The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-13 00:00:00

AUGUST.

:MBER.

LONDON,

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Dec. 12.)
SUGAR.—To-day West India Sugar was operated in
with reluctance for all purposes, and the rates taken
were 6d per cwt under those of Friday last. Only 122
hhds, &0., were sold, and of leo hhds Barbadoes at
auction a portion only sold at from 35s to 38s 6d for good
to fine yellow. For the week transactions are 1,435
hhds, &c.
TEA.—Holders of Congou ere not disposed to sell at
any further reduction, and a less amount is on offer. The
demand is, however, still limited, especially for inferior
sorts. Prices for low rule at lel to 741, good ord 8d to
81d, blackish leaf 9d to Ild; superior and Pekoe kinds
Is to is sd. There is also yet a reluctance on the part
of exporters to transact business. Prices not declined
for Souchong; purchases have been small, and the
supply is plentiful of inferior and mid, but a less amount
is on offer of better kinds. The value of good and fine
is Is to is 10d, ord and fair 8d to I Id. Oolong has
been sold to a fair extent at 9d to is 2d for ord to good,
and fine is 3d to is sd. Scented Orange Pekoe is in
request, fines is 4d to is 7d, middling to good is Id
to is 3d, inferior 9d to Is. Flowery Pekoe at-
tracted little:notice, eommon and middling is Id
Is 4d, and good to fine is 5d to 2s 10d. Caper
more in request at 10d to is 4d. The downward move-
mentjhss ceased for green Tea ; at present, however,
there is little business doing, but supply is not so large
as of late. Hyson of ord and mid quality can be
obtained at lid to Is 3d. good to fiefs Is 4d to 2s,
choice 2s 2d to 2s 7d; Gunpowder Hyson sort is to
2i 4d, fine 2s 6d to 3s 4d; Canton 8d to I Id; Impe-
rial lod to Is; Hyson kinds is Id to 2s 6d, sad Young
Hyson I Id to 2a 6d.
SPICES.—To-day Nutmegs were in larger supply, and
rates declined 2d per lb. At auction 120 pkgs were sold,
fine brown went at 3s to 33 2d, good mid to good 2s 6d
to 2s 10d, mid 2s to 2s sd, low Is Id to is 11d, wormy
Id to 9d. Mace is Id to 2d cheaper; 40 pkgs were all
sold,: common and low at is to Is 2d, mid to good is
10d to 2s sd. Of white Pepper 44 bgs were sold at 8d
to 81d for good; 327 pockets Bengal Ginger were taken
in at 17s for mid export sort; and 120 cases China pre-
served at 9d per lb.
SPIRITS.—FuII rates are demanded for Jamaica Rum,
and good business has been concluded, the lower
ties meeting with most attention. The prices paid for
fine 34 to 38 over proof have been 33 2d to 4s 2d, mid
and good 32 to 35 over 2s 6d to 3s, common 30 to 23
over 2s 3d to 2s sd. East India has been sold to a fair
extent at Is 3d to Is 314 proof, and holders are firm. Se-
veral transactions have taken place in Leeward Island at
Is 41d to is 6d proof. Demerara is operated in with more
freedom at 2s Id to 2s 4d for 32 to 40 over proof. Stock
of Rum is 1,400 puns, &c., less than last season; deliveries
are again to a fair extent, and rates continue moderate.
Prices for Brandy are not higher; there is, however, a
good business doing. Cognac beet brands of vintage of
1850 realised 4s 5d to 4s 7d, 1849 ditto, 4s 8d to 4s 10d;
1848 ditto, 5s 2d to 5s 4d; 1847 ditto, 5s 7d to 5s 9d;
older, 5s 101 to 6s 6d; low to mid, 2s 10d to 4s; and
Bordeaux, 24 2d to 2s 4d. In British made Spirit there
is yet a good deal doing at 9s 8d to 9s 9d cash, and Gin
at 8s for 22 under proof. In Geneva several purchases
have been made at is 7d to is 9d for ord, and fine at
la 9d to 2s per gallon.
Ricx.—To-day stiffer rates being demanded for East
India Rice operated against business, and the chief por-
tion of the sound of 9,544 bags Madras was taken in at
9s for Cargo grain ; tne part sold realized is to 85 ed
for ord and mid pinkey, and 2s to 8s for damaged. Of
2,463 bags Bengal about half sold at 133 for good white.
INDIGO.—There is a reluctance on the part of exports
and home dealers to operate, whilst last sales rates have
not generally been sustained. Full terms are required
for Spanish, the stock being reduced to 515 srns, against
690 to same time last season. Purchases are at present
small; Flores at 4s 10d to ss, Sobres 4s to 4s 9d; Cortes,
good to fine 3s 6d to 4s, middling 2s 8d to 3s 4d, ord and
very low is to 2s 6d, and Caraccas common to good2s 6d
to 3s 10d per lb.
COCHINEAL. —The public sales of Cochineal declared
for to-day are psstponed until next week.
OJLs.—This afternoon a public sale of 35 tuns Sperm
went at from 841 103 to 851 per tun. Of Cccoa Nut Oil
123 hhds, &c., were taken in at 32s to 35s 6d per cwt for
Cochin.

