The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-05 00:00:00

A COUPLE OF IMPOSTORS.

Ihomas Binns, a man of consumptive appearance, and
Thomas Harrison, a stout, healthy-looking fellow, both
of whom are known to the mendicity officers as begging-
letter impostors, were placed at the bar before Mr. Hard-
wick, charged with having obtained from Colonel the

Hon. James Lindsay, M.P. for Wigan, 47, Upper
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, a sovereign, by false
and fraudulent pretences.
Colonel Lindsay deposed that about half-past six yes-
terday evening his servant came upstain and informed
him that a man named Harrison, from Wigan, wanted
to see him. Witness went down into the hall, where he
saw the two prisoners, and asked them into the dining-
room, and there the prisoner Harrison, who acted as
spokesman, stated that he came up with the other pri-
soner, whom he said was Thomas Binns, the son of a
shoemaker, residing at Wigan, who had been sent up by
Dr. Stewart, of Wigan, to the Consumption Hospital at
Brompton.• Harrison further stated that Biwa was
triable to become a patient at the hospital, and
that he was at present receiving medical atten-
dance as an out patient, and that he (Harrison)
then asked him (Colonel Lindsay) to obtain
from Mrs. Hugh Lindsay an order for Binns to become
an in-patient. Witness said he would do so. Harrison
then said Binns had exhausted all his money, and was
in great poverty in consequence of having been so long
an out-patient. As he appeared to witness to be in a
very bad state, coughing very violently, he gave him a
sovereign. Harrison then said he himself had no money
to get back to Wigan, and asked witness to lend him
some. Witness told him he never lent money, and
would give no more. Harrison described himself as a
butcher, residing in Millgate, and seemed perfectly ac-
quainted with Wigan.
Webb, one of the constables belonging to the Men-
dicity Society, stated that, about half-past five yester-
day afternoon, he saw the prisoners in Pall-Mall, and,
knowing them to be begging-letter impostors, he fol-
lowed them through several streets till they came to
Upper Brook-street, and saw them go to Colonel Lind-
say's, where they went in. Witness subsequently spoke
to the servant, who let him into the passage, and just
as the prisoners were leaving Colonel Lindsay be (Webb)
took them into custody. On searching them, he found
a sovereign on Binns, and on Harrison a Court-guide
and Parliamentary Directory.

Mr. Ferguson said there were several other cases
against the Prisoners, and therefore wished to have them
remanded.

The prisoners were then remanded for a week.

MARKET NEWS-(THIB DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the week ended April 5,1855, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waits
per Imperial Quarter.
WUEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RYE. BEANS. PEAS.
68s 74 30s 51 25s GI , 38s 101 40s 51 f 38s 7d
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE.

WHEAT. B. ARLICT, 1 OATS. RTE. 1 BEANS. 1 PEAS.
67s lidl SOs 7d 25s 3d 393 9d 4ls Id 394 13

QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK,
Wheat, 100,301; Barley, 53,974 ; Oats, 19,06 ; Rye, 277 ; Beans,
4,709; Yeas, 866 quarters.

MEAT MARKETS.

NEWGIATE AND LEADENHALL.—The general deniand was
tolerably steady, at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2(1 to 4s 4d;
Illutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 3s 8(1 to 4s 8d ; Pork, 3s Od
to 4s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase.
SOUTHALL, April 4.—To-day's market was well supplied
with each kind of stock, and the general demand ruled
heavy, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4sBd ; Mutton, 3s 6d
to 4s I.od ; Lamb, 5s Od to Ls Si;, Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ;
Pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per Sibs, to sink the offals:
ROMFORD, April 4. Our market his ruled dull, on the
following terms :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Bd. ; Mutton, 3s 6d
to 580 d ; Lamb, 5s 01 to 6s 01 ; Veal, ''s 81 to 4s &1; Pork,
3s Od to 43 41 per Blbs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s
each.

BOROUGH HOP.
About an average business is doing in our market.
Prices, however, have a downward tendency. The lin-
pot ts are, 10 balas from Hamburgh and 47 from Antwerp.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 14t .8 to 201; Weald of Kent
ditto, 131 103 to 14t 10s; Sussex, 121 lOs to 131 103; and
yearlings, 7/ lOs to 10/ per cwt.

HAY MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 41 15s Ocl ; clove,
tato, 3/ 01 to 5' 15s ; and straw 1/ 3s to 1/ Os per load.
A modera supply and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND. - Meadow hay, 2i 18s to 41 17a; clove,
ditto, 3' Os to 51 14s ; and straw, 11 4s to 1/ Os per load.
Trade dull.
WHITECTIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 153 to 4/ 153; cloves
ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ Vs; and straw, 11 3s to 1/ 8s per load.
Trade rather dull.