The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-10 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

Their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand
Duke and Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz,
with the Prince their son, arrived at Cambridge
House from the Continent, at ten minutes before five
o'clock yesterday morning (attended by Mr. Edmond
Mildrnay), Equerry to his late Royal Highness the
Duke of ()Ambridge, having travelled from Dover by
a special train on the South Eastern Railway.
The Queen and Prince Albert paid a visit of con-
dolence to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cam-
bridge yesterday morning at Cambridge House. The
Royal Duchess was accompanied by their Royal
Highnesses Prince George, the Hereditary Grand
Duchess of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, and the Princess
ll.Ary.
Her Majesty and the Prince remained three-quarters
of an hour w'th the Duchess of Cambridge, and then.
left, attended by the Equerries in Waiting (Colonet
Buckhy and Lieut.-Colonel the Hon, Alexander Gor-
don) on hors( back.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester visited
her Riyat Highness the Duchess of Cambridge and their
Royal Ilighhesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz yesterday, at
Cambridge House.
Her Mujesty and Prince Albert visited her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday morning;
at Gloucester House.
Ills Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg 6trclitz visited the Queen yesterday, at
Buckingham Palace.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Prince
AlCred, the Princess Royal, the Princesses Alice,
Helena, and Louisa, took their usual walking and pony
exereir.e yesterday, in the garden of Buckingham Palace.
The Bishop of Norwich had an interview with Sir
George Grey yesterday. The Earl of Hardwicke had
also an irate: view with the Right Hon. Baronet yester-
day, at th. Home-officc.
Dispatches from the Governor of the Cape of Gova
Hope were received yesterday at the Colonial-office.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, July 9.

(Sittings at Guildhall, before the LORD CHM' BARON
and Special Juries.)

RICHARDS AND ANOTHER V. GLEDSTANES AND ANOTHER.

Tha LORD CHIEF BARON summed up the evidence in
this case to the jury, and, after an address of three hours'
duration, charged them to consider whether at the
lime the declaration was made upon which the policy
was ultimately effected Captain Clayton had indulged so
ffr iu the intemperance attributed to him in some por-
tion of the evidence as to constitute a habit. If they
thought he had, the verdict should -be for the de-
fendants; if they thought not, then it should be for the
plaintiffs.
The jury retired, and returned into court, after the
lapse cf a short interval, with a verdict for the plaintiffs
damages 5391.

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ya'eesthearrdgaey
erfemhaanvdinegd from the li' inster Police-court, on
Court, of conspiring, with other persons, to cheat Thomas
of the trial appeared in our impression of yesterday,
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Bland, at the gsme of skittles. A
.report of a considerable
portion
but the verdict had not been returned until after we went to
press.
ELECTION OF KNIGIITS FOR TUB SHIRES. - All
persons entitled to vote in the election of a knight or knights
of the shire for the counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Rent
Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Le., in respect of any pro-
perty !:ituate wholly or in part within the said counties, who
,:re 0 t upon the register of voters now in force, must send
in their claims to be entered on or before the 2 thinst., ape-
ciiying what are such claims as to property, tenements, &c.
Any person who is upon tho present register may also make
hi,; cls!fl if he think fit; Lut it is not necessary that ho
should do so if ho has the same qualification and place of
abode now described in the register. No claims to the above
registration of voters, or to that for the city of London, will
be rceeiyed after the 20th inst.
•

