The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-12 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS:-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY
This week's arrivals of English Wheat, coastwise as
well as by land carriage, have been tolerably good, yet
the show of samples this morning was small. The finest
qualities sold without difficulty at fully Monday's quo-
tations. Ia the middling and inferior kinds next to
nothing was doing. The imports of Foreign Wheat
have not exceeded 4,120 quarters, almost wholly from
the Baltic. Very few transactions took place in all
description, at about stationary prices. For all kinds
of Barley, the supply of which was but moderate, the
demand was in a very sluggish state, at last week's de-
pression in value. The Malt trade ruled excessively
heavy, at almost nominal currencies. Oats were very
dull; but we have no further decline to notice in their
value. All other Grain, including Flour, moved Off
slowly, at barely stationary prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.

Barley.

Oats.

Malt.

Flour•

Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sacks.
' 1,620 110 970 1,550 350

English • • .. ••
Scotch• • .. •• ••
Irish ••••• • ••
Foreign •.....

250
4,120 1,540 15,010

BoltouGa =OP MIRECET.
Our market is heavy for all kinds of Hops, at barely
last week's decline in value. Picking has been com-
menced both in Sussex and Kent. The duty is called
95,0001. to 100,000/. Sussex pockets, 3/ to 41 49;
Weald of Kent ditto, 3153 to 4158; Mid and East Kent
ditto, 3159 to 61 18s per cwt.

lATIIXTECEIAPEL.
The general demv-1 was tolerably steady to-day, and
prie9s were well supported. Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 60
Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s ; Lamb, 4s to 4s 10d ; Veal,
3s to 3s 6d; and Pork, 4s to 45 10d per Vbs., by the
carcase.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
DRITTLEBANH V. HARDY.
This was an action to recover 28/. l3e. 6c1,,
amount of an attorney's bill of costs.
Mr. BROOMFIELD, the solicitor to the plaintiff, Sala
that the plaintiff was an attorney at Ashbourne; but e
difficulty arose in consequence of the clerk to the London
agent having died.
The Learned SECONDARY said that although the de•
fendant had suffered judgment to go by default, yet it
would be necessary to prove the payment of the sums
charged, as they were not taxable items.
Mr. BROOMFIELD observed that there was strong pre-
sumptive evidence of the payment, as Cl. Bs. 9d. was the
taxed costs in an action in which the defendant was the
plaintiff; but had stayed proceedings, and unless he had
authorised the payment of the costs an execution would
have issued against him. He would prove the signature
of the deceased clerk, who wrote to say how the action
stood.

The SECONDARY said it was unusual to swear an
attorney as a witness after he had addressed the jury.,
The Foreman said that it was singular that no receipt
had been taken.

The SECONDARY said it appeared to be a harsh prin.
ciple of law to reject evidence in a case where defendant
did not attempt to deny the dc,bt. As to 21. is. of the
claim for money paid, there was no evidence, and be
would leave it to the jury to say whether they were
satisfied as to the 6/. Bs. 9d., but he was inclined to the
opinion that plaintiff could only recover 181. 17s. 2d., the
amcunt of the taxable items; he would, however, make a
remark on his notes, of which plaintiff might have a coil,
and perhaps the taxing-master on evidence being adduced
before him, would increase the verdict in the same men"
ner as ho did for nosing a bill of exchange where
evidence had not been givin at the trial.
Mr. BROOMFIELD said that he did not think the to'
ing-master could take notice of the Learned Secondary 's
recommendation.

The Learned ►SECONDARY left the case to the jury, who
found for the amount claimed. less 21 18.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS D A Y.)
(Before Mr. WITHAM, Chairman.)
John Rogers and John Smith, youths of nineteen years
of age, and of respectable appearance, were indicted for
stealing a pair of boots, value seventeen shillings, from
the shop of Mr. Edward Tombs, of Eagle street, 15'
lington, bootmaker, under circumstances of rather a
novel character. The prisoners ostensibly obtained .6
living by hawking sealing-wax, and in the pursuit of t111,,5.
vocation they visited the shop of the prosecutor, in wh.lc"
his daughter, an intelligent young girl, was attendog;
Rogers gave her a note, addressed to Mr. Tombs, and.
she went up stairs to give it to her father. Whilst Mss.
Tombs was out of the shop, Smith was seen by Mr'
Scott, a tradesman living opposite to the prosecutor, t°
take the boots in question from the door. When they
were walking away Mr. Scott communicated what be
saw to Mr. Tombs; the prisoners were taken into ens'
tody, and the boots found in the possession of Smith.
It was attempted by the counsel of Rogers to discon•
nect him from the theft, and to fix it as an independent
action on the part of Smith, but the jury found theta
both Guilty.
Mr. Lockyer, one of the principal officers of tho!
House of Correction, stated to the Court that he should
be able, by the next sessions, to communicate to the.
Bench information respecting the fraudulent practices of
the prisoners, which would materially influence the
judge in passing sentence, if that were respited to alloy
him time.

Judgment was accordingly respited till next sessions•

PARIS AND LYONS RAILROAD.
The first section of this railroad, from Paris to
Tonnerre, was opened by the President of the Repub•
lic on Sunday last. This line, both from the nature
and extent of its works, and the interesting localities
through which it passes, merits a few lines of detail,
especially as to. the traveller and the tourist it offers
facilities not hitherto possessed. The Paris and Lyons
Railroad, through Burgandy, may be divided into five
great sections; the first, from Paris to Tonnerre, is
197 kilometres in length ; the second, from Tonnerre
to Dijon, is 118 kilometres in length; the third, from
Dijon to Chalon, 69 ; the fourth from, Chalon to Col-
longes, at the approaches of Lyons, 120; and the fifth,ie'
eluding the approaches and the passage through Lyon,"
11 : total length of the line, 515 kilometres. 1."6
first and third sections of the railway, from Paris to
Tonnerre, and from Dijon to Chalon, '266 kilometres
in length, were opentd for traffic, the first on the
12th of August and the third on the Ist inst. The
stations, &c., are still unfinished. The section from
Paris to Tonnerre is remarkable for the beauty °f
the surrounding scenery, and the magnificence of the
oaks. The line traverses the departments of the
Seine, the Seine-et-Oise, the Seine-et Marne, the
Yonne, the Cote d'Or, the Saone-et-Loire, and the
Rhone. The principal cities and towns in the prelL•
mity of which it passes includes Melun, FOntainbleau,
Montereau, Sens, Joigny, Auxerre, St. Florential
Tonnerre, Mor.tbard, Dijon, Beaune, Chalon, Tournul
Macon, and Villefranche. Independently of 50 small
freestone bridges there are nine bridges over rive"'
and enormous viaducts across the valleys, which ilWe
part to the landscape the style and the grandeur 0'
the districts of Rome. Leaving the park of Bereft
at the foot of Charenton, there are two bridges,
completely distinct, and separated by an island over
the Marne, which is here divided into two stream`'
The beautiful valley of Yeres, near Brunoy, is
crossed by a viaduct of nine arches, from 17 to 18
metres in height. Opposite the house of Talma is
another viaduct of 28 arches, 22 metres in height
above the bottom of the valley. At Avon is a via-
duct of 30 arches, 22 metres in height, across the
valley of Change, near Fontainbleau. In the bottoul
of this valley are situate the immense gardens so re-
nowned for the excellence of their produce, by which,
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the markets of Paris are supplied at all seasons. T'.4)
panorama presented by the fine valleys of Yeres,
Changy, and Loing, with the forest of Fontainbleau,
is one of the most lovely landscapes imaginable. The
town of Montereau is a point of great interest. its
noble cathedral, with its tall spires, is a conspicuous
object. To the arches of this edifice is suspended the
sword of the famous Jean Sans-Peur, who was asses"
sinated on the old bridge. Within a quarter of an
hour's walk from the station, on the heights, the cha-
teau of Surville is one of the finest points of view 00
the Seine and the Yonne. It wes there that Nep°'
leon fought in 1814 the famous battle of Mon-
tereau, in which, after a combat of four
hours, he completely routed the allied armies o
Austria and Russia. At Montereau commences the
Troyes Railroad, 99,603 metres in length ; it leaves
the Lyons line on the right, and follows the pictu•
resque valley of the Seine. The bridges at Roche
sur-Yonne and at Crecy are objects of admiration;
at Floguy,
_some kilometres distant from Tonnerre,
the remains of a Roman camp are to be seen. The
Gothic tower of St. Pierre de Tonnerre is soon seen
in the distance, and the first section of the line is at
an end. The continuance of the railway to Dijon
will greatly expedite the route to Geneva; and the
line from Paris to Foutainbleau will enable visitors
at Paris to explore the beauties of the forest conti-
guous to that town without, as hitherto, losing two
days in going and returning.

DISCOVERY OF AN ANCIENT CANOE. —A short
time ago, some workmen engaged in making a drain on
the farm of Knaven on the estate of Nethermuir, dis-
covered a boat, evidently of great antiquity, quite entire.
and stilt in high preservation. It was found at a dee,
of five feet from the surface, in a deposit of moss, at t`'"
head of a small ravine. It is formed out of a solid oat--
tree, and is 11 feet long, and nearly four broad, baying'
at the stern a projecting part, with an eye in it for the
purpose of mooring. It is of a very rude manufacture'
and the mark of the hatchet, or instrument by will%
it was constructed, is still visible. The farm of Kaaveat
is several miles from the river Ythan, and many o°fit
the sea, and it is difficult to conjecture what use the boa
had been intended for, unless indeed there had beei":l
accumulation of water below, and of which the ravine
was the head, and it might have been employed I:a
crossing the swamp. Near this ancient boat was f°,1,1,10
the stumps and roots of several very large oaks.
writer of this was informed by en eminent shipbutiool.
on the Clyde that there is hardly now growing in of
land an oak tree of sufficient size to produce a boi.ll.
these dimensions. With the exception of the thrivulv,..l6,
young plantations round the house of Netherm
nothing but oat-plant or the turnip is now to be feen er
this quarter. The curious relic has been placed Du
lr
water (for ti.e purpose of preserving it) at NethertLes
where the antiquarian may visit it p,no rtfiect on tins
log gone Oh—likerdcm Journal.

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