The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

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JUNE `;17) 1848.
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MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.]
ITALY PALLMICETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 31 to
ditto, 41 to 4/ lOs ; and Straw, 114 s to 11 lOs per load.
Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely sta-
tionary prices. 3l 10s ; Clover
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 12s; Clover
ditto, 4/ to 4110 s; and Straw, 1/ 55 to 1/ 105 per load.
A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECRAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 10s; Clover
rditto, 41 to 4/ 12s ; and Straw, 11 55 to 11 105 per load.
Davison'sWesCtHOALartle:
rrade dull, at the above quotations.
AlsßsiioEdT:etltornzsminlAT.
East Adairs Main 11218
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main 135 6d Bell
. ell Main ...... .. 14a 6d Hudson's Dean's Primrose ..... 12s 3d Russell's Hetton
Hsßtureadwdsadoryz 118' sHIla
Hartlepool
teopno 0
16s 3d
11 • 9 sating s Hartley lss Od Whitwell
Holvw
I I 14s 65
New Tanfield l3a 6d Heugh Hall
Ord's Redheugh
12s 9d
Tan field Moor ......... 14s Od South Durham "
....
14s Od
Taufield Moor Butes... 12a 9d T sea
Townleyl3s Od'Derwentwater Hartley 14s 9d
West Wylam
Wall's End, &c Snapethorpe
Washington
Lambton Primrose
..
...
5131. s 9d

QUEEN'S BENCII.-(THIS DAy..)
(Sittings at Nisi Prins).
(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE and a Common Jury.)
SLANDER-PALMER AND WIFE V. FLINT..
This was an action of slander. The plaintiffs were a
lady and gentleman living upon their property, and the
defendant a hosier and draper, carrying on business in
Oxford-street. On the 20th of January last Mrs.
Gilbert, accompanied by her daughter, went to the de-
fendant's shop and desired to be shown a particular
description of handkerchiefs. Several lots were exhi-
bited to them but none of them suited, and upon their
telling the defendant us much he said they were a
couple of shoplifters, and he could not allow them to
leave the premises until he had examined their muffs.
The ladies feeling much hurt hurriedly left the shop and
went to Mr. George Smith, of Conduit-street, Regent-
street, a friend, to whom they related what had occur-
red. Mr. Smith returned with them to the defendant's
shop to remonstrate with him, but the defendant
imprudently told him that he was a ' liar." Subse-
quently, however, the defendant exhibited great anxiety
to apologise, but Mr. Smith would not be satisfied un-
less he consented to insert the apology in the news •
papers, and pay 10/. to the poor•box of the Marl-
borough Police-court, which the defendant refused to
do, and the result was the present action.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
Damages, 101.
The plaintiffs' counsel intimated that the 101. would
be applied to purposes of charity, and added that now
the ladies had vindicated their characters, a second
action which had been commenced on benalf of Mrs.
Gilbert, the mother of the plaintiffs, would be discon-
tinued.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
NEW COURT.

(Before the COM/VON-SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman ;
GIBBS.)
THE CHARTIST RIOTERS AT CLERKENWELL-

GREEN.

Alfred Canton, a respectable looking young man, sur-
rendered to his bail to take his trial for assaulting the
police in the discharge of their duty, on Monday the
s:h of June, on Clerkenwell-green. From the evidence
adduced it appeared that the prisoner was among a mob
of four or five hundred persons assembled on Clerlct.n-
-well-green on the.evening of Monday the sth of June,
that he was joining in the hissing and hooting of the
police, and several witnesses deposed to seeing him
throwing stones.