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
OF TUESDAY.
ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 3, 1850.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood upon John Watson Gordon, Esq.,
Limner to her Majesty for Scotland, and President of
the Royal Scottish Academy.
ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, JULY 3.
The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour
ef KnighthoodOß FOREIGN-OFFICE,
Charles
CE, JULY s 6
Esq., M.D.
F
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. David
Brown as Consul at Cardiff for his Majesty the King of
the Belgians.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
Henry Mill4l9i as Consul-General in London for the
Duke of Parma.
The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr.
Meinhard Robinow as Consul at Glasgow for the Free
Hanseatic city of Hamburgh.
WAR-OFFICE, JULY 9.
7th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Surgeon Gideon
Dolmage, from the Bth Light Dragoons, to be Surgeon,
vice Foaker, who exchanges, July 9.
Bth Light Dragoons—Surgeon George Northon
Feeler, from the 7th Dragoon Guards, to be Surgeon,
vice Dole:lege, who exchange:, July 9.
19th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Edward John
Ellermin to be Captain without purchase, vice Brevet
Major Denny, deceased; Ensign Hugh Francis Massy to
be Lieutenant, vice Ell,,rman,June 5.
25A1 Foot—Ensign Charles Cramond Dick to be Lieu-
tenant, without purchase, vice Veitch, deceased, March 15
29th Foot—Brevet Major Arthur St. George H.
Stepney to be Major, by purchase, vice Way, who re-
tires; Lieutenant Lindsay Farrington to be Captain,
by purchase, vice Stepney; Ensign William Congreve to
be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Farrington ; Ensign
Edmund Watkin Kent, from the 49th Foot, to be Ensign,
vice Congreve, July 9.
33d Foot—Lieutenant Henry Ullick Burke to be Cap-
taie, by purchase, vice Wale who retires; Ensign Wal-
ter George Nugent to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Burke, 9.
59th Foot—Quartermaster Charles Fraser, from the
42d Foot, to be Quartermaster, vice Jones Duke, who
retires upon half-pay, July 9.
84th Foot—Ensign Thomas H. P. Kennan to be
Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Bolton, deceased,
April 12; Ensign Robert Barry, from the 97th Foot, to
Ensign, vice Kennan, July 9.
24 West India Regiment Lieut. James Owen
Bovill, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be Lieu-
tenant, Vice Cornea, appointed Paymaster 79th Foot,
July 9.
3d West India Regiment—Lieut. Andrew Campbell
Knox Lock, from the Ceylon Rifle Regiment, to be
Lieutenant, vice Wemyss, appointed Paymaster Cape
Mounted Riflemen, July 9.
The Royal Commissioners for the Exhibition of In-
dustry of all Nations for 1851 have been pleased to
appoint Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd, her Majesty's Sur-
veyor-General and Civil Engineer-in-Chief at Mauritius,
and now on leave of absence, Special Commissioner, to
co-operate with Dr. Lyon Playfair.
REDUCTION OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury
having certified to the Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt, in pursuance of the Act, 10th
Geo. 4th, c. 27, sec. 1, that the actual surplus revenue
of the United Kingdom of Cerest Britain and Ireland,
beyond the actual expenditure thereof for the year
ended the sth day of April, 1850, amounted to the sum
of two millions five hundred and thirty-eight thousand
five hundred and one pounds eighteen shillings and
fourpence The Commissioners for the Reduction
of the National Debt hereby give notice, that the
sum of six hundred and thirty-four thousand six
hundred and twenty-five pounds nine shillings and
sevonpence (being one-fourth part of the said surplus
of two millions five hundred and thirty eight thousand
five hundred and one pound;, eighteen shillings and
fourpence) will be applied under the provisions of the
said Act, between the 7th day of July 1850, and the
10th day of October 1850, to the following pur-
poses; viz.,
To be applied to the purchase of
Stock £634,625 9 7
Add Interest receivable oa account
of Donations and Bequests, to be
appliel to the purchase of Stock

3,787 3 7

£638,412 13 2

National Debt Office, July 8, 1850.
JAs. iiIGFI AM, Assistant Comptroller.
WHITEHALL, JUNE 29.
The Lords Commissioners for the custody of the Great
Seel have appointed William Pain Beecham the younger,
of Hawkhurst, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a
Maut•r Extraordinary in_the High Court of Chancery.

