The Sun.
London, England, 1842-11-08 00:00:00

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SUN-OFFICE, Seven o'Clock.

PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK, ASS%JR-
ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. &C.
LONDON, TUESDAY, NOY. 8.
Number Dividend net
ot per CANALS.
Share.
Annum. Paid. S
1,711 7 pet cent. Ashton& Oldharn...Average97l.lBs.sh. );3
1,492 41. Ashbi.de-le-Zouch .....Average 1131.5 h. 12
W-60 ....... Basingstoke... ...........-.. lool.lh. 5
1,01.6 51. Brecknock and Aber gav enny l5Ol. sh. 92
8,000'1.16th. 101. Birmingham, I-16th share -.All. & 711. 172
WOO ••• IPI, Ditto Sc Liverpool J unct.ll 1. sh .100 pd 21
039 31. Bridgewaterand Taunton.looLoo all pi --
C 51. Chelmer and Blackwater. ...,.. sh . 101
321. C0ventry..„...................... .. . lool.sh. 310
........ Cr0yd0n............ Average3l/ .22.10 d. sh, -
2,060; 51. Os. Dud1ey.......... ....... ........... 1001. sh. 93
euo 135. Derby lool.sh . 120
3,000 4 per cent. Danube and )Layne .....„..411.13.. 4d.pd 31
3,5755 4' Ellesmere and Chester Average 1331.1/2. 72
V 1621 Erewasn .. ...... .. ..... ........., .. -1001. sn. 715
6,485 8.11. Forth and Clyde lOO/. 'b. 1001. pd. If 2
11,453 7t. Grand Junction... ........... .........1001.sn 118
2,8495 21.5. Grand Union lool.lh . 27
1,500 ....-- Grand 5urrey................ ..... lool.sh. 15
1,0001 21. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan.... .. . lOOl.
3,096 ~. ..... Grand Western ...... .......,11. sh. allpd 10
600 13.712..84. Glam.rganshire, Aver. cost 1721.135.4 d. 210
749 121. Grantham ..... ..... l5Ol. sh. 000
6 238
100 ... . .
25.90 01.L5t Kennet and Avon, Av. 391.185. 10d. sh 12%
11,6994 11. 10s Lancaster ..- ...... ....Average 471. 6s. 8d 27 }4
3,807 f 301. Leedsand Liverpool .... ....... ...1001.sh 505%
645 11'1. 10$. Leieester ..... . .... .. .......-....1401.5h 145
1,897 51. es. Leieater &.............on Aver. . 131.10 r 71
7,409 101., Monmouthshire ....-- 1001.si, 200
250 131. Melton Mowbray loBl.sh. 117
SOO ,2.51. Mersey and Irwell ......... .. . lool.sh. 540
-
3,000 It. 10s. Macclesfield ......... ..... 1001. eh. all pd. 15
247 17/. Heath .. 1001. sh. 355
3,400 51. Peak Forest.... ..Aver.ge about 781.5 h. 55
1,418 %I. Regent's (or London) Av.331.160.8d.5h. 153%
5,669 61. Rochdale ... Average 251.1 h. 58
500 81. Shropshire .... ....... ......... ..... ...12511 sh. 135
809 IIL las. Somerset Coal ... .. ................1501.07. 170
3,6001. 6 per cent Ditto Lock Fund Stock.-.... 121. 10s. sh . 11 5
7011 361, Stafford and Worcester.. ......... .1401.5 h . 68G
500 15/. Shrewsbury........ ......... ...........1251. Ih. 280
1451.1 h
300 . 91. 3taurbridge...................
3,647 11. Os. Stratford.on-Avon /ever... 791. 951601 Sd.sh
