The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-15 00:00:00

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3teck this day
Price of Y. C. • • • • I
Delivery last week • •
Ditto from June 1....
Arrivals last week .
Ditto from June 1 ...

Price of Town

8,799
508 9G
1,3'84
88,388
4,221
87,648

52s Od

29,220 35,378
403 rid 378 Oct
to NU to OsOd
1,507 1,657
54,1b7 77,929

040
104,04 , 87,834
43s Od 39s Ed

35,286 ; 46,819
39s Gd to! 3is 3d
40s td to 3686 d
1,536 2,495
19,358 9",,249
210
92,126 100,364
404 02 , 38s 92

lILBRO'-STREE T-( T HIS DAY);
NoT VERY PROFESSIONAL.—Mr. John Robert, solici-
tor, of No. 5, Woburn-place, Brunswick-square, was
creating a disturbance at the Argyll E'°°l33s'
charged before Mr. Bingham with being drunk and
Windmill-
street.
Police-constable 85 A said, on Saturday night he
was on duty at the eetrance of the Argyll Rooms, when
he was called to remove the defendant, who was very
tipsy, and creating a great disturbance, to the annoy-
ance of the visitors. As defendant refused to leave the
place, witness conveyed him to the station.
Mr. BINGHAM inflicted the usual drunkard's penalty
of 55., which was at once paid.
RINGING THE CHANGES.—John IVoodstoch was
brought before Mr. Bingham charged with uttering a
counterfeit half-sovereign.
Maria Eiworthy. barmaid at the Black Horse, in
Coventry-street, deposed that on Saturday night, about
seven o'clock, the defendant came into the house and
called for a glass of ale, in payment for which he ten-
dered a sovereign, and she gavo him in change a half
sovereign and the rest in silver. She then left to serve
another customer, and on her returning to the bar the
defendant asked her to give him all silver, at the same
time putting down what appeared to be a half-sovereign.
Mr. Surridge, her master, was about to give the pri-
soner the change, when be immediately detected the coin
to be counterfeit. A constable was then sent for and
the prisoner given iu charge.
Mr. Surridge proved that the coin produced was the
same piece he received from the prisoner, and added
that on being given in charge he (prisoner) swallowed
the half-sovereign which he had received from the bar-
maid.
The prisoner was remanded till Thursday.
CRUELTY To A HORSE.—George Tray appeared in
answer to a summons, granted at the instance of Mr.
Thomas, Secretary of the Royal Society for the Preven-
tion of Cruelty to Animals, charging him with.ill-treating '
and torturing a horse,
David Watson, an officer in the employ of the above
society, stated that on the 18th of last month, he was
near Ilan way-yard, Tottenham-court-road, when his at-
tention v, as called to the defendant who was driving
a horse and cart. On examining the horse, he found
it to be in a very poor condition, and much
shot over the fore legs. There were several
cuts in the fetlocks, and on the eff side
shoulder there was a wound of four inches in length
and three in width; the collar was rubbing it, and the
wetted we.. quite Yew and Weeding, and the collar wee
covered with blood. The horse was in a miserable con-
dition and totally unfit for work.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said the horse
had been laying up for some time, and he bad only taken
it into work on the day mentioned by the officar.
On defendant's prowising- not to work the horse in
future, the MAGISTRATE inflicted the moderate fine of
108. and costs.

BUILDERS' BENEVOLENT INSTI-

TUTION.—(TITIS DAY.) '
A special general meeting of the mends and sub.
scribers to this useful charity, which waa founded for
the purpose of giving relief to ug,d and decayed mem-
bers of the building trade, was held this morning at the
offices of the institution, New Oxford-street, for the
purpose of taking into consideration a proposed altera-
tion of Ow rules ; Mr. T. Grissell, president, in the

chair.
The report, which was highly satisfactory, stated
that there are now on the funds of the society
eight males and four females, and that, owing to the
very large number of pressing applications, it is the
intention of the directors to hold another election in May
next, when three more will be elected. Owing to a re-
cent alteration in the bye-laws the benefits of the society
are extended to the provinces, and the directors are em-
powered to appoint district committees for carrying out
details. The (report concluded by observing that the
expectations formed of the success of the institution at
its formation had !area fully borne out by results, end
the directors hoped that the public would come forward
andT enable them to still further extend its benefits.
The CHAIRMAN having hilt fly addressed the meeting
and ~. explained the objects for which they had met,
be carried to their blr• ..1 oslitiA H ~ that rule 1 e
IGGS moved
altered to the f,llowing, viz., for the encouragement of
Mr. JOSEPH
unsuccessful .
candidates,
all votes polled by
being put to BlRcredit at the ensuing elections."
them shall
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et
thi
no
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was proposed
carried
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BIRD. treasur.er, proposed a vote of
mously.
bleb. having been briefly
separated.
thanks to the chairman
acknowledged, the meeting