The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-15 00:00:00

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45 44 to 5s Gd; Veal, 4s to 4s Sd ; and Pork, 4s tO 4s Od P
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;:s. A mderate suppry, and a brisk trade. Bt
ARUNDEL,o OCT. li).—The general demand was 3CtiCe'
higher prices. Beet, ou 3s 4s ',zl; Mutton, s `tea ,t°
6d; Veal, 3s 104 to 4s 8d; and Pork, 4s to 48 6d per B,lat
CHICHESTER, Ocr. 14.—We had a very active denim°,
higher rates. 11eef, frcni 2s 104 to 4s 4d ; P-1"t°;;
4s to 5s 6d ; Veal, 3s- 104 to 4s 84 ; and porkq'lter;
4s 64 per • 81bs. Suckling Calves, :Ss to 28s; to
old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s; and Milch Cows, With tbe
small Calf, 16/ to 18/ each.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH COO ro,e
For the Week ended Oct. 15, 1846, made up from the Return!;'ve.s
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England an"
per Imperial Quarter.

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WM:AT. BAILEY. c:O
OATS. i
35s RYE.
9d I
PRICE .. 563 lOd 37s 2d 24s 7d BEAN.. 40
—• 1 7,1
~, OJ
DUTY.— 5s rd. 2s Od Is 6d 23 Od 433 7d
2s Od

SHERIFFS' COURII.-(THIS DP"
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCUELL.)
Today this Court was re cep,.-nod for the regular
,9
tings through the approachirg t«-rms. Only tbrte Cat;p,
were set down for trial, two of which were With t.
Mr. Crouch being in uttendatce as counsel, but the
nesses were not present.

BOYCE V. ALDRAD. the
This case was called on. On the last sitting n`
de.
Court an objection was taken by Mr. Ferner,
fendant's attorney, that the record had been resell ;0
but the date of the writ of trial directed to the slier.ra
had not been altered, and he contended that the °fled to
Lion of the date, after having been sealed, atnounte
a forgery. The Learned Under-Sheriff on that 00.8:01
left the parties to take their own course, observing fit
if a writ was placed before him he should act on it, 50,1.
as obtaining the verdict of the jury, and making lijs,,ijo
turn. The Court above alone was competent to ue"pa
as to the responsibility of the parties, or the correetntiis
of the document. The same writ was brought nii„j of
day, having been resealed, the original date, the 2'
July, being retained.
Mr. FERNER urged that his previous objection
applied.
oil
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that he con,.IA
hear evidence if adduced, and make his return On
and the verdict of the jury.
The case was then proceeded with. df
Mr. JOYCE said the plaintiff was a carpenter, t";tf
fendant a law-writer, and during the railway want
1844 defendant set up in business for himself, lee tie
his employer. Defendant had ordered the work t° ce)
done, and what defence could be offered he (Mr. PI
was at a loss to imagine.
John Barrett was called, and proved the Wl.'
done, and that the prices were fair and reasonable.
Mr. FERNER, for the defendant, contended 05'00'
debt arose out of a partnership. Defendant bad
sented to take a person, named Herbert, into partner lib
on the condition that he would fit up the office, °leo
had been done. It was true Aldrad had given the or
but under the agreement.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said the plaiann toi
not bound by an agreement made behind his back,
of which he could only have knowledge when the?'
chose to disclose it.io
Mr. FERNER• said he held a receipt for 1/. „,
which plaintiff admitted his whole claim was 11 145;10
for work defendant admitted to have been done
request-
Mr. JOYCE said that the receipt had been 14"_anere4'
with. The plaintiff admitted, on the pleading'oo
receipt of 11. on account, but a receipt for 305 till
them by surprise. The signature was that of oi
Dart plaintiff, but the material was that of defend""ris,
some friend. The addition of IGs. was put in in figu
to mystify the account. tile
The UNDER SHERIFF said there had been cu'p'ola
negligence on one side or the other; ip giving instil,ace
if only 4s. 6d. were due, how coulFit ba the dioelc
had not been
Mr. tendered? off
FERNER said that he was instructed it had ec""
been paid but the receipt had been lost. f,tht
he UNDER-SHERIFF said that was a question -
r the
jury. He had ex; cued the observation as t,19,0111
tampering" with the receipt—it was quite open
remarks made upon it.
ert
The jury, after examining the receipt, gave a v,roO
for 61. 195., the balance claimed, admitting the pa)
of 1/. tbs
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF refused to ret3 f/,e Otl
writ, leaving defendant to apply to the Court 03°'
the technical points.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. ,
(THIS DAY.)
fr'
(Before Mr. POWNALL and a full Bench of Mag-stre
ri J
h
Immediately after the opening of the Court 'sofer'
journed cases from Monday, with respect to the of g,e'
parochial rentals, were disposed of, but no points
tei ,
neral interest occurred beyond those already report
7he Sun.

