The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF CHANCERY, /17.17. 2.
This being the first day of Michaelmas Term, the
Lord Chancellor (after receiviug the Lord Mayor Elect,
and intimating to him that her Majesty had approved of
the choice of her faithful citizms of London in electing
him that. Chief Magistrate for the ensuing year), enter-
tained the Judges, Masters in Chancery, and Queen's
Counsel, to breakfast, at his Lordship's residence. After
which they proceeded in state to Westminster to open
their respective Courts.
The Lord Chancellor took his seat at half-past one
o'clock, accompanied by the Master of the Rolls, the
Vice-Chancellor of England, Vice-Chancellor Wigram,
and Masters Sir Giffin Wilson and Mr. Farrar.

THE TROUTRECK CASE—PETITION OF RIGHT.
A gentleman behind the bar applied to his Lordship,
at the sitting of the Court, in the case of a petition of
right presented by the representative of the late Mr.
Troutbeck, claiming from the Crown a sum of 400,000/.,
for a commission to inquire into the statemer.ts of the
petition, and to return them into the Court of Chancery.
The LORD CHANCELLOR inquired whether notice had
been given of the application to the Attorney-General;
and, upon being informed in the negative, his Lordship
declined to interfere until notice had been given.
The Court was occupied the remainder of the day
with appeal motions, several of which were postponed to
a future day, and others contained no point of interest.
Mr. Sergeant Murphy and Mr. Sergeant Byles were
called within the bar by the Lord Chancellor, having
received patents of precedency.
The Court rose shortly before three o'clock.

BOLLS' COURT, Nov. 2.
Lord Langdale opened the Court at half-past one,
HOPE V. HOPE.
Mr. TINNEY, on behalf of the plaintiff, moved that this
cause should stand over until a new trial should be in-
stituted.
Lord LANGDALE said he considered the application
was just,and would therefore grant an order to that effect.

LOW V. RUSSELL.
Mr. TINNEY applied to the Court for leave to mention
,his case, and cited several affidavits, &c., to show the
lustice and expediency of the application.—Leave granted,

BRENTON V. VERNON.
Mr. TURNER applied to the Court for an injunction to
restrain Thomas W. Vernon, the defendant in this
case, from carrying on works on the lands mentioned
in the bill, the same being calculated to injure certain
house property on the said lands.
Mr. KINDERSLY, on the part of the defendant, did not
oppose the application, which was accordingly granted,
and the hearing of the original motion in this case was
appointed for Thursday next.
SMITH V. SMITH.:
Mr. Smith, the detendant in this cause, having stated
that he would not give any explanation of his refusal to
give answers in the above cause, was committed to her
Majesty's prison.
Several unimportant motions were disposed of, and in
the course of the day Sergeants Talfourd, Manning,
Murphy, and Byles, having received patents of prece-
dence, were called within the bar by his Lordship.
The Court adjourned at the usual hour.

Union with intense interest. It went on to say, what must
be the fa li -e• I very Hon. Member of the Rouse of Com-
mons IQbe I read the evidence taken before the com-
mittee on Lae preceding Saturday with respect to the
statement which he made in the House of Commons on
the 6th of April, 1844, that Sir James Graham took
steps to procure a report for the purpose of crushing
him (Mr. Ferrand), a Member of the House
of Commons, end which the House, in Sir James
Graham's simple denial, voted " calumnious and un-
founded?" Now, on Saturday the denial of Sir James
Graham was proved to have been false. Mr. Parker and
Mr. Manners Sutton, Sir James's private secretary, had
done all they could to make it appear that he had not
procured an " infamous and false report." Sir
George Grey had promised next session to sanction
the appointment of a Committee on the subject of the Poor-
law, when neither Mr. Manners Sutton nor any one else
would be able to screen him, for he (Mr. Ferrand) should
prove that Mr. Lewis knew that the report of Mr. Mutt
was false, and that knowing it to be false he carried it
to Sir James Graham, and that Sir John Walsher's re-
port was also false. Sir James Graham handed the
reports to Sir Robert Peel in the House of Commons,
who upon the strength of them made a charge against
him, and that he (Mr. Ferrand) still maintained that
the whole proceeding was a false and infamous
conspiracy between Sir James Graham and
Mr. Lewis, for the purpose of crushing
him. He (Sir Frederick Thesiger) considered that on
this letter alone Mr. Lewis was entitled to his applica-
tion. When Mr. Lewis was examined before the An-
dover Committee he did not know that he would be ex-
amined with respect to the Keightley Union, and he was
therefore not so fully prepared to reply to the questions
which were put to him as he otherwise would have been, and
he mistakingly said, in reply to a question, that Mr. Mott
was sent down from the Home-office to Keightley,
Whereas Sir John Welsher was sent down, but he sub-
sequently rectified the mistake, which was not, however,
a material one. The second letter, en the
10th of August, said that the bursting of
the Poor-law Commissioners was "a great fact;" that
Mr. Manners Sutton, who was a member of the Com-
mittee, was in the habit of calling Mr. Lewis out of the
Committee; and consulting with him, and afterwards
calling him in and examining him ; and that he would
now prove that Mr. Lewis was guilty of the most delibe-
rate falsehood, for the purpose of deceiving the House, and
thereby preventing the Arch-Commissioner, Sir James
Graham, from the infamy which awaits him. It then
went on to say that Mr. Mott's report was dated the
13th of April, 1842, whereas the order for out-door relief
was not issued until the 30th of that month, and that his
motion to the House for the withdrawal of it was not made
until June, so that it was untrue that Mr. Mott received
instructions in consequence of the order ; and that
were a witness at the Old Bailey to utter such a false-
hood he would be packed off in the prison van, and in-
dicted for perjury ; and yet such a person was the confi
dential friend of the Arch-Commissioner. He asked if there
was no Member of the Committee ef the House of Com-
mons who would move that Mr. Lewis be called to the
bar of the House of Commons, in order that he might
receive condign punishment, for having deliberately pre-
pared the evidence in order to deceive the House of
Commons, and that if it was overlooked the proceedings
of the Committees of the House would become
a farce. He (Sir Frederick Thesiger) thought it unne-
cessary to read any other document. Mr. Ferrand had
admitted writing the letter. He had the affidavit of Mr.
Lewis and the affidavit of Sir James Graham,
denying the truth of those parts of the letters
which were directed against them, and both positively
denied that any instructions whatever were given to Mr.
Mott for the purpose of obtaining a partial report for
any purpose whatever. It was positively denied by them
that when the motion of Mr. Ferrand was before the
House, on the 26th of May,that the report of Mr. Mutt had
been communicated to Sir James Graham, and they, in
. the most positive and direct manner, stated that the state-
ments with respect.to the verdict were utterly unfounded.
Mr. Lewis, knowing that the charges were false, and
that they were likely to injure his character, and render
itimpossible for him, while they remained unexplained
and uncontradicted, to pursue his duties, he had felt it
his duty to apply to the Court for a criminal information.
Lord DENMAN—Take an order to show cause.

