The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-02 00:00:00

VICTOR V. DEVEREUX.

The arguments in this motion, which was an appeal from
the Master of the Rolls on a point of practice, occupied the
Court the remainder of the morning.

VICE-CHANCERY.-.(THIS DAY).

_
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
His HONOUR on taking his seat intimated that it was not
his intention to sit after Wednesday next, the last day of
Easter term, until the first day of Trinity term.

SCOTT V. PASCALL.
Mr. STUART applied in this suit that it might be removed
from the office of Master Wingfield, who was exceedingly in-
disposed, to that of Master Lynch. The ground on which
the Learned Counsel made the application was, that the case
was an exceedingly heavy one, and that dispatch was neces-
sary for the ends of justice. The Learned Counsel, in order to
show the heavy nature of the case, stated that the statement of
facts contained no less than 10,000 folios, and but a small
part of the interrogatories, upwards 1,300.
The COURT made the order for the removal of the cause.—
His Honour then proceeded with the hearing of motions.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY).
(Sittings in Banco.)

CUSTOMS FRAUDS IN LIVENPOOL.-THE QUEEN V. WILLIAMS

AND BROCKLEHURST.

The defendants in this case were Liverpool merchants, who
had been convicted at the last Liverpool Assizes of a conspi-
racy to defraud the revenue of certain Customs duties, by
taking certain quantities of coffee out of bond without pay-
ing the duty. fhe coffee, it appeared, was the property of
Williams, who endeavoured ineffectually to induce the Cus-
tom-house officer to connive at the transaction. The officer,
however, had done his duty, and given such information as
led to the conviction of the parties.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL this Morning prayed judgment
upon the defendants, who were on the floor of the Court.
Mr. Sergeant MURPHY addressed the Court in mitigation
on behalf of the defendant Brocklehurst.

The defendant Williams addressed ih; Court in person, and
denied that he had intended to defraud the revenue, as he had
taken out the coffee with the intention of paying the duty
afterwards. His account of the transaction was, that he had
mentioned the circumstance to the officer, who said, " It is
all right, you can take out the coffee, as you pay your duties
quarterly."
Mr. Justice PArrEsoN, in passing sentence on the de-
fendants, observed, with regard to the defence now set up by
Williams, the Court could not take that into consideration.
No attempt had been made to show that such was the case
at the trial, or if it had been, the jury had not been satisfied,
or they would not have found the defendants guilty. This
was a very serious case. In various cases, in Liverpool and
elsewhere, temptations ;had been held out by persons in the
situation of the defendants to officers, to induce them to be-
tray the trust reposed in them by the Crown and the public.
Now it was necessary to make a severe example. The Court
could see no difference in the relative guilt of the parties.
They had been found guilty of conspiring to defraud the re-
venue, and the different parts taken by each in carrying out
that conspiracy made no difference in their guilt.
It appeared that Williams had been already im-
prisoned for seven months, while Brocklehurst had
only been imprisoned for one month, having been out on bail
since the month of October. The Court took this fact into
its consideration in awarding the punishment to each. The
sentence of the Court was that Thomas Williams should be
imprisoned in her Majesty's gaol at Kirkdale, in Lancashire,
for six calendar months, and that Brocklehurst should be
imprisoned in the same gaol for twelve calendar months, and
that in the mean time they should be committed to the cus-
tody of the keepers of the Queen's Prison.
The prisoners were then removed in custody.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY.
The Court took motions to-day.
MANSELL V. lIEDGECOCK.
Mr. HINDMARSII, in this case, had obtained a rule nisi,
calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the defendant
should be retained in the custody of the Sheriff of Surrey.
Mr. JERVIS now showed cause. He said that on the 19th

of January last,.the defendant had been in attendance in this
Court as a witness on a trial, and on his return home he was
followed by a Mr. Bassett and the sheriff's officers, in whose
hands there was a writ against him. They traced him out
of the direct line home, first to the Windmill public-house,
and next to the Surrey Arms; and on his coming out of the
latter, at about half-past ten at night, they took him into
custody. Mr. Jervis now contended that the sheriff's officer
had acted properly, and that there was nothing illegal in his
taking the defendant into custody under the circumstances
alleged, and that, therefore, the conditional rule must be
discharged.

