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London, England, 1848-12-04 00:00:00

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LONDON,

ve3sels that sailed this afternoon were brought too at the : Land Wadi; but all other kinds ruled inactive, although
mouth of t'te river, viz.. for the Cape of Gool the majority of the parcels uttered were disposed of. The
hope; A'h!)lo, 1110 Janiero ; Eliztbeth, for Buenos import,i, week, consisted of 48 bales from Hamburgh,
lyres ; B%rrcw, I,:r New Orleans ; Sup,ib, for 49 ditto from 'Friete, 2 500 ditto from Sydney, 146 ditto
; L ii., ;7•;l::.pheid, f,>: New York ; IT • from Boon s Ayres, 3,048 ditto from Islay, 85 ditto holm
13abitnole ; Cwicnita, for litivemna ; Indian Queen, for the Cape, 310 ditto from Bombay, 1,300 ditto from Port
Barbadoes. 3(1, I..ast light it blew a gale of wind from Adelaide, and 94.4 ditto from Portland Bay. There is a
W.S.W. to W.N. W. 'Dais morning the wind is fresh slight improvement in the demand by private contract,
from S.S. W. and prices are fairly supported in every instance.
COWES, Dix 3.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Helena, WALL° ur.
Anderson, Laguna. i We have again to report a very inactive demand for
SOUTHAMPTON, DEC. 3.—Arrd. Clyde, steamer, West all kinds of Tallow, owing to the larger stock on hand,
Indies. Sld. von, steamer, West Imies, I and prices are about 3d per cwt lower than on Monday
BRISTOL. DEC. 3.—Arrd. Egypt, Solly, Callao; Shan- last. P.Y.C. on the spot, is selling at 44s 9d to 455;
non, Davis, New York; Mary Jane, Sargent, Prince I and for forward delivery, 44s 3d per cwt. Town Tallow
Edward's Island. is 45s per
.cwt cash; and rough fat 2s 7d per 81b. The
WATERFORD, Nov. 30.—Wind W.S.W. to W.—Arrd. arrivals last week exceeded the deliveries by nearly
Crowl, r, St. John's, New Brunswick. 2,000 casks.
CORK, DEc I.—Wind S.W. squally.—Arrd. 30th
Urania, Cole, Quebec.
2.—The Inventus, of and from Sun-
derland, got on the Gunfleet Sand, last night, and was
abandoned by the crew, who were landed here this morn-
ing by the Scout, Revenue.eruiser; she has since been
got off by a smack, and brought in here a derelict. 3, The
Marvin, of and from Shicid:‘, for London, got on shore
on Cork Sand yesterday; came off very leaky, and has
been a,sisted in to-day, and laid on the mud.
IVENHOE, DEC. 3.—The Brothers, of and from
Shields for London, was totally wrecked on the Gun-
fleet Szaid this morning, crew and part of materials saved.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.-(MONDAY.)

