The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-29 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
The present week's arrivals of English Wheat for our
market coastwise, and by land carriage, have been on t.
moderate scale. To-day the show of samples was
comparatively small, yet the demand for all descriptions
was in a very sluggish state, at barely Monday's quota-
tions. Foreign Wheat moved off in retail quantities, at
but little, if any, alteration in value. For most kinds t.f
Barley the demand was tolerably steady, and prices
were well supported. The Malt trade was inactive at
late rates. In Oats next to nothing was doing, and the
hcatel parcels might have been purchased at somewhat
easier terms. In Beans and Peas next to nothing was
dcne. The best qualities of English Flour were quite
as dear. All other kinds were neglected.

AIRITALS.

Ea:tisk .• •• ••
Irish. • •••• ••
Fore±ga .. • • ..

Wheat. 1 Barley. Oats. 1 Flour.
3,07 J qrs. 1 6,410 qrs. I 3,7611 qrs. 1 3,690 ski
15,220 1 --
z,see

540 I
Malt, 4,940 qrs.
WIIITECHAPEL.

1,76)

Although the supplies of Meat here this morning were
by no means extensive, the demand was in a sluggish
state, yet prices were mostly supported. Beef, from 35
to 83 103; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s to 5.;
and Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per Sibs by the carcase.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)

CURIOUS CASE OF BREACH OF PROMISE OE MARRIAGE.

ORANGE V. LEVY.

This was action to recover damages for broach of
promise of marriage.
Mr. RODVELL stated the case on the part of the
plaintiff. He said that the age of the parties would
render it ridiculous for him to use several of the
topic ire quently addressed to juries in these cases, and
he should content himself by briefly stating the facts,
and show the comforts of life of which the plaintiff had
b. en deprived through what he must consider the
wanton and cruel conduct of defendant. The plaintiff,
who is about 62 years of age, is a widow, and carried
on business as a furniture dealer, in Skinner-street,
Bishopsgate ; and defendant, who is somewhat older,
is a commercial traveller. In June last, defen-
dant, through a mutual friend, a Mrs. Nathan,
made matrimonial overtures to the plain-
tiff, and on certain terms was accepted as a suitor. The
courtship was carried on through July, August, and
September, and defendant wrote several affectionate
letters to the plaintiff, and actually fixed the day for the
wedding, and gave plaintiff money to pay the registrar's
fees, and plaintiff bought the wedding dress, but after
that defendant broke off the connexion. After repeated
applications, which he did not reply to, an action was
brought, and the defendant in person put in a most
singular plea, namely, that on and before the day
appointed for the wedding (the 9th of November) he
was afflicted, by the will of Almighty God, with a rup
ture of the intestines and partial loss of eye-sight, but
should Almighty God be pleased to restore his health
and eye-sight he would then marry the plaintiff.
This plea was, however, objected to and set
aside as a nullity, and judgment was entered
for want of plea. The Learned Counsel said
that in submitting the question of amount of da-
mages to the jury, he must state that the plaintiff
had been induced by the defendant's promise of mar-
riage, and also the promise of 1001. (without which she
would not have consented to the marriage), to
give up her business, and had thus lost the means of
supporting herself. He, therefore, thought the 1001.
and the price of the wedding dress ought to be taken
into consideration.

Thef;Ct7wcreProved ; and Mr. Mellor addressed the
jury for the defendant, with an endeavour to show that
his health was such as not to justify his entering into
the marriage state, and that his income did not exceed
60L or 701. per year.
The jury gave a verdict for 201.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Edward Ginger was indicted for stealing four 51 notes
of t'.e Bank ol England, the property of Miss Caroline
Shiegles, from her person on the 11th of March last.
The pros( eutrix was returning from the City in a
Chelsea omnibus, when her pocket was picked; she,
how ever, was not aware of her loss until the prisoner,
ho had sat beside her from the Bank to the Strand, got
out at Agar-street, when Police-constable West, 106 F,
,rho had taken a seat on the outside of the omnibus in
the City for the purpose of watching the prisoner, came
to the dolr and asked her whether she had lost any-
thing? The officer ascertaining her loss, pursued the
prisoner, jumped into a cab of which the latter had
taken possession, and, after a severe struggle, secured
him and brought him before a magistrate in Bow-street.
None of the notes were found on him. He was Ac-
quitted.

