The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-14 00:00:00

ditto; Coquet, Gibraltar and ditto; Wilton Castle, Adis
and ditto.
O‘llK, MAncti 11. —Wind W.N.W., a gale. —Artd•.
Furlong, Honduras, London.

;MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
HAY IVIARZETS.
SMITHFIELD.-Meadow hay, 21 12s to 31 14s; Clover;
; ditto, 3/ 15s t• 41 15s and. Straw, 11 45 t• 15
8s per load. Trade dull, at but little alteration in pried.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 13s to 3/ 15"
Clover ditto. 31 15 to 4/ I2s; and Straw, 114 s toll IN
per load. A lid* average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHAPEL.-11,-wifiw Hay, 2/ 145 to 3/ 151;
Clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 41 15s; and Straw, I/ 3s to 11"
per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dill.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY•)
The house sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers
present were the Lord Chaucellor, Lord Campbell, the
Marquis of Bredatbane, and the Marquis of Sligo.

TURNBULL V. COWAN.
This case came before their Lordships upon an Wel
from the decision of the Court of Session. Mr. Yi
Turnbull, the testator in the cause, died sometime agt
leaving a widow and an only son, Thomas Turnbull,
wl.O is a person of mental incapacity. The respondent'
',no is an Advocate in Scotland, was appointed hie
curator buttie., and the question on the cause was whether
r not the yearly produce of the trust estate of Mr•
Turnbull for a certain period subsequent to his dew
h.
belonged to his son Thomas, and as such fell under 00
management of the respondent us his curator bonisk al°
Court of Session decided that it did, and no°
that decision the appellants, who are the widow of the'
late Mr. William Turnbull, and the trustees nominated,.
tinder the deed of settlement executed by him, brougak
the present appeal.
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Anderson were Counsel for tb•
appellants, and Mr. Bothell and Mr. Gowan supP9ried
the judgement of the Court below.
The arguments occupied their Lordships the whole
morning, and. had not concluded when our Evening
Edition went to press.
THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION OF LONDON V. THS

ATTORNEY GENERAL.
The LORD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the
arguments in this case yesterday, gave judgment
affirming the decision of the Court below.
Lord CAMPBELL, who was present, concurred in the
judgment of the Lord Chancellor. The case came before
(heir Lordships upon appeal from the decision of the
present Master of the Rolls. The original question it
issue in the case is, whether the Crown or the mayor,
and corporation of the city of London is the owner 01
the soil or ground of the Thames between high and low
water marks. A bill was filed by the Attorney.Generg,
to determine the question, and to that bill the mayor autt
corporation of London demurred, en the ground of wall
of equity, as the matter at issue was determinable at
common law. The Master of the Rolls overruled the
demurrer; and from that decision the present appoint.",
brought •
Judgment below affirmed, and the appeal dismissed
with costs.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

PEACOCK V. PENSON.

The further arguments in this part heard cause net.
resumed to-day and occupied his Lordship the Master of
the Rolls the whole morning. The object of the suit was
coo obtain the specific performance of an agreement for
the purchase of certain property at Upper Hollows)"
near the Highgate Archway.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR Of ENGLAND•)
The arguments in this case of Sewell v. Murray, the
facts of N hich are of nu importance except to the parties,
concerned, occupied his Honour the whole morning.
(Beture the Vic. Chancellor KNIGHT BaucH)
EXPARTE NASH V. RE NASH.
The ftirther arguments in this part heard bankrupt
petition, the object of which was to annul the eat, 00'
copied the Court the entire day.
(Before the Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.)
MORRISON V. MORRISON.
His HONOR was engaged the whole of Saturday, yes,•
terday, and to-day, onexceptiona taken. to the Master $
report on this cause on matters of account.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The March general sessions.commeneed this morning
at the Sessions-house, Clerkenwell-green, before the
Assistant-Judge and several county magistrates.
Three brothers of the name of Burn, all aged under
20 years, were convicted, with a lad named Whiting, of
stealing a piece of bacon from a shop in Chapel-streeto
Westminster. Whiting was recognised as a reputed
thief, and was sentenced to six months' imprisonment,
with hard labour. The others were sentenced to be lir
prisoned and kept to hard labour for three months on*

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM

RIO JANEIRO.

