The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-08 00:00:00

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

Moderate supplies of potatoes are on sale at these mar-
kets. For nearly all qualities the trade is in a sluggish
state, and prices have a downward tendency. The imports
from the continent are very small.

York Regents
Do. Shaw's 6os to 90s )9
Do. Rocks

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close
on Saturday, and during their progress about 108,000 bales
were disposed of, At their commencement the value of
nearly all qualities was well supported, but during the last
fortnight, in consequence of the rapid advance in cotton, in-
creased activity was observed in the biddings, and the quo-
tations had an upward tendency. Low wools, at the public
sales, held since our last, realised extreme rates. In the
private contract market English wool has been in active
'rEqnest, at advancing rates. The following prices were
realised at the public sales of colonial wool lately concluded:—
Sydney—Flocks, is 41d to is 101 d ; scoured, is 6d to 2s 9d ;
handwashed and skin, Is 3d to is 9d ; lambs, is 6d to is
lOid ; ditto scoured, is 7d to 2s 5d ; broken, pieces; and
Wolfs, 114 to 15 Bid; gretwea 9d to 15 ld perlb. Fort nus

LAW-THIS DAY.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Gibbons.)

SINGULAR DISCLOSURES ABOUT THE CHANCERY RECORD
OFFICE.-KERB V. METCALFE.

This was an action for the recovery of a certain suns for
copying a Chancery report, plaintiff being a copyist, and
defendant an attorney.

Defendant's clerk said that the copy was unfinished, and
of course was of no use to the defendant.

Plaintiff—We worked upon the report as long as we
could, and then a clerk from the Record-office took it away
and our copy with it. We had very little to do to finish.it.

His Honour (Mr. Gibbons)—What had the Record-
office clerk to do with it ?

Defendant's clerk—As a matter of convenience, where
the attorney is known, it is customary to allow the record
or report to be taken away to be copied.
His Honour—Why did the Record-office clerk allow the
record to be taken out of the office, and then suddenly re-
move it from defendant's custody ?

Plaintiff— I suppose the cffice was about to close.
Defendant's clerk said he should like to have the case
adjourned.
His Honour—Oh! ne,,the clerk of the Record-office was
acting,for you, and he it was who prevented plaintiff com-
pleting the work.
Verdict for plaintiff and costs.

POLICE---THIS DAY.

BOW• STREET.

A SMASIIER.—SamueI James was placed at the bar
charged with passing counterfeit coin.

Mr. John Fardon said he kept a pork-pie shop at Wolsey-
terrace, Kentish Town. On the 20th the prisoner came
in, and having purchased half a pork-pie, he tendered
a half-sovereign in payment. The coin was discovered to
be a counterfeit, and the prisoner was given into custody.
He was taken to the Marylebone Police-court.
Police-constable 487 S,- said he took the prisoner into
custody. After being remanded by the magistrate at Mary-
lebone, be was discharged.

Mr. Charles Bailey, watchmaker, 468, Oxford-street, said
the prisoner on Tuesday last came into his shop, and hay.
ing had a glass fitted to his watch, he tendered a crown-
piece in payment. He gave him the change and he left
the shop, but very shortly after he discovered the coin was
a bad one, and after searching for him he found him in
custody at the police-station in St. Giles's.
Mr. C. Penfound, 37, Museum-street, Bloomsbury, said
the prisoner came into histshop on Tuesday last, and pur-
chased some cooked ham. Lie gave a counterfeit crown
piece in payment, but on being told it was bad prisoner said
he had got it in the City-road. The prisoner paid for the
ham with a good five shilling piece, but from certain sus •
picions he was induced to give the prisoner into custody.
Police-constable, 68 B, said he took the prisoner to the
police-station on the above charge, when Mr. Bailey iden-
tified him as the man who had passed the counterfeit five
shilling piece at his shop. Prisoner gave a false address..
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.