The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-17 00:00:00

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SOUTHALL, FEB. 16.—The Beef trade was heavy, on
somewhat easier terms; but that 19r Mutton was active,
at higher rates. Otherwise the demand was in a slug-
gish state. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, Ss led
to 5s 4d; Veal, 4s to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s Sd per 81bs.,
to sink the dials.. _ _

ROMFORD, FEB. 16 —We had a steady general de-
mand to-day, and prices were well supported. Beef
from 3s 4d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 3s 8d to 5i 4d; Veal,
48 to ss; and Pork, 4s to 4s Sd per Sibs ; Quarter-
old Store Pigs. 185 to 245. each.
lleu.snem, FEB. 16.—Prime stock sold freely, at full
Beef,
Otherwise, the demand was in a slugg:sh state.
Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 4d; Mutton, 452 d to 5s 2d; Veal,
4s to 4s Bd-; and Pork, 4s 2d to 45 8d per Blbs.
ARUNDEL, FEB. 15.—Beef, from 3s Sd to 4s 4d; Mutton,
4s 4d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s Sd per Sibs. A mo-
derate supply, and a slow trade.
CHICHESTER, FEB. 16.—Mutton advanced quite 2d
Per 8lbs; otherwise, the trade was heavy. Beef, from
33 6d to 4s 2d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; Veal, 4s to
48 8d ; and Pork, 4s 4d to 4s Sd per Sibs. Quarter-old
Store Pigs, 18s to 22s each.

33AIT MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 13s to 31 13s ; Clover,
ditto, 31 13s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 8s
per load. Supply good, and trade very dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ 15s ;
Clover ditto, 31 12s to 41 12s; and Straw, 114 s to 11 9s
per load. A moderate supply, and a heavy demand.
WIIITECIIAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 12s to 31 13s;
Clover ditto, 31 12s to 4/ 15s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to
118 s per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

COAL MARK ET.—YESTERDAY.
/kiddie's West Hartley 16s Od Ramsay l3s Od
Dipton Tanfield l3s Gd Wharncliffe ...... ..—. 158 6d
Hasting's Hartley l6s Od Eden Main
North Pontop —.. ..... 138 Od Braddyll's Hetton lBs 3d
New Pelton Main..... 14s Od Bell
New Tanfield l4B 6d Haswell lBs 9u
Original Tanfield ...... 138 Gd Hetton .... lBs 9(1
South Peareth
Tanfield Moor
Tanfield Moor Butes... 14s Gd Pease
Wylam
Wall's End, &c I Whitworth l3s 6d
Barton
Arrivals, 401—sold, 83.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Feb. 17, 184 s, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. [BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. I TEAS. 4
PRICE •• bls Od 31s 2d 20s 7d 30s 5d I 3tis Id 43.1
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Under-SheriffßuncuELL.)
DE WINTER AND OTHERS V. FEARS.

The plaintiffsitrihisactionare bankers, and the action
Was brought to recover the sum of 3811., the balance (.1
a banking account and interest thereon.
It appeared by the evidence that the accounts had
been balanced from time to time, and interest charged
thereon, the above amount being found duo in June
last; since that period interest at seven and a half per
cent. had been charged.
The Leaned UNDER SHEMFF said he did not con-
sider they could charge beyond the 51. per cent.
The plaintiffs' attorney said. that money had been so
scarce that 9 per cent, could have been obtained.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said that as they struck a ba-
lance every six months they charged compound interest.
The plaintiffs' clerk was then examined as to whether
a bill of exchange for 3001., accepted by a Mr. Philip
Feake Martin, and drawn by defendant, had not been
Paid. The witness replied that it was dishonoured and
returned to defendant, although it had been entered in
the account to plaintiffs' credit. The drawer bad an
account with their bank.