Mr. fiRIERLY, by the direction of the Common-Ser-
jeant, appeared as counsel for the prosecution, and
Mr. METCALFE defended the prisoner, and called seve•
ral witnesses, who deposed positively to the fact that the
prisoner did not throw stones, that he did not leave his
master's house, in Clerkenwell-green, till after eight
o'clock, and that he left it then for the purpose of going
to see his mother who resided in Whitechapel.
The Jury, without calling upon the Common-Serjeant
to sum up the case, acquitted the prisoner, who imme-
diately left the dock accompanied by his friends.
James Hayward and Charles Manchie, who were in-
dicted with assaulting the police, and who had pleaded
Not Guilty, expressed their desire to retract their plea of
Not Guilty and plead Guilty.
Mr. BODKIN then, on behalf of the prosecution, said
that he thought public justice would be satisfied by the
two prisoners entering into their own reeognizances in
1001. each, to appear when called upon to receive judg-
ment. With respect to the other remaining prisoner,
1111.1anns, the Crown did not intend to offer any evidence
against him. He hoped, however, the course he had now
adopted would not be misunderstood, or that from it any
doubt would be entertained of the firm and fixed deter-
mination on the part of the public authorities to repress
proceedings of the character of those that had occupied
the attention of the Court for the last few days, which
were calculated to disturb the public peace, and terrify
the peaceable subjects of her Majesty.
The COMMON-SERGEANT considered that the Govern-
ment had adopted a most wise course in
considering that justice would be satisfiepl by calling
upon the two prisoners at the bar to enter into their
own recognizances iu the sum of 1001. to appear when
called upon to receive judgment. He thought public
justice had been fully answered in the example that had
been made by the sentences that had been passed upon
seventeen of the prisoners. He wished, however, to
state that in consequence of the strong recommendation
of the jury the full penalty of the law had not been
visited upon any of the prisoners except one who had
been sentenced to two years' imprisonment on account of
his using a bar of iron in striking the police. Another
prisoner had been sentenced to 18 months' imprison-
ment on account of his violent conduct. He wished,
however, that it should be well understood that if other
charges of a similar nature were brought before the
Court, he should consider it to be his duty as a public
office r, and one bound to protect the public, to visit the
persons charged, if convicted, with the full penalty of
the law.
Several of the Counsel who had appeared for the pri-
soners, expressed their thanks to the public authorities
for the leniency with which they had acted towards their
client:.
The Solicitor for M'Manus was desirous of knowing
what course the Crown intended to pursue
with respect
to M'Manus.
Mr. t3c:T.ILN said that the Attorney-General would
enter a none prosequi in his case.
Mr. PAYNE could not express his thanks to the public
authorities for their leniency in this case,
because he
felt that the charge was a groundless one, and
could not
be supported, and that it was the conviction that such
was the case, and that alone, that
had induced the
Crown to withdraw the prosecution against him.
The Solicitor then asked foray of the record and
indictment against M'Manus, he intended to institute
further proceedings on his a
behalf.
The COMMON-SERGEANT said there could be no ob-
jection to his having a copy of them if he thought that
he could make anything of them.
Omen
_13117 en, Luke Vigo, and James Connor, were
convicted 01 violently assaulting a policeman on the 4th
of June, while in the execution of his duty; and sen-
tenced by the Common-sergeant—Byron to one year's
imprisonment and hard labour, and Vigo and Connor to
wile months' imprisonment and hard labour.
This concluded the Chartist trials for this session.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE and a Bench of
Magistrates).
The June adjourned sessions were commenced this
morning at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell-green.
The grand jury having been sworn in, the Assistant-
Judge addressed them with the usual charge.
Joseph Robson, a respectable-looking man, aged 32,
and. Ann Harris, aged 23, were indicted fur stealing
half a crown and a piece of tape, the property ot Fanny'
Slim, from her person.. It appeared that the prosecu-
trix and a friend were passing through high-street, St.
Gilea's, on the evening of' Tuesday last, when they were
accosted by the male prisoner, who was accompanied by
the female, and ho asked them if they had seen
anything of the row which had just taken place, and
he drew the attention of prosecutrix to a crowd collected
at the corner ot Broad-street, and as she turned round
their friend saw the prisoner Harris put her hand in
Mrs. Slim's pocket and take out of it the roll of' tape
and run away. The prosecutrix, on examining her
pocket, found that the half-crown also had been ab-
stracted. The man at first impeded the prosecutrix in
her attempt to pursue the woman, but when she was
brought back by a policeman he advised her to give up
the property, and she did so.
The female prisoner did not deny her guilt, but pro-
tested most earnestly that she knew nothing of the man.
. Mr. Mellor, in defending Robson, insisted that he was
a respectable man of unblemished character.
There were witnesses in favour of Robson's character,
but the police-constable of the E division proved that
the prisoners lived together in Drury-lane, the husband
of the woman being in prison, undergoing punishment
for felony. Besides, Robson, notwithstanding the re-
spectability of his appearance and manners, had been
twice before convicted of larceny in this Court.
They were both convicted, and sentenced to six
months' imprisonment with hard labour.

