The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY.

The quarterly general court of the subscribers and
donors to this society, incorporated by royal charter,
for affording relief to officers of the Royal Navy, and
to their widows and families, under circumstances of
misfortune, and consequent distress, was held yester-
day, at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-
street, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm, Knt., one
of the trustees, presiding.
The SECRETARY read the minutes of the last meet.
ing, which were confirmed, and he submitted a state-
ment of the receipts and expenditure from July 1 to
Sept. 30. The former included a balance of 6591.
19s. 11d. from the last quarter, 30/. annual subscrip-
tions, 14/. 15s. life subscriptions, 56/. 3s. donations,
and 5221. 15s. 11d. the interest on invested property
(34,719/. 17s. 5d.), amounted to 1,553/. 13s. 3d. ;
while the disbursements, inclusive of 445/. grants, and
1501. to the solicitor, were calculated at 684/.155. 7d.
In reply to an observation made by Lieut. BEDFORD,
The SECRETARY stated that the number of appli-
cants for grants this quarter was unusually small, and
did not exceed 64. The committee had carefully
gone through their memorials, and determined on not
making any reductions from the ordinary allowances.
Letters were read from Lord Radstock, enclosing
Si.; Sir Charles Ogle, 104 ; Commodore Thomas
Henderson, 10/. ; and from numerous other officers
and local agents, remitting about 1001. towards the
fund in progress of collection for defraying the law
expenses incurred in defending the actions brought
against the secretary and Lieutenant Dickenson by
Miss Hoare for alleged slander, in pronouncing, at
one of the quarterly courts, opinions respecting her
claims for a share of the society's benevolence. The
Noble President, in transmitting his subscription,
expressed an earnest hope that the recent expensive
proceedings would serve as a warning, and render the
institution more cautious in becoming involved in
trouble.

Captain SIIEBEN said, that in connexion with this
subject he begged to give notice of a motion for the
next quarterly court,—" That at each meeting, imme-
diately after the general business of the day on the
official paper has been gone through, the reporters
and all those not members of the society be requested
to withdraw, for the consideration of the grants to ap-
plicants; that no subject considered be discussed by
persons not being members of the society; and that all
discussions respecting applications be considered con-
fidential."

The Secretary laid upon the table a copy of the
solicitor's bill of costs for defending Miss Hoare's
records at the Croydon Assizes, and the report of
the law committee appointed to watch the proceed-
ings. The expenses amounted to 8191. At the
suggestion of the committee, votes of thanks were
passed to Sergeant Shee, the other counsel, and the
solicitor, for the great zeal and ability so successfully
manifested by them in defending the society's secre-
tary, and preventing the institution being mulcted in
damages. The motion was proposed by Lieutenant
Amseck, and seconded by acclamation.
The law committee's report, which, inter alia, ex-
pressed a conviction that no further proceedings
would be instituted against the secretary and Lieut.
Dickenson by Miss Hoare, was adopted, on the mo-
tion of Purser Marsh, and seconded by Rear-Admiral
Sir Josias Coghill Coghill.
Some conversation took place with respect to the
best mode of creating a fund to pay off the law costs
without trenching upon the invested property or cur-
tailing the allowance to annuitants. Ultimately a
committee of six gentlemen were appointed. The
meeting also agreed that the concluding portion of
the short-hand writer's report of the trial, wherein
the Learned Judge and jury are stated to have ex-
pressed approval of the course adopted by the secre-
tary, should' be printed with the society's annual
report. '
Purser-CLARKE proposed, and Commander CLARKE
seconded, 'a resolution declaring that in the event of
the marriage of the widows or daughters of sub-
scribers with persons unconnected with the nai,al
profession, their claims on the funds of the institution
shall become closed.

This proposition was opposed by Lieutenant BED-
FORD and one or two other gentlemen, on the
ground that it would be unfair to debar the widows
or daughters of naval officers from the advantages of
the society, except during the lifetime of their civilian
husbands.

The resolution, however, passed without amend
ment.

