The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-22 00:00:00

KING'S BENCH-(THIS DAY).

This being the first day of Trinity Term, the Court was
opened with the usual formalities. The Judges presiding were,
Lord Denman, Justices Littledale, Patteson, and Williams.

At twenty minutes to two o'clock, when the Judges took
their seats, there was only one King's Counsel (Mr. Alexan-
der) present, and the Court went through the Bar, but none
of the gentlemen had any motion to make.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL shortly afterwards entered the
Court, and said he had been instructed to apply to their Lord-
ships for a rule to show cause why a criminal information
should not be filed against Thomas W. Hall, Esq. a
merchant of the City of London. The application was
on behalf of a gentleman named Woodward, carrying
on the business of a solicitor in the county of Worces-
ter, and filling several public situations of great respec-
tability. It appeared that twelve years ago Mr. Wood-
ward had married a lady of good family and connections in
the county of Stafford, with whom he had since lived hap-
pily, and had several children—that in the year 1835
he had entered into partnership with another solicitor
named Annesley, and on the lith of April last he
had received an anonymous letter by the post, signed
" Veritas," and dated from the " Tavistock Hotel, Covent-
garden, April 15, 1837." That letter contained a great deal
of abuse of Mr. Annesley, and also the most abon.inable and
unfounded charges against Mrs. Woodward, and referring
Mr. Woodward to a Mrs Devenish, the keeper of a
brothel in Hereford-street, Oxford-street, for the truth
of the statements contained in the letter. On the same
day Mr. Martindale, a grocer, residing in the same
town with Mr. Woodward, received a similar letter, writ-
ten by the same hand, and signed " Veritas," in which the
charge of an improper intercourse between Mr. Annesley and
Mrs. Woodward was repeated. It was not known for a day
or two from whom these letters came, but Mr. Mar-
tindale in the course of his business received a pro-
missory note for 151., which appeared to him to be
in the same handwriting as the letter signed " Veritas," which
note he obtained from Mr. Galloway, the brother-in.law of
Mr. Hall. Mr. Woodward, in consequence, posted off to
London, and the result of his inquiries was to show that both
these letters were in the handwriting of Mr. Hall. There was
this further fact, that on the day they were written, the 15th
of April, Mr. Hall was seen to write two letters, in the
counting-house of a merchant in Fen-court, Fenchurch street,
and he used the seal of the merchant, on which was the letter
" D," and both the letters in question were sealed in a similar
manner. He (the Attorney-General) had the affidavits of
Mr. Woodward, Mrs. Woodward, and Mr. Martin Annesley,
denying in the most explicit terms each and every of the abo-
minable and wicked slanders contained in these letters. The
Learned Gentleman was proceeding to read extracts from the
affidavits, when

The COURT observed that it was hardly necessary to go fur•
they. R ule granted.

THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

The past week's arrivals of English Grain were small, of
Flour good, and of Irish Oats considerable,. The trade im-
proved on Friday for every article, as the weather had again
become cold. This morning the fresh supplies of every ar-
ticle were inconsiderable, and the weather continuing un-
favourable to vegetation, the factors demanded much higher
prices for all sorts of Corn. The best panels of Wheat
sold readily at 2s. to 3s. per quarter advance on the terms
of last Monday, and other qualities dearer in the same pro-
portion. Barley is full Is. per quarter higher than this day
se'nnight. Beans and Pease are scarce, and each of these
articles are Is. per quarter dearer. The quality of Oats
now here is chiefly inferior, and the trade for good parcels
has been brisk at a further advance of Is. per quarter, at
which they were nearly all sold; inferior parcels also partake
of this improvement. There was a fair demand fur Flour
last week, and the millers are disposed to adhere to 525. as
the nominal top prices. Ship parcels are rather higher than
of late.

Fitters ON BOARD OF SNIP.

Wheat, Red ,old) sos. 60s.
-White (01d)... 56.. 6.is.
Red (IS‘36) 4os. 455.
- Fin•diz
5uperi1ue.........535. 573.
Wh to (1P36) 44s. 50s.
Fine s2s. L6s.
-- Superfine 5Ss. 625.

Beans, Small (new) 375. 40e.
(old) 426.43.
- Tick (new) 3ls 345.
(old) :i's. 423.
- Harrow (new) 346.17 s
- (old) ..... 40s. 41 ;
Drank
Oats, Feed

Foreign free
aye 'Ms.
Marley 01.3. '166.
- Grinding 2(35. 2Ss.
--- Malting ,..305. 335.
Malt ,flis. 545,
Fine New SGs. 58s.

New "26.2(4
- Poland s
New 23..`23.
- Potatoe 13,.30.
New
- Scotch 2O .32•.
- Irish l7s.

Pease, Grey, New 345. 36,.
- Maple New . 975. 335,

Flour Town ;per sack) Vg. 5'
si.econds 44. 45 •

3.s 38, NVIi ite
---- Boilers :IS:. 40..

- North Cuuntry 40 42
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