The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-02 00:00:00

JUNE 2, 1847.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was firm.
Sales, 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 were on speculation and
for export. Railway Shares were not quite so good. There
was a greater disposition to sell on the part of recent pur-
chasers, who could realise a profit.
The Share Market was hardly so brisk yesterday; but at
the sale of Railway Shares, by Messrs. Lamond and Co.,
prices were steady. The following are a few of the principal
sales :

Manchester and Southampton .£0 11 0
Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston 1 10 6
Boston, Stamford, and Birmingham
North Staffordshire
Sambre and Meuse
Windsor, Staines, and South-Western..... 2 17 0
Great Northern
South Yorkshire, Doncaster, and Goole._ 1 7 0
London and Manchester (Remington's).• 0 5 0
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 2 6
Eastern Counties
Eastern Counties. York Extension ...... ... 6 11 0
South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4 5 2 0
South Staffordshire
Louvain ala Sambre 1 0 0

Accounts have come to hand to• day from Australia, but
they are not of later date.
From the manufacturing districts we have more favour-
able accounts to-day, and we have every hope that a con-
tinuance of the present fine weather will inspire such con-
fidence as to induce a material extension of business. It
is rather important to bear in mind also that the late ac•
counts sen t out te the United States would convey intelligence
of thegeneral inclination of our manufacturers to work "short
time," and that this would have the effect, probably, of in-
creasing the desire of the Americans—who must be certain of
an extensive demand for fabrics while their trade in grain
continued so flourishing—to make immediate purchases of
our textile products, even at advanced rates. The effect of
this, with an easier state of the Money Market in England,
must be to revive confidence and impart activity.
The English Stock Market has been again rather fluc-
tuating to-day, and will not probably become steadier until
after the Exchequer-bills have been sent in, and some of the
pressfire of railway calls is abated, although we hear of seve-
ral companies having materially abridged the extent of the
works lately progressing. Consols have been marked 88 to
884 for present transfer, and 88% 3/4 for Account. Exche-
quer-bills have not been higher than Is. to 3s. premium. The
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 88% ;
and the Three per Cents. 86% to 871/. Bank Stock bas
been 195 to 196.

There is scarcely any business doing in the Foreign
Market. Spanish Three per Cents. have been 34, and
Mexican Five per Cents. 20%; Russian Stock has been
at 1091/2.
For Railway Shares the demand is not so good.
13RITISII FUNDS. ONE CLOSING
O'CLOCK. PRICES.
Bank Stock .. • • • • .. • • 195 196 196
Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities 87% 86% 87% 871,6
Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. 881,8 4 88 88 88
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cent Anns. 88% % 88%
Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 ..9 1-168 15-16 9 1-16 9 1-16
Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. • • 94
Console for Opening, July 16 .. 88%% 88%
Exchequer Bills. I%cl. 2d.
1,0001... .... 3 1 p
5001. 5 1 6 p
Ditto, Small 7 5 p
Ditto, Advertised .... par 2p 2 die
ONE
O'CLOCK.

I p
6p
5p
par
CLOSING
PRICES,
ex div 19%

FOREIGN FUNDS.
Grenada, 1 per Cent .. .. .. .
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent ..

Ditto, for the Account • • • • .. 20%
Russian Bonds .. .. 109%

20%
109%

Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 22
Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. 34
Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 34 34%
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. 39 38%
Dividends on the above payable in Lendon.

PRICES OF BUSINESS
RAILWAY SHARES. PAID. DONE AT CLOSING
ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES.

Amber., Notting., Boston, and
Eastern Junction .. .. •• 2%.... 1% % ........
Birmingham and Oxford Junction 10 .... 16% ii ........
Binning., Wolver., and Dudley.. 10 .... 1b ..........

Byekinghamshire 61.45.... 1%%y4 I 14dis.
Caledonian . .. 35 .... 29%34 ........ 2934
Ditto, Half Shares .. 2y4 .. 2 . 2
Eastern Counties .. .. 20 . . 19% 20 19% •
Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1.61. 138. 4d. —. .........
Ditto, ditto.. .. No. 2. 6/. 13s. 4d. % p..
Ditto, York Extension .. 7%.... 6%34 ...... ••
East Lancashire .. 17 .• 164 16 16)4 ..
Ditto New .. .• • • • • 7% •• • 6% ••••• • • • • •
Ditto, ditto New Scrip • • .. 1% •• • . 1% y 4 ........
East Lincolnshire .. 634 1.......,
Ely and Huntingdon .. 15 -• .. 15%
Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% .. 1% •
Great Northern -3% .. • • 2 2
Great Soo.hern & West. (Ireland) 30 .... 24 23 23 14
Great North of England . ..100 .232 230%

