The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

EVENING, JUNE 21 11351.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.
The sales of Cotton at Livi:rpoid wore estimated at
6,000 bales, at previous rates.—ln Railway Shares there
was a slight improvement.
The weekly statement of the Bank of England is dis-
tinguished by a further augmentation of specie, though
not to the extent which we may expect to see in the
next return, owing to the important arrivals of the pre-
°ions metals this week from the United States, Mexico,
and Panama. The Government deposit account has
further increased, and now shows satisfactorily. The
active circulation was smaller, owing to the additional
amount of the deposits. The loans and discounts in-
creased again. Compared with the previous week the
results are as follows:
Notes Issued
Increase
Rest

... 27,298 550
••• 100.215
... 3,097,191
••• 8,117
... 7,809,278
• 320,663
... 8,907,866
131,183
... 1,058.899
••• 14,410
... 13,544,281
48
...• 12,837,529
••• 279,419
Notes • • ••• ••• 8,417,100
Increase ... 227,080
Bullion ... ••• 13,925,874
Increase 89,317
Active Circulation... ... ... 18,881,450
Dicrease 126,865
There was continued weakness yesterday afternoon in
the rates at which Bills of Exchange, dated 90 days,
were negotiated upon the principal continental cities;
Hamburgli, however, remaiuei steady. Antwerp, Am-
sterdam, and Trieste were lower, and also Paris. Frank-
fort was better.

Increase
Public Deposits

Increase ...
Other Deposits
Increase
Seven Day and other Bills

Decrease ...
Government Securities

Decrease
Other Securities
__ Increase

The steamer Avon has arrived with the West India
Mails, and has 1,238,495 dollars in specie on board. The
accounts respecting the weather and the crops are
favourable, it we except those from Demerara, where
the season was too wet.

The accounts received from Leeds state that the mar-
kets were better for heavy goods. At Manchester busi-
ness has been brisker.
The quantity of bullion exported from London direct
during the week ending Thursday last was 334 ounces
and 14.944/. in gold, and about 590,000 ounces in silver.
This has been supplied by the arrivals from America.
The English Funds have been rather firmer. Consols
have realized 96i 4, and the New Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents. 98h to There is scarcely any one in the
market. Bank Stuck has been firm at 212 to I. Ex-
chequer-bills are 425. to 45a. premium.
Foreign Securities are quite neglected. Spanish Five
per Cents. are 20i I. Portuguese Four per Cents. are
nominal. Mexicuu Bonds have been steady at 344-, and
Brazilian at 88. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
are 60/.
There is not much doing in Railway Shares; but they
are rather better supported than yesterday.
QUARTER TO THREE.
Consols Shut.
Ditto Opening ex div.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE VULUCIi.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 21214
8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 971/4
8 per Cent. Consols Anne. Shut.
New 314 per Cent. Arias. 9By4
India Bends under 1,000/........ ....... 52 p
Consols for Account ...... 95:y4%
E seheener Bille. 1141 d.
1,0001... — 95 42 p
Small — 42 46 p
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. BB
Mexican 80ni5,1646, ex Jan. Coapoias
Ditto Account . 34%
Spanish Bonds, i per Cent.........
Ditto for the Account
Dividends en the above payable ix London.
Dutch 2 per Cont., 12 Gaild 6014

COURSE OF EX(
Amsterdam ........ .. 11 16
Ditto, three months.. 11 17%
Rotterdam •••••• •• •• 11 17%
Antwerp 25 22%
8ru55e15.....,... •... 25 22%
Elanaburgh .... • •M.B. 13 7%
Paris, 3 daysisight 25 5
Ditto, 3 months .... 25 22%
Marseilles ...• •• .... 25 22%
80urdeaux.........
frankforton Mains.... 119
Vienna, ()Sec. flo.. •• .. 12 35
Trieste, ditt0...... .... 12 37
Petersbargh, 911. lible.. 374
Madrid .• •• .• 50%
Barcelona •• •• ........
Sevilla •• •••••• •• ••

