The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-28 00:00:00

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)

The Court sat to-day in Banco, and heard motions of
no public interest.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

LEECH'S BANKRUPTCY.
John Leech, of the London Coffeehouse, again came
up for examination this morning.
Mr. Straight, solicitor to the assignees, stated that since
the bankrupt was last before the Court he had given up
to the assignees a cash-book and ledger ; but as they were
made up not from any authentic books of his own, but
from the information of others, they were not quite
satisfied. It appeared that about the middle of
the year 1823 Mr. Leech bad purchased wines

from Messrs. Reay, not for the purpose of his business,
fut for that of raising money. Having obtained thf.
wines, he pledged the warrants for them with several
parties for money advanced. It was the wish of the as
signees that the bankrupt should be examined upon tha
,object, with a view to see whether some discovery mighl
not be made advantageous to the creditors.

Mr. MAYNARD, solicitor to the Bankrupt, submitted
that Mr. Leech having discovered where all his property
was, having given a list of all his creditors and debtors,
he accuracy of which was not impeached, ought not to
he d.layed passing his last examination, till it was aseer-
lined whether the parties with whom the wine warrant
were lodged were entitled to retain them.
The COMMISSIONERS decided that the assignees, beint
lissatisfied, had a right to examine Mr. Leech upon the
:object.
Mr. Leech being accordingly put into the box, stated,
hat he was first introduced to Messrs. Reay about two
sears ago. He applied to them for the purpose of discount-
ing a bill of 500/. which they did. He received the wholeof
•hat sum, with the exception of a discount of five per
cent. He believes, but was not positive, that it was all
in one sum. The next transaction with Messrs. Reav,
was a purchase of a quantity of wine, which he did not
want for the purposes of his business, having at that time
12,000/. worth in his cellar. The warrants for that
Wine he pledged with Sir Charles Price, as security for
a loan of 2,000/. for seven days.
The examination having been continued for some time
into Mr. Leech's bill transactions with Messrs. Reay,
which all appeared to be much of the same nature, Mr.
Maynard submitted that however gong it migh,; be in
Mr. Leech to purchase these wines and to raise money
upon them without keeping books, it could not now be
helped, and that it had noting to do with his passing his
examination.

Mr 6
.
. TRAIGHT said he thought it necessary to examine
into each item of Messrs. Reay's account, as without it they
could not have any knowledge of how Mr. Leech had dis-
posed of all lie received from them. [The examination
was proceeding when our reporter left the Court.]

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

FROM LLOYD'S

DEAL, MAY 27.—Wind E —Arrived off Duver the
Frederick, Roselin, from Bi iia ; Oracle, Schmidt, from
St. Thomas; and John, Eseblin, from Cadiz.
PoaissioUTll, MAY 27.—Wind variable.—Arrived
tie Roxburgh Castle, Denny, from Bengal—sailed the
sth of February.

FALMOUTH: MAY 25 AND 26.—Wind variable.—Ar-
rived off port the Henry Porcher, 13,xter, from Sierra
Leone. Arrived the Lord :Melville packet, from Cunha-
eena, sailed the 20th of March, from Jamaica the 10th
ult., and from Crooked Island the 19th.

PrNzAtter:, MAY 26.—Arrived off port the Simon
Taylor, Christie, from Jamaica ; and Elise, Hesse, from
Ride Janeiro.

LIVERPOOL, MAY 26. Arrived the Adelaide, Tozon,
from St. John's, New Brunswick. Off port the Cheshire,
from Barbados, and Lune, from Sierra Leone.
CLYDE, MAY 26.—Arrived the John Scott, from
Demerara.

The Conveyance, Ewing, from Londonderry to the
coast of Scotland, was totally lost off Brora on the 16th
inst.—crew and materials saved.

The Georgia, Whitwell, from —, ran on shore on
the sth inst., near Dornesness, and bilged—crew saved.
The Caroline Magnus, Bromark, from Malaga to
Stettin, was wrecked on Ledersand on the 4th inst.

The Lydia, Gibb, bound to La Guayra, put back to Li-
verpool, with loss of cutwater, &c., having been in con-
tact with the Ailsa Craig steamer.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, T WEL FE O'CLOCK
Montreal Papers, to the 27th of April, and Quebec Pa
pens, to the 22d of April, have been received at the North
and South American Coffee-house.
(From the Montreal Papers.)
LEGISLATURE OF THE BAHAMAS —On the 23d of
March the Governor, Major-General Smith, prorogued
the Legislature. The following is an extract from his
Speech :
" GENTLEMEN,—I come here to prorogue this General
Assembly, with a view to its immediate dissolution.
" The deep regret which, under other circumstances, I
could not but feel at being compelled to dissolve a General
Assembly of these Islands a second time, and within a
short period, is essentially diminished, by my conviction
nut only of the absolute necessity of the measure, but fol-
lowed up, as it necessarily will be, by the resumption of
an unquestionable and constitutional right of the Crown,
which has been allowed too long to be dormant ; it will
contribute in a greater degree towards the future perma-
nent tranquillity and happiness of the colony than any
other expedient which could be adopted."
which is long, ends as follows :
Tliethspinelr Speech,
" it, however, right to tell you, that it appears
to be very doubtful, under any circumstances, that his
Majesty will be again advised to sanction the unqualified
suppression of the Act Bth George 11., and to permit the
details of the civil list of this colony to depend upon the
annual vote of the Colonial Legislature, thereby affording
the House of Assembly of this island an annual control
over the Judges, the Law Officers, and the servants of the
Crown, not allowed by the constitution of even the House
of Commons of the United Kingdom."
The ice in front of the city has nearly all disappeared ; a
few banks still remain. We are not aware how far down
the channel is open, but it appears clear, as far as Varennes ;
the weather is not so mild as might be expected. Yester-
day a strong cold wind blew from the eastward.
(From the Quebec Papers.)

