The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-21 00:00:00

TtIE SUN,

LONDON, SATURDAY

EVENING-, AUGUST 21,

'lss. 61; cost and merchants' bills, 1,8641. 17s Id. -=
2,290/ 'l2s. 7d.-By ores sold (less dues), 1,474/. 13s. 7d.;
water drainage, 201.: leaving balance against adven-
turers, 7951. 19s.
At Wheal Oak general meeting, on the 12th inst., the
accounts showed-Balance last account, 358/. 1535. 4d.;
tutwork, May, 16/. 16s. 2d.; June, 301. las.
ss. Received on account of arrears, 101. 15s. Bd.; of
Wheal Enys, 41. 9s, 9d.: leaving balance to next account,
390/. 19s. 7d.; 141 shares having been relinquished, the
mine is now divided into 808, on which a call of 9s. per
share was made.
Af the Devon and Cornwall United Mines general
meeting, _on the 13th Aug., the accounts showed-Cost
for May, 1481. 17s. Bd.• ditto for June, 136/. 55.; C.
Bawden for attending four meetings, 10/ ; merchants'
bills paid, 6621. 175.; secretary's salary, expenses, and
postage, 10/. 95.---=968/. Bs. Bd.-Balance last account,
4301. 2s. 3d.; received on account of calls, 2061. 12s. 9d.:
leaving balance to next account, 3311. 13s. Bd.; esti-
mated cost for July and August, 350/. ; rent, 101, makes
691/. 13s. Bd. liabilities.-The assets are 2361. 7s. 2d.,
leaving a
sd;ficieygyetilr
0fe'4,451. 6s. 61, and due to merchants
share was made.
At Garreg Mine meeting, y3ess.te3rdd.
a y, A a
call of 1/
call
o t
25.. per
per share was made.
At Larnberooe Wheal Maria
special meeting, on
Thursday, a call of 11 per share was made, payable in
28 days. Tile balance eheot sbowed-Expendtture to
d'lte, 26,4581. 7s. ld.-Calls, &c., '26,109/. 15s. I Id.
handsli di2n
During Alfred
Liabilities, 5491. 3s. Bd.-Assets, 3501. 12s. 6d.-bliow-
Inga
then ce
wagainst
shares tl
have
ee
changed
ge
98d/.
Consols, South Tamar, Bedford United, Merllyn,
Brewer, Golden, Lovell, Tincroft, Tremayne, Botallack,
Orsedd, Clive, Caber!, Garreg, Trefusis, Neptune, Tre-
gardock, Trevelyan, Great Bryn, Wheal Fortune (South
Tawtou), Trebell, Treworlis, East Wheal Vol.. Zion,
Chyprase, Cwmdyle Reck, Beacon, Elizabeth, Calling.
ton Lewis, North Pool, Wheal Clifford, West
w r
Park,' Wheal Buller, Comford, Wheal Berth, Treviskey,
Miningßell yard retataliy,
an d
CompanyLanart h
of, Clarrevl
and
enmare.
]p
In Foreign Mines, the transactions have been in Cobre,
Imperial Brazilian, St. John del Rey, Linares, and
United Mexicans.

VAN DID EN'S LAND.
Extract of a letter from an officer of the 99th Re-
giment, now quartered in Van Diemen's Land :
" "Hobart Town Barracks, March 13, 1852.
This is a delightful country, and as healthy as
one could wish to be in, but it has one fault—being
subject to hot winds, which blow frequently during the
summer months, and make a person teel quite uncom-
fortable. lye are very scarce of officers, having only
five at head-quartere. I marched some men to Laun-
ceston a short time since ; it is a distance of 120 miles.
We were six days marching, and all suffered a
great deal. However lam amused myself shooting
Posella parrots, which abound along the roads in mil-
lions, also a species of beautiful bird called the bronze-
winged pigeon ; but this sort of amusement has its
drawbacks, for the grass swarms with snakes of all
descriptions, some of which are very beautiful, and
others full of malignant poison. Whilst on the
march, one morning, at six o'clock, I perceived an
immense one, on whom I managed to steal, and
succeeded in killing ; he measured six feet in
length. One 'of our men brought him with him,
wad at the next halt sold him for a ' nugget' of gold,
valued at 21., to a digger who happened to be passing ;
but nuggets are plenty here. You may call this
a curious country. I know many gentlemen who
have been obliged to sell their horses for want of
grooms to mind them. You cannot get a coachman
for even 2001. per annum. Lady Peddar told me
yesterday that Sir John offered his coachman 2001.
a year, and yet could not induce him to remain.
Policemen are getting six shillings a day and their
rations, and this will not coax them to stay ;
and the governor has to employ as constables
transported felons, taken out of the Penitentiary.
All our soldiers who can go are going; in fact the
awful state of things here is indescribable—every
one leaving. As for tradesmen, you can get
nothing done—no one can be got to stay. Boots are
LOW 2/. 125., and those made by inferior hands;
white trowsers, 11. Bs. per pair. You cannot get any
sort of a coat for less than 71. or 81., and everything
in the same ratio ; and the people here have become
so purse-proud you dare not dictate to them. All say
the diggins is very hard work, but for the diggers,
as soon as they have made some money they
all come back and spend it in a most extravagant
manner. To give ycu some idea of things here,
there is a very rich gentleman of my acquaintance
who said to his butler, whom he heard was
about to leave for the diggins, ' John, I will give
you a half-crown a day more if you'll stay with me.'
His answer was, 'l'll see you hanged first ; in a
short time, when I return, I will give you more than
that if you become servant to me.' We are very badly
off for men. Captain B has gone to Mel-
bourne with a hundred pensioners, as we had no
men to give. Gold has now been discovered at a
place called Campbell Town, about fifty miles from
here. I marched through it the other day, when
they were prceapecting for it. I saw a lump of gold
yesterday which a man found valued at 1,5001.
Think of that. One young fellow, who was a clerk
in the Australian Bank, at 1401 per annum, left for
the diggins, and has since returned with an immense
sum of money. In consequence of the extravagant
price of everything here, I find it hard enough to rub
it out. We have on an average, to pay 255. a month
over our pay as contributions to our mess and band,
and that without indulging in the slightest luxury
whatever. Colonel Despard has written home to have
our pay increased, as we cannot live on it. One
poor fellow is ruined by it already. Lieutenant
of curs, after seven years' service, threw up commis.
sion and all, and went off to the diggins. lem afraid,
if something is not done, the regiment will soon be
without officers or men."

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.
ESSEX —Some wheat that is reaped has become so
thoroughly wetted that, unless the sheaves are un
bound, but little chance exists of its being carted in a
dry state. The effects of the mildew have been lost
sight of since the greater calamity has overtaken us
by the protracted wet weather, but the injury from
that cause is much more extensive than was at first
imagined. The barley is much sprouted before cut-
ting; on heavy pieces, much laid by the rain, it will
not be fit for malting purposes, and the quality
will be generally inferior. Oats are good, and only
require favourable weather to secure them. Peas are
mostly harvested, but are only a moderate crop. The
potatoes will be small, and below the average crop, as
the bulbs have ceased growing since the blades have
decayed, but we see no reason to apprehend that many
will be lost by the disease ; indeed, so far as our own
observation extends, fewer are found injured than have
been found in any preceding year since the first ap-
pearance of the blight in 1846. The weather has
now greater appearance of becoming settled than
at any period for the last fortnight.—Chelmsford
Chronicle.

