The Sun.
London, England, 1842-02-17 00:00:00

to be prosecuted before a Jury. The Gazette de France
quoted the article, and so was included in the
prosecution. The act of packing juries is now catried
to perfection in France; and consequently a verdict of
guilty was soon obtained against both the journals. It
was proved in Court that the Editor of the National was
too ill to quit his bed, but the Judges decided
that his presence was a matter of indifference. They
accordingly tried him, had him pronounced guilty, and
sentenced him and the Editor of the Gazette de France
to a year's imprisonment, and a fine of four thousand
francs each I
The Gazelle des Pyrennecs publishes the following letter :—" The
partizans of Queen Christina have not lost all hope of success, and
their residence in France has facilitated the means of coming to an
understanding with the chiefs of the Carlist party. We need not
therefore be astonished if O'Donnell, Concha, Jaureguy, Brana de
Villareal, Claverla, Riquero, Urbistondo, Triarte Zarialeguy, and
other chiefs, should soon come and plant a new banner on the
summit of the Pyrenees to overthrow Espartero. The Ministry
being questioned on the subject in the Senate, said they were on
their guard."— Constitutionnel. .

The Teulonnals of the 10th says :—" We see with satisfaction
that the Government is taking measures to raise the crews of the
ships of the fleet to the full war-complement, which had been
much reduced by the discharge of a great number of men ; besides
the levies, ordered in the fifth maritime district, and which have
just been carried into effect, we received a great many men from
the ports on the Ocean. Several vessels have arrived within a
short time from Brest with seamen for the Mediterranean
squadron. Yesterday the Atalante frigate, which arrived from

rest, landed 300 seamen,

The Savings' Bank at Paris received on Sunday and Monday
from 6,541 subscribers (above 924 were new ones), the sum o
954,903 francs. The amount of the sums withdrawn was 535,3001
BOURSE-PARIS, TUESDAY, FEB. 15.

First Highest Lowest Last
Price Price. Plit. Price.
e tench h per Cent 5......... • 119 ... llt. 10 ... 18 93 ... 119 10
4% per Cents. . 107 25 ... 107 25 ... 107 2', ... 107 '25
4 per Cents lO3 50 ... 1 3 50 ... 1(3 50 ... 103 50
9 per Cents 79 95 -. Se ... 79 1-5 ... 80
Loan
Sank oi errancy
Littitte Bank 1,0001. Shares 1925 ...1025 ...1025 ...1f25
WOOL Shares 5025 ...51r5 ...5032 50 ...5032 50
irissoan Bank
Belgian 5 per Cents.
5 per Cent.., 1840 l(6 ... 106% ... 105% ... IC6
.}..Wish Active ts% ... 25% „. :5% ... 25%
4eapontan • ........ .......... 106 20 ... 106 2C ... 11:6 20 ... 06 20
Raman...-. . .... lON ... 10434 ... 104% ... 104%
Dutch 2% per Cents. ...... ... 53 .. 53 ... 53 ... 53
RAILWAY SHARES.

St. Germain
Versailles. lt. .......... 340 ... 340 340 310
L.B 2W ... 211 25 .. 208 75 „. 211 25
Rouen 515 515 ... 510 510
Orleans . 565 ... 565 ... 557 50 ... 561 25
S tatburg to Bale 213 75 ... 235 ... 233 75 ... 235
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BgRLIN. Felt. 8.
131116. Mnney.
St. Schuld. &b., 46 per cent. 101; nag
Prussian English Loan, 1630,4 per cent IO3IA
Exchange on London, three months — 6 E 5
—Prussian State Gazette. Feb. 9.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
(FROM ♦ CORRESPONDENT.)

