The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-09 00:00:00

LAW INY'ELLIGENCE.-(TRIS DAY.)

CO URT OF EXCHEQUER.
(~Before Mr. Baron Parke.)
A VALIIAII)".E VEHICLE-LANGLEY V. HAYNES.
This was an a( ition to recover the value of a chaise and
harness.
Mr. Prentis -was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkins
for the defendeir it.
It appeared t. hat, some time ahout the end of March,
the defendant, I.vho lives at Barnet, lent a gig and har-
ness to a person i named Salmon, who described himself
as an agent for collecting bad debts. Salmon not re-
turning the gig„ after being for some time questioned,
stated that he h ad left it with the defendant, who keeps
a beer-shop in I erdinand-street, Camden Town, having
borrowed 3/. 10. s. upon it. The plaintiff then went to the
Barnet bench thf magistrates to know what steps he should
take against Salmon, and they referred him to the magis-
trate at Maryle bone, and they told him he had better consult
his lawyer, and he went to Mr. Hall, of Lincoln's-inn,
who wrote a letter upon the 24th of April demanding
the return of the gig, and upon the following day he
followed it up 'with a writ, not giving the defendant
time to make the return. Upon the day following de-
fendant drove the gig down to Barnet, but plaintiff
being specially- told by his solicitor not to receive the
vehicle, the consequence was the gig and harness were
left in the maiva road at Barnet, near the defendant's
house, much to the amusement of the townsfolk ; but
what had fin ally become of the vehicle did not ap-
pear, as the last account of it was, that it remained in
the road, with a mob around it, it being in a very shat-
tered conditio n.
The plaintiff, in cross-examination, created much
laughter by h is description of the origin of the vehicle—
he had it made under his own guidance, out of a part of
a tilbury, a part of a street cab, and portions of
hadfive
other different sorts of conveyances ; and finally, he
himself painted it a pea green, and picked it out white.
The harness was not less remarkable. It was made up
of many parts, and fitted alike a cart horse and a pony.
Plaintiff would not sny the value of the property—it was
great. He had paid as much as 71. for some of the al-
terations.
For the defence witnesses were called to prove the
very valueless character of the vehicle, and it was con-
tended that but for the interference of the lawyer, an
action would never have been brought for so paltry an

affair.
The Jury found for the plaintiff 71. 103., in addition
to 1/. paid into court.
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. Commissioner Fane was the Commissioner of the
day, but the cases were merely for audits and dividends.
IN RE BROWN AND COOMBS.
These bankrupts were described as of Windsor,
bankers, and to-day was appointed for a dividend meet-
ing t wind up te ffirs. The commission bears dte
so faro back as 1810. a The
amount of the dividend will
be declared in a few days.

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 4
20

CORN EXCHANGE. St.
A very limited quantity of English wheat was received 812 s
fresh up to our market this morning, and the show of St.
samples of both red and white was small. For all kinds st.
we had a very slow inquiry, at Monday's currency. 50
The imports of foreign wheat have exceeded 22,000 qrs. 25
The sale for all kinds was inactive, but we have no change too
to notice in the quotations. St.
Floating cargoes were neglected. :
t
Barley was in fair average supply, and heavy reques, at 25
barely stationary prices. 50
for malt, yet the quota- 20
There was scarcely any inquiry
tions were well supported.
We had a very dull sale for oats, owing to the large
arrivals from abroad, and prices
thad a downward
tendency.
Beans, peas, and flour were a slow sale, on former
prices

Wheat.
7,0

ARRIVALS THIS WWI.
I Barley. Malt.
) 110 3,910

Oats.

Flour.
2,050

English

Irish •• • I --
Foreign .. I 22,090

5,C30 ) ,
SMITHFIELD.
Our market to-day was very moderately supplied with
beasts, the general quality of which was inferior. All
breeds were in fair request, at Monday's currency. Sheep,
the supply of which was tolerably good, were steady, at
very fullprices. Prime old. Downs sold readily at 5s per
81bs. There was a slight improvement in the inquiry for
lamb. In some instances prices had an upward tendency.
Calves were steady, at full currencies. In pigs very little
was doing.
Mulch cows sold slowly, at from 141. to 191. Os each, in-
cluding their small calf.
Per Sibs to sink the offals.
as. d. s. d.
. d. a. d.
Interior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 Prime Southdown 4 8 5 0
Second quality.... 3 10 4 2 Large crse. calves 4 2 410
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 4
Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0 Large hogs 30 4 2
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8 Small porkers 4 4 4 8
Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Sucklingcalves ..22 0 29 0
Prime crse. -wiled. 4 4 4 6 Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0
Lambs 4s 10d to 6s Od.
TOTA.I. SUPPLY. k FOREIGN SUPPLY.
080 8ea5t5........, . • 210
5,800 Sheep •• ..... ••• •••••• 440
•• •••• 341 P1g5........,...•••• ......
NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL.
The general demand ruled steady to-day, at the following
quotations :

Res.sts
Sheep .
Calves
riga