The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-07 00:00:00

MAY 7, 1851.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated
at from 3,000 to 3,500 bales, of which 500 were taken for ex-
port, and 500 on speculation. The market was quiet at pre-
vious rates.—Railway Shares were again depressed.
In a report by Messrs. William Short and Co.. upon the
Iron trade, it is stated " Rails have been in limited demand
during last month, and the price is considerably easier.
For Welsh bars there has been very limited inquiry;
first-class makes have been offered at 91. 12s. 6d.,
per ton in Wales, and second-class at 4/. 10s.
Welsh Pig Iron and Refined Metal are very diffi-
cult of sale. In Scotch Pig Iron there has also been a
limited business, but owing to the favourable effect of
large shipments from Glasgow and neighbourhood, the price
has not declined below 408. 6d. per ton for mixed num-
bers, ordinary brands, cash against immediate shipment.
Swedish Iron is firm, with a small amount of business.
The accounts from France, Germany, and other places ad-
vise
a moderate business in staples and manufactures, but
certainly not so much activity as could be desired. The
Baltic ports suffer from the low price of grain and the coin-
petition of the French growers.
The authorities at Washington have directed that the
duties on produce from Canada sent in bond to New York
for exportation, shall in future be collected at the frontier
port on their entering the States, to be refunded afterwards
less 21/2 per cent. on production of a certificate that the pro-
duce has actually been exported. The rule to be thus en-
forced is the same with that which now exists with respect
to the importation of goods in bond from Europe, through
the United States for Canada.
cord Vs/ harneliffe, as President of the Committee for Pro-
moting Tribunals of Commerce, and Mr. Montague Gore,
Mr. Richard Thornton, Mr. Arthur Anderson, M.P. for
Orkney, and others as members, have requested the mer-
chants generally of the City to meet them to-morrow at the
London Tavern, and hear explanations as to the objects in
view.

There was a slight decline yesterday afternoon in the
rates for Bills of Exchange on Paris, Antwerp, Amsterdam,
and Trieste, but on Paris the quotations were firm. There
is an impression that the demand for silver has been to a
great extent satisfied, but we hear that at the lower rates
there is still a good inquiry. Gold at Paris bears a higher
relative value to silver than it did.
The amount of bills drawn by the East India Company
during the last fortnight has been very small, viz., 8,7961.
15s. 6d. on the three Presidencies, the terms being 2s. Id. on
Bengal and Madras and 2s. I%d. on Bombay. This is
rather in favour of the assumption that the balance of trade
between England and India is becoming more in our favour,
or that, at least, the demand for specie in the East is less
urgent.
The English Stock Market has been very steady, and the
renewed defeat of the Ministry appears to have had no im-
pression on the marker. The business doing neverthe-
less, much more limited than yesterday. Consols have been
quoted 9634 to 97 for Money and Account. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realized 97% jt. and
the Three per Cents. 96 to Vt. Bank Stock has been dull at
210, and India Stock at 260. Exchequer-bills are 495. to
525. premium.

The Foreign Stock Market has been exceedingly quiet
and prices are in several instances almost nominal. Spanish
Five per Cents, have been quoted 19%, and the Passive
Bonds 5%. Brazilian Stock has been at 88,4 to 89, and
Buenos Ayres at 56, Mexican Bonds are 35%, and. Peru-
vian 84. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
99%.
Ifs Shares there continues to be only a very limited busi-
ness doing, and prices are much as before. Buyers now have
an advantage, and it is fully expected that the traffic returns
ere long will so much increase as to give a great impetus to
the dealings.

