The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-21 00:00:00

In other kinds of stock only a moderate business was
doing. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3i Gi to
Is 2a ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d
per 81bs.

RONFORD, OCT. 20.—We had a fair trade here to-day,
on the following terms :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6,►;
Mutton, Is 8d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to 4s 4d ; and Polk,
4s to 4s 8d per 81bs ; Suckling Calves, 18, to 28';
Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Mulch Cows,
with their small Calf, 161 to 181 each.
LalvEs, Ocp, 20.—Beef from 3s ed to 4s 6d; Mutton,
3s ed to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s to 45 4d ; and Pork, 4s 2d to
4s 6d per Blbs. A moderate supply and a steady trade.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERctAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended O. 21, 1847, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Waive
per Imperial Quarter.
WIINAT.. BARLEY. RTE. I BEANS. I.
PRICE .- 1541 3d I ' 32s Gd 22sOATS. I7d S3s Od 146 s 3d 453 PEAS 4d
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

.ARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Rosetta Pendergrast, Ann Jones, and Jane Fender-
grast, were placed before Mr. Hardvvicke, charged
with creating a disturbance in St. James's Work-
house, and assaulting Mary Ann Edwardi, one of the
inmates.

The complainant stated, that about four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, as she was proceeding along a
passage from the lying-in ward, she met the defend-
ants, who accosted her with the filthiest language a
woman could utter. The elder defendant, not satis-
fied with abusing her, seized hold of her, while the
defendant Jane Pendergrast struck her in the face.
She called out for help, when the elder defendant
said, " I will stop your bawling, and if I had a knife
I would put into you." Subsequently some other of
the inmates came to her assistance, and the defendants
were given in charge to the police.
Ann Weedon, a pauper in the workhouse, said she
heard the elder prisoner swear at complainant. She
also prevented the younger prisoner from throwing
her down stairs.
Mr. Dore, the relieving-officer, and the master of
the workhouse, said the defendants were the worst
characters they had in the house, and at times their
language was dreadful to hear. The prisoner Jones
was enciente, and near her confinement, notwithstand-
ing which she called complainant by the foulest epi-
thets that could be imagined.
The prisoners denied in toto the charges brought
against them, and instead of being the characters re-
presented by Mr. Dore, they were generally well
conducted and peaceable to all the inmates.
Mr. HARDWICKK said he should discharge Jones, in
consequence of her being enciente. The other two he
should commit to the House of Correction for 14 days,
with hard labour.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
A young fellow, of an appearance half-rustic, half-
sailor, was charged before Mr. Norton with stealing
a dozen bottles, the property of Mrs. Pearce, of the
Ship Inn, Kennington-road.
The waiter of the Ship met the prisoner coming
out of the yard of the inn, about half-past ten o'clock
this morning, with the bottles, tied up in a handker-
chief. On being asked where he got them, he said
they were his own. But the waiter took him back
into the house, and on examination it was found that
the bottles had been taken out of a building in the
yard. Some of them were remarkable and easily
Identified. The prisoner denied having stolen them,
and protested that he bought them, and he was going
to the inn to " make something of them." The
waiter thought it was quite clear be was going to
make something of them—(A. laugh)—but not be-
lieving the story, and having seen the bottles safe ten
minutes before, he gave the prisoner into custody.
The prisoner stated that he had been at sea for some
time, but had not been employed since February, and
had passed a great part of the interval in an hospital.
The MAGISTRATE considered the case clear enough,
but as it was believed that other charges of robbing
public-houses would be brought home to him, he was
remanded.

THAMES.—(THIS DAY.)
John Hart, the mate of a vessel was charged with
carrying and conveying I fibs. of cigars and cheroots,
contrary to the statute.
James Swinger, gatekeeper in the employ of the
London Dock Company stated that about five o'clock
yesterday evening, he stopped the prisoner coming
out of the principal entrance of the London Docks,
and found the cigars produced, part in his trousers'
pocket, and part in a cloak which a porter was car-
rying behind him.
The prisoner complained that he had been locked
up all night, and bail refused.
Mr. YARDLEY—It was unfortunate that you were
taken just at the hour you could not be brought here
direct. How was it bail was not taken for this man.
Inspector Forbes—We never accept bail your wor-
ship in any revenue cases.
Mr. YARDLEY—Oh, stuff. I would take bail.
Inspector Forbes—Yes your worship, but our au-
thority is more limited than yours.
Mr. YARDLEY—I think bail ought to have been
accepted, and that the prisoner has been punished
sufficiently. I discharge him.
At this decision a respectably dressed individual in
front of the Court clapped his hands, at which the
magistrate observed, "if that individual conducts
himself so indecently again turn him out of Court."

