The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-15 00:00:00

TI-IE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1864.

COMMENCEMENT OP TERM---This Days

To• day being the commencement of Easter term, the
business of the superior courts of law at Westminster was
resumed. _ . . . . _

As usual, her Majesty's Judges breakfasted with the
Lord Chancellor at his private residence, in company with
the leading members of the bar.
At the conclusion of the entertainment the Lord Chan-
cellor's visitors took their departure for their respective
courts in Westminster Hall, where a large body of persons
had assembled to view the arrival of the State procession of
the Judges.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

NEW COTTRT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
TIIE ALLEGED ABDUCTION.

Thomas Howard, the keeper of a refreshment house in
the Haymarket, was indicted for the abduction of a young
woman, named Wilson.
The facts of the case have already been fully reported.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, bul had not
returned into court when we went to press.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

TIIAMES.

A STRANGE CASE—ATTEMPTING TO STRANGLE A
FATHER,—Margaret Fife, a masculine looking woman,
aged 30, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with
being drunk and disorderly, and attempting to strangle
George Fife, her father, with a piece of rope.
The complainant, a respectable and venerable looking
man, who is well connected, is labouring under a defective
vision, and wears front and side glasses. He is dwelling at
5, Grove-place, Lady Lake's-grove, Stepney, and his prin-
cipal maintenance is derived from his eldest son, who allows
him £2 per month. Ihe prisoner is by profession a seam-
stress, dwelling with her father, and unfortunately is a
great drunkard. At 10 o'clock last night Mr. Fife was
seated by his fireside and began to smoke his pipe, when
his daughter, who was intoxicated, and very noisy, threw
a rope over his neck, and said " I'll strangle you." She
made the cord tight and twisted it. He struggled and was
choking when a woman who heard the noise came into the
room and released him.
In answer to the magistrate, Mr. Fife said fie was choked
a little.
Mrs. Eliza Goldsworthy said the prisoner was choking
her father with the rope, and he was getting black in the
face. The prisoner was very drunk. Mr. Fife was really
in:danger, he could not speak, and would have been strangled
if witness had not gone to his asssistance.
Mr. Fife was recalled and said his daughter had not ill-
used him before, It was the drink which caused all the
mischief.
A police constable produced a large dagger which he
found in a box under a bed.
Mr, Fife—That has been in my house ten years. It
belongs to my son.
Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, asked why the dagger was
imported into the case.
The policeman—lt was in the house.
Mr, Partridge—Nothing was done with it. You might
as well produce all the knives and forks and the fireirons in
the house.

The prisoner, in defence, said she threw the rope over
her father in joke, without intending to injure him, and she
was very sorry for what she had done.
Mr. Fife—lt was the strong drink which did it,

Mr. Partridge advised the prisoner to abstain from strong
drinks in future, and ordered her to enter into her own.re-
cognisances in the sum of £lO to keep the peace aad be of
good behaviour for the next twelve months,

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market to day the arrivals of English
wheat were very moderate. Both for red and white qua-
lities the demand ruled inactive, and Monday's currency
was with difficulty supported.
With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup-
plied. Sales, however, progressed slowly in all descripticns,
yet prices were without quotable change from Monday last.
Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request, at late
rates. _

The supply of barley on sale was seasonably good.
Malting qualities were dull, at fully the late decline in the
quotations. Grinding and distilling qualities ruled sta-
tionary in price.
For malt the trade was in a sluggish state, on former
terms. _ _

The supply of oats on sale was moderately good. Gene-
rally spaking, the demand ruled heavy, and prices had a
drooping tendency.
Beans and peas, with which the market was moderately
supplied, were steady in price.
Flour changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates,
ARRIVALS THIS WILEY.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout.
English-- 590 410 BLO 1,54) 880
1ri5h.......... 2,610
Foreign-- 4,240 1,267 0,400 I 100 SIES.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supply of meat on sale is moderate. On the whole,
the trade is steady, and scarcely any change has taken
place in the quotations, compared with our previous report.

Per 81b. by the carcase.
Baud
Lnferior beef .. 2 10 3 2
Nliddling do. .. 3 4 3 8
Prime large do. 3 10 4 0
Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2
Large pork 3 2 3 10
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10

g d s
Middling mutton 4 0 4 4
Prime do 4 4 4 6
Veal
Small pork ~ .. 4 0 4 6
Lamb

BOROUGH HOP.

The supply of hops on sale continues very moderate.
The demand, however, both for English and foreign qua-
lities, rules inactive ; nevertheless, previous quotations
are steadily supported.
Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 10s per cwt.
Weald of Kents 4
5
Sussex
Yearlings .. 3 Os to 5 Os „
Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „
Belgian
American