The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-29 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
There was a large business dono in Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday ; sales, 10,000 to 12,000 bales. Holders re-
quired an advance of lid. per lb. for American. Shares
were buoyant.
The intelligence by the steamer from Halifax has
disappointed some, who thought the rate of
exchange would have kept up to a higher
point. We see nothing, however, in the compa-
ratively trifling reaction that has occurred, to
induce the slightest anxiety, for even admitting that
we must part with more bullion, it will be some time
yet, and rather than lose the opvrtunity of shipping
grain to the United Kingdom, the Americans will un-
doubtedly give liberal orders for our textile fabrics, and
we may anticipate considerable activity in the manufac-
turing districts.
In the United States the prospects for the crops ap-
pear to be excellent, and we are advised from Montreal
under a late date, that—" The weather has again become
warm. Yesterday and to-day the thermometer has
been up to 75 in the shade. Vegetation is now nearly
as far forward as it was at this date last year, and the
reports of the crops are unusually good."
The unfortunate immigrants train Ireland were suf-
fering greatly from fever in the quarantine vessels off
Quebec, although every effort wai made to ensure their
recovery. There was, we are assured, no want of food
on board the ships bringing the immigrants, and so far
the passenger regulations were complied with.
It is stated that on the sth instant there were 21,000
passengers at Grosse Isle; 960 died on the passage out;
700 died at the station; there were 1,500 sick on board
the vessels, 1,100 sick on shore, and 90 died on the sth.
Bills were stuck up calling for 50 female nurses, and
20 orderlies, for the service of the hospitals at Grosse
Isle. Wages, 31. per month, with rations.
A letter from the Magdalen Islands, received at Hali-
fax, represents the people of the settlement there in
a state of great destitution. Flour is said to be twenty
dollars per barrel. About 3,000 seals had been taken at
the islands this spring.
Before the arrival of the Hibernia, flour was eleven
dollars at Halifax, and twelve at Fredericton and St.
Andrew's, New Brunswick.
A cargo of 1,500 bushels of potatoes from Cornwallis,
the first since last fall, arrived at Halifax on the 30th
of May, and was soon disposed of at from 6s. to 7s. 6d.
per busheL
There are no details yet from India by the Overland
mail.

The Money Market continues easy, but besides the
fall in the exchange at New York, the most has been made
of Lord John Russell's rather positive assertic n that the
potato crop was as good as lost. Ministers, in a time
like this, should weigh well their words, as excitement
and mistrust are more easily raised than allayed. Upon
what authority the Premier makes a statement of so
much importance, we are certainly at a loss to conceive,
and if his Lordship be really in possession of accounts
which are less favourable and more authentic than those
obtained by the public, it would be highly desirable that
the authority should at orce be given. In the City, there
has been a good deal of conversation upon this point.
The Funds kaye been acted upon by the causes
above stated, and by the natural desire also which spe-
culators feel to realise the profits they may have made
upon the recent advance. Still the market is by no
means weak. Consols have realised 89 to 891 for the
Account. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents.
have been 91 to 918, and the Three per Cents. 89 to
898. Bank Stock has been firm at 195 to 1961-.
Exchequer-bills have advanced to 9s. to 12s. premium.
The Foreigh Securities have been flat again. Spainsh
Three per Cents. have realised 34k, and the Five per
Cents. 211 to -I. Portuguese Four per Cents. have been 31.
Mexican Stock has been marked 19 to 198, and Equador
21. The French Five per Cent. Rentes have been at
117.25, with the exchange at 25.60. Dutch aur per
Cents. were 90 to 901.
There is not quite so much doing in Railway Shares,
and prices have remained at about the previous range.
In some cases there is an advance, but in others a slight
decline has occurred.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)

Bank Stock ..- 19C% 195
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities • • SO 4 % 43%
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent. Anne. 911,E 91
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 9% 1-16
India Bonds, 1,000/. ..