instance of the present prosecutor, when tho prisoner,
who was included in the same indictment, contrived to
keep out of the way. It was his the (Common Sergeant's)
determination to send such persons out of the country
whenever they were found guilty before him. He,
therefore, sentenced the prisoner to be transported
beyond the seas for the term of seven years.
John Ragan, an Irish labourer, was indicted for felo-
niously assaulting Martin Connor, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily harm.
Connor deposed that he had some angry words with
the prisoner in Kennington-lane, where they were at
work repairing the foot-way, when Ragan struck him in
the face with a chisel near the right eye, of which he
bad lost the sight.
Mr. Worthington, a surgeon, described the nature of
the wound, which was a very severe one, and said that
the sight of the eye was completely destroyed.
Witnesses having been called as to character,
The jury found the prisoner guilty of an assault, and
The COMMON SERGEANT sentenced him to twelve
months' imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour.
The prosecutor then stepped into the witness-box, and
said that he was disabled by the injury from compe-
tently filling his situation, as masons' foreman, or to
work properly at his trade, and he, with his wife and
four children, were obliged to go into the workhouse.
James Bruce, a jeweller, aged 35, was indicted for
stealing five watches, the property of Mr. De Lolme, of
Rathborne-place, watchmaker.
Mr. Ballantine defended the prisoner.
Mr. CLARKSON stated the case to the jury. The
prisoner came to the prosecutor on the 18th of Septem-
ber last, and represented himself to be Mr. Bruce, of
Jermyn-street, jeweller. Prosecutor having had deal-
ings some years before with the prisoner's father, gave
him some watches. He came again on the 18th, and
obtained other watches, alleging that he was going to
show them to a customer in Fitzroy-square, and if he
did not succeed in selling them he would bring them
back. After hesitating for some time the prosecutor
allowed him to have the watches, which he understood
were immediately pawned by the prisoner and a woman
with whom he lived, in Buckingham-street, Fitzroy-
square. Upon hearing this he went with a constable
to the prisoner's lodging, and gave him into custody.
After the facts were proved in evidence,
Mr. BALLANTINE proceeded to argue that there was
no case of larceny made out, as the goods were com-
mitted to the prisoner on credit.
The COMMON SERGEANT said that Mr. Alderman
Gibbs had been for a long time endeavouring to make
him understand that only one watch was entrusted to be
sold ; the whole number of watches was entrusted to
him that the customer should make a selection of one.
Mr. BALLANTINE—What does Mr. Alderman Gibbs
know about that 7—(A laugh.)
Mr. Alderman Genns—l am an alderman on this
bench, and I have a right to speak to the Judge.
Mr. BALLANTINE—Mr. Alderman Gibbs cannot know
what has not been stated in evidence.
The COMMON SERGEANT—Mr. Alderman Gibbs is as
sensible a man as any in London, though he is an alder-
man.—(Great laughter.) I would take his opinion as
well as any lawyer, or any judge either, upon a matter
of fact.
The prosecutor was ultimately recalled, and said that
only one of the watches waseto be sold, and he had told
the prisoner that he would not give him credit for it.
Mr. BALLANTINE addressed the jury at length, con-
tending that the prisoner had no dishonest intention
when he took the watches, which, notwithstanding the
statement of the. prosecutor, he believed he had re-
ceived upon a credit account ; nor indeed, would the
prosecutor lose any part of his property even now. In
obtaining the goods he made no false pretence, and he
had been many years known to Mr. De Lolme as the
son of an eminent tradesman in the same business with
himself. The misfortune of the case was that the young
man was inveigled by
.the handsome young female who
had been made a witness against him into a disreputable
house, where she induced him to stop until the watches
were pawned ono after another. If he had not been
taken into custody, he would before this have settled with
the prosecutor in a satisfactory manner.
The jury, after consulting for some time, returned a
verdict of "Guilty," but they had not merle up their
minds as to whether he had power to sell all the watches
or only one. Upon this point.they were directed to re
consider their verdict, and at length gave the same ver-
dict, adding that they believed he was authorised to sell
all the watches. This latter point was reserved for the
consideration of the judges, but in the meantime the
Common Sergeant passed the sentence of twelve months'
imprisonment and hard labour, observing that he was
induced to award so lenient a punishment on account of
the prisoner's previous good character, and that he had
been seduced into the offence by the female witness.
A special session, in accordance with the provisions of
the Central Crimminal Court Act was held to-day, this
being the first day of term, in order to fix the days for
holding the sessions for the ensuing year, and other
business connected with the court. The following
judges assembled:—Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Justice
Patterson, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Coltman,
Mr. Justice Maule, Mr. Baron Rolfe, Mr. Justice Wight-
man, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice Erle, Mr. Baron
Platt, and Mr. Justice Williams.
The following memorial, signed by nineteen gentlemen
of the bar of the Central Crimminal Court, was presented
to the Judges, by the Lord Mayor, to whom it had been
addressed as Chief Commissioner of the court.
The gentlemen of the bar, practising at the Central
Criminal Court, present their compliments to the Right
Honourable the Lord Mayor, and request that he will
communicate to the Judges and other Commissioners,
that, in their opinion, the sitting of the Court at the
early hour of nine in the morning is productive of much
inconvenience, not only to the bar, but also to jurymen,
witnesses, and prisoners."
The Judges having perused the memorial, made some
inquiries of Mr. Clark, the Clerk of the Arraigns, and
that gentleman confirmed the view taken by the bar as to
the inconvenience of assembling at so early an hour.
Many of the jurors had to come a considerable distance, as
also had a great number of use witnesses ; and the first
hour was generally occupied in calling for parties who
had not arrived, and thus very little business was in rea-
lity got through before teno'clock, so that, in fact,
there would be very little time lost if the Court did not
assemble until half-past nine, or even ten o'clock, and the
additional time would be a very great accommodation
to the jurors, witnesses, and the gentlemen of the bar.
The Judges had some consultation upon the subject-
matter of the memorial, but they declined to make any
order, although it was understood the point would un-
dergo further consideration.
THE SESSIONS OF THE NEXT YEAR.—Shortly before
twelve o'clock, the puisine Judges of the three Courts of
Westminster, amongst whom was the new Judge, Mr.
Justice E. V. Williams, came into Court, and fixed the
sessions for the ensuing twelve months, to commence
successively on the following dates :-1846-23d Novem-
ber and 14th December. 1847-4th January, Ist Feb-
ruary, Ist March, sth April, 10th May, 14th June, sth
July, 16th August, 20th September, and 25th October.
Their Lordships were robed in full mourning (black silk
gowns, with white fur borders and collars) for the late
Sir Nicolas Tyndal, Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas.

