The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-30 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 28.
NEW STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Blackburn and Preston,'
4% Birkenhead and Holyhead Junction, 325. dis.—Boston, Newark,
and Sheffisld,% dis.—Derby and Crewe, 314 p.—Eastern Counties,
New Shares, 7% p.—East Lancashire, No. I, 3% p: Grand June.;
tion, 223—Great Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarters, % dis.—Goole
and Doncaster, % dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester, dis.—Hud-
dersfield and Sheffield, 6 p.—Leicester and Bedford, 55. p.,—Liver-
pool and Bury, 9% p.—Liverpool and Newcastle Junction, )4
Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, % p. -Manchester and Birming-
Ram, 81—Manchester and Leeds Extensions, 2% p.—Newcastle and
Carlisle, 103—North Staffordshire, 4 p.—North Western, 7 p.—Pres-
ton and Wyre, 31—Ditto, Half Shares (A), 365. 3d.—Ditto, Exten-
sion, % dis.—Sheffield, and Lincoln, Is. 6d. p.—Sheffield and ,man-
chester, 110—Ditto, Quarter Shares,No. I,4%p.—South-Eastern, No.
2 (at 16 2-2 dis.), 3% p.—Ditto, No. 3, consolidated, 33( p.—Ditto,
New Half Shares, Bs. 9d. p.—South Midland, g dis.—Trent Valley,
Midland, and Grand Junction, % dis.—West Riding Union, 23 p.—
Dutch Rhenish, 2 p.
MANCHESTER, MAY 29. _ _

Ssoca ExcuANcz.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, I% c. p.—Blackburn and Preston,434 p.—Chester
and Manchester Direct, 245. die.—Derby and Crewe, 735. 3d. p.—
Eastern Counties, 23% —Ditto, York Extension, A, p.—East Lan-
cashire, No. 2,3% p.—Exeter and Exmouth, Ils. dis.—Goole, Don-
caster, Sheffield, &c., % dis.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junc-
tion, 3% dis.—Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, %
c. dis.--Leicester and Bedford, li e. p.—Liverpool and Bury, 10 p.—
Ditto, New Shares, 1% p.—Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, X, p.
—Liverpool, Preston, Manchester, and Southport, % dis.—London
and Manchester (Rem.'s), 2 dis.—London, Salisbury, and Yeovil, 1
dis.—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, ji p.—Northumberland and
Lancashire, 19s. dis.—North Staffordshire, 4 1-16—Preston and Wyre
Extension, 1 dis.—Sheffield, Leek, and Crewe, % dis.—Sheffield and
Manchester, Quarters (No. 1), 5 p.—Ditto, ditto (No. 3), 5-16 p.—
Shropshire Union, 15-16 clis.—South-Eastern and Dover, Halves,
(No. 4), ss. 6d. p.—Welsh Midland, 245. dis.—West Lancashire
Coast, I is. dis.—West Riding Union, % c. p.
LEEDS, MAT 29. _ .

STOCK EXCIIINGE.—The Share trade has not been active during
the week, but a steady business has passed at even prices. The
markets are overloaded with scrip, and must continue so unless many
more of the new schemes are rejected. The sales are—Eastern
Counties, York Extension, 16s. p.—Great Grimsby and Sheffield
Extension, % dis.—Hiuldersfield and Sheffield, 6 p.—Leeds and
Dewsbury, 1% p.—Ditto, Extension, 2s. 6d. p.—Leeds and Thirsk,
c.—Manchester and Leeds Extension, 2% p.—Midland, New,
14 p.—North British, Carlisle Branch, 1 p.—Boston, Newark, and
Sheffield, 16s. dis.—Birkenhead, Chester, Mold, &c., 255. dis.—
Lancashire and North Yorkshire, % Ws. —Lancashire, Yorkshire,
and North Eastern, 28s. dis.—Leeds, Wakeffeld, and Midland, 98.
dis.—Leicester and Birmingham, 13s. 6d. dis.—Leicester and Bedford,
4s. 6d. p.—London and York, % dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Mat-
lock, and Midland, 235. p.—Midland and Thirsk, Junction, 21s.
dis.—North Staffordshire, 41. 3s. 6d. p.—North Western, ss. 6d. p.
—South Midland, % dis.—Welsh Midland, 255. 6d. dis.—West
Union, 41. 16s.—Turk and Carlisle, dis.
HULL, MAY 29.

