The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-24 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA'Y•)

—HAS IYLATMETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 15s to 3/ 17a 6d;
Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4/ 6s; and Straw, 1/ Os to 1165 per
load. A moderate supply, and a steady trade.
CUMBERLAND —Meadow Hay, 21163 od to 41
Os od;
Clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 4155; and Straw, 1/ is to 1/ 7s per
load. Supply good, and trade firm.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 15.5 to 31 18s Od;
Clover ditto, 31 Os to 4/ 7s; and Straw, 1/ Os to 116 s per
load. Trade steady, at late rates.

C0L0N1.2116.
SUGAR.—The market has been firm, although there
are large sales declared. The quantity landed last week.
at the East and West India Docks was 252 hbds ; there
were taken for home consumption 1,650 bhds, 140
tierces, 360 barrels. The stock in the same Places ig

13.357. hhds, 1,525 tierces, 2,621 barrels.
COFFEE.—There is fair competition and not much
offering. Native Ceylon has been sold at 393 6(1 to 40*
per cwt.
Ruin.—The market is fist, The quantity landed last
week at the East and West India Docks was 201 :
PO
There were taken for home consumption 246 puns
the
11
hhds, and exported 95 puns 70 hhds. The stock in
same places is 14,295 puns 1,096 hhds.
TEL.—The deliveries since Ist January exhibit u
marked improvement, which, at the present low price,e
"
may be expected to continue, though perhaps not in W
same ratio. The prices current are :—Bobea 4d, Congo
erd to good 8d to 9d, rather blackish leaf 10e1 to lid'
Pekoe kind is 2d to is 6d; Sonebong good ord to best
mid Sid to 11d, mid to good mid is 2d to 2s. FlowerY
Pekoe is 63 to 3s. Caper 9d to 10d, Orange Fektel
Scented 10d to is 7d, Twankay good ord to best ll'
10d to llid, ditto mid to Hyson kind is to is 2d, gyson
good ord 9d to 10d, ditto best mid is 3d to is 6d, ditto
to
35'
mid to good mid Is 8d to 3s 4d, Young Hyson 10it3
Is (lid, Imperial ls 2d to 2s, Gunpowder Is 4d 50
and ditto Canton kind 7d to is 4d per lb.
CURRANTS.—The market has continued joactiv_e;
There was at one time an appearance of firmness on tb
part of importers, but latterly there has been more
position to realise, and as the trade are still reluctant
come forward, lower prices have in some instances been
submitted
RersiNs.—to. The sales in Velentias have been in
.
an unusually limited scale, and there is at present
no inquiry for them. Chesmes in barrels, though tio!
t..
precedentedly low in price, have not attracted (10'
tention. The same may be said of every other descrir
tion of Raisins.
Fics.—Sales of low Figs have been made at reduced
prices.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 35s 33 to 353 6d per cwt. on tile
spot, and Town 38s.

CHANCERY.—(THIS
(Betore the Lords Justices.)
wo LYS
SPARROW V. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND
M
HAPTON RAILWAY.
This liart-heard ea se, which has already occupied the
Court some days, was resumed this moroiag.

ROLLS' COURT. 'THIS
His Honour, after disposing of several
motions, proceeded with the part-heard cause of
Hams v. Powell."

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY')
(Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.)
His Honour was this morning occupied in heariug
causes, but nothing of general intere.t came before On.
(Before Vice-Chancellor PARKER.)
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY V. RUBROUT.
The arguments in this case. which is an applicatiOn
for an injunction, were proceeded with this morning.

BANKRUPTCY.-(;`HIS DAY.)
IN RE B. BROOME.
To-day Was appointed tor the last examination of this
bankrupt, the wed-known pugilist, and described es
licensed victualler, of the Hay market. The examination
had been adjourned on the previous day, in consequence
of the accounts not having been filed.
Mr. LINKLATER, for the bankrupt, now applied for
a further adjournment in consequence of the auceonocuenotaf
not having been completed, partly
the bankrupt having broken his arm,t
thhreo
acu g
h
the accounts being made up from vouchers
counts with his brother. and
in
e partlynasne dq
IV days would suffice to
Mr. LINKLATEa said .e
His HoNourt asked what further time was required.
com-
plete the account.
and
to investig the
His HONOUR said that the assignees must have time
be taken toate enable a
themccounts, to do so.the adjournment aright

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY•)`
OLD COURT.

