The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-24 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

&VAR.—The market for British plantation is firm,
about 450 hhds having been disposed of at very full
prices. The pubkc sales have coniprisi:d chiefly 6,819
bags 146 casks Mauritius 1,600 bags Bengal, anti 600
bags Madras, which chiefly consisted of low qualities
out of condition, and sold in some instances rather ir-
regularly, but the prices realised for the better
qualities were fully on a par with those previously
current. The quantity of British Plantati(:n landed last
week, at the East and 'West India Docks, was 452 hhds
64 tierces 148 barrels, there were taken, for home con
sumption, 1;322 hhds 286 tierces 293 barrels. The
stock in the same places is 12,824 hhds 1,693 tierces
2,447 barrels.
COFFEE.— Of 3,943 bags Rio at auction only about
one-third was disposed of, at 315 6d to 33s for ord to
good old quality.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East aisd
West India Docks was 224 puns 2 Wilds. There were,
for home consumption, 245 puns 3 hhds, and exported
121 puns 21 hhds. The stock in the same places is.
11,229 puns 1,176 hhds.
RICE.-977 baskets Bengal, 1,748 and 995 pockets
Madras at auction ; the Bengal realised 16s 6d for good
white, being again 6d lower, but there was no disposi-
tion to purchase the Madras on, similar terms, and the
whole was ;7ithdidwii.
SALTPETRE.-1,804 bags Bengal was held for high. r
prices, 7 to Si per cent. being taken in at 30s per cwt.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. on the
spot, and Town, 50s 6d.
TEA.—The market is standing.
COAL MARK

ET.-MON, AY.

Adair's Main ...... 16s 6d
Chester Main l7s 6d
Davison'sWe.tHartley 19s Od
Holywell Main ...... ,17s 6d
North Percy Hartley l9s Od
Original Tanfield
Stewart's Hartley
Tanfield Moor
West Hartley .. l9s Od
Wall's End, &c.
Brown's Gas . . lss 9d
Bell and Brown l9s Od,
Gosforth . 19s Od
W hz,rticl iffe
41 arrivals

Belmont l9s 3,1
Bell
!Haswell 203 Od
Helton
Lambton
Richmond 193 3d
Kelloe a
Thon ley
Brown's Deanery l9s Od
Richardson's Tees lBs 6d
The Dukes l9s 64
iDerwentwater Hartley ►Bs 64
;v. Hartley Netherton 19s Od

1-36 sold.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN HE lIARDWICIIE.

The bankrupt, who has carried on business as a
grocer, at Luton, Bedfordshire, came up to pass his
last examination, which had been adjourned for him
to write a detailed statement of an alleged robbery of
a cfish-box ct,ntaining 2001.. in. gold, which he lost
out of his desk one evening just as he was shutting
up his shop, but he did not give any information to
the police till the next morning, when a reward was
offered, and the cash-box was sound broken open and
concealed in a shrubbery.
His Horioutt said the story was very incredible,
but not impossible; therefore, whatever suspicion
there might be, lie must be allowed to pass, but his
general conduct, which the creditors deemed unsatis-
factory, might be inquired into when he applied for
his certificate.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
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OLD COURT.

STEALING A HORSE.—Daniel O'Donnell, aged 18,
plasterer, Jeremiah Carden, aged 18, labourer, arid
John Hogan, aged 17, plasterer, were indicted for
stealing a gelding, value 51., the property of Henry

The prisoners were seen leading the horse along
the Harruw-road, and afterwards in London.

Their defence was that they met the horse, which
had no doubt strayed from a neighbouring field, and
that they were leading it towards town for the pur-
pose of handing it, over to •the police, when they were
taken into custody on the charge of stealing the
animal.
A sister of one of the men swore that she saw the
prisoners within a quarter of an hour of the time they
were taken into custody, and that it was utterly
impossible that they could have gone to the field
from which the horse was missed.

The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
WOUNDING WITH INTENT. Michael Johnson, a
sailor, aged 24, was charged with feloniously wound-
ing Richard Brannan with intent to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
The prosecutor, on the morning of the 7th of
August last, whilst passing along W enclose-street,
saw the prisoner assaulting a female. He interfered,
and asked him why he was ill-treating the woman.
Words ensued; the prisoner struck the prosecutor,
who returned the blow, when the prisoner drew out
a knife and struck him with it in the arm and neck,
causing several severe wounds.

The prisoner denied stabbing the prosecutor; he
had no knife in his possession.
The jury found hini Guilty, and he was sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
STEALING.—James Bear, agtd 15, was charged
with stealing a box, two batik notes, value 101., a
sovereign, &c., the property of James 'Luther Ivatts,
a billiard-table keeper,' in Regent-street, and George
Blurtun, aged 16, for stealing a box, two bank-notes
value 101., and moneys value 3/., the property of the
same individual.

Murton, a very intelligent youth, was employed
by the prosecutor as a billiard-marker, and Bear as
an errand boy. He pleaded guilty.
The charge against the other pri,oner was mainly
proved by the evidence of a lad employed as a
" tiger " at the West-end, whom the prisoner offered
a sovereign to get the note changed at the place
where he obtained gold for his master ; but according
to his statement he indignantly rejected the offered
bribe with truly Spartan virtue, as he guessed that
the money had been stolen. No money was found
on the prisoners ; they appeared, however, to have
been enjoying themselves at a princely rate.
Bear, a simple-looking lad, narrated the history of
the transaction, and plainly 'changed the position in
which he stood upon his master, who had brought
him into association with the other prisoner, whom he
•
knew .to be. a notoriously had character—he planned
the robberyi induced him to aid him, and to partici-
pate in the produce.
Blurton looked at his companion as if he would
annihilate him.

The youth, abashed by the scowl, retired to the
further side of the dock.
Blurton rthei, launched the venom of his wrath
against his employer—He said his master kept him
up sometimes four nights a week marking, whilst
he played-; that he instructed him to *cheat • the
gentleman With whom he (the prosecutor) played
by marking a higher number for him than he gained ;
and that he won 141. one night of a gentleman
through the aid of this false marking.
The prosecutor denied these aspersions, and de-
clared that he never won more than 40s. in his life ;
of course he was not responsible for what persons who
engaged private 'rooms in his houie did..
Bear said Blurton was a runaway apprentice, and
that his master knew.
The prosecutor said he was aware of it.
Blurton-1 ant a runaway ship apprentice; were
you aware that you rendered yourself liable to a
penalty of 201.
The jury found the prisoners Guilty, but recom-
mended Bear to mercy.
The RECORDER sentenced Blurton to be trans-
ported for seven years, in order that he might be
subjected to reformatory discipline, and directed the
officers to pay particular attention to him as he ap-
peared a clever youth. Bear. was sentenced to six
months imprisonment and hard labour. The Learned
Recorder said the education of the billiard-room was
of the worst kind for boys of such tender years.
EXPOSING IN DECENT PRINTS.— 7'homas Dugdde
and Jane Wadsworth were found guilty of selling
disgusting books, prints, &c., at their respective shops
in Holywell-street. The first defendant said he did
not know what to do for a living, and that he had no
intention to corrupt the public morals. He was sen-
tenced to twelve months' imprisonment in *West-
minster Bridewell, and to enter into his own re-
cognisances in 801. not. to outrage public decency for
seven years. The female said she was merely the
servant of .a man named Blaahrom. She was sen-
tenced to twelve months' imp: soninent in the same
gaol.
IPIDEC ENcr.—A man named John.von was sentenced
to twelve mouths' imprisonment, and to-enter into his
own pctsuistiocee. *noting ilidecoutty