The Sun.
London, England, 1847-04-08 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

MEATSOUTHALL, APRIL 7.—There was a very steady general
trade here to-day, and prices had an upward tendency.—
Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, as 4d to 5s 6d; Lamb,
53 8d to 63 6d; Veal,
43 4d to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d
per Sibs., to tink the offal.
RORFORD, Aram 7.-IVe had a very firm trade this morn-
ing, at from 2d to 4d per 81bs. more money.—Beef, from 3s 4d
to 4s 4d; Mutton, as 8d to 59 4d; Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 6d;
Veal, 4s 2d to 53; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suck-
ling Calves,
18s to 295; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s;
and Mitch Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each.
LxwEtt, APRIL 6.—Beef, from 33 10d to 43 6d; Mutton,
4s 6(1 to Os 6d; Lamb, 6s to 6s 4d; Veal, 43 4d to 4s 8d; and
Pork, 4s to 4s 6d per 81bs. A short supply, and a firm demand,
MaIArGATE AND XeIit2ADENIIAZ.3..
There was may a moderate supply of Meat on sale here,
and which moved off steadily at full prices. Beef, from 2s 8d
to Is 8d ; Mutton, as 4d to 4s 4d ; Lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 8d ;
Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per Sibs by the
carcase.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENF:Pk:AL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended April 1, 1847, Slade up Irvin the Returns of the
Inspectors in-the different Cities and Towns in Bagland and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
I W PLEA T. I
BAZLE Y OATS • RTE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
"'ME " 77a Id 151 s 3c: I Bls 81 &Is 741 51s 3d 36s 304

Ths Duties On Foreign Grain are 401! asrdnte4.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, APRIL B.—Winc., S.W., fresh gales anii
squal,y, with 11,,zy weather.
DEAL, APRIL 7.—Wind W. to N.W.; 8 p.m , nearly
calm.—Arrd. Laura Frahm, Rio Janeiro, for Stockhol.o;
Vere, Bo) d, Jamaica. Arrd. from the River, Rose-
bud, Cuilao, Kingston, Havannah ; Jordeson, ditto ;
Vittoria, Quebec; Devervux, ditto; Trusty, ditto; Dart,
ditto ; Queen, Newfoundland; Marmion, China. Sid.
Bucephalus, Penang; Douglas, St. John's, New Bruns-
wick; Centurion, Quebec, put back; Europe, Quebec.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 7.—Wind W. to N.W.—Arrd.
her Majesty's ship Hydra. Left Ascension Feb. 26,
Sierra Leone, March 10, and Teneriffe, March -17.
COWES, APRIL 7.—Wind W.—Arrd. John Woodhall,
London, for Hobart Town, crew in a state of mutiny.
SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 7.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd.
Achilles steamer, Constantinople ; Avon steamer, West
Indies, left St. Thomas 17th ult, and Bermuda 24th.
Sid. Iberia steamer, Lisbon.

PL,YmouTn, APRIL 7.—Wind W.—Arrd. her Majesty's
ship E-poir, Coast of Africa.
NEWPORT, APRIL 7.—Wind N.W.—Sld. Matchless,
Grenada; Princess Royal, Rio Grande.
lavEnrooL, APRIL 7.—Wind W.N.W., fresh.—Arril.
Cassiopeia, Hodgson, Singapore ; Condor, Valparaiso ;
Aurora, Sandeta, Havannah, sailed 2d ult.; British Em-
pire, Essen, New Orleans; Herald, Fulton, Mobile; Sea
King, Hutton, Savannah ; Manchester, Prantes, Balti-
more; John Clark, Desbrow, New York; Waterloo,
Allen, New York; Niantie, Ostrom, New York; Taro-
lanta, Cave, Boston; Brooklyn, Leaclley, Halifax. Off
port, Walton, St. Domingo ; Marmion, New York ;
Sisters, —. The Maid of Mona, M'Lelland, hence to
Havannah, was lost in the Old Bahama Channel, near
Nuevetos, 20th February, crew saved.
The Nene from Hamburgh, arrived here to-day with
loss of bowsprit head and cutwater, having been in
contact off the Bell Buoy with the Iron Duke, for
Dublin, which proceeded.
lI&YLE, APRIL s.—Sld. Victoria, Quebec.
SHIELDS, APRIL s.—Sld. Feronia, Quebec; Walms-
ley, ditto; Herrings, ditto; Grenville Bay, ditto; Four-
lier, Montreal; Memnon, Restigouche, Tralee.
Newbottle, New York.
LONDON, APRIL B.—The Brothers, of St. Andrew's,
New Brunswick, waterlogged and abandoned, was
passed, 3d inst., off Cape Finisterre, N.E., 5 leagues in
a dangerous position to steam vessels, by the Achilles
steamer, arrived at Portsmouth.
EXPORT OF TIMBER FROM RUSSIA.

