The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY IVIAR
SMITHFIELD.— Meadow Hay 218 s to 3l 16s; Clover ditto
3/ 8s to 4/ 16s ; and Straw, 11 lls to 1/ 14s per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 41; Clover ditto,
3/ 8s to 4/ 14s; and Straw, 1/ 12s to 1116 s per load.
A full average supply and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHATEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 5s to 3l 15s; Clover
ditto, 31 10s to 51; and Straw, 1/ 103 to 1/ 15s per load.
Supply good, and trade very dull.
MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, MARCH 10.—The supplies of stock being more
than equal to meet the wants of the buyers, the general
demand was heavy, and prices bad a downward tendency.—

to lel
Beef. from 2s 84 to 4s Mutton, 4s to ss; Vea;,46`"
and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per Sibs.
ROMFORD, MARCH 10.—We had a steady sale —,fdtPrla....
Beasts and Sheep, but all other kinds of stock were irir, t
Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 10d to ss; lica,gge
4s 84; and Pork, 4s 24 to 4s 6d per Sibs. Sucklink,virtiti
183 to 28s; Quarter-old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; An'
Cows, with their small Calf, 161 to 191 each. *JO
LENITY'S, MARCH 9.—Beef, from 34 6d to 4s 4d; 1",,i Dg
4s to 5s 4d ; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4.3 to
Blbs. A moderate supply, and a steady trade.
NEIATGATE AND XAMXIMITELAS% price
There was rather more business doing here, 0100
were well supported.—Beef, from 2s 8d to as 6d. ,;,„4110/
3s 4d to 4s 4d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 3s 44
per 81bs by the carcase.

CORN AVERAGES. „la ~
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISIZturo-
For the Week ended March 11, 1847, made up from the
,_„'"'"d 4 W.--
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Esg.."'
per Imperial Quarter.
.z S.
WHEAT. !BARLEY.' OATS. I I --ASid 1561 i 1
PRICE •• 174 s 4d 54s lid 32s 3d I 55s lid 532
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now stisPend"-
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SHERIFF'S COURT—(THIS ,11
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriffßractili,l4
111'
CR01.10149E. V. THO ,0
MAS. to
ILLEGAL DISTRESS.—This was an action lip. -
damages for an illegal seizure and detention of the P
goods. The damages were laid at 5001. esseoPe
ack,
Mr. THoates, counsel for the plaintiff, stated the
plaintiff is a gentleman residing in St. Jatnes's'streesttlitet
ingham-gate, and the defendant is an auctioneer, rederensen
Leicester-square. The Learned Counsel said theh 0 beb..l
was merely the agent of another party against W,"°boclt4l.-41,
his remedy. The plaintiff had obtained his pail_bf
now sought for damages for the injury done to tl e!::000,111:
removal, and also for the inconvenience caused by Visbee
tiff and his family having been obliged to go into
lodgings until they recovered back the goods. wea 7f
Mr. J. H. Croucher, brother of the plaintiff; f redo ,Lt:
on the 3d of December a demand was made by o,e'sompley,
2251. for rent alleged to be due to a Mr. Michset.. 00
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Defendant was told that the claim was unjus.t,' "j„ 'bon
person was known to plaintiff, but defendant se,' -DAM
do was to have a man in possession, and did se.,,ili Pr.
were afterwards removed. Plaintiff and his 'l—
to leave. b scj
Mr. RoasoN, defendant's attorney, took an °
any evidence being given of any special dam*" ,00
The UNDER•SHERIFF held that the declaration ,
0
for the detention of the goods. t 011/2
Mr. THomAs asked what title Mr. Samptien
the witness could not say. ro
In cross-examination the witness said plaintiff h -
in the house for seven or eight years. Did not knorpto;"
rent was paid. A person had previously been in
under a bill of sale, put in by Mr. Toplis, an auctienlyie"
Mr. THOMAS said the defendant by not pleadieg
mitted the detention of the goods. did et..J,1011"-
Mr. ROBSON, for the defendant, said that he lv
for a moment to contend that the defendant was n tosll,
but the plaintiff had not shown that he ever paid Ithilika
one, and it was not at all unlikely that a personal-O,OP
an equitable right, although not a legal one, t° dig"Ar
rent. There was no proof of removal, or of 11°Jn• Itt,„,""
done to the property, and it only came to the iniar;
tention of the goods by a man sitting in the kitchent"
fore, he thought the very smallest damages wouldnoji
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that the jury Must "
coo
damages for the detention.
