The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-04 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY MORNING.
By the steam-ship Pacific, we have advices from
New York to the 22d ult.
She brought 54 passengers, but no specie.
The Pacific passed Holyhead at two p.m. yester-
day, but was compelled to come to anchor off the
buoy at six p.m. through fog, and did not arrive
till seven o'clock this morning.
The screw steam-ship Andes, from Liverpool,
arrived at New York on the 21st. There is no
news of importance by this arrival.
In the New York stock market a large business
had been done at firm prices. The money market
was easy. Foreign exchanges in good demand.
Bills on London, 1091 to 109 - ; Paris, 5 13-i to
5 12k.
The cotton market was buoyant, but without any
alteration in prices. Wheat and flour without
change. Freights to London unaltered.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY).

OLD COURT.

(Before Mr. Baron Alderson and Mr. Baron Martin

THE GOLD CHAIN CASE.

John Edward Lamude surrendered to take his tria:
on a charge of selling a chain purporting to be gold,
knowing the same to be of base metal.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Sir F. Thesiger and Mr,
Clarkson defended.

Mr. Parry opened the case, stating that the chain in
question, though sold for 3/.los. was worth intrinsicallyonly 195., and adding 10s. for the expense of manufac-
ture, there would leave a profit of 2/. In fact, not quite
one-third of the chain was gold.
Mr. Baron Alderson said that, after directing
considerable attention to the case, he had come to the
conclusion that this was not an indictable offence. Lord
Mansfield had ruled a similar case in the same manner.
No doubt there was cheating and fraud in the case, but
it was more a case of a foolish bargain between two
parties, in which one of them had been deceived. The
proper proceedinc, would have been to take a warranty,
and then the sufferer by the bargain would have had his
remedy by civil action. He did not believe that it was
an indictable offence, much less against the shopman,
who was not shown to have been aware of the spurious
nature of the goods he was selling.
Mr. Parry said there was a case in the books in which
a person going into a pawnbroker's shop, and offering to
sell a dozen thimbles which he said were silver, and
afterwards turned out to be base metal, had been in-
dicted for it.

Mr. Baron Alderson said this case came under the
head of endeavouring to obtain money under false pre-
tences, because here the seller took the first step. He
should, however, ask the jury whether they thought
there was sufficient evidence to show that the shopman
was aware of the spurious nature of the goods he was
selling.
The Jury having consulted, said they did not think
that the blame rested with the prisoner ; they did not
think that he was aware of the nature of the goods.
The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged.
THE CORN FORGERIES.

Robert Ferdinand Pries was placed at the bar, charged
with feloniously uttering a receipt for 7,323 quarters of
wheat, with intent to defraud James Holford and others ;
also with unlawfully obtaining, by false pretences, the
sum of 9,0001., with intent to defraud Ignace Schultoff
and another of the same.

Mr. Ballantine and Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr,
Huddlestone defended.

Mr. Ballantine opened the case, and proceeded to call
the following witnesses :
Mr. Hermann Christian Turck, examined by Mr.
Parry--I am a member of the firm of Collmann, Stoltes-
forth and Co., foreign bankers, of London and Ham-
burgh. I have known the prisoner six years. Our
house has been in the habit of advancing money to him,
at some times during the last year to the amount of
50,0001. The document which I hold in my hand was
deposited by the prisoner with us as security.
The document being read, purported to be an acknow-
ledgment of the transfer of 7,323 qrs. of wheat to the
order of Messrs. Collmann and Stolterforth, by direction
of Mr. R. F. Pries. The document was signed Young
and Brown.

Mr. Young, examined by Mr. Ballantine:—The signa-
ture attached to this document is neither mina nor that
of my partner. This is the usual form of document
given by them.
Mr. Huddlestone contended that this document was
not an accountable receipt. It was nothing more than
the acknowledgment or assertion of a transfer, and the
forgery of it did not, therefore, amount to a felony
within the statute.

