The Sun.
London, England, 1844-06-06 00:00:00

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Highest Lowest Last

Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five per Cents l2l 75 .. 121 80 121 70 .. 121 80
Four per Cents. lOB .. 108 .. 108 .. 108
Three per Cents.• •• • 84 10 .. 84 20 .. 84 10 .. 84 20
Bank of France..." . • • • .• • 3095 ..3095 .•3095 ..3095
Laffitte Bank, I,ooof. Sharesll36 25 . • 1136 25 • • 1135 .. 1135

5,000 f. Sharessl22 50 ..5122 50 ..5122 50 .•5122 50
Belgian Bank ........ 660 .. 662 50 .. 660 662 50
1841.... ..... 1112 50 ..1112 50 —lll2 50 .•1112 50
Belgian Fives, 1831.
1842 109 .. 109 109 109
Spanish Three 5............ 35 .. 35 35 .. 35

Active •—••••••••• 311 .. 311 .. 31i .. 311
Passive 5l .. 5i .. 51 .. 51
Neap01itan•........••• • .. 102 40 .. 102 40 .. 102 30 .. 102 35
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES.

St. Germain
Versailles, R. 8....... •• • -

.. 900
.. 400

•• 895
•• 390

•• 900
•• 395

L. 13.......•••• •. 256 25 .. 257 50 .. 256 25 .. 251 50
Rotten .......... ••• • • 985 .. 990 .. 985- .. 990
Rouen to Havre . • • • • . . • • • • • 770 • • 775 . • 770 .. 775
Orleans •. •. • • • . • • • • • . 957 50 • •1000 .. 995 ..1000
Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 250 • • 252 50 .. 247 50 .. 252 50
Avignon to Marseilles..:.. 777.50 .. 781 25 . 777 50 .. 781 25
RAILWAY SHARES FOR 15TH JUNE.
St. Germain
Versailles, R. 8.•
L.B
Rouen .........• •• •• •• •. •• 985 .. 990 . 985 .. 990
Rouen to llavre •. • • ...• • • 770 .• 775 • • 770 .. 775
Orleans ..... ••• • • 998 75 —lOO2 50 .. 998 75 ..
Strasburg to Bale— • • • .
Avignon to Marseilles.. 780 .. 785 .. 777 50 .. 785'

A requisition to the High Bailiff of Westminster is
now in course of signature, requesting him to call a
public meeting of the inhabitants of this city, to
express their opinion upon the conduct pursued by
the Government towards Mr. O'Connell, and to peti-
tion Parliament for an address to the Queen, that her
Majesty will graciously exercise her prerogative, and
order the release of the State prisoners, now under
sentence in Dublin. A preliminary meeting will be
held on Saturday next, at which the proceedings of
the public meeting will be arranged. From the in-
terest displayed in all quarters in this matter, we
have no doubt of an important demonstration of public
feeling.

THIS DAYS •NEWS

AMERICAN NEWS.

EXPRESS FROM LIVERPOOL.

ONE DAY LATER FROM THE UNITED STATES.

By the fast sailing packet-ship Yorkshire, commanded
by Captain Bailey, we have received New York papers
of the 16th ult., being one day later than those received
last week, by the Hibernia steamer.
The Yorkshire has, considering the adverse winds
which have prevailed during the last three weeks,
made a most excellent passage, and brings the
large number of fifty cabin passengers. In-
deed, the state of great perfection in the way
of comfort, safety, and convenience, latterly attained
by these packet-ships, has rendered them once more very
formidable rivals to the steamers.

The news embracing only a single day, does not ap-
pear to possess any great degree of interest.
In Philadelphia, at the latest accounts, all remained,
and was likely to continue, perfectly tranquil. Num-
bers of the Irish had, it was reported, come up to New
York.

In one of the Virginia papers we notice great com-
plaints of the scarcity. of the tobacco plant. The fly is
said to be unprecedentedly destructive, and a portion of
the crop would remain unplanted.
The extensive rolling-mills and wire-works of Brown
and Elton, at Waterbury (Conn.), had been burnt to the
ground. Loss estimated at twenty thousand dollars.
The workmen employed on the Mohawk and Hudson
Railroad had struck for higher wages. Their demand
was a dollar per day.
There had been a small riot among the sailors at New
York, which was, however, speedily quelled, and the
offenders held to bail.

