The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-02 00:00:00

JUNE S, 185 S.

Th. ASSISTANT-JUDGE impressed on the jury that,
as the Immo-mem way framed tinder a clawe of a
particular sl/2ttue (Lord Campbell's Act). the offence
must td3 s.eictly rn,do out as charged. The police had
the power of breaking open a house and taking parties
into custody without a warrant where an aggravated
a,sauls nad ben committed bist it must be shown to
them that this offence had been committed, which did
not ar to nave neen dune in this ca,e. If not, tht,y
would not b jiiKiti,-d in taking this course, and the
patties would have a right to make resistance against
being taken into custody. Now, to bear out the indict-
ment, which charged the prisoners with unlawfully and
maliciously wounding with intent to do bodily harm,
the jury must be satisfied that the police had a pertect
right to take the prisoners into custody, and that they
bad not the least pretence of right to resist them, or
that they assaulted the police from some other cause, and
not because they were going to apprehend them.
The jury immediately returned a verdict of Acquittal,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Spurgin, who was some days ago charged with
having obtained 11/. from Mr. Everett, newspaper agent,
of No. 14, Finch-lane, under false pretences, underwent
a final examination before Alderman Wilson.
The following report contains the essential points of
the additional evidence, which was of very great
length :
Mr. Everett, jun.—ln giving the cheque for 11/. to the
defendant I relied upon his having money in the posses-
sion of Mr. Strutt, upon whom the order was drawn, as
well as upon the statement that he was a director in the
Britannia Assurance Company. This is the cheque I
gave to him. It was returned with other paid cheques
from our banker's.
Cross-examined by the solicitor for the defendant—
The cheque was written by procaration. The money
was my Lather's; but I have been debited with it since.
I am not in partnership with my father. I am authorised
to draw to any amount.
Mr. E. R. Foster, resident director of the Britannia
Assurance Company, said, in addition to his former
statement—The Standard of England Assurance Com-
p sny is united with the office of the Britannia, which is,
I believe, the older establishment. The defendant had
a policy for 5001. in the Standard of England office,
dated 3d March, 1840. It was transferred to the Bri-
tannia iu September of the same year. That policy
lapsed in 1852 from non-payment of premiums. It can
be revived within twelve months, upon certain conditions.
It is in the proprietary branch of the company. The
defendant has a policy in force, the date of which is 3d
of March, 1845, fur 4991. in the Britannia Mutual Lite
Assurance Association.
Alderman Weasoer—Supposing that the policy in the
Standard was in force, would that, joined to the other
policy which is in force, qualify him for the office of
director? Witness—No; they are distinct authorities,
one of them having no sort of influence upon, or adding
to, the effect of the other.
Alderman WILSON—IS there anything due from the
Britennia, to Mr. Spurgin? Witness—l am not aware
that there is. If he were to bring policies to the office
now he would be allowed commission. He was our ac-
knowledged agent at Chipping Ongar and at Leamington.
Mr. W. Everett, se e (.he complainant)—l know the
defendant from having become joint bait with him for
Mr. Lewis, who was here under a charge. I went to the
defendant's house on Friday, the 21st of May, in conse-
quence of what was said to me by my son, and told him
that his order upon Mr. Strutt had not been paid, that
gentleman having denied that he had any money of Mr.
Spurgin's in hand. I also told him that if be did not pay
the money he would be plea- 1 in a position similar to
that in which Mr. Lewis bad been placed, and that he
had said he was a director of the Britannia Assurance
Company, at the same time that, he was scarcely known
at that office, He then said to me, "lam a director;
I have signed the deed." He then asked for an hour's
time in order to be able to go to Mr. Strutt, and I said
if an arrangement were not made I had no alternative
but to bring the matter by summons before the Lord
Mayor.
Several other witnesses having been examined, the
solicitor for the defendant then called
Mr. F. David Lewis, advertisement agent, Moorgate-
street, who said: I know the defendant, and I know the
Messrs. Everett many years. I remember accompanying
the defendant, on the 10th of May, to Mr. Everett's, in
Finch-lane, to see Mr. Everett, sen. We did not see
him, but we saw his son. I stated to Mr. Everett, jam,
my position in wanting 11/. more to pay the solicitor for
the purpose of my defence. I had introduced Mr. Spur-
gin to him as the gentleman who had been bail together
with his father for me. He objected, upon which Mr.
Spurgin stated that as he was bound tor my appearance
in the sum of 501. and his (Mr. Everett's) father like-
wise, and my briefs were ready to be delivered to
counsel, which could not be done for want of fees,
it would hardly be safe for Mr. Lewis to surrender
without a counsel, in which case his father would be
liable to pay 501. as well as himself. I said I re-
gretted that Mr. Everett, senior, was not present, as I be-
lieved he would immediately do what was requisite. Mr.
Spurgin then said he would deposit a policy of 500/ as
collateral security, and as there appeared to be a diffi-
culty about getting the money, he stated that he would
