The Sun.
London, England, 1809-02-24 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD MARKET, FEB. 24,

This day's tmirket had a pretty good supply of
different kinds of cattle; particularly prune' beasts ;
&lel and Mutton are, dearer than our last rei,on
Pork and. Veal are cbeaper, and the trade in general
vas somewhat, fiat. The sales in the 'Hay.matket
were not lively; Straw and Clover fetched better
pi ices than Monday's market ; Hay sold at last price.
We subjoin an accurate statement of the prices and
numbers

To sink the Offal per stone of Sib.
Beef 4s. 6c1., to 6s. dd.—Mutton 4s. lid. to 6s; 41. —Veal
ss, 00, to 7s. o&1,--Lamb os. od. to os. ogl,--Putk 4s, 6d, to
vs. od.
1,24).—Sheep, 2,000. Calves; S
4 —Pigs, 197.
llal St. gss. oCi. to 61, gas, 0t.1.-- Cioyer los., 01.1. to 71.
-(1 —.Straw 11, gz3. rd. to XI. 2s. ckl,

Lilt REppRI.

COURT OF- KING% 11ENCII, WEDNAiDAY,Ir.II.
LONDON SIiTIPICS AF NILIAILY

HOB? CLK.

'This was an action 'for the recovery of the ba-
lance old bill for boUts and shoes, under the fellow-
ing circumstances.---The'original bill was fur a year,
541. Ins. 6d; but the Plaintiff, in writing to the
Defendant, made his demand fcr only 371: 184. by a
mistake of his clerk, who had inserted in the letter
.the amount of another customer's debt: The defence
was, that the Plaintiff acknowledged he generally re-
ceived his bills every half year, and that the amount
of the' items.during half a year of the bill would,
with the deduttion of 3s. fur a box, Which had been
returned to the Plaintiff with 'some refused shoes? for
Which the Defendant had been allowed, make exact-
ly 371. 18s.; and that as this was in the year 1797
or 1798, the Defendant could not be expetied to
produce a receipt fur the amount of this halt year's
bill, which he nevertheless Must have paid., It was
urged, however, in reply, that the box, which was
called in to patch up the ainount, was not put in
till after the half:year, for ,whicli the Defendant said'
he had paid his f3ili, the prices of any of the boxes of
that period being no more than 2s. or 2s. 6d. Ver-
dict for the Plaintiff Damages 161. 12s.

FEBRUARY 23.

THE: KING V. BEAUMONT.

This was an information, filed avoyncro, by the
Attorney-General, against the Defendant, for a libel,
in a'Sunday Paper, printed
,by the Defendant, called
, the British Guardian. The libel. was a letter ad-
. dressed to his Majesty, under. the signature of " Ti-
berius 'Gracchus." •It contained several passages of
very strong animadversion upon the condat of the
King and many Of the. Royal Family. It charged
the King with ruling the Country through the means
, . ()fa secret C.ibi net orJuato of persons, independently.
of the public accredited Ministers and the Privy
• Council; from a beam party, who vt,ere not respon-
sible to the Country lig their misconduct. This was
; iti'cliett the tendency of the letter.
1 • The publication being proved,
1 - Mr. FFOiID addressed the JUry, and contend•
ed for the Defendant, that in ' other times men of
the' firstpoliticalcharaaer had made similar charges,
both in their speeches and writings ; and he in-
stanced, in particular, the great Lord Chatham,
; 0 Mr. Burke Mr. Beckford, and others'. • and yet it
. •
was nut there held constitutional to prusecute those
L persons for libels.
The Jury under tl:« direction of his Lordship,
found the Defendant Guilty. . .

D c.).I.;STS.--Itiforrnalien )7avittg been giAeri4o
thesPolice'ati evening, thin a duel t;s to
take' place in H impstead FieldS, a party of officers
plieel themselves near the spot before day-hie:4.
At si o'clock a Postchnise stopped, and three per
sons alighted, and shortly after another chaise hronght
two' oth4rs. The distance Was treasured and the
pistols loaded, when the officers stepped in. The
parties, a Mr. S-, ar Charlotiestteet, and CV.
C-, of the marines, were- held in butEcient stf-
retieS to keep the peasce.