The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-31 00:00:00

MARKET

NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY
A:though the supply of English Wheat on sale to-
day was very limte d, the do mat d for that grain, owing
to the small numbar of buy ers in a tendance, was in a
very depressed state, and 11 nday's quotations acre
nominally unaltered. The imports of foreign Wheat
this week have been confined to 4,010 quarters. Fine
parcels were mostly dispey,ed of at lull prices. In othe r
qualities scarcely any business was transacted. We were
scantily supplied with all kinds of Barley, which were
taken at about stationary prices. Fine Malt was scare,-,
and quite as dear; secondary qualities were a dull sale•.
The best samples of Oats, from their scarcity, were held
for more money; in the value of other kinds we have no
change to report. Beans and Peas moved off slowly, at
full prices. Indian Corn, Meal, and Flour were much
neglected.

31%

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.

I'ngli.s • • • • • •
:,eotch • • • •
Irish .. •• .•
Foreign ......

10,E

Burley. Oats. i 31alt. Flour.

91/4

9%

- -

15%

ems,

7%s

..-•
181/2

614
16

1714
11%

19N

..,-.
53/4

11N

3%

dis

.....
281 h

--
5%

Qrs. I Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. I Sacks.
2SO 520 50 410

4.010

3,420

8021.011G11
_I2OP IVZ.aItIEZT.

Fine Hops are in steady request, at full prices. In
other kinds wry little is doing. The maiket is mode-
rately supplied. New Mid and East Kent pockets, 81 to
101; New Weald of Keut ditto, .51 123 to 71 10s; New
Sussex ditto, 51 103 to 6l 12s; New Farnhams, 10/ to
11/ 10s; Yearling Keats, 3/ lOs to 41 15s; Yearling
Sussex, 2l 163 to 4110 s; Old Hops, 1/ to 3/ 15s per cwt.

WHITECIIAPEL.
Our market was tolerably firm to-day, at very full
prices. Beef from 25 6d to 35 4d; Mutton, 2s 10d to
3s 10d; Veal, 3e to 3s 6d; and York, 3s 4d to 4s per
Sibs. by the carcase.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
ERUTAL ASSAULT.—A big tall man was charged whit
having assaulted Mr. John Wyatt, tailor, of 43, Store-
street.

The complainant stated that the prisoner had worktd
for him, off and on, for nearly four years, residing in
his own house (luting the latter portion of the time. NO
had, however, repeatedly required him to leave the
house, but he had always refused to do so, and this
morning the defendant came into his room where be was
sleeping and assaulted him in a most violent manner.
no was naked at the moment, while his wooden leg was
off, and he had, therefore, no power to resist the attack.
The prisoner urged, in defence, that the complainant
assaulted him first.

The complainant denied this. He gave him no pro-
vocation whatever, but nevertheless he beat him severely
over the head and other parts of his body.
Mr. HENRY did not believe that the complainant,
being a cripple and without his wooden leg, could have
possibly committed an assault in the first instance, and
as the violence of the prisoner must have been as out-
rageous as it was unprovoked, he should fine him 40s. or
six weeks' imprisonment.
The fine was not forthcoming.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
George Miller, a labouring man, who stated that he
resided at No. 2, Royal Tent court, Kent street, Borough
was placed before Mr. Bingham, charged with being at
suspected person loitering about New Bond•street, in,
company with two others not in custody, with a horse
and cart, for the purpose of committing felony. He vvaa
also charged with violently assaulting the police•consta•
ble with a life•preserver.

Tottman, 319 A, deposed that about half-past seven
o'clock last night he was on duty in Bond-street, in plain
clothes, when he saw the prisoner, with two other men
in a horse and cart, driving up the street. He watched
them for some time, and saw them come back from Oz"
ford-street. When they arrived at the corner of Union.'
street they stopped the cart, and the prisoner got out and
walk, d up the street to where a cab with a portmanteau
on the top was standing. The prisoner then got up be
hind the cab, and did somethine to the portmanteau.
At this moment the cab drove off with the prisoner still
standing behind. At the corner of Union-street he got
down, and one of the other men got out of the cart and
followed the cab. The prisoner and the other man then
drove down the street after the cab, as far as New Bond"
street, where a woman stopped the cart and spoke to the
prisoner, who immediately drove ( tf at a furious rates
Witness followed them, and called upon them V'
stop. They, however, took no heed of him,
but drove still faster. Witness, after a sharp chase•
succeeded in coming up with them at the corner
of Sheppard-street, and was in the act of getting.on the,
cart when the prisoner struck him over the head and
face +with a life-preserver, and continued to do so till
they got into Oxtord-street, when the prisoner's comps'
'lion said, " Give me hold of it, and I will smash the
b- brains out." The prisoner then took the reins!,
and the other man, after beating him with the butt or
the whip, jumped out of the cart and ran away. Witee°
then c ntrived to get into the cart, and told the prisoner
that he was a constable, and he must consider himself in
custody. The prisoner made no reply, but lashed the
horse, and drove at a terrific rate down Oxford-street.
when'the cart came in collision with a cab. They were
both thrown out, and the cart turned over on the tell
of them. Some other constables then came up and tin
prisoner was conveyed to the station. Witness &ado!,
that the prisoner belonged to a well organised gang of
li
thieves, and if he was remanded. no doubt other charge*
would be brought against him.
The prisoner was then remanded until Tuesday ne%re

