The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-01 00:00:00

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, TWO O'CL6CIC.—
The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated
at 5,000 bales, comprising'lso Pernam and Maranbam at
6d. to iid., 100 Bahia at Gil to 6id., 100 Sarat at 3d. to
3V., and the remainder American. The market closed
heavily with prices of all kinds in favour of buyers.—Railway
Shares were in good demand at high prices.
The following is a report of the state of the piece goods
market as furnished by Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and
Irving

" Yiom June, for reasons which have been frequently
stated by us, but little is expected in the way of extensive
transactions, and more particularly so, when the holidays
incident to Whitsuntide interrupt and interfere with the re-
gular course of business. This year, notwithstanding the
absence of any material improvement in the demand for
the country trade, which continues in a most un-
satisfactory state, the operations of the month—as we find
upon reference—equal those of 1545, 1849, and 1850, which
were periods of great activity—enable us to report them as
being of considerable mageitude. During the early portion
of the month, the market continued in a dull and lifeless
condition when, from an improvement in the demand
for and value of cotton, and the influence attaching
to the material reduction in the prices of the
manufactured articles, an active demand for twist and cloth
ensued, which resulted in enabling spinners and manufac-
turers to realise the advance previously particularised, and
in placing many of them under contract for some time to
come. Both goods and yarns are now, with only few
exceptions, exceedingly light ; and though during the last
few days the market has been much less animated, prices are
so far sustained with firmness. With the completion of
existing contracts, we cannot see, however, how the recent
advance in prices is to be maintained, nor how a decline from
those ruling a month ago is to be prevented, looking to the
present and prospective position and value of Cotton, and the
recent unfavourable accounts from India and China."
The Banker's Magazine for the present month, sums up
the state of the Corn trade, as follows:
" Some rather important changes have taken place in the
Corn trade during the last month. In the first place, there
has been a material rise (in some cases as much as 3s. or 4s.
per quarter) in the price of grain ; and, in the second place,
there has been a falling off in the foreign supply. Our own
farmers coutinue to bring forward their produce with great
caution. The rise in price seems to be quite justified by the
facts. It is not supposed that stocks are very heavy; the
consumption is large, the harvest will be rather late, and the
weather is not quite of that character which removes all fear
of accident to the crops. During the month it is probable
that the prospects of a good harvest have very much im-
proved. We have had less of the wet and cold weather
which prevailed in April and May ; and there have been many
days of positive heat and brilliancy. Nothing, certainly, has
yet occurred, either in the United Kingdom, or perhaps in
any country of Europe, to excite serious apprehensions as to
the result of the harvest of 1851."

The new Sardinian loar-iTior three millions sterling
is payable in the following moaner -20 per cent.
on allotment, 10 per cent. on July 21, 10 per
cent. on August 21, 10 per cent. on September 20,
10 per cent., on Oct. `2l; 10 per cent. on Nov. 21; 15 per
cent on Dec. 1. The applications w.ll be receivable until
Saturday next. The interest is to commence from the let
of June, 1851, and will be payable either in London, Turin,
or Genoa. The ostensible object is to form railways;
but no doubt the real cause is the strain upon the
revenue during the last war. Hitherto Sardinia has ob-
tained her loans in Paris, but the plethora in the London
Money Market offers temptation. What precise influence
the loan will have here, remains to be seen, but the terms
being favourable, 85 for a Five per Cent. Stock, there is
reason to believe that it will be readily taken
up. It is probable that about a million of the
loan or more will be absorbed abroad, athough
the loan comes out in London, and further, we con-
sider that the recent heavy shipments of silver to the Conti-
nent have been partly in anticipation of this loan. If such
be the case, the loan will be very partial in its effect.
The Amsterdam Stock Market, on the 29th ult., was very
animateu for Spanish Five per Cents.
The English Funds have been flatter, owing to the
loan. Console have been 96% to 97i, for the opening.
The present rates are 963 in 97. The New Three-
and-a-Quarter per Cents. have been 98% to %; and the
Three per Cents. 97% %. Bank Stock is at 214. Exche-
quer-bills are firm at 455. to 48s. p emium.
The Foreign Securities have been flat. Spanish Five
per Cents. have been 21%, and the Passive Bh. Portuguese
Four per Cents. have been quoted 33th to 34%. There is
much anxiety to ascertain whether the terms for a compro-
mise of the Spanish Debt will be agreed to next Thursday.
Dutch Four I.er Cents. have been 911/9 %.
Railway Shares have been all lower ma account of the de-
cline in Censols, but there is not much doing.

