The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-23 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS..-7_(THIS DAY.)

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SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 215 s to 3/ 16s ; Clover ditto
3/ 8s to 41 16s ; and Straw, 11 lOs to 11 14s per load.
A full average supply and a dull trade.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 218 a to 41; Clover ditto,
31 5s to 41 16s; and Straw, 11 12s to 1116 s per load.
Supply but moderate, and trade firm.
WHITECHAPIL.—Meadow Hay, 21 5s to 31165; Clover
ditto, 31 83 to 5/; and Straw, 1/ 108 to 1/ 14s per load.
Trade dull, at the above quotations.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation is steady, but
only 100 hhds have been sold at previous rates. The pub-
lic sales have offered 8,861 bags Mauritius, 2,700 bags Ben-
gal, and 869 bags Madras. The Mauritius and Bengal
were nearly all sold, in some instances at rather easier
rates; but the Madras was withdrawn, there being no
disposition to purchase unless at a further decline; Marini
tius low to fine yellow brought 46s to 51s 6d, very low dark
to good brown, 36s 6d to 45s 6d; Bengal, low to good white
Benares, 49s to 525. The quantity of British Plantation landed
last week at the East and West India Docks was 905 hhds 48
tierce GO barrels, and there were taken for home consumption
319 hhds 43 tierces 33 barrels. The stock in the same place
is 2,233 hhds 283 tierces 540 barrels. A sale of St. Croix
Sugar to-day excites much interest, and is expected to go
well.
COFfEE.-610 bags Ceylon at auction were partly realised
at the previous currency, from 58s 6d to 595 6d for fine ord
Plan tat ion.
RICE.-2,170 bags Bengal and 300 bags Madras were with-
drawn above the market value.
RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 377 puns 6 hhds, there were taken
for home consumption 182 puns 9 hhds, and exported 37
puns 22 birds. The stock in the same places was 7,915
puns 1,286 hhds.
Corros.-1,141 bales Surat sold without reserve at a
decline of 4.1 to Aid per lb from the previous rates, chiefly
from 4d to 4%d for fully fair.
TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is 51s per cwt on the spot, and Town
53s per cwt.
TEA.—The market is quiet, and there has been no improve-
ment in prices.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.)
The House sat to-day in a Committee for Privileges.
The P«,crs present were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl
of Shaft:,,sbary, Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, Lord
Camovs, the Earl of Roden, Lord Sudeley, Lord Foley,
and Viscount Strengford.

THE TRACEY PEERAGE.
Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning
in hearing counsel and further evidence on behalf of the
claimant to the peerage.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND.)
This day being the fourth seal his Honour the Vice-
Chancellor of England heard motions to-day.
MOSLEY V. ALSTON—THE OXFORD AND BIRMINGHAM
RAILWAY.
The application for an injunction in this case, which
was specially appointed for to•day, was postponed to
Friday, on the application of Mr. Bethel!, on the ground
of the defendants having put in two demurrers to the
bill filed by the plaintiff. The case relates to the Oxford
and Birmingham railway, with respect to which there
has been so much before the public lately.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The March adjourned sessions for the county of Mid-
dlesex commenced this morning at the Court-house,
Clerkenwell-green, before the Assistant-Judge and a
full bench of Magistrates.
The calendar showed 98 prisoners, five of whom only
were charged with misdemeanours, and the remainder
being felons. Of these 78 can only read and write im
perfectly.
Upon swearing the grand jury, the name of Daniel
Forrester, as a resident in the county of Middlesex, was
called upon, when Mr. Forrester stood forward and
claimed exemption from serving, on the ground of the
official position he occupied under the Lord Mayor of
the city of London.
The ASSISTANT-JUDGE denied the grounds of excuse.
Mr. Forrester was summoned as a freeholder of the
county of Middlesex, to serve upon the jury for that
county, and civic jurisdiction did not prevail here. How-
ever, under all the circumstances, Mr. Forrester should
be excused for the present session.
The grand jury having been sworn, the ASSISTANT.
JUDGE, in his charge, dwelt upon the statistics of juve-
nile crime in the metropolis. lle was most happy to
say to the gentleman of the grand jury, that now, more
than ever, it seemed the attention of the public and the
Legislature was turned to the subject of criminal juris-
prudence, so far as children were concerned.

