The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-21 00:00:00

CHAN CERY.—(THIS DA-Y.)0114
The Lord Chancellor at to• day in the Old „gill
Lincoln's Inn , and heard appeals. The further heor,l"
the part-heard appeal of Miller v. Huddlestone, suefibe
guments in which have already taken up the time °bola
Court for a day, occupied his Lordship the 1*
morning.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS
His Lords the Master of the Rolls heard toli°fot
again to-day, but no case of sufficient interest to co
"
this morli
a special report came before his Lordship

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS
(Before Vice. Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE') fthe
His Honour was occupied the greater portion 0
morning in hearing unopposed petitions.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTO') bir
4 10
Lord Cranworth,after disposing of the cases v Etas
son v. Lamord, and Webster v. the South-Easter nor
way, a motion which stood on the paper by orclerberdd
seeded to hear the further arguments in the Par;t:i &l°
cause of Macintyre v. Connell, which occuPle
Court the remainder of the morning.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS
(Sittings in Banco.)
ADDINGTON AND OTHERS V. MAGAS, 14'f: one
This was an action against the defendant, iv° "ifiiir
of the Members for Westmeath, brought by
tiffs as trustees for the late firm of Willis and 57
tailors, of St. James's-street, for goods sold 513 tried
vered, amounting in all to 3801. The action p'B and
before Mr. Justice Cresswell during last
verdict returned for the plaintiffs for 671., the 7 es for
incurred during the time the plaintiffs were truoeMr.
Willis and Schmidt. During the present ter/noon
Keane, for the defendant, obtained a rule, calling not
pot
the plaintiffs to show cause why a new trial show oes
be granted, on the ground that the defendant ica‘..s,,toids
by surprise in finding that Messrs. Willis and Sob the
were partners, and that, if he had been aware Ot:le
partnership before the trial, he would have been fi„vool.,
plead a set-off against Schmidt, to the amount of A
in the shape of a bill of exchange.
The case now came on for argument. t lye
Mr. —MONTAGUE CHAMBERS showed cause ata--°9O,
rule which had been obtained. The Learned Ce",,-er
read various affidavits from Mr. Schmidt and other roe
sons
connected with the establishment, showing tbes 'clt
defendant had often transacted business with Mr. Se-
o Tofr!
itchteApiszaEr trneeprlsi
eidn. the firm.
on the premises, and was perfectly aware that be
doe he
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE said that in this -no
0110
thought the rule should be discharged. There ialatir;
affidavit of moment brought forward by the dote 561
nor did he think that if he got a new trial he °
up a substantial defence.—Rule discharged.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS'
(THIS DAY.) for
iOOO •
The January adjourned general quarter sese-x cousir
the trial of prisoners for the county of Middle° s
menet d this morning, before Mr. bergeagnitstAracitaer:l;l;l3o6/
sistant-Judge, and a full bench of Ma
calendar, which is rather heavy, contains the pa
82 prisoners for trial.
ROBBERY AT THE GREAT WESTERN -04",„
William Jiashman, aged 17, pleaded not guiltiaii of JP'
dictment, charging him with stealing on the, 2,4 - Pat!
comber, from the person of Mrs. Louisa Millard'
the two half-crowns, and other moneys, the
of
perry of Thomas Millard, her husband. Oni
Edward Tolman, A 393, stated that on the eg—in pt
the 234 ult., about seven o'clock, he was on anti Oil'
vate clothes on the platform of the Great Wester: 01;
way Compsny at Paddington. lie saw the Pri,a°l:o-tro her
up to the wito of prosecutor and put his 110%i the
pocket. Lie saw the prisoner in the act of drawing Pt! /59,
purse from her pocket. Ho took the prisone'A (0013,a"
end of the platform, where he searched biro, 613,1,,b 0,1;
among other things, a memorandum book, in f
entries carelully wade of the hours of the erriitle°ol.
different trains on the Great Western line, and
atlow,htliieliecprhr
evidence
r ntea
prisoner,
trains
havingai
defence,ri s arrivedb
denied
been given,
noi
en. some of the el"—
given, is
„ the ell
to
The
ery.
iflistsaisrTo.tbNc-JunGE having Bhuamyrninegdan;
Tko jury returned a verdict of Guilty. that ilia
The °inner of the House of Correction gate" Wei
prisoner had been several times summarily n
and his last t•-rm of imprisonment bad only just exQLoh:
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE sentenced the Pris°llejlel2Cili-
Iripris9neti aral kept to hard labour for eia -
months in the Hausa of Correction.

