The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGEI

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COLT RT, DEC. 10.
BELL V. THE HULL AND SELBY RAILY JAY COMPANY.
The arguments in this part heard moti on were resumed,
and concluded to-day.
His HONOUR immediately gave judge nent, ordering the
injunction to be continued, so far as it pravented the de-
fendants from completing the works , and directing the
plaintiff to bring an action to try his legal rights, accord-
ing to the construction of certain clau les in the Hull and
Selby Railway Act.

SHERIFFS COURT, DEC. 10.
WOOD V. BURCOWSTZ.
This was an action brought against the defendants,
Leon and Joseph Burcowitz, to recover the sum of eleven
pounds five shillings, the amount of a bill drawn by Baza-
leal Wall, a cigar dealer, in Little James-street, Hay-
market, and accepted by the defendants ; to this the de-
fendants had pleaded payment, and thereupon issue was
joined. As proof of payment by one of the defendants,
their Counsel (Mr. CORNELL) claimed the right to begin,
and stated the case to the Jury. The defendants were
Polish Refugees, and one of them had held the rank of Co-
lonel in the Polish service; they were now, however, so re-
duced, that they were obliged to obtain a scanty sub-
sistence by keeping a coffee-shop. In February last they
had borrowed nine pounds from Bazaleal Wall, a Jew,
who was in the habit of lending out small sums of
money at an exorbitant interest, and had given him a
bill at seventeen days for 11/. ss. Of this he did not
complain, but he did complain that this action should be
brought after Wall had received all that was due to him.
He should prove by the testimony of persons who were
present, that Leon Burcowitz had paid Wall the whole
amount of the bill at different times, and that Wall had
given memorandums on paper which he had cut out of
a book, acknowledging the receipt of these sums, and
he should further prove that when the last payment took
place in June last, the defendant asked for the bill, when
Wall said he had mislaid it, and that when subsequently
asked to sign an acknowledgment, he at first said that it
would be useless except it were stamped, and that when
the defendant offered to purchase a stamp, Wall
paid it would be useless, as he would not give up the
bill unless the elder Burcowitz paid him thirty shillings.
which he owed him. An action had been brought pre-
viously by the same parties, but had been withdrawn, and
although the action had been brought in the name of
Wood, the writ had been served, and the costs paid by
Wall.

The Learned Counsel called a witness who clearly
proved his case.
The Attorney for the plaintiff then called
Bazaleal Wall, who said he indorsed the bill before it
was due, and paid it to John Wood, and it never was in
witness's possession until it was given to Mr. Wilson to
sue for the money. He had never received a penny on
account of this bill. He was cross-examined at length,
when

The UNDER SHERIFF summed up, and the Jury imme,
diately returned a verdict for the defendants.

COUNTY COURT OF REQUESTS,

THE LAST OF THE CHARLEYS.—PiES,-tails, are now
only matters of history ; Ramillies wigs are in the same
predicament, and watchmen are fast verging towards a
similar fate. The rising generation can only now
and then acquire a correct notion of the " regular
Charley" from a passing glimpse of one of those vener-
able functionaries as he glides about, lantern in hand,
at night, in some solitary portion of the outskirts of the
metropolis—like a ghost haunting the scenes of its for-
mer glories.

A purple-nosed, purple-faced, spindle-shanked person-
age, with his throat enveloped in as many red and blue
bandages as an Egyptian mummy, took his place at the
table to establish his claim to 15s. upon a lady, named
Sergeant, residing at Brompton. The rough white coat
and lantern were wanting, but in every other point
the plaintiff presented the exact personification of the
old Whitechapel watchman.
" Pray, what are you ?" inquired Mr. Commissioner
Dubois.

~ Votchman, your honer," said the plaintiff ; and then,
sinking his voice into a melancholy whisper, added " a
private votchman. I votches Muster Halsewell's, the
county magistrate's grounds, and I votches for Counsel-
lor Cresswell."