STOCK EXCHANG
E.—The sales are—lpswich and Bury Exten-
sion (Norwich), 2—North British, Half Shares, 11%—Ditto, Carlisle,
445. 9d.—Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush, 11s.—Chelmsford and
Bury, 10s. 9d.—East Lincolnshire, 215.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and
Carlisle, 2—Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield, &c., 33s.—Grand 'Union, 12s.
—Hull and Barnsley Junction, 275.—Leicester and Bedford, 265.
—Leicester and Tamworth, 13k—North Western, 27s.—North Staf-
fordshire, 6/. Bs. M.—South Midland, 33s —Shrewsbury and Bir-
mingharu, 3—West Riding talon, 4%.
SHEFFIELD, MAT 29.
STOCK EXCRANGIL—The sales are—Leeds, Wakefield, and Mid-
land, Bs. dis.—Leicester and Bedford, ss. p.—Manchester, Sheffield.
and Midland Junction, 2% dis.— North Staffordshire, 4 5-16—
Sheffield and Lincolnshire, 3s. 6d. p.—Sheffield, Buxton, Leek,
Potteries, and Crewe, 13s. dis.—South Yorkshire Coal Railway,
10s. 6d. dis.

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, MAY 29.
STOCK EXCOANGE.—The sales are—Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction, 4 dis.—Forth Staffordshire, 4 p.—North-
umberland and Lancashire, 1 dis.

HUDDERSFIELD, MAY 29.
STOCK Excusmaz.—The Sales are—Great Eastern and Westtrn,
21s.—Huddersfleld, Halifax, and Bradford 'Union, 4 —Leicester and
Birmingham, 13s. 6d. dis.—North and South Junction, 1 —North
Western, I%—South Midland, I%—Boston, Newark, and Sheffield,
16s. dis.

YOR 29.
STOcit EXCHANGE.-The sales are MAY
-Ipswich and Bury, 6-Ditto,
Extension (Norwich), IL 14s. 6d.-Leicester and Bedford, 1/. bs. 6d.
-Manchester, Buxton, Mailock, and Midland, 31. 45.-Newcastle
and Berwick, 25%-Newcastle and Darlington Extensions, 9%-
North British, Carlisle Extension, 21. 48.-. North Stafierdsnire, 61. 7s.
-West Riding Union, 4% -York and North Midland, New (East
and West Riding), 11%.
EDINBURGH, MAY 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41.-British and
Irish Union, 42x.-Direct Northern, 395.-East Indian Railway, I6s.
6d.-Edinburgh and Batbgate, 39s.-Edinburgh and Northern, 5%-
Ditto, Newport, 14s. 3d.-Great North of Scotland, 328.-Inverness
and Elgin 21s. 3d.-North British. Extension to Carlisle, 423. Gd.-
Perth and'Crieff Direct, 325. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 315.-South
Midland, 30s. 6d.
GLASGOW, MAY 28.

STOCK Excussox.—The sales aro—Airdrie and Bethgate, 60s.—
Caledonian and Dumbartonshire Extension, 258.—Caledonian Direct
Northern, 33s.—East Indian Railwry, 15s. 6d.—Glasgow General
Terminus, 9% —Glasgow and Belfast ,Union, 43s.—Glasgow, Kil-
marnock, and Ayr, 741.—Ditto, New, 32/.—Glasgow, Airdrie, and
Monkland Junction, 445. Glasgow and Dundee Junction, 325. Eal.—
Invoraess and Elgin, 21s.—Kimarnock and Ayr Direct, 355. 6d.—
Lanark and Lothians, 425. 6d.—Lesmahagow, 465. 6d.—Manchester
and Southampton, 335. 6d.—Perth and Inverness, 31s. 6u.—Scottish
Grand Junction, 17s.—Slamannan and Borrowstouness, 663.—South
Midland. 325.

The intelligence from Elbeuf continues to be satis-
factory. 141. Lecerf, jun., one of the persons most severely
injured, is now out of danger, as is also the corporal of the
gendarmerie. The judicial investigation is going on.
CUSTOMS, UNITED KINGDOM.-ALA return was yester-
day issued by order of the House of Lords, from which it ap-
pears that the aggregate net receipt of duty in 1845 on ar-
ticles the duties on which have been reduced . by Treasury
authority, founded on resolutions of the House of Commons
in the present session of 1846, amounted to 2,292,5721. ;
while the aggregate net receipt on those the duties on which
have been wholly withdrawn, in like manner, this session,
was 61,4921., making a total of 2,354,0711.