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Lord DENMAN.)
Craig CON.—GADSBY v. ESTALL.
This case was resumed at the sitting of the Court.
Sir F. TIIESIGEtt addressed the jury in reply to the
defence er t up. lie said the case of the defendant
amounted to this, that the plaintiff had conspired with
others to fasten this charge upon him, and that he had not
hesitated to commit forgery in order to create a -trong
case against the defendant, who, according to his plea,
was wholly guiltless of adultery with the plaintiff's
wife. Now, he submitted that the letter which the de-
fendant had addressed to Mrs. Gadsby had been clearly
proved by witnesses upon whom no shadow of suspicion
had been east, to be in the defendant's handwriting.
The plaintiff's case fell to the ground at the former trial,
because the plaintiff could not prove the handwriting.
Now it had been proved beyond the shadow of a doubt.
They could not have failed to remark how the witnesses
for the defence prevaricated in their testimony with re-
spect to the handwriting. It was a remarkable fact that
the defendant's Counsel had not put the document into
the hands of Mr. Elcombe, who, having had large trans-
actions with the defendant, must have known his hand
writing well. But the defendant had had advantages
which but few men in a similar position had. Since the
last trial he might, if he had thought proper,
have put an affidavit on record, denying that he
was the author of the letter if be really
was not. The allusion in the letter to Mr. Elcombe's
quarrel with the cabman showed that the letter was a
genuine one, and not the act of a forger. If in the de.
fendaro's handwriting, as he contended it was, there
could be no doubt of his guilt. Then with respect to the
daugerreotype likenesses of the defendant and the plain-
tiff, it was suggested that the children of both were in
the habit of playing with them. The worthless like-
ness of the plaintiff—the forgotten and injured husband
—was shown to have been much injured, whereas that
'of the defendant was as fresh as the day on which the
portrait was taken. They all knew the busy, mischievous
hands of ehildr4 n. Was it not then probable that the plain-
tiff's likeness was the one with which the children played,
and that that of the defendant was carefully preserved
in the bosom of the guilty wife? The frequent kissing,
the long secret interviews, the stealing of the defendant
out of the back of the house and over the garden wall
when the husband came in unexpectedly, all tended to
show the defendant's guilt, and the corroboration of the
testimony of the witnesses for the plaintiff clearly
showed that they were the witnesses of truth. The
Learned Counsel concluded an elaborate appeal to the
jury to give the plaintiff ample and exemplary damages
for the injuries he had sustained by the conduct of the
defendant.
The CRIET JUSTICE proceeded to direct the jury. He
said he did not think it necessary to go through the
whole of the evidence. The defendant had im-
puted through his counsel that the plaintiff
behaved harshly to his wife, that he was
jealous and unkind, that he was a poor man and had in-
duced her to marry him against the wish of her parents,
and that he had. estranged her feelings from him. Now
there was no
.evidence upon this matter, they were left
entirely in the dark upon it; whilst on the other hand
there was evidence to show that the plaintiff treated his
wife kindly, and that they lived for some time happily
together. Her father, whom they had seen, imputed no
harsh conduct of the kind. It seemed very remarkable
and suspicious that the defendant, a married man, should
have been in the habit of visiting the plaintiff's wife in
the way and at the times stated in the evidence. It was,
as the Learned Counsel for the plaintiff had
stated, a strong point in the case that the defendant
had not denied that the letter was in his handwriting.
as he had had an opportunity of doing; and, again, that
the father was not asked his opinion of the handwriting
of the defendant, with which he must have become ac-
quainted in the course of the transactions he had had
with him. It would be for them to consider whether or
not the defendant had resorted to the defence of fraud he
had set up as an expedient; it was for them by their
verdict to say whether the defendant was or was not
justified in the line of defence. If the testimony of the
servants was false it seemed to him that they might
have gone a good deal further. He need not, however,
tell them how much persons were in the power of ser-
vants; but the female witnesses in this case had had no
reproach cast upon them, and had given their evidence
with much dec. ncy. Because they were in a humble
sphere of life it was no reason why they should doubt
their testimony. But the letter was written in a re-
markably free hand, and not like an emanation from
the hand of a forger. If they believed the defendant
guilty, and that the defence of fraud and conspiracy set
up was g oundless, it would be for them to consider the
amount of damages to which the plaintiff was entitled by
the injury he had sustained.
The jury retired at thirty minutes efter eleven. After
being absent abcut three-quarters of an hour, they sent
for the plan of the buildings.
Lord DENMAN sent for the jury, and when they had
entered the box, he said he thought it right that he
should read the entire evidence to them. His Lordship
accordingly did so, and they again retired.

