The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-14 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.)

BAY IVIA:sit.B."I"S.
SMITHFIELD —Meßtiow iiay, 2/ 103 to 3/ 153; Clover
ditto, 2' 12. 0 51 Os ; find Straw, I/ 8s t. I/ 133 per
load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish em nd.
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2t I2s to 31 175 ;
Clover ditto, 2/ 15s to 4/ 153 ; and Straw, 11 93 to
11 14s per load. Supply limited, and trade firm.
WHITECHAPEL.---Aleadow Hay, 2/ lOs t. 31 15s ;
Clover ditto, 21 lOs to 5103; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 13s
per load. Trade steady, at our quotations.

NE WGATZI AND LEADENNALL.
Oar markets were very scantily kupplted with each
kind of meat. On the whole, the demand was steady, at
full prices. Beef, from 2s 2d to 33 2,1; Mutton, 2s 10d
to 3s 10d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s to 4s; and
Pork, 3s 4d to 4s per Blbs.

MEAT MAIMETS.
SOUTHALL, JUNE 13.—Prune !Rests and Sheep com-
manded a steady sale, at full prices. All other kinds of
stock moved off he2vily, at barely last week's quotations•
Beef, from 2s 10d to 3510 d; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s; Lamb,
5s to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 8d; and Pork, 3s 4d to 35
8d per 81bs, to sink the offal.
ROMFORD, JUNE 13.—Our market was but moderately
,upplied with stock. On the whole, the trade was firm,
at tull prices Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 3s to 4s;
Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d; Veal, 3s 4d to 3s 10d; end Pork,
3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, ifits to 245;
quarter old store Pigs. 16s to 20s; and Milch Cows,
with their small Cell, 13/ to 181 each.
LEWES. JUNE 12.—We had a steady sale this thorn.
ing, and prices were well supported. Beef, from 3s to
4.; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Lamb, 5s to 5s 8d; and
Veal, 3s 2d to 3s 10d. per Blbi.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended June 7. 1849, .nade up from the Returns of th•
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Enland and WA"
per Imperialguarter.
I WHEAT.' BARLEY. OATS. I RYE. BEANS. PEAS'
PRICE .. I 44s 6d I 26s lld ' 17s 7d 25s 4d, 31s 74 130 s 4d
- - -

DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I
"E.
BEANS. I mu:
Is Od Is Od Od Is Od I Is Od is OA

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

(llefule Mr. Jubtice ERLE.)
THE QUEEN V. GREGO/IS, GHISLIN AND PEPPER..

This was uu inthettotnt agm.st the dtfeudants for
perjury, at the instance ot Mr. Hardy, the Secretary of
the Duke ot Brunswick.

It afpeared, from the statement on behalf of the pr -
Fecuti“2l, that the first new d defendant, Mr. Gregory,
toraterly of the Scab ist newspaper, made an affidavit,
conjointly with the other defendants, in April, 1846. de'
clatirg that he was not the proprietor of the paper;
whereas it was alleged tut behalf of the prosecution, that
when he had disposed of toe vaper to the detendants he.
retained so interest in it, inasmuch as he held a portion
of the purchase money in bills, which entitled hint, If
they were not paid, to tilt: right of re-entry—hence the
affi lavits were untrue.

After hearing the evidence. wh;ch- did not go to show
that the defendant Gregory had taken any part in the
paper since that period, not having exercised any right
of re-entry, which he might huve puss, s,ed.
Mr. Justice ERLE put it to the jury to say, whether
the evidence justified the charged.
They replied in the negative, and a verdict was en•
tered fur the defendants.