633 1151 Swansea . ...... .. ..... - ........... ..h. 1-30
Av. 261.95. sh. 45
3,762 11. Ms. Severn and Wye &Railway
156
14.1. 311. 101.
Thamesd Mersey, * share ......1001. sh.
6.149 • .... and Medway Av. 191. hs. Bd. sh. 2
I,ooosha ,41 Warwick and Birmingham lool.sh. 115
00400 * *
280 101. Warwick and Naples. 1001. eh. 117
7,000 41. Worcester & Birmingham Av. 781.85. sh. 5214
5,000 361. Wilts and Berks Average 671. 10s. 84. sh. 183%
goo 6.. Wyrlev and Essington......... 125/. sh '74
26 ........ Wisoesen ......... IOW. sh. 30
905 li Wey and Arun.... 1101. tn. 20
DOCKS.
2,600& . .. ~,„,,..,. .1
1,06555h.] v p...• ....,•••aaa.... • ••• .•• • ...... •• ••• •••••• • ••••••• ••• 1001. Sh • (2
5 per cent. East and West India 0.......».. Stock 110
:1A38,31011. 311.p.ct. London ............Stock 54
Ditto Bonds
2,209 31.65. sd. Bristol .. .. ...........Average 1471.95. sh . 75
68,3241. 51. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts lOB
352,752 5 per cent. St. Katharine Stock 104
500,000 45 per cent. Ditto Bonds
200.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years
....... ....•• Deptford Pier 2Ol. sh. 201. pd 10
BRIDGES.
1,600 1/. Hammersmith 501.5 h. 2134
7,231 .... .. Southwark, Old . . ... ...Av. 631. 2s bd. sh.
1.780 U. 1.55. Ditto, New, of 7* par cent., 501. sh . 19
0.000 ....... Waterloo 1001. sh. 3
5,000 224. OS. Ditto, Old Annuities of 81.. 601. pd 183%
5000 192.3 d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71. 4Ol. pd 161
60,0001. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds ... 193%
5,848 27a Vauxhall .......Average 7W. 103.3 d. sh. 58
ASSURANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 31101 Albion ............ ......... 5001. sh. 50/. pd 69
50,000 rneiri cal Allianeeßritish &Foreignlool. sh. 111. pd 13%
51,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine lOOl. sh. 5/. pd 0%
21,000 it. per sh. Atlas 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 1439
1,200 ssh. 51. Birmingham hire 0501. sh. 551. pd 1073 f
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 50/. pd 41
11.000 61. per cent. British Commercial .........501.213. U. pd 614
5,000 51. per cent. Clerical & Medical Life, !COL sh. 2110 s pd 6%
4.000 3! Os County lOOl. sh. 101. pd 10
20,000 Ss. Eagle 501. sh. 51. pd 4%
200 if
asnPde3or clebnB.ti Economic Lile 10001. sh. 250/. pd 406
1,271 Slite.per cent. European Liic 001. sh. all pd 22
50,000 2s. Ditto, New 201.8 h. 2/. pd 174
1,000,0001. (/.per et Globe Stock 152
20,000 51. Guardian
30,000 4s. 01. Hope 5O/.lh. 51. pd 1%
2,400 51. 121.6 d. Imperial Fire 5OOl. sh. 501. pd 142
7,500 100 ed. Imperial Life lOOl. sh. 101. pd IS
13,459 5!. per cent. Indemnity Marine lOOl. sh. 81. pd 343%
1,020 3110. Kent Fire 5O/.Bh. all pd 91
3/. Ditto Life .501. pd
10,000 255 Law Life lOOl. sh. 10/. pd 33
