The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-21 00:00:00

REPLY.

"The present averages atel-aW.ls stated in the paper your
Lordship has sent. Taose that your Lordship has sent are
List week's averages. The present are as

Wheat. 11.dley. Cats. 1t a. Beang, re".
F. 11. S. d. S. d. s. d. s. d. s.
49 9 27 4 23 8 31 10 38 9 33
8 0 4 0 1 6 4 0 4 0 4 0
80401 6 2 0 2 0

Aggregate average .
Aetuai duty levied .
I ntende,l duty .. .

Innyus %rutin rave
been under sth and 20 0 9 0 5 0 10 6 4 6
btoyi,turia,

Wilat we wish to show your Lf)rdAip is, that in the
great al tide of brans, ;or instance, it be averages o,otinue
to rise one week more as thev have done during the la3t. five
weeks, the duty under the old bill would bobs. 6d. per quar-
ter, instead of 45., as now levied; and before October, under
the old Bill, there is every probability that the duty would
be ls. per quarter.

•'lu foe:, last year, under the old Bill, the duty fell to
tid. per quarter in August, a.id to Is. in September, and
cominued 1,. till Christi-11,s; notwithstahilitig which !wide-
rate duty :the price of 01,1 beans Continued as high as 525.
per quarter up to the middle of March, with a very abundant
crop of Eng,lish growth.

.. d.

" Imperial weekly average for the week
ending July 11, 1846
" Ditto, July 18 „
" Ditto, July 25 ~
" Ditto, August I ~
" Ditto, Augu,t 8 „
" Then it next rises 3d., say to 4O 1

6)254
" Gives an aggregate average 0f...... 39 0
which wider the old Bill would make the duty 3s. 61, in
place of 45., as now levied.

"GILLIES AND HORNE,
"ALEXANDER BELL."

RE FORD ABBEY.

It is amongst the on dils that the Catho!Li body have
a s.rious niterulon to compute for this splendid monas-
tery. Sue?► an opportunity cannot by possibility ever
occur stain, and the trustees (it should be known) are
~viired, by the will of the late Mr. Gwynne, to place it
in the market without a protecting price. To say nc-
thivg of it a% an abbey of so much renown, the estate
that appertains to, and surrounds it, cannot be estimated
at less than 1,5001. a 3ear; and tie value of the monas•
tery, in pieces, would realise ten thousand p unds.
Within this classic pile will be fund congregated the
finest collection of tapestry throughout England; and
there are some pictures of the Dutch and Flemish school
.hat are inco►nparably fine. The library is extensive
:toff select ; the furniture of the old school, and
very la la.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.—On Sa.
nrday afternoon a meeting was held at the house of the in-
stitution, in the Borough-road, for the purpose of presenting
a testimonial of respect to Mr. Cornwell, the senior tutor in
the normal school of that establishment. The meeting was
very numerously attended by the masters of the society's
schools from all parts of the country. About 60 of those
gentlemen sat down at five o'clock to an excellent repast,
which was provided by the committee of the institution.
['he subsequent proceedings took place in the lecture theatre,
to which the company adjourned at six o‘clock. Mr.
Crossley, the master of the central school, presided on the
occasion. Messrs. Ames and Althans, the secretary and
treasurer of the fund committee, read addresses, warmly ex-
pressive of the gratitude and respect entertained towards Mr.
Cornwell by his tbrmer pupils. The testimonial, which con-
sists of a massive silver tea service, was then presented by
Mr. Ryder to Mr. Cornwell, who delivered a very feeling
and appropriate reply. Me. Dunn, the secretary of the So-
ciety, complimented the subscribers on the graceful manner
in which they had evinced their estimation of the high at-
tainments of their tutor, and their determination to pursue
he studies which had been commenced during their residence
in the society's training establishment. At the conclusion of
the meeting the chairman adverted to the circumstance of
his having received, frpm a number of the youths who had
been educated in the model school, a similar tribute of their
regard, and in an impressive manner.urged the teachers pre-
sent to persevere in a firm, unvarying line of duty, assuring
them that they could not fail by such means to secure ulti-
mate success.
DEATH BY FLY WATER.— CAUTION TO MOTHERS.—
An iequest was held yesterday, at the Angel Inn, West Ham,
Essex, on the body of an infant child named Sophia Louisa
Barfoot, daughter of Mr. G. Barfoot, the relieving officer. It
eippeared in evidence that being much annoyed by flies, Mrs.
Barfoot was supplied with a portion of what is called fly-
water by a female ftiend, and not being aware of its delete-
rious qualities placed a small quantity upon the window
sill in a pomatum pot. The stuff' was purchased at a grocer's
shop in the neighbourhood, and bore the label of an Italian
warehouseman in Tayistock-street, Covent-garden. On Fri-
day last, whilst the window was being cleaned, the poznatum
pot was laid upon a chair in the parlour, and the deceased,
who was eating some bread at the time, dipped it frequently
into the liquid, which c mitained a good deal of saccharine
matter. The poor little thing soon sickened, and falling into
convulsions died in twelve hours, notwithstanding the most
prompt medical attendance. A verdict was returned in ac-
cordanee with the evidence, but the coroner, Mr. Lewis, as
well as the jury, very warmly censured the practice of vend-
ing such deleterious articles, without some label descriptive
of their poisonous properties.
FRANCE. —OTAHEITE.—rSOMe of the French journals
state that dispatcher have been received by the French Go-
vernment from Otaheite, according to which the attempt of
the FEench to land at Wahine proved a failure, they being
repulsed with a loss of 110 men. Governor Bruat intended
avenging this el feat, and had begun to organise a large ex-
pedition ; but England is said to have interfered, and not
only has the expedition been abandoned, but the fort at
Wahire is to be dismantled. France is said to have given
up her claims to the island, and a treaty to that effect was
to be concluded with the husband of Pomace, who is king (I
Wahine. The command of the Uranie frigate is said to
have been taken from M. Bunuara, and entrusted to M. Mal-
manehe.

