The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-14 00:00:00

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

APPERLEY V. PAGE.-JUDGMENT.
The LORD CUANCELLOR gave judgment to-day in this
case, the facts of which we gave yesterday. his Lord-
ship affirmed the decision of Vice-Chancellor Knight
Bruce with costs.

GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY V. DIMES AND OTHERS.
This case came before the Court, upon an appeal from
the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of England in this
cause. The defendant, Mr. Dimes, became Lord of the
Manor of Rickrnansworth, in the county of lierts, in
1831, at which period a portion of the land was traversed
by the works of the plaintiffs, whose bill alleged that
they were entitled, by their Act of incorporation, to
purchase such land at a valuation of a jury.
The father of the other defendant (Scudamore) was
seised of the land in question, and had conveyed it in
1797 to the present plaintiffs, and they contended that in
consequence of the same, the original copyhold tenure of
the property was destroyed, and that they became the
copyhold tenants. The heir (who was made a party to
the present suit), not being admitted into the right of
the possession of the property, the defendant ("Mines)
sc ised the land, but it was contended that he (Scudamore)
being a minor at the time, their title was not forfeited.
The case commenced yesterday, and the arguments,
which occupied the whole day, were resumed this
morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.---(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND.)
3IOSELEY V. ALSTON.—THE BIRMINGHAM AND OXFORD
JUNCTION RAILWAY.—THE NARROW V. THE BROAD
GAUGE.
Mr. Bethell—the Court having yesterday overruled
the demurrer put in by the defendant to the bill of
the plaintiffs in this case—moved to-day-for an injunction
to restrain the deendants (the twelve diree4)rs of the
Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway), from acting
as such dir, eters until the hearing of th cause. The
facts of the case are the same as those stated to the Court
upon the di.murrer, of which we have already given a
detailed account.
The motion appears likely to occupy a day or two.

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT
(THIS DAY )
(Before D. D. HEATH, ESQ.. Juige.)
CABLE V. PEPLOW.

The plaintiff, Susan Jane Carle, sought the recovery
of the sum of IL 6.5. Bd., the balance of a bill due for
dressmaking, millinery, &c. On behalf of the deren-
dant a " set off" was pleaded to part of the debt, and
non-liability to the remainder.
It appeared that about Christmas last, the defendant
(Dr. Peplow) attended the husband of the plaintiff, for
a severe illness with which he had been attacked, and
for which he charged 11. 10s. 6d. To liquidate this
debt, the plaintiff was engaged as dressmaker, &c., by
Mrs. Peplow. From that time (Christmas, 1846) to the
6th of March last, the plaintiff had made, altered, and
repaired various articles of wearing apparel, for which
she demanded 21. 17s. 2d., leaving after the deduction of
Dr. Peplow's bill a balance of 1/. 6s. 81., the sum sued
for.

Mr. EDWARDS, on the part of the defendant (who was
not present), stated that in consequence of a separation
having been m'tde between the defendant and his wife,
the former inserted an advertisement in The Morning
Sun, and other daily journals, to the effect that after that
notice, he would not be answerable for any debts con-
tracted by his wife. As corroborative evidence, Mr.
Edwards handed the Learned Judge The Morning Sun
and another paper, bearing the date of January 26, 184 G,
containing the advertisement alluded to. He, therefore,
on behalf of his client, objected to the items inserted in
the plaintiff's bill on the 6th of March.
The Learned JUDGE explained, that if the items
named were necessaries for the maintainance of the
wife, the defendant would be liable, notwithstanding the
public notice to the contrary. An advertisement in-
serted in any of the London daily journals would render
the husband in a position to dispute the debt, if the
articles incurring it, were not proved to be positive ne-
cessaries. After the appearance of the advertisement,
the husband would not be liable for any jewellery, silks,
or other articles of an expensive nature, not usually
worn by the wife previous to separation.
Mrs. Peplow was called, and said she had been sepa-
rated from her husband since the 20th of January with-
out any allowance. She had had all the articles named
in the plaintiff's bill—mostly to her husband's personal
knowledge. _