go to the Britannia office and see whether he could not
get the resident director to lend him a cheque for 10/
Upon going out, he said something about pledging his
watch, which appeared to be more in joke than anything
else. In ten minutes he returned, Mr. Everett and I
having remained together in his absence. He said he
had not seen Mr. Foster, the resident director. I then
suggested to Mr. Spurgin to give the order upon Mr.
Strutt. Mr. Spurgin expressed his readiness to give the
order in exchange for Mr. Everett's cheque, and after a
little hesitation on the part of Mr. Everett, that gentle-
man said, " Well. Lewis, I'll help you out of your diffi-
culty," or words to that effect Mr. Spurgin then wrote
the letter produced, and Mr. Everett gave the cheque for
111., and handed it to Mr. Spurpon, who handed the letter
to Mr. Everett, stating teat the order would be paid on
the Wednesday following, as Mr. Ste utt was then at
Paris. Mr. Everett phut f
handsh with me, and
The defendant 'e solicitor— i Mr. Spurgin
hoped that I would get out ofDthde
übelat,
say that he was a director of the Britannia? Witness—
I did nor. I heard him say he would go. and see the re-
sident director of Britannia Company, but not that he
If he hed said
she thath e v cP e 4 .3oYf. Mr. Everett, for
was himself a director o
so, I must have heard him, I regret that have to
come up and contradict b t t
fdri:inthde.r paratmy.het.wlx we)
tes, and do not
wishboth at,r2eomff_,yn
the sof cam. for the prosecution—
three of us present during the con-
several pounds,
Thee rr
es
veer e xea
only bey
hich I returned to him.. When
ion. Spurgin spoke of
w having counsel for my defence, I
Mr. Everett has lent
jume
the necessity of my
all events surrender, a, e
said that I would a nut allow
victimised. Ho did not
my friends to be v say he would
go and see heget
whether
could not a cheque from a
brother director. I have not frequently represented Mr.
Spurgin to
Mr. Everett as a director of the Britannia. I
went
f Mr• Shan, solicit
to the offices o _ the or, and handed
over to
him the 11/. I consider myself bound to pay the
money. re said he could
Alderman WrLSO not take upon him-
self to
in such a case. It appeared to him that a
decide
false pretence had certainly been used. The defendant,
with
from his long acquaintance
known
the value and deecriptioa of the property Deus-
lify a man to be a
sary to qua director, an d however dis-
posedht be to serve a friend
he might , nothing could 3 which jus-
tify or excuse
the falsehood t ch it
vets evident he
the
resorted to procure pecuniary aid which was consi-
dered necessary.
The defendant said—l
—I shall reserve my defence for a
future occasion; bat I solemnly declare that
I am an
innocent man—that I had not the slightest intention to
cheat or defraud, or act dishonourably, and that, mo-
rally, commercially, or professionally, I have done no-
thing with which I can upbraid myself.
The defendant was then bailed to take his trite,
BOW-STREET.:
Edward Wright, who described himself as the keeper
of an ethos to obtain situations for servants out of
place, was charged with assaulting and threatenitas
William Davis.
The complainant stated that he was an auctioneer and
house-agent in Dean-street, Soho, and had made him-
self obnoxious to the defendant by prosecuting him at
the Old Bailey for defrauding poor servants out of
money deposits under the pretence of procuting situa-
tions for them. The defendant, with others of his com-
panions, underwent a term of imprisonment, and since
his release he had been constantly pursuing witness with
threats and insults, from which he stood in bodily fear
of him. On Thursday night, happening to meet the
defendant in the street, the ratter said, " I am out again
you —, and I'll finish you before I go back." Wit-
ness avoided him, but presently received a severe blow
on his ear with a stone, and before he could turn round
the defendant had escaped. Witness saw nothing of
him afterwards till that morning (Tuesday), when, at
about seven o'clock, while walking in Covent-garden, the
defendant rushed upon him suddenly with an open knife
in his hand, and male that) attempts to stab him in the
stomach. Witness escaf:d injury by stooping, but his
trousers were cut in the struggle.
The defendant gave a general denial to the statements
of the complainant, declining that he had not seen him
for several days past, and that the whole story had been
trumped up to prevent him ,eom appr at ing against Davis
that day at the Merlborough-strt at Polic,-court, where
his daughter was going 'u prefer a charge against him.
He admitted that he did go into the market on business,
and could call bis wife end daughter to prove fiat he
brought home some vtgeiables. He denounced the com-
plainant as the seducer of his (Wright's) daughter; but
he did not complain of this so mcch as he did of the
false swearing and heartless villany of the man, who
no auctioneer or agent what:-ver, but obtaind
his
was
hying
by robbing poor servants of their hat d-eerned
un-
der the pretence of procuting place for wages
Mr. JARDINE thought it was hardly
the defendant to go into the question of character,
th while for
character, after
the exposure of his own notorious
New Oxford-street, for which h doings in that way ine w
Punished a year or two ago. His ee convicted and
complainant's statement, then s worship, believing the
ordered Wright to find
two sureties of 801. each, and
recog-
nizance in 1601. to keep theenter into his own
peace for twelve months.
The defendant was committed in default.