Count Timothy Ledochoski, colonel in Vie Austrian
army, chamberlain of the Archduke Francis Charles, and who has
been decorated with many orders, died 011 the 17th ult., at Vienna.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SHERIFFS' COURT, Auguet 20.
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCHELL.)
MIDDLETON V. BROWN.

This was an action to recover the sum of 9/. 55., for one
quarter's rent of a house in Marlborough-street, Old Kent-
road.

Mr. THOMAS appeared for the plaintiff, and called a witness
to prove the occupation by the defendant, and a question
arose as to whether that was sufficient, without showing some
title that the house occupied belonged to the plaintiff, bat it
was ultimately held that, as the defendant had not pleaded
in denial, it was sufficient.

A verdict wag then given fOr the plaintiff.
MYERS V. KNIGHT.
..... .

This was an action on a bill of exchange for 201. The
defendant had pleaded that he accepted the bill for tho
accommodation of the drawer, who had indorsed it over to
the plaintiff without any consideration. The defendant had,
however, been summoned under recent rules before a judge,
and being unable to show reasonable ground of defence, he
Learned Judge made an order for him to admit the facts
stated in the declaration.

The defendant did not now appear.
The TINDER- SHERIFF said,by this course the case had been
very much simplified, and the plaintiff was entitled to a
verdict.

The jury gave a verdict occordingly.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
(Before Baron PLATT and Alderman HucinEs.)
Hannah 31 ar er was indicted for feloniously administering
to George Barker a quantity of oxalic acid, with intent to
murder him.

George Barker, a shoemaker, in Oliver-lane, Shore Etch,
being sworn, said he was the husband of the prisoner, to
whom he was married in October last. He said on Friday,
the 24th of July, he poured out some tea for himself into a
mug, the mug being clean previously; And he put sugar into
it, but no milk. Immediately after this he was called away
to answer the door, his wife being in the room at the time.
On returning he found that his wife had put all the milk
into his tea, and he asked her why she had done so, when
she asked if he did not want it. He filled a saucer with the
tea, and drank it up, when he felt a sharp burning pain in
his throat as from a very strong acid. He asked his wife
what she had put into the tea, and she said it was oxalic
acid. He demanded leave to search her pocket, and put his
fingers into it, and pulled them out again, covered with a
white dust. He cut off her pocket, and took it and the
mug of tea to a surgeon, Mr. Bell, who told him the
powder was oxalic acid, and administered an antidote to the
witness. Before giving his wife over to the constable, he
asked her for what purpose she had bought the acid, whether
it was to destroy him, herself, and her children? and she
answered " Yes," to the three questions.
By the JUDGE—They had lived happily together up to the
last fortnight, and they were not then in distress. He had
never wanted a day's work since they had been married.
Cross-examined by Mr. DOANE—He had never struck her,
never to hurt her. He had never ill-used her, but he had on
one occasion torn the clothes off her back because she would
go to her mother's, and he was unwilling that she should.
Sbe had pawned her clothes when he was out/of work. He
had never sent his wife into the workhouse; she had gone
herself to avoid starvation, because he had no work. On the
Friday.morning in question he had been to the shop, and had
got no work, and she had gone and pawned the children's
clothes. He never used to call her by foul, names. He had
called her ab- w-. He had never kicked her.

