The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-20 00:00:00

MEAT IY.I2I.IiItETS.

SOUTHALL, Nov. 19.—Prime Beasts and Sheep com-
manded a steady sale, at an advance of 2d per 81bs;
otherwise the trade ruled firm. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s
8d; Mutton, 3s to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s to 3s 6d; Pork, 3s
to 3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals.
BoxFoRD, Nov. 19.—The general demand ruled
steady, and the quotations had au upward tendency.
Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 8d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d;
Veal, 2s 10d to 3s 8d; Pork, 2s 10d to 3s 8d per 81bs.
Quarter Old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s each.
11Au.sHAm, Nov. 19.—Our market is somewhat ac-
tive, and prices are on the advance. Beef, from 3s 4d
to 4s; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d
per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, Nov. 18.—Most kinds of stock have pro-
duced rather more money. Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mut-
ton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per Sibs.
CHICHESTER, NOV. 12.—The trade has ruled active,
and the quotations have risen 2d per 81bs. Beef, from
35 to 4s; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 3s to 33 6d;
Pork, 3s to 3s 6d per 81bs.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Nov. 13, 1851, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT. IBARLET.I OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
I PRICE •• 36s 4d 26s 7d I ISs id I 26s Od 28s Sd 2tis ad

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

WHEAT. BAILEY. OATS. I BYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
IS Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD IN THE PAST WEEK.
Wheet, 102,352 ; Barley, 88,132 ; Oats, 20,431 ; Rye, 223 ; Beans
4,401 ; Peas, 2,258 quarters.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

GIBBONS V. TAYLOR.

This was an application made to his Honour Vice•
Chancellor Parker praying that the bill might be dis-
charged for want of prosecution. The day of publica-
tion having passed, the solicitors of the defendants
wrote to the plaintiffs, stating that if the case was not
set down for hearing application would' on the next
seal day be made for the discharge of the motion. The
defendant now prayed that the bill might be discharged
with costs.
Mr. PRIOR, for the plaintiffs, said that the mistake
for the hearing of the case within ten days was a
clerical one, made in the office of the registrar. He
thought that the costs of the present application ought
to be costs in the suit.

His HONOUR decided that the bill must be set down
in the paper at once for hearing, the plaintiffs to pay the
costa.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
THE QJEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF DR. ACHILL' v,

DR. NJEWMAN.

In this case a rule had been obtained by the defendant,
calling upon the prosecutor to show cause why the rule
for a criminal information should not be enlarged and a
commission granted for examining witnesses abroad.
Sir F. TIIESIGER now appeared to oppose the rule.
It would be unjust to make this rule absolute, because
Dr. Newman aid not allege in his affidavits that he
should be able to substantiate his charges against Dr.
Achilli ; nor would Dr. Achilli have an opportunity of
bringing an indictment for perjury against any foreign
witness who might make a false oath for the purpose of
defeating the criminal information. If the charges made
against Dr. Achilli were true Dr. Newman must have
evidence of their accuracy in his possession without
going to Italy for it ; but the fact was, he had nothing
of the kind, and all he wanted was a permission from
the Court to examine witnesses behind the back of the
man whom he had grossly traduced, and in a place
where there would be no opportunity of cross-examining
them or testing the truth of their statements. The affi-
davits which had been filed in support of this motion
were very vague and indefinite; they did not specify,
RS was done in the case of Don Pacifico v. the Moi ning
Herald, the names of the witnesses who would be forth-
coming to prove the charges ; nor did they afford
any clue as to where the proposed examinations were
to take place, and therefore, if the Court granted the
commission, it would only be assisting the defendant to
defeat the ends of justice.
Mr. EmAs followed on the same side.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL appeared in support of the
rule, and insisted that it was nothing but right that Dr.
Newman should have an opportunity afforded him for
collecting evidence in support of his charges. Nothing
would be lost by the delay; it would not injure the case
of the prosecutor, nor could any possible injustice be
done to any one by an examination of witnesses abroad.
Lord CAMPBELL—It would be better to have them
examined in the witness-box.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, that might follow
afterwards; but, in the meantime, upon the strength of
Don Pacifico's case, Dr. Newman was entitled to send to
Italy for the necessary evidence to support his charges.
Mr. BADDERLEY followed on the same side.
Lord CAMPBELL was of opinion that the rule ought to
be discharged. He by no means considered that it was
an inflexible rule that when a libel was published, im-
puting misconduct to a party, the defendant should be
instantly called upon to justify the truth of what he al-
leged. With regard to the case of Don Pacifico, that
could not be taken as a precedent for this motion, be-
cause in that case the commission was agreed to by con-
sent, while the defendant distinctly specified in his affi-
davit the name of his correspondent in Greece. This,
however, was a very different case to that, because here
it was proposed to go abroad for evidence in support of
serious imputations, without the prosecutor having any
notice of who or what the witnesses were, or any op-
portunity of testing their credit. Before a man indulged
in such charges as those contained in the defendant's
lecture, upon the faith of common rumour, he ought to
satisfy himself that there was some foundation for the
rumour, which, it would seem, the defendant had not
don© here ; and having made the charges, it
was too late to coma now for a commission
to obtain evidence in support of them. He had, boa ever,
less reluctance in refusing this application, because ac-
cording to the law which the Legislature had adopted,
there would be an opportunity for vindicating the charges
after the rule for the criminal information had been cis-
posed of, and ultimately ample justice would be done to
both sides.

The other Judges concurred in this judgment, and the
rule for a commission was ordered to be discharged
without costs.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Shil!hoer, the well-known proprietor of funeral
carriages, applied this morning to the Court for a rule,
calling upon the Commissioners of Inland Revenue to
show cause why they refused to settle a question con-
nected with the taxation upon that description of
rehioloth lie stated that haying &agouti with a"