The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

RAIL WAY IN TELLIGEN CE.

EAST ANGLIAN AND GREAT NORTHERN.—IL appears
lat. a deputation from the Blanchester shareholders are

to meet the London shareholders on Monday week at the
London Tavern, to comider the best steps to be taken to
prevent the proposed agreement with the Great Northern
Railway Company being carried into effect, on the
ground that better terms can be obtained.—Herapath's

Journal.
ST. ANDREW'S.—The Admiralty have just reported
their assent to this Bill, for a line from St. Andrew's to,
the Edinburgh and Perth Railway.
THE FURNESS LINE OF RAILWAY.-011 Saturday

wet an engine passed for the first time through the
now tunnel on the extension line of the Furness Rail-
way, from Dalton • to Lindale, and the first train of
iron ore passed over the line on Tuesday. The whole
of the line is said to be in excellent order.—Blackburn

Standard.
RAILWAY OPPRESSION.--A petition to the House of
Lords has been in course of signature at Alnwick, in
order to prevent the outrageous attempt which the
York, Newcastle, and Berwick Railway Company are
now making, by a Bill iu Parliament, which has
now reached the Upper House, to be per-
mitted to run their third-class carriages at the rate
of twelve miles en hour, instead of twenty, as the law
now cempels them to do. The object of this is as
transparent as it is mean and " insidious." They will
attach the third-class carriages to the coal or luggage
trains, which will lora) a vast proportion of the people
who now travel by the third-class to go by the second,
and thus indirectly, and to all intents and purees,
raise the tares. The petition is entrusted to
of Northumberland and Earl Grey, Dud Lords
Brougham and Redesdale are requested to support it.—
Beo wick Warder.
legalising the MIDLAND RAILWAY.—The Bill for
their
ex-
cuss of issue in the 501. shares, and for satosppltisnf .
the Duke
excaes Of interest from December list,hhas die
Billee the
for
Committee of the Commons, as likewise
dford line. The
zhe purchase of the Leeds and Bradford
amount
torodf
preference shares, at
ob-
ject of the latter Bill is to raise
purchase money, pay
instalments on August 1,
sharcholdero, in three equal
an interest not exceedingehie 4ti,
tpneerincLeenct;ie theed
1854, 1856, and 1858.
LIMERICK,—It is with much
WATERFORP
find
ivi
works in the
Mr. Bergen, the eminent rail-
pleasure, we ln
good earnest, having at present employed
uwilleyoretsokiiittrigacitnor,hes at length commenced the above
on the line a numbehr of persons. The .
the
is now in progress of construction, and
vicinity e igb. h() ur hlo,onadhe i r o,efraeSt I
da nets.,evhreanrs and
wt
hl
iecCh
linel itil r)
the
eo
a rapidlyr om
immediatet po rwo n-
greasing.
of c
bas eiessttotro:B; employed at it an immense amount of
time and ls.bour, as they had to quarry through a
limestone rock to the depth of r,bout thirty
rte. Fur the last ten dlys several cargoes
of sleepers :Ind lorries, for the line, have ar-
rived, per the heats belonging
to 'Messrs. Grubb,
at our quay, and have been placed in a large
yard, adjoining Albert police barracks, Bagwell-street,
until they are required. For the remaining aummer
months a great amount of employment is expected to
be afforded to the poor of this district, and thus prevent
many an able-bodied pauper from wasting an existence
that might be reeds useful in idleness in the workhouses-
Clonmel Chronicle.
EXTENSION Or THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
LINK
Oxrottp.--en Thursday this line was inipeec
Government officer, Captain Wynne, who d solidity of
expressed
self perfectly satisfied with the strength and
the various
parts the wolks, and with the manner in we lNg INTO
byhitmhe.
parts of the structure were put tetretah..s-s-or.
e• It was opened
"f -
yesterday for the conveyance P
Dger.
there is a second lino ot railwayo between
completed and thus
London and Oxford, this one (n the narrow gunge)
0: the ontah e
Nr
o(rotnh
.thew ebsrtoe
ra:
pleted arrangements to
ter
gunge)mina
at terminating
Paddington.
a (ai
dt i Euston
ngtnnh.r.ah:
linellac:on:1,
14:11'lliwt EtaLlyl:ASCltLoomNtivrApaYVnile:Yß-aeilwayi.ti Crornbiiilsnenticoenesswariitlhy then
South Dudley Port, and we are glad to
aff ulrlidilshbbj'a:e object, from which we anticipate
passed the House of Commons to
theresecure wtilibsbne; tjaeglS.
voivc, a 66 jUnCtIOU 8
se
that S
thedesirseat reduction in the fares to Burton,.
ou a or s ire Company will be
th St ff d h'
and also t
enabled to" book through" to the principal stations
to the north, such as Leeds, &e. The New-street
at Birmingham,
Station it is expected, will be opened
before the close of the year, and we understand the
South Staffordshire Railway will have their own
forms for tor arrivals and departures, so that no delay will
take place by the arrival and departure of the London.
and North-Western trains. It is further stated that day
tickets will be issued from the Dudley Staion to Derby,
to enable the
Burton, and Uttoxeter, at extraordinary lowtilfiwarieths.
Bower,"thA
cheap trip is projected for Whit-Monday,
iannhdaboittahnetrs of
interestingthis
jteontevisiint
venerable city of Lichfield, amongic‘cinrieecetni;the fine old
least attractive.— Worcester
cathedral will not be the
Chronicle.

