The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-21 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.)

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CORN EXCHANGE—MONDAY.
The arrivals of all articles of home produce up to our
market, last
espe-
cially those of wCe week,
werebut froonmal rveelrayn d nelimitedarly 15c,0scale,10e0,
quar-
ters of Wheat and a fair quantity of Corn came to hand,
while the receipts of those articles from Scotland were
tolerably good. The imports of Foreign Wheat ex-
ceeded 20,000 quarters, and of Flour 13,000 barrels,
which latter may be considered a large supply. Fresh
up, the receipts of Wheat of home produce were but
moderate, and the show of samples was by no means ex-
tensive. Several unfavourable accounts respecting
the potato crop having come to hand this
morning from various parts of the country, and the
weather during the past week having been showery, the
factors and holders in the early part of the day were
very firm in their demands, and in some instances they
succeeded in obtaining 2s to 3s per quarter more money,
for selected parcels of both Red and White. But, as
the day progressed, the trade became very inactive, and
tUe few parcel* w hien eLlangc(t Lauds after twelve (ft:luck
w ere at an improvement of no more than Is per quarter;
while several hundred quarters found buyers at prices

about equal to those paid on this day sen'nighti
in order to effect a clearance. This falling off
in the inquiry and depression in value from
the opening of the market, must be attributed
1to the large importations of foreign Wheat and Flour
I reported last week, and which we have noticed above.
We had an extensive quantity of foreign Wheat on
offer, certainly over 30,000 quarters. A few parcels of
very inferior Dantzic changed hands, at an improvement
of from is to 2s per quarter, but the advance was by no
means general, and we quote prices, taking the trade AS
a whole, the same as on Monday last. Notwithstanding
the show of Barley was small, the trade with that article
was in a very depressed state, at barely,
nothing but at
quotable beneath, last week's currencies.
With Malt, we were scantily supplied; nevertheless, the
trade was in a sluggish state, at unaltered quotations.
There
were very few Oats on offer ; yet the demand for
that article was heavy, at barely last week's figures. In
Beans
and Peas—the supplies of which were small next
to nothing was doing, at previous quotations. Indian
Corn was firm, and higher rates were demanded by the
holders, without being obtained. Flour—
barrelled—moved off slowly, at late figures.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE .
Wheat-Essex & Kent, Dialt-Chevaller • • • • • • iBB tO 831
Red. Bos to 86s Oats-Yorkshire and 335
3' Ditto,White, New 865 965 Lineolnsh., Feed. 31n4
4
Norfolk and Lin- Potato .• •.• ..... 378
coin, Red 805 865 Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White ... —67 s Black . ...... 325 35
Irish, Red -s -8 Cork, White .•• • • 339 8,4
Ditto,White -5 -s Scotch, Feed. •• • • 349 no
Rye-Old .. ••••••• • • • -s - s Beans-Tick ....... .. 49s ..A.
New. .. ..... 6os 635
Barley-Grinding . 42s 48s Peas-Grey :: :: 6566: :5
.. Ns 620
Dialling ... ..
. 615 62.
Chevalier .. •• •
Nialt-Suffolk and Nor- 640
folk .. ..
745 76s Flour-Town-made . • 705 759
Brown .- - • .... • 685 70$
Kingston and Ware 755 76s 6566:
SMITHPIZI.SSut;::.III(tn.2‘..N..°.;.III 5654
The imports of live stock into London during the
past week have been as under :
IMPO
From whence. Oxen. Cows.RTS. Sheep. Lambs. Calms
Rotterdam
160
Hamburgh
Harlingen
Nieu Diep ~,,, lO ... go ,„ 200 ... 30 ..„ 40
Flushing — ••• ••• 300 ... 60 ... 10
Total ......
Nearly 300 Oxen and Cows, and 800 Sheep and
Lambs, together with 40 Calves, have arrived
nor he
above period at the various outports in the h.
There were on sale here to-day about 200 Beasts
and 1,200 Sheep and • Lambs and 140 Calves from
Holland and Germany, and which, from their inferior
quality, sold heavily at barely last week's quo at os.
