The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-30 00:00:00

332ZEILD.

The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are
from lid to 8d; of Household ditto, 6d to 7d per 41b5
loaf.

EMDE
Market Hides, t,6ib to 641 b, lid to 24d per ib; ditto,
641 b to 721 b, 2id to 3d; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 34d to 30;
ditto, 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4-1 d; ditto, 88Ib to 961 b, 4¢d to
4,0; ditto, 961 b to 104113, 4Y-id to 54d; Calf Skins (each),
4s 6d to 6s 6d; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled Sheep, 2s 4d to
3s; Half-breds, 2s 3d to 2s 8d; Downs, 2s to 2s 7d.

RAY IVIEAURETS.
SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 3/ 13”
Clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 4/ 15s; and Straw, 1/ 8i to 1/125
per load. Trade somewhat steady, at late rates.
CumBERLAND,—Meadow Hay, 2/10a to 31 15s; Clover
ditto, 3/10a to 41 12s; and Straw, 1/ 9s to I/ 13s per
load. Both Hay and Straw were in moderate request,
at full prices.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 10s to 31 13s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 12s to 41 17s; and Straw, 118 s to 11 125
per load. Supply good, and trade dull.

COAL v MARKET.— -ESTERDAY.
Adair's Main ... 17s Od Hedley
Huddle's W. Hartley 19s Ed R unsay l6s Od
Carr's Hartley
Davison'sWet Hartley 19s 6d Braddyll's Hetton
Holywell Main ........ 18s Od Hetton ..
New Tanfield l6s ad Lumley
North Percy Hartley.. 19s OdlCassop.. ..... ......
0s 31
Original Pontop ..... IGs 3dlHigh Thornley
- Ord's Redheugh
Pelton Main
Tanfield Moor .....
205 6d 18s Od Seymour Tees ........ 193 9d
West Wylam •
17s Od Tees
Wylam
Wall's W. Hartley Netherton 19s
End, &c. Gd
Elm Park

44 arrival;

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WESTMINSTER COUNTY COUP!

(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. MOYLAN.)
EDWARDS V. TRIrFORD.

This case, which was in part heard on the 14th
ult., was resumed this morning.
Mr. Wordsworth appeared for the defendant, and
Mr. Dodd, solicitor, for the plaintiff.
The action, it will be remembered, was brought
for the purpose of recovering compensation in da-
mages for an alleged false imprisonment, OR the
charge of robbing certain premises, in Maddox-street
of goods to a considerable amount. The plaintiff la
the case was the butler of the defendant, whose pro-
perty had been stolen during the absence of
may on the continent.
with
Mr.-Fuld and Clarisse Betue were called,
view of showing that upon the return of the defendant
they iinmediately discovered the robbery which had
taken place. the fa-
Inspector Beresford was called, and stated that he
had received information of the house in Maddox"
street being left without any person in charge of the
property. He made a report of the circumstance t°
the authorities at Scotland-yard, who apprised the
defendant, then residing in Norfolk, of the same, an
in reply to that communication the defendant wrote
to the effect that he did not consider it proper, it;
consequence of robberies which had been committea
on a former occasion when he was out of town, t°
leave any person in charge of his property, and,..l;
pressed his willingness to pay any charge svi" r
might. be made by , the attendance of a police-office
to watch the premises during his absence.
Mr. WOUDSIVORTII, on bellif of the defendant, con-
tended that there was sufficient grounds for suspicion
of the plaintiff; and that he was perfectly justified In
giving him into custody. The fact of Mr. Bingham,
the magistrate, having remanded the plaintiff when
brought before him, proved that there was some reit'
sonable ground of suspicion.
Mr. Dom) contended that the fullest amount which
could be awarded by the Court would be but a poor
compensation for the injuries which the plaintiff had
sustained.

The Learned JUDGE, at the conclusion of the case,
said that he would give his judgment in the case oti
Monday next, at ten.

-
CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY')
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice CRESS WELL.)
On the application of Mr. Sergeant Winsfes, the
trial was postponed of William Ashcroft, alias
Jameson, a cooper, aged 39, and who is indicted for
having placed large stones on the Eastern Counties
Railway, so as to endanger the safety of persons tra-
velling by it. •
MANSLAUGHTER.-Wm. Joseph Clifton, a middle-
aged man, and who was said to be a printer, was in-
dicted for the manslaughter of his wife, Matilda
Clifton, by having kicked her on the person, and
otherwise seriously injured her.
Mr. Baldwin conducted the case for the prosecution,
and the prisoner was defended by Mr. O'Brien.
Margaret Goodwin, a person who lived in the same
house, deposed that early on Sunday morning, Oct.
a quarrel took place between the deceased and the
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at a
ft hhe i s head.
occurrence,
prisoner, during which he kicked her. The deceased
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was drunk at the time, and provoked the prisoner to
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said he would not have kicked her if she had not Pr°.
yoked him.
Elizabeth Clifton, daughter of the risoner, twelve
years of age, stated that o S
n aturday, ° °
f October,
the prisoner came home about eight o'clock, and ha
and her mother went out together, and did not returut
until about twelve o'clock. Witness was in bed a
lie
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the time, and was awoke by a cry from her
She called the prisoner a bad name, and, after having
her supper, she called him another bad name, and
threw a shovel at him, which struck him on the head.ifa
The deceased had drunk a quartern of gin and haina
pint of beer, but the prisoner had taken none. ,"r
going out of the room the deceased applied another
epithet to him, when he turned round and gave her
little kick from behind. The, deceased called out
"Oh !" and the prisoner immediately went to her as'
sistance. He said he had no wish to do it, but she
had aggravated him by calling him bad names.
Mr. S. Caldwell, medical assistant, who was called
in to see the deceased, described the injuries which
he had received, and stated that he found a grea
quantity of blood on the floor, and also on the stairs,
and that her clothes were also saturated with blood:
Mr. Pollard, surgeon, Ilatton-garden, said he at-
tended the deceased at the request of the prisoner,
but be found that she was dead. On making a v..,
mortem examination, he found an internal lacerate:
wound an inch long and half an inch deep. Several
veins were ruptured, and the wound was sufficient toi
cause the flow of blood which he saw in the room an:
on the stairs. The wound was caused by violence,
and did not arise from natural causes. A kick froth
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behind might have produced it.
Mr.O'Brien addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, and observed that this case was another
=ration, of the fatal consequences which always resulted