MIGRATION OF Nurrs.--A considerable crowd was
collected on the Steam-boat-quay on Friday afternoon, to
witness a some ,vhat unusual spectacle—a body of nuns, tea
in number, who arrived by the three o'clock train from
Glasgow, and proceeded down to the quay to await the ar-.
rival of the steamer for Dublin. The sisters were dressed in.
black from top to toe, with the exception of large stiff white
collars, and were closely veiled. They appeared to be mostly
pretty well advanced in years, and very meek in their de-'
portment ; but the sparkle of two or three pairs of bright
eycs, which the veils did not altogether conceal, seemed to.
tell that some of the fair devotees could still find pleasure la
this world's enjoyments—at least so said the young gentilW
men. Greenock Adtvrtiser.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SECONDARIES' COURT, May 23,
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER )
WATSON AND ANOTHER V. KIMPTuN.

giver, 6, steam-sloop, Commander Johnson, arrived
at Panama on the 13th of April from Guayaquil.
Cockatrice tender, Master-Commander ltoundle,
arrived at Callao from Valparaiso, April 14, and sailed,
22d, for Payta.
Gorgon, 6, steam-frigate, Commander Paynter, arrived
at Punta Arenas, May 26, and sailed April 4.
Styx steam-sloop sailed on Thursday morning from
Devonport, in charge of Lieutenant Stevens, of tne St.
George, manned from the St. George and the dockyard,
for Portsmouth; from thence she will proceed to Pem-
broke, and bring back the marines now doing duty at
Port, the duty henceforth to be performed by troops of
the line.

_BISCIWOD, 70, fitting for the ordinary guard-ship at
t;.ll,,atharn, has been sent out of dock, and is nearly corn-
-1)1 t!ci in her equipment.
_mMesnee,. 80, nas been taken into dock- at Chatham, to
wuTPurnle her internal fittings.
4thaaer " 6"lb.vessel has been taken into dock , at
Charn
The °M en,
, to be taken to pieces.
be a fin.
of the Sardinian steam-frigate appear to
them tak en ad
• gentlemanly sot of men. They have, many of
,
see the naval arse * "Ivantage of the permission`given them to
the Count Pe. Yesterday her former captain,
The Governollea, i .. visited the dockyard in plain clothes.
excellent crew.
5 in very fine order, and she has a very
The
off Portsmouth
bulk, )ins alongside the Victorious
dock •
curious customs, ain„lo,,, )ard. They have some
fond of the pipe or "
bwhi:thlrh they
seem
remarkably
night, It seems to
uuaally going
he
uoilt., using it both day and
are at work in the day, „,,,,1 when they
the purpose (we suppo.,e) of kt njght it is used for
at
t.
ten o'clock at
are en the qui vive. At talon g that the watch
ExuPz_and play for a
night the Turkish hand usually atrikte
The gunner from the short time.
been attached to them since their arrivZ Vent, who has
to teach them the gun and sword exercins this
country,
them daily. They are said to be tolerably e, still visits
apt scholars.
The frigate will probably be masted the early part of
next week.
Cnentem.—Nearly the whole of the workmen of this
establishment have availed themselves of the very liberal
Offer of the Admiralty, of granting them three days'
holiday, without being checked of their pay, for the
Purpose of visiting the Great Exhibition. The men are
to go in divisions—the first party will commence their
holidays on the 26th inst.
Mr. William Hale, boatswain of Chatham-yard, is
superannuated on a pension of 100/. per annum.