VICE- CHANCERY COURT, .Nov. 2.
(Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.)
His Honour the Vice-Chancellor of England did not
take his seat in his Court at Westminster to-day till ,
nearly two o'clock, in consequence of having to attend
the Lord Chancellor and the other judges, this being
the first day of Alichaelmas term.
The Court proceeded to hear motions.
(Before Sir J. WiGna-st.)
This Court was opened shortly before two o'clock, and
was occupied during the greater part of the day in hear-
ing some unimportant motions.
NEW QUEEN'S SERGEANTS.—In the course of the
morning Sergeants Talfeurd, Manning, Murphy, and
Byles, were called by his Honour the Vice-Chancellor of
England within the bar, the two former having been
appointed Queen's Sergeants, and the two latter having
recoved patents of precedency.
The, Court rose at ha!lpa,t three 0',21,-;c1;-.
(B fore Vice-C iinet-lior WIG RAM.)
(Continued from our Afti.:rooon Edition.)
Sergeants Talfourcl, Manning, Murphy, and By lee,
were called by his Honour within the bar, having re-
ceived a patent of precedence.
His tloNona having disposed of :a number of motions
which, as usual on the first day of term, were very un-
interesting, the Court adjourned at the usual hour.

COURT OF EXChEQUER, Nov. 2.
(Sittings in Banco.)
Barons Parke, Alderson, and Rolfe took their seats on
the bench at half-past one.
In the course of the day Mr. Sergeant Talfourd and
Mr. Sergeant Manning were appointed Queen's Ser-
geants, and were called within the bar, and took their
seats accordingly. Mr. Sergeant Murphy received
a patent of precedence, and was also called within the
bar.

