The Sun. — London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

L NE WS. THREE. leseripti.ms of revioui pricei estimated at s American at na at 441 to 'rho Railway !at:ons. late and in.. tained of the y favourable, in the Pllll - treasure, The com there was no in a healthy soon resumed t. le same tenor s favourable, my instances part, but the carrying oa the Govern• st reasonably layed the ac- Ton the stata F. Handley, y quiet this ;withstand , ifid 87 ince stilt ainty in Lion. The ►een 86j is about 239. Ex' Ilium, and ie English been llt, Four pet k is worth eravian at S. are no• re, but the CLOCK. 2d. Juno. 38 p il. 38p BLOCK. 34 37 i O'CLOCK Do. 40r. Sharer... ..L. & M 25 — to Do. 10/.... M. and B. (A.) 9 .... . to Do. 10/. .. M. and 11. (B.) 9 Do. 104 ... M. and B. (C.) I London and S. Western...—. 50 .. Ditto, New 501. Ditto, New 404 ... ..... .. .. 34 Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ...... Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40 - Ditto. Thirds ... ...... .134 6s. 8d Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref. 7 per Ct. on Deposit and 5 per Ct. on Ca115......it. 13s. 4d — ..... to London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 114 — ...... to Londonderry and Coleraine... 28 3 / 4 — ...... to Londonderry and Enniskillen 27% — ..... to Lmestott (guar. 4 per cent.) 20 Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13 ...... Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 4 hianchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100 Ditto 14 Shares( No. 1) ... 18 Ditto. ditto (No. 2) 25 Ditto, % Shares (No. 3)... 10 Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ... .. 10 to Ditto Grimsby .. 4O Ditto, ditto. Ditto, ditto Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ...... Ditto, Grimsby Dock ..... 20 Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25.... Midland. • Ditto, Consol. Preference...100 Ditto, 501. Shares .... ...... 20 Midland, Birm., and Derby...100 Midland, Consol. Bristol and Birmingham. 6 per cent.... 100 11 7 3 /4 to Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... .. Ditto ditto 14/. 18s. - Midland, Leices. and Swan nington (8 per et. gua. )...,100 .... . kJ idld. Great Western (Irish) 45 Daiddlesbro' and Redcar. 6 per cent. guar. .... ..... . ... 50 Newcastle and Carlisle lOO ...... Ditto Quarter Shares . .... 25 ... .. N ewmarket .., .. . . 20 Ditto Extension Scrip... 2/.1.2s .. Newport Abergy., and lleret. 6 • Newry and Enniskillen ...... I Newry, Warrenpoint, and Rostrevor .......... ....,.... 20 , — ... .. to Norfolk' Ditto New 20/. Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et. 20 Do. Do. 5% per cent Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2 ...... ... Northern Counties Union ... 4 North British Ditto Half Shares. ..... Do. Quarters 6 IA 3 Ditto, Extension Ditto Thirds .... ........ -.... 84...... 3% :to North and Soath-Western... 2 to North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15 'North Wales North Western .. 10 Oxford, Worcester, and Wol verhampton ... .. .......... .. 50 Reading, Guildfd., & Reigate 10 ...... to Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... IA %to Scottish Central - - Scottish Midland .... .. .... .... 25 Ditto, New... 17% — to Sheffield, Rotherham, and Goole 7l/s — .„... to Do. do. , South Div.) 4 Shrewsbury and Birmingkam 9 — to -- Ditto. ditto, Class B. 5 Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 - Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2 Shrewsbury and Chester (Nor. W. &tin.) Ditto Halves, Ditto... 8%... Ditto, Oswestry 173/4 • 9 3 4 to Ditto ,New)... Ditto 8 per Cent. Pref....... 10 Shropshire Union.... 4 ... .. South Devon Ditto, Preference 25 --...... to South Staflordshire 6 1,4 —....t0 -- South Eastern .. ... to Ditto, No. 1.: 24 Ditto, No. 2. Ditto, No. 3. Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10 _ 6 otith Wales South Yorkshire, Doncaster and Goole Svp.- • - - - -- :ans. and Longhor and Ca meron's Sun. Coal ..... .... • 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 8 to - Thames Haven Dock and Railway 1 7 1% - - Vale of Neath - - ••. to - Waterford and Kilkenny l 7 l/....... .- - Waterford and Limerick ... .. 47%..... - - Waterford, Wexford,Wicklw, and Dublin Wear valley 6 per Cent. - Guaranteed ...... ale.. 4234..., - Do. do. do. Do. do. do. ..... ... 10 ... _ - to - West Cornwall 6 - to - West London.... - ..... to - Ditto, First Class .. 20 - to - Ditto, Second Class 20 - .. to - Whitehaven and Furness IS ..... - ...... .... Windsor, Staines, and South • Western .. - - to - 91, 4 "" W ilts,Somerset,&Weymouth 40 - ..... to - York, Newcastle, and Berwick 25 - ••• •• to - Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25 - ... . . to - Do. Exton. No.l (Y. & N.) 15 - - Do.:do. No. 2, New &18. 15 - Do. u. N. E. - P ur . or 'Pref. 8 ..... 6! / ,' s to - York and Nortie - Midland .. 50 .... - - - _ Ditto, Preference lO - ..... to - Ditto East and Westßiding Extension 25 - ...... to , FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Italian to - and Austrian - , Bo ulogne and Amiens ventral of France (Orleans and Vierzon) - l7 - to - Ceylon. ~,«,.... - to - „Demerara. ....--*- .......... 15 ..... - - 4to - u endre Valley D irect Bombay and Madras ss. ..- . - - botch Rhenish 7 I,E - - Bast Indian - - Great Indian Peninsular f n - Louvain Ila Sambre ......... 7 1 / 2 - ...... -- L uxembourg ......... ......... 7 - Ditto - Madrid and Valentia ....... .. 2 - to - - Northern of France .. 12 ...... - - - Orleans and Bordeau x--....... 7 - ...... to - Do. Paris and Lyons ...... :•-• .. .. 11 - - Do. ............ 10 ......1- - PansPa and Orleans.... ........... 20 - to - Pris and Rouen .. ..... - ..... 20 - - Raris & Strasbourg .......... 9 ..-.. - ouen and H avre ........ - ..... 20 - 20 - Ba mbre:and Ma nse Strasburg and Bale ..... - ..... to -to - Tours & Nantes ... • .. ...... .. 9 - • to .- T Oarnay, Jurbise, Landon, Wnd Haseelt - .. to - at Flanders B% - to -- JOINT STOCK RANKS. B A nstralasia - to - C ol -•• ritish North American .... 50 ••• - - onial ...•- .. 25 ....: - . ..to - en tnereial of London 2O - to - London Joint Stock ..... lO ...... - to -- to - Lo adon:andaW es t m i nster... 2 0 National Provincial of Engld. 85 llitto, New ' 10 National of Irtiland .... . : ... 22v to - •- /2 . r 0 •••• Provincial of Ireland - __ ........... to - -- - •• ,llitto, NOW ri.Uni).ioitntoo,fisTAewut!.lia lO 25 - - 2% - to - _union of London ....... ...... 10 Union of Madrid . 4O - ...... to MINES. - ,aAngle l'oixican - turian Mining Company... 14 ...... - - strali - ...••• to - II ac tiolahtenuaorvs s ou r ! Iron sad Coal ... _5O - to - - to - British Iron e t) o. . .. . 12 - Dittoarazilian Imperial .... ..... 9 4% ...... - ••• •• to - Coccus and Cuiaba... 30 Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 ..... - - reCob Copper 40 - to - Len al Mining . .. : .. ............. 26 e... ...•• Real del Monte, Unregistered - . .. - ..... to - bo. Black Debentares - Do Red llebentu - to - l!iantirto de Cuba ...... .0 • --.. to - LCnitecrblexican .......... ............ 28% - ... _to - LOvra - -.--.'s HIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) Sq ual LO DON, D EC. 4.-Wind S. VV., fresh breeze and ly,.cloudy weather with rain. Cork NEWPORT, DEC. 1.-The Helen Scott, of and from en countered a severe gale about twenty miles to , t he westward of Lundy Island, and lost mainmast, fore topmast, and arrived hero this morning. Off port Mar chioness of Abercorn, Quebec. I in CO VE2 DE C . 1.-Th e American barque, Henrietta, ' c c° Pilot to Cardiff, i n proceeding to sea, in charge of a struck upon the Cowsand Calf Rocks, bilged, and fills with the tide; and from the state of the weather is ikely to become a wreck; crew saved. thi3LITR. Nov. 30.-The Kezid. Page, in going out of 0 harbour to-day, grounded neat the Middle Buoy, and has been obliged to discharge half her cargo, but is expected off next tide. (BLINGTON, DEC. 3,—Th e G oose, o f an d f or L on d on with th e t l h a IDedn) was in contact this morning, off the Spurn, Osprey of Sunderland, and sank ; crew saved. lir ) h r i ° ,," ° ‘Yrlt, DEo. 2.-The Albion, Butterwick, of whi ,!.Y, ran into the Susan, Godfrey, of Guernsey, leal . c . t at anchor in the reads last night, and, being very Serk the o R crew abandoned her, when she drove to the daniage."ed and sank. The Susan sustained some DEAL, DEC. 3 Wind W.N.W. to W.-Arrd. 2d, 3-ArGese,eieleenki‘n_horst, Quebec; Faside, Murdoch, Quebec. 13 b• Geelon g , Yse, Calcutta ; Richard Brown, Ne t i h ll e , er lee ; Lisbon, Bronton, New York. Arrd. from river 2d, Moselle Sorneby, New Orleans; Hoyle, Samp son, Trieste. 3d, Calphurnia, Nicholson, Adelaide South A u S tralia ; Parkfield, Smith, Callao ; William , uad Edward, Munro, Pernambuco ; Blanche, Abrams, emerara ; Rockers, Nielson, St. Vincents ; Cato, Fox, St. Vincent's; Prin cess Royal steampacket, West ladies; Regina, Cowart, Barbadoes ; Active Hutchinson, Ha vannah ; Fahranue, Sandberg, Canary Islands ; Me" diator, Stork, New York; Arid from the river and all, Christiania, Brown, New York. Sid. Zephyr, Brewer, ..ermud a , b ut since put hack. Put back, Victoria, R i o ektneiro, having; experienced very bad weather. LtvEaPoor„ DEC. 2 . -Wind W.S.W. t o W.N.W . -3 . - o ~_"--Wind S.S.W.-A rr d . Ist, Covenanter, M'Gill,Quebcc; uno, ditto. 2d, Andes, Rogers, Pernambuco ; Ber v.trand, Flower, New Orleans ; Diadem, Moyrick, New 1 . 4 ° I - k ; Stephen, L annon, Baltimore, experienced a ' e tioeY gale from N.E. 15th ult., in let 44, lon. 42, which la sted 36 h ours ; Hannay Crayson, Penrice , Montreal, after anchoring in the river, had her bowsprit carried 41 4ry ay by a schooner getting A unt athw ar t h er . 3d, Aun, Pictou ; Esther, E nglis h , ditto. 2d, Sld. Niagara 3, And. (steamer), Boston. 3d, A th o l e, R io Janeiro. Off port, Alyth ; Autumnue. 