It has not been our lot for a long time to intrude
our nose between the pages of a book that has pleased'
us more than "Nasology; or Hints towards a Clabsifica-
tion of Noses." It would seem that men hitherto, when
they have placed a finger to the side of the feature
treated of, in token of their sagacity, have not been
aware of tho grave import of the action; and that though'
we have been often told to " follow our nose," no one
till now has discovered that we must do so whether or
not. The chapter on "snubs" and "celestials" is one
that would have enraptured the elder Slawkenbergius,
and "How to get a cogitative nose" is a speculation of
deep philosophical research. In a word, a rich natal
twang vibrates through the book,--Evening paper.

[PRICE SD.

HONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO TIIREE.
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was steady,
sales 4,000 bales. American brought 314 d. to 5%d. per lb.
Railway Shares were dull again and heavy, with very little
business doing. Prices were without change.
The advices from Denmark via Hull notice further pre-
parations for hostilities, but it is doubtful which side will re-
commence hostilities. An impression still prevails that
English mediation may be accepted, as neither party
can claim any decided advantage over the other.
The position of many firms in the Baltic ports is seriously
compromised by the continuance of the war.
The recent accounts from America furnish the following
paragraph :
" It is quite obvious, from the present aspect of things,
that Canada was designed to go with the 'United States.
This wonderful Hudson of ours was certainly intended as
the outlet of its foreign trade, for it runs down into a mild
latitude, while the St. Lawrence runs away to the frozen
North, and seems to have been placed where it, would be
most out of the way in a territory good for little else. That
men have arranged the matter in a way which contradicts
nature is constantly producing difficulty, as the same per.
versquess does in a hundred other cases. 'Yet if we would agree
to free trade—perfectly free—the political divisions of the
earth would not disturb its harmony. In that case Canada
mightost allbe thelong BritaintoadGvraeauttagesof our union. foorevoehr,ah. and
ts industry
yet einhjdohyalr;
m
might then exert itself as it pleased, and find its market
through our own Hudson without interruption by us. The
injury to Canada and ourselves has been pressed upon
us
until we have agreed to several measures for its modification.
We have established the transit policy, by which foreign
goods transported through our internal communications are
entitled to a return of duties as if they had been exported by
sea; But there are some important embarrassments yet re-
. at.
snx
dtahs ,teh
se
adhuet3a, asking
re-
maining. One of these is set forth in a memorial which is
about to be presented for the signatures of our citi-
both of which
portrationaer flour. This seeras a very reasonable thing,
and it
the
wheat may be returned on the
yet cansisntoretetbureernfidone as the law now sta.nd.s.. . The case
mo-
lasses,
this manner of grinding is allowed " in bond," as it is called,
a the product of
a manufacturing process.e.ndinognotfhesuegxaproorrtatthioendistillatic..n, of,
..
There can be no more difficulty in
constantly doing. Al
purpose, for in either wheat than in the other things now
flour, since we are such large e
porters, would interfere
case
our flour none the more for this
market. The memorial et it would go to the same foreign
forth that Canada, and
which we have refeired sets
West, did last year exporalmost exclusively Canada
aggregate extent of more thaenvheat and flour to the
lake vessels. and facilities of vario
flour ; that we have rnills, a million barrels of
power, capital,
which would
find valuable occupation in the b '
created by the policy proposed, and tress that would be
sibly arise to any interest. All this i:te no evil could pos.
and our nation must be blind to its ownmeedingly obvious,
in the days of protection, if it should refuLnsteerest, as it was
regulations, to allow this new and unprofitable atrnadder proper
Whn
other co will de
o unny
tries as well as our that free-trade princ
o ales
are taking
root i.
The Funds have been very quiet this morning, and
rather flatter than yesterday, but an influential broker
having bought about 40,0001. has served to maintain
prices. Consols have been 83i 15,-for account. Exche-
quer-bills, the small, have realised 405., and India
Bonds, under 1,0001., 19s. premium. The Reduced
Three per Cents. brought 84,1 to j, and the Three per
Cents. 84- ;1.
In Foreign Stocks there is scarcely anything doing.
Spanish Three per Cents. have been 224. Mexican are
16 to :4. Dutch Two-and-a-Halt per Cents. are quoted
43, and Belgian Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 60. Chiliau
Bonds have been at 80.
In Railway Shares there have been very few transac-
tions, and the changes in price are not material,
dRITISII FUNDS TfitS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 833 %
New 314 per Cent. Anna 84%
Long Annuities, Eap. Jan. sth, 1860 8 iaz
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 814%
India Bonds under 1,0001......- ....... 19 p
Consols for Opening
Exchequer Bills. 21/.2c1.
Small 4O p
Ditto Advertised, June
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Chilian Bonds, 6 per Ccut BO
Mexican Bonds, 1846, 5 per Cent 16% 16 1614
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent,lB4o
Ditto Passive Bonds 3
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent...
Ditto for the Account 223/4
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Belgian 4% per Cent
Dutch 21/2 per Cent.,l2 Guild 43
BUSINESS DONt. IN RAILWAY SliAltEi. AT ONE O'CLOCK
RAILWAYS. PAID. Yea SHAM.
Aberdeen