The jury gave a verdict for 1/. 19s. This, hoTief°4
costs.
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CO
STT V. CHENS.
The plaintiff in this case is a H
surgeon, and the dell/0614
member of the Hall of Commerce. The action ilem
to recover the sum of 41. 15s. for medicine supPliew_g 000'
There was no evidence of the nature or value °`
eines.
The defendant's Solicitor submitted, that the ageft
must be nonsuited, as he had not proved that 1 1
tificate of the Apothecaries company.
Mr. THOMAS said he would not be nonsuited. to Ad
The UNDER-SHERIFF said, he thought it hew' awl
the jury jury ; but told them, that, in his opinion, w'ed,,,
give a verdict for nominal damages; but it was ,04
determine. 100 ""
Mr. THOMA.S said, it was proved that twenty
bottles had been delivered. A owl'
The I.Tetoxa-SmEniFF.,—But there is not A 0.-
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dence as to value.
The jury gave a verdict for 11.155. 0111
The Arrcraztay applied for the writ to be defaittt"
next
The U term. i$ $
UNDER-SITICKIIT said he would retain. the Wrdeo4l/1$
Thomas had refused to be nonsuited; but if the A '
knew when he was well off, he would take the 'Ow'
stood.
MAYOR V. EL.LIS. Qat
The plaintiff in this case is the landlady of '"'" rotuj.h
Head Inn, Pinner, and the defendant isa gentleman cowa,e%
at the same place. The action was brought W
sum of 111. 155., for beer, gin, Bsc., supplied to the d
eta
servants. to
It appeared by the evidence that in July last "4,01,1
out in the rick-yard of the defendant, at a tioltdays
defendant was absent. The fire continued threel,,,
three nights, during which time 144 gallons of a ollk
spirits, and also rump steaks and cigars, were ordow" ,
were nowcharged:for.
For the defendant it was submitted that the plain ,d eet-
be nonsuited, as any general order by servants owl'
taken as by the implied authority of the master. AA t0.,117
The UNDEft-SIIERIFF said that he considered it °lased mi
implied in such a case where a master was absent, , 09.
property would be destroyed if efficient assistance ;
rendered, and in this case refreshment was neces_d orn°
only question was whether the goods had been ordei.-
'
by the defendant's servants. (e 150 t
- Gaffney, the defendant's servant, Wa5.7.,, oat of
swore he did not give general orders to plaintiff, u",404,‘
refreshment from other houses. There was a„Shage,
vagabond,'" there who ordered beer, and eat in Itotw"
and drank it, but did not work. His wife was 0'
keeper, and might have ordered some. bage),
The UNDER..SITERIFF said there were some sm,„,.vetnie:l
for cigars, rump-steaks, &c., which perhtips th'-'5-41to
think might well be given for assistance to pe""
not paid in any other manner.
The jury gave a verdict for 111.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS'
(TINS DAY.)
John Collins and John 211' Kenzie, two dock
indicted for stealing a quantity of tat, the property
oA
Wheen and another. as to
The prosecutors carried on an extensive business
so ta'fl 6
limiters, in John-street, St. George's-in-the-Last,,vilig
men were observed on the night of the 3d inst. le''emori aSt
premises, one of whom was fully identified by a I)°,lletboa.b„
the prisoner M`Kenzie. The other the constable rto
was Coliins, but he could not undertake to BV"athe
however, there was found the impress of a shoe in ride
I aboureor!,- jitoeore
of fat from which the piece was stolen, which corre3ortao
in every point with the shoe found upon Collins Wile
• t °
into custody. rale. pc
The jury acquitted Collins, and returned a ceraoot
Guilty against ISPKenzie, who was sentenced to
imprisonment and hard labour.
John Gilbert, a native of St. llelena, and who,ies
but a few years in this country, has been several ti"operti
victed of felony, was indicted for stealing 35., the Pr A
of Seik Gouri Abdulla.
a 5 9 111
The prosecutor, who was a native of Bombay, w-die
upon the Koran in the usual form, and stated that the
after lie arrived in England from India, he met ther„soro
in a public-house in Ratcliffe, and after treating hill' the ~,,
r
thing to drink, the prisoner took a bag, in which W 33 Obil);
from his (prosecutor's) pocket, and said he would go t'r
him some clothes. They accordingly went out togettl, e
e.tip;a
la
the prisoner desired him to wait at the corner Of a ,tr':
he went to get the clothes for him, but he never
sa
afterwards until he was taken into custody. ea
The jury having returned a verdict of Guilt',gpOrt
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE sentenced him to be
trail'
for ten years. • agg'ctl
A singular-looking individual, named Charles ,eitf
Cook, was indicted for stealing a cushion, the prof
Thomas Thick. tfora
It appeared that the prisoner was fret near Nell.,lrote
carrying the cushion under his arm, by a constable, " t it Ir,,
him into custody; and, upon inquiry, ascertained thltor
longed to the prosecutor, who is an omnibus proPy
Brentford.
