The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

AN AREA SNEAK.—A dirty .looking fellow, named John
Venan, was charged under the following circumstances :
William Garrard, butler, to Mr. William Elliott, 31,
Belgrave-square, said that yesterday afternoon, about 4
o'clock, he was in the plate •loset in his master's house
when he heard a noise as of something jingling against the
pantry window. He ran out and immediately missed three
hair-brushes which he had just washed and placed in the
pantry window to dry. Ascending the area steps he saw
the prisoner standing at the top and asked if he had seen
anyone come up the area with the stolen property. Accused
replied that he had seen a man come up with a basket, and
go down another area. At witness's request he accompanied
him to 28, in the same square,and,on asking the housekeeper,
she said no one had been down there. Feeling convinced
that the prisoner was the thief, witness said he should give
him into custody, upon which the accused denied all know-
ledge of the robbery, and evinced a strong desire to go
away as he had important business to attend to. Witness
said he should follow him, and while he was waiting for his
hat the prisoner produced the brushes, one after the other,
and hoped the butler would be satisfied, to which witness
replied, he would be satisfied when he had handed him
over to the police, which he did when he saw a constable.

Thomas Charman, 243 A, having proved the apprehen-
sion of the accused, said he knew nothing of him.
Prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, was re-
manded for inquiry into his previous character.

MARKETS---THIS DAY.

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.--Old meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £4 Os to £5 15s Od ; new
do., £3 108 to £5 Os; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load.
Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £4 Os to £5 158; new
do., £3 lOs to £5; and straw. £1 16a to £2 N per load.
Both hay and straw sold heavily at our quotations.
NV HITECHAPEL.—OId meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; new
do., £1 16s to £4 Os; old clover, £4 Os to £5 158 ; new do.,
£3 10s to £5 Os ; and straw. £1 16s to £2 Os per load.
A heavy trade.
COLONIAL.

TEA.—The market has been dull owing to the near ap-
proach of the public sales, which are announced to com-
mence on the 21st inst.
SUGAR.—Business has been rather dull, but good and
fine qualities of British West India maintain previous rates,
inferior descriptions of Foreign, however, are a shade
cheaper. In the refined market the operations are not very
extensive, but prices are steadily maintained.
COFFER—There has been a fair demand for good and
fine descriptions of Plantation Ceylon, at full quotations.
RICE.—The demand for exportation has slightly in-
creased, and, in some instances, enhanced prices have been
offered for good and fine qualities of East India.
SALTPETRE. —A moderate amount of business has been
done, but the high rates demanded by holders has some-
what retarded operations for both home consumption and
for exportation.
TALLOW.—The market -has continued dull, without,
however, any material alteration in values. P.y.c., on
the spot, is quoted 48s 3d, and last three months 60s per
cwt.

Sl2ptohr thsarnveenhaodn the
home with very light
labo-
rious TH
Cumberland Era rambles, and
oEoaßrnaLdoAnN aln
haved sinceM R S
returnedt. the 12th
of the by
principal any
ipal dealers had
bags. As a proof of the great scarcity of grouse, we may
in this
one state the remarkable fact that there was not:a single head
of
of the dealers
only received about half- a-dozen brace, instead of his cus-
tomary 50 or 60 brace, and yesterday only added about four
brace to his list of arrivals. Th 3 N etherbY estate has usually
furnished a large supply, but Ws year not a single bird has
o n game
the l 2 exposedtll .
On for
Wednesday sale
been seen from that locality. The result was that grouse
were quoted at 8s or 9s a brace. From the Castlecarrock
moors we hear that " the birds were nearly all drowned."
On the 12th, one or two gentlemen only bagged half-a-dozen
brace, while some other sportsmen on the same fell only shot
a brace and a half; and Mr. Marshall, M.P., and party,
mustering six guns, succeeded in killing 38 brace before
lunch-time on Lord Carlisle's manors and Paddaburn. These
are all the exploits by "flood and fell" of which we have
received reports. As to prospects, we fear the account of
deserted moors is still more beggarly. There are very few
black-game, many old hens being seen without a single young
one in Partridges will also be scarce instancesbroods only
numbering three or four strong, and in some we
hear a nests still sittingt—Carlisle jinfrnat.

The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
referred at some length to the document, which stated that
the revenue of the half. year has been greater than at any
precious period, showing a gross receipt of 243,435 dols.
54c. ; a result attributable to the abundant harvest in
Canada and the Western States. With the aid of loans
from some of the proprietors on the securities of the com-
pany in its possession, and with a remittance from Canada
of £6.000, the directors have been enabled to meet
all the engagements of the company to this date.
At the adjourned meeting of this company in November,
and since the publication of the last half-yearly report, the
proprietors were apprised that negotiations, authorised by
the respective boards, had been initiated, having for their
object the joint working of the Grand Trunk, the Great
I Western, and the Buffalo and Lake Huron Railways. The
directors have to express their regret that they cannot an-
nounce the conclusion of any complete agreement.