The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-14 00:00:00

OLDAKER V. DAVIS.

This was an actioo io Ivo r da.osizes for a brpael,
of roll:isnot Tho darn Iges were laid ac 5001.
Mr. E Jmn. s Q C., and Mr. Hawkios wt,re for
the plaintiff; Me. M. Chambers, Q C., was for the de-
fendant.

The parties in this action were Emma Louisa Oldaker,
the danghter of a publican at Harpenden, who was the
plaintiff, and the defendant was a farmer, who was said
to have considerable expectations, living in the same
neighbourhood. It appeared that the defendant had
been in the habit of going to the house of ,he plaintiff's
rather " to smoke his cigar," and he commenced paying
attention to th. plaintiff in 1848, and from that period a
c ni-iderable intimacy sprung up between thorn, and at
leng, h, with the consent of the plaintiff's parents, the
wedding-day was fixed for the 15111 of February, 1851.
A few days before the 15th the defendant sent the fol
lowing 1. tier to the

"My dear Emma,-1 am very sorry I said to you what I
did this morning, but I cannot make it convenient to marry
now, " Yours truly,

" GEORGE DAVIS.
And a very short time after this he married another
young woman. It appeared that on the ovt ning of the
same day the letter wits sent, the defendant went to the
house ot the plaintiff's father, a scene took place, and
the defeulant was represented to have fainted sway in
the bed-room ot the plaintiff, there being a suggestion
that he was a little the worse for liquor at the time. In
he course ot the case it was stated that after the defend-
ant sent the letter referred to, a second letter was sent
by him renewing his promise, but this letter was not
produced, and there was some evidence to show that
after the original letter the parents of the plaintiff ap-
peared t.) c_trisider the match as broken off.
Mr. CHAMBERS. on behalf of the defendant, contended
that this match had been broken off with the consent of
buth parties, and that the plaintiff, in point of fact, had
not sustained any injury, and Was not entitled to
damages.

The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. said that the question the
learned counsel had suggested was the one the jury
had to decide; and, after a +short deliberation, they re-
turned a verdict for the defendant.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lincoln, July 13.
(Before Mr. Baron ALomasoil and a Special Jury.)
H9FF v. SAVAGF..
This was. an action for a breach of promise of mar-
riage, to which the defendant had pleaded that he did
not make the promise, and, that the plaintiff had re-
leased and discharged him from the performance of it.
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Hayes appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Sergeant Wilkins (specially retained),
Mr, Sergeant Miller, and Mr. Brewer fur the defendant.
The plaintiff, Miss. Eliza Smith Hoff, is about 40
years of age, and the sister of a draper and, grocer at
Holbeach, the defendant a widower, with nine children,
and 56 years of age. Her father died in 1841, and the
brother then succeeded.to the.business, in: the manage-
ment of which he was assisted by the plaintiff. She
Asa, after
.the death of
.his first wife, took care of his
children, and in March, 1848, agreed to take of her
brother the drapery and grocery business at a valuation
of 4001. Tee draper's shop was also the Post-
affice of . the town ; and the defendant, who
was a substantial farmer .in Marsh, near Hol-
beach, and owner of a considerable quantity of land
there, had been acquainted .with the family for years,
and was in the habit of calling when he came to Hal-
beach. It.appeared from the . evidence of the plaintiff's
brother that in tho beginning of August, 1848, the de-
fendant expressed to him his intention of marrying the
plaintiff; and that at first her. family were averse to the
match, doubting whether she bad sufficient affection for
Ilia), and fearing, as the brother said, that she might be
induced to marry him for his money. In October, 1848,
however, she wrote to the defendant refusing his offer of
marriage, at which he was very angry and wrote letters
complaining of her inconsistency and want of straight-
forwardness. A rec eaciliation soon took place, and the
defendant was introduced at the end of the year 1848 to
the plaintifrs family saber accepted suitor, and it was ar-
ranged that the marriage should take place in February,
1849, at St. George's, Hanover-square, in London. In the
beginning 0f.1849-the defendant wished that the marriage
should be postponed, and he had a fit of ilicess which
interrupted.- the intercourse between them. About
that time the plaintiff wrote several letters to the defen-
dant, complaining ibst• she could neither see • nor hear
from him, and that she- ha I almost forgotten what sort of
person he was. In the meantime, the defendant had
lent money. to the plaintiff's brother to the amount of
3001., the first loan of. 1001 being made on the 31st of
August. 1848, the second, of 501, in December of the
same year,- and the last; of 1504 in the January of 1849.
Upon the latter occasion, a promissory note for 3001.,
signed by the plaintiff 'and ter brother, was given to
the defendant as a security for that debt, and in the
month cf April 1849, he began to apply for the interest,
and about the same time expressed-his intention of not
marrying die plaintiff.• •' She,'"on the other hand, insisted
upon the fulfilment of his promise, and refused to pay
any part of. the 3001. Unless-he did's°. Ultimately an
action on fhe promissery note. was commenced by the
present defendant, and within threo days the writ was
issued in the present action. Such* is a brief outline of
the facts of the case, and the.following are a few of the
letters which were given in evidence in support of the
plaintiff's case:—