1, Several of the TIl E S (TN, LONDON, ve3sels that sailed this afternoon were brought too at the : Land Wadi; but all other kinds ruled inactive, although mouth of t'te river, viz.. for the Cape of Gool the majority of the parcels uttered were disposed of. The hope; A'h!)lo, 1110 Janiero ; Eliztbeth, for Buenos import , i, week, consisted of 48 bales from Hamburgh, lyres ; B%rrcw, I,:r New Orleans ; Sup , ib, for 49 ditto from 'Friete, 2 500 ditto from Sydney, 146 ditto ; L ii. , ;7•;l::.pheid, f,>: New York ; IT • from Boon s Ayres, 3,048 ditto from Islay, 85 ditto holm 13abitnole ; Cwicnita, for litivemna ; Indian Queen, for the Cape, 310 ditto from Bombay, 1,300 ditto from Port Barbadoes. 3(1, I..ast light it blew a gale of wind from Adelaide, and 94.4 ditto from Portland Bay. There is a W.S.W. to W.N. W. 'Dais morning the wind is fresh slight improvement in the demand by private contract, from S.S. W. and prices are fairly supported in every instance. COWES, Dix 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Helena, WALL° ur. Anderson, Laguna. i We have again to report a very inactive demand for SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3.—Arrd. Clyde, steamer, West all kinds of Tallow, owing to the larger stock on hand, Indies. Sld. von, steamer, West Imies, I and prices are about 3d per cwt lower than on Monday BRISTOL. DEC. 3.—Arrd. Egypt, Solly, Callao; Shan- last. P.Y.C. on th e spot, is se lli ng a t 44s 9d to 455 ; non, Davis, New York; Mary Jane, Sargent, Prince I and for forward delivery, 44s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow Edward's Island. is 45s per . cwt cash; and rough fat 2s 7d per 81b. The WATERFORD, Nov. 30.—Wind W.S.W. to W.—Arrd. arrivals last week exceeded the deliveries by nearly Crowl, r, St. John's, New Brunswick. 2,000 casks. CORK, DEc I.—Wind S.W. squally.—Arrd. 30th Urania, Cole, Quebec. 2.—The Inventus, of and from Sun derland, got on the Gunfleet Sand, last night, and was abandoned by the crew, who were landed here this morn ing by the Scout, Revenue.eruiser; she has since been got off by a smack, and brought in here a derelict. 3, The Marvin, of and from Shicid:‘, for London, got on shore on Cork Sand yesterday; came off very leaky, and has been a,sisted in to-day, and laid on the mud. IVENHOE, DEC. 3.—The Brothers, of and from Shields for London, was totally wrecked on the Gun fleet Szaid this morning, crew and part of materials saved. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.) QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Lord DENMAN.) Craig CON.—GADSBY v. ESTALL. This case was resumed at the sitting of the Court. Sir F. TIIESIGEtt addressed the jury in reply to the defence er t up. lie said the case of the defendant amounted to this, that the plaintiff had conspired with others to fasten this charge upon him, and that he had not hesitated to commit forgery in order to create a -trong case against the defendant, who, according to his plea, was wholly guiltless of adultery with the plaintiff's wife. Now, he submitted that the letter which the de fendant had addressed to Mrs. Gadsby had been clearly proved by witnesses upon whom no shadow of suspicion had been east, to be in the defendant's handwriting. The plaintiff's case fell to the ground at the former trial, because the plaintiff could not prove the handwriting. Now it had been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt. They could not have failed to remark how the witnesses for the defence prevaricated in their testimony with re spect to the handwriting. It was a remarkable fact that the defendant's Counsel had not put the document into the hands of Mr. Elcombe, who, having had large trans actions with the defendant, must have known his hand writing well. But the defendant had had advantages which but few men in a similar position had. Since the last trial he might, if he had thought proper, have put an affidavit on record, denying that he was the author of the letter if be really was not. The allusion in the letter to Mr. Elcombe's quarrel with the cabman showed that the letter was a genuine one, and not the act of a forger. If in the de. fendaro's handwriting, as he contended it was, there could be no doubt of his guilt. Then with respect to the daugerreotype likenesses of the defendant and the plain tiff, it was suggested that the children of both were in the habit of playing with them. The worthless like ness of the plaintiff—the forgotten and injured husband —was shown to have been much injured, whereas that 'of the defendant was as fresh as the day on which the portrait was taken. They all knew the busy, mischievous hands of ehildr4 n. Was it not then probable that the plain tiff's likeness was the one with which the children played, and that that of the defendant was carefully preserved in the bosom of the guilty wife? The frequent kissing, the long secret interviews, the stealing of the defendant out of the back of the house and over the garden wall when the husband came in unexpectedly, all tended to show the defendant's guilt, and the corroboration of the testimony of the witnesses for the plaintiff clearly showed that they were the witnesses of truth. The Learned Counsel concluded an elaborate appeal to the jury to give the plaintiff ample and exemplary damages for the injuries he had sustained by the conduct of the defendant. The CRIET JUSTICE proceeded to direct the jury. He said he did not think it necessary to go through the whole of the evidence. The defendant had im puted through his counsel that the plaintiff behaved harshly to his wife, that he was jealous and unkind, that he was a poor man and had in duced her to marry him against the wish of her parents, and that he had . estranged her feelings from him. Now there was no .evidence upon this matter, they were left entirely in the dark upon it; whilst on the other hand there was evidence to show that the plaintiff treated his wife kindly, and that they lived for some time happily together. Her father, whom they had seen, imputed no harsh conduct of the kind. It seemed very remarkable and suspicious that the defendant, a married man, should have been in the habit of visiting the plaintiff's wife in the way and at the times stated in the evidence. It was, as the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff had stated, a strong point in the case that the defendant had not denied that the letter was in his handwriting. as he had had an opportunity of doing; and, again, that the father was not asked his opinion of the handwriting of the defendant, with which he must have become ac quainted in the course of the transactions he had had with him. It would be for them to consider whether or not the defendant had resorted to the defence of fraud he had set up as an expedient; it was for them by their verdict to say whether the defendant was or was not justified in the line of defence. If the testimony of the servants was false it seemed to him that they might have gone a good deal further. He need not, however, tell them how much persons were in the power of ser vants; but the female witnesses in this case had had no reproach cast upon them, and had given their evidence with much dec. ncy. Because they were in a humble sphere of life it was no reason why they should doubt their testimony. But the letter was written in a re markably free hand, and not like an emanation from the hand of a forger. If they believed the defendant guilty, and that the defence of fraud and conspiracy set up was g oundless, it would be for them to consider the amount of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled by the injury he had sustained. The jury retired at thirty minutes efter eleven. After being absent abcut three-quarters of an hour, they sent for the plan of the buildings. Lord DENMAN sent for the jury, and when they had entered the box, he said he thought it right that he should read the entire evidence to them. His Lordship accordingly did so, and they again retired. During last week the arrivals of English Flour for our market, coastwise as well as by land carnage, were liberal, viz., upwards of 12,000 sacks. Of Grain of home produce, especially Wheat, the receipts were very limited, and of middling quality. From Ireland and Scotland the supply of Oats and all other articles was small, :with very little prospect of any increase in them, from the low prices ruling here. The imports from abroad—though not so large as those in the preceding week—were tolerably extensive, they having been composed of 11,527 quarters of Wheat, 8,765 ditto of Barley, 9,518 ditto of Oats, 1,106 ditto of Rye; 803 ditto of Beans; 1,316 ditto of Peas ; 1,)6 ditto of Tam ai; 2,109 ditto of Linsecd; 1,434 ditto of Rapeseed ; 2,678 ditto of sundry other seeds, including about 2,000 quarters of Indian Corn, 3,057 sacks and 10,615 barrels of Flour—the former chiefly from France, the latter from America. From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., a very limited quantity of Wheat was received fresh up to this morn ing's market, and the general quality of the samples was by no means good, owing to the continual damp weather. Notwithstanding the show. of parcels of both red and white was small, the demand for all descriptions of English Wheat was in a very sluggish state at prices about equal to those paid on this day se'nnight. Previous to the close of the market a fair clearance had been effected. The supply of free foreign Wheat on offer was large. Selected qualities of white, flt for immediate grinding, were in moderate request at last week's cur rencies. The middling and out-of-condition samples were dull in the extreme, and almost nominal in value. In:bonded parcels,as well as floating cargoes, we heard of no transactions. The late:large arrivals of foreign Barley having been pretty well cleared off, the quantity of Barley on show today was comparatively small, but fully adeprate to the demand. On the whole, the trade was firm for malting and the best distillingpareels at extreme rates, but grinding qualities were neglected, though we cannot call them cheaper. Wie wee fairly supplied with Malt, and parcels were offering freely for for ward delivery. Fine Ware samples were tolerably steady at full prices, but the secondary sorts were neglected. The quantity of Oats on offer was considerably less than that shown for some time :past. This falling off in the supply induced some firmness on the part of the holders and late rates were steadily sup ported in every instance. There was very little inquiry for Beaus at about last week's prices. The supply was by no means heavy. We had a very dull inquiry for all kinds of Peas, at late currencies. Indian Corn and Meal were a slow sale, yet the importers refused to sell except at full prices. The Flour trade was in a a sluggish state, at the late depression in value. 