The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-17 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES.

St. Germain . • • • . • •.. 1075
Versailles, R.B. ••••• • .. .. 550
L. 8.•.••..
Rotten

..1075 ..1075
.. 552 50 .. 550
.. 385 .. 380
..1080 ..1080

Rouen to Havre•• . 889 .. 882 50 .. 880 .. 882 50
Orleans •• .1157 50 ..1157 50 ..1152 50 ..1152 50

Strasburg to Bale• • • • • • •• • • 316 25 .. 317 50 .. 315
Avignon to Marseilles.. • • •• 971 25 .. 972 50 .. 970
Bordeaux to Teste • • .. • . • • 210 .• 217 50 .. 210
RAILWAYS FOR THE ACCOUNT. FEB 16

.. 317 60
.. 970
•• 210

St. Germain
Versailles, R.B.
L.B.•••• •• •• •• 380 .. 382 50 .. 377 50 .. 380
Rouen

Rouen to Havre" • • •• • ..... 880 .. 885 •. 880 .. 882 50
Orleans —...— •••• —.1155 ..1157 50 ..1151 25 ..1155

Strasburg to Bale.. •...•••• 316 25 .. 316 25 .. 315 . 316 25
Avignon to Marseilles.• •• .. 975 .. 975 .. 962 50 . 962 50
Bordeaux to Teat° •.. • • .... 216 25 .. 216 25 .. 216 25 .. 216 25

gg THE SUN" EXTRAORDINARY
EXPRESSES.

THE BUDGET.

We have just received, through Mr. B. Wheeler, an
extraordinary express edition of The Sun, containing a
copious report of the proceedings of Parliament up to
half-past eight o'clock last night, from which we took
the account of Sir Robert Peel's financial measures.—
Manchester Courier.
We are indebted to a second edition of The Sun news-
paper for the means of promply supplying, in another
page, a full report of Sir Robert Peel's important finan-
cial statement in the House of Commons last night.—
Hampshire Telegraph.
We are indebted for a lengthened report, nearly nine
columns, which was published in a late edition of The
Sun of yesterday evening, and transmitted by extraordi-
nary_express to Newcastle, where copies were received
by Mr. Horn, of Market-street, at seven minuts past
eleven o'clock this morning.—Newcastle JournaL
The foregoing report is abridged from a full report in
the third edition of The Sun of last night, to the ex-
press of whose enterprising publisher we are indebted
for it an hour and a half before our own arrived.—Bir-
mingham Pilch.
The Bedford Mercury published a fifth edition, con-
taining a summary of the Budget, on Saturday morning,
from the report of the Evening Sun, received that morn-
ing by post.

DUBLIN, SATURDAY EVENING.—AII happily success-
ful—having arrived at six o'clock at Westland-row,
Dublin—dispatched to near 80 news rooms and provin-
cial papers, whose publication would suit. The excite-
ment was, I think, hardly so great even during the Re-
form Bill, and I hope it will tell with due effect.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

HOUSE OF LORDS-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of
hearing writs of error. The Peers present were the Lord
Chancellor, Lord Brougham, and Lord Campbell. The fol-
lowing Judges were also in attendance :—The Lord Chief
Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice
Maule, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice
Cresswell, Mr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. Baron Platt. The
Duke of Wellington was also in attendance during the whole
morning.
THOMPSON V. HER MAJESTY'S ADVOCATE-GENERAL.
This case came before their Lordships upon a writ of error
from the Court of Exchequer in Scotland, against the judg-
ment of that Court, whereby the plaintiff in error was ordered
to pay legacy duty to the extent of 1,800/. on legacies be-
queathed by the will of a gentleman named Grant, of De-
merara. It appeared that the testator, Mr Grant, was born
in Scotland, that he aft erwards became domiciled in Deme-
rara, where he made his will, and died in April, 1837. At
the time of his death he had a debt owing to him
in Scotland arising from money which he had acquired while
domiciled in Demerara, and which he had had transmitted to
Scotland for safe custody. By the law in Demerara no duty was
payable on legacies, and it was contended on the part of the
plaintiff in error that, as the testator died domiciled in
Demerara, his personal estate was not chargeable with legacy
or residue duty ; because, the liability of personal estate to
legacy duty was governed by the law of the
testator's domicile at the time of his death. On
the part of the defendant in error, it was contended that the
decision of the Court below was correct, inasmuch as by the
true construction of the statutes by which legacy-duty was
payable upon property of deceased persons, and, by the true
construction of the will of the testator, the sum bequeathed
was liable to the duties chargeable by the several Acts of
Parliament on the subject.
Mr. Kelly and Mr. Anderson were counsel for the plain-
tiff in error, and the Solicitor-Oeueral and Mr. Crompton
appeared for the Crown.
The arguments appear likely to occupy the whole of to-day
and to-morrow.

Mr. KELLY was addressing their Lordships on behalf
of the plaintiff in error when our Evening Edition went to
press.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
The Vice-Chancellor of England took demurrers and causes
to-day, none of which had any points of interest to the
general reader.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall, before Lord DENMAN
and a Common Jury.)
The Court heard two or three causes this morning, but no
general interest attached to any of them.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE GEORGE G BULLOCK.

The insolvent, an artist of some reputation, applied for his
interim order, and was opposed by Mr. Buchanan, on the
part of Mr. Nock, a West-end gunmaker. The insolvent
had purchased a gun, valued at 38/., the latter end of 1842,
at a time when he was rather in difficulty, and on the ground
that he had not then any reasonable prospect of paying, Mr.
Buchanan contended that his petition should be refused. It
was also contended that his balance-sheet was irregular in
many respects.
The insolvent was examined at some length, and said that
some years ago he had derived from his professional exertions
between six and seven hundred pounds a-year, but the de-
pression in the fine arts had considerably injured his income.
He had painted for many noblemen and gentlemen, and Earl
De Grey had got no less than ten from him, one of which
was in the Castle of Dublin. He had fully expected to pay
this sum, especially as Mr. Nock had written to say that he
should not be pressed for the amount.

The Hon. CO3I3IISSIONER would not name a day for the
final order, but the insolvent in the meantime should have
the protection of the Court.

THEROMYORD BANK.--IN RE JOHNSON, JOHNSON, AND stiorx.
A meeting of the creditors claiming on this estate was
held in the private room upstairs before Mr. Commissioner
Holroyd. The meeting was appointed for eleven, but did not
take place till late in the day.

Sir Robert Peel arrived in town, this morning, from a
visit to her Majesty at the Pavilion at Brighton. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer paid a visit to the Right
Honourable Baronet soon after his arrival in Whitehall-
gardens.

THE STOCKPORT FORGERY.—THE QUEEN U. JOHN
KENYON WINTERBOTTO3I.—On Saturday the Judges (with
the exception of Mr. Baron Alderson, and Justices 3
aule
Williams, and Wightman,) assembled in Sergeants'-Inn
Hall, to consider the objections reserved by Mr. Baron Gur-
ney on the trisi of the prisoner at the late Chester Winter
Assizes. The circumstances of the case must be fresh in the
minds of our readers. Mr. Welsh), having been heard at
considerable length in support of the objections, and Mr. V.
Williams in support of the inictment, Lord Denman said the
Judges would take time to consider the points raised before
they gave judgment.
We hear that a marriage is shortly to take place
between Capt. Berners and Miss Elizabeth Paget. The
lady is a daughter of the late Sir Charles Ba ,ot, „aid
to the Marquis of Anglesea. The Gallant Officer belongs to
an Old Suffolk family.—Court Journal.