Mr. MecattLAY the❑ resumed his address. He knew
what the object of his 1,1-Irned Friend was. If be could
avoid the necessity of giving any evidence on the part of
the defeud4nt he would then, when he had made his
speech, take the opportunity of rioting like a rhinoceros
in a jungle—(Great laughter)—and %hat he (Ur.
Macaulay) wanted was to compel him by evidence rather
than by comment to explain the grounds upon which he
.justifidd the extraordinary conduct of his client. He was
sure, however, that the jury would not be diverted from
the path of their duty, but would give to the plaintiff
ample compensation for the serious injury which she had
sustained at the hands of the defendant.

EXTRAORDINARY AND MIRACULOUS
ESCAPE OF FOUR HUNDRED LA ITER-DAY
SAINTS.
NEWPORT, TUESDAY MORNlNG.—Yesterday evening
a most remarkable occurrence took place here, which,
while it appeared to involve the lives of three or four
hundred persons, did not inflict the slightest injury on
a single individual. •
The Latter-day Saints, or Mormonites, have of late
years so greatly increased in the colliery districts in the
neighbourhood of this place that an organised body now
exists here, with elders and prophets at their head, and
a regularly constituted government to dirt et their spiri,
tual and temporal affairs.
Annually these people hold a conference, at which the
chiefs of the. body assemble, and communications with
their brethren in other quarters are made.
This year.some of the elders who had been in the
camp on the borders of the Great Salt Lake were ex-
pected at the Newport conference, and preparations on
an extensive scale for their reception, and for the general
celebration of the festival, were being carried out. It
was also expected, or ambiguously hinted, that miracles
would be performed; •and the credulous Welsh, ever
ready to follow any newfangled doctrine," gave ear
thereto as believers.
Yesterday evening, after the conclusion of one of the
services, the brethren, the saints, and the elders assem-
bled together in a large building known as Sunderland
hall, where it was int,nded to celebrated the occasion
by a tea festival on a grand seek
v or
ke ne wb
ye r
tek set tetlidnegr
sd,ostvand
aafter a blessing bad been in-
About four hundred persons (men, women, and chil-
d
pleasant festivity was anti-
cipated. Suddenly a creaking noise was heard, fol-
lowed by asound like a crash of thunder, wed imme-
diately the lofty ceiling of exactly one-half of the hell,
divided in the centre of a large beam, fell almost fiat
upon the multitude below. •
A terrific shrieking, and screaming, and groaning en-
sued. The residents in the neighbourhood, apprehend-
ing some frightful casualty, rushed out of their houses,
and were almost paralysed by the continued screams and
groans. Presently the eindows were burst out, and tee
affrighted 'Mormons appeared; terrified, screaming for
help, while some actually flung themselves into the
street, and ethers, clinging to the bills and frames, made
those below shudder at their anticipated death or fright-
ful mutilation,
A scene of indescribable horror ensued. The crowd
of spectators rushed towards the doors of the hall, which
they burst in, as well as they were able from the mass of
rubbish, &e., that had I.'rellen inside; and here the set-e-
-t:tele was frightful in the extreme. The people were
huddled together in crowds beneath the tea-tables—
some crowding to the windows, some rushing towards
the doors, as many struggling to extric.,ataemtohnegmwsehlivoehs
from the heaps of broken rafters, lime, B,e
they wereuch embedded. Assistance was rendered, and
after m difficulty the unfortunate Mormonites were
extricated from their perilous condition.
Saintlt is
receivedm ost
anyremarkablejury
ifle Latter-day
ent, although
the ceiling was heavy, and was
quitethatnots
one-half of the
ceiling of the whole hall, while attached thereto were the
heavy heavy pieces of timber which, had previously supported
be-
neath which the '• elders"git. It is also singular that the ortion ot,,thseatcewilansi
or `.`prophets
per-
fectly uninjured and sound.
NothlLnag4leers-sdtallyan a miracle e is sr;
y
Saints
shet fate of death, which appeared
number of persons lhave preserved ppeed bso thelarg infa-
tuatedea,o inevitabie;"anndB frirg t at reaction in th,ir favour will
converseterdviodeisscwipaslesofjoe
devoted
b be
Smithhe
who
u.lat:b
f of the
ed by' the eiders in favour true believers.
The quarter.rem:.inadomeurnodnogifatththhereeishalf evening's
to thanksgiving for the. miracle which had been per-
form
This portion of the service, however, was carried on in
another hallo where there was not any risk of another
miracle being worked.