kinbcr., Notting., Boston, &e. 34 -

Ayrshire and Galloway - —
Iklfast - Co 7 Dr - 141/

_,Qiiast guaL _iunty Down .. _:,‘ .. ..
Hirmingnam & Oxford June... 20 . 23N s
)
Birmingham, W 01.,& Dudley 10 .....
Binning., Wol., & Stour Val. 121.45....
Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction... lO
Boston, Stamf., & Birming... 5
Bristol and Exeter
Do., Thirds 25
Buckinghamshire..• l4/. 4s — to
Caledonian
Ditto, Half Shares - to --
Ditto. Clydesdale Junction 50 -
Chester and Holyhead.— ..... 421, ..... to
Ditto, Preference
Clarence.
Do., Ist Class, 6 per Cent... 10 - • •.. to
Do., 2d Class, 5 per Cent... 10
Do., Gov. Loan, 4 per Cent. 10
Direct London & Portsmouth 51/4 — ...... to
Dublin and Belfast Junction.. 2714
Dundalk and Enniskillen ... 17% ......
East Anglia, 25/. L. & E.,
and L. &1)
Ditto, 18/., E. & H
Ditto, 31. 10s., E. & 1-i... 31A — to
Eastern Counties -
2, Do., d 0...... ......... N 0.6/. 13s. 4d...
Do., New
Eastern
Union, Class A (late
E. U. Shares) ...... ... .. 25
Ditto, ditto, Class A, ditto 1 ....
Ditto, (..E.N, Class B (I. & B) 171 A......
Ditto, do, Class C, ditto... 171/2 — to
Ditto Scrip (gua. 6 per ct.) 10 ~
Ditto (C. & E.), 5 per ct. 2 ....
Ditto, New ... .......... •••• •17 ...... ..... to
Do., New Quarters -
East Lincolnshire 20t,.5.,...... 2i'%.... to
Edinburgh and Glasgow -
Ditto, Halt Shares ._.....

......... 15 .. —
Ditto, Quarter shares ...... 121, — _ "'to
to
dinburgli and Northern ... 25
to
Ditto, New ..... ... ..... ...... i% ...... to --
Ditto, New port.. ......... .. 1.3
„.... to
Ditto, ditto, New ......... ... 3i - to
Exeter, 'Yeovil, & Dorchester 2% — •••••. to Ditto,_New ... ............ ... 2% — to
Glasg., Dumfries, & Carlisle..Bl. tis.Bd... -- -- to
Glasgow, Kilmarnock, i. 4: Ayr 50 ......
Ditto, -
Do.Preterence Consolidated 15 •• to
_ireat Nen tkern.... ............. 15 •••••
Du. Loudon & York E - to
xteu. 9% — to
.••••• ,_.;;.. South. & \Veit. (Ireland) 40 — to
Gieat North of England ...... 100
Ditto, New 40/. ............ .. 15
--
--
to
Ditto, New 301..

