The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-11 00:00:00

THE

ising from an anticipated decline in the duty on 1,
Thursday next, was comparatively small. Really env,
parcels moved off steadily, at fully last week's
prices. In the middling and inferior kinds only
a limited business was doing, at lute rates.
On specu ation, scarcely any t usinees was doing.
No English Barley was at market, and the show of
Foreign was by no means large