The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-29 00:00:00

(This Day.) BALLOT M.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-APPEAL.
THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF IRELAND

COMPANY v. JOHNSON AND ANOTHER.

The further hearing of this case was resumed this
morning at half-past ten o'clock.
Sir Hugh C, Cairns, Solicitor-General, was heard in
reply.
At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel their
lordships delivered jadgment.
The Lord Chancellor said that this was a claim by the
respondent against the company for 3,728 f. 10s. ultra
accounts incurred under contract, under seal already
paid by the company. The late Lord Chancellor of Ire-
' land either supposed that this claim arose out of an
erroneous construction of the contract, or upon
a new agreement entered into between the parties
separate and distinct from the contract under the
seal of the company, but his lordship (the Lord Chan-
cellor) considered that there was so evidence whatever
produced by the respondent to show that any new agree-
ment was entered into between him and the company,
by which be was entitled to make this claim. His lord-
ship did not see that any new agreement was entered
into by the parties, nor by any person duly authorised
by them, and his lordship did not see that it
arose under the contract as a 5 per cent. depreciation
fund. His lordship cited the case of Kirk v. Philips, p.
646, and concluded by reeotnmendinv to theie: lordships
to reverse the decretal order of the Lord Chancellor of
Ireland.

Lord Wensleydale concurred.
The decretal order of the Lerd thancellor of Ireland
was reversed, and the appeal allowed.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

:Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Justices
Wightman, Erle, and Dompton.)

WHITFIELD V. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.-.

JUDGMENT.
This was an action for an alleged malicious libel pub.
lished by the defendant, through the means of the elec-
tric telegraph. The message complained of stated that
the Lewis bank had stopped, and their notes were not
to be taken. The case came before the Court on de-
murrer, the point being that express malice should be
shown as coatradistinguished from legal malice. The
Court held that the action as brought against a cor-
porate aggregate could be maintained, but they gave
judgment for the defendant on the counts imputing
negligence to the defendant it working the telegraph.

COURT OF CO?MON PLEAS.
;Sittings in Binco.—Before Justices Crowder, Willes,
and ryles.)

A crowded and enthusiastic meeting in favour of
the ballot was held at the T w.,-ha 1, Virlsor, on
Tuesday evening. The platform was occupied by
the leading reformers of the borough. Mr. Alder-
man Bedborough presided. A deputation from the
Ballot Society attended, consisting of Mr. White-
burst (vice-chairman), Mr. James Campbell, Mr.
Stavely, and Mr. Elt.—Mr. Stavely gave his
official experience of the working of the ballot
at the Geelong election, where he acted as sere-
tineer,—Mr. Whitehurst advocated the ballot as
the only means of restoring the supremacy of the
people in the House of Commons in accordance
with the true theory of the Constitution. Speaking
of the absence from the present cabinet of any re-
presentative of the commercial, the manufacturing,
or the working classes, Mr. Whitehurst said some
people might say Mr. Disraeli was a man of the
people, but Mr. Disraeli was a man not of the
people, but of " the peculiar people." He wore
the livery of the governing classes, and was no re-
presentative of the people. (Cheers and laughter.)
—Mr. James Campbell referred to the well working
of the ballot in America, Sardinia, and Belgium.
—O. W. Grenfell, Esq., M.P. for Windsor, who
was received with great ch?eriuz, proposed the
following resolution :—" That as it is now under-
stood that a reform in the representative system
will engage the attention of Parliament at an early
period, th:s meeting desires to record its conviction
that no extension of the suffrage will be satisfac-
tory unless accompanied by the vote by ballot."
—Mr. Clode seconded the resolution, and dwelt on
the utter inefficiency of any reform bill whic should
not include the ballot. The resolution was put and
amidst tremendous applause declared to be carried.
—Mr. Minton, in an excellent speech made from
the conservative point of view, proposed the adop-
tion of a petition to Parliament in favour of the
ballot. This resolution was seconded and supported
by a working
man in an able speech. The petition
was adopted without one dissentient. In propos-
ing a vote of thanks to the deputation, the propo-
ser dwelt on the striking instance of the successful
working of the ballot against overwhelming influ-
ence, afforded by the return of M. Jules Favre for
Paris. The usual vote of thanks to the chairman
terminated the proceedings.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended April 23, 1858, made up from the Re-
turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in
England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter.

WHEAT I BARLEY' OATS RYE I BEANS I PEAR
44s 9d 36s 5d 24s 9,1 33s 31 39s 9d 41s 6d

THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.

WHEAT I BARLEY I OATS I RYE 1 BEANS PEAS
44s 4d 36s 8d 23s lld 31s 2d , 38s 7d 41s 4d

ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK,
Wheat, 96,815; barley, 28,484 ; oats, 8,703; rye, 58 ;

beans, 6,072 ; quarters.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

To-day's market was but moderately supplied with all
breeds of beasts, and the demand for them ruled very in-
active, at Monday's quotations. •There was rather a large
show of sheep, and the sale for them was heavy, but with-
out change in value. Lambs were in fair supply and
steady request, at full prices, viz., 63 to 7s pet Sibs. From
the Isle of Wight 400 heal came fresh to hand. We had a
brisk sale for calves, the show of which was limite.l, at au
a•ivance of 6,1 per Sibs. In pigs and ranch cows very little
was doing.

Per Blbs to sink the offais.
s. d. e. d.l s. d. s.
Inferior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 o,PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410
&wand quality.... 3 2 3 4!lg,rge ors:3. calves 4 4 410
Prime largo oxen 3 (3 3 8 Prime small do 5 0 5 6
Prime Scots, dte. 31i 4 0 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Socond quality ...3 6 3 8 Suckling calves-18 0 22 0
Prime ors°. -wiled. 310 4 4 Quarter old pigs.l7 0 22 0
Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Galva l2O
Pigs 3lO

FOREIGN SUPPLY
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs

MEAT MARKETS.

NET:GATE AND LEADENFIALL.—Fair average supplies
of meat were on offer in to-day's market, and the demand
genar4lly ruled inactive, as follows: -Beef, from 2s 10,1
to 3s 8d • Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 2d • Lamb,' 5s id to 68
4d ; Veal, 44 Od to 5s Od; Pork, 3s 01 to 4s 21 per
81bs by the carcase.

SournALL, April 23.—The supplies of fat stock on offer
to-day were seasonably good, a-ad, compared with last
week, there was a slight improvement in the demand, as
follows :--Beef, from 3s 0,1 to 43 21; Mutton, 3s 61 to
4s 101; Lamb, 63 01 to Gs 81; Veal, 43 41 to Ls 01;
Pork, 33 4d to 4 03 per 811)3, to sink the offal.
B.OMFORD, April 2S.—Wo had a fair demand for
stock to-day, and prices generally were well supported :
Beef, from 3s 41 to 4s 21 ; Mutton, 33 61 to 5s 01 ;
Lamb, Gs 01 to 7s OA ; Veal, 43 4 t to 5a 21 ; Perk,
3s 41 to 43 21 per 'Blbs ; Stc,ra Pigs, --s to ; Mitch
Cows, —/ —s to—i —s Lean Cows., - --1; Suotaing
I Calves, Hs to 213 each.