The Sun.
London, England, 1841-04-14 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKET.

Prices were sustained, but the market was quiet, and the
amount of business done was limited. There was no public
sale, but several were announced.
ITEA MARKET.

The demand for Free Trade was extremely limit,3d, but
Company's Congou sold to a fair extent at Is. sd. for cash.
Several ships with Tea are nearatband._

TALLOW MARKET.

The demand for Russian was limited to-day, but prices
were sustained. 475. 6d. was the value of P. Y. C. on the spot ;
for delivery in last three months 48s. 3d. was asked.
INDIGO MARKET.

The demand at the quarterly sale was good, and the prices
paid rather above those of January.

LLO YD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, APRIL 14.—Wind this day at noon, light S.
Westerly breeze, and cloudy.
DEAL, APRIL 13.—Arrived from the river and sailed, Har-
riet, Donkin, Montreal.
PORTSMOUTH, Aran. 13.—Wind W.—Sailed—Excel,
Read, for Dublin
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 13.—Arrived—Hendrika, from
Fleusburg; Phoenix, Christiana ; Hebe, Ellis, Cork.
PLY:MCUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind variable.—Arrived—Her
Majesty's ship Acorn, from Mozambique, sailed from Ascension
28th Feb. ; Belle Alliance packet, London for China. The
Mary Ann, of Weymouth, was fallen in with, abandoned, 4th
inst., lon. 18, and brought in here by H.M.S. Acorn.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 12 —Wind N. W. to E. fresh breeze.—
Arrived the Elizabeth, Odnett, late Whitfield, for Quebec.
Sailed the Royal Tar, for Vigo; Oriental, (steamer,) Liver-
pool. Arrived off, the Hazard, Churchward, from Hamburgh
for Newfoundland. _ . . .

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.—Wind variable.—Arrived the
Bloringe, Banks, from Calcutta; Salacia, Mauritius; Champion,
Lima; Sarah Mills, Buenos Ayres; Sophia Payne, Alexan-
dria; Higeinson, Hogg, Barbadoes, sailed the 13th ultimo.
Sailed the Kestrel. Farren, for Lima ; Magellan, Bouch, ditto ;
Howard, Mills, Savannah; Westchester, New York ; Im-
porter, Miramichi ; William Hinch, Pictou ; Tay, Brown,
Restigouche ; Hope, Sheridan, Nevrfoundland.
BRISTOL, APRIL 13.—The Sarah, Mills, from Cardiff to
Viana, has put back to King-road, leaky.
DUBLIN, APRIL 11.—Sailed Creole, for Gibraltar; Elliott,
for Quebec.
Coax, APRIL 11.—Sailed Try Again, Heaeock ; St.
Patrick ; Gratitude, St. John's New Brunswick ; West-
moreland, do.
OFF DUNGENESS, APRIL 12.—Formosa, Remertson, from
Batavia, for Rotterdam.
SHIELDS, APRIL 10.—Sailed Chanticleer, Wilson, for Mau-
ritius; Herbert, Herbert, Oporto.
YARMOUTH ROADS.—Arived the Alexandria, Howes, from
Messina, for St. Petersburgh.
DOVER—Arrived off, Confident, St. Thomas, for Hamburg h

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.—THE PRESIDENT.—We have
nothing to communicate. The opinion of one party and
another cannot be reduced to any tangible shape, and of
which we can form no judgment; all is uncertain. The
Caledonia is expected this or the next tide.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, APRIL 13.—The sales of
Cotton this day amount to 3,000 bales ; 500 of which have
been taken by exporters, on speculation. There is nothing
to notice ; prices of all descriptions are fully maintained.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, APRIL 13. —But little busi.
ness has been done in the share Market to-day. The
transactions are Chcstcr and Birkenhead, new shares, 19;
Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 26 ; Grand Junction,
211 ; York and North Midland, 81.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL 13.—The Market
continues firm, and but little stock offering for sale.—Manches-
ter and Leeds, 66i ; Bristol and Exeter, 36 ; Lancaster and
Preston, New, 25,-t- ; London and Birmingham, New 321.
Shares, 24/I;4Midland Counties, Quarter, 224 ; Manchester
and Birmingham, 24i ; Lancaster Canals, 28.

THE FUNDS.