Mr. Baron Aldersori said that at present he enter-
tained no doubt whatever that the document was an ac-
countable receipt.
Mr. Baron Martin was entirely of the same opinion.
Mr. Brown, the other partner of the firm of Brown and
Young, deposed to the name of the firm being a
forgery.

Turck recalled ; examination by Mr. Parry—On
the 30th December the prisoner came to me, and asked
me to allow him to take away the document, for the pur-
pose of raising money in other quarters. I allowed him
to take it, first writing on it, " Retransferred. to Mr. R.
F. Pries."

Mr. Emile Adolphe Hermann—l am the managing
clerk of Messrs. Holford and Co., foreign bankers. On
the 4th of January the prisoner brought this document
to our bank. Seeing the name of Collmann and Stol-
terfoth upon it, I had no hesitation, and upon this and
anothe document I advanced the prisoner 18,0001.
John Huggin, the detective, deposed to having taken
the prisoner into custody while in the train for Newcastle.'
Mr. Young recalled, and cross-examined by Mr.
Huddlestoie—We should never give such a document
as this if we had no corn answering the description in
our possession.

This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Huddleston addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner.

Mr. Baron Martin summed up, ani
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Ballantine said he thought it but part of his duty
to mention that there were two other indictments
against the prisoner, and that there were many other
documents in the possession of Messrs. Collmann and
Co. similar to those on which the prisoner hsd been
indicted.

Mr. Baron Alderson sentenced the prisoner to trans•
portation for life.

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, FED. 3.
The following had the honour of dining with her Ma-
jesty yesterday :—The Duchess of Kent, the Princess
Adelaide of Hohenlohe, the Duke and Duchess of Lein-
ster, the Lady in Waiting to the Duchess of Kent, the
Baroness de Speth, the Earl of Carlisle, the Earl of Mul-
grave,' the Dean of Chester, the Rev. F. and the Hon.
Mrs. Anson, and Mr. Gibbs.
The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended in the
Castle, and played during dinner.
Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and
played the following selection :
Overture; " Joko" Lindpaintner.
Fantasia, Contra Basso, Mr. A. C
• Rowland Rowland.
Selection, " Lestocq" Auber.
Kriege's Marsch Mendelssohn.
Prince Albert went out hunting this forenoon, attended
by Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon.

-The following have been invited, and are expected to-
d4:—The Lord-Chancellor and Lady Cranworth, the
Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere,
Lord and Lady Ashburton, the Right Hon. Sidney and
Mrs. Herbert, and Sir William and Lady Molesworth.
The Hon. Caroline Cavendish and the Hon. Flora
Macdonald have succeeded to the Hon. Amelia Murray
and the Hon. Lucy Kerr as Maids of Honour inWaiting
to the Queen.

The Queen and Prince drove out in an open carriage
this afternoon, attended by Lord A. Paget and Lieut.-
Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, on horseback.
. .

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council on Monday
next, the 7th instant, at Windsor Castle. Summonses
were issued yesterday from the Privy Council-office to
the Ministers and Officers of State.

Count Colloredo, the Austrian Minister, had an inter.
view with Lord John Russell yesterday, at the Foreign-
office.

A. deputation of the Local Executive Committee on
the Manchester and Salford Boroughs' Education Bill,
consisting of Mr. William Entwisle (chairman), Mr.
John Peel (honorary secretary), the Rev. C. Richson,
and Mr. J. P. Bunting, were introduced by Sir James
Kay
,Shuttleworth, and had interviews yesterday with
the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord John Russell, and
the President of the Board in the course of the day.
The Earl of Aberdeen left town for Windsor Castle
after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council yesterday
afternoon, on a visit to the Queen. The Lord Chan-
cellor left town yesterday afternoon, on a visit to her
Majesty.
Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland
Revenue, had an interview on Wednesday with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence in
Downing-street.
Dispatches were received at the Colonial-office yester-
day from the Governors of the, West India Islands.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes-
terday. The Lords present were—The Lords Justices
Knight Bruce and Turner, the Judge of the Admiralty
Court, Sir J. Patteson, and Sir E. Ryan. An appeal
from Canada, part heard, " Pollok v. Bradbury," was
resumed and concluded. An appeal from the Preroga-
tive Court, " Farlar v. Lane," was commenced. The
case was adjourned.
The Duke of Newcastle arrived in town on Wednes-
day night from his seat, Clumber, Notts.

