The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-26 00:00:00

THE SUN,

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PORTSMOUTH, OCT. 25.—Wind W.N. W. to S. W.—
Arrd. her Majesty's ship Vernon, Bombay; and sltiel!
for the eastward ; her Majesty's steamer Ro.eamond,
Cape of Good Hope—left Bth ult., and St. Helena, 21.,t.
and proceeded for the eastward.
SOUTHA.MPTOST, OCT. 25.—Arrd. Trent steamer, West
Indies—left Tampico 15th ult., Vera Cruz 20th, St.
Thomas 30th, and Bermuda 7th instant.
RAMSGATE, OCT.25.—The schooner Owen Camb-id„e,
Ware, of and for Bridgewater, from Ghent, arrived
here this morning with loss of anchors and chain cables.
has drifted foul of the stone jetty ; her bottom is very
much damaged, and must discharge. The sloop Fa-
vourite, of and from Padstow to Newcastle, in en lea-
touring to enter the harbour this morning, struck the
pier head, and drifted to the back of the east pier, when
she sunk—crew and great part of the materials saved,
The brig Sea Nymph, Crosby, of and from Stocktoo
to this place, in entering the harbour to-day, struck the
West pier, and is very leaky. The schooner Lily, James
of and from Newport, for Yarmouth, was assisted in
here to-day with loss of anchors and chains, and quar-
ter stove, having been in contact with a schooner eff
the North Foreland.
POOLE, OCT. 21.—Arrd. Eagle, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 24.—Arrd. Jessie Ford, Bathurst,
Rio Grande; Albion, Ryner, Pernambuco; Beatrice..
Belford, Paraiba, I.O.; Burnes, Demerara; Alice Wil-
son, Bad, St. Andrew's, N.B. 25th, Bangolee, Col
Deo; Calcutta; Celina, Turner, Old Calabar, left 11th
August, and Fernando Po on the 19th; Yarmouth,
Rio Janeiro; Cumberland, Aitkin, Paraiba; Dublin,
Bcholfield, Mobile; Manchester, Higgins, Baltimore;
kennary Caroline, Delaney, St. John's, New Brunswick;
Jean Lind, Carr, Miramichi' Robino, Quebec; Ma-
zeiVa, Africa; Maire, Robert, Senegal. Sid. Patrick,
Henry, Delano, New York. Put back, John Bright, for
Valparaiso. Off port, Governor Davies, New Orleans;
Elizabeth, Bibby, Africa; Parker, —; Sarah, —;
liCaepiirri7a;:=L'arah Ann, Quebec, for Lancaster;

MARKET NEWS,—(THIS DAY.)
8331iNTGATE AND 7.313.11. DE STEI
On the whole, the trade was firm to-day, at full
prises. Beef, from 2s 6d to 8s Gd ; Mutton, 3s Gd to
43,64 ; Veal, 3s 4d to 45 4d ; and Pork, 4s to 5s 2d per
81bs by the carcase.

MEAT MARZETB.
SoUTIULL, OCT. 25.—Prime Beasts and Sheep corn-
Mantled a steady sale, at fully last week's quotations.
Io other kinds of stock, only a limited business was
transacted. Beef, from 3s to 4s; Mutton, 3s Gd to ss;
Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 3s 10d to 4s 8d per
Ms, to sink the offal.
ROMPORD OCT. 25.—Our market was tolerably well
8114)Plied with fat stock to-day. On the whole, the trade
was heavy, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 3s 2d
to .43; Mutton, 4s to is; Veal, 3s ad to 45 2d; and
kOrkt. 43 2d to 4s 8d per albs; Suckling Calves, 17s to
235; and quarter old store Pigs, las to 21s each.
HAlLsuAst, OCT. 25.—There was a steady demand
ful',_.:Beasts and Sheep, but other kinds of stock were a
31-00. inquiry. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 2d; Mutton, 4s
to 44 10d; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 45 4d to
4s 'Bl per albs.
ARUNDEL, CCT. 24.—Beef, from 3s 2d to 45 4d;
Mutton. 4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 3s 10d to 4s 4d; and Pork,
45. 4d to 4s id per Blbs. A moderate supply, and a
Steady trade.
CIIICIIRSTER, OCT. 25.—Our market was tolerably
firm' at full prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 45 2d; Mutton,
4s to 5s 2d; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 2d; and Pork, 4s 4d to
41 8d per 81bs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 265; and
quarter old store Pigs, 173 to 22s each.
ELAY IbI.B.R.X.ETS.
83(ITIIFIELD.—Old Meadow Hay, 3/ to 31145; New
ditto, 2/ Is to 31 7s; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 15s; New
ditto, 31 103 to 41 7s ; and Straw, 11 4s to I/ 8,
per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 3/ 3a to 31 155 ;
New ditto, 2/ 10s to 31 7s ; Old Clover, 41 to 4/ 15s;
New ditto, 31 8s to 4/ Is; and Straw, 11 5s to 11 lOs
per-load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.
WarrEcflopEL.--Old Meadow Hay, 31 to 3/ 15s :
New ditto, 2/ 8s to 3/ Gi; Old Clover, 4/ to 4/ 18s ;
New ditto, 31 lOs to 41 105 ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 118 s
por load. Supply good, and trade dull,