P
6%
16%
6%
11
8

15%
•.••••• 1%
2
23%
230%
116
67%

Great Western .. 85 • • —ll6 117.... • • .
Ditto, Half stares .. 50 .... 69 673. i
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 123 .... 18
Ditto, Fifths 20 .... 27 .....
Hull and Selby .. .. •. 50 ....
Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 25 .... 51 kg
Lancaster and Carlisle .... 61

.
• 61
3a p
53► k
• 12%
177

London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. 73A
Ditto, New. No. 2 .. • • 21. 13s. 4d. s p.. .......
London, Brighton, & South Coast 50 •• •• 531414
Ditte, Consol. Eighths • • .. 10 ....
London anu North-Western ..100 ....177 178 175....
Ditto, Quarters - L. and B. 7 .... .....
Ditto ditto, New Shares • • .. 2 ..........
Ditto, 401. Shares M. &B. .. 40 - 68 4 69 ..... .
London and South-Western 411. 68.10 d... 64% 65 66...,
Ditto, Tenths (Consolidated) • . 50 .... —•-
Lynn and Ely .. .. 25 .... 27
Lynn and Dereham .. 20 ....
Manchester and Leeds 82 .
Ditto, Half Shares .. 38 45% 45 .. 45
Ditto, Quarter Shares .. 12 .... 15% • 15%
Ditto, Fifths .... 9% • • 9
Ditto, Thirds (Reg.).. ..71. 45..... par 14 dis. •• • IA dis.
Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. .... %1,4 dis. • 1,4 dis
Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... %
Midland •.100 ....119 120........ 120%
Ditto, New .• .. 36 .... 40 4014
Ditto, New .. •• •• • • 6 • • 814 •••• .. • • 834
Ditto, Birmingham and Derby 100 .... 94 • • •• .. 94
Do., Consol. Bristol and Birm.
Six per Cent. .. —lOO ..127
Newcastle and Berwick • • .. 20 • • 27% • • ••• . „.
Ditto, New .. • • .. • ... 7% 7
Nor.o'k .• ••
Ditto, .New . • . .. 5 .... 9
North British • • • • • • • • 25 •• .. 3214 ..........
Ditto, Quarter Shares •• .• 314.... 4%
Ditto, Extension .. • • %
Ditto, Thirds .• • • •• • • 1 •• • • 2% %•••• • • • •
North Staffoldshire .. • . 714 .. •• 10 93. d ........
North Western • • • • • • • •
Oxford, Wor'ster, & Wolverhamp. 221{ .... 1314 %•• •• .... 13
Preston Pnd Wyre.. .. • • 25 •• .• 35% 3614 .... 36
Reading, Guildford, and Reigate 5 •• .. 5 5
Royston and llitchin . • • .. 1%.... 1% % ........ 1%
Shre "bury ar d Birmingham .. 34•,., 3141 a%•••••• 33'
Ditto, Class B .. • • • • • • 3 •• • • 2 %•••• . • • • 2%
Shropshire Union .. „. 4 .. • • 214 %•• • • 2%
South Stafordshire • • .. . 21. 125... %I.; 1g dis... dis ,
South Eastern and Dovor .. • 33% .. •• 37 36%14 36%
Do., Sew (do. 101.) .. No. 4. 5 .... 5 4% 47z.
South Wales .. .. •10 .... 7% .3i 714
West Ming Union • • • . .41.25..... par 1414 dis.. 14 dis
York and Newcastle .. . 25 .... 38% 37 '37
Ditto, New.. .. . 10 1514 15 15
Ditto, Preference .• . 4 .... 71,4
York aad North Midland .. .. 50 ....
Ditto, Extension • • .. .. 25 .... 42
Ditto. Preference • . .. 6 .... 1474% 15• ....
Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.. 10 20%
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens .. 20 ....
Central of France (Orleans and

641(
53

127
271,i
7
128

42
15
201

•• ll• GO •• .. 16%

Vie.rzon) • . • . •. 12 .. • . 151 A
Dutch Rhenish • • .. .. 7 .... ......
Namur and Liege ........10 334 y,
Northern of France • . .. • • 8 .... 12 N 3 12 ......
Paris and Lyons • • .. 8 .... 5
MINES.

Real del Monte, Unregistered —.. .... 3 .... .....

151,i
411
3%
12

ASCOT RACES.
(THIS DAY-BY EXPRESS.)

