The Sun.
London, England, 1849-09-26 00:00:00

ARRIVALS MIS WEEK,

English • • • •
Scotch . • • •
Irish
Foreign •• •• 1, 1,010

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2,3 /0 2;}6

The jury, after a short consultation, Acquitted the
prisoners, but on the application of Mr. Clarkson, the
Learned Judge allowed ell the expcnses of the prose-
cution, observing that the conduct of ttie company and
all their servants had been perfectly correct in all its
proceedings.

WEST SURREY ELECTION.
GUILDFORD, TUESDAY NIGHT.—This beirg the first
of tee two du) s appi,inted for pulling the constituency
of West Surrey, Guildford, and the six other places
%here the votes of the electors aro usually recorded, have
been tinown into a stste of unthunl bustle and txeite-
inf-t.t. The srrength of the Liberal and Tory interest
is so nearly balaric,od, !here has been so much time
for developing to their fullest extent the resources of
either party, tint a Let contest was confidently expected,
nor has that exit etation been disappointed, as will be
seen from the follovting return of the state of the poll at
4 o'clock:—

Guildford
Guth:Owing
Furbliam
Dorking
Chobtham
Ch~rt:t•y
Epsom

Edgell. Evelyn.
... 183 297
... 124 99
... 162 100
... 41 147
... 141 130
... 232 195
... 113 173

996 1,141
Majority for Evelyn ---145
The total number of vats thus polled has been 2,137,
and, the constituency being about 3,600, there probably
remain about 800 or 1,000 a etora who have still to
record their saffrsges to-morrow.
The nomination went al' so quietly, and both parties
expressed so earnest a desire to avoid an) thi g
that could Excite acrimony, that no one ever dreamt that
the public peace would be broken at any future stage of
the proceedings. Up to 4 o'clock, when the polling for
the day ce as. d, there was no sign of a quarrelsome dis-
position evinced on either side. A crowd, of course,
was colh cite) in the High-street, and under the stimu-
lating influence -of be, r, the names of the rival candi-
dates were shouted our, with the usual wish that, like
the King of old, they might live for ever. KAI' party
also had its band of musicians and its flagbearers, who
paraded the streets, making a frightful noise, tut
seriously alarmirg no one. The ladies of Guildford
exhibited themselves in perfect security at their
windows and balconies, each evincing by a smart
rosette her political leanings. There was plenty of ex-
citement, but it was the good-humoured constitutional
feeling exhibited in the customary way, and nothing
mere. It so happened, however, that the head-quarters
of the rival eancidates were in the White Bart and
Crown hotels, which stand directly opposite to each
oti er. The exultation of Mr. Evelyn and his friends
was not very agreeable to the supporters of Mr. Edgell,
and their presence, on the other hand, was equally
inWelnt
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ifensive to the advocates of protection to native industry.
disturbances d
apt e rehnas
matter much to know; but no sooner did Mr. Evelyn
puse dd
oceosmi ;
appear on the balcony of the White Hart than missiles
began to fly about. First they were of rather a harm-
less character, such as pieces of stale bread, and other
substances not likely to give a severe blow. By degr. es
harder materials were employed, and a few panes of
glass were broken. The smashing sound with which
the glass gave way seemed to set like a charm upon
the mob, and fur the rest of the evening they gave vent
to their excitement by steadily pursuing this amuse-
ment. The partisans of Mr. Evelyn of course directed
their attention to the windows of his opponent's
hotel, while those of Mr. Edgell paid them back in
kind by shivering nearly every pane of glass in tLe frost
windows of the White Bart which they could reach
with their missile's. Finding that small stones did not
answer their purpose, the belligerents took to brickbats,
and eventually to flowerpots, a row of which happened
to stand invitiugiy near. The whole constabulary force
that could be mustered to quell this disturbance con-
sisted of four or five men. :they attempted to interfere,
but found that it was useless to do so, and thus the
smock frocks were left perfectly free to the exercise of
those destructive tastes with which politics or beer had
inspired them. Nero addled while Rome was burning,
and somewhat after the same fashion the worthy inha-
bitants of Guildford stood by in evident gratification at
the damage caused. "It will be a good thing for the
glsziers, was the general remark, " and of course the
candidates will pay." Some severe knocks and truises
must have been received while all this was going on, and
ladies who were in the hotels when the disturbance com-
menced must have been much alarmed. It is to be hoped
that the authorities will be prepared to suppress any at-
tempt at a repetition of scenes so disgraceful, and which
have so strong a tendency to throw contempt on election
proceedings generally.
At a late hour thi
• s morning intelligence was received
from Guildford that Mr. Edgell had retired from the
contest.
Tall)

