The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

NEWPORT. rod;
Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 6d; Mutton, 2s 8d to 35
Veal, 3s Od to 4s Od; Pork, 3e Od to 4s Od per 8110'

WIEXTECRAPEL. d;
Beef, from 2s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 35 -°
Veal, 3s Od to 3s 8d; Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 10d per 81be•

NGSGATZ.
Turbots, 4s OdBILL
to 1 Isl
Od; Brine, 8d to is 4d; Seles'
6d to 28 3d per pair; Haddocks, 6d to Is each; Flounders:.
10d to 2s Od per doz, n; Cod Fish, 4s Od to 8s Od cal
Whitings, 3s 6d to 6s 6d per 15; Eels, 6d to 18 Per
od
Lobsters, is 3d to 3s Od each; Crabs, 6d to 2s,
each; Herrings, 2s to 4s Od per 100; common 0Y87.r.,
;:
6s to 12s per bushel; Smelts, is Od to 2s 0,1 per oti
Salt Fish, 2d to 3d per lb; and Sprats, is 6d to 38 us-
per bushel.

BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis alb
From 7d to 71c1; of Household ditto, od to 6id Per
loaf.

RIE E.
Market hides, 50 D NIAR
1b to 601 b, 2d IC
t
oltd; ditto, 601 b
701 b, 2d to 23-d; ditto, 701 b to 80Ib, 2d to 3id;
801 b to 901 b, 2id to 3id; ditto, 901 b to 100 lb, 3d to 311
ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od; ditto, 100 lb to 11210'i;
'
3d to 4id. Calf Skins, light, Is 6d to 3s 6d; tto
full, 6s to Os Od; Horn Hides 65 Od to Os Od; 14Z;
Skins, Os Od to Os Od; Polled Sheep, 5s 8d to is
Bents Kents and Half-brcds, 4s 10d to 6s Od; Downs, 35 8u
4s 11d; Shearlings, 6d each.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAYOr,
;Sittings in Banco, after Term, before Lord CA.3tretii
and Justices PATTESON. COLERIDGE and WIGHTMAN.
THE LATE QUEEN DOWAGER'S ANN 1-31y
Bs
THE QUEEN V. THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS Of ~
Lord CAMPBELL deli TREASUR.
urt
verYed thetaudg ment of the s.,°is
in this case this morning. He said that the claim in tb
case being made for the arrears of an annuity of 513'0
0
under an Act of Parliament, and chargeable upon Ike
Consolidated Fund, the Court were of opinion that tit
application for a mandamus was regular. The right, f
it existed, was a legal right accruing under the terms °f
the 4th and sth William IV., c. 15, which enacted 'bat
the payment of such an annuity could only be obtained
dot',
by a warrant of the Lords of the Treasury, and the °'',
of granting the warrant was imposed on them, whet'
payment was due. It was contended, however, that:l.4
the annuity was payable quarterly and accruing de
in diem, and therefore, being apportionable, the C 0111.6 ,
ought in the exercise of its discretion to withhold t"'
mandamus by reason of the full quarter's Pariedtnt
of the annuity made to her late Majesty e
Queen Dowager on the 30th June, 1837. •'`'
Court was of opinion that that payment •
could o°,,
be taken into consideration, for it was made in discharq
of a debt then due and payable, and after a dispute c,
whether in point of law it could be rightfully elaitne";
The late Queen Dowager was justified in applying &Lb.
money in works of charity, or in any other manner hu'
might deem fir, and it could not afterwards be recovered
back from her nor set off against the balance of the;
quarterly payment of the annuity even after the payonlia
had been made. The Attorney-General had truly Psi
that a suitor must do justice before he could reek f°r
justice; but the Court was of opinion that it would be
injustice to require that the sum of money so paid and
spent should afterwards be demanded back and accounted
for. It was upon that principle that the case of Skiriog
v. Green had been decided. Therefore the fate of the
present rule depended upon the question whether or not
the annuity were apportionable. If it were aortionebr
the mandamus must issue; but after an attentive cons''
deration of the authorities cited during the erg„11; went the Court was of opinion that
the anntl",il
was not apportionable. The Learned Judge the considerable length reviewed the arguments
wln,r:
had been employed during the argument, and the
authorities cited in their support, and then proceeded t°
say that reliance had, on one side, been placed on the
exalted rank of her late Majesty. The Court was at
loss to know how that could advance a construction of
the language of an Act of Parliament. They might S
well have been told of her exemplary virtues and her
saint-like death, which would ever make her memory
cherished with aff‘ction by the English nation. Those
virtues the Court was most willing and desirous to ac-
knowledge; but their Lordships sat there merely es
Judges to interpret the language of an Act of Perlis'
ment; and according to the just interpretation of that,
Act they were all clearly of opinion, that in the event
which had happened no arrears of the annuity could be
claimed subsequent to the 30th September, 1849. A°
both parties had declared that they should be contented
with the opinion of the Court, without appealing to
higher tribunal, the Court had now only to say that the
rule for a mandamus must be discharged.
Rule discharged accordingly.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
This was the first day of the sittings at Nisi Prius, st
Westminster, after Hilary Term.
The printed list contained an entry of 89 causes, 23
of which are remanets, and 66 new causes. Among Lb°
revenue causes, there are, under the head of Custono,
11 instituted by the Attorney-General against th"
London Dock Company, and 10 against the St. Katha-
rine Dock Company, in all, 21 causes.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
The two prisoners, Roberts and White, who stand
charged with the robbery of 601. from the Crown Ilcd,
Punchbowl public-house, Holborn, were brought up
and
fully committed to Newgate for trial.
Joseph Stanley, an attorney's clerk, and most respect;
ably connected, was again placed at the bar, and charge",
with stealing a quantity of plate from various taverns and
public-houses in different parts of the metropolis, the
particulars of which have already appeared in The Sun:,
0,
The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, was
-.5")
Cully committed for trial.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH AT WESTAIIIISTEA
PALACE.—Men are employed in laying down, in Palace-
yard, on the north side, a number of wires to form an elec-
tric telegraph, which will communicate between the Mini,-
ralty and Westminster Palace, which is to be established
for the purpose of any immediate emergency of a commutt,i;
cation being nece'sary dining the attendance of her Dillies* '
Ministers at the Parliament Houses. There are ten wire 22
which are covered with gutta percha, and which are carried
through iron pipes. Au apparatus for the transmission of 2
correspondence will be constructed in a room in the West-
minster Palace, as also at the Admiralty. The pipes are
about two feet from the surface.