The JUDGE then questioned the plaintiff and the last
witness as to the nature of the, articles supplic d on the
6th of March, and, considering them all to be necessaries
with the exception of some ribbons, returned for the
plaintiff; for 11. ss. 4d.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Ann Williams, a tall middle-aged female, with a child
in her arms, was charged, before Mr. Coombe, with
having committed several robberies.
The system pursued by the prisoner was to call upon
ladies at their own residence, and beg that, as a matter
of charity, they would give her some needlework to
execute, as she and her family were reduced from cir-
cumstances of comparative comfort and independence to
the greatest want. The moment the prisoner was left
alone she availed herself of the opportunity of stealing
whatever she could lay her hands upon.
Mrs. Matcock, a lady residing at llernruingford
Islington, proved that the prisoner came to her house,
and after having told her Hsual tale, and requested some
needlework to do, she was left alone for a very short
time, when she stole a valuable watch from the chimney-
piece,
raonodm .
a rosewood dressing-case from the table of the
inside

A number of ladies were in attendance who had been
robbed of plate, watches, jewellery, and other articles by
a person answering the description of the prisoner, and
several of them recognised her as having called at their
houses to request work shortly before the articles were
stolen ; and one gentleman said he missed a valuable
gold watch shortly after some female very like the pri-
soner had been to his residence.

As the police had not as yet had time to trace the
stolen property, the prisoner was ordered to be brought
up for tival examination on Monday next.

MARKET NEWS.-(T HIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
The present week's arrivals of English Wheat having
been on a very moderate scale, the supply of that grain
on offer was small. Although the attendance of buyers
was limited, the demand for both red and white was
steady, and previous rates were well supported. There
was only a limited supply of foreign Wheat on show,
and which moved off steadily, at full prices. The Barley
trade was firm at the late advance in the quotations.
We had a fair inquiry for Malt, at full currencies. With
Oats we were scantily supplied, while a full average
amount of business was transacted, at previous quota-
tions. In Beaus, Peas, and Flour, we have no change
to report.
ARRIVALS.
Barley. Oats I Flour.
150 qrs. 40 qrs. 1,040 slis.
- 870 I --
13,706 --

Ir.ngl I sh

[rich. • • • • •• • •
Foreign •• ••

Wheat.
1,780 qrs.

2,420

3,870
-bfalt. 50 on.
WHITECHAPEL.

The supplies of meat on oiler being on the increase,
the general demand was heavy, and prices had a down-
ward tendency. Beef from 2s 8d to 3s 6d ; Mutton,
3s 6d to 4s 8d; Lamb, 5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 10d to
43 10d ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per 81bs. by the carcase.

DRURY LANE THEATRE.—The Desert is the
greatest hit which has been made here for years past,
and is nightly filling the theatre. Last evening pre-
sented one of the most brilliant assemblages ever within
the walls of the theatre.

SOCIETY FOR PROAIOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE

—Yesterday the monthly meeting of the members of this
society was held at their chambers in Lincoln's Inn-
fields. There were present the Bishops of London,
Winchester, Durham, Peterborough, Lichfield, Carlisle,
Ely, Worcester, Lincoln, and Hereford ; the Dean of
Chichester, the Dean of Hereford, the Rev. Dr. Spry,
the Rev. C. B. Dalton, the Rev. W. J. Hall, and a large
number of other church dignitaries. A lengthened dis-
cussion took place a ith reference to the religious state
of the colonies and dependencies of the British Crown,'
and liberal grants were made in aid of the society's ob-
jects in the newly-formed diocese of Morpeth (Austra-
ha), the Cape of Good Hope, Adelaide, and Newcastle
(New South Wales). Several letters from destitute con-
gregations were read, and requests complied with, after
which upwards of 60 gentlemen were elected subscribing '
members of the society.
FURIOUS GALE.—The Scotch papers contain se-
veral accounts of the gale which prevailed so generally
on Thursday last, but which appears to have raged with
unwonted fury in the north. There was a great loss of
life in small boats along the coast, and many vessels were
seriously injured; but we have not yet heard of any ex-
tensive shipwrecks.

) MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY', QUARY ER 70
The sales of Cotton ht Liverpool yesterday amounted
to 10,000 bales, the quotations being firm. Of this
quantity 8,000 bales were American, and realised 6-id.
to 7i<l. per lb. The quantity taken on speculation was
3,000 bales, and for exportation 1,000 bales. There
si as an improvement in Railway Shares, and the demand

was more active.
The market for shares was dull and inactive yesterday.
We subjoin a few quotations of the principal sales by
Messrs. Dimond and Co. :
East Indian X. 7 0
Great Western of Bengal 0 6 0
Manchester and Southampton 1 2 6
North British Extension
Liverp. Manch. and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 0 19 0
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (8)....;,.,, 0 17 6
Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. 2 5 0
Ipswich and Bury Extension
Newport and Abergavenny 1 5 0
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham . 6 5 0
Am bergate, Nottingham, & Boston, ex int. 1 17 6
Eastern Counties, York Extension 4 3 0
Great Northern

Buckinghamshire . ... 5 14 0
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and G001e... 1 16 6
It has been assumed that the Director s of the Bank of
England have refused advances upon the deposit of
Exchequer-bills. This is not the fact; nay more, it is
absurdly so represented. As we have been informed,
and we have every belief in the truth of the statement,
that in order to pass through discount a large quantity
of paper—good no question about it—a certain
portion of collateral securities were offered, but as the
whole lot of bills was turned out, of course the Exche-
quer collateral security followed the fate of the paper
sent in for the accommodation required. Exchequer-
bills are too good a security, as far as the principal
money they so present, to ho hawked about.
As a matter • of course in speculative pur-
chases or sales, the premium for temporary purposes,
as well as discounts, must be taken into consideration.
There is one point which ought to be borne in mind ; it
is that the rumours of bills being rejected by the dis-
count committee of the Bank of England, must be re-
ceived with the utmost caution. The members of the
Court of Directors are a sworn body. From
them no information can be obtained as
to the number, or the amount of bills that
may be refused discount; and it would be a too incre-
dulous story to assert, that establishments whose paper
has been rejected would make the fact known, either in
whole or in part.
The follswiug circular will speak for itself :
CIRCULAR TO BANKERS.
" Stamps and Taxes, London, April 10.
" Gentlemen,—lt baying come to the knowledge of the
Board of Stamps and Taxes, that bankers who are licensed
to issue unstamped notes, under the 9th Geo. IV., c. 23, had
in some instances re-issued notes made payable to order after 1
payment thereof, a case has been submitted to the Attorney
and Solicitor General, as to the legality of that proceeding.
" The board have received the opinion of the law officers,
that a promissory note, payable to order, either on demand
or after date, issued on unstamped paper, by a banker
licensed under the 9th Geo. IV., c. 23, cannot lawfully be
re-issued after payment, and that by omitting to caned
sueh note, and by re-issuing the same, the penalty of
50/., imposed by the 19th section of the 55th Gno. 111., c.
184, is incurred.
" The board think it right that this opinion should be
communicated to all the bankers, for their information and
guidance.
" I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
"THOMAS KEOGH, Assistant Secretary."
A very useful document has been drawn up by Mr.
Horatio Hardy, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house. It is
for the guidance of those connected with the East Incite.
and China trade. It comprises all the ships about to
sail, and '6 trading to places within the limits of the East
India Company's charter, China, and the Colonies. A
very considerable amount of tonnage is to be devoted
to the conveyance of troops, and of Government and
the Hon. East India Company's stores. But the general
trade of the country with the remoter districts named
is apparently looking well ; for we find that in berth, to
receive cargoes in the various docks of the port of
London, there are not less than four ships for Madras
and Bengal ; for Madras solely, two vessels ; for Bengal
solely, six vessels ; for Bombay, eight ; for Ceylon, four;
fur Victoria, Macao, and Canton, two; for the Mauritius,
four; for New South Wales, six; for Adelaide, five; for
Hobart Town and Port Philip, five; for New Zealand,
one; and about a dozen others for Singapore, Hong-
Kong, &c. The tonnage of these vessels ranges from
158 to 600 tons. One measures 1,014 tons (the Welles •
ley), and another 1,200 tons (the Sutlej). For quick
trade ships of 400 to 600 tons admeasurement
appear to be most in favour. The periods of sailing are
from this present day and ranging up to very nearly
the end of the month of May. In all sixty. one vessels
are on the list. This looks like business, to say the
least of it.
The funds have been decidedly better to•day, and the
re-purchasing for the account has occasioned a rally of
not less than 1 per cent. in the quotations. To-morrow
being settling day, the Bears are anxious to be prepared,
and money bargains have been made as high as 864 and
8i in Consols. For May the rates have been 874
Bank Stock has fluctuated from 192 to 196.
Very few transactions have been reported in the
Foreign Bonds to-day. The Spanish Consuls has been
done at 258 The Three per Cents at 36k I. The
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, at 581 8, and the
Four per Cents. at 89i and 90.
Matters hare improved in the Railway Share Market
this morning. In most instances prices have been on the
ad vance.

ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 192 195 193 196 196
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities .. .. 85 86% 86 85%
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 864, 86 87% 86% 86%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anna. 86%54 87%% 87%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 8, 1860 .. 8% 9 9
Ditto. 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 .. 8 13-16
India Bonds, 1,0001. . .. .. .. ..
Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. 2 dis 2 dis
South Sea Stock ' . .. .. • • • • .. 96% 96%
Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 85 85
Consols for Account .. •• • • • • • . 86 87% 86% 8654
Three per Cent. Consols, Scrip .. .. . ...... 2% die
Exchequer Bills. l%d. na
1,0001... ..
Ditto, Small

BRITISH FUNDS.

1 4 die par
3 dis 2p

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent ..
Mexican Bonds, 1846, S per Cent
Portuguese Four per Cent
Russian Bonds ..
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 25%
Ditto, Passive Bonds .. 5% %
Ditto, Three per Cent .. 3614
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cent .. 96
Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cent .. 5814 % 583
Ditto. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 8934 90 90%
M/SINESS ' CLOSING}
PAID. DONE AT
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

ONE CLOSIN,
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
83%
20%
35%
110%
25 4
5%
36

PRICES OF
RAILWAY SHARES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .. • • 2% .. 15i ... . . .
Birininghtun and Oxford Junction 5 .... 13%36
Bristol and Exeter • . • . .. 75 ........
Buckinghamshire 61.45.... • %
Caledonian .. .. • . .. 30 .... 25 24% 25.
Ditto, Half Shares .. .• • • 2% •• . . 2
Eastern Counties .. .. • . .. 20 .. 18% •
19%
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 13s. 4d. • '
Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 61. 13s. 4d. Igyp.." •••
Ditto, York Extension .. . • 5 % • •
Edinburgh and Perth .. • • 2 .... 3% • •
Ely and Huntingdon .. .. 15 .... 15% ••
•• ••
Great Northern .. 3% 3% Li
Great North of England . ~100 231%
Great Western 85 ...
.•
...
Ditto, Quarter Shares 12%.... 17% .. •• . .....
Ditto, ›.evr .. • . .. ... • 7% 34 .
Hull and Selby .. .. •• 50 .. . .
*Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 5116'
Leeds and Bradford •. • • .. 3.5 .... 781,E 77% 7836
Leeds and Thirsk 22%.... 1856 18 ......
Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 2% .... 1 ..........
London and Blackwall .. 161. 138. 40. 77f ..........
Ditto. New, 1(o. 1 .• • . b 5%
Ditto, Extension . • • . •.... 4 ..........
London, Brighton, and •S
Coast.. 50 .. 5136% 52% 5156
Ditto, Consol. Eighths .. .. 10 .. .........