During last week the arrivals of English Flour for
our market, coastwise as well as by land carnage, were
liberal, viz., upwards of 12,000 sacks. Of Grain of
home produce, especially Wheat, the receipts were
very limited, and of middling quality. From Ireland
and Scotland the supply of Oats and all other
articles was small, :with very little prospect of any
increase in them, from the low prices ruling here.
The imports from abroad—though not so large
as those in the preceding week—were tolerably
extensive, they having been composed of 11,527 quarters
of Wheat, 8,765 ditto of Barley, 9,518 ditto of Oats,
1,106 ditto of Rye; 803 ditto of Beans; 1,316 ditto of
Peas ; 1,)6 ditto of Tam ai; 2,109 ditto of Linsecd; 1,434
ditto of Rapeseed ; 2,678 ditto of sundry other seeds,
including about 2,000 quarters of Indian Corn,
3,057 sacks and 10,615 barrels of Flour—the former
chiefly from France, the latter from America.
From Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, &c., a very limited
quantity of Wheat was received fresh up to this morn-
ing's market, and the general quality of the
samples was by no means good, owing to the
continual damp weather. Notwithstanding the show.
of parcels of both red and white was small, the
demand for all descriptions of English Wheat
was in a very sluggish state at prices about equal
to those paid on this day se'nnight. Previous to the
close of the market a fair clearance had been
effected. The supply of free foreign Wheat on offer
was large. Selected qualities of white, flt for immediate
grinding, were in moderate request at last week's cur-
rencies. The middling and out-of-condition samples were
dull in the extreme, and almost nominal in value.
In:bonded parcels,as well as floating cargoes, we heard of
no transactions. The late:large arrivals of foreign Barley
having been pretty well cleared off, the quantity of
Barley on show today was comparatively small, but
fully adeprate to the demand. On the whole, the trade
was firm for malting and the best distillingpareels at
extreme rates, but grinding qualities were neglected,
though we cannot call them cheaper. Wie wee fairly
supplied with Malt, and parcels were offering freely for for-
ward delivery. Fine Ware samples were tolerably steady
at full prices, but the secondary sorts were neglected.
The quantity of Oats on offer was considerably less
than that shown for some time :past. This falling
off in the supply induced some firmness on the
part of the holders and late rates were steadily sup-
ported in every instance. There was very little inquiry
for Beaus at about last week's prices. The supply
was by no means heavy. We had a very dull inquiry
for all kinds of Peas, at late currencies. Indian Corn
and Meal were a slow sale, yet the importers refused
to sell except at full prices. The Flour trade was in a
a sluggish state, at the late depression in value.
5 8
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, halt
—Chevalier......
40s to 54s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 46s 58s i—,in cenoeivnasibie.,r. Feed...... 9
17s
s to 0
21ss
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, Red. •• .. 40s 52s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White. ••• .. 448 52s Black . • • 15s 206
Irish, Red •••• • • .. —s —s Cork, White ... • • 17s 20s
Ditto, White.. •• •• —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. • . 21s 24
Rye—Old •••• • • • ..... —s —s Beans—Tick •• • • 28s 32s
New. 28s 80s Pigeons ..... 37s 39,
Barley—Grinding .•• .. 26s 29s Peas—Grey 37s as.
Malting . ........ 31s 32s
BMoaiplres.
Chevalier •••• • • • 33s 34s White . 348 37,
Boilers tfalt—Suffolk and Nor- 3377: 345088-
folk .•• • • • ...... 55s 58s Flour—Town-made... 40s 458
Brown .•• • • • 46s 52s Suffolk • • ...• •• .. 368 398
Kingston and Ware 58s 59s Stockta & Norfolk 36s ars
SMITHFIELD.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week
were as follows:

From Beasts.
Rotterdam ... 254

Harlingen
_2.. 9.5 ...

Cape oi—G. Hope
Antwerp ... ..

Ostend -

Ilamburgh ... 43 ...

Havre .:. ... .-.

Tonningen..... 115 ...

Sheep.
457
831

Calves.

Lambs.

6 ... 10

62 12
259 ... 12

Total 563 ... 1,637
Corresponding
week in 1847 666

3,052

...' ...

... 111

... 133

... 37

Difference ... 102 less. 1,415 less. 22 less. 27 less
The two Sheep from the Cape of Good Hope have not
been imported for speculation in this market, but solely
for breeding purposes. The arrivals of stock at the
northern outports have fallen off considerably, they
having amounted to only 650 head of Beasts, Sheep, and
Calves from Holland and Germany. Although the
Beasts contit ue to carry a large quantity of internal fat,
complaints are pretty general of their want of condition.
The Sheep have greatly improved during the past month.
The great Smithfield market for the show of Christmas
beef will be held 'on Monday next. A very excellent
supply appears to be generally expected. With foreign
Beasts and Sheep our market to-day was very mode-
rately supplied; but the numbers of Sheep from Hol-
land were seasonably extensive. There was ratber more
activity in the demand for all breeds, at prices fully
equal to, but at nothing quotable beyond those obtained
on Monday last. From those of our grazing districts
whence the principal portion of the Bullock supplies are
usually derived at this period of the year, the arrivals of
Beasts fresh up this morning were tolerably good as to
number, but somewhat deficient in quality, Although
the weather was not to say favourable for slaughtering,
the beef trade—owing to the large number of country
buyers in attendance—was firm, and, in some few in-
stances, the primest Scots, Herefords, &c., sold at
2d per Silas more money—the highest figures for
the best Beef ruling from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per 81bs,• while
the value of all other kinds was steadily supported. At
the close of business a good clearance was effected.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire,
&c., we received about 2,000 Short-horns; from the
eastern, western, and midland counties, 800 Herefords,
runts, Devons, Irish Beasts, &c.; and from other parts
of England, 300 of various breeds. The remainder of the
Bullock supply was derived from abroad, and the neigh-
bourhood of London. Notwithstanding the numbers of
Sheep vv, re in excess of these shown on Monday last,
there was an improved demand for that description of
suck—especially for Down kinds—at extreme rates of
currency. Prime old Downs, which were very scarce,
sold freely. at from 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs. There were
very few Calves on show. The primest quality of Veal
prcduced a trifle more money, via., from 4s 4d to 4a 6d
per 81bs; while the value of other qualities was well
supported. For Pigs—the supply of which was very
moderate—we had a steady sale; but we have no im-
provement to notice in prices.
Per albs. to sink the offal.

