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

MA Y 7, 1851.

EVENING,

MONEY and COMIITERCIAL 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
isre-
!m one
dayd• 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 41. 12s. 6d.,
per ton in "Wales, and second-class at 41. 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 40s. 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 com•
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 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.
Lord W harncliffe 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.
4.1 The amount of bills drawn by the East India Company
during the last fortnight has been very small, viz., 8,796/.
15s. 6d. OR the three Presidencies, the terms being 2s. I d. on
Bengal and Madras and 2s. I%el. 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 i neverthe-
less, much more limited than yesterday. Consols have been
quoted 963 to 97 for Money and Account. The New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. have realized 971,! 3/4, and
the Three per Cents. 96 to 1,,f. 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 in,tances almost nominal. Spanish
Five per Cents. have been quoted 19%, and the Passive
;2% Bonds 5%. Brazilian Stock has been at 8814, to 89, and
Buenos Ayres at 56. Mexican Bonds are 35%, and Peru-
vian 84. Russian Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have been
991 n 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.

QUAIiTER TO THH/Rs-
... 96k 97
... 961 97
PRICES OF BRITIMI FUN ONE CLOSIYG
Bank Stock DS O'CLOCK. PRICES.
210
3 per Cent. Reduced Anns.
:96 964 964
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities......., 96 97 96Y8 New 34 per Cent. Anns - ...
L Jug Arms. to expire Jan.lB6o
Ditto, 30 years, Oct. 10, 1859 7 3-16
di,. Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 7 9-16
di,. India Stock
India Bonds, 1,0001 .... PI ......
onriois for Account 96%
q,xclioquer Bills. 150. & 2d
1,0001. June
5001. June

Consols ~, 4.
Ditto Account, May 13 ...

49 p
53 p
CLOSI.Nt;
PRICES.
881/2
56

oNI3
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK.
•I'azilian Bonds B9 881/2
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 56
Danish 80nd5,1825,3 per Cent.
Do., 5 per cent
Grenada Bonds, 1% per Cent lB
IRJ.kican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons ........,
Ditto, Account
Peruvian Bonds, 5 per Cent...
Ditto, Account B4
Russian Bonds
Ditto, 44 ...
per Cent
B,ianish por Cent. 1840
Ditto, Account .... l9l
Ditto, Passive.
5%
Venezuela Bonds, 214 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2142 per Cent.. 12 Guild.

Amsterdam ...... COURSE OF
•• .. 11 15%
Ditto, three months .. 11 17
Rotterdam •• • • ...• 11 17
Antwerp. ..... ........ 25 25
Brussels .. • • 25 25
Elaruburgh •• •.M.B. 13 73
Altona ......
Paris, 3 clays'sight .. • • 25 0
Ditto, 3 months 25 21%
Marseilles .... • • 25 25
Bourdeaux.......
Vrankfort on Maine..., 119
Vienna, offec. d 0...... 13 32
Trieste, ditto .... ...... 13 35
Peterzburgh,Sil. Ebio.. 37%
Madrid .............. 50
Barcelona ......
Seville ......

F EXCHANGE.
Gibraltar .• •• •• .• • • •••••
Leghorn .... ••.. •• •• 30 52%
Genoa • • 25 50
Milan
Venice........ .• .•
Naples ..............
Palermo, peroz ........
Lisbon..
Oporto • . • • .. ••
Rio Janeiro ••
Buenos Ayres
New York,6odays'sight
Philadelphia .... • • ....
PRIORS OP BULLION, PM OZ.
Foreign Gold in bars ...£2l 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 11%
Silver in bars ........ 0 5 1%