The letters having been put in, and the facts proved as
above stared,

The first letter proved was dated in October, 1848,
and was fioin the plaintiff to the defendant i❑ these

termß:

" Dear Sir *—You will be surprised at receiving a letter
from me, and, I tear, will justly accuse me of having trifled
with you, but the more I consider the matter the more am
I convinced how utterly unfit I am to discharge the duties
which would devolve upon me in the important situation
in which you would place me. Believe me, it is no idle
caprice which induces me to refuse your great kind-
ness, and it is not because I do not highly value the
compliment you paid me, but I find I had mis-
unders' ood my own feelings. I am quite certain
I should not be happy in the married life. I believe I
am now just in the right place, and I am determined not to
move unless obliged. I feel grieved and ashamed when I
think how I have led you on to suppose I was favourable to
your views, but I trust you will give me credit for sincerity
when I assure you it was no feeling of vanity, but from
ignorance of my own feelings. I am sure lam only doing
you justice hi candidly telling you that while I do, and
always shall, highly respect you as my father's and brother's,
and' may I •add, my own friend, I do not feel that affection
tor you which would induce me to become your wife. May
I
beg your forgiveness for not in the first instance giving you
a decided answer ; but, had you then put the question to me
more explicitly I should have .done so. While I should la-
ment this loss of your friendship, I cannot help entreating
Indeed
that you will not attempt a renewal of your attentions.
lam quite determined to remain as I am. I have
no wish for matrimony,. but a decided objection to it. I
need not assure you I shall not mention the affair to any one,
and lam quite certain Edward will not. Therefore ftrust,
at some future period, we may meet as friends; for the pre-
sen I should •be glad to avoid it.
"I am, dear Sir, yours very respectfully,
In
E. S. HoFF."
answer to. which the defendant wrote the following
note .

" Dear Eliza—I cannot say that I admire your straight-
forwardness,,. your l-ttle inconsistency does not at all lessen
my opinion of you. path ap s -after a little time, with a
little refl..,ction,
days; if so, wi
you be able to see me again in a feav