LAMBETH.—(THIS DAY.)
A deputation from the tradesmen of St. Thomas-
street, Kennington-common, and the adjacent district,
waited upon Mr. Elliott this morning. They repre-
sented that it was reported that a large meeting of per-
sons calling themselves Chartists was intended to be
held on Kennington-common on Monday next, and as
the probability was that an attempt would be made by
the disorderly who were likely to attend, to create dis-
turbances and destroy property, they, as representing
the tradesmen of the neighbourhood, had called to solicit
the aid of a body of police sufficiently powerful to re
strain any tendency to breaking open or abstracting
property by force from shops and houses. Much damage
had been done and great loss occasioned during the late
riots, and they were naturally anxious to prevent the
recurrence of a similar state of things.
Mr. ELLIOTT said that he had not heard on any cer-
tain authority that such a meeting was intended to be
held, but in the event of such being likely to be called,
the Commissioners of Police would be communicated
with, and a sufficient body of men sent for the protection
of the neighbourhood.

NORTHAMPTON RACES.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.
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Sylvan
Ballinafad

Tns KING OF HANovEa.—According to the
Brussels independence, the King of Hanover is so
seriously ill that his recovery is despaired of.

Post-oPFICE NOTICE.—The following notice was
posted at the General Post-office this morning:—" Her
Majesty's Government having decided to discontinue
the packet between Southampton and Alexandria, which
now leaves the former port on the 3d of each month ;
letters intended to be sent to India, &c., via Southamp-
ton, can only be forwarded, after the dispatch of the
packet of the 3d May next, once in each month, namely,
by the packet which sails from Southampton on the
20th of every month. The mails, however, for India,
&c., via Marseilles, which leave London in the beginning
of the month, will be continued, and will be dispatched,
as usual, on the evening of the 7th of each month (or
when the tth falls on a Sunday, on the evening of the
3th), and all letters, if-pre•paid and not specially ad-
dressed via Southampton, will be forwarded by the route
of Marseilles."

Miss Emma Lucombe, the charming vocalist, has
arrived in London from France, having been obliged to
quit Paris, and to give up several professional engage-
ments, owing to the outbreak of the revolution.
DERBY ELECTION.--The Conservative party in this
borough has two candidates in the field, both gentlemen
of known character and influence. They are Mr. J. W.
Freshfield, of the city of London, and Mr. James Lord,
of Parkfield. The candidates on the side of the Liberals
are Mr. Lawrence Hayworth, of Liverpool, and Mr.
Bass, of Burton.

REPRESENTATION OE RTE.—MT. 11. M. Curteis,
who has just been unseated at Rye, is again in the field,
and is at present the only candidate. We hear that ke
is not likely to be opposed.
MONEY-MARKET —By advices from Tiamburgh
the price of gold is 4381 per mark, which, at the English
Mint price of 3l. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.114; and the exchange at Ham-
burgh on London at short being 13.12, it follows that
gold is 0.11 per cent. dearer in London than in Ham-
burgh. The course of exchange at New York on London
is 110 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng-
land and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows
that the exchange is 0.43 per cent. in favour of Eng-
land; but the quoted exchange at New York being for
bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be added to the
above difference.

TnE GAME NUlSANCE.—Nottinghamshire is noto-
rious for game preserving (it may be called the hot-bed),
and ferocious keepers and their bull-dog men using flails
to beat poachers with. At the past assizes for that
county a host of those gentry swore so monstrously in-
consistent against some men charged with night poach-
ing, that the judge and the jury would not give credence
to their testimony. One of those worthies swore he did
not know what a "flail" is! The amount of perjury
which has been committed by gamekeepers and their
underlings is truly shocking. To please the game
mania, noblemen, squires, and gentlemen, they must
have cases ; and, having got them, :swear roundly to
carry conviction. Game preserving and game-laws have
been the root of all this dreadful sin, and for which the
promoters tl emrelves must account.—From a Corre-
spondent.
SOUTHAMPTON, TUESDAY. The barque Broad
Oak, Captain M‘rath, from Pernambuco, arrived off
'Cowes this morning for orders ; she has a freight of
5,600 bags of Brazilian sugar. She brings papers dated
Pernambuco, the 7th of February.
AmEnca.—The Ocean Monarch, Captain Mur-
doch, arrived at the port of Liverpool on Monday night,
having lef, Boston on the evening of the 11th, up to
which time Captain Murdoch states no intelligence had
reached Boston of the ratification of the treaty with
Mexico. . .

GrdesGaw, Miami 28.—Last night a very nume-
rously attended meeting of the Irish residents in Glas-
gow, and others friendly to the cause of Irish nationality
was held in the Lyceum Rooms, Nelson-street, for the
purpose of oo,operating with the United Irishmen in
Ireland. The meeting. was conducted in an orderly
manner, and separated peaceably •