.:11ANGE.-FRIDAY.
Gibraltar.. •• ..........
Leghorn .... •• •• •• .... 30 40
Genoa .......• .• •• •• .. 25 40
Palermo,
Meisina
Rio Janeiro ••
Buenos Ayres ........
New York, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia ..........
11110Z8 or BULLION, PEI 01.
Foreign Geld in bars.. £3 17 9
Portagal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars ...... 0 4 IIU
Silver in bars 0 5 03

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, JUNE 21.—Wind at noon S.E., light
breeze and fine sultry weather.
QUEENSTOWN, JUNE 19.—Wind
Lena, Barbadoes.
LONDONDERRY.—SId. Thomas Young, Quebec; Com-
petitor, Philadelphia.
PUERTO CABELLO; MAY 27.—The Commerce Fanny
French brig, La Guayra to• Marseilles, put in here, 6th
inst., leakp, and has been condemned, and damaged part
of cargo sold.
DEAL, JUNE 20.—Wind S. to W.S.W., fine.—Arrd.
Reward, Jamaica; Mary Shepherd, Calcutta; Queen,
Callao; Caesar, Bahia; Elise, New York for Bremen;
Hibernia, Callao. Arrd. from the River and sailed,
Francisco Walker, Calcutta; Elvira, Horbeck, Rio
Janeiro. Sld. Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia;
Land o' Cakes, China; James, Bermuda; Beaufort.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 20.—Wind W.N.W. to N.N.W.
—Arrd. Kestrel, Callao; Chaos, Philadelphia; Johanna,
Iceland. Sid. Harvey, Galbraith, Vera Cruz; Kilblam,
Calcutta; Clymene, ditto; Progress, ditto; Tippoo Saib,
ditto; Dramenta, Bombay; Dazzler, Panama; Chimba-
raz ), Lima; Wellington, Pernambuco; T. H. Perkins,
Philadelphia; Manhattan, Now York; Devonshire,
ditto; York, Quebec; William Price, ditto; United
Kingdom, ditto; Mariner, ditto; Avoa, ditto. Off port,
Magnolia, Glencairn, and Agnes.
CLYDE, JUNE 18.—Wind N.W.—Arrd. Sir Fillan,
Newfoundland.

ABERDEEN, JUNE 19.—Wind N.W., strong.—Sld.
Earl of Wernyss, Cape Breton.
AMSTERDAM, JUNE 18.—The Anna en Mientge, New-
castle to Zvralle, got on shore near Eydum Lighthouse
yesterday. The Jaffer Ilenduka, Regalt Groringen,
passed Elsinore 27th of October, and has not since been
heard of. The Alida Kuyker, Dar!lie to this port,
passed Elsinore on the 15th December, put into Arendal-
tell the 27th, and has not since been heard of. The
Johannes, Amsterdam to New York, left Ramsgate 21st
November, after repairing, and has not since been
heard of.

COWES, JUNE 20. —Wind W.—Arrd. Burgomaster,
Smith, Pernambuco, and sailed for Bremen; Spinner,
Savannah.

STAR CRosB.—Arrd. Providence, Rio Grande.
PENZANCE, JUNE 19.—Wind W.—Sld. Mecca, New
York.

PILL, JUNE 20.—Wind W.N.W.—SId. Mary Ann
Peters, New York.

BELFAST, JUNE 19.—Wiad W.—Arrd. Eliza, Porto
Rico. Sld. Rollo, Porto Rico.

CHRIBTIANSAND, JUNE 11.—The Ocean Bride, Swine,
munde to Perth, is at Ostertilsoer leaky, and mos
discharge.

(TUJEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
'Sittings at Nisi PriuF, at Westminster, before the LORD
CIIIEF JUSTICE, and a Special Jury.)
FLORENCE V. LAWSON.

