The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-29 00:00:00

MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT

PARLIAMENT.
County of Longford—The Right Honourable Richard
More O'Ferrall, in the room of Samuel Wensley Black-
all, Esq., who has accepted the office of Governor of the
Island of Dominica.

City of Cork—Francis Stack:Murphy, Sergeant-at-
Law, in the room of William Fagan, Esq., who has
accepted tho office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern
Hundreds.

Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Rid-
ing of Yorkshire.
3d Regiment of West Riding Militia—Major Henry
Dixon, half-pay, to be Major, vice Clarke, deceased
April 17.

RETURN OF; THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF LIABILITIES
AND ASSETS OF THE BANK OF CEYLON, during the
period trom Ist January to 31st December 1850:
Promissory notes in circulation, not bearing
interest ... £2,024
Bills of exchange in circulation, not bearing
intermit ... Nil.
Bills and notes in circulation, bearing interest... Nil.
Balance due to other banks ... ... Nil.
Cash deposited, not bearing interest ...
10,464
Cash deposited, bearing interest •••

11,,e.

Total average of liabilities, £12,488

Coil and bullion ... £5,524
Landed or other property of the Corporatio❑ ... 4,648
Government Securities ... Nil.
Promissory notes or bills of other banks ... Nil.
Balances due from other banks ... 565
Notes and bills discounted, or other debts due to
the Corporation, not included under the fore-
going beads, and exclusive of bills of ex-
change purchased for remittance to England
and the Presidencies ... 63,757

Total Average of Assets ... ....£74,494
(Signed) G. Duff, Manager.
(Signed) J. R. Ludekens, Accountant
Colombo, March 6, 1851.
By order of the Court of Directors,
W. W. Cargill, Manager.

London, April 28, 1851.
BANKRUPTS.

Frederick Spencer Adolphus France, clothier, Lam-
beth-walk, to surrender May 8, at two, and June 5, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Beil, official assignee,
Coleman-street-buildings; Stodart, Racquet-court, Fleet-
street.

Joseph Charles Ridge, wine merchant, Great Saint
Helen's, Bishopsgate, May 9, at twelve, and Juno 13, at
one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basinghall-street ; Jerwood, Ely-place,
Holborn.

Carsten Hoithouse, sugar broker, Great Tower-street,
May 9, at halt-past twelve, and June 13, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee,
Birchin-lane, Cornhill; Hill and Mathews, Bury-court,
St. Mary Axe.

John Bullock, innholder, Bristol, May 14 and June
11, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton,
official assignee, Bristol; Barker, Brietol.
James Hill, miller, Saltash, Cornwall, May 22 and
June 19, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Her-
naman, official assignee, Exeter; Edmonds and Sons,
Plymouth; Stogdon, Exeter.
James Taylor, worsted spinner, Bradford, Yorkshire,
May 20 and June 17, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court. Hope, official assignee, Leeds; Northwo od,
Bradford; Courtenarand Compton, Leeds.
James Smith, carpenter, Lincoln, May 21 and June
11, at half-past twelve, at the Leeds District Court.
Carrick, official assignee, Hull ; Toynbee, Lincoln;
Scott and Tahourdin, Lincoln's Inn-fie Ids; Stamp, Hull.
James Emery, innkeeper, Preston, Lancashire, May
9 and 29, at eleven, at the Manchester District Court.
Mackenzie, official assignee, Manclzester; Blackhurat,
Preston.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
George Monk, painter and glazier, Deptford.
Francois Joseph Z. Volant, clerk, Leicester-square.
Thomas Fry, milkman, Walworth.
Norris Putnam, watch and clock maker, Walthamstow.
Lewis Dunbar, Kennington-road, Siurrcy.
R.M. Bowman, wine broker,Cenonbu ry-square,lslington.
Robert Edward, tailor, Chester-terrace, Southwark.
William Swelling, builder, Greenwich.
Edward Day, stove manufacturer, L( aadon-wall
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Andrew W. Irwin, plumber, Bell-yard, Fleet-street.
Elizabeth Wilcox, Luard-street, Islington.
Thomas Bulkeley, farmer, Watford, Hertfordshire.
ksbHyllocmowekrteoeop.,3r, Grove-terrace,
George Powditch, Upper Queen's-buildings, Brompton.
John Lover, pork butcher, Manchester.
Thomas Davis, wine merchant, Bath..
Samuelßroo
John Wragg, carpenter, Great Yarmouth.
Joshua Steward, farming bailiff, Starston, Norfolk.
Henry Wells, provision dealer, Sunny-bank, Leeds.
Thomas Downs, master rigger, Portaea.;
William Saxby, painter and glazier, Brighton.
John Forrister Johnson, licensed victualler, Derby.
John Joseph Blake, gentleman, Liver pool.
John Cunningham, gentleman, Stockbridge.
John Kirkby, farmer, Ramsgill, Yorkshire.
William Waghorn, plumber and glazier, Arbour-square,
Stepney, Middlesex.
Thomas Powell, surgeon, Builth, Brecknockshire.
Thomas Reeves, carpenter, Liverpool.
Richard Smith. undertaker for the weaving of ribbons,
Bedworth, Warwickshire.
Thomas Williams, writer, Carmarthen.

