The Sun.
London, England, 1840-05-28 00:00:00

TURNER V. BORLASE.

This case came before the Court upon appeal from the
decision of his Honour the Vice-Chancellor overruling a
demurrer put in by the defendant to the plaintiff's bill.
The question in the case related to certain mines in Corn-
wall which were worked by a Company, and the demurrer
bad been put in by the defendant, on the ground that all
the members of the Company had not been made parties.
The arguments were proceeding when our reporter left.

VICE-UHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

Unopposed petitions occupied his Honour the Vicit-
CHANCELLOR the whole morning.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

SOUTIRDIPTON DOCK COMPANY V. RICHARDS AND ANOTHER.

This had been action to recover calls due from the de-
fendants. On the action a verdict was passed for the
amount claimed, 21. 10s., on 40 shares, 1001. Several
points of law were, however, raised, which were now
argued on a rule for a new trial, which had been granted
to defendants.

Mr. Sergeant Wilde appeared for the Company ; Mr.
Sergeant Talfourd and Mr. Sergeant Bompas for the
defendants.
The Learned SOLICITOR GENERAL contended that
under the Act incorporating the Company, all that was ne-
cessary to prove iii an action for calls was that the defen-
dant was a Proprietor for a certain amount of shares, and
that :he had due notice of the calls. The question mainly
regarded the admissibility of the book registering the
shares kept by the Company as evidence of the proprietor-
ship, and also the regularity of the Minutes making the
call. These points the Solicitor General proceeded to
argue at great length and with great acuteness.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.)

FISH MARKET.

There was a large supply of all common kinds of Fish, for
which the demand was dull, while fine descriptions were com-
paratively scarce, and brought high prices. Good Turbot, 7s.
to 20s. :Common and small, from 6s. to 15s. ; Fine large
Salmon, 3s. 6d. to ss. ; Common 10d. to Is. 6d. per lb. ;
Soles 6d. to 3s. and 4s. per pair ; Lobsters, 9(1. to 4s. each.
IIAY MARKET.

Thero was a fair supply. but the trade was not brisk ; never-
theless, a good clearance was made. Clover Hay, 31. 10s. to
51. 10s. ; Meadow Hay, 21. ss. to 41. Straw 365. and 30s.
per load.
METAL MARKET.

The market quiet for most articles, and prices on the decline,
excepting for Spelter, which was firm at 22/. per tun.
SPIRIT MARKET.

Rum in fair request, and former rates fully supported.
Brandy sells slowly, but former rates were maintained.

OIL MARKET.

Prices firm for Fish Oils, with a limited demand. Seed
Oils sold steadily.

TEA MARKET.
Prices steady, but not much business done. Company's
Congou for cash, 2s. per lb.
TALLOW MARKET.
For P. Y.C. Candle on the spot, 495. to 495. 3d. was liked,
but the demand was limited. For delivery in the last three
months no sellers under 495. 6d. per cwt.
COLONIAL MARKET.
The transactions in Colonial produce were on a small scale,
by private treaty ; and the public sales of West India Sugar,
Coffee, Cocoa, Pimento, and Drugs went off without spirit;
but in prices there was no material variation. The imports
not heavy, but several ships are near at hand.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)

DEAL, MAY 27.—Wind S.W. to S. S. the
outward-bound vessels sailed yesterday.) Arrived from
the River and sailed the Elphinston, Fromlin, for Syd-
ney; Pilot, Pearson, Jaguinay River ; Enterprise, Bar-
ber, Port Adelaide; Tuscan, Lake, Hobart Town;
Nucton, Laybourne, Cadiz.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 27.—Wind S. S. E.— Sailed the
Stormer, Stoddart, Antwerp ; Count Martin, Dublin.
PLYMOUTH, MAY 27.—Wind variable.—The Iris, Rio
Janeiro ; H. M. S. Etna, Coast of Spain.
FALMOUTH, MAY 26.—Wind W. to N. W. ; strong
breezes, and squally.—Arrived the Hope (packet), from
the West Indies, left Barbadocs on the 4th ult., Tobago
the 6th, Trinidad the 12th, Grenada the 14th, St. Kitts
the 18th, Tortola the 19th, St. Thomas the 20th, Porto
Rico the 21st, and Cape Hayti, with 150,000 dollars;
Commodore, Consent, London, for Waterford.
Seim., MAY .o.—Arrived the Vesper, Hicks, from
London, and sailed, on the 22d, for Cardiff and Oporto ;
Harkaway, Rowe, Stockton for Genoa.
GLOUCESTER, MAY 26.—Arrived the Anna 'Magdalena,
Breckwoldt, Kioguc; Ann and Mary, Swaffin, Altona.
SWANSEA, MAY 26.—Arrived the Circassian, Ritchie,
and Alexander, Robertson, from Cuba.
DU•nt.tx, MAY 26.—Arrived the Union, Vanderbeyde,
from Ostend ; Harp, Fletcher, Bordeaux. Sailed the
Pomona, Coyle, for Quebec.