THE BOARD or CUSTOMS.—We are informed that
Mr. T. A Mitchell, M.P., will give notice at the opening
of the ensuing sessiuu of Parliament of a motion for a Conii
mitten to inquire into the constitution of the Boardl2
Curitow,

vannah; Fides, New York. Sld. Three Sisters, Para;";
Eery-rar:; Lucia • J'in"
Kays
Porto Rico; William btUrge:s.,, Boston. 'rut
W. Brune, Bali iwore.
CARDIFF, JAN. 31.—The Constantine of 1,001
hence to Ibrail, struck on Lavemock Point last eight,'
leaky, and must discharge to repair.
BELFAST, JAN. 30.—The Trafalgar smack, 0' a I
for Fleetwood, from Glasgow, went on the rocks id
Ballycormick Point, near Grooms port, 27th
fills with the tide; part-, of materials and cargo saved.
COWEs, JAN. 31.—The Davenport, Havre to Cardiff
drove foul of the Patience, Hartlepool to Odessa' in I
gale of the 29th, the latter received considerable damage
and must repair.
PILL, JAN. 30.—The Seaflower, Cardiff to Ho's"
has put back leaky, and proceed to Bristol to discharge._
CUXHAVEN, JAN. 29.—There has been a pretty sharp
frost for the last two days, but this morning it is 431
soft and misty weather.
KINGROAD.—Arrd. Commerce, Callao and Qtl'ens.
town, for London.
SWANSEA, JAN. 31.—Wind W.N.W.—Acrd. Cheir
dra, Valparaiso. d.
QUEENSToWN, JAN. 30.—Wind S.W. to N.W.--Arr e
Johanna and Helena, Callao; Commodore, Constax36/I°Pl
fur Tralee, leaky.
YARMOUTH, JAN. 31.—The Floraville, of 31idddles;
borough, bound to London, was in contact Yestlr.:3l
111"
morning off Cromer, with the Bilbao, of Seaton 6'
and received considerable damage; will repair. ;„,0
AMSTERDAM, JAN. 29.—The Allersms, left SOT
31st August last .for this port,has notaince been bear"°
MESSINA, JAN. 21.—The Havannah, hence to Terra
Nova, on shore near there 11th inst., is a wreck.

