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London, England, 1850-05-04 00:00:00

IQ' ENV P OUT.

Beef, from 2s 8d Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 6d;
Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 28 10d to 3s 4d; and Porn,
36 2d to 48 Der Blbs.

WEITECITAPEL.
Deef from 2s to 3s ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6(1
Lamb, 4s 6d to 5s 6d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; Pork,
2s 10d to 4s per Sibs, by the carcase,

The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are
from 6d to 6d; of household ditto, 4d to 5d per 41b
loaf'.

13ZLIZIVOZGLITZ.
Turbots, 4s to 12s; Brill, 2$ to 6s 6d• Cod Fish, Is
6d to 8s 3d; Whitings' 4d to 6d; Lobsters, is to 2s 9d
each; Soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 4d to 1 ld per lb;
Haddocks, 4d to 8d each; Oysters, 108 to 42s per
bushel ; Flounders, 6d to Is; Smelts, Is ld to Is 61;
and Bloaters, 10d to is ld per dozen; Mackerel. 3d
to 4d each; Salmon, is to ls 4d per lb; and Salt Fish,
2d to 4d per lb.

HIDE DIAILICET.
Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, lid to lid; ditto, 641 b to
721 b, lid to 12d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, to lid; ditto;
80Ib to 881 b, 2-id to 24d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 34d;
ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, aid to 3,12'c1; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b,
34d to 4d. Calf Skins, light 2s 6d to 3s 6d; ditto lull
03 Od to 63 Od; Horn Hides, 6s 6d to Os; Polled Sheep,
5s 6d to 7s Od ; Kents and Half-breds, 4s 6d to 5s 8d;
Downs, 4s Od to 5s Od; Shearlings, 7d to 9d; Lamb
Skins, is 6d to 2s 4d each.

nay IitEIMMETB.
SBUTHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 3/ 8s; Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 8s ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 8s pel
load. Supply tolerably good, and trade very dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 103 to 31 10.., Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 4s ; and Straw, it 2s to 11, 83 poi
load. A fair average supply, and a heavy demand.
WRIZECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 8s;
Clover ditto, 3l 05 to 4/ 8s; and Straw, 11 is to 118 s per
load. Trade dull, at barely late rates.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Justice CAM'
BELL and Justices PATTESON, WI(IRTMAN and ERLE.)

ELSDON V. BAKER.
Lord CAMPBELL delivered judgment at the sitting of
the Court this morning in this case. He said this action
was brought by the executor of Elsdon against the
executor of Baker, on a promissory note for 1,0001.
made by Baker, and payable to Elsdon on the expire
tion of six months after notice of payment. The fourth
plea, on which the question chiefly turned, alleged that
Baker was surety for one Last, and along with Lastinade
the promissory note, and that Last gave a mortgage to
Elsdon to secure that said sum of 1,0001., with a cove-
nant under seal to repay the 1,0001. The fourth plea
alleged that Elsdon accepted the mortgage for 1,6001
in place and stead of the promissory note. Now there
was no evidence offered on the subject beyond what
appeared on the face of the plea, and that raised
the question whether the note was mortgaged
on the separate security under seal ; and
after looking into the authorities, the Court was
clearly of opinion that it was not. On that plea the ver-
dict ought to stand, and therefore there would be no rule
to show cause.
IN RE THE CORONER OF WORCESTERSHIRE.
Mr. ALEXANDER said in this case he had to show
cause against a rule which had been obtained calling on
the justices of Worcestershire to show cause why a
mandamus should not issue commanding them to pay a
sum of money out of the county rate as compensation to
Mr. William Samuel Price Hughes, one of the coroners
of that county. This question turned on the 7th and
Bth Vict., cap. 92, which was passed in 1844, for amend-
ing the law respecting the office of county coroner, the
second section of which provided for the di-
vision of counties into districts for the pur-
pose of the office of the coroner by the magistrates
on a petition to the Queen in Council. On the 19th
Dec., 1846, an order was made by the Queen in Coundi,
authorising the county of Worcester to be divided into
three coroners' districts; and on the sth March, 1847,
the magistrates of the county, at the Easter quarter
sessions assigned one of there districts to Mr. Hughes,
who had previously been one cf the coroner's fur the
county. Ou that assignment Mr. Hughes petitioned to r
Majesty for compensation under the 6th section of the
Act, which provides for compensation in such cases.
The prayer of that petition Ras granted, and in July,
1647, the Lords of the Treasury assessed the amount
compensation due to Mr. Hughes. The magistrates had
since refused to pay the compensation au awarded, on
the ground that the true construction of the compensa-
tion clause in the Act in connexion with the circum-
stances under which the office of coroner was exercised
previous to the passing of the Act, did not warrant its
being paid. That clause provided that the order ( f the
Lords of the Treasury granting the compensation should
set forth that the county " had been customarily divided
into districts, for the purpose of hearing inquisitions
before the coroner for seven years before the passing of
the Act." Now these words had been omitted,
both in the order of the Queen in Council
in this case and in that of the Lords of the Treasury,
and he contended that the insertion of those words was
essential to giving jurisdiction in the matter under the
compensation clause. The magistrates had said the
county was not " customarily divided into districts;"
and he (Mr. Alexander) therefore submitted that the
rule in point of law could not be maintained, on the
ground of the omission of the words in question.
The ATTORNEY. GENERAL, on the part of Mr. Hughes,
contended that, bk fore the alteratn,n, that gautletnnu
had a much larger district to work as coroner than he
had now, and that under the proper construction of the

