The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

FRAZER V. ROXIERTS.

This was an acti9n by the public officer of the Mon-
mouthshire and Glamorganshire Bank to recover the
amount of 2311. and interest, due upon a bill. A bill at
three months was drawn on the 16th of February, 1844,
by the defendant, and accepted for the Lanmore Iron
Company, per procuration of Loftus, and indorsed by
him to the plaintiff's bank.
The bill had been admitted in Court by a Judge's
order on the 4th of December last. Ihe presentation of it
was proved by the notary's clerk.
The plea set up by the defendant was that the bill
was held without consideration. _ _ _

The LORD Clair BARON said the plaintiff, having given
value for this bill, had a right to sue all the parties upon
it ; and it was no defence that the defendant was only an
accommodation drawer.

Verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 237/. 165., and -cost

MARYLEBONE VESTRY.
(THIS DAY.)
The weekly meeting of the above vestry took place
to-day at the usual hour, and after the other business of
the day had been gone through, the clerk read an
official letter from Sir James Graham, requesting the
vestry to pay up the balance of the police-rates before
the 26th instant. The clerk stated that the sum due
was 7,0001.

A VESTRYMAN inquired what was the usual mode of
payment ?
The CLERK said that formerly 5,0001. was paid be-
fore, and the rest after Christmas.

Mr. WILSON moved—" That the Vestry-clerk be
directed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter, and to
state that it was not convenient for the Vestry to settle
the whole between this and Christmas, but they were
willing to pay over 5,0001. before Christmas, and the rest
at a future time, according to custom."
A VESTRYMAN objected to the words "not con-
venient."

The CLERK said that he thought the following form
would be preferable:—" That the clerk acknowledge the
rec•?ipt of the letter, and explain the present state of the
rates, with a view to the postponement of the payment of
a part of the sum till after Christmas."

Mr. WILSON adopted the above form, and the reso•
lution was passed.
The Chairman left the chair shortly after one o'clock.

LLOYD'S StIIPPING-(THIS DAY.)
L•NHON, Dec. 14.—Wind easterly, light breeze and
cloudy.
DEAL, DEC. 13. —Wind S.E. to E.S.E., fresh breeze.
—Arrd. Calcutta. Preston, Quebec. Sld. Pomona, As-
cension ; Viscountess Canning, Sierra Leone.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC, 13.—Wind E.S.E., squally.—
Arrd. Camden, Quebec.
OFF TORBAY, DEC. 12.—Asia, Woodhouse, Quebec.
BRIYHAM, DEC. 13.—The Ida, Venhoorst, from Mar-
seilles to Antwerp, which put in here yesterday, was in
contact with a brig, name unknown.
PLYMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrd. St. Croix,
Blampeed, Honduras.
:FALMOUTH, DEC. 13.—Wind E.S.E., strong gales.—
Arrd. Magnolia, Johnson, Manilla. ; 3lou,.tainetr,
Fleming, and Princess Royal, Fvstkr, Ichaboe ; Ospra,
Stoldt, Buenos Ayres ; Albion, Steel, St. John's, New-
foundland, (in 12 days); Bolivar, Faru fur Newcastle,
with bows stove, damage to bulwarks, stancheons, &c.,
and sails split, having been in contact with a brig on the
night of the 7th inst., lat. 49, lon. 10 W. ; her Majesty's
steamer Vesuvius, Helvoet 14 Batavia, 13th ; Wood-
manstein, Hindenoell, lehaboe. The Velocity, Bland-
ford, from Hambutgh to Fogo (Newfoundland), out 19
days, has put back leaky, decks swept, bulwarks, sails,
and stancheons carried away, sod with one man washed
overboard, having encountered severe gales krona N. to
W., and proceeded as far as lat 49, lon. 50 W.
MILFORD, DEW 12.—Arrd. Cornelius, Quebec for
Gloucester. .
LIVaRPOOL, Disc. 13.—Wind S.S.E., very fresh.—
Arrd. Eli, Whitney, Savannah. Sld. Tenedos, Ichaboe ;
Herculean and Ocean, Mobile. Off, Princess Charlotte,
Bombay ; Joshua Waddington, Valparaiso ; Susannah,
Collings (supposed), Porto Cabello; Adelaide, St. John's,
New Brunswick. •
OFF HOLYHEAD, DEQ. 12.—An American packet-ship,
supposed Hottinguer, from New York (21st ult.).
YoucuAL, DEC. 9.—Arrd. Cuba, Quebec.
CLTDh, DEC. 12.—Sld. Blonde, Mobile ; Amity, St.
John's, N.B. 11th, Fortitude, Valparaiso ; Aspendus,
Newfoundland.-.
Coat, DYc. 11.—Arrd. Tottenham, Brown, Quebec.
LEITH, DEC. 13.—The sloopsCarron, bound to Aber-
lady, laden with grain, drove ashore, 9th inst., within the
creek at Aberlady, and fell with the tide; cargo saved in
a damaged state. The Thomas and James, of Shields,
from Leven to Dundee, foundered, Bth inst., off Todd's
Head; crew saved.
GRIMSBY, Dk.e. 12 —The Lavinia, of London, got on
the Middle Saud to-day, came off, and sank about a
mile above the Ness Buoy. The Sylphide, from Ba-
tavia to Amsterdam, has put in here with both pumps
going, having struck on; the Solar Sand; crew exhausted
with pumping. The Meridian, of South Shields, got on
the Middle Sand, came off leaky. The Glenalvon, Gibbs,
from Stettin, is in the Roads, with eight feet water in
her hold, and extra hands on board to work the pumps,
and will, if possible, be got into the harbour this evening.