Console ...
Ditto Account

QUARTER 7'O THREE.
Shur.
... 97 it ex div

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 013LOUL.
From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 214

8 aer Cent.Keduced Annuitie5........... 97 t 4 5,4 X
New 314 per Cont. Anne. .... ..... - 98%%96;11
Long Annuities. Exp. Jan. sth, 1860... 7 ,D-16 7%
India Bonds under 1,000/ 5B p
South Sea Stock —
Ditto Old Annuities 96% 87
Con'ole for Account ... 97 % 96%
E 4 eh.ever Bills. 1 4u.
1,0001.... — 48 45 p
.. ..

'2-'OO4
Small —

48 45 p
48 45 p

PRICE OF FORRIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Danish Bonds 1825, 3 per Cent
Dia*, i per Cent
Mexisan lionds,lB46, ex Jan. Coupons 34%
reravials Bonds, 5 per Cent
Ditto Deferred
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent Cent
Ditto for the ♦ccount
Ditto Passive Bonds 6
Dividends on the above payable is London.
Dutch 21, per Cent., 12 Guild
Ditto 4 per Cent. Cortileates

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--( THIS DAy.)
LONDON, JULY I.—The wind was at East this morning,
and at ten o'clock it rained very heavily. The wind is now
(noon) N. to N.W., with a light breeze and cloudy.—The
Rambler, of Swansea, Newport to New York, was spoken
with 9th June, 43 N., 46 W., had been totally dismasted the
previous day, and supplied with spars and ropes by the An-
tigua Packet.
SwAssEA.—Arrd. Carthagenia, Prince Edward's Island.
TRA 14 F. —Sid. Souvener, New York.
OFF DUNGENESS.—Princeas Charlotte, Surinam, for Rot-
terdam.

BRISTOL, JUNE 30.—Wind S.E.—Acrd. Lima, Havannah ;
Spinner, ditto.
Dzat, JUNE 30. Wind E. to E.N.E.—Arrived from the
River and sld. her Majesty's steamer Magicienne, Westward;
Gov. M'Lean, Cape of Good Hope; Faedrenes Minde, Santa
Cruz; Andres and Celeste, Cuba; Devonshire, New York;
Falcon, Bermuda; Invermore, Quebec.
BRIDGEWATER, JUNE 30.—Wind S.—Acrd. David, Bio de
la Hache.

LIVERPOOL, JUNE 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrd. John Currier,
Charleston ; Helen Mary, Akyab ; John Hutchinson,
Valparaiso and Bahia; Cluny, St. John's, New Brunswick;
Thrasher, Miramichi. Off port, Crescent. Sld. Crown,
Africa; William Penn, Bombay; Star of the West, Phila-
delphia ; J. H. Shepherd, New York; Jane Duffus, llalifax.
The Blytheswood, Calcutta to this ! ort, which was aban-
doned on the 22d April off Reimon, has been towed into
Mauritius.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
Their Lordships sat this morning to hear appeals. The
Peers present were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and
Lord Monteagle.

744WILLT.AAI v. ADAMS.
The appellant was a pauper, the respondent the inspector
of the poor at Glasgow. The question was whether the ap-
pellant, an ablebodied man out of employment, was enabled as
a matter of right to claim relief. The Court of Session held
he was not.
The arguments were proceeding when we went to press.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor K. BRUCE.)
His Honour was occupied this morning with short causes
and claims, which presented no feature of general interest.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWOR.TH.)
EGERTON V. EARL BROW. LOW.
This cause, arising out of the will of the late Earl of
Bridgewater, was resumed this morning. The case at present
is not fully opened.
(Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.)
BENDON V. KING.
This case was again bet ore the Court this morning.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
:sittings at Nisi Prius, in Guildhall, before the LORD CHIEF
JusricE and a Common Jury.)
CHEATING AT CARDS.

A person, described as a resident at Folkestone, named
Thomas Brown, was indicted for the offence of cheating at
cards. The defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, with whom was Mr. Clarkson and
Mr. Robinson, appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Chambers, with whom was Mr. ceene, for the defence.

