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

CUXONItL.

SUGAR.--The market for British plantation is firm,
about 450 hhds having been disposed of at very full
prices. The public sales have comprised chiefly 6,819
bags 146 casks Mauritius, 1,600 bags Bengal, and 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 Plantation 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 12,824 MIAs 1,693 tierces
2,447 barrels.
• COFFEE.--4 Of 3,943 bags Rio at auction only about
one-third was disposed of, at 31s 6d to 33s for ord to
good ord quality.
Rust.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 224 puns 2 hhds. 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 libels.
Rica.-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whole was withdrawn.
SALTPETRE.-1,804 bags Bengal was held for higher
prices, 7to 8 per cent. being taken in-at 30s per cwt.
TALLotv.—P. Y. C. is 47s to 47s 3d per cwt. on the
spot, and Town, 50s 6d.
TEA.—The market is standing.
COAL MARKET.—MoxnAY.

Adair's Main .. 16s 6d
Chester Main l7B 6d,
Davison'sWestHartley 19s Od
Holywell Main ...
North Percy Hartley l9s Od
Original Tanfield
Stewart's Hartley
Tanfield Moor .....
West Hart ley
Wall's End, &c.
Brown's Gas . lss 9d
Bell and Brown l9s Od
Gosforth l94d
Wharncliffe
41 arrival.

Belmont l9s 3d
Bell
naswell 2os 04
Hetton
Lambton
Richmond 193 34
Kelloe
Thorn ley
Brown's Deanery l9s 04
Richardson's Tees lBs 6d
. The Dukes l9e 64
LiDerwentwater Hartley 18s 64
. Hartley Netherton 193 Od

115-36 sold.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner FON BLA N(.4.10 E.)
IN SS lIARDWICRE.

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 cash-box containing 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 bound broken open and
concealed in a shrubbery.
His HONOUR said the story was very incredible,
but not impossible; therefore, whatever suspicion
there might be, he 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

OLD COVII7'.

STEALING A 1101t8E.—Daniel O'Donnell, aged 18,
plasterer, Jeremiah Carden, aged 18, labourer, and
John Hogan, aged 17, plasterer, were indicted for
stealing a gelding, value 51., the property of Henry
Lovett.
ruo ri,sooeis were seen leattling me horse aiung
the tiarrow-road, and afterwards in London.

Their defence was that they met the horse, whicl
had no doubt strayed from a neighbouring field, am
that they were leading it towards town for the pur
pose of handing it over to the police, when they wen
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 JohiLSOH, 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 Wellclose-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 hint Guilty, and he was sentenced
to twelve months' imprisonment, w ith hard labour.
STEALING.—James Bear, aged 15, was charged
with stealing a box, two bank: notes, value 101.,
sovereign, &c., the property of James Harmer Ivatts,
a billiard-table keeper, in Regent-street, and George
Blurton, aged 16, for stealing a box, two bank-notes
value 101., and moneys value 31., the property of the
same individual.

Blurton, 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 prisoner 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 accordii
to his statement he indignantly rejected the offers
bribe with truly Spartan virtue, as he guessed than
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, woorn ne
knew to be a notoriously bad character—he planned
the robbery, 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 then 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 is
,instructed him to cheat the
gentleman With •WhOuti "lie • (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 house did.
Bear said Blurton was a runaway apprentice, and
that his master knew.

The prosecutor said he was aware of it.
Blurton-1 am 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 trail...-
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 INDEcENT PRINTS.—Thomas Dugdale
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. Ile was sen-
tenced to twelve months' imprisonment in %Vest-
minster 13ridewell, 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 131ackhrom. She was sen-
tenced to twelve months' imps sonment in the same
gaol.
INDECENCY.—A man named Johnson was sentenced
to twelve months imprisonment, and to enter into his
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