SHERIFFS'COURT.-(THIS DAY)•

(Before Mr. Undersheriff BtrucHELL )
EVEREST V. HAZLETINE AND ANOTHER.
This was au action to rtcover damages for an injury
sustained in consequence of the negligence and miecOn"
duct of defendants, servant.
Mr. Sergeant JONES appeared for the plaintiff, and
said that this action was brought by the plaintiff who
an infant, by her mother, who is her next friend. The
nlaintiff is a widow, with five children, carrying on bug°
ress in Holborn-buildings, as a laundress, and defer'
darts, Messrs. Hazeltine and Mates, are coach-builders
and contractors to several railways. The claim for
damages was for injuries sustained by the plaintiff ,
child, who is about ten years of age, and who had been
driven over through the reckless and careless conduct
of a man named Lawrence, who had been in the
service of the defendants. He, the Learned Counsel,
considered that it would be impossible to atm'
bute this to accident, for Lawrence treated the
matter with the greatest indifference. The injury was
inflicted on the 28th of October last, and the unfold'
nate child had been an in-patient of King's College
Hospital for seven months, and was still au out-patient'
and it is feared that the injury sustained is of a pert";
rent character. The defendant had suffered judgment
to go by default, thereby admitting the misconduct of
their servant. and their own liability, and had offered
2/. 10s., saying that was not as a compensation for the
injury, for it was clearly an action to put cost in the et'
torney's pocket, but to stay proceedings.
Charles Nash stated that he is a porter in Eagle-street'
Red Lion-square, and on the day in question he %yea in
Bed Lion-street, near to Holborn, and saw the platathl.
and two other children when Lawrence drove up at t"
rate of about six miles an hour, and driving
close up to the curb where the children.
were walking on the pavement, and were
at the corner preparing to cross, when the
plain iff was jammi d in between the cart and the
lamp-post, and tell down. Witness called to the man:
Who said it was nothing, there was no harm done, and
drove on. Witness saw a severe gash on the child'° legs
and took her to the hospital. There wea plenty of room
for Lawrence to have driven some feet from the post;
there was nothing in the way to interfere.
Mr. BUDDLE6TottE cross- examii.ed the wi'ness, but
did not elicit anything favourable to defendant's ease.
Mrs. Ann Hobbs gave curinborative evidence.
Mr. l'artiidg- , surgeon at King's College Hospitals
prove o that when the plaintiff aas itikin to the hospital
he filind boil) Loris of the Jig broken off near the knee-
cap, and hi r tits- was in danger for some weeks; in conse-
(pence, of the Bev, rity (.0 the injury it was difficult to
keep the parts higettier. She was about eight months
an
in patient. arid is lowan out- patient, and it is feared that
it wilt yet be some months beliire she will be discharge°,
and she must ire vitally be lame for the. The girl
general state of health was good.
Mr. Salter, o was house surgeon at the hospitals
corroborated this evidence.
Miss Eliza Miller, schoolmistress at St. Georges
Bloomsbury Infant Scho, 1, proved that the plaintiff
west
a monitor 01 the school, and being a child of great
natural natural ability, so, much s) that had she remained int"
scht of she would have had compensation.
By Mr. HUDDLESTONE—She would have bend
more calculated tor teacher or companion than for her
work.
Mr. HUDDLESTONE addressed the Court for the jurl
and complained that it should have been stated that thel
deft ndants had added insult to injury by offering sues
a trifling sum, On the ground that it was an attorner,
action, without their being the slightest evidence on east
point. He urged that although the defendants might
be legally bound to make compensation for the injurfs
yet that ;hey ought not also to be liable for any betrti
less conduct, if it could be proved; but defendants Pa.
discharged him. There was another circumstance that
fortunately the accident had not been of such a nature
as not to prevent In r hereafter following the bent of be',.
mind, and her health had not been injured.
The UNDER SHERIFF summed up, and said that
the defendants were clearly liable for the acts of their
servant, hut he thought that the statement made by
.tties
Learned Sergeant was calculated to influeece the n 3111.,
of the jury; and as it was not proved in evidences:
ought not to have been stated. The injury had und°twed
edly been very severe, and the damages must be eases:£o
on the extent of those injuries, and for any damage
her future prospects in life.
The jury gave a verdict for 1001.