Mr. Bell, the surgeon, said the prisoner bought half an
ounce of oxalic acid about four o'clock that afteraoon. He
saw the packet which the husband brought him, and the
mug of tea brought him by the husband's father. The
packet contained about a quarter of an ounce of oxalic acid.
the tea also contained that acid, and the husband showed
symptoms of having taken of the same poison. The quantity
he had tali(' would a* have killed him.
By a JURYMAN-11ad he drauk up all the tea it would
have been fatal to him.

Police-constable Seery said he took the prisoner into cu.-
today, and he heard her say, in answer to the husband, that
she intended the poison for the whole. She did not ex-
plain what she meant by the whole.
The female searcher at Shoreditch station-house, said,
on examining the person of the prisoner, she found bruises
at the bottom of her back, and on her limbs, which she
said her husband had inflicted upon her the day before.
The prisoner said she intended to have given the poison to
all of them ; and she was sorry she had not takon it first
herself. She was at that time so weak that the witness had
to support her. _

Mr. Doane, who was employed only after the first witness
had given his evidence in chief, defended the prisoner.
Mr. Bacon PLATT summed up the evidence, and sent the
case to the jury, who found her Guilty, and recommended her
to mercy.

UDGE, who appeared to compassionate deeply the
unhappy condition in which she had been placed by the
brutal conduct of her husband, said, the highest sentence the
Court could pronounce was transportation for life ; but the
Court acceded to the recommendation of the jury, and sen-
tenced her to Transportation for Ten Years.
Upon the motion of Mr. BALLANTINE, the trial of the
man Clive, who stands charged with manslaughter, the
charge arising out of the recent collision upon the Eastern
Counties Railway,
.was postponed until the next assizes,
the defendant being allowed to go at large upon bail. -
James Llmid, 35, milkman, was indicted, for the man-
slaughter of Thomas Alexander Bartlett.
Mr. Wilde conducted the prosecution, Mr. Prendergast de-
fended the prisoner.

It appeared that on the day named in :he indictment, the
deceased,, who was a young lad, was playing with some of
his companions about :he same age, at a game called
"pussy cat," which consists in srrikiog a piece of wood
pointed at both ends, and it seemed that deceased struck the
"cat" against the prisoner, who immediately struck the de-
ceased a blow, and when he ran away he followed hint and
struck him a i,ecoud time, and he fell against the wall, and
it was alleged that in consequence of thesJ blows he received
such injuries as to cause his death. The evidence, however;
was not by any means conclusive upon the point.
The jury therefore returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

NE W C UP T.
(Before the RECORDER and Alderman WOOD.)
Charles Read, a youth. apparently about eleven years of
eg., was indicted for stealing a note of 51. and some other
'property from the residence of his master.
. The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The RECORDER said, that in consequence of the extreme
youth of, the: prisoneri- he would -not inflict a very severe
pluistiment.
Sentence, three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Some other equally unimportant cases followed.

MAYOR'S COURT.-WEDNESDA 7.

GREAT CeMPENSATION CASE.
This day a special sitting of the Court took place for the
purpose of assessing the damages claimed by Messrs. Wood
and Tomlin, in respect of the lease of their premises and the
goodwill of their trade as grocers, carried on for above halt a
century at the corner of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad-
street.

The Attorney-General appeared for the claimants, together
with Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Warren, Q.C., Mr. Randall, and
Mr. Locke: and the case of the City was conducted by Sir
F. Kelly, Mr. Gurney, Q.C., the Common Sergeant, Mr.
Ryland, and Mr. Laurie.