COAL MARK ET.--YESTERDAT.
is llartley
1101*well Main l6s OdHetton
Ord% Redheugh
Stewart's Hartley
Tatifiold Moor
Walbottle-Hartley
West Hartley .. .... 175 Od! Skips at market, 26.

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CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITiSFI CORN
For the Week ended Oct. 26, iseit. made up from the Returns of tht
• Inspectors in the different Cities and Tewns in England.and Wales
• per Imperial Quarter.
1 WHEAT.'
32z
BAILLET.I OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. I plat.
ruicz .. f 51s Id ad I 194 lid f 32s 4d IMs 9d is, 7d
DUTIES Os FOREIGN CORN.
WHEAT. SISLEY. I OATS. I ETC I BEANS. I NEAL
it Od eS Od 2s 01 2s Od 21 03 Is Od

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Undersheriff BURCHELL.)
BURGESS U. NASH.
BILEACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—This waa an
mien to recover damages for breach of promise of mar-
riage. Defendant, who appeared in person, had suffert.d
judgment to go by default.
Mr. PARRY, in stating the case, regretted that the de-
fendant had not availed himself of the assistance ,of
Counsel. The plaintiff is a young lady, whose relatives
reside inlierefordshire, and defendant was at one time
a man of considerable landed and personal property
in Gloucester. The engagement between the parties
was entered into with the full and entire con-
sent of the relatives, in 1841, the plaintiff then
being about twenty years of age and defendant 31.
Tie Learned Counsel, in a very eloquent address, urged
that the jury ought to give very substantial damages, as
he should prove that the defendant had acted in the most
treacherous manner towards the plaintiff, and had pro-
bably acted in a similar manner to another lady,
w"oal he had since married during the year
1846. It would be shown that the defendant
l'ed told the brother of the plaintiff that he had
entered. into an engagement with the lady, last
.1,11114411 d to, but was anxious
to break it off, and pledged
"'meet' to honourable and fervent affection towards the
plaintiff; yet, after his solemn and deliberate promise,
Jae had continued ,his previous acquaintance with his
present- wife. The Learned Counsel said that if there
had been any treachery on the part of the defendant to
his wife, and saarriage was but a partial atonement, it
would be difficult to say what would be an atonement to
the plaintiff, whose feelings had been so cruelly injured,
and. bad been rendered so miserable and wretched. The
Learned Counsel read a voluminous correspondence,
and also proved that, notwithstanding the defendant's
Present assertion of poverty, ho was still in compara-
tively affluent circumstances.
;-The evidence adduced was in perfect accordance with
e
statement of the Learned Counsel.
,The defendant addressed the jury, and not only as-
-8,7r
e. that he was poor, but contended it was proved
"lia t th.
action was not that of the plaintiff but of her
frends
The Learned UNDER-SHERIFF said the jury must
I,:s in estimating their damages, seek to punish the
defendant, but at the same time they were bound to give
snob damages as they thought would be some compensa-
tion to the plaintiff for her injured. feelings, having re-
gard to the means of the defendant, who had given no
evidence as to his means, but it had been sworn he had
represented himself to be worth 5001., and likely to fall
into a• further sum of 1,200/.
The damages were laid for 500/.
The jury gave a verdict for 150/.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANS.)
IN RE RNAPP-THE ABINGDON BINH.
• To-day was appointed for the last examination of this
bankrupt The examination had been adjourned from
time to time for fuller accounts and to-day those pro-
duced being considered the best which could be made
under the circumstances, the bankrupt was allowed to
.Intait and s day appointed for the consideration of the
'certificate.
This was the only case of the slightest interest in the
list.