statute he was entitled to compensation for the loss be
had sustained by the alteration. tbst
Lord CAMPBELL said the Court was of opinA; °ll
the mandamus should go.—Rule made absolute.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY') Ana
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and BANDS ROLf

PLATT.)
SELLERS V. DICKINSON.
This action was brought to try the right of the 14,i::
13
tiff to a a patent for certain improvements in the ree,4
nism of looms for weaving, and was tried before 4ss
Justice Wightman at Liverpool, when a vercliet
found for the plaintiff. The case now c,ime betore. t.e,i
.Lordships in a rule obtained by Mr. Watson to set eOlue,
the verdict, and to enter the same for the deteuda3t
e
for a new trial. It came before the Court on a turn
clay, but as their Lordships were unable to doegliff ',Ltd
notes of Mr. Justice Wightwan it was adjourned
Li"
to-day.
The arguments, which were extremely tedietl6l,6llrat
wholly devoid or any public interest, occupied the ta
the whole mot ninr, and was nut likely to conclude 111
a late hour. r of
Mr. Watson and Mr.
Cowling appeared in euPP°IW r
the rule, and Mr. Martin, Mr. Atherton and Mr. WO
against it.

COMMON PLEAS..—.(THIS DA,,%),3a
(Sittings in Banco before Lord Chief Justice WILD
Justices C lIESSWELL, WILLIAMS, sod TALF"-,fi
ril•
Tne busines w:ucti came betore the Court ,11.0"
ink presented no featuie of intt•n=st.

BAIL COUhT.—(LIIIS DAY')
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE
Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in Banco this 10, nod
ar.d heard s.,rerr_.l motions, but n,,ne of them Pre-
any any feature of interest calling for a report.

BANKRUPTC Y.-(THIS DA•
(Before Mr. Commissioner GouLnußs.)

IN RE PURCELL.
lied
The HONOUR gave judgmeut this case this re°rnoill
The defi-nciam was a butcher at Mile-end, sod "tss
on Saturday last Ps pass his final examination, OA' :01
opposed by Mr. Duncan, on the ground that be "' tad
kept books of account; and the officizl assignee repel'
that the accounts were mere " guess" work.
His HONOUR had cocsulted with his brother Lic1133,,,1n re
siont.r.s, and they agreed on the principle tbs '—beut
" guess" accounts ought not to be allowed to pa'''
.e
was _ to be a diffrrence drawn between a c-o,,uelar
mere "guess" work, and where, although reis.-fi
:eks had been kept, a fair estimate' „Ini;te;
and the accounts were partly vouched. In this c"„,,06,
conoidered tLe bankrupt bad rendered an honest 130'1; 11
according to tLe best of his ability, acd had gived:ll` 115 r
the prore7ty he was possessed of. Under these e'reud
stances, he thought the bankrupt ought to be all 01"
pass; a definite rule would probably be laid desvf3'oo
which it would be shown what should constitute

grounds of distinction.
Bankrupt was then allowed to pass.

MARLBRIY-STREET.—(THIS
ROBBERY AT THE REGISTERED SYRIAN PAL
DEPOT, OXFORD-STREET.—John Gulpirt was c"-r-tbe
with stealing two registered Syrian paletots frjra
doorway of. Messrs. S wain and Co., in Oxford-street'og
It appears from the evidence of one of the firmtdo,
the prisoner committed the felony in broad n°°°-tbef
carrying away the paletots and chair on which
were p!aced at " one fell swoop." , fi9/
The evidence establishieg the prisoner's guilt,
fully committed fcr

