The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-05 00:00:00

Feb. 4.

(Before Mr. Commissioner LAw.)
IN RE HENRY T. GRAY.
This insolvent, a ropemaker at Stepney, was heard. His
discharge was not opposed by his creditors. The case was
before the Court on some former occasions, and some infor-
mation was given respecting a bill of sale.
The insolvent is the person who prosecuted a gang of
swindlers at the Central Criminal Court in 1847, and they
were convicted. The law costs of the prosecution were 6041.,
besides his own losses The citizens of London and others
had subscribed 3041., hut with the deficiency and other losses
he had tailed, one of the causes of his insolvency being stated
in the schedule to have occurred from the costs of the prose-
cution at the Old Bailey.
The insolvent was discharged forthwith.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Feb. 4.
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
FORD V. COCOM BE.
This was a writ of inquiry to assess the damages in an ac-
tion brought to recover for criminal conversation by the de-
fendant with the plaintiff's wife. Judgment was suffered by
default. The damages were laid at 1,0001., but a verdict was
taken by consent for 4001.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Feb. 3.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant-Judge.)
TIIE QUEEN V. itEwirr BRIDGMAN.
The defendant in this caee was indicted for an assault. lie
did not surrender when called.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE said a singular mistake had bean
made with regard to a certiorari which had been granted for
the removal of this indictment into the Court of Queen's
Bench. The certiorari had
.been directed to the justices of
" Westminster," commanding them to remit the indictment,
instead of to the justices of " Middlesex," by which it was
rendered informal, and therefore, es a matter of form, he
should order the defendant's recognizance to be estreated until
the certiorari was amended. When that was done, the es-
treat, of course, would be taken off.
The recognizance was accordingly estreated.
THIS QUEEN V. HENRY ADAMS.

This defendant was indicted for conspiring with others to
defraud.

On the part of the defendant an application was made to
put off the trial until the next session, on the ground that
Broome, the landlord of the Opera Tavern, in the Haymar-
ket, who was a material witness for the defence, was at Bir-
mingham, and that other material witnesses could not then
attend.

As the indictment Was only found on Tuesday, the Court
granted the application.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,
LAMBETH.

TRICKS OF CAnmENT—Francis Lester, a cab-driver, ap-
peared to answer the complaint of Mr. George P. Bacon, of
Lewes, a gentleman connected with the Sussex Advertiser
and Surrey Gazette, for the following misconduct :
Mr. Bacon stated that on the 21st of last month he arrived
at the London-bridge station, and took the cab driven by the
defendant to convey him to the Waterloo station. Having
had occasion, however, to get out on his way to make a call
on business, he desired the defendant to drive to the station
in the Waterloo-road, and to leave the portmanteau and
carpet-bag in the cloak-room, so that be might find them
there when he called. He also paid the defendant his fare,
which was a shilling, and sixpence besides to pay for the two
parcels, which would leave twopence for himself. Finding
that the defendant had not paid fcr the parcels, he applied
for his name at the Brighton station, but could not get it, as
it appeared he was not privileged to ply from thence, and
had no right to be there. Conceiving the case to be one
which concerned the public, he (Mr. Bacon) felt it to be his
duty, on public grounds, to find the defendant, and bad put
himself to the greatest inconvenience, and travelled 50 miles
to appear against him.
Mr. Eworr agreed in the observations of Mr. Bacon, that
it was a singular fact that one could scarcely trust a cabman
to pay fourpence, and convicted the defendant in the penalty
of 10s. and coats.

PROTECTIONIST MEETING AT
LEICES7'ER.