Sweeps of 50 sovs. each, for 2 yrs old.

Reflection
Sword Player

Th© Swinley Stakes.

Mr. Pedley's Cossack
The Fern Hill Stakes.

Christopher
Good Boy
2
Hornpipe

Won by a head. Nine ran.
The Royal Hunt Cup.

Tragical
Wintonia
Prussic Acid 3
Twenty-five ran. Won by a neck.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON Jurriz 2. Wind N.N.E., moderate:breeze, and
fine clear weather.
DIAL, JUNE I.—Wind N.E., tine —Arrd. White Oak,
Weeks, New York, for Rotterdam ; Charles Gray, Melville,
Bermuda; George, Cuba; Laura, Havannah. Sld. Sara
Johanna, Ocean, and General List, Batavia ; Hen riett e
Clasina, Anna, Powlona, and Adelkeid, New York ; Catherine,
St. Thomas's.
OFF BRIONTON.—Henry Walmelly, Launceston ; E. Buck-
ham, Bawley, Launceston; Sapphire, Miller, Sydney, New
South Wales.
COWES, JUNE I.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. Adolphe, Bahia.
CLYDE, MAY 29.—Arrd. Unicorn, Crawford, Trinidad;
Lady Cbapular, Hunt, Trinidad; 30th, St. George, Kyles
Callao ; Superb, Paterson, Mauritius; Cordelia, Love, Per-
nambuco ; Laurel, Helder, Demerara; Cingalese, Hutchinson,
Trinidad; Constellation, APFee, Trinidad; 31st, Wanderer,
Redder, Trinidad ; Claudine, M'Ewan, Trinidad ; Prince
orb Alert Calder, Trinidad. Put ak, Brksby APEwan.
New, York, leaky. Sld. Isabellba,c Coopeor,o Trini? dad ; New
Holland, Demerara.
1-„,Hum., JuNE I.—The Hero steamer, Willis, from New.
castle to St. Petersburgb, foundered in the Steene, 19th ult.;
crew saved.
SPALDING, MAT 29—Wind S. S.W.—Arrd. D. and Ann,
Wilkinson, Norfolk, V.
CORK, MAY 30-.. Wind S., strong—Arrd. Princess Royal,
Sewell. Ceylon ; Sarah Nash,. Kapperhold, New York ; Sara
Berthelson, New Orleans; Linters, Harrison, ditto ; Dum-
barton Penelleson, ditto. Off port, Augusta, Cook, Pata-
gonia; Agnes, Gillies, Porto Rico, for Liverpool. The
wreck of a vessel, having been a long time in that state, was
passed' r
the 28th ult., in let. 48, long. 18, by the Dum-
bartop, arrived bora.

PRICE SD.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY
An extremely small supply of English Wheat has arrived
hither for sale this week; and the show of samples was trifl-
ing. Although the accounts relative to the growing crops
are very favourable, rather more firmness was manifested on
the part of the holders of Wheat of home produce, the prices
of which were steadily supported. In Foreign Wheat com-
paratively little business was doing; yet we can notice no
alteration in value. The sale for Barley was heavy, at
Monday's figures. Malt, Oats, Beane, Peas, Indian Corn, and
Flour were exceedingly dull, at unalttered currencies.

Wheat.
English .... • • 1,130 qrs,
Irish.
Foreign ..... • 2,340

ARRIVALS.
I Barley.
100 qrs.

Oats j Flour.
50 qrs. 1,690 sk
8,220

Malt, 2.280 qrs..
CEL.
We had a very dW
uIIRITEIZAP
trade here. and prices were not sup-
ported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Mutton, 3810 d to 5s 6d ;
Lamb, 6s to 6s 10d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 4s
to 5s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase.

- - CHANCERY.-(THIS- DAY.)
The Lord Chancellor sat in his Court at 'Westminster to-
day.

PERRY V. MEDDOWCROFT.

