The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-06 00:00:00

FROM TILE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY

TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 71 per mine,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101,4 d. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25. 33, and the ex-
change at Paris on Loudon at short being 25. 371, it follows
that gold is 0 18 per cent. dearer in Londln than in Paris.
By advices from Hamburgh the price of gold is 429 per mark,
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce
for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13. 7, and the ex-
change at Hamburgh on London at short being 13. 7,4, it fol-
lows that gold is 0.28 per cent. dearer in London than in
Hamburgh. _ .

The c'urse of exchange at New York on London is 1071/2
per cent., and the par of exchange between England and
America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the ex-
ch ,nge is 2.03 per cent. against England. But the quoted
exchange at New Y.rk being fur bills at 60 days' sight, the
interest must be deducted from the above difference.

The English Stocks continue heavy, and money was through-
out the day in considerable demand at 5 per cent., and even 6
per cent., for short perio is, which will account for the action
upon the Market generally, but more particularly upon Ex-
chequer Bills.
The holder s in this country of Mississippi State Stock have
been greatly surpri-ed at I, arning in the course of the day that
the payment of the dividends due is suspended at present, no
remittances having come to hand.
l'OSl'.—A great scarcity of cash has prevailed again both
at the Stock Exchange and in the discount market. As much
as six per cent. per annum was given on the deposit of Eng-
lish stock, day by day, for short periods, and it is understood
that the leading money houses have called in their funds to a
considerable amount in anticipation of a still greater pressure
for accommodation. This is, however, an anticipate n in
which the mercantile interest do not appear to take any share,
It was the monthly pay days for bills, and with it would, of
course, mature a number of heavy engagements. The pro-
vision that had to be made in advance may account, to a cer-
tain extent, for the increased demand fur capital which has
been felt since the middle of last week, but the best-informed
commercial men with whom we have communicated on the sub-
j •et are ignorant of any especial cause that can exist for the
change.
The English securities have not fluctuated at all materially.
They opened with some indication of heaviness, but, as -the
dealings progressed, they improved a fraction. There. VP,
nevertheless, no gaeat amount of actual b,usineas doing, nor
Ips the advance realised in the early part of the day maintained
the close.
The entries which had just commenced of foreign grain, for
consumption, at the high rate of duty now levied, and which
were of so much importance to our distressed Exchequer, have
been entirely suspended in consequence of the late anitounce-
ment of her Majes•y's Government on the subject of the (Aim-
-IPVs: Of 101,0 ?Art, wc.re c.leiced on the 22d ult., 200
(Fierier, ; or; .the 23rd, 780 iiturters ; on the 25th, 50 quarters;
on the 26th, 125 quarters; oil the 27th, 7:50 quarter,; an i on
the 28th 2,200 quarters, the latter quantitie- being at the rate
of 235. Bd. per quarter. On the 291 h inst., upon reference
to the Custom House returns, we find that there y-15,4s cwt a
Ott °
1' e- try
A nuilief3us meeting of influential gentlemen connected with
the shipping and North American interests was held to-day,
at which it was unanimously resolved to make the most stre-
nuous opposition to the measures proposed by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer and his colleagues for breaking down 00,
system of protection afforded to ilriti2h
pp.voical of shii.cwilei; fesi6-iit in the , e
scale; is' In terrcled•,' we. uinteita??a,'' WY* F.+l tq
.L4ll,l9a-
fiai,4t. "

Vic Duke of Wellington has a grand dinner
party this evening at Apsley House.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, Mer 5
WALKER V. TILE EARL OF ABINGDON.

The Lord CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this case,
which was an appeal to renew proceedings which had
commenced by a decree of 1830, under the following
circumstances. The tenant for life of certain leasehold
premises granted the same to a person named Mackness
by virtue of a surrender on these terms that the lord of the
manor should regrant the same to the said Jobn Meek-
ness, or such person or persons and for such life or lives
as should be agreed upon between the lord and the said
John Meekness, according to the custom of the manor.
It appeared that the surrenderor died in 1809, but that
the lord did not know of his death before 1824, and that
no agreement took place between the lord and Mr. Meek-
ness. A bill was filed to compel the defendant, the lord
of the manor, to re.grant the same premises according to the
termsofthesurrender. The defendant alleged that he did not
know of any such custom as that alleged, or any custom by
which a tenant for life was entitled to surrender to any
other person for any such intetest. The case carve before
Sir John Leach, the Mast- r of the Rolls, in 1830, and
't was ordered to be referred to the Master to ascer-
tain if there was any such custom. In 1831
the Master reported there was no such cult
to which report an exec)). ion was taken, that the
Master ought to have stated that according to the custom
of the manor Mr. Meekness was entitled to such estate
on the same premises as should Le agreed upon
between himself and the lord, or for his own life.
And by a decree of the Court in 1832, Mr. Meek-
ness was put in possession of the premises.. Then
came the vital question for what time? respecting
which the Master reported there was no custom.
His Lordship had looked at the pleadings
to see if the lord was bound to grant any estate to Mr.
Mackness, by accepting the surrender, but he did not find
that the lord had done any thing upon that surrender.
He thought the reference in 1830 was unnecessary, and
could lead to no good 'result, nevertheless both patties had
acquiesced in it. Under these circumstances the bill must
be dismiss, d, but without costs.