Halves ... ditto 9
Ditto Oilvestly ...... 181/2 —
Ditto New
Do. 8 per Cent. Prof
3hropshire Union
.outit D.lvon ...,

21,i
10;i3

.....
15%

Do. Preference
Soath StailOrdshiro
75,, mit Es.ster, -. 33% 20% •••
Co., N 0.2.
Do~ No. 3
Do., ItegiAered No. 4 1(1
Do., Scup No 4
BGuth alai
()tau Yorkshire, Don-
(Atter, and Goole l2
11,1111eld, Rotherham, &
Goole (N. Div.) Gua-
ranteed 5 per cent.
Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5
swans. & Louglor & Ca-

••••••
2O LA

6%

meron's suit. Coal. ... 7
raw Vale Extension ... 8
[lames haven Dock
and Railway
,''ale of Death
Waterford and Kilkenny 20
Waterford and Limerick 47%. .......
Waterld,Wxfrd,Wieklw
and Dublin
Wear Valley 6 per Cent
Gua-amteed

Do. do. do. ... 25 ......
Do. do. do. 15 .. .....
West Corn wall
N I:LlU:haven & l'urnesb 18
Whidsor, Staines, and

South Western.... 14
Wilts,Somorset,S• . ey-
mouth
Yolk, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... .• ......... 25
Do. Newcastle Eaten. •••
Do. U.N. E.Prefamnce t 3 4 3 ......
Do. Hartlepool Dock
and Railway lOO ...... ...
York and North Midland Si)
Prderence ...... 10
FOREIGN RAILWAY b.
Anglo Italian (late Ita-
lian and Austrian). ... 514 —
BouloLne and Amiens... 20
Central of France (Or-
leans and Vierzon),.. 20
Demerara — ...............
Dutch Rhenish ••• 8 ••
East Indian ......
Great Indian Peninsular o
Do. Do; ...
Louvain la Sambre ...
Luxembourg
Ditto .
Madrid and Valentia... 2
Namur and Liege 20 .
........ .......
Northern of France l4/. 85... 2 dis ..... . dm
Orleans and Bordeaux 7 ...... 3;4 ............. 314
Paris and Orleans
Paris and Eouen 2O 21% 22 22
Paris and Strasbourg
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and illewe 2O 21,44%
Strasbourg and Basle „. 14
4
fours and Nante5........ 13 4
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Ilusselt ...... 20
West Flanders 8%.. •••

17►'
_ /f.

17%

6%

123/

JOINT S I ()OK BANKS.
Australasia
British North American 50
Colonial
Commercial of London 20
London Joint Stock lO
London & Westminster. 20
National Prov. England. 35
Ditto New.-• •••••...... 10
•• •••• ........
National of Ireland — ••••••• .....

243,4

MINES.
Anglo-Mexican lOO
Asturian Mining Com._ 15
Australian 4 „....
Bassora Range ........ 288.
Blaenarvon Iron & Coal 50
Bolonos Scrip ...... ....
British Iron -
Brazilian Imperial
BrazilianCocaes&Cuiaba 30 ......
Do. St. John Del Rey 15 . — ex.div —x.d
Cobra Copper
General 2O
Real Del Monte, Unreg.
Do. Black Debentures
Pm. Red Ditto ... ....•
Santiago de Cüba
United Mexican

The evening before last, about seven o'clock, cries
of " Fire! Help!" were heard in the entresol of No. 38,
Rue do Riroli. The persons who hastened to the spot
found Mrs. Huntingford, an English lady, lying on the
ground with her clothes on fire. The flames were
extinguished, and every assistance was afforded, but she
vas so dreadfully injured that she died the next day.
She wore a dress of black crape, and it must hare acci-
dentally caught fire. Shortly before the accident her
maid had lett her seated by the fire in an arm-chair,
and Mr. Huntingford was absent at the time. Though
the year lady's sufferings wero terrible; she was enabled
to give answers to the questions put to her.—GabOuni.
MDSING - The lights, paving, watering, and
mer,ering of King's.roe.d, Chelsea. If the above will
return to their dark, dirty, and disconsolate friends, at
the above address, they will be joyfully received, and all
past faults will he forgiven. NIL If the above terms
be not accepted, legal measures must be taken.—Punch,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

ELBISIHRST V. SPENCER.
This cam stood on the paper to-day for the reply.
It came before his Lordship yesterday upon an appeal
motion, from an oilier of the Vice-Chancellor of
England, granting an injunction restraining the defend-
ants, proprietors of a bleaching-mill, from continuing to
pollute, according to the allegation of the plaintiff, cer-
tain brooks running from a reservoir through the
plaintiff's land near Kendal, in Westmoreland.
The LIED CHANCELLOR, on taking his seat this morn-
ing, gave judgment at considerable length, directing the
order (.f the Vice-Chancellor to be discharged, thereby
dissolving the injunction, and giving the plaintiff
liberty to bring an action at the next York assizes to try
the question of nuisance or drainage.