Oxrounsuram—Some little hay remains in the
fields, but it is, from the continuous rains and heavy
dews, little better than dung, and the forward samples
of wheat are materially injured from the same cause ;
while from the unexpected ripeness (not discovered
, until the last few days, and probably premature from
blight) much corn has shed both in reaping and re-
moval of sheaves in the brief interval of sunshine.
The rain for several days was almost incessant, but
yesterday (Wednesday) it was bright and sunshiny,
are almost and should a continuance be vouchsafed to us, will soon
atop, though probably not repair, the mischief. Beans
Potatoes arae
Barley look feavielruzrert,hiaferr.oemoubtligaht whle, in, blossom.
3 71/11 and is quite ready for the scythe.
ease has spread short crop • the dls-
W,
__e increasing rapidity, and the
leaves are gone,
Since last Thursday the weather has been
nil the haulm is blackened and
rotting.—Banbury Guardian
verly\riTA9 unpropitious,d.—ded Soaking rain and a
ture having caused a vast quantity of warm temPera_
out." Added to this, reportstempera-
out.„his, of bolfigwhhtet
and mildew
ture having caused a vast quantity
"
" grow
in from all quarters in this d' •
pour
has been tolerably
and today it fine, but the
far from settled. As noticed els h
looks
ble circumstances induced the farmers
unfavourable
as almost altogether to to
:ask such prices
Prevent any
• g done in our market
today,---• Wiltshire
business hew
Independent
DURHAM.I _s.
11-
e.e our last we have had daily slight
have
prevented the completion of the
hay harvest ; in fact,t
has only been in places where
the hay was in large Pike that the farmers have been
able to stack. There is
still a considerable quan-
tity in the fields, and we regret to add that there is
also a great deal irretrievably. . . injured. The wheat
in the south and east
_ harvest has commenced, and
of the county the crops are rapidly ripening. In
those districts there is a considerable breadth ready
ha
...
for the sickle, and if the weather . ,
many more b been favourable
fields would have been cut before this.
The absence of Irish labour is already complained of,
and as we may expect the harvest to be general in a
few days, and then in such a state as utterly to
pre-
vent the use of either the reaping machine or scythe,
we fear the farmers will be compelled to give very
high wages.--. Durham Advertiser.
NORTIIIIMIIERLAND.—The weather since cur last
law% been generally fair in this district, and the hay
harvest is now all but completed. Commencement
1 r
a hm also been made in the cutting of corn on a num-
beof f
arms in the neighbourhood, end the changes
in the atmosphere will therefore now b
with e looked to
great anxiety. Though much corn is irrer
damaged, the harvest, it is understood, will bearably fair
average in this county —Newcastle Chronicle,
b h
our pod are
TuomanT.—The cereal crops in tbis neigh-
being cut very fast, and several farmers
carried a large quantity of wheat on Saturday last.
The reaping machine
is kept in continual motion
when weather permits. We
fear that in this locality
1 the potato crop will be a failure the stems in most
fields being blighted.—No,.th
Wales Chronicle.
LIN COLLISHIRE.,-4SPALDIN%—previoUS to the

storm of Tuesday night much of the corn had
sprouted, and it is feared that material damage has
been done to it. It is gratifying to learn that the
vast corn district called the Marshes, extending along
the coast from Spalding to Sutton Bridge, has not
suffered materially from mildew or blight; the heavy
fen lands have suffered most. No corn in the Holland
division is yet housed, and there appears to have been
a general scarcity of labourers throughout the dis-
trict. Prices for cutting, 12s. to 15s. per acre.
KETTERING.—The crops of grain in the neighbour-
hood have arrived at maturity, and the harvest has
commenced in earnest. It has, however, been re-
tarded by the late heavy rains, which came down so
drenchingly that it was almost thought Lord Maid-
stone's prophecy of the Deluge was about to be literally
fulfilled. The temperature has also been warm, conse-
quently there are complaints of the grain sprouting to
some extent. The wheat crops are heavy, but blight
and mildew are spoken of as being somewhat
extensive. The potatoes are much diseased, and the
stench from the decaying stems in a morning is al-
most intolerable.
GRANTHAM.--The harvest, which was proceeding
with great vigour in this neighbourhood, was consi-
derably delayed by the unfavourable weather of
Thursday and Friday in last week. Activity has
again been resumed this week. The crops generally
are ready for cutting, and are of fair quality And
yi-ld, nothing likely to prove seriously detrimental
being observable.—Stamford Mercury.
YORKSBIRE.—The anxiety experienced in the
course of last week as to the critical state of the
weather, although partially relieved since that time,
has not been entirely removed. The days have been
generally fine, but much rain has fallen during
the nights, consequently the progress of cutting
has not been carried on with that rapidity which
otherwise would have been the case. Hence also the
corn already cut has remained in the field, in sheaf,
longer than could be desired, arising from the fact
that it was not in a fit state to be led home and housed.
Yet many stacks have been secured in good con-
dition. But the unsettled state of the weather at
this critical period, with the wind continually shift-
ing its quarters, and the atmosphere frequently
disturbed, is far from promising. There is reason to
believe that the sample, under these grievous but un-
avoidable circumstances, will not generally be of that
excellent quality which, at one time, had been confi-
dently expected.—Doncaster Gazette.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, Aug. 20
At the Court at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, the
18th day of August, 1852, present the Queen's Most
Excellent Majesty in Council. It is this day ordered
by her Majesty in Council, that the Right Honour-
able the Lord High Chancellor of that part of the
United Kingdom called Great Britain, do issue writs for
proroguing the Parliament, which was appointed to
meet on Friday the twentieth day of August instant, to
Thursday the twenty-first day ot October next; and also
for proroguing the convocations of the provinces of
Canterbury and York, from Saturday the twenty-first
day. of August instant, to Friday the twenty-second day
ot October next.

