The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
EAGFIR V. GRUSWOOD.
In this case the Court consented to grant a rule upon the
affidavits, but at the same time wished to express their strong
opinion to the Learned Counsel engaged upon both sides as
to the desirableness of the parties coming to some arrange-
ment between themselves, which should prevent the Court
from hearing anything further of the cause.

PETITIONS ON PRIVATE BILLS.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS DAY.)

Room 22.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
GLASGOW, KILMA
RAIL WARNOCK, AND ARDROSSAN
Y.
This case was resumed, and occupied the Examiner during
the remainder of the day.
Room 23.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition).
NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY (No. 1).
The petition was opposed by several memorialists, includ-
ing the Lancaster and Carlisle, the Maryport and Carlisle,
and the Caledonian Company. Two allegations, impugning
the correctness of the notices and the accuracy of the sec-
tions, were not sustained, and the case was adjourned till
to-morrow.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE.
(THIS DAY.)
The Committee to whom are referred the petitions against
the Bills that the Examiners have reported not to have com-
plied with the standing orders met at one o'clock.
READING, GUILDFORD, AND REIGATE RAILWAY.
GLASGOW, DUMFRIES, AND CARLISLE, AND
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AND AYR
RAILWAY (No. 2).
Ii each of these cases the standing orders were allowed to
be dispensed with.
GLASGOW, PAISLEY, AND KILMARNOCK RAIL-
WAY, AND AYRSHIRE AND BRIDGE OF WEIR
RAILWAY (No. 3.).
The parties were allowed to proceed in this case.
The Committee then adjourned.

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SALE OF RAILWAY SHARES BY I
AUCTION.—(THIS DAY.)
There was a good attendance to. day at the sale of Rail-
'way Shares by Messrs. Lamond and Co., and a fair business
-was done. The quotations are slightly in advance of Friday
last, and the market generally was more healthy, in the
absence of forced sales. The following are a few of the prin-
cipal sales :
Great Western of Bengal £0 6 0
Newport and Abergivenny
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham 1 12 0
Eastern Counties, York Extension 4 19 0
Northern and Southern Connecting
Northern Counties Union 1 6 6
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 3 15 0
Taw Vale Extension and Dock .. 3 5 0
Great Northern ....
East Indian
Madrid and Valencia
Shropshire Union and Canal. 1 7 0
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole 2 1 ()
Leicester & Bedford, Exchange Certificate 0 11 6
Shrewsbury and Birmingham

COURSE OF EXCHI
Amsterdam C.F. 12 316
Ditto, at sight ..... . 12
Rotterdam .... • • 2U. 12 4
Antwerp ••..• • • • ...... 25 75
lianburgh M.B. 13 8)4
Altona • • ...• .... • .....
Paris„ days' sight .. • . 25 40
Ditto. 3 months...... 25 75
Marseilles • • ...... 25 E 5
80urdeanx......... .. 25 85
Frankfort on Maine.... 128%
Petersburgh, 3 U 5.... .•
. .
Vienna, effec.f10...... 10 3
Trieste, ditto.... • 10 3
Madrid ••.. • • ........ 35%
Cadiz • • •.. : ........ 36!
Barcelona •• • • ........

asTGE.—(THIS DAY)
Gibraltar .. . • • ..
Leghorn ..
Genoa .. ••• • .. .... 25 85
Naples .. ..... 40%
Palermo, per oa
Lisbon.. ...... 52%
Oporto . • .. • • .. 54%
Rio Janeiro

Bahia .
Buenos Ayres
New York, 21 days' sight
Philadelphia .. . ......

PAICES GP BULLION, PEA 01,
Foreign Gold is bare.. .£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .; 0 0 0
_ _ _

I NOP; Dollars 0 (I 0
Spaniih Doubloons .. 0 0 0
Sllyer in bars .. .. • . 0 5 0 %

~le~tlle.. .....

IMPERIAL P
(THIS E

A RI. lAM ENT
VENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.
Their Lordships met to-day at a Quarter before Four
o'clock.

ROYAL ASSENT.

The Royal Assent was given to-day by Commission
to the Corn Importation Bill and the Navigation Laws
Suspension Bill.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor,
the Earl of Shaftesbury, and Lord Campbell.
Their Lordships then adjourned during pleasure.

The House resumed at Fire o'clock.
STANDING ORDERS.
The standing orders agreed to on Saturday last, on
the motion of Lord BROUGUAM, were this day brought
up, and the amendments agreed to.
TIDAL HARBOURS COMMISSION.
Lord AUCKLAND brought up the report of the Tidal
Harbours Commission, which was ordered to be laid
upon the table.
The House then adjourned till Thursday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

The SPEAX,En took the Chair at a Quarter to Four.

ROYAL COMMISSION.

Sir A. CLIFFORD, Usher of the Black Rod, summoned
the House to the bar of the House of Lords to hear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to several Bills, for
which see Lords' report.
LIVERPOOL GAS WORKS.
This Bill was, on the motion of Sir H. DOUGLAS,
read a second time.
PORTSMOUTH PAVING, LIGHTING, &c., IM

PROVEMENT ACT.
This Bill was also read a second time.
LAW OF SETTLEMENT.

Sir C. DOUGLAS presented a petition fromsLeeds
praying for the amendment or repeal of the law of
settlement.

LIGHTHOUSES.

Mr. MORRIS presented a petition from Carmarthen,
praying the Government to act on the report of the
Public Committee, by taking the management of light-
houses in their own hands.
LAW OF ARREST (SCOTLAND).
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE presented a petition from
Glasgow, praying the House to amend the Act of 1845,
as regarded the arrestment of wages, inasmuch as it was
found quite inoperative in the recovery of small debts.
LIMITATION OF THE HOURS OF LABOUR.
Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin-
burgh (as we understood) praying for an abridgment of
she hours of labour.