The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-24 00:00:00

NEWGATE AND MEILDENLIA.I.I..

We had a steady supply to-day, at full prices. Beef,
from Ss 2d to 4s ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s 2d
to 5s 4d; and Pork, Is 8d to is 2d per 81bs, by the
carcase.

HAY MARXETS.

SMITHFIELD.--ireadowE7l7,27lss to 31 I ; Clover,
ditto, 31 15s to 41 15s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 8s
per load. Supply moderate, and trade dull.
CUNBERL&ND.—Meadow Hay, 21 15s to 3/ 153 ;
Clover ditto, 3/ 15s to 41 12i; and Straw, 114 s to 11 9s
per load. A short supply, and a steady demand.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 21 14s to 31 14s;
Clover ditto, 31 15s to 41155; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 11 8s
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.

COAL MA RK ET.—"YESTERDAY.
Buddle's West Hartley 15s Od;Braddyll's Hetton l7B 6d
Chester Main l4s Od'Bell
Dipton Tanfield ...... ... 12s 6(llEast Hetton
Hasting's Hartley lss 6dr Haswell lB3 9d
New Pelton ...
Neson's West Hartley 15s 0(.11Iigh Thornley
North Pontop —.. l2s 6d Kelloe ..... ... 17s Od
New Tanfield l4s Od Leasingthorne
Original Tanfield
South Pontop .. ...... 12s Gd Adelaide Tees
Tanfield Moor
'Canfield Moor Butes... 148 Od Blaengwawr 22s Od
Walker's Primrose ... 12s 6(1 Derwentwater Hartley 15s Od
Wylam
West Wylam
Wall's End, &c. t Sidney's Hartley
Killingwerth l4B 6d W. E. Elgin ..... ...... 15s Od
Eden Main i
14s Odt --I:Ships at market... 381

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended Feb. 94, 1848, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Eagland and Wale
per Imperial Quarter.
WIIEAT. [BAILEY.' OATS. I RTE. BEANS. PEAS.
PRICE • . I 50s 18d 31s 3d 21s Id 32s 4d 137 s 10d 42s id
The Duties on Foreign Grain are now suspended.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff BURCEIELL.)
BURR V. RAMSDBN.
At the sitting of the court a case was called on—it
was said to be a case of " crim. con.," and that the
damages were laid at 5,0001. In the course of the
afternoon the solicitors appeared in court and agreed
that a verdict should be entered for 500/. Nothing
transpired in court as to the position in life of the
parties or the circumstances of the case.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
IDENTITY.—E)nma Walker, a married woman, of re-
spectable appearance, was indicted for stealing a half-
sovereign, th:e property of Alexander Martin, from the
person of Ueorge Smith. The prosecutor, a boy, about
twelve years of age, stated, that on Saturday evening,
t.t.,e Bth of February, he was pent to Mr. Soames's, pawn-
broker, in Bury-street, Chelsea, to redeem some articles
from pawn. Whilst there he was accosted by the pri-
soner, who inquired in a friendly way after bis mother's
health, and other family matters. She said her name
was Walker, and asked him to go to the tea shop for her,
promising to give him twopence for his trouble, and
undertaking also bo attend to his ledge and take charge
of his money in the mean time, On his return from the
tea-shop, he found that the woman for whom he had
gone upon the errand had departed with his half-
sovereign. The boy swore positively to the identity of
the prisoner, but on cross-examination by Mr. Payne,
he admitted gnat when Mr. Suamea sent for her that he
(witness) might say if she was the Mrs. Walker who
robbed him or not, he did not at first recognise her,
nor was he quite positive about her identity, until after
he had seen her three times and heard her speak.
Mr. &Ames, the prosecutor, and several respectable
witnesses, gave the prisoner a high character for
honesty, and Mr, Payne having addressed the jury for
the defence,
The AssisTANT JUDGE put it to them to say, whether,
after hearing such a character of the prisoner, they
could suppose that the boy Smith was not mistaken as to
his identity. It was not at all likely that she would
have given her own name to the prosecutor at the mo-
ment of committing the theft, or that she would go
back to the same shop on the Monday next and the fol-
lowing day.
Tho jury, without hesitation, acquitted the prisoner.
Mr. PAYNE stated that some other children had
recently been robbed in that neighbourhood by a woman,
in the same manner as the boy George Smith. Two of
these had been brought before the magistrate to see the
prisoner, and they declared that she had no resemblance
to the woman who had robbed them.

DEATH OF LORD GRANVILLE SOMERSET, M.P.—
This distinguished nobleman died at half-past ten o'clock
last evening at his residence in Harley-street. The
fatal complaint was a disease of the heart and a general
break-up of the constitution, consequent, it is said, on
the excitement which attended the late Monmouth elec-
tion, and the annoyance which he experienced from the
petition against his return. He was attended up to the
last moment by his brother, the Duke of Beaufort, and in
the chamber of death their differences ceased.
NORTH AMERICAN LINE or STEAM-PACIERTS.---
We observe that another vessel in connexion with this
splendid line of steamers has been towed up from Port
Glasgow, and is now lying at Laneefield• quay, where
there are no fewer than three noble vessels at present.
The America is expected to make her trial trip on
Thursday, the 2d proximo, and, from the activity dis-
played in Mr. Napier's wharf, there is every probability
that the Niagara will soon follow in her wake. The
third vessel, the Europa, has been but recently launched
from the building-yard of Mr. Wood, Port Glasgow,
and the remaining vessel (there being four contracted
for by the company) is at present on the stocks at Mr.
Steel's yard in Greenock. From the celebrity which
Clyde-built steamers havealready attained, the perform-
ances of these fine vessels will be looked forward to with
great interest.—Glasgow Courier.
We hear that Air. llatton Hamer Stansfield, an
Official Assignee of the Court of Bankruptcy for the
Leeds District, has been appointed to the London Dis-
trict, Yamt by the death of Mr. A, B. Belcher.