CRIMINAL COURT.—
OLD (THIS DAY.)
COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice MAULE and Mr. Justice WICHTMAN.)
TRIAL OF MULLINS, TILE CHARTIST.
George Bridge Mullins, a surgeon, whose trial was
postponed from last session, was indicted for feloniously
compassing, imagining, inventing, devising, and intend-
ing to levy war against the Queen, &c. The prisoner
04- appearing bowed respectfully to the Court.
The Attorney General, Mr. %Vilsby, Mr. Clarkson,
;r. Bodkin, and Mr. Clerk, conducted the case for the
proseetion.
The Tr. Parry and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoner.
case appeared to excite very little interest.
Me read
Mr. Streight, the Clerk of the Arraigns, having
indictment at full length,
,he prisoner pleaded Not Guilty in a loud and firm
„(2ice, and at the request of Mr. Parry the addresses
IT"uti occupations of the jury were read as well as their
lines• A great number of the jurors were objected to
.he
especially those resident in London.
t° thee
calling over the names of the jury and the objections
•P,_0133 occupied some considerable time.
tejury having been impannelled and sworn,
Of a° ATToIINET-GENERAL then proceeded on the part
'the Crown to "state the case to the jury, and detailed
etraolll°tuleagth the history of the conspiracy, and de-
duced the
nature of the evidence which would be ed-
in su
ntees.ilruee did Pport of the charge against the prisoner. The
lied Gentleman did this almost in the same words
on the trials of Dowling, Cuffey, Lacy, and
tethers vvho were-convicted at the last session.
d,
ei 9anune 1111" Papprover, awell. the
Nt and
tials of D •
gave almost the same evidence he did on
owling and the others convicted at the
liethsslon.. On that occasion we gave the evidence at
i„ ,--and it is therefore unnecessary to repeat again
detail.
apinaipnearti on
wento f
eb°llllitell.uided whTehneouezr tothpisrewssi.tneis,shewparsonbao!
da -s that the trial will last till a late hour on Satur-
y evening.

,SIIII
‘ lIEY SESSIONS—(THIS DAY.)
nefore biomes PIICILLE, Esq., and a full Bench of
Magistrates.)
'Nan Sturgeon, 43, was brought up on three indict-
-111 euts--the first charging him with stealing two saws, a
bllli4re, and other articles, the property of William Ro-
dr[l; the second with stealing three saws, a screwd-
fou'r r, and a hammer, the property of Robert Staff; an
Tisliaws and other articles, belonging to John Ihrn.on
the ii se prosecutors in these cases are carpenters, and
B t.
ter, th ilistant were at work at some buildings at a
-"". They left their tools in the building at twelve

:eiock while they went to dinner, and the tools were
itolen; and on the same night the pri,;encr was seen
n the act of disposing of some of the saws %.hen he was
taken into custody. The other articles had been pledged
by the prisoner.
In defence the prisoner said that In purchase:i them.
The jury round him Guilty, and the Court Eentenced
him to six months' hard labour at Brixton.

Mary Shield, 33, pleaded Guilty to an indictment
.hargiug her with stealing three pairs of worsted stock-
ings belonging to the county of Sure ey.
The prisoner was confined in liorsemonger-lane gaol
a month ago, in default of finding bail for an assault.
She was generally employed in knitting stockings for
the gaol, and during the time she secreted the worsted
on her person, and knitted the stockings while in her
cell. On the morning of the 26th ult. her time expired.
and as she was about to be discharged the turnkey found
the stockings secreted under hor shawl.
The COURT sentenced her to three months' hard labour
at Brixton.

WORSHIP-STREET.-(THIS DAY).

FORGERY UPON THE BANK CB ENGLAND.— ThOniqJ
Mad was this morning brought before Mr. Combe, the
' sitting magistrate, charged with having in his possession
' and offering for sale three 51. notes, purporting to be of
the Bank of England.
A man named Potter, barman to Mr. Riches, proprie-
tor of the White Iforse wine vaults, No. 64, High-
street, Shoreditch, deposed that the prisoner, in com-
pany of another, came to his master's, In,use,
,nd after haying drunk two or three pots of porter,
(he prisoner, addressing witness, said, "If you
will come outside of the door, I shall be enabled to show
you something to your advantage." Witness followed
.he prisoner as he desired, and on their gaining the rear
of the premises, the prisoner, pulling out the three notes
now produced, numbered as follows, viz , 2,434, 0,520,
and 3,029, said, " You shall have these for 4/. a piece.
Witness suspecting something wrong, spoke to his
master, and the two men somewhat alarmed, left the
premixes. The prisoner, on whom the notes were found,
was captured by Sergeants Dowling and Eames, of the
II division; the other man has escaped.
The prisoner, when remanded, said he had picked the
notes up in the streets.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)
William Hanks, a well-known smasher, was brought
before Mr. Bingham, charged with having uttered a
counterfeit shilling.
Mr. William Birdman, landlord of the Hampshire
Hog, Berwick-street, said last night about Uri o'clock
the prisoner come into his house and called for a half-
pint of porter, in payment for which he tendered the
coin produced. Witness on looking at the prisoner, re-
cognised him as having attempted to pass a counterfeit
shilling on the Saturday previous, and on examining the
coin offered last night detected it as being a counterfeit.
Witness was proceeding round the bar for the purpose
of giving the prisoner into custody when he immediately
ran out of the house followed by witness, who after a
sharp run succeeded in coming up with the prisoner in
Poland-street, and gave him in charge to a constable
uho at that moment came up.
Catherine Knotts, the daughter of Mr. Knotts, of
Walker's court, identified the prisoner as the man who
attempted to pass a base shilling about ten minutes pre-
vious to his going to the house of last witness. -
The prisoner, in defence, stoutly denied hating been
in the neighbourhood last night. He therefore could not
be accused of uttering the base coin.
Constable 150 C, proved that he saw the prisoner
coming out of Mr. Knott's shop at the time mentioned
by Miss Knott. Witness knew the prisoner as an old
offender. _ _ _ _ _