Mr. Sergeant WILKiNs opened the case to the jury, stating
that the offence was committed at the last Licensed Victual-
lers' ball, held in January last, at the London Tavern, and
then proceeded to call the following evidence :
Mr. Robert Whitehead was the first witness called. He
deposed as follows : I live in Whitecross-street, and am by
business a licensed victualler, keeping the Rum Puncheon
Tavern. On Thursday, the 2,3 d of last January, the licensed
victuallers bad a ball at the London Tavern. It was a ball
for the charity, and parties were admitted by tickets.
I was at that ball. The company consisted chiefly
of licensed victuallers, but strangers might come if they
chose on purchasing tickets, and some strangers were pre-
sent. After dancing had been continued some time a game
at whist was proposed, and I and others retired for the purpose.
I played a game or two and then left the room, but shortly
afterwards returned, when I found Brown and some strangers
playing at 100 with Mr. Young. The names of the gentle-
men playing at the table were Ireland, Young, Pitt, and
Butterfield. Mr. Bennett and Mr. Fowler were there, but
not playing. Two other gentlemen named Compton and
Alfred Brown were there, but not playing. The 100 might
have continued four or ve hours. The game commenced
with eighteenpenny 100 limited t') half-a-guinea. I noticed
the defendant in the course of the game. I played in the
game for three hours, and I observed that during that time
the defendant and his friends were the winners. I got looed,
and there was a little altercation arising out of my not head-
ing the trick. Mr. Brown on that occasion won the first
trick, but I and Mr. Compton finding that we had tricks in
our hands determined to throw up our cards. I observed
nothing more about the conduct of the defendant but that he
kept winning. I remained in the room and saw the de-
fendant put a card behind the collar of his
coat. The cards were dealt round by one of the
gentlemen playing, and clubs were trumps. I saw the de-
feedatit put his hand under his coat collar and draw out the
ace of clubs. Upon seeing that I seized his hand with the
card in it, and showed it to the gentlemen playing, ob3erv-
ing, " This is how you lose your money : you are playing
with a blackleg." I had previously taken the card out of
his hand. The persons playing at that time were Mr. Be
nett, Mr. Young, Mr Ireland, the defendant, and two other
persons. Upon my making the remark the defendant said
I was wrong, but there was a good deal of confusion, and
some of the gentlemen seized the money on the table.
About ten minutes afterwards I went to a policeman, but in
the meanwhile the defendant attempted to take up his own
money, and in doing so the king cf hearts fell from beneath
the sleeve of his coat. I was a loser of between three and
four pounds, but I cannot exactly
say in what denomination
the money was. It was gold and silver.
Cross-examined—l got change for my gold when I re-
quired it. When it was a Single deal we rut into a common
po4. I, and all were bound to play. Those who had no trick were
bound to pay a forfeit to the pool. I began to play about
twelve o'clock. Beaides the entertainment of cards and