[-..ADVERTISEMENT.]—A curs by Holloway's Oint-
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ago Mrs. Jones, of Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields,
caught a severe cold, which settled in her knee, and formed a
tumourlon the joint, which in the course of time became so
stiff that she could not bend it, and it continued so for twelve
months. She tried remedy after remedy, but to no purpose,
and she became fearfully alarmed. At lagt she rubbed finl-
)owav'z, Ointment into it, unsparingly every
ing, and took the Pills, which completeli di9PerKd
tacit as ever, and
night and mor.ne-
tumour, and the joint has become again As PI
free from pain.—Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Hol-
loway'', EstOlishatvat, 244, Strand, vA•

IRELAND.
LIBEL IN THE " WORLD "-SENTENCE ON MR. BIRCH.

DUBLIN, TuEsp:ty--Yi-sterds; Mr. Jaixte, Btrch
was brut/gut up ~,r judewert iU ,he court of Queftes
Bohai, to rac(ive sei,ctuce for a coufcssed ltbt 1 On MI e.
FrPilch.

Mr. MARTLEY neived f r judgmsnt, at briefly men-
tioned this 'stets of :he ease.
Mr. Birch , eine eed his sorrow for hevieg publish, d
the libel cotnplained of.
Mr. Justice CRAMPTON, after some preliminary re-
marks, proceeded to say—You were the printer and
proprietor of a is:surest published weekly in this city,
called the World. The prosecutrix, Mrs. Elizabeth
French, is a widow lady; she had been the wife of
gentleman of station and great respectability in this
city—the late Mr. Henry Sneyd French. Mrs.
French is the daughter of Mr. Abraham Brewster, a
gentleman of the bar, a Queen's counsel, dis-
tinguished for his ability F.Jct eminence in that
honourable profession, and respected by all to whom he
is known fur the honour and integrity of his private
character. It does not appear that you had any ac•
quaintance with, or had ever been in the company of
Mrs. French; and Mr. Brewster, I believe, was only
known to you in his professional and public character.
Mrs. French had never given you any offence; she had
never offered you any prevccatioe, unless, indeed, it
were an offence that bhe was the daughter of Mr.
Brewster, at whom you had taken umbrage; unless it
were a provocation that she was a bereaved widow, liv-
ing with her fatherless infant, in the house of her own
,u as n
mind
underw protection.ould respee t
the Everysorro humanesorrow
and s y
mapnad-
pgthealriseeenrotwith the sufferings of this unoffending lady. The
wounded heart naturally courts retirement from notice,
its solace
thingsc In
in privacy
morea pndo
iseclusion
aggravatefro m the
andworld,seeks
and few
tt thee
me
ssufferings of,
of domesticth e
lifemournerand thh
ealnd tbe
uo
p to
the
gz
,fraonmd
scorn of the thoughtless and unfeeling world. Such was
the situation of Mrs. French when you selected her to
Youb t hwe
ev
dc
et idm a
no f your
engin
engine
reckless—yourterrible
wicked
power,and
youcalumnies.
aimed
your envenomed shafts at the head of a defenceless
female.
Mr. Birch—Might I make an observation ?
Judge GnewrroN—Not now. You had in your hand
an instrument well fitted to torture a sensitive mind, and
you made Mrs. French the victim of your cruelty. You
were the publisher and proprietor of a newspaper, and
in successive publications you made your journal the
vehicle of repeated slanderous attacks upon the character
and conduct of Mrs. French. You exhibited her in the
columns of your paper in the most odious colours—as
a monster of impurity, and as the perpetrator of acts of
thk, most heinous and unnatural criminality. Y: ur in-
disciaminate and nefarious slander did not stop there.
It contained within its detestable folds every member of
her family, and even the house in which she resided. I
have deliberately read over the articles to which I refer,
and which are the subject of this indictment, and more
disgusting or abominable calumnies I never remember
to have seen.
Mr. Birch—lf your Lordship read or heard the obser-
vations made of and to me by Mr. Brewster, in the case
