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LAW REPORT. COURT OF KUM'S' BENCH, Ocir. 26. tilliLe-TNI KM ON THE OW JOSteR TINIPERON, ZSt. v. WILLIAM CLARE. This was an indictment against the defendant for publishing se. 'veral libels of and concerning the prosecutor, Joseph Tinsperon, Esq. Mr. SCAILLIIMT, Mr. BOLLA" Mr. Bacirscretan, and Mr. RYLAND, were for the prosecution. Mr. Commix Suntan appeared for the defence. Mr. SCARLITT stated the prosecutor's cases This was an indictment against the defendant for publishing libels against Mr. Timperon, of such a nature, that though Mr. Timperon had for a long time forborne towards the defendant, he felt absolutely bound now to bring him to justice. Mr. Timperon had been for many years a West India mei chant of the first respectability, and at first carried on business under the firm of Timperon, Litt, and Harrison. About the year 1795, the defend ant went into their house in the capacity of a clerk at a low salary. Alter he had been there some time, he be came assiduous, diligent, and active in his duties, he was observed to have talents peculiarly fitted to the business of the house, and in consequence his salary was increased to one hundred and twenty pounds per annum. He thus continued until 1800 or 1801, when Mr. Jona than Harrison quitted the firm, leaving Mr. Li t, who lives at Liverpool, and Mr. Timperon, who lived near St. Alban's, the remaining partners. Mr. Timperon thinking the defendant a person wbo might probably be fit to become a partner at a future period, determined to give him an increased interest in the affairs of the house. It was determined accordingly that he should have a salary of 6001. a year, and be allowed to sign the name of the house, thus having the weight and in fivanceof appear ing to be a partner, though he was not to be so actually.lt was also promised to him that he should become a partner when Mr. Timperon's nephew came of age, and was able to determine what line of life he should adopt. That period did not arrive until about the year 1811, and during the interval which clap ed it was observed by Mr. Timperon, with pain and anxiety, that Mr. Clark had made use of the power he possessed to write the name of the house, for the pur pose of overdrawing his salary. He remonstrated with the defendant upon the impropriety of his conduct, and was, in consequence, induced to alter any intent on he had of making him a partner at a future period. He communicated his sentiments to Clark, and proposed to him, as a compensation for any hopes he entertained of being a partner, to enter into a written agreement .sith him for ten years, to give him 1,0001. a year as salary, into which agreement a clause should be introduced, that Mr. Timperon should have the power of putting an end to the connexion whenever he chose, and Clark should, on being required, sign a dissolution of the sup posed partnership, and transfer all the securities signed by him in the name of the firm. The agreement was executed ; but Mr. Clark having overdrawn his salary, as had been already stated, he was in debt to the firm, and it was agreed that he should still only rective 6001. a year, and that the other 4001. should go to pay off his debt. Matters continued upon this footing until the year 1814, when this agreement expired, and a fresh one was executed, containing a clause similar to the forme: one. In 1822. after a season of considerable prosperity, the West India trade drooped, and Mr. Tim peron finding that the house could not afford to pay to Mr. Clark so high a salary, proposed to him to reduce the 1,000/. a year to his original salary of 6001. This was resisted by Mr. Ciao k ; but in a 1. tter of remonstrance lie expressed his willingness to submit to the reduction if Mr. Timperon thought it absolutely necessary. After wards, however, when the reduction took place, Mr. Liar k became so violent and intemperate, that Mr. Tim peron was obliged to put in force the clause of agree ment, giving him the power to determine the connexion. Mr. Clark was accordingly discharged, and left the premises, but vowed vengeance, and afterwards wrote several letters pretending that he had discovered frauds practised by Mr. Timperon, in his administration of a West India merchant's estate, to which he was one of the executors. This transaction thus alluded to was simply this:—Mr. Bayley, a West India merchant, who was a correspondent of the house of Timperon and Co. having died in the West Indies, leaving two orphan 'children, made Mr. T:s house his executors ; and as Mr. Bayley had been in the habit of leaving large sums of money in Mr. T.'s house at compound interest, some of v e money he thus left, on his death was appropriated to the use of the house until Mr. B:s son became of age. ]'art of this money was invested in the Funds before Mr. Bayle)'s death, and another portion was invested afterwards; but when young Mr. B. became of age, the whole accounts were balanced and settled. That young znan, however, being extravagant, fell into want and tiled. Mr. C.got hold of his widow, and persuaded her to file a bill in Chancery against Mr. I'. for an account of the administration ; and persuaded her that the trust money which had been appropriated to the house of Timperon and Co. had produced upwards of 50,0001. 