- Mr. CLARKSON applied to the Court for the postpone-
ment of the trial of Major Beniowski, on the charge of
assaulting Mr. Urquhart, at a Polish meeting held at
the Freemasons' Tavern, upon the occasion of the great
meeting for the expression of the feelings consequent
upon the national annihilation of Cracow.
The Learned ASSISTANT JUDGE said, that in conse-
quence of the arrangements of the Court, the case, at
best, could not be taken sooner than Friday, on which
day the bail cases would be taken at Westminster. It
would be quite impossible for the Court to take (as was
originally arranged) the charges of misdemeanours on
next Thursday. owing to the intervention of the Fast-
day. He was not aware what he could do in the case,
but he should defer giving a &finite answtr until
he saw whether the defendant appeared in Court to show
cause either for or against the postponement, and unless
he came the case would be adjourned to the bail day of
the next sessions.

Ann Shand Harris, who had been found guilty of
stealing a coat, the property of Mr. Vandergucht, and
a china plate and other articles, the property of her land-
lady, Miss E. Cleav( r, was called up for judgment
this morning, when

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The Learned ASSISTANT-JUDGE said he had, since
the last session, caused inquiries to be made into the
prisoner's character by an active and trust-
worthy officer. The result of these inquiries
was that at Boulogne it was ascertained the prisoner
was considered to be a person of education and family,
and, in consequence, dozens of persons had been plun-
dered by her and a gang to which she belonged. The
same results followed the inquiries made here, and under
all the circumstances of the case he considered it to be
his duty to impose upon her the term of six months'
imprisonment in Westminster Bridewell for the first of-
fence, and of two months for the :second.

The bail eases stand over to Friday next, when they
will be taken at Westminster.

MARLBE o'-STREE T-7( THIS DAY.)

A gentleman by the name of Lloyd applied to Mr.
Bingham for a hummons against the directors of the
Parcel Mail Company, under the following circum-
stances:—

It appears that applicant, on -Wednesday last, took a
parcel directed to Messrs. Horton and Co., High-street,
Whitechapel, to the receiving office in Poland•street,
where he paid the usual charge for carriage. Yester-
day he received a communication from the Messrs.
Horton, stating that they had not received the parcel.
He went to Poland-street and made inquiries, but was
told that the parcel had been sent in the usual way to
the chief office in the Strand. Ile accordingly pro-
ceeded to the latter place, and stated his complaint to
one of the clerks, who, instead of affording him informa
tion or redress, treated him with the greatest contempt
and abuse. The parcel had not arrived at its destina-
tion, nor can he get any information regarding it.
Mr. BINGIIAM said that latterly there had been re-
peated complaints against the company, and granted ap-
plicant the summons.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
George WaMer, a toll-collector in the City-road, was
charged s%ith committing a murderous assault upon
Zachariah Longman, aged 70, by cutting him in the face
with a razor, and also with attempting self-destruction
with the same instrument.

