The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-15 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

:,MiTHFIELD.—iIdeLtdoW u 21 8s to 31 17. 6d;
Clover, 3/ Os to 4/ Os ; and Straw, 1l Is to li 7s per
load. Supply good, and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 83 to 4l Os
Clover, 31 Os to 41 03; and Straw. 1/ 2s co 1. 7a per load.
A full average supply., and a dull trade.
WHITEcHAPEL.—Meadow 134 y, 21 6s to 31 16
Clover, 310 s to 410 s; and Straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 78 per load.
trade dell, at late rates.

QUEEN'S BEN Cti.-t THIS DAY.)
Nothing transpired to-dad• at the sittings at Nisi Prius in
London of any public importance.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
',Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Jus-
tice thERVIS and a Common Jury.)
The Court was occupied this morning with a colliery case,
he details of which were entirely uninteresting.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Westminster, before the LORD CHIEF BARON
and a Special Jury.)
The ease of the " Attorney-General v. London Dock Com-
pany," occupied the Court the whole of to-day.
he Court also sat at Guildhall, before Mr. Baron Martin,
but no business of importance was brought before it.

BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES COMMITTEE.
Yesterday afternoon a special meeting of the gen-
tlemen connected with this important committee connected
with the corporation of the city of London was held at the
Guildhall. Mr. Henry Lowman Taylor presided. A large
amount of business was transacted, and one of the principal
subjects which underwent consideration was the present in-
secure state of Blackfriars-bridge. After due deliberation,
it was determined to place " eenterings" in the fifth arch
from the Middlesex shore, so that all danger might be
avoided. Other measures respecting this structure, not yet
matured, were also considered, the result being that thecotn-
mittee determined on reporting on the whole case at an
early council meeting.
In the evening the committee dined together at the Al-
bion, Aldersgate-street, when Mr. Henry Lowman Taylor
presided. 1s e noticed present Viscount Ebriugton, M.P.,
Sir Henry de la Beeche, R.E., ; the Right Hon.
Stuart Wortley, M.P., Recorder of the City of London •, Sir
Chapman Marshall, Alderman, W. Lawrence, Esq., Alder-
man, Mr. James Low, the late Chairman of the Bridge House
Estates. Committee, John Wood, Esq., Mr. Henry. Blake,
Deputy Bedford, Deputy Unwin, Mr. Morris, and about
thirty other gentlemen.
The customary loyal toasts having been drank,
The Gnantuax put severally the healths of Lord Ebring-
ton and Sir Henry de la Beebe. He made some pleasing
remarks while doing so with reference to the very harmo-
nious manner in which the City Commissioners of Sewers
had acted with the Noble Lord and his talented friend, Sir
Henry de la Beche, in the discharge of their duties as
Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers.
Both of the gentlemen responded to the toast in a most
happy manner.
The CHAIRMAN, in a highly ealogistic speech, then gave
the health of Mr. James Low, the late chairman of that
committee, which was most heartily received. In the course
of ether remarks, Mr. Taylor said that the pleasing duty de-
volved upon him to present to Mr. Low a Tote of thanks from
the members of the committee.
The wording of the resolution, which was inscribed most
exquisitely on vellum, richly framed and magnificently em-
blazoned by Mr. Paton, was as folloas :
"That the sincere thanks of this committee are eminently
due, and are hereby presented to James Low, Esq., the chair-
man for the present year, for the able, zealous, and judici-
ous manner in which he has performed the arduous duties of
the oflice he was unanimously called upon to fill; for his
punctual and unremitting attention to the business of the
committee, and his firmness and impartialityin presiding
over its deliberations; for his earnest endeavours to promote
the interests of the Bridge-ho Use Estates, and for the kind
and friendly feeling uniformly evinced by him, as well during
the hours of business as upon all other occasions, whereby
he has maintained his high character in the corporation,
secured the respect and esteem of the several members of this
committee, and justly entitled himself to a continuance of
the confidence hitherto reposed in him by his fellow-citizens."
Mr. Low briefly returned thanks for the honour conferred
upon him. He highly appreciated the elegant gift with
which they f ad favoured him, which he could assure them
would always be prized by him, and which should descend
as a heirloom in his family.
Other toasts having been drank, the gentlemen separated
shortly after ten o'clock.

Wo understand that her Majesty intenis to honour
the Royal Princess's Theatre with her presence this
evening.

CnAsuEmTmeonoeutiNlcasmt
eve(nTinug,isassDemAbyle.)d A
the
Foreign-
office to-day'at one o'clock. There were present Lord John
at
Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Lord Chancellor,
Coucnil
the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Earl of Minto, the Earl of
Carlisle, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, Sir George Grey,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer the Right Hon. H. Labou-
chere, and the Right lion. Fox 'Maule. The Ministers were
sitting when we went to press.
Yesterday the only Bill before the Examiners on
Standing Orders was that of the Lincolnshire Estuary, for
, the inclosure of lands and improvement of the channels of
the rivers Witham and Welland, proposed capital, 600,0001.,
in 24,000 shares of 251. each. The first directors to be, Earl
Fitzwilliam, Earl Yarborough, Mr. J. W. Chil 'ere, the Rev.
Peter Pegus, Mr. Baron De Steinberg, Mr. R. W. Renard,
'Mr. G. Pryme, and others.
CONTRIBUTIONS TO TUE GREAT EXHIBITION
FROM THE EAST INDlES.—Several arrivals of goods have
already taken place from the East Indies to the care of the
East India Company and their agents, which are destined
for the Great Exhibition of the Works of all Nations in
Hyde-park.
STATE OF TRADE.—MANCIIESTER, FEB. I3.—The
continued decline of cotton places our spinners and manufac-
turers in a very awkward and critical position. The market
appears to have lost all confidence for the present in the
maintenance of prices, and heaviness and gloom are its pre-
vailing characteristics. There has scarcely been business
enough to-day to determine what rates would be acceded to,
but there can be no doubt that for any considerable order a
modification of price, equal to 3d. per piece on cloth on the
nominal rates, or of 4id. to 6.1. on the prices of Thursday
last, would be accepted. The decline on yarn is to a pro-
portionate extent.

ENCAMPMENT NEAR LONDON.—We have authority
to contradict the statements, that the Scots Greys and Ist
battalion Rifle Brigade will be removed to the vicinity of
London, that an encampment will be formed at Woolwich-
common, or that it is in contemplation to erect a permanent
cavalry barrack at Woolwich, at the rear of the Royal Mill-
tag Academy.— United Service Gazette.