Dies, NORFOLC-The Annual Dinner of this popular Society
took plaee at the Crown Commercial Inn, on Tuesday se'nnight,
under the able Presidency of Mr. Thomas Farrow, wl ose urbanity
of manners and gentlemanly deportment in the discharge of the
important duties devolving upon him, added greatly to the hilarity
and pleasure of the evening. The usual loyal toasts were drank
with enthusiasm ; these were remanded to by the amateur glee.
singers connected with the Society, who enlivened the meeting
with numerous glees, &c., which were chastely and admirably
sung. Several overtures were executed with much spirit and pre.
cision ; and the appropriate solo singing of some of the members
elicited much applause. The meeting was favoured with the
oompany of s..veral of the leading gentlemen of the town and
neighbourhood, who expressed themselves highly pleased with the
evening's entertainment. Additional members were proposed, and
the Society is steadily gaining ground in the wishes of all the true
friends of harmony. The dinner, consisting of almost every deli-
cacy of the season, was served up by Mr. and ➢irs. Wintrup in
their usual excellent manner; the dessert was choice and abun-
dant; the wines exquisite ; and the entire management reflected
great credit upon the worthy host and hostess, and showed they
still maintain the character of being good caterers for the comfort
of their visiters.

PICCADILLY SHELTON, JULY 16

(*ROM A CORRESPONDENT.

The people of Hanley and Shelton, in the Potteries, by way of
showing their indignation at the cruel insult offered them by Sir
Robert Peel's mock measure of "awful importance," relative to
an alteration in the Corn-laws, yesterday paraded his effigy through
the principal streets of these townships, with drum and fife, amidst
the curses and execrations of thousands, who pelted him right well
with mud and stones; discharged thirty or forty pistol shots at
him, and set fire to him, amidst the groaning and hooting of an
exasperated host of sufferers from the cruel operation of these
wicked laws. Even Tories are woefully disappointed with this
" awful measure," and do not hesitate to express their detestation
of its authors.

GREAT NORTH OF ENGLAND RAILWAY.
Traffic returns for the week, ending Feb. 12, 1842:-
Passengers £794 7 6
Merchandise

Darlington, Feb. 16.

£1,341 10 3
W. O'BRIEN, Secretary.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)

ASHDOWN PARK COURSING MEETING-Tv ESDAT

THE Cur—Mr. Bennett's Brahmin, beat Mr. Agg's Ama-
zon ; Lord Stradbrooke's Magdalen beat Mr. L. Cripp's
Equerry ; Mr. Bowles' Boscobel beat Mr. Lawrance's Lucy ;
Mr. Etwall's Eton Boy beat Mr. Merant's Mole ; Mr. W.
Etwall's Westwind beat Mr. Goodlace's My Granny ; Mr.
Bennetts Brunell, beat Mr. E. Cripps' Emperor ; Mr. W. Et-
wall's World's End beat Mr. Goodlake's Graccbus ; Lord
Stradbroke's Merryman beat Mr. Agg's Asp.
The Claret Stakes.—Lord Stradbroke's Minerva beat Mr.
Laurence's Longstone • Mr. Goodlake's Gentility beat Mr.
Morant's Mischief ; dr. Bowles's Beroko beat Mr. Etwall's
Westward ; Mr. E.,Cripp's Extacy beat Mr. Agg's Amurath.
First Class Craven.—Mr. Goodlake's Gruel beat Mr. Agg's
Amabelle ; Lord Stradbroke's Magna beat Mr. Morant's Mus-
selman : Mr. Bennett's felta beat Mr. Bowles's Banifylde ;
Mr. E. Cripps's Empress beat Mr. Etwall's Excuse -me.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 16.—The sales te-day
alie 2,ooobeirrs, with a very dull market. No change in prices.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, FEB. 16.—The transactions
comprise—Eastern Counties, 81; Grand Junction, 184 , Half
Shares, 91i ; London and Birmingham 321. Shares, 281;
London and Brighton New, 5a ; London and South Western,
602. North Midland Half Shares, 34k,
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 16.—The Market
is still languid, though prices continue firm. Business has
been done in Northern and Eastern at 34 ex dividend ; Man-
chester and Leeds, Quarter Shares, at 31. 16s. 6d. ; Bank of
Manchester, 41. 3s. 9d. ; and Ashton Canals at 951,A.
Hobart Town, Van Dieman's Land, papers to the 9th Oct.
have been received at the North and South American Coffee
House, but they do not contain any political news of the least
importance. A further decline had taken place in wheat and
flour at Hobart Town and Launceston. We extract the fol-
lowing from the papers :
HOBART Towx.--There has been little wheat coming into
town this week, and prices remain stationary ; fine flour at
the mills 191. per ton.

