The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-24 00:00:00

SUMMER ASSIZES.

OXFORD CIRCUIT—STAFFORD, July 23.
CIVIL COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.)
WRIGHT V. IZOD.

This was an action on a bill of exchange forLl,ooo brought
by the endorsee against the acceptor.
Mr. Sergeant Pigott, Mr. Powell, and Mr. A. S. Hill
were for the plaintiff; and Mr. Kenealey, and Mr. Macna-
tnara were for *ue ch-feutiant.

'1 he plaintiff was Mr. Ed win Thomas Wright, of Wolver-
hampton, and the defendant was Mr. William Izod, of Bir-
mingham, and the defence was that no consideration had
been given by the drawer for the bill, and also that the bill
was obtained from the defendant by the fraud of the
drawer, who was Mr. Samuel Griffiths, of Wolverhampton,
an ironmaster there, who has lately figured in the Bank-
ruptcy Court, and that the plaintiff took the bill with no-
tice of the fraud and without consideration. The accept-
ance was obtained as part of a payment of £3,000 to be
made by the defendant to Mr. Griffiths for a supply of
mel ing iron, upon a contract for such supply m,de between
them on the 27th of December, 1861. upon a representation
made to the defendant that Mr Griffiths had 200 or 300
tons of melting iron at Bilaton Brook; that he was making
40 tons of iron per week, and that he would deliver 600
ton iu a very short time; whereas the defendant said that
there was no such iron there, and that they were not
making iron at the rate of 40 tons per week, and that in
fact, he never got the iron, though he had pn.id the consi-
deration for it. The plaintiff denied all this, and it ap-
peared that the defendant had got a part of the iron, which,
however, he appropriated to a cheque for £l,OOO, which he
paid as another part of the £3,000, and that he had also
got £5O, and had received £l,OOO, which he put against
another £l,OOO bill, the other part of the £,3000 payment.
The ca,,e had occupied the Court since 11 o'clock, and has
not yet concluded.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

MANCHESTER-JULY 23.

At our market this morning there was a moderate at-
tendance of buyers, and there was a limited demand for
wheat. Eoreign held for an advance of 3d per cental on
last week's prices, whilst the little Engiish offs ring brought
extreme rates. Flour y eglected, but no change in pric,e.
Oats and oatmeal at the rates of last week. Beans and
Indian corn at 6d per qr more money.

BIRMINGHAM—JULY 23.
The supply of wheat was less than usual, with a fair de-
mand, at prices the turn upwards. Oats not so well sold.
—English wheat was sold at 48s to 56s for white, and 40s
to 508 per 36 stone for red, Barley, new malting, 32a to
42s per qr; grinding, 24s to 28s Oats, old, 24a to 30s
per 30 stone ; Irish, 228 to 255. Beans, 38a to 44a per qr.
Peas, 36s to 44s per 36 stone.

EDINBURGH GRAIN—JULY 22.
A fair supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a
slow sale at about the prices of last week. Barley in good
demand, at full prices, Beans a fair sale, at about former
prices. Oats met a slow sale.
Wheat on the top 2s Od down average Os 7d up.
Barley on the top 3s Od up average is 9d . own-
Oats on tho top Os 6d up average Os 6d down.
Beans on the top is 6d down average Os 9d down.
Total Supply and Sales.
Wheat ... 912 qrs Sold 653 qrs
Barley... 79 qrs Sold 48 qrs
Oats
Beans 62 qrs Sold 6 qrs
Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 42s Od ; extras, 40s Od ;
superfine, 38s Od ; fine, 36s Gd.

CORK—JULY 22.
The following were the quotations this morning
wheat, Ss Od to —s 01; white, 108 3d to —s Od , barte), 6s
Od to Os Od ; oats, 7s 6d to Os Od. ; black do., 7s 2d to
Os Od.

DERBY SMITHFIELD—JULY 21.
A good supply of fat beasts to-day, although the quality
of the greater part was only of the inferior sort. The
number of sheep atd lambs in the pens was large, and
fat calves were plentiful. Fat pigs were a good show, but
sales heaTy.
Beef
Mutton .... 6d to 7d 1 Pork
Lamb . ...... 8;d to 9d Rough fat, 3s 9d per stone
Hides, 3d to 40; calf skins. 5d to 6d.