Mr. Commissioner Dubois—What have you sum-
moned this lady for ?
Charley—For fifteen shillins, your boner.
Mr. Commissioner Dubois—l want to know how
the claim occurred ?

Charley—Vy, you see Missis Sargeant's garden is
convenient to Counsellor Cresswell's grounds and Mis-
ter Halsewell's, the county magistrate. So you see, your
honer, as the new p'lice aint o' no use,'specially agin one
of the old votchmen, they jest gives me a trifle every
veek to look arter their fruit at night, and to see as
no waggerbone don't steal nothing from nobody. Vell,
as I goes my rounds I naterally steps over the hedge and
looks about Missis Sergeant's garden, and ven the lady
knowed on it, she wery much improved on my condick,
and axed me to call her maid-sarvant at six o'clock every
morning, and she'd gimme a shillin a veek. There's
twelve veeks as I aint had a mag, and three veeks owin
afore, vich makes the teetotal sum of 15s.
Mrs. Sargeant's maid-servant, on behalf of her mistress,
positively denied that any agreement to pay a stipulated
sum had ever been made. The plaintiff now and then,
for his trouble, received a present in money.
Mr. Commissioner Dubois—But you admit your mis-
tress did consent to this man's watching her grounds ?
Charley—And ring up her maid every morning at six,
round the back way, cause she said I might holler and
holler my hind leg off, afore I could make her hear in the
front.

Mr. Commissioner Dubois—The debt has been a long
time running on ; pray, did Mrs. Sergeant ever make
any promise of payment ?
Charley—Mrs. Sergeant shoves her head out of the
vinder one morning ven I vos ringing avay like ten
o'clock, and she says, " Votchmen, its as right as a tri-
vet, I'll see as how as you'll have your revard."
Servant—My mistress intended to make you a present
at Christmas. She has told you over and over again
she did not want you to watch her garden.
Then, said Mr. Dubois, significantly, she will never
have any more fruit.
Servant—The truth is this man was seen to clear
one tree of the apples.
The blood of " all the Charleys" seemed to rush to
the cheeks of the plaintiff, in resentment of this direct
insult on his character.

"Voti me steal fruit ! me prig apples ! Oh ! only
ax Counsellor Cressweli if hever he seed me steal no-
thing ! Ax Muster Halswell, the county magistrate, if
hever he conwicted me of prigging the wally of a cab-
bage plant !"

Setvant— A gentleman saw you, and you appeared
to be tipsy at the time.
" Tipsy !—wusser and wusserer !—drunk I s'pose you
mean !" said the watchman, looking about ; "the charge
were too uncredible. Ax Counseller Cresswell if hever
he seed me drunk ? Ax Muster Halsewell, the county
magistrate, if hever he knov.ed me tosticated ? Never
vos cotched drunk on duty since I carried a lantern.
I'm von quite of tother sort."
[lf the plaintiff was not in the constant habit of " wet-
ting both eyes," his nose most shamefully belied him.]
Mr. Commissioner Dubois—lt's hardly fair to state
these things against the plaintiff unless you are prepared
to prove them.
Servant—l was only told so.

Charley—" Taint lievidence, and sitch a hintelligible
jury as sits in that ere box in s:tch a case, will act up-
right and down straight."
This argunzentum ad ho►uinenz had its due weight.
The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.
" Now," said Mr. Commissioner Dubois to the ser:-
vent, " as Mrs. Sergeant does not intend to let the
watch ha,' I would recommend her for the future
to watch hint.'"

