The Sun.
London, England, 1833-11-26 00:00:00

()liit'l' OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY

(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Westminster before the LORD
CHIEF BARON and a Special Jury.)
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. GALE.
The information in this case was filed by the Attorney-
General to recover penalties for frauds committed by the
:fondant, in his business of a soap manufacturer.
There were a number of counts in the information, and
ge penalties sought to be recovered amounted to near
40,000/
The SOLICITOR•GENERAL (with whom was Mr. TAN-
'tED and Sir GEORGE GREY) stated the case, which was
Of the usual nature. The defendant had a way of opening
the boiler after it had been sealed up by the Excise officers,
l'ithout injuring the seal. He did so, and removed the
to a room that was not entered. Suspicion being
tlCitedi a search was made, and a room found above an
i
shed, in which was found 1,368 lbs. of liquid soap
*etch had been taken out of the boiler during the night.
j The case was proved by an officer, when the Learned
libnE asked Mr. Hill, who appeared for the defendant,
*hat answer he had to make to it.
Mr. HILL said he was afraid he could not alter the
,l'ets; he must throw himself upon the mercy of his
Mond the Learned Solicitor.
Lord LYNDHURST said the penalties would prove the
thin of the defendant.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he would be content
*ith one penalty of 500/.
Mr. HILL said that would be equally bad for his client
41 if the whole were asked.
Lord Lvstotinasr suggested that the Solicitor-General
Nht to be merciful to Mr. Hill on account of the
(kality. (The defendant resides in Hull.)
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he was afraid the prac-
ee had been carried on for a long time, and he could not
4lte less.
• A verdict for 5001. was accordingly returned.

THE FUNDS.-7-(THIs DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The Indicateur de Bourdeaux states that St. Sebastian
3/4 been declared a free port, and tbdt provisions are
401indint in that town, brought there by French vessel•.

tL Accounts from Midrid state that Buurmont passed
tough Merida to embark, and that Don Carlos was still
t Castello Branco, or in the environs. Several arrests
have taken place at Madrid, amongst the clervy.
i
.vnGeneral Quesado has shot twenty of the Royalist
Volunteers, who were going over to the enemy with their
14q,4 and baggage.
New Brunswick papers to the 27th October, and
Demerara to the Bth October, have been received at the
North and South American Coffee-house. The former
44 not contain any news, and the latter are of old dates.

TliE FUNDS.
The Consol market stillcontinues in a languid state, at
the price they left off yesterday, 87k, SS, with scarce a
bargain doing, as the brokers and jobbers are busy settling
their accounts against to• morrow.
It was generally expected that the express from Paris
41, morning would have brought the official srrival of
tne battle in Spain with Saarsfield and Merino, in which
the Speculators have been disappointed.
The Foreign market is in the same state as that of the
Dritish ; prices nominal as per yesterday.
HALF.PAST ONE.

The Montreal Advertiser, of the 23,1 October, has
been received at the N,•rth and South American Coffee-
house, from which we extract the following :
The want of money continues unabated, for though
the City Bank has rendered some as,istance, it of course
colnd be, at this early period, but trifling. The demand
for gieods has dimini,hed suddenly. It is now found
that the season will close with larger stocks in this city,
by far than had been contemplated.

The I
private
.ettera from Paris, of Sunday, stale that the
Itlceess of General Saarsfield was credited there on that
in consequence of which the ltentes were dune at
75f. 40c.

Consols have continued during the morning at 871 to
88 for Account ; for next time, 88 little doing.
The Foreign Market remains inactive. Spanish, 231 s ;
Portuguese Regent Stock, 60-4-
No fresh arrivals as yet.
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols for the Account, 88.

At Taunton the quartern loaf' is selling for
6id, and the bread ie equal to any in the kingdom. In
the same town excellent (lry bacon retailed at 6d. per
Pound, and excellent cider at 2d. per quart.
The St. Ives mackarel fishery is nearly closed
for the season ; it has been one of the longest remem-
ered..— West Britan.