The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-02 00:00:00

ARKLOW, FEB. 28.—The Calypso, Savery, which went
on shore on Mizen !lead on the 27th inst., has parttd
abaft the mainmast, nearly all her decks are broken up,
and she is lying on her side in the surf, with her deck
to the sea; about 100 bales and cases are saved, but
nearly all the remainder of her cargo has been washed
out of her.

CORK, FEB. 28.—The report of a vessel being on
*lore :)utside the Lighthouse, is unfounded.
LuttEßlcH, FEB. 28.—1 t blew a violent gale yester-
IlaY, which subsided at eight P.M., but has commenced
again today. 29. The Catharine, M'Crhee, for the
Cl3de, is reported to be ashore at Kilrush.
DUNDALK, FEB. 28.—The Martha, of Dumfries, from
Preston, in entering this bar missed stays, and got on
the North Buil, where she remained some time beating
lbearily, but was got off and ruu on shore at Giles'
quay, and must discharge.
YARMOUTH, '..Mencx I.—The Francis, of Sunderland,
got in contact with the Jane, of London, at anchor in
the Roads, and both received damage.
BRDENAm, MARCH I.—The Wavatale, Volun, from
London to Sydney, N.S.W., was totally dismasted, and
lad decks completely swept on the 25th ult. in lat. 48,
lion. 8, W., the master, first officer, boatswain, seven
'seamen, and three boys were at the same time washed
overboard; two passengers were taken off the wreck by
the Preciosa, Jacobson, which lust two boats in attempt-
ing to take off the remainder of the crew, but remained
by her until noon of the 28th, when she was making
io water.
MILFORD, FEW 29.—The wind this morning was
8,.W., blowing strong; about noon it shifted to S.,
S.S.E., and S.E., it blew a violent gale for hours, it is
no's', 4 30 pat., blowing a strong gale from S.S.W.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
SAY 21ZAZIEETS.
SMITHFIELD.—MeaqOW Hay, 21 108 to 31 13s ; Clover,
ditto, 31 13s to 41 158 ; and Straw, 11 3s to 1/ 7s
Per load. Both Hay and Scraw moved off heavily, at
barely stationary prices.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 12s to 31 15s ;
Clover ditto, 3/ lOs to 41 12s; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 8s
per load. A moderate supply, and sluggish demand.
WIIITECIIAPEL.—Meadorr llay, 21 108 to 31 13s;
Clover ditto, Si 12s to 41 15s; and Straw, 1/ 4s to Ti 8s
per load. Supply good, and trade dull.
111115'97GATE AND I.IIILDENHAMI.
A :light improvement was noticed in the general de-
mand here, today, and prices were well supported.
Beef, from 3s to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; Veal, 4s
to 4s 10d ; and Pork, 4s to 4s 10d per Sibs by the
carcase.

MEAT MARKETS.
SOUTHALL, Minclit I.—Prime Mutton was in steady
request, at fully last week's quotations ; otherwise the
demand was in a very sluggish state. Beef from 3s 4d
to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 8d;
and Pork, 4s to 4s 8d per 81b3., to sink the offals.
ROMFORD, MARCH I.—We had a very slow trade
here to-day, on the following terms :—Beef from 3s Gd
to 4s 4d; Mutton, 4s to Bs 2d; Veal, 4s 2d to 4s 8d;
and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per Bibs ; Quarter-old Store
Pigs, 18s to 245; and Mulch Cows, with their small
Calf, 151 to 161 16s each.
I.LULSILAII, MARCH I.—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 2d;
Mutton, 45 to is 2d; Veil, 45 to 4s 6d; and Pork, 4s 2d
to 4s 6d per 81bs. A moderate supply and a sluggish
demand.
ARUNDEL, FEB. 29.—We had a slow trade to-day, and
Fices were not supported. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d;
Mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d; Veal, 4s to 4s 6d; and Pork,
4s 2d to 45 6d per Sibs.
CILICHESTER, MARCH I.—There was a fair supply
of fat stock, to-day. Prices lower than on last market
day. Beef, from 4s to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 4d;
Veal, 4. to 4s 6d ; and Pork, 4s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs.
quarter-old Store Pigs, 15s to 20s each.

COAL MARK.EI
Dean's Primrose lB, 9d,
Dipton Tanfield l2s 6di
Hasting'slHartley l4s 9d
Nelson's West Hartley 14s 6d
North Percy Hartley l4s Od
North Pontop
New Tanfield l4s HI
New Pelton 13s MI
Original Tanfield l2s 9di
South Peareth
South Pontop
Tanfield Moor
Tanfield Moor Butes l3s 6d'
'Walker's Primrose
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r.--YrsTEßnia.
Brown's Gas
_ . _ .