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Mr. J. Bacon, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Rolt, and Mr. Hum-
phrey were appointed Queen's Counsel learned in the
law, and were also respectively called within the bar,,
and took their seats accordingly.

COURT OF CUMMuN PLEAS, Nov. 2.
On the opening of this court to day, the bar presented
a somewhat different appearance to what it has usually
done on the first day of term, each row exhibiting a
mixture of silk and stuff gowns, without regard to
seniority or standing. Several of the juniors had placed
themselves iu the front row, as if eager to scizs upon
the rank and position of their more forward brethren of
the long robe ; but a short time before the Judges took
their seats, the chief usher of the court, in a stentorian
voice, called out, to the amusement of the specta-
tors preient, " Gentlemen with stuff gowns must re-
tire to the back rows, and make room fur
gentlemen with silk gowns." At once the hint was
taken by the young aspirants to legal honours, and the
hallowed seats hitherto sacred to those only who could
display a sergeant's wig were left in the possession of a
mixed group of their former possessors, with a small
sprinkling of Queen's Counsel, whom the new arrange-
ment of opening the Court to the whole bar, according
to seniority and standing, had attracted hither. Alto-
gether we have never witnessed such a full bar as the
one at present assembled to meet the new Chief Justice
on this his first day of presiding in the Court so long
the scene of his forensic triumphs.
About a quarter to two o'clock their Lordships took
seats. Present—Lord Chief Justice Sir Thomas Wilde,
Mr. Justice Pattison, Mr. Justice Maule, and Mr.
Iraugham Williams.
COX V. DREW.—DERBY RACE-COURSE.
Mr. Sergeant CLARK moved for a rule to set aside a
verdict granted in this case, which was tried at the last
Derbyassiaes before Mr. Justice Patteson and a special jury,
and to enter a verdict for the defendant on certain issues
preferred at the time, which stated that the property in
question had been used from time immemorial by the
corporation of Derby for the benefit of the inha-
bitants. The plaintiff denied that the property was
so situated, but that the corporation had only been
allowed, for a limited period, the privilege of 'using
the ground for the purpose of the races, and had
no Tight to the exclusi✓e employment of it. The
Learned Gentleman went at some length into the
history of the case, from which it appeared that ever
since the year 1799 races had been run over the course,
the ground being set apart from the 16th of January to
the 16th of July, while during the rest of the year
cattle were turned into it. Recently the right of the
corporation to the use of the property in the manner
named had been opposed by certain parties, who had
religious objections to the running of races, and the ac-
tion had been brought through the person who was
stated to be the real proprietor, in order to stop the
races. After a long trial a verdict had been given for
the defendant, but leave was given to move in the supe-
rior court for leave to enter a verdict for the defendant,
on the plea that the corporation had established the
right to the use of the property for the purpose named,
from the long time the races had been permitted, and
therefore that the plaintiff had no right to exclude the
inhabitants or the corporation in the mode attempted.—
Rule nisi granted.
NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL. Messrs. Walpole, Hum-
phrey, Bacon, and Rolt, all of the Chancery bar, were
severally called within the bar as Queen's Counsel. Mr.
Sergeat it Murphy and Mr. Sergeant Byles were also
called, _having had patents of precedence conferred on
them.
THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF BRIAN V.

E3.ISWORTIT.

E W COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK.)
Alice Tatt9n, 25, and Sarah Bicknell, 14, were in-
dicted with stealing on the 7th October last twelve
bottles of wine, value 37.1.,. the property of Sarah Watkins
their mistress, and II dlian
.Cripps with feloniously re-
ceiving the same, %yell knowing them to be stolen.
The
ps Guilty jury
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced the former to
one month's imprisonment, and the latter to two months'
pCri Acquitted Tatton, and found Bicknell and
.
and hard labour.
Charles Ladbury 111‘Donald, 18, a genteel-looking
young man in the service of Mr. Trani, a pawnbroker,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with steal-
ing two shirts and five handkerchiefs, value 10s., and ss.
in copper, the property of W. Trail!, his master.
Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character,
and upon its being stated that Mr. Cochrane, in whose
employment the prisoner had formerly been, would take
him again into his service,
Mr. Commissioner BULLOCK sentenced him to four-
' teen days' imprisonment in Newgate.

The defendant in this case, who had been guilty of
contemp t of court for tho non-fulfilment of an
award made by the Court in this action, calling
on him: to deliver up certain wine warrants, came up
to-day in an enlarged rule, granted last term.
since wlich he has been out on bail. The defendant
put in ta number of affidavits, which were read at length
by the aerk, praying to be discharged by the Court, on
the groua id that the alleged contempt of court had arisen
from the fact that, in the interim between making the
award as id its execution the defendant had become
bankrup►t., and his assignees had seized on the wine
warrants, so as to render the completion of the award
impossibi e.

BAIL COURT, Nov, 2.
(Sittings in Banco.)
At half-past one Mr. Justice Matteson took his seat on
the bench, and several applications were heard, but none
of them :possessed any feature of public interest.

