The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-26 00:00:00

THE COUNTRY MARKETS

LIVERPOOL, JULY 24.—We small attendance of
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ha d a
ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. millers and dealers at 3 esterday's market, and the trans-
ROME CIRCUIT.—Lewes July 23. actions in wheat and flour were of limited extent, at
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Lord ewe/Justice JEuvis.) similar prices to those obtained on Tuesday. Indian-
At the conclusion of the trial of Cearlea Staden and corn was also unchanged in value, American 3 ellow corn
John James, who were convicted of cheating at cards, supporting 31s 3d to 31s 6d, and white 28s 6d to 283
charge of wilful
and
cihuavairntegr.fewOatsal?
Henry Nottage, 33, cook and confectioner, was placed 9d per 4801bs.
at the bar to take his trial upon aßeans declined 6d, and peas 15 per
partiesd oatmealdispse d b at
er barely
purchasesupported
either fete
article. rates,
corrupt perjury.
This charge arose out of the case above alluded to. The weather is very favourable for the country. Prices
It will be remembered that while the proceedings were are witbout alteration to-Iy.
going on before the Brighton magistrates some of the MANcRESTER, JULY 24.—a With a continuance of most
parties had a difficulty in procuring bail, and the de. suspicious weather the trade during the week has again
languid, the little business passing in
fondant upon one occasion came forward and offered ruled extremely
himself as surety for one of the defendants, and upon flour having been confined to fresh-made parcels of ap-
being questioned as to his circumstances he swore that proved make, which, from their scarcity, have brought
• he was worth 5001. after the payment of all his debts, previous prices. At Liverpool and Runcorn an increased
and also that he had a certain sum of money, standing in supply of oats has been received from Ireland, and a
his name in the funds, and upon these statements assign- moderate quantity of malt coastwise; while from abroad
ments of perjury were made. the imports of wheat, beans, Indian-corn, and flour, al-
Mr. JonsisoN, who appeared for the prosecution, how- though by no means extensive, are to a fair amount.
ever, now said, that upon looking over the case and the Our market this morning was of a lifeless character.
' the evidence he was furnishedwith to support the charge, but in the value of fresh wheat and flour no change was
he was of opinion that it was not sufficient to sustain an observable. Oats and oatmeal, being in limited request,
indictment for wilful perjury. , may be considered the turn cheaper.
The CHIEF JUSTICE consequently directed the jury NOTTINGUADL JULY 24.—Yesterday, at Derby, the
to find a verdict of Not Guilty, and the defendant was attendance of both buyers and farmers was small, and
ordered to be discharged from custody. but little done, at nominally unaltered rates for each
JULY 24. article. Quotations—Wheat, red, 389 to 40; ditto, white,
CROWN SlDE.—(Before Lord Chief Justices JEavis.) 42s to 45s per 36 stone. Barley, for grinding, . 28s to
'lsaac Wheetley, 22, a good-looking young country- 30s per stone. Oats, 21s to 24s per 24 stone. ,
Beans,
man, was indic:ed for a felonious assault upon Sarah 34s to 38s per 38 stone. Flour, 29s to 30s; superior,
Boniface.
31, to 32, per 20 stone. At our market to
the
Mr. Cobbett prosecuted; Mr. Johnson was counsel supply of wheat was small, but quite sufficient for the
for the prisoner. demand. Fine fresh samples sold at about last week's
The circumstances connected with this case were of prices; all secondary sorts were is per quarter
rain
rather A peculiar nature. The prosecutrix, who de- In oats and beans no alteration. The prices of lower.
' scribed herself as a widow and 52 years old, but who, and flour in Nottingham are now as follow:—Wheat,
• from the lose of her teeth and her very decrepid general white, 428 to 455; red, 36s to 403. Barley, for grinding,
appearance, might very well have passed for being at 27s to 283 per 30 atone. Oats, 21s to 24s per stone.
least 20 years older, it appeared, resided at the village Beans, old, 345 to 363 per 38 stone; new. 32s to 355;
,
of Slaugham, in this county, and about eight o'clock Egyptian,
fine,-27s to 28s. superior, 28s to 33s per
30s to 31s. Flour
on the evening of Sunday, the 18th of April, she was,on 20 stone;
her way home, when she came up wish the prisoner, wll° WORCESTER. JULY 24 —English white wheat is worth
was very much intoxicated. Re and his mother resided from 53 to 58 4d per bushel, and red 4s 8d to 5... Foreign
in the same village with her, and the prisoner, as she was maintains its price. Malting barley keeps at 3s 6d to
passing him,accested her, and said, ~Is that Yon, Bonny? 38 93 per bushel; and distilling, 3s 3d to Si 63, wit h a
She, in reply, said that he was a bad boy, and he then slow trade. New English beans, 4s 43 to 4s Bd, and old,
told her he was going home, and said that they would 48 8d to Si per bushel. The blight in the growing crop
walk together. They walked along for a she" distance, turns 0111 to be not so general as had been feared
when the prisoner put his Ann round her neck. She asked Foreign beans, 4s 2d to 4i 6d per bushel. Old English
him to remove his arm, but he would not, and they walked oats are selling at 3s 6d to 30 9d per 391 b, and new,
along for some distance in that position, and as they were 2s 93 to 3s 6d; Irish, 2s 6d to 3s. Little inquiry for
Passing the national school, Mr. Martin, the master, vetches, at the currencies of last market
cfay.
