The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-14 00:00:00

SKINNER V. RIDDLE.

This was an action without a jUry, in which plaintiff, an
electrotyper, sought to recover for a block.
Mr Mathews said it was utterly useless, and could not be
said to be well done.
An independent witness from the body of the court said
it required touching with a graver, and the plaintiff in the
last action said it required time to get it set.
His Honour could not say that the proof from the block
was at all complimentary as a portrait, and, indeed, when
compared with the other engravings, was most inferior.
Plaintiff must be non-suited, but perhaps HUD= would
give him something. _ .

(Tho reporter mas informed that a poem upon crino.
line is in course of publication, and the block was re
quired for purposes of illustration.)

A VERY KNOTTY POINT.—A respectable woman, with
an order to protect her property against her husband and
his creditors, came before Mr Paget, and said the order had
been granted on her application, six months ago, and she
had been in business and doing well ever since. Her hus-
band was very persistent, and had applied to her to take him
back ; she was very willing to do so, but was desirous ct
ascartaining first whether lie could claim the property she
had acquired, and, secondly, whether his creditors could
make her property available for the payment of any debts
he might have contracted.
Mr Paget—Have 3 ou accepted your husband again ?
The applicant—l mean to take him back, and forgive
him, providing I shall not have to pay his debts.
Mr Paget said that he would rather not answer the
questions put to him. He was asked more particularly it
the wire's property was liable to the husband's debts, if
cohabitation was resumed. He would not answer the
qUestion or give any advice on the subject. He had not
all the facts before him, and he would not answer the ques-
tion on a mere statement. The applicant had better apply
to a respectable solicitor and ask his advice on the subject.
The applicant—May I live with my husband again.,

Mr Paget—lf you like.
AN ALABAMA MAN ON THE WRONG TACK.—Ann Sim-
mons, a well-known thief, was brought before Mr Paget
charged with stealing a silver watch and a coat, the pro-
perty of James Higgs, a seaman, who belonged to the
Confederate steamer Alabama, and was on board of her in
the late engagement with the Federal steamship Kearsage.
Higgs has been living with many of his shipmates at
Conroy's lodging-house, No. 134, Ratcliff Highway, and
tlte Palmetto flag has been hoisted there. Higgs tell
in w;!11 a girl a few days since ; she took him to the prisoner's
house in Bluegats-fields. He was drugged there and fell
asleep. When he awoke next morning another woman was
lying alongside of him. His coat and watch were gone,
and the woman he found by his side denied all knowledge
of the property. He asked for his waistcoat, which was
brought to him by the prisoner, and he sent out for a half
gallon of beer, which the prisoner, the other woman, and
himself partook of. Subsequently two pawnbrokers' dupli
cates were sent to him at Conroy's lodging house. Two
pawnbrokers produced the watch and coat.
George Petty, a police constable, No. 90 K, said the
prisoner told him the Alabama man came home with Kate
Hurley, who left him, and Lydia Wood then supplied her
place and remained with the sailor. It was Kate Hurley
who pawned the watch end coat,
111 T Paget remanded the prisoner for a week.

MARKETS—This Day,

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WELKEY AVERAGES.— Wheat, 41s 9d ;
barley, 278 8d; oats, 2 it: 10d ; rye, 28s 9d ; beans, 368 ld ;
and peas, 32s Bd.
THE SIX WEEKS' AvERLOES..— Wheat, 41s 2d ;
barley, 27s 11d ; oats, 20s 7d ; rye, 3ls Od; beans, 355 6d ;
peas, 33s 6d,
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEL---Wheat, 78,909 ;
barley, 1,138 ; oats, 3)366 ; rye, 138 ; beaus, 2,225 ; peas,
339 quarter®,