Ditto, under 1,000/.' 9 10 p
Consols for Opening, July 16 89% 89 89143.;
Exchequer Bills. 1 % d, 2d,
1,000/. .. 11 912 9 p
500/. .. 15 lip
Ditto, Small .. 16 20 p
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Equador Bonds .. . • . 2%
Mexican, 1846, 5 per Cent .. .. 19
Ditto, for the Account .. • • 19%
Portuguese Bends, 5 per Cent. • •
Ditto, Four per Cent .. 31
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent. .. 21%
Ditto, for the Account 21%
Ditto. Three per Cent .. .. • • 3414
Dividends on the above payable in London.
French Itentcs, 5 per Cent. .. 117 f. 25c,
Exchange .. .. • • • . 25f. 60c.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. --
Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 904
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
ItAILWAYS. PAID. PEY SHARE.
Amber., Notting., Boston, & Eastrn Jn. .. 1 sib %• . to
Birmingham and Oxford Junction .. 10 .. 1714 34.. to
Birmingham, Wolver., and Dudley •. 10 .. • • 14%.... to
Buckinghamshire • • .. ••61.45•.•.. i dis. to
Caledonian •• • • • • 35 ~ 30%4 %%to
Dublin and Belfast Junction .. .. 15 .... 3 .. •.to
Eastern Counties • • • - • • • • • . 20 .... 21 .... to 20%
Ditto, York Extension •- 7% . • 7 ... to
East Lancashire .. 20 .... 20 .. • • to
Ditto, New .. .. • • .. .. 10 .... 10 .. • . to
East Lincolnshire • • • • • • .. .... 7% .... to
Great Northern .. • • • • • • .. 23,4% ••to
Ditto, London and York Extension.. 2% •• • • 1% . • to
Great Western • • • • • • • • .. 85 120 to 117
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. • • • . 1214 .... 184 to
Ditto, Fifths • • • • • • • • • - 20 .... 28 • • • to
Ditto. New .. • • • • • • • • .. 4% .... 8% .... to
Lancaster and Carlisle .. • • •. 50 .... • . to
Ditto. New •• • • • • • • • • 7% .... 11% to
Leeds and Thirek • • • • • • • • • • 26 to
Do.. do., Preference, 6 per Cent .. 3% .... .... to
London, Brighton, and South Coast .. 5o .... 561 .... to 551%
Ditto, Consolidated Eighths • • • • 10 .... 14 .. • • to
London and North-Western • • • • .. 100 .• .. 185 % .... to 186
Ditto, Quarters .. .. L. and B. 7 25 to
Ditto ditto New • • • • • • • 2 .... 13% .... to
Ditto, 101. Shares .. M. and B. (A) 5 .. • . 11% .... to
London and South-Western 411. 64. 10d. .... 67%.... to
Ditto, New Consolidated Eighths .. 40 .... 49%„ • • to
Lynn and Ely • • •. • • • • • • 25 .... 24% •• .. to
Manchester and Leeds •• • •• 82 ••.. to
Ditto, Fifths •• • • • • •• .... 11 ••.. to
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.) • • • • • -71. 45... • pto
Midland .• •• •• •• •• •• i6O ....131 130.. to 132
Ditto, New • • • • • • • • • • 36 .... 444 .... to 4,6
Ditto, New .. .. • • • • • • 6 .. • . 104 .. to
Ditto, Consol. Bristol & Birmingh.