opened hie door, and she told the prisoner again to remove At Stourbridge weekly market, on Friday, there was
is arm, and said, "There's Mr. Martin, and he'll an average trade doing in wheat, with prices rather
see Ur" The prisoner still refused to take his arm favourable to the purchaser. The barley trade was dull
away, and in spite of her resistance be succeeded in kiss- at late currencies. Beans and
tog her. They then walked on, and after a short time slightly cheaper. peas must be quoted
e prisoner became very rough, and, according At Wolverhampton market there was a fair supply
to the statement of the prosecutrix he at length of English wheat for the farmers, but the demand was
with great vie). anything brisk. but
threw her down into a ditch, and Prices, therefore, were inclined to
leaee committed the act imputed to him by the in- a downward tendency except for best qualities. English
dictment. white wheat brought 5s 2d to 5s 4d, and red 4s 9d to 5,
Upon being cross-examined, the proseeutrix said that per 621 b. There was little inquiry for barley, which
she passed several houses, but did not give any alarm must be quoted at 13 to 61 cheaper per quarter. Grind-
or call for assistance, because she could not for a mo- ing barley, 26s to 27s per quarter. English ileac, dull
Went believe that the prisoner meditated such an out- of sale, at 13s to 13s 6d per 1961 b for new, and 14a to
rage upon her. She also said that she had been for 14s 6d for old. English oats free of sale at late prices
some time " keeping company" with a man named Isted, —22, to 23s per 3121 b; Irish 6d per quarter cheaper.
who, it appeared, was 30 years old, and that a brother Black oats, 12, to 19s 61 per 3121 b.
of this person came up after the transaction had taken At Kidderminster market the supplies were short, and
place. She denied having said to the prisoner that, if prices were therefore firm. Barley, oats, and peas were
he were anything of a chap, he would offer her his arm rather cheaper.
and see her home, or that she had said upon any other DUBLIN, JULY 23.—We have still to report an ex-
occasion that, if Isted had not compelled her, she should tremely dull market for every description of home grain,
never have brought the matter forward. at about the currencies of last week. A small supply of
From the evidence of other witnesses it appeared that Indian corn has reached the market, which met a retail
of
upon their coming to the spot, they found the old lady demand to. day at our quotations. A
few
samples
ls A
very much excited and alarmed, and with her bonnet new rape appeared, and were sold at 15s t
but
()rushed and her clothes very dirty, She complained of sample of new Isere of good qualityappeared,alsos t o 26s ;
the prisoner's conduct and begged them to take him we believe it was not sold. White wheat,
away from her. One of the witnesses stated, on cross. red ditto, 22s to 23s 6d ,
us Od to 12s 03; bakers'
barley, 128 Od to 14s 6d;
examination, that he did not hear any noise until he Oats, lOs to lls 63; oatmeal, 1
came rather suddenly upon the parties, and then the
pro. flour, per cwt.. 12s Od to 15s; Indian corn, per 4801 b,
secutrix began crying out, "Oh Lord! oh dear!" 30s Od to 34s od.
Mr. JOHNSON, at the close of the case for the prose- ABIRDIZN..JULY 23.—Grain—Oats 16s 6d to 17s Oil
cation, addressed the jury for the prisoner, and said 401bs per bushel barley, 0080 d to 24s 6d, 52lbs per bushel :
24s Od to 25s Od, 521bs per bushel; wheat, red W,s to 425;
30s tid to 31s Od per, snaecwk.
poPtartootreisiions—Beet.
that, but for the very serious nature of the charge, he
mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 4;
bear,ii , white 35s to 425, 621bs per bushel; oatmeal,
sic 3d to 14s
should almost have been inclined to ridicule the idea
that a young man like the prisoner could have committed
'Per' peck.
such an act upon a toothless, decrepid old woman, who 4toPedr6tbdoo: 17p;defirie,urrelle r; Ib , 4dd toto
36:1;631a.mb, per lb., 4d to 6d ;
Os •; butter,
might very well be his grandmother, so far as age was tallow, per stone, as 0
8d to Is Od ; salmotsr,opooer
Olbs,telos to ire Od; hares, each, Os
per lb, Od to 8a;
concerned. He said he was not in a position to deny
cw6t, Os to Os Od ; hens,
that something had really happened between the parties to Os Od; grouse,_pe
76; butter furd;
d to 2s Od; ducks, do..
