The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-16 00:00:00

COAL bIARKE'

Adair's Main l6s 6d
Buddle's W. Hartley 17s Od
Chester Main lB5 6cli
Dayison'sWest Hartley 17s Od
Dipton Tanfield lss Od!
Hasting's Hartley l7s Od
New Tanfield l6s Od
Ord's Redheugh
Original Pontop 153 9d
South Pontop
Stewart's Hartley
Townley l6s Gd
West Wylam
West Hartley
Wylam .........
Wall's End, &c.
Acorn Close
Bewicke and Co l9s 6d
Clennell 175 6d
Gosforth l9s 6d
Ships at mark•

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Dee. 16, ISO, made up from the RetUrllll Of
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wax"
per Iniperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I ISAILLIT.
I 1 OATS. I UT Z. I EZAITII. I Mite.'
PRICE .. 51s 1.14 30s 5d 22s 4d 31 s Od I 42s 7d 47s .4

The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. UNDER-SHERIFF BURCIIELL.)
POTTON V. WHITESIDE.)
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FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—This was an action to re-
cover damages for false imprisonment. The defendant
allowed judgment to go by default.
Mr. PARRY stated the case. The plaintiff was lately
butler to Lord blorpeth, and previously to Sir George
Wombwell. Defendant is a watchmaker in Davies'
street, Berkeley-square. In the evening of the 29th of
June last, plaintiff was waiting for a friend in Mona!'
street, when defendant gave him into custody on suspi-
cion of stealing a gold watch, &c., of the value of twenty.
two guineas. Plaintiff was locked up in the Polic.e.
station all night, but on being taken before the lusgls
trates the next morning, defendant said when be g„
home at twelve o'clock at night he found the wets!)
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the side pocket of his coat instead of his waistcos'
He did not give any information of his discovisi
so that no bail could be taken for plaintiff.
the part of the plaintiff it was alleged that he wl
waiting for the valet of Sir Harry Smith, who could nuof
be called, as he had gone with Sir Harry to the Cal* 0
Good Hope ; that defendant passed with vronle
named Phillips, and shortly after he returned and Obi
both of them into custody. The only evidence giveatie
defendant before the magistrates was, that the fetU-of
prisoner pushed against him and he suspected he to
robbing him, and afterwards saw her speakiloo
plaintiff in the street. Plaintiff, on being charge°,, "thyS
his proper address, and the inspector ascertained
he bore a good character.
Verdi et
The jury, after a short consultation, gave e
for 504

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CRIMINAL- COURT.—(THIS DA."
OLD COURT.
(Before Alderman Sir C. MARSHALL and Mr ti°*-113
sioner BULLOCK.) Ajfred
FORGERY OF A RAILWAY PASS.—Joseph - p 6
Sandlands, a bricklayer, plead Guilty to an indict air'
for forging an order to pass him from London to pa
miugham, and back, with intent to defraud the Lc°
and North-Western Railway Company. „as('
The Court sentenced the prisoner to be isnPr7"
for six months, with hard labour, in the county ./81133,
POST-OFFICE RORDERY.—John Partiger, aged 'JO
postman, was indicted for stealing a bank-note,
ill
101., one sovereign, and one half-sovereign, the proPe
of the Postmaster-General. Ada
The Solicitor-General, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. 13°"
conducted the prosecution.
The charges were clearly proved. eoeci
Witnesses of respectability gave the prisoner A
character.
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The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, with °
mendation to mercy. y, .„ yob,
Baron ROLFE was always disposed to listen es re
recommendations, when he could do so with due see fl
to the public interest. But good character 101,9:n:tit
avail in cases of robbery in the Post-office, as, w't,."-"hos
previous good character, the guilty party could no'rpe
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an opportunity of committing the crime. Howeve.."bich
would not pronounce the full sentence of the law, " th•
was transportation for life, and he would sentence
prisoner to be transMß. BEported for ten years. Cat
MURDER OF LLCHAMBERS.—George nat.
wine cooper, Thomas Doyle, labourer, Thomas Sale,
and Thomas Davis, tinman, were indicted for the "-bet'
murder of John Bellchambers, on the 11th of OW
last, in Westminster. 130
There is another indictment for the same n3orderoehot
omitting the name of Thomas Doyle, and including ;her
of John Lloyd, modeller, instead, with the three ° be
prisoners. They are all young men, the eldest 25'
youngest 17. „
The trial commenced at one o'clock, and is n-
pected to conclude to-night.

N COURT.
Mr.OU
(Before the BECORDEERIV
an
TEE CASE OF CHEATING
" BCAATidermans
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Andrew William Barr, Charlesßruer, Samuel d s.
1 lialfl'
convicted on Tuesday of conspiring to defraud J'er,
Julius A. Kerrie by cheating him at card-plaYlllg'
brought up for judgment. „es,
The RECORD R impressively addressed
the POW"-• o•
and dwelt at some length upon the peculiar " nettirio 0
ness" of their conduct. They had decoyed a young ad
lately come into money, and by various devices 00,
stratagems, under the pretence of gaming at cards, they
had plundered him to a frightful extent. They.ll%o
their conversations between them, plotted to deprive 11. A
of his last shilling, and it had been proved that Barr bbd
calculated how much they would have on o'4
whole to divide amongst them. The spoil they
already obtained, as appeared upon the indictrae%;
amounted to 1,4401. The punishment for cenetircies
was fine or imprisonment. But there were manY 5"16.t,b
of conspiracy, and in some it was thought right to case
by both fine and imprisonment. This was such ells%
for it was proper to deprive the prisoners of any be e:.
which they might hope to gain by their plunder. 11°
ever, there were shades of difference between the tbr,,,
parties. The case of Barr was that of the person w°ll
tir,t planned the scheme of robbery, and contrivsdh:
variety of means to effect his nefarious purpose. 11.00
sentence was that Barr be imprisoned iu the cornrow
county gaol, for fifteen calendar months, and pay 5, for
of 500/.; that Brewer be imprisoned in the same ga°,shat
twelve months, and pay a fine also of 5001. ; ;001
Rolfs be imprisoned six months, and pay a fine 01 •
The sentence further was, that the prisoners severo"/
be imprisoned until their fines be paid. fin Ali
The prisoners, who, especially Brewer, seem. .- 4
keenly the severity of the sentence, were thanr°lll°lll
from the bar.