The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-06 00:00:00

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tractation as they had not taken the new oath prescribed
to volunteers for foreign service. This step on the.part
of so large a proportion of the regiment bas for a time
completely destroyed its efficiency, but active measures
are being taken to recruit the strength of the corps.
The 21 West York Militia, now at Sheffield, which
to the number of 600, have volunteered for foreign ser-
vice, has received its route to proceed to Portsmouth
for embarkation for the Mediterranean.
On Wednesday evening 370 of the Cambridgeshire
Militia left Dublin by the steamer Princess, for their re•
spective homes, their time of service having expired.

SEPTENNIAL TITHE 00111 MUTATION
AVERAGES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—In The Sum of the 9th January y)u published a
letter from me, Etating the value of each 1001. of
for. the year 1855 to be
811, foundzd on th.c:Beptenoial average prices
published in the London Gazette of the sth January last
391. 157.
1c 5 commutation Mutation rent charge
—viz.:--
- -

Wheat
Barley
Oat 9

Old. per imperial bushel.
71d. ditto.
•
. ditto.
V.

The perfect accuracy of this statement-I now beg to
confirm for the Patlsfaction of your rel,lerF,~ as it has
been called in quest Ton in a lettir published in the Re-
cord, of the 26th-ult., signed by the Rev. W-M. Bind,
of StAp!chill Vicarne Burton on-Trent, who states that,
by a, strict valuation, the septennial average prices
shoulZb—for ~_ _

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Wheat--- 6s, 0.47.56 d. per imperial bushel.
Barley 3s. 7 27-28 d. ditto.
Oats... 2P. 6 3-14 d. ditto.
making, in the valuation of 1001. of rent charge, a differ 7.
ence of BA. 03,1. The Rev. W. M. Hind, in his letter;
alludes to this difference as an error of computation,
whereas the difference is really in the septennial average •
prices, over which the authority of Parliament alone bas
control. The omission of small decimal quantities in
the average prices fropi time to time during the seven '
years, or of the fractional parts of a farthing in the
price per bushel, clearly tend to diminish the valuation
of the rent charge ; but the annexed clauses of the Tithe
Commutation Act will no doubt satisfy your readers -
that I had no alternative but to take the prices as pub-
lished in the London Gazette as the basis of my annual
tables.—Yours, •

CHARLES M. WILLICH,
Actuary, University Life-office.
25, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, April 5, 1855.
6TN AND 7TII WM. Iv, C. 71. -
enacted that, immediately after
Tgailunseoosll6.2l-17T"AATniOdNbeAftT,
the passing of this act, and also in the month of January
in every year, the comptroller of corn returns for the time
being, or such other person as may from time to time be
in that behalf authorised by the Privy Council, shall cause
an advertisement to be inserted in the London, Gazette,
stating what has been, during seven years ending on the
Thursday next before Christmas-day then next preceding,
the average price of an imperial bushel of British wheat,
barley, and oats, computed from the Weekly averages of
the corn returns.

Clause 67:-J*7-- * * " and every Ist day of January
the sum of money thenceforth payable in respect of such
rent charge shall vary, so as always to consist of the price
of the same number of bushels and decimal parts of a'
bushel of wheat, barley, and oats respectively, according to
the prices ascertained by the then preceding advertise-
ment."

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCIIIT.-KINGSTON APRIL 4.
DBEWETT AND WIFE V. ROBERTS.

This was an action to recover damages for an assault
committed upon the female plaintiff.
The defendant in this action was engaged as a private
tutor in several respectable families, and he resided in a,
cottage at Clapham. The plaintiff was an omnibus con-
ductor, and he and his wife occupied a portion of the
same cottage, and the wife had to wait upon the defend-
ant, being engaged for that purpose in Noiember last,.
The wife of the plaintiff, a young but by no means pre- -
possessing woman, who appeared very far advanced in
pregnancy, was the principal witness for the plaintiff, '
and according to her evidence very shortly after she
went into the defendant's service he made improper
overtures to her dining the absence of her husband, and
committed on several occasions most disgusting assaults
upon her person. She said that it frequently happened
that she was nearly in a fainting state before the de-
fendant would desist from his attacks upon her, and it
was for theco assaults that the present action was brought
to recover damages f•om the defendant.
The witness underwent a very long and severe cross-
examination by Mr. James, and in the course of it she
gave several contradictory statements upon many im-
portant matters. She represented that the assaults by '
the defendant sometimes took place twice in a day, and .
that although she was injured a good deal she made no
complaint to her husband for several weeks. A great '
many of the facts that were elicited were, of course, not ,
of a fit character to be published. In the course of the -
cross-examination the witness referred to some papers,
and upon the counsel for the defendant insisting upon
their being given up she became very ill and was re-
moved from the court. Shortly afterwards, a medical
gentleman wh att,nded upon Ler informed his lordship
that the witness ras very ill, and would, ii all probabi-,
lity, be immediately confined, and it was therefore quite
impossible for her to undergo any further examination.
Serjeaut `6lles, under these circumstances, applied fur
a postponement of the cause.
Mr. Chantb.rs objected to this course being taken, on
the ground that it would be unjust to the defendant,
swin2se character was so deeply involved in the inquiry.
Thejot y slated that they were all unanimous in their
opinion that they cou:d not rely upon the evidence of the
witness, and had made up their mii.ds to find a verdict
for the defendamt. -

Baron Platt upon this expressed an opinion that it
would be unjust-to adj,inrn Cie case ; for he :aid that
in this inquiry, as i.n a charge of felonious assault, the
woman was almost the only witless.
Serjevnt She° then elected to 'be nonsuited.- •

1.1 I IiKET NEWS-(THIAS DAY.)

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SMITHFIELD.

This being the great limb market, the show of lambs
to-day was rather extensive, and in fair average condition.
The demand for most breeds was steady, at prices varying
from 5s to 6s 4d per Ribs. The supply of beasts was very
moderate, and the beef trade was in a sluggish state, at
Monday's currency. In sheep, very little was doing, at
late rates. Calves were tolerably firm ; but pigs were very

Very few milk cows were on sale.
Per Slbs to sink the offals.

s. d. s. d.l s. d. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 41PrimeSonthdown 4 8 5 0
Second quality.... 3 6 4 21Large erse. calves 310 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6; Puma small d 0... 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 416 Large hogs 3 0 4 0
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers 3 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 10 4 uSue..r.ling calves..2l 0 2S 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 4 Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0

Lamb ....
TOTAL OVITL T.

5s 'Od to 6s 4J.
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beast; .. •• • • ...... 700
Sheep . ••.. • • • 6,200
191
Pigs 200

Beasts.. .... • • . .. ••• • .. .

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The domand for each kind of meat was in a sluggish state,
as follows :