Ann Longman, wife of the prosecutor, said the pri-
soner lived at the house No. 110, Britannia-street, City-
road, and in which she resided with her husband.
About twelve o'clock last night the prisoner entered
their room, on the ground-floor, and, after some con-
versation, my husband, at the request of the prisoner,
went for some ale, of which each partook. The ale was
paid for by the prisoner. The latter afterwards went
out for some meat for the dog. He soon
returned, and took another glass of ale. He now ap-
peared the worse for what he had taken. He requested
witness's husband to light him up stairs, which he did.
In a few seconds the prisoner returned, and I put my
husband, who was very ill, into the front room. The
prisoner came into the back room, arid having
made some inquiries about his dog, left the
room and went into the street. He quickiy returned,
and on arriving in the passage opposite he called out
lustily three times, " Fire." I then went out to him, and
entreated him to go up-stairs, but he caught me by 'the
throat. I called out " Murder," and my husband came
to my assistance. I then distinctly saw the prisoner ,
stretch out his arm towards my husband, and instantly :
after, I perceived that he was bleeding profusely from
several gashes in his face. I now rushed to the door
and screamed murder. The prisoner rushed up-stairs.
The police-constable quickly arrived, and my
husband was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's
Hospital. I pointed out the prisoner's room.
Police-constable, 51 N, took the prisoner into custody.
Prisoner was up stairs lying upon the bed with his face.
downwards. He rose, when I perceived that he was'
bleeding from an incision in his throat, about three
inches in length. I procured the assistance of Mr.
Coward, the district surgeon, who see ed up the wound,
and I then conveyed the prisoner to the station-house.
The razor produced was picked up upon the first-fluor
landing by the last witness, who gave it to me. It was
then covered with blood. The prisoner expressed his
sorrow for the poor old man, but said he was tearful he
had not completed the job fur himself, which however
he would do as soon as an opportunity presented itself.
The above evidence was corroborated by other wit-
nesses, and it was stated that the unfortunate old man
was considered in imminent danger.
The prisoner was so weak as to be unable to stand,
and was accommodated with a seat in the dock. He
said nothing, and was remanded 'for a week.

GREAT MUNSTER RAILWAY.—A meeting of some
of the shareholders of this line was held to-day, at' two
o'clock, at No. 21, Essex-street; but the gentleman deputed
to attend for The Sun was informed that " they did not want
a reporter."
The celebrated Mdlle. Mars died on Saturday
night in Paris. She was born the 19th December, 1778.
THE LATE MURDER 1N SHOREDITCH.— Y esterday
Mr. Baker held an inquest at the OM King John, Holywell-
lane, on the body of William Gobart, who was shot on Wed-
nesday night last by Thomas Brooks, now in custody, iu
Hare-alley, Shoreditch. The evidence adduced was little
more than a recapitulation of that given before the magis-
trate, and which has already appeared in our columns. The
jury ultimately returned a verdict of" Wilful murder"against