THE MARKETS.-(YESTERDAY.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 10.)
SUGAR.—The British Plantation Sugar market has pre-
sented a dull appearance during the past week, at prices
6d to Is under those previously quoted, excepting for good
and fine yellow sorts, which have maintained their former
currency. Barbadoes good and fine yellow fetched 66s
to 68s, low to middling 63s to 65s 6d per cwt.
This afternoon there was no improvement in the demand,
and in some cases the prices accepted are rather under
those of Friday ; good yellow sorts are however held
freely. 120 hhds Barbadoes at public sale sold at previous
rates, fine fetched 67s to 68s, mid to good 65s to 66s 6d,
and one lot low 62s 6d,

REFINED.—AII descriptions of Refined Goods have met
with a dull sale since we last wrote, 77s to 77s 6d has been
accepted for standard Lumps, and 74s to 76s 6d for low and
good brown Lumps. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 34s to
34s 3d. Loaves, 101 b at 37s 6d, and 141bs at 36s to36s 6d
Pieces have sold steadily, common at 22s to 22s 6d, and
good bright at 26s to 275. Bastards in small parcels have
t 32s 6d
fetched 17s to 18s. Dutch Crushed Sugar at
per cwt.
To-day prices have undergone no furthueerslieticylheaarstng3uelnsdf3oedrr
Lumps or Loaves. Treacle of common 11
to 31s 6d per cwt. Bonded Crushed no
84s 2d to wait two weeks.
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MA umnus.—Atyeplulobwlicq
fered, brown and
and middling and good yellow 6d to Is ; fine yellow
fetched 65s to 665, good 63s 6d to 645, middling to good
middling 60s to 635, low dingy yellow 565 to 575, middling
to fine bright brown 53s to 58s, low dark brown 45s to 503,
and very inferior black 40s to 40s 6d per cwt.
This afternoon 1,209 bags at public sale went at irregular
prices, coloury sorts however on the whole fetched previous
rates, but brown and other low sorts went cheap ; fineyellow
went at 65s to 665, good middling and good 62s 6d to 645,
low middling and middling 57s 6d to 623, :ow b own 48s
6d to 515 6d, light foxy 523 to 65s 6d, middling light brown
56s to 575, and good 58s to 58s 6d per cwt.
EAST INota.—The grocers have purchased sparingly of
brown and low white descriptions of Bengal., and lower
prices have been submitted to ; but coloury sorts have been
in good request, and have commanded previous rates.
This afternoon 2,289 bags Bengal were offered at public
sale, 1,700 bags consisted of low damp brown, and were
withdrawn, there being no buyers of this kind; the re-
mainder sold at full prices, good white fetched 68s 6d,
mid and good mid 66s 6d to 675, fine bright yellow 65s to
65s 6d, damps 64s 6d to 655, washed and drained upon
61s 6d to 62s 6d. 1,800 bags low brown Manilla have
been sold privately at 203 6d for cash.
FOREIGN.—For Yellow Ilavannah the prices offered

EVENING EDITION.

being rather under those previously established, have
caused the operation on the spot to be limited. For
white descriptions of Brazil previous quotations have been
maintained ; brown sorts at previous rates ; at auction
300 chests Bahia have been offered, the principal
part consisted of brown quality, which found buyers, low
soft at 18s 6d to 19s, and 20s to 21s 6d for good and fine
greyish, the chief part of the white was taken in at 22s to
23s for very ordinary soft, and middling strong at 24s 6d
to 25s 6d.