per clos 7dductokriiBndge;,
dcihtetoes,e2s
to
2:6
IP6pd'ati,22:od6d:to 3s Od; chickens, ditroerl
but he submitted that it was clear, from all the facts
that had transpired, that the old woman consented to Pej:st
turkeys, each, 6,
it, and that upon Isted, the brother of the man with
to asod; geese, ditto,.6s to
_,
wholeso exportation (present
whom she had, as she said, been keeping company,
3d;
—to 2s Od k;
cure), per cwt, 00s to 66s • eggs,
to Od; 41b loaf, 6d; 21b loaf, 3d •pork,e price, per dozen, 4
coming up, she had, in order to escape the scandal of the
, per stows of 14 bm
village, preferred the present charge. os Od to Os Od pork, fine
M.r.,G. Martin, the master of the national school at 3s 6d to 4s snip m small, 58 6d to Os Od ; pork, large
F..- per barrel of '204 lbs, Os to Os
Slaughaus, was they called as a witness for the prisoner, Meal—Oatmeal, is Is 4d to Is bd; dust, Od to 9d;
and he said he was standing at the door of his house
DALNZITR, Juevf22.-..
83 to le 9d; barley, per lb, lid tdtd ; heals
barleysaa,o3- to 7d ; beremeal, is 9., the evening in question, and saw the prisoner and. tohne
floor,r lseTiOad9;diltouri, la
of too tshree osWI
Proaeoutrix going in a direction towards the residtehnecye
of the latter. He opened his door suddenly before
saw him, and he observed that the prisoner had one armmt
131 b. Oats, 12st pricesi3oi wheat were 18st 121 b, last 41b, and 17,1 b
The relative weight per four bushels
round the neck of the old woman and the othehreinrafrthoner
0 pulsing,
352 Wheat
15st nib,
and
151 t
_b, 12st41b, and slat LIN Barley,Bl 106sstt
alb,
of her person, and it appeared to him thit_e_ a .
and Ost Olbs. 91b. Peas and beans, 18st 1)
The prisoner encouraged than resisted his embraces. Qrs.
0 £1 17 6
w.er
had his face towards the face of the prosecutiixf as
though in the sot of kissing her, while they
Oats ...
...
.z2Besst. 0
leC2nrrelnt.
saw him, she ex- A 1••••......., 12 0 10 4 , Ino flesrior4.
and when be moved his face, and she /
see
no Barley ......... 19 0 1. 5 6 14 6
claimed, "There—be quiet! Mr. Martin will 14 Peas and Beans 1130 .- 00 0 00 0
appeared to be
They then walked on, and the prisoner appeared to kiss
the prosecutrix several times, and there .
CORK, JULY 23.
Average of wheat ..........• 40870.
as to need
' 4 Irish
no complaint or resistance on her
spaerft.epiTuteen pthreisopnreer.
from him if she had The receipts of Irish grain are so trivial
some prim
aPpeared to be so tipsy, that he was
no notice. In the prepared market
No
..
secutrix could easily have got
desired to do so. although the
not examined before the barley. Oats have declined 6d per barrel, .
By Mr. CoRRETT—He was . wheat brought 22s 61 per barrel. transactions in
the large ins-
lf of the prisoner. e was not sun].
magistrates on behalf
wheat for some time
moned, but a Message we
most sesnda-
s sent to him from the magic_
uen
cces
du seadlla
th declineo Iriisnh hip
port,.
without which of course
foreignbetween 30 or 40 cargoes
pqouratnattiiteynsbeing offered is small; however,
trate, requesting
without the his attendance, but he would not ge
prevent which of late into Londoniofl
Permission of
the
" n rector,
he r refused it, vli
gat.r.ight hade he to
when he up.
back,After paucity
weekot urrhivvaels ofhad
this we a
plied to him for Then h
The LORD CHIEF Juan%
his permissto
arrivedlieh are destined for other places; but their presence,
at Queenstown for orders, the greater portion of
lously neglected his duty.
and if this gen-
fore the magistrate and • .
giving although stocks market,
you from going be
set himself above the g your has had a lowering tendency here, were,
evidence, and thus lamp Such and still are, very moderate. • Some sales have bt'en mace
t and improper,added to dull accounts from the leading Enoish
conduct is highly indecent
a slight reduction, The arrivals of Indian corn slue
tleman had been here lesnhould have made some obeerva- atour last have also been large, amounting to at least
would not
30
tions upon it which have been at all agreeable cargoes, quite sufficient of which, for our requirements
to him.
In answer to ot her questions, the witness said that the remains here there was comparatively none for sale
previous to these arrivals, in the race ofwhich '
friends of the prisoner pressed him to go before the ma- rites
have receded 108 to 15s per ton. Wr
' • trate and stategm what he had seen,
12s 63; Ibrail, 71108; French and Portuguese,e quote Gelstz, 71
71 7s 6d
The CHIEF JUSYIuE—And did you state this to the
rector? to 7/ Si. Flour an exceedingly draggingtrade,with a
allow him to go. —The witneris said he did, but he still refused to great falling off in consumption, caustßino doubt b th
e
The t e
,_,_ I great supplies of good potatoes A
The Ozzu Jonci.—Theil I hope he maderatais a&B 1 t market, which are