the prisoner. -
BRIXTON HOUSE OF CORRECTION.—Yesterday, at
an adjourned quarter-sessions for the county of Surrey, 111 r.
Johnson, the chairman of a committee of magistrates ap-
pointed to ascertain the best means of providing accommoda-
tion for prisoners, described the. evils arising from the present
deficiency of prison accommodation, and moved a resolution
to the effect that a new prison be erected on some convenient
site. The motion, after some discussion, was carried by a
majority of 28 to 9.
REPORTS OF THE ADMIRALTY ON THE PROPOSED
DEVONSHIRE LINES.—The Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty have reported that the promoters of the Plymouth
and Dartmoor Branch, the South Devon Extensions, and the
Yeovil and Bridport to Exeter Railway (with branches),
have not complied with the requisition made to them, in
common with others, to deposit a sum to cover the expense
of a local examination, and the Commissioners above named
are not prepared to offer any opinion on the provisions of the
proposed Acts.—Devonpof t Independent.
PROSPECTS OF VIE HARVEST IN IRELAND.—For
some weeks past there have been rumours of considerable
failures in the young wheats. The result of our inquiries on
this subject is, that there certainly have been failures to
some extent, but almost entirely confined to wheat sown on
grass-lands, turned up for the cultivation of the grabs,
Those failures have extended to clover-lea as well as to cases
where common grass-lands had been ploughed up. The
early ascertainment of the failure of tl.e young wheats, in
those instances, has fortunately afforded time for putting
down seed oats instead; and this has been done very gene-
rally, as the farmers who cultivate wheat possess thz means
of providing fur another crop. Allowing for the failures to
which we have referred, we understand that the young
wheats generally are looking healthy, having been improved
by the recent falls of rain.—Dublin Evening Post.
APPROPRIATION OF PEIVS BY CLLRGYMEN --A
question of some importance in reference to the appropria-
tion of pews by clergymen, has lately arisen in the Cmisis-
tory Court, in this city (Carlisle). The Rev. G. Bell,
of
own mt hear incum-
bent,et of Rirklinton, was cited by the churcliwhaii:lens
parish, "for having taken upon himself, of
authority, capriciously and improperly to allot and
appro-
priate the pews in the new church." The court decreed on
Wednesday last, that the appropriation was null and void,
and imposed upon the defendant the costs of the suit.—Cur-
lisle Journal.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 22.—The Talbot, 26, Captain .
Sir Thomas Thompson, Bart., was towed into harbour
this of ternoon, to discharge her freight, after which she
aid be paid off, all standing, and draughted into the
" relief service." She was inspected, and her crewman'
tered and exercised at Spithead this morning, by tee
Commander •in-Chief, accompanied by Captains Wile'
of the St. Vincent, and Chads, of the Excellent. The
gunnery was good, and the men and ship declared to be
in very efficient order. When she left the Pacific tee
British squadron consisted of the Collingwood, 80.
Captain Smart, flag of Rear-Admiral Sir George Ser
mour, Con mander-in-Chief, which, with the Constance'
50, Captain Sir B. W. Walker, and the Carysfort,2k6'
Captain Michael Seymour, were at Valparaiso. Te
Samson steam frigate, Captain Henderson, and wi.e
Calypso, 20, Captain Worth, were at Callao. rl'e
Grampus, 50, Captain Msrtin, was at Otabet"'
This vessel had proved herself but a very poor 50-gun
frigate. She was a dull sailer, berthed her crew veil
uncomfortably, and could not stow more than si3riet,
eight weeks' provisions for them without encumberinft
her decks. The Spy, 3, Commander Woolridge,
Valparaiso four days before the Talbot, with dispatcbel
from the Admiral for the Grampus. The JUII°.
26, Captain Blake, was at Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands. The Fisguard, 42, Captain Duntze, the
Modesto, 18, Commander Baillie ; and the Cur°.
rant steam-sloop, Commander Gordon, were to the north'
ward of the Columbia ; and the Frolic, 16, Commander
Hamilton, was collecting freight in the Gulf of Califorto
The American squadron consisted of the Columbus, 92„'
Commodore Biddle, last from China and Honolulu ; .
Independence, 54, Commodore Shoebrick, about to Pr°.
teed to take charge of California ; the Savannah, 5?!
Congress, 50, Commodore Stockton ; and numerelw
craft of smaller force, forming a squadron overmatching
the British considerably. The Talbot met at Rio*
French 46 going out with a commodore's broad pendaoti
to relieve Commodore Bruat of the command and go-
vernorship of Otaheite. •
The Court of Inquiry continues sitting on boord the
Salamander, to investigate the conduct of Captain 'll'.
mond during his command of that ship. The raelulw"
;of the court consist of Rear-Admiral Hyde Parke/
'
President, Captain Horatio Austen, of Woolwich, ell
Captain Henderson, of the Sidon. One subject for D_l
;quirt' is the fact of Lieutenant Scott, the second
lieutenant of the Salamander, having been put undet.
arrest by Captain Hamond, and remained under arils'
,three months, at the expiration of which time he wee
released by First Lieutenant Ricketts, the acting eellith.
mander of the Salamander. After this Lieutenant SCew,
is naturally most anxious to have his character clears*
by a Court of Inquiry.
The Sphynx steam-sloop was taken out of the basin
this afternoon.
WOOLWICH, MARCH 22.—The Blenheim, 72 guns, WO
brought down to Woolwich from Blackwell on Saturdel
'afternoon, too late to be taken into dock during there
SunaTs°
tide, owing to her being aground on the Essex!eiru.
consequence of the Cactus brig, belonging to
;land. On the Cactus coming into contact with the.
Blenheim, the anchor of the latter broke in the bulwarks
of the brig, and became so entangled that it was sole
time before the vessels were disengaged; and the engilrs
of the Monkey Government steamer having been 111.
stantly stopped and reversed to prevent the brig bell
run down, the Blenheim drawing 20 feet 6 inches.f
water, was forced back by the strength of the tide
:from Woolwich-reach to the Essex side of the rive!'
-opposite Bugsby's-hole. When the anchor of
Blenheim was cleared from the brig, the Istoultel
steamer cast off, and with a hawser towed the VW
heim into the middle of the river. The 14°110;
key then proceeded a head to take a hawser tr°
the bow of the Blenheim to tow her down the riverl,►
and in doing so the Blenheim touched her cluer'
and drove her into the brig Agility, of cten
derland, lying at anchor in Bugsb) s-hole,
cut that vesstl down to the water. The Agility
immediately slipped her cable, and the Monkey steam r
left the Blenheim and towed the brig on to thtb:
Essex shore. Another hired tug was procured, and it'
Blenheim brought safely to Woolwich. The dell
the arrival of the Blenheim at Woolwich must PI
;been attended with considerable expense, as the shiPT,"
penters and labourers, who were in waiting to have,
docked, were under the necessity of coming to the °to
yard at three o'clock on Sunday morning to perform tvoo
operation, which was effected with the aid of abotr.
convicts. The only trifling injury sustained by
Blenheim on Saturday afternoon during her contact eisl
the brig was the abrasion of four sheets of her cePr.
,
il
sheathing, caused by the fluke of her anchor heln'
pressed against her side under the water line. She h;
pears a fine strongly built ship of war, and is fitting ,ic
for permanent service. A large well has been cut,
her stern from the upper deck down the lower Pal;
her timbers, to raise or lower her screw propeller v/P
necessary.
The Terrible steam-frigate, Captain Hall, was take
out of the basin yesterday afternoon, and it is exPe°_..ii
the meal she is to take to Ireland will be brought dor
to Woolwich from Deptford in barges.
The Bloodhound steam- vessel, Lieutenant. Common
Philips, went to Deptford yesterday to be docked.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE-
the By the Plumstead, which left Algoa Bay on e 1 2t
of
January, we have accounts from the eastern provil'eefil
this colony. The information from the frontier ie
culated to cause uneasiness. The Kafirs
ontinue th
e ?ir
depredations, and have succeeded in more than one In"
stance in getting clear off with their booty. In an at:
tempt to recover stolen cattle a party of the Grabeni.A'"
'Limn Hottentot levy, under Lieutenant Gilstain, 111"."
been roughly handled, and one of the men killed by 11
shot. Immediately the poor fellow fell, several of the,
Kafirs made a desperate rush to stab the dying man, W.
a well-directed fire speedily threw the Kafirs into con'
fusion, and enabled the party to carry off the corpse.
Four thousand five hundred cattle have been recap'
tured from the people of Cobus Congo and of his brother
Pato. The engagement with these people was sevq,
and it is stated that forty Kafirs were killed, whilst the
troops had one man killed and two wounded ; these Wee
belonged to the rifle corps. half
The troops in camp near the Kei had been put on _
rations of biscuit, in consequence of no store waggon§
having arrived there. This produced much dissatis•
faction.