Sir JOHN Ross brought forward a resolution, the
effect of which was to adopt means for endeavouring
to secure the support of the Noble Earl and the
Gallant Admiral who had withdrawn from the society
in consequence of what they, previous to the trial,
believed to be the unjust treatment experienced by
Miss Hoare.
At the suggestion of some members Sir John Boss
withdrew his motion, the Committee undertaking to
give the subject every consideration.
Sir William Burnett, Physician. General, and Mr.
Purser Meek, having been appointed to the vacant
Vice-Presidentships, thanks were voted to the Chair-
man, and the Court proceeded to consider the claims
of applicants for assistance.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN

TRADE.
There is nothing in the present position of the grain
trade likely to lead to any important variation in prices;
the high value of money and the impaired state of
British credit may be expected to act at once as a
check to an advance and a bar to an important fall.
With the rate of interest between seven and nine per
cent., and the impossibility of negotiating any but
the best paper, speculation in corn or any other
article of merchandise is out of the question, and no
one will buy more of a commodity than is absolutely
necessary for pressing wants; hence any rise of con •
sequence in quotations could only occur if the supply
should fall short of the quantity wanted for immediate
consumption, which is not probable as regards grain,
having still good stocks of foreign in granary, and
but slight inroads having been made in the new crops.
Ori the other hand, we are disposed to regard the
present want of confidence as an effectual guard
against large importations from abroad ; for it is
scarcely to be presumed that foreign merchants will
cons?kn to the English market in the present position
of our monetiry affairs. During this and part of the
succeeding month, whilst farmers are engaged with
wheat sowing, the deliveries from the growers may
perhaps barely keep pace with the demand; but as the
millers appear determined not to hold stock, we
scarcely expect this to prove the case. And our
opinion is, that the fluctuation in the price of wheat
will not exceed a few shillings per quarter, up or
down, for some weeks to come; whether, however,
present rates will be supported after seed time, and
when it shall have become necessary to provide funds
to meet rent and other expenses coming due at
Christmas, may be questioned. No new feature of
the slightest interest has occurred in the trade since
our last notice. Purchasers have acted on the same
cautious plan as previously ; and though rather more
anxiety has been shown by holders to realise, the
pressure has not been so great as to cause any very
marked change in quotations.
By our advices from Scotland and Ireland it ap-
pears that favourable weather, similar to that expe-
rienced here, had enabled farmers to make consider-
able progress with the preparation of the land for
autumn sowing. Short supplies and a good demand
for seed wheat had caused the value of that article to
be well supported in the markets of both countries.
Prices of spring corn appear also to have been pretty
steadily maintained, owing to the moderate character
of the supplies. The arrivals of wheat coastwise
into London, though rather larger than before, have
amounted to only 6,162 quarters up to this i(Satur-
day) evening. The quantity exhibited at Mark-lane
by land carriage samples has, meanwhile, been
trifling ; but the millers having acted with the ut-
most caution, the trade has been exceedingly languid.
On Wednesday factors were not disposed to give
way, and the few sales made were at much the same
terms as those current in the beginning of the week.
Subsequently the anxiety to realise increased, and
the business done on Friday was at prices which
would not have been accepted earlier in the week.
We have to report a very abundant supply of foreign
wheat, upwards of 59,000 quarters having come to
hand during the week. The greater part of this ar-
rival consists of secondary and inferior qualities of
wheat, shipped from the Black and Azoff seas. Some
of the cargoes have been a long time on passage, and
the condition of the major portion is likely to turn
out indifferently; it is, therefore, scarcely to be ex-
pected that importers will be enabled to effect sales from
on board, however anxious they may be to save landing
expenses. The demand for foreign Wheat has been
even less active than the inquiry for English; indeed
only the best Dantzic and fine Baltic red have been
taken in retail at previous prices; other kinds, though
offered at an abatement of ls. to 2s. per quarter
towards the close of the week, having been quite
neglected. Comparatively few country buyers have
visited our market of late, and the quantity taken for
local consumption has been small ; but as prices are
about as low now for foreign wheat at Mark-lane as
in any part of the kingdom, we may calculate on an
improved inquiry. The nominal top price of town-
manufactured flour has undergone no change. The
bakers have throughout the week bought very spar-
ingly, and as increased arrivals of country made
flour are expected (now that there is water suffi-
cient to enable the mills to work), lower rates are
looked for. American Flour has likewise been diffi-
cult of disposal ; in the early part of the week the
best brands were held at 28s. per barrel, but after-
wards sellers became more urgent, and very good
Western Canal was obtainable on Friday at 275. per
barrel.—Mark-lane Express.