The following is an extract from a private letter re•
ceived at Liverpool, dated Rio Janeiro, Jan. 24, ls4B
" Lord Howden has communicated to the commercial
body, through our Consul, that all his endeavours to cow
tract a treaty with the Brazilian Government had been
frustrated, and that in consequence all further negotia-
tions are suspended until he receives instructions from
the Government at home, which he expected by the
January packet.
'• Should nothing be arranged between the two Cabi-
nets, imports of British produce will be amenable to one-
third more duties than articles of the growth and menu'
facture of other countries whose laws are more favourable
to Bra zilian interests."

PACKAGES FOR MLR MAJESTY.—SeveraI packages,
enveloped in oilskin, arrived at Dover towards the closet
of the past week by the Government packet Widgeon,
from Ostend, addressed to her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen. They were immediately forwarded by the
Government authorities at that port by the railway to
town, and were 'duly delivered on the following day at
Buckingham Palace. This is the fourth or fifth arrival
of a similar nature from the same Belgian port at Dover
for her Majesty within the past fortnight. A further
arrival of this nature took place on Sunday by the
Widg( on from Ostend, which was, as in former in-
stances, dispatched by the authorities to the Palace
without de lay.
BIRMINGHAM, MONDAY, MARCH 13.—The Torun
Hall has been let to the Chartists for a public meeting,
in order to " a grand expression of congratulation to
Republican France," on Wednesday next, at noon,
.It
being stipulated that the proceedings shall close at six
in the evening. The impression universally prevails
that there is no danger of any serious outbreak among
our population; the rather that the manufacturing ope-
ratives of the surrounding districts are better employed
industrially than they would be in attending meeting§
politically. Most of them are fully employed at remu-
nerative wages, and are not likely to risk a good sheP
of work by absenting themselves on so barren an °col-
sicnas the pres(nt._

MANCHESTER, MARCH 13.—CHARTIST MEaTINa•
—The Salford Chartist meeting took place this evening•
It was a numerous and orderly assembly. An address
of congratulation to the French people was unanimously
adopted; as also a resolution of perseverance in peaceful
agitation until the charter should have become the 1a
of the land. The speeches were distinguished by much
moderation, as contrasted with the language used else-
where on similar occasions, or here in bygone days. The
chair was occupied by a respectable working man,nasoed
Hyde, and all the speakers were of the same class. Man-
chester is quite tranquil.
The Westminster Reform Society met yesterday,
and after a lengthened discussion agreed to the following
resolution: —" That considering the frequently shown
reluctance of this and previous Cabinets to initiate and
carry into law practical political reforms, whereby the
tranquillity of the country has been seriously endan-
gered, this society is of opinion that the exigencies of
the country require the official assistance of men who,
by their station in life, are acquainted with the wants
and feelings of the public, and who, unbiassed by party,
could act in a way suitable to the increased intelligence
of the people."

MISSING SHIP JANET THOMAS. There seems
now no doubt as to the melancholy fate of this ship, end
it is to be feared that none of the numerous crew
survive to tell the tale of her disaster. She sailed from
Greenock on the 19th of April last, two days after the
ship Merlin, of Greenock, which sailed for New York
on the 17th, and has never since been heard of ; and
there seems now but too good reason to conclude that
she and the Merlin perished, with all on board, in the
same storm. The last date from Valparaiso is Ist
January, up to which no tidings of her bad been heard;
and the only hope which existed—that of her having
put into the Falkland Islands—was dissipated by the
account carried out by the Sir Charles Forbes, which
vessel touched there without seeing or hearing anything
concerning her.—North British Mail.
THE SPEAKER'S LEVEE.—The names of Mt.
Thornely, Mr. Brotherton, and Nlr. Henry, were acci-
dentally omitted from the list of Members at the
Speaker's Levee, on Saturday last.
Mr. 11. B. Clive (Ludlow) paired off in favour of
Mr. Hume's amendment upon the income-tax with
Viscount Newport.
LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY.—The royal mail steal-
ship Caledonia, Captain Leitch, after having been de-
tained one day by Admiralty order, sailed to-day for
Halifax and Boston with the mails and forty paasengers.