. .
UPPER CANADA, APRIL 12.—The weather continues
unusu•illy cold and dry. The Canada steamer started on
her first trip to the Niagara, breaking through the ice in
the bay.
A Jamaica mail has arrived ; sailed on the 10th April,
and from Carthagena on the 26th March.
(From the Jamaica Papers.)

MOST INTERESTING NEWS FROM NEW GRANADA.—
" The Convention, after having agreed on the rules to be
followed on the e'ection of President and the Vice-Presi-
dent of the Republic of the Council of State, decreed that
for the first three functionaries a majority of two-thirds
should be necessary. The number of deputies who
assembled were sixty three. On the first scrutiny General
Santander was elected for the office of President of the
State by a majority of 49 votes. General Obando lost
the Vice-Presidenc)ship by a majority of 22 votes in fa-
vour of Dr. Janacio Marquez. On the morning of the
10th Marquez was installed in office. The President,
General Obando has been appointed pro tem. Minister of
War.

The Executive has appointed Colonel Montez Governor
of Carthagena.
In the present distressed state of the island extraordinary
means should be applied. Coinage of small checks has
already taken place to the amount of 50,0001.
They write from Bogota to the I6th March that the
country is far from enjoying a state of repose.
By the French mail this morning accounts from the
frontiers of Poland state, that tranquillity at present reigns
in the interior; and that all that was published of the
troubles in Lithuania is without foundation.

Accounts from Madrid state that the Emperor of Rus-
sia has declared to the King of Spain that he wishes the
accornpliabment of the ancient project of the Court of
Spai❑ to conquer Portugal, and to unite it with the Crown
of Castile, to oppose France on the side of the South.
The Hamburg steamer has arrived, left on the 25th
inst., and brings no news of consequence.
This being the King's birthday, it is a holyday at the
Bank ; though the Stock Exchange is open ; but up to the
present hour little or nothing doing. Consols, which left
of on Saturday at 85k for the account, opened at the
same price ; for money Ssi.
HALF-PAST ONE.
Up to the present hour, we have neither political news
nor reports.

The next event, now on the tapis, which is looked to
with some anxiety, and in which our merchants are deeply
interested, will be Don Pedro's attempt on Portugal. Re-
port, received this morning, via Paris, says the expedition
sailed from Terceira on the 15th inst., but we cannot state
it from any authentic source. All accounts from Lisbon
agree that Don Miguel will hold out to the last extremity,
and if conquered, set fire to Lisbon. But we have no
doubt that our armed intervention will deter him from
putting so foul a deed into execution.
We have a late arrival from Bengal, Feb. 5, but we do
not hear of any important news by it.
The Consol Market is very firm at present, and has
improved since the early part of the morning to S 5
for the Account ; for Money, 554.
In the Foreign Market little doing.
7 BREA' 0' CL 0 CK.
Consols for account 85k.

Some spirited individuals are about to run a
coach from Bristol direct to Aberystwith, through Abei-
gavenny, Brecon, Llandovery, Lairpeter, and Aberayrop.
This will be the first stage-coach tLat ever travelled over
that line of road, It will Mart within a fortnight,
Cambria n.

SMITHFIELD MARKET

This day's supply of Beasts, Sheep, and Calves, was moderately
good ; of Lambs and Porkers rather limited. The trade was dull
throughout, with Lamb and Veal, at an advance of :M. per stone;
with Beef, Mutton, and Pork, at Friday's quotations.

PRICES PER STONE OF SLIM TO SINK THE OFTALS.
S. d. to 4. d. s. d. to s. d.
inferior Beasts 2 0 2 2 Large Lambs 0 0 0 0
Second quality ditto 2 8 3 0 Prime small ditto... 5 2 Lft 0
Prime large Oxen... 3 6 3 8 Large coarse Calves 3 4 3 6
Prime Scots, &c..... 3 6 310 Prime small ditto... 4 4 4 6
Inferior Sheep 2 6 210 Large Hogs
second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Small Porkers 4 2 4 8
Coarse-woolled ditto 3 8 4 0 Suckling Calves 12s to We. eaa
SouthdownWethers 4 2 4 4 Quarter old Pigs 12s tolBs.each.
SUM.T, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. ' ISheep and Lambs.' Calves. Pigs.
'2,243 I 17,930 178 l5O
Abut 20 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road; about
20 up the other northern roads; about 20 (including Irish)
from the western and midland districts ; about 2000 from Nor-
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 80 from Kent
and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c
in the neighbourhood of London.

NEWOALE AND LEADENHALL hiAttKETS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
s. d. to s.
Nee', inferior 222 4 I !Mutton, Inferior
-- middling 2 4 2 8 - middling..
prime large 3 0 3 2 - prime
- prime small 3 0 3 4 Pork, large
Veal 3 0 4 4 --small
Lamb - 4s. Od. to ss. 4d.

S. citos. d.
24 2 8
30 3 2
3 8 310
3 4 4 I'
38 4 4

CHOLERA NIORBUS, OFFICIAL REPORT