ANKRU TS.
William George Dennett bill broker, Grove-
place, Lisson-grove, to surrender, July 23, at two, and Sept.
2, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, offi-
cial assignee, Abchurch-lane, LoMbard-street; Evans,
Gray's Inn-3quare.
Neville Brown, licensed victusiler, Sibson-green,
Hounslow-heath, July 20, at twelve, and Aug. 17, a%
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official
assignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Brown,
Lawrence P,,untney-lane.
George William Lair, auctioneer, Landport, July 20,
at ha'f-past twelve, and Aug. 17, at half past eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Peanell, official assignee,
Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street; Ivimey, Chan-
cery-la= e.
Thomas Dalton, silk dyer, Cover try, July 23 and Aug.
20, at twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit-
more, official assignee, Birmingham; Troughton, Lea,
and Lea, Coventry ; Austin, ltaymond-buildings, Gray 's-
inn.
John Taylor, jun., licensed victualler, Littlewortb, Jaly
23 and Aug. 20, attw-lve, at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, offiA al asAirel, Bristol; Wilk"s, Gloucester.
John Budge Sparks, hatter, Torquay, July 23, at
eleven, and Aug. 15, at one, at the Ester District
Court. Hernamae, official assignee, Exeter ; Rooker,
Plymouth; Terrell, Exeter.
John Wallace, grocer, Carlisle, July 16 and Aug.
20, at twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tine District
Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Armstrong, Carlisle; Harle, Southampton-buildings.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, July 9.)
Scuatt.—To-day disposition was manifested
either by grocers or refiners to operate in West India
Sugar, although there were sellers rather under the
rates of last week in the private contract market. The
publie sales of 240 hhds and 22 tierces Barbadoes also
went off heavily, rather more than half finding buyers at
a reduction on Friday's prices of 61 to is per
owt ; tine yellow went at 398 to 41s, good 37s
61 to 38s 6.1 ; middling 36s to 375, and low
soft 34s to 353; but 50 hhds 3 barrels Demerara
crystalised realised full terms, fine white selling at
46s 61 to 475, and greyish 38s 61 to 433; 22 hhds Bar-
badoes were also disposed of at good prices, from 41; 6d
to 433 for middling and good crystalise ±. The total
purchases to-lay were only 500 hhds, Bse., and the
market closes quietly.
REFINED.—To-day there was a better demand for
Refined goods from home dealers, and the market was
firm; brown grocery Lumps realised 48s 61 to 495. In
Crushed Sugar little passing.
MAIIRITII79.—This afternoon the public sales of
Mauritius Sugar proceeded flatly, at a reduction on
Friday's rates of 61 for good and fine yellow, And 61 to
Is per cwt for inferior sorts. Of 10,000 bags offered, not
above one-third sold; low yellow at 33; 61 to 34s 63,
middling 35s to 35; 6d, good 36; to 375, fine 37; 61 to
395, good and fine brown 31s to 33i, low and middling
28; to 304, and ordinary to fine grey 33s to 38. 6d
per cwt.
EAST INDIA. —This afternoon there were eight public
sales of Bengal Sugar, consisting of 9,500 bags, and
nearly the whole found buyers; white Benares realised full
prices, but soft yellow and date kinds declined 6d to ls ; fine
white Benares went at 403 6d to 425, good 383 6d to 40s,
mid 37s to 383, low 365 to 363 6d, fine soft yellow 35; to
365, mid 32s 6d to 345, low 31s to 325, and Kbaur 27s
to 27s 6d. Madras is dull of sale, and at auction 2,022
bags mostly nearly taken in at 283 to 29s for brown,
and at 29; to 30; for ord to mid, yellow 29s to 303.
FOREIGN. —This afternoon at auction 100 hhds and
100 brla Porto Rico sold at 39. 6d to 403 6d for good
yellow, and at 41a to 42s 6d for fine. To-day a cargo of
brown Bahia Sugar was sold for the Baltic at 185 3d

per cwt.
MOLASSES.—The market has a dull tone, and former
rates are not to be obtained for West India. In East
India there are no sales to report, and low rates would
have to be accepted for parcels, still only limited quan-
tities are expected.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the market was quiet for
Native Ceylon, and rather lower rates are acceded to; at
auction 408 bags sold at 433 for good ord. Damaged
363 to 423, and 11 casks common sound at 43s per cwt.
There was a material diminution in the demand for
Plantation, and as large parcels were offered for sale
prices declined is to 2s per cwt; of 334 casks 1,606
bags at auction not above one-third sold, mid to good at
55s to 635, low mid 52s to 545, fine fine ord 493 to 51s,
fine ord 463 to 489, low and good ord 433 to 455, triage
42a to 473, and pea berry 46s to 623. Of Jamaica 20
casks were taken in 75s to 953 for good and fine, and
mid 601; but 24 bales 4 half-bales Mocha sold at stiff
rates, fine yellow 783 to 795, and triage 35i 63 to 45s
per owt.
Cuco.a.—This ufOrnoon at public sale 216 bags of fine
bright red Bahia at auction were taken in at the mode-
rate rate of 27s ad.

