The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-04 00:00:00

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SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 21 18s to 31 12s;
New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ Os; Old ()toyer, 4/ Os to 41 163;
New ditto, 31 to 4/; and Straw, 11 6s to 1/ 12s per
oad. Supply good, and trade dull, at drooping prices.
CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 Os to 31 159;
New ditto, 21 5s to 3/ 03; Old Clover, 41 Os to 4/ 12s ;
New ditto, 31 Os to 4/ Os; and, Straw, 1/ 7s to 11 14s per
load. A moderate supply, and a heavy demand.
WRlTEcuapEL.—Old Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 31135;
New ditto, 2/ Os to 31.; Old Clover, 3/ 15s to 4/ 16s;
New ditto,. 31 Os to 4/ Os; and Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 12s per
load. Trade dull, at depressed currencies.

ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
This was the last day of the sitting of his Lordship,
previous to the long vacation. His Lordship heard con-
sent causes and short causes, but nothing calling for a
special report came before the Court during the whole
morning.

VICE-CHAN CER Y .—(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
His HONOUR, after disposing of the case of " In ro
Higgins," a trust petition, proceeded to her motions,
petitions, and short causes.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL V. BROWN'S HOSPITAL.
This case, which has been in his Honour's paper for
several days, upon an information for the bettor manage-
ment of Brown's Hospital, at Stamford, stands over till
Michaelmas Term.
The Court rises to-day for the long vacation, and his
Honour will not sit again till Michaelmas Term.
Nothing of any interest occurred in the Courts of the
Vice-Chancellors Knight Bruce and Wigram.
The Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce will sit on Mon-
day, to hear bankrupt petitions.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
A young man of fashionable appearance, who gave hie
name as Henry Moulds, was charged before Mr. Hisnry
with assaulting Mrs. Paul&n, wife of Mr. Pauldea,
coda-water manufacturer, Chandos. street.

The complainant stated that as she was passing along
the Strand last night, shortly after ten o'clock, the pri-
soner, who was walking with two other men, seized her
by the arms and used exceedingly offensive language.
She got away from him and went towards home, and met
the defendant again in King William-street. She was
then opposite to the house of a friend, to whom she
called, saying that the defendant had insulted and as•
vaulted her. Thereupon the defendant struck her in
the face.
After some further evidence,

Mr. HENRY convicted the defendant, who denied the
charge, and fined him 41., which was immediately paid.

MA RLBRO'-STREET— (Tins DAY.)
Charles Ugley, a chimney-sweep, was brought before
Mr. Hardwick, charged with being drunk and assaulting
the police in the execution of their duty.
Police constable 154 C, stated, that last night about
12 o'clock he was on duty in Oxford-street, when he
saw the defendant, who was in liquor, trying to force his
way into a public-house, the landlord of which refused to
admit him. Witues went up to the prisoner and
desired him to go home quietly. The prisoner said
he would not, and running into the middle of the
road, picked up two large stones and threw them at wit-
ness and knocked his hat off. Witness immediately
collared the defendant, who was so very violent, that
he (witness) was obliged to procure the aid of another
constable to convey him to the station. On their way
to the latter place, the prisoner kicked him several
times on his legs.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
to the House of Correction for 14 days.

ELIZA COOK'S JOURNAL. Part
Were it only for its poetical contents, this third
part of Eliza Cook's Journal is deserving of
general perusal. The popular poetess has here
excelled herself. She, in this part, presents her
young readers with a delightful nursery ballad,
" The Mouse and the. Cake ;" she strongly enforces
the gentle lesson of " Live and let Live ;" she sings to
us of the dear associations which cling around "House-
hold Walls" in a style which calls to mind our old fa-
vourite the " Arm chair," the " Farm-gate," and others
of her earlier songs, but excellent though these con-
tributions be in their several ways, the gem of this
part is the " Temperance Song." As regards the
moral which it enforces, the manner in which the
subject is treated, and the style of the poem alto-
gether, we consider this " Temperance Song " one of
the master-pieces of Eliza Cook, and a most invalu-
able contribution to popular literature. It should be
learned by heart in many a household, high or
humble, and muttered as a spell against the delusive
seductions of " the Bottle." Be it, however, ob-
served, this song is a temperance, but not a teetotaller's
advocate. The lesson it teaches is epitomised in two
golden lines—

" Take enough, it is a blessing;
Take too much, it proves a curse."
The following stanza is, unhappily, as truthful in
matter as it is exquisite and effective in manner:—
" Who shall reckon all the anguish,
Who shall dream of all the sin,
Who shall tell the souls that languish
At the spectre shrine of Gin?"
_ __

Here again the temperate lesson—the happy medium
course, is beautifully enforced—
" God sent all things for our pleasure,
Food for man and food for beast.
Say, which takes the surfeit measure,
At the board of Nature's feast?
" God sent all things for our using,
Meat, and malt, and oil, and wine.
Wee attends our rash abusing
Heaven's merciful design.
"Prize the boon we are possessing,
But mark well the holy verse:
Take enough, it is a blessing;—
Take too much, it proves a curse."

We commend this song to all who have not yet
perused it, and those who have will do well to ponder
on it again, especially calling to mind the significant
sarcasm of the concluding verse :
"But let none cry out for freedom
With a loud and fevered breath,
While they let a full cup lead 'em
To the slavery of death."
While this journal thus ably enforces such excel-
lent lessons, its great popularity will be a matter of
general satisfaction. That popularity has, we believe,
more than realised our anticipations, the very
first number having exceeded 70,000 in circulation;
and every succeeding number has exhibited improved
attractions. From the first we cordially welcomed
Eliza Cook's appearance as a popular journalist, be-
cause the spirit which more or less pervades all her
writings assured us we should find in a work pub-
lished under her auspices something more than matter
of amusement. Matter of amusement there ie, as the
sketches and tales in this one part abundantly testify,
but beyond this, the contents.of Eliza Cook's Journal
are characterised by so much charity of sentiment
and independence of tone, that a thoughtful perusal
of its pages is well calculated to promote individual
improvement and social harmony.

CORK AND WATERFORD.—The half-yearly meeting
of this company was appointed to be held yesterday at
the office, Delahay• street, Westminster ; but, 10
consequence of the non-attendance of a sufficient
number of shareholders, the meeting was adjourned
sine die. The directors have taken no steps towards
the prosecution of , the works, and there remains 6
balance in hand of 7,390/.
PRECOCIOUS PULLET.—We understand that
pullet, of a mixed breed, in the possession of Job°
Butterfield, of the Gaping Goose Inn, Garforth,
though only eighteen weeks old, dropped several eggs!
This This is an almost unprecedented occurrence in the 20u
try world,—,Leeds Xercury,