The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-19 00:00:00

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that time. Brandy is little wanted, and prices continue on
the decline for all kinds. Geneva is wanted for exportation,
and common brings 2s 3d to 2s 4d, and fine for home con-
sumption 2s 7d to 2s 10d, Notwithstanding the continued
advance in the value of British Corn Spirits, still the demand
has been active at lOs 9d per gallon, net cash, and there is
not more being made than is required. For Gin the demand
has been active at 9s• 2d for 22, and at 9s 7d for 17 per cent
under proof.
Rim—Bengal has met with less attention, and although
the market has been but moderately supplied, still a decline
in prices of 6d per cwt has taken place. Of Java the market
is without a supply; large parcels would find buyers if
offered, and at stiff rates. Cleaned Rice is wanted, and prices
rule very firm.
SracEs.—To- day at public sale 104 barrels of Jamaica
Ginger were only in part sold at previous prices ; good quality
went at 414 s to 51155, good middling 31 to 31 15s, middling
56s to 58s. 211 pockets 200 bags of Bengal went at moderate
rates, fine scraped at 43s to 50s.
COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the market was more liberally
supplied, buyers were not much inclined to operate. At public
sale 129 bags were brought forward, and the chief part sold,
but at a decline on former rates of Id to 2d per lb.
HOPS.—The official duty for the kingdom is at 160,0001.
Prices keep up for Hops, but there are not many purchasers
at present ; there is not a large quantity offering for sale.
Oils.—There has been a limited business transacted in
Olive Oil this week, and prices have slightly given way. For
Linseed Oil further reduced rates having been taken, tempted
the trade to come forward more freely, and a good business
has been transacted. Rape is wanted, aio brings firm rates.
For Cocoa Nut former rates are insisted upon, but
the demand has been less active. Prices rule firm
for Palm, and there has been a good business doing.
Holders of Seal having submitted to a further reduction in
prices, tempted buyers to operate with more freedom. In
Southern tha operations are upon a more extended scale, but
at low rates. Sperm has been purchased with increased
freedom, and stiffer rates have been given.
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TAI ow.—Prices for Russian are not so firm, but on the
spot a good business has been transacted. Town Tallow has
met with a ready sale at 42s net cash. In other descrip-
tions there has been a good business transacted, and the
public sales generally went off at prices rather above those
Ipreviously quoted.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
BAIL COURT, Nov. 18.
THE QUEEN Y. HOORWAY.

Mr. ATHERTON applied for leave to exhibit articles of the
peace against John Hookway. The Learned Counsel stated
that the exhibitant in this case was Charles Arthur Pulley,
an attorney, who was engaged in some legal proceedings on
behalf of a woman named George, the sister-in-law of the
defendant. On the 25th of October last the exhibitant at-
tended at the house of the defendant for the purpose of
serving him with a copy of a writ of summons, and also
with a declaration of ejectment, with a view to the recovery
of some lands claimed by Mrs. George. Exhibitant ex-
plained the nature of the proceedings, and on hearing them
he called to his wife to bring him his gun, as he would shoot
him. He then entered the house and came out again with a
blind roller, with which he aimed a blow at the head of the
exhibitant, and bruised his hand, and destroyed the papers
he held. He made repeated blows at the exhibitant, saying,
" I will kill you, by G—d." The exhibitant got away, and
proceeded to a magistrate named Patterson, who issued a
warrant, on which the defendant was apprehended. He was
fined 20s. and costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment. He paid
the money, and then followed the exhibitant for half a mile
along a lonely road, using the most violent threats and the
most obscene language, until he was taken into custody by
a policeman. The exhibitant was in bodily fear of the de-
fendant, as he was of ungovernable temper, and did not con-
sider his life safe.
The application was granted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 18.
(Sittings in Banco.)
EMERY v. RICHARDsON.

This was an action of debt for money had and received,
which the defendant contested, and the case was tried before
the Sheriff of Middlesex, and a verdict returned fot the plain-
tiff. Mr. Gill subsequently obtained a rule nisi to show cause
why there should not be a new trial, on the ground of mis-
direction. The action arose out of a disputed bet, which the
plaintiff deposited with the defendant, but afterwards brought
the present action to recover back the amount, on the
ground that the bet had been illegally made.
Mr. MARTIN, Q C., now appeared to show cause against
the rule nisi, and remarked that the question which had to be
decided upon the trial was whether a bet of 10s. upon a foot-
race of 5/. aside was a legal or an illegal contract.
Mr. GILL--No; the question was whether a party deposit-
ing money in the hands of a stakeholder could recover the
money back in a certain event.
Mr. MARTIN concurred in the view of his Learned Friend.
The action was brought to recover 10s., which had been de-
posited with Richardson; and by a recent deci-
sion of the Court upon this point, the plaintiff had a
right to recover before the event transpired which
was to determine the bet, on the ground that it was illegal.
In this case, however, the defendant refused to refund the
money, and one of the parties having walked over the course
for the race the money was paid to him. Now, he con-
tended that the bet was illegal, and therefore the defendant
had rendered himself liable to the action in not refunding
the money when it was demanded of him. The
first statutes relating to gaming were the 16th of Charles 11.
and the 7th of Anne, chap. 11 ; the 3d section of the first Act
invalidated all bills of exchange, and bets above 1001.,
where the consideration depended upon the result of any
game, horse, or foot-race ; and the 2d section rendered
illegal all bets which had been won by fraud or collu-
sion. The statute of Anne reduced the amount
from 100/. "to 101., rendered all debts upon tic or
credit illegal, and declared certain races and games fraudu-
lent, giving power to parties depositing money with stake-
holders, as bets upon such games or races, to demand and
recover back the same, provided the demand was made
within three months of the deposit, or before the race came
off. He did not, however, contend that the race in
the present instance was illegal ; but he relied
upon the case of Applehard v. Colley, registered in 10 Meeson
and Wailsby, which was a decision upon the statute he had
mentioned last, and which confirmed the Ist section of the 7th
of Anne, chap. 11, declaring all bets and wagers, the considera-
tion for which depended upon gaming, horse or foot-racing,
to be null and void. He might remind their Lordships that
the Legislature in the past session had been guided by this
decision while dealing with and amending the law of gaming.
Mr. GILL relied too upon the case of Applehard
v. Colley, and directed their Lordships' attention
to the fact that, by the statute of Anne, bets
and wagers under 101. were legal. But his Learned
Friend said the decision in Applehard r. Colley made all
wagers and bets illegal ; but if their Lordships would look to
tke closing of the judgment, they would find that it was all
wagers and bets upon credit that were illegal. Here, how-
ever, there was no credit; the stakes had been deposited
on the spot, so had the bet, and he submitted,
therefore, that the rule ought to be made absolute.
The LORD CHIEF BARON agreed with the Learned Coun-
sel for the defendant, that this was not a bet upon credit, for
it was admitted that both the bet and the stakes had been
paid down. Upon looking at the statute, it was clear that
the Legislature wished to put an end to betting upon tic or
credit, but not to betting under 101., where the stake and
the bet were deposited in the hand of some stakeholder on
the spot. In his opinion the rule ought to be made absolute.
Mr. Baron PARKE was clearly of opinion that there ought
to be a new trial ; and he apprehended the case of Apple-
hard v. Colley justified such a step, for the decision in that
case acknowledged the validity of bets and wagers under 104,
where the money was produced and deposited in the hands of
a stakeholder on the spot.
Mr. Baron ALDERSON and Mr. Baron RoLFE concurred in
this opinion, and the Court ordered the rule to be made
absolute.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
_ MANSION-HOUSE.