5 8 CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, halt —Chevalier...... 40s to 54s Oats—Yorkshire an d Ditto,White, New 46 s 58 s i—,in cenoeivnasibie.,r. Feed. ..... 9 17s s to 0 21s s Norfolk and Lin- Potato coin, Red. •• .. 40s 52s Youghal and Cork, Ditto, White. ••• .. 448 52s Black . • • 15 s 206 Irish, Red •••• • • .. —s —s Cork, White ... • • 17s 20s Ditto, White.. •• •• —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 21s 24 Rye—Old •••• • • • ..... —s —s Beans—Tick •• • • 28s 32s New. 28s 80s Pigeons ..... 37s 39, Barley—Grinding .•• .. 26s 29s Peas—Grey 37s as. Malting . ........ 31 s 32 s B M o a i pl r e s . Chevalier •••• • • • 33 s 34 s White . 34 8 37, Boilers tfalt—Suffolk and Nor- 3 3 7 7 : 3 4 5 0 8 8- folk .•• • • • ...... 55s 58s Flour — Town-made... 40s 45 8 Brown .•• • • • 46s 52s Suffolk • • ...• •• .. 36 8 39 8 Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stockta & Norfolk 36s ar s SMITHFIELD. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were as follows: From Beasts. Rotterdam ... 254 Harlingen _ 2 .. 9.5 ... Cape oi — G. Hope Antwerp ... .. Ostend - Ilamburgh ... 43 ... Havre .:. ... .-. Tonningen..... 115 ... Sheep. 457 831 Calves. Lambs. 6 ... 10 62 12 259 ... 12 Total 563 ... 1,637 Corresponding week in 1847 666 3,052 ...' ... ... 111 ... 133 ... 37 Difference ... 102 less. 1,415 less. 22 less. 27 less The two Sheep from the Cape of Good Hope have not been imported for speculation in this market, but solely for breeding purposes. The arrivals of stock at the northern outports have fallen off considerably, they having amounted to only 650 head of Beasts, Sheep, and Calves from Holland and Germany. Although the Beasts contit ue to carry a large quantity of internal fat, complaints are pretty general of their want of condition. The Sheep have greatly improved during the past month. The great Smithfield market for the show of Christmas beef will be held 'on Monday next. A very excellent supply appears to be generally expected. With foreign Beasts and Sheep our market to-day was very mode rately supplied; but the numbers of Sheep from Hol land were seasonably extensive. There was ratber more activity in the demand for all breeds, at prices fully equal to, but at nothing quotable beyond those obtained on Monday last. From those of our grazing districts whence the principal portion of the Bulloc k su pp lies are usually derived at this period of the year, the arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning were tolerably good as to number, but somewhat deficient in quality, Although the weather was not to say favourable for slaughtering, the beef trade—owing to the large number of country buyers in attendance—was firm, and, in some few in stances, the primest Scots, Herefords, &c., sold at 2d per Silas more money—the highest figures for the best Beef ruling from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs,• while the value of all other kinds was steadily supported. At the close of business a good clearance was effected. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, &c., we received about 2,000 Short-horns; from the eastern, western, and midland counties, 800 Herefords, runts, Devons, Irish Beasts, &c.; and from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds. The remainder of the Bullock supply was derived from abroad, and the neigh bourhood of London. Notwithstanding th e n um b ers o f Sheep vv, re in excess of these shown on Monday last, there was an improved demand for that description of suck—especially for Down kinds—at extreme rates of currency. Prime old Downs, which were very scarce, sold freely. at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs. There were very few Calves on show. The primest quality of Veal prcduced a trifle more money, via., from 4s 4d to 4a 6d per 81bs; while the value of other qualities was well supported. For Pigs—the supply of which was very moderate—we had a steady sale; but we have no im provement to notice in prices. Per albs. to sink the offal. s: d. to cr. d. s. d. to s. d. nferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 0 Second quality -• • . 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6 Prime large Oxen • • 3 6 4 0 Southdown Wether 4 8 i 0 'rime Scots ...... 4 2 4 4 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0 .arge coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ...• ••3 10 4 4 !rinie small ditto 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers ••. • 4 6 4 8 itickling Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0 nferior Sheep • 3 0 3 4 Lambs .. ••.•• • • • 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET. 22 I 5h,340 eep. I Calve 110 s. ' 2 245 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. I I Sheep. Calves. rigs. 468 2,130 48 — 3g3EIVITGATEI AND LEADENHAILX. Very large supplies of meat have arrived from Scot land and various parts of England since this day sennight, viz.. about 800 carcases of Beef ; 2,200 ditto of Mutton ; 800 ditto of Veal ; and 4,100 ditto of Pork. With meat killed in London we have been somewhat heavily sup. plied. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Pork have sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the demand has ruled dull, at but little alteration in the currencies. About 600 car cases of Foreign Meat have been disposed of, and 22 baskets of Beef and Mutton have come to hand from Ilambro'. Boasts. 4.032 At per stone by the Carease. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. ,inferlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4 - middling •• .. 2 6 210 -- nalddling• • 3 6 3 8 primelarge 3 0 3 2 -- prime •• •• 310 4 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• •••• • • • 3 6 4 4 eal.• ••••••• • • • • - 3 4 4 4 small ... • 4 6 4 8 Beet BOIZOUGH AND 'SPITAIAPIELDS. Our markets continue to be somewhat heavily sup plied with foreign Potatoes, a slight increase has taken place in the receipts coastwise, but their general quality is proving inferior. The best parcels command a steady sale, at lull prices, but all other kinds are much neglected, though offered at low figures. The imports, since Monday last, have amounted to 75 tons from Altona; 265 sacks from Hare; 358 bags from Calais; 240 tons for Rouen; 8 baskets from Oporto; 392 bags from Antwerp; 559 bags from Rotterdam; 121 baske s from Rotierdain; 120 tons from Dunkirk; anc11,279 baskets from Hamburgh. Present prices as follows: Yorkshire Regents, 1803 to I50s; Scotch ditto, 110 s to 130 s ; ditto Gups, 60s to 90; ditto Reds, 60s to 90s; ditto Whites, 60 to 85s; French and BelgianWhites,6os to 80s per ton. noya.ouaii HOP MAREET. We hive again to report a steady, though not to say a Lrkl., demand for the best New Hops in pockets, at vet.) full pi ices. In the middling and inferior kinds, as will as yearling and old qualities, exceedingly little bu siness is doing. New llops—Sussex pockets, 215 s to 2/ 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 2/ 8s to 3155; Mid and East Kent ditto, 21 12s to 5l 18 per cwt. EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.) O'CONNOR V. BALLANTYNE AND IRELAND. This was an action brought by Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.P., to recover damages for libel published in the Manchester Examiner, of which the defendants are the printers and publishers. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins appeared for the plaintiff, and the Attorney. General for the defendants. The case was set down to be tried by a special jury, but the parties having arranged the affair between themselves, they had consented to take a verdict from a common jury, who were in tho box, and had been called to try another cause. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in opening the case to the jury, stated that it was an action for a libel which had been published in the Manchester _Examiner, ch a r g i ng Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.P., in substance with having falsified his ledger. It would seem that some time ago a dispute arose between Mr. Cleave, the publisher, of Shoe-lane, and the plaintiff, relative to money transac tions, and at that time Mr. O'Connor delivered to Mr. Cleave an account of his claim, which it was alleged did not agree with the items of his ledger. Upon this in formation being furnished to the defendants they charged Mr. O'Connor in the Manchester Examiner with having falsified his books, but subsequently, on the dispute with Mr. Cleave being carried before an arbitration, Mr. O'Connor admitted that the account he had delivered was not correct, and determined to stand by his Mr. Cleaveledger, w n w g h i b c 6 s o h o o L w ebde was that onlyinstead te d o t l o him in the sum of 3001. The information, therefore, which had been furnished to the defendants being with out foundation, they had thought it far more consistent with their character as journalists to make this public avowal, rather than withdraw their plea of justification in private. They are now satisfied that there was no ground for the charge brought against Mr. O'Connor, the ledger itself was not falsified, but the particulars de• livered to Mr. Cleave, and said to have been taken from the ledger, by mistake, or accident, did not talley with the ledger, and this led to the publication of the libel. Mr. Sergeant W lutists admitted that the defendants in the cause