COFFEE. —There has been an increased inclinath n
evinced on the part of the trade to purchase clean des-
criptions of West India, but the small supply checks busi-
ness, and stiffer prices have been paid by private treaty for
small parcels 14 casks 20 puns 2 trcs Dutch and 17 casks
Jamaica have been offered at auction, the former went at
107 s to 109.; ed for low mid coloury Berbice, 97s to 99i
for ragged ; Demerara low mid 110 s, fine and fine fine ord
104 s 6d to 1083, low triage 60s to 66s 6d, the latter fetched
98s 6d to 99s 6d for good ord. East India and clean de-
scriptions from the Cape have brought rather higher prices
in most cases. Of Mocha the supply is still small, and the
grocers have been compelled to pay the late advanced
rates for small parcels.
This afternoon clean qualities of British Plantation
were sought after, but the short supply restricted business
by private contract, and none was offered at auction ; of
Ceylon 82 bags were put up at public sale, and sold at
stiffer rates, good ordinary fetched 1023 to 102 s 63, low
ordinary 101 s 63, Ist class sea damaged 100 s. In Java
several purchases have been made privately at 76s to 77s
for good parcels. 100 bales common Mocha sold at 110 s
cash-
SPICES --This afternoon the public sales consisted of
25 bags White Pepper, 2,893 bags Malabar Pepper, 40
pkgs Nutmegs, 14 pkgs Mace, and 162 chests Cassia
Lignea ; of the white Pepper only a small part was sold at
84d to 10Id per pound. Malabar was all taken in above its
value, viz., at 4d to 4d for good light brown, excepting a
few lots ordinary grey, which went at 3icl per lb.—Of the
Nutmegs only a small part were sold at 4s 2d for mid con-
sumers ; inferior taken in at 3s 4d, and for export only to
3s 3d per lb. Mace was principally taken in at 35 4cl
to
5s 10d per lb. Cassia Lignea bought in at 68s for low
middling Coarse.
Tee.---The monthly auctions have terminated. Since
the sales there has not been much business doing in black
or green Teas, but the merchants will not sell excepting at
the advanced rates of last week, and some are unwilling
to sell thereat. Company's Congou has been sold on
easier terms ; for small parcels 2s 5d has been accepted
for cash, and 2s 6d with a prompt. No accounts were re-
ceived to-day from Canton by the India mail. eof
This afternoon there was little passing in any Vine
Tea, but prices remained firm ; accounts from
Canton
are looked for with anxiety.
RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS..—For Rum previous
rates are required, but the operations have been limited;
if the importers would submit to rather lower prices, it
would lead to a fair business in all descriptions. 100 pi?!
Leewards have been disposed of 2 per cent under proolha'
3s 2d and 12 per cent over proof at 3s 7d. In Jamaica tce
purchases are not worth enumerating. Three hundrei
puns of East India have been disposed of, equal
to 3s ld for proof; for a small parcel 2 per cent
_
over proof Is 10d has been paid. From the West Inch"
1,000 puns less have been received this than last ye,saL.
but the stock exceeds that of 1838 at this period by 1,71
puns and hhds. Brandy of good quality has beebnere
fair request for home consumption at late rates, but t n
are still few orders for shipping. Geneva has been
good request at 2s Id to 2s 2d good quality. For 13
Crern Spirits there are free buyers at lOs 3d, but the
.1),_7.s
tillers generally not being inclined to sell under 103 !elltnais
prevented large purchases. To-day the Rune Oar'
quiet.
OILS.—The market has at length assumed a
Oils.
and
appearance for common descriptions of Fish °"--i end
has fetched 30/., pale Seal 291. 15s. to 30 iity
more livelY
Southern 231. to 251. 16s. for low to good quda
Sperm 101/. to 1021. for first quality. Linseea
at 22s 6d a 22s 9d per cwt. Rape pale at 365 6d 37e.
and brown at 35s 6d a 363 er ewt. For Olive prices_ratt
main firm. Palm 361, to 361. lOs for first quality. East
India Cocoa Nut at late rates.
Valencia Raisins
FRUlT.—Currants at previous rates. been in
45s to 465. Muscatel and all other sorts
good request. In Turkey pulled Figs large sales have
been made. Almonds have sold steadily. The arrivals
of all kinds of Fruit have been small since this day
This afternoon there were two public sales at which neit,
Patras Currants sold briskly _s sec and quality in buts at
have
75s to 78s, Caroteels 80s. New T urkey figs fetched 85
to 87s.
TALLOW.—P. Y.C. of first quality 49s en the spc.A
for delivery up to the end of the year 49s ; for Spring
months 48s 9d. Town Tallow has keen in good request.