Compared with those on Monday last, the arrivs of
Beasts fresh up to-day were somewhat on the increase,
and of excellent quality, especially the Scots, homebreds.
and short-horns from Norfolk. Although the attend-
ance of buyers was numerous the Beef trade was in
1;
sluggish state, and in some instances the quotations low!
a downward tendency. The highest figure for the best
Scots was 5s 2d per Sibs, and at which a clearanq
was effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire we received about 1,200 Scots, home:
breds, and short-horns; from the western and midlana
counties, 800 Herefords, runts, evons, &c.; from othetra.
parts of England, 500 of various kinds; and from Sco _
land, 300 horned and polled Scots. The numbers 9t
Sheep were somewhat on the decrease, owing to whieht
the Mutton trade was firm, at fully, but at nothing
quotable beyond, the currencies paid on thi day
se'nnight—the primest old Downs realising 55 4d per
albs. without difficulty. With Lambs we were fairly
supplied; while the trade was steady, at late rates. The
sale for Calves was inactive, at Friday's
uocurrencies. In
Pigs next to nothing was doing, at our qtations.
Per sibs. to sink the offal.
5. d. to s. d.
s. d. to s. d•
lerior Boasts- ... 3 4 2 Second quality ditto 46 4 :
Second quality - 10
.. 4 6 4 6 Coarse-weolledditto 410 ! .
Prime large Oxen.. 4 8 410 SouthdownWether 5 2 0.21
Prime Scots •••• . • j 0 5 2 Ditto out of the wool - 4 6
Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 4 0
4s 5 $
Prime small ditto •• 4 8 5 0 Small Porkers •• , • 0 260 04
Suckling Calves ..18 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs •• 16
Inferior Sheep ••.. 4 2 4 4 Lambs .• ••••• • • • b °
SUPPLY AT MARKET. Pigs.
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves.
240
I
3,181 25,350 233
NEVTGATS AND LEADENBAZI.
has
A very limited supply of country-killed Meat Ike.;
been received up to these markets during the past Week;
but the supplies slaughtered in the metropolis have bee.
on the increase. The primest Beef, Mutton, and Latean_
have commanded a very steady sale, at fully, but
r‘.
nothing quotable beyond, previous currencies. Othe
_.
wise the demand has ruled heavy, at barely late Teel,
About 1,200 carcases of foreign Beef, Mutton, and Lamm
have appeared on sale.
At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. 1. d. to 9: .
Beef, inferior.. 3 8 310 Mutton, inferior -3 10 ; i
middling ••• • 4 0 4 2 ---• middling •• 4 4 4 6 2
--prime large .. 4 4 4 6 ---- prime •• •• .12 A 6
prime small .. 4 6 4 8 Pork, large •••••• • • 3 1" 4
$ g 0
Veal— ••••• • • • • . 3to 5 0 -- small .......•
Lamb. be to 652 d.
BOROUGH AND SPZTAZMIXIMS. hand
Very limited supplies of potatoes have come to 1104'.A
since Monday last, and the quantity on shows is Yell
trifling. The best qualites are held as high as
per
00!
cosider
ton, but the prices of all other kinds vary
ably.
BOROUGH HOP VILARICZT. ,_„d
Notwithstanding the reports which have come to on
within the last few days, respecting the growing bins,
are somewhat more favourable, several speculative pe'
chases have been made in the best Hops, at full
very is
prices. In all other kinds of Hops next 'to nothing is
doing, at barely late rates. Scarcely any
416 s
taken place on the duty.—Sussex pockets, 4162 to 4,1 iv.
per cwt; Weald of Kent pockets, 41 15s to 515 s wtt°'
Mid and East Kent pockets, 5l 12s to 7185.
WOOL.
The imports of wool into London since Monday last
have amounted to nearly 4,000 packages, mostly frog
our colonies. The public sales in progress in the cog:,
of the week have gone off heavily, and prices have rula...
a shade easier. About 22,000 bales have been brought
forward. A full average quantity of wool is on
es
er 10_
the rivate market, but, owing.to the hinessee
in the trade in the manufacturing districts, the busine
passing is trifling.

TALLOW.
There is only a moderate business doing in this mar-
ket, and the quotations—notwithstanding the imports
this season from St. Petersburgh are
al e the ected to
is quote be late
—have somewhat declined. P.Y5Os to 50s 3d per cwt
.C. onspot d
at 50s 9d, and Town Tlow ,
net cash.

QUEEN'S BENCH: , .