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 7.—Wind at noon N.W., moderate breeze
and cloudy.
CARDIFF, 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.
AaILWEH, MAY 6.—The Island Maid, Newport to Liver-
pool, has put in with loss of ford. of and part of keel, having
struck on Coal Rock near Holyhead.
CLYDE.—Arrd. Genevieve, Bahia. Sld. Sir Henry Par-
nell, Berbice.
hai.
DUBLIN, MA
ishY 5. Wind
.N.N E.—Arrd. Cathaya, Shang-
OFFSBritu New York.
DOVER.—No Q
rgeno, ,
.New York, for Amsterdam.
POZTLAND ROADS.--Aird. Wyckliffe, London for Laun-
ceston, Van i...iemen'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 std., 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
Nunes; 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
Folder, Margaret steamer, and California.
WISBEACH, Max 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.
COLBIRG, APRIL 29.—The Johannes, from Copenhagen,
was driven on the East Mole to-day; crew saved.
CHRISTIANIA, APRIL 28.--A• vessel, apparently a Norwe-
gian, with masts broken, in a sinking state, and part of cargo,
apparently tranish, drifting near her, was passed 22d inst.,
eight miles south of Lendemaes.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)
IN RE AN ATI/ORNEY.
Mr. PRENTICE applied for a rule, calling upon an attorney
of the court to show cause why his namoshouldnot be struck
off the rolls. The Learned Gentleman made the motion
under the following circumstances. In 1848, three y‘aing
men, named Salmon, became entitled to a freehold estate at
Little Bonfield, under the will of th-ir 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 Ire.
ceipts for 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 ur:ion some
technical objection that had been taken to the lorm of the
indictment.—Application granted.

EXCHEQUER.—(THD:s DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
TILE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. BRADBURY AND EI'ANS.
This was an information filed by the Attorney-General
against Messrs. Bradbury • and Evans, the printers, for
know ingly and wilfully printing a certain newspaper, entitled
A Household Aarrative 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 be given for the
Crown, and if they were of a contrary opinion, a nolle pro-
sequi was to be entered.
The 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 front 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 internals
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?
The CHIEF Beaox—What would you call the Annual
Register?
whatbe—
The is news?
Cnizr BARox—News becomes old after a certain
length of time.
The ArronwEar- 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 coubt 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.
Mr. 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 PorrEl.)
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 2,900/.
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 SZCONDABY said that the defendant had, by
suffering judgment to go by default, admitted the whole
facts.
'I he jury gave a verdict for 76/., the bond not carrying
interest.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Richard Lockyer was charged with stealing a copper, of
the value of 1/., the property of Mr. Bunhani
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
question.
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.—The 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, Raj 4 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 t0,0..0/., 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 yid Rome.
MR. 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 ofmind, 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.—Advertiser.

FURIOUS DRIVING.—At the Lambeth Police-
court yesterday Mr. Elliott inflicted a fine of Ns. on Mr.
Isaac ‘4, illianison, the landlord of the Crown Inn, at Croydon,
and the proprietor of an omnibus which lie himself drives,
for furious driving in the neighbourhood of Kennington-gate;
and a fine of 10s. on Robert Overall, the driver of one of
Ball.' 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.P., 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 notion of the
injury which would be dcne to the frequenters of the gardens
of all classes, and more particularly to ladies, invalids, and
children, by carrying into effect the contemplated altera-
yde-park
tions, and showed that any inconvenience Which might arise
to equestrians from the effect of a portion of H
being f r a time taken from them ought not to be compen-
sated by any part of Kensington-gardens being witdraw from those who were accustomed to take their
walksh theren and expressed their hope that his Lordship, considering the
Saefytemrwouarrdhsaayssinegmbj
strong feeling entertained by the public on tbesub'ect, would
breocow,nstihdeerdethpuetqatieosntiorent.ireLd,oardnd
mledadaet this:
Ship Hotel, Chat ing-cross, to concert measures
for carrying
their object into effect.

COLLISION AT SEA.--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
fatho
foreig
ms n brig. Shea filled immediately, and sank in twenty
of r. The crew had just time to push off one
ot 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,
hastings on Monday. The Fife was engaged in the coal

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
IN RE BYO& SOMBRE.
His Lordship, assisted by Sir 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.)
V. StARDEX.
The arguments in this partheardcase, which have already
occupied the Court two days, were again resumed this
morning.
VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.)
His 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 taking 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 pronounced, he did not think it advisable to trouble
the Court with any arguments.—Rule discharged.