The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

PARENTAL SOLICITUDE.—At the opening of the court
this morning, the chief usher informed Mr. Arnold, the
magistrate, that there was a recruit offering himself for
attestation in a dragoon regiment into which he had en.
listed, but before that was attempted his father was anxious
to say something.

Mr. Arnold—What has he to say ?
The father, a person of very gentlemanly appearance,
stepped forward and observed that ho objected to his Eoll'l3
attestation in consequence of his age.

Mr. Arnold—What is the objection ?
The father—He has enlisted into a regiment where there
is a great deal of hard works and ho is o.lr al..toon ana a
half years old.

Mr. Arnold—He is here described on his attestation
paper as seventeen and nine months. _ _

The father—l assure your worship that he is only what
I have stated, which is certainly too young for a hard-
working regiment of dragoons.
Mr. Arnold—l can do nothing in the matter.
The father—l regret to hear that,
Mr. Arnold—l can do nothing in the matter but this. In
consequence of your having called my attention particu-
larly to the circumstance, I shall ask your son whether
this statement of his age is true; and if he says it is, and
you show that it is not, he can be committed for three
months for the untruth. If he made a false statement at
the time of his enlistment, he has rendered himself amenable
to the law.- In either case, if he has made a false statement
he has got himself into a very awkward predicament, and,
if brought before me for the offence, is liable to be commit-
ted for three months as a rogue and vagabond.
The father—lndeed !

Mr. Arnold—You may pay the smart, and so release
your son from the enlistment ; but that will not purge the
offence, although it may be, perhaps, that the military
would not care to make any complaint under such circum-
stances. I would recommend you to consider the matter
before you press an objection which may be attended with
very awkward consequences.
The father, taking the advice, retired.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.

MARK-LANE.

A very small supply of English wheat was received fresh
up to this morning's market in poor condition. Good and
fine parcels moved off steadily at full prices, otherwise the
trade was dull on former terms.

With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. In
most descriptions a moderate retail business was transacted,
and the quotations were fairly supported.
Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request at
late rates.

Good and fine malting barley maintained its value, but
other kinds met with a dull inquiry at previous currencies.
Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates.
The oat trade, the supply of produce on offer being large,
was very dull, at fully Monday's decline in the quotations.
Beans were in slow request, yet prices were supported.
Peas, however, sold heavily—white were 2s to 3s, and
grey, is to 2s per quarter lower than on Friday last.
In flour about an average business was transacted, at late
currencies,

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oatri. Flour.
Englleh 920 2,130 2,740 1 640' l,OlO sacks
Irish.
Foreign 6,40 8,130 12,290

50 sacks
4,000 bris

BOROUGH HOP.
At fully the late decline in prices a moderate business is
passing in our market, but ohiefly in good and fine Eng-
lish, and the best samples of continental and American
produce.

WHITECHAPEL.
The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade rules
heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 8d ; mutton,
2s 8d to 4s 2d; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and pork, 3s Od to 4s
Od per Sibs by the carcase.

FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST.

MAILS DUE.

Atotralia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Deo. 19.
via Marseilles Dec. —.
Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet. Jan. 4.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Jan. 2.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Deo. 19.
via Marseilles Dec. —.
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton ..
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Dec. 19.
via Marseilles Dec. —.
--
Dec. 26
India (Bombay), via Southampton
--via Marseilles Dec. 20.
Jan. 4.
Portuga 1....
Deo. 19.
Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton
via Marseilles Dec. —.
Tan. 4.
Newfoundland

Oporto and Vigo ...............
U. S. and British N. America, I:.y Brit. packet.... Dee. 18,
by U.S. packet....
by Canadian packet. Dec. 19.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe .......... Jan. 10.
Bahamas, via New York .............. Dec
Dec. . 18.
Mexico .................................. .... 29.
All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, Dees. 29.
California, and British Columbia..

There was interred at the Harpurhey Cemetery,
on the 14th inst. Mary Walker, of Lamb-lane, Collyhurst,
Manchester. she had attained the great age of 106 years,
and up to her death had never used spectacles. Up to two
years ago she regularly fetched her own water from a well,
and never allowed anyone to go for the relief (ss. 6d. per
week), which was allowed her by the Quardiahs.