A dispatch has been received at Lloyd's from the
Board of Trade, enclosing an extract from the Journal
de St. Petersburgh, dated 24th January last, announcing
the alplition of the official inspection of timber prepared
for exportation from St. Petersburgh.

RELATING TO A WRECK PASSED OFF CAPE
FINISTERRE.

A dispatch from the Admiralty- has also been received
at Lloyd's, inclosiug a copy of a letter from Lieutenant
Smith, Admiralty agent, attached to the contract packet
Madrid, reporting baying passed 3d inst., off Cape Finis-
terre Eby, S. 10 miles, a wreck waterlogged and aban-
doned, mainmast gone by the board, bowsprit and fore
and misers stumps standing.

SHERIFFS' COURT—(THIS DAY.)
( Before Mr. Under. She' BURCHELL.)
WILLSHER V. SMITH.
The plaintiff in this action is a printer, in Manor-
street, Chelsea, and the defendant is a nuseryman, at
Chelsea and Battersee. The action was brought to re-
cover the sum of 81. 2s. 6d. for engraving and printing
cards, &c.
The defendant pleaded that he was not indebted, but
did not appear.
Two witnesses were called who proved the delivery of
the goods, but the order for part only was proved.
The plaintiff's attorney said if the jury had any doubt
he would call his clerk.
The UNDER-SHERIFF—To fill up the gaps? but
perhaps the jury will be satisfied with the proof of value.
A witness was called and proved the prices to be fair,
and the attorney's clerk was called and proved he had
written a letter to the defendant, who had returned it by
his man with an answer.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that evidence of the letter
could not be received, as no.notice had been given to the
defendant to produce it,
The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed.
WOOD AND OTHERS P. WORSLEY, CLERK.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
85/. 2s. 7d. for goods sold and delivered.
The plaintiffs are coal merchants in Northumberland-
street, Strand and at Kentish Town, and the defendant is
a clergyman at Finchley.
The defendant allowed judgment to go by default.
The plaintiff's attorney stated the case. The defendant
had dealt with the firm since 1844, and goods to the
amount of the sum claimed had been delivered ; there
was also a previous amount due to the plaintiffs as exe •
tutors of their predecessor, Mr. Edward Wood. This
latter amount did not, however, form part of the present
claim, although it was all admitted to be due when de-
fendant was applied to for payment.
Evidence to this effect was produced.
One of the witnesses, on being asked the price of some
of the coals, gave the merchant's price, 245. 3d. per ton.
They were, however, charged at 40s.
The jury gave a verdict for the lull amount claimed.
HAINES V. RUTHERFORD.
The plaintiff in this action was lately the landlord of
the Mortimer Arms Hotel, in Tottenham-court-road.
The claim was for 81. Os. Gd. for goods sold, and 2/. for
money lent.
The defendant pleaded that ho was never indebted.
Mr. BAGLEY, who appeared for the plaintiff, said that
the defendant was a student at law, and was a young
gentleman from the West Indies, and was in the habit
of using the plaintiff's. Some little difficulty always
existed to prove the delivery of each article, but it was
particularly so in this case, as the plaintiff had gone into
quite, a different line of business, and had mislaid his
books. lie (the 14( silted Counsel), however, could nut
conceive what possible defence the defendant could have,
for he had applied for and obtained a judge's order to
stay proceedings on payment of debt and costs. The
goods, consisting of port, sherry, claret, cigars, &c., were
supplied in August and September, 1845, and in October
two or three letters were written, in which the defendant
apologised for the non-payment, and said he had been
" trusting to friendship of others and had been disap-
i pointed,' " that he was involved through having lent his
signature to a friend," but he fondly hoped that he
should soon be able to pay, so that the plaintiff should
have no further reason to regret that he had trusted his
honour.
These letters were put in and proved.
Witnesses were called who proved the orders and de-
livery of great part of the wine, &c., and a general sup-
ply of cigars, &c.
Mr. CLARKE, the defendant's attorney, put in a notice
to produce the books, which, however, were not forth-
coming. Me then addressed the jury, and said that the
defendant had put in an affidavit in which he denied
that he owed the money. When the writ was ser..ed
) no particulars were given, and a judge's order was ob-
tained, and, after some delay, the ease went on without
particuiars being furnished, and ultimately an affidavit
was made that the plaintiff had torn out two of
the leaves of the book containing the defendant'.
account, in order to send them to Mr. Salomon,
his solicitor, but that they were lost in the transit. and
he had since mislaid the books. This was a very impro-
bable story, and that in a case where the evidence was
doubtful, and regular entries in the books might have
confirmed it, their absence was a very suspicious cir-
cumstance ; to tear out leaves from a book, to say the
least of it, was an act of great folly on the part of a
tradesman. lie also produced a bill of exchange for
251., dated August, ltels, due in November, but witnesses
had spoken to larger dealings previously to the present
account.
The UNDER SHERIFF said defendant's affidavit denying
the debt could not be received in evidence, but left it to
the jury to say whether the witnesses had proved the
delivery of the goods to their satisfaction ; as to the bill
it might have been given for other goods, or on quite a
different matter, at all events defendant bad not pleaded
payment, which he might have done, and given evidence
on the point.
The jury almost immediately gave a verdict for the
amount claimed.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)