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Upon the charge of having attempted to pick the pocket
of the Rev. Mr. Bird, of Chadwell, in Essex.
The complainant said, about four o'clock on Satur-
day, as I was going along the platform of the Black-
wall Railway, through the door-way, I felt my pocket
pulled, and, on looking round, I saw my coat-pocket
pulleh out, and the prisoner withdrawing his hand, my
purse being at the same time in the act of falling down
into my pocket. I accused the prisoner of attempting
to rob me, which he denied, and he passed on to a rail-
way carriage, into which I followed him. I there re-
newed my accusation, and he again denied the truth of
it, and I asked him whether he could satisfy me with a
respectable reference or address. After some hesi-
tation, he said that his name was Alfred Simpson, of
Newington. I did not think that a satisfactory reference,
but he would give no other, and, upon arriving at Black-
wall,.l gave him into the custody of an officer.
Mr. Robinson, solicitor for the prisoner—Did you see
your purse in his hand? witness—No. I said nothing
of the kind. I saw him withdraw his hand from my
pocket, and I felt my purse fall into my pocket.
Mr. Robinson—And you would probably have let him
go if he had given you a respectable reference? Wit-
ness—Probably that would have been the cise, for, from
the respectability of his appearance, nobody would have
supposed him capable of such an act.
Mr. Robinson—Why did you not give him into cus-
tody on the platform of the London terminus ? Wit-
ness—Because there was no policeman.
It will be recollected that it was new this spot that
the present Lord Mayor was robbed of his watch and
seals, on returning from Black wal!, and that at that time
a heavy charge was brought that not one policeman was
employed there for the protection of the public.
The LORD MAYOR—I supposes prisoner, you can pro-
duce some respectable friends?
Mr. Robinson—l beg your Lordship's pardon, but he
is not hound to do anything of the kind. It has not
been know that he is a suspected person, or that he
went there with intent to commit a felony.
The LORD MAYOR—Then I am not to ask him
whether he can give a respectable reference ? Mr.
Robinson—No, my Lord. There is no proof that he
was there to commit a robbery.
The LORD MAYOR—Why .the prisoner's band was ia
the man's pocket.
Mr. Robinson—That's nothing.—(A laugh.) Mr.
Goodman knows that.
Mr. Goodman, (the chief clerk)—That's quite enough
to make a person suspected.
The LORD MAYOR—I wish to know where the pri•
soner is to found?

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Nov. 2.
(Before Mr. Couitnissioner SHEPHERD.)
COSTS CT OPPOSING CREDITORS.—IN RE LANE.

In this case the defendant was described as a gentle-
man re.si din.. in the vicinity of Edmonton, ant after an
audit h taken' place an application was made to the
Learned'. Commissioner for the allowance of costs to the
opposing creditor, on the ground that he had been
instrume: 3tal in obtaining a large dividend for the benefit
of the ge: neral body of creditors.
The I.o3arned COMMISSIONER did not see that he had
the powe r to da so, but if it was shown that he had he
would en tertain the application.
The 11 ,egistrar said that if property had actually been
recovevet I, no doubt the Commissioner might make an
allowai is e in the shape of costs.
The ..Attorney said that the insolvent had admitted
debts to the amount of 2,000/., but on the indorsement
of the s c hedale he had returned that he had no property,
although his wire had, and he refused to make any pro-
position. to his creditors; but on the opposition and cer-
tain inq n iries being made, assetts had been obtained by
which a, •dividend of 3s. 7d., another ready of 35., and the
probab; ii ty of a further dividend to the same or a larger
amount:.

The 1 arned COMMISSIONER—HOW can you show that
it was t hi. result of the opposition?
The A ttorney said that the other creditors had no
suspicii )n , and it was solely by the opposition that the
funds ; ►a. I been realised.

The L °tuned COMMISSIONER then granted the app:
cation.

CE N TRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(13cfore- the COMMON SERGEANT and Mr. Alderman
Gains.)
Dutton, a married man, forty years of age, who
held a 7 'esponsible situation in the London Docks, was
convict et I upon the clearest medical awl other evidence
of a rut .t outrageous assault upon a little girl, about ten
Tears (e: Ld. He was sentenced to be transported for ten

years.
m Vine, a forbidding looking- fellow, described in
the cat, it dar as a labourer, was convicted of assaulting a
person n timed Scott, in Hyde Park, on the 2d of July
last, raid t. attempting to extort money from him by
threat eni ng to make an infamous charge.
The C OMMON SERGEANT said that the prisoner was
one of a set whose practice it was to attempt to extort
money ry -Kier similar circumstances, and from whom no
man eon id be considered safe. One of the party, a
fellow irai Ind Webb, was convicted last session, at th

THE SUN,_ LONDON, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3, 1816.

