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London, England, 1847-05-20 00:00:00

has been awarded to the crew of the Fame, which will
paid through the French Consul-General in London.
I am, Sir, your most obedient servant
(Signed) J 9. G. WARD.
W. Dobson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA

.Y.)

'TAY MAIREETS•
SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 2112 s to 3/ 16s ; Clover ditto.
31 lOs to 4116 s ; and Straw, 1/ lOs to 11 145 per load. Supply
good, and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 14s to 31 18s; Clover
ditto, 31 10s to 4l 14s; and Straw, 11 125 to 11 16s per load.
A full average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITEONAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 125 to 31 16s; Clover
ditto, 3/ lOs to 51; and Straw, 1/. 103 to 11 145 per load.
Trade dull, at barely late rates.
MEAT MARICETS.
SOUTHALL, MAY 19.—We had a very brisk trade for each
kind of fat stock, and the general quotations advanced quo
44 per Blbs. Beef, from 3s 104 to 5s 2d ; Mutton, 49 6d
tc!
Gs 2d ; Lamb, 5s 6d to 6s 4d ; Veal, 4s 4d to 5s 4d; and
Pork, 4s to 5s pr -r 81bs, to sink the offal.
11OMFORD, MAY 19.—There was a very active demand here
this morning, at higher rates. Beef, from 3s 8d to 45 g"
Mutton, 4s 10d to 6s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 84 to 6s 4d ; ell 4
4s 4d to 5s 4d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 5s per Sibs, to sink the
offal. Suckling Calves, 185 to :Os; Quarter-old Store Pigs'
19s to 21s; and Milch Cows, with their small Calf, 11*

21/ each.
LEWES, MAY 18.—Beef, from 4s to 5s 4d; iglitt°°'
5s to 6s 4d; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 4d; Veal, 4s
and Pork, 4s to 5s per 81bs. A short supply, and it
demand.
ATEWGATE AND imanzzrzciszl— t the
We bad a fair average supply of Meat on offer,
general demand was firm, and the quotations had an
tendency. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 48 4410 44
Lamb, 5s 4d to 68 4d; Veal, 43 6d to 5s 4d; and Pork,
4d to 56;
to 5s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase.

CORN AVERAGES.
_.
For W the eek ended ay , 1847, made up
GENERAL AVERAGE
M 20 PRICES OF BRITISH CORI( _
__
from the Returne 0111;
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England &lOW
per Imperial Quarter. . mit. /
WHEAT. I BARLEY.' I
OATS. EYE'I "Alt— bbi 04
PRICE ..1 85s 2cl 52s 7d 32s lid 1 58s 7d 843 7d .
The Duties on Foreign Grain are new suspended*