of " Birch v. Somerville," your Lordship would wake
some allowance for me and for what I wrote under the
excitement °t the moment. He received 40 guineas fee
to abuse me, and to c me a hireling hang dog assassin.
Judge CRAMPTON—You are by such observations only
adding to the reasons for inducing the Court to pass a
severe sentence on you. I repeat again that I have de-
liberately read these calumnious articles in your journal
respecting this lady, and more abominable, more malig-
nant, more detestable libels I never heard of in the course
of my life. I will not enter into the odious detail as ap-
pearing on the record to which you have pleaded guilty
I shall not offend the ears of those who are here assem-
bled, or desecrate this temple of justice, by stating more
particularly the absurd, incredible, and abomidable slan-
ders which are set out iu this indictment; that they are
libels of the grossest character noteely can for a moment
doubt; and that they are utterly false and fabricated from
the beginning to the end you have yourself confessed—
they are the mere fictions of a diabolical or disordered
fancy. Icaunot forget chat your confession and contrition
(for which, however, you are entitled to consideration)
followed close upon the refusal of the Court to postpone
your trial, and that tin to that period you persevered in
your attitude of defiance, and that your late retractation
may be ascribed as much to fear of legal punishment as
to contrition for the injuries you had so cruelly com-
mitted.
Mr. Birch—l assure your Lordship that is not the
case, for I offered an apology fully two months before.
Judge CeeeteeroN—l hope so; and I will now pass
over the motion to postpone the trial, and ask what was
your motive, and what has been your excuse for these
unprovoked and atrocious libels? You were, it seems,
offended with Mr. Brewster for his speech on a memo-
rable trial.
Mr. Birth—Not only offsnded, but exasperated.
Judge CuAmPToN—Well, then, you were exasperated
with Mr. Brewster for his speech made in a memorable
trial, in which you were the plaintiff and Mr. Brewster
was counsel ;or the defendant; and in your desire to
avenge your wrongs (real or supposed) upon the father,
you most recklessly sacrifice the reputation of his inno-
cent, unoffending daughter. This is the only excuse
you could allege for the cruel calumnies with which you
have assailed the prosecutrix. I must say that a more
mean, unmanly, or me-Christian mode of taking revenge
upon an adversary I cannot conceive. You hoped to
wound the father through the nee ffending daughter's
side. This is but an aggravation of the crime. If in a
moment of passion you had given way to general ex-
pressions of a strong and calumnious character against
Mr. Brewster or his whole family, I could understand it,
bad as it would be; but here you deliberately write
down—you pen and prepare carefully your libels, and
not only published them, but repubhaued them.
Mr. Birch—I protsst against the correctness of your
Lordship's statement,
Juke CRAMPTON—I must say that this is but an ag-
gravation of your offence. DJ not misunderstand me. it
is nut to give you pain.
Mr. Birch—But, my Lord, you are giving me a great
deal_
Judge of t'
Cu pain.ciast
eaari
sweeardyoy:od-71eIci tro,i)nsudn,
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otgne ilryyme
terms
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do justice,
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who
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constitutei co ha beens
themselves
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in-
structors and censors of the public, and wno in their
journals
Mr. Birch—Alas, my Lord, I have rendered myself
unpopular.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Mr, Birch, I must request you
will keep silence, and nut interrupt his Lordship.
Mr. Birch—I must repeat, my Lord, that I have been
rendered unpopular with ell parties for supporting the
late Governmens,