The jury found him Guilty, and
an I .18
The JUDGE said to the prisoner, "I think you
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old acquaintances." I'risoner--Yes, we are.
The JUDGE.—And after you were convicted to 71
wrote me a letter, stating your intention to aPP Y
Secretary of State, in order that the majesty of the lav'.„
sore
be vindicated. Prisoner—Yes, and as you did notn 4
my hut ter you perceive I have come too see you ags;,;boa,'t
The JUDGE—I think your condition requires that Acisre
send you for a long time where you will bo takes
The prisoner—Yes, you can send me to Pentonville• r,
The JUDGE—No, I think Ilanwell will suit you bettelt'
shall sentence you to 12 months' imgrisonment in tlie,eo
minster Bridewell, when I trust the Governor
mind my remarks, and take such steps as the state
prisoner's mind may require. ani‘la
The prisoner made a low bow to the Judge, and th
him.

SOUTHWARK.—(THIS DAII;Ite ot
Henry Smith and Thomas King, young men in 8„" 'fse°
destitution, were charged with stealing a pair of "'"
from a tailor's shop in Tooley-street. about
The prisoners were observed together lurking by a
tailor's. shop in the above street, and being watehe-„„.serfl
from inside
oneil odfoothr,eianndwvaisyseetehnemtototahke a pair ofotori'bert,
were in the act of making their escape
suedln adielfdentaceketnh
einptroi
prisoners said they we
when
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sectnao rnt
h. pi
eria)g• niae.....,. pb Ue i
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custody. „d
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they were compelled to steal. A small trifle of ntotnii
found upon one of them, in accounting for it he 53.iur.1i
pawned his shirt to procure a lodging on such a se% stout
Mr. SECKER said that it was lamentable to see t"" and
respectable-looking young men placed in such a positia,
averring that they committed the offence through red to
Such a defence was no palliation, for if they were re°.
3ii,ed
such a condition as the) described, they would have ebt,tber
at all events the shelter of a workhouse ; or they had gn-
alternative rather than be dishonest, namely,.to enlist 11„i31.
army. The Magistrate then committed the prisoners for "
I,t flt
BAKERS' OPERATIVE SOCIETY.—Last nig""hich
seven o'clock, a meeting of journeyman bakers, at (71ita
there were above a thousand present, was held at the
Conduit House Tavern, for Oa purpose of taking into c of
sideration what steps should be adopted for the purply.,
shortening the hours of labour. Mr. 'l'. Wakley,
presided. Mr. Ives moved the first resolution, which
to the effect that night labour was highly injurious
.fe.Lu:
parties employed—that it prevented them from eine.,."401
those physical and mental benefits which fell to the fol._
other classes of society, while the system also was destr'A.ch
tive of the domestic happiness of all-persons conuectedcwiciii"
the trade. Mr. Williams seconded the resolution, D',‘„
was agreed to nenz. con. Mr. Reed moved the second re:Li
lution, which was, in effect, to pledge the meeting to creed
out the objects they had in view. The resolution was sgr.ne
to unanimously, when, after a few speeches the Meet'
broke up. AND
ALARMING ACCIDENT ON THE BRIGHTON -tit...
CnicitEsTrat RAILWAY.—On Tuesday evening, as the 11
past six o'clock train from Brighton to Chichester was Ph-,„
ceeding, at the rate of thirty miles an hour, between
Augmering and Little Compton stations, the bind axletrke:
of the tender gave way, and threw the back part of
trrs
tender upon the ground. The consequence was, the
ra„d
for a considerable distance were literally ploughed away,
the carriages behind sank deep into the earth, but fortbny
nattily nut one of them was upset, and the passengers' wri
keeping their seats, escaped unhurt. The guard was Oro
oft' with considerable violence, but received no couplematerial
if
injury. The accident caused a delay of about a
lu,'
of hours, there being only one line of rails at this sps
ot;
the rails have since been restored, and the paBs3ge i lig
open.