London and Greenwich .. 121. ..
155. 4d. 8% .
Do. Preier. or Privilege 181. 17s. 2d... ••. 21% x d......
London an North-Western • • 100 •• • • 173 174
Ditto, Fifths .. 2 .... .•
London and South-Western • • 411. 6s. 10d..• 63 64
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) .. 50 .. • . 52%
Ditto, Scrip . • • • • • .. 5 .... 434
Lynn and Ely .. .. 20 .... ......
Jianchester and Leeds.. .. • • 82 ~..100% 102......
Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 46%
Ditto, Fifths .. .• • • • • 5 •• • • 934 •••••• • • ••
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) .. .. • .71. 45.....
Manchester, Buxton, Matlock 425. .... 14 p........
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 136 • •
Midland .. ..100 ....114 ..........
Ditto, New .. .. 36 .... 3955 % ........
Ditto, New .. •• • • • • 2 ....
Ditto, Consol. Bristol aid Bir-
mingham 6 per cent. • • .. 100 .... • • •• • •
Newcastle and Berwick .. •• 20 .. • • 25% 34 26'
Ditto, New .. • • • • 5 ..
.......
Northern Counties Union .. 23636 3G .......
North British .. .• • • • • 25 •• • • 3134 •• • •
Ditto, Half Shares .. • • 12% • •
Ditto, Extension .. • • • • % 1% .... ..
Ditto, Thirds ........1 .• 3 •• •
.
North Staffordshire • • • • • • 5 •• • . 734 %%.....•
Ditto Scrip (late Churnet and
Blythe) • • 2
Oxford,Worcest.,& Wolverhmptn. 22%.... 14 •
•3%
Preston and Wyre .. • • .. 25 • •
•: !•1
Ditto, llalf Shares (A) .. • • 8% .. • • II
.•• • •
• .
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 • • • 4 %.% • • ';7l
Scottish Central 61 . 17%.... 25 y(, :
Shropshire Union ... 425. .. •• I% dis •• •
• •
~
South Devon .. 40 .... 31.34 • I% dis

13%
74
dig
25%
2%
19%

34
23134

21
174

122%
26

7%
132

15%
1%
3
7%

illi
*•"•• 1,4 dN is
3536
15
5%

• .....
S .uth Wales .. ,4 •• • .
South Staffordshirel • • • • .. 21. 125...
South Eastern and Dovor .. • • 33%
Do.. New (do. 301.) .. No. 3. 15
........
Do., New (do. 151.) .. No. 4. 5 .......
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and
Ouole
West Riding Union • • .. 4/. 25..... n
York and Newcastle •
.. .•
•. 25
Ditto, New •• • ••.. 10 •l4 %;i ...
.....
Ditto, Preference .. • • .. 4 .• •
• 6% 7%
York aail North Midland .. 50
Ditto, Extension .• • . 25 .. • . 40• • • Ditto. Preference
.• • 2
...... •
•
Do. E. and W. Riding Exten... 10 203¢ ...• •• ••
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. .• 0
Demerara .. • • ..234 3.••••• • • ••
....
Northmt of Prance •
_ • . 13 .... 12% • '
Orleans and Bourdeaux 6 .. • • 6 %• • •• •
• • • • • • •
Paris and Lyons .. g _ 54% sNi •• ••
Paris and Strasbourg
.. g 2 IA • • •
Tours and Nantes .. • • 5 .. 1% • ..• •• ••
•• • •
Real del Mont MINES.
e, Unrezistered •• • • 3% • •

1m i;
Hrt
14%
7%

Lord Monteagle is at present visiting his estates in
the county of Limerick.