The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(this Day.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. O:)tnrni'isioner Hciroyd.)
THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.--FURTHER EXAMINATION OF

MR. ESDAILE.-DECLARATION OF DIVIDEND.

Te-day was appointed for the further examination of
the Royal British Bank. Few were present except thoso
profersiorally engaged.
His Honour having taken his seat,
Mr. Linklater said that before be proceeded with the
examination of Mr. Esdaile, he had to apply to his Ho-
nour to appoint a day for the declaration of a divi-
dend. The dividend had been delayed in the hope
that the assignees would have been in possession of con-
siderable funds arising from a subscription on the part
of the shareholders, but the compromise bad not been
effected i❑ consequence of the r'is•olution of Parliament,
which would probably occasion further delay. They
had funds now sufficient to pay a dividend of 2'. 6d.,
or at all events, 2s. in the pound, which would have
been de.elared but for the negot;ation with the share-
holders. He, therefore proposed the meeting to be
appointed for the 17th April; the proceedings under
the compromise were proceeding, and more than half the
creditors had agreed, and it was desirable that the others
should promptly signify their assent.

Mr. PADDISON, in conFequence of the reprt of the
last examination of Walter's account, and the transaction
with Mr. Humphrey Brown, said that, as regarded the
ships, be had advised the Directors to have them regiF-
tared, and he had also advised the Directors if they
had sustained a serious loss, that it was
their bounden duty to call their shareholders togetbtr
and take their opinion.

His Honour said that such was the advice which ho
should have expected from their legal adviser.

Mr. Esdaile then made some remarks in justification
of his own conduct and that of the other directors. He
was examined amongst much coausion, Mr. Esdaile re-
fusing to answer many questions, and his I.:gal adviser
taking numerous exceptions.
The exlmination was proceeding when our report left.

MARKET NEWS.— (This ray.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

To-clay's market was but scantily supplied with English
wheat; nevertheless, as the attendance of buyers was
limited, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and the
quotations were almost nominal.
We were well supplied with all kinds of foreign wheat,
and transactions in all kinds were trifling, at Monday's
currency.
In floating cargoes of grain next to nothing was doing.
Barley was in good supply and heavy request, at the late
decline in value.
Malt sold steadily, and late rates were well supported.
There was a dull inquiry for oats, beaus, and peas, at
Monday's decline.
Flour moved off heavily.

ARRIVALS TINS WEER,
Wheat. Barley. Malt.
I 570 3O 460

Oats.

Flour.
740

English....

:risli

Foreign

420 1 1,131

12,440 brls.l2lo scks.

BOROUGH HOP.
Our market may be called steady, but the business
doing in it is very moderate.

WHITECTIAPEL.

Each kind of meat moved off slowly, as follows :—Beef,
from 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 43 8(I ; veal, 3310 d
to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs by the carcase.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{This Day.)

LONDON, March 25.—Wind this day at noon, S.E. ;
light breeze and cloudy, with rain.
PoRTsmoUTII, March 24.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Wm.
Hammond, from Barbadoes.
PLYMOUTH, March 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived--John
Philips, from London, for Mauritius, bore up leaky ; For-
titude, Columbia; Water Witch, Corunna.
FALMOUTH, March 21.—The Elizabeth, of palcornbo,
was in contact last night off the Manacles with a steamer,
and lost mainmast, &c.
BELFAST, March 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Schooner
Richmond, of Dublin, from Balling, for Liverpool, with
loss of foremast and other damage ; barque Castleton, Li-
verpool, for Fernando Po, towed leaky.
SCILLY, March 23.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Arrived—
Heroine, from Cardiff, for Southampton, leaky and with
loss of sails ; Edith, from Llanelly for Southampton, leaky
and with sails split.
MEWPORT, March 24.—Wind E.—Arrived—Rhine, from
London, for Malta ; Thomas James, Gloucester, for Que-
bec. Sailed—Emma, for St. Thomas.
CARDIFF, March 24.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Ellen Simp-
son, fur Rio Janeiro.
RAMSGATE, March 24.—The Hertha, from Shields, for
Naples, which came in on tho 13th inst., and sat on her
anchor, is being lightened to examine her bottom.
LIVERPOOL, March 24.—The Melbourne, from St. John's,
N. 8., which drove on shoro at Southampton on the 11th
inst., with masts cut away, was got off dry, after being
lightened, and was towed into the Mersey waterlogged.
BERWICK, March 24.—The Heinrich Gerdes, from, Ros-
tock, for Leith, which drove on -ehorecri Spittal Point, is
expected off; part of cargo landed.
TENBY, March 24. —A largo quantity of wreck has come
on shore, supposed from a large vessel wrecked on the
coast.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Wind W.S.W. ; occasional showers of rain.
Arrived—Hamburg°, steamer, from the Spanish ports;
Napoleon, steamer, Havre; Tiber, Newport; Washingten,
steamer, Bremen, having been detained there two days by
the south-east gales.

Llvotroot, Wednesday Morning.

Wind S.
Arrived—Friends, from Paraiba; Caledonia, Savannah ;
Secret, Zante ; Heinrich, Lisbon.
Sailed—Sylvanus Blanchard, for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, March 23.

Wind N.B. _
Sailed—Cameron, for Havre; Planter, for Lisbon;
Thames, for Bilboa ; Jessy, for Lisbon.
WATERFORD, March 23.

Wind N.N.E.
Arrived—Victor Emmanuel, from Oporto.

(BY SUBMARINE AND 13RITifil TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.1 R.M.
Wind S.E. ; tide 11 hours' flood ; raining.
Arrived, March 24th—Anne Langton, from Foo-Choo-
Foo ; British Tar, Jamaica ; Adacia, Stralsund ; Enve-
lope, Odessa ; Bonocer and Augusts, Manilla ; Brilliant
and Admiral Nelson, Guernsey; Euphrates, Befast Lass,
and Johns, Dunkirk.

DEAL, Wednesday, 9.40 a.m.

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Passed—H.M.S. Rhadamanthus, from Woolwich, for
London, for' Guernsey;