This was an action to recover compensation in damages
for a libel alleged to have been published in the Times
newspaper, and reflecting on the character of the
plaintiff. The defendant pleaded justification.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Bannister appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Humfrey, Mr. Hawkins, and
Mr. Bovill conducted the defence.
It appeared from the opening statement of the
ATTORNEY-GENERAL, that Mr. Florence, the plaintiff,
and another person named Davies, were in partnership,
and carried on the Bishopsgate Distillery in the City-
road. Differences having arisen between them, the
partnership was dissolved, and proceedings were after-
wards taken in Chancery for the purpose of determining
the rights of the two parties. Several hearings took
place before Mr. Baron Plait, at chambers, under an
interpleader summons in regard to the ownership of
certain property, and two lengthened reports of
the proceedings were published in the limes
on the 14th and 16th of December, 1850. In the
second report, an affidavit, stated to be made by Mr.
Davis, who had since become a bankrupt, was pub-
lished in detail, in which he accused the plaintiff of
having misappropriated 7,000/., and of other malpractices.
This affidavit had never been sworn nor referred to at
the hearings before the Learned Judge, and contained
statements prejudicial to the character and future pros-
pects of the plaintiff. Application had been made to the
Times for the name of the person who bad supplied the
report, the plaintiff believing that the conductors of
that journal bad no wilful intention of injuring him,
but that the affidavit had been inserted at the instigation
of some third party with the view of influencing pro-
ceedings elsewhere; but that request was not complied
with, and therefore the only course the plaintiff could
adopt to clear himself from these false imputations was
to bring this case before a jury.
The plaintiff's solicitor having been examined as to the
proceedings before Mr. Baron Platt,
Mr. IIUDIFREY, after a brief consultation with the
Attorney-General, said he was happy to intimate to the
jury, that an arrangement had been come to between
the parties, by which the further consideration would
be dispensed with. The proprietors of the 7 imes re-
gretted that they had been led inadvertently into th_,
publication of the libel, for such it undoubtedly was. It
was well known that that journal devoted considerable
space to all investigations with respect to frauds. in
been
mercial transactions, and their attention
directed to this particular inquiry, a reportebtattvtienfided at
the Judge's Chambers, and one of the parties. furnished
him with the affidavit in question, which was repre-
sented to have been sworn and adduced in the ordinary
way in the course of the inquiry.
The mistake which
a
had been committed in inserting it was, i
no doubt,
very serious one, but he had been authorized by the
Times to say that no pecuniary_ consideration should
stand in the way of justice being .done to the plaintiff.
His Learned Friend,
however, with great liberality and
fairness, said he should be satisfied if every expense in-
curred by the plaintiff were defrayed,and if a retracts-
tion wet© mace of
the accusations contained in the affi-
davit. To these terms he had consented in no niggard
spirit, and the plaintiff desired no more.
The ATTORNEY-OLNERAI, expressed himself ostisa4

with the offer of his Learned Friend, and said he was
rcady to admit that in' Times newspaper was not ac-
tuated in any way by malice or ill-feeling towards any
party concerned in the transaction.
After a few words from 1,,,rd CAMPBELL,
A verdict was entered for the plaintiff.
CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.— Georye Hewlett, aged 30,
described as a labourer, was indicted for feloniously
wounding William Curtis, a police-constable, with intent
to do him some grievous bodily harm. The prisoner
pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
Ballantine defended the prisoner.
On the night of the 3d of May the policeman was on
duty at Bromley, in Middlesex, when be heard a neise
in the neighbourhood of the High-street, and on hasten-
ing thither he found the prisoner and others fighting.
He tried to part them, but failed to do so, and in the
course of the scuffle the prisoner got possession of the
constable's staff; and struck him!down. He then hur-
ried home and retired to rest, but some six or seven
other members of the force went in pursuit and tracked
him to his very bed. He, however, refused to get up
and to dress himself, and the six or seven policemen,
according to their own account, bad to drag him out
and convey him to the station-house in a state of
nudity. The defence set up was, that the policeman
was the aggressor in the first instance; indeed, he was
partially drunk at the time the disturbance took place,
and rushing in amongst the mob, he laid his truncheon
about him right and left, without reference to the
skulls it fell upon. Evidence was produced to show
that the constable bad been drinking at the Victoria
public-house the whole night, in company with many
of those who took part in the disturbance, and that
he was as much to blame as the prisoner.
(The case was proceeding when our report left.)

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Erskine Souper, remanded upon a charge of
embezzling certain sums of money, the property of his
employers, the Thames Plate Glass Company, was fur-
ther remanded for a week, to enable the prosecutors to
bring np evidence from Manchester and other places in
the several cases to be brought against the prisoner, on
whose part Mr. Wontner, his solicitor, made no ob-
jection.

PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OP THE WESTERN LITE-
LARY INSTITUTION BY FIRE. _(THIS DAY )—About twelve
o'clock this morning the greatest alarm prevailed in the
neighbourhood of Leicester-square, owing to the outbreak
of a fire at the Western Literary Institution. The sudden
bursting forth of flames from under the seats where the
audience attend, soon denoted to those on the premises the
cause of alarm, and messengers were sent for the Brigade
and West of England engines instantly. Six of the former
body were in quick attendance. By one o'clock the flames
were checked in their progress, but the majority of the seats
are destroyed, and other serious damage occasioned. All
further danger, however, has ceased. The engines were at
work when our informant lefc. The houses of Messrs. Gol-
born, printers, and a coffee-house and chop-house adjoining,
are both greatly damaged.
[ A DVERTISEMENT].--THE GREAT EXHIBITION._
A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat
pocket glass, only the size of a walnut, to discern minute ob-
jects at a distance of from four to five miles, which is found to
be invaluable at the Exhibition, and to Sportsmen, Gentlemen,
and Gamekeepers. To be had at 39, Albemarle.street,
Piccadilly, opposite the York-hotel. Opera and Race-course
glasses with wonderful powers—a small object can be clearly
seen from ten to twelve miles distant. Telescopes—a new and
most important invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra-
ordinary powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece,
will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the
Double Stars. They supersede every other kind, and are of
all sizes, for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military, and sea
purposes. Messrs. S. and B. SoLomoiss, Opticians, have
invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses Immediately
they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears
clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright
and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural and original
state. The Invisible Organic Vibrator, and all kinds of acoustic
instruments for relief of extreme deafness. 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly, opposite the York HoteL
VAUXHALL.—BAL COSTUME.--Last evening those
who had not the honour of an invitation to the Royal Palace,
Buckingham House, on the occasion of her Majesty's Lai
costume, had an opportunity of exhibiting themselves, and
seeing others exhibited in somewhat similar costumes at the
" Royal property," Vauxhall Gardens, the proprietor of which
place issued a general invitation to his friends and the public
to honour him with a visit at the masquerade. The num-
ber of visitors was very considerable, and the appearance of
the place gay and brilliant. Some of the mimic gallants of
the age of the Merry Monarch were well habited, and, as
far as external appearance went, did no dishonour to the
Rochesters, Sedleys, Buckinghams, Davenants, dsc., of those
piping times. The ladies, if they resembled their predeces•
sors of the days of Charles 11. in nothing else, were certainly
not behind them in the freedom of their deportment. There
were several Nell Gwynnes, if not as fascinating, at least as
forward as the celebrated original. The dancing and the
diversions of the bal were, however, sufficiently decorous, and
good humour and mirth prevailed for several hours in all
parts ofthe grounds. The illuminations were particularly
good, and the arrangements reflect credit on Mr. Wardell
and his assistant arbiter elegantiarum Mr. B. Barnett. The
band was an efficient one, and the whole was satisfactory to
the British and foreign visitors of this very old and favourite
place of pleasurable resort.
APPOINTMENT —The following official circular
was issued yesterday from St. Martin's-le- Grand :—" To all
Postmasters. General Post-office, June, 1651. -h e Post-
master-General has been pleased to appoint Frederick Hill,
Esq., to be Assi-tant-Secretary to the Postmaster-General.
—ROWLAND HILL."
THE GREAT CHESS TOURNAMENT".—Since our no-
tice of the progress of these matches on Wednesday last, the
players have taken a little rest from their labours. On Tues-
day the course of victory continued to flow in the same chan-
nel, Herr Anderssen winning a second game of Mr. Staunton;
Mr. Williams a third of Mr. Wyvill. On Wednesday and
Thursday there was no play, but yesterday the contest was
resumed with renewed spirit, and the many admirers of
England's ehampion were confident that Caissa, who has so
often crowned his efforts, would once more smile on her fa-
vourite son. It was not so, however; chess goddesses, it
seems, are not less inconsistent than mere mortal dames.
After a well-maintained struggle of some hours, the German
was once more victorious over the Briton, and has now only
one more game to win of Staunton. Mr. Williams was less
successful; he lost his game to Mr. Wyvill. Their match
stands, therefore, three games to Williams, one to Wyvill.
We understand that the play is to be continued on Monday.
Mr. Horwitz has been completely defeated by Herr Szen, the
Hungarian player, who has won four games without losing
one. Captain Kennedy has been equally successful against
Mr. Mucklow. The contest between the provincial players,
of which we took some notice last week, has finally termi-
nated. Mr. Boden, of Hull, having beaten all his competi-
tors, obtains the first prize; Mr. Rankin, of Clifton (we be-
lieve), the second ; the third and fourth are won by Mr.
Bryan and Mr. Hodges.
The Government have augmented the annual
grant to the Nottingham School of Design from 2501. to 4001.
Mr. Henry Sedge wick Wylde, barrister-at-law,
has been appointed one of the Registrars to the Court of
Bankruptcy, in the room of Mr. Charles Waterfield, resigned.
HONESTY IN HUMBLE LIFE.—A few nights ago
John Jones, one of the street orderlies (No. 125) employed
in cleansing the City, found a silver watch and chain in
Bishopsgate-gate. On restoring the same to the owner,
who had given up all idea of recovering the articles, he
was rewarded with the munificent sum of one shilling
AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY IN SCOTLAND.--This
is the usual period of rent collection in the district; and we
are glad to learn from all quarters that the rents have been
exceedingly well paid— better, indeed, if possible, than or-
dinary. Indeed, with rising markets both for cattle and
corn, the farmers are in better spirits than they have been for
some time.—Ban, fshire Journal.
The Earl of Eglinton has announced his intention
to give a piece of plate annually for the encouragement of
the Scotch national game of curling iu the county of Ayr.
THE LATE BALLOON ACCIDENT.—We are informed
that, notwithstanding the serious accident which befel Mr.
and airs. Graham a few days since, they are progressing ra-
pidly towards recovery.
MALTA, JUNE 12.—0 n the 10th a very large shark
was caught by some fishermen off St. Paul's Bay, and brought
in here, when its head and tail were cut off and exhibited.
The shark is rarely found there, and has already alarmed the
bathers. The animal in question was of the genus squalus
carcharius, weighed 1,9351 b., and was 15 feet in length, 91/2
feet in circumference.