Mr. Sergeant WILKINS addressed the jury for the de-
fendant. He commenced by observing that those who
were not acquainted with his Learned Friend might also
imagine, from the elegant language which he had used,
that his Learned Friend had conceived some personal
pique against him. He had spoken of his rioting like a
rhinoceros in a jangle, or bull in a china shop, and yet
his Learned friend took upon himself to be hypercriti-
cal as to the language of the defendant's letter. He
would not say that his. friend reminded him of a rhino-
cerous in a jungle, or a bull in a china shop, but when
he thought of the havoc which he had made with the
plaintiff's case he could not help thinking of the old
adage, expressing it delicately to suit his Learned Friend,
of a Jerusalem pony dancing among the chickens.—
(Great laughter.) He was certainly not surprised that
his Learned Friend had got it into his head to suggest
something. about mercenary motives, for any one who
read this correspondence must see that the beginning,
middle, and end of it was pounds, shillings, and pence.
l'here was certainly no Hibernian warmth
about it. The letters generally began with the
freezing monosyllable "Sir," and ,ended "Your
respectfully." Once the defendant had gone so far as to
begin " Dear Eliza," but they never got to the superla-
tive; and great must have been the disappointment of
the young ladies and gentlemen who bad come there ex-
pecting to hear the warm expressions of youthful affec-
tion, " Light of my sou'," " adorable charmer," or the
glowing description of " an eye which would 'lice a cat
from a berrhg."—(Laughter.) It•was abundantly clear
that from the early part of 1849 the intercourse between
the plaintiff and defendant had wholly ceased; and it
was not until the defendant insisted upon the payment of
the money which he had lent that the present action was
dreamt ot. The plaintiff herself had said that she had
not that affection for the defendant which could induce
her to marry htm, and what was there since to alter
teat intention? According to the account which his
Learned Friend had given of the defendant, what was
there in this " King of the Marsh;" this coarse vulgar
tyrant, who chewed tobacco to win her affec-
tion? What evidence was there that he had
done so? Where was the delicacy of the lady, who
pointedly refused to pay her debts until a man for
whom she' had no affection would fulfil a promise to
marry her? She would, in his judgment, have exhibited
more true religion by the honest payment of her debts
than by the arrogant application of scriptural quotations
to her own pretended wrongs. But an appeal was made
to the sympathies of the jury on behalf of this poor in-
jured " orphan"—an orphan of 46 years of age! It
reminded him of it story current on this circuit of one
of its former members,_ the late Mr. Clarke, who hap-
pened, when, he was nearly 80, to
.be opposed to Mr.
Sergeant Goulburn, who made a aimilar appeal on ba-
halt of his client, a lady. of the age ,of 42. When it
came to Mr. Clarke's turn to address, he said, " Gen-
demon, an Attempt has, been made to excite your sym-
pathies on the part of the
otliotthheersgeraonunnodt thatiive
she is an orphan; but fatheP;as'tianndu mothers
myself an orphan."—
r.)6eAnittioegineetnh'er,lthaal the present case was one in
(fiLmauegvehrte.
which' be was satisfied that the smallest amount of da-
mages was sufficient to compeusate the plaintiff for any
loss which she had sustained.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and
The jury, .having retired for a short time, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—Dsmaqss• 6001.

" I real Sin, yours the. same,
41s T. E. S.

eThiting Your reply after
tely of er your recovery."
e,.d4utl .mmediawards wrote as
"bliss Eli" Hoff, —ln considering your past, present, and
future,alit not much— surprised at receiving a note from
you, and rest assured shall never accuse you of having
her, Contrary to my
briedted with me. Giving publicity to my note, and to your
wishes, rarely proved you did not
suun_erittand my views, and answering .questions I never had
understand
courage to ask in earnest, plainly shows you did not
pustand your own feelings, which you have acknowledged.
erhaps,ad_ this little wildness may arise from never having
Po 4.4 Proper offer. from any respectable man (G. H. ex-
7t'lhell). If so it is excusable; forgive me when I ask, is
vsi,Er Y mixed up with methodistical principals which
'7')ltte get so forivard? And I am pleased to hear
although are happy and • content in your present situation,
ugh at. the same time,. I think figuring behind a
ey°ounnrtoer waiting on the evil and the good, and not knowing
to hea" feelings is a situation not very enviable. Hoping
soon .of your recovery by luting your right feelings and 3taxiding on good ground,.
I remain, yours respectfully,
• • • " T. E. S."
18 She ansrm to this wAs a..letter, dated October 24
never 1°
ill
which the plaintiff wrote, " I um sure you
then ~were. the author of so aomanly a production ;" and
~olloiykd one from. the defendant to her, comphin-
orefhtl conduct towards him in giving publicity to
t hhe
him
et vfliich he had made, and in not so.,ner making
c"bainted with the state of her fe-lingst ; adding
pious, Zteii you, Eliza, I looked upon you once as a very
Y
I had.igio and.good .young. woman from the ac-
you quit heard of you, and-thought different things of
After 8 6; but I fear I have been deceived in you."
slimed °°3o..explanatiou, on.hoth sides, the letters sa-
ber, the amore friendly tone, and on the let of Novem-
., Dear p:e.nclant wrote, thi, following letter:—
hA'Pliza—l can assure .you the good opinion I for-
nothio2t You is fully maintained at the present time, and
time earth could give me so much pleasure at any
willallow."an:leeilioymen' of your society,' therefore I hope you
pany on Nv that pleasure, by. not denying me your com.
have al • ednesday evening, or any other time, when you
leisure hour, and believe me ever to remain,
Yours affectionately,
" In anew THOS. EDWARD SAVAGE."
A
to a letter, asking- for payment of the 3001.,
the following was written