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PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS'
(From the Votes and Proceedings of the House Of Clitnnt°437)
MONDAY, MARCH 22. aft
The nndernamed Railway Bill was presented, read A
time, and ordered to be read a second time:— king
Coventry, Banbury, and Oxford Junction—" for Ina Eby
Railway from the authorised Line of the Oxford and RV'
Railway, in the parish of Southern, to the Line of the L00._4,
and North-Western Railway, in or near the city of Covent')
with Branches."
The following Railway Bill was read a second time, eon.'
milted, and referred to the Committee of Selection :-- Dr
Glasgow, Kilinarneck, and Ardrossan (Amendments
iations, and Branches).
The undernarned Railway Bills were withdrawn nee
Ipswich and Bury St. Edmund's (Extension to East
ham and to Aylstraut).
Aylsham and North Walsham.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEE. .bofe
The following Resolutions were reported from the
Committee :-
„Ater,
1. That in the case of the Midland Railway (Wor-eb.to
Hereford, Malvern, and Cheltenham Lines, with a BOLT] die'
Ledbury) petition, the standing orders ought not to u`'
penned with.
tel
2. That in the case of the Manchester and Southenl'poer
Railway (No. 2) petition for leave to deposit amended to
Lions, and a petition for a Bill, the parties be perleitLr le,
deposit sections, amended so far only as regards the er'',o4
the datum line reported by the. Examiners of Petitione.,,, .11
to make the corrections in the vertical heights neeeMaer
consequent thereon, and, that they prove before the E%a`": ate
that the Railway, as proposed to be constructed unee,'t to
amended sections, can be made in such fa manner aef"note
affect, otherwise than as stated in the written applieetfiolfr
owners, any of the lands to be taken for the propose' ming
way, except in the case where the landowner is a cone!" for
party, and that they be permitted to deposit a petitle'
the Bill in the Private Bill-office.
Second resolution agreed to.-Report to lie on the able.
NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL-0--
vFICP
RAILWAYS. r to
The following is the arrangement for the meeting
Select Committees on the Groups after the Easter recess'f
Nos. 5,6, 16, 18, 21, 47, will meet in the week cornnleP
Monday, April 12. aid
Nos. 11, 28, 34, 50, 51, will meet in the week coraree"
Monday, April 19.
.geA
Nos. 9, 13, 0, 22, 23, 27, 33, 48, will meet in the
commencing Monday, April 26. cog
Nos. 7, 25, 31, 39, 49, will meet in the week confreel3
Monay,
Nods. 15,17 y , 19, 24, 26, 35, 44, 52, will meet in the eel 4
commencing Monday, May 10.
Nos. 4, 29, 36, 37, 45, 46, v; ill meet in the week call°vie
ing Monday, May 17.
at ill
Nos. 2,3, 8, 10, 14, 30, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, will re- •
the week commencing Monday, May 31.
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FAIR IN THE THAMES TUNNEL.—YeSterdr bey
fourth anniversary of the opening of this thorough '.'reThe
neath the Thames was celebrated by a grand fancy fal,r;oph
tunnel was illuminated with 100,000 variegatecl, est'
and with brilliant devices in gas, and decorated wall
aro,
greens and flags. The visitors were amused with poste Ava
bands of music (one of females playing Saxe-horns)'
the Wizard of the North.