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY*)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
MARSHALL V. LARCHTN AND OTHERS.
The plaintiff in this action is a steam-boiler manufacturer,
and the defendants are brewers at the Queen's Head BreWerP
Ratcliffe-cross. The sum claimed was 101., the balance °f 111.
account for making a steam-chest or boiler.
The defendants pleaded that they were not indebted. at,
Mr. THOMAS stated the case, and ealled witnesses. It:
proved that the chest, which is an addition to the nnlail
was to enlarge its capacity ; and it was admittedhat first there was a slight leakage from a small crack in-f:
flange by which it was attached to the boiler, This r 1489 f:a
cording to their opinion, effectually stopped by caulking.l--
was safe and sound, and might be used at a pressrue e'" a
Mr. CHARNOCK, for the defendants, said he would pro
that the plaintiff had contracted to do the work in such
manner that the boiler and chest should be in good Worldag,
condition. called.
Mr. H. Larchin, a son of one of the defendants, was Ca
and proved the contract. They used the engine occasinigrif,;
being compelled to do so, their other boiler leaking. "'l_
did not consider it safe, although it had never blownu s
They were afraid to put on the power, they only W
pressure of out 45, instead of 70 or 80. that th:
Mr. Finnabey, an engineer at Blacksvall, considered
boiler could not be used to above 501bs. pressure ' • if the
was perfect it would bear 751bs. pressure Ile did not CO
side'. they could caulk the leak in the flange. Ass Of
Mr. Souter, an engineer, considered that a new at
flange ought to have been put on ; the
lea
present very trifling, but it might become worse,Leevdt ",stA4ell
there would be danger. It was now used at a pressure
with a new rim it would bear 80. ts Wan
Mr. THOMAS, in reply, contended that the defendan
liable, as they had used, and contrived to use, the boiler, M.
considering that it was likely to endanger life or propertilp
there was nothing in the contract as to the pressure-
defendants also had paid Si. on account.
wheLb‘f
The UNDER-SHERIFF left it to the jury to sit_ ,
the plaintiff had performed his part of the contract.
The jury gave a verdict for the defendants.
GAMES V. PRETTY. net
This was an action to recover the sum of 9/. 4s. the arnll-ch,
of an attorney's bill. The detendant had paid 21. 2s W
he contended was sufficient, into Court. who is 11'
It appeared from the evidence that the defendant, .„0;
licensed victualler, at the Cornwall Arms, Corn
Lambeth, employed the plaintiff in an action agains''
son named Pitman.
wsa
the person l'witasou7
no proof
oefiroAfaresitoacinke,r
efoxrcetphtetodejeinridgahntte,n,c,ontended th_ere.,
and it was generally considered that
" frightener." Defendant and a Mr. Pelser, who wasialoilik
interested, said they would pay for the letter, bit_rn. and
said it did not matter, and they had a bottle A)tbweqtrepay
told plaintiff they would not have any la-
is the detendant
plaintiff said he had issued a writ, after whic- carried on till
knew nothing f the proceedings which were.
h 21. 7s. 10d•
the costs amounted to ill. 14s. 10d. of wine
f the bust-
s letter 0 I*
was taxed off, and it had been elicited' that same of
nesa charged for had not been dome. ;von
Mr. Pelser was called, and denied that he had &, „..
instructions for the writ, nor did the defendant at any et
meetings spoken of at which the witness was pr.esent.
byAwpaay of per Nryeat
as
ipnue
r.t in but not read, but it lop, 111 fact, a notO
l‘rPeer wlsears that of
said he
theco efulddneoodatsant.
isiiy whether the signature to
thepralp
PRUNTIS, for the plaintiff, called Mr. Brown, the de•
fendant's attorney, who said he did not believe it was in
defendant's handwriting. A notice had been given to admit
the handwriting, but this was refused, and four witness a 0
were present to speak to their belief that the handwriting
was not that of defendant.
Mr. Gooch also spoke to this effect.
Mr. CHARNOCE, for the defendant, said the plaintiff wall
driven to an extremity when he called some of defendant',
witnesses to prove the retainer, and had failed in doing 001
and in all probability a forgery had been committed? and
Mr. Ga:nes imposed on.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said the plaintiff's clerk had sworn'
positively that defendant was actually present when tubed,.
was served with the writ, and detendant said he wismts
plaintiff to go on as fast as he could. It was for the jury
say whether they could depend on that evidence.
The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for 61. 4s.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
EmilyT itEACn..nl Se Es OFmi t
1,, DEo t
laSeOrtiwZi
sAe ANDE Jni
IyOAT In'
Emily Anne de Souza, Mary Davis, otherwise Sturme_
u"__
therine Ilanz, and Mary Anne Brickler, were arraigned. rue
an indictment charging them with keeping a disorderly h u 5
in the parish of St. Pancras.
called upon to take her trial, and her recognizances weerean.
Brickler, who was out on bail, did not surrender when
cordingly ordered to be estreated. The principal d
drat
.Q__'.
neElFs'indC/thrya,rleosthSrermol:e.
ant, Madame de Souza, pleaded not guilty in the lll
stance. The other prisoners did the same.
Mr. CLARKSON,the prl
soners, said, as he had no doubt the objects of thee society
were B°ofc the
who appeared on behalf of all
.ety
were to check vice, they would consider that the fact
whose
real name was Findlay, having given up the premt
a__
prisoner, commonly known as Madame de Souza,
.b
as the nuisance in the present indictment, would answer all
the purposes proposed by a prosecution. As for the other
ses named
prisoners (with the exception of the man Smith) they we?
persons in the menial capacity of cook and charwoman, and
it appeared possible that this fact might excite his friend i
feelings of compassion towards them as being most likely to
have acted passively and unwittingly.
Mr. BoDKIN, on behalf of the Society for the Protection
of Young Females, said the matter should receive attentions
if the parties were to retract their plea and plead guilty-
eii,,,,,,eai Theid: circumstancesetseno.fe
t\l‘isitthoh orh ,u,igea
regard
eifui
tnfit
aligi
sufficiently
theea
ic? case were
actually
ytesrroemenn
iggts
hautgeohhe
des as
udipindpt
against him.
The prisoner De Souza at first refused to withdraw her
t pleahiee sumtorifal: 000tff 5 guilty,tohl .e .
oatnhbdeurtt
oep vreiesnnottneurear lilwnyta,
into
her
trrhooefi
vaondr
mvriaec
ceoonotioghtoeftanet
eel,l pleaded guilty, and she was ordered to find two sureties in
thethe stßilenNotf session,loo L Wainthd rtehspeecrtectoogSnmizaitnhceheowfas discharged;
ostponed to
Brickler Wil
estreated.
Mr. CLARKSON stated that the house, No. 4, Gri,a,ft,,,°lll3°,
street, Fitzroy-square, had been given up to Mr. Iv "'''''-'
the landlord, and that gentleman was now in court. ood
Mr. Wilson (who occupied a seat on the bench) here St
4.0
forward, and said that the hoaso had not as yet been gilled
up to him, nor had he any knowledge whether it W 5
11
at present for its former purposes. take
'rhe Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said the Court wouldu.. ,0
care that any contract of this kind should be carried 0 '
its utmost extent.
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forirn Cebestutrhght : i :