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COURT OF QUEEN'S BE. i.,‘. , •
29,1'T_.., v.1.7'
(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Ohm !, „-
• . Mr.-Justice PArrasox, and Mr. Justic ..>
This being " Oak-apple Day," cr um 44krati%t,IN
Charles the Second, the Learned Judges'Mpreaterd'itt
scarlet robes, a customary practice on this and other rentant- ~
able days.

HARROLD V. WHITTAKER.
Mr. Justice Parrzeorr (at the request of Lord Denim-A,
temporarily absent) delivered the judgment of the Court in
this case, which was set down in the special paper, and will, h
stood over, after arguments on pleas of- demurrer, for tLe
consideration of the Court. The Learned Judge pronounce d
the judgment to be in favour of the plaintiff.

I GILES V. GILES.
The Learned' Judge (PAirEsorit) also delivered judgme..e
in this case, the points at issue being pleas upon demurre;-4,
in which the parties on the one side and the other appear ni,t
to have performed certain conditions of an agreement en-
tered into between them respecting landed property held by,
one under the other, the said property being a demise undor
a will, made by the father of the parties.
The Learned JUDGE went through the facts, and on ;t
second plea, pronounced the judgment of the Court to be :n
favour of the defendant ; and on the first plea, to be in
favour of the plaintiff.
The full Court then proceeded to hear arguments in
.t! e
cases set down in the special paper.

Mr. UNTllANKRATllNertillratvihiii: I:;asKaFarapciion brought I.:pc n
a cheque, drawn by the defendant in favour of the plaiutttf,
and dishonoured when presented for payment, on the grooLd
that it was not presented in reasonable time. lle thoulit
that such a position could not be maintained.
Mr. COWLING, for the defendant, held that the cheq to
should have been presented on the day on which it Iv is
drawn, or at the farthest on the following day. In this c:: se
the cheque had not been presented for nearly a fortnight
after it was drawn, and was then dishonoured as not having
been presented within a reasonable time.. He maintained
that the party should suffer by his own neglect, and that tae
verdict ought to be enter& for the defendant.
A long argument ensued between the Learned Gentleman
and the Judges, the latter holding that it should make no
difference when the party presented the cheque; that it
should have been paid, and that not presenting it in what the
Learned Counsel called " reasonable time" was no rees.in
why it should not be paid..
The Court ultimately ruled the point against Mr. Cowling

EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED
STATES, Sce.
In consequence of the disaster which happened so:ger
months since to the ship Robert Isaacs, which had emi-
grants on board for the United States, and proved to
have been unseawerthy, her Majesty's Colonial Laad
said Emigration Commissioners gave directions that
every vessel, which intended to take emigrants, should
be examined as regards her seaworthiness, and the law
relating thereto strictly complied with. They issued an
order—

That all vessels which were not registered at Lloyd's, or
which being registered and classed lower than the seeead
dekription of the first-class, should not be considered eligible
by the Government Emigration Agents for the conveyal ce
of passengers, without having been first subjected to an ex A-
mination by Lloyd's surveyors."
These surveyors, mistaking their duty, refused top-,ss
any American vessels unless they complied with all she
arbitrary rules laid down at Lloyd's as necessary, in
order to be classed on their books. In consequee,le,
several of the new and first-class New York packe:s,
and others, were denied the privilege of taking pass, a-
-1 gers' at a time, too, when the rate of passage was very
high. This caused great excitement among the Ame-
rican shipmasters, and others interested—as it would
throw this important part of the intercourse bete een
the two countries into British ships alone, to the excu-
sion of American—and caused a very bitter feeling.
We are happy to learn that, through the representa-
tion of General Armstrong, United States Consul at
Liverpool, who is ever watchful of the interests of leis
countrymen, other surveyors have been appointed, u ho
perform their duty to the satisfaction of all parti•~s.
Upon this subject, the following communication l•as
been addressed to General Armstrong :
" Colonial Land and Emigration Office,
directedto a oacknowledge
citghee3tl ornlieatlteLranofdtahned2E2md iitrsat:aiz
9, Park-street, Westminster, April 27, 1846.
Co"mSmiric-siolnearsin
received on Saturday, and to assure you that the Comn,is-
sioners are very desirous that no unnecessary obstruction
should be presented to the sailing of any vessel which is fit
for her intended voyage. The nature of the agency through
which the survey of emigrant ships should be effected is u, der
consideration, and will be decided before the end of the pra-
sent week. But, in the meanwhile, lam desired to acquaint
you that the Commissioners take the same view which von
Have expressed, that the seaworthiness of the ship is the
only question to be determined, and that they have already
furnished their officer at Liverpool with instructions wl ich
(sill enable him to consent to the clearance without dela;, , of
any ship respecting which he is satisfied that she is sea-
worthy, so as to be fit for her intended voyage.—l have the
honour to be, Sir, your most obedient humble servant,

" J. WALCOTT, Secretary.
"R. Armstrong, Esq., United States Consul, Liverpool.'
and'Smith'w European Tim-s.