ADMIRALTY, AuG. 17.
Corps of Royal Marines—First Lieutenant and Quar-
termaster John Huskisson to be Captain, vice Captain
William Gordon, to retired full pay; Second Lieutenant
Henry Fallowfield Cooper to be First Lieutenant, vice
lluskisson, promoted.
Commissions by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northampton-
shire.
Thomas Wilkins, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant;
William Harcourt Isham Mackworth Dolben, Esq., to
be Deputy-Lieutenant; Allen Allicock Young, Esq., to
be Deputy-Lieutenant, Aug. 12.
BANKRUPTS.
William Marshall, provision agent, Tooley-street,
Southwark, to surrender Aug. 28, at twelve, and Oct. 1,
at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official
assignee, Basioghall-street; Asburst and"Son,Old Jewry.
George Morton ,coal merchant, Scotland-yard,at one, at the Court of Bankputcy.
at eleven, and Oct. 1,
Aug. 27,
Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury; Selby and
Macheson, Lincoln's Inn fields.
Thomas Secret, common brewer, Barnet, Sept. 3, at
half-past eleven, and Oct. I, at twelve, at the Court of
Aldermanbury;
Thomas Franklin Nichol!, auctioneer, Poole, Sept. 2,
Green,Bankruptcy. South Z,CI oallat onna-ns't ree officialO xafsosri gd7seteree t.
at half-past eleven, and Oct. 1, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Boaitighall-
street; Barber, King street, Cheapside.
John Bell, draper, Ludgate-hill, Sept. 1, at two, and
Oct. 5, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
t,fficial assignee, Sambrook-court, Basiaghall-street
Cobb, Gray's lon-square.
Thomas Townsend, hat manufacturer, Bristol, Sept.
3, and Oc' 4, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court.
Miller, official assignee, Bristol; Linklaters, Sise-lane,
London; Abbot and Lucas, Bristol.
William Martin, grocer, Stamford, Aug. 27 and Sept.
17, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Bittle-
stun, effi,ial assignee, Nottingham; Hill and Matthews,
St. Mary Axe, London; Bray and Bridges, Birmingham.
William Jones Williams, hosier, Wolverhampton,
Aug. 26 and Sept. 25, at half-past eleven, at the Bir-
mingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Bir-
eche, ; Chambers, Sheffield.
William Mole, victualler, Birmingham, Sept. 7, and
Sept. 21, at half-past eleven, at the Birmingham Dis-
trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham;
Wrights, Birminght—n.
DIVIDENDS.
At the Court, Basingliall-street.
H. Thompson, Portpool-lane, Gray's Inn-lane, com-
mon brewer, Sept. 13, at twelve.
In the Country.
W. B. Frankish, Kingston-upon-Hull, linendraper,
3: pt. 8, at half-past twelve, at the Town-hall, Kingston-
up an-Hull—W. H. Richardson, Darlaston, Staffordshire,
tube-manufacturer, Sept. 21, at half-past eleven,
Court, Birmingham.
NO rICE OF CERTIFIC &TES. at the
At the Court, Basinghall-street.
J. B. Drew, Wittana's buildings, Old-street-road, car-
penter, Sept. 13, at half-past eleven--F. Castelli, Bury-
court, St. Mary Axe, merchant, Sept. 14, at half-past
eleven—F. F. Braggiotti, Bury-court, St. Mary Axe,
merchant, Sept. 14, at half. past eleven.
In the Country.
T. Barnes, Bristol, auctioneer, Sept. 15, at eleven, at
(he Court, Bristol—G, S;anderwick, Bristol, auctioneer,
Sept. 15, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol—J. Harris,
Liverpool, jeweller, Sept. 14, at eleven, at the Court,
Liverpool—J. Timothy, Liverpool, flour-dealer, Sept. 13,
at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool.
CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
J. Dallinger, Wickham Market, SuffAk, broker—T.
F. Millar, Bath, music-seller, certificate of the first class
—J. Jutsum, Greenwich, licensed victualler, certificate
of the second class—B. Wyon, R,gent-street, engraver,
certificate of the third class—S. Haynes, London-street,
Paddington, wheelwright, certificate of the third class—
G. Lillywhito, Brixton-rise, farrier, certificate of' the se-
cond class—l. Wakefield, Liverpool, tea-dealer, certifi-
cate of the third class.
PARTNERSUIPS DISSOLVED.
G. Batty and R. Feast, Leadenhall-street and Moor-
fields, Fallen warehousemen—T. and M. Stainton,
South Shields, Durham, brass founders—R. Satterth-
waite and H. Wright, Lancaster, builders—G. and J.
Wykes, Leicester, commission agents—J. and G. Rams-
bottom, Whalley, Lancashire, cotton spinners—Mar-
garet and W. Sanderson, Sutton and Rainhill, Lanca-
shire, butchers—W. R. Beaumont and B. Shaw, Mex-
brough, Yorkshire, coal miners—H. and J. W. Weaver,
Manchester, tailors—Harriet Pitcher and H. Newman,
Pantheon Bazaar, Oxford-street, dress mskera—J.
Yechey and C. Clarke, Walham-green, Fulham, seeds-
men and florists—H. and J. Pickup, Rosscrdale, Lan-
cashire, cotton spinners—J. Jordan and W. Wilcox,
Liverpool, shin chandlers—J. and J. Goodchild, Har-
row-on-the-Hill, farmers—W. Wright, A. W. Young,
and G. Wright, Kingston. upon-Hull, merchants (so far
as regards A. W. Young)—J. S. and H. J. L. Stubbs,
Manchester, merchants—A. Hughes and J. Hirst, Hud-
dersfield, Yorkshire, dyers—f.. V. and J. C. Hodson,
Liverpool, Lancashire, chemists—G. M. Chadwick, J.
Chadwick, W. Chadwick, T. Chadwick, J, Chadwick,
and IL Chadwick, Rochdale, Manchester, Aldermanbury,
London, and Glasgow, flannel manufacturers (so far as
regards W. Chadwick)—T. Shaw and H. Gault, Man-
chester, woollen d.
SCOTOd SEQUESTRA.TIONS.
Alexander M`Nair, Glasgow, wright, to meet within
the Waverley Hotel, Glasgow, Aug. 24 and Sept. 14, at
twelve.

SEABORNE MAILS.
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Liverpool, Aug. 20.
NISI PRIUS COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice
WIGIITMAN.)
WEBSTER V. GARNETT.
This was an action of libel, brought by the plain-
tiff, who is lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, against
the defendant, who is the proprietor of the Manchester
Guardian newspaper. The defendant pleaded " Not
guilty."
Watson,Mr. W Q.C., Mr. Sergeant Wilkins, and
Mr. Cowling appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr.
Hugh Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Aspland for the defendant.
Mr. WATSON, in opening the case, said, the plain-
tiff' was the lessee of the Haymarket Theatre, and had
long performed on the stage with preat success. The
defendant is the publisher of the Manchester Guar-
dian, and the plaintiff was compelled to come before
them in consequence of the publication of a paragraph
in that paper which was calculated to do him the greatest
possible professional injury. Anything affecting the
popularity of gentlemen in the plaintiff's profession
was calculated to be a serious injury to them. The
present libel arose out of proceedings which took
place in Manchever in June last, several gentlemen
in that town having resolved to get up a series of
dramatic Rerformanccs, the proceeds of which were
to be applied to the charities of the town. The
paragraph in question had cast an aspersion ea the
character of Mr. Webster calculated to make him un-
popular at country towns, and to prevent his having
engagements at country theatres. A new drama had
just come
out at the Haymarket, and Mr. Webster
was busily engaged with it when he received, on the
17th of May, a letter from Mr. Worthington, the
secretary of the local Charities Committee at Man-
chester, asking him if he could afford assistance in
carrying out a proposal of Mr. Knowles, the manager
of the Manchester Theatre, to have a series of dra-
matic performances in aid of the charities of the
town. Mr. Webster replied that he should be happy
to afford such assistance as he was able, consistent
with the demands upon his time at his own theatre.
On the 27th of May he wrote that he was so mucn
engaged at his own theatre with the new drama of
Mind Your Own Business, which had had a great run,
that he could not come down, and could only spare
some of his corps. A telegraphic dispatch was sent
to him urging
him to come down, but he replied to
this, offering to give up a day's performance to aid
them, but he could do no more. In the Manchester
Guardian of the 2d of June—a newspaper which
had a large circulation—appeared the following pa-
ragraph :
" Festival Performance in aid of the Local Charities.
—(After a complimentary notice of the liberality of Mr.
Knowles, the dramatist, it went on)—Oa Saturday we
announced the programme for four out of the six nights,
Wednesday and Thursday being left open because of the
extraordinary neglect of Mr. Webster, lessee of the
Hay-
market Theatre, who, after a letter of large professions,
was written to thrice without deigning any answer, and
when a pressing telegraphic message at length exhorted
a reply, it was such as to determine the committee to
make their arrangements without asking any aid from
Mr. Webster."
At first sight this might appear not to be a strong ob •
servation regarding the plaintiff, but Mr. Webster
felt that it would be destructive of his success should
he ever afterwards be called upon to perform at Man-
chester, from the unpopularity it would raise against
him, and the same effect would be produced in the
smaller towns in which this paper circulated. Mr.
Worthington, in answer to a letter from the plaintiff
complaining of this paragraph, wrote to him that
the paragraph ha complained of did not emanate
from the Charities Committee. Mr. Webster
then, by his attorney, called on the de-
fendant to retract the same, and make an
apology for the injury which this paragraph was cal-
culated to inflict upon him. The defendant wrote in
answer on June 12 :—" I beg to say, in reply, it is
not my practice to make apologies, or to do anything
else, under the pressure of threats." The letter went
on to say it was the duty of every man of right feel-
ing in this country who had done an injury to
retract it, and he would do so if the threats of
proceedings were retracted. Mr. Webster, of course,
could take no such step, and commenced the present
action.