Judge ChAMPTox—And I must repeat, that those
who Constitute themselves the instructors and censors of
the public, and who, in their journal 3, may freely criti-
cise the conduct and characters of public men, should
remember that in the wide field of their pursuits they
have no warrant to invade the domestic circle—that
female honour should especially be held sacred—that as
every Englishman's house is his castle, into which the
great9st in the land cannot intrude without becoming a
trespasser—so privr_:e reputation is a sacred territory
which cannot be invaded with impunity. Our law
wisely and generously /es the press free and un-
sh4ckled ; but when that freedom degenerates into licen-
tiousness,and the press becomes aggressive and injurious
to individuals, it becomes amenable to law and punish-
ment. Wnst, then, should be the measure of your pun-
ishment? You have already undergone some punish-
ment; you have, eitht volunrarily, or under the appre-
hension of consequena:.l, submitted to a humiliation,
painful, indeed, to an honest n n. One, and only one,
redeeming feature can I see in your conduct—l mean
your apology in open court—your public retractation of
your infamous calumnies oa Mrs. French, and your
public expression of penitence and contrition for your
crime. I wish this retractation had been earlier—l wish
it had less the appearance of prudence about it; but
late as it was

Mr. Bincu—l offered it two months ago.
Judge CRAMPTOH—Late as it was it has been taken
into consideration by the Court, and has operated to
mitigate the sentence which would otherwise have been
pronounced upon you. Under all the circumstances of
this painful case, I am authorised and instructed by the
Court to award for the offence of which you now upon
your own confession stand convicted the sentence that
you be imprisoned for the period of twelve calendar
months.
The Traverser was about addressing the Court, when
The CHIEN JUSTICE said—You had an opportunity of
making observations at the proper time, and we cannot
hear you now.
Mr. Birch—l must state that the chief offence a
which I was convict -d---
The CHIEF JUSTICE—It is not the custom to allow a
traverser aft,:r sentence to address the Court. You had
an opportunity of doing so, and you did not avail your-
self of it.
Mr. Birch—You ellowed John Mitchel to speak after
sent.,nce.
The CHIEF JUSTICE—Wo cannot hear you, Sir. Let
the tiav,-rter be removed.
Mr. Birch was then removed in the custody of the
City Sheriff, and will, we understand, be imprisoned in
Ricnmond Bridewel!,
THE CRURCII—M3 Grace the Archbishop of Dublin
will no!d an Urdination on Sunday next, being Trinitysi
Sunday, in St. Stephen's Church, on which occasion it
for
in theisicychneu:cmh:redy,h
will t.., re-operated for Divine worship. The l Ten and
fporuary
and
orTuohuokS.unTdhaeyrseawreinsibaotepdratoyebres halfs-vpast
nueetulaar
what
Fridays, as form, rly,
hour has not been stated.
and Noss, has ap-
poiTnhteedLothrde Blltsehvo.puoicfhCaordrk.Giaßveevs.to the
Vicarage of Kinsale, and the
the Curacy of Inni.care.
Admiralty Orders have been
.
Tim FLEET Al' QIIEENsTdmir
to have additional
received at Cork from the Francis Connor, to I
onf - whaarr—b
of
uh
re
dCu hr
iaung.
Exhibition, which is to be opened on
the progress or
h
the 10th inst. by the Lord-Lieutenant.
nmeolofireinegt—s w"hidicdholoiews ntofovrisietlecireieneum:tnow.