„"/
THE LONDON SOCIETY FOR THE CONVERST..OO
TILE JEWS.—Yesterday morning the 42d annual weetlasar
this society was held at Exeter-hall, when its friends and the
porters mustered in great force. Lord Ashley occePlesed 14,
chair, and was supported by Sir R. H. Inglis, M.P., 00 of
number of gentlemen who are interested in the cons'e,r,s ossecl,
that ancient people. The Noble Chairman briefly sal aso
the meeting congratulating them on the success Wilic.a 00
attended the operations of the society, and impressloo,
them the necessity for increased and persevering Oers"pre
especially at the present juncture, when such heresies
vailed in the Church as, he feared, would result in the dle up,
ea:
don of that establishment. The secretary then read the
nual report. The receipts of the year for special and grisst
purposes had attained to 28,2831., being an increase coTioso
year of 939/. ss. 6d. Copies of the Scriptures had beeniro,ooo
to the number of 10,455, and there were at present,t,
copies of the Old and New Testament in the press. Ter
port futher stated, that in the Hebrew school the Ne” t the
tament was read with avidity. It was calculated that the
metropolis contained about 25,000 Jews, which showF,sisae
field that the society had to labour in. The foreign elh" tbs
of the society had been eminently successful; and duriabed
past year 20 foreign Jews, resident in the metroPo,lis'etiolit
been converted. The report gave very general satisfa
and was unanimously adopted.
fore
FATAL STEAM-BOAT AccrEENT.—Yester.fl res.
noon Mr. William Carter coroner for Surrey, held andt oil
at the Royal Oak public-house, Union-road, Rotherilitu-w'sts
the body of Edward Nicholls, aged 21, a watertnaiV, last
with James Coode, aged 27, was run down on Tues°%fing
by the Nymph, Woolwich steam-boat, under the foP"of
circumstances :—lt appeared, from the testimony ofll,.
rous witnesses, that the deceased and his companion the
gaged on Tuesday afternoon in towing a smack namesoierl
Prince Albert out of the Surrey Canal Dock. A mail
,oger,'.
Brown, who was on board the smack, and saw the %ad&
called out to the captain to ease and stop the steamer, irse
was then about 200 yards distance from the skiff, valic there
shooting out from behind a tier of vessels ; but, before 0
was time to avoid the collision, the steamer struck the ,
ae
cutting her to pieces. Both men sank, and were se."-,
more. Every exertion was made to recover the bode og
the deceased men, which were not found until the folloVitot
morning. The man Nicholls had received a severe vic°,fr
across the upper part of the face by the paddle-wheel.
ral watermen stated that the accident might have been ties,
I ented if the men in the skiff had used common precsc preS
either by backing the boat astern, or by hauling therfiseo
out of the way with the towing- rope. Two gentletnell'id be
were on board the steam-boat, said that no blame could to
attributed to the captain, who did all he possibly c°lltroly
avoid the unfortunate accident. The jury, after a shc„r The
saltation, returned a verdict of " Accidental Death-
,e op.
body of the other man, named Coode, was found on the
posite side of the river, and conveyed to Limehouse, to
an inquest.
ALARMING EXPLOSION OF GAS.—Last e•- too,
between seven and eight o'clock, an explosion of g3s,.,ofec-
place at Messrs. Nugeut and Cameron's, wholesalern
tioners, No. 29, Great Bardwell-street, City-road, w'h sato
addition to the destruction of a considerable amount 0" It
perty, will, it is feared, be attended with- loss of lite' sat,
seems that throughout the day a strong smell of gaea or
pervaded the premises, and at the above-named hour, °'"tas'
the workmen, named John Ellis, proceeded, as was
tom, to turn on the gas from the main. Almost instal fol.
report resembling the discharge of a piece of ordnance too
lowed, the windows of the factory were forced -ow. too
benches overturned, and the men hurled violentlt °toss
ground. As soon as they recovered from the shoclia„ tas
w
whose injuries permitted them went below to ascerta the
cause of the occurrence. In the front kitchen, Nvlicreverscl
gasometer was placed, a strong body of gas was &el"„, till
blazing. The men, with assistance, succeeded in puttlev era
out. Ellis was found lying prostrate, his clothes on Oec:
the
so dreadfully injured that his immediate removal toed to
hospital was considered necessary. He is not expectthe
survive. The origin of the catastrophe was a defect 1
gasometer. The damage is estimated at 2001. 114
rIG
THE EXPOSITION OF 185 I.—GREAT ..„t
JETISEY.—On Wednesday last a great meeting was ALtioill
