The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-24 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH.

Edward Ratcliffe, a gardener, appeared in dia•
charge of his bail on a charge of stealing a gold-
mounted tortoiseshell snuff-boz, with a gold medallion
of Lord Nelson on the lid, of the size and thickness
of half-a-crown.

It appeared that on the 14th inst., Mr. Long, watch-
maker of Wimbledon, called the attention of Sergeant
Golding, V 31, to the box, saying that it was worth
101., and had been brought to him by a young man
named Woods, who stated that he had won it at a
sixpenny raffle. The policeman, from the inquiries
he made, ascertained that the prisoner had raffled the
box at a beer-shop, and that there were only twelve
members at 6d. each at the raffle. On questioning
the prisoner as to how the box came into his posses-
sion, he first said, his mother, who had been dead four
years, had given it him ; next, that he had picked it
up amongst some rubbish in a lumber-room at Mr.
Oughton's, 27, Eaton-place, Belgrave-square ; and
lastly, that his wife, who charred at Mr. Oughton's,
had brought it home. In consequence of these contra-
dictory statements he was taken into custsdy, and on
the officer going to Mr. Oughton, and showing it to
him, he expressed the liveliest satisfaction at its re-
storation, it being the gift to him of a very dear
friend 30 years since, and had been purloined from
the house.

Mr. Oughton, in whose service both the prisoner
and his wife had been, declined to prosecute ; but
Mr. PAYNTER considering that if the prisoner was
alto ed to go unpunished it would be an encourage-
ment to servants to plunder their employers, fined
him 61. for the unlawful possession of the box, or two
months' imprisonment.
Mr. Oughton's intercession, however, caused the
worthy Magistrate to reduce the penalty to 508.,
which was paid.

RAILWAY SHARE mARKETs.
LivEßrooL, Lts. 22.

STOCK EXCHANCM—The sales are—Bedford, London, and
Birmingham, di.—Birklieuhead, Lancashire, and Che-
shire Junction (late C. and B. ), 6 per cetht. in 1147 and
1148, and 6 per cent. in 1849, 1634—801t0n (13., C., and
W. York, late Blackburn C. and N. West.) Preference,
No. 1, 6 per cent., 14 die.—Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport
New (late West Lancashire), par—London and North-
Western, 153—Ditto, New Quarters, 6 p. —Ditto, 40/. Shares
( L. and H.), 161/4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 414 p.—
Ditto, Quarters (C), 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 74—Ditto, Quarters, No. 2,171 A—Ditto, Eighths,
31,4 die.— Ditto, Preference, tAi p,—Midland, 401. Shares, 444
—North British, New Quarters, par—North Staffordshire,
p.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late •N. SI. W.). New,
p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick (N. and B. Extension, No. 2), 281
p.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purch.), I:y4 p.

MANCHES'TEB:, "JAN. 22.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Llirkenkead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire Junction 5 9-18 dis.—Caledonian,
38 c.—Eastern Counties, 16—Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction, 2 die.—Manchester and Birmingham,
Quarters (C), 3 15-16 p.— Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin-
colnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), i 1-16 c. dia.—North
Staffordshire, 5-16 p.—Dewsbury, Half Shares, I die.
LEEDS, Jaw. 22.

STOCK Exciazios.—lt is gratifying to be able to report a
continuance of favourable appearances in the Share Markets.
and a gradual, though slow, advance in the value of railway
property. The prices of Saturday last were well maintained
during the early part of this week, and for a day or two past,
buyers have come forward with increasing freedom. The
supply of sham being limited, higher rates have been
readily obtained, and to-day's market ends firm at quotations.
The sides are—East Lancashire, New, 3% difi.—Great
Northern, 51. 15s. 6d. dia. —Leeds and Thirsk, 1514 die.—
Ditto, New, 14 dis.—Ditto, Preference, 1% dis.—Maacheeter.
Buxton, Matlock, and' Midland, 465. dis.—North Bri-
tish, Thirds, 2s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Quarters, 49. die.—North
Staffordshire, 103. n. p.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton, 151,4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick. No. 2
(New Berwicks),2"4, p.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 22.

STOCK EA.CITANGE.—As usual, no official list of prices
was issued by the Stock Exchange on Saturday. The only
sales heard of out of doors were—South Staffordshire, 1%
dis.—North Staffordshire, p.—Shrewsbury aad Birming-
hAin (B), 435. 9d. die.
YORK, Jilt. 21.
STOCK Excwawax.—The sales are—Great Northern,
41. 1 18.— North British, Thirds, 41s. 6d.—York. Newcastle,
and Berwick 14% —Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicka), 12%
York and North Midland, Pr. ference, 16/. 13s. 9d.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jaz( 20.
STOCK Exca.syna.—The sales are—Liverpool, Man-
chester, and Newcastle Junction' 41e. 6d. dia.—Newcastle
and Carlisle, 100—Wear Valley, New, Ws. p.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick, New Shares, No. 2,2 N, p.,
EDINBURGH, Jew. 21.
STOCK EXCIIANGE.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 225.
6d —Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 71. 198.—Ditto.
New, 21s.—Glasgow and Ayrshire, 100—Great Northern,
89s.—North British, 261. ss.—Ditto, Quarters, 5L 6s. 6d.
—Ditto, Thirds, 41s.—Shrewsbury and Cheater, Preference
71. 17s. 6d.

ALARMING FIRE AT HUDDERSEIELD.—About eight
o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in the mill
belonging to Mr. Benjamin Robinson, at Lane (the
Leeds end of Huddersfield), immediately adjoining the
Lane dye-house. Ihe mill was occupied by several
parties, both for manufacturing and dressing purposes.
It is not yet ascertained how the fire originated, but, as
far as we can learn, all appeared safe when die men left
work at the usual time. As soon as the discovery was
made, parties were sent off for the engines, while others
set tis work to remove property out of the premises. For
this little time was given, as in fifteen minutes the whole
mill was on fire, and the roof partially fallen in; but,
short as the period was, it was well spent, for a consi-
derable quantity of woollen sloths and bags of wool
were removed out of the mill, and the adjoining build-
ings, into places of safety. Some time elapses before
the engines arrived at the spot, and all hopes of saving
the Jai were gone. Their exertions were, therefore,
dirscted to the saving of the adjoining buildings, in owe
of which a goodly quantity of spirits and other chemi-
cals, used for dyeing purposes, were stored. This they
were enabled to effect. The mill itself was totally de-
stroyed, the loss of property amounting to several thou-
sand pounds.
A NEWS-ROOM TOURNAMENT.—It seems that the
news-room members at Mansfield have had a tourna-
ment of their own this Christmas—so the prose of that
county informs us at least. Having got, by some means
or other, into terms not the most friendly among one
another, it has resulted in a majority of them dissolving
the society, excluding the minority, locking up the sub-
scription-room, seizing the news room furniture, selling
it by auction, and the majority forming themselves into
a new membership. The minority, sot relishing this
ejection, the door of the Town-hall news-room was
broken open, to regain possession. Thus the "compli-
ments of the season" pass at Mansfield, in Nottingham-
shire

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