.....
Ajuror asked whether the bankers might not have
taken up the bill, and debited Martin?—The witness
said, not without instructions Defendant wished them
to sue Martin, but they did not think fit to do so.
The UNDER-SHERIFF said the jury might give what
interest they thought proper, say 5 or 4 per cent. or
less; it was discretionary.
The jury ultimately gave a verdict for the principal
and interest at the rate of 5 per cent.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Ann Simpson, a woman of bad character, was charged
before Mr. Henry with stealing a pocket-book, contain-
ing seven 101. notes, and one 5/. note of the Bank of
England, and one 100 dollar note of the United States
Bank, from the person of Mr. John Scones, a planter, of
Texas, but now residing at Spring-place, Bagnigge-
Wells road.
The complainant, it appeared, took a cab at about
four o'clock this morning, in the Strand, desiring the
driver to take him to Spring-place, Bagnif,,ge-wells road.
Re was then slightly intoxicated. The prisoner came
up as the cabman was about to shut the door after com-
plainant got in, and without invitation, ste!.ped into the
cab. The complainant allowed her to remain. On ar-
riving at Bagnigge- wells the prosecutor found that he
had no change, and ordered the cab to drive back to the
Strand and get change. The cabman drove back to
Bvi rydges-street, here he stopped at the Falstaff, a
night house, vin:l the complainant and prisoner got out.
The complainant then missed his pocket book which he
had in his pocket when he first got into the cab. Having
some indistinct recollection of feeling the prisoner's
band in his breast pocket, win re he had placed the
pocket-book, he immediately accused her of it. She
denied it, and the complainant spoke to the cabman, w ho
Felled a police-sergeant (Matthews, 10 H) who was pass-
Sag at the moment. The sergeant, on hearing the charge
made by prosecutor, took the cabman in custody, and
Rave the prisoner in custody to the consthible on duty in
Jitydgea-street. On the way to the station-house the
prisoner product d the pocket-bock, and said she would
give it up at the station-house. She admitted that she
took it from Mr. Scones's pocket, and said ebe did so be-
Cause he would not give her some money which he had
Promised her, and she wanted "to pay herself." She
Was detained at the station and tl:e cabman was liberated.
The pocket-book and its contents (seven ten pounds and
°Pe five pound note, English, and one 100 dollar note,
American) were identified by Mr. Scores, who thought
the notes were all he had in the pocket-book, but was
not certain.
Mr. Scones expressed a great unwillingness to press
the charge, as he had urgent business in Paris which
required his immediate presence there, and the delay of
attending to a prosecution would be disastrous to him;
but

Mr. HENRY said, that for reasons which he should
bereafter explain he could not allow complainant to
withdraw from the prosecution of the charge. The pri-
soner must be remanded till this day week, and Mr.
Scones must then attend, or ho would be compelled.
Remanded accordingly.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY,)
Wm. Jones, a sturdy young fellow, was placed at the
bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with hurglaricusly
entering the house of Colonel Albert Goldsmid, 2, Park-
crescent, Regent's Park, and stealing therefrom a pair
of gold epaulets, several gold ornaments, silver spoons,
and other articles.

John Lambkin, butler in the Lervice of Colonel Gold-
smid, said he was in bed between three and four o'clock
this morning, when he was disturbed by hearing a
noise. The moment ho awoke .he saw the shade of a
light under his bed-room door. Fancying that some
Person was in the house he got out of bed and opened
the rootn-door gently, and looking about him saw the
prisoner holding a light against the front door inside the
Plia3age, examining the bolts. The prisoner subsequently
Proceeded up stairs, and witness alarmed his fellow-
servant, who came to his assistance, and accompanied
I°l in searching the house. On searching the library
01Y found the prisoner coucbed down under the sofa.
Witness's fellow-servant laid hold of the prisoner while
Witness went and called the police, who came and took
the prisoner into custody. Witness subsequently saw
the articles produced taken from him.
Charles Pither, footman in the same establishment,
corroborated the evidence of last witness.
Iltr• James Henry Goldsmid, nephew to Colonel
tilbert Goldsmid, identified the property produced as
belonging to his uncle.
four Bann 249 S, said he was on duty in the New-road about
o'clock, when he was called to No. 2, Park- crescent.
Ile proceeded to the house, and, on entering the library,
151 V the prisoner sitting on the sofa. He searched him,
sad
found upon him four waistcoats, a coat, and the
other articles now produced. He also found some money
ich had been taken from the footman's box, a
Jemmy," and a bux of reaches. He then took him
Into custody, when the prisoner told him that he came
out with the intention of committing the robbery, and
was very sorry he had disturbed the butler.
The prisoner, who was recognised as an old offender,
Was committed for trial at the Central Crim:nal Court.