Ole Bull, the violinist, had arrived in New York from
Philadelphia. The New York Herald says—" We have
now all the principal violinists here, with other musical
artists of eminence, and may expect a great music mania
for a long time. The congregation of so many great
musical attractions at this moment is unfortunate for
the legitimate drama, and the success of Mr. Macready's
last engagement in the United States. The great influx
of strangers, however, who are desirous to embrace the
only opportunity offered them of seeing this great tra-
gedian, make his houses well attended, which would
otherwise be thin.

A vessel had arrived at Philadelphia from Buenos
and Monte Video, bringing papers to the 23d of March
from the former, and to the 21st from the latter, but, ex-
cept a few Buenos Ayreau accounts of the defeats of
their opponents, nothing of interest had been found in
thein. The siege and blockade still continued, but
with little prospect of the city capitulating, and it was
thought at Monte Video that Riveira would succeed in en-
tering and relieving the town. The French admiral had
demanded of the French residents, who were armed to
the number of three thousand in defence of the town,
that they should strike their flag and disband, but they
peremptorily refused to do so,

In the general trade of New York no change worthy
of notice had occurred. The exchange on London had
reached 109.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Sir JAMES WIGRAM.)
KIRK V. EDDOWES.

His Hosouit pronounced judgment in this case. He said
he did not expect that his decision would satisfy the parties,
and in the state of the authorities he had no right to expect
much deference to it. The case was this, Henry Eddowes,
the testator in the cause, by his will gave his real and per-
sonal estate to his son, the defendant, John Henry Eddowes,
absolutely charged with an annuity of 1001. to the testator's
brother, Storor Edwards, for life, and with a capital sum of
3,0001. to his daughter, Mrs. Kirk, for her separate use, with
remainder to her children. The plaintiffs, who were children
of Mrs. Kirk, had filed their bill to recover the 3,000/. The
right to 2,500/. was admitted; but John Henry Ed-
dowes contended that the remaining 500/. had been
redeemed by an advance made by the testator after
the'date of his will. Evidence in suppert of the de-
fendant's case had been tendered by the defendant, but as to
part of it, it was objected to by the'plaintiff. if the evidence
were admissible, he thought it established that the testator
did, at Mrs. Kirk's instance and request, give her husband
500/., by giving him a note of one 'Warner, declaring at the
time he did so, that he gave it in part satisfaction of the share
of his property given to Mrs. Kirk by his will. The ques-
tion to be decided was, in fact, whether the gift by the will
was adeemed pro Canto by the gift of Warner's note. Where
questions similar to the present had arisen on two in-
struments in writing, the law as to admitting evi-
dence was perfectly settled. The question in such cases
had been, what effect,. if any, the second transaction
had in repealing the gift by the first. In the present
case, he thought the rule against admitting evidence
to prove the situation of the parties did not apply ; the ques-
tion was whether any other rule would exclude the evidence.
The defendant's evidence was not objected to, so far as it went,
only to show the gift and amount of Warner's note; the ob-
jection referred only to the testator's declaration accompany-
ing the gift. Those declarations were the essence of the
transaction, and the truth of the 'transaction itself could not
be known to the Court without them. His Honour then re-
ferred to the authorities on the point, all of which, he said,
were in favour of the admission of the evidence in a case like
that. The circumstance of the 3,0001. being given to Mrs.
Kirk absolutely for life, for her separate use, with the
remainder to her children, made no difference. The
money was given as a provision for herself and her
children, and was to be considered as a marriage portion
She requested her father to advance a part of it to her hus-
band, and, in acceding to the request, he made a declaration
as to his intention in so doing. Upon the whole, not inti-
mating an opinion that extrinsic evidence was in any case to
be admitted, to alter or vary an instrument, or to prove with
what intentions it was executed, and distinguishing between
ademption and revocation, lie thought that in this case the
evidence was admissible.

The case was" referred to the Master to inquire in what
manner the 2,5001. was invested.

QUEEN'S BEN CH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco,)
The Court was occupied the whole morning in bearing the
arguments in the case of Scott v. Van Sandon, which, was a
rule to set aside an arbitration. , None of the facts were of
any interest except to the parties concerned.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
THE QUEEN V. MOTT AND ANOTHER.
Ur. JA.mEs in this case moved for a certiorari to remove
two indictments for conspiracy from the Central Criminal
Court into the Court of Queen's Bench. The application was
founded on the affidavits of the defendants, who stated that
they believed the indictments were instituted by a person
named Crow, for the purpose of extorting money, and that
they could not have the benefit of Queen's- counsel at the
Central Criminal Court. .
Motion granted, the defendants undertaking to try at the
sittiugB After the present term.