CRIMINAL COURT—( THIS DAY.)
OLD CUfil(
(Before the Lord Chief JUstiCe7WILDE, Mr. Justine
PATTESON. and Mr. Baron lioLvE.)
SHOWING AT HER MAJESTY.
Immediately after the Learned Judges had taken their
seats on the bench William Hamilton, aged 23, described
A"
as a bricklayer, was placed in the dock, and charge"
with having, "in a cettain public place, called al
Green-p.rk, a certain loaded pistol, which be did rill.;
aim. pre sent, end dischirse at and near the person e`
our buvervign Lady the Queen, with intent to break tbe
public peace and alarm our said Lady the Queen." a
The Aitorne)-Getieral, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Wells, an
Mr. Clarke, appeared for the pros, mien. The Prisoner
was nor represented by couusel.
clerk of
The indictment having been read over by thea
the Court, the prisoner, who was attired in the gar' of
bricklayer's labourer, such as a white fustian jacket 21-.
trousers, was called upon to plead, when he did so in
subdued tone of voice, pleading " Guilty?'
The prisoner was then asked if he could state be
reason why they judgment of the Court should not e
passed upon him, but he made no reply, and
od to
he LORD CHIEN JUSTICE thereupon procees.‘. ,„ i„
pass sentence upon him in the following re
sower at the bar, you have pleaded guilty to a °Wig,.
preferred against you under the sth and 6th of Victet,,•l
01 having presetrted at or near the person of her 11,4,11:
jest.). a pistol loaded with powder, and afterwards ni'a
oharged the sane, with intent to alarm her Majesty and
break the public peace. It is desirable on some ve,c/I;;
Si, its that the t iJeurustanees attending a charge again.a
priso, or should be distinctly and openly stated 1 t
Curt, but your case is so simple and clear that it is n°,
at. all inconvenient that y ou should have pleaded guilktl6
The facts of your case are very simple. It appears tue.
you came treat Ireland some time ago and worked b.
as n brickla) er. You then went to France for a alwr,
period and returned, bring supplied with food after you
return by the two women of the house in which you
lodged, they having allowed you to live in an empty
room, and you making them some compensation by c 4
casionally going of their errands. Oa the day in cities;
tion you borrowed a pistol from one of these women, awl
having procured some gunpowder from a child, Y°l
loaded that pish 1 and went out, refusing to let the child
/
go with you. You then went into the Green Fliri,
where you loitered about, and made inquiries of o°3
persons about her Majesty. Upon her Majesty aPPe_g-
itig year raised and presented that pistol which you La.':
charge d at her Majesty's person. These facts sr'
i; proven by several witnesses, and the case is there
tore quite clear against you. The offence to Wbiud
ou i.ave pleaded guilty is that of having offe'ret.,
a gross insult to her Majesty; there is no ground wil'ito
ever to suspect that you intended any personal injury
her Majesty, for the pistol which you used was °'"„
,
hardly capable of doing mischief. Your manner, to„'
of loading it, showed, I think, that you did not intend t 0
do any actions mischief, while the report made by the
pistol, when discharged, satisfied the witnesses on "I_
spot, some of whom are peculiarly competent to judge
of the matter, that the pistol was not loaded with anYci
thing but powder. Your manner, too, of loading an
ramming down the charge produced' a peculiar PP"

