The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-20 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEN G,= ATIGTISr 2O, 1856,

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THIS DAY'S NEWS

MAR. KRT NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

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CORN EXCHANGE.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY.

(THIS DAY.)

The leading country markets held on Saturday were but
moderately supplied with wheat, yet the trade ruled
heavy, at drooping prices. Fine barley realised full quo-
tations ; but other kinds were dull. Malt was unaltered.
Oats, beans, peas, and flour ruled about stationary.
Most of our foreign advices state that the business doing
in grain on English account is very moderate, and that
stocks of all articles are very low. Up to our market last
week the arrivals of English grain were moderate. From
abroad we received 15,82 i quarters of wheat, 11,601 bar-
ley, 49,550 cats, 594 beans, 990 peas, 9 tares, 8,558 lin-
seed, 2,265 rapeseed, 760 sundry seeds, and 372 sacks of
flour.

The half-yearly meeting of this Company was held
this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-
street ; W. MALINS, Esq., in the chair.

The report states that the Act for the deviation of the
line was passed this session, and the Company were
now empowered to construct the railway from Padding-
ton to the General Post Office. The whole capital has
been subscribed, and the share register completed. The
line was capable of extension so as to connect the rail-
ways on the north of the Thames with those on the
south, and all with the post office and the city. The
Directors in order to commence the works only await
that more favourable aspect in the political and finan-
cial world which they trust may be shortly anticipated,
and which will render less onerous to the shareholders
the rapid calling up and prompt payment of the capital
which the nature of the works will render imperative.
The CHAIRMAN said they had been called together
that day in conformity with the act of incorporation.
The select committee of the House of Commons on me-
tropolitan railway communications hal not yet made
their reports, hut he had heard from private and reliabie
sources that the opinion of that committee would
be found entirely in favour of this line as being the
great scheme of the day, combin'ng all the objects
the metropolis required. After adverting to the finan-
cial state of the company, which was very good, the ss.
call having been found sufficient for their present re-
quirements, the Chairman said their probable next ex-
tension would be to the Eastern Counties Railway, and
bring that line in communication with the City and
West-end. He reviewed the present state of railway
property, and expressed a belief that before many years
had elapsed railways would be made a remunerative
property, paying 6 per cent. Amongst the other pro-
jects laid before the select committee was the magnificent
scheme of Sir Joseph Paxton, but the committee
thought this (the Metropolitan line) the most practical
and in every respect the best adapted to accomplish the
great objects desired. He was ready to give every in-
formation connected with the accounts.

Fresh up to-day the arrivals of English wheat, coast-
wise and by land carriage, were very moderate, and the
show of samples was small. Although rather large quan-
tities of rain have fallen, the demand for all kinds of
wheat ruled heavy, and, in some instances, prices were
ls. to 2s. per quarter lower than on Monday last. There
were a few samples of new white wheat on sale in various
conditions. The finest white was quoted at Vs., the finest
red 74s per quarter. Some of the samples weighed 641bs
per bushel.
The show of foreign wheat was good. All descriptions
met a dull inquiry, and the quotations, when sales took
place, were quite is. per quarter cheaper than on this day
se'ennight. Floating cargoes, the arrivals of which have
been small, were dull.

The supply of English barley was small ; of foreign
tolerably good. The sale for most kinds ruled heavy, and
prices were the turn lower.
Malt was in moderate supply and fair request, at full
quotations. .

We were heavily supplied with oats, and the demand
for them rued heavy, at fid to is per quarter less money.

In beans very little was doing, at barely stationary
prices. _ _

- The inquiry for peas was heavy, and the rates had a
downward tendency. Several parcels of new were on sale.
The flour trade was dull, and the currencies had a down-
ward tendency.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red ...• new 63s to 74a
Ditt0........ old —5 —a
Ditto, White new 668 798
Ditt0........ old 80s Ills
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 625 748
Ditto new ..•••• 683 75s
Rye—Old ............ —a —s
New •• .• •• 42s 4431
Barley—Grinding .•• •• 30e 83a
Malting ......... r.. 23 33s
Chevalier.... . . 34s 35s
Mslt—SuffolkandNor-
folk............ 62s 678
8r0wn.•.........•••• 588 - 608
KingstonandWare 688 708

Malt—Chevalier ...• 70s to 71s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh.,Feed 25s 30s
1 Potato
Youghal and Cork
Black. .• •• 24s 28s
Cork, White ..... 26s 30s
Scotch, Feed. •• .. 27s 30s
Beans—Tick.• 4ls 4AB
Pigeons •... 43s 47s
Peas—Grey ...••• •• 358 38s
Maple. •• •• •• 38s 40s
White ...• 398 45s
Boilers 438 46s
Flour—Town-made... 65s 68-
Suffolk •• ........ 50s 54s
Stooktn &Norfolk 45s 533

No questions being put, the chairman moved the re-
ception and adoption of the report, which was seconded
by Mr. Simpson, and carried unanimously.
The shares of the company were then assimilated to
101. shares, instead of remaining as at present 201. and
101. shares.