had acted as gentlemen. The best of men were liable to err, and the only reparation they could make when they discovered their error was, to endeavour to atone for the wrong as soon as possible. No doubt they had received the information, and published it, believing it to be true, but subsequent investigation had convinced them that it was without foundation, and they had pro perly come forward to admit that they were wrong. But he found there was something on Mr. O'Connor's aide that was not altogether correct, and which ought to be be retracted. No doubt the jury bad heard that Mr. O'Connor was the proprietor of the Northern Star, as well as a prominent public character in Manchester, where, from the nature of his opinions, he had neces sarily many political opponents. While in Manchester some time ago, he received information which induced him to believe that the defendants had instigated " navvies" to assassinate him, and at a public meeting he openly charged them with that offence, and after wards repeated the charge in the Northern Star. From information, however, which had since reached him, he was now convinced that no such attempt was ever in contemplation, and he begged, as a matter of justice to these gentlemen, to state so in public, and he now publicly withdrew any such imputation against these gen tlemen. The jury then returned a verdict, by consent, for the plaintiff, damages 5/. ss. A gentleman in the body of the court said he had been summoned on the special jury to try this case, and he wished to know whether ho was to receive anything for his attendance. The LORD CHIEF BARON said be had no power to interfere. The ATTORNEY. GENERAL said he was authorised by the defendants to state that the first twelve gentlemen who answered to their names should be paid the usual attendance fee of a guinea, although they had not been actually sworn to try the case. CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the RECORDER.) CHAIIGE OF CONSPIRACY TO INTIMIDATE 17onx- MEN.—Roger Gray, and 20 other working masons, sur rendered to take their trial upon an indictment [re ferred by a builder, of the name of Trego, charging them with conspiring together to intimidate his work men, and prevent there from working. Upon the defendants surrendering, Mr. BODKIN stated that, at the commencement of the session, he had asked the Court to postpone the case for a few days, in consequence of the absence of an im portant witness. On that occasion the Court suggested a hope that an amicable arrangement might be effect( d between all parties, and that suggestion was comtnuni cated to Mr. Trego, the prosecutor, and on his part ho was now authorised to say that he would be satisfied it all the defendants entered into their own recognisances to appear at the instant when called upon, the under standing, however, being that they would not be so called upo❑ unless they gave any further annoyance. Be trusted that the arrangement would be satisfactory, to the Court and all parties, and would revive that good W 0036. The last series of public sales for the present year were brought to a conclusion on Saturday. The attend ance of buyers througho..t was decidedly good, consider ing. the comparatively dull state of trade in our manu facturing districts. In some few instances, a trifle more money was obtained for Australian and Van Diemen's MON DAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1848. I feeling that ought always to exist between masters and workmen, and which in the present instance had been so unfortunately interrupted.! Mr. CLARE:SON, who appeared for several - of the de fendants, and Mr. BALLANTINE and Mr. CAREY, who rip peared for others, stated that they most cordially con curred in the observations made by their Learned Friend. Mr. Bodkin nn the part of the prosecution. They wi,'neri to add, for their respective clients, that they had neither committed or contemplated any violence. The RECORDER was happy that his sugge3tions had been adopted, and the matter settled in so satisfactory a manner to every one. At this point of the case, when every one in court, judge and counsel, and every one present, expected so satisfactory a termination to the case, One of the defendants stood forward, and said that they would be no party to any compromise. They had already paid upwards of 180/. for conducting the de fence. They had been put to much trouble and incon venience, and had lost a great deal of their time, in consequence of the prosecution ; and feeling strongly their own innocence, they felt bound not to consent to enter into any rceognizances. They were determined, as they were then in court, either to take their trial, let the consequences be what they might, or be allowed to leave the court unfettered. The RECORDER said that if there were any of the defendants who objected to enter into their recogni sances, he had no doubt the prosecutor would indulge them with a trial.—(A laugh.) Mr. BALLANTINE said that h e an d hi s L earne d Friends had acted upon the instructions given to them by the solicitor. The RECORDER—A gentleman, who no doubt, under• stands well the consequences to his clients if they are convicted, and who can look upon the case with coolness and deliberation— ➢ir. BALLANTINE observed that as the defendant re fused to be guided by his advice, and übjected to abide by the arrangement which had been proposed by the prosecutors and agreed to by his friends and himself as the best thing for their clients, he would have nothing more to do with the case, but would return his brief. Several of the defendants still persevered in their de termination not to enter into their recognisances, and, after some discussion, Mr. BODKIN applied to tho Court to have the trial postponed till next session, as, in consequence of under standing that the matter was arranged by the prosecu tor, he had not:his witnesses in attendance, he, therefore, asked that the recognisances of all the defendants might be respited till next session. Some conference then took place between the defen dants and their legal advisers, but they obstinately refused to enter into any compromise of their recognisances. TheRECORDER said that he would accede to the appli cation for postponing the trial, but he would not respite the recognisances. The defendants could now leave the Court, and if the prosecutor intended to go on with the prosecution, or he received any annoyance from any of them, as there was an indictment still ex isting he could obtain a warrant against any of them, and have them:again taken into custody, when they would be obliged to find fresh bail, which, perhaps, they would find rather difficult to obtain, after the determation they had shown to run counter to the advice of their solici tors and counsel. The defendants appeared to be rather staggered at course adopted by the Court, but they still stubbornly persisted in refusing to enter into their recogniaances, and left the court in a body. ROBBERY. — George Lawrence, 46, described in the calendar as a carman, and Caroline Lawrence, his wife, were indicted with stealing two bars of steel, of the value of 155., the property of Thomas Charles Mutts and Co., and George Cook, 24, a smith, was charged with feloniou s ly rece i v i ng the property, well k now i ng i t to have been stolen. _ 1 George Lawrence pleaded Guilty, but Caroline Law rence and George Cook pleaded Not Guilty. Mr. Brierly was counsel for the prosecution, and Mr. Parry defended the prisoner Cook. From the statements of the Learned Counsel and the evidence adduced, it appeared that on the night of Mon day last the female prisioner and her sister was seen by police constable Wild, of the L. division, in Suffolk street, Borough, with two bars of steel in their hands. They met Cook, to whom they gave the bars of steel. Upon the policeman going up, Cook said that he was going to make tools of the bars for Lawr ence . O n t h e following mornin g the policeman went to Law rence's house and found several pieces of iron there, and on searching Cook's forge he dis covered several pieces of steel there, an d f rom two to three cwt. of tools. One piece of steel found at Cook's had the same mark on it as the two bars which the female prisoner had. Mr. Mutts, a coacbmaker in the Borough, stated that the prisoner Lawrence had been in his employ as a car man. The bas of steel produced were his property. lie had missed three cwt. of steel of tha same description. The RECORDER directed the female prisoner to be dis charged, on the ground that the presumption was that she had acted under the direction of her husband. Mr. PARRY addressed the jury for the prisoner Cook. The jury acquitted Couk and the female prisoner, and The RECORDER sentenced Lawrence to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. Cook was then agai❑ indicted with receiving several other bars of steel, but as the evidence was the same as in the last case, he was again acquitted. After the disposal of several unimportant cases the session terminated, and the Court adjourned to Monday, the 18th instant. SURREY SESSIONSS-4THIS DAY.) The adjourned quarter sessions for th e county of Surrey commenced this morning, at the Court-house, Newington-causeway, before Mr. Puckle and a full bench of magistrates. The calendar is extremely heavy. The grand jury having been sworn, the CHAIRMAN addressed them as to the nature of their duties, and dismissed them. John Evans, 22, and John Walker, 16, were indicted for stealing at l3agshot a quartern loaf from the , shop of Ann Friruley. On the afternoon of the 28th ult. the prisoners went into the shop of the prosecutrix and demanded to be supplied with bread, and on being re fused they deliberately seized a quartern loaf, and broke it in halves, when they commenced devouring it. The prosecutrix having been similarly treated on the same day, called a police-constable, and gave them into custody. In defence, the prisoners said they were starving, and took the bread to appease their hunger. The constable who took them said they were tramps, and in the habit of sleeping in the unions, and stealing whatever laid in their way. The jury found them Guilty, and The COURT sentenced them to three days' imprison ment each, and to be once privately whipped. Richard Smith, 49, a man formerly in extensive busi ness at Farnham, was indicted for stealing a sixpence and a penny. It appeared that the prisoner was in the habit of fre quenting a beer-shop at Godaltning, kept by a man named Coles, and the latter had fri quently missed money from the ba r a f ter h e h ad left. Ile acordingly marked some money on the 26 t h o f October, and placed it on a shelf inside the bar while the prisoner was there, and after he left witness missed the money. He followed him out and taxed , him wi t h the robbery, when he ex claimed, " Her? s your money ; I only took it for a lark," at the same time h an d ing witness a sixpence and a p e n n y which were marked. On being searched at the station-house, 41. 