A Cabinet Council was held at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the Foreign-office, Downing-street. The
Ministers present were the Earl of Aberdeen, the Lord
Chancellor, Earl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, Viscount
Palmerston, Lord John iussell, the Duke of Newcastle,
Sir James Graham, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and
Sir William Molcsworth.
The Marquis of Lansdowne travelled from Bowood
yesterday morning to attend the Council, and arrived at
the Foreign-office soon after 3 o'clock. The Chancellor
of the Exchequer also joined his colleagues, after attend-
ing in the Treasury with the Governor and Deputy-
Governor of the Bank of England on the subject of the
loan.
The Counoil broke *p about half past 6 o'clock.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Since our last report, the arrivals of English wheat up
to this market, coastwise, have been very moderate, and in
low condition. The supply received fresh up to this morn-
ing's market being limited, the show of samples of both
red and white qualities was small ; nevertheless, the de-
mand for all kinds was in a very inactive state, at Monday's
decline in the quotations.
For forward delivery, scarcely any business was trans-
acted, although offers arrived on lower terms.

The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 8,410
quarters, chiefly from the near ports. Selected parcels
sold at late figures ; but all other kinds were dull in the
extreme. Floating cargoes almost nominal.
There was a slight improvement in the sale for malting
barley, at full prices. In grinding and distilling sorts
very few transactions were reported.
Malt—the show of which was tolerably good—moved off
slowly, at late figures.
We had a moderato inquiry for oats, beans, peas, and
flour, at Monday's quotations.

Fardish ..
Irish
Foreign ..

ARRIVALS THIS WEER.
Wheat. Barley.
720 7,170 I 5,020

8,41 G

Oata. I Flour.
110 9,0 z. 0
640
12,16) I 260

SMITHFIELD.
The supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market was
limited. Prime Scots, &c., moved off steadily at fully
Monday's prices ; but all other breeds were a dull inquiry
at late rates. Sheep—the number of which was small—
sold freely, at full rates of currency. The primest old
downs produced 55 per 81bs. We were extensively sup-
plied with calves ; hence, the veal trade ruled heavy, at a
decline in the quotations of from 4d to, in some instances,
6d per 81bs. The sale for pigs was less active : in prices.
however, no change took piaci>
Milch cows were very dull
including their small calf.
Per Sibs to

• s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts ...2 Bto 2 10
Second quality ...3 0 3 2
Prime large oxen 3 4 3 6
Prime Scots, &c. 3 8 4 0
Inferior sheep ...3 8 310
Seco id quality ...4 0 4 4
Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 8

Beasts
Sheep ~
Calves
Pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY.

at from 141. to 19/. 5s each,

link the Urals.

795
3,800
400
330

S. (1. 5. d.
Prime Southdown 410 5 0
Large crse. calves 3 2 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Large hogs 210 3 6
Small porkers 3 8 4 0
Suckling calves 19 0 24 0
Quarter old pigs 19 0 23 0

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts .
Sheep
Calves •
Pigs

NEWGATE AND
The general demand was le
Per Blbs by t

s. d. s. cf.
Beef, inferior 24 2 8
Do., middling 210 3 0
Do., prime largo 3 2 3 4
Do., do. small 3 4 3 6
Pork, large 2 8 3 0

LEADENHALL.

:ss active, at our quotations,
the carcase.

