The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-22 00:00:00

Sir MATTHEW WOOD said the most serious point
Mr. Sewell had to answer was, that he had been buying
articles at less than half their wholesale price, and the
price at which he offered them seemed in some degree
to corroborate the prisoner's statement about that. The
albums were valued at 13s. 6d. a dozen, and the needle-
cases at 12s. 6d.

Mr. Sewell said he could explain that. He had
given the prisoner only 6d. a dozen less than if be had
ordered them of a manufacturer. He put in an in-
♦oice of a lot he had purchrsed from Mr. Stubbings, of
Clerkenwell, that day at 6s. a dozen, which appeared of
greater value than Mr. Rock's at 12s. Gcl.

Mr. Rock said two points would require proof—that
the goods exhibited were those mentioned in the invoice
and that purchases at the same price had been made
before that day.
_ _

Mr. Sewell explained that when the prisoner first
offered goods at his shep he was known
_by his shop-
man, and said he was selling for a Mr. Andrews. Sub-
sequently he gave his own name and address. He had
made occasional purchases for ten months of the pri-
soner. He would most readily produce what he had
purchased, and give evidence to further the ends of
justice.

Sir M. WOOD remanded the prisoner till the 30th,
and intimated he should require strong evidence as to
the value of the articles.

SHIPPIN G IN TELLIGENCE.

SHIELDS, JULY 18.—The Neptune ( A), Nicholls, having
sustained damage on her passage from Hull, in consequence
of the coals taking fire, has been surveyed, and the damage
found to be but trifling, and she will proceed.
POOLE, JULY 18.—The wreck of a vessel, timber-laden,
and apparently burnt, sides painted blue, with ports and
a bust head painted white, was passed 4th instant in lat.
48, and long. 45, by the Ceres, Marlin, arrived at this port.
WEXFORD, JULY 17.—The Trio, Pierce, from Quebec
to this port, ran on shore last night:inyie South Bay ; part
of the cargo has been discharged, end it is expected she
will be got off next tide without damage.
PARIS, JULY 18.—A large vessel, capsized and covered
with barnacles, and apparently a long time in that situa-
tion, was passed in lat. 46 N., lon. 6 W., by the Cantab,
Duprat, arrived in the Gironde. •
The Joseph, Nazereau, from Monte Video to Havre,
put inte Rio Janeiro May 5, leaky.
The Celt, of Liverpool, was spoken, 10th inst., lat. 45,
lon. 12, by the Incas, Gervais, arrived at Bordeaux.

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.—The Zantha, from Drogheda
to North America, 23d ult., lat. 47, long., 32 ; Hebe,
Wright, from St. John's, New Brunswick, 23 days ;
Popagon, Rowe, from Halifax, lat. 45, long. 48, by the
Verona, arrived at Cowes; Thomas Coutts, London,
bound to Bombay, 24th April, off the Cape of Good Hope;
Carl Och, Robert, Batavia to Stockholm, 115th May, a
barque, No. 950, per Marryat's signal, supposed to be the
Cygnet, 26th May, lat. 2, long. 21 ; Lavinia, bound to
London, 21 ult., lat. 35, long. 44, by the Lady East,
Emery, arrived off Margate.

There will be no Taunton Races this year.
The ostensible incitements to the race course—those which
relate to the improvements in the breed of horses, have
long since been lost sight of in this part of the country,
and the prizes have been governed by tavern jockeyship
over a bowl of punch on the preceding evening of the
races, instead of being decided by the honourable com-
petitions of the next day's field. It is as creditable to
the liberality of the surrounding gentry, that these long
subsisting races have not been relinquished from any defi-
ciency of funds, as it is hor,ourible to their public spirit
that they would no longer sanction the conspiracies of
knot of stable helpers, in absorbing the liberalities of the
subscribers. Taunton Courier.
HURRICANE. The hurricane which com-
menced on Thursday morning continued, with an intermis-
sion of only six or seven hours, until last evening, the wind
blowing from the south and south-west in gales of tremen-
dous force. Yesterday morning Kensington Gardens pre-
sented an appearance resembling that usual during the
equinoctial gales in October, the walks being strewed with
leaves and twigs, while in the plantations several elm and
lime trees, upwards of 70 feet high, have been levelled by
the blasts. The max ket gardens and orchards in the
neighbourhood of the metropolis have also suffered most
severely. Nearly all the apple and pear trees have, by
the violence of the wind, been stripped of their fruit.
Large boughs, heavily laden with apples, &c., have also
been broken off, to the great injury of the trees. The
wheat in many places has' been beaten down, and, should
heavy rains follow, will be much damaged. The raspber.._
ries are likewise much injured, and so are the pines. About
Highgate, Hornsey, and other elevated parts, much damage
has been done by the gale.
THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY OF THE LAW.