19s. was found on him, which he had received the same morning from the bank. The jury found him Guilty, and t h e C ourt sentenced him to six months' hard labour in Guildford House of Correction. The inquiry into the expenditure of the Treasury, iiibe the Home, Foreign, and Colonial office ducted by Sir Charles Trevelya n cond , Mr. Gib s s ' on w Craig, an Mr. Herman Merivale.—Obser ver. MANCHESTER, Nov. 30.—1 t is not only a pleasing but a grateful duty to intimate to you —as we find our selves justified in doing—the exi stence of a consider able advance upon the improvement which we noticed as prevailing at the date of our last circular. November, you do not require to be reminded, is always looked upon as a month of inactivity. In this year it has, how ever, proved an exception, and no approaching parallel to the extent of its transactions has occurred since 1842, when upon receipt of intelligence from China of peace having been concluded, immediate and extensive operations ensued. Large, however, as the transactions of that period were, those of the present month exceed them. The demand throughout the month has been gradual and progressive, and to such an extent as not only—with few exceptions—to take off stock, but to place most of the spinners and manufacturers under contract for some time to come. This is a gratifying feature, as the operatives will thereby be enabled to se• cure full employment during the greater portion of the winter months. An advance, varying from about 24 to 5 per cent. has so far been established upon both cloth and twist generally—with the exceptions pre viously particularised—owing in some_ measure, if not entirely, to the rise in the value of cotton, whi c h i s equal to about one halfpenny per pound from th e l owest point upon the lower qualities of that article. The market has, however, within the last few days assumed a less animated character, and to experience a pretty general indisposition on the part of buye rs to operate at any advance upon the rates of the previous week, as producers, unless for imme diate demanded by some of the We should b© glad to and unavoidable wants. see both manufacturers and spin ners well remuner a t e d, but it is clear enough that n o sudden o r material ad vance will be yielded to; any change in that di rect i on, to prove beneficial, can only be gradual, an d produced from and regulated by the nature and extent of a legi timate demand. As regards cloth, the demand has again been chiefly for export: that for the country trade having been of a moderate character. of some de. scriptious of yarns, however, our home manufacturers have taken very extensively.—From Messrs. llPN a i r Greenhotv, and Irving's Circular. , NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING.--fpn Saturday evening two accidents occurred at the Seacombe Slip Prince's Pier, which had nearly proved fatal. The Dublin mail-boat was at the landing stage , a n d persons passing to the Seacombe and Egrement boats had to climb across her in order to get to those boats. The facilities afforded for this purpose are extremely insecure, and n o t at a ll sufficient to protect persons from the danger of falling into the river. Two gentlemen, in their endeavours to get on board the Seacombe boat, fell into the wa:er, and it was only by the greatest promptitude being exercised that they were recovered. One of them got underneath the paddles of the Dublin steamer, and a working man, named Jennings, whose conduct is worthy of all praise, nt overboard to his assistance; he also h a d well nigh fallen a sacrifice to his humane exertions, as the tide was running strong at the time, and there was a heavy swell on the river. It is highly necessary that some better arrangements should be made by which pas sengers g,,ing on board the ferry-boats, when the large steamers occupy the slip, can be severed against risk of personal injury.—Liverpool Mercury. THE MURDERS AT STANFIELD HALL. WYMONDUADI, DEC. 3.-I'he county magistrates and the coroner were busily engaged during the whole of Saturday and the previous day in con d uct i ng a r i g id ino t un v into the circumstances of the assassination of Mr. Recorder Jenny and his son. The magistrates conduct their investigation with closed doors, bat it is understood that the disclosures made before them hourly increase in importance, Last night it was currently reported that a mask had been found concealed in a chest in the prisoner's house, and that three daggers were discovered in the prisoner's bed. Rush had applied to the magistrates to have his own bed and bedding from his house. The bench granted this request, and it is rumoured that in this bed the daggers were found. A most important link in the case has been supplied by a woman named Emily James, a widow, who appears to have resided with the prisoner at the Potash Farm. This woman at first swore that Mr. Rush was at home during the whole of Tuesday evening, except for about ten minutes. Being questioned more minutely as to the exact time of Rush's leaving the house and returning, she did not appear very sure about it. " She Vi a s reading a book which interested her very much," she said, "and did not keep a very accu rate account of the time." This woman, who is now in custody, has since confessed that Rush was absent from the house all the evening of the murder. She now states that when he came home he appeared to be in a state of great agitation, and rushed into the house, saying he was very ill. He went into his own room and shut the door. She looked through the keyhole and saw him take off a covering from his face. The witness is further un derstood to have stated that Rush frequently went out in disguise, and that on Tuesday night he cr-sed the poachers, pretending to go out after them. Mrs. James having made this statement before the magistrates, and in the presence of the prisoner, he was asked whether he had any question to put to her. His reply is said to have been—" No; she has said enough to hang me already." He left the room for a short time, and walked with a firm step across the passage, boldly telling the people who stood around to move out of the way. Mrs. James is kept under strict surveillance at the Bridewell, Wymondham, and the magistrates will not allow her to appear before the coroner's jury, nor wit! they allow Rush to be present at the inquest. A witness examined before the magistrates yesterday, Mr. Bacon, sheriff's officer, gave evidence as to certain expressions of Mr. Rush, indicating revengeful feeling towards Mr. Jermy. The bench yesterday refused admission even to brother magistrates, and to the police, except those specially en gaged in the inquiry. They did not adjourn until half-past nine o'clock, when they ordered the prisoner to be remanded for safe custody to Norwich Castle. At ten o'clock last night Rush was brought out securely ironed, and placed in a carriage, in which he was con veyed to Norwich. Mr. Rush has bon been well known In this part of the county of Norfolk as a farmer and land agent, to which he added, until within the last four or five years, the business of an auctioneer. The prisoner at first farmed nearly 500 acres under Mr. Jermy, who had so much confidence in him, that he appointed bim as his bailiff or steward. He also occupied a farm at Fel mingham, the property of Mr. Jenny, and the Potash Farm at Hethcl, which is his own property, but was mortgaged to Mr. Jermy. Things went on very comfortably till on the sth of October, 1847. Mr. Jermy (who was then living at Yarmouth), in consequence of some communication he received, went over to Stanfield, where he found Rush had six thrashing machines and several dressing machines at work, getting out his corn, the produce of the last harvest, as quickly as possible. Mr. Jenny had then warrants of distress in his pocket ; but on going to the Potash Farm he saw there 100 fine bullocks, many score of sheep, and about 250 fine pigs, which he was told were well worth 455. each ; as the machines were also well horsed, he felt satisfied, and thought, as a landlord, it would be wrong to dis train ; and he returned to Yarmouth. On the 10th he received an express, urging him to go over to Stanfield hall Fat m, which he did, end on his arriving he found the whole a scene of desolation. There was a complete ruin ; the corn was removed, and the straw lying about the farm in heaps. All the property on the Potash Farm had passed into the possession of Rush's mother, who told Mr. Jermy that she paid 600/, the amount of the valuation. Distresses were then put on the farms ; and ultimately Mr. Jermy obtained possession of the Standfield-hall Farm ; and also, in an action against Rush, for breach of covenant, obtained a verdict—the damages and costs amounting to 477/. 