STEALING A LETTER. Alfred Triggs, aged 27, a
postman, was indicted for stealing a letter containing a
cheque on the Union Bank, for 131. 2s. 6d., the property
of the Postmaster-General.

The Attorney-General, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Bodkin
appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Payne for the
prisoner.
The ATTORNEY- GENERAL stated the case to the jury..
He said, on the Ist of February it was the duty of the
prisoner to deliver letters in the Covent-garden district.
On that day the Rev. John Fletcher posted a letter
to Mr. Haynes, secretary to the Clerical Club, No. 13,
Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, containing a crossed
cheque for 131. 2s. 6d. on the Union Bank. The letter
never reached its destination. The cheque was presented
at the Unioa Bank, but as it was crossed and not payable
except through a banker's clearing-house, payment was
refused, and the cashier wrote across it, " Cross and
C 0.," to denote that it was a crossed cheque, and that
payment had been refused. He could not, however,
identify the prisoner. On the 10th of March the pri
soner pledged a frock coat and a pair of shears at Mr.
Fleming's, in St. Martin's-lane, for 3s. 6d. Shortly after
the shopman searched the pockets of the coat, and found
the letter, in which the cheque had been enclosed, in
the breast pocket. Mr. Fleming at once informed the
Post-office authorities of the circumstance, and the pri-
soner was taken into custody. He admitted pawning
the coat, and said he purchased it a day or two before
from a Jew, in Monmouth-street, whose shop he did not
recollect ; but it appeared that the coat was in his pos-
session some time before the occurrence. The letter was
not within the district of the prisoner, but in that of a
person named Wells, who was at the time delivering
letters at that part of the town, but the prisoner
offered to deliver it, and Wells, who could speak
to the letter, entrusted it to him. These were the simple
facts of the case. In his opinion they proved that the
prisoner was guilty of the offence imputed to him.
Witnesses having testified to the facts stated by the
Learned Attorney-General,
Mr. PAYNE addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, and contended that the evidence was too slender
to convict his client of so serious a charge.
Mr. Justice COLERIDGE summed up the evidence with
the utmost care, and the jury, after a short deliberation.
returned a verdict of Guilty. The prisoner was sen
tenced to ten years' transportation.
The prisoner had been three years in the service of the
Post-office. Several unopened letters, of some days old,
were found at the prisoner's lodgings.