Li vgs OF
,_____-
„E QOAENS OF ENGLAND. BY AGNES
STRICKLA THE
Elition. Vol. VIII.—This eighth volume
s N
one. ,
new edition of Miss Strickland's popular wo k.
co the wholecomplete range of recent biographical books not one, per.
combines so much of interest, and of historical value as
haps, "-it whilst it thus
v , becomes a popular addition to pri-
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rithutlietsterh;ort we see in Miss
e thread of our history in the days of William the Con-
Strickland's pages the progress of
English rule and the general growth of manners, customs,
intelligenoe, and morality to the time of Queen Anne—the
whole told With'simplicity, a good deal of csndour, and a
fair share of anecdote and illustration. Many have gained
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34111.1".-VailYArtifs.

THE COUNT'"? MARIiETS
IPSWICH. Jtrws 1.
The simply of whest was verN small at market to-day
prices sere firmly snpporteo, nd sales made generally in favour
of the seller as compareA wiih last week. Beans scarce and
dearer.

PER QUARTER. I PER QUARTER.
Wheat, red
Ditto, white
Barley, malting ... iitts to 0s Rye
Ditto, grinding ... Oos to 0 •s Malt . .... . ..... 00s to 001
BeansA v.x.R...G..x .. F0R....
TItE w
335t001015x jtFl Flour, per
uy
i sackA .:29, 185
.003t2.0 00.
Wheat
Barley -I „ 295 id
„
Beans, 6O 3os lld
Peas
Oats ... - „ 00s Od

HULL, MAY 25.
Messrs. Taylor and Bright's Circular states : The
weather during the past week has been irregular, but on the
whole cold and ungenial. Some rain fell on Sunday and PP
terday, but more is needed for the pastures, which are un-
usually backward. There has been more firmness in the
trade generally, but not going beyond a freedom in effecting
sales at previous rates. There was a good supply of wheato
from our own farmers to-day, which met ready sale at t"
full prices of last week, picked samples in some instances
fetching a slight advance. Very little fresh foreign on the.
market, the bulk of the above import being already dispog ea
of ; from granary the sales are very retail. Not much doing.
iu barley, and the stocks very small. Beans are without alter'
ation, with none remaining on ship board. P• as more )0'
quired for, and only one holder. Oats are rather dearer',
The Linseed market is very dull, and cakes continue depressed
although some quantity of for..ign have been taken to I,2rr
m „,
house. A continued good sale for Rape cakes from: ship.
large arrival of bones is well cleared off at our quotations.
The following are the present prices of grain .
I
Wheat, English, red 37 to 40;Peas, white and vel. 30 '"" 5;
Do. white 4O 44'Do. grey
Dantzic and Ko-
Harnburgh . 38 —4O DD
nigsberg ....... -.. 40 45 Do. Petersburgh ... 42 --"
Linseed, Black Sea. !164
RuFsrsiieasnlaarindd..6.ci.ess.a 3364
Pomeranian and
Danish, Holstein, & per tor'
oo
.. Ri
Konigsbergg a & Ar c h n. g.
.L. 38
—__ 3388 Lins.po •, u .1 155
0/00
finee fi10r.11..:713 o°dd ttco) °-1;
Oats, English ....... 17 19 Do. inf. foreign... 01 to 6,0/
Do. Vanish.... ...... .16— 18 Rapeseed ..... . 23/ 108 to 'm
Do.Friesland ......... 18 20 Rape cakesg
. 928 6d to Otisny
541
Do. Russ. & Odessa 15 —l7 Tares, En lish 37s
'-5
Barley,malting. ..... 28 --30 Do. foreign 32s --, o,
Do. grinding 26 27 Guano
Beans 29 —3l Bones, do
D0., foreign
LivEatoor., JUNE I. The receipts of grain and flour ELL°
la,t Tuesday have been light, both from our own and ferc-0
ports, whils, the exports to Ireland and coastwise contineeili
be liberal. There has been no particular change of Price le
any article of the corn trade during the week. Holders 11
lot pressed sales, and buyers will only accommodate thetas°o
by moderate purchases.