10s. 10(1. Rush's lease of the farm at Felmingham expired at Michaelmas, 1848, and he ought to have given it up ; but he refused, and a distress was issued. He resisted it ; but ulti mately paid the money. Of that farm he still retained the possession, and latterly has chiefly resided there. Rush, a few days after the distress was put in at Stan , field, called his creditors together, and offered them 12s. 6d. in the pound. One creditor stood out, and re• fused the composition; and he (Rush) was made a bank rupt—we believe on his own petition. The bankrupt appeared for his final examination in August last. It is stated that a mortgage for 5,0001. due to the de ceased gentleman ought to have been paid off on Thurs day, the 30th of November ult., on the second day after these atrocities took place. We learn that on Sunday last, in the afternoon, the prisoner went to Stanfield hall and saw the late Mr. Jermy, and that his object was to induce that ill-fated gentleman to allow the mort gage to remain for three years more. This request was, we believe, refused, and very high words ensued. The late M-. Isaac Jermy, sen., was born on the 23d of September, 1789. He was educated at Westminster School. and proceeded thence to Christchurch, Oxford, where he graduated in due course. On leaving college he became a student of Lincoln's Inn, and was called to the bar as a member of that society. He succeeded to the Stanfield-hall estate on the death of his father, the Rev. George Preston, and subsequently changed his name from Preston to Jermy on the acquisition of the Jenny property, of Stanfield•ohall, near Wymondham, An adverse claim to this property was, en the death of the late Rev. George Preston, attempted to be set up by a family of the name of Lerner ; and on the 24th of September, 1838, John Lerner, accompanied by a London attorney, named Wingfield, and bucked by some eighty or ninety labourers and smell tradesmen from the neighbouring villages, took forcible possession of the hall, turned out Mrs. Sims, the housekeeper, and a Miss Bloomfield, who was staying with her ; placed the fureiture on the lawn, and barricaded the premises, which they held against all efforts of the civil force to dislodge their, and were only expelled by a military force. No fewer then eighty-two persons were taken into custody ; and at a subsequent assizes, in April, 1839, they nil pleaded guilty to a charge of simple riot. Since that time Mr. Jermy remained in quiet possession of the property, although some rumours have recently been circulated of another attempt being designed to deprive him of it ; and we understand some of the Lar ners have been residing at Mr. Rush's, at Felmingham. We have already stated that a long continued mis understanding had existed between Mr. Jermy and Mr. Rush, and that legal proceedings had been taken by the former to recover damages for breach of farming covenants. The following document, forming a kind of pretest against a distraint which Mr. Rush regarded as illegal, was issued a few weeks ago, and will be regarded with that interest which must attach just now to any docu ment which throws light on the personal circumstances of the accused, or on the quarrel existing between him and the deceased : " Felmingham, October 23, 1848. To Mr. Isaac Jerry, and to Robert Martin, his bailiff, and to all others whom it may concern. " As executor of Mary Rush, deceased, I hereby give you and each of you notice, that I protest against the legality of the distress made by you on the 18th of Oc • tober, 1848, upon the farm, land, and premises com prised in an indenture of lease dated the 16th day of March, 1839, made between the said Isaac Jermy of the one part, and John Rush (since deceased) and my self on the other part. Now, be it known to all whom it may concern, as it is well khoitin to both Isaac Jermy and Robert Martin, that I have never been owner of any of the property or produce on the farm mentioned in the said indenture of lease; and it is also well known to both of you, that a distress was put on this farm fora year's rent up to the 11th Octeber, 1847, and that the late Mrs. Rush met, by appointment of Isaac Jermy, to pay such distreess off; that the money was left for that purpose with Isaac Jermy's solicitor, Clarke, of Wy mondham; that he nor Jermy would give an order to have the bailiffs taken off the aforesaid premises, and that Mrs. Rush was obliged to pay the money over again to you, Robert Martin, before you would give such order: it is well known both to Isaac Jermy and Robert Martin, that such money has never been returned to the late Mrs. Rush or her executor, and such being the case no rent is now due for the said farm: that on the face of this another distress is put on the aforesaid premises, on the 13th of October, 1848, for a year's rent pretended to be due on the 11th of October; that an inventory is left, where it is set forth that 16 bullocks, and the barley in the barn, &c., is distrained for the above; a man is left in possession, but gives up possession by going off the premises several different times, and that before five days are over he gives up possession altogether of his own accord, and gives up the key of the barn, where there is property almost sufficient to pay off the whole distress. After all this takes place Robert Martin comes again on the 18th of October, and makes another dis tress on the aforesaid farm, and for the same rent as was distrained for on the 13th, which is stated to be due on the 11th of October. Now, be it known, that such a distress n made on the an d lB t t h h at o t f h O e c m to a b k e t r n i g s both illegal, unjust, doppressive , h i s being entirely th e such d i s h t r e e l s a s w , i u n n t n d e ry your r c h n wn circumstance hands; :u s e , taking t !n o warn w y a o y u , witha d all th w e h a o h m o y i e t may distress,c o c t e h r a n t , p re tended to be taken was uner d case, t o h r e i y l t d teh o rif s se o ries a t their own peri_l ; that _ t a h n e p securedr op er tyt in ow dthe proper an dlegalm it a w nn tl e t r he atetnhnetttniumeed to o f h s e u such protected;o pretended distress, and that and any person who shall attempt to break the locks, or to re mo v thee property for so felony,pr t pretended and e otherwisedtobe taken, dealtthe same shall be prosecuted with as the law will allow. " In witness hereto I have set my hand this 23d day of October, 1848. " JAMES BLOMFIELD Rum." TIIE CORONER'S INQUEST. We subjoin a few extracts from the evidence adduced before the coroner's inquest:— Mr. W. P. Nichols, surgeon, of Nom kb, stated—On Tuesday night the 28th ult., I was called to attend at Stanfield-hall. I arrived there about two o'clock on the Wednesday morning, when I was shown the body of Mr. Isaac Jermy, which was lying in the dining-room. There was a large wound, apparently on the left side, and the clothes were saturated with blood, arising from very recent death. Yesterday I made a post mortent ex arnillatiO4 Qf the body Of the deemed, I found a large wound situated about two inches above the nipple of the left breast. The bullets passed through the skin—three of the ribs, the fourth, fifth, and sixth, directly back wards, destroying the entire body and a p ex o f t h e heart—three through the posterior part of the left spine, where there were several portions of singularly shaped pieces of lead lodged. They were lodged in the muscular mass behind the tubercles of the fifth and sixth ribs on the left side, both of which were destroyed. In the substance of the lungs I found a foreign body, which I wiii produce to the jury. I believe that substance to be the covering of a cartridge. I have no doubt that death ensued from the result of either a gun or pistol shot. Upon examining the body of Mr. Jermy, I observed a small hole in the waistcoat, covering the right side of the chest. On removing the dress I found a small wound about an inch above and to the inner side of the right nipple of the breast. The wound I found went backwards between the third and fourth ribs, through the base of the heart, a portion of the right lung, de stroying the body of the sixth dorsal vertebra, into the mass of muscle situate behind the spine. At the back of the spine were deposited several portions of lead of irre gular shape. The wound was produced by a gun or pistol shot. It having been requested by the jurors that the had should be weighed, it was found that the two pieces of lead taken from the body of Mr. Isaac Jermy weighed —the one thirteen grains, and the other eleven. The fire pieces taken from the body of Mr. Jermy Jenny weighed as follows—two thirteen grains and the other eleven grains each. James Watson stated—l am Lutler at Stanfield-hall. About a quarter past eight o'clock on Tuesday evening I was in my pantry, when I heard the discharge of a gun or pistol shot at the front of the house. I left my pantry immediately after hearing the report, and when I got to the corner of the passage, not more than five or six feet from the pantry-door, I saw a man walking past from the back passage towards the staircase hall. The man was not past the lamp at the time I first saw him. His face was towards me, with something over it, apparently a mask. He had a cloak on. It had a cape to it. His head was covered with some thing, but Ido not know what. He was a short man and stout. It was a dark cloak. The man was carrying a pistol in each hand. They were large pistols, but I cannot say the size of them or the length of barrel. He did not speak to me, nor did I speak to him. I believe he saw me. At the time I saw the man passing the cor ner, it occurred to me that it was the person of Mr. Rush, whom I had ofteen seen at Stanfield-hall lately. The last time I saw him there was on Sunday, the 26th of November, when he asked me if he could speak to Mr. Jenny. Therefore I knew Mr. Rush perfectly well. The man I saw was like Mr. Rush in size, height, and in his walk. The man was passing me quickly towards the door leading to the staircase hall, the door of which was opened by Mr. Isaac Jenny Jermy at the very mo ment that the man I suppose to be Mr. Rush reached it. I saw the man fire a pistol, and Mr. Jermy Jermy in stantly fell back. I saw the pistol pointed at Mr. Jermy Jermy. Mr. Jermy fell backwards into the hall. I went