The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-30 00:00:00

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)

(Sittings at Nisi Prius in London, before the LORD ORIEF
BARON and Common Juries.)
DAY D. DAY.

Mr. Humphery appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bov,
for the defendant.

This was an action brought to recover a sum of about
7,0001., as for money lent and on account stated.
The defendant pleaded that he was never indebted ; and
that as to 2,500/. of the amount, the ground of action, oc-
curred more than six years ago. The replication put these
pleas in issue. It appeared that the parties in this case were
brothers, and that the plaintiff had, on several occasions, as-
sisted the defendant. On the 25th February of the present
year, the brothers met, and then settled the account exist-
ing between them, upon which settlement the present action
was brought.

Mr. NiviLL submitted, on behalf of the defendant, that
the settlement produced was not of a nature to support the
declaration.

Ultimately a verdict was entered for the plaintiff, with
damages, 6,8501., several points of law being reserved by his
Lordship for the consideration of the full Court.

PASSING OF THE CORN BILL, DERBY.—The fact of
the passing of the Corn and Customs' Bills, and the defeat
of the Ministry on the Irish question, was telegraphed from
Rugby and Derby, and thence to Leeds and York. The
news arrived at Derby at nine o'clock on Friday morning
(market-day), and on the appearance of the second edition
of the Reporter immediately afterwards, the news spread
through the town with great rapidity. The fact that the
Corn and Customs' Bills were secure was the theme of re-
joicing, and the bells struck up merry peals in celebration of
the triumph. With regard to the defeat of the Ministry, the
people rejoiced that the Coercion Bill was defeated, but they.
seemed to regret that Sir Robert Peel should have persisted
in running his head against this "Irish difficulty.
all " agog' to see what sort of Government the Whig
rhig
form ; there must be an infusion of new.blood
Government.
councils, or the country won't
have
count of the passing of
We are to have grand rejoicings on_
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AsTvrila.N MINING TION.—At ono o'clock
yesterday the second annual meeting of the proprietors of the
above association took place at the company's office, No. 9,
Austinfriare. The chair was taken by N. Colquhoun, Esq.
The report stated, that through unavoidable circumstances
the furnace and rolling mill had not yet
been got into opera-
tion in the " Valley of Mieres," but by September next the
directors were in expectation of having all their hopes real-
ised as to the success of the undertaking; and that since the
Royal North of Spain Railway had been defunct, the
directors, with some influential Spanish gentlemen, had pro-
jected a railway which is purposed to run from their coal
mines to Aviles, on the Bay of Biscay, which is well calcu-
lated to extend the demand for ore and coal to ports in the
Atlantic, as also in France. The balance-sheet was as fol-
lows :—The paid-up capital was 61,7251. 7s. ld. The ex-
penses, including railway survey, purchase of Santo Firme
collieries, works, machinery, &c., &c., amounted to the above
sum, less 2,2191. ss. 9d., which remains with the bankers.
A unanimous vote of thanks having been passed to the chair-
man, the meeting separated.
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Yesterday, one of the handles of the coffin of Mary
Queen of Scots was sold among the late Mr. IJpcott'a col-
leatical 9f curiviitisi f9r OT9 6UM%