1 He also wrote a variety of letters to Mr. Timperon, which w ere evidently intended to extort from him money or money's worth ; and, in the opinion of the Learned Counsel, Mr. Clark might have been made to answer at a criminal bar, on a charge of sending threatening letters to Mr. Tr mperon, with intent to extort money. To crown his malice, however, he published a pamphlet, in which he compared Mr. Timperon to Henry Fauntleroy, in terms of the must virulent abuse. He also placarded the town of St. Alban's with large bills, charging Mr. Timperon with fraud, and offering a reward of 5001. to any stockbroker who had transferred Omnium for Mr. Timperon. For these libels and others, the present in. dictment was preferred ; and the Learned Counsel was convinced the Jury could not hesitate to find a verdict of guilty. Mr. Charles Dobbinson stated, that he was a partner in the house of Timperon and Co. and proved the execu tion of the two agreements between Mr. Timperon and Clark, the defendant, as to his salary of 10001. and containing the clause empowering Mr. Tmperon to dis miss him, iltc. The witness then proved the defendant's handwriting to several letters sent to Mr. Timperon. Mr. Charles Druce, the Solicitor for the prosecutor, proved that in April, 1622, he saw the defendant and required him to sign the notice of dissolution and the transfer of the papers,pursuant to the clause in the agree ment, and the defendant at that time said he could not give an immediate answer. Witness called on him again, but he was so ill that he refrained from making any application to him. He afterwards called on the defendant in December, 1823, who told him, he bad called at witness's house and stated, that be would ex ecute the dissolution and transfer the papers to Mr. Timperon, if be would fulfil his promise. Witness asked Clark what he meant by that ?—He said, that as witeess's house knew both Timperon and him, he hoped they would act as mediators. Witness said be should be ready to do anything in his power. The defendant then produced a large roll of papers, saying that the witness ought to read them, because they dis closed such a system of villany on the part of Mr. Tim. peron, as would surprise him, and asought to be known to any person who was to be a mediator.—Witness de clined reading the papers. Dridente was then given to prove the publication of the pam phlet, which is too long for insertion here. It was a comparison of Mr. Fauntleroy's case with the supposed case of Mr. Timperon, and Wet step by step through both cases, drawing parallels of assimilation. Thh pamphlet was sent to the prosecutor, to his 'clerks, and to Mr. Drage, his solidttir. Geo. Elmer produced a copy of the sentence of death passed on Henry Fauntleroy, but it was not read. The fact was admitted Abraham Ewing, a clerk in the office of Messrs. Timperon, said he received a letter (produced) along with a pamphlet. The handwriting of the manuscript of the pamphlet was Mr. Clark's. Two letters, dated the 244 of May, 1825, and the 15th of July, were also in the defendant's handwriting. John Barney, a waiter at the White Hart Inn, St. Alban's, said, he remembered Mr. Clark, whom he knew, coming to the White Hart about twelve months since. Mr. Timperon has a house there. The defendant had several large bills, similar to one produced, with him. He asked the witness to send for a bill sticker, which he did. He afterwards saw one bill stuck up in the town. Cross-examined.—Witness read the bill when first shewn to him; does not know whether the biU sticker is here or not. On being re-examined, he said he thought the defendant bad as many as twenty bills with him. Mr. Ewing proved that a memorandum written on the back of one of the bills was in Mr. Clark's hand writing. The memorandum was this :—" Sent WI 0. Timperon, 21st September, 1825." The witness saw some placards stuck up in London, in October, 1825. The one produced to him was similar to those he saw stuck up in London. Mr. SCARLETT here stated, that be was unable to thew that any one of the bills in Court were the identi cal bills stuck up in London ; but the memorandum, and a letter written by the defendant to the prosecutor, proved that he meant to placard London as he had done St. Alban's, He submitted that he bad produced suffi cient evidence to make out his case. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought it would be the safest plan for Mr. Scarlett not to read the placard now, as it did not go to spew the exact motives of the party; and this was neither the time nor place for bringing forward matters of aggravation. The Com MON SERGEANT submitted that the defendant must be acquitted on the fourth count, which alleged that Mr. 