The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-20 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continues
heavy, only about 150 hhds having been sold at rather lower
prices. Tie public sales have comprised 5,613 bags Bengal,
882 bags Madras, and 131 baskets Penang, which went off
heavily, and only partly sold, in some instances at a further
decline of 6d per cwt. Tile principal transactions privately com-
prise two cargoes of Java cons►sting of 1,200 tons, deliverable
in Holland, and about 650 boxes yellow Havannah on the
spot at 26s 6d for mid quality. The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West India
Docks was 1,933 hhds 148 tierces 416 barrels; there were
taken for home coesunaption 571 hlids 51 tierces 130 barrels.
The stock in the same places is 5,637 hhds 450 tierces 1,636
barrels. _ _ _

COFFEE.-247 bags Ceylon at auction brought very full
prices, viz., from 54s to BUs for fine to fine fine ord.
RICE.-470 bags Bengal, 2,109 bags Madras, sold at full
prices, viz., I6s to 18s for cargo Bengal to mid white Madras.
Rum.—The quantity larded last week at the East and
West India Docks was 461 puns 146 hhds. There were
taken for home consumption 201 puns 15 hhds, and exported
61 puns 22 hhds. The stock in the same place is 7,805 puns
1,751 hbds.

SPICES.-500 boxes Cassia Lignea chiefly sold at 594 to
628 for low to good mid quality, being about la to 2s lower.
TALLOW.—P YC is 48a ed to 494 per cwt on the opal
and town Itli.

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TEA.—The market has been steady. There is a good
consumption going on.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships sat in a Committee for Privileges to-
day. The Peers present were the Earl of Shaftsbury,
the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Redesdale, Lord
Camoys, the Marquis of Huntley, the Earl of Mount
Edgecombe, Earl Charleville, Lord Brougham, Lord
Lyndhurst, and Lord Colville.

THE PERTH AND DRUMIIOND PEERAGE.
Witnesses were examined on behalf of the claimants
in this peerage; the further consideration of which was
adjourned to Tuesday, the 11th of May, when the
counsel for the claimant will sum up his case upon the
evidence adduced on his behalf.

GAHATY V. DIA.LONE.
The further arguments in this part-heard appeal, oc-
cupied their Lc,rdship, the remainder of the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-:MIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR uF ENGLAND.)
MOSELEY V. ALSTON. THE NARROW v. THU BROAD

GAUGE.

The further arguments on this part heard motion for
an injunction, were resumed this morning, and occupied
his Honour the whole day.

(13etore Sir J. WIGRAM.)
THoMPSON V. MOODY.

His HONOUR gave judgment in this cause to-day.
The testator had by his will given 1001. per annum to
the plaintiff till her marriage, and if she married with
consent of the trustee it was to be continued, but if not
it was to cease. A sum of 1,128/. was also left her by
her father, to be given to her upon her attaining her
22d year. An annuity of 5001. was also left to a lady
named Elizabeth Quentrey, provided she remained
single, but in the event of her marrying, it was to be
reduced to 300/., and 2001. per annum was then to go to
the plaintiff. After carefully reading the will, he was
of opinion that this direction had nothing to do with
the annuity of 100/. per annum of the plaintiff, to which
he was of opinion she was justly entitled as long as she
complied with the terms of the will, and that she would
also become entitled to the annuity of 2001. if Elizabeth
Quentrey should marry.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
HARRIS V. GRISSELL.
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This was an action tried before Sergeant Gazelee at
the last assizes at Worcester, when there was a verdict
for the plaintiff—damages, 500/.
Sir F. KELLY moved for a rule to show cause why
that verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial had,
on the ground of misdirection. The plaintiff was the
owner of a mill, situated upon a stream which
flowed into the river Severn ; and the defendates
were substantially the Commissioners under an Act of
Parliament for the improvement of the Severn, and roi-
dering it navigable. In consequence of the various
weirs, locks, and dams, which defendants constructed
for the purpose of improving the navigation of the river,
the stream was cinverted into a canal, but the cruse-
quenee was mo;t injurious to the plaintiffs, as the effect
of those works was to throw back the wat,r so
as to flood and encumber the works of
the mill. The &fondants justified their acts
in the construction of the cuts, and canals, and other
works by the Act of Parliament, and he apprehended,
if he established that point, he was entitled to a verdict
for the defendants.—Mule to show cause was granted.

COMMON PLEAS.--(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The Court was occupied to-dad• with motions for new
trials, but nothing came before it possessing any feature
of public interest.

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT.

Mils I)AY.)
(Before D. D. HEATH, Esq., Judge.)
GREDLAND V. BOUNDS.

This was an application for a writ against the body of
Thomas Bounds, the defendant.
It appeared that during the time the old Small Debts
Act was i❑ force the defendant was summoned at the
Middlesex County Court for the recovery of V. 18s., and
in consequence of his not appearing, a verdict was given
for the plaintiff, ordering immediate payment. sub-
sequently, an execution was issued against his goods.
The landlord of defendant, upon the officer making big
appearance, would not permit the seizure, alleging that
he had a superior claim upon the goods for rent. The
house was in Marylehone-lane.
The JUDGE did not understand how the law stood
upon that point at present ; but he thought it only laid
in his power to grant a certificate of his application to
this court, the plaintiff then eould take out another exe-
cution from the Marylebone district.
The plaintiff stated that he had also taken out a judg-
ment summons for the committal of the defendant, but
that hail also proved ineffectual.