*trontil2tittion

SUN OFFICE, Three o'Clock.

Sir B. PEEL, alarmed, no doubt, at the excitement
caused by the only measure he has yet brought forward
as Prime Minister, is evidently anxious to hurry the
Bill through all its stages with the utmost rapidity.
When he assumed office he talked of nothing but delay.
The words "mature deliberation," "caution," and "pru-
dence," were constantly in his mouth; now ho is deter-
mined to go at railroad speed, and, as if Members were
as little susceptible of fatigue as the snorting, untiring,
and iron-framed machines that are incessantly tra-
versing the country, he attempted to compel them
this morning, at half-past two, and after a three ,
nights' debate, to listen to the motion of Mr. Vll-
tittt&- 'This- attempt, however; to smother the ques-
tiOn W-as. too barefaced even for hiS rnajority, and
_fie; was at 14i3t_ fbree& to make n, merit 'of a neces-
-shy, and,profess that.,he had:no:wish to throw an ob-
stacle in the way. The attempt was not made without
good reason. Petitions arc pouring in from all quar-
ters; in our market towns are kindled daily bonfires, not
composed of tar-barrels and useless lumber, but of the
effigies of the Right Honourable Premier himself, as
Proofs of the strong determination of the people to de-
' feat this mockery of a modified Corn-law Bill. Like the
culprit in a crowd, he is therefore anxious to get out
of the way, in the hope that the enactment
of this obnoxious measure will silence the hungry and dis-
contented. He is even anxious, it is said, to hurry on other
measures, in order to break up the Session by the middle
of June. The public, however, are not to be deceived. They
have waited long and patiently for the announcement of
his plans, their turn now is come for mature: delibera-
tion, and he may depend upon it they will be satisfied
with nothing less.

LAUNCESTON.—The price of wheat has certainly declined,
and although we have not heard of any transactions, yet it is
believed by those in the trade that ss. cash per bushel is the
utmost that it would now realise.

PORT PHILIP, SEPT. 28.—There is not much doing in our
market just now ; Mauritius Sogar is ',down a shade, and is
only worth 421. per ton. Tea from 6/. 10s. to 8/., according
to qualii4 -
Adtieei froits Carthagena to th 4 27th December hate been
received; which state that a decisive victory has- been gained
by the "Government and 'The aiglish:' brig of war,
Charlbdas over the Rebels underCainiana. After a haftle of'
forty mirintee in the'Ziipsat WoOde,-the Whole of the rebel fleet,
which consisted of a brig and five galetas, was taken.

THE FUNHh.
Both the English and Foreigh Securities opened firm, with
a tendency to advance. Consols are 89h both for Money and
Account ; Three per Cents. Reduced, b 9 ; Ditto Three-
and-a-Half, 99% %; Exchequer Bills, 23 25;. Bank Stock,
168 k 169 i. . .

Spanish Active Stock, 241 25; Mexican Bonds, 34/ 35;
Colombian, 22i 1; Brazilian, 65 66 ; Portuguese Five per
Cents., 311 32%; Ditto, Threts, 183 19%.
Money is plentiful in the Stack Exchange at 3 to 3% per
cent.