FOOT-RACE NEAR WATERLOO:DRIDGE.—On Satur-
day afternoon Masters and Drummond, two law-stu-
dents, ran a 200 yards' race for 10/., and after a desperate
struggle on both sides the latter won.
SIR ROBERT PEEL.—We understand that the
Right Honourable Baronet has been suffering from an
attack of gout during the last week at Drayton Manor,
Staffordshire. On Saturday last Sir Robert was con-
sidered to be improving, but was then unable to leave
his room.
GOLDEN F. AGLES.—A very beautiful golden eagl
of large size and splendid plumage, was shot lately wi
ball, 70 yards distant, from a double gun, by Mr. Mac-
pherson, gamekeeper, on the shootings of Sir H. Meux,
Bart., at Dundriggan. The eagle measured three feet in
length, and the extended wings seven feet six inches.
The talons. when stretched to their extent, could take
in a gaasp larger than the space of a man's hand. This
b!rd is the fourth of his species we have seen from within
a circuit of thirty miles, and all taken this year. We
hear that the royal birds are gradually disappearing
from the rocky cliffs of which they have for centuries
been sole tenants. Numbers are carried off; both living
and dead, every season, to grace zoological gardens, or
take their places, the first, among collections of pre-
served birds. As red deer are now on the increase in
most forests, the golden eagle deserves some care from
deer-stalkers. His broad pinions, swifter than the wind,
as he rushes through the air, or his majestic form perched
on some tall cliff, would always be a fair mark for a riff?
shot—a more fitting end of his career than the ignoble
irons of the trapper. We know of one wide forest where
the noble owner holds the eagle free to roam unharmed,
and as his food cannot be missed where nothing is of
value but the antlered monarchs of the corries, this hint
will, we hope, restore to him the freedom of his ancient
haunts.—lnverness Courier.

ACCIDENTS ON THE RIVER.—On Sunday, on the
river oft Battersea, a boat, in which were four persons,
was capsized in consequence of the passing of one of the
Citizen steamboats. All were instantly immersed in the
water, and prompt assistance being rendered three were
saved, but the remaining one, a lad of about ten or
twelve years of age, was drowned. A short time after-
warils, off Chelsea, immediately opposite the Cadogan
PieT, a boat containing a party of five was accidentally
overturned. Immediate assistance having been dispatched
from the pier, fortunately no life was lost.
FATAL ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday Edward Harvey,
aged 72 years, who was in the employ of Messrs.
Cottam and Allen, ironfounders, of Cornwall-road, Lam-
beth, and whilst stepping from the roof to the scaffold,
he missed his footing, and fell to the basement, whereby
he sustained the most frightful injuries, from the effects
of which he died soon after his admission into Guy's
Hospital. Another accident took place on Saturday to
a man named John Dangerfield, aged 61 years, a pen-
sioner, residing in Mill-street, Bermondsey. He was on
the way home from the City, where he had been to
receive 91., his pension, and while crossing the carriage-
way on the centre of London-bridge, he missed his foot-
ing and fell under a cart wheel, and before the driver
had time to stop the horse the off wheel passed over his
body. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital, where he
died in two hours, from severe internal injuries.