6 per cent. .. .• • • • • • • 100 ....129 .... to
Newcastle and Berwick .. • • •• 20 .... 29%.... to
Ditto, New • • • • •
Norfolk .. • • • • • • • • .. 100 . ..125%•••• to
Ditto, New • • .. • • • • .. 5 .... 84 .... to
North British • • •• • • • • • • 25 .... 33 .... to --
Ditto, Half Shares • • .. • • 123,', .... 15% .... to
Ditto, Extension • • .• •• • ~ .... to
Northern and Eastern .. • • • • 50 .... 59 •• • • to
North Staffordshire • • • • • • • • 7% .. • . 10% .•to
Preston and Wyre • • •• • • • . • . 25 .... 37% .... to
Ditto, Half Shares (A) 8%.... 131% • ... to
Ditto, Half Shares (B) •• • • .• 14 .... 1%.. • • to
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate • . 5 .. 5% to
Scottish Central • • •• • • 17% .. • • 25% .• .. to
Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A) • • 3% • • 3% •• .. to
Ditto, ditto (B) .• • • .. 3 .... 2%%.. to
Shropsnire Union • .• • • .. 4 .... 2% •• .. to
South Staffordshire • 2/. 125... .4 dis to
South Eastern and Dover .. 331.25. 4d. 37% to
Ditto, New (do. 331. Os. Bd.) No. 2.. 12 .. • 124 •• .. to
Ditto, New (do. 151.) No. 4 .. 5 .... to
South Wales .. • . .. • • • • .. 10 .. • • 7 .... to
South Yorkshire. Doncaster, & Goole 2 .... 1% .• to 2
Westltiding Union .. • • .. 4/. 2s. •. • • %%p.. to
York and Newcastle • • •• • 25 3K.... to
Ditto, New .. 10 .... 174 .. •.to
Ditto, Preference .. • • • • g 12X, K.. to
York and North Midland .. • • 50 .... •• • • to
13itto. Extension
.„ 25• 42 to
Ditto, Preference l6l, .... to --
Ditto East and West Riding Extension 10 .... 52% •• .. to 23
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Ceylon .
Luxembourg • • • • •• 6 to
Northern of France • • a .... to %.. to
Rouen and Havre .. . 20 .... 25% •••• to
MINES

Real del Monte, Unregistered . • .. •• • • 3U .. • • to

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 29.—Wind N.N.E., moderate breeze, and
cloudy.
DEAL, JUNE 28.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Saragossa,
M'Manus, New Orleans; Roland, Charleston for Bremen.
Sld. Houghton-le Spring, St. Kitt's ; Ellen, Quebec; Essex,
Bordeaux and Mauritius. Arrd. from the river and aid.,
Jenet, Willis, Demerara; Sophia, Barbadoes; Republic,
New York.
COWES, JUNE 28.—Wind N.E.—Arrd. Freeland, M`Ken-
zie, Havannab.
OFF TIIE START, JUNE 16.—Ben Nevis, Havannah.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 28.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Jamaica,
Gibson, Jamaica; Albania, Crowell, New Orleans; Trident,
King, Virginia; Scipio, Briggs, Virginia; Ardirondack,
Shepley, New York ; Virgilia, Barr, Boston ; Hibernia
steamer, Ryrie, Boston, left 16th inst., Halifax 18th inst.
The Soothtank, hence to Quebec, put into Miramichi on the
4th inst., with 129 emierants dead. The Percival, Mr.
Duffie, left this port for Boston on the 24th Feb., and has
not since been heard of. The Matthew Pearce, White, from
St. Thomas Bay to Laguna, was totally lost off the Island
of Puerta Real, Bay of Laguna, on the 27th April; crew
saved. Sld. Mary Pleasants, Walton, New York ; Isabella,
Watson, Clard or Chard, Bombay; Virginia, Eaton, New
York; Sheffield, Smith, Boston ; Yeoman, Purdon, St. John,
New Brunswick; York, Wilson, Quebec.
DUBLIN.—SId. Sir J. Macdonnel, Quebec.
COEN, JUNE 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Diadem, Bennett,
Rio Grande, and sailed for Hamburgh ; Bostonian, Muir,
New Orleans; John Knox, New Orleans; Alexander, Inglis,
New York; Thomas Worthington, Ross, Barbadoes.
SLIGO, JUNE 23.—Arrd. Louisa and Betty, Thomson,
Odessa; 27th, Salisbury, Crowe, Baltimore. Sld. 23d, Alan
Ker, Quebec; 24th, Betsey Cragie, Porto Rico; Walpole,
Boston.
DONEGAL, JUNE 26.—Arrd. B. Aynaar, Metrals, New
York. Sld. Adele, Philadelphia.