VESSELS SPOKEN wint.7.The Unicorn (steamer), from I
Liverpool to Halifax, 20th inst., hit. 49, long. :8 : Jane,
Rio Janierio to Jersey, 13t. 26 N., long. 40 W., by the
Jane, Watson, arrived in the Downs ; Vergenie
Bourbon to Bordeaux, April 17, leaky, lat. 16 N., ion.
34 w. ; Fiore, Batavia to Amsterdam, 26th, off the
Azores, and supplied with provisions, by the Ocean,
Bayer, arrived at Marseilles ; Zephyr, London to Quebec,
3d inst., lat. 45, long. 49, by the Hortense, Chandler, oFf
the Start ; Edward, from Cork (with emigrants), out
thirteen days, long. 36, by the Elizabeth, Brynon, arrived
at Swansea.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, T WELVE 0' CL 0 CK.
The Arrivals this morning aro the French and Ostend
mails, also a mail from Jamaica, by the ship Hope, sailed
from St. Thomas, April 20th, Cape Henri, April 26th.--
Ship letters from Rio Janeiro, Jamaica, and Paraibo.

MatHurtus.—By te above arrival we have received
Jamaica papers to April 22, four days later than the pre-
vious accounts.

TOBAGO.—The Gazette of this Island is unusually inter-
estinr and furnishes us with various extracts of a local
nature ;--

" We are sorry to bear of continued sickness among
the troops of her Majesty in the West Indies, in garrison,
as well as the detachment of her Majesty's 74th in tents,
on Montpelier Pasture Grounds, calling forth from the
young medical officer attached (Dr. Stewart) to the care
of the whole, the most arduous endeavours. and an anxiety
of the mind, which it is most painful to find, has suspended
his personal attendance on the sick, he being confined by
severeilltiess consequent on too great fatigue, nightly as
well as daily, himself.
" The Legislature wished to have imposed a capitation
tax on the inhabitants generally. This tax the Governor
disapproved, and the Bill has been lost.
•• Coffee it seems is scarce and dear at Tobago.
" Nothing can speak more strongly as to the falling off
in the produce exports of the larger Islands, than the high
price of the article.

" DECLINE IN TRADE.—.The retail trade of the great
mercantile stores, it would appear has declined very con-
sidPrably."
Tun SMALL Pox,-.The Barbadian of the 21st ob-
serves, "There are at present many cases of a most alarm-
ing nature in Bay-street, and other districts."
TRINIDAD.-Tbe intelligence from this island is satis-
factory. The Government have abandoned their inten-
tion of annexing it to Barbadoes, a measure which gave
rise to some complaints. Another body of emigrants
from America had arrived.
A severe shock of an earthquake was experienced on
the 24th February at Antigua.
In Trinidad the spirit of fire-raising had just made its
appearance. Two mogass houses, well filled, were de-
stroyed on the 16th ult.
We have received intelligence from Lima to the 2d of
March, fifteen days later than the last accounts. Peru
was tranquil, but may not remain so long. War with Bo-
livia was strongly talked of, and it was thought that Pre-
sident Camarra was in favour of it. A Bolivian Minister
Plenipotentiary is now at Lima negotiating with that Go-
vernment. Commodore Read, with the frigate Columbia
and sloop John Adams, arrived at Callao from Valparaiso
two days since, and will sail for the United States in five
or six days. The British brig Narcissus arrived yester-
day, the 13th March, at Paita from Iqueque, which she
let: the Ist March. The British vessels Emily, Heroine,
and Mary Anne had arrived from Valparaiso, which place
they left about the 30th February, reported that the pert
of Valparaiso was blockaded by her Britannic Majesty's
ships Orestes, Ellerton, and Sparrowhawk.
PANAMA, APRIL 11.—Arrived on the 28th ult. the Bri-
tish barque Nile from Central America, and reports the
said place to be in a revolutionary sate. Pasto is still
in orray against the Government.