The arguments in this case, which were commenced on
Saturday, were resumed this morning. The case came before
his Lordship upon appeal from the judgment of the Master
of the Rolls, disallowing certain exceptions to the report of
the Master. The cause came before the Master of the Rolls
in November last, upon exceptions to the Master's report,
who, upon a reference directed to him, received in evidence
a decree pronounced iu the Ecclesiastical Court on
the 12th of July, 1816, declaring a marriage between
William Meddowcroft and Mary Gregory null and void on
account of the minority of the former, and because the latter
had caused the banns to be published in the name of
" Widowcroft ;" and upon that the Master had found that
there was no lineal descendent of William and Edmund
Meddowcroft. This was now objected to; and it was said,
in addition, that he should have found William Meddowcroft,
the son of Mary Gregory, to be his lineal descendant. James
Meddowcroft, the testator in this cause, was a solicitor car-
rying on business in Gray's Inn ; and by his will he directed
his trustees to invest the income arising from his property in
the purchase of real estates, and accumulate the income for
twenty-one years. He then gave the estates to the male
lineal descendant of William Meddowcroft, the younger,
deceased, and, in case there should be none, then
he gave the estates to the male lineal descendant
of Edmund Meddowcroft, and in case there should
be none, then he directed his estates to be sold.
The testator died on the 7th of July, 1821, and the period of
accumulation expired on the 7th of July, 1842. On the 30th
of January, 1843, a reference was directed to the Master to
ascertain whether there was any male lineal descendant of
William Meddowcroft and Edmund Meddowcroft. Two
states of facts were taken, in the one by William Meddow-
croft, the son of Mary Gregory, and the other by Mrs.
Huguenin, showing the state of the testator's family at the
time of the expiration of the period of accumulation; and
upon this inquiry, the Master received the decree of the
Ecclesiastical Court in evidence, and reported against the
claiirn of William Meddowcroft, the son of Mary Gregory,
and certified that there was no male lineal descendant of
William Meddowcroft, the younger, living at the expira-
tion of the period of accumulation. In 1813, William
Meddowcroft, the younger, came to London as a clerk is
the office of his uncle, James Meddowcroft. He was about
the age of eighteen, and resided in a boarding-house,
kept by Miss Lewis, at No. 13, Devonshire-street, Queen-
square. He there became acquainted with Mary Gre-
gory, the widow of a lieutenant in the navy. She was
about the age of thirty years, and had an annuity
of 601. a year from Government. It was said that acquaint-
ance ripened into attachment, and that in 1814, William
Meddowcroft, who represented that he had no father or
mother living, made a proposal of .marriage. Mr. James
Meddowcroft, the uncle, was apprised of this, and he ex-

pressed his determination of tieaking it off. He removed
his nephew from the boarding-house. Mrs. Gregory also re-
moved, and went to reside at Craven-street, in the Strand;

but notwithstanding this separation a correspondence was
kept up between them, and it was alleged that Mrs. Gre-
gory's friends were made acquainted with all that took
place. In 1815 the parties resolved to be married tinknown
to the uncle. Mrs. Gregory gave instructions in writing to
Elizabeth Bradley, at whose house she resided, for putting
up the banns. Mrs. Bradley, without reading it, took the
slip of paper to the house of a person named Penry, the
parish clerk of St. James, Clerkeuwell, and gave it to his
daughter Elizabeth, who, from this slip of paper, entered the
names in the clerk's book as William " Widowcroft," bache-
lor, to Mary Gregory, widow. This entry was copied into
the banns-hook, and in those names they were published on
the 12th, 19th, and 26th of February, 1815. On the 28th
February, 1815, the parties attended to be married, the banns-
book was laid upon the table. NI, illiam Meddowcroft looked
at it, and disclaimed the name of Widowcroft.,,
It was alleged that Mrs. (iregory then refused to proceed
with the ceremony, but this reluctance was removed upon
the name being altered in the banns•book ; and upon the
assurance of both clergyman and clerk that the marriage
would be good, and that there was ncthirg to fear, the
marriage was then solemnized. It, however, proved un-
happy, and within a year Mrs. Gregory went to reside in
Devonshire; she subsequently returned, but in consequence
of her continued unhappiness, which resulted in a miscar-
riage, she resolved to acquaint James Meddowcroft, the uncle.
She accordingly went to him in January, 1816; he at first
treated her with apparent kindness, but upon being
Made acquainted with all the facts relating to the marriage
his manner changed, and he declared his resolution to have
it set aside, cost what it would. She was shortly afterwards
served with a citation from the Ecclesiastical Court, at
the suit of the father, and then for the first time, as alleged,
she became aware that William Meddowcroft the younger
had a father whose name was also William. Upon being
served with the citation, Mrs. Gregory went to Messrs.
Nicholls and Bishop, the King's proctors, fur advice; but
they, after listening to her statement, required her to write
her further instructions upon paper. She then wrote that
the suit was instituted to set aside the marriage between
William Meddowcroft and Mary Gregory, the banns having
been published in the name of Widowcroft, but altered pre-
vious to the marriage. She also is alleged to have expressed
her determination to defend the suit at all events, though
her pension as a naval officer's widow was insufficient. It was
alleged that she told her proceedings to William Meddow-
croft, and that he told them to his uncle. During the
whole of those proceedings William Meddowcroft lived
with Mary Gregory, and on the 6th of June, 1816, she
wrote to Messrs. Nicholls and Bishop, stating that there
was a prospect of her becoming a mother, and that she
trusted a provision would be made for her child.
During the whole of this time William Meddowcroft was in
the office of his uncle, who expressed his resolution to have
the marriage annulled, but his nephew told Mrs. Gregory
that he would marry her again, and under that promise it
was alleged that she neglected actively to defend the suit.
It appears, however, that Dr. Jenner and Dr. Dobson ap •
peared on her behalf, but in the result Sir William Scott de-
cided that the marriage was fraudulently effected, and for a
fraudulent purpose. It was said that rtflections had been
made upon her character, and that she desired to go into
evidence upon that, but none was gone into, and the only
evidence produced was to show that fraud had been com-
mitted. The marriage was accordingly set aside, and
William Meddowcrolt subsequently married Miss Davis,
but died without leaving any issue, and this widow has since
married Mr. Huguenin. Upon the decease of William
Meddowcroft, the present exceptant disputed the right of
his wife to take out letters of administration to her husband.
In this, however, he was defeated, and again in the Privy
Council. It was insisted, before the Master of the Rolls, on
behalf of William Meddowcroft, the son of Mary Gregory,
that the decree had been obtained by collusion, and it was
said that it was competent for this Court to entertain the
question; it was also insisted that the ecclesiastical courts
had no authority to set aside a decree obtained by fraud, and
that the evidence now brought forward gave a new aspect to
the case.