LIMERICK, JUNE 26.—The Albion, Wallace, from New
York, capsized at the Quay yesterday, and filled.
HOLYHEAD, JUNE 27.—The Adirondack, Shipley, from
New York, struck on a rock or sunken wreck, the Skerries
Lighthouse bearing N. by W. W., the South Stack Light-
house over the North Stack Head, and the Middle Meuse in
one with Carnals Point.
GLoucEsTER, JUNE 28.—Windeasterly.—Arrd. Maranham,
St. John's, New Brunswick.
BRISTOL, JUNE 28.—Wind N. W.—Sld. Pauline, Houghton.
Mauritius; Feliza, Trinidad; Rosa, St. Thomas; St. Vincent,
Jamaica.
HULL, JUNI 26.—Sld. James White, Bombay.

ROYAL ORTIIOII2EDIC HOSPITAL.—A ball on behalf
of the funds for the support of this excellent charity took
place last night at Willis's Rooms, and was remarkably
well attended. By the help of M. Jullien's band dancing
was kept up with great spirit to a late hour, and whether
in the rapid valse or the more subdued and stately
quadrille all present seemed bent on enjoying the free
use of their limbs, and on illustrating by contrast the
claims of their less fortunate fellow-creatures who by
disease are deprived of that blessing. We think that
there is more than ordinary aptitude in the idea of a ball
for the benefit of an orthopaedic hospital, and we doubt
whether even the Bishop of E2;eter, with all his scru-
ples, could raise any objection to the collection of
charity in such it form,

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
HAY IbTAHILY..T.Z.
SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 2/5s to 3/ 15s; Clover ditto
315 s to 4/16s ; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 14s per load. Supply
but moderate, and trade dull.
CumnEntAwD.—Meadow _Hay, 21 8s to 31 16s; Clover
ditto, 315 s to 4l 14s; and Straw, 1/ 11s to 11 15s per load.
A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WnrrxcuarEt..—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 3/ 15s ; Clover
ditto, 31 8s to 41 lis ; and Straw, 11 lOs to 1/ 142 per load.
Trade dull at barely late rates.
COLONIAL.
SUGAR.--The market for British Plantation has been
rather inanimate, only about 450 hhds having been sold,
without any material alteration in prices ; a small portion of
150 hhds Barbadoes offered by auction brought 46s for good
yellow. The public sales have comprised 450 bags Mauri-
tius, 2,050 bags Bengal, and 450 bags Madras, which went
off heavily and was only partially sold ; the Mauritius and
Madras at rather lower prices, while the Bengal maintained
the former value. Privately about 1,000 -chests fine yellow
Havannah sold on the spot at 46s to 475, duty paid. The
quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East
and West India Docks was 3,304 hhds 311 tierces: 441
barrels, and there were taken for home consumption 1,561
hhds 144 tierces and 437 barrels. The stock in the same
places is 15,122 hhds 2,096 tierces 3,278 barrels
Corr Ex.-130 casks Jamaica and 480 bags Ceylon chiefly
sold at steady prices, the former at 81s to 83s for fine fine ord,
and the latter at 44s 6d to 45s for Plantation fine ord yellow,
and 37s 6d to 38s for good ord pale.
Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 729 puns 25 hhds. There were taken
for home consumption 232 puncheons 78 hogsheads; and
exported 61 puns 87 hhds. The stock in the same places is
3,522 puns 2,662 hhds.
Ercx.-1,660 bags and 1,000 pockets Bengal sold at Gd to
Is decline; good white 18s to 18s 6d, and good yellow 16s to
163 6d per cwt. The market is giving way.
SALTPETRE.— 700 bags Bengal sold readily at 6d advance.
SPICES.-150 bags Pimento were taken in above the
market value.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 50s to 50s '6d per cwt on the spot, and
Town, 535. There is rather a tendency to decline.
CcirroN.—The quotations evince much firmness, and a fair
business is doing.
TEA.—The demand is steady, and parties are more inclined
to lay in stock.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(T1-41S DAY.)