't imperon had been guilty of a crime similar to that of the late Mr. Fauntleroy, namely, a breach of trust, and for which that Gentleman had suffered death. At the time the letter containing the above charge was written, Mr. Fauntleroy had not been tried, and, there fore, could not have been convicted. The Loan CHIEF Jorrica said, the words of the al leged libel were—• 4 for which crime he (meaning Mr. Fauntleroy) will probably suffer." He thought the ob jection could not apply, but he would make a note of it: The COMMON SERGEANT now addressed the Jury for the defendant, and observed, that he had but very few observations to make; still, however, he could not help thinking that it was vet y singular that Mr. Timperon, who had been in Court the whale of the morning, should not have been called to prove those facts which Mr. Scarlett was not able to do, and which Mr. Tim peron was` the only person who could prove. His Learned Friend had stated that the defendant had been a partner with Mr. Timperon. Mr. Timperon, who was an executor of some person's will, had laid out some of the property for which he was trustee, in the purchase of funds, which, however, he had no right to do, and Mr. Clark, as a partner of his, had, expressed his con cern at being liable for the consequences which might fall upon him. He therefore thought there was some excuse fur his using the strong lauguage he had done in the letters written by him to the plaintiff. The Loan Cu&xv ham; in summing up, stated, that with respect to the count in the declaration relating to the letter, in which the defendant had charged the plaintiff with having made false entries in his books, and appropriated trust moneys to his own use, the Jury must take the circumstances into their considcration.— As to the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth counts, their verdict must go against the defendant ; on the o.her counts they mu ~t acquit him. With respect to executors laying out trust money, he took this opportu nity of saying, that if any Gentleman, in the situation of an executor or trustee, of any kind, applied trust property to his own use with a full confidence of re placing it, and in fact did afterwards replace it, his conduct was nevertheless subject to severe reprobation. The Jury consulted for a short time, and found the defendant guilty on the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh counts, and acquitted hint on the other •. The health of the Countess of ELDON has greatly improved during her Ladyship's stay at her country seat, at Eu. comb, Donetshire. It is already known that the Spitalfields Weavers had petitioned the Kiss; and on Tuesday hir. Panne one of' the Deputation, received a • letter, dated Whitehall, 2.4 October, to the followi ng effect : That the address of the Spitalfielde Weavers, transmitted to the Secretary of State for presentation to the Ku. ., had been laid before his Majesty, and he begged to inform them that, previously , to its reception, his Majesty had already given orders that the furni ture, decorations, hangings. atc. of Windsor Castle and Bucking ham Palace, sho uld be of British manufacture. (Signed) 4, ROBERT PEEL" The nature of the document was immediately communicated to the different Societies of the Weavers, who confidently anticipate the most beneficial effects from the influence which his Majesty's example cannot fail to have with his subjects in general. Addresses to the Royal Family and the Nobility are at present in a coarse of preps. ration, founded upon the answer received from the Kum . COVENT GARDEN 117HEATax.—Last evening Mr. WAIDE assumed at this Theatre the arduous character of Othello. He seems to have studied it well ; and evinced, during the performance of those parts where the passions are most excited, great and appropriate energy. Mr. Youno's lago was worthy of himself, and obtained the reward to which its merits so justly entitled him. The Barber of Seville followed, in which Mr. Forum made his debut in the part of Figaro. He played with all the lightness and pleasantry emblemati cal of the active bat ber's character. His Cavatina was encored, and his reception highly favourable. The Sybille frigate, Captain Sir SAMUEL J. Pecuam., is arrived at Portsmouth fiom the Mediterranean, and is placed under quarantine at the Metherbank, but as the crew are perfectly healthy, will soon be released. Yesterday, a most magnificent black swan, front New South Wales, was added to the curious collection of water fowl in the Regent's Park, where it forms a beau tiful contrast to its numerous white relatives. It is stated as a fact not to be doubted, that more per. sons have fallen yictinis to the reprehensible practice of celebrating the sth of November, than could have been comprehended in the atrocious scheme of Guy Faux, had it been consummated. . OLD BAILEY-THIS DAY. John Riddle and lames Wilks were indicted for rob bing the Pinner and Harrow coach on the 1 ltli inst. Mrs. Hartley, residing at Harrow-on-the-Hill, stated, that on the 11th init. she was a passenger on the outside of the Pinner coach, and rode in the dicky ; she saw the two prisoners running behind the