5,000 les. London, Fire 25/. sh. 121. Ins. pd 17
3,900 10,. London, Ship 251. sh. 121. 105. pd 17
3.006.000/. ... ..... Minerva Life lOOl. sh.
25,000 5/. per cent. National Loan Fund... 201. sh 21. 10s. pd 292
30,000 M. per cent. Palladium Life 501. sh. 21. pd
50,000 51. per cent. Protector Life 201. sh. 2/. 0o:8s Od
20,000 4 per cent. Protestant Dissenters ....11,01. sh. 5/. pd 53%
4,500 IL Provident Lite
601,600 4s. Od. Rock Life
00,2201 51. per cost. Royal Exchange Stock 170
6,000 5 per cent. University Life 1001. sh. 51. pd 11
10,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. .h. 51. pd
JOINT STOCK BANKs.
5,000 .....«.. Agric. and Corn. of I reland2sl. sh. 10!. pd
15,000 8 per cent. Australasia 401. sh. 401. pd 521.
10,006 10 percent. Bank of Birmingham 501. sh. 10/. pd 133„
10,000 19 per cent. Birmingham Bank .... 5O/. sh. 101. pd IS%
39,000 6 per cent. London & Westminster 1001. sh. 201. pd 223,
110,000 5!. London Joint Stock 50/. sh. 10!. pd 1334
3,009 4 per cent. Lancaster lOOl. sb. 201. pd 30
25,000 10 per cent. Liverpool 100/ sh. 123!. pd 19
50,000 '7spercent. Manchester and Liver ] 501.5 h. 151. pd 1954
pool Dis-onnt
20,000 7 percent. Manchester lOOl sh. 10/. pd 4%
10,000 8 per eent. Provincial Bank eflrelandlool.sh. 251. pd 42
10,000 6 per cent National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 175/. pd 16
10,000 6 per cent National Provincial Eng.lool. sh. 351. pd 35%
10,006 Ditto New... ........ AOC sh. 10/. pd 10%
10,000 ........ Gloucestershire. .... ..........501. eh. 101. pd 32
6.000 10 per cent. Hampshire .......... 501. sh. 51. pd 9%
GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,500. 16104 Bath.., .................. ....... sh. 161. pd 22
. 0,000 . 8riti5n..........................401. sh. 16/. pd 19%
000 1 51.1 a pdeTze.nt..
6,3 Ditto Provincial .........201. sh. 191. pd 22%
028 51 lOs Birmingham... 501. sh. 101
4,250 21 Os Bristol 2O/. sh. 26
2,250 31 10s Brighton 2O/. sh. 14
750 31 10. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. 181. pd 9
1,471 43 per cent Brighton General .201. rh. allpd g%
4,000 71.16.. Continental Consolidated ....75/. NI Lpd 110
1,000 101. City of London.. .. ..... lOO/. sh. all pd 195
1,000 Ditto, New lOOl. sh. 75/. pd 150
4,000 31.0.5. Equitable 504 pd 23
10,000 3/. per cent. Imperial 5O/. sh. 68
810 5/. per cent. Isle of Thane. 251. sh 2O/. pd 10
2,350 0/. per cant. Independent .30/. sb. all r,; 56
9,000 51. per cent. Phenix ........„..,» 501. sh. 39/. pa 313%
1,000 41. per cent. Batch If ... ...... . ........ ......1001. Oh 80/. pd (3
4, 111 South Metropolitan 501. 5h."21341. pd 18
9,* I I/. per cent. United General 501. sh. 47/. pd 29
240 51. per cent. Warwick 5O/. ch. 50
400 51. per cent Wakefield 251 sh. 22
2,000 31. Westminster Chartered .... sol.sh. 20