(Before Lord DENMAN.)
THE SWORD WORN HY LORD NELSON AT TRAFALGAR.
EVANS V. LAWSON.
Sir F. THESIGER said the plaintiff in this case was
Mr. Evans, a dealer in curiosities, relics, and antiquities,
residing in Maddox-street, and that he had brought this
action against the printer and publisher of the Times,
for a libel contained in that paper, which was calculated
to do him irreparable injury. The jury would be aware,
from the peculiar character of the business carried on by
Mr. Evans, that nothing was more likely to be detri-
mental to him than any want of confidence or suspicion
on the part of his customers that he wished to palm off
spurious articles as genuine, because it would lead to the
utter destruction of his business. The libel of which he
complained was of that character. In the course of last
year Mr. Evans came into possession of a sword which
formerly belonged to Lord Nelson. If it were
at all necessary to go into the history of the
sword, he could prove clearly and distinctly its
transmission from Lady Hamilton to Mrs. Smith, the
widow of Alderman Smith, and from her to the plaiatiff,
and he could prove the genuineness of the article by
identifying it as the sword placed on the coffin of Lord
Nelson when he was lying in state. The sword had
been purchased from Mr. Evans by Lord Saye and Sele,
who munificently presented it to Greenwich Hospital.
Mr. Evans was rather surprised, some time afterwards,
by finding a letter inserted in the Times, under the sig-
nature of Sir Harry Nicolas, charging him in distinct
and direct terms with manufacturing curiosities, and
palming off spurious articles as genuine, and having
recourse to what in direct terms was called forgery,
for the purpose of supporting his statement. Mr.
Evans was, therefore, compelled to decide whether he
would submit to the imputation which was so utterly
destructive to his business, or whether he should
call upon the editOr of the Times, either
to apologise for the introduction of the article
or give up the name and manuscript of the person who
was the author of it. The Learned Counsel then read
the libel in question, one paragraph of which stated
that the manufacture of Nelson relics had become a very
profitable speculation to certain curiosity-dealers; and
the writer stated that the folly of persons who were
imposed upon by them was too glaring for him to in-
terfere, but when it was endeavoured to foist one of
these articles upon a national institution, he did think it
was the duty of every Englishman to interfere. The
letter also accused the plaintiff with forging several
letters, which he represented were written by Mrs. Smith,
alleging the genuineness of the sword. (A letter had
appeared in the Times, signed Mrs. Smith, stating that
she had received the sword, with the coat and waistcoat,
irom Lady Hamilton. This letter, it appeared, was a
forgery.) Upon this article appearing in the paper the
plaintiff wrote to the defendant, and requested him
either to furnish him with the name of his solicitor, or
the name of the writer of the article. No answer
having been returned, the plaintiff had no alternative
but to enter the lists against such a formidable antagonist
as the 7 imes.
Witnesses proved that the letter referred to the sword
sold by Mr. Evans.
Mr. HUNFREY replied to the case of the plaintiff in an
amusing address. He said two letters from Mr. Evans
appeared in the Times, in reply to the letter complained
of, denying that there was any truth in the statement
that the sword which he had sold was not the sword of
the renowned Nelson; and that nearly seven weeks after
an action was commenced against the Times, after a de-
mand had been made by his solicitor, Mr. Flight, of
which, however, the Times took no notice, that an apo-
logy or retractation, under the name of Sir 11. Nicolas,
should appear in the columns of that paper. It appeared
that Prince Albert having been informed that Mrs.
Smith had in her possession the coat and waistcoat
worn by Nelson at Trafalgar, lost no time in
purchasing them for 1501., for the purpose of presenting
theta to Greenwich Hospital, and they were presented
accordingly, and are now exhibited in the painted hall.