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
R 1 ILWAYS. Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto Debentures ...... —Bl. 6s. Bd. 101. Is Bd.
Great Western
Gosport Junction
London an Brighton 5O ...... 364 ...•• • to 36
London and Birmingham
Ditto Thirds
tierk and North Midland
Ditto Ntw Shares..
souse STOOK BANKS.
. 25
HA LP- PAST ONE.
There has been but little business doing in the Stock Ex-
change. Consols bays advanced to 89% i for Money, and the
Account; Three per Cent. Reduced 89% 90 ; ditto Three-
and-a- Half 99%; India Bonds are 67, and Exchequer Bills
235. to 255. prem.
Columbian Bonds are 22i ; Danish, 82; Mexican, 34 fi ;
Deferred, 10%; Fortugues Five per Cents., 32a ; do. Threes,
19% % ; Spanish Active Stock, 24i ; Deferred, 12%; Dutch
Two •and-a-Half per Cents., 524. do. Fives, 1024.
Very. little doing in Shares. Great Western, R 44 ; London
hBt ri ,
e 3: yi v
CLOSING
Gosport;...Dli t 689 90 iQ,
upnadlt
'DittoitJunction,tlecr(s)Es : ;set:.
Akrt
Shares,
I 1:1291 Yorkt:
e and...:
:BNorth
l
and
Midland, i 3 ng
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent Red. 89% 'Ditto 80nd5..,,", ..
..
...
..'
3 per Cent Cons
34 per Cent Red.. 994 ;Ditto New Annuiti s
Kew 34 per Cent
New 5 per Cent.. — Ditto 1 "5001. -id
26
pm
•• ..... 26 pin
Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto Small 25 pra
,
Jan. 1860 ,„ 12.1 +Bank Stock for Acct...
—.-
Oct ISM!. .., ..... 12 9-16 India Stock for Acct....
Jan_ 1860. ....•••• --Consols for Acct B9l
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 pea rent—. Portuguese, 5 per cent.
Balgian, 5 IV' rent — illitto, New Ditto .........
Brazilian Bonds. ...
Buenos Ayres, 6 per cell t 19 Russian, 5 per cent...,,,
Chilian 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic.. . . ;._
Cojombian, 6 per cent,. Spanish, b per.cent..... . • 24i
Ditto, 1824..........
—.. Danish, 3 per cent B2 French, 5 per cent. i. ~.., e.
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent—. 354 French, 3 per cent —'. —c
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 24 per cent. . 521
Peruvian, 1825, 6per ct. 15% Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 1024
SHARES.
Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) .... —
Ditto Debentures ( paid) .... ....... • •••101 Is 8d
G: eat Western Railway ( 65 paid) 844
Ditto New Shares (50 paid)
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
Gosport Junction Railway (50 pd)
London and Brighton (50 paid) 36%
London and Birmingham (90) -
Ditto Thirds (32 paid) 57
Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) 284
London and South Western
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) ...... 87%
Ditto New Shares (15 paid 29%

A Bill for the better regulation of Railways has just
been brought into the House of Commons, by Mr.
GLADSTONE, Mr. MANNERS SUTTON, and Sir THOMAS
FRE3.IANTLE. As the question of Railways is not a
question Of party, we trust that thQ Government will
really deal with it in that enlarged spirit which alone
is suitable to the commercial wants of this country.
This, however, is not the character of the
Bill before it. It is a Bill for amending an Act already
in operation ; and, in its second clause, it declares that
such provisions of the existing Act as are not re-
pealed by it are to remain in full force. here is
a gross error at theirvery outset. Railways are
in their infancy, and we are to be perplexed with
a reference to two Acts of Parliament to determine
the liabilities of their proprietors. Why not embody
such provisions of the old Act, as are to be retained, in
the new, and then abolish the first Act altogether? Why
perplex the public, and promote litigation, when these
evils can be avoided ? The law regulating a railway
ought to be as distinct, and as speedy of application, as the
transit upon it. The crawling pace of a Chancery
proceeding is ridiculous when in anyway associated with
railway locomotion. Instead of multiplying Acts, it is
the duty of Government to diminish them. A good
Railway Bill cannot be too brief. The nearer it ap-
proaches to a sheet almanack the better. As this is a
subject of great importance to every class of the com-
munity, we shall return to it to-morrow.

Colonial .

Who runs may read."

rouzxGN.

The most despotic Government in the world is hardly
awn, potent for evil at this moment than that of France.
Hardly a day passes in which instances of this are not
made manifest to Europe. - Does it want to crush a
Journal ? Let it give the signal, and three executioners
Are in attendance—the printer, the Court of Peers, and
a, servile jury. Some time ago the National pub-
lished an article, in which it was truly stated that
the rancour of the working classes was more fiercely
Erect ed
now against the middle class than against
the aristOcrac)-.. "For telling this truth which has been
told hundreds of thousands of times in England, where it
equally applies, the Government ordered the National

rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN ING, EBRUARY 17, 84`,..

