The Sun.
London, England, 1842-12-23 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

SUGAII.—The market • for British Plantation has
been again heavy this week; and very little business
has been done, but former prices have been obtained
for the small quantity sold, holders generally showing

rather more firmness ; 800 hhds, inclusive of 100
casks Barbadoes, brought to auction, only partly sold
at 61s to 68s 6(1 for low to fine quality. Molasses—
There is at present scarcely any inquiry. Mauritius
—Very flttle business has been done,
,the demand
being very limited.
BENGAL.—OhIy 1,151 bags and 34 casks have been
brought to auction, which mostly sold at 64s 6d to
69s 6d for mid to fine bright white, being about last
week's prices. The remainder were chiefly taken in
at 48s to 50s for good to fine brown, and good greyish
yellow at 575. Some parcels both of white and
brown (the latter consisting mostly of Khaur), have
changed hands privately, at corresponding rates.
FOREIGN.—There has been an improved demand
for nearly all descriptions (except white Havannah),
both for export and refining in bond, and for the par-
eels sold fully former prices have been obtained. The
principal transactions privately consist of 600 hhds
Porto Rico at I,Bs to 19s ; 300 chests brown Bahia
also at 18s to 19s, but both chiefly at 19s ; and about
500 bags mid (damp) brown Manilla at 17s 6d, all
for refining in bond ; likewise 4,000 bags yellow Ha-
vannah of average quality (but of old importation) at 21s
and 1,000 bags ord to good mid white Siam at 22s to
23s 6d for export. 299 boxes (mostly damaged)
Havannah were offered byauction, which were chiefly
sold at 18s 6d to 20s for low to fine soft yellow ; a few
boxes sound ditto at 20s 6d to 21s, and low soft to
good mid greyish white, at 22s 6d to 295, which are
extreme prices. Two lots sound white were taken in
at 325, being about the late nominal value.
REFINED.—A. further improvement of ful
has again taken place in the value of crush ed
quality being readily taken at 275, but is chi to
at 28s. In grocery sorts only a limited business sse
tinues to be done at prices barely supporting the g
last week.

COFFEE.—Thare has been scarcely any inquiry, and
the public sales containing 170 casks 71 barrels British
Plantation, 405 bags Ceylon, 131 bags Bengal, and
89 packages Mocha went off very heavily, and were
nearly all taken in or withdrawn, excepting the
former, which partly sold at 88s Gd to 97s for low to
good mid coloury Berbice, being about the pre-
vious value. Low middling coloury Ceylon was
taken in at 90s, and fine clean garbled Mocha at 100 s.
Privately no transactions have taken place worth
reporting. Foreign sorts continue much depressed,
there being at present no disposition shown to pur-
chase. A small parcel of fine ord coloury Rio has
been sold at 33s 6d, being the previous value. Only
486 bags St. Domingo, 37 bags Rio, and 110 bags
East India have been brought to auction, all of which
found buyers, but at a decline of 6d to is on the St.
Domingo, and rather lower prices for the East India.
Ord brown sold at 235, one lot 225, low good ord
mixed to very good ord St. Domingo at 30a to 325,
and fine ord coloury Rio at 34s to 35s 6d.
Cocos.—Of 163 bags Trinidad and 57 bags Para,
the former only partly sold, at 31s to 33s for mid grey
to good red, and the latter were all taken in at 395.
Rux.—There has been scarcely any inquiry for this
article.

RlCE.—Only 1,002 bags Madras and 1,659 bags
Bengal have found buyers, the former at 10s, a few
lots 10s 6d for fair quality, and the latter at 11s 6d
for bold mid white, and very small broken at 8s to 9s,
being about last week's prices. Privately there has
been scarcely any inquiry. 1,000 bags Madras have
been sold at 10s.

SALTPETRE.—Rather lower rates have again been
accepted : 438 bags have been sold in public sale at
23s for 24f per cent. refraction, and 24s for 131 per
cent. refraction. Privately few transactions have
taken place. Nitrate of Soda remains almost with-
out inquiry.
SPICES.—The public sales have offered 1,795 bags
(small) Pepper, 1,160 bags Pimento, and 253 chests
Cassia, nearly all of which found buyers, the former at
3id to 3i-d, one lot 31d; for good to fine heavy shot
kind Malabar ; 2f d to 2id for mid to good mid
Pimento ; and 65s to 78s for good ord to good Cassia,
being for the latter 3s to 5s lower, particularly forthe
inferior sorts ; about previous prices, for the Pimento,
and for the Pepper rather cheaper.
COTTON.—lhere has heen only a very limited bu-
siness done since our last in this article.

TEA.—The market continues very flat, and since
Tuesday, Congou, when forced to sale, has declined id,
and Twankay the same.
TALLow.—Eussian is without alteration.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) •
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SOUTHGATE.-JUDGMEN T.