(Trial at bar, before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE Mr.
"COLERIDGE, and Mr.
Justice PATTESON, Mr. Justice THIS DAY.)
Justice WIGUTINIAN.)
HILTON V.
ELROTRyD
DGyR ATNLILWL 14:13,1;
41 sad
This case has been before the Court aince 18 , 6
both the original litigants are dead, but their successor
NTOINEfiso.UsE FRO
have continued the suit with unabated vigour up to tleet.
present time, and this morning it came on again for
trial before the above-named Learned Judges and
special jury, the ordeal being termed " a trials t bar.
Mr. Sergeant Talfourd, Mr. Godson, d Mr.
Browne appeared for the plaintiff ; and the Attorner
General, Sir Frederick Thesiger, and Mr. Peacock for
the defendant.
The action was simply brought to recover compass-
tieoneeine hbyel thedamageswo for various injuries sustained by tvro
h them,
hmodeem iwnhwichhichhetireadseedfenfdroanint hadthe worked
a minee Crowv,
and which had caused their foundations to give way, and
the houses thems..lves to crack, and to be rendered, in
consequence, valueless. The defendant had placed no
less than six pleas on the record : first, not guilty ;
second, denying the right of the plaintiff to the founds..
tions of the houses ; third, that the Queen, as Duchess
of Lancaster, was entitled to all the mines and minerals
within it, and that the Crown had from time inlteg-
morial been in the habit of leasing them, making to
the occupiers of the houses compensation for the use 0t;
0
the surface, and for any damage done in consequence
that use, but without making any compensation on sni
other account ; the other pleas recited the immernoris
custom, and claimed on the assent of the defendant 6
right of use of 40 years' duration. Some of the pleas
had been traversed.
Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD stated the case to the jury.
After stating that the case had been brought out of the
county of Stafford, from the difficulty of obtaining 1113
impartial jury, as the inhabitants were generally itiLer;
ested in mine property, he went oa to say, that the is.°
• 'ff but
of the case was not only interesting to the plaint]. ,
to all who resided on the surface of the earth, bele.
which mines had been excavated, who, if the extraordi-
nary and monstrous right claimed by the Crown wsi:
tenable, might be hurled into the bowels of the cart
without a moment's warning ; or if no injury to life WeLS.,
done, but only to property, would have no right to
compensation for the injury done. The cinch/
embraced amongst other towns Hanley and ice,
which contained 20,000 souls, and, of course, an
mense quantity of valuable house property, and churches,
chapels, and other valuable public buildings, shoWil
what great and valuable interests would be siker],
either one way or the other by the decision to we'c,i
they might arrive. The Crown, of course, possesseU
the minerals, the working of which it leased, so that Fn_!
the ono hand they had to look at the rights Ass.o_l.
Crown, and on the other those of an immense m,oe;
people. It was monstrous to set up on the
Crown that it would make empensation for
part of t.h
Wag;
done on the surface, but not the slightest compensati%
to the proprietors of houses to which damage might Du
done by the works going on beneath ; such an arc
ment was tantamount to this, that the Crown at 1...
pleasure might cause the houses to crack and to fano
He was confident, therefore, that the jury would age
with him that this plea was wholly untenable in justicer
as it was in law. The plaintiff was the proprieto
of two copyhold houses, which were built by a club or_
wards of forty years ago. The ground was granted. to
him by George 111., at a fine of one penny ; the planl"
tiff in fact became possessed of the house before the dei
The
fondant became the lessee of the mine. town c),l
Hanley, in which the houses were situated, she] red
downwards, and at the bottom of the declivity, and under.
the houses of the plaintiff, the mines of the &tendon'
were worked. In the year 1841, injury to the house,
from the working of the mines, which were
connected with each other, began to manifest
itself, and an injunction was moved for in
the
Court of Chancery, calling upon the defendant to refrain
from working the mines to the injury of the plaintifQ
an action, however, was commenced in 1845, whic°
came on for trial at Stafford, but it unfortunately led to
no result of a satisfactory nature to the parties. It ar
peared to him that the questions they would have W try
would be these: first, had damage occurred to the pro..-,
rerty the plaintiff fret, the ~f the wines 01
the defendant; and, second, had that damage eri'eu
by reason of the exercise of a right which the
to de;
fendant possessed by common law or by cusni‘