back into my pantry. As soon as I was there I heard two other reports. I then came out, and went towards the hall staircase. When in the passage Mrs. Jermy rushed past me towards the back staircase. I went on, end opposite the door leading to the hall stair case, I saw Eliza Chestney lying. She screamed out, "Oh ! take me up, or I shall die." I did take her up, and took her towards the back staircase. The nursery bell rang for some,water. I went to get some. I then went to the stable-yard, and saw the groom. I told him not to take the horse, but to go the back way. I went to Mr. Gower's, and he and his two sons came soon after. I and Mr. Gower afterwards went to the front of the house, when by the light from a gig which had driven up, we saw the body of Mr. Isaac Jermy lying in the porch. It was about half-an-hour after I saw Eliza Chestaey to the time when I saw the body of Mr. Jermy. The body of Mr. Jermy was lying on the face, with the head towards the door. The body was removed into the drawing-room. The glass door of which I have spoken, and through which Rush entered on the Sunday, was never locked until about 9 o'clock. Mr. Rush was in the habit of coming into the house by that door without knocking or ringing. On the Sunday evening previous Mr. Jermy did see Mr. Rush. I showed him into the room and left them together. There was no other person present. I heard Mr. Rush leave the house about fire minutes after I had shown bim into the room. I did not see him. I heard nothing that passed between them. I did not see Mr. Rush after that, until I saw the man in the passage on the Tuesday night, who I believe to have been Mr. Rush. Margaret Read, cook at Stanfield-hall, stated—On Tuesday evening, the 2iith of November, about a quar ter-past eight o'clock, I heard the report of a pistol pro ceeding from the front of the house—the porch, or from that direction. I then heard a second report, a third report, and then a fourth report. The reports followed each other very quickly. There was a very short space of time intervened between the first and second reports. It is my business to lock the side-door, and it is not locked until nine o'clock. On Tuesday night I had not locked that door before I heard the report of the pistols. It was not Rine o'clock. After I heard the last report I went to the door of the servants' hall leading to the pas sage of the staircase hall. I did not leave the door. I then saw Miss Isabella Jermy within a few yards of the door, running along the passage towards the servants' ball. When she reached the place where I was stand ing, I saw a man coming towards me down the passage. There was quite sufficient light for me to observe and describe his general appearance and his dress. I did not see his face. The moment I saw him it struck me it was Mr. Rush, who had very frequently, within the last five months, been at the hall. Before he got to the pas sage leading to the side entrance I left the door with Miss Jermy, and do not know what became of the man. The man was dressed in a loose garment. I cannot say whether it was a cloak or not. It had a small cape. Ills right hand was down by his side, and had rather a long pistol or a short gun in it. I did not observe the position of his left hand. The man was stout and short. Ile held his head a little on one side, just in the way Mr. Rush always carries it, and had apparently a very short neck. It struck me the moment I saw him, from his form and his carriage, that it was Mr. Rush. I did not speak to him, nor did I see his face, as there was not suf ficient light for me to do so. When Miss Jernsy came up to me she was screaming, and said, "Bless me, get out of the way, or we shall all be murdered." The gar ment the man had on did not reach below his knees. Maria Blanchflower, nurse to Mrs. I. Jermy Jermy, stated on the evening of Tuesday, the 28th inst., I heard the report of four shots, one after each other. After hearing the fourth report I ran down stairs, When I got to the servants' hall door, having heard a footstep, I turned round and saw a man coming in the same direc tion as I bad been, ,between the foot of the stairs and the passage leading towards the side entrance. The man was a low stout man. have only been a month at Stan- field• hall. Solomon Savory stated, I am in the service of James Bloomfield Rush. He came to the Potash farm about a week or fortnight since. I saw him last Tuesday afternoon. He was about the farm in the afternoon till about half-past five, when he came home. He went into the house. I saw him in the back kitchen about half-past six o'clock. Ile spoke to me in the back kitchen. I saw him again between seven and bait-past seven o'clock. I never saw him after that. He had his in-door dress on. lie pulled off his boots when he came home, and put his slip-shoes on. I cleaned his two pair of boots that night between five and six o'clock, the same boots he had worn on that day; I put them to the fire to dry. He did not put them on any more that night; I put them away, locked the door, and pat the key in my pocket. I saw him have the slip-shoes on his feet next morning. I went to bed be. tween eight and nine o'clock on Tuesday night. There is no ono living in the house besides me now. The two other men went to bed at the same time; I d• not know that any one else was up. I do not know whether Mr. Rush went to bed before me or not. I never know when he goes to bed. 1 saw the boots the next morning. The side next the fire was dry, and the other side was not. I did not leave a very large fire. I never knew Mr. Rush to be at the Potash farm before, when Mr. and Mrs. James Rush and all the female servants were away. I never saw but two pair of boots belonging to Mr. Rush at the Potash farm. I cleaned both pairs, and set them at the fire to dry. There was ono pair heavy, and the other light. I would know them both if I were to see them. Mr. James Bush left a pair of heavy boots in the passage near the kitchen; they were mouldy, and had not been used for some time. A female lives with Mr. Rush that I have not before mentioned. She has lived at the Potash farm about a month, and to the best of my knowledge she sleeps in a room adjoining Mr. Rush's room. She is called Widow James. After I locked the boots up in the back kitchen I kept the key in my pocket. I unlocked the door next morning myself. A. person who had a key might have gone in without my knowledge. I got up on Wednes day morning between five and six o'clock. I called up by the team man, who told me that the police were there, and they wanted to see Mr. Rush. I went down and spoke to the police ; I then went to call Mr. Rush up. After I knocked, I said, " I want to speak to you. I called out two or three times. Ile knocked once or twice when I called him, but he did not speak. I then went to the front of the house and rang the bell. Ile opened the window and said, " What do you want ?" I said, " Mr. Po n t has come, and has told me to tell you that there was a very serious thing took place at Stanfield-hall' and Mr. Cann wished Mr. Pont to let y ou know." ll© answered will be down directly." He then shut the window, and came down almost directly, and sa id , " I don't know." He What is the matter ?" I said, opened the outer door. The police s t oo d against the door, and he said, " Walk in." I w ent out. When I have ' called Mr. Rush before, h o used to answer me with a knock. Elizabeth Cooper deposed—l am a single woman, living at East C ar l eton. On Tuesday last I was walking in the drive fro m S tanf i eld-hall, about half-past four o and when near the Ketteringhatn Lodge-gate I met alr. Rush coming from the lodge-gate towards the hal. Mr. Rush addressed and stopped me when he met me, and said, "Do you belong to the hall ?" I said, " N o , b util now come from there. " H e said, "Do you know whether Mr. Jermy is at home ?" I said, " Yes, ho is at home ; I saw them both about half an hour back, with the men that are plant ing." I walked on, and soon after, when I had got through the gate and on the road, I found Mr. Rush followed me on the road some little way. _ye called to Le, and asked me the same question. He again said, "Do you belong to the hall?" I said, " No, but I come from there." Ile was dressed as I bad usually seen him, He had dark clothes on—a dress coat, such as he usually wears. John Mortar deposed—l am a city constable. On Tuesday night, November 28, there was some informa tion sent to our station-house at Norwich. Myself and seven other policemen were sent by Mr. Hudson, the magistrate, to Stanfield-hall. On arriving there I re ceived instructions from Inspector Amiss, and about two o'cicck I accompanied him And eight others to a place called rotaall. farm. We got to thia am, and we surrounded the house. About n quarter after six i the morning I saw Rush come to the door; after hearing the bar slip I opened the door end went in andi 31Z 3 i him by the arm, saying, " You are my prisoner." Ic spector Amiss, Pont, and several other 3, entered the house, and Pont handcuffed him. While doing so he said, " The two Mr. Jermys have been shot, and you arc suspected of doing it." Mr. Rush then said, " Good God! I hopo they don't suspect me." Pont, Amiss, and myself went with Mr. Rush into his bedroom. On the bed I found the cloak which I now produce. It was spread out on the bed where I found it. (The witness, by request, put the cloak on, and the jury ex amined it.) In the course of the search, Mr. Rush said to me, " What time did the affair take place?" I made him no answer. Perhaps a minute elapsed, and then he said, "I understand it was done a little after eight o'clock." I said, "From whom, sir, did you under stand that?" The CORONER said—You, had_ no right to ask that question. Witness—l asked him that, because lam sure he had not heard it. Ile said, "I should have been there last night about that time had I not understood that youttg Mr. Jcrmy was at home. The young man is a great enemy of wine, but the old gentleman and me have been better friends than