" Holbeach, Dec. 31, 1849.
answer that "ply to yours of this morning, I hasten to
what once told you I now repeat, that I will
never Day
3'"u either e
p
roarri rincipal or interest until you perform
Your Promise of
,i •
me to wait and as the year you !equested
has ,
now elapsed, I aria quite ready to fulfil my
"g4gement, and must request an immediate answer from
you as to your intentions. • " E. S. HOFF."
"Yours, Sms
"Holbeaeh, Jan. 2, 1851.
"Dear Sir,—j reply. to yours of this morning, I have
only to reiterate my aten.totd tale, that with regard to the
money we perfectly understand each other—we need say no
more on so disagreeable a:subject. 1 'Should scarcely have
considered it necessary to answer you, but having still so
much regard left for you.as to wish to save you from annay-
ance, and I am thankful fur an .opportunity of assuring you
that Mr. Poole had not the slightest idea of referring to you
00 Sunday night With regard to myself, I can only say,
with me if 'is a vary small matter to be judged with metes
judgment. To my own Master I stand or W.' I conclude
in the words of Scripture—`God forbid I should sin against
the Lord in-ceasing to platy for you.'
"Yours truly, " E. S. How.,
"Did it strike you on ittnlay night, that under the
I,k
of friendship for a deceasedfather, you obtained the confidence
of an orphan, and that, in the sight of God, you
promised
her to be a husband and father to her, and that you then .de-
liberately
broke that vow, and in every
way tried to

. -
her prospects? and did you not then feel, that among other
chart-rts brought rig ti,ist you et that bar from which there
shrill be no qipeal, this charge woulil b.-, written against your
name, and that the Jutlge would then say.—.lcasinticit as
you did it unto the least o! these, you did it unto me?'"
Mr. -AIAcAuLaY, in op-toog the' pl ca'u to the
jury, c,enuiented up to toe propriety and delicaity of the
vhstritdrrt letters, and the r!oars d in
tune) of the defendant, whom h riescrib-d 4s 4 man of
hot and tyrannical a temper that he had acquire t the
title of "Kit g of the Marsh." chars-d toe defend-
ant' with having stated in an affidavit that the plaintiff
had been actuated by mercenary motives; and ho wanted
to know what the defendant meant by making su h an,
imputation, when he knew that she had at first declined
his addresses on the ground that at that time her affec-
tion for him was not sufficiently strong. Ho challenged
the production of that affidavit, and also of the letter of
the defendant, to which the plaintiff's first letter was an
answer, and which had been returned.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS objected to his Learned Friend
stating any matter which he was not prepared to prove.
The Learned JUDGE thought that Mr. Macaulay ought
confine hilmelf to matters which he could prove affirm-

THE CO UN T t MARKETS,
IPSWICH, JULY 13.
The Eupply of wheat at market is of the most trifling
character; but the splendid weather we are now expo'
riencing keeps the trade dull, and sales were wade n$
about a shit ing pair quarter in favour o the buyer. The
bean c,op appears to be much ii.jured and full prices
aro m .intained.

Barrels.

y.
0 White wheat 00s Od to ON Currenc
Od 00s Od-2A •
0 Barley oos Od to 00s Od
0 Ditto OOB Od to 008 Od 00s Od-09 do
0 Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od
0 Bere ...... oos Od to 008 OdOs Od
66 Oats. ........ lOl 2d to 11s Od
0 Ditto . oos Od to ON Od 108 6d—i) do
0 Ditto OOB Od to ON
0 Pigs ....... Okls Od to 00 OdOd 00s Od per cwt
sold at the Highest Prices:—
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; 0 barley; 0 here; 19 00;
0 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week t-''
Wheat. 1. Barley, 1. Oats 700. Pigs, 0
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT.
cuitaxwcY.
First quality .......... 69s First quality
Second quality
......... 658 Second quality
Third quality ..... 6lB Third quality 526
Fourth quality
41°
Fifth quality ..
Sixth quality ............... 40s Sixth quality
Coax.—Flour 12s 6J to 13, 6d ; extra 14.
0.
.06d:
seconds. 106 6d to 12s • household/ 9s to 10. 6d ; thirds, 7°,:
per cwt. Oatmeal 10, 6d to lls Od; Indian mealBs to Ss 63; 0"",;..49„
meal, 104 to 10s 6d per cwt. Indian corn 7115 s to 812, 6d per top'
Bran 806 Od to ON per ton. Hay—Farmers 'Od to 258- avow„,-
erg
0 hi ; dealers 320 to 38, Od; average 0 is per ton. Straw—Fall;
21, Od to 22, Od ; average 00s ; dealers 278 Od to 00sni;
average 00. Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to
to
household loaf 5d to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, B°' lod per lb. Eggs —3ll 10d to 4s Od per hundred. Coat;_.,
Newport 146 Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 00s ; Cu l2, 6d per ton. Tallow 39/ Odto 40s per cRt Whisky, 25 o. p., 58 9cl per imperial gallon. ol t
t,
—Beef 4d to 7d ; mutton 5d to 60; veal 4cl 7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 66:1 to 7d ; sausage. 5d per lb 001"
8188 to 9/ os per cwt. Bangor slates 2/ 178 6d to 310 s I,w too'
Bark , red 71to 81 10a per ton. Fleece wool 148 to 15s per etee_A'
Hemp 29/ to 34/ per ton. Fish_ Scotch herrings 181 to 19s; IS'
ton o,
Timber 24. to 00, per
emel barr7os el ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ Pr M per ton ; red pine, 31 58 ditto, 3/ 155 per ton; deals, 151 to
NI per 100. ;
Hdee'
Market 186 to 266; salted 20s to 22, per owt • calf skirt/3iodd ttoo
120:11. peorua!nbo_
,Potatoes, white 9d to fld; Pink')
Archangel, 191 per barrel. 10/ IN to 11l pet ton. 'OP'