TEA.—Operations in low and middling Green have
been considerable, and rather higher rates are obtained.
In good and fine sorts sales to a fair extent are reported
at full terms and on the part of hollers firmness is appa-
rent. For aommon and good ordinary Congou the home
trade demand continues active, awl there are yet
several exportbuffers; in consequenca cf reduced
supplies holders are enabled t) o)tain 101 d to 11d.
Medium kinds have met with much attention,
and realised t. la 11(1; these are also rather higher
rates. For good and fine Congou a fair sale exists at
is 21 to Is 81; hollers are not so willing to sell as
last week. Of Scented and Pekoes Tsas larger parcels
baste hen and a small advance bas been obtained.
prices were supported for Bengal Rice,
but little desire was evinced to do business. At Auction
1,360 hags sold ; good white at 103, small broken 83 61
to 93, and damaged is to Ss ; but 623 bags were taken
in at 941 61 to 103 for sound, being rather above the
value.
SAGO.—To•day there was rather more demand, and at
auction 611 boxes realised 21s to 22s for middling small
whits Pearl, but chkfly at 21s 61, which are full rates.
SPIcEs.—To-day at auction 30 bags White Pepper
sold at 61 to 6A- -1 for taiddlinv, and at 4id for common.
Of Cassia Buds 423 boxes were partly sold at 903, and
19 chests Star Anniseed taken in at SOs per cwt.
ISALTPETRE.—.TO-day the market for saltpetro

presented tt (inlet appearance, and at a public sale of 708
bags Calcutta rather lower rates were acceded to; re-
fraction 8 to 121 per cent, of middling strong quality
but bad colour, selling at 25s 6d to 265, and one
lot 61 per cent. at 265, and not refracted at 25s 61 per
cwt. For British Refined, however, a good demand
exists at 29s to 29s 6d per cwt. With Nitrate of Soda
the market is better supplied, and prices are drooping,
whilst only small purchases have been made at 13s to
13s 6d per cwt.
COCHINEAL.—There has been no variation in the value
since last Tuesday, and none has been submitted to pub-
lic sale. The private operations are limited for all pur-
poses; there is yet a large stock, and 500 bags are de-
clared for auction.
SPIRITS.—There are not sellers' of Leeward Islands
Rum at lower rates, but the demand has fallen oft, and
the sales only reach 200 puns at is 4d to is 4id
proof. In East India operations are upon a
limited scale, yet there are not sellers under
Is 3d proof. Demerara is not cheaper, but sales
have been small at 2s to 2s 3d for 30 to 40 per cent over
proof There are several home and export buyers of fine
Jamaica, and stiffer rates are offered.
Isinico.—The July quarterly sale of East India com-
menced to-day, and the quantity declared was 10,485
chests of the A, and 1,741 in the B catalogue.
Total 12,226 chests, of which 1,603 lots have not
been printed, leaving the quantity for sale 10,623.
During the progress of the sale 469 chests have been
withdrawn. 1,093 chests (including 301 with-
drawn) have passed the sale to-day. The whole
of the Bengal which have passed was of mid and
ord quality, and sold with spirit (exporters being the
chief buyers) at an average advance of 3d per lb, as
compared with the last sale's prices. Go3d and fine
shipping sorts have not been tested yet. Kurpahs were
in good demand at 4d advance, whilst dry leaf Madras
sold unevenly, the ord and low at last sale's rates, and
the few lots good and fine at an advance of 2d to 3d.
Proprietors have bought in only 60 chests, leaving 734
sold.
TILLow.—A better demand has been experienced
for Russian on the spot during the last few days. The
rates paid for fine P.Y.C. are 36s 91 is 375 per cwt,
and there are not free sellers. For Odessa Sheep
of first sort the value is 36s to 36s 3d. Operations
are upon a more extended scale for delivery in last three
months of the year at 375 9d to 38s for prime Y. C.
The price free on board is 341 per ton far this
months, and 331 los for August. Other sorts of Tal-
low met with more attention, and at auction 332 casks
Sydney sold at 32s 6d to 35s 3d; 700 packages South
American 32a 9d to 365; 26 cases East India 421, and 3
casks of African at 30e 9d per cwt. For auction 1,400
pkgs of Tallow are declared. Home melted is more in
demand at 38s, but subject to the usual discount for cash
payments.
OlLS.—Since our last report a large business has been
concluded in Linseed Oil at a further advance, 325 9d
to 33s per cwt. having been freely paid on the spot,
and there is only a limited supply. For delivery
several contracts were entered into at 31s to
31s 6d, and home dealers are the chief ope-
rators. There las been little passing in Rape Oil,
and prices continue to recede, brown selling at 341 to
343 6d, pale 35s 6d to 365, and foreign at 36s to 36s 6d;
there is also no falling off in supply. Palm is offered
at a further reduction, still sales have been upon a
small scale, 'and 29s is the value of fine. Cocoa
Nut met with little notice, and former terms are
supported with difficulty. The value cf Ceylon and
Cochin is 29s to 31s per cwt. At auction 260 packages
Cochin were taken in at 31s for fine. Operations in Olive
have been again upon a small scale, and holders evince a
desire to sell; Spanish and Gallipoli at 411 to 421, other
sorts 391 10.5 to 401 lOs per tun. There has lean a good
deal done in pale Seal; large parcels realised 30l 103,
and small 31/ to 311 54. Operations in Cod
are limited, still sellers will not accept less than
34/ 105, as there is little on the market. In
Southern several sales have been made at from 31/ to
331. 10s. For Sperm a good demand still exists, and
prices are firm; fire Colonial selling at 84/ to 851 10s.
Head matter is still scarce, and worth 92/ to 991 for
prime. Of Fish Oils several parcels have been imported
since this day week, but the chief part is pale Seal.