Mr. Evans shortly after found that Mrs. Smith had a
sword in her possession, which was stated to be Lore
Nelson's, and he succeeded in purchasing it from her for
1/. Shortly after he sold it to Lord Saye and Sele for
1001., for the purpose of being presented to the hospital,
and his Lordship offered it, but as doubts rested upon
its authenticitylit was not accepted. Lord Sayo and
Sele was an enthusiastic admirer of Nelsonian relics, but
as he was a fresh-water sailor, it was just possible that
he might have been vainly led to believe that the sword
was a genuine article. It was a remarkable fact, that
Nelson wore no sword at the battle, and as the
writer had investigated the merits of a sword
belonging to a person named M'Kenzie, as it was made
by Nelson's man of business, the late Mr. Salter, of the
Strand, and was such a sword as was worn by flag-
officers in 1805, and considered that it was very likely
to be the sword of Nelson, he naturally imagined that
Mr. Evans's sword was a spurious article. Sir Harry
Nicolas was the author of the well-known " Nelson
Dispatches," and had taken the greatest interest in all
that related to the great hero.
Lord DENMAN briefly summed up, and he left it to
the jury to say whether, in their opinion, the letter im-
puted that the plaintiff was a manufacturer of Nelsonian
relics ; he could not bring himself to believe that this
was charged in the letter.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.
CAUTION TO TRADERS ENTERING INTO DEEDS OF COM-
POSITION.—IN RE SOUTIIIVOS,D.
This insolvent, who had carried on business as a brick-
layer and builder at Market-street, Paddington, came up
for his final order.
Mr. COOKE appeared on behalf of Mr. Lacy, a
creditor, to oppose, on the ground that there were no
assets to distribute.
Mr. BICKNELL, on behalf of the insolvent, said this
was not one of the ordinary cases of fraudulent disposal
of the property. The insolvent having found himself
involved, had called a meeting of creditors, at which it
was agreed that he should assign the whole of his pro-
perty to trustees, as a security for a composition which
they all agreed to accept except the opposing creditor,
who would not come in unless there was a guarantee for
the subsequent payment of the difference.
Mr. CooKE said the debt had been contracted very
unfairly, and therefore Mr. Lacy was determined to insist
on the full payment.
Ilis;Noun said that this was a disposal of property
within the meaning of the Act; if persons chose to give
up all control over their property they were not entitled
to come to this court for protection.
Mr. BICKNELL said the transaction was bona fide,
and he thought it hard that an individual creditor should
oppose an arrangement made by the rest, and for the
benefit of all parties.
His HONOUR said the Commissioners had come to a
decision to refuse protection when the property was so
disposed. Creditors were not to be forced into those
arrangements. If a trader could not persuade all his
creditors to concur he had the power to come to this
court, which could and would protect him and his pro-
perty; but when his estate was being administered by
trustees over whom, or over whose accounts the court
had no control, the court would not interfere.
Protection was refused, and the petition dismissed.
The insolvent had suffered forty days' imprisonmen
for contempt.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
There was not any charge of the least public interest
before the court this morning, the whole time of the ma-
gistrate being occupied in disposing of f,,rty drunken
charges.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
John Brown, who carries on business as a watchmaker,
and resides in the Caledonian-road, near the Scotch
school, was charged with stealing seven pounds of bacon
from the shop of Mr. George Pummett, cheesemonger,
Penton-street, Pentonville.

It appeared that the prisoner was passing the prose-
cutor's shop when he was observed to take a piece of
bacon from off the window board, by the prosecutor,
who immediately pursued him, and raised the cry of
" Stop thief," when the prisoner was taken into custody
by a policeman.

The prisoner stated who he was, that he was a most
respectable person, awl that he must have committed
the act while in a state of infatuation. He had plenty
of money about him, and had not the slightest induce-
ment to commit a theft, as he was in independent cir-
cumstances.

Waddington, the gaoler, confirmed the prisoner's
assertion as to his respectability. He had known 'him
for many years, and a more respectable man, or one
more skilful or esteemed in his business, he did not know.
Mr. CO3IBE said the evidence was so direct and con-
clusive that he had no other course than to commit the
prisoner for trial.

_
The prisoner was thesC9llllllittcd t 9 take lil; trial f9r
the felony, but