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX
MAGISTRATES.—(THIS DAY.)
A numerously attended meeting of magistrates for
the county of Middlesex was held this day, at twelve
o'clock, in the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, Mr.
Pownal in the chair.
The Deputy Clerk of the Peace read the report of
the visiting justices for the House of Correction,
Coldbath-fields, from which it appeared that the
number of prisoners confined there was 821 males and
219 females. The general health of the prisoners was
good, and the chaplain reported most favourably of
the result from the educational system adopted in the
prison. The report was unanimously adopted.
_ The report of the Committee on Accounts having
been brought forward and approved of by the meeting,
Count the motion of Mr. HALL, an order upon the
y Treasurer was given for the several sums
named in the report.
The report of the Visiting Justices for the House
of Correction
Court, from Westminster, was laid before the
which it appeared that the number of
prisoners in custody was 705 ; of whom 502 were
males and 203 females. The general health of the
prisoners was stated to be above the average, the per-
centage of cases of illness to the number of prisoners
being only 2. in the case of males, and 5f in that of
females.

The Court then proceeded with the appointment of
visiting justices for the several county prisons until
the next court day, in the room of those gentlemen
who retire.

TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING.

Six o'CLocK.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.
9 to 1 agst Geraldine
10 to 1 agst Giselle.
12 to 1 agst Prior of St. Margaret's
12 to 1 agst Patriot
13 to 1 agst Collingwood
16 to 1 agst Hydrangea
16 to 1 agst Foreclosnre
17 to 1 agst Queen Mary
17 to 1 agst George Hudson
25 to 1 agst Newcourt
25 to 1 agst Lady Wildair
30 to 1 agst War Eagle
30 toll agst Reminiscence
30 to 1 agst Wanota

CRITESION STAKES.
5 to 4 on Foreclosure.

DERBY.
15 to 1 agst Springy Jack
18 to 1 agst Flatcatcher.

ALLOWANCE TO OVERSEERS.—Mr. M'Christie,
the Revising Barrister, has been playing sad havoc
With the charges for refreshment," made by the over-
seers, in the Registration Courts. These gentlemen
have been in such a very languishing condition during
the preparation of the lists, that they have been obliged
to saturate themselves in beer, with a view to the debi-
litating business. We hope that, after the experience
they have had of a necessity for good living under hard
work, they may begin to reflect that paupers cannot
very well pick oakum or break stones upon water-gruel.
We recommend Mr. M'Christie to call for the diet-table
'of the parish to which the overseers belong, and make
it the standard of the allowance of refreshments that
those functionaries may be permitted to claim in the
discharge of their duties. There is something pitiable
in the extreme weakness the officials seem to have la-
boured under in making out the lists, for cab-hire was
frequently charged, in consequence, we presume, of the
overseers having lost the use of their legs about the time
when activity was required. Mr. M‘Christie evinced no
svmpathy with this infirmity ; and we have no doubt
that at the next registration the overseers will be found
to have resumed their ambulatory faculties, as the cost
of any temporary suspension must come out of their own
pockets.—Punch.

A SHARE.—On Thursday morning last a shark
Was discovered at a short distance from St. Sampson's
harbour by a fisherman of the name of Bichard and his
crew, who were in a boat off that spot. They happened
to have with them a harpoon and a musket, with which
they attacked the voracious stranger. The former was
lodged in its body, but so far from disabling it, only ren-
dered it furious ; and it was not till it had been pierced
by five bullets that it was deprived of life. The shark
was then, with some difficulty, got into the boat and
brought on shore, and proved to be about two years old
and one of the blue species, and measuring nearly eight
feet. It had two rows of teeth, and the mouth was
about a foot wide. We understand that a shoal of
animals of this sort was seen a few days ago off Sark—a
Circumstance of very rare occurrence in this latitude.—
Guernsey Star.
Prince Mentschikow, the Russian Governor-
G eneral of Finn
land, has'
ibeen deprived of his post, and
replaced by Bonn seroffski.