AN uBr7Rlotxs MONEY-LENDER TAKEN IN.—
terday, Mr. Lewis Harris, a gentleman residing at No. 8,
Rogierficla-street, Lower-road, Islingt(n, applied to Mr.
Norton, at2Lembeth Police-court, for his advice and as:
• under the following circumstances :—Mr. Harris
,Aated that on the 20th of April last, he saw an adver,i
merit in the Times newspaper requiring the loan of 12/. for
:one month, for which property for double the amount would
be deposited in the hand of the lender. He answered ;he
adyertisement, and requested the advertiser to call at his', si-
-denee, when lie would treat with him. On the following dly
persongtf respectable appearance called on him, who rel-re-
• sentcd himself to be the advertiser, gave his name James V.
Paclirtell, and said he was a silversmith and jeweller, residing
at No. 50, Regent-street, Lambeth. He (applicant) sup-
, posing him to be a respectable person,agreed to lend him 94.
for a month, and for this he deposited with him a casket con', din.
ing six silver watches and eleven pawnbrokers' duplicat
puporting to be for valuable articles pledged, and upon NO; ich
the money lent was upwards of 201. Before the loan bee- me
due be received a letter from Packnell, stating that he cwald
not meet the payment, but that a friend of his would call,
and purchase the property in his hands. No person, how-
ever, called, and applicant ultimately called at the house, No,
50, Regent-street, Lambeth, and found the name of Pack :led,
silversmith andjeweller, on a brass plate on the door, but on
making inquiries, he found, that Mr. Packnell was seldom, it
;ever, there himself, and that, in point of fact, he was one ofa
.gang of seven or eight who were earryiug on an exten ice
system of fraud. The watclies which • were placed in his
hands, and which were represented to be of the value of
guineas each, were worth only 14s. each,. and the duplicates,
glad every reason to believe, were fictitious. The ay pli;•
ca,94 added that he found that seven persons had been duped
in manner. In reply'to questions from the ma,,:,is-
trate,:liisaid he was to have received 111. at the end of the
month 'Mr, the 91. lent. Mr. Norton recommended him to
place the case in the hands of an active officer of pollee,
.which he did. •

Letters from Gibraltar state that smuggling is carried
on on the most.extensive scale, and that the deposits of pro•
hibited goods destined to be smuggled into Spain amount
to the value of 600,000 piastres. "The only remedy for thin
abuse." .sass the Heralds', "is a reform in the present tariff.
according to the spirit of the age and the true principleiof
political economy.' •
THREATgIsTXPIG TO SHOOT.—At Westminster Poles
court, yeeterday,,Anclrew Esdaile, a man apparently betwfta
60 and-,70 years of age, was charged with threatening to
shoot Colonel Brown, commandant of the Royal Milli Iry
Asylum, atVhelsea. • James Wise, a dairyman, 32, Kinbi.
road, Chelsea, said -that on his return home, at half-past ten
that morning, he was informed by his' on and another person
that the accused had expressed his determination to sliJot
Colonel,Brown. Shbrtly after this the prisoner came tol, ion
and pressed,him to lend him the• key of the private gate of
the Military Xsyltun, *bid' he (witness) was permitted to
have. Witness asked him what he wanted with it, when be
replied • that he wanted, to shoot Colonel Brown. Witl.eses
immediatelytheactcolllsdedhimrepthlieadt he give.
hinetloikceuds,tey
when but
he would be d—d if he did not shoot him." A police con•
stable was called and he was given in charge. In answer to
07eanscein.froamttetnida,ice..
an inquiry as to whether any tire-arms had been found upon
the prisoner -the police replied in time negative. Mr. 1
provided, theispi,.aoisornsdrrntehasreetia
season
was
idbniusseteoetnhatietttyetitnootgestiva ohsieNerrlle.o
7.hlletihnegrulireeadppofrehCeonidonedelanßjro,
the man, he did. In his defence, the prisoner said he had
soner? The Colonel replied that knowing the‘charactt.r of
pweiris,onl-lliovi.
me
pri..
been drinking to excess. He meant no harm. Mr. Burrell
called upon him to find bail, himself in 2001., and two sure-
urs
oed
delaymml
yee maronliiieedtestrch,oeannintpdina:::,ziliiieisyli.:
ties in 1004 each, for the next six months. Not beings()
The tradesmen of the West-end complain that thy
etryhe3o•fdtehcelagreutehena,t unless the Court bestir i. sek
odpfiffretseherene different trades, strrntandßeevd
eaxftperrered;eacon
they will be half ruined.