6,0(0 12s. Ditto New ..,. Yl. sh. 10/. pd 11%
780 3 per coat. Yarmouth 2O/. sh. 181. pd
WATER WORKS
1,801) 345. Birmingham ....... 22:. sh. 25/. pd 21
4,433 81. East London 1001. sh. 115
5,500 21 15s. Grand Junction Average 411. 13s. 4d. sh. 64
2,000 :21. Kent 1001. sh. 2435
372 161. Liverpool Bootle ..... ... ... ..... 220/. sh. 325
1,500 1 1101 Ncw River London Bridge Wate r A nn... CO
6,486 2110 s Manchester and Salford 1001.01. 54
1,000 5 per cent, South London looLsh, 98
8,284 41/. West Middlesex Average 831.1121.9 d. sh. 983%
1.360 1114 s York Building Co. Lessee Prop. 1001. sh. 36
IRON RAILWAYS.
8,300 er. Os. Birmingham and Derby .... loot pd 413%
9,500 ....... Birmingham and Gloucester !COL pd 4035
15,000 4 per sent. Bristol and Exeter .....„..1001. sh. 70 pd 444
7,500 ......... Cheltenham & G.Western ...1001.6 h. SO/. 2031
:3,000 ........ Clarence. 1001. sh. 1001. pd 5
8.000 ..... .... Dublin and Drogheda 1001. sh. 51. pd
80.000 ......... Eastern Counties 951. sh. 234 pd 8%
10,000 A per cent. Great North of En gland 1001. sh. 100/. pd 52%
10.i11.8 12 per cent. Grand Junction IOW. sh. all pd 172
15,000 4 per cent. Great Western 1601. sh. 65/. pd 84%
25,000 3 per cent. Ditto New 501. sh. 501. p 4 61%
2.000 8 per rent. Hartlepool 160!. sh. 100/. pd 1453%
6,558) 1 pet cent. Hull and Selby 5O/. ah. 504, pd 2234
2,100 4 per coat. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 65
5,1110 10 per cent. Liverpool& Manchester 10(1.sh. 1001• pd 188%
7,918 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares
11,495 10 percept. Ditto Quarter Shares 50/. pd 91
36,000
pod
3645
94,000 ........ London and Blackwall 2.5 1.
sh..
251.
Pd 574
Si
20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2Ol. pd
25,000 '95 per ah. London & Birmingham 10/ 4.55 h.. 'AI; IxllBl
22.000 217 e. 64. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. sh. 25/. pd 47%
31,150 ni. 3s. 4d. DIV° New Shares 1./. sh. 32!. pd 30
46,200 3 per sh. London and S. Western Av. 431.155.0 d. 597‘,
23,000 ........ London and Croydon
..... ..•• Ditto New Scrip.. .1•• - Ay. 13/. 15s. 9d. pont
13,000 3/.136 per all. Manchester and Leeds . toot h 4
.3,0130 Ditto Half Shares 5O/. 30/.
10,000 pd
41. Manchester and Birmingham 70/.sh. 40- 1. 2291%
..... .... Mitto Extension 72. pd
0,000 2L IN. Midland Counties lOO/. sh. 100/. pd 6.5 M
.5,000 IL Os. North Midland lOOl. sh. 1001 pd 63
IL Os. Ditto New
:0,236 1/.los. Northern and Eastern.... 50/. sh 45/. pd 36%
a,aeo ..... ... Preston and Wyre 5O/. sh. 20/. pd 26
8,000 4 per cent. South Eastern and Dover 5O/. pd 22%
1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington ... lol.o.sh. 265
0,000 „,........ Thames Haven .501. sh 5/. pd
6,000 10/. per cent. York and North Midland 50 . sh. 501. pd 91
MINES.