s: d. to cr. d. s. d. to s. d.
nferior Beasts..... 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 3 6 4 0
Second quality -• • . 3 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 2 4 6
Prime large Oxen • • 3 6 4 0 Southdown Wether 4 8 i 0
'rime Scots ...... 4 2 4 4 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
.arge coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ...• ••3 10 4 4
!rinie small ditto 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers ••. • 4 6 4 8
itickling Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 21 0
nferior Sheep • 3 0 3 4 Lambs .. ••.•• • • • 0 0 0 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
22
I 5h,340 eep. I
Calve
110 s. '2
245
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I I
Sheep. Calves. rigs.
468 2,130 48 —
3g3EIVITGATEI AND LEADENHAILX.
Very large supplies of meat have arrived from Scot-
land and various parts of England since this day sennight,
viz.. about 800 carcases of Beef ; 2,200 ditto of Mutton ;
800 ditto of Veal ; and 4,100 ditto of Pork. With meat
killed in London we have been somewhat heavily sup.
plied. Prime Beef, Mutton, and Pork have sold steadily,
at full prices. Otherwise the demand has ruled dull, at
but little alteration in the currencies. About 600 car-
cases of Foreign Meat have been disposed of, and
22 baskets of Beef and Mutton have come to hand from
Ilambro'.

Boasts.
4.032

At per stone by the Carease.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
,inferlor...... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 3 2 3 4
- middling •• .. 2 6 210 -- nalddling• • 3 6 3 8
primelarge 3 0 3 2 -- prime •• •• 310 4 4
prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large• •••• • • • 3 6 4 4
eal.• ••••••• • • • • - 3 4 4 4 small ... • 4 6 4 8