The prisoner, who persisted in his statement, was full.
committed.

LYCEUM THEATRE.

Illy Father did so before me, is the title of a one-
act drollery which was produced here last evening,
for the debilt, at this theatre, of Mr. John Reeve, the
-on of the John Reeve, "glorious" John of the
lidelphi—rnd as the father did, even so will do the
son—mellow down into one of the richest and most
unctions humorists that ever set an audience in a
roar. He appeared in some of his father's charac-
ters some two years since at one of the minor
theatres, and although at that time raw and inex-
perienced, and evidently unused to the stage, the taste
he then gave us of his quality was sufficient to prove
that he was "a chip of the old block." Since then
he has been practising hard in the country, and last
night he entered upon his first regular metropolitan
engagement. He is very young, and his physical
frame is as yet scarcely developed, but he is built
upon the scantling of his father, has the same merry
twinkle of the eye, the same rich comic expression
of feature, the same fat chuckle of self-satisfaction,
the same musical ear, the same clear voice, and the
same agility of limb that his father had before him.
When he appeared last night in the garb of John
Trot the cabman, wbo indulges in all sorts cf vaga-
ries:because his father did so before him, he was wel-
comed by repeated shouts of cheering which were
divers times renewed, and which lasted several
minutes. After a short dialogue with the lady's maid
(Miss K. Fitzwilliam) of the Countess, in whose
drawing-room the scene is laid, and which gives time
to Mr. John Reeve to collect himself and to become
better acquainted with his audience, he sings a medley
song, descriptive of the humours of a Greenwich fair,
in the course of which he imitates a tightrope dancer,
a wild-beast showman, and a great circus-rider gal-
lopping round the circle, in a style that was worthy of
his father in his best days. It was indeed Johr.
Reeve redivicus. Mr. John Reeve not only did as
his father had done before him, but he did it as
well as his father had done before him—he was re-
warded with an encore, as his father had been before
him—and he very judiciously, as his father had done
before him, repeated only the last portion of his per-
formance. Mr. John Reeve has a musical voice, and
sings well in tune, he illustrates his song with an
infinite degree of grotesque humour, and is far and
away the best comic singer we have at present on
the stage—a John Parry in action. The occa-
sion of the visit of the Cabman to the man-
sion of the Countess is to restore to her Lady-
ship a favourite paroquet which she has lost,
and as the price of its restoration he demands a kiss,
which, after much trouble, he obtains, and restores
the paroquet, who, much to the lady's annoyance,
screams out on every occasion, " Who kissed the
cabman ?" Mrs. Yates, no doubt out of respect to
the memory of her old friend the father, condescended
to appear in this part, in order to assist at the debut
of the son, with the success of which she must be
highly gratified, and more especially as it is a success
well and legitimately earned—one which will last,
and which will at no distant period, place Mr. John
Reeve in the same rank among our comic actors as
" his father held before him." At the conclusion
Mr. John Reeve, Mrs. Yates, and Miss K. Fitz-
william were called before the curtain, and enthu-
siastically greeted. The house was crammed to
suffocation.

COURT CIRCULAR.
WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.
The Queen and Prince Albert took walking exer-
cise this morning in the grounds adjacent to the Castle.
The Royal Family took their accustomed airings.
Her Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe
Langenburg visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Kent at Frogmore. this forenoon.
Prince Albert enjoyed the sport of shooting this
morning, his Royal Highness was accompanied by Sir
Robert Peel, and attended by the Earl of Listowel,
Captain the Hon. J. Denman, and Colonel Seymour.
The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening,
will include her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, her
Serene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langen-
burg, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cottenharn,
Lady Anna Maria Dawson, Lady Caroline Murray,
Baroness de Speth, Viscount and Viscountess Har-
dinge, the Right Hon. Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sir
George Couper, and Mr. Glover.
The band of the 2d Life Guards attend during
dinner. Her Majesty's private band will afterwards
attend in the Castle.