DIUSIC AND DANCING LICENSES. 01
The Court then proceeded with the several aPiri
tions, under 25 Geo. 11, ter the renewal of ,ov
so"
dancing licenses which had been granted last yolleff
with applications for new ones. Of the for_Terto t?!
were 67 upon the list, and 9of the latter. UP ti:r;
time of our going to press 39 applications had b*,,,1(
posed of, amongst which were the applications
.of
Gomersal and Wm. James Bennett, for tb
the
Theatre, Goodman's Fields; Peter Snow, fb,r
John's Tavern, known commonly
Ground; of Sir Thomas Baring, Henry POW" j9lO
Archdall Palmer, Esqs for Exeter Hall ; Ed°
fledgman, for the National Math Holborn ; °-
Thomas &lse, for the Zagle Tavern.s' ~plO
Mr. Bodkin appeared on the part of Messrs. Lit1:11
and Ellis, the proprietors of the Stadium, Cre,wid
as Lord's
House, when it having been shown that the usual
Pr
were complied with, and no person appearing to °,,
the application made by the Learned Counsel for'Viiirl
ing the music and dancing license, it was granted ,
h ,eP
Court.
Several of the applicants not having answered 9:0:1
names when called upon, the Court stated that 0, fl
the power of at once dismissing the applicatiod
certainly, if this careless system was perseVerbel
that power would be exercised. The Chaim:lo'll
this would be taken as a warning by the ,c
victuallers.
T• _ - - -ad

0-morrow morning, at ten o'clock, is appoillLtr, e
the hearing of appeals of indictments for nuisance
for the trial of parties out on bail.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY') w'
!
A young man, of respectable appearance, ftr,i Or,
Mr. Hall for advice under these circumstance:---r;,lsi'
on Tuesday evening to a concert and ball, at the A"-i; e 4;
Gallery, and was dancing a quadrille, when the
taker came up to him, and asked him if he had II"
his admission ? Applicant said he had. The VI
taker said that he (applicant) was " not
fit for thelico,.
pany," and must not be allowed to remain. APP. O'
asked why, and said he hoped it would be exr''.l3lY,l'
but the check-tatter would say nothing more tiAlistr
he knew him well, and must turn him out. ApplicBilLke ai
ur with him to the door, where the check-taker kr„
the money-taker, and asked him if he had takc"9,
money from him. The money-taker said he had ~of
check-taker said he was a thief and a rogue, was
at Bow-street, and had Leen a waiter at a publiclA
All this occurred before a number of people. APP re
was a tailor, living near Soho-square, and had neregd
a waiter, nor had any charge ever been made °
him at Bow-street or any other court-
jo
Mr. HALL could do nothing in the matter. `fer,i
lence had been used ; and the object of the Or
seemed to be to vindicate his character—a matter 9f
out of his (Mr. Hall's) province. But if the aPPtior
chose to go to the expense, he could bring ,Leuld
against the door-keeper. r,
Applicant—That I shall certainly do ; for it 10 v
very hard if a person, whose profession depended ,°OOY
character, was to be dragged through a crowded
and called a thief with
impunity.
CLE-

RKENWELL.—(THIS DA io/d
George MattAews, described as a blacks d'„00,
placed at the bar on the charge of feloniously e"
and wounding his wife, Elizabeth Matthews. yS
The complainant, who scareely seemed to havetroll)i
the age of childhood, had her head covered WI
„.•
dages, and appeared to be very weak from the 401
blood, stated that when she came hoine on last.' lie:
day, her husband attacked her, and after knochille'
down and kicking her violently while on the Pifer
seized a large chimney ornament, with which he 5
her a violent blow upon the temple, which rendered
quite insensible for a considerable time.
e ...p
bid
In reply to the MAGISTRATE, she stated that sb 4
been married only three months, and that she 001;
compelled to separate from her husband in less I""diser
week after their marriage, owing to his violent c 0 the
As is usual in such cases the prisoner three
whole blame on the wife. the•ote Mr. B -

-,ROUGHTON said it was quite evident frup-sPf'
appearance of the prosecutrix that she was at Prvdtio;
although able to attend to give evidence, in a Yell
gerous state, and as it was possible from the 'ee be
nature of the wound, that erysipelas might eilse'Ll!;
should remand the prisoner for a week, when the 101
cal testimony would decide whether he should e°oor
him on the charge of .aggravated assault, or the
serious one of felony.
4
Mr

ORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS
Michael Butler and James Dipper, of the reElr et'o'
ages of about 20 years, and well-known to the poll 10
their thieving propensities, were brought before d
Bingham, charged as follows :
stilt tf
Esther Leader, of 26, Willow-street, Finsbury'„
that about one o'clock this morning she was Pr°c7eed
down the street on her way home when she recei.lope
sudden and violent blow on the head from the Pittle,
;
Dipper, which knocked her down. The p bet
`
then placed his hand upon her mouth, and kel) riP"
down, whilst his companion Dipper proceeded roivt:,
her pockets ; she struggled, and succeeded in relecoef'
her mouth, and called out " Murder." The pri' e
ran off, but were captured by the police. go)
The prisoners, on being asked what they had tO
orrj
to the charge, replied that they were honest, haral ito
ing young mutt, and denied in toto the charge which
be brought against
howev them. 0.0 I) oi
Mr. BINGHAM, er, thought that the. eherc,to
been fully proved, and was about to commit tRo-f the
once to Newgate for trial. but at the suggestion them
officers, as they were well-known thieves, ordertu
to be brought up again in a few days.

A 1);
M A RLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS
bt
Alice Talton, cook, and Sarah Bicknell, both,,:-
service. of Mrs. Sarah Watkins, were piaee dat t!;01.s;
before Mr. Hardwick. jhaiged with rubbing th",,,g
tress of wine, and Will am Cripps with recto-
rr
knowing it to be stolen.
Mrs. Sarah Watkins, 17. Cork street, Burl t°
garden, being sworn, said the females were ser_..kvs
her. She had placed in the back kitchen a iojeom
tanning seyeral dozens of sherry. The woe