The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-02 00:00:00

NEVTGATE AND MEADENEIALL.

Prime Beef and Mutton sold readily, other kinds of meat
slowly, at our quotarions :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 10d;
Mutton 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and Pork,
3s 8d to 4s 10d per Blbs by the carcase. Turkeys, 5s to
12s ; Geese, 4s to Cs 6d ; Ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d ; Tame
Rabbits, is 3d to 2s; Wild ditto, 8d to is; Pigeons, 6d to
10d each; Stirrer Fowls, 6s to 9s; ditto Chickens, 4s to 5s 3d;
and Barn-door Fowls, 3s to 6s per couple. Eggs, Eng
lish, 15s to 18s; Fresh Butter, is ld to is 3(1 per lb;
Pheasants, 2s 9d to 3s 6d ; Partridges, is 3d to 2s 9d;
Hares, 2s to 3s; Woodcocks, 3s to 3s 6d; Snipes, 6d to
; Teal, is to is 3d; Wild Ducks, Is 2d to 2s ; and
Plovers. Is each.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 3s to 3s 10d; Mutton, 4s to 4s 10d; Veal, 40
:o 43 8d ; and Pork, 4s to 48 lOd per Blbs.

BILLINGSGATE.
We had only a limited supply of Fish here, to-day, And
which sold at very irregular prices.
NITEXTECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s 8:1 ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; Veal,
3s lod to 4s Sd ; and Pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs.
HUNGERFORD.
The supplies of most articles on offer were by no means
large. Generally speaking, the demand was inactive, at but
little alteration in value.
BREAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the metropolis are frota
9d to 91/2d; of Household ditto, 7d to B%d per 41bs loaf.

HIDE MaitILET:
Market Hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d per lb; do. 641 b to 721 b,
to 31;0 ; do. 721 b to 801 b, 31-2 d to 334 d; do. 801 b to 881 b, 3VI
to 4d ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 41/0d to 5d ; do. 961 b to 1041 b, 5d 0
6d ; Calf Skins, each, 4s 6d to 6s 6d ; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled
Sheep, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; Kent and Half-breds, 4s to 4.s 10c11
and Downs, 3s to 4s.

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HAT IVIARRETS.
SsimtFIELD.-11.1eadow Hay, 215 s to 3l 16s; Clover ditto,
315 s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 12s per load. Both
Hay and Straw moved off slowly at barely late rates.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 41; Clover ditto,
3/ 8s to 41155; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 13s per load. A Lao'
derate supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31155; Clover
ditto, 3/ 5s to 51 ; and Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 12s per load.
Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY_)
The case of Keys, the messenger to the Court 0'
Bankruptcy, came before the Court this morning.
Nothing material was added to the evidence already
given, although it was understood that other cases could
be established against the prisoner. The depositions
having been read over at great length, he was fully can'
milted for trial.

BOW-STREET—(THIS DAY),
7 howls Johnson was charged before Mr. Jardine wit:
stealing a looking-glass, the property of John English'
a broker, in Great Earl-street, Seven Dials.
The prosecutor stated that he was going towards Ilij
own house, having been out on business; he met the
prisoner coming out of his shop with a looking-glass
his hands, looking at himself in it. The prisonerPs'
it under his arm and vent on, and witness passed hi!'
and went into the shop. Ile asked his wife what sl
had sold the glass for? and she replied that she 130.,
sold no glass ; but as one was gone from the shop h
must have been stolen. Witness immediately ran after
the prisoner, and overtoo!( him a short distance off. The
prisoner said he had bought it.
The prosecutor's wife was examined to prove that ill
had nut sold the glass, and also to identify it as her
husband's property. She had placed it in the winds"
but an hour before.
Mr. JARDINE, after giving the prisoner an opportun%
of sending for a witness to prove his defence (which f
declined, saying, that he could not, as he did know the
number), committed him for trie.l.
A young man named Essmond, a messenger at 111'
General Post-office, was charged, on suspicion On
partly on his own confession), with stealing a Isegol
quantity of valuable property, chiefly consiAing
jewellery, from letters which had passed through
bands.
Matthew Peake, constable at the Post-office, s—t,
that yesterday morning he took the prisoner, who!,
tempted to make his escape, in charge. On search's'
him witness found two gold rings, two gold pencil-csse:
two purses, and a gold chain. He said he had tsUe
them out of letters at various times, and had tbrovioo
the letters into the water-closet. In the Pile 4)
were 14 foreign silver coins and one gold coin (Enghti,
of the reign of William and Mary and on going to Y-01
lodgings this morning, he found there a quantity
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property of a similar description to that found on DP,"'
including a number of gold rings and pins.
Thomas Thorns, plumber at the-Post-office, exa.--•"111;,40 •
the letter-carriers' water-closets, and bad found 4.. tr
letters, one directed to " Miss E. S. Matthews, Bans
end, Ailsworth, Gloucestershire," and one dated r
Tottenham-court-road, and signed "Emma," the, en' of
lope of which was lost. The letter contained meatless
a purse enclosed.
ed till
The prisoner, who made no defence, was remand
Tuesday week.