A large and influential meeting of owners and oc-
cupiers of land was held at the three Crowns Hotel,
Leicester, on Saturday last, to adopt resolutions in
support of the declaration of the National Society,
agreed to at the London Tavern on the 12th of De-
cember last. Lord Berners was called to the chair,
and among those present were Mr. E. B. Farnham,
M.P. ; Mr. C. W. Packe, M.P., Sir F. G. Fowke;
Sir A. G. Hazlerigg ; Messrs. R. Gough, 0 wsley, L.
Willmore, H. Chamberlain, C. T. Freer, &c. Letters
were read from the Marquis of Granby and Lord J.
Manners, regretting their inability to attend, but
concurring in the objects of the meeting. The first
resolution was proposed by the Rev. N. Morgan, and
seconded by Mr. Gough. Mr. Ball then addressed
the meeting, and in the course of his observations
said he perceived that there was in Peterborough a
very eminent Frenchman who had passed through
various political crises, had great experience in poli-
tical science, had studied political economy, and had
read as much as any one the character of the men
and the times to which he belonged. He meant
M. Thiers, who was on a visit at the hospitable
mansion of the Earl Fitzwilliam. The Noble Earl the
other day had driven him to Peterborough, and one
of the first acts of that celebrated Frenchman was to
go to the cathedral. It was not stated that he went
to return thanks that he was on British ground,
where protection to persons was religiously shown,
lint did it not seem extraordinary that while this
country was most hospitable and gracious to others,
who were suffering from dire and terrible calamities
in their own country, and who came here to obtain
personal protection, it was the only country in the
world in which protection to native industry was
destroyed? The best thing M. Thiers could do would
be to repeat to that excellent nobleman, with whom
he was just now, some of those political maxims he
had uttered in France. Mr. Ball quoted passages
from which it appeared that M. Thiers last June had
said, free trade in France would be more terrible
than in England, the possessions in the latter being
larger. The resolution proposed by Mr. Ball was
carried unanimously. The remaining resolutions
were proposed,
,seconded, and supported by Mr. Packe,
M.P., Mr. M. Oldacres, Mr. Farnham, Mr. W. P. M.
0 wsley, Sir F. G. Fowke, Rev. F. Merewether, Mr.
H. Greene, and Rev. H. Phillips.

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are now deeps shed and due by ma the United states
every American puke

ANTIQUITY OF PUPPETS.
Puppets are as old as deceit—a vice which dates from
Eve and the serpent. They existed in all ages, and
amongst every kind of people, civilised and half civilised;
but it would be tedious to dive into antiquity, and to
fish up all that Herodotus has told us of the puppet-
shows of Egypt, or to enumerate what Lucian, or some
one in his name, has said of the Syrian mannikins; ins;wt
Aristotle or Pinder have alluded to amongstae
h described, Greeks;in
or what Cicero, Ovid, and Li
speaking of the juggleries of the priesthood
have
iiesthood
priests
pulled the strings. Even w
of old Rome.
The gods of Greece were
p
hen
soughtCh r itsuppets, and theirot i a nb
iet 3.
inculcated began
t
thuds'', its doctrines were
cniauinieflroubsy,
of saints—moat frequently the
image
cheating them. Imago?
through the senses of
of the Virgin the
ignorant—and
Mary—were so
y
establishment of puppets. itmhatitgethe Romish Church became, especially in Italy
and Spain, of the dark
d the monks ages, must bo
Reli-
gion, argue
and the Church of Rom
ehas never wholly
symbolised;
one largo
departed from the principle. Indeed, it is from the
Madonna, orVirgin, that the term
• ettes is derived. According to Ducange,
Marionn .
the monkish Latin word for the puppet effigies of the
..
repre-
sentative of the Virgin was " Mariola," which
has been fused, with Madonna, into Marionette. Wooden
saints were, in the middle ages, very much alive to all
the interests of the good monks, their followers. They
bent their heads, stretched out their hands, and winked
their eyes at thrir worshippers (they have winked a
modern wink or two, by the way) whenever, bowing,
begging, or winking, was profitable. They even
walked out of their niches—a feat at which
the celebrated Foto Santo, of Lucca, was a great adept.
As tho puhlc of every see hrtv,-3 been always prone to
believe " what they see with their own eyes," it is by no
moan, astonishing to find that the miracles of this inri-
patetic nuppet hive been strongly attested.—Dickens's
" Household Words,"