dancing, there was that of drinking wine and brandy and
water. It was two or three minutes after I has done
playing that I discovered the defendant cheating. It might
have been five o'clock when the row took place. When I
threw up the cards, Mr. Compton won the trick; but as
we had both committed a fault, we were looed according to
the rules of the game, or rather compelled to play the hand
over again. The result was that I got two tricks, and won
all the pool but my lots I was one of the committee, and
had occasion to go in and out of the room.
Mr. James Young sworn and examined—l am a licensed
victualler, residing in Westminster. I was at the ball, and
went into the card-room about ten o'clock, where I played
at whist. I saw the defendant come in about half
an hour after. There were two other persons with him. The
defendant rested himself by the side of the table while we
were playing, and afterwards proposed a game at 100. That
proposal was accepted, and he played eighteenpenny 100 at
first, limited to half-a-guinea. During the last halt hour of
the game the defendant proposed that the limit should be in-
creased to a guinea, and the stake changed to three shillings.
I noticed that he won more frequently than anybody else,
perhaps in the ratio of twice to anybody else once. I recollect
the last hand that was p'ayed, I dealt the cards; there were
five of us playing, including the defendant and two stran-
gers. The card I turned up was a club. I dealt three cards
to the defendant. I saw Mr. Whitehad take a card from the
defendant's coat collar. The defendant had just put his
hand up to take it as the defendant drew it out the reverse
way. I saw the king of hearts fall from Brown's sleeve, and
he attempted to shuffle it with the pack.
Cross-examined- I played, I should say, five hours. I
was sitting down all the time, and did not cease to play.
Brown was occasionally looed. The two strangers and other
persons occasionally won and lost. I recollect the disputed
when Whitehead would not head the trick. Brown was
active in calling Whitehead to order, and insisting upon his
playing again. Brown complained that Whitehead was playing
Compton's hand. We were all sober, though we had been
drinking throughout the night. Ireland won. Two or
three lost considerably who are not here. Mr. Pitt, a hair-
dresser, of SA, estminster, lost 71. Mr. Compton, of Che.sea,
lost 101. A relation of Mr. Pitt's lost 4/ or 51. I should say
about 70/. or 801. was lost in the whole, but I cannot say
positively.
Re-examined—Mr. Brown and the two strangers won the
principal part of the money. Mr Brown conversed with the
two strangers as if they were his friends.
Mr John Bennett sworn and examined- I am a publican,
and live at the Upper Archway Cottage, Upper Holloway.
I was at the ball, and saw the defendant and the two
strangers playing at 100 with the others, including young
Compton and Pitt. I was one of the committee, and in con-
sequence of something I had heard I watched the defendant
while he was playing. After watching him for ten minutes
or so, I observed him place cards behind his poll at the back
of his coat, and when he prayed trumps he took the card
from his back. I could not see what he did with the third
card dealt to him. When he took the card from under his
coat collar I observed him do this repeat dly, and recollect
distinctly seeing him draw out the ace of spades and win a
trick with it. Whitehead was playing at this time, and
in the second play of that deal there was some dispute
about not heading the trick. I afterwards saw Whitehead
go round to the defendant and take a card out of his hand. It
was the ace of clubs, and the defendant's hand was up at his
collar. Whitehead held up the card and said, "Gentlemen,
you are playing with blacklegs." Brown was afterwards
given into custody.
Mr. B. F. Fowler, the late landlord of the Falcon at
Bethnal-green, sworn and examined—l was at the ball, but
I did rot play. I looked ou occasionally and noticed that in
the majority of cases where there was a 100 the money passed
to the defendant's side of the table. I was at the table when
the card was detected behind his collar.
Cross-examined—Mr. Ireland won largely, but I do not
know the amount.
Mr. Butterfield, another publican, who like all the pre-
ceding witnesses, has retired from business since the ball,
stated that he played at the loo-table and lost 51. in two or
three hours. The defendant was the principal winner. Wit-
ness was told something about the defendant, and he retired
from the room in disgust, but afterwards he came in and saw
the card taken from the defendant's collar. Witness was a
tolerably good player, but he had been in the habit of play.
ing with tradesmen and gentlemen.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. CVAMBERO wished to know what counts the prosecu-
tion intended to rely upon, the statutory or the common law
counts ?
Mr. CLARKSON said they relied upon all.
Mr. CHAainxitS, under these circumstances, confanded that
there was no case to go to thejury on the statutory counts of
the indictment, inasmuch as the evidence failed to trace to
the possession of the defendant any precise or particular coin
which it was alieged he had won from the prosecutors by
cheating with the cards. There was no proof that he had
won money from any of the defendants in particular by
means of cheating, because the evidence failed to show any
one instance where he had obtained the pool through the in-
strumentality of the alleged secreted cards. One of the
counts charged the particular coin was upon the de-
fendant, but as the coin was not marked before it was put
into the pool, there was no evidence to show that it was the
property of the prosecutor named in the count.
Mr. CLARKSON insisted that there was ample evidence to
go to the jury.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE held that there was sufficient
evidence to go to the jury In all the counts.
Mr. M. CHAMBERS then addressed the jury for the defence,
saying that no case had been made out to justify them in
finding the defendant guilty of this serious offence.
Lord CAMPBELL summed up, and
The jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty on all
the counts in the indictment.
Lord CAMPBELL then said he entirely concurred in the
verdict, and should sentence the defendant to two years' im-
prisonment, with hard labour, in the House of Correction for
the county of Middlesex; and at the expiration of that
time he should enter into two recognizances for his good
behaviour in 501. each.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before the LORD CIIISF BARON, and
Barons ALDERSON, PLATT, and MARTIN.)
JAQUES V. WRITE.
The LOAD Curls' BARON, in delivering judgment in this
case, said it was an action instituted by the plaintiff to re-
cover the sum of 48/. 145., which had been paid in the shape
of costs for investigating the title to certain property. At
the trial a verdict was found for the defendant, but on appli-
cation, by leave of Mr. Baron Martin, who tried the case,
was subsequently made to enter the verdict for the plaintiff,
the plaintiff having paid the money, and it beinrftly
clear that if the title were a bad one, he had a rightetoecre-
cover back the money. The only real question which arose
out of the action was whether the defendant had succeeded
in making out a good title. Now all the title the defendant
app•ared to be possessed of was ex parte materna, the weakest
of all titles. It was true the jury found there were no heirs
ex parte materna, but the issue was tried between two par-
ties who had an interest in keeping from the view of the jury
any heirs ex parte paterna. It also appeared that the last
person seised had made a declaration that he had no heirs
on his father's side ; but that was a very ambiguous expres-
sion, which might either mean that there were no heirs on
the father's side, or only that there were no heirs on that
side of the same name or with whom he was acquainted.
A question then arose as to whether this title was such as
ought to justify the plaintiff in soncluding the purchase, and
if not whether the defendant ought not to pay the expenses
of the investigation. The Court thought not only that the
plaintiff was entitled to recover, but gave this distinct rea-
son for entertaining that opinion—That the meaning of a
good and a sufficient title meant such a title as the Court of
Chancery would deem a sufficient ground for compelling a
specific performance. The Court considered, therefore, that
the plaintiff was entitled to recover the 481. 14s.
Mr. Baron MARTIN said he thought it right to intimate
that he did not concur in the above judgment. The de-
fendant had Elven ample proof of a sufficient and good title,
and he would say further, that the question did not depend
on what a court of equity would do, but whether or not the
party bad a good title in point of fact.
The rule was then made absolute.