BIRNIS. oft°
On the 14th inst., at Frampton House, Lincolnshire, the ladf
Rev. John Tunnard, of a son.
nurneP Of ''
On the 17th inst., at Easton Lodge, Mrs. John Henry -
son, still-born.
the 44
On the 18th inst., at the Vicarage, Blackbourten, Oxon,
the Rev. James Lupton, of a son. W. Cll4'
On the 18th inst., at Trinity-square, Southwark, Mrs.
1116
mere, of a daughter.
d,
°'

On the lstli inst., at Livermere Rectory, Bury St. Edra'
wife of the Rev. A. Colvile, of a son. of°
On the 19th inst., at Woburn-square, Mrs. William Hallo/reSi
daughter. fo Pl°
On the 19th inst., at Whitehall, Hayes, Middlesex, the Wife
Amplett, Esq., of a son.
ann.
On the 21st inst., the lady of R. M. Stephenson, Esq., of a

MARRIED. ttO
On St. Patrick's Day, at the Church of St. Clement Dane& bog/ IA
Rev. James IV. Markwell, M.A., Domestic Chaplain to ti1e0..,9°
lion. Viscount Torrington, Oliver' Edward Teakle, Esq., T.treriSP
New Inn, to Georgina Maria Lucy, dauguter of J. Linwood
Esq., late Major of the 92d Highlanders.

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