1451.1 h. 396

8,000 .. .. .... Albion Copper 5/. h. 241. pd 12
4,000 U. ss. A lten lsl.ah 12/. Ile pd 14
10,000 .... Anglo Mexican,i se. 5/. pm.lool. sh. al ; d 114
Ditto Subscription ................251. pa 2%
2,060 .... ... Bolanos l5O/. sh all pd 54
10,000 11. .... Brazilianlmp. i ss. 51. pm 251. sh . 21/.rpd 12
6,000 .......4 Macaubas & t.ocaes United 251.5h.251. pd 44
11,000 Ditto St. John Del fre-Y 2el. sh. 141. pd 1%
10,000 ........ Bolivar Copper Company, 201.5 h. 'lO/. pd 1
10,000 ........44 Ditto Scrip .»10/. sh. 101. pd 2
20000 ....... British Iron lOOl. sh. 70!. pd 8
,000 .... ..... British Copper 5/. sh. 4i/. pd 1%
......... Cats Branca 6il. pd 514
Candonga .....
10,000 I 1 Copiapo 2O/. sh. 131. psi 0
8,500 ........ Columbian, iss. 51. pm 551. sh. 551. pd 1
_2,850 IL English 14!. Gs. pd l
20000 ....... General MlningAssociatlon2ol sh.lB/. pd 450
1.15& ......... Mexican Company 1001. sh . 601. pd 1
RAO ... Polberoush. 8/. 4
11,500
....4 Real del Monte, Unregistered... .. pd
.. .. 3
10,000 Ditto Loan Notes 1501. pd 50
•»....«United Mexican, is:. 2 pm. 40/. sh. all pd 14
Date, Scrip l4
Ditto New Scrip 21.25. psi
32%
West Cork 5Ol. sh 501. pd
1,000
...... LILER ARY INSTITUTIONS.
1.400 . •• London with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. 'h. 12
7,,„ ••••••• London University .... lOO/. sh. all pd 73
~•• ........ Russell.... ~..... ...... .............250. sh. 5%
King' College ...lOW. 15
.._. _ MISCELLANEOUS.
12:02 ~
__".7____. ..I.l.arallin Agricultural.loo/.lsh . 30/. pd 28%
10,000 ii/.7eirreel, tr:rtiljatmerican Land Company 3344 pd 9
30,000 5/. per cent. Ifypro
rnim:474l.
L.z.i.1001. sh. 3244 pd 32%
Cis
Laraccent....... .. ... 100
000 11. Ss. General Ste
japer cent. Hudson's Bays
toc
lesion 1ii.a...ii4.1.pd 25%
Ile London Corn. Sale Ro;" '"'"'"'"'"' .•• 254
........4 Caoutcheue Com Ins ...Av. 751. an. 19%
New Brunswick MYciz- ........... INl.pd 12%
,:387 41. per cent. Reversionary Int, sc,e.,(SijoPl4:g-,40,4 Pd 12
2,511 Si. per cent. Ditto New........ ...... 100/..5h..f0-or Pd IN
4,000 ......, Thames Tunnel ....... ..... .501 h •
1 ,uso as, Van Die.ner.'s Land._ too, •1 . all pit 7
• sh. 19/. pd 5%
ST of SCOTTISH COMPAIVIEsi pR
NOV. 6, 1842. ICES
BANKS.
1,0r0,005). 61, p. et. Bank 01 Scotland ...831. 61.8 d. sh .all pd )50
4,000,0001 el. p. ct. Royal of Scot/and...... 100/.111. en pd 161
500.0001. 81. p. et. British Linen C,ompany 100/.sh, all pd 265
600,0004 71. p. ct. Commercial .5001. sh. 10W. pd 163
500,000/. GD. ct. National loCl.sh. 101. pd 14%
540 0001 Bf.p. ct. Glasgow Union .250/. sh. 50/. pd 82
Ismou.oool. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland -.2001. sh 40/. pd 71
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
250.0005 h. Si p. Cl. Scottish Union 201.5 h. 11. pd 20 .01.
.snn•,
l- - OR et. Hercules lOO/ sh 10/. pd 12%
-50_0(r, ~. P. et. Insurance Co. of Scotland.lo/. sh. all pd s
-ii-on,, .0 P. et. North British l,lOl. sb• 101. pd 19
_,.'‘'‘, 10 p. ct. Caledonian Fire ICO/. sh. 10/. pd 2,)
a•M° 10 P• a. Edinburgh Life
100,000 100/. sh. 111/. pd 15%
••1 P. ct. West of Scotland ...... .. ...... ....... 101. Pd
40..,. MISCELLANEO U S.
.• .e... Edin. and Mos. Un.Canalso/. sh. all pd In
Ditto Allocated' 05,40( 64 per eent. Ed................ 96!. sh. all pd 411
sposh 2i
per
cent.
shrub. tointStock Water.2sl. sh all pd 31
0,000 3 per
cent. s ron 1 0underv......50/ sh 48! pd 35
4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh
& Leith Glass.2o/.sh. 16!. pd :354
EdinburghoCoal Ga5.........25/.sh. all pd f•A
6450 10 Per cent. Glasgow
oal t 8 ......
....
25/. sh. all pd 52
1,,154 ........ Edinburgh and .....
.• • 20/. sh. all pd 273 i
Dalkelthtl " 50" 25
.r.......................... LI way „s

Two companies (the Ist and 10th) of the Ist bat-
talion Grenadier Guards, are under orders to proceed
from Windsor to Walmer, to remain as a guard of
honour in attendance upon her _Majesty during the
visit of the Court. The splendid band of the Grenadier
Guards has also been commanded to be in attendance
at Walmer. There is very. little doubt the Queen has
abandoned the intention of visiting Brignton until the
pring.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