MARLBRO'-STREET— T)AY-)
(THIS so. 3.
Octavia Sarah Moore de Bellone Wyatt, residing at
Duke-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, was chargbeforeforer
husband, Henry Wyatt, being still alive.
Henry Wyatt,
thethat
son of Coates inlB39theteps Wyatt,rison
erwatsir marriedtO
y Warchitect,
and
that about a week after the marriage the prisoner was WWI.
to Boulogne by her husband, under the pretence of being
sent to Paris to see her friends. The husband gave her 101.
when she got on the diligence, and then left her • since that
time she had neither seen or heard from him. Believing hint
to be dead, she intermarried with the prosecutor on the 27th
of January last, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly. Subse-
quently the prosecutor received information that her first
husband was alive, which induced him to make such in'
quiries as caused him to give the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner said she had not seen her husband since the
first week after her marriage, which was seven years eg°
n.
She therefore thought she had a perfect right to marry a 6 t
Mr. HARDWICK, in order to gain further proofs of the 0"
marriage, remanded the prisoner till Saturday.

( withT ilh Ia S, . Db
EchSar.g—ed
a bag of coffee from the Londolninllgocks.
cbormuapraynl3a.'sts.aidTthhee bag robberyofcotiroeoek placewas
s abstractedo n the
from
an inne..
Mr. Humphries, solicit, who on behalf of the
26th of Fe;
compartment of the wool warehouse, where coffee
stealing John LeTonHardAwills
was kep_t.3
. Two men, named Pottle and Joiner, who had been eogag7
in that room, were charged at this Court the next daY. an,
the fact of their having stolen the coffee being fully proreo,
AeenYcO)ncerned in
they were committed for trial for the felony. In theca
of the investigation it turned out that a third person icr.
concerned with them, and that person he ahould sbow
the prisoner at the bar, who had, however, tnanag the
to keep
out of the way till yesterday evening, when he wentivid to ,
docks for employment. and was recognised as the indual
for whom the police had been in search. de Sea
Richard Metcalf; foreman of the wool warehouse, °.„er
to having seen the prisoner engaged with Pottle and dl",
on the day in question, in loading a cart belonging to a
henworthy, and in which cart the coffee was taken away. 0
Richard Wilton, a labourer, also proved having, f3eee„ r
Joiner hand the prisoner the bag of coffee, and the prowm
stowed it away.
see?
claY 111
Other witnesses were examined, who spoke to having
the prisoner working with Pottle and Joiner on the Acid
question, and, after some further inquiry, he WO TeraSinu
to perfect the evidence.
----•-----'
RICE MEAL.--A communication has been receive
af
by the Commissioners of Customs, from Mr. Parker, On_!„,i
th,. s,,mtaries. to the Lords Commissioners of her lgi 3e51,7
ships to tt ausunt to them a copy of a memorial from aen. e:o' d
Treasury, stating that he has been directed by their Lord-
Treasury,
dun, praying the admission of rice meal duty fre •
'Ad gl"
that he was to desire that the Commissioners wo—.,, 1,4
directions for the admission of rice meal duty free utal4 `—
Ist of September next.