The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-24 00:00:00

NONE/ MARKET

A ND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
A very quiet demand for money is reported in
the Discount Market to-day. Trade of most kinds
being very dull, the number of bills on offer are propor-
tionately limited, and the rates are almost nominal,
since approved securities can be negotiated almost
on any terms the borrower is disposed to dictate.
The sum of £5,000 was taken from the Bank of
England yesterday.
A small amount of specie has arrived by the City
of Antwerp from New York.
The Committee (,f the Stock Exchange have ap-
pointvd Saturday, 27th inst., a special settling day
in the Midland Railway £2 preference shares,
which are " to be marked."
It is estimated that the excess dividend on Zealand
Railway shares for the year 1866 of,'— per cent., or
3s. per share over and above the interest of 1 per
Cont. guaranteed by the Danish Government, will
be paid by Messrs C. J. Hambro and Son on the
25th instant.

Do. 41 per Cent. 1864
Do. Scrip, £6O paid
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do. Accomkt
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 1862 —
Do Account 5Ol 2
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent.,1863 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1865
Do. Account
Do. 6 per Cent., 1866 26 6
Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed lOOl 1 100 1
Venezuela, 3 per Cent...
Do. 6 per Cent, 1862..
Do. 1864_,
Ditto 11 per Cent.
Divilenas on the above payable in ',nude'.
AustriFm, n p?r Cent., Ex. 10 Fierily+
B.+lgiay, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch ii,,- per (I.+llt. Ex. 12 Gni,
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. .
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. —
alum: 3 per C.Ant. 1331, Ex. 25i.
Do. Account 431 2w 31
THREE O'CLOCK.
Consols, Money
Do? decuulli

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SIIAR MARKETS.--This day.

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ORDINARY SIIARES AND STOCKS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Lush.)
MORRIS T. LAWRENCE.

Mr. Udall, on the part .of the defendant, moved for a
rule for a new trial in this case, which was originally tried
before Mr. Justice Mellor, the jury giving a verdict for the
plaintiff for £3O, on the ground of misconception of the
evidence. The defendant pleaded never indebted, the
transaction giving rise to the suit being the disposal of an
entire horse, called Zlres, which the defendant said he had
bought of a person namod Walker. - At the trial it was
sought to be proved that Walker was the agent of the
plaintiff, but M,.wris denied that, and it was co❑tended by
his counsel that Walker was looked upon by the plaintiff
as the agent of Lawrence.

Mr. Justice Blackburn—Then the real question before
the Court is, who is to lose the money ?
Mr. Udall said the question to be decided was, had Law-
rence th power to dispose of the horse ? and he contended
he had. The plaintiff mat Walker at Chester Races, and.
eventually he visited Mr. Morris, and had an insp‘ction of
his stud. Oa perceiving the horse Z wes he stated to
Morris that the horse was just the sort of thing that would
suit his brother-in-law ; and some arrangement then took
place with respect to its sale. Eventually the horse was
sent to Walker, and by him disposed of to Lawrence. After
a certain period, Morris not having received the value of
the horse, he wrote to Lawrence requesting him to for-
ward the price of the animal to him without delay, but
Lawrence replied that he had bought the horse of Walker,
and that he had paid hiM the •money for it. An action
was brought for the recovery of the horse, at which the
question arose as to how Walker became possessed of the
animal, whether as a bona file purchaser or as the agent
of Lawrence. The learned counsel contended that the
point to be decided was, whether Walker had sufficient pro-
perty in the horse to affect a legal sale, or whether he
acted as the agent of Lawrence. The learned counsel
quoted the authority of Baron Parke to support his view,
that the defendant had power to dispose of the horse.

Mr. Justice Blackburn directed the attention of the
learned gentleman to the preceding passages to that
quoted, and as they put a different construction on the
passage, he said ho did not wish to say that the learned
counsel had misrepresented the opinion of Baron Parke,
but that ho had not understood him.

Mr. Udall said the remark of the learned judge was
civil, but they quite understood such observations. He
(the learned counsel) was never uncivil to any judge.

After somo further arguments, the Court refused the
rule.

COURT .OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE F. BROWNE.

This bankrupt, Miss Frances Browne, was described as
authoress, of 1, Onslow-villas, Cambrian-road, Richmond,
previously of 4, Rosedale-terrace, Notting-hill, and to-day
was appointed for the first meeting. The bankrupt
ascribed her failure to being pressed by creditors, and
having no means to meet her debts, which amount to only
£54 15s. 7d., the total number of such creditors being but
five. A day was named for the next meeting.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

AN INCURABLE LUNATIC CHARGED WITH THREATENING
TO MURDER HIS WIFE. James Norton, a respectable-
looking man, about 60 years of age, described as a
tobacconist, of No. 30, Little Pulteney-street, was brought
before Mr. Tyrwhitt on a warrant charged with threaten-
ing to kill his wife, Ann Norton.