GLOBE.—The reoccupation of Caubul by the
British troops having now become matter of' cer-
tainty, and the objects for which the expedition
was originally undertaken being apparently on
the eve of accomplishment, notwithstanding the
obstructions which have so strangely been cast
in its way from a quarter whence effective aid,
rather than hindrance, ought to have proceeded,
public attention is again directed by the jour-
nals to the question of the policy of the first
expedition against Caubul, and the conduct of
the war in the Affghan territory. That, in the
absence of new facts, anything new can be ad-
vanced in the way of argument, it would be yam
to expect. The organs of party pro. and con.
are compelled to refurbish their old weapons,
and in many instances to gather up, for the pur-
pose of hurling something at their opponents,
the very missiles which had either fallen short
of their mark, or been broken, in the previous
conflict of opinions. The Herald repeats its dis-
content at the Governor-General for having
adopted the very course which, as Lord Ellen-
borough in Opposition, he condemned ; and
twits his Lordship with the recollection of
having applied to Lord Auckland's policy
the terms " folly" and " crime "—which
policy he is now carrying out—a policy
by means of which alone the British empire
in the East can be preserved from the inroads of
the North-western Powers, incited to hostilities
against this country by the perfidious agents of
at least one European State. We are not about
to repeat the arguments we adduced on the ar-
rival of the former despatches—arguments
founded not on vague assumptions, but supported
by official correspondence—to show the neces-
sity which was imposed upon the late Go-
vernor-General to direct the occupation of
Affghanistan by the British troops. To every
mind capable of estimating the value of in-
disputable facts in such a controversy, those
statements--the validity of which was never
questioned, and their force never repelled—
would have been taken as conclusive. The tem-
porary reverses to which the expedition was sub-
jected, however occasioned, do not touch the po-
licy which directed the occupation of the Affghan
territory ; nor will they, however much the ef-
fect of those reverses have been increased by
pusillanimity and vacillation in high places, be
able to defeat the well-conceived, and for a time
ably-executed, operations. The Herald—the
most querulous of the croaking tribe—admits
this to/a considerable extent.
STANDARD.—Upon carefully examining the
mass of intelligence brought by the Overland
Mail, we cannot find much to add to the remarks
which we offered yesterday. There is one point,
however, upon which it may be proper to offer
a remark. Some of the Indian journals speak
confidently of a misunderstanding between the
British Governor-General and a part at least
of the population of the Punjaub, and try to
account for General England's lateral move-
ment upon that hypothesis. Now we know of
the Indian journals generally, that they are not
very scrupulous in the propagation of their
opinions upon rather slight grounds, and we cer-
tainly have seen no reason to repose much confi-
dence in their judgment upon military operations.
The death of Runjeet Sing has, no doubt, thrown
the Punjaub into that state of distraction which
invariably attends the demise of the Sovereign's
authority in the despotisms of the East; and in
such a state it is the most natural thing in the
world that one of the contending parties should
cast his eyes upon a neighbour so all power-
ful to aid him as the representative of the
British empire. Almost equally natural is it
that the mass of the people—always the great
sufferers by domestic commotion—should e-
gard with longing envy the secure a d
prosperous condition of their neighbours im -
mediately subject to the Bi itish Government;
in short, there can be no reason to doubt of th e
existence of a British party in the Punjaub,
probably comprehending the majority of the po-
pulation. So far, therefore, the Indian journals
may be right. They may be right, too, in as-
signing the succession to the throne of Runjeet
Sing to the party in question '; but here we must
cease to follow our Oriental Contempora-
ries. Great Britain does not want the Pun-
jaub, and Lord Ellenborough has certainly be-
trayed no passion for rash enterprise or the dis-
position to meddle, such as ought to expose him
to the slispicion of embroiling the country that he
governs in unnecessary and unprofitable hosti-
lities. Doubtless, his Lordship will cheerfully
lend his advice, his assistance, and, if required,
his countenance, to whatever may be effected
for the pacification of the States of a neighbour
and an ally hitherto faithful, and ever zealous in
its friendship; but it is almost certain that he
will not involve his Government in a new war in
the pursuit of any object which the state of the
Punjaub can present. Even the wildest anarchy
of competition in that vast district would scarcely
justify a hostile interference, for such anarchy is
not an infectious disease; on the other hand, it
generally operates as a preventive to neighbours,
by the wholesome lesson which it submits for
their guidance.

