The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-16 00:00:00

YORK, Ocr. 15.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Eastern Union Ex-
tension ( Norwich), 514—Midland, New, 3134—North Bri •
tish, Carlisles, 414—Cambridge and Lincoln, 6/. 6s. 6d.—
Ditto, New, 5/. 16s. 6d.—Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham,
and Leicester, 41A—Grand Union, 4—lnverness and Elgin,
lid—Leicester and Bedford, 41. 3s. 6d.—London and Yolk,
634—Newcastle and Berwick, 19%—North Kent and Direct
Dover, 4%—Warwick and Cheltenham, 31A—Welsh Mid-
lands, 4;4—Yorkshire and Carlisle, 4-A.

EDINBURGH, Oar. 13.
STOCK EXCITAXGK.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 71. 12s. 6d.
-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto, Half Shares, 151-Bri-
tish and Irish Union, 5/. 7s. 6d.-Caledonian, 151. 10a.-
Caledonian Extension, 5/. 155.-Clydesdale Junction, 201.-
Direct Northern, 3L 55.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto,
New. 181.-Dundee and Perth, 11/. 10s.-Edinburgh and
Bathgate, 41. 145.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 761.-Ditto,
Quarters,ll9l. 10s.-Ditto, New, 141. 17s. 6d.-Edinburgh,
Glasgow, and Dumbarton, U. 145.-Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton, 261.-Ditto, Preference, 191.-Edinburgh and North-
ern, SL-Edinburgh and Perth, 4/. 18s. 6d.-Glasgow and
Ayrshire, 731.-Ditto, Quurter Shares, 211 12s. 6d.-Glasgow
and Garnkirk, 45L-Glasgow and Greenock, 221.10x.-Ditto,
New Stock, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 2/. 55.-Glasgow,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 41.-Great North of Scotland, 4/. 15s.
-Inverness and Elgin, 11. 155.-London and York, 71.-
Sionkland and Kirkintilloch, 331.-North British, 26/.-
Ditto, Halves, 71. 55.-Perth and Inverness, 3/. 14s. 6d.-
Scottish Central, 14/. 10s.-Scottish Midland, 5/. 10s.-
-Scottish Western, 2/.165.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 4L 7s.

LA W INTELLIGENCE.
JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Oct. 15.
(Before Mr. Baron PLArr.)

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.-MARTIN V. COLVILL-GEORGE

LORD COLVILL, SUED AS COLVILL GEORGE DORF.
This was an application to discharge the defendant from
prison, on the ground that he was privileged as a peer of
Scotland. His affidavit set forth that he claimed the title in
1841, as a descendant of his great-grand-uncle, who died in
1782 ; and that the peerage was in existence at the time the
Act of Settlement was passed. In 1841 it was alleged that
an inquisition held at Edinburgh bad found him to be the
heir to the former Lord Colvill.

The point was discussed at some length on the part of the
defendant, who, it was stated, had not voted for the repre-
sentative Peers of Scotland, simply for the reason that no
general election had occ.trred since he claimed his title.
Mr. ITEAToN, as Counsel for the plaintiff, resisted the ap-
plication for a discharge. Ile took a preliminary objection
to the title of the affidavit made by the defendant, on the
ground that, upon the face of the document, the defendant
was a commoner.

Mr. Baron Pr Arr overruled the objection.
Mr. HEATON then contended that the application came
too late. The defendant had pleaded to the action as a
commoner.

His LORDSHIP overruled the second objection.
It was then argued that the title to the peerage was in
dispute; and that his Lordship would not, on the authority
of a case which was cited, discharge the defendant from
prison.
Mr. Baron Pr Arr eventually refused the application. The
defendant had done no act as a peer; and, as the courts
would sit in a short time, he had better apply to the Court
of Queen's Bench.
Costs were applied for on the part of the plaintiff, but
refused.