learnt
IMPORTANT Iv! t,:ASURE FoR SCOTLAND.--"`VL , Sol
from a source on which we can rely, that it is intend;
after the meeting of Parliamedt, to introduce an Eneii--rgeo'
Estates Act for Scotland. Such a measure is ru°s,„-tly.
needed in that country, and should it be of sudicieiv- "olit-
ral character, it will be productive of incalculablV,:of t:0-
to the people on the other side of the Tweed. xOB been
most valuable and extensive estates in tlandbilv" es °.
heavily encumbered for generations, as to prove B,,°atiorts'
inexpressible embarrassment both to landlords and
a r of
SINGULAR
S„sßeera.rdie —Js,oJ from theirinWree, tphaertifaoliu
sect called the partiality
hg Ig
barbarism, had arrived :in Melbourne, Port- and
described as a man of eighty years of ace, but P, afn to
a
strong; and announces that he has Divine 111195,e-biclr
preach in the colonies. Ile commenced p orations by bet
ing in the " Sanctuary" on Sunday, the 15th of 511`".-
whither all the members of this new sect resorted'

, LLOYD'S 1 SHIPPING.—(THIS DA I,'
LONDON, J.N. 21 —Win i at noon S.W., light breer
and due. It blew a violent gale last night with Inuel
rain.
WICK, JAN. 20.—The Isabella, of and for Perth, fa°
Newcastle, was assisted into Staxigo Harbour on till
18th inst., waterlogged.
BOSTON, JAN. 7.—The Elizabeth Bentley arrived Ai
l
New York f • I' ow Liveroo ,on the ith inst.,
and a man overboard, in a strong gale from the we'd
Nei
tenni The Catherine, ' --f
• with damage',
c • of and from Liverpool to
York, was seen on the 15th ult. in lat. 42, long. 45,3
parcntly having suffered considerably; all large s
blown away. The Manhattan, arrived at New Yerg
fr(:ra Liverpool on the 6,h inst., experienced a succes!i°
of gales at W., accompanied with thundeOighteril!
hail, &c. There are reported to be about 75 sail of ',lt
eels due at New York from Europe, most of them rot
emigrants, and it is feared there must be a great des...ed
nth:ring among them, as the vessels that have BOIT
report severe weather in the Atlantic. and
DEAL, JAN. 20.—Wind S.S. W., fresh, strong 4
sq.taliv. Artd. Sir Robert Sale, China; Z°r,gbfrlloBo2
Batcv.;:i for il.cattcrilam; Caesar, Demerara. rro•
the River, Victoria, Bernie,. , gorti*
LIT '," JAN.
L..1.1cd., 2o.—Arrd. Arrow, Para, ), n no
rntl., t.S Domingo; Fusalana, Aux Cayes;
New Orleans; Henry Clay, New York; Fairy' per
fo undiand; Emily, Shanghai; William
namhuco; Lochenvar, Mobile; Plata, Halifax. Off P°
Regir.a. tlie
COWES, JAN. 20.—The Maria Van CammeeNintort
Clyde to Genoa, has put in leaky. A d Sir ''''''
rr .
I-'( el, Batavia. - gar
DARTMOUTH, JAN. 20.—The Ludvig, Ball to „.o
sine., has been assisted in with decks swept, 1351,.
shifted, masts cut away, I, ; -ay.ng been on her beara-efireuort
Russell, rt,
PAnis, JAN. 19.—The Josephine, Havro to 11°') od,
went on shore in La Petite Cure 16th inst.; crew 63 bas
The wreck of the Eugenie, burnt near tich,,,a,.rd'eneet
been picked up and taken into Royer. The ",,',l alt.;
Toulon to Lecatar, was stranded near Cette 2";,,i1l 8,
crew saved. The Neptune, St. Laurent to Iglirsdro;o•
was wrecked on the coast of Minorca, near A
..1, 0
28th ult.; crew saved. The Annie sprung a I,e've to
Para previous to 7th ult., and would probably 0
partly discharge and repair. ,6 !ler
011' POOLE, JAN. 20.—Abons, St. John ,
foundland. ri
Ceres' Deli°
JERSEY, JAN. 19.—Wind S.S.W.--Arrd. iiookor
The Flora, hence to Guernsey, is on the Cerbure P
and is expected to become a wreck; crew saved' d, Er
BRISTOL, JAN. 20.—Wind S.W., strong.--Pr,.,11e1;
press, Mauritius. Her Majesty's steamer Shea acted
from Cork, is on shore near the Round Point; elfricaf
off on the rise of the tide. The Congo, halo t°
has put beck with loss of bulwarks, &c. 00011
FALMOUTII, JAN. 20.—The Queen, from Pen, 111 lige..
in shifting her berth, fouled a foreign brig, and
her quarter, &c. a-1 ~itst, °rt
SCARBOROUGH, JAN. 20.—The Cog
Littleharepton, has arrived in the roads, Wit'o
coador,
foremast, bowsprit, &c., from contact with the
nc Pko co
of Yarmouth, which has also put in with dotter'
_

