The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-27 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 11842.

THE MARKETS-YESTEPDAY.
COLONIAL MARKET.
The transactions were limited, but, pi ices were firm.
TEA MARKET.
The prices remain much the same as for some days past, with
few buyers. Company's Congou Is. 1041. per lb. cash.
TALLOW MARKET.
Pi ices steady at 465. 3d. to 455. 6d. per cwt., but the market
was quiet, and the trade anticipated a further reduction. 'I he
deliveries viere very small, and the stock is vet heavy.
WHITECHAPEL HAY MAIRKET.
There was a good supply, with a middling demand for the
fine qualities at the present quotations. The middling and
ordinary sorts a heavy trade, with prices rather lower. Clover,
2/. 10s. to 5/. Ss. ; Meadow Hay, 21. 12s. to 41. 4s. ; Straw,
11. 12s. toll. 16s.

DISTURBANCE AT DUI)LEY-•--
(FRONI A CORRESPONDENT.)
DUDLEY, APRIL 2'i..—This morning a body, consisting of
several thousands of nailers from the surrounding country, came
into this town, for the purpose, as they stated, of remonstrating
with the nail masters against the recent reduction in their
ways, amounting to not less than 20 per cent. The poor
creatures appeared in a most wretched and famishing condition,
many of them carrying in their countenance 3 undeniable attes-
tation to their declaration, that they had not eaten a morsel of
food for the last two days. Up to the time of the reduction
the mo,t expert men of the body could with difficulty earn four
and sixpencea week each. But the proposed diminution, should
it take place —an event most probable, from the condi:ion of the
masters themselves—will lead to suffering hitherto unparalleled
in this district. The Magistrates met for the purpose of con-
sultation, afar which a proposal was made to the hungry mul-
titude to select twelve of their body to confer with their em-
players on the subject of complaint. It is much to be lamented
that from some cause, not yet made public, this conference did
not take place, as the people readily submitted to the proposi-
tion regarding it, and waited with exemplary patience the re-
sult. Meanwhile, a detachment of the 6th Dragoons arrived
from Birmingham, and proceeded at once, with drawn swords.
to disperse the people—a task they found no difficulty in ac-
complishing. Large numbers of the nailer! are still in the neigh-
bourhood, and as they suspect that a proposal for the confer-
ence was only a trick to obtain time to send for the troops,
they are highly indignant ; and the inhabitants of the town
are in a state of great alarm. lest the multitude may return
when the military are removed, and under the influence of irri-
tated feelings, proceed to violence.
The Magistrates deserve all credit for their prompt attention
to the circumstances. but it is thought by many that matters
would have ended better, had argument and expostulation,
with, if possible, a promise of some concession, been employed,
before the troops proceeded to the business of dispersion.
Though the town was greatly excited, the shops being closed,
and business entirely suspended, yet the assembled multitude
showed no dieposition tai riot; and an address sui'ed to the or-
easi m, expressive of sympathy with the people under their
heavy sufferings, delivered by the Vicar, who un'ortunate:y
was on horseback amongst the military would have done moi e
to allay irritated feelings, and to produce tranquillity than any
coercive means.
Trade is in a most lamentable condition in the neighbour-
hood, and an irruption of the colliers, a far more dangerous
body of men than the toilers, when stimulated by the pangs of
hunger, is anticipated with great alarm.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS, April 26.

CHARTER V. SIR J. TREVELVAN.

ROLLS' COURT, April 26
WILLIAMS V. DOUGLAS.

FIELD V. WALKER.

The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present
were the Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham,
.I.4prd Campbell, and Lord Lyttelton.

The SOLICITOR- GENERA L resumed his arguments to-day,
in this part-heard appeal, on behalf of the respondent. The
arguments hare already taken up three or four days, and
appear likely to occupy the House several days more.

Lord LANGDALE gai;ejudgmentthis;;rning in this cause.
One of the parties had taken exceptions on the ground that the
bill, and also the affidavits, contaned scandalous matter. The
question involved was one merely of practice, and his Lordship
dismissed the motion with costs, on the ground that proper
notice had not been given to the other side..
His LORDSHIP then proceeded to hear consent petitions,
which engaged the Court throughout the rest of the morning.
When the list was disposed of,
Lord LANG DALE proceeded to hear the cause of Strickland
v. Strickland, the arguments in which have occupied the
Court for the last three days. They were not brought to a
coneluicn when his Lordship rose.

COURT OF QUEENS BENCH, April 25.
THE MAYOR, ALDERMEN, AND BURGESSES OF MACCLES-

This was an action for selling meat in a private shop in Mac-
clesfield, contrary, as was alleged, to the rights of the corpora-
tion, who possessed the privilege of compelling all butchers
in that place to sell their meat in the market of the corporation,
and in no other place, upon two days in the week. The case
having come on for trial in the country a considerable time ago,
t.h Jury found a verdict for the d4enslant, and therefore nega-
tived the custom which was alleged in support of the monopoly.
Upon a former occasion a rule had been obtained for a new
trial upon the ground that the verdict was against evidence,
aid the rule was now made absolute. The argument upon the
resent occasion was in no other way important except that it
was stated from the bar that the population who were made
subject to ao extraordinary a monopoly amounted to more than
than 30,000 persons.