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NEW- COURT.
(13tfore the COMMON-SLRGVANT.)
The Court wasoccupied thpresented e whole ofany feature
the day 05/jog
Mint cases, none o ocf
which of
public interest.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Frius, at Guildhall, before the Lose
CHIEF BARON and a Common Jury.)
NOWLAND v. MATHEWS.
This was an action to recover the balance of salarY
alleged to be due to the p ward-
laintiff as mistress of the
robe at the Lyceum Theatre, of which the defendant and
his wife were the lessees and managers.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. J. C, Jones appeared
for the plaintiff; and Mr. E. James and Mr. Phipson
conducted the defence.
The plaintiff, Catharine Nowland, had been a , dress"
she came
maker, at Liverpool, and in October, 1848,
London, and was engaged by Mrs. Mathews as mistress
of the wardrobe at the Lyceum Theatre; her duty being
t
to design, cut, and arran.e all the dresses of the ladiehs;
She received a salary of 3/. a week, but. was also
Atln the
habit of doing private work for Mrs. Mathews. I
to
end of 1849 there was 241. 10s. owing 0 her, being 11
for dress-making, and four weeks' Beall- This debt
she agreed to cancel on receiving an increased Beall-
salary
time to
of 41. per week. She undertook at the same
design the dresses of the principal ladies when they
might be required tolplay in the character of boYt
She was paid the 4/. a week until July in the seasou
of 1851, and then, in consequence of sbre -dlg.rlll4;
ment with Mrs. Mathews, she WO desired toAttY '
herself
l ft oev resumee
'house by the attendant. of Mr. Mathews, and after
wards by Mr. Mathews himself Next morninteb!
in 1851 was the
by the hall porter. She, however, continued to prese.liet
untildres
worn
from Mr. Mathews. Among other things she designeid_
rydayher duties, but was denied admittance,.
hoernrebceyivmedad
the character of King Charming. A new dress was
made for Madame Vestris every eight days.
Charles Ash
called
it
robe,
customary to engage the mistress of the.„, the
Ashman, master tailor at the theatlee, ic:_til
the master tailor, the principal scene psi° r . " ' the
master carpenter, and the leader of the band, °cows
a anifoorinva
el
stn
rio
atto
iii.
season. One night, past eleven o'clock, Mr' at
VII
told him that he had given the greatest satisfactiongouid
that as he saw a storm brewin it was better the, took a
part. When he heard a stormwas brewing tit was
the duty of the mistress He
of was
nwoatrdarwob-e-
-1 a
Thed
week's notice and left.
to dre" -
CHIEF BARON considered it PAIS toy tO
utitieeeiwi .'iv:k..
put such a question to the witness, as it was Wseno2o2o3
probable that the master-tailor should be Pre"
the ladies of the establishment were dressing. f tbe
Mr. ereant JONES called or th pay-liste 0. i.
theatre, S
to show f
the agreements which were made Wit'
the
of y paid the ntiff. ~
of a theatre were?
" constants" and the " inconstants," and also tb°
amou
Thent CHlEFsalar to BARON iuquired plai
what the "inconstants'
Mr. E. DANES said he could not tell unless they were
the ladies.—(Lsughter.)
This was the plaintiffs case.
Mr. E. JAMES subMitted that a nonsuit ought
entered, as the action was brought, not ter a breach of
agreement, but for a number of weeks salary for services
not performed. If this had been an action for an im-
proper dismissal Mr. Mathews would have been prepared
to meet it.
After a short discussion, the parties
of the Chief Baron, agreed to the withdrawal of juror,
with the view of settling the dispute by a
some amicable
arrangement. , on the suggestion

(13. fore the RECORDER.)
BURGLARY.—Frederick Martin, aged 17, described 0'
a labourer, and Michael Joy, aged 19, also a labourer,'
on appearedotherartic for articles, shawls
ah and
the prosecution,
indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the'
dwelling-house of Rebecca Langworthy, and stealing
three
r. m 'va
i il
e 41.
,
Payne defended the prisoner Joy.
The prisoner Martin pleaded guilty. her pr oapnedr t y .t-
Mr. M`MAnoN said the prosecutrix resided in High:
str -et
" IKnightsbridge, and the burglary was committed
on the night of the Ist inst. On the following day pf.,rt
of the property was pledged by the prisoner Martin,
while a screw-driver, with marks on it corresponding with
other marks made upon the window by which the Pre"
anises were entered, was found in the room occupied hi
Joy. Joy was also seen in the neighbourhood on the
night of the robbery, but Joy lived with his mother St
Knightsbridge, „nil Martin lodged with them.
The RECORDER thought it would be a waste of tine
to try the case against the prisoner Joy, if all the
ell'
dance to be produced was the finding of the screw-db river.
Mr. IPMArioN said there was the fact of his eing
seen in the neighbourhood of the premises.
The RECORDER observed that that was natural enough,
as he lived within a short distance of the place where
the°burglary was committed. 'd not
Mr. APMAsoN was afraid the depositions di 0
_, ula
disclose enough to justify a conviction, and he eh
therefore abandon the charge against Joy.
within
The RECORDER accordingly discharged him_
caution, and seetenced the prisoner Martin
tow
months' imprisonment in the House of Correction ii
hard labour.