Mr. Betbell, Mr. Walpole, Dr. Phillimore, and Mr. Daniel,
were in support of the appeal, and Mr. Hodgson and Mr.
Cole appealed as counsel to support the decision of the Court
below.

Mr. BETHELL resumed his arguments on behalf of the ap-
pellant this morning, and was proceeding with his address to
the Court, when
The LORD CHANCELLOR stated he was clearly of opinicn
that he could not decide the case satisfactorily without the
intervention of a jury.
After some short discussion the case was directed to
stand over for a week, in order to afford the parties an op-
portunity of considering whether, for the purpose of having
the necessary documents (all the witnesses being dead) be-
fore a jury, they should file a bill for discovery only, or a
bill for discovery and relief.

BAIL COUItT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN.)
THE NEW COUNTY COURTS-BOROUGH OF ST. ALBAN'S.
Sir F. THESIGER said he had been instructed to apply for
a rule calling upon Mr. Edward Gibson, of St. Alban's, to
show cause why a criminal information should not issue,
calling upon him to showbymhat authority he held the office
of clerk to the new County Court of St. Alban's. The ques-
tion, he said, turned upon the construction to be put on the
Act recently passed for abolishing Courts of Request, and the
establishment of County Courts in their stead. There bad
been a Court of Requests at Nutford, a short distance from
St. Albans, and another in St. Alban's. Mr. Ablet, the person
on whose behalf he applied to the Court, had held the ()Mee of
clerk to the St. Albans Court for a period of five-and-twenty
years. The new Act abolised both these courts, and the
material question was, whether Mr. Ablet was or was not the
person entitled to be appointed to the clerkship of the St.
Alban's County Court, which comprised within its limits
Watford. It was the intention of the House of Commons
that the old clerks should be appointed to the new courts.
The old cou.its were abolished two days before the period
when the new Act came into operation, so that it might be
contended that the office of the applicant was extinct, and
that he had no real claim to be appointed to the new court.
When he applied he was told by the judge that he had ap-
pointed Mr. Gibson to the office.
Mr. Justice WIGIITMAN inquired if the appointment was
' in the gift of the judge?
Sir FREDERICK THESIGER said the judges were appointed
by the Lord Chancellor, and that the clerks were appointed
by the judge, subject to the approval of the Lord Chancellor.
If the same system was to be pursued, the greatest hardship
would be inflicted upon persons who, like the applicant, had
properly discharged their duties for many years ; he hoped, '
therefore, that the Court would grant the rule, in order that
the matter might be argued, and a decision comeutpoo, as to
whether his view of the law was correct or incorrect.
Mr. Justice IVIGHT3Lix granted a rule, calling
Gibson to show caurse.

CO3IIIION PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
No case of any importance occurred in this Court to-day.
_ _

EXCHEQUER..-(T HIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
any importance occurred
The Court took the special paper to-day, and no case of