The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-11 00:00:00

COFFEE.—This article is very dull.
Rum.—The market continues heavy, and the tendency of
prices is to recede. The quantity landed lastl
hhd . week at the
East and West India Docks was 107 puns The
were taken for home consumption 254 puns 23 hhds, and
exported 51 puns 10 hhds. The stock in the same places is
2,469 puns 1,019 hhds.
IliCE.— 1,300 bags pinky Madras sold steadily from 75 6d
to Bs, but 3uo bags Bengal grain were withdrawn at
ices to 8s 6d.
SALTPETRE.—€OO bags Bengal sold at full prs,from
28s 6d to 29s for 5 per cent, and from 27s 6d to 28s 6d for 7
and 6 per cent refraction.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 38s 6d per cwt on the spot, and
Town 39s 6d.
TiA.—The market is steady, and last week's deliveries
were good. ,
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HOUSE OF LORDS.-(I'HIS DAY')
at-
tendance. use sat again to-dav hear appeals- 'lhe Lord
Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and other peers were in
Co3lrAlliT V.
THE EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY
THE mAYOR AND TOWN-COINCIL OF LINLITNGOW.
This case came before their Lordships upon aPPeal f°llls
decree of the Court of Session, which had determined that the
atopptelltelanretssp‘‘o. passing along in
respondents, in
to pay ceorftaginootdoslls or transit dutie:
railway through the limits of the borough of iinlitligo,r•
The decree had also held the reb ordents liable to duties
tor goods passing by a viaduct,P erected by the aPPeil.
lamseged , over
within
et
the
i Niiemr
iAtsvoonf,
tbhuet
boerroeucgteht as it was 6'
river at a place where, but for this viaduacnd
must have been passed across upon a bridge belong:
nig to the borough, and for passing over which toff;
were payable. It appeared that the borough OW_
the right by several ancient charters to receive tolls, cu'.
toms, &c., on goods brought to the borough, and these char.
ters had been confirmed by an Act of t'arliament of 11;
Things remained in this state till 1838, when the -Aer „°,
the over
goodstbe
making this railway was passed. That Act containeo ._
clause (237), by which it was enacted, " that nothing I°.
this Act shall extend to take away, abridge, or diminish any
lights, &c., which at present belong to and are enjoyea, .1
which are claimed in virtue of Acts of Parliament, ret
charters, immemorial usage, or otherwise, by the Intl/I'4
tracy and town council of the burgh, to demand,
000,
receive, or levy customs upon any cattle, carriages9og car'
or any other thing whatsoever passing, led, drawril -r ill,
ried over the water of Avon, &c., above Toiphieoril bat,
by any ford or bridge, or by any viaduct that may be
h tbet
undery the company." The questions were—first, w—e b
the charters a transit toll for goods carried throutte
the town could be demanded ; and, secondly', whether The
goods passing over the viaduct were liable to
toll? 1848
case had been originally heard in 1847, and was In tbe
remitted to the Court of Session to consider whether beyerir.
t
law of Scotland toll of this sort was demandable by Pr
5
ion. lot
The Court of Session in Scotland having decided agal
the appellants, the present appeal was brought. el for
Mr. Bethel', Mr. Hope, and Mr. Penny were On° /1
athpepeaaprpeedlltaonrtst,haenrdesMporn.
dßeoultts,.Mr. Ingliss, and r. And:rhsoole
The further arguments occupied their Lordships the
day. - ""' Ma')

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VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS
(Before Tice-Chancellor Lord CgArtWono.)
METAIRIE,V. CARDINAL WISEMAN. soled
his mornm
i The arguments in this part-heard motion were ree
_t
of
coot'
the case emsse to have considerably abated since its
d occupied the whole day. The int re.,
mencement, a week ago.
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