coach, and presently she saw the prisoner Wilks open the hind boot, and his companion Riddie put his hand in and took out .a carpet bag, and run away over a ditch, into a field ; witness called to the coachman, who palled up, and pursued the prisoners, and Riddie dropped the bag in the ditch. The prisoners were apprehended almost immediately after: A boy, mined Hopkins, corroborated the testimony of Mrs. Hartley. Mr. Turner, the proprietor of the Harrow and Pinner coach, produced the hag and its contents, and identified it to be the same that he placed in the hind boot of his coach, directed (to Mr. Roach, the Barrister), on the 11th instant. The prisoners said in their defence, that they knew nothing of the robbery, and called several persons to character. Mr. Serge rat Assam summed up, and the Jury found both prisoners—Gaty. James Watson was indicted for stealing a quantity of harness, the property of Mr. Robertson of Elston-square. The prisoner, in great distress, applied to the groom of Mr. Robertson for relief, and requested him t.t permit him to sleep in the stable, which the groom acceded to ; and during the night he ran away, taking with him the articles mentioned io the indictment. Verdict—Guilty Afarmadisie Anna was tried for picking the pocket of Mr. Ro bert Dixon, a Barrister at Law. The prosecutor was passing through Red Lion Square, when the prisoner extracted the handkerchief from his pocket, and dropped it on the ground. The prosecutor instantly picked it up, and gave it and the prisoner into the custody of an officer. The handkerchief was produced and sworn to. Verdict—Guilty. William Perry, aged 16, was past to the bar, on an indictment charging him with stealing, in the month of September, near Mile-end, a watch and other articles, the property of William Hornsby, in his dwelling-house. Several witnesses were called to bring home the charge to the prisoner, and the Jury found him Goodly. Alexander Reun was put to the bar, on an indictment charging him capitally with stealing, in the dwelling- house of William Kershaw, a gold watch, and a variety ' of goods, the property of him, the said Wm. Kershaw'. The fact were clearly proved against the prisoner, and the Jury found him Guilty. John Williams was charged with stealing on the 23d of September, a watch, the property of John Perkins, and a handkerchief, the property of John Ash, in a dwelling house. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. James Perry was put to the bar, on an indictment charging him with stealing on the 29th of September, a horse value 21. the property of Sarah Medley. The facts of this case have already appeared fully in our Police report from Bow-street, consequently, it only remains for us to state cite Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. Samuel Taylor was put put to the bar, on an indict. ment charging him with stealing a waistcoat, &c. value 4135. the property of John Shearsmith, on the 25th Sept. in a dwelling-house, in Guildford -street, near the Found ling. The prisoner had been employed in the house as a plaqrrer, and availed himselt of the opportunity thus afforded of entering the study aid tilting away the property. The charge wa, clearly brought home to the prisoner, and the Jury found him Guilty. Henry Abrahams was indicted for burglarionsly breaking and entering the dwelling house of Matthew Ross ' and stealing o large quantity of prqgerty, the goods of the said Matthew Ross. The Jury found the prisciasrs Guilty of stealing in a dwelling house. The prosecutor recommended the prisoner to mercy. Yesterday, John Jones, alias Bryan, was indicted for being at large before the term of his transportation was expired. From the record of his conviction, it appeared that he was tried in the last January Sessions, and found guilty of stealing >< piece of bacon, and was sentenced to seven years' transportation. Harris, one of the turnkeys at Newgate, proved that he accompanied the prisoner from Newgate to the Leviathan Hulk at Portsmouth, and delivered him safely to the super intendant of that vessel. Another witness proved that he saw the prisoner at Westminster last month. Prisoner, in his defence said. that the offence for which he had been sentenced was for only stealing a small piece of meat, which he was induced to do by the dis tress of his wife and five small children. Whea be got on board the hulk, an opportunity was offered to l.im for escape, and he could not resist the desire to come and see his wife and children, and hoped be might be able to support his family ; but things had since gone wrong with him. The Jury found him Guilty. Francis anon, a mariner, aged 20, was put to the bar on an indictment charging him with feloniously assaulting, on the King's highway, at the parish of St. Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, Ann Saunders, on the 26th of September, and taking from her person a quantity of lace netting, and Ss. her money. About eight o'clock the prosecutrix was walking along Kentish Town, when the prisoner came up to her and said, “ Your life or your money :" and hav ing snatched the lace from her, he pulled out a long butcher's knife ; she became very much alarmed, and said she had no money ; the robber replied, gi d—n you, you have"—and her alarm increasing, she gave him the money, and he made off. Information was given to the police, and the prisoner some time after having been taken into custody, was conveyed to Hatton-garden Police Office, when the pr.•secutrix was sent for, and she instantly pointed out the prisoner as the person who had rubbed her. The clothes the pri soner wore were the same as he had on at the time of the robbery, with the exception of a shag great coat. The case for the prosecution having closed, the pri soner declared his innocence, and said there were three persons in the gaol of Newgate who could prove that the officer pointed him out to the prosecutrix. Several respectable persons gave the prisoner a good character. W. Francis Harding and his wile swore positively that the prisoner was at their house at Hostun on the day in question, from four o'clock until six, as Mr. Harding stated, that being the hour at which he left home, and returned at ten, when his wife stated that the prisoner had not left until after nine o'clock. Ia this she now persisted. A Mrs. Drummond was called in support of the two . former witnesses, but shook their evidence materially, swearing that Mr. Harding went out shortly after the prisoner came ; that he was not at home at tea, and that she herself went out very shortly after they had taken it. She, however, corroborated their statement, so far as to the prisoner taking tea with Mrs. Harding and herself on the day in question. After a short address from Mr. Justice Pam, the Jury con• suited, and found the prisoner Guilty—Death. The proseeatris and Jury strongly recommended the an mercy, and his former master offered to take him again jam his employ.—The Learned Jowls said, he would take care all should be forwarded to the proper quarter. John Watson, aged 55, WAS indicted for stealing a gold ring from the person of William Chalk, a silver smith and jeweller in the Strand, on the 16th of Oct.- ber.—Gaity. John Tishdt was indicted for stealing some articles out of his ready-furnished lodgings in Jeffery's Build ings, Westminster, on the Soth of September. Jonathan Leyton, the landlord of the house, stated that he had let the lodgings to the prisoner's wife; and that he did not see the prisoner till a few days afterwards. The Learned SERGRANT stepped the prosecution, as the case could not, he said, be sustained. lie wished for the public's Ake to give the prosecutor a caution. Whenever a female came to take furnished lodgings, he should ascertain whether she was married or not; if the latter, he might let them to her without further inquiry, but if she was a married person, he should before he let them see the husband ; otherwise, as in this instance, no prosecution could be maintained st ould any of the fur niture be stolen. The prisoner was acquitted. Thomas South was indicted for stealing, on the SOth of September, a clock and other articles, the property of Wm. Johnson. Verdict—Guilty. but recommended to mercy. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, OCT. 26. This being county day Court, after disposing of the parish appeals, proceeded to hear applications for the renewal of the licences of the different places of public amusement, situate within the county. Mr. ArmLeutra, on the part of Messrs. Terry and Yates, applied for the renewal of the licence of the Adelphi Theatre. The Learned C:funel observed, he was not aware that any objection would be made, ex cepting that, whenever he weal, they always made his sides ache with laughing. The COURT granted the application without any observation. Similar motions were then made on behalf of the Lyceum said English Opera House; Sadler's Wells; the Mermaid, at Hackney; the Toy, at Hampton Court; the Angel, at Edmonton; the Argyle Rooms, and the King's Ancient Concert Rooms, for all of which places licences were granted. An application was made to the Court by Mr. A cum, for a licence to continue the fireworks and other amuse ments, at the White Conduit House, lately denominated the New Vauxhall. A number of the inhabitants, re siding contiguous to the Gardens, stated the place to have degenerated in a considerahle degree from the in nocent and rational amusements in which it was for= merly conducted, and since the introduction of fire. works, etc. it had become an intolerable nuisance, inas much as persons were seen at all hours of the night, conducting themselves in a most indrcent and highly re prehensible manner, both inside and outside the gardens. Ibe Coma; after a long conversation, only granted a liceme upon the promise of one of the Proprietors, that there should be no lire• works, that the musk should cease at half past eleven o'clock, and that the Gardens should be cleared as soon after as possible. Mr. BOLLAND presented a petition from Mr. Dunn, late of the Royalty Theatre, Wellclose square, which WAS recently burnt