TALLow.—This afternoon the public sales of Tallow
went off quietly, 440 pkgs South American selling at 34s
to 36s 3d for ord to fine, and 270 casks Australian at 36s
to 373 for Sheep of first quality, and at Us 6d to 363 9d
for Ox.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Dec. 12.

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:Sittings at :Nisi Prim, at Guildholl, before Lord
CAMrBELL and a Special Jury.)
DODD V. LEGGATT.

Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Willes
appeared for the plaintiff; and Sir F. Thesiger and
Mr. Cleasby for the defendant.
The plaintiff in this action carried on business as a
jeweller at No. 78, Cornhill, and sued the defendant
in an action on the case for obstructing the entrance
to his shop. Shop frontage in that part of the city
was so valuable, that it was stated to be worth as
much as 2/. ss. an inch per annum. This circum-
stance let to the original shop being divided into two,
one of which was occupied by the plaintiff as a jeweller
and the other by the defendant as a printseller. There
was a common entrance passage to the two shops,
and on each side of the passage there was a door lead-
ing into the respective shops. For some time the
plaintiff and defendant lived together on good terms,
and this continued down to the month of October,
1850, when some differences arose between them,
which finally led to the present action. The ground
of the present action was that the defendant in-
jured the plaintiff's business by standing in the
passage, and obstructing the entrance to the plaintiff's
shop. It was also alleged that the defendant was a
man of great liveliness of conversation, and being
very popular in the neighbourhood, would make the
passers-by plunge into a long conversation, and thus
was in the habit of occupying the passage, to the
great obstruction of the plaintiff's business. Consi-
derable amusement was produced in court by the
reading of certain notes of these conversations, which
had been made by a boy in the plaintiff's service, in
which the times during which the entrance was ob-
structed were accurately noted down. These entries
were made daily for a considerable time. Some cus-
tomers of the plaintiff were also called, and stated
that from the obstruction caused by the defendant
they had felt difficulty in getting into the plaintiff's
.
shop

Sir F. TIIESIGER, for the defendant, submitted that
no substantial cause of action had been made out.
The action sprung out of a misunderstanding which
had unfortunately arisen between the parties, before
which time there had been no complaint made by the
plaintiff ; on the contrary, the plaintiff had derived
considerable advantage from the defendant's conver-
sational powers.
Lord CAMPBELL said, the question for the jury was
entirely one of fact. The plaintiff's object was pro-
bably not to obtain substantial damages, but only
such as would relieve him from the inconvenience
which he sustained from the defendant's conduct. As
the fact of the defendant's standing in the passage
was clearly proved, the only question would be, whe-
ther he had done so to such an extent as to give the
plaintiff just cause of complaint.
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s.
damages.
Lord CAMPBELL certified that the action was a
proper one to be tried by a special jury.