MARKET NEAVS.—(THIS DAY')
co vErrr-Gaz.DEN. bleb
For both Fruit and VegetAblee, the supplies of w
were again extensive for the time of year, the dens
ruled steady, at last week's quotations. 11
„t
Fruits—Pine Apples, 4s Od to 6s per lb; 1- u-11°Ibt
Grapes, 3s Od to 6s; Portugal, 8d to is Od pe-,. r
Pears, is 6d to 3s 6d per dczen; ditto, 65 to 151 PI ;
halt sieve; Apples, dessert, 3s 661 to Is per busbie
cooking ditto, 3s 6d to 6s Od; Oranges, 6s Oil £0 os
per 100; Lemons, 6i to lOs per 100; Pomegranat,to,
to 6d each; Almonds, 6s Od to Os Od per peck; u 1.411
sweet, 2s ('d to 3s Od per lb; Brazil Nuts, lOs Od to l_r
per bushel ; Barcelona ditto, 20s Od to 225 Od Pc
bushel; Filberts, 60s Od to 703 Od per 1001bs.
s
Vegetables—Savoy Cabbages, 8d to is per Ar
Greens, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen bunches; Broc
0;
6s Od to 104 per dozen bundles; Potatoes, 60s t°„,i-to
per ton ; ditto 3s 6d to 4s 9d per cwt; ditto, is '-‘,lfs
2s 9d per bushel; Turnips, is 6d to 2s fid per to'
bunches; Cucumbers, 6d to is each; Leeks, Id to )
per bunch; Celery, 9d to is 6d per bundle; Cisrr°4ll,;
2s Od to 5s Od per dozen bunches; Spinach, 18% It
is 6d per half sieve; Onions, 2s Od to 2s 6d perA-filti•
sieve; Spanish ditto, 16s Od to 183 Od per box; 4'-od
chokes, is 6d to 2s Od per half sieve; Endive, is
to is 6d per score; Horseradish, is Od to 4s Od r,
bundle; Red Beet, 6d to is Od per dozen; Mushroionlo:;
Is 3d to Is 6d per pottle; Sea Kull, is 6d to 2s 6d r-
punnet.

NE VIGATZ AND LEADEINIZAZIA „eke,
Turkeys, 43 Od to 10s; Geese, 4s Od to 6s Od;
It 9d to 2s 9d; Tame Rabbits, is 3d tols 9d• Wild uh'n- d
8d to Is; Pigeons, 9d to is 3d; Roasting Pigs, 4s to 7° "6,1
each; Surrey Fowls, 6s to lOs Od; ditto Chickens, 361 p.
to 6s Od; Burn-door Fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od per COOI
English Eggs, 9s Od to Os Od; French ditto, 78
„t.
8- ; and Irish ditto, is Od to 8s 6d per 100; Fresb
ter, 10d to is 2d per ilb; Partridges, is Od to 18 6
Hares, 2s Od to 3s Od; Leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od; Gr°,llls-tet;
e2sOdto 2s 6d; Pheasants, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Teal, tu,d.
Is Gd; Snipes, is to is 6d; Wild Ducks, is to 23 tr-; "".
goons, is to 2s Od; Plovers, 9d to is 3d; and v"°
cocks, 3s Od to 4s each.

lILLY DICAZICETS. Clover,
SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31 15i r d,
3/ Os to 4/ Os ; and Straw, I/ Is to I/ 7s per log
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at our
quOtstfl,.
EMBEILLA.ND. Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3/ i
Clover, 3/ Os to 4l0s; and Straw, Il Is to I/ 83 per low
Trade dull, at late rates.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay 3d.
, 102/ 58 to 31 159;
Clover, 3/ os to 4/ Os • and Straw, I/ Os to 1175 per --
Supply good, and trade dull.