to the ground,: signed by above 3,000 inhabitants of St. George's in the East, for a licence for a new Eat London Theatre, whi h was about to be erected in Cannon-street-road, in the above parish. The COMIT said that it was impossible for them to grant a licence for a Theatre which was not yet erected; Out intimated that should it be, they should have no objection. HEREFORDSHIRE PITT CLUB. Lord Somers has addressed the following letter to Imes Eyre, Esq. Honorary Secretary of the Hereford shire Pitt Club: EA4IIIIOII CA !TLC, OCT. 23. "Ssa,—A recent event imperatively calls upon me to retire from the Herefordshire Pitt Club, although I ant, and shall ever con tinue, firm in my attachment to those principles of the Club, which support the Monarchy against republican and levelling systems. I cannot, consistently with my known and avowed opinion', continue the member of a Society, who, from their late proceedings, appear to be a body (which his Majesty's Ministers are not) opposed to Catholic Emancipation ; .4 great and arduous measure, I acknow. ledge, but which [judge essential to the good of the State, in order to cement the happy Union of Gres; Britain and Ireland into one consolidated Kingdom and one great public interest. I, therefore, thus publicly desire you, as Honorary Secretary to the Pi t t C l ub, to cause my name to be erased from the documents and records thereof, and to notify to the members of the same at their nest meeting such my retirement from among them. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, " To James Eyre R.q. Honorary Secretary " SAVERS. to the Herefordshire Pitt Club." COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. 'The Lotto Warm' held , a Co o( .. of Column Council yeatereuy, which was fully attended. _ A Resolution was unanimoush agreed to, for CRAZLZS Fear. SILOTHILL, Eq. and Hama? %scam:eau, Esq. the Sheriffs, to take their seats on the Bench with the Aldermen, although not Mem. bets of the Court. The Loan Maros laid before the Court a letter from Anthony Brown. Esq. assenting to take upon himself the Office of Lord Mayor for the year ensuing, to which he was ekcted so Michaelmas day last, which was read and ordered to be entered on the Journal. The Coalmine* for General Purposes presented a Report ou having considered the Petitions of the Committee and Inhabitants of the Ward of Cripplegate Without, for and against an increased number of Common Councilmen for that Ward; and also in respect of the other Wards of the City, in which they recommend the increase prayed for not to be complied with. A further Petition from the Committee of the Ward of Cripple. ate Without, praying for an increase in their-number of Common Councilmen, was presented by Mr. Smogs, who, after a speech of considerable length, moved that their request be complied with, and that the number be increased from four to eight. • A long discussion then ensued between Mr. Alderman Wald man, Mr. Deputy Pullen, Mr. Yallowley, Mr. Joan, Mr. Brogden, Mr. S. Dixon, Mr. Favell, Mr. Jupp, Mr. Deputy Routh, Mr. Cope, Mr. Galloway, and several other Member.; and upon a show of bands being uken, Mr. Stevens's motion was agreed to by a large majority, and the Committee were instructed to consider the best mode of carrying the resolution into effect ; and if it should appear to be requisite to do so by an act of the Court, to prepare the draft of a Bill accordingly. The Loan MAYoa suggested to the Court the propriety upon some future occasion of appointing a Committee to consider in respect of the state of the nightly watch of the City. - WAISTLINE; AT DIVONPORTCANN AND POL- zumouns.—Authentic information has last reached our Mice, that the Conunium, at three o'clock this morning. came to the resolution of returning the stakes to each party, making it a drawn matsh.—The Exeter Flyisse Poet, Ott. 23. CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, Ocr. 27. The Oat trade conduues improving, fine samples of feed being full is. per quarter dear►.r than on Monday, and brisk sale at that improvement. Wheat also is free sale at Monday's quotation, but Ire did not observe any advance in prices. Fine malting Barley ma rather better than on Wednesday, the state of the weather being more favourable for the maksters. In other articles there is no alteration. SMITHFIELD MARKET, OcT. 27. The prim ache best Scots Runts, &c. this morning is 4s. Id. to 4s. ed. per stone; and inferior Meat is 3s. id. to Ss. 10d. per do.- In Mutton these is little co notice, fine run Downs are 4s. to 4s. 4d. per stone; and coarser and older Meat, inferior Kentish and Leicester Wethers, &c. 35. 4d. to 3s. id. pm. stone. In the Veal trade the best young Calves may be quoted Is. to ss. 6d. per none ; and larger Ones 4s. to Ss. per stone. The Pork trade remains to lerably steady at 4s. 10d. to Ss. 2d. per stone for dairy-fed bigot; and 3s. 4d. to 4s. 2d. for coarser.-Beasts, 693 ; 13119, 6,920 ; 120 ; Calves, ISt. Beef, per mine, 3s. 2d. to 4s. bd. Mutton, 3s. to 4*. 4d. Veal, 4s. I to Is. id. Pork, Ss. 6d. to ss. 24. ) I I .