Mr.. TIINDMARSIT contended that the defendant, having
gone to the Surrey Arms for the purpose of obtaining re-
freshment, was not liable to be taken into custody, particu-
larly as he had been in attendance on the Court from nine
o'clock in the morning until seven o'clock in the evening;
and it was therefore absolutely necessary he should have some
refreshment.

The COURT was of. opinion that the conditional rule must
b discharged.—Rule nisi discharged accordingly.

BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY).
Mr. Justice Coleridge sat in this Coui t this morning, but
the business brought on was of a purely technical character,
possessing no interest for the public.

COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
STEAD V. WILLIA3IS.
The Court was occupied this day with an argument on a
motion for a new trial. The question was whether the plain-
tiff was the real inventor of a certain patent wood pavement,
or whether the supposed invention was generally known to
the public.

MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.)
John Lechland, a plasterer, was placed before Mr. LONG,
charged with having stolen a silver watch, the property of
Samuel Lees.

The complainant, who resides at the Bayswater Coffee-
house, said that on the night of Saturday he placed his watch
at the head of his bed, and on the following morning found
that some thief had stolen it. He had not locked his bed-
room door, and therefore the thief found a ready access.
James Mills, pawnbroker, 103, Edgeware-road, said that
the prisoner pawned the watch produced in Court upon the
Monday evening for 155., and another person (Townshend)
brought the duplicate on Tuesday for the purpose of re-
deeming the article. Witness called in a policeman, and gave
that person into custody.
William H. Townshend said he had bought the duplicate
from the prisoner for the sum of 3s. He repeatedly assured
him that the watch was his own.

Police-constable 89 took the prisoner into custody. He then
stated that he had bought the watch from a stranger on the
preceding Saturday for is. 6d.—He was fully committed for
trial.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Jeremiah Sullivan was charged with assaulting police•
constable Barker, 124 E.

The constable ilepos€ d that, on the previous night, about
eleven o'clock, the prisoner and a crowd of others were
standing in Great Coram-street. He was drunk. Witness
desired them to go away. The prisoner cried " I will serve
you out." Witness passed on, and took no notice of his threat.
Witm ss returned on his beat in about half an hour, and saw
the prisoner snd several disorderly characters in Little Coram-
street. Witness persuaded all the others to go to their homes
except the prisoner, who again exclaimed "I will serve you
out." He remained about the same spot until half-past
twelve, when, on seeing witness again, he said " I will
rip your b—y guts open." Witness then took him into cus-
tody, and, on his way to the station-house, he assaulted him.
MAGISTRATE-Why did he act so? Policeman—l took
one of his companions into custody about a fortnight ago, and
he has a grudge against me ever since.

A decent-looking man, named Pearson, deposed that the
prisoner assaulted him in a very savage manner on Saturday
night, and that the complainant had assisted in removing
him. lie did not, however, press the charge against him.
In answer to questions from the Magistrate, the policeman
stated that the prisoner had not worked any for nine months,
and was an idle, dissolute character.

The prisoner Was directed to find bail, which not being
able to procure he was locked up.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Information was given by the police at this office, that an
accident of a serious description took place this morning, at a
bone manufactory in Lock's-fields, by which the life of one of
the workmen is placed in imminent danger.
It appeared that at about ten o'clock this morning, a loud
report was heard on the abo're premises, and a policeman
entering at the moment, discovered that the boiler of a steam
engine, used for grinding bones, had burst with a loud ex-
plosion. One of the workmen who happened to be near the
spot at the time was severely injured by a quantity of boiling
water falling over his person, and scalding him in such a
manner that he was obliged to be conveyed in a state of
great suffering to the hospital, where he remains in a very
precarious condition. At present the precise cause of the
accident has nut been ascertained.

CHESTER RACES.
WEDNESDAY.