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A SON OF MAJOR STUPART

—Mr. Robert Stupart, aged about 21, son of Major Stupart,
formerly of the Scots Greys, and one of the remaining
heroes of Waterloo, now residing near Edinburgh, while on
a visit to his cousin, Mr. Mill, of Portmoon, was in the habit
occasionally of going down the dangerous paths which in-
tersect the rocks in that part of, the coast, for the purpose of
gathering sea-gulls' eggs. While engaged in this manner,
on the sth inst., by himself, as it appears, he lost his
footing, and was killed. Search was made for him, on his
absence being discovered; but his body was not found till
the 10th.

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STATE OF BUSINESS IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY.
Cepaayrurrrbilo.eleid:
__yesterday
the state several retur
business in the Court of Chancery,
were printed. These returns int the
moment, when the Government measure eresting
toat appointpresent addi-
tional equity judges is under consideration. It appears, that
On the 20 of November last there were 735 matters and
things standing for bearing in the Court of Chancery, and
on the 30th ult. the number was 994, exclusive of original or
appeal petitions. Between the 2d of November and the 30th
ult., the Court had disposed of 5,270 matters, leaving the
number to to heard as stated-994, besides seven lunacy pe-
titions. On the 2d of November there were 207 claims, under
the new orders, standing for bearing, and on the 30th ult, the
number was 337.
APOTHECARIES HALL.--The following are the
names of gentlemen who passed their examination in the
science and practice of medicine, and received certificates to
practise, on Thursday, the 19th of June, 1831 :—James An-
drews, Pershore, Worcestershire; J,Lin Horton Broxholm,
Sunbury, Middlesex; John Dale, jun., Yarm, Yorkshire;
John Dorton, Cowfold, Sussex; George Edward Webster,
Cambridge; Essex Bowen, Llwyn Gwair, Pembrokeshire.
EXAMPLE.—One watch set right will do to set
many by, but, on the other hand, one that goes wrong
_may
be the means of misleading a whole neighbourhood ; and the
same may be said of the example we individually set to
these around us.