Mr. Robinson—That's a question which your Lord-
,cIVIARKET NEWS— (YESTER.DAY.)
ship may ask when he comes before you again.—(A. i corm MICH./MGM.
laugh.) He is not bound to say under the present cir- ' Up to our market last week, coastwise, a very large quan-
cumstances.
tity of English Wheat, and an increased supply of other
articlesn of Grain of home produce, came to hand ; but by
Mr. Goodman—Perhaps the Lord Mayor would think
prodlnclerrerliaangde
andthe receiptso tlanti werefai
fair average
to a
0 extent.ats
proper to make the experiment, by committing the pri-
soner to Newgate, whether he is not liable to imprison- vneoragequa
were received, yet they 'were by means extensive,ai the
anent for two years for the attempt to commit a felony. time of year considered.' As to the foreign imports, they were
Mr. Robinson—l never knew that.—(Laughter.) much larger than we have had to report for a very lengthened
Mr. Goodman—A man was committed from this jus- period, especially those of Oats and Beans. Fresh up to •day
Vce-room last session under similar circumstances, and a moderate quantity of what come to hand from E-sex and
he was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for Kent, yet it was by no means so large as that noticed on this
twelve months. I happen to know several instances of day se'ennight. still, however, the stands were heavily
the sort. filled with samples of both red and white, which
circumstance, ase light be expected, had a depressing
The LORD MAYOR—WeII, I shall either remand him
till to-morrow, that he may give a respectable reference, influence
descriptions,
upoenxtceedierardcfullWat acerrsider
.tihetrade,forall
or I shall send him to prison for fourteen days. Which paid on Monday last,
agZ from isa to 2a decline i i the quotations
per quarter; and, at
does he prefer ? the close of business, a large portion of the supply was left
Mr. Robinson—He prefers the latter, my Lord.— over for Wednesday. With fine Foreign Wheat, we were
(Great laughter.) fairly supplied; yet, considering the immense quantity of
The prisoner was then committed for fourteen days. English brought forward, the holders were tolerably firm.
A young man named George Bedsit, was charged with All kinds, however, were very dull, at an abatement in value,
having given to Mr. C. Day, at Newmaiket, about three of from is to 2s per quarter, and very little inclination was
weeks ago, a bank-note for 10/., which had been stolen. manifested on the part of the buyers to get into stock even
There had been a bet between them, and the prisoner did at that decline. A few hundred quarters of bonded Wheat
sweerLeteakNevnas fodreinexpotrhta;t bu.t,esforw
were
eecuallamtievset purposes,oti
not deny subsequently that he had paid that identical
note to the complainant, but declared that he knew not The supply of English Barley was but moderate; that of
from whom he had taken it. The prisoner assured the Foreign—a large portion of which was fit for malting pur-
complainant that he would assist in tracing the note, and poses—great. All descriptions were very dull, and the
observed that the complainant ought to have passed it off. quotations ruled from 2e to 3s per quarter beneath last week's
The complainant did not know how many bets he had value. With Malt we were scantily supplied. The trade
made at Newmarket. was, therefore, tolerably steady, at unaltered quotations. The
The Loan MAYOR discharged the case. quantity of Oats on ofkr was very large; however, the Oat
THE FREE HOSPITAL.—Mr. W. Puncher and H. H. trade was in a very active state, though we can notice no
Sugg, churchwardens of St. Margaret's Westminster, positive alteration in prices. The show of Foreign Beans
waited upon the Lord Mayor, and stated, that having was good, that of English dull. The sale was steady, at
laastet rates. In . Peas a moderate business was transacted, at
seen in the Times newspaper of Saturday a statement
week's prices. Flour moved off slowly, and previous
made by some gentleman who applied at the Mansion- rates were with difficulty supported.
heusa relative to the Free Hospital, they were desirous CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
to have an explanation of the affair made before his Wheat—Essex & Kent, • . Malt—Chevalier— .... 643 to 745
Lordship. It had been mentioned in the Times, that Red, New.... 56s to 64s Oats— Yorkshire and
one of the applicants observed to the Lord Mayor, that
Norfolk
ando,Wte , Ne
in- w 60s lie Lincoiretatoensh., Feed. 26ss 3
305
L .. •. • • • ... 3245
two poor persons from the workhouse at Westminster coln, Red ... —58 s Youghal and Cork,
had been refused admission into the Free Hospital, in Ditto, White.... • • 60s 64s Black .—• • • • 26s 27s
conseq Ditto,uence of his Lordship's opinion that the poor Irish, Red • ....... —s —s
Cork, White ..... 21s 305
should not be sent from such places to that institution. Rye—Old White...... —s
.......... —s —....as
BeanSscotTcihc, Feed....... 28s 32s
Beans—Tick —— —37 s
Now, they, (the churchwardens of St. Margaret's, New. ...... ••• • • • 37s 39s Pigeons . . 43s 468
Westminster), had called together all the officers of the Barley—Grinding..... 30s 334 Pease—Grey......... 41s 458
workhouse of St. Margaret's, and questioned them strictly Malting .•• • • • ... 38s 445 Maple . .......... 41s 46.
Chevalier ........ 44s 45s White........... 50s 54,
upon the subject, and the result of the inquiry was, the Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers .... 56s 61
positive denial that any poor person had been sent to the folk.. ••••• • • • .. 64s 74s Flour—Town-made... 58s 608
Free Hospital from that workhouse. Brown ... ••• • • ... 553 57s Suffolk ••••• • • . . 52s 54,
Kingston and Ware 66s 67s Stocktn & Norfolk 48s 50,
The LORD MAYOR said, he had expressed to the gen- s MITE WIELD.
tlemen who had waited upon him on the subjec', his sur- The past week's importations of live stock into London
prise prise at such a statement, and his irtention to call a have been moderately extensive, but by no means so large
board and make inquiry into the matter. He was glad aeon some previous occasions. In quality, however, a de-
that the prompt attention of the churchwardens rendered cided improvement has taken place, scarcely any of the
any further proceeding unnecessary. Beasts or Sheep being beneath the middle quality. The an-
CLERKENWE LL. . vexed table shows the arrivals:—
A fellow, named James Belt, employed in the Canal From whence. Oxen. Cows. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
Rotterdam... 32
carriage between London and the North of England,
Harlin en ... 19 ...... 90
was charged with violently assaulting police-constable Leer .g ••• ..... 21
••• ..'
G 124, under the following circumstances : Hamburgh... 20
The constables stated that, on Sunday evening, bearing
a loud cry of police in the direction of the City-road-
bridge, he hastened towards the spot, and there saw the
prisoner and several other boatmen upon the banks of
the canal ill-treating a man named Taylor, who acts as
the canal constable. Several other policemen arrived
soon afterwards, when they were attacked by the pri-
soner and his companions, w,ho had armed themselves
with tillers, guiding poles, and whatever other weapon
they could find on board of the boats. After a hard
contest they were at length overcome, and the prisoner
taken to the station-house.
Mr. COMBE expressed his regret at the escape of the
other offenders, and sentenced the prisoner to 14 days'
imprisonment, without the alternative of a fine.
Taylor, the canal constable, complained that he was in
fear of his life from the boatmen alter this conviction, as
he had to be on duty at late hours in very lonely locali-
ties along the banks of the canal.
Mr. COMBE referred him to the police superintendent,
who would alleviate the ground of this fear.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A young man named Burgess applied to Mr. Brough-
ton, the sitting magistrate, for his advice and assistance,
under the following circumstances:—
The applicant stated that about a month since he was
convicted in the pcnalty of 21, for an assault upon a man
named Smith, who lodged in the same house a.; himself.
He and his wife had been quarrelling, and Smith having
interfered, complainant struck him. A warrant was
subsequently applied for and obtained by Smith for the
assault, complainant's wife appearing against him as the
principal witness. Complainant was fined in the above
penalty, and in default was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment. His term of imprisonment
expired on Saturday last, and although he
had not been visited by his wife during that
period, but had, on the contrary, heard that she had the
second day after his incarceration, sold every particle of
goods they were in possession of ; he yet lost no time in
proceeding to his late domicile in the Hackney-road ;
but on his arrival there every vestige of property ws
removed. His wife, although she had been advised to
go to her friends, and which she promised faithfully to
do, was gone nobody knew where.
The MAGISTRATE said she certainly had no right to
take his goods away ; and directed the officer who had
charge of the case in the first instance, to assist the ap-
plicant in seeking the truant wife.
MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
James Welsh, a labouring man, was charged with an
assault on the landlord of the coffee-house, 265, Ox-
ford-street.
James Stewart said the defendant and four others
came into his house after twelve o'clock on Saturday
night, and called for five cups of coffee. They then
called for three cups more, which were given them.
When asked for payment they refused, and were inso-
lent. He asked payment from the defendant ; but he,
instead, struck him. A scuffle ensued, a table was up-
set, cups and saucers, to the value of four shillings, were
broken ; and the five, after beating him and his waiters,
escaped. He pursued the defendant, who after being
caught, struck azain at him and inflicted a severe blow
in the eye, He added, that this was but one of many
instances where men came in and served him in the same
way, t rdering victuals to a large amount and refusing
to pay for them.
Several witnesses were called, who corroborated this
evidence.
The dofendant said he had been first insulted by the
landlord, who was rudely importunate for payment
while he was drinking the coffee.
Mr. HARDwICKE ordered him to pay 405.• Or go one
month to the House of Correction.
SOUTHWARK.
John Richards and Alfred Hewett, two very powerful
young men, were charged before Mr. Seeker with ex-
citing a disturbance at an eating-house in. Blackman-
street, and wilfully breaking plates, salt tellers, and
other articles.
It appeared that on Saturday night the two defen-
dants, with several other of their associates, went into
the complainants house and called for supper. Before,
however, they gave time for it to be brought, one of
them (Hewett) pulled the table-cloth off, upsetting and
breaking all that was upon it. When they were remon-
strated with for their improper conduct, they became still
more violent, and Richards went up to amen and his wife
who were quietly partaking of supper, and swore he would
have what they were eating, threatening to cut the man's
nose off if he resisted him. The violence of both the
defendants continued until the police were obliged to be
Called, into whose custody they were given. .
Mr. SECKER said that it was evident the defendants
had entered the house for the purpose of having what
is termed " a lark," and that in order to let them see
they were not justified in acting with the impropriety
they lied done on this occasion, he adjudged them to
pay for the damage they had committed, or, in default.
to be imprisoned, and they must also find sureties for
their future good behaviour.