SUMMARY
DOF NEWS
AN
Viibttr ptutoit.

On the 24th ult. Sul Stratford Canning arrived at Constantinople,
and on the 27th had his first audience of the Sultan, to whom he
presented his credentials as Ambassador from the Court of London.
His Excellency's reception vvas very flattering.
The Porte has appOlhted Omat Pacha Governor of Lebanon, at
the joiht request of the Chiefs of the Maronites and the lituso.
This has restored tranquillity in Syria. Omar Pacha is a German
renegade, who ten years ago made a profession of Islamism.
_

The editors of the National and Gazette de France were found
guilty by a jury on Monday of exciting hatred and contempt of the
Government, and severally sentenced to be imprisoned for twelve
months and pay a fine of 4,000 francs. With juries so basely ser-
•ile what can the French Government want with a Court of Peers ?
Several journals confirm the statement of the Conrrier Francais,
that Government intends to support other railroad projects besides
'those contained in the Bill already before the Chamber of Deputies.
The Commerce says that a supplementary Bill to this effect will be
presented to the Chamber immediately. " The Minister of Public
Works," says the Presse, " after having obtained the adhesion of
his colleagues, has just decided that the railroad from Paris to Tou-
louse shall be comprised in the lines to be undertaken by the Go-
vernment."

The Univers says :—" The object of M. de Borqueney's note
to the Porte was to recall to the recollection of the Ottoman Go-
vernment the old treaties, in virtue of which France is the recog.
nised protectress of all the Catholics in the East, to urge the
Porte to use moderation towards the Syrian Maronites, to advise
it to employ more conciliating measures towards Greece, and to de-
clare that any attempt against Tunis would be considered as an act
of hostility against France."
PUBLIC OPINION.

The Chronicle accuses Sir James Graham of deposing " to his
own dereliction of political principle" in his last speech ; and adds

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)

The House sat to-day to hear appeals. The Peers present
wets the Lotd Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cottenham,
and Lord Cattipbell.

" the world knows him. Even the Times declares he is not to be
trusted. The Lord Advocate did not desire him for a defender,
and will not soon forget the defence he inflicted. But what we do
infer from his speech is, that he is so far gone in political pravity,
as to have lost the use of the language of patriotism. He cannot
talk public virtue with propriety."
The Times says that the rejection of Lord John Russell's reso.
lution may be considered equivalent to the adoption of Sir Robert
Peel's proposed Corn-law by the House of Commons; and that
"it is a vote which does not commit any individual who concurred
in it, to a preference for the principle of a sliding-scale over that of
a fixed duty ; it offers no impediment to the future progress of le.
gislation on this subject."
The Herald is of opinion that the debate o ITuesday night
proved that a fixed duty is but a step to a completely free trade,
and that if any Corn.law is to be maintained, it must be one con.
raining a sliding.scale. "The great claim of agriculture on the
Legislature," says our Contempotary, "is not compensation. but

itEnkt U. 1144 t AM, OF LAUDERDALE.

The SouciTon-oEtituAn replied today to the appeal, and
Their Lounsmrs took time to consider their judgment.
ANDREWS V. WALTON.

The appellant, Mr. AiltiFews. appeared in person to argue
the case, which was an appeal frcii; the decree of the Vice-
Chancellor of England, dismissing the appellau:'' bill with
costs, and also from certain interlocutory orders pronoUner.l
by 06 Lord and Vice-Chatieellttr: The defendant being
in the Fleet for conteitipt, *as brought up on ha.betis.
A preliminary objection was taken to the hedrittg of
the appeal, on the ground that neither the decree
nor the order were enrolled, and upon their Lordships .deciding
in favour of the objection, the appeal was ordered to stand over
till after Easter, at the request of the appellant.