MIDDL ES EX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT JUDGE.)
The July Sessions were commenced this morning, before
Mr. Sergeant Adams, the Assistant-Judge.
The calendar is very light, there being but fifty prisoners
for trial.
John Smith, convicted of picking pockets at the last ses-
sions, from which sentence was deferred, for the purpose of
inquiring into his character, was proved to have been con-
victed summarily by a magistrate for a similar offence in
bruiry last, and had nndergone his sentence of three
months' imprisonment. He was discharged from prison only
a few days previous to the commission of the last offence,
for which he was now sentenced to nine months' imprison-
m nt and hard labour.

- Riches, a young man who was convicted at the last
sessions for stealing a box containing property from the
Eastern Counties Railway, was also brought up for judg-
ment. A previous conviction was proved against him, and
he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and hard
labour,
John Judge was indicted for stealing a sovereign, the
money of Caroline Simmonds.
The prosecutrix, lady's maid in a family in Old Quebec-
street, stated that, some days ago, she made a purchase of
some strawberries from the prisoner, who was hawking the
fruit opposite her mistress's house. She offered him a cove-
reign to change, but he not having the necessary silver, pro-
posed to go for it, and leave his basket in the passage till his
return. She trusted him with the sovereign, but he never
returned, ar.d she made her loss known to a policeman, who
finding Judge in the neighbourhood immediately afterwards,
and seeing that his name was painted on the basket, took
him into custody.
In cross-examination the prosecutrix admitted that she
was not quite certain of the prisoner's identity ; and it further
appeared that he was known to the police to keep a
shop in
Orchard-street, Westminster, doing a good business, and that
he had, before he was taken, reported at the station-house
that he had been robbed of a basket containing strawber-
ries of the value of two sovereigns.
The JUDGE suggested that it must appear to the jury very
unsafe to convict the prisoner under such circumstancs•
The jury immediately Acquitted him.

MARLBRO'-STREE r---(Tins DAY.)
ROBBERY AT THE CRYSTAL PALAcE. William Shimmeid,
a workman employed at the Exhibition, was brought before
Mr. Long, charged with reeling some white lead and oil, the
property of Messrs. Foz and Henderson, the contractors.
Charles Chinn, 16 B, stated that about half-past five last
evening he saw the prisoner descend fromthe roof of the
Crystal Palace, and observed that he had something bulky
concealed under his jacket. He followed him to the carpen-
ters shop, near the east entrance of the building, where he
remained about five minutes. When he cline out and had
walked some distance across the Park, witness ran up to
him and told him he
wanted him to go back to the
office with him. On arriving at the latter place,
he desired him to turn out his pockets. The
prisoner then took from his coat pocket about two pounds
of white lead. witness asked him where he got it front ?
The prisoner said he had picked it up inside of the build-
ing. Witness said, no, that cannot be, for I watched you
from the roof of the building. He then took the prisoner to
about a pint oflinseed oil, which the prisoner
the station, and on searching him there, found upon him a
it was a peculiar kind of oil, and he
sayings how some of the men. The prisoner after-
wardsl'libCae: otlbrought
rnCLue) ingddthfaii for by
was bntyagos the first mess he ever was in, and would
take care it was the last.
The prisoner, in defence, said he found the articles close
by the Exhibition.
fir. LONG was of opinion that the prisoner had come dis-
honestly by the property, and committed him for 14 days
for unlawful possession.

GUILDRALL.—The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and
Common Council have granted the use of the Guildhall for a
grand Highland dress and fancy ball for the benefit of the
Scottish Hospital and the Caledonian Asylum. lhe ball is
to take place oft the 23d instant, when the Guildhall wilt be
in precisely the same state as when fitted up to receive her
Majesty on the approaching entertainment of the 9th.