HAYMA.HKET THEATRE:.
Mr. Morris Barnett has achieved a most brilliant
success. His new comedy, entitled The Serious
Family, which was produced here last evening, is On°
of the most amusing, one of the best built, one of the
best written, and far and away one of the best aero
comedies that we have seen tie- years. The idea
taken from the French vaudeville, Un Mari a/a
Campagne, and thus runs the plot :
Charles Torrens (Mr. Webster), has married
into a serious family, the principal members 0f
which, Lady Sowerby Creamly (Mrs. W. Clifford)?
his mother in-law, and Mr. Atninidab Sleek (Mr,i
Buckstone) take up their residence in his house, all
force him to give up all his worldly pursuits 111'
enjoyments, and become a discreet, serious man. 101.
about a year he submits quietly to this treatme.o4
but at the end of that time, and r pretence of going
on a shooting excursion to Leicestershire, he takes
apartments at Mivart's, as Mr. Fitzfoley, a bachelor,
and while away from home makes up for the dilloess
of his usual life by indulging in every fashionaW
extravagance. As Mr. Fitzloley, he makes the sc,
quaintance of a young widow, Mrs. Ormsby
Delmaine (Mrs. FitzwiTham), and introduces
to her an old friend of his, a Captain Murphy Mac'
guire (Mr. James Wallack), who, being of too rioto
and unsteady a disposition for the serious family, h 9
been summarily ejected by Lady Sowerly CrearoiP
It appears that Captain Blacguire and Mrs. Delauou,
are old lovers, who have separated in consequence 0'
a slight quarrel, which is soon explained t°
their mutual satisfaction. However, it uni°,t;
tunately happens that at the very ti°",.
that Mr. Torrens is at the house of Mrs. Delenalnli
Mrs. Torrens (Miss Reynolds), with her mother a°
Mr. Sleek, also pay her a visit to solicit a subscrill 0
for some pious purpose, and Mrs. Delmaine and A,
Torrens recognise each other as schoolfellows. Here
Mrs. Torrens discovers her husband—the secret ca „at
Leicestershire excursion is out. She reflects on sy'wci
has taken place, and knowing that her bus's%
really loves her, and feeling that the dubleAsir
of, the serious family and the tyranny of Lguile,
increase
Creamley are not at all calculated 0
increase that love, she resolves like a sensible w°,ll„
to make her home agreeable to her husband, anal,l
the. great horror of her 66 serious" mother, actual
gives a ball. The captain and the widow marry,
all ends happily, the comedy concluding with the _
at Mrs. Torrens. The Mr. Torrens
was admirable, his demure seriousness in the. first a,cit,
contrasting most effectively with his rollicking N 0,91
ness in the second. Wallack's:lrish Captain eves. 1111_
of spirit; it was such a representation as Ellis
would have given of the peat. The appearance
Mr. Buckstone as the canting Aminidab Sleek, eOtIQ.
of Webster
tinually soliciting contributions for the Ching 1"°,11:f
Indians or the Timbuctoo Mission, or some other
equally. pious purpose, produced shouts of laughtt;
which were repeated whenever he appeared on th",
stage. The character of Mrs. Torrens is by far ate
hest thing that Miss Reynolds has yet d01..e.
te
acting last night was pure and legitia,4
comedy, and comedy of the very big gat
order. We have a vivid recollection of Plessitte
this part, and Miss Reynolds does not suffer by
' comparison. The part of Lady Sowerby Creaadiriot
one of those pieces of cold buckram dignity and, Pays
preciseness in which Mrs. W. Clifford alr-o,
shines her dress, her looks, her gesttl:4l,
all were admirable ; and as a perfect .C"tv,
trast to this prim piece of serious prof
rie4
we had the warm, hearty, genial, kindbearp
widow of Mrs. Fitzwilliam. The applause and laug op"
were continuous throughout the piece, and at the c ere
elusion the cheering was enthusiastic, and there iwbis
loud calls for Mr. Morris Barnett, who bowe,
thanks from a side box. The house was crowde'

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A YOUNG BOA CONSTRICTOR.—The steamer
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nassarim, we understand, has brought up from Meti,ironlg•
to Calcutta a young boa constrictor, about 14 feel, my-
The reptile had got into the compound of a house °e-en
pied by a military officer, and regaled himself with se'
geeseßßl he was taken in a passive rtate.
TISH REFORMATION SOCIETY.—Last n=b-;°,l, et this
annual meeting of the Bermondsey Auxiliary ne.
Society was held in the Queen Elizabeth Branch
mar School, Magdalen•street, Tea.), -street. 1-Cb_i° ingt
J. Ralph, M.A., the Rector, presided, and them '"toi"
which was a numerous one, was addressed by CaP
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Harcourt, R.N. the Rev. Dr. Cumming, and othe"'froni
the course of the proceedings a working man rose. ion
the body of the meeting, and having received patelnin
from the chairman, proceeded at some length to elope
the doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church, 0" nre-
points in which he considered they had been misrei;bls
sented by Captain Harcourt and the chairman. The
led to a reply from the latter and Dr. Cumming.ronai
discussion was, however, conducted with couch P,c viro.•
good feeling on both sides. At the close of tile v-he
as of '"
ceedings collection was made in aid of the fun ,
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