—Friday, says a correspondent, an action was brought in
the Secondaries' Court by a publican named Williams
against a Mr. Brodie, to recover the sum of 5L 18s. 3d.,
for board, lodging, &c., supplied to a young gentleman
named Debouchez. It appeared that the latter was highly
connected, but so wild and dissipated that it was deter-
mined he should go to sea, and he was placed with defen-
dant to be taken cart, of until such arrangements could be
made. Defendant handed him over to she plaintiff, and
on a berth being provided for the youth, defendant gave an
order upon ono of his guardians for the amount due. The

latter, however, was so indignant at his ward having been
living at that he refused to pay the ex-
penses. The defendant had frequently promised to' pay
the amount, and even during the progress of the case ad-
mitted the debt. The witnesses, however, could not
speak to the original agreement made by the parties, nor
was it stated in express words what the order was given for,
although morally the witnesses were quite certain. The
Secondary, therefore, held that the plaintiff must be non-
suited, as the guarantee being for the debt of another per-
son it should have been expressly stated on the document.
The defendant, therefore, gained the cause in spite of
himself, and to the great discomfiture of the plaintiff.
WHIP BEHIND.--.Mr. Wakley, M.P., said on
Friday, in the course of an inquest on a child that had met
its death by falling from a window, that builders ought to
be compelled to place iron bars at the bottom of the win-
dows of the houses they erected. " I have introduced a
clause," continued the Hon. Gentleman, " into the Metro-
politan Police Bill, whereby I. hope to save annually the
lives of at least 30 boys. It is to this effect—The police
are to have the power of apprehending ail boys whom they
may catch riding in the streets behind carriages. Boys of
twelve years of age and upwards might be fined 55., but
not higher, and then discharged. Younger boys were to
be taken before the Magistrates, but liberated at the rising
of the Court. When I drew up this clause I handed it to
one of the Ministers, and such is the Whig desire of in-
creasing punishment, that an afidition was made to the
clause in an instant, to the effect that the boys, before being
discharged, were to be sent to the House of Correction and
whipped 1 Of course I did not allow the clause to pass in
the ministerial shape, but insisted on the original, and less
severe one."

SINGULAR. OCCURRENCE AT COWES.—On
Sunday night week, as the sloop Enterprise, of Cowes,
was on her passage from Sandersfoot, Pembroke, to New-
port, Isle of Wight, with a cargo of coal, two of the men
went into the cabin with a lighted candle, to turn into
their berths, when instantly a terrific explosion took place,
blew up the hatchway, raised part of the deck, broke
one of the beams, and threw the boat to one side
of the vessel. For a few seconds the vessel ap-
peared all on fire, and the men, thinking they were
going to the bottom, took to the boat ; but after waking
some time, and seeing their craft still afloat, they went
aboard again, and on trying the pumps she made no water.
They then determined to make for the nearest port, and
having- arrived off Padstow, and still finding the vessel free
from water, they proceeded onwards, and arrived safely at
F.Arnouth on Tuesday afternoon. The complexion of the
men was so much darkened by the explosion that they
appeared as if just returned froth a foreign voyage. This
singular event is attributed to the accumulation of gas
from the coal with which the candle was brought in con-
tact. The men were greatly alarmed, but fortunately
received no other injury.
LARKING.--A young man 'tamed Wall, who
strited himself to be the proprietor of the Swan Brewery,
Whitechapel, was on Friday charged before the Lambeth..
street Magistrates with disturbing; the inhabitants of Oxford-
street, Stepney, by knocking at their doors in the middle
of the night. It appeared that many of the East-end
" gentlemen" are :n the habit of indulging in this species
of " amusement." The case was fully proved, but the
prisoner seemed to treat the charge very lightly. The
Magistrate havint ordered him to find bail, and to give
enty-four hours' notice of its substance, the prisoner's
manner became immediately altered, and in some time
after, at the intercession of a friend, he was let off on
apologising to the Bench for his conduct, and entering into
his own recognizance.

AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.-OXFORD, JULY

18 —The great dinner and public meeting went off yester-
day with very good effuct, and there was little confusion
with the exception of that which is ins parable from the
congregation of such large bodies of n-.en the whole of the
0.500 tickets having been issued. The Committee wers•
in fact com,,-.elled to reject numarous applications, and
tickets in many inst.nees realised in the course of the day
a handsome premium to their fortunate holders. A vast
concourse of persons was congr,gated outside the place,
and every window of the Collage and surrounding build-
ings was filled with well dress, d ladies. At four o'clock
the chair was taken by Earl Spencer, who was supported
on his right hand by*the Earl of
D von, the Vice-Chan-
cellor of the University, and Lord Sandon, and on his left
by the Duke of Richmond. the Provost of Que,n's College.
,
the Mayor, and Hun. Mr. 'Webste.-. from the United States.
The dinner was an exc Aent cold collation, which wasjudiciously served up under the rats of Mr.
rw arrange-
Griffiths, the proprietor of the Angel Inn. Mr. Handley,
M. P., officiated as vice-chairman.
A DISORDERLY SERVANT, At Queen-
s pare police.effice on Friday William Hoth, a servant to
Lord James Stuart, was charged with riotous and dis-
orderly conduct at his master's mansion, in Whitehall-
place. The circumstances under which he was given in
custody were briefly theie :—Elis Lordship on his return
from a party on Thursday evening found defendant very
drunk, and, on remonstrating with him, the servant be-
came so noisy that it was necessary to call in the police,
who, on hi. continuing his ill-behaviour, locked him up.
At the request of his Lordship defendant, who repeated
his regret at what had occurred, was discharged.
ALLOWANCE TO PRISONERS.-lil the Insol-
vent Debtors' Court on Tuesday, an allowance was made
to a prisoner to enable him to app ear before the Court.
This was the first application of the kil.d under the New
Act. By the Act the Court eAn set apart a portion of
sin iosolvents estate for the
rosecution of his business
and in the case alluded to tl,,
apttorne arty
ey p
refused to proceed
roved that he was in
'
poor circumstances, that 1 p,
unless he received a sutra
:' money - hi. schedule was very
long, and there was in Court 111. 13s. out of property
him, The Can ordered 9!. 13z.
to he paid to the s'
'
sold which belonged to:.
sehesiule ,:rney: n
and he undertn.olt to file his

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