Mr. Benjamin Webster examined—He was the ma-
nager of the Haymarket and Adelphi Theatres. En-
gagements in the provinces during the recess were
highly important to him. He went as a " star" on
those occasions, as an actor. He had performed at
Manchester once. In May last he had brought out a
new play entitled Mind Your Own Business, by Mr.
Mark Lemon. It was important for the success of
the new play that it should have a series of perform•
ances. Witness and the main strength of the
Haymarket company were engaged in that co-
medy. On the 17th cf May he received a
letter from Mr. Worthington, the secretary
of the Dramatic Festival Committee of Man-
chester, asking him to give his performance,
and also that of some of his company, for one of six
nights. He answered this on the 22d of May, offer-
ing his own and company's services as much as the
demands of his own theatre would enable him. (The
further correspondence opened by the Learned Coun-
sel was then put in and read, together with the libel.)
The new play of Mind Your Own Business and a
new farce of Keeley Worried by Buekstone at that
time had a considerable run, and himself and most of
his corps were engaged in performing in them, ren-
dering it impossible for him or them to go to Man-
chester. Notwithstanding his letter, he heard that
to was announced to play at Manchester, and, in con-
sequence, he wrote to Mr. Worthington on the 3d of
June offering to forego one of his performances in
London, and come down to Manchester, rather than
that the public should be disappointed. He first heard
of the libel some days afterwards. On the 7th of
June he received a letter from the Charities Commit-
tee, thanking him for his kind offer. He subsequently
instructed his attorney to writs to the committee,
complaining of the paragraph,and received an answer
from Mr. Worthington that the paragraph did not,
emanate from the committee. (These letters were
put in.) Observations concerning actors in the pudic
press had a very great effect on their success in their
profession. (The letters to and from the defendant
were then put in.)
This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. HILL, for the defendant, sincerely regretted
that these steps had been taken. He was by no means
insensible to the value of character, and of the neces-
p.reserving it from attacks ; but the paragraph
sity of
in question gave no ground whatever for proceedings
like this. Ho cast no aspersions whatever on Mr.
Webster. But that gentleman occupied a position
which brought him much before the public, and he
must submit to the comments and remarks of the
journals of the flay ; and,
so long as those comments
were not made for the purposo of private slander and
aMr. Webster had no right to complain. Mr.
complained that the article in question WI'S
whuebses,ter
a libel. Of that the jury would judge. They must
not, however, forget the defendant, a gentleman
equally respectable with Mr. Webster, and bound by
his position to bring all matters of local interest before
the public in his newspaper. The defendant was right
in guarding the success of the public charities of the
town where his newspaper was published. Looking,
the duties and position of both these gen.
there was no pretence for saying that the
in question transgressed the bounds of
tthieemn,eu a
,t
paragraph in
The correspondence which had
been pi
Mr. Webster of
in the first
his e
instancesrvi ce s a very
liberal offtar in
from wasM
—pre-
cisely what the paragraph saide_en
l
full of professions."
No doubt Mr. Webster, at the time he wrote this
letter, intended to do what be professed, if able to do
it. That offer was treated by . the committee as a
t liberal offer, and produced a
corresponding im-
pressionmos on them, as appeared by their letter of
the
him any of three nights to
22d, offering perform and
immediate answer, in order that their
receivedarrangementsmg
anti. the 29th of May, was,
however,
tsend their advertisements tyo'tahnd they
were obliged_
Mr.
Webster's name announced ef
news-
papers with M
r.nces, which appeared the or two
nights' performa very day
received stating that h
this letter was .
I did excite surprise.he could not
come. This certum ym
' stating that? Was there
anything libellous
was sent to Mr. mmediately
after this the
paragraph he flew at once to he Webster on
the sth of June, and
but one is attorney,
who of course, had
of. remedy. An attorney
remedy coming into
never had but the realecourt, Lie
instead of applying had adopted this
course
e of high charancgt himself to
the editor, like a gentleman
apology would her injured,
when, no doubt,
an
ample
threats of the lei :
sve been
made to him. Under the
the d f P atiffis
pursuedattor-
by e endant Was that
ney, the course
bonourable man Would
which every highly
Bpursue.
(as attorneys always The attorney bad risked made against jhe did) for a
retractation of the
charge it impossible to iVaintiff
in such a manner as renderedthe paragraph e given
by the defendant, terming"libellous
on the defendant
and untrue ;" thus calling
and an to admit
that he had published a libel untruth. The
attorney took care so to
require an apology that he
would not lose his action.
The defendant never felt
any hostility towards the Plaintiff, and was quite e
un-
conscious of having published
_d any libel_ respecting
him. If the whole matter were fairly looked at he
was satisfied the jury would not be of opinion that
this was a libel. Tae defendant made noanimputations
on the plaintiff, and had only refuse to make
apology because of the extravagant d
demands made by
the plaintiff's attorney,
which, as an. honourable and
independent man, he could not accede to.
the case, leaving •
HIS LORDSHIP summed up it to
the jury to say whether the paragraph was a fair
comment on a matter of public
and st
ent re,or was dic-
tated by private spite and malice,
If they tended to the
injury and discredit of the plaintiff.damages ey
should thoughtbe
the latter, they would say what
given to the plaintiff.
The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after
being absent about au hour, returned into court with
a verdict for the defendant,

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Bristol, Aug. 19.
(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)

LAVERTON V. THE BRISTOL WATERWORKS COMPANY.
Mr. S'2rgeant Kinglake, Mr. Bintow, and Mr. M.
Smith were counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Butt,
Mr. Rowe, and Mr. Stone for the defendants.
The declaration in this case stated that, by an Act
of Parliament under which this company was consti-
tuted, it became the duty of the defendants to lay
down pipes, to affix water or fireplugs, and keep the
mains charged, but that they neglected to do so, and
did not keep the mains charged, in consequence
whereof the plaintiff's premises were burnt down, and
he sustained great loss. The defendants pleaded not
guilty, and they also pleaded several other pleas,
which, however, did not raise any particular question
to be tried.