Total... 92
At the outports about 900 Beasts, 1,100 Sheep, 100 Calves,
and 350 Pigs have been landed in good condition. With all '
these arrivals, this, as well as the large provincial markets
are scantily supplied with foreign stock, owing to the princi-
pal portion of the imports going direct into the hands of the
butchers and graziers. The losses at sea continue to be very,
great, scarcely a vessel arriving, either in London or else-
where, without having smothered cattle on board. This is
principally owing lo their overcrowded state, which evil
calls, in our judgment, for- special interference. About
twenty baskets of Meat have come in from Hamburgh in
the week, but the prices obtained for it have been low.
We had on sale 300 Beasts, 800 Sheep, and 16 Calves from
abroad, but which met a dull sale on somewhat easier terms.
From our own districts the arrival of Beasts were very ex-
tensive, aad of somewhat improved quality. The supply
being more than equal to the wants of the dealers, the Beef
trade was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the quo-
tations of 2d per 81bs, and a clearance was not effected. The
droves from the north comprised 2,100 Short-horns; from the
western and midland districts, 900 Herefords, Runts, Devons,
Esc.; from other parts of England, 700 of various kinds ;
from Ireland, 90, and from Scotland, 120 beasts. The num-
bers of Sheep were not so large as those exhibited on Mon-
day last; yet the Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and
the currencies declined 2d per 81b. In Calves, the supply of
which was good, very little was doing, and the prices nad a
downward tendency. Pigs moved off slowly on easier terms.

Per albs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d: to s. d.
inferior Beasts .•.. 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 6
Second quality ditto. 3 0 3 2 Coarse•woolledditto 4 8 410
Prime large Oxen.. 3 4 3 8 Southdown Wetlie.. 5 0 i 2
Prime Scots ..... 310 4 0 Ditto out or the wool
Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4 4
Prime small ditto .. 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers 4 4" 4 ti
Suckling Calves ..I8 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs .• 16 0 19 0
Inferior Sheep .• • 4 0 4 2 Lambs •.• • 0 0 0. f,

Beasts.
4,525

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sheep. I Calves.
24,710 :22

I Pigs.
400