W. Lee, Esq. M.P., was elected a director.
Thanks were voted to the chairman and the directors,
and the meeting separated.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Last week's imports of foreign stock were tolerably good
—tho total supply amounting to 8,867 head. 1 n the cor-
responding week in 1851 we received 9,703 ; in 1853, 10,973;
in 1852, 13,005; in 1851, 19,101; in 1850, 7,212 ; and in
1849, 4,987 head.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUBT.-(THIS

DAY).

The August season of the above court was opened this
morning by the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, the
Right Hon. the Recorder, Aldermen Salomon, Sir C ,
Marshall, Ennis, and Sir It. W. Carden, Mr. Sheriff
Muggeridge, Mr. Sheriff Crosley, Mr. Under-Sheriff
Farrer, and Mr. Under-Sheriff A. Crosley, &c.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
144 prisoners.

The Recorder, in his charge to the jury, said the pre-
sent was the heaviest calendar he ever remembered, and
although there was this redemin point, that there was
only one charge which involved the destruction of human
life, yet there were a great number of serious and im-
portant eases to be disposed of, and he was afraid that
their duties would be long and heavy. It did not ap-
pear to him, however, that, although the carves were of
a serious character, they were likely to present any diffi-
culties to the grand jury, and, therefore, he felt that it
was not necessary for him to detain them by making
any observation in reference to those cases. There was
one case, however, of so much importance; in a commer-
cial point of view, that he should not perhaps do rightly
if he did not say a few words to the grand jury. The
charge to which he referred was one against two persons
named Davidson and Gordon, who were accused, in
conjunction with another person named Cole, who
had already been convicted of a similar offence, and
was now under sentence; of having carried on a
series o: frauds of the most extensive and serious cha-
racter upon the commercial community. These frauds
were of so extensive a character that, but for tp high
commercial character of the country, it might have
really tended to have injured it in the eyes of the com-
mercial world, and it was absolutely necessary, if they
were established against the parties accused, that an at-
tempt should be made to repress them by severe punish-
ment. He had rot bad an opportunitq of looking closely
at the depositions that had been returned to the court in
this case, but he believed the prisoners would be charged
with baying obtained a large oum of--money by- the de-
posit of forged warrants, also with having obtained goods
three months before their bankruptcy in anticipation of
that event, and also with combining with the man Cole,
who, as he had informed them, was already under sen-
tence, to obtain money by false pretences. It appeared
to him that, if there were anything like the amount of
facts that were stated on the depositions there laid before
them, they would be bound to find a bill, and leave the
matter to be fully inquired into by the learned judge
who would preside. He was unwilling to make any ob-
servations with reference to the conduct of other parties
in the transaction on the present occasion, but he could
not help observing that it was to be regretted that par-
ties of position, who were mixed up in the matter, had
not taken steps entirely to put a stop to the practices of
those parties, and that there could be very little doubt
that, by their having neglected to do so, they had en-
abled them to carry on these frauds for a much longer
period.
The grand jury then retired.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

A female named Ann Standen, evidently suffering
from distress of mind, was charged before the Lord
Mayor with attempting to destroy herself by throwing
herself off London Bridge on Tuesday last. The act
was witnessed by police constable 536, and other per-
sons. The stream was running very strong at the time,
and she was carried some distance down the stream
towards Billingsgate, where she was received by some
lightermen, and taken to St. Thomas' Hospital, where
she had remained ever since. The poor woman who
walked lame from the injury she bad received, said her
husband had deserted her, and having no means of sup-
porting herself life had become such a burthen to her
that she determined to put an end to her existence. The
Lord Mayor after pointing out to her the enormity of
her offence, ordered her to be discharged, and handed
over to her friends. The prisoner, who cried bitterly,
said she would take his lordship's advicejand refrain
from attempting her life again.