The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment in this
case. The testator, by his will, bequeathed all his
freehold, leasehold, and personal property to trustees,
to sell and dispose of the same, and, after paying cer-
tain legacies, his just debts, and other expenses at-
tendant on the will, to deposit the proceeds with the
Cordwainers' Company, for 'the use of certain charit-
able trusts. ;The point in controversy, under the will,
was to find out of what fund the debts and legacies
ought to be paid. It was contended that these
debts and legacies ought to be paid exclusively out of
the personal estate ; on the other side it was urged
that they should be taken out of the mixed fund. lie
was of opinion, after reading the whole of the will,
that the intention of the testator was, that the debts
and legacies were to be paid out of the mixed fund.
In fact, he stated on the face of the will that the fund
was formed for that purpose. • Considering this to be
the intention of the testator, and referring tothe cases
of Robinson v. Walker, of Johnson v. Woods, and
Fourdrin v. Goodred, a decree must be ordered ac-
cording to 'what he bad stated, and that there must
be a declaration making the debts, legacies, and
funeral expenses payable out of the mixed fund, and
paid rateably according to the value of the real estate.
Other consequential alterations would be made, par-
ticularly with respect to some provision for the heir
at law taking the residue of the real estate.

OLDFIELD V. COIITIETT.

The defendant in this case, John Morgan Cobbett,
is the son of the late William Cobbett; he has been
for some time detained in prison for contempt of the
Court of Chancery, in not having put in an answer,
when required to pay certain costs of the Court. The
present application was to have the orders by which
he was detained discharged with costs. The applica-
tion came on as a substantive motion, not as an appeal,
the case having already been heard and the applica-
tion refused. The point on which the application
for the discharge rested was, that the defendant was
arrested under a writ of rebellion, and that the Com-
missioners made the return of his caption after the
return day ; the question was, whether the Commis-
sioners could legally do this.
_ _

Mr. COOPER appeared for the defendant, and argued
the point at considerable length.
Mr. KENYON PARKER was heard against dis-
charging the order, and Mr. COOPER having replied,
The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had already ex-
pressed the opinion he entertained of the case; if he
should see any reason to alter that opinion, Mr. Cob-
bett should have the benefit of it, and he would let Mr.
Cooper know his determination on the first day of
meeting after the Christmas holidays.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

LOCKYEE C. DYNE.-JUDGMENT.

Lord LANGDALE gave judgment in this cause to-
day. It had been argued within the last few days,
and the question raised referred to the construction of
a will. His Lordship said he had read the will, and
that it appeared to him that all the nieces of the tes-
tator were comprised in its provisions. The expres-
sions, "the neices and daughters of my sister,' ap-
peared to his Lordship to be used as convertible terms,
and if there was any ambiguity arising from the terms
" children of my said sister,' in one part of the will,
it was entirely removed by the generality of the fol-
lowing words, 'if no daughter of my said sister should
be then alive." His Lordship, therefore, thought that
all the neices of the testator were included in the
terms or expressions in question, and he did not find
in any part of the will any words which appeared to
indicate an intention that the interest given to the
nieces should be contingent; and he was of opinion
that they were vested with the interest subject to be
diverted in case of an event which had not happened.
It appeared, then, to his Lordship that the residue was
to be divided among the four parties.

QUEEN'S BENCH.--(THIS DAY.)
Sittings at Nisi Prius at the Guildhall, before Lord
DENMAN and a London Special Jury.) .
BAILEY V. TRUBNER.

pa n r.
in the Com-
pany, The defence
This was an action brought by a stationer against
the Director of a proposed Insurance Company, to
recover a sum of money alleged to be due for sta-
tioneryw as
thasupplied i
plaintiff
him
wtaos tah e shareholder Com
consequently a partner, and
,that therefore he
could not maintain his action. _

The facts of the case were not disputed, and the
Jury, under the direction of Lord Denman, returned
a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a motion for a
nonsuit on the grounds of partnership.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DAY.)
This being the last day of the sittings in London,
the Lord Chief Justice and Common Juries dis-
posed of the greater part of the remaining causes in
the paper in the course of the morning.

is the eminent AilnOßtThOisN
cv.aseVIRTUE.
The defendant
book-
seller and publisher in Ivy-lane, Paternoster-row.
The plaintiff was employed by Mr. Virtue to obtain
subscribers for his publications, and the present
action was brought to recover an alleged arrear of
twenty pounds for commission. The plaintiff's case
was, that he was entitled to a premium of five per
cent. for each customer whom he procured, as well as
a per tentage upon the sale of books.
In the course of the examination of the plaintiff's
witnesses, the Counsel on both sides conferred, and
Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS for the defence said that, as the
case was one of some difficulty, and his client attached
no importance to the question of costs, one way or the
other, he was willing to withdraw a Juror, if the
other side consented to that termination of the case.
He thought it would be the best way for the plaintiff,
at least as he could hardly expect a verdict from the
case which he had so far laid before the Court.
This proposal was ultimately accepted, and a Juror
was withdrawn.