IMPROVEMENT Of ROADS IN SPAIN.—The Spanish
Minister of the Interior, M. Pidal, has sent to the Directot
General of Bridges and Highways a list of the works which
the Government are desirous of urging forward as quickly
as possible. The principal indicated are the roads f:ola
Madrid to Valencia, Badajoz, Toledo, Corunna, Irun, San-
tander, Cadiz, and Saragossa, comprising an extent of up-
wards of 208 leagues, and the cost of which will be tic:diy
85 million reals.

ABRIDGMENT OF THE HOURS OF BUSINESS.--i- (s.„
terday, a meeting of the nobility and gentry, friends to ship
abridgment of the hours of business, took place at :h.
Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover-square, for the purpost of
aiding that object. The Right Hon. Lord Ashley tool:: hR
chair, and was supported by Lord Robert Grosvenor, ALP
the Bishop of _Norwich, 'Thomas Wyse, Esq., M.P., tilt
Hon. and Rev. Baptist Noel, Lord Dudley Stu ~:%
thu Hon, W. H. Cowper, Sir R. P. Joddrell, the 1:.
W. H. Dibdin, Charles Cochrane, Esq., Mr. J. S. lanai, g.
ham, &c , &c. Resolutions in accordance with the object t
the meeting were carried unanimously.

FATAL STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.—Last evening, al e ui
half-past six o'clock, as the Pink, belonging to the Lond
and Westminster Steam-boat Company, which ply between
London and Westminster Bridges at one penny each pas:, n•
ger, was proceeding between Waterloo and liungertur4
Bridges, and having made a somewhat sudden turn for th*
purpose of making Hungerford Pier, a man named William
Charles Pallet, who was sitting on the upper rail or bulwatlo
of the fore part, was shot over backwards into the rig ers
Boats instantly put off from the shore, but it was sc, tio
minutes ere he was rescued, and too late fur resuscitation.

ST. JOHN DEL HEY MINING COMPANY.—Yestertifty
the 16th annual meeting of this company took place at t be.
offices in Tokenhouse..yard, J. D. Powles Esq., in the 6.14
who stated that this was the first time that it had happepoe,
since the company had been formed, for the Brazilian pa( I:et.
not to arrive in time for making up the accounts of the v
ar
to the present time. As far as the directors knew at pre:
of the 3 ear's proceedings, he could state that it would Le II
satisfactory report for the proprietors, and would show a
favourable state of their affairs, enabling them to propose
dividend of 10s. per share, leaving a surplus of about 56C,14
As soon as the packet arrived, on board of which was ab,
8,004., an early day would be fixed for the payment of a.
dividend. Some routine business was transacted, and the
meeting separated.
Preparations are being made at the baths of Kiss -n-
-gen for the reception of the Emperor of Russia, who 1.611
visit that place after the marriage of his daughter, the Gr.t
Duchess olg,
Russiaw hichhas ivisartroteadknetpslaacitezbeoaorrg,l3,on in Jhuelr ret
July.
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from Italy.
Paris at
admitted
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tseason
1.
liawilt:,
are
knowglaEdngtolish
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collection
of Spanish pictures,during 1 111 Soup's famous
tperitatlo. An order of adrois,
travellers
that
strangers‘isitin
M. de Tirran X, c.
illalaorbsthaainl'esdby absence
addressing
thaelecat
son, at the Hotel de Dalmatie, or to the office of ti 4 Mini_ le
of War.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 29.
The &Piazza. took the Chair at Four o'clock.
GREAT LEINSTER AND MUNSTER RAILWAY.
This Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted.
WAKEFIELD, PONTEFRACT, AND GOOLE RAIL-
WAY (METHLEY, ASKERN, AND OAKENSHAW
BRANCHES.)
. .

On the motion for the third reading of this Bill,
Mr. M. MILNES opposed it, because the great majority of
his constituents had expressed their disapprobation of the Bill
owing to the promoters having sought to take away ten acres
from the race-course at Pontefract.

Mr. BERNAL said that the Company proposed to take
away four acres of the waste part of the course, and to indem-
nify the inhabitants by giving them ten acres of superior land.
A discussion was about to ensue, when Lord G. SOMER-
SET moved the adjournment of the third reading until Mon-
day week.
The motion was agreed to.