It appeared that in 1846 an Act of Parliament was
passed (9th and 10Lh of Victoria, c. 222) for the pure
pose of supplying the inhabitants of the city of Bris-
tol with water. Several sections gave the company
power to take lands, to take springs and other waters
from a considerable distance, sand particul4ly from
the river Chew, on the Mendips ; to lay down pipes,
Sce. There was a proviso that all these works,
&c., should be completed within five years from the
passing of the Act. Other sections provided that the
company should lay down mains and affix fireplugs
for the supply of water for extinguishing fires, such
fireplugs not to be more than 100 yards from each
other; and it was enacted, that as soon as such fire-
plugs should have been completed, the company should
deposit keys and affix public notices, to denote the
situation of such fireplugs. By the 98th section it
was declared that the company should at all times
cause the mains to be fully charged, and that it should
be lawful for all persons at all times to take and use
the water of the company in extinguishing fires with-
out making compensation.
The facts were simple. The plaintiff was a cabinet
maker in large business in Redcross-street, in the
city
of Bristol. On the 21 of September, about two
o'clock in the morning, his premises were discovered
to be on fire. The alarm was given, and several
enginesinstantly repaired to the spot ; but the
efforts of the firemen were unavailable, as, al-
though there were mains and fireplugs in the
street and neighbourhood, there was nos any water
to be obtained, and it was nearly four o'clock
before the engines could be got to work, and
then the fire was extinguished in a comparatively
short time. The supply of water to the city was
upon the " pressure" system, so as to avoid the
necessity of persons having cisterns ; the company,
therefore, had the mains charged during the day, but
stopped the supply during the night, in order to hus-
band the water. The company had refused to deposit
keys, or to affix public notices, according to the pro-
visions of the Act. In consequence of there not being
water in the mains on the night in question, the pre..
caises and goods of the plaintiff were destroyed, and
he sustained damage to the amount of nearly 6001.
As the company had refused to give any compensa-
tion to the plaintiff, he brought the present action to
recover that which he alleged to be due to him in
consequence of the negligence of the defendants in
not having their mains charged with water in ac-
cordance with the provisions of their Act of Parlia-
meat.

Upwards of 20 witnesses were examined to prove
that there was a fire, that the mains were not charged,
and the value of the property destroyed.

The defence was that the defendants were not li-
able. By the Act of Parliament the company were
empowered to take the water of the river Chew, 18
miles from Bristol, but they would not take the water
of that river until they had formed three compensa-
tion reservoirs capable of holding a certain quantity
of water, and had obtained a certificate to that effect
from two magistrates. The company could not ob-
tain that certificate, and other circumstances delayed
the progress of the works and prevented that state of
things from existing at the time of the fire without
which no obligation of any kind could have existed.
The company had done all that was possible with a
view of supplying the inhabitants with water. The
public obligation only attached after the inhabitants
were supplied. The great object of the Act of Par-
liament was to give the company power to supply
the inhabitants with water for domestic purposes ;
and, although the company had laid down mains and
pipes, still they were not bound to find a supply of
water for the extinguishing of fires until the domestic
supply was complete ; and it was further contended
that, by the Act, there was an exception in times
of drought, &c., and it was said that at the time of the
fire there had been a great drought, so that, in fact, the
company bad not sufficient water for the purpose of
extinguishing fires, or they could not on the follow-
ing day supply the inhabitants with the water they
were entitled to. The company had done all they
could under the incomplete state of their works. It
was also submitted that, under this Act, no action
was maintainable, but that the damage should be as-
sessed by a jury or determined by arbitration, because
the obligation being imposed by Act of Parliament,
the remedy pointed out by that Act of Parliament
must be resorted to.

The defendants proposed to show that at the time
of the fire they had not completed their reservoirs
under the Act, or obtained the magistrates' certificate
that they were complete, but had entered into a
money contract for the supply of water, and that the
drought had prevented their finishing their reservoir+,
and that had they not shut off the water from their
mains on that night they would not have been able
to supply the inhnbitants with water the next day.
The Learned JUDGE decided that such evidence
could not be received, and a bill of exceptions to that
rule was tendered.
Evidence was then given that the great damage
was done before the arrival of the engines, but it was
admitted that there was not any water for nearly an
hour after their arrival, and it was then turned on by
one of the turncocks. Some of the policemen who
were called by the defendants stated that bad there
been water some part of the premises might have been
saved. It was clearly proved that during that night
there was not any water at all in any main in the
city of Bristol.
.Ir. Baron PLATT, in summing up the case, ob-
served that there was a stipulation in the Act of Par-
liament that the company should give protection to
the public ; and, in case of fire, water was to be ready
to extinguish it. It was part of their bargain that
they should afford that benefit to the public as part of
the service for which they were paid, and for the
monopoly given them. It was the duty of the com-
pany to keep their mains full, and it was a serious
dereliction of their duty to have neglected it. It was
no answer to say that they could not have supplied
their private customers with water had their mains
been charged.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages 5311. 18s. 7d.
The case lasted nearly two days, and brought the
Western Circuit to a close.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

THE TRIAL OF HENRY HARRISON FOR EXTORTING

MONEY.

In this case (which bad not concluded when our
report left) the jury retired at 1 o'clock, and did not
return into court until 6 o'clock, when they gave a
verdict of Guilty, but recommended the prisoner
strongly to mercy on account of the good character
he had received.

_
Mr. Justice TALFOURD, in passing sentence, said
that the prisoner bad ben convicted of one of the
most dreadful offences that could be committed by
one man against another; and, if there had been any
ground for supposing that he had been engaged in a
system of extortion of this description, he would un-
doubtedly have been transported for life. The jury
had recommended him to mercy, most probably on
the ground that he had acted from some sudden
temptation, and, as he concurred with them in that
opinion, he would to a considerable extent give effect
to their recommendation. It was utterly impossible,
however, to pass over such an offence without a severe
punishment, and he therefore felt it to be his duty to
order hiin to be transported for 10 years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.
James Newland, the young man who was charged
at this court about 18 months ago with robbing his
employer in Gutter-lane, and who made a statement
on that occasion implicating a Jew of the name of
Hart, who was subsequently acquitted, was yesterday
brought up before Alderman Finnic, charged on sus-
picion of stealing a silver hunting watch.
It appeared that the presecutrix, Louisa Jones,
lodged in a house in Great Carter-lane, of which the
prisoner's father was the landlord. The prisoner
lived in the house to take care of it, while his parents,
highly respectable persons, lodged elsewhere. The
watch was safe in a drawer in prosecutrix's room on
Thursday morning, and in the afternoon it was miss-
ing, the prisoner being the only person in the house
besides herself during the interval.
It will be remembered that the prisoner was sen-
tenced to 12 months' imprisonment for robbing his
employer, and, while he was undergoing the penalty
of the law, he trumped up a charge of misconduct'
o trace
thece
most against one of the gaolers of the prison, which was
inquired into, and the statement made by the prisoner
being proved to be utterly without foundation, be was
ordered to be fl egged by the common hangman. Since
of
fi e s
the
profligatel
watcha r g em ehna tvi hn
and be hasbee
abandoned
discovered,
associatedisco
v e character.edwithr
m Ne no
o ra
,the prisoner was
remanded for further inquiry.
Itn iNlrs .
appeared Nlrbo
sootlnfh.:t
a M
MARLBOROUGH-STREET
George Peacock, jeweller and eilversmith' Agar-
street, re
street, Strand, was charged with having in his posses-
sion a quantity of m 113 g
iscellaneo.
property belonging
to
Woolf is the wife of a person
aco
named J
gres.neral dealer in Oxford-street,
who was tried al: the Central
Criminal Court and sea.

tented to transportation for having in his possession
a quantity of silks, watches, &c, the produce of va-
rious burglaries and robberies. The prisoner had
been employed by Jacobson, whose real name is
Woalf, as foreman, and after the conviction of his
employer he bad gone into business for himself. The
property in question, which consisted of watches,
rings, and other articles, was found in the prisoner's
shop in Agar street, and identified by Mrs. Woolf as
being part of the stock in one of her busbind's shops,
which, as she alleged, had been surreptitiously re-
moved.