. .
Mutton s. d
, Inferior sd 3
2 :3 C
Do.,midclling 3 8 4 0
Do, prime 4 2 4 6
Veal 3 0 4 4
Pork, small 3 2 4 0

BOROUH HO.
Since our last report, rather an exPtensive business has
been transacted in all new hops, at a decided improvement
in the quotations. Old qualities are held for more money.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 95s to 168 s • Weald of Kent,
95s to 112 s ; Sussex, 92s to 110 s. per at.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The demand for British plantation has been
fair, and prices have been well supported. Barbadoes, by
auction, realised 36s to 39s 6d for mid to fine. Yesterdayy
there was rather less doing. East India—Bengal, about
two-thirds found buyers publicly, but at 6d decline ; fine
white 38s 6d to 395, mid and good 37s to 38s, low 36s Gd,
and grainy low white, 39s 6d to 40s. Common brown was
taken in at 28s to 29s 6d, for mid and good brown, and low
to good yellow, at 30s to 35s Gd. Refied was generally at
lower rates. Foreign Havannah was taked in mid to fine
yellow at 37s to 41s 6d, and low and mid brown at 34s 6(1.
to 365. Brown Bahia was taken in at 32s to 35s 6d for
ord to fine.
COFFEE.—Business has not been active, and for Native
Ceylon of good ord quality, 47s per cwt, have to be paid.
Plantation Ceylon was taken at 53s to 64s for low mid, and
good and the most recent sales wore at 56s to 56s 6d, for
mid and good 70s to 735, for fine marks 495 6(1 to 555, for
fine fine ord and low mid small, and 31s to 32s Gd for very
ord.; peaberry realising 675. Costa Rica has been firm,
-
having been taken in at 49s to 60s for fine ord to mid
coloury. Mocha, good garbled yellowish sold at 73s to
765, and longberry at 76s to 79s per cwt.
COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 35s to 39s 6d, for
mid and good red, and at 32s to 34s 6d for ord to good grey. SPICES.—There has been a demand for Pimento at 6d
per cwt. for mid, and at sid to 6d for ord to good. White
Pepper has been in good request. Singapore at 7d to 7id
for mid and good, being dearer. Allepy sold at 3i/c1 to 337(1 for mid sound, and at 38(1 to 3id for mid and good, being
chiefly taken by exporters.
RICE.—Not much has been done in any description:
SALTPETRE.—BengaI sold a shade lower —ord, 244 to 191
per cent. refraction, at 248 to 24. s 6d ; and good, at 28s 6cl
for 5,1 per cent.
COTTON.—The market has been activ ,at full rates.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been dull, at 44s Gd per cwt. on
the spot, which is scarcely the previous value.
GREEN FRUIT.—The stock of all kinds is reduced to a
small compass, and is likely to continue so until a change
of wind takes place. A parcel of Lisbon oranges, per Tagus
steamer, sold by Keeling and Hunt, landed in bad condi-
tion, realised prices according to character. Black Spanish
nuts aro out of first hands. A speculative inquiry exists
for Barcelona. Seville sours are in request, and there are
none on hand at present,
TOBACCO.—The imports during the past month were
1,553 hhds. ; the deliveries were 953 hhds. against 1,430 in
the corresponding month of 1852. The stock is 18,784
hhds. against 21,637 in 1852. In Virginia sales have been
upwards of 150 hhds., chiefly leaf, at full prices ; in strips
few sales have been made, but holders appear very firm at
present qnotations. For Kentucky leaf and strips the de-
mand has continued very steady, and -holders have shown
no disposition to effect sales, excepting at full prices.
Some purchases are represented to have been made during
the month for re-sale, but particulars have not trans-
pired: Maryland, of good and fine sorts, has been taken
to some extent ; low descriptions, however, has been ne-
glected. In Harannah leaf transactions have been very
trifling, stock being nearly bare of selections suited to the
wants of the trade; light descriptions for fillers are in
good request. The arrivals of Havanna segars per last
steamer were taken by the trade at a slight advance in
price, particularly for those of eligible sizes, and more at-
tention has been paid to those remaining of the old crop.
In Manilla cheroots very little has been done in conse-
quence of a further advance in price—the stock is nearly
exhausted. Very few sales have taken place in Manilla
leaf. In Yara and Cuba transactions have been limited ;
two parcels of the former have arrived, one' of which has
just been sampled, and proves of fine quality. Nothing has
been done in Havanna seed leaf, Florida, Porto Rico, and
St. Domingo. Brazil continues in fair request, but
buyers have not stocked themselves freely, prefer-
ring folded tQ flat descriptions (of which latter the
recent imports were principally composed) at the re-
lative prices. In Columbian (Ambalenia) a large business
has been done, both for export and the purposes of the
trade, but chiefly confined to the best marks ; in Giron a
few sales have been effected. A more extended business
has been done in German. The imports of the new crop
having produced a fair proportion, eligible as regards colour
and texture ; there is more inquiry for cutting purposes-
Amersfoot, except for snuff purposes, continues neglected.
Negrohead and Cavendish have not met with such a ready
demand as in the preceding month, but prices 'remain un-
altered. American Stalks are in less request, and mixed
talks are dull of sale. Smalls are in fair demand. -

LIVERPOOL UNION BANK.—The annual meeting of
the proprietors of this bank was held on Wednesday, in
the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. From the report, it
appeared, that the net profits of the past year was
42,0591. 11s. id., deducting all bad debts. Out of
this a dividend of 6 'per cent., together with a bonus of
6s. per share had been paid, leaving a balance of up-
wards of 14,0001. to the reserve fund, which now
amounts to 70,8991. By a resolution passed in 1848,
the dividend was limited to 6 per cent. until the capital
reached 60,0001., but it being now upwards of that
amount, the directors advised that the surplus should be
allowed to accumulate until it should reach 100,0001.
FASHION.—The marriage of the Emperor of France
has made the fashionable season much earlier than usual,
and our English milliners have visited Paris at least a
month before the customary period. Several important
changes in fashion, destined for March and April, have
already been forwarded by their agents to the house of
Messrs. Jay, of Regent-street, and have been courteously
shown to us. The novelty, however, which we were
most pleased with is of native produce, and is likely to
make great alterations in the peculiar requirements of
their trade. It is a "crape-silk," which possesses the
sombre characteristic of its first name, with all the dura-
bility th is required for mourning wear, as implied byat a
its joint ppellation.
POISONING IN ROME.--All Rome is occupied in dis-
cussing the extraordinary attempt to poison the Marquis
Bandini of Macerata, together with his wife and family,
the success of which was prevented by a mysterious re-
velation of the plot to the marquis himself, not be
fore he was extremely unwell from the effect of the mi-
nute but oft-repeated doses he was unconsciously in
the habit of imbibing. The Marquis Bandini, soon after
his marriage with one of the daughters of Signor Maz-
zini, of Rome, a few years ago, returned with her
to his native city of La Marca, where he was soon
seized with a very severe malady, but recovered
on being brought back to Rome. Last summer
the Marquis spent some months again at Marcerata,
and he, as well as the marchioness, were extremely unwell
the whole time they were there, and likewise after their
return to Rome, without being able to specify the exact
nature of their malady. An anonymous letter, however,
revealed the affair some weeks ago, informing the marquis
that poison was daily administered to him, the marchioness,
and their two children, mixed in their food, and that, as
a proof of the assertion, the poison would be found secreted
in the house, behind a particular crucifix, specified
in the letter. Upon examination, this was found
to be strictly true, and consequently the marquis
immediately resolved to change all his household,
amongst whom was a Geneose maid, who went the
next day to the police-office, and applied for a , pass-
port to return to Genoa. This circumstance ex-
cited the suspicions of the 'police, the marqUis
having lost no time in informing the authorities of what
had happened, and the woman was arrested. From what
was subsequently divulged it is suspected that a manin
the pay of some person unknown used the influence he
possessed as the maid's lover to induce her to mix poison
with her master's food, and especially with the sugar,
which was drugged to such an extent that the ernin+t ,
Roman surgeon Baroni was twice seized with colic after
' taking coffee with the Marquis Bandini. It appethat this man, being taken very ill, confessed the wh le
fl
plot to a priest, who either wrote or caused the penitent
to write the warning letter to the marquis. The con-
cealed authors of this infamous attempt are considerbd
i
to have acted from pecuniary motives, arising from tyre
succession to the Bandini property, but nothing has las
yet been ascertained.
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