VICE-CIIANCERY.—(THJS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
MATTHEW'S V. THE EARL OF CARLISLE.
The further arguments in this part-heard motion fer
the dissolutiLn of :an injunction occupied the Court the
whole morning.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor IVIonAm.)
His HONOUR, after disposing of the case of Evans v.
Protheroe, proceeded to hear the further arguments in
tho part-heard cause of Griffiths v. Lunnell, which
occupied the remainder of the morning.

COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
FISII V. KENI PTON.
Mr. O'MALLEY said in this case he had to show
cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Lush to review
the taxation of the Master; and he should submit this
was not a question which their Lordships would en-
tertain at all. He did not find that Mr. Lush, either
in his affidavit or in his statement to the Court, in-
sisted at all that the Master had acted on any errone-
ous principle in the taxation of the costs in question.
The only matter of which Mr. Lush complained was that
the Master, adopting right principles, had applied
them erroneously to several of the witnesses brought
forward on the trial. The only way of ascertaining
that would be for the Court to go through the evi-
dence of Every witness called upon the trial, and in
fact regularly to tax the plaintiff's costs from the
beginning to the end so far as those witnesses were
concerned.
Mr. Justice MAULS said the Master who had taxed
the costs had reported to the Court that the witnesses
were applicable to both counts in the declaration, and
therefore those witnesses ought to be allowed to the
vho succeeded, and disallowed to the de--.
Pendent.
Mr. Luau said, if the witnesses were applicable to
the count on which the plaintiff succeeded, he could
not contend that the Master's taxation was not right.
lie could, however, satisfy the Court that several of
the witnesses called fur the plaintiff had nothing to do
with the first count.
Mr. Justice MAuLE said, the Court could not as-
sume the office of taxing-master. They could not
malse this rule absolute without involving themselves
in a mass of business in detail, which they were not
so competent to perform as those who performed it
ordinarily, and they w ould withdraw themselves from
that which was more properly the business of the
Court.
Rule refused.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before the
LORD CHIEF I3ARON and a Special Jury.)
WOOD V. DUTTON AND ANOTHER.