The British Market opened this morning rather firmer.
Consols, which left off yesterday at 90 for the Account,
may be quoted at present 90k, tame for Money ; and for
the 25th May next Account, 901 2-; Exchequer Bills,
11 13 prem. ; Bank Stock 171, 173 ; India Stock, 254,
256 ; India Bonds, par, 2 prem.
This is settling-day in the Foreign Market. The chief
business doing is paying and receiving their various ba-
lances to the present time. The prices remain nominal.
The Account is not an extensive one; consequently there
is every appearance it will go off well. Spanish Active,
23k; Deferred, 12,1 i ; Passive, 511 ; Portuguese, 331 % ;
Three-per-Cents., 19?-, 208 ; Brazilian, 69 70 ; Colom-
bian, 22k 23 ; Mexican, 30 i i,, Dutch Two-and-a-Half
per Cents. 514 52 ; Five per Cents., 984 f.
Shares :—Great Western, 28 30 prem. ; Crewe, 141
prem. ; London and Brighton, 31 21 dis ; Blackwell. 5
I die. ; Birmingham, 67 69 prom; Southampton, 57 b 8
per share ; Croydon, 13% per share ; Greenwich, 81 per
share; Manchester and Birmingham, 15% 14% dis.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Great Western
Ditto Fifths •
London and Brighton
London and Blackwall
Manchester and Leeds
North Midland
Ditto New
York and North Midland
COURSE OF EXCHANGE—( YESTERDAY).
Amsterdam ......0 F. 12 7 Gibraltar J
48
Ditto, at sight
Rotterdam ...... ...2 U. 12 7% Genoa . 25 85
Antwerp l2 6% Milan
13
6013 Palermo,
40%
nnes 3l
M.B.Hamburgh
Altona
Paris, 3 days' sight
119
Ditto, 3 months 25 80 Lisbon
Marseilles
Bourdeaux '2s 85 Rio Janeiro 27
Frankfort on Maine... 150% Bahia
I'etersburgh, 3Us ... 37' Buenos Ayres
8er1in......
Vienna, effec. 11. 3 M lO 3 Philadelphia 46
Trieste, ditto . 10 5 rarcEs OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Madrid
Cadiz 351 Foreign Gold, bars... 3 17 9
Ililboa 35 New Doubloons OO 0
Barcelona
Seville ... 35 Si'ver in Bars 00 0
HALF--PAST ONE.
The British Funds continue firm, and money being
plentiful, investments are daily making by the public, which
causes a slight improvement in the market. To-morrow
being settling day in the British Market the brokers and
jobbers are chiefly occupied in making up their accounts.
Consols are for the 15th instant, to-morrow, 90 k ;
Money, same ; Exchequer Bills, 11 13 prem. ;
Ban k
Stock, 172 k ; India Stock, 254 ; India Bonds, 2 prem.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active 238 ; Portu-
guese Five per Cents., nothing done ; Three ptcer CTwo-
ents.
19i ; Columbian, 291 k ; Mexican, 301. ii- ; Duh
and-a- Half per Cents., 52 ; Five per Cents, 98;i i.
The Share Market has been very buoyant to-:la).._
Great Western advanced from 92 to 951 ; Fifths, from
from 454 to 47
lli to 11i ; London and 13righton,
and Le.;ls, 66 t,
Blackwall Shares, 19}; Manchester,
York and North Midland, 80 ; New, 39.

No intelligence to the present time of the President
steamer.

HALF-PAST TWO:
The second train from Liverpool has arrived, and brings
LIAR TER TO THREE.
no account of the PresideQntu.
Consols, Money, 901 ; May Account, 90a ; Mex-
ican, 31 to 311; Portuguese, 33k ; Spanish, pi
No news of the President,

EVENING EDITION.

PRIVY COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.)

WOOD AND OTIIERS V. GOODLAKE AND OTHER?.

The arguiientsin this important case were resumed to-
day. Upon their Lordships taking their scats, Lord
Lyndhurst intimated to the gentlemen of the Bar, that it
Was the intention of their Lordships, after to-day, to pro-
ceed with the further heating of the case on the first five
days preceding Trinity Terre.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL having intimated that such
au arrangement would be most satisfactory to the Bar,
Sir W. FOLLETT resumed his arguments on behalf of
those parties who claimed under the codicil. Supposing
their Lordships were satisfied upon the evidence that had
been adduced that the codicil was in the handwriting of
the deceased, there was no other circumstance is the case
that would prevent them from giving probate. There
was no fact in the case to create suspicion with
respect to the handwriting. Nay, ho would ga
further, and assert that there was no fact to show that the
codicil was not the act of the testator. The fact of some
of the testamentary papers being burned, and some of