The Dee Stand Cup, by subs. of 10 sons. each, with 50 added ;
3 Yrs, 6st 101 b; 4 yrs, Bst 21b; 5 yrs, Bst 121 b; 6 yrs, 9st 21b,
and aged, 9st 41b ; winners extra ; once round and a dis-
tance (7 Subs.)
Mr. Meiklam's Best-of-Three, 3 yrs

Lord Westminster's Phryne, 4 yrs
6 to 4 on Best-of-Three. Won easy by a length

The Tradesmens' Plate of 200 sous., added to a handicap of
5 sovs. each, 15 ft ; second to save his stake. About two
miles and a quarter. (94 Subs., 39 of whom declared).
Duke of Richmond's Red Deer, 3 yrs, 4st (Kitchener) 1
Mr. Plumber's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs, 9st 81b (Heseltine) 2
Mr. Stephenson's Freedom, 4 yrs, 7st 31b
Mr. Mostyn's General Pollock, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (Cartwright) 4
The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr.
Wrather's Nutwith, 4 yrs; Bst 61b—Colonel Cradock's Pagan,
6 yrs, Bst 51b—Mr. Collett's Cattonite, 5 yrs,. 7st
111b—ord Eglinton's Jamie Forest, aged, 7st 101 b
Lord George Bentinek's Bramble, 4 yrs, 7st 91b—
Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 4 yrs, 7st 51b—Mr. Dawson's
Merry Andrew, 4 yrs, ist 51b--Sir W. W. Wyn's Rowland,
4 yrs, 7st 41b—Mr. Igoe's The Broken-down aged, 7st -11 b-
- A. Milbank's Arnagill, 6 yrs, 7st 31b—Mr. Graydon's
Roscius, aged, 7st 21b—Mr. Toke's Ermengardis, 6 yrs, ist llb
—Mr. Gough's Greenfinch, aged, 7st—Sir W. Stanley's
Vakeel, 5 yrs, Est 131b—Mr. Bristow's Pharoah, 4 yrs,
6st 121b—Lord Westminster's Martyr, 5 yrs, Est 81b—Mr.
Speed's Everton, 4 yrs, 6st 81b—Mr. Owens Xanthus, 4 yrs,
6st 41b—Lord Miltown's Birdeen, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. R. G.
Mostyn's Miss Miggs, 4 yrs, sst 101b—Mr. Stebbings' Ce-
leste, 3 yrs, sst (fell)—and Lord G. Bentinck's Best Bower,
3 yrs, 4st 61b.
Betting-7. to 2 agst Red Deer (taken), 6to 1 agst Bram-
ble, 8 to 1 agst Pagan, 12 to 1 agst Nutwith, 16 to 1 agst
Jamie Forest, 20 to 1 agst Cattonite, 20 to 1 agst Freedom,
25 to 1 agst Rowland, 25 to 1 agst Hooton, 25 to 1 agst
Xanthus, 25 to 1 agst Greenfinch, 30 to 1 agst Alice Haw-
thorn, and 30 to 1 agst Everton.
Never was a race more easy of description—the horses
were started in double lines by Lord George Bentinck, the
jockies having previously drawn tickets for places. The first
start succeeded admirably, all getting off well, and running
in a cluster for about 300 yards ; Red. Deer, who had started
in the second division, then took up the running, went right
away from his horses after rounding the first turn, made
tremendous running all the way, was never approached
within eight or ten lengths, and won as he pleased ; Alice
Hawthorn beating Freedom half a length for second, General
Pollock a bad fourth, and nothing else up ; Celeste fell early
in the race, but without serious injury to herself or jockey.
The City Members' Purse of 60 guineas. Heats, once
round and a Dis.
Mr. illeiklatn's Trueboy, 4 yrs, Sst 61b...(Templeman) 1 1
Mr. J. King's Delamere, 4 yrs, Bst 61b 3 2
Mr. Jones's Mystery, 4 yrs, Bst 31b 2 dr

Won easy.
The crowd on the race-ground was greater than was ever
seen on Chester race-course.

MONEY AND CO:vIMLRCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton. Market at Liverpool yesterday was rather
firmer. Speculators took 1,000 bales American, and the
total sales were 5,000 bales.—Shares; were also stronger, and
a good business was done. Dublin and Cashel were 4i ;
Brighton, 44i ; Midland Counties, 89i ; North Midland, 90i ;
Paris and Lyons, 3t. 3s. ; South Eastern, 34 ; Blackwall, 63.
The following remarks upon the tariff alterations, by
Messrs. Wilkinson and Sons, the brokers, are all that free
traders can desire : •