QUARTER TO THRE ‘,
Consols ... .. ... 96i 97
Ditto Account, May 13 ... ... 96i 97
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Rank Stock 210
8 par Celt. Reduced Annuities 961/ 96 9614
R par Cent. Consols Anna
New 314 per Cent. Anna ....... ...... 971,434
:.vat Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860 —
De.3o Years, Expire Oct. 10, 1859 7 3-16
Do. 30 Years, Expire Jan. 5, 1860 7 9-16
India Stook 260
Ceautis for Aecount 9C
E c.cheener ICUs. 14d. 2d.
March. June.
1,0001.....,.... — 50 52 49 p
,tithe ••••• 53 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cont. B9 8811
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ... 56
Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent....
Ditto, 5 per Cent IO2IA
Mixisan 8eng5,1848,5 per Cent., Coupon/
Ditto Ex Jan. Coupons
Ditto for the Account .....
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent.....

Ditto Account ..,
Russian Bonds, 1832,
Ditto 41,4 per Cen
Spanish Bonds, 5 per
Ditto Account ...
Ditto Passive Bonds...
vividends on the oho'

84
, 5 per Cent —
Lt. 99%
Cent —
19

ire payable in London.

COIJESE OF
Amsterdam .......... 11 15%
Ditto, three months.. 11 17
Botterdain .... •• .. 11 17
Antwerp 25 25
Brussels .• .• 25 25
Ebunburgh . • M.B. 13 7%
Lltona •••••••• • • • • • • ••
Paris, 3 days'sight .. • 25 0
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 2l
Marseilles ............ 25 25
80nrdeaux......... •
Vrankforton Maine.... 119
Berlin.- .. • • .• • . .. • • • •
Vienna, effec. Eto 13 32
Trieste, ditto.... • • .... 13 35
Patersburgh,3ll. Rble.• 37%
Madrid • • ........ 50
Cadiz •• •• • • •• • • •• •• 50%
Barcelona •• • • • • • • • • • •
SovIlle••••••••••••••••

' EXCHANGE.
IGibraltar••••••••••••••
1..egh0rn........•••••• 80 52%
'Genoa ..•• 25 50
Naples ......••....••
Palermo,peroz........
Messina .....
L15b0n.......

Rio Janeiro • •
Buenos Ayres .•
New York, 60 days'sight
(Philadelphia

41%
124 U
124%
b 3%
b 3%

PILICEB OP BULLION, PEE 02.
Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0

New Dollars .... • • 0 4 11%
Silver in bars .... •• •• 0 5 I %

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( THIS DAY.
LONDON, MAY 7.—Wind at noon N.W., moderate breeze
and cloudy.
CARDIF'F, MAY 6.—The Vesta (Russian barque), bound
to Naples, got aground on the sands 3d inst., is much in-
jured, must discharge, and be dry-docked.
AMLWEII, MAY 6.—The Island Maid, Newport to Liver-
pool, has put in with loss of forefoot and part of keel, having
struck on Coal Rock near Holyhead.
CLYDE.—AraI. Genevieve, Bahia. Sld. Sir Henry Par.
nell, Berbice.
DUBLIN, MAY s.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Cathaya, Shang-
hai. Sldßritish Queen, New York.
OFF DovEß.—Norgo, New York, for Amsterdam.
COWES, /41,tv 6.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. Trident, Porto
Rico.
PORTLAND ROADS.—Aird. Wyckliffe, London for Laun-
ceston, Van Diemen's Land, with loss of her three top-
masts, &c.
DEAL, MAY 6.—Wind N. to N.W., fresh and squally.—
Arrd. Hendrika, Java, for Rotterdam; British Merchant,
Manilla, for Rotterdam; Richard Cobden, Calcutta; Ann
Bates, Bahia; Clergyman, Trinidad; British Tar, Jamaica;
Alice, ditto; Commodore, ditto; Malmo, Havannah, for St.
Petersburgh. Arrd. from the river and sld., Thames, New
Yealand. Sld. Pearl, Falkland Isles, and Sun, Francisco;
Lotus, Barbadoes.
FALMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind N., fresh.— Arrd. Agathe
Catharine, Cape Haytien, for Copenhagen. Off port, An-
versars, Havannah, and sld. for Antwerp.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 6. —Wind N.N.E.—Arrd. Jenny Jones,
Calcutta ; Globe, Islay ; Alice Jane, Jamaica ; Eliza Bulke-
ley, Charleston ; Shannon, New York ; California, Bombay ;
Reciprocity, Mobile; Enterprise and A. Z., Savannah, Sld.
Catharine, St. Thomas's; Venus and Ann, Newfoundland ;
Java Koerier, Batavia; Electric, Calcutta; Marabout, Rio
Nunez; Caroline, Rio Grande; Britannia and Gerolamo,
Paraiba; Mersey, New York; Herculean, Boston; Icarus,
Halifax; Frederick, St. John's, New Brunswick; Mariner,
Montreal; Ant, Newfoundland. The Ellen, from Glasgow,
is on shore on the North Bank, but has declined assist-
ance. Off port, Palatine, Bombay; William Skee, Barba-
does ; Delta, Mobile ; Agamemnon, Emporium, Thomas
Falder, Margaret steamer, and California.
WISBEACII, MAY 6.—A seaman states that he belonged
to the Maria, Fuchs, of and from Hamburgh for Hull,
which foundered at sea this morning, and that the master
and rest of the crew, two in number, were drowned, and he
was picked up by a fisherman and landed at the lower part of
the river.
COLBERG, APRIL 29.—The Johannes, from Copenhagen,
was driven on the East Mole to-day; crew saved.
CIIRISTIANIA, APRIL 28.—A vessel, apparently a Norwe-
gian, with masts broken, in a sinking state, and part of cargo,
apparently Danish, drifting near her, was passed 22d inst.,
eight miles south of Lendemaes.