Consols may be quoted at 921 i for Money, and for the
Account 031, with little business doing as yet; Exchequer
Bills rather improved, 24 26 prem. ; Bank Stock, 176
177 ; India Bonds, 2 4 prem. ; India Stock, 2521 2b3f.
In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active heavy, and has
receded from the leaving off price of yesterday, 281 i
to 281 1; Portuguese, 35} 1 ; Deferred, 13,11 i ; Passive,
7*. ; Three per Cents., 24i i ; Brazilian, 761 4; Co-
lombian, 261 4; Mexican, 321; Dutch Two-and-a- Half
per Cents., 54 i ; Five per Cents. 1011 102.
SHARES.—ReaI del Monte, 51 61 ; Great Western
Railway, 27/ 281 prem. ; London and Brighton, 41 1
dis. ; Blackwall, *prem. ; Birmingham, 86 to 88 prem. ;
Southampton, 521 531 per share ; Croydon, 111 121 per
share; Greenwich, 101 11i per share; Manchester and
Birmingham. 6 to!, disc.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 177 61 India Stock ... ...... ... 253
3 per Cent. Red. .. 9lii Ditto Bonds ... ...... 2 4 pm.
3 per Cents. Con.
31 per Cent.
Ditto Red lOOl 100 New Ditto _
New 31 per Cent. lolii/ 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 ....-
New 5 per Cent.
Bank Long Annuities to expire Ditto ...... 5001. 24 26 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860... 13 13-161 Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1859.
Jan. 5, 1860. „
Jan. 5, 1880.
April 5, 1880. ...
Jan. 5, 1870.
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds
Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account
Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds —
Brazilian Bonds .. — Ditto New Bonds
Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds
Ditto Account ......
Chilian Bonds .. Prussiat. Bonds ..... ...
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds
Ditto Account.
Columbian Bonds, 1824 Spanish Bonds .. ...... 281 i
Ditto Account — Ditto Account
Danish Bonds • • Passive
Ditto Account — Deferrod .. l3i
Greek Bonds
Ditto Bonds, 1825
Ditto Account — 3 per cent... —f. —C.
Alexicanßonds,s per cent Exchange,. ....-f. —c.
Ditto Account .. Dutch, 21 per cent ... 54i
Ditto, 6 per Cent...... Ditto Account
Ditto Account .. Ditto, 5 per cent lOll
Neapolitan
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
X. s. d. X. s. d. X. s. d•
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
London and Brighton '35 30/ to 30
South Eastern and Dover
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Union of Australia... ........... ... 20 ...... 7
utscELLANEous.
Assam Company ..
General Steam Navigation
PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 0

3 per Cent. Con,ols
901, , Grand Canal Delis, 0 percent. tS4
N per Cent. Stock
Ditto Reduced
Ditto New, 1830 ...... ... 991 A, City of Dublin Steam Comp. —.
W, par Cent. Debentures... National Insurance Company
Rank Stock ISON City Debentures, 4 per cent.
Grand Canal Stock ......
Royal Canal Stock
HALF-PAST ONE.
_

We have received Mauritius papers to the 20th Feb.
Government Bills, 30 days' sight on London, are stated at
2i- per cent. premium.
Exchange— Sales of Bills on England, at 90 days' sight,
have been effected at previous rates, say 1 to 3 per cent.
discount.

Consols for the opening 16th July 93-; Money, 92,1 ;
Exchequer Bills, 24 26 prem. ; India Bonds, 2 4 prern. ;
Bank Stock, 1771;6k; India Stock, 253.
In the Foreign Market very little doing, Spanish Active
still heavy at 261 ; Deferred, I 31; Portuguese, 35 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 541; Five per Cents.,
101 i.
Little business doing in the Share Market; the quota-
tions are rather lower than yesterday.
We hear that his Excellency's speech on the proroguing
of the Assembly of Jamaica, is of a favourable nature, but
it is of some length.

TWO O'CLOCK.

The following has just been posted :
" Bank of England, May 29, 1840.
" The Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land are ready, until further notice, to receive Applications
for Loans, upon the deposit of approved Bills of Exchange,
not having more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills,
and India Bonds ; such Loans to be repaid on or before the
16th of July next, with interest at the rate of 5/. per cent.
per annum, and to be for sums not less than 2,000/. each."
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.