•RAIL WA Y SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JULY 13.
but prices firm. The only transactions reported were STOCK EXCHANGE. The business to-day was very
and Exeter, 104 cash—Greet Western, 104%,
Li V ERFOOL, JULY 13.
STOCK ExciferroE.—The share market presented an fin:
appearance to-day, and prices generally had a ten
proved
The transactions were as follow :—Aberdeen,
dency upwards.__ lirn!ted:
15
_Eastern Counties, 111;4—East Lancashire. 215/8 Edict'
burgh
.!ind Glasgow, 343/4—Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee'
6 1
/
—Great Western, 103 % Lancashire and Yorkshire, 870
bitto. Fifths, 23% dis.—Liverpool, Crosby and Southport/
207/8—London and North- Western, 135—Ditto, Fifths, 6
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34%—Midland,
79r4,—South-);astern—South-Eastern and Dover, 23143.
M ANCHII:iTE It. JULY 13.
STOCK ExCRANGE.—There was a fair amount of business
done to-day, without material alteration in prices. The
transactions were as follow: —Blackburn (No. 1), 714 r
Chester and Holyhead, 23%—Eastern Counties, 11—Edaj;
burgh and Glasgow, 34,/2 —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 201
Shares, 1.16 p. London and North-Westurn, New Quarters+
33-lanchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 2% irj
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34—Midland, 7--i'g
--Scottish Midland, 14—Sbrewsbury and Birmingham (II)'
•South-Eastern and Dover, 22 1 i 16.

&LIMING/4.AM, JULY 13.
STOcK EXCRANGE.—The business to-day was rather li-
mited, but prices were firm. The transactions were as fol-
low:-.Midland, 7734—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B),
6%—Shropshire Union, 21. 16s. 3d. dis.

LONDON AND GREENWICH RAILWAY.—The ball-
a
Ne ly meeting of this company was held Yesterday, at the
office,l in Coleman street. Mr Shadbolt took the chair. The
accounts showed that the receipts were 21,580/. 7s. sd. and
the balance in hand was 10,295/. .5.a. 6d., out of which' the
directors proposed to pay a dividend of 43. 9d. per share,
being 3d. more than at the last lillf
"Yeerli meeting. After
some discussion the accounts and dividend were adopted. Mr. Levi moved, and Mr. M'Laren seconded, a vote of thanks
to the chairman and directors, which was carried, when the
meeting adjourned.