The CHIEF BARON—What would you call the Annual
Register?

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL--I take the real question to be—
what is news?

The CHIEF BARON —News becomes old after a certain
length of time.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—That, of course, would resolve
itself into a matter of fact.

The CHIEF BARON :It is quite clear that Macaulay's
"history of England" is not subject to stamp duty.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL—No oust a line of distinction
must be drawn somewhere. This publication was a most re-
spectable and excellent production, and the parties connected
with it deserved the utmost consideration both as individuals
and as valuable members of the literary world. But the
more successful it was the greater probability there would be
of other persons publishing works of the same description,
and consequently a serious inroad would be made in the re-
venue unless they were subject to stamp duty, and it was
necessary to protect the Crown from any such loss. The
Learned Counsel referred to the various Acts which had been
passed relative to the stamping of newspapers, and contended
that as the Household Narrative of Current Events contained
news or occurrences up to within a day or two of its publica-
tion, it was liable to be charged with stamp-duty, and treated
in every respect as a newspaper.
➢lr. PEACOCK was heard on the other side, and argued
that if the construction suggested by his Learned Friend
were placed on the Act, the Annual Register and other
works containing news or information up to the time of pub-
lication would come under the provisions of the Stamp Act.
The COURT took time to consider their judgment.

SECONDARIES'.--(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
COX V. COOK.
This was an action to recover the sum of 761. on an an-
nuity bond granted by the defendant.
The defendant suffered judgment to go by default.
The plaintiff's solicitor said the condition of the bond was
that defendant should pay two separate annuities of 20s. per
week each, payable weekly, or within one week after de-
mand, the penalty under the bond being 2,9001.
Evidence was adduced proving that 38 payments were
due ; that a demand had been made at defendant's resi-
dence, but he was in France.
The Learned SiecoNDAxy said that the defendant had, by
suffering judgment to go by default, admitted the whole
facts.

The jury gave a verdict for 761., the bond not carrying
inter est.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Richard Lochyer was charged with stealing a copper. of
the value of 1/., the property of Mr. Bunhatn.
John Gavin, a painter, in the employ of the prosecutor,
stated that his master was repairing some houses at Con-
naught-terrace, Chelsea, on the 19th of last month. Wit-
ness left the one he was employed at securely fastened. On
his return he found the back door open, and missed the cop-
per in question.
Margaret Turner, a marine-store dealer, said that she
bought the copper by weight of the prisoner on the night in
que,tion.
The prisoner, who had nothing to say in his defence, was
found guilty, and sentenced to six calendar months, with
hard labour, in the House of Correction.