Bank Stock .. 176 ; India Stock 253
3 per Cent. Red 9li ' Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent Cons ...... .. 924 Ditto Old Annuities ...
3r per Cent Red........ 100 i Ditto New Annuities._
New 3A- per Cent
New 5 per Cent ...
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small
Jan. 1860, l3 13-16 Bank Stock for Acct...
Oet. 1859......... India Stock for Acct...
Jan. 1860 — Consols for Acct 93i:
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per cent... Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 per cent — Ditto, New Ditto 3si',
Brazilian Bowls .. ...... Prussian, 5 per cent....
BuenosAyres, 6 per cent 184 Russian, 5 per cent. ...
Chinon, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic
Colonibian, 6 per cent... Spanish, 5 per cent 2B;
Ditto, 1824
Danish, 3 per cent..... French,s per cent... --f. —c.
Greek, 1825,5 percent. Exchange ..
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent —f. —c.
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. 311 Dutch, 21 per cent 54
Peruvian,lB2s,6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent loli,
SHARES.

Eastern Counties Railway
Great Western Railway
Ditto New Shares

Gosport Junction Railway
London and Brighton Railway 3O
London and Blackwall Raileav
London and Birmingham Railway . —
Ditto New Shares. .
London and South Western Railway .
North Midland Railway
Ditto New Shares
South Eastern and Dover 6 i

PRINCE'S THEA TRE.—A Night in Granada
is played this evening, and Fidelio postponed until to-morrow,
in consequence of her Majesty, who wishes to see Kreutzer's
opera, honouring the theatre with her presence to-night.
Charles Kean has returned to England in excel-
lent health. He makes his first appearance as Hamlet, on Mon-
day, at the Haymarket.
THE CELEBRATED CARRIAGE MATCH AT
NEwAtAnKrr IN 1750.—A match was made between the
Earls of March and Eglinton with Theobald Taafe and Andrew
Sprowle, Esqrs., for 1,000 guineas. The conditions of the
articles were, to get a carriage with four running wheels,.and.na
person in or upon it, drawn by four horses nineteen miles in 1
one hour. Their Lordships were to give two months' noticet
what week it should be done in, and had the oflihr;,rryowd
choosing any one day in that week, which was Pe...1 fifty_
on Newmarket Heath, on the 29th of Atigu,s,;,'
_1"
throe minutes and twonty-seven seconds. Ine horses
the two
were all thorough-bred anti trained for running;sca;ried about
leaders, including riders, saddles, and harness,
eight stone each ; the wheel horses
ftab,o(ti esse'ven stone each.
h i about twenty-Sour
The carriage, with a bee on it,
into theirboxes shoulders.
with
stone. The horses had Ail bolsterswvatenoi:Tsreornve
The traces, by an ingenious coonbtraick.
to
prevent the traces get-
springs when any f them
hunk
6e
went from the further end of
ting under their legs.
the carriage to thopole,A trlotpirought back under it to keEp the
pole steady. By the side of each wheel there were tin cases
with oil dropping
on the axle-tree,. to prevent its firing. The
boy placed on it was only to fulfil the articles.

EVENING EDITION.

THE ARCHIMEDES STEAMER.

Extract of a letter from an Officer of the Royal
Navy on board the Archimedes:—

" Devonport, Tuesday, May 26, 1840.
" All our arrangements being completed, at noon
this day the following persons came on board, viz.
Sir Graham Moore, Admiral Commander-in-Chief,
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick Warren, second in
command; General Ellice, Military Commander-
in-Chief ; Sir George Hoste, Commanding Engi-
neers ; Capt. Bernard, R.N., H.M.S. Cambridge;
Capt. Maunsell, R.N., H.M.S. Inconstant ; Capt.
Wise, R.N., Capt. Chappell, It.N., Commander
Knox, H.M.S. Rodney; Commander Dunn, R.N.,
Commander Scott, R.N., Capt. Mitchell, R.N.,
Mr. Anderson, Master Attendant ; Mr. Walker,
Harbour-master; and a number of other naval,
military, and dockyard officers.
" Blowing a fresh gale at West, with a heav
sea, Archimedes steamed head to wind to the Ram
Head—speed about 61; knots per hour. We then
set sails, reefed, and went 9 knots per hour, running
out close hauled towards the Eddystone. After a
time we disconnected the screw propeller, and went
under sails alone, 7 knots, with a heavy cross sea.
The fore-throat tye-chain broke, and the gaff came
down by the run, but the ship, to the surprise and
admiration of all present, tacked without her fore-
sail. We then connected the propeller, set the
foresail again, and furled the mainsail, running in
again free at a speed of 10 knots. The Admiral's
yacht, with all sail, running free also, but dropping
astern. Arriving in Plymouth Sound, the engine
was stopped and reversed, when the ship ran astern
five or six knots. Proceeding on again, we steamed
up Hamoaze without sails, and ran round the San
Josef twice, and in and out among the hulks, like
a jolly-boat, in a manner which elicited general ap-
plause. The naval officers, and indeed all en board,
were delighted.