Lord Langdale bad an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Rome-office.

RAILWAY ACCOMMODATION.
A case has been decided by Mr. Sheriff Tait, in-
volving the question of the liability of railway
i
com-
panies to provide accommodation for passengers n
the particu:ar train for which they had obtained
tickets.

The case came before the Sheriff Small Debt
Court in the shape of a demand by Mr. Brydon,
draper High-street, against the Edinburgh, Leith,
and Granton Railway Company.
It appeared that Mr. Brydon had obtained a ticket
for the one o'clock train, at the Edinburgh station, on
Saturday, the 4th September, and on proceeding from
the station-house to the train he was informed that he
could not be accommodated till the next train, at half-
past one, as the carriages were all occupied. The present
demand was the result of the disappointment. It was
argued by the company that their time-bills, issued to
the public, contained a condition that they were not
hound to accommodate all passengers who might
apply. But to this it was answered, that condition
applied only to the intermediate stations, and was
unauthorised by the bye-laws of the company, so far
as regarded their principal station.
After hearing parties on three several days, the
SHERIFF, in giving judgment, said that the transac-
tion of furnishing a passenger with a ticket could not
be looked on in any other light than as a contract
between him and the company, so far, at least, as
regarded the stations at the ends of the line, although
not at the intermediate stations; and, therefore, that
the company was bound to compensate Mr. Brydon in
.the present instance for any loss he may have sus-
tained from their failing to implement their contract.
Decreet was given accordingly for the full SUM
claimed, and for expenses.—Glasgow Argus.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, OCTOBER Is.
STOCK EXCHANGE. _The share market continues to get
worse: there has been a very limited business done to-dtY,
at a further reduction in prices. The sales are—Birming-
ham and Oxford Railway, 23/ p.—Edinburgh and Glasgow,
48—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (late West Riding
Union), 3% dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preference, 2 dis.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 101. Preference, % dis.
—Midland Stock (Birmingham and Derby), 75—Preston
and Wyre, Halves (B), 3 p.—Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and
Chester, 5 dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester, 101. Preference,
1% p.—South-Eastern, No. 4, Thirds, 2% dis.—Midland
Great Western, 20% dis.
MANCHESTER, OCTOBER 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire, 6% dis.—East Lancashire, New Quar-
ters, 1 15-16 dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway
and Canal (22/. paid), 5 c. dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
7 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, 1 dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3%
dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, Preferential, 13% dis.—London an
North-Western (Manchester and Birmingham), 544—Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 4 c. dis.—Ditto,
Preference, % dis. —North Staffordshire, 1% dis.—Shrop-
shire Union, 2 15-16 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,
3 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 2,
5-16 dis.