GLOUCESTER MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—It appeared
from the statement of accounts submitted yesterday
(Fliday) to a general meeting of the subscribers to the
gurrantee fuud, that the income from the sale of tickets
to the Festival and to the balls, and from alt other
sources, amounted to 2,914/. 18s. 2d.; the expenses were
2,i671. 25., leaving a Cikjtciency of 7471. 16s. 2d. The
sum realised from the guarantee fund amounted to
1,3231. ls. 5d., which would leave, after defraying the
deficiency, a balance of 5751. ss. 4d., to be repaid to the
subscribers. It was agreed to pay back Bs. 6d. in the
pound, and to allow 51 extra to Miss Hawes, the two
Misses Williams, and Miss Barrett.
A meeting of those favotrable to the repeal of the
malt-tax duty took place yesterday. From the late hour
at which we write it is impossible for us to enter into
the question at issue between us and this party, though
we shall probably refer to the matter on some future day.
We agree in many of M
in r. Baker's remarks, more espe-
cially reference to what he said regarding the opera-
tion of the tariff and the effects of the currency upon the
prices of labour and agricultural produce. We also
agree with him that a necessity exists on all occasions
for the employment of home labour; but, while the pre-
sent corn-law exists we do not see how this is to be ac-
complished by a repeal of the malt-tax. We are fearful
that a repeal of the malt-tax, with the duty on berlty at
3s. or 4s. per quarter, would, instead of substituting
Englii.h-grown malt for foreign oil-cake in the feeding of
cattleo only lead to further importations of barley from
abroad. We
are glad to observe that the question of
currency is at last making an impression on the farmers
of the country; that this subject, which we have so long
advocated, is at the eleventh hour considered of iro,
portance.— Post.

FATAL OCCURRENUIL—An accident, attended with
loss of life, occurred at Skegby Colliery, near Mansfield,
Notts, last week. Four men and four boys were engaged
at work in one of the pits, when the waters from another
pit (an old one), burst in upon them, and ()Le of the men,
besides a valuable ass, was drowned. The rest of the
party had a very narrow escape from death----Doncas-
ter Gazette.

A large turnipwas pulled this week, which weighed
421b5., and way 39 inches in circumferi.nce. It was
grown on a moorland farm, in the occupation of Mr.
Ricborti Ilanison, of Drnkes, near Richmond.—Lecla
Mercury.