MARKET IN TEL LI GEN CM'
(From the London New Price Current, May 23.) SUGIAtt.--.1
2cl-day there was a good business transacted in
the West India Sugar market, but at rather lower rates,
making the decline for the week 6d to is per cwt.
The par-
chases are 630 hhds Sm.—including at auction 37 hhds 41
trcsJamsica which sold at 383 for good yellow, at 37s to 37s 8(1 for mid, low 368 to 36s Gil, and good brown 35s 6d. 80 hhds
Trinidad, low and mid yellow 35s tid to 36s 6d, 9 hhds 35
tree 125 brls Barbadoes
; low and mid yellow 36s to 398,
mid
32s 6d to 40s 6d, 185 hhds 9 tree 13 brls Grenada ;
mid to good yellow 37s to 398, low 36a to 36s 6d, and ord to ,
line brown 33s to 35s 6d per zwt
the week are 1,925 bbds, &.e.. The total purchases for I

3,SuagnaTi
rates are on the
decline, brown imps selling at 478 6cl to 483 per cwt. For
all sorts of crushed the market is dull,
were
re
Mairairrus.—This afternoon tphaerreewsa3
Mauritius Sugar, and el
the limited soldnopriPvnabtlei y sale
v of
4t easier terms.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon previous rates were barely
supported for Bengal Sugar, but at public sale 2,100 bag
ehutly out of condition were all sold, low to good mid White
Bemires 38s to 41s, date yellow 335 to 36s 6d, and brown
27s 9d to 322. In Madras little was done.
Fonziax.—This afternoon the private operations in Fo-
reign were small, and none wits offered at auction. The ten-
silency of prices is rather to decline.
Mor.ssers.—Prices are firm for West India, and there is a
fair business doing. Antigua at 168 to 17s, and other sorts
at 14s to 168. Bengal and Mauritius remain dull of sale and
vas be obtained at 12s to 12a 6d. Of Porto Rico Molasses I
n 3 pnns and 5 trcs auction were taken in at 16s 6d per cwt.
Ifoney is offered at a further decline.
CoCos.—There has been a further increase in the supply
orTrit3idad, and dealers not being much disposed to operate, j

Plaintiffs in this action are hop mercb ants in the Bo-
rough. Defendant is a brewer and innkeeper at Cot-
tenham, near Cambridge. The action was brought to
recover the sum of 21., the alleged balance of an account.
Mr. PARNELL appeared as counsel for the defendant,
who pleaded the general issue. The facts of the case
were somewhat extraordinary. It appeared that in
February and March, 1849, defendant gave an order to
Mr. C. Hubbard, who was then the plaintiffs' traveller,
for hops, which were duly forwarded with an invoice for
121. ss. 6d., which was subsequently paid to Alr. Hubbard
and accounted for in due course, and further orders
were given to the extent of 22/. odd, which was paid.
In January, 1850, however, plaintiffs wrote, requesting
payment of the latter sum, but subsequently admitted
that it was an error, and that the money had been duly
paid and received by them; but subsequently they wrote
to say that there had been an error iu the first invoice,
and it ought to have been for 141. 53. 6d. Defendant
refused to pay the difference.
Witnesses were called, and only a portion of the
plaintiffs' books produced.
Mr. Hubbard proved the orders given, and that
he had received the amount of the invoices, which had
been accounted for, and not denied by the plaintiffs.
Mr. PARNELL thought this was a most unjust and
oppressive action. It would be so even had there been
an error; for after two years vouchers might have been
destroyed or lost, especially after subsequent accounts
bad been settled. The error, if any, was clearly through
the clumsy way in which the plaintiffs kept their books-
It was clear they bad not courage to put in the whole
of the books, and even the one they did put in had
erasures.
' The Learned SECONDARY left it to the jury whether
there had been any mistake. If there had, and defen-
dant had not suffered any injury, perhaps the jury
Would think that plaintiffs wero entitled to recover; but,
on the other hand, although there might have been a
have
been if the defendant had been, or likely to
been a loser by selling on the invoice price, then the
doubt defen-
dant ought to be for the defendant.
No do
thought the charges low, and gavef urtherorders
or
ders,
and as hops fell so did the beer. The plaintiffs' books
appeared to have been very inaccurately kept, and the
jtiry ought not to place any very great reliance upon
them against the other evidence.
The jury, after a brief consultation, gave a verdict
for the defendant.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE,
Commodore Arthur Fanshayse, C. 8., in the Centaur,
6' steam-frigate, Acting Captain Patten, may be daily
ex punted at Spithead from the Coast of Africa; CGin-
iaudoro Brue in Cho Penelope steam-fripte, Captain
e,
Lyster, having relieved him as Commander of Oa
Station.