VIOE-CHANCERY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOTI of ENULAND.)
ARANFIL V. BRIDGES.
The arguments in this part. heard case occupied the Court
the whole day.
(Before Vice-Chaticellur Winaam.)
MONK V. TANKERVILLE.
The defendant in this case had consented to pay to the
plaintiff the sum of 7,0001., the principal sum in dispute, within
six months.
His HONOUR this morning expressed his opinion on some
other motions in the suit, but reserved his final decision upon
them unt►l he had an opportunity of looking into the papers,
( Before Vice-Chancellor BRU.:E.)
No case invulvAng any feature of general interest was heard
in this Court.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
( Sittings at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice titN3IA.N;)
THE BIRMINGHAM, BRISTOL, AND THAMES JUNCTION, ALIAS

WEST LONDON RAILWAY COMPANY V. HALL.

This was an action for the recovery of 1901., alleged to be
due by the defendant to the Company, in virtue of his having
become a shareholder for ten shares, of OM. each, but not hay.
ing paid the calla successively made upon him, in common with
all other shareholders, by order of the Directors.
Mr. BUTT and Mr. PLATT were for the plaintiff; Mr.
COCKBUKN and Mr. CURRY for the defendant.

The defendant pleaded that, at the time of making the calls,
he had not subscribed ; that the Directors had not made the
calls ; that they had not made the calls according to the Act of
Parliament ; that they bad rkrt given notice according to the
provisions of the Act; that the defendant had been induced to
become a subscriber through fraud, covin, and misrepresenta-
tion by the Company. On all of these pleas issue was joined.
Henry Casson, an accountant, from Bath, was called to prove
this execution of the deed by the defendant, but the witness
being a subscriber himself, though he had paid up no call, was
ordered to stand down for the present, until it was decided
whether or not he should be considered an interested party.
The subscription of Richard flail to the Parliamentary deed
was proved, subject to a question as to his identity, which was
reserved.

protection ; and the justice of that claim springs from as great an
independence for food on other countries as is possible, being as
much the primary duty of nations, as self protection is the fixed
duty of individuals."
The Cheltenham Examiner thus describes Sir Robert Peel's
Corn.law measure :—" A scheme less calculated to satisfy the
country, or to remedy the evils of the present system could not
have been devised; it is framed, according to Sir Robert's own ad.
mission, expressly to maintain the price of corn as it has been for
the last ten years, and, without grappling with one great principle
of commercial reform for which the country is panting, it may be
justly characterised as a miserable nibbling at details, such as a
statesman ought t be ashamed to propose, and the country cannot
for a moment accept."
We quote the following from the Dublin Evening Post :—" The

people of England are starving. In Bolton, Stockport, Rochdale—
Glasgow, Paisley, Manchester—everywhere—they are wasting
_ _

_
. ,
away through inanition—they are dying of hunger. It is main.
tained, that a Repeal of the Corn-laws would suspend, at least, if it
would not cure, this physical calamity, 'We are not called upon for
an opinion as to the roundness of this conclusion. But, there can
be no question at all, if the patient is destined to be saved, that you
must repeal the taxes on food in the first instance."

The York Courant says The ultra supporters of what is
termed in a spirit of monopoly, the agricultural interest, have
quitted the camp, and those not so ultra in their views, look on
with ill disguised suspicion, whilst the storm is hurtling in the
great public political atmosphere, which will require, if we mistake
not, more policy than Sir Robert Peel is possessed of either to con-
trol or to withstand. The great struggle has still to come on."
MONEY—TRIAL'—COMMERCE.
In consequence of the nefarious system of plugging sovereigns va-
rious experiments have been made to prevent the abstraction of the
gold taking place without immediate detection. The officers of the
Mint have at last agreed on a plan, and yesterday the workmen com-
menced casting the new coinage, which will shortly be issued to the
public ; the expense will be very great, but Government has been
obliged to incur it, in consequence of the system above alluded to
having much injured the credit and confidence in the value of our
gold, not only at home but on the Continent.
COMMERCIAL REFORM.