The prisoner as?erted that the articles produced
were his property. Some he had purchased, but the
bulk had been given to him by way of payment for
wages due at the time he left Jacobson's service.
Mr. Austin, a solicitor, said he was in a condition
to prove that only a clock had been given to the pri-
soner in part payment of his wages.
Mr. Cross said he could produce a bill of parcels
to show that the cases of some watches identified by
Mrs. Woolf as her husband's property had been made
for the prisoner. It must also be recollected that the
articles said to be stolen had been found exposed pub-
licly in the shop for sale.
Mr. llAttowick said the case must go to a jury.
Mr. Crozss applied for leave to bail the prisoner.
Mr. HaaDwicti would take time to decide upon
the application.
The prisoner wss then ordered to stand committed
on the charge of stealing certain articles identified by
Mrs. Woolf.

MARYLEBONE.
Michael Collins, Patrick Bryant, Joseph Cookley,
James Sharman, azd Mary Sharman were placed at
the bar before Mr. Bruugoton, charged with being
concerned in illicit distillation.

A great deal of evidence was gone into, from which
it appeared that, i❑ consequence of information re-
ceived from Lockerby, au active officer, 180 S, Mr.
Latton, a supervisor of the Excise, repaired with Mr.
Richard Oliver, an officer in the same department,
Lockerby and other police-constables, on the pre-
vious evening to a place called Fowler's-yard, run-
ning out of George-street, Euston-square. Latton
and Oliver knocked several times, but, as no one came
to the door, they forced their way in, having heard a
great noise and confusion, when three of the prisoners
tried to make their escape by a ladder through a hole
which had been made in the roof. Tney, however,
were prevented from making their egress that way by
Mr. Minett, another Excise-officer, and a constable
who had been prudently stationed in that elevated
position, and on their satisfying themselves that they
had no chance of getting clear off, es they expected,
they retraced their steps and gave themselves up, as did
also the other two prisoners. They were all taken into
custody and conveyed to the station house, on the way
to which neither offered any resistance whatever, some
of them, at the period of their being captured, having
exclaimed, " It's all over ; we are overpowered, and
must give ourselves up." Mr. Latton described the
illict distillery in question to have been more exten-
sive than any which had heretofore been brought
under his notice as being carried on iu London.
There were three large stills in full work, containing
upwards of 1,000 gallons of molasses wash in a state
of fermentation, together with more than 100 gallons
of strong spirits is large carboys. The whole of the
stills, tubs, carboys, &c,, were seized and conveyed
away, and they completely filled two waggons and a
cart. The system of illicit distillation upon the pre-
mises had no doubt been carried on to an extraordinary
extent.

The woman was discharged, and the other four pri
soners were each fined 30/ , or three months' impri,
sonment in the louse of Correction.

WORSHIP-STREET.
Samuel Williams and Joseph Percival, two dirty-
looking boys about 14 years old, were charged with
felony.

The prisoners, it appeared, had an unconquerable
passion for witnessing theatrical performances, and,
not possessing the pecuniary means for gratifying
their propensities, resorted to the following bold
device for accomplishing their object. Mr. Charles
Busher is one of the money-takers at the Pavilion
Theatre, Whitechapel, and was actively engaged in
admitting the audience at one of the busiest hours in
the evening a few nights since, when he suddenly
saw a small arm dart through the aperture of his box,
and the hand attached to it having grasped as many
of the metal checks as it could possibly hold, they
were both withdrawn with the booty. The witness
dared not leave his seat, or he would certainly, in
that classic neighbourhood, have lost all his money as
well, and be was therefore obliged to sit passively
still while the thief was escaping, aril trust to chance
for detection upon a future occasion. The checks
were all alike, and could not be stopped; but be
fortunately caught a glance of the face of the
thief as he rushed past him, and, as he naturally
anticipated that the depredator would be sure
to present some of them himself, that he
might enjoy the benefit of his furtive dexterity, he
kept a sharp look out for a second interview with
him, and was not long in being gratified, as he again
caught a glimpse of the same countenance at the same
spot, and about the seine hour, on the preceding even-
ing, its owner evidently intending to rush past in the
struggling crowd of dramatic admirers without pay-
ment, and obtain admission by presenting the stolen
checks. This intention, however, was thwarted, for
just as the two prisoners were exchanging two of the
checks further on, they were pounced upon by a
constable and one of the scene painters and secured.
Williams was taken first, and Percival, on seeing the
other one captured, started back and thrust two more
checks into a crevice, but they would not sink far
enough, and on their being recovered the second boy
acknowledged that he had had six before.
When called upon for their defence both boys can-
didly confessed their delinquency, Williams as the
depredator, and Percival as part receiver, the former,
however, pleading that he had only been able to se-
cure thirteen of the checks in the rapid grasp he was
obliged to make at them - and
Mr. D'Enscouter, on determining upon a summary
conviction, sentenced each to a month's imprisonment
in the House of Correction for being in illegal pos-
session of stolen property.
LAMBETH.
William Downes, who has been in custody for
some weeks on a charge of " sharping" Mr. Thomas
Hiller, a greengrocer, residing at 16, Princess-ter.
race, Caledonian-road, Islington, out of 101, and also
robbing him of 151, was again placed at the bar be-
fore the Hon. G. C. Norton.

From the evidence adduced against the prisoner, it
appeared that on Saturday, the 24th of last month,
he, accompanied by two of his confederates, entered
the prosecutor's shop and asked for some oysters,
knowing very well that he did not deal in such an
article; and, up,,n being told the fact, said he would
not mind giving 51. for some, and that he would stand
a pound's worth. The prisoner, who shammed drun-
kenness, began tossing with the others, who seemed
sober, for money, but tie prosecutor objecting to it
and saying be could not allow such a proceeding in
his house, all three left, the prisoner neglecting (in-
tentionally, no doubt) to take his cane with
him-
med On
, and
the following Monday the prisoner again el
anxiously inquired if he had been there on Friday or
Saturday, saying that he had been to some place
where he had left his cane, and he did not mind giv-
ing Si or even 10/. for its restoration,ehad come up from
as it belonged
to his father. He
Reading to receive said2,oool,, which
h
, which his aunt had left
him, and that he should O
stop in town another week,
and did not much care if he spent the Whole of that
money, as he should get seven times that amount
when he got back. Just before,on the the prisoner's calling
prosecutor, and
a confederate "dropped in '
after asking various questions as to the rent of the
houses in the neighbourhood, he inquired if he had
got a horse and cart. The prosecutor said he had,
and he then asked if he could remove some pictures
for him from " round the corner " to Finsbury, and
said he should call back in a short time, when he re-
quested that the horse and cart might be ready.
While the prisoner was in the shop speaking about
the 2,000/. the other man returned, and said he was
very sorry that he could not have the things moved
on that day, and ultimately a ride to Copenhagen-
fields, to see a walking-match, was proposed and
agreed upon. Before beaching that place they pulled
up at two public-houses, and though the prosecutor
had not drunk much he became perfectly stupid.
After this they drove to several places, and, the third
man having disappeared, the prisoner told the prose-
cutor that he was incapable of taking care of his
money, and said he should keep it for him. The pro-
secutor then gave him some money, which the pri-
soner said was 151., and having won from him besides
101. at skittles, the prisoner attempted to make his
escape, but was secured, When taken to the stationere
and searched, 11 sovereigns andl43. 6d. in silver w
found on him, but no notes. There were also found
close to where he stood nine pieces—eighterel.an.
counters
resembling soverigns, and one half-sovereign.
Walnut Tree
`William Parsons, potman
a..
the
on the 24th of July
public-house, Lambeth,
the prisoner and prosecutsoaridedn thatte red the skittle-ground
belonging to his master, a
the first game the
thepro prisoner
rlilayed at skittles. In
bet the prisoner five
pounds to one, and
won. In the next
game, which was for Si. each, the prosecutor gave the
prisoner
two chalks out of five, and the latter won of