The jury went to view the premises, and from the nume-
rous attendance of witnesses and the array of counsel it wa.,
expected that the cause would last for two days. It was
generally understood that the parties differed so widely in
their estimate of compensation that the Corporation, con-
trary to their usual custom, would call evidence, and besides
an array of surveyors, several respectable members of the
trade were in Court ready to be called on each side.
The claim was as follows :
Estimated value of lease £11,055 0 0
Value of fixtures
Claim for loss of trade estimated upon a profit
of 13,3511. 12s. for 2 years and 10 months to
April, 1846
Loss on sale of 11,600/. stock in trade ...
Loss on sale of horses, carts, &c ... 2OO 0 0
For solicitors' contracts and surveyors'
charges

700 0 0

£26,362 11 0
The jury were absent nearly an hour, and on their return it
was announced, that the learned gentlemen had profited by
their absence to make an arrangement by which the claim-
ants were to receive 13,000/. in full compensation for all
claims, which sum was afterwards divided thus, 8,000/. for
the leasehold, and .5,0001. for compensation, loss of sale of
stock, and every other expense.
The whole of the purchases for these improvements have
beeen now cOmplettd, and it was arranged in court that
Messrs. Wood and Tomlin should deliver up possession of
their premises on the 3d of October, so that the Imperial
Assurance Company, who have purchased the ground of
the Corporation, may commence the erection of the splendid
building which is intended to ocoupy as well the site of
Messrs. Wood and Tomlinson's premises as the ground on
which the houses numbered 1,2, 3, and 4, in Old Broad-
street, now stand. The carriage-road and footway at the
confluence of Threadneedle-street and Old Broad-street
will by this arrangement be widened 20 feet, and the new
building will be set back in line with the Hall of Com-
merce, both in the front and rear. It is understood that
the cost of this great improvement, which wi'l contribute
so much to the beauty of the City and the convenience of
the public, will not exceed 2,000/. out of the public funds
applicable to the improvements of tile City.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Philip Ryan, the secretary to a benefit society, called
the " Old Friends," was summoned before Alderman
Gibbs for having refused to give up any of the funds for
the payment of the sick, who, as members, had debris
upon it.
Mr. Hobler, who appeared for the secretary, objected
in limini that the magistrate had no jurisdiction in the
' case, inasmuch as the society was one which was con-
ducted upon the principle of secret signs and obligations.
A schism had started out of the illegal character of it,
and several of the members were anxious to secede, and
establish it upon a basis not liable to so injurious an
objection.
Alderman GIBBS asked Mt. Hobler whether he could
prove that the society was regulated by secret signs and
obligations upon oath ?—Mr. Hobler replied that the
13th rule directed that no brother should makenowonf
the signs of the brotherhood or disclose
the sees
the society.
The Solicitor to the complainant said he knew of no
secret signs or obligations as influencing the members.
That was an argument merely put forth to sanction the
unfair attempt of some of the dissatisfied members to
get the money into their own hands.
Mr. Hobler—My client is ready to give up the money
at once. All he wants to know is to whom to give it up
without being placed in the dilemma of responsibility to
those who object to a secession from the society. Ido
not know that it is in the power of any authority to
decide in such a case except the Court of Exchequer,
who can give a legal discharge to my client, supposing he
should part with the money.
The Solicitor to the complainant said that the Sick
were suffering by the detention of the money, and the
secretary would be completely justified in yielding to to
undoubted a claim.
Alderman GIBBS—What is the meaning of the letters
N. 0. F., which appear to be hierogliphically placed ?
The complainant—That means " noble old friend."—
(Laughter.) We must have titles or we could not mist
as a charity.
Alderman Gipps—Do you really administer any
secret oath ? The complainant—Not at all.
Mr. Hobler—l shall show you whether secret signs
are not passed, and secret oaths are not administered.
A young man here stepped forward, and said—My
Lord, you cannot come into the lodge without giving

sign. When you are first made a member you Ili
otiodfolded, and you are sworn upon a naked sword.
The complainant—What are the words used--the
exact word ? Witness—You are given a drawn sword,
and you must keep it and say" so be it," declaring
that you will not reveal the secrets of the members.
,s
The complainant's solicitor—Really there is no Pore
at all in that.
Witness—Nobody can enter the apartment u% which,.
the society is held without making a sign. You 1111151'
first go up and knock at the door, and that noise in all;
swered by a scratching inside, like a cat.—(A laugh.)
endeavoured to get rid of that sort of mummery, au
we had it overruled. But it is attempted to Plaia,6.
sorts of tricks with the money. The officers pared° ""
Olin
streets with flags, go to public dinners, and drink
dance of ein and water at the expense of the pe.
of them drew the sword upon me, and attempted to
me through. Now, what we want is to have the o°-4
fairly divided arsongst the members.
Alderman GIBBS said he believed, for there ig
stated there, and for other reasons, that he 0001d,.
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'
decide ; but recommended the parties to refer the
to Mr. Tidd Pratt, and
The Secretary put all the money in to Mr. G 003,16
aid consented to abide by the authority 0' "
gentleman.