ARRIVAL OF RAJA BROOKE.—Tbe Peninsular
and Oriental Company's steamer, Euxine, Captain Evans,
arrived at Southampton yesterday. from Constantinople,
Smyrna, Malta, and Gibraltar, from which places she brought
ship letter bags. Among her passengers was Sir James
Brooke, Raja of Sarawak and Governor of Borneo. Sir
James appeared in excellent health and spirits, and was ac-
companied by his nephew, Mr. Grant. He stopped an hour
or two at Southampton, and then took his departure for Lon-
don. Amongst the cargo brought by the Euxine was specie
in gold and silver, valued at 60,0 ,01., from Constantinople.
The Euxine left Malta on the 25th, and Gibraltar on the
3 th. The Right Hon. More O'Ferrall, the Governor of
Malta, was to leave Malta a day or two after the Euxine
left, and intended to reach England Lid Rome.
Mn. THOMAS DUNCOMBE AND HIS POPISH RE-
SOLUTION.—We understand that Mr. Thomas Duncombe has
already begun to repent the pledge he came under to the
Irish Members, to bring forward the Popish resolution, which
we gave on a former occasion. He is described to
us as being just now in a very pitiable state of mind, in
consequence of the conflict which is going on within, be-
tween what he had undertaken to do, and what he now feels
would be the course which prudence would dictate. We
shall be able in a day or two to give the Hon. Gentleman's
final conclusion on the subject. But be that conclusion what
it may, he will soon find that his recent Popish and most un-
natural associations will have put an extinguisher on his
Parliamentary life. Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. We already hear by anticipation the electors of Fins-
bury telling him that he will never more be representative of
theirs.—Adeertiser.
FURIOUS DRivriva.—At the Lambeth Police-
court yesterday Mr. Elliott inflicted a fine of 30s. on Mr.
Isaac Williamson, the landlord of the Crown Inn, at Croydon,
and the proprietor of an omnibus which Jr himself drives,
for furious driving in the neighbourhood of Kennington-gate ;
and a fine of 10s. on Robert Overall, the driver of one of
Balls' omnibuses, for a similar offence. The prisoners were
racing at the time, the race having been commenced by
Williamson.

PROPOSED RIDE ACROSS KENSINGTON•GARDENs.
—A very numerous deputation, representing the inhabitants
of Kensington, Bayswater, and Paddington,, heeded by
Archdeacon Sinclair, Mr. Evans, M.l ~and accompanied by-
Lord Robert Grosvenor, M.P., had an interview with Lord
Seymour at the , ffice of. the Woods, and Forests, to protest
against the threatened ride across Kensington-gardens. The
deputation enforced upon Lord Seymour their nothtieongSao
injury which would be done to the frequenters of
invalids, and
gardens
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children, by carrying into
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which might arise
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and expressed their hope that his ordship, considering the
strong feeling entertained by the public' on the subject, would
reconsider the question. I ord Seymour having made his
bow, the deputation retired 4 nd of assembled at the
Ship Hotel, Chaiing-cro4s, to concert measures for carrying
their object into effect. '

COLLISION AT SEC—At half-past two on Monday
morning the schooner Fife, of Exeter, 11. Dare, from Exeter
to
.Newcastle, while off Beachy Head, was run down by a
foreign brig. She filled immediately, and sank in twenty
fathoms of water. The crew had just time to push off one
of the boats and throw a few clothes into it previous to
leaving the ill-fated schooner. The crew were picked
up by the brig James, of Bermuda, and were landed at
Hastings on Monday. The Fife was engaged in the coal
trade.