Immediately7afte;;;Ttot;;;TNef.s Corn Bill had become known
at Wigan, a memorial, petition, and protest against it, collected
4,000 signatures in less than twenty-four hours. At Stalybridge,
a day and a half brought 3,600 signatures. At Derby 6,336 names
were appended in eleven hours. _ _

At a great meeting held at the Town-hall, Salti,rd, on Tuesday
last, an amendment was carried, which was afterwards ordered to
take the place of a substantive motion, whereby the meeting avowed
their " solemn determination never again to pass or to retain for
twenty-four honrs, without exchanging for gold, any Bank of Eng-
land notes, until by the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws
Government showed its readiness to redress the people's grievances."

INSOLVENT COURT-(TIIIS DAY

Jan. 7 , •• •
14
21 .....»..
Eeb.
11

0 0
5
61 5,
60 7
60 6
59 H

ea i 20 7
:A 14) 1
28 3 20 1
28 5 20 1
29 2 :0 4

39 4
40 11
48 0
3'7 4
36 1
36 0

36 3 3h 10
34 11 35
93 9 39 li
39 4 34 g
33 4 33 II
32 9 33 0

staritatAl..alabaltiiktk alitlltAnEri OF THE SIX WESXS
...... 61., 4d.
-1 Oats 4,1.1 Beans 343. Od,
Batley. thl. Rye

ITltaolt tOttat6N coax.
Wheat bd. Oats
Batley les. 1041.1 BSc

- •
sr.tiE MARKETS.—(THIS DAY.)
WHITECHAPEL HAY-MARKET.
The tnarket was but moderately supplied with Hay and Clo-
ver, the demand for the best qualities was good; ordinary sorts
heavy on hand. Of Straw the supply was very limited, with a
brisk trade at the present prices. Clover, finest cut, from 51.
to 5/. Bs. ; Clover-seed, 21. 10s. to 41. 15s. ; Hay, first, 4/. to
41. 6s. ; Hay-seed, 2/. to 31. 15s. ; Straw, 1/. 16s. to 21.
SUGAR MARKET.
Raw Sugar sold heavily, and prices declined for all sorts.
Low to good white 61s. to 70s. for Bengal, and 625. to 695.
for Mauritius. Itefined Stir met with a good demand.
Standard 'Lumps 6;ls. per
TEA MARKET.
Pricts were firm for Tea; and a good demur; -;:igC,l for a''
sorts, is Mid wait, fhb.losoSit tate +A the market for Black
Tea, and Is 10id for Green. No public sale Was deel4red:
The deliveries were !s"-' and are iikelY so to continue.
TALLOW lIARkEPri
there was a good 'Aimless none iii P. t. bandlii, find at
full rates. Parcels on the spot *ere sold at 485. 3d., and
' 48s. 6d; and 49s:,fdr deli Very tip to the dose of the year.
SbUth Atheribin Tallow was 40s. to 4Th. tier slit.
• OIL M,ARKET.
The 'cceinand Ot• immijiOn , gild, e 4 extremely
dall, :mu prices nave declined except ror the very nr4'St
ties. Sperm was taken off standing at former rates, viz. 881. to
891. per tun ; in Linseed Oil a few sales were made, at 341. 9d.
per cwt. ; Rape Oil was firm In price, bilt is almost without
demand.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT MESSRS. GRISSELI.
AND PeTo's.--This afternoon, shortly before one o'clock, as several
men, in the employ of Messrs. Grissell and Pete, Belvidere road,
Lambeth, were removing a large " stone lainling," it suddenly
swerved round, and falling across the chest of middle-aged man,
named John Hewson, instantaneoysly killed him. A few minutes
after the fatal occurrence, a most pitiable sight Presentee itself; it
appears that the wife of the deceased had been in tlit constant habit,
for some length of time, of carrying her hiisbanil!s 'dinner: to the
wharf where lie was employed, and was proceeding *there ras
this morning, when she met the corpse of her husbancfbfeit ,g carried
through the streets to the hospital. _