CLERKEN WELL.—(THIS DAY•)tb
An old man, named Henry Allen, was charged
assaulting and wounding Alfred Bloom, a boy, about
years of age, under very aggravated circumstances. ,et
It appeared from the evidence of the police and oP's
witnesses, that yesterday evening the prisoner was veils
drunk, and by his conduct attracted the attention r
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number of idle boys, who followed, hooting and Ot4^ tp
wise annoying him. He made several atteroo9,a
catch them, but without effect, when the lad Ow:4
chanced to pass on an errand, and was immedis" 4
seized hold of by the prisoner, who raised him up It j
dashed bim again to the ground, when he commeno,
kicking him about the head and face in the most 05/1.19
manner, until he was at length dragged away by no
men who fortunately came up at the moment. urie
raising the poor boy he was perfectly insensible, $...1
bridge of his nose was broken, and there were seven,
severe wounds about his eyes and side of his best
caused by the iron in the prisoner's heavy nailed bc,
He was removed as speedily as possible to St. Bartho
mew's Hospital, where he now lies in a very bad stet a,
The prisoner urged in his defence that he was e°
stantly annoyed by boys.
Mr. GREENWOOD said he should remand the prisolle
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for a week, when the lad might be able to leavee„l.
hospital ; however, as there seemed to be no immedi
danger, he should accept bail for the prisoner's apPel/1"
ante until the next examination.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS Mai
Francis William Schultze was brought up before lei
Long, from Leeds, charged with having feloniously stole
93 Bank of England notes, of the value of 6901.,,1e
sides divers •gold and silver moneys,_ amounting in elld,
about 8001., the property of the University Life Ass";"
ance Society,24, Suffolk-street, Pall-Mall East.
It appears that the prisoner, who was formerly a clay „
on the Eastern Counties Railway, but lost his situani
became a clerk in the employ of the Secretary of
University Life Assurance Society. On Christmasl
he got into the office, broke open the safe and cash-be
and abstracted a large sum of money and abscond
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Information was given immediately at Scotland-ye
and Shackle, inspector of the detective police force, seePe
out a Hue and Cry into different. districts. Read,ii
chief-constable of Leeds, after receiving this hand-P
heard of a young man who had been changing Bank.;
England notes in payment of purchases at differe'e
shops in Leeds. Read traced him to the hotel where bot
was staying, and took him into custody, and found 69
in possession of the prisoner.
Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Humphrey's clerk, attenel4,
for the defence, and Mr. Talbot, solicitor, for tli"
prosecution.
Charles M. Willick, secretary and actuary to the Uoi'
versity Life Assurance Society, said the prisoner Wei
employed by himself, as a clerk, at his own privet:
house, next door to the company's offices. Witne
placed about 700/., part notes, part gold and silver, i,„O
small tin cash-box, and enclosed within a deal boil.
saw the money safe about four o'clock on the 24th Dcr,i
last. On Christmas-day some money being roio;
from a drawer, led him to inspect the
He found the outer deal box locked ; but cash-boa
opening it the small cash- box was gone. He :ate/leer:lj4
found it in a bed room at the top of the house, occuPit
by the prisoner, with the bottom partly punched 0
and the money gone.
Edward Read, chief-constable at Leeds, said he Oct
the prisoner into custody at the Royal Hotel, Leeds,
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Monday last, in consequence of information which
had from the landlady of the hotel. The constable
found the prisoner in his bed-room, and on the dressier
table loose silver to the amount of 124, and a bag e°,td
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taming 320 sovereigns. The witness described '
search instituted—the finding of various large stung
money in the prisoner's boxes and pockets, and of /;
tides of jewellery and clothing recently purchased 011 the money stolen by the prisoner.
William James, superintendent of police at Leetl
searched the prisoner's room at the hotel, and fotle_A
several sums of money, and also a key, which open
the safe in the office in Suffolk street.
George William Spencer, chief clerk to the Life M:
surance Society, deposed to having received at Messy:'
Drummond's bank, on the 24th December, in Pi;
merit of a cheque, and certain Bank notes, which Pa
saw deposited in the cash• box which locked itself, ant
placed in a deed-box, which was also locked, and the
was afterwards locked in the safe below. The key of tilt,
safe lay in a drawer beneath the counter, which could. b
opened by one of the keys found on the prisoner, wilie
key was not the proper key of the drawer. The prisoner
had no acces to the keys whatever.
William Spratt, clerk to Messrs. Drummond, theh
bankers, deposed to having given the last witness t‘;'f,
notes in question, the numbers of which he gave• vie
could not give the dates of notes without returning

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Mr. Clarkson begged, on the part of the prisoner tl3
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the case might be remanded. The sessions would c°,:s
on on Monday, and there had actually been no tu-
to inve-stigate the case on the part of the defence. jog
Mr. LONG at length consented to the prisoner V ea,
remanded, and ordered him to be brought up on Sat"
day next.