The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-16 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

EXCHEQUER.-(TIIIS DAY.)
(Sittings in London.)
The Court was occupied a considerable portion of the day
in hearin undefended causes. The few defended causes
which wereg disposed of did not present any feature of public
importance.
From the list it appears that there are 43 remanets, 27
of which arc for special juries; new causes, 112, of which
number 32 are special jury causes—total, 165 causes, of which
special juries are appointed for 59.
COMMON PLEA S.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Guildhall,a Common J before the L
ur ORD CHIEF JUSTICE and
y.)
BARKER v. GRIFFITH—THE BRISTOL, MANCHESTER, AND
LIVERPOOL DIRECT TRUNK RAILWAY.
This was an action brought by Mr. C. Barker, the adver-
tising agent, to recover from the defendant, a merchant
in Liverpool, as a provisional director and member of
the committee of management of the Bristol, Blanchester,
and Liverpool Direct Trunk Railway, to recover for work and
labour done in advertising the prospectus of the company.
The scheme in question was one of the many companies pro-
jected in the autumn of 1845.
Mr. Whateley and Mr. James were for the plaintiff; Mr.
Byles for the defendant.
Mr. WHATELEY having briefly stated the case, proceeded
to call his witnesses.

The principal witness was Mr. Garbett, solicitor, of Wel-
lington, one of the proprietors of the company. His evidence
was to the effect that the defendant, through his brother,
had given his consent to be a provisional director, and that
subsequently he was appointed a member of the committee of
management. He also deposed that on the 27th of October
the defendant was present with him at the offices, Bond-
court, Walbrook, and assisted in looking over the applica-
tions for shares. This, however, was not a regular meeting
of the committee. On the sth of November a regular
meeting of the committee was held, at which
twelve attended. The defendant was one of them.
Among other resolutions, one was agreed to instructing the
secretary to advertise the prospectus, &c. The whole twelve
wrote their names in the book as being present as provisional
directors.
Thomas Lawton, a clerk to the defendant's brother, in Wol-
verhampton, deposed to a conversation in that town between
the defendant and Mr. Garbett. It differed somewhat from
Mr. Garbett's statement, inasmuch as it stated that the de-
fendant dissented to being placed on the committee on the
subject being named to him.
Evidence was next taken as to the order being given by
the secretary to. Mr. Barker, and the advertisements being
inserted in pursuance thereof.
This being the case, and Mr. Sergeant Byles having
replied,
His LORDSHIP summed up at some length, to the effect
that if they were satisfied with Mr. Garbetes evidence, and
declared the defendant to have been present at the meeting
of the sth Novernfitr, their verdict must be for the plaintiff.

The jury immeataitely returned a verdict for tho full
amount, 301. 3s. 6d.

SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY
AUC TIO N. —(THIS DAY.)
The sale of Railway Shares to-day, by Messrs. Lamond
and Co., proceeded without much alteration; prices were
steady, and a good proportion of the shares were sold. The
following are a few of the principal sales :
East Indian .£o 8 6
Waterford, Wexford, and Valentia 0 5 0
Great Western of Bengal 0 5 6
Calcutta and St. George's Point 0 4 0
Boston. Stamford, and Birmingham 1 13 6
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 6 6
Eastern Counties
Eastern Counties, York Extension......... 4 11 6
Shropshire Union and Canal 1 6 6
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3 15 0
Newmarket and Chesterford
Cornwall
North Staffordshire
Manchester and Southampton 1 11 0
North British, Extension 1 6 0
Great Northern (London and York Beg.) 3 16 0
Buckinghamshire .
Taw Vale Extension and Dock

COURSE OF EXCH

Amsterdam .. .... C.F. 12
Ditto, at sight ...... 12 1
Rotterdam .... • • 2 U. 12 4
Antwerp .. 25 80
[Limburg]] .... • • 31.8. 13 10%1
Paris, 3 days' sight .. .• 25 45

LNGE.- (THIS DAY.
Gibraltar.. ........ • • ..
Leghorn 3O 20
Genoa •• .. 25 85
Milan .. •• .•
Venice.. ..

Naples .. • • .... • • 40%
Palermo, per 0z........ 121

Ditto, 3 months...... 25 75
Marseilles •• . .• • • • 25 E 5
Bourdeaux . 25 85
Frankfort on Maine .... 121
Pctersburgh, 3 Us . •
Berlin . • ...

Li5b0n.::............. 53

Oporto .. .. .. .. .. • 54%
Rio Janeiro

Bahia ........

Buenos Ayres .. ••• . • • •

Vienna, effee. flo ••• • • • 10 3
Trieste, ditto.... ••• • .. 10 3
Math id ......
Cadiz •.. : ........ 36%
Bilbao.. • • • • .. • •
Barcelona
fiertlle .. • ..• • • • • ..... .

New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia

PZICIS or BULLION, ?Zit OZ.
Foreign Gold ift bars.. X 3 17 9
New Dollars .... • • 0 4 103,,
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Silver in bars .• .• •• •• 0 0 0