--- ...... ..... 30 ..• ..
Ditto, New 154...„ .... ..... Hy ..,... • ....to
Ditto,/
Great Webtero ................ 90
....
Ditto, Quarter Share& ...... 17% l5 —— to 143 A
Ditto, I fifths .................. 20
Do. view 174,

, ................ 9114 ... 73/4 t°
to
fluddsrsfi.ild and Manchester 26
Ditto,l:larrds .................. 9 -
to
Litill and Selby
.... 5U
............
to
Ditto, I salt' Shares . 25 ...--
to
Ditto, Quarter Shares 121,4 —
to
Lancaster. •and Carlisle.... ... 50 —
Do., Thix d 5..... 19 ......
...............
to
Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 93
Ditto, ditto ............ ...... b 6
Ditto a: tif Shares ..— 43 ...... —..— t°
Ditto Ditto Qt art ere 171,4 ..... ••• •• to
Yi ttha
o__
~ ~. to
Ditt Si: izteenths ........... 6%••••••
to
Ditto Th irds (Reg.) - •• •••
2% to '''
DO, New" Guar. 6 per cent. 2%
•
Do. Live rpool and Bury... 43
... to
. Do. (Hu dders. and Shell.) 38
Do., Wal teft r'^ " - -

~ -, (Wield, Pontefract
and 13 oole
Do., We. st Riding Union... 6
Do., Pretston and Wyre ... 25 ...... 34
to
Leeds—
Do., do., Half Shares (A) 9
to
2% x.n.
toto —....
50 ....• 89
and :Bradford
to --
Leeds, Dew sbury, & hlituchts. 471% —
to
Do., Hah f Shares
to
Ditto, BI ue (scrip) .. 21/I —*"• to
Leeds and ' Thirsk ......... ..... 45 ....- •"' •
to
Ditto, Istew. ...... ~.- ..... ... 26 . ••••
•...• __ -.D0., do., Prefer., 6 per Cent. 1;2• •-- • t°
Liverptsorosby, and Sout-
3 to
port.
pool ~.........
......... 3l/.12 -'Liver' .. ..
', Manchester, and
to
Newca Ulu Junction 2IA ...... London ii; Blackwall .....131. (is. 8d.... 43,4 to
Do. Ditto : Sew, Q. 2 GI. 13s. 44.... 2 dis.... to
_ ....- to
E: it on ........ - ..... 22 'I Lond., B. :ight., & South Coast 50 30%%... to
Do. Co nsolidated Eighths... 40
to
•
to
De. Pr uf. Cony.. 5 per Ce.ait. SO - ••• t., _
Ditto, ditto ...... ...,.1852 50 .. •••
Do., New , guar. 6 przr cent. 2
Ito
yndon awl . (ireenv.ich... 12/. 15s. 4d —
Ditto Pr eferen'ee ..... 18/ 178 2d... 121
London &14.ort'a We5tern........100 ......122 .....- to %
DDo. Qisarter.ti (L. and B.) 22
.s. Nlnt• . ................... 2 ..:Ii %to
Do. Do. Firth' 4 ...... 2
•
".... 1( --
............... ••-•
40 /. 'Sthares.....L. &M. 20
Do. I( P.... 111. and B. (A.)
to
Do. I1)1... M. and B. (IL) 7%
Do. I 0/.... M.. and B. C. 1
to 48
Gondol i and S. Western ....... 50
7%.,.. .
to
Ditt ), New 50/........ .. ..... 42%...... 32%
to
.Ditto, New 40(..... ..... .. .. 34 -
to --
Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ......
to --,
Do. sleuths (Conoolidated) 40