" The business transactions of the past month, in colonial
and foreign products, have been on a very limited scael, all
parties wishing to learn what alterations were intended by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the import duties. On
Monday last the Chancellor announced his scheme, which,
as regards foreign products, is to take off the whole duty
on sheeps' wool ; to reduce the duty on currants to 15s.
per cwt. ; foreign coffee to 6d. per lb. ; and foreign free-
labour sugar to 345. per cwt. This is very good so far
as it goes, but it would have given much greater
satisfaction to the public had be proposed to reduce the duty
on Colonial sugar to 20s. per cwt., and Foreign to 30s. per
cwt. ; and we trust, when the annual Sugar Bill shall be
brought into the House, he will be induced to adopt that
scale, as it will enable the working people to enjoy a larger
share, without injury to the revenue, and without which,
they and their poor children will derive no benefit ; indeed,
we venture to predict that an increase of more than a million
sterling would be the result, as compared with the average of
the past three years.
"Last year the public paid 12,500,0001. for 202,260 tons
of sugar, 'but in sonic former years the amount has reached
14,000,0001., and as the average price during the ten years
preceding the emancipation of the negroes from slavery did
not exceed 295. sd. per cwt. in bond, and that price being full
50 per cent. higher, both at that time and the present, than
in all the ports of Europe, it may be presumed that 30s. per
cwt. in bond will remunerate the colonial planter abundantly.
The case will stand thus, with a duty of 20s. per cwt. for co-
lonial and 30s. per cwt. for foreign sugar-14,000,000/. will
purchase at 50s. per cwt.-
280,000 tons
80,000 tons of foreign, at a duty of 30s. per cwt ,
will produce a revenue of . £2,400,000
200,000 tons colonial at a duty of 20s. per cwt.... 4,000,000

£6,400,000
or 1,300,000/. more than the whole revenue on sugar last
year, besides an additional 40 per cent. to the public at about
the same cost."

Exceptions will of course be taken, as the Morning Post
shows, though, we confess, in a mild spirit, for which the
protection party is not often remarkable, to the bearing of
these observations, as against the West India interest, but
we will answer for it that those who know the present state
of Jamaica and other of our possessions, will acknowledge
that they are not very flourishing under protection, and
that as to an independent body of planters, there no longer
exists such ; former extravagance, and, in some cases no
doubt, misfortune too, having handed over the estates to
mortgagees in nine cases out of ten. It might, indeed,
be contended that mortgagees have as much right to be pro-
tected as the original owners, but then the rejoinder suggests
itself--have not these mortgagees, in their advances, left a
fair margin for probable alterations of duties, which every ra-
tional man must have seen years ago will gradually be effected ?
The reply that we should give, seeing mortgagees are not pro-
verbial for short-sighteduess, is certainly in the affirmative.
The Funds have been rather agitated this morning,
though it would "puzzle a conjuror" to divine the
precise cause. Sales continue to be made, and, as is stated
by some, for account of the Scotch Banks ; Consols opened
at 9911 to 99/, and are now 99/ to * for Money, and 99/
to / for Time ; Exchequer Bills have been worth 745. to 765.
premium, being supported. The New Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. have realised 1028 to / ; the Reduced 101/ to t ; and
the Three per Cents. 984 to j. Bank Stock has been at 196/
to 197/, and India Stock at 285, being about previous rates
for the former, but a very marked decline on the latter.
The Foreign Speculative Stocks are affected by the re-
trogade movement in our own funds. Spanish have been
down to 24i j for the Actives, and to 05i and 35 for the
•

Three per Cents. Portuguese Converted Bonds have been
at 451 to 45 ; Mexican are 351 to 35 ; Colombian, 141 to
14i ; and Brazilian, 80*, being about previous rates. Dutch
Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been 61/4 to 61}; and RIO'
sian, 117 to 118.
The Railway Shares are rather brisk, and support generalli
full quotations.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List)
Bank Stock lO7 196%.197%
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 90%%104
3,4 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
New 31,6 per Cent. Annuities 102%%%%%1
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 12% 7-16 ,6
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Stock
Bank Stock for Account
Consols for Account gliVi 34 14
Exchequer Bills, 14d. I }id.
1,0(X:11. 4 -.
5001
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCh.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Columbian Bonds. 14%%
Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent 6B
Mexican Bonds, .837, Is pa' Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Deferred Stock I
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted , 45
Ditto for the Account 4531. 45 "
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent ll7 118
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840.-44-4 24% %,„, IL
Ditto for the Account . ... ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 25 2411,17.
Ditto Passive Bonds. ........».».«.».».«....» 6
Ditto Deferred 14%
Ditto Three per Cent. ..... 4.. ..... .... ....... ..••••• 35% 654
Ditto for the Account
Dutch 2% per Cents 6l)oii
Dutch 5 per Cents 1001454
New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents...... OOlOO4