COURSE OF EXCH,
Amstercum • • •• 11 16

kNGE.-(THIS DAY.)
Gibra1tar.............. _

three m .
.. o. n.
.t 11 17
11
1.4 'll 'etrc'dr pa3n 25 30
Brussels ••• • •• ••• ••• • • 25 30
uaraburgh ••• • • • ALB. 13 8
Altona • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Paris, 3 days'aight 25 5
Ditto. 3 months .• .. 25 2754
Marseilles • • •• •• 25 30
80urdeaux........
Frankfort on Maine.... 119%
Vienna, effec. fib......
Trieste, ditto...,
Petersburgh, SU. Rble.• 37%
Madrid •• ...• 50%
Cadiz • • • • 50%
Bucelone ........ „ „
Seville .. •

Leghorn 30 51%

Genoa .• ••• •. •• •• •• •• 25 50
Stilan ................
•.......

Naples . • . • • • • • • • • • 414
Palermo, ,peroz ........ 124%
Messina .... ....... 124%
53%
Oporto • • ... • • .... • • .. • • 63%
Rio .Tanart, ........
Buenos A pros ........
New Yor'&, 60 days'sight
Philadelphia .... • • ....

PILIC3IS OF BULLION, FEB OZ.
Foreign Gold inbars...£3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0
Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 0
New Dollars .• .. 0 4 11%
Silver's bars ........ 0 0 0

THE PRACTICE OF LEGAL MEDICINE AND
THE LEGAL REMUNERATION OF ITS PRO-
FESSORS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SlR,—Allow me to have a little space in your columns
in order to call attention tort subject with regard to which
I have some experience. The trials for poisoning so
frequent of late must have shown the public how much
they are indebted to the present state of medical juris-
prudence. And it may be granted that it is right for
the professors of that important branch of science to
have some remuneration for their skill. But we have
bee❑ recently informed by Baron Martin that a medical
man can be taken from his practice (impressed, in
short) and made to give the courts of law the benefit of
his professional skill without any special remuneration.
An Orfila, a Christisan, or a Taylor ra.tht be so treated.
I was myself concetned some time ago in a poisoning
case in Northumberland, where for travelling 240 miles
altogether, making a poet mortem and analysis, which
latter occupied my time for three or four days, the
county magistrates wished to pay me two guineas, which
would not have half defrayed my travelling expenses.
The case, however, was tried, and the judge made an
order for more just remuneration. Now, Sir, I ask, is
it reasonable that such a state of things should exist? No
doubt we medical men are a persecuted race; and people
never seem to expect anything else. O❑ this subject I
corresponded with some of the most eminent practitioners
of legal medicine in the kingdom, and all complain most
grievously of the law. I make bold to say that in many
of these cases our opinion is of as much consequence as
the legal knowledge of the court; and yet we are to
have no provision for our remuneration, but are to be
dependent on the generosity of the judge; and if there
be no trial (and whether there is to be a trial or not
often depends on us), we are to he paid in the shabby
manner in which I should have been in the case referred
to, had the trial not occurred, and in which I have been
in many other cases! Had the lawyers been the suf-
ferers the matter would have been soon put right. I
make this appeal to you as referring to a matter in
which the public interests as well as those of the profes-
aim are concerned.—l am, Sir, yours, Bce.,
ROBERT M. GLOVER, M.D., F.R.S. Edit),
Lecturer on Materia Medica, and formerly on Chemistry
and Medical Jurisprudence in the Newcastle Medical
School.
Newcastle, April 19.

THE FISHERIES.—The fishermen employed at this
port have been exceedingly fortunate in securing large quan-
tities of fish during the past fortnight. During the seven
days preceding Thursday last upwards of 250 tons were for-
warded by the South Devon Railway to the London and
other markets, and in addition to this the catches have been
sufficiently large abundantly to supply the markets in this
neighbourhood.—Devorlport Independent.
SECVSIONS FROM THE CHURCH AT HULL...-.
Another of the curates of the High Church of Hull, the Rev.
Thomas Dykes, has publicly announced his resignation, on
the Fume grounds as those stated by his late coadjutor, Mr.
Barfl: Like him, too, Mr. Dykes says that he entertains
" doubts," and will not again minister until those doubts are
removed.