The JUDGI directed Mr. Wright, the clerk of the
court, to draw up a certifivate of this application. Plain-
tiff would then be enabled to take Out a new judgment
summons at the Marylebone County Court for an im-
mediate execution upon his body, but would not be
enabled to recover the costs of the first judgment summons.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The April adjourned quarter sessions commenced
this morning at the Court. house, Clerkenwell-green,
before the Assistant-Judge and a full bench of magis-
trates. The number of prisoners for trial amounted to
seventy, eleven of whom were charged with misde-
meanour. The number of juvenile offenders in the
calendar was below the average.
The ASSI6TANT JUDGE briefly charged the grand
jury. _

At the last sessions a bench warrant was obtained, at
the instance of the London Society for the Protection of
Young Females, for the apprehension of a person styling
herself Madame de Souza, Charles Smith, and Mary
Stevens, described as a cook, for keeping a house of ill-
fame in Grafton-street, Fitzroy-square. On last Tues-
day Mr. Field, one of the society's officers, succeeded in
apprehending the parties named in the warrant, and the
present session was fixed for their trial. The trial was,
however, on the application of the prisoner's counsel,
postponed until next session.
The means employed to iinveigle these unfortunate
victims may be judged of from the following a=lvvrtise-
merit, which appeared in the Times :—" 44 anted in a
millinery establishment of fashionable resort, six young
females who understand their business. In return for
their services they wilt be well boarded and provided for,
and a due attention prd,l to their moral and religious
duti,,s. Respectable references will be required. Apply
at Madame de Souza's, No. 4, Grafton-street, Fit zro) -
square, between the hours of ten and twelve o'clock."

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Robert Grandson was indicted !Or stealing a Mackin-
tosh cloak, the property of Edwf,rd I3tx.
It appeared that the prisoner tried the trick of calling
with a message from some imaginary personage, and
then taking advantage of the servant's absence to make
off with whatever loi;searticles he might find in the hall.
The jury retarntd a verdict of guilty 'against the
prisoner, and several previous convictions being recorthd
against him, he was sentenced to be transported for
seven years.
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Brian Tulin was found guilty of stealing two trowels,
the prope,..ty of Eilis ,Joseph Nottige, and
being an old off.tider, was senLneed to a simiLir term of
transportation.

WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
SUPPOSED lioDnEity.--Charles Aoye, a middle-aged
man with a most repulsive aspect, was charged on sus-
picion of stealing a silver midi ewer, the property of
some person or perso,,s at present unknown.
Charles Graham, assistant to Mr. Bexter, pawnbroker,
Union-street, Spitalfields, deposed that about• ten o'clock
on Saturday night last the prisoner came into his
master's shop, and offer4.d the ewer now produced, and
which was then completely flattened, in pledge. Wit-
ness asked him if it was his property, and how he came
possessed of it, but his answers were so evasive and un-
satisfactory that he told him he must accompany him to
the station-hotw. The prisoner, however, bolted out
of the shop with great nimbleness, and he was so busy
at the time that he was unable to pursue him. The
prisoner, however, came into the shop last evening, and
demanded the return of what he called his property.
Witness seized the prisoner, and took him to the station-
house.

The prisoner, in answer to Mr. Arnold, the magis.
trate, said that he had pick -d up the property in the
street in the state• it was tound, wrapped up in a hand-
kerchief.

Mr. ARNOLD remanded the prisoner until Friday next,
in order to give the police time to find out, if possible,
the owner of the ewer, which has iucribed on it the
initials " A. B.*

MORE Nice THAN WlSE.—During the late severe
weather, and the destitution occasioned by want of employ-
ment amongst the poor labourers in the neighbourhood of
Bexley, in Kent. an extensive dealer in provisions manifested
a charitable feeling, by sending a large quantity of Berwick
pork to be told by a tradesman, for the relief of the starving
sufferers, at the low price of fburpence per pound. Notwith-
standing the same pork was selling in London at 7d. and
Bd., and was of the best quality, the poor refused to become
buyers, on a belief that an interior article was sent to them,
and that the intention was no take an advantage of their dis-
tresses, by forcing upon them food not fit for human suste-
nance. However strange it may appear, the fact is, that they
would not eat it, and the liberal object of the provision mer-
chant was defeated. Finding the pork thus rejected, he sent
it to another village, a mile and a half from the shop where it
had been offered for sale, and every piece was sold for 7d. a
pound.
ROYAL NAVAL BENEVOLENT SOClETY.—Yester-
day the quarterly general court of the members of this cor-
poration was held at the Thatched House Tavern, St.
James's-street. Rear• Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm pre-
sided. The receipts since the last meeting were stated to be
1,6854 including a former balance of 497 /.,donations, interest
on stock, &c., 1,188/. The expenditure included grants,
528/, and other items, there remaining a balance of 1,0004
15s. A letter was read from Admiral Sir Charles Ogle, de-
clining the office of president, as he intended to proceed to
the Continent at the expiration of his command at Ports-
mouth. Lord Radstock was then unanitcously elected to
the vacant office, and Rear-Admiral M'Kinley was elected
vice-president, in the room of the late Sir W. Lake. Atter
some further business, the Court proceeded to consider the
cases for relief, amounting to 97, and a sum (4'480/. was dis-
tributed. A vote of thanks having been passed to the chair..
man, the meeting separated,..

SILESIA.—We are obliged to relate that another
most alarming destruction has taken place of one of our
towns by, fire. On the Bth, the largest and finest part of the
town of Randtem, was completely destroyed, 98 dwelling.
houses, 23 barns, and 75 stables and outbuildings were com-
pletely reduced to asnes. By this melancholy event, above
180 families have lost their all, and great distress and misery
prevail in consequence. We have not heard whether any
lives were lost.
Major-General W. Napier, C. 8., does not vacate
the appointment of Lieutenant-Governor of the islands of
Guernsey and' Alderney. The paragraph in our last was
taken from a daily papore.-Naval and XilitarY G"c"