we were." I Thomas Osborne, of the city police, deposed—Mr. ) Rush was left in my charge by Inspector Amiss. When • Mr. Rush was getting his breakfast there was a woman • dressed as a widow who made the tea. He said to the woman, " I am accused of murdering Mr. Jermy and his son, but that scoundrel Clarke has done this. It is he that has done this. He has caused me to be suspected;:but you and Savory can:clear me, as Savory washed my boots at half-last five o'clock, and you know I did not go—" He paused, and then said to the woman, " Did they ask you any questions?" She said, " They asked me if you went out in the evening." He said, " They had no right to a3k such questions." He said, " What did you tell them?" She answered, " I said you were out between eight and nine o'clock for a quarter of an hour." He said, " I was not out ten minutes." He said, " You know I had my slip shoes on." Mrs. James said, " I do not know if you had or not. I did not see you put your boots on." He then said to me, " Which one below stairs was it that named the time the murder was done ?" I replied that not a word was mentioned. Rush also said, " I have no doubt but that I shalt be suspected, because we have lived on such bad terms, but latterly the old one and me have been more friendly. The young one was my greatest enemy," He asked about his cloak, and said, " Why is the reason they won't allow me to have it? I want to put it on." He asked, "Do you know what they have against me ?" I said, " No; we are sent by Mr. Cann to apprehend you, and that is all I know of the affair." Stephen Amiss, inspector of the Norwich police, de scribed the result of the search at Rush's house. In a drawer in the bedroom I found a powder-flask and shot bag.--(These articles were produced.) —In a closet in same room I found a notherpowder-flask, a shot belt, and adu ce small dark pocket l antern.—(These articles were pro d.) Robert Thompson, inspector of the Norwich police force, corroborated the evidence of the other police officers. Mr. Standley, jun., produced the paper picked up in the passage in Stanfield-hall by ono of the servants, as stated in the evidence before the magistrates. The following is a copy:— " There are seven of us; three of us outside and four inside the hall—all armed as you see us two. If any of your servants offer to leave the premises, or to follow, you will be shot dead. Therefore all of you keep nside the servants'-hall, and you, nor any one else will take any arms, for we aro only come to take possession of Stand field-hall property. THOMAS JEItMY, the Owner." There were no more witnesses present. The inquest was anjourned to Tuesday, the coroner issuing his warrant for the apprehension of Rush's housekeeper, who is already in custody. Great anxiety has been evinced to ascertain the fate of Mrs. Jermy Jermy and her servant. The arm of Mrs. Jermy was mach shattered, but the medical men, after consultation, determined not to resort to amputa tion, as it was feared that the patient would sink under the operation. There is now, we are happy to hear, hopes of saving the limb. The servant is also doing favourably. ADMIRALTY NOTICE. NAVAL MEDALS. ADMIRALTY, Nov. 30. It is requested that claims for a Naval Medal, ac cording to the forms shown in the Gazette of the 7th of June last, be forthwith sent to the Admiralty. It is not at present intended to limit the time for re ceiving applications, but it is desirable they should be sent iu by the 15th December, 1848. W. A. B. HAMILTON. WEST RIDING ELECTION. WITHDRAWAL OF MR. ROEBUCK. LEEDS—SATURDAY NIGRT.—The resolutions carried at the public meeting, held in the Court House, Leeds, on Wednesday evening last, have been communicated to Mr. Roebuck through the medium of Peter Fairbairn, Esq., the chairman of the meeting. The reply of Mr. Roebuck has just been received by Mr. Fairbairn, and is now in the printer's hands for circulation throughout the riding : " Reform Club, London, Dec. 1, 1848. " My dear Sir,—Your letter enclosing the flattering resolution of the Leeds meeting, respecting myself, has roused many contending emotions in my mind. But as to the course to be pursued, I cannot for a mo ment entertain a doubt. " had I merely to think of myself in this matter—if all that might and would be lost, were my labour, anxiety, and time, I should have buckled on my armour, and taken the field at once, without asking whether there was a chance of victory. But lam bound to re member that, by such a proceeding, I embark my friends in the contest. Their time, money, labour, and anxieties are to be considered --and also it behoves us ail to weigh the consequences to the great Liberal party of my ap • peering as a candidate at this the eleventh hour. " I am told, and I believe the statement, that alter all that has occurred, success is not probable. A part of the Liberal electors have been so anxious in the pursuit of a particular object as to allow themselves for the mo ment (and I hope it is only for the moment) to forget and neglect the interests and wishes of that immense body from whom the great moral force of the Liberal party has always been derived --I mean the non-electors. A sectarian and not a national flag has been raised. The watchwords of "Civil and Religious Liberty" have been for the instant disunited, and the grand motive-force of a generous patriotism has been disregarded and laid aside, in order to have its place supplied by the more intense, bat far less generous, far narrower feeling of religious antipathy. This, for many reasons, I consider most un fortunate. The immediate result will probably be the success of the Conservative candidate —the somewhat more remote, but much more important consequence, may be the permanent separation of the Liberal party itself. To this latter effect I have more especially directed my attention, and to it would most respectfully solicit the attention, not only of my friends, but of those also who, while they entertained liberal opinions, have resolved to adopt and support a candidate whose previously expressed political senttments have been in direct opposition to their own. Upon this resolution I will not presume on the present occasion to hazard an opinion, except in so far as regards the future. My great object during the whole of my political life, has been the steady advancement of rational freedom. From the pursuit of that object no temporary expediency, no personal ambition, no party, or sectarian passion has made me swerve, and now I wish so to improve the pre sent incident as to make it subservient to this great end of all my endeavours, by healing all differences between those who have long been friends, and uniting them again into that bond of fellowship which has, if in it r t past times, produced glorio us resu lt s , an d w hi c h w maintained, lead to others not lessfri worihy n o of the admiration present and gratitude. To be among my ends ypolitical opinions during g re the great constituency uuntest—tu tasofte my w itselfave a subject of gratulation and honourable p r id e. To have beenbeen able to place this great contest on the broad ground of national interests, in this hour of the world's dismay and almost universal confusion, to have made manifest to the world that my countrymen were still self-possessed and ardent as ever in the pursuit of free dom, that they were neither frightened from their par. pose by the follies of other nations nor excited to wild hopes by theories and experiments not yet tested by ex perience, to have given them the opportunity of proving themselves what they really are, cautious yet ardent, tolerant to others while vindicating their own rights, and loving and seeking freedom and security, political, social, religious, not for themselves alone, but for mankind —to have been ably fairly to do all this would have been a reward for a long life of labour; but this I willingly forego —any expectation of success I cheerfully relin quish, in the hope that by so doing I contribute to re unite the friends of civil and religious freedom—that I afford an opportunity to old friend s t o f orget present differences, an d to join heart and hand in the great work before them—a work not yet half accomplished, namely, the giving to the people of this great country, in fact, and not merely in name, the government of themselves. " This, then, being my desire, you will, I hope under. stand and approve of the step which I now take. I thank you and all my friends, most heartily, for all the kind expressions you have used respecting myself and my po. laical conduct ; and I think I best show my gratitude by remaining as I am, and not presenting myself directly before you as a candidate for your suffrages. Believe me, my dear Sir, yours most sincerely, " J. A. Romin cr .. Fairbairn, Esq., Woodsley House, Leeds." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—My attention has been called to a letter in your poper of the 29th as to the West Riding election, in which it is stated that, in conjunction with any brother, Mr. Betts, I have subscribed 1,0001. to promote Mr. Denison's return. You will much oblige me by giving the most unqualified contradiction to it, as it is alto gether untrue. I am, Sir, yours very obediently, S. MORTON PETO. Somerleyton Hall, Dec. 2, 1848.- FlRE.—Yesterday evening a fire happened at the Royal Oak, No. 2, Clarence-place, Old Kent-road, be longing to Mr. Oaief. It was caused by an explosion of gas, which set the stall-board in the bar in flames. Timely assistance having been obtained, the gas was cut off, and the fire was extinguished, but not before consi derable damage was done. MANCHESTER, SATEIRDAT ETENING.—The first case of cholera bas occurred in Manchester. A gentle man returning from the north was seized while in the traits last night. On his arrival here ho was taken home, and attended by a medical man all night, but expired at 4vo o'clock ;his morning. '4 4% to -- to -- to to -• 0 - 0 .... 0 - 0- li) --. u- LI •••. I- ) ...• 1- 1 ••••••• ) ~... I •-• I•••••• I ....... ~~ ~~ -.WO