them torn, proved, in his (Sir W. Follett's) opinion, the
genuineness of the codicil. But then it was said that
the letter that had been written by the testator was direct
evidence to prove that the codicil was not genuine. He
submitted that it was the strongest evidence in its favour.
There certainly was no direct recognition of the codicil of
the testator, but there was enough to show that the tea-
tator had left a bequest to the Corporation of Gloucester,
and that he had made those inquiries which would natur-
ally lead him to make the gifts he had done to the children
of Mr. Wood, of Chelsea. He submitted that it way
clear that the papers A and B were not the act of the
testator, that the real instruments he had executed were
destroyed, and that there had been foul play somewhere.
But then it was said that the instruments which were dis-
covered to be torn and burned had been done so by the
tes'aeor, he submitted that such a supposition was
against all the probabilities of the case ; His Learned
Friend Mr. Pemberton had argued that the two
papers A and B formed a substantive will for the asp°.
sition of both real and personal estate. He submitted
that there was nothing, in those papers which amounted to
a disposition ; all that they did was to give instriftions
for his will, and it was clear from them that some further
document was intended. The paper A had been consi-
dered throughout. as instructions only for a will,
and it was clear from the evidence of Mr.
Chadborn himself that such was the case. That
being the fact, the question then was, whether
paper B was incorporated with A. He thought
it was clear that such was not the case, inasmuch as paper
B made no reference to any other paper at all. In c .n-
-clocion, the Learned Counsel submitted that nothing had
been adduced to invalidate the codicil, and he trusted,
therefore, that their Lordships would consider it a valid
document. and entitled to probate.
Sir F. PoLLocx had the honour to address their Lordships
on behalf of one of the next of kin (Ecit% and Hitching)
of the testator, and who might probably turn out
to be the next of kin. He could not, however,
before proceeding with the case, artid adverting
with deep regret to what had fagen from his Learned
Friend with reference to what had taken place the first
time the Court assembled to hear this case. No person
could entertain a higheropinion than be did of theability and
character of the Learned Judge, to whom, on that occasion,
he ( Sir F. Pollock) felt it his duty to object to as a judge
on this appeal. That objection was his own. He had no
instructions on the subjcct from his clients. It was his
own objection, not as far as his own personal feelings
were concerned, but in consequence of what he con-
ceived to be his duty to his client. His Learned
Friend had stated that it was not to be considered as a legal
objection to a Judge that he had been counsel iu the
case. That was an unnecessary observation to make.
There could be no doubt, for instance, that if the
plague or some other calamity had dispersed
the Judges at Monmouth, and he (Sir F. Pollock) had
had the honour to have been made one of the Judges of
the land there, there would have been no legal objec-
tion to his going down on the Commission. There was
no legal objection to the most intimate friend of a
party sitting in judgment on the case of his friend,
nay, a Judge might sit on the cause of his own father,
and as his eldest son adjudicate to him an immense estate;
but he (Sir F. Pollock), simply considering what course
he ought to take as a member of the bar, with the con-
currence of his Learned Friend (the Silliciter-General),
and other learned gentlemen—with the ptafoundest respect
for the institutions of the country, and without claiming
a right to lay down a rule as to who should or should not sit
upon the bench ofjustice,did on behalf of his profession claim,
whenever a member of the bar felt that be could not with
consistency and propriety and efficiency do justice to the
cause of his client, he should have the privilege of retir-
ing from a tribunal so constituted as to present obstacles
to what he considered to be the efficient discharge of bis
duty. Dismissing this subject, as he hoped for ever,
it was desirable their Lordships should know who his (Sir
F. Pollock's) client was. If the executors succeeded in
establishing their case, they would share the whole of this
immense property between them, but his client
came forward to establish his fair claim to one-
half of it. Representing, therefore, an individual
who had so large a stake in this decision, he felt himself
almost bound, with the assistance of bis Learned Friend,
. .

to state hie ewn case. He would state to their Lord-
ships the course he was about to pursue. Here was
a will propounded by the executors, and hero were
two persons claiming as next of kin. There were
also persons propounding a codicil. These latter persons
had apparently an interest in the will. On this point of
the ease, therefore, he might be considered as a by-
stander, but Le soon found the executors opposed the
codicil, not on account of the large sums bequeathed
by it, but because they felt assured if the codicil was ettsia-
lished the will must f4P. That was the real secret of, the
extraordinary contest that was going on in that Court.
He had observed that his Learned Friend Mr. Pember-
ton had, with great discretion, shrunk from argument
against the codicil, because be very judiciously refhcted
that such an argument might weigh against the validity of
paper A. Now he (Sir F. Pollock) should contend,
that this codicil, whether entitled to probate or not,
was to be considered, as it was considered by his
client, to be the handwriting of the testator. His
client protested against being bound by any act of Mrs.
Goodlake. He (Sir Frederick Pollock) was sorry
to say that he believed paper A to be a forgery altogether.
His Learned Friend, Mr. Pemberton, had argued that,
although the executors had done wrong, they had been
sufficiently punished for it ; and that their Lordships should
not suffer indignation at their crimes to prevent the course
of justice. Against this argument he (Sir F. Pollock)
protested, and, with the greatest respect to his Learned
Friends, the Solicitor. General and Sir William Pollett,
be regretted that they had thought it necessary to
advert to the violent death of Mr. Chadboin, of which
their Lordships could have no judicial knowledge. It had
struck him that before he was instructed in this case, if
the Prerogative Court had one greater peculiarity than
another, it was an apathy almost amounting to an insensi-
bility to proceedings, which, if proved in a Court of Com-
mon Law, would have set the whole Court in a flame.
The rule of the Prerogative Court was omnia rite
prce-
sumuntur, but he was sure those of their Lordships who
were acquainted with the Courts of Common Law
would agree with him that under the circum-
stances of this case a Jury would find any thing
rather than a verdict which would give the executors a
particle or a farthing of the real cr personal property.
The Learned Gentleman then proceeded to argue against
' the validity of the papers A and B, either together or se—
parately, and cited several cases.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.