LEEDS, OcronEn 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting'
ham, and Boston, 1% c. dis.—East Lancashire, New, 6% u-
dis.—Ditto, Quarters, 355. dig. —East and West Yorkshire,
c. dis.—Great Northern, 534 dis.—Lancashire and York-
shire (West Riding Union), 3% n. dis.—Leeds and Thirak,
20 dis.—Ditto, New, 14% dis.—Ditto, Preference I%dis.
North British, Thirds, 9s. dis.—Ditto, Quarters, '2os. LI. dia.
Ditto, Extension, ss. dis.—North Staffordshire, 21s. 6d. n-
dis.--North- Western, U., Is. dis.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, No. 2, % p.
HULL, Ocropien 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The continued gloomy accounts fronl
the metropolis and the provinces stilt prevents any transac-
tions of consequence taking place in our market. It will be
well if the smaller monied interests do not fiord, by delaying
making investments that they have missed theirchance, as
it must be evident the large capitalists will soon grorruneasY
and not allow Midlands paying 7 per cent, dividends, London
and North-Western paying 9 per cent., York and North
Midland 10 per cent., and other good stocks, to remain Joni
at present rates. As to the scarcity of money, much is caused
by the want of confidence, and the desire of self-protection
evinced by bankers and other monied men. The sales are--;
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 14s. 6d.—Hull and
Selby, Halves, 48—Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding
Union), 61s. 6d. dis.—North British, Quarters, 20s. dis.
EDINBURUH, OCTOBER 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, 34—Ditto,,
New, 12s.—Dundee and Perth, Quarters, 38s. —Edinburgh
and Bathgate, 41 48.—Edinburgh and Glasgow, 981 A eX
div.—Edinburgh and Northern, 161,4—Ditto, ew, Reg.*
19s.—Ditto, Newport. New, Reg.. 12s. 6d.—Great Northern,
465. 6d.—North British, Quarters, 720.—Ditto, Thirds, Reg.,
1 Is.

GLASGOW, Ocrouxu 16.
STOCK EXCITANGE.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth,
Quarters, 40s. 6d. —Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 40L
Shares, 391. —Ditto,Half Shares, No. 1, 51. Bs—Ditto, Halves:
No. 2, 778—Great Northern, 475. ex int.—Manchester And
Southampton, 7s. 6d.—North British, Thirds, 295. 3d..-'
Ditto, Quarters, SOL—Ditto, New Quarters (Scrip), 7s. 9d

The Observer ef yesterday, October 17, gave about
seven folio columns of Monetary Affairs, commencing
with half-a-column of introductory matter on the pre-
sent state of the country. These commercial articles,
coupled with the nine columns in last week's Observer,
October 10 (hare been twice reprinted during the past
week, and copies can yet be had), from the mod
original, complete, comprehensive, and authentic state-
ments of the Funds, Revenue Tables in full, Failures,
and City intelligence that could be obtained up to Satur•
day night last. The Observer of yesterday, October 17,
had two columns of the latest Railway intelligence, in-
cluding the West Flanders Company meeting on Satur-
day. All the particulars of the shameful hoax of the
triple Murder and Arson at Foot's Cray, Marylebone
Vestry, &e.

A FEMALE VETERAN.---" IN THE BATTLE OF THE
NILE I WAS THERE ALL THE wniz.z.”--Most of the gel'
lant men who were with Nelson at the victory of the
Nile have, with their immortal commander, descended
to the tomb. There are, however, some grey headed
veterans still alive to tell their tale; and we think it will
interest some of our readers to know that there is still
in the land of the living a woman who was in thits
memorable engagement, and there assisted to attend the
wounded. She was the wife of a seaman, and was often
noticed by Nelson's favourite, Lady Hamilton, who on
the birth of her child, which took place on board the
Bellerophon. supplied it with clothing which she herself
had made. One little incident is recorded of Nelson,
with feelings of gratitude by our heroine. When near
her confinement, the hero of a hundred fights having
ascertained that the doctor on board the ship was not se
experienced in midwifery as he should be, signalled for
another; thus finding time,'amidst all his responsibilities
and cares, to succour a woman in her hour of trouble!
Our readers will naturally feel curious to know ho!"
this follower and ;barer of the fortunes of the brave--
the battle and the breeze—has been provided for. She
is between 70 and 80 years of age, and receives half:a•
crown a week from Portsea parish!—lsle of 14 igM
Advocate.