Asia, 84, Captain R. F. Stopford, is stripped at Ports-
mouth, and will be paid off on Saturday.
Avon steam-tender, M. Veitcb, second master com-
manding, arrived at Devonport on Wednesday from
sheerness and Portsmouth. She then filled up w4h
coals, took in provisions, and sailed in the evening for
Queenstown, where she will remain for some weeks,
under the orders of Rear-Admiral Dixon.
The old East Indianian, the Herefordshire freight-
ship, of 1,400 tons, belonging to Messrs. Fer-
guson and Moore, arrived et Spithead on Wednesday,
and was towed into harbour alongside the yard jetty
Yesterday morning. She is by far the best fitted ship
for troops we have ever seen. Both troop decks are
airy and specious. 'The infirmary and the part for the
use of the women are very complete and commodious.
The soldiers sleep in hammocks, which adds greatly to
their cleanliness and comfort. She is to take the 13th
Regiment and one company of the 44th to Gibraltar.
From Gibraear she takes the usual route to the Wet
Lichee, Halifax, and home. We understand the 13th
are expected tq embark on Saturday neet.
PORTSMOUTH, THURSDAY.—Tiui: morning the Fairy
steam-yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fiteclarence,
G.C.H., embarked the four youngest members of the
royal family at the Ciarenee-yard under the usual cere-
menicai, and proceeded with tnem to Osborne. Oa the
embarkation of the royal children the special train, in
charge of Mr. Stovin, manager of the South-Western
Railway, returned with the utmost speed to London to
receive the Queen and Court. In two hours the journey
we; performed. and at 2.40 P.M. the royal train again
started from Nine Elms with the Queen, Prince Albert,
the Prince of Wales, and Princess Royal, the Prince and
Princess of Prussia, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Co-
burg, the Duke of Mecklen burgh, and a brilliant suite,
and attended by Colonel Reid, of the 24 Life Guards,
M.P. for Windsor (one of the directors of the South-
Western Railway Company), Mr. Stovin, Mr. Beattie,
Mr. Stevens, &c„ and arrived in the Clarence-yard at
4.47 this afternoon, where they were received by the
naval and military authorities as usual on such occasions.
The Fairy embarked the royal cortige and left with
them for Osborne, the ships in the harbour and the Go-
vernolo, Sardinian steam-sloop, manning yards and sa-
luting, as did the Hogue, Ajax, and the Turkish sloop at
Spithead. The Herefordshire troop-ship, in harbour,
also manned her rigging. Her Majesty will return to
town on Monday morning next.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent will arrive
at Gosport en route te Osborne to-morrow afternoon and
return on Monday.
Rear-Admiral Prescott, C. 8., proceeded on leave of
absence yesterday, and struck his flag on board the Bri-
taenia.
The Governoio, Sardinian steam-sloop, arrived yester-
day, and came into harbour from Woolwich.
Reer-Admiral Moresby, C. 8., in the Portland, 50, was
at Panama, from Valpaeaialo, April 20, and was about to
sail in a few days for Vancouver's and the Sandwich
Islands. A seaman was killed and four others were
dangerously hurt at Callao from the bursting of a shell.
The royal yacht Victoria and Albert hoisted the
pent) int yesterday morning, when Commander Crispin,
the officers and crew proceeded to get her ready for ser-
vice. At eleven o'cicck Captain Lord Adolphus Fitz-
defence went on board her, and the yacht immediately
steamed to Cowes, where she will lie at anchor so long
as the Court remain at Osborne. We understand her
Majesty's birth-day will be celebrated at Osborne to-day.
The hand of the Royal Marine corps go to Cowes to-
night to be in readiness to perform in the grounds of
Osborne to-morrow morning.
The Asia, 84, was diswasted yesterday, and will pay
tiff to-day alongside the yard. We hear that a great
many of her seamen have sent their traps to the Sailors'
florae.
Daphne, 18, Captain E. a Fanshaw, arrived at Pa-
nama, April 16, Irma Central America.
Dasialus, 19, Captain B. Wellesley, arrived at Callao
on the 12th of March, and sailed on the 15th for Buenos
Ayres.