A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at
the Foreign Office. It was attended by Lord John
Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lans-
downe, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey, Viscount
Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer, the Earl of Auckland, the Right Hon. H.
Labouchere, Lord Campbell, the Marquis of Clanri-
carde, and the Earl of Carlisle.
The Council sat three hours.

Mr. Purdy had an interview with Earl Grey yes-
terday. Mr. J. A. Jackson had also an interview
yesterday with his Lordship at the Colonial Office.
Mr. Hodges had an interview with Lord John
Russell yesterday at his official residence in Down-
ing-street.

Viscount Jocelyn had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday at the Home Office.

CHART OP TIIE PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 1848, BY
CHARLES E. BERNARD, C E.—We have here upon
a single sheet, properly methodised and arranged for
reference, the whole of the provisions of the Public
Health Act of last session. Mr. Bernard is entitled
t.) the thanks of all those to whom time is an object,
as by means of his chart any of the provisions of the
Act may be ascertained at a glance, thus obviating
the necessity of turning over the leaves of the Act
itself and searching for a quarter of an hour, perhaps,
for the provision required. This chart should form
part of the " paper hangings" of the office of every
solicitor, architect, civil engineer, and builder.
On Tuesday evening a large party of the National
Guards visited the Colosseum, Regent's-perk. They
appeared to be highly delighted with the " Panorama of
Paris," and were observed to be pointing out to each
other the different localities of the events, in which, per-
haps, many of tilt m had been actors. An interesting
incident occurred during the course of the evening: the
band of music, in compliment to them, played some of
the French national airs, and upo❑ these being con-
cluded, they unanimously requested " God save the
Queen;" they stood uncovered, and at its termination
applauded loudly, crying " Vive la Reiner They
afterwards retired highly gratified with their reception.

LONDON

BRACE of GREAT SEA SERPENTS.
TO THE EDITOR OF 7'HE SUN.
SlR,—Your nautical readers are less surprised at
the account of the Great Sea Serpent tl.-.n at the
position and course of her Majesty's ship Dm laths,
on the Gill of August last, as reported by Captain
111'Quhae, in his official statement to Rear-Admiral
Gage, recently published in your columns.
The spectacle of an homeward-bound ship in lat.
22 deg. 44 min. S., and long. 9 deg. 22 min,, E. (be-
tween the Cape and St. Helena), with the wind
N.W., steering N.E. by N., and on the port tack,
far exceeds in novelty any serpent hitherto discovered.
This, however, is an age of wonders; and as for
sea serpents, they must be numerous, for no sooner
is the highly interesting statement of Captain
M'Quhae published, than Captain Henderson, of the
brig Mary Ann, of Glasgow, informs us, that he
spoke the American brig Daphne, off Lisbon, on the
30. h of September, the captain of which vessel, on
the 20th of September, in lat. 4 deg. 11 min., S., and
long. 10 deg. 15 min., E., saw a serpent 100 feet
long, going fifteen miles an hour, &c.
How the brig Daphne, with the wind north (or in
any other direction), managed in ten days to run from
4 deg. 11 min. S. to the latitude of Lisbon (38 deg.
43 min. N.), Captain Henderson does not state ; pro
bably the serpent took the brig in tow.
It is quite evident there must be more than one of
these monsters, otherwise Captain MiQuhae's serpent
made but an indifferent passage from the 6th August,
when in hit. 23 deg. 44 min. S., and long. 9 deg. 22
main. E., until the 20th September, when the captain
of the Daphne assaulted it in lat. 4 deg. 11 min. S.,
and long. 10 deg. 15 min. E. Its changed position
during the interval (45 days) merely exhibits a run
of only 1,200 miles, nearly due north—thus aver-
aging not 15 miles an hour, but little more than
one mile an hour, as the rate of the serpent's pro-
gression.
We really must have more accurate data regarding
these matters, or such very unsatisfactory, reports will
most assuredly be classed with the statement said to
have been made by the captain of a ship, who stoutly
asserted that a merman came on board his vessel one
Sunday morning when off the coast of , and
politely requested him to remove the anchor, which had
been dropped against his cabin door, and thereby, pre-
vented his wife and family from going to church.
Lloyd's, Oct. 25, 1848. H. W.