Course.
Sergeant Combes,'lo L, said he bad known the pri-
soner well for six or seven years, and during the
whole of that time he was the constant companion of
the members of the swell mob, and the most notorious
thieves and skittle sharps. He had also seen him at
various races, end had observed him in the betting-
ring at some of those places, with his betting-book
and pencil in hand,offering to lay any atnount against
the horses entered for the race.— (Laughter.) Combs
mentioned the names of several of the thieves and bad
characters in whose company he had observed the
prisoner, and amongst them was the murderer of Mr.
J3ellcharabers in Westmiw ter,

The prisoner, who declined offering anythiog 1°
defence, was fully ct natritted to take his trial at the
Old. Bailey, on the double charge of conspiracy t°
defraud and also robbinw the prosecutor of 151.; bust
it being expected that other charges will be brought.
against him, he was ordered to be brought UP "4 till
other day.

THE COUNTIL^x• MAIticiETS• the
WAKEFIELD, AUG. 20.—Since this day week
tier;
weather in this neighbourhood, with but little excepc.!
has been favourable for harvest operations. The r.O
port of the detective yield in the southern cool!
keeps holders very firm, and with a good arrivl.!
wheat here to-d the pces of last week are fully ael;
tained. 04ts anday shelling are without alteration. Bes
rather denier.

New.
WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel s. s• 43 to iv
Suflolk, Essex, and Kent, red .• 46 50
42
Ditto, whit. .•
40
Norfolk end Hunts., red ... 45 •••••
Ditto, white ... 40 ..
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 45 41
Ditto, white ... •••:. 40 49
Yorkshire, red ...
4454
Ditto, white
Dantzie and Konigsburg, white .. 41
Lower Baltic and llamburgh, red... --33
Mediterranean, red ... •-••-•
BARLEY, per quarter of S bushels:—
Grinding per stone •••
Foreign .•
BEANS, per qr. 631bs to the bushel :
Sinai', fine ...
Ticks ••• ••_
Foreign
OATS, per stone:—
Blealing d to —d
• ••• ••• lid
dd
to ltd
td
121 ad
Feeding —a to —d od 0
Foreign ... —d to —d 127
SHELLING, per load of 2611 b •—• 38
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter:—
Blue and white boilers
Grey and Feed

26
24`240

33-'56
,24
32
29--"

35
3O•••••
•••• 29
•••

VALE•

ARA:
Qrs.
Wheat ... ... 14,343
Barley
Oats 630

_....1

Rapeseed ••• lO4
Shelling ...
Linseed •••
Frdiaolurt

Peas ... ...
Tares ... ... ...
k (er
LIVERPOOL—A. 20, —The weather this wee
.10g,
cepting a severe thunder-storm on Tuesday eceuable
7,)hrichiasted three to four hours) has been fav°ll,r-d to
harvest operations, cud a duller tone has Oliteu%os
tinhograin trade. M this morning's matkA the busl ce,j
to wheatw was small, and in some instances the 13. pa
rave
.1d to 2d er bushel. There was mare a
Flour_micr. ;or consumption, this article not baring
_so",
3',1
0.,0, in proportion to the advance on wheat, but it lio
61 per barrel easier to buy than on TtleedeP the
change whatever in the value of other articles ill
grain trade. tist
N '-
EWRJRY, Atm. 19.—The weather daring the p.a
weelc has been very unpropitious for field operations, :Ped
but littic progress has been made is cutting thO Woo
corn. At to-day's market we have only , m0de.,,,,,
supply of wheat. The injury by blight so sprouttl,
bring very ez.tensive, gave our farmers occasion riot
mend extreme prices, and although millers weal ;0
concede the whole of their demands, still an 0(101c:eel
established of fully 2s per quarter from the 01"ust•
ra!es of last week, being a rise of from 63 to 70 per 1 ore
ter within the last fortnilht. With spring core ricl3 de.
but moderately supplied, which wo have 0 g,°°„ vet
mane), and prices of all kinds must be noted fall,'
quarter dearer than last week. .„,„11 ad
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, AUG. 20.---'902.'"
and the
business has been transacted here this sveek,
rQduce
abou
market closes with great heaviness. Refined PP°ro,3,
meets a moderate sale, a•Icl pricesfare t Ronne ..,
Rum is firm, with but• little offering.— Bristol Nero/
,79;
403 to *
b. BANGOR, AUG. 20.—W heat offered from
ado), 27s to 28s; oats, 16s to 18s. • t
DENBIGH, AUG. 18,—Wheat, 14s 61 to I"' pet
, ti, d P
ICB ibs; barley, not much in demand,
103 to 16s but
147 lbs; oats, 6s 61 to 63 9d per 105 Ibs; fresh .•• g*
101 per Ib; salt ditto, in tubr, 8d to 8d per pool3d; eggs'
twelve for 61. Ad to 6/
WREXHAM, AUG. 19.—Priori of wheat, 6s -re i°
81, and for prime samples 6s 91 Potatoes "de ‘2,s
short supply, prime per measure of 60
tali,,
1/tP m Ott
2d; ducks, per couple, 2a 6d to 3s; butt, ,
per 18 ounces.
RIPON, AUG. 19.—White wheat 5s 9d to 6s 31,
barbeY ot° ,
to 6s Od ; beans 4s Od to 4s 651 per bushel;
oats 19s Od to 24s per qr. a. Od re°
WETHSRBY, AUG. 19.—White wheat, 17801 to 1"- ',,r,•
ditto 16s Od to 16s 6d per load ; barley 30s Od to 00 Od Per
beans 15s Od to 15s 6d per load ; oats 11/d to Is per 13t0q._.00
KNARESBOICOUGH Ace. 18.—Wheat os 9d to 653 d ; P 7,4.
18,1 to *
4s 3d to 4s 6d per bushel ; barley 29s to 325; oats,
red aitto
obolui
per qr. old 59 saesw
NoRTHALLERTON, AUG. 18.---idest, white. ,
5s 6d, ditto new Os 9d, red ditto, old 5s to 5s 3d, chtto
,0
5s 6d; oats 2s 6d to 2s 9d; beans 3s 9d to 4s 6d; barley 45
to 4s 6d per bushel. AA ' 440(1;
SCARBOROUGH,I9.--Red wheat 41s ~,,. to od 0
white ditto 47s to 50s per qr. of 40 stones; black osts I 05to
10/d; white ditto wid to ld per stone ; borieh rfilitigg rilas
Os, grinding ditto 23s to 25s per qr. of
flout 34s to 355, seconds ditto. 27s to 30s per sac , . olb
INv e weighing ..4
ERNESS, AUG 1
bushel, 00s Od to oos
25s 6d to 261 17 .—Wheat, —Wheat, Per q" • bin .621 b r
per bushel, 383 od .
to 413 Od; ditto, old, we'g g _eighlog
3 barley,
ed;
oa 32 stonkeso,i
20Pestooe,
541 b per bushel,
18s 4 to Os 01 ; ditto second, 16s 6d to
421 h per
boll, d bushel,
19s Od to 20s Od. °states], Per I.rler
oOs Od ;
..u.- per
quarter,
We
en,irrairil
st meal,
11s 6d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 15s Od to Os Od; 1°,4 0(11
one, Os 7d to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 345 04._t"—f olb
second ditto, 27s Od to 25s Od ; oatmeal, best, pet sw,r's h°o-- ler
oats, Per
tmperial, is 8d to Os Od; ditto second, Is 6d to Os o°A.Dosrf
meal, Is 4d to Os Od • peasemeal, Is 6d to Os Od; 11„."'Ad- cre,;
2s 61 cash, 2s 9d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 7••'—,, 44'
dit. Potatoes, per stone, 5d to 6d ; beef, per scrtol: 6,44:,
to 6d; veal, 41 to sd; mutton, 4d to 61; pork,
fowls, each, 10d to 12d; chickens, per pair, 101 to 12d; 'ION
93 to
01 to Od; eggs, per dozen, 6d to=o d ; butter, ,d to
to 10d per lb ; ditto, salt, Bcl to 10d • die (curcli,hoo;
Od; four-pound loaf, fine, Id to 6d; 'ditto, secoody*"
coals, per cwt, 9d; hay, per stone, Od to Od.

