The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-23 00:00:00

STOCKDALE'S SHIRT.

Mr. Stockdale, whose recent proceedings against the
Parliamentary printer for libel, have made so much
noise in the world, was summoned to appear before the
Commissioners of the Middlesex Court of Requests by
a laundress, named Cross, for Gs. 10d., being the amount
of sundry ablutions of the family linen.
The defence of Mr. Stockdale was, that a " shirt"
had been lost, which was of more value than the de-
fendant's charge. The shirt wa one he had received
from Strasburg, and on that account it was more valu-
able than an ordinary shirt.
The washerwoman said she knew nothing about the
shirt ; but when Mr. Stockdale told her of the loss the
value that was placed upon it was 3s. 6d. It was only
an old calico night shirt, and not worth 18d. I'll swear
it had been through the wash tub for at least six months.
Mr. Stockdale (rising)—The shirt was of a sort
which I could not replace here, and one that I parti-
cularly valued. This shirt I had reserved for an irnper-
tent occasion, and, in consequence of the shirt not being
sent home at the proper time, I was obliged to do with-
out it. The shirt was to have come home at a parti-
cular day—a day when I was called upon to appear be-
fore the House of Commons, and there to defend my
own case in person, and I had previously resolved to
wear that particular shirt on that important occasion.--
(Laughter.)
The washerwoman again asserted that the shirt was
not fairly worth more than a shilling.
The Jury, however, were of opinion that its value
was something more, and they accordingly made a de-
duction of ss. from the bill.

THE MARKETS.

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST

sl"at• 133rieY• f Oats. Beans. Pease.
---- --,---. -----
Per Quarter. to s. s. to i 8. to s. s. 8. 8. to 5.
Carlisle-- 62 26 26 41 43
:Ai 63 32 38 22 34
13,1orpeth..-- 44 60 28 :35 20 26 48 40 40 42
Penrith 08 41 25 53
38 26 53 45
Winchester —66 80 34 45 23 27 42 45 35 38
Per Bushel. s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 4. (1. s.d. s.d, s.d. s.d. s.d.
Cardiff--- 00 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 44 00 0 0 0 0 00
Carmarthen— 00 87 00 20 0 0 29 56 00 00 I
Cowbridge 10 0 110 00 5 6 0 0 4 0 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 •
5wan5ea.......... 84 10 84 0 50 2 2 34 56 60 00 0 •
Per 8011.
Barnardcastle IS 6 21 0 8 0 9 3 7 0 8 8 9 0 12 111 7 6 • C
Durham..— 12 6176 7 0 80 60 8010 0 130 86 90
Richmond..... 16 0 21 0 7 0 90' 5 0 8 0 9 0 11 0 9 9 0
Rtnekton 11 0 168 r() 991 GO 80 76 SG OS

Carmarthen- 0 0 8 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 9
Cowbridge- 10 0 II 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 4 0
5wan5ea.......... 34 10 8 40 50 22 34
Per 8011. I
Barnardeastle IS 6 21 0 8 0 93, 7 0 8 8 9 0 12 &
Durham...._ 1'26 17 6 7 0 8 0 6 0 8010 0 130
Richmond...,. 16 0 2l 0 7 0 90' 5 0 8 0 9 0 11 0
5t0ckt0n,.,.....,. 13 0 16 8 r 0 99! 6 0 8 0 7 6 8 G
NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHANGE.-Dec. 21.
Red. White
Wheat, Northumberland 49, 72s 715.76.1
- Norfolk and Suffolk..... ....... ... (.7s. 7h. 73.. 76'.
- Berwick and Scotch file. C4s --. 685.
- Foreign 6ss. 71s. -... 69i. 765.
Rye, Nerfalk And Suffolk 'o3 4.,s --- --L
- Foreign 32s. 331 --G --s•
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk... 335. 458 --a. -4.
- Grinding and Feeding :l2s. 3fi5...... ..-5. --4*
Malt, Norfolk and SuffOlk 6.33 73s -S. --s-
Beans, Small 366. 408....... -s. -s.
- - Tick 42s 445. .-s. -11.
Pease, White 420. 435..... ....e. --4.
- Gray
Cats, Northumberland, I'otatoe 3os. 313 -5..-s.
- ----- Feed 28s 29s -s. --s.
- Foreign
Flour (per sack) sls. 535. -s. --s.
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-Dec. 20.
Wneat, Red, Norfolk and Suffhlk ..... .... -s. COB. to his. tine 745.
Lin. and Cam. -s. 301. to 60s. fine 70+.
-- Yorkshire -e. SOs. to 6:25. fine 66.
- White , -s. 665. to 70s. 6ne Ms.
------ Foreign, Red -s. 60s. to 655. fine 76G
White -s. -s. to 745. sine Cs.
Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk
- Lincolnshire
- Yorkshire Wold
- Foreign
Beans, New
----- Old
Oats, Potato -s. to 325. fine SO
--,--- Poland -s. -s. to 525. fine f6s,
- Friezland and Small -s. --s. to 235. fine 304
- li.;aling
Shelling
Malt . -a. 465. fine 5•25. per Load.
Rapeseed

SCOTCH MARKETS.

Wheat. I Barley.

Oats.

Beans

Oatmeal.

kbcrdeen ...

70 to SO

Berwick

Coldstream

Cupar (Fife)
Dunbar
Elgin
Inverness

-27 to 30
20 27
24 26
26 31
26 49
35 Si
30 30
23 26

46 50

24 to 27

48 65
48 6S
an 61
63 72

33 54

17 18
IS 22

23 27

23 32
24 25
19 23
- 33
25 35

to 7-

- 30
22 26

40 42

48 5'4
32 33
at 34
45 48
41 44

62 67
60 '4

130 40
measure v
IN CORN
Barley.
43161
37s (id
33s 6d

cries throughout the a
MARKET.—IIec. 2.U.

CORN M
Barley.
423 6d
37s Od
'5, 6,1

36 to 40
40 43

40 42

-bats. Pease.
30s OEI 42s Otl
21is Cd —s Od
1 23s Od , —s Od
!/. 19 -.. 61. 11 12th.
:ARKET.—Dec. 1✓
Oats. l'ease.
30s Od 42s 01
?53 0,1 401 Od
14s Sd 2Ss Od

43 -.

Beans
4t Od
40. Od
3i Od

Beans.
433 Od
413 Ad
I ad