The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-15 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
The arrivals of Corn and Flour since Monday have been
small, and the weather having been remarkably fine, dull-
ness has prevailed in the sale of every article, at Monday's
prices._ The demand for Flour very limited,

lOr r tour very n 0...
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
The demand was languid and the supplies good. A small
quantity of Lamb sold at 6s. 4d. to is. lid. per stone. Beef,
3s. to 3s. 101 ; Mutton, 3s. to 3. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to ss. ;
Pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. Game and Poultry in large supply, but the
trade bought very sparingly.
BILLINGSGATE MARKET.
Supplies fair, and prices stationary—trade not very brisk.
Turbot, 6s. to 20s. ; Cod, 3s. to 10s. ; Soles 10d. to 3s. 6d.
per pair ; Lobsters Is. to 4s. ; Mackere 4d. to Bd. ; Salmon
Is. 4d. to 2s. per lb. ; Whiting 6d. to Bd. ; and Haddocks
6d. to Is. Halibut. cheap and plentiful.

TEA MARKET.
Very little business doing, and the nearest price of Compa-
ny's Congou was 2s. 6d., for cash. In prompt nothing done.

COLONIAL MARkET.-
A moderate quauitv of business done. British Plantation
Sugar firm, at 565. to 60s. for brown ; middling, 61s. to 6.35. ;
and fine, 535. ; 82s. for Refined Standard Lumps; 3,700 bags
Mauritius sold at last pric, s ; 2,700 bags Bengal sold
at 50s. to 655. Coffee still ruled by the Tea Market,
and the lower p.ices must be accepted where sales are made ;
402 bags Bengal Rice went at 13a. to 13s. 6d.; 100 chests
Cassia sold at 825.; Black Pepper at 31d. per lb. for common
quality.

- INDIGO SALE.—SECOND DAY.
The attendance slender, and the sale progressed heavily ;
prices on the average 3d. per lb. lower than last sale. The
sorts most in demand were the shipping sorts and best consum-
ing kinds.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, 'TI#ELVE O' CL OCK.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TIASDAY.—The market
is firm, and the sales arc 2,000 bales, without alteration in
prices.

Our arrivals this morning are the French mail, and ship
letters from the Brazils.

The usual official ieturn has been published by the
Customs of the exportation of precious metals from the
Port of .Loudon] to foreign and colonial ports, for the
wed( ending 9th of April :—To Rotterdam, silver coin,
8,000 ounces; to Hamburg, silver coin, 10,000 ounces ;
to Ceylon, silver coin, 800 ounces; to the British West
Indies, silver coin, 15,000 ounces; to Gibraltar, silver
coin, 40,000 ounces; to Ceylon, gold coin, 335 ounces ;
to Rotterdam, gold bars, 330 ounces.
The intelligence of most importance has been received
by the exprPss from Paris, by which it is stated thata very
serious turn has taken place in our affairs with the Nea-
politan Government, in respect to the sulphur question.
It was generally expected that a British squadron would
soon make its app•:arance off the island of Sicily.

THE FUNDS.

The British Funds at the opening this morning were
a little flit on the above uffiir.