The trial of this case was resumed this morning.
Sir Wm. Winniett, the Governor of the Gold Coast
of Africa, deposed on the part of the plaintiff, that the
climate of that country is extremely unhealthy in i. 5
charecter to some constitutions, and that in mall
cases it had been found to affect the brain to such
degree as to produce insanity.
This concluded the case of the plaintiff.
Mr. MARTIN then addressed the jury for the de'
fendaets. Ile described his clients to be a firm of the
highest respectability, and one of the oldest in the
city of London. 1 hose gentlemen were most de'
sireus that all the transactions with the late Mr'
Newman involved in this case should be
thoroughly sifted and investigated; and al'
though, had he acted alone on his own
feelings and opinions, he should not have
deemed it necessary to call a single witness, becau.se
he thought that nearly every one of the plaintift
witnesses had broken down in their attempts t 0
establish her case, still, as his clients were anxious
that the whole matter should be thoroughly examined'
he felt himself bound to call several witnesses, some
of whom would be found to have been present at every
interview which had taken place with Newman. Up 0.,
the 19th of January, 1838, the defendantsbaci not had
the least cause to doubt the honesty or the accuracy
of their servant, but on that day a circumstance had
come to their knowledge which confirmed their first
suspicions as to the p:opriety of his transactions with
them. The Learned Counsel referred cursorily
to the earlier voyages made by Newman
and proceeded to say, that in October,
1837,
Newman was desirous to have 1501, but the defen-
dants submitted they must have the books and se'
counts of the previous voyage, in order to enable
them to complete their arrangement. On the sth
December the defendants received another letter fro°
Mr. Walton, the attorney of Newman, in which that
gentleman stated that the latter had been with hint
to request that he would undertake the arrangement
of their account before he proceeded on his nett
voyage, and requesting also that they would give
the matter their early consideration. It won'
seem that between the ith and . the 1?t,
of that month an interview had taken Poe'
before Mr. Walton with the defendants, for on this
last day they received another letter from bifeci
a
stating that Newman had informed him that he had
not dxered to them his accounts of the last voyage'
and, consequently, he now forwarded them, in tic
hope that the defendants would give them their
earliest attention. On looking over those accounts n
sent to them, the defendants found that there
were two or three books wanting; and, accord;
ingly, they wrote to Newman, stating that fact, an
requesting that he would forward the piece-bolire
and the invoice book, which were necessary to enable
them to complete the examination of the acceo:
Again, on the 21st of that month Mr. Walton wro',:
asking for the completion of the settlement of ti'd,"
accounts. To this the defendants replied that' tilels
could not proceed with the matter until the two book
abovementioned had been produced. Mr. 'Wall
wrote again on the 30th of the month, stating tia
the invoice book could not be given by NTewmane I;
asmuch as he would require it to check the aecoan
himself, and that he did not think WI
was any necessity that they should have that bee'
adding, at the same time, that the book should 17.
open to their inspection if they thought it requisite
Ile (Mr. Martin) submitted that all the books CO::
fleeted with the voyage were the property of t'to
defendants, and that, therefore, they were entitled "),
its possession The defendants, finding that the b°°o
would not be given up, placed the matter in !,
8
raj
hands cf their attorney, Mr. Jones, and on the 1";,8
of January afterwards, that gentleman wrote t'
following letter to Walton :
" 20, King's Arms yard, Coleman-4 feet'
13, January, 1848.
" Sir,—Messrs. Hutton and Sons, of Watlill;
street, have consulted me on the subject of
~t 1 eis
transactions in the way of business with Mr. 0b
lax t
Newman, and particularly in reference to the
voyage which Mr. Newman made on their accenyof
and they have put into my hands those accounts
such latter voyage, which have been furnished
them by Mr. Newman ; and they have likewise giVett
~0
me a copy of the correspondence which they
had with him, and likewise of that bad Wl`.
yourself on the subject. You are perbage
not aware that the engagement between lie
parties preparatory to Mr. Newman's sailing on of
last voyage was, that he should remit the prcceeostis
hie sales to this country. Neu', according to ;1,
own admission, in the books, and better evidence ee„6,
not be had, he withdeld, on the 28th Atigust, 19`1„,
22 doubloons, 13/ ;dollars, and ,on :the 15th 4_1_,10i3
]837, 66, doubloons more, which he sold on the ',toe
Coast. The value of that portion Messrs. 1111, 'fee
require payment of forthwith. There is also a "Itni
quantity of gunpowder remaining unaccounted, w"seree
Thoseot;
Mr. Newman states is in the hands of Mr.
Hutton at Cape Coast. It may be so or it may Wont
at any rate Mr. Newman hands ever no receipt ilder
Mr. Thomas Hutton for the same, and if the pcvvtioa
in question be really there, it is not with the sanensis
of Messrs. Hutton, and it cannot therefore be ceLye
dered at their risk. Very large sales appear to rri to
been made to the resident merchants, don't 01"0,0e
the natives, of part of the cargo with which she led
entrusted. It is quite usual for persons so entructiet
as Mr. Newman was, to furnish in their ace orel
sales to such persons, their names "'be,
residences. In this respect the account "'be,
be perfected, and they have reason °ode
lieve that some of the sales which were uoy
are altogether omitted, or at least very erronee aio
entered, and for less than they produced. Ilgbet
very large charges are made for ship's expenscs'debt6
not a single name of a person with whom such eeipta
were incurred has been furnished, much less re ,ed
by these parties for the amounts so paid to then:'ount
for aught Messrs. Hutton know, the acv icoc•
may still remain undischarged. The " Pipen'"
book" which Messrs. Hutton, on Mr. Neviisbien
setting sail, furnished him with, in oleo
ought to have been entered the jos
of the different commodities with which he ti lsr
trusted under the separate head of each
.E:.,
to.
article, has not been returned, so that it is ou
power of Messrs. Hutton, without at least an )",:1,00
sity of trouble, and perhaps not then, to ascertain ~le
the books which have been furnished that th 3
cargo has been sold, which, according to Als., C. spa
Account, is represented to be tit; 10 7

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