ENGLISH BUILDINGS IN CIIINA:—A location on the
Canton river for warehouses, &c., and a site for a churei's
have been at lenzth obtained, and at Shanghai our people
have got about 100 acres for building, with roads, drain-
age &c., all their own. At Hong Kong every public
work and building is now either finished or in progress,
except a Government-house, for which a site and esti-
mates have been got. The Chinese people, however, at
Canton, Shinganze, &c., still look upon the English
" barbarian" as if he were "a bull in a China shop," se,e,
threaten that stone cutters will be cut all into foal
pieces, bricklayers " broken like a tile," and all and
sundry "looked upon as beasts," who dare to lift a little
finger either in " supplying with tiles, wood, granite, or
other building materials," or in building for or otherwise
aiding and abetting this "detested brood" in their
" design upon the country."—Builder.
[ADvEnTISEIIENT.] —HOLLOWAY 'a OINTMENT AND
PILLS IN NEWFOUNDLAND.—Charles Thorne, Esq., merchant, °4,
Harbour Grace, had a bad leg of a fearful nature and long duration,
for which the medical aid of the island afforded no relief, where"
upon he determined on proceeding to England to try if it were P°°-
Bible to get it soundly healed ; but, as a last resource, and before
adopting such a course, he used Holloway's Pills and OintmelL,
which speedily effected a cure of his leg. The particulars of thw
surprising case were received by last packet from Mr. Spry, PT
prietor of the " Mercury" newspaper, Carbonear, Newfoundland.
Theis celebrated medicines are sold at Professor Holloway's Esta-
blishment, 244, Strand, London, and by all medicine venders.

BIRTH&
On the 14th inst., at Topsham, Devon, the wife of Charles
Fox, Esq., of a son.
On the 17th inst., at Connaught-square, the wife of A. a
White, Esq., of a son.
On the 13th inst., in Guildford-street, Lady Pollock, of A
ion, still-born.

On the 6th ult., at New Orleans, the wife of W. 11. Haynes,
Esq., of that city, of a daughter.
On the 9th inst., at Llanpwllyn, South Wales, the lady of
Douglas Dickinson, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., at St. Peter's Vicarage, Thanot, the wife
of the Rev. J. G. Hodgson, Vicar of Croydon, of a daughter.
On the I6th inst., Mrs. John Renshaw, Highbury-park, of
a son, still-born.

MARRIED.
On the 16th inst., at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Cap:
tai W. Holt, R.N., to Juliana, widow of the late Paul
Tate, Esq., of Liverpool.
On the 14th inst., at Frant, the Rev. H. T. M. Kirby,
Vicar of Mayfield, Sussex, to Hannah Jane, eldest daughter
of the Rev. Sir Henry Thompson, Bart.
On the 16th inst., Philip Cotton, Esq., to Caroline, daugh-
ter of the late Rev. Dr. Hoskins.
On the 16th inst., at Camden Church, Camberwell, P. H
Count de Limburg Stirum, to Ellen, only daughter of the
late Edmund Drayton, Esq.
On the 16th inst., at Lambeth Church, Frederick Hoare, of
Felix Cottage, Ray-mill, Barks, to Eugenia Sarah Whitt
second daughter of the late Rev. Henry Gostling White, Co
Clarendon-place, Vassall-road, Brixton.

On the 6th inst., M Lea Bains de Bormio, Lombardy, the
Lady Charles Paulet.
On the Bth inst., at Millman's-row, Chelsea, Julia, d,aughe
terlof the late John Worhall, Esq., aged 19
On the 13th inst., at Waterloo-bridge-road, Lambeth,
Surrey, Lewis Nockalls Cottingham, architect, aged 59.
On the 13th inst., at Darlington, Ambrose Douglas PAr'
kins, aged 20.
On the 14th inst., at Eldo House, near Bury St. Edina"
Major-General Philip Ray, aged 72.
On the 14th inst., at Upper Phillimore-place, Kenaingtalt
Ann, the wife of Miles Miley, Esq., aged 59.
On the 14th inst., William Grimble, Esq., of Albenr-
street, Regent's-park, aged 51.
On the 15th inst., at Streatham, the Rev. W. 11.41/41-0k
ridge, M.A., Minister of Balham Chapel, Surrey, agea'62-
On the 15th inst., at Hammersmith, Mrs. Lucy Dyne, re-
lict of the late W. Dyne, Esq., aged 82.
On the 15th inst., at Gravesend, B. G. Rackstraw, Esq.
On the 15th inst., at Brighton, the Venerable Archdeacon
Dealtry, Rector of Clapham, Surrey.
On the 16th inst., Robert Gibson, Esq., of Grove-street,
Hackney, aged 63.

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