Consols left off at 911 i Money ; and 9li 1 for the
Account ; at present may be quoted 91 to It for Winey.
and are 91i i for the 26th of Ni..-iy; Exchequer Bills 24.26
premium s)- Indio. Bonds, 2 4 premium ; Bank Stock, 1751;
I India stock 249 k 2501.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 281 1 ; De-
-1 ferred, 141$ ; Passive, 71 i ; Colombian, 251 ; Brazilian,
I 761 ; Mexican, 271 di ; Portuguese, 351 36 ; Three per
i Cents., 244. 25 ; Dutch Two-aud-a- Half per Cents., 54;
F.ve per Cen:s 99,1 1001
The British Queen is hourly expected.
This being iettling.day in the Foreign Market, the
chief business doing is paying and receiving the various
balances. Up to the present hour all is going off well.
Money being plentiful, not the least difficulty is expe-
-1 rienced in adjusting the account.
The extreme fluctuation in Spsnish and Portuguese
have been, in the former, about 3 per cent,, and the latter
1 2 per cent.
' The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon were much
the same as on last post day, with little doing.
PRICES OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONE o'CLOCN.
Bank Stock 175t4 India Stock
3 per Cent. Red, Ng Ditto Bonds
3 per Cents. C0i1...
3 ner Cent ... Old Annuities —
Ditto Red. 98%1qs , New Ditto
New 3;i? pet Cent 9`J•4' 3 Per Cent. Annuities, I-Pil
New 3 per Cent. • — Exch. Bills, £l,OlO ... 21 2fl pm
Bank Long A nnuities toexoire Ditto 500 . 21 :Ai pin.
Jan 5, ISO)) 13% 9.06 Ditto Small 'l 2ci pm.
Oct. 10, 18.50 —/ Ditto Commercial dis.
.1: n. 5, 1860 13 13-16% (' Ditto Advertised ...... pm.
Jan. 5, ISM — Bank Stock tier Account ...
April 5, 18.80 — India Stock for Account ..
Jan. 5.1870 --, Consols for Account 91%
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Tills DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK
Austrian Bonds - ) Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds .. Ditto Account —
Ditto Account
3raz ilia n Bonds 7SN 6 Ditto New Bonds ... 33%%
Ditto Iccount - 35%
3uenos lyres Bonds —; Ditto, 3 per Cent. ........23 4%
Ditto Account
:::::_tian 50-id
Mtn .tcac. nt — ' Russian Bonds, IS:21 II3M
:c%trntian Ec:ids Ditto Account •
Mtn tact, ut
Columbian 3 • ds,lS24 ...... —; Spanish Bonds 'B% Iti
Etta 1t.:3 lit
..lanish Bonds
Ditto A.:Li int — , Del.-Tred
Greek Bond' — French, 5 per cent.... —f. —c
Ditto Bonds, 18:25 — ---- 4 per cent.
•
Ditto Account ...... ......... ----- 3 per cent. —f. —c
Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent, ' ----.. Exchange. —f- —e.
Ditto Account ......... ..... Dutch, 2i4 per cent.... 54 31i %.'4
Ditto, 6 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Neapolitan — Ditto Account ...........
PRICES OF SHARE 1 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. . Per Share,
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 81 65
Great Western Railway Company 65 ':5 7
Ditto New
London and Birmingham Railway Company.,, 90 ..
__—
Ditto % Shares 25 23%
London and South Western ...
London and Croydon Railway Company l4!. 18s. 6d. "
Ditto Scrip
N 1 inchester and Leeds Railway Company 6O . s
Ditto New Shares
NAn Mid land Railway Company • lOU ...

Ditto New ..... 10
South Eastern pnd Dover Railway Company... 19

COURSE OF EXCHANGE YE‘h,'ERDAY

Amsterdam - C.'''. 12 46: 'iibrA:ta ~..:,.. '''''' :. ''
... .. p
Jitto, at sight
ltsaterdam 2U. 12 5 :',ienol... ...................,..... 2: 75
kntwerp...
Honburg.
kltona .. ...... ..... 1'..1 12,i I S-ples ~. ..... 4014
Paris, 3 days' 5ight......... 25 40 !lal.:rrno ......,,,....,,,,per oz. 1 3
Uitt0....... ........... 3 Ms. 15 B 5 lAsbnn ~..,.. „ ..... ...„,..... t,4,,,i
Vlarseilles. • 25 ,u 1 0r0rr0.......... •, .... 4
i.;ollldeaUX
Frankfort on Main; E'.3l. 154..%! ia1.1a.......................—..... Vti
I'eterAbuitrh, ruble... 3 Us. 37)% -, Buenos Ayres ...........„..,
Berlin
Vienna, effective (1...3 M In n i Philaac:pnia,......”‘ ........_ lb
Trieste ditto 'o 7 i PRIC.2. et 13 I-1-Lit, "., pe 02
Sladrid '.36li s Portu4a. 11511. L:'nri ...t( ii 0
Cadis...... ...... ............ 30%, ! 1 areiin G0,.2 ...oats..., 517 9
ti.lboa ...,
iircelona
36 ! N '.,V7 1.11%1S ••••• •••• 0.•*• U 4 I
ieville
36 i Silver _.. ears ........... C, 5 ('h
lIALF-PAST ONE.
There was a good deal doing in the domestic Funds,
also a great speculation in the Naples Funds, at lower
prices. Spanish Stock rather depressed.
A report prevailed yesterday afternoon in the tea
market that the cargoes of the Pekoe, and one or two
other vessels recently arrived from Hong Kong, would not
be admitted for home consumption. The reason assigned
for the stoppage of these teas is, that they were brought
from the coast of China contrary to the orders of Captain
Elliot.