IRISH MARKETS.
OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the WEEK ending DEC. 6.

2,`284 Wheat, per barrel 20 5t0ne......
0 Bere l6 stone
795 Barley
2,656 Oats l4 stone
0 Flour, per cwt.... 8 atone
887 Oatmeal 8 stone
Sold to Bakers only.
6,281 Cwt. Flour lO 0 122 0 I 26 4
Average price of Wheat anti Flour 65.. 4d. per sack. „,„.
Receipts of Flour, 11,743 1 Firsts from 265. Od. to )I,' ""
Sales of Do. 18,003 Seconds from 15s
Tnirds ... from 10s.. Od. to
Od. to 133. Od.
PRICE OF 'READ.
Quartern Loaf lid. I Half Quartern ......53id•
258. Od•
CORK MARKETS.—Dao. 7,
Wheat (per 205t.)148 4d. to 425. OA.) Oats (per 14st.) ... A 24 0
Barley (per 16st.) 7 0 20 0 IFlour (per cwt )...16_, -
Oatmeal (per cwt.) 12s. Od. to too. __,
Beef, 4d. to 7d.—Mutton, Sd. to 6d.—Veil, 4d. to ou•
Pork, 40. to sd.—Fresh Butter, 10d. to 11d. per lb.
• PRICE OP RUMBA. County!
To the Merchants. To the
First Quality.
di, AL to 148.41
Second B3 l'4
Third . ....." ....... .. ........... .. 76 OB
Fourth 66 57
Fifth 60 5l
Sixth 52 4
CLONMELL MA RKETS.—Dic. 7.
Per Cwt.
s. d. s• a'
New Butter • : oto 90 0 Hides
(raw) 0....... 0 to 24 0
41 °
Oatmeal 12 0 12 3 Bacon Pigs ............ 38
Rendered Lard 0 52 0 Heads .28 0 --0

From : To
20 0 1 44 0
—0 6
13 0 i 23 0
11 0 l6 •
—0 0
16 • 18 •

A vPr.xe,
42 6
0
9?
15
V
16 9

; Bag. 32
Flour, Second Pe
0 44 0 I Flour, Third 5........— 0 e
—.Household —. 0 42 01— Feurtht......22 0 "
Per Barrel.
Rapeseed 20 0 01,1 Barley 13 014 8
Bere 8 4 10 0 Coals ...... 0 .... 0
KILKENN MARKETS.
Wheat,perbarrel)3os. od.to 375. Od. Beef (per 1b....---Os. Od. tols. 61.
Barley 20 0 '22 0 Mutton 0 5 0
Oats ... ...............12 6 14 6 Pork 0 4 0 0
Flour (per bag) ....30 0 40 0 Veal 0 0 0 7
Butter (per cwt.)...90 0 98 0 Fresh Butter 0 0 1 i
Bacon Pigs 35 0 36 0 Salt Ditto ... .. .. 0 9 010
Coals 1 0 1 2 Potatoes (per at.) 0 2 0 5

3r MARKETS.
.AIN.
! Barley, Mecklenburgh 225 to 300
Magdeburgb to --
! -- Holstein 255 to 265
-- Summer 193 to 210
Oats, Elder
-- Mecklenburg 162 to :74
-- Holstein... .......

East Frie-land 115 to Jai
Pease, Mecklenburg i-.70 to 324
Beans 255 to 300
Buck Wheat to

Rapeseed, Hanover ZOO to 4fo
Malt

Tares

'ON.
Maranham
Madras 6% ii
Surats 5% 6.4
Domingo ....

5%
Domingo
5 to
514 64 La Guayra
5N 6%
Porto Rico
5 6%
Havannah

I 8% Discount.)
Bahia, White .6 tovg
Brown 54 6,
Pernambuco, White 6 73
Brown 4% 5%

rn, 5% to 544.