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THE CLOTHING MANUFACTVIIS; daielf
LIVERPOOL WOOL, AUG. 19.—Tho market I , OE4
without change in price. Imports during the ehi P
n,i, 241
consist of 138 Cordova, 31 Naples, 251 In
_.
an Entre Rios, 424 Mogadore, 100 Lisbon. „orgy
TRADE OF LEEDS.—We have had about la, ;lie
business done, though, on the whole, We think itOlit'es'
market is showing signs of weakness: a Strag
sion exists that goods are gettine. dearer. 8 good
TRADE OF LEICESTER,—The demand i° Y,
ad'
for all useful sorts ~f plain and fancy hosierP 0 hese'
vancewell
upon pahosnthtehethnerdedpleencgeaupgerr,sdicnzetnheinsttrbaeightd°wht hose
as been generally given by th° linvvBire°l97:ll°l3nWell
as
ra
u the! yarns brought previous to the late ad cloned,
wporstetlr. Yarns are in better request at tenta low oi
prices,wo though they are not equal to the pre. ' lIIP
no.ols, which remain very firm. Skin coral/.
soils bcirg more in re • •command hielier prtc_ tbat
quest, n douLtt ,sto
BRADFORD, AUG. 19.—There can be no ~,, ear-
as amen business is now doing as ever was in t"' 00
trade of this district. During the past week large boo'
have been given to manufacturers, as cotton WArPros6l3oo
a strong tendency to advance. ManY sPiDneLet Poi
given an advance in the wages of wooleombers, yr,iov,
as much as has been asked. As to the remune 61'
complaints are universal among business rnen• ,
~, rot
TRADE OF MANcIiESTER, AUG. 19. There ~,snot
s of
been much business transacted to-day, but Pr.l4,bere
both yarns and cloth have been well sustained.aboot ii,l
has been an advance of id upon ordinary', Old „olt, 611
per lb on all the better qualities of 20's water , be ad-
compared with last week. For 30'd water twist
otter
vance is id upon all qualities. For 36's and 40'.020'6
there is no change. In mule, good seconds and ileiya are
there is id advance; ordinary and good seconds d, Per lb
id higher; 40's, 50's, and 60's are about iclhlizber.
higher; and the best qualities of 60's are id:Liblit
High numbers of mules have risen more 0006'-- ° ds
and quotations in 70's are id higher tor go-- talie6-
seen° ;
as compared with last week, and Id to Id uP°l3 tie 6;
qualities; 80's are id to Id upon the best (1‘•- 2d
A Id to
90's and 100's are i-cl dearer for ordinary, a3d Pet
out
for best. Low 26-inch printing cloths are a—nties are
piece dearer; and 27 and 36-inch of all good qa: there ill •
lid higher. In 70 reed and 40-inch ehiSilleggiven on
an advance of 10. The orders whijeebd Rare
tiWe
Monday will keep spinners well °col)
to come.
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COAL MARK ET.--Tirgrit market :•-•
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the. 145 ga
Cate's West Hartley 14s Od fieepier Grange ''''' . 153 54
Cuddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d I,4aribton .............. ,se 6d
.... j Od
Chester Main
Morrison's Hartley 13s Od Petasher . ............ Oa .
3s Od
Holywell
Wellington Hartley l3s 3d Shotton Onscreen 9
.... ild
North Percy Hartley l4s Od
Cass°P •••• ............ .10 d
13s OE Russell's Ueda( .......
155 6d
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s 601 Howden . ............ 15 O.
Tantield Moor
Townley Trader ...- l2s Gd South IKelloe ........... 14, 3Jci
West Hartey
West Wylain
Wall's End, &c. I South Durham ........ 16,, 6,
Gosforth ....•
Walker l3s 3d Clavering Tees' ..... ....
133 told
Eden Main l4s 3d IVoodhouse Closer,- ..... A 170
Lambton Primrose - ,
Bell
Belmonnt
......
~.,
11545 s
060d,i1 Cardiff ............... ;00 Od
Bliadodyll..
Hatton ........hips
at market': fiamss.e.)..''.s:ol7ll:4l ......

On the 18th
mander oMainrkstlC.ear er
tOr"SloltAuthsifirl,Bs.B. eds, the wife of Co
On theH 18th inst., at Sandgates, Chertse,Y, ~.. the
wife of George Surto!'
Bulpett, Esq.
OF A AVM-ITER- fie of
On the 18th inst , at No Surrey, the w
W. F. G. Feltner, 1q I.'ento
On the, 19th inst., at Westwood-house, Welling,
the wife of S. S. I;3nson, Esq. -----
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LEI-AR R&D. Thonlo
On the 19th inst., at St. Alphage, Greenwich, a jaw
Kincaid, Esq , to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Theo
Captain Thomas 11uskisson, 8.N.. .
•
DIED. •
On the 18th inst., at her Majesty's John Back. 11311 b
Esq., la e " Surveyor of the Meltings," aged 49.
On the 17th just, Mr. William Kelly, of Cooles•Ourt'
Lincoln's Inn, aged 38. .., Dacia
On the 18th inst., at Eceleston.square, Edward i
Protheroe, Esq., aged 54.
On the till inst., at Connaught-terrace,
Ilugh Bishopp, 1.:::q , aged 78. fain PO/
On the 17th inst., at Rains gate, aged 49, CaPi,„.house-
James Ward, one of the Elder Brethren of 1.1.1.,1.31 • -
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