the Royal Arsenal, St. Hilliers, Jersey, to adopt resoi"of
in furtherance of the intended exhibition of industilyisa:
nations, to be held in London, in May, 1851. The iaititi
tenant- Governor was prevented, by illness, from P'alte°,
over the meeting, and, in his absence, the-chair Ws..svorioll'
by Sir Thomas Le Breton, the Bailiff of the Island. taoo
resolutions, declaratory of the interest taken .by pro'
present in the object of the intended exposition, viers'erseP
posed and seconded by the Very Rev. the Dean of Ltot,
the Seigneur of Rozel, P. R. Lempriere, Esq, st"
General Torzel, Peter Le Suem, Esq., Constable, °
fvr
Helier, Colonel Le Couteur the Viscount of Jerse)'eeee'
Brohier, John Hammond, Esq., and Charles Le ~
Esq: Upwards of 70/. was subscribed in the roora
conclusion of the meeting. of
RobedMIDDLESEX HO,PITAL.—The quarterly co% beq
the governors of this hospital was held yesterday, Sir --e°s9°-
11. Inglis, Bart., in the chair. After the ordinary busitl- irag
the court Lad been disposed of, J. Ingram Travers, EsVesiii/
unanimously elected joint treasurer of the hospital icon'
William Tooke, Esq , and Bailey Smith, William bl° here
Eneas Mackintosh, and George Leeke Baker, Esqs"beiab
severally elected honorary governors in virtue of their i tt:
executors to benefactors to the charity. We were haPrnnitts'
find that the subscriptions to this old-established 12°,91 t. 136
were increasing; but it appears that in consequence
improvements and alterations which have been ric.,XitteoF
completed, and the increased number of patients a .91',0
the weekly board have found it necessary to Teak
urgent appeal in aid of the funds of the hospital, as the t"
come falls short of the expenditure. We were gratwo to
learn that the Marquis of Westminster has undertaotf too
preside at the ensuing festival to advocate the objects
charity.
,sstVef
THE LATE MR. THEOBALD, or STocx- rty -
Probate duty has been paid on the extensive prollyeer.
this gentleman on two occasions during the prese,llo,ool3;ii
Mr. Theobald's personal property was proved at ya died
ho
This property came into the possession of his son, avtered
about three months since. His estate has been adrnialeo- t 136
to by his sister, Mrs. Thelluson, who now 1)001
heiress to the property of her deceased father.
flivoCOtt
ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARYLEBONE -- of
CLUE,—The anniversary meeting of the members, jots
celebrated club took place on Thursday at Grillion (flie
Albemarle-street ; the Earl of Darnley in the chat 000'
Noble Earl was supported by Lord Charles Russell, tßGeorfie
F. Ponsonbv, the Hon. Colonel Liddell, the Hon'.
Milles, Mr. J. B. Alexander, Mr. G. Morris Barker, i.
L. Bayley, Mr. G. D. Dyke, Mr. R. A. Johnson, Viv;
Kynaston, Lieutenant Kynaston, Mr. C. Leslie, I‘ll',dr.
Lightfoot, Mr. F. Micklethwaite, Mr. J. C. Morrice,
Nicholson, Captain Norther, and Mr. J. Harcourt etet°
Prior to the dinner the following sixteen new mernbe air r,
elected !--The Hon. J. T. Fienne3, Mr. J. Lambert" yr, P
T. Lindon, Mr. R. K. Gordon. Mr. Horace Young' Set'
Twopenny, Captain Thomas C. Taylor, Mr. C. srait'ci
combo, Mr. C. F. Webster, Mr. Antrobus, Mr.
Mr. C. Sutton, Mr. E. Barchard, Mr. E. S. C.
Captain Northey. The report, which was read hi that too
naston, the treasurer and hon. secretary, state° 95, 5(-"
balance at the banker's, on the 2d instant, was 4071,;0a along
that the matches last year had cost 514/. 10s., or I°c49 were
than in the previous year; that the subscribers to ti 34
557, who, at 10s. each, produced the sum of 288/. 105:roce-:
" stock purse," to which was to be added 581. for ee'cyetet:
making a total of 346 . 10s. The balance to the " boo'
fund" was 73/. I Is., and the arrears due to the mate
amounted to 451. The resignations were 56. of
COMMISSARIAT ESTIMATES.—The estim—At e o
po ourSf 0,
s c
required to meet the expenses which will come i 0
payment in the year ending March 31, 1851, is, iCritu 184 ig
services, 45349 1., being a decrease 'as compared W'm.yices„a
50 of ::4,169/. The vote required for non-effective 5` par,`t
estimated at 45,7911., being an increase of 1,919/. as c_°iesar°
with that of 1819. The net decrease in the COIL"
Department is thus for the present year 32,190/.
of the
LARGE SALMON.—On Thursday last 07rrAyt 1?ti;
domestics of Grant's Hotel, Dunkeld, caught in thrfaise rvr
low Newtyle Quarry, a salmon weighing 351b5.
rti
the cod, is considered a weight unprecedented- dlierifiter
hook caught the fish by the broad belly-fin, an,e,
hour's fine sport it had at last to be gaffed into ,
Inverness Courier.