CLERKEIN WELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Wiliam I'cirri,: a man having the appearance of an
Irish labourer, was charg, d before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
uttering counterfeit coin.
Mrs. Vlack, of Bei keley- street, Clerkenwell, grocer
Bud tobacconist, stated that lust evening, being in her
Parlour, she heard, in conversation with the lad who
I:as serving in the shop, a gruff voice, which she thought
con "cognised, and thinking she bad some more than
:men reason for remembering it, she looked out, and
"ice knew the prisoner as the " gentleman" who
h°tr three months ago passed off upon her a very bad
, in a style of great tact and impuderc.,
the witness imitated with such dramatic fidelity
whi:_ rovoked some laughter in the court. At the momentalle recognised him last night he was acting in the
'1" "•off-haud, dash kind of a ivey," pretending to be

half drunk, and was about to take up a small parcel of
totiacco aed the change of a sc'eming half. crown, which
the shopman bad ju,it taken up. Witness hastened
forward, caught up the change and the tobacco, examined
Vie half-crown, called hr‘r husband from the parlour and
a police-officer from the street, secured the prisoner and
gave him into custody. She was impart d with proof
of the prisoner's identity as to the previous uttering.
Mr. TYltWiln'T said that in this cahe the prisoner had
managed to escape, and laughed at his continued suc-
cess. lle was one of those persons who followed this
practice as an occupation, and aft: r the lapse of certain
intervals revisited the same shops, when they thought
they would have been forgotten. But the authorities
at the Mint had their eyes upon him. At present, it
would be useless to commit hint CR this charge.
Mrs. Flack observed that it was very hard the public
should be exposed to such robbery.
The MAGISTRATE said that the law could not un-
fortunately afford tradespeople like the complainant as
much protection as was to he desired. They would be
much better protected by their own vigilance and good
sense, as was very well exemplified in the case of Mrs.
Flack herself. The prisoner was discharged.

ELECTION COMMITTEES.
(THIS DAY.)
GREAT MAItLOW.

The Great Marlow Election Committee re-assembled
at tho usual hour this morning; Sir John I'akington in
the chair.

Mr. Sergeant WRANGRAM, finding that the evidence
at his command would not sustain the allegations of
bribery, said he filt it to be his duty not to waste the
time of the Committee by further prosecuting the case.
In the course of the inquiry he retearki.d that an insinu-
ation had been throen cut eguinst Colonel Knox, one
of the sitting Members, to the effect that he had been
personally guilty of bribery, but he felt it, due to the
Committee and the Hon. and Gallant Member, to state
that such an imputation could not have been borne
out by the evidence.
Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
Committee having deliberated for a few minutes, the
doors were re-cpened, when
The CHAIRMAN announced that the committee had
come to the resolution that Mr. Williams had been duly
elected for the borough of Great Marlow, and that
Colonel Knox had also been duly elected.
This closed the proceedings of the Committee.

KINSALE.

The Select Committee appointed to try the merits of
the Kinsale election petition re-assembled at the usual
hour this morning; Mr. Bouverie in the chair.
The first witness called this morning was Ann Ryan,
daughter of Put. Ryan, barber, of Kinsale. She stated
that she had for some time been in the habit of assisting
her father in his business, and she remembered being
sect for on the morning of the election, between four
and five o'clock, to go to Mr. Silk's house, a publican at
Kinsale, to operate upon the chins of a number of free
and independent electors of the borough. She shaved
the chins of no less than 35 voters, not one of whom
could sit or stand from drunkenness. Some of them she
found lying upon straw in the yard drunk, with bottles
and drinking materials placed by their side, while others
were snoosing on the kitchen floor, two or three of them
lying amidst the contents of their own stomachs. The
free and independents were held up by the sober
portion while she shaved them ; but Dr. M•Lel-
lan was in that state that it was utterly impossible
to shave him because he could not be held up at all, ho
was so drunk. The consequence was, that during the
operation of shaving, she unfortunately cut his throat
and her own finger at the same time. Mr. Guinness, the
sitting Member, and Dr. Jago, his friend, were present
and assisted in holding up the free and independents,
while she operated upon them. Parson Ryder was
amongst them, and appeared to her to be as drunk as
the rest of them. The process of shaving occupied
from between four and fils o'clock till nine in the even-
ing, and immediately after they had been rendered some-
what decent they were marched up to the poll. Parson
Ryder was the incumbent of a neighbouring parish,.and
while the voters were lead up to the poll he supplied
them with: whisky, and talked about the liberty and
freedom of election.