THE LATE MELANCHOLY CASE OF SHOOTING IN
CUMBERLAND.—The Carlisle Patriot states that the Rev.
Joseph Smith is in much better health, and that the Rev.
Gentleman was admitted to bail on Tuesday. His sureties
were W. P. Johnson, Esq., Walton Souse, and the Rev. C.
Beaon, vicar yf Brampton.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
IN RE DYCE SOMBRE.
His Lordship, assisted by Sit G. K. Bruce, was engaged
the whole day in hearing this petition in lunacy. The name
of Mr. Dyce Sombre, the subject of the petition, formerly
the Member for Sudbury, has been frequently before the
public in connexion with former petitions. The affidavits
and arguments were at great length,and promised to extend
over a much longer time than the present day.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
TRISTON V. EARDETT.
The arguments in this part-heard case, which have already
occupied the Court two days, were again resumed this
morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.)
Ilia Honour was occupied to-day with small causes, none
of which were of importance.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco )
THE QUEEN V. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
Lord CAMPBELL gave judgment in this case, which was
a rule for a peremptory mandamus requiring the London
and North-Western Railway Company to make their Burton
branch. The answer of the company to the rule was that
their compulsory powers for takiug land had expired, and
they had, therefore, no authority to make the required
branch. The Court was of opinion that the company was
entitled to their judgment, and the rule was accordingly
dismissed.

THE QUEEN V. NORFOLK RAILWAY COMPANY.
Mr. CROWDER, Q.C., appeared in support of this manda-
mus, but as the circumstances of the case were precisely
similar to those disclosed in the judgment which the Court
had just pronoanced, he did not think it advisable to trouble
the Court with any arguments.—llule discharged.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
IN RE AN ATTORNEY.
Mr. PRENTICE applied for a rule, calling upon an attorney
of the court to show cause why his name should not be struck
off the rolls. The Learned Gentleman made the motion
nnder the following circumstances. In 184 S, three young
men, named Salmon, became entitled to a freehold estate at
Little Bonfield, under the will of th> it uncle, and by the ad-
vice of the attorney in question, who, it was alleged acted in
collusion with one of the trustees,the property was put up for
sale, and sold to himself and the trustee for 2,0001. less than
its real value. Eventually, however, the young men were
induced to file a bill in Chancery to set aside the sale on the
ground of fraud, and in his answer to that bill the attorney
not only committed perjury, but embodied documents or re-
ceipts tor money which subsequently turned out to be for-
geries. He was therefore indicted for perjury and found
guilty, but a new trial had since been granted upon some
technical objection that had been taken to the form of the
indictment.—Application granted.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BRADBURY AND EVANS.
This was an information filed by the Attorney-General
against Messrs. Bradbury and Evans, the printers, for
knowingly and wilfully printing a certain newspaper, entitled
A Household Narrative of Current Events, without being
stamped according to the provisions of the 6 and 7 William
IV., chap. 76. The parties had agreed to a special case,
whereby if the Court should be of opinion that the publica-
tion ought to be stamped, judgment was to he given for the
Crown, and if they were of a contrary opinion, a nolle pro-
sequi was to be entered.

l'he Attorney-General and Mr. Crompton conducted the
case for the Crown, and Mr. Peacock and another Learned
Gentleman appeared for the defendants.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said this was a case of consider-
able importance with reference to the revenue derived by the
Crown from the stamps on newspapers, but the question
would be found to be contained in a very small com-
pass. It depended entirely on the construction to
be placed on the 6th and 7th of William IV., c. 76, which
imposed certain duties on publications or newspapers, set
forth in the schedule attached to the Act. The schedule
stated that any paper containing any public news, intelli-
gence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations there-
on, printed in any part of the United Kingdom for sale, and
published periodically, or in parts or numbers, at intervals
not exceeding twenty-six days, should be deemed and taken
to be a newspaper within the meaning of the Act, and be
chargeable with duty. There could be no doubt that it was
a publication containing public news, intelligence, and oc-
currences, to be dispersed and made public ; but the question
arose whether the interval between the publication of one
number and another brought it within the operation of the
Act ?