NAVAL INTELLIGE.NUE.
PORTSMOUTH, TUESDAY. Yesterday
morning her
Majesty's yachts Victoria and Albert and Fairy re-
turned to Cowes to be in attendance Upon the Court.
The Elfin dispatch yacht, Acting Master-Commander
Balliston, goes to Osborne daily with the cluten's mes-
sengers, papers, &c. • -
We are informed a new system of pay for seamen of
the fleet will be brought into operation on board the
Excellent in October, but no seaman will be allowed to
take his pay monthly Until be has been six months on
the ship's books. .
The Sampson, 6. steam-frigate, Captain L. T. Jones,
having received an overhaul and rt fit, came ouc of the
steam basin to-day and hauled alongside her bulk to
receive her crew and prepare egain for sea. She reb‘ tit
sails this ev-mng.
The C mfl ut, 8, screw steam-idoop,' has been taken
from the steam-basin to-day under the shears to have
her masts taken out, as they are rep& ted rotten.
The Fearless paddle steam-vessel sailed to-Jay for the
eastward, with supernumiraries.
SHEERNESS, JULY 13.—ilex Majesty's ship Hawke,
72 (reduced Christian VII.), has been removed from her
moorings in the harbour, and placed on the north e:cle ( f
the fitting haqn, prep iratury to bring docked, to hare
necessary repairs effected.
WED On the Bth
Flee Majexty's paddle wheel steam. vessel Wi!dry-,.. ~ , lust, at the Rectory, Welwyn, Hertz, the Ref
s Jobnes K. ''
Ur. Brocktriatt, second muster, an,MU,lllfill g truvifig on the- night, of H,nley- hall, Shropshire, aged 97.
at Birdbrook, near Halstead, EsseE.,
completed her internal "fiqings. &a., got up he: ate Lin . Elizaboth, 9tb
lust.
?relict of John
tSimcockes, Esq., late Major in 11
yeFterds.y and proceeded alongside the Foriiiudo (.:0 ;1 M sth Re Del,tit.. Hating Coaled she returned to her mooring, and On the 1-9lttilli'll?tt of Infantry. i .
B rsYckwater, Isle of Wight, aged 68,
will forthwith resume her duties as tender to the Wa- James it th rust., a - h ~_ u erford, P.sq., of iv ottinF 4m-place, negeet.s._pars--
teflon, 120, Port-Admiral's fl,g-,hip..
On tae 7th inst , at Hastings, J. Dutton, Esq ,aged 78.
. 1
o m
Her Majesty's ship Ve"tal, 26, Captain C. B. Haan,- : On the 7th inst., at Cro's-hill- Blackheath, Ann, the
ton, h;,...9 crossed her lower yards and topsail yar: a, and : Youngest daughter of the late F. A Jefferie Esq.
, .
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will be sli utiut in a few oa)s.
;
Her Majesty's paddle-wheel steam-vessel Cuckoo was ' h Leaden: Fruited and Publis ed by MURIA) YOUNG 4. i, c, dispatched On the morning of the 10th inst. to Climb fro. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. 111 i
and retunaedin the aftemon.
EMI Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the mat, 0
kikldlesex, Wednesday, Juty 14, 1862
. .

OF A SON
Henry Webb.
On the 9th inst., at Peter's-hill, Doctors'-commons,
Mta
On the Bth inst., at the Collegiate School, Southamptoof
the wife of James Duncan, Es q , LILA
Ok A ,AUGHThit
On the 10th inst., at Victoria-road, Kensington, the wife
of T. B. Hosk‘ Abrahall Esq.
On the hn
9' ist , the Wife of the Rev. John Green, rector
of Little Leiglis, E• se x.

On the Bth inst., at Remit) ..--
11.411R1ED.
Cecil, the rcungeit Son of the Rev. Townshend
canon of Groueester, and rector of Kilmington, to Matilda
Charlotte, the Word Abbotts, Alfred Richard
Selwyad
Youngest daughter of the Rev. E. Selwya
rector of 11 mingtord Abbotts.

Snore supernumerary boys of her Mniesty's ship
WhtFyloo h. Yu b 11 Fent to Chatham for service in the
Ll,ander, 44, G1p,',10.1 t3h-irlez, Tedbor.

EXPERIMENTS ON ANCHORS.
have The p
h eernc. pr c
ja,inaiin niis
:et;o 1 r the s o
nthe e cd se,
beach iffe of
.s
Garainiscor
chn triale
Point
The purchase for testing (with the exception of the ass
of the sheers) will be on the saui, principle as that used
in the parsde ground of the it eltyard. The al,ehors are
to be cast at low rap tides in about 12 fathoms water,
and hiving been placed in a proper position, be hove UP
the beach on an inclined plane. The soil is composed of
clay, sand, and shingle. In consequence of the repre-
sentatives of the ship owner of Great Britain being tie"
able to be present on Friday next (the day fixed fur the
commencement of the experiments) the trials are post-
p. nod until the 23 inst.
From an attentive examination of the results of the
recent trials, it appears that Tro!man's Improved Poi'
ter's Anchor was submitted to seven tests, proving itsel`,
to poseuss vastly superior holding qualities to iota
others of equal weight, as els° to one 20 per cent-
heavier. In two eases only—viz, when planed in or
position to Admiralty anchors of 50 and 75 per cent.
greater weight than itself, could it be drawn out of the
ground.

