The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-16 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
Only a moderate supply of English Wheat has been re-
ceived up to our market since Monday, and the show of
samples here was small. Still, however, the demand was in
a very inactive state, at unaltered quotations. The imports
of foreign Wheat this week hare amounted to 9,820 quarters.
That grain was very heavy, but prices were not lower.
With Barley we were scantily supplied, while the inquiry for
most kinds was firm, at late rates. Malt was a dull sale, at
about stationary prices. Oats, Beans, Peas, and Indian Corn
moved off heavily, at unaltered figures. Upwards of 20,000
barrels of Corn have come in this week. The trade was
heavy, and prices were with difficulty supported.
ARRIVALS.
Barley.
840 ira.

English
Irish. .......

Wheat.
1,410 qrs.
3,340
9,520

Was 1 Flour
--- qrs. I,l6osk'k
3,300 1 and
1,270 I 22,0t0

Foreign ......

520
Malt. 910 Qrs.
WHITECHAPEL.
Although the supply of meat on offer was small, the gene-
ral demand was heavy, and prices had a downward tendency.
Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Mutton, 36 10d to 4s 8d; Lamb,
5s to 6s ; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 3s 10d to 5s per
81bs, by the carcase.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN RE PRENTICE.
This was a dividend meeting under the estate of the
bankrupt, who had been a fishmonger at Tollesbury,
Essex.

A proof was tendered on behalf of a Mr. Crick for
181., which was objected to on the part of the assignees.
The Solicitor to the assignees said, that proceedings
in Chancery had been pending between the bankrupt and
Mr. Crick, and it had been prev.uusly doubtful whether
or not he was a creditor, and the proof had bee❑ post-
poned. Ile bankrupt bad been taken in execution on
a judgment for the debt, but had been liberated, o❑
signing an undertaking, admitting that he owed the debt
and costs, and that his release was not to be considered
a waiter of the demand.

His HONOUR said the bankrupt having been taken in
execution such a document as this did not revive the
debt so as to entitle th• claimant to prove.
The Solicitor said that as the estate would pay 20s. in
the pound, he had to apply for interest on the debt.
His HONOUR said that the dividend must be declared
first, when it would be ascertained what surplus there
was. He would allow the bankrupt his full expenses for
his different journeys, &c.

SECONDARIES.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMES.)
OUTHWAITE AND ANOTHER V MITHELL, EXECUTRIX.
The plaintiffs in this action are wholesale tea dealers
in Fenchurch-street. The defendant is the widow and
executrix of a person named Mitchell, who formerly
lived at Devizes. There was no defence to the action,
and the defendant by suffering judgment to go by de-
fault admitted that she had assets in hand; itovas, there-
fore, only necessary to prove the order and delivery of
the goods, and this being done, a verdict was given for
the amount claimed.

CROPLEY V. NOTTON.
The plaintiff in this action is a hat manufacturer in
the Borough, and the defendant is a shopkeeper in
High-street, Chatham. The claim was for 131., for
hats supplied to defendant, who put in a plea of infancy
on the record.
The defendant's attorney said, that it w, uld be
ne.:essary for him to prove that the defendant was not
of age when the debt was contracted, to entitle him to a
verdict.
The defendant's mother was called, and proved that
her son was born on the sth of May, 1826. She entered
the circumstance in the family Bible, but she had not
got it with her. The action was commenced on the 21st
of April, 1847.
The Learned SECONDARY said that it appeared a pity
that such a plea was put in, but if it was made out the
defendant was entitled in law to a verdict; it was quite a
matter of law.
Somo of the jury said they were not satisfied with the
unsupported evidence of the mother.
The Learned SECONDARY said it would perhaps have
been better for some document to have been produced,
but if the mother was to be believed, there could be no
doubt. If they gave a verdict imputing falsehood on her
part, they ought to give their reasons. The only cause
he could see they had to disbelieve her appeared to him
to be that they did not wish to do so. They were, on
their oaths, to give a verdict according to the evidence.
The jury then gave a verdict for the defendant.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COUR7'.

Mr. Justice Patteson, accompanied by the Ri4ht Hon.
the Lord Mayor, Alderman Hughes, and Sheriffs Challis
and Kinnaird. opened the Court this morning.
A second edition of the " Calendar" was published
to-day, which contained the names of no less than 267
prisoners.

Several prisoners were placed at the bar, but Mr.
CLARKSON stated that he had only just been furnished
with the depositions, and therefore was not in a position
to proceed with those cases. •
It was then arranged that another course should be
taken; in this instance the judge had not been furnished
with the depositions.

Mr. Justice PATTESON said, I must decline to proceed
with the case under these circumstances. Is any counsel
engaged to conduct the prosecution?
Mr. CLARKSON replied in the negative.
Mr. Justice PATTESON said, it is a very serious thing
to throw the responsibility of conducting a case on the
judge.

Dir. BALLANTINE stated that this was entirely owing
to the scale of fees allowed for prosecutions being so low,
that no respectable attorney would conduct a prosecution,
and, consequently, that the depositions were handed
over to counsel, who had to do the duty of both attorney
and counsel.

Mr. Justice l'ArrEsoN said he thought that the scale
of fees should be altered. It was a most unfortunate
matter, and he did not think it proper that the conduct-
ing of a case should be imposed upon the judge, who.
could not be supposed to be acquainted with the facts.

VENTILATION OF THE COURT.
The imperfect ventilation of the Court has been a
fruitful source of comment with the judges, and Mr.
Justice Matteson remarked upon it this morning in terms
of reprobation.
No case of any interest occurred during the morning.

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BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Mary Lane, a woman of bad character, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Henry, charged on suspicion of
stealing a watch and a breast-pin from the person of a
Mr. John Saunders, in Northumberland-court, Strand,
at about one o'clock on Monday morning.
The prosecutor said, that at about the time stated he
met the prisoner in Northumberland-court, and she
asked him for charity, telling a long and piteous tale,
every word of which afterwards turned out to be false.
lie was so far from suspecting any imposition, however,
that he gave the supposed unfortunate a shilling. Just
at that moment two men came up to him and asked the
way to Charing-cross, and while his attention was en-
gaged by them the prisoner disappeared. Soon
afterwards he missed his watch, the handle of
which had been cut, in order to release it, and
his breast-pin. He did not immediately discover
the loss of the latter article, a brass one having been
put in its place, so as to deceive him at first. The
watch (a silver one) was worth 3/., and the pin about
6/. Having lost sight of the prisoner, but being de-
termined, if possible, to find her, he went to the same
spot the next night at the same hour. The prisoner
again met him, not appearing to know him, and repeated
the story she had told him on Monday morning. He pre-
tended to listen to what she was saying, and by enter-
ing into conversation with her induced her to go with
him until he met a constable, to whom he gave her in
charge. Two men had been watching them from the
further side of the street, but he could not say whether
they were the two men who had spoken to him the
night before or not.

A ring, supposed to be the handle of the watch, was
found by the policeman on duty in Northumberland-
court shortly after the robbery was committed. It had
been cut with some instrument.