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
IPSWICH, FEB. 3.
The mr:rket was not largely supplied to-day with wheat;
the sale was 5( mewbat languid, and only choice qualities corn-
' • in fair 11 piy, ano sold
pro matt., at 6 i••• to to •,os for choice matting samples, but al-
though ninny growers exhibited their last stocks, there was not
quite sii free a sale. Beans and peas inclining upwards.
PER QUARTER. PER QUARTER•
Wheat, red
Ditto, white 4ss to 49s Oats oos to 005
Barley, malting ... 34s to 3€s Rye
Ditto, grinding 25s to 29s Malt oos to Oos
Beans
AVERAGES FOR THE WEEK ENDING JAN. 31, 1852.
Wheat 938 quarters, at 403 11d
Barley
Beans. 76 „ 28s 8d
Peas ..
Oats .., . 38 „ 21s 9d
HULL, FEB. 3.
Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states :-- The
firmness noted in our last report has continued during the
week, and a fair extent of business has been done at fully the
advance last noted. At our market to-day farmers brought a
good supply of wheat, for which they were asking a further
advance upon last week's price-, but which was not complied
with ; the business done was at fully previous terms; holders
of foreign are very firm in their demands, which rather checks
transactions. A cargo of barley has arrived since our last
from Denmark, but the bulk was sold prior to arrival—the new
at 325. A small parcel of old is held at is per stone. Fine
English was again dearer to-day. Oats are in improved de-
mand. Egyptian beans, of which the import has almost en-
tirely consisted, go tff freely at former rates. Peas rernaia
without much alteration, with very few offering. A large
arrival of Linseed has rather depressed the market, but linseed
cakes maintain their value. Rapeseed quite nominal; a some-
what increased sale for cakes, of which some remain afloat.
The following are the present prices of grain
s. s. s. S
Wheat, English, red 40 to 43 Peas, white and yel. 30 32
Do. white 42 —46 Do. grey . 27 —29
Dantzic and Ko- Linseed, Black Sea. 44 46
nigsberg 42 46D0. Petersburgh ... 42 -- 45
Pomeranian and Do. Riga & Archngl. 38 —42
Hamburgh . 3B —42 Do. Konigsberg .... 36 40
Danish, Holstein, & Per ton.
Friesland 34 38 Lins.c,Heil 71 17s 6d to 0/ Os
Russian and Odessa 34 —3B Do. fine for. 71 108 Od to 0/0s
Oats, English
Do. Danish l7 20 Rapeseed
Do. Friesland l9 21 Rape cakes...Bss Od to 00s 0,1
Do. Russ. & Odessa 17 19 Tares, English ......32s —00 s
Barley, malting 3O 35' Do. foreign Otis 003
Do. grinding 2B —30 r 5/ 71 to 101
Beans 2l 34 Bones, do loos Od to Os
Do~ foreign
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 3. At our market, wheat sold slowly,
but no change in priers could be quoted. Flour in moderate
request at last Tuesday's rates. Oats and oatmeal in limited
demand. Barley scarce at late rates. Beans and peas
moved off in retail at former value. Indian corn in moderate
request, but last week's prices with difficulty obtained. Ar-
rivals—British wheat, 8,539 ; malt, 1,829 flour, 2,937;
beans, 140. Foreign wheat, 4,43:5 ; beans, 5,201 ; peas, 251'
LEEDS, FEB, 3.—The arrivals of grain were moderate.
Wheat sold slowly. Trade firm, and prices of Friday fall,
sustained. Barley rather advanced in value. Oats and shel-
- fully as dear ; the same remark applied to beans. Ar-
rivals—Wheat, 6,`287; oats, `26; barley, `2,588; beans, 761 ;
rapeseed, 78; linseed, 305.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, FEB. 3.—There were
the meal market to-day 8 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
2801bs. imperial, whereof 7 sold thus :-1 at 1/ 123 ods
4 at It Ils Od, and 2 at 1/ 103 Od ; average price of the whole
1/ lOS iOd 3-12ths. 1 sack pot-barley, which sold at 275.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, FEB. 3.-"'
Oat straw, from 8s 6d to 9s 6d per kemple of 16 stones troll;
wheat ditto, 6s 6d to 8s Od; barley ditto, 6s Od to 7s
Hay, from 9d to 11d per stone.
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, FEE. 3. There were
46 bags of oatmeal, 5 of barleymeal, and 2 of pot barley, at
this day's market; sales quick. Oatmeal up on the top 26
per bag, second quality 2s 3d up ; barleymeal is 6d per bag
dearer.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second ThirndS
imperial 30s 00 29s 6d -" s
Barleymea], per ditto ... 21s 6d —s 09 "-
1 *---
Peasemeal --s Od —s 00 Od
sOd —s Od Od
Pot barley ... 26s Od Od Od
CORK, FEB. 2.

Barrels. Currency.
O White wheat 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 stone
95 Red wheat l9s Od to 20s Od 00$ d-20 d
38 Ditto 2os Od to 21s Od
O Ditto
180 Barley lls Od to 12s 6d
O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od-16 do
O Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od)
O Bere Ns Od to Os Od Os Od
188 Oats. 93 6d to 9s 10d
350 Ditto
173 Ditto ... lOs 2d to 103 4d
41 Pigs 26s Od to 30s Od 28s Od per 06
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat; 4 red ; 3 barley; 0 bere; 110 oats;
1 pig.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week :—•
Wheat, 974. Barley, 1,079. Oats, 5,947. Pigs, 372'