•
MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DA"
Li.eLlt maxims:Moe , Clove!'
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Ha 2185 to 31150 j - lop
31 Os to 41 Os ; and Straw,yl/ Os to 1/ 78 per
A full average supply, and a dull trade. 31 16,1°1
UreIBEILLAND. Meadow Hay, 21 105 to r low'
Clover, 3/ Os to 410 s; .and Straw, I/ Is to 11 85 Pe'
Trade dull, at late rates. 150
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 80,,,13,?, 10101'
Clover,Os; and Straw, 1/ Os to 11,5 pet
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly at our (111
L0N1A9.4.. 6d (11301 .f)
S I:MAR.—British Plantation was dull at
Mauritius, 2,500 bags went at rather easier n1°5'171613(11'
mostly out of condition; fine yellow at 415 te 4 I, of
and mid to fine brown 34s to 36s 6d. BengiLreisei
3,500 bags offered, only about 1,400 sold at 10"'erd gOO,
good and fine yellow 43s to 45s 6d, and low 511reepse°
soft yellow 353 6d to 38s 6d. Madras, 923 Ise The
43s to 44s 6d for fine and good strong yell t the
quantity of British Plantation landed last week:tercel
East and West India Docks was 167 bhds 851
247 brls; thero were taken for home consuairolori
hhds
61 tierces 329 brls. The stock in the Sam P
is 6,787 hhds 731 tierces 1,181 brls. t foo
COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon sold P rivateli 114
rates, and mid colory was held for 625; at atieti:dtl 00.
bags Native Ceylon sold at 50s to 50s 6d for g° went
Mocha was in request, and 212 bales 112 half.balegs fet
at 623 6d to 65s for good and fine, and 643 to 6
round and long berry. j3eOgij
RICE was held for higher prices; 1,600 hugg!.
being withdrawn at lOs 6d to lls for low mid eehlke.etel'
2.e 11134 t has been sold to a fair extent at previouAs rot
The quantity landed last week at the East an: Itel
India Docks was 217 puns 1 hhd. There werotitte'
for ho me consumption 226 puns 25 hhds, and ei: ce6
91 puns and 191 hhds. The stock in the samei
is 13,963 puns 1,306 hhds. 40 for
SPICES.-200 bags Pimento sold at 2kd to .
damaged. b 'elf;
SALTPETRE.—Of 1,300 bags Bengal offered Pi-ghillie
onlyls about 200 found buyers, at 6d decline, Yil"
per cent. refraction at 27s to 27s 6d per cwt.' the
'TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 37s 3d to 37s 6d- per owl
spot, and Town 393 6d.
TEA. The market has been steady, with oir dell.
veries.