Beet

BOIZOUGH AND 'SPITAIAPIELDS.
Our markets continue to be somewhat heavily sup-
plied with foreign Potatoes, a slight increase has taken
place in the receipts coastwise, but their general quality
is proving inferior. The best parcels command a steady
sale, at lull prices, but all other kinds are much
neglected, though offered at low figures. The imports,
since Monday last, have amounted to 75 tons from
Altona; 265 sacks from Hare; 358 bags from Calais;
240 tons for Rouen; 8 baskets from Oporto; 392 bags
from Antwerp; 559 bags from Rotterdam; 121 baske s
from Rotierdain; 120 tons from Dunkirk; anc11,279
baskets from Hamburgh. Present prices as follows:
Yorkshire Regents, 1803 to I50s; Scotch ditto, 110 s to
130 s ; ditto Gups, 60s to 90; ditto Reds, 60s to 90s;
ditto Whites, 60 to 85s; French and BelgianWhites,6os
to 80s per ton.
noya.ouaii HOP MAREET.
We hive again to report a steady, though not to say
a Lrkl., demand for the best New Hops in pockets, at
vet.) full pi ices. In the middling and inferior kinds, as
will as yearling and old qualities, exceedingly little bu-
siness is doing. New llops—Sussex pockets, 215 s to
2/ 18s; Weald of Kent ditto, 2/ 8s to 3155; Mid and East
Kent ditto, 21 12s to 5l 18 per cwt.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
O'CONNOR V. BALLANTYNE AND IRELAND.
This was an action brought by Mr. Feargus O'Connor,
M.P., to recover damages for libel published in the
Manchester Examiner, of which the defendants are the
printers and publishers.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins appeared for the plaintiff, and
the Attorney. General for the defendants. The case was
set down to be tried by a special jury, but the parties
having arranged the affair between themselves, they had
consented to take a verdict from a common jury, who
were in tho box, and had been called to try another cause.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in opening the case to the
jury, stated that it was an action for a libel which had
been published in the Manchester
_Examiner, charging
Mr. Feargus O'Connor, M.P., in substance with having
falsified his ledger. It would seem that some time ago
a dispute arose between Mr. Cleave, the publisher, of
Shoe-lane, and the plaintiff, relative to money transac-
tions, and at that time Mr. O'Connor delivered to Mr.
Cleave an account of his claim, which it was alleged did
not agree with the items of his ledger. Upon this in-
formation being furnished to the defendants they charged
Mr. O'Connor in the Manchester Examiner with having
falsified his books, but subsequently, on the dispute with
Mr. Cleave being carried before an arbitration, Mr.
O'Connor admitted that the account he had delivered
was not correct, and determined to stand by
his
Mr. Cleaveledger, w
nwgh ibc
6sohooLw ebde
wasthat
onlyinstead
te d ot lo
him in the sum of 3001. The information, therefore,
which had been furnished to the defendants being with-
out foundation, they had thought it far more consistent
with their character as journalists to make this public
avowal, rather than withdraw their plea of justification
in private. They are now satisfied that there was no
ground for the charge brought against Mr. O'Connor,
the ledger itself was not falsified, but the particulars de•
livered to Mr. Cleave, and said to have been taken from
the ledger, by mistake, or accident, did not talley with
the ledger, and this led to the publication of the libel.
Mr. Sergeant W lutists admitted that the defendants in
the cause had acted as gentlemen. The best of men were
liable to err, and the only reparation they could make
when they discovered their error was, to endeavour to
atone for the wrong as soon as possible. No doubt they
had received the information, and published it, believing
it to be true, but subsequent investigation had convinced
them that it was without foundation, and they had pro-
perly come forward to admit that they were wrong. But
he found there was something on Mr. O'Connor's aide
that was not altogether correct, and which ought to be
be retracted. No doubt the jury bad heard that Mr.
O'Connor was the proprietor of the Northern Star, as
well as a prominent public character in Manchester,
where, from the nature of his opinions, he had neces-
sarily many political opponents. While in Manchester
some time ago, he received information which induced
him to believe that the defendants had instigated
" navvies" to assassinate him, and at a public meeting
he openly charged them with that offence, and after-
wards repeated the charge in the Northern Star. From
information, however, which had since reached him,
he was now convinced that no such attempt was ever
in contemplation, and he begged, as a matter of justice
to these gentlemen, to state so in public, and he now
publicly withdrew any such imputation against these gen-
tlemen.

The jury then returned a verdict, by consent, for the
plaintiff, damages 5/. ss.
A gentleman in the body of the court said he had been
summoned on the special jury to try this case, and he
wished to know whether ho was to receive anything for
his attendance.
The LORD CHIEF BARON said be had no power to
interfere.

The ATTORNEY. GENERAL said he was authorised by
the defendants to state that the first twelve gentlemen
who answered to their names should be paid the usual
attendance fee of a guinea, although they had not been
actually sworn to try the case.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
CHAIIGE OF CONSPIRACY TO INTIMIDATE 17onx-
MEN.—Roger Gray, and 20 other working masons, sur-
rendered to take their trial upon an indictment [re-
ferred by a builder, of the name of Trego, charging
them with conspiring together to intimidate his work-
men, and prevent there from working.
Upon the defendants surrendering,
Mr. BODKIN stated that, at the commencement of the
session, he had asked the Court to postpone the case for
a few days, in consequence of the absence of an im-
portant witness. On that occasion the Court suggested
a hope that an amicable arrangement might be effect( d
between all parties, and that suggestion was comtnuni-
cated to Mr. Trego, the prosecutor, and on his part ho
was now authorised to say that he would be satisfied it
all the defendants entered into their own recognisances
to appear at the instant when called upon, the under-
standing, however, being that they would not be so
called upo❑ unless they gave any further annoyance.
Be trusted that the arrangement would be satisfactory,
to the Court and all parties, and would revive that good