Thomas Brook, a clerk, proved that the calls were duly made
and advertised. The Company had been authorised by law to
change their style from the Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames
Junction Railway to that of the West London Railway. The
works had been suspended.
Mr. l uRRY now said that the defendant had sold his shares
before the calls were made, having paid merely the sum
first required, and they were registered in the name of
another person. Moreover, the works were not going on ; all the
money recei%ed since 1836, had been spent in law,; the Direc-
tors were ashamed of their eld name, they had assumed a new
one, and had not even paid up their own shares. The regis-
tered Shareholders to whom the defendant had transferred his
ten shares had paid up all the calls. In fact, the Com-
pany now wanted to be paid a second time for the same ten
shares, an undertaking that never would be carried on.
W. H. Cussens thenvoved that on the sth of July, 1836,
he purchased ten shares from Mr. Hall before the first call was
made. Since then witness had paid 190/. on the ten shares.
Defendaat was at that time a Share-broker.
Henry ('amen was now called on to give evidence fur the
defendant. Witness had acted at Bristol as agent to the Com-
pany, and some complaints having been made against the un-
dertaking, he was instructed to tell the subscribers that
they would not be liable for any responsibilities, unless
they paid up the calls and registered. He disposed of
about 500 shares at Bristol. In cross-examination by Mr.
Platt, witness said he sold ten shares to the defendant,
but was not sure whether he had paid the deposit. Witness cut
the counterfoils out of his book afterwards, but could not well
say why. The deed arrived in two sheets ; one containing the
deed, the ether seals for and places for the signatures of sub-
scribers. On this account some said afterwards that they did
not knew what they had signed.
Counsel for the defendant insisted that a signature in such
circumstances was not a proper execution.
It appeared, in the course of examination, that Mr. Hall had
sold ten shares for 2s. 6d. each ; but there was no proof that
those were the ten shares he had subscribed for, and finally,
a letter was handed in, signed by Mr. Hall himself, acknow-
ledging that he had subscribed the contract-deed, though
he had disposed of the ten shares.
Lord DENIV?iN, in summing up, condemned the irregular
mode of taking the subscription. Te have one parchment
holding the deed, and another holding the signature, and to
say that signing the latter was executing the deed, was open to
very serious doubt. Mr. Cassen was also very wrong in cut-
ting out the counterfoils to the certificates; but the Company
were not open to the charge of fraud and covin.
The Jury retired, and after considerable delay, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff, being of opinion that the deeds were
attached at the time of signing.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Guildhall.)
COVINGTON AND ANOTHER V. PARLEY AND ANOTHER.
This was an action brought to recover the value of a crane
belonging to the plaintiffs, who are wharfingers, which crane
had been used by the defendants for the purpose of landing a
quantity of atone, and during the operation the crane was
broken down.
The case possessed no feature of interest, and had not con-
cluded when we went to press.

IN RE JOHN HUGHES ALLAN.
The insolvent in this case described himself as a professor of
music, and formerly a literary teacher.
His discharge was oppi sed by Mr. Wilkinson, on the grounds
of having fraudulently, and by false respresentations, obtained
a quantity of goods from him to the amount of 1571.
It appeared from the evidence of the opposing creditor that
the insolvent took a house in the Albany-road, and obtained a
quantity of goods from various tradesmen, for the purpose of
furnishing it, representing at the same time that he
had an annual engagemeut at one of the patent
theatres. From Mr. Wilkinson he got a cabriolet, and also
induced him to discount a bill of exchange for 731. drawn)by
a person named Watson, and accepted by the insolvent, which
was eventually dishonoured. Upon making inquiries at the
house in the Albany-road, on the day upon which the bill was
due, it was ascertained that he had left it some weeks pre-
viously, and the opposing creditor having received information
that he was at Bury St. Edmund's, caused him to be arrested
there.

The Learned COMMISSIONER, said no doubt could be enter-
tained, for a moment, but the insolvent had got possession
of the gocds by fraudulent means. It appeared to him (the
Learned Commissioner) that he had succeded in victimising
several tradesmen to a large amount, and he should, therefore,
order him to be remanded for six calendar months from the
date of his vesting order.