SERIOUS ACCIDEN T TO AN
EMIGRANT SHIP. -
On Wednesday a most disastrous and' some-
what extraordinary accident occurred to the New
York emigrant ship Hemisphere, by which three
men lost their lives, and others were placed in a
very precarious condition. The vessel, which
WAS commanded by Captain Whittelseye, left
Liverpool on Monday week, bound for New York,
and on Tuesday, when off Holyhead, about
half-way across the Channel, encountered a
gale of wind from the west-south- west. Oa
Wednesday the weather still continued boisterous
and the men were ordered aloft to reef topsails.
Whilst they were thus engaged the ship gave a tre-
mendous lurch to leeward and the three masts were
at once carried away. It is stated that there were
eighteen of the crew aloft at the time, and four were
pitched into the sea, one of them not to rise again,
while the others were thrown with great violence
on the deck. Of the latter, two, named William
Gibbs and George Bethell, were killed on the spot, and
cthers sustained serious injury. Among those injured
was a sailor, 24 years of age, named William Blair,
who had his right arm broken, so that it only hung
by a small portion of L.kin. After this dreadful catas-
troehe the remainder of the crew got up what heard-
sail they could and put the ship round ; and, although
it was some time before they met with assistance,
they ultimately fell in with the steamer Queen by
which they were towed to the Mersey on Thursday
afternoon, and subsequently into Nelson Duck.
0,1 the arrival of the Hemisphere it was at first
thought that the accident was of a much more serious
nature. Toe passengers numbered between 400 and
500, and had experienced the greatest alarm, but they
were taken in charge by the consignees and emigrant
broker, who will forward them to their destination
by some other vessel. The wounded men were con-
veyed to the Northern Hospital, and on the following
day an inquest was held on the bodies of the two men
who were killed.
The facts, as above stated, were given in evidence,
and, after a searching investigation, a verdict of
" Accidental death" was returned.
We should state that the Hemisphere is quite a
new ship, having only recently come from Boston to
Liverpool on her first trip, and in consequence of her
rigging having stretched on her passage here, every-
thing was set right previous to sailing. It is thought,
however, that the heavy rain and the rolling of the
sea caused the rigging to slacken again, and to that
circumstance the fatality may, doubtless, in a great
measure be attributed.