Out of the three trials afforded Mr. Henanll, hie
anch r proved superior in two of them, yielding only to
its rival —Mr. Trotman's. Mitcheson and Sons' proved
successful in fire out of six trials. Rodger's in two out
of five. The Admiralty new anchor of 25 cwt. in one out
of bix, and that w lion opposed to Mr. G. W. Lennox
Mr. Aylen's in two out of five, beating the Admiralty
and Americsn anchors.

So far, then, as the experiments have gone, the best
anchors, as regards holding qualities' are, unquestion-
ably, Trottnan's, Honiball's, and Mitcheson and Sons', in
the order hero given.

APPOINTMENTS.
WOOLWICH, JULY 13.—Commander George R. Wel"
dridge (1849), at present the senior Admiralty agent,oo
board a contract mail steam-vessel, to command the In'
flexible, 6, paddle-wheel steam-sloop of 378-horse powers
a Portsmouth, vice Commander Peelle H. Dyke, .
charge of that stream-sloop since July 12, 1850.
Lieutenants Frederick G. C. Paget (1852), recentli
promoted to be additional lieutenant on board the
Meander. 44, at Chatham; George D. Broad (1852), t°
the Megaara screw steam troop-ship, at Sheerness.
Mate F. A. Hume (1851), from the Queen, 116, 10
Devonport, to the Meander.
Naval Cadet C. C. Hassell to the Meander.
The Ligh•ning at( am-vessel, Master-Commander
W. H. Allen, arrived at Woolwich yesterday evening 0°
her return from towing the Isabel, Commander Ingle-
field, to Peterhead, on her way to the Arctic regions to
search for Sir John Franklin and his long absent cony
panions,

PER QUARTER. PER QUARTO'
Wheat, red
Ditto, white 4tis to 47s Oats oos to Ns.
Barley ... oos to 09s Rye oos to 00.
Ditto
.. 00s to 0 a Malt .......... ..... 008 to 0
Beans
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10, 185'2.
Wheat
Barley
„
Beans 33 „
31s 9d
Peas
HULL JULY 13.
Messrs. Taylor and Briglat's circular states:--The
weather during the whole of the past week has been
everything that the agriculturist could desire, and uncle!
its influence, combined with the excitement attendett.
upon the elections, business in grain has been alMO°:
suspended. There was only a moderate supply of wheat
from our farmers to-day; the market was dull at Is be
low the prices current last Tuesday, but farmers were,
very unwilling sellers at this reduction. We did
not
hear of a tran3acti,n in foreign wheat. The demand for
barley is only slack, and the market rather cheaper'
Other descriptions of spring corn are neglected, with the
exception of beaus, which meet a retail sale et "I'],
prices. Only limited transactions in linseed;
rather firmer, and rape cakes have recovered their de-
pression. The present arrivals of bones go to the yard.
The following are the present prices of grain :-
5. °
s. 8.
• 36
Wheat, English, red 37 to 3P Peas, white and yel. 32 n
28 3v
Do. white 4l 43 Do. grey
Linseed, Black Sea 44 46
Dantzic and Ko-
nigsberg 4O 44 Do. Petersburgh .., 42 45
Pomeranian and Do. Riga&Archngl. 38 --- 41
Hamburgh C 6 39D0. Konigsberg .... oo ...-- qm
Danish, Holstein, & cakes are
per ton.
Friesland ....... 34 —3B Lins. c., Hull
Russian and Odessa 34 38 Do. fine for. ...7i 08 Od to 0101
Oats, English
Do. Friesland 7i Os Od to 715°
18 —2O Rape cakes.. 85s Od to VOs„74 Do. Russ. & Odessa 15 —lB Tares, English 34s -v"" Barley, malting 2B —3O Do. foreign • 28s --- ,325 Do. grinding......,, 25 —26 Guano
Beans 3l —33 Bones, do B7s 6d to 90
Do., foreign 29 32 Rye Meal 71 015
CORK, JULY 12.