which leaves no manner of doubt whatever that you are
far from being guilty of having intended any personal
injury to her Majesty. It also appears that you had no
associates, your act was an individual act, of having offered
a gross insult to her Majesty for the purpose of exciting
alarm in the public mind. To present a loaded pistol at
any individual, though not loaded with ball, is a most
unjustifiable act, but when that is done to the person of
the Sovereign it becomes an aggravated offence. It is
(hireling an insult where reverence and honour are pecu-
liarly due; it is an outrage to public feeling, exciting
great alarm until the circumstances become generally
flown, and give assurance of her Majesty's personal
Isfet3'. That offence is one of a serious nature. Your
Motive for it is difficult to discover, and the only conclu-
sion we can come to with any degree of confidence is,
that you acted from an unfortunate desire for not°•
riety, in becoming an object of public attention by
'laying produced great alarm for a short period
Without any real mischief being done. Her Majesty is
Perfectly safe from personal violence, and from the affec-
tion which her subjects entertain for her person, she
is always free from any idea of personal danger, but the
desire which her Majesty peculiarly indulges of gratifying
'her subjects by appearing in public is not to be restrained
bY an insult being offered while so appearing. Protec-
tion must be afforded to her Majesty, so•that she may
be free from the apprehension of insult and the public
not deprived of that wholesome and useful gratification
Which results from their being indulged with a sight of
their Sovereign. As, therefore, this act of yours appears
to have ,been commived for the sake of gratifying some
Personal vanity it is highly important that those who may
be liable, or disposed to follow your example, should know
that notoriety of this nature is very short-lived, and is
care to be followed by severe degradation and suffering.
In order, therefore, that you may be removed from the
cene of your actions, and that others may know that
they will not long remain to enjoy the notoriety which
Court
have so unlawfully sought, the sentence of the
uourt upon you for this off.nce is, that you be trays-
Ported for the term of seven years"
The prisoner, who seemed to listen to the address of
the Learned Judge with sullen indifference, was then
removed from the dock.

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A
STEAM-TUG ON THE RIVER.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning, shortly before eight o'clock, the inha-
bitants of the Tower and Billingsgate Ward were thrown
into a state of considerable alarm and excitement, in
consequence of a fearful explosion (which resembled the
discharge of a large piece of ordnance) that occurred on
board the steam-tug St. Michael, belonging to Mr.
Xdward Barker, of Battle-bridge.
It appears that the St. Michael, which was formerly
engaged at Gravesend, had for some time past been em-
ployed in towing various descriptions of craft up and
down the river. This morning she reached Billitipgat.-
for the purpose of making fast to a fi,hing smack, which
Was. about to be towed out of the pool, and just as the
tog•was tacking off the Upper-stairs of the market a
dreadful shock was experienced by the persons in that
Place and the surrounding wharfs. An immense crowd
of individuals ran to the waterside, but in the meanwhile
a terrific report was heard. It was then ascertained
that some serious accident had happened on board
the St. Michael. Boats put off from every
Possible place, but the vessel had taken
re. below, and was evidently disabled and in a sinking
state. By this time steam, fire, and smoke issued from
several parts of the vessel, and means were instantly
Used to extricate those employed below, and with some
considerable difficulty they were brought on deck, very
seriously scalded and burned on various parts of their
Persons. The captain wished to save some valuable pro-
perty stowed away in the cabin, but they had only time
to get into the small boat before the vessel sunk.• The
whale of the crew were saved, but the bottom of the tug
t
seem* was forced out by the violence of the explosion,
Itbieh, from what could be gleaned, is attributed to some
defect in the boiler.
It was nearly high water at the time of the accident,
fru no portion of the vessel is to be seen. She went
°v4n about mid stream, and the navigation of the pool
" considerably interrupted. The captains of the nu-
!serous steam-boats and others navigating below bridge
are'compelled to be extremely careful to avoid ac-
cidents.
4:large number of men with chain lighters are now
engaged in making preparations for her removal from
her,,Present position, and it is fully expected that she will
brought in shore at low water.

CRICKET.-(THIS DAY.)
"RIC XARYLEBONE CLUB (wITH HILLYER AND DIVER)

V. THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.
'lbis return match commenced t.)-day at Lord's; the
following is the score up to two o'clock:—
UNIVERSITY.-IST
E• Blavds c Fitzwilliam, b Diver ...
C'• n
ri P. lens, Esq, c Hillyer, b Diver ...
whymper, E q., c Gowan, b Hillyer
it Walker, Esq, b Hillyer •••
King, Esq., b Hillyer
• B Arnett, Esq., c Gowan, b Hillyer
,1.• Potter Esq., b Hillyer ••
1, Leith, 'Esq, not out ...
• W • Blurs, Esq., s Gowan, b Hillyer
ren, Esq., b •••
I`. Walker, Esq., not out ..

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