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
Our market, to-day, was well supplied with beasts. All
breeds moved off slowly at a decline in the quotations of
2d per 81bs. The best Scots and-crosses sold at 5d per Sibs.
T mutton trade was somewhat heavy, at barely late rates.
Thehe bestshow
Downs realised was moderately extensive, and the
55 4d per 81bs. Lambs were in
:efwa she p
short supplY, and steady request, at, full currencies, viz.,
rimeta trade ;7 from 5s 8d to 7s per Bibs. , as inactive on
;
former terms. The supply of calves was extenb:Ye. Pigs
and mulch cows sold heavily at late rates.
Per Bibs. to sink the offal.
a. d. s. d. S. d. s. d
Cnd
4 2 Pme. s' thdown d 0.5 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, eZe. 4 10 6 61Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0
Seeoquality do. 3 R
urrssee.:ini
aff..beaste 3 2 3
0 Prime small d 0... 4 10 5 0
sheep 3 6 4 0
...5s 8d to 75 Od.
Large hogs ...... 3 6 4 U
6 Small porkers..., 4 2 4 6
22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
TOTA.I. StlrrLY.
.... 1 4001
Beasts ... ..... ,
Sheep.. 150 i
Sh and lambs.. • • 10,1001
Calves ............ 7301
Pigs ............... 250
Second2o Suckling
tco k2li)ns g
e qualityac caitilv. e°3l:lll2b ts ::

POREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts .............. 630
Sheep and lambs 1,800
Calves ............. . 641
Pigs ................

MEAT MARKETS.

tjualtyflu'3l:l—Pitne
‘ls 2d to 4s 8d i and pork,
NEVIGATE AND IiEIDENRA.
LL.—The supplies of meat
are seasenably good, and the trade is inactive, as follows :
—Beef, from 3s Cd to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 5d to 4s 8d ;
lamb, 5s Od to Gs Od; veal, :1
-s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 6d
to 45 6d per 81bs by the carcase.
beasts and sheep were in
prices; otherwise, the trade was
Od , mutton, 4s Od to Ss
2d ; taunt 5s 8d to Gs 8d ;
seal,ve
steadyheSayu: IrießAqeLueLets',
slowly at our quotations :-
35 8d to 4's 6d per Blba, to the offal.
from 3s Gd to 68 0 , .
'A.—The supply
of stock was scoson-
Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Lci , mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; lamb, Gs
Od to 7s Od ; veal, 4s Od to .15.8,5 ; 11_,
nu pork, 3s Gd to 45 6d
ROMFOILD, July
per 81bs ; suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; quarter-old store
pigs, 20a to 265; and I=au '-'
e "'vs, £l4 Os to £l3 Os each.
ably good, and sales progressed.

Ay MAREI2TS.
•
SMITHFIELD.
straw, 4 Bto 8
£4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and , 1
48 to £1 lOs per load.
Z 4 10 Od ; clover,
A fair trade.
CUMBERLAND.' Os to £4 I.os ; clover,
,
£4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and LI is to Zl. 108 per load.
Trade inactive.
adowlta
WnrrEcHAr y, Z 3 Os to £4 103; olover,
Tlme aedao w 4 0
wh hay, 43.
£1 Os to £5 103 Od ; and sLrawt 41 to 41 lOs per load
Supply rather limited.

COAL M
Prim of Coal per Ton at
s. d.

t the olo®c of the market.

llastings Hartley 3
Holywell ..... ...... 16
'Fantleld Moor 8ut05..13 6 ,
West Hartley ........1617 3
Wylam .............. 3
\Valls End.
Hetton ..............IGIB 6
Halton .............. 6
Tanstall
16 6
Hebburn ..........
a.t.
Snips marks

Walla End.
Haswell ..............18 6
Hartlepool ..is 3
East Hartlepool 18 3
Haugh Hall 17 6
K elloe . ... • 17 3
South lelloe 17 6
Brzddyll'a Ilotton •17 3
South Raton 19 6
Byron ..166 9
A, 48 ; sold, 44.

GEORGE 13owYER.—We ob-
serLvEeTtThEaßt FSltir%l SlReorge Bowyer has given the fol-
lowing rap over the knuckles to the Morning Advertiser :
Sir —I see in your paper of the 11th a statement that " it
is not denied—indeed it is admitted"—that Monsignore
Talbot and Monsignore Howard hays been rent here by
the Pope to deliver a mandate to the Irish members to vote
against the GOVCTIIITICIat. There is not one word of truth in
that statement. Nonsignore Howard has not come here ;
and Monsignore Talbot has come over to visit his brothei,
' Lord Talbot de Malahide, and his other relations, and not
for any political business whatsoever. No mandate nor
any communication has been made by him, or any one else,
from Rome to the Irish members. I hope that, as a matter
of fairness, you will publish this letter.