VICE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir JAMES Wmaast.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. FOSTER.

The hearing of this cause, which was part heard
before the commencement of the long vacation, was
concluded this morning. It was an information
against Mr. Foster, Mr. W. Patten, M.P., and
another gentleman, as trustees of the Manchester
school.

In his reply on behalf of the defendants on
Saturday, Sir Charles Wetherell stigmatised the suit
as an attempt, since Manchester had become a
borough, with all the adjuncts which attach to
boroughs, to democratise the school, and even to
sansculottize it, by converting it from a classical into
a commercial academy. Part of the case of the de-
fendants was directed to show that the master had
by tradition a right to take boarders, which right had
been disputed by the Counsel for the plaintiffs.
Mr. ANDERSON addressed the Court this morning
in support of the information.
llisNotql. said he should certainly not decide
the case without referring again to the cases which
had been cited , but he certainly did not entertain the
least doubt as to the principle on which he ought to
act. In this case an information was filed, and cer-
tain persons were made trustees. Pending the pro-
ceedings in the cause, and before a decree had been
drawn up, some of the persons who were trustees at
the beginning had ceased to be so, and three new
trustees were appointed. Before the decree had
passed, a supplemental bill had been filed against the
three new trustees. That bill insisted that the new
trustees were bound by all that had taken place in
the cause before they had become trustees. The
three new trustees, who had been made parties to the
supplemental bill, had put in an answer, in which
they had set up several matters which would g o to
show that the original decree ought not to have been
pronounced ; they insisted, in fact, that they had a
right to make a defence of their own as to the relief
sought by the information. Exceptions were taken
on the ground of impertinence; it was stated that
inasmuch as they were bound by former proceedings,
all that was said about merits was irrelevant. The
Master decided that it was not impertinent, and
exceptions were taken to the Master's report.
Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr. Russell were heard
for the defendants, and
The case was ordered to stand over for judgment.

QUEEN'S BENCH—(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
HUNT V. HELPS.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a paper
manufacturer, carrying on business in Bermondsey,
against the defendant, as the public officer of theißri-
tish Alliance Insurance Company, to recover 2,0001.,
the amount of a policy of insurance, for goods
destroyed by fire. The declaration was drawn up
in the usual form, and it was set out therein that in
the policies of insurance granted by the British Alli-
ance Company that, in case of the destruction of
articles by fire, the assured should, within a certain
day thereafter, give in the statement of particulars of
the articles so destroyed, on which the claim was
made, and that he should verify such statements by
affidavit before the Lord Mayor, and that if there
should be any fraud in such statement then the
assured should forfeit all the benefit to be derived
from the policy. The defendant pleaded, first, that
there was a fraud in such statement of demand, anfl
a fraud in the affidavit made by plaintiff before the
Lord Mayor. Subsequently two other pleas had been
added—first, that the fire had been occasioned by the
wilful procurement of the plaintiff; and, secondly,
that the fire had been occasioned by the wilful act
and connivance of the plaintiff. The case was tried
before Lord Abinger at the last Surrey Assizes, and
the Jury found a verdict for the defendant on the plea
of fraud.

Mr. Sergeant SHEA, on the part of the plaintiff,
now moved for a rule to show cause why the ver-
dict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted,
partly on the ground of misdirection by the
Learned Judge, and partly on affidavit. From
the state of the pleadings, their Lordships
would perceive that as the burden of proof lay
upon the defendant, it was for him to begin..
Accordingly the Counsel for the defendant opened his
case, and undertook to prove the pleas. The case for
the defendant occupied the wh9le of the first day of
trial, and almost the last witness called was Mr.
Abbott, the surveyor to the Company, who stated
that a few days after the fire the plaintiff had called