Gosforth . 14s 3d
Heaton
Riddell's l4e 3d
Wharncliffe
_ _

Eden Main lss 9d
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Illaswell l7s 9d
17s 9d
iHettoa -

1
Lanibten
Russell's Hetton
Shotten
'Hudson's Hartlepool l6s Od
!Thornley
Adelaide Tees
, Anthracite 2is Od
Abercrave Stone Coal 27s Od
Ships at market 272

14s 6d
West Hartley
Wall's End, &o.
Ball and Brown l4s 3d

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended March 2, 1848, made up from the Returns tattle
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale
per Imperial Quarter.
I WHEAT. FBAILET.I HATS. I I
B. BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. I 50s Sd 30s 9d 20s 8d 30a 8d Od 41s 7d
The Duties on Foreign Grain aro now suspended.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
PHILLIPS v. HULL.)
This was an action to recover the sum of 71. 2s. 7d.,
for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff is a whole.
sale cheesemonger in Newgate-street, and the defendant
is a retailer.
A plea of never indebted was put of the record, but
the defendant, who was present, said he did not dispute
the debt, and never gave any instructions for the plea;
all he had requested his attorney to do was to obtain
time. He had been charged with having vexatiously
defended the action, and he feared the consequences.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said that he could not
assist the defendant, for, if the debt was admitted, the
jury must give a verdict for the amount.
A verdict was accordingly given.
SLOMAN I. PARMENTER.
This was an action to recover the sum of 31. 135., on
a promissory note.
The defendant pleaded that she did not sign the note.
Mr. Williams was called, and said he was inquiring
clerk to a loan society in Tottenham-court-road. He
saw the defendant at the office, when she signed the
note as security for her son. He never saw her before,
but had since, but never at the house said to be where
she lived. He had seen her and her son together.
The defendant's attorney submitted that this was not
sufficient evidence as to identity; any person might have
gone with the son and represented as the mother of the
borrower. He founded his objections on the cases of
Bell v. Gunn, and Jones v. Jones, 11 Law Journal (new
series), in which it was laid down as incumbent on the
plaintiff to prove the identity, and not the defendant to
prove the negative. In fact, in this case there were
three Sarah Parmenters, and the person who had
actually signed the note was ill in bed, and had not
been served with the writ.
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFY said the evidence was
very bare, and he would take a note of the objection,
but the case must go to the jury. The plaintiff must
take care that he issued the execution against the right
party.
The defendant's attorney said the right party had not
been sued.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

CRIMINAL COURT.—( THIS DAY.
OLD COURT.
(Before the LORD CHIEF BARON and Mr. Justice COLT.
MAN.)
ABDUCTION.— Samuel Brown, a respectable looking
man, was brought up, in custody of Allen, the officer
of the Court of Chancery, to answer an indictment
preferred against him under the Births, Marriages, and
Deaths Registration Act, for Making a false statement
for the purpose of procuring a registry of marriage to
be entered.
The Attorney-General, Sir John Bayley, and Mr.
Bodkin appeared as Counsel on behalf of the prosecu-
tion; and Sir F. Thessiger, Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Bal-
lantine, were Counsel on behalf of the prisoner.
On the prisoner being placed below the bar,
Sir F. THESSIGER applied to the Court, on his
behalf, that he might be allowed to withdraw his plea
with respect to the 3d and 4th counts, and be at liberty
to demur to them. The ground on which the teamed
Counsel made the application was, that the prisoner at
the last sessions pleaded to the counts in the absence of
his legal advisers, who were of opinion that the counts
were bad in law, and it being arranged before hand that
the prisoner was not to be brought up to plead at the
last session.
The JUDGE, after some considerable. argument on the
subject, refused the application.
The Jury were then sworn, and the prisoner:given in
charge to them.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL then proceeded to address
them on the part of the prosecution. The case, although
a short, was a most important one, it being the first
that had been brought to trial with respect to false
statements made to procure a marriage register.
From the statements of the Learned Counsel it appeared
that the present indictment had been preferred at the
suggestion of the Vice• Chancellor Wigram. The de-
fendant Brown lived in 1840 in Wimpole-street, as a
butler, and he contracted a marriage in 1847 with a
female of the name of Esther Field, a girl only IS years
of age. Esther Field was the daughter of a Mr. James
Field, of Berkhampstead, both her father and mother
were now dead, and she had been left property to the
amount of upwards of 1,1001. a year, and the brother of
the defendant was appointed her guardian, together with
another person. Upon the death of the father.of the
young lady an application was made to the Court of
Chancery to make her a ward of that Court, she being
then only 18 years of age. While the matter was under
consideration in that Court it appeared that the defendant
induced her to go with him to Trinity Church, Diary lebone,
where they were married, the banns having been previously
published in that church. After the celebration of the
marriage the parties separated, Esther Field going to her
friends at Berkhampstead. Upon its becoming known
that the marriage had taken place, an application was
made to the Vice-Chancellor, who ordered the defendant
to be committed for a contempt of the court in marrying
a ward, and he was still in custody for that contempt.
After this the matter was referred to the Attorney-
General, upon the desire of the .Vice-Chancellor, and
upon his certificate and with the approval of the Vice-
Chancellor the present proceedings were instituted. The
charge against the prisoner was brought for the purpose
of evading any detection, and for the purpose of
obtaining the celebration of the marriage. Ho made a
false statement to the clergyman, to the effect that
Esther Field was of full age ; that ,he (tho de-
fendant) resided at 31, Wimpole-street, and that
Esther Field also resided in the same street,
the fact being that Esther Field was then only IS years
of age, and the defendant 52. aril that she resided at
Tring, and not in Wimp, L.,:arLed
Attorney-Geueral having further shortly retel red to the
facts, stated that the present proceeding was the first
step ill the natter, ictr tho plume of obtaining the dis-