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. .
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SRAM
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .... ..... 95 -
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian „ 5 4%34 ... to --
Chester and Holyhead 5 ami „. to --
Dublin awd Cashel--..
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 81. 6s. Bd.
Ditto Perpetual 5 per cent...... 138. 4d.... 1%
Glasgow and and Dumfries l% .... 1% -
Great Western
Ditto 14 Shares tO
Ditto Fifths l2 20% to
Harwich (Braithwaite) (Braithwaite)
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham. lOO 230
Ditto New Th.rds 2 38% ~..„ to
Ditto 34 Shares 2 -
London and Blackw.:ll 1634
London and Brighton 5O 4414% ... to
Ditto Loan Notes lO -
London and Greenwich
.London and South Western 41% ...... 84% ...... to Si,,
London and Croydon (Trunk) 13% ...... 18%% ... to
Manchester and Leeds '7o ll.,
Ditto )4 Shares ......... . . ......... 30
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 .....
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18
North Britizh
Northern and Eastern 45 57M% ... to --• ...
North Midland - 0
Norwich and Brandon
South Eastern and Dover 32% 571434 34 to
York and North Midland
Paris and Orleans ........... ........ 20
Rouen and Havre. -
JOINT STOCK BANKS.

London and Westminster 2O 25% to -- $
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY I.—We Olin, I,°
report any material change in our market to-day :—Essie 0
Counties, 134 ; Ditto, Perpetual, I/. 15s. 10d. ; Lancaster ald
Preston, 404; Midland Counties, Fifths, 78 to 784 ; Shed.
and Manchester, 78 to 784 ; Ditto, Quarter, 1114; South-Elul'
ern, New, 10 ; Preston and Wyre, 174; Trent Valley, 8-

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
NAY MAILICSTS.
SsurriFlELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 2/ 18s ; 115esi
ful ditto, 31 to 31 8s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 105 tpl
14s ; Clover Hay, 3/ to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 11•
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per load. Trade throuP
out dull, at barely stationary prices.
CI MBERLAND.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 31 ; f;
ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 31 lOs •, fine Upland ditto, 3/ 125 to 313,70
Clover Hay, 3l 5s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/8s ;I"dy
Straw, 1/ 9s to 1/ lls per load. A moderate supply, ill
heavy demand.
HITECHAPEL—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 165 to lei
useful ditto, 31 3s to 31 lOs ; fine Upland ditto, 31 04
3l 15s ; Clover Hay, 31 to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, 11 65 0004
8s; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ lOs per load. Supply good,
trade dull.

AES.
SOUTHALL, MAY IMEAT1MEAT
.—AlthoM ughRK
the numbers of fat stoc
„d
here this morning were tolerably good, the general de.lll7;i
was steady, at prices fully equal to those obtained on 015 1: ;
se'nnight. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 45 ;'t,
Lamb, 5s to 6s 2d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 2s 6
3s 8d per Blbs. Supply7l easts, ,40 ; Sheep and Lam

3,890; Calves, 50 ; P"igs", 45. to'
ROMFORD, MAY I.—We had an active demand he.....reDee
day for most kinds of stock, on the following terms: „ to
from 2s 4d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 4s 4d; Lamb, 5'
6s 6s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork 2s 6d to 3s Bd, per °
Sucking
their small Calf, 161 to 19/ escb,,f.
Muumuu, MAY I.—We had only a moderate t. .innto
year supply of each kind of stock on sale to-day, while 4,3;
demand ruled steady, at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d to 0
Mutton, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Lamb, 5s to 6s; Veal, 33 4d
4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per 81bs.
ARUNDEL, APRIL 30.—Prime Beasts and Sheep to°
steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the trade rule(' Ki to
Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s; Mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d; Lamb, ""

5s lod ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs.
CHICHESTER, MAY I.—There was only a moderate anl,4°l/1°
of business doing here to-day, yet late rates were suPP°lO4
Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 4snibi.
to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s ; and Pork, 2s 6d to 3s 8d per °I;
Sucking Calves, 18s to 26s : Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 1'-
and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.