upon him, and he had questioned plaintiff as to
the items which he had returned as having
been destroyed in the machine-room to the
value of 1401.—that he had questioned him as to the
value of each particular item, asking him, item by
item, and among them he (Mr. Sergeant Shea)
wished particularly to draw their Lordship's at-
tention to one item, mentioned by Mr. Abbott in
Ills evidence, as a great deal turned on that item—it
was, press boards, 5/. 6s. The value of the articles
thus enumerated by Mr. Abbott amounted to 50/. only,
instead of 1401., and Mr. Abbott stated that, in reply
to his questions, plaintiff said that he, plaintiff,
wished .to do the best he could for his creditors ;
and, in fact, it appeared that he had made an assign-
ment of the whole of his property, including this
policy, for the benefit of his creditors. Such was the
state of affairs at the conclusion of the first day. Re
(Mr. Sergeant Shea) had an affidavit from plaintiff's
attorney* stating the occurrences on the morrow.
The plaintiff's Counsel opened his case, and was pro-
ceeding with his address to the Jury, when he was
interrupted by Lord Abinger in these words—" Do
you mean to contend that Mr. Abbott is perjured,
because, if you do not I shall direct the Jury to find
for the defendant;on.the plea of fraud." The Counsel
for the plaintiff replied that the evidence of Mr. Ab-
bott was capable of explanation, on which Lord
Abinger put it to the Jury if they believed Mr. Ab-
bott. The Jury expressed a desire that the case
should proceed, on which Lord Abinger said to them
" The question you have to decide is if you believe Mr.
Abhitt or not." The Jury expressed a desire to re-
tire, when one of them asked if the only question they
had to try was, whether they believed Mr. Abbott or
not, to which Lord Abinger .replied, "That is the
only question you have to try ; if you believe Mr. Ab-
bott you must find for the defendant on the plea of
fraud."

Lord DENMAN—Were you present at the trial,
brother Shea.

Mr. Sergeant SHEA—No, my Lord. I was not.
A learned friend of mine conducted the case for the
plaintiff, and he did not think it right to move
this rule. I have satisfied myself as to what
took place, and having been requested to move on
this affidavit, I conceive I have no option but to move
the rule.

Lord DENMAN—If you move on affidavit, your
affidavit should state everything. It should not only
state all that the deponent saw and witnessed, but it
should also state that application had been made to
the Learned Counsel engaged in the cause, and that
he had refused to act.

Mr. Sergeant SHEA—That is the fact, my Lord.
Lord DENMAN—If you will undertake that the at-
torney in the case will make an affidavit to that effect,
you may go on, but for the future affidavits of this
nature must be perfect in the first instance.
Mr. Sergeant SHEA undertook that such an affida-
vit should be made. The result of this interference
on the part of the Judge was the plaintiff's cause had
never been heard at all, and that his charac-
ter had been:blasted, and his creditors had been
deprived of the property without his being heard
in his defence. He (Mr. Sergeant Shea) submitted
that the question put by Lord Abinger to the Jury,
was not the question in the cause at all. In a case which
had been stopped in this manner, of course he could not
refer to the evidence, but he had an affidavit of merits.
He had an affidavit from the plaintiff, stating that all
the pleas were false and untrue, and setting forth
that if the cause had been allowed to go on, it must have
been proved to be the mistake of Mr. Abbott. The
plaintiff stated that Mr. Abbott had asked him ques-
tions as to the value of various items, and among
other questons had asked him the value of the boards,
to which he had replied 51. lOs., but that Mr. Abbott
had never asked him about three presses which
constituted one item of the demand, and which
were of the value of 901., which, together
with the 501. admitted by Mr. Abbott, made
up the amount 1401., which was the amount claimed.
The plaintiff further stated that the remains of these
presses were still visible, and were capable of being
valued. He submitted, therefore, that he was en-
titled to a rule, inasmuch as the plaintiff's cause had
never been tried at all.

Lord DENMAN—We will see the Learnd Judge on
the subject. We are in doubt as to whether any
affidavit is necessary, whether you ought not to have
credit ex relatione. You have heard from the Learned
Counsel that all that the affidavits state took place.
Mr. Sergeant Sulu—The Learned Counsel has
told me all that passed, not perhaps in the same
words as the affidavits, but he has satisfied me as to
what occurred ; and I am also bound to state that my
Learned Friend has also satisfied me as to the pro-
priety of his not making the motion as a matter per-
sonal to himself.

Lord DENMAN—We will take a day to consider
what the practice ought to be, if it should be all affi-
davit, or all matter of relation from the bar.—Judg-
ment postponed.