The British and Foreign Markets arc not quite so good
as they were in the early part of the morning. Our affalrs
with the Government of Naples in some measure causes
a heavyness in the Market.
Consols are at present 911. for the Account, and 91 for
Aloney, ; Exchequer Bills 24 26 prem. ; India Bonds,
2 4 prem. ; Bank Stock, 175 f.
the Foreign market the settling of the Account is
going off well to the present time. S,)anish Active
rather lower. 284 ; Deferred, 141 ; Passive, 71-; Portu-
guese, 353- ; Direr, per Cents., ; Mexican, 28/.;
Brazilian, 75i 6; Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. 53/
rather lower than in the morning ; Five per Cents., 991

We are requested to state, lest Mr. Sanford
vote on the adjournment of the debate on Mr. Villiers's motion
should be misrepresented, that though Mr. Sanford voted for
the adjournment to Monday :nstead of to Monday week, which
he did because he would not be a party to au unfair and discre-
ditable trick, he should have voted, and whenever the decision
is taken he wilt vote, against Mr. Villiers 's motion for an in-
quiry, being entirely opposed to any alteration in the Corn-
law. Holding very different opinions from ,Mr. Sanford upon
this question, we cannot but regret to find him ranged among
the uncompromising advocates of the Corn-laws as they are;
but respecting his opinions and admiring his general political
career, we should not therefore the less zealously support
him as Member for West Semerszt —Somerset County Ga-
zette.
FIFTY-SIX MILES AN HOW-I.—The ten-feet
wheels attached to the locomotive engines employed on the
Great Western Railway not being found fully to answer the
expectations of the directors, they have altered their plan, and
in future wheels of seven fret diameter only arc to be em-
ployed. • The result has been the attainment of the speed of
tifty-six miles an hour.

CAMBRIDGE ELECTION COM-
MITTEE.--(THIS DAY.)

The Committee met at the usual hour, when, after a
short consultation, the Chairman announced the Com-
mittee were satisfied with the evidence given on what
Counsel termed the collateral issues on the conduct of
Mr. Cannon, and wished to proceed to try the validity of
Mr. Manners Sutton's return. After some conversation
it was resolved to continue the cross examination of Mr.
Cannon.

Mr. Cannon, cross-examined by Sergeant WRANGIIAM.
—I am the agent for the petitioners. I think the petition
was presented 31st January. Long removed the trial by
certiorari, which postponed the trial. I made an applica-
tion to have the venue changed from Cambridge to Mid-
dlese x. That would have postponed the trial
until the sittings after this term. Ido not know
the day the rule was moved for. A rule nisi
was obtained to be disposed of by a Judge in Chambers.
It was late in term when I received this information. The
rule was discharged on the 19th February, at the instance
of Long, the defendant. The trial of the petition was
appointed fur the 16th March ; therefore if the rule had
been made absolute, the petition would have been tried
before the indictment. The compromise with Long
commenced, I believe, on the 2d day of March. I
have not heard that the prosecutor had taken
any steps before that time. lam riot aware that Brown
had taken part in elections before that time. He is an
assistant overseer of St. Andrew-the Less, and, I think, a
grocer by trade. I received the first intimation of this.
compromise from him through Cooper. In the course of
the negotiation, it was settled Long was to be taken
from Cambridge. This and every part of the negotiation
was to be concealed from everybody connected win' him.
I do not know that it was thought the bail would be
alarmed. The bail was 7001. I don't think I suggested
what I would do if the bail became alarmed. I did not
witness any excitement from Long's disappearance. I
heard his disappearance was attributed to me. I also
heard it attributed to the other party. I did
not contradict the rumour that the other party
had removed him, nor sanctioned it except by silence. Mr.
Foster made the information. Have seen it. I appeared
as attorney for the prosecution. All the Magistrates of
Cambridge are members of the Liberal party. Professor
Ilenslow is a Liberal. One of the Magistrates told me
he called out ''Hear, hear," during the examination.
When I left Carnbridge for London Mr. Cooper came too.
Mr. Cooper came first. It was known I was gone to
London, but not the object of my visit. Scott told me
, Long would say to the S eans he was going to see his
mother in Essex. I said nothing against it, though I
knew it was to mislead them. I commissioned Scott to
look after Long. I thought, this case being of a peculiar
character, it was necessary. I had sonic doubt he would
speak the truth. It was nut on his evidence I sought to
affect the scat and character of Mr. Sutton. I meant to
employ it for that purpose. It was understood by the
other party he was in my hands. Mr. Rance, his soli-
citor, called to know under what circumstances the plea
was withdrawn, and where Long was, and I declined to
give any information. If the scheme had succeeded I
cannot say whether it would have been a sarprise on the
opposite party. I know young Mr. Serie. He went
with me to Basingstoke the other day, He is an artich d
clerk to Mr. Francis Gunning, the Town Clerk of Cam-
bridge. I had not acquainted him with the circumstances.
We arrived in town about eleven o'clock at night. Long
was anxious not to enter town before dark. We dined
at Besiteestoke. I paid the bill there, and at the other
places. He is not a person I have been in the habit of
dining with. While they were having refreshments the
d,scussion was going on. I dined, &c., with him because
I thought it the best way °feeling under the circumstances.
He is a person in humble circumstances. I supplied hint
with money to bear his expenses. Unless he had come
forword to give information I should not have treated hint
in the inenner I did. Oa the first occasion we did not
return from Basingstoke directly. We went to Reading
to preclude communication with his friends. It did not
seem to me improper to put the prisoner into the hands
of Mr. Parkes, h.s legal adviser. I saw Mr. Preston
when going to the Judge's Chambers. I ',believe he did
not say we had better keep the thing among ourselves.
He referred me to Mr. Parkes, he being unacquainted
with the business. Mr. Rance waited on me on the sub-
ject of this retraxit. I know Mr. Broen to be a person
of repute ; he is in town.
By Mr. COCKBURN—The Magistrates of Cambridge,
with one or two exceptions, are Liberal. I had forgotten
the heads of houses.—( Laughter.) I need not have men-
tioned them. Mr. Rance is an Attorney of Cambridge,
and an active partiean ; he called on me, and appeared to
understand Long was in my hands; he said it was all 'A
mystery to him. I thought if I told him he was, they
would try to get him out of the way. I thought we
should have a fairer trial in London than in Cambridge,
on account of the excitement, and therefore I changed the
venue. Scott having said Long would be obliged to leave
his situation, I gave as my opinion he ought to be protected
or indemnified. I had no person's authority for saying so.
By Sergeant WRANGIIAM—I don't know whether Mr.
Richard Foster subscribed to the petition or not ; some of
his friends did. I consulted some of the mem`;crs of the
Committee to this petition, as to reducing the Jury on the
prosecution. I think Mr. Fetch and Mr. Allop were pre-
sent. Mr. Richard Foster was not. I consulted Mr. E.
Foster about it. I don't know whether Mr. Harris was
present ; he was in the habit of attending, as also Mr. Ashy.
By the •Committee.:—l Was not entirely free from doubt
as to the integrity of Long's' communication.. I particu-
larly requested him to state nothing but the truth. On
his introduction to me I stated the terms arranged with
Scott. He stated they would be placing altogether in
our power, and declined making any statement unless the
prosecution were abandoned. My impression then was he
would not accede to the terms, and it w Add come to
nothing. The money supplied them would have been
larger had they been stationary, but they were constantly
moving about. I should think 253. a week was about the
sum Long's wife was in the habit of receiving. I should
think his earnings are about 255. or 30s. a-week. M,s.
Long has three children. When in town I took Long
and Scott to the Haymarket Theatre. I took them into
the gallery. We made statements at three dill rent times.
I observed no discrepancy between them. Long never
made any communication to me respecting his want of
money. Scott stated Long was without money.
Charles Henry Cooper (by Mr. AUSTIN)—I am the
managing clerk of Mr. Cannon. I know Ali. Brown. I
had communicated with him about Long, on the 2d March.
He told me he had seen Scott, and that Long had told
him he was anxious to make a communication to me, to
avoid prosecution. I told this to Mr. Cannon. The
result was an interview at Brown's house between Scott
Brown, Mr. Cannon, and myself, about Long. I remem-
ber a summons being; taken out, to enable Long to with-
draw his plea of not guilty. An authority for thet pur-
pose was given 4 Long. It was to Messrs. Parkes
and Preston. When taken to the Crown-office, I be-
lieve Scott attested it. I had seen Mr. Parkes in the
morning before the authority was actually signed. Nut
finding Mr. Hatton, his clerk, I went for the summons
myself. The plea was withdrawn pursinef,ce of the
order obtained. A summons was taken out to set the
order aside. I was present when Long was at Mr. Parkes'
office to give his evidence. I found from Long that Mr.
Parkes had explained to him the circumstances in which
he stood, and that the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
had made an order on the subject.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS —I went to Lord
Denman's chambers once for the summons, and once for
the orer. The clerk did not say the attorney for Long
must be present. I said I came from Messrs. Parkes and
Preston, and that the attorney for the prosecution would
consent. The authority had beer, taken by us first to
Messrs. Parkes and Preston's. The prosecution was to be
abandoned on Long's making a true statement. There
was nothing said about remuneration. Something was
said at Cambridge about Scott's being remunerated and
Long protected. I did not contemplate Long's losing
his situation. I swear I did not contemplate his
receiving money under any circumstances. I presume
he was to be protected from pecuniary loss, but I
do not call that remuneration. The contingency put
by Scott was,:that Long would be obliged to leave Cam-
bridge. I meant nothing more by his being protected,
than he should have the expenses of removal. I think it
was not clearly ascertained be would be obliged to leave the
town. I led him to understand he was to be supplied with
money up to the inquiry, if he left the town at our request.
I did riot give him to understand he was to be supplied
with money after the inquiry. I believe he was supplit d
with money for his maintenance up to the time of the in
quiry, and.: for travelling expenses. Long is: an:har-
ness-maker. They were to live decently, as people do at
inns. I believe Brown is a great friend of Scott's.
Brown is my next door neighbour, and we have had fre-
quent communications. I was mainly instrumental in get-
ting him the situation of assistant overseer. I never heard
of any compromise of the proceedings against Long till in.
formed by Brown of the communication of Scott re-
specting it.
By the COMMITTEE—Nothing was, said to Long about
.
getting him a situation, ho Cambridge. To tell
you the truth, I never could form any opinion of the cha-
racter of Long. I believed the truth of his statement.
I did not consider it very extraordinary. I was inclined
to credit. Scott. I have known Long acting at previous
elections for the Tory party. I believed his reason for
making the communica6an was to avoid prosecution.
Mr. BLOXHOUSE, Clerk of the Crown Office, proved
the withdrawal of Long's plea of " Not Guilty," which
left judgment for the Crown, and that it was competent
thought not common for the Attorney for the prosecution,
upon consent, to withdraw the plea.
(LEFT SITTING.)

STRANGE ANOMALY.—The Tories of Wol-
stanton parish, Staffordshire, in order to annoy two notable
Reformers, Mr. Thomas Huxley. end Joseph Capper (a
Chartist leader), have appointed them to the office of overseers
of the poor for the ensuing year. What the results will be
only time can determine, but certainly the Radicals have a right
to expect an improved mode of poor-law relief.
SUDDEN DEATII.—AII inquest was held on
Tuesday evening last at St. George's workhouse, Mint-street,
Borough, on the body of George Gillham, about filly-five
years of age. The deceased was passing through St. Gcoige's
Circus, London-road, ahout two o'clock on Sunday afternoon,
when he suddenly fell.. Mr. Brady, surgeon, of Blackfriars,
happened to be passing by at the moment, and immediately
opened the veins of the neck but without effect. He died in a
few minutes. Verdict—" Died from natural causes."
Fanny Elssier lea-•es England to-day, per Great
Western. Laporte made several proposals, but the tenure of
her engagement prevented her accepting them. There is, how-
ever, every possibility of her returning to England next season.
Among the very rare collection of foreign and
tropical plants in the conser,atories of the Colosseum, a mag-
nificent " Dracana Fragrans" is at present in full bloom. The
plant is sixteen feet high, and the perfume strongly resembles
the " Tuberose," but is much more powerful, the whole air
being impregnated with its fragrance.
THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF JEWEL-
LERY, &C., AT Loan COLCIIESTEICS.—It is believed that tho
police have at length suceeeded in eliciting some very impor-
tant facts relative, not only to the robbery at Lord Colchester's,
but also two other very mysterious abstractions of plate and jew-
&fiery which have recently taken place at the:West-end.