'E OF KIAKALDY.--FLAX IMPORTATION.—•
The shipping trade at the harbour for a few weeks has
been in a very animated state on account of the large
quantity of flax imported, chiefly from the ports of Rigs,
St. Petersburgh, and Archangel. The consumption of
flax in our spinning-factories has been unusually large
this season, in consequence of an increased demand for
) arcs to supply the foreign market. The export of
erns on a great scale is comparatively new, and is, we
tear, one which our Spinners may find to be of the same
uncertain or temporary nature as formerly. Tho home
trade, however, is still in a very healthy and flourishing
state.—Fiftsltire Journal.
Mr. Wyld, M.P. for Bodmin, who has taken the
place of Mr. T. S. Duncombe, M.P., in the agitation for
a legislative superintendence of coal-mines, addressed a
large open air meeting of pitmen on the Black Fell,
Gateshead, on Saturday last. Resolutions were adopted
in favour of a measure to enforce sufficient ventilation,
and also of a combination to resist reductions of wages,
and ensure mph)) went to all miners who are willing to
work,

MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY)

CORN-EXCLIANGE—WEDNESDAIr,
The receipts of Englirdi Wheat up lo our market tli's
week have been very moderatr yet the show of sample!
e.ffering this morning was quite equal to the wanti or
the milEets. All !rinds of Wheat of borne produce movuli
off sl,:wly et barely Monday's quotations. The imp,e.rts
of foreign Wheat were confined to 1,610 qu2rters.
par‘7els sold at previous rates, but the middling and,!lll,
ferior kinds had a downward tendency. With English
Bailey we ware very scantily supplied, but the qua"T'd
of foreign was extensive. The Barley trade ruled
heavy, but we have no decline to notice
.112
the quotations. So little business was 1'22.51
inWalt that prices were almost nominal.
The best samples of Oats were in moderate request, al
full currencies. Damp qualities were lower to purchase'
Beans, Pe:4s, Indian Corn, and Flour commanded vol
little attention.

1 Wheat. Flory.
Barley. 1 Oats. Malt.
.........
__
i Qrs. Qrs. _. _
Q7s. Qrs. 's- acks•
v 4
b7O 90
46) 760

The demand for new Hops, the supply of which la
gm!,earli has b,cozno tolerably tteady, at full prieoh
yn2 and old pal eels scarcely any business is doing.
Duty 90,0001. Nvw Hops—Sussex pnekets, 61 6s t°
71; Weald of K.,,t ditto. 71 to 81; Mid and East 'it'll/
ditto 6110 s to 11/ per cwt.

WUXTECHAPEL.
Our trarket was heavy to-day, at drooping prices.
B-3.4, from 2s 4d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2i 10d to as ""
Veal, 3s Od to 3s 6d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per
Bibs. by the carcase.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT JUDGE)
George Aicholls and Margaret James, drscrib?,
set.% ants out of place, were indicted for stealing a Duu:
and contents, of the value of 201., the property of the
Great teat Western Railway Company.
Mr. CLARKSON conducted the prosecution, and stated.
that on the Ist of August last the prisoners, or at least
one of them, came by the railway from Brinsconabe!
Gloucestershire to the Paddington station, and had
amongst the luggage a box covered with a linen wrapper,
corded, and having attached to it a large card with t
'direction " Mrs. James, Passenger," the usual
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ticket of the company, with a capital d
and the words " Brirescombe to Paddington" print!
on it, was pasted on the wrapper. There was
the same train a passenger of the name of James, who
was in the employment of the company, and was Won.
panied in that trip, from Gloucester to Paddington', °Y
his wife and family. He had also, in the luggage, 9' DVx
protected like that of the prisoner, with a linen wrdap;
per, corded in a similar manner, but having de
appeu
it a much smaller card than that used on the prisonera
box, with the address--" Mr. James, passenger,'!—!b
J
red ticket on the wrapper having the same letter " ..c/
but the words " Cheltenham to Paddington" inscribed
on it. According to the evidence and the admission of
the prisonerf, Mrs. James, the prisoner, obtained at the
terminus the box belonging to Mr. James, leaving.ln
its place her own much smaller one. Nicholls carried
it away for her. In a week or so afterwards, the male
prisoner called at the station to claim the box left by
the female; when he was told that she had taken the
box of another passenger, and must bring thatback, before she could have her own. He said
he would tell her so, and would return per-
sonally, but nothing more was seen of birth
until about a fortnight ago, when Collard, the chief
n( lice inspector of the Great Western Railway, wet
him in Hydc-park-square. Mrs. James was soon after-
wards met by Collard, on the way to the lodgings occu-
pied by the Frisoners, who lived together, and nearly the
whole of the contents of the box, which consisted at
cicthing and ornaments, were found there, and identified
by Mr. and Mrs. James, the owners.
The
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tASSlSTANThejeuodngt JUDGE
containing
El7oocoebons observed
guineasvde decisions,
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si;
ht t
ehh had
tu beenibflca laid
and applied every shilling of it to his own use, he could
not be held guilty of felony; and, in eases analogous to
the one before the Court, that if a person found any-
thing, and afterwardstto b
apeploroogpriattoed
Riot
ottohehr,is
iotwneouusld
use,
well knowing i
not bit deemed a felonious taking, as it wigl $
be that he only took it up at first to examine
it, and see what it was. In the present case the female
prisoner did not take the box from amongst the rest at
the station. It was given to her by the servants at the
station, upon her description; the first mistake was
theirs, not hers; and in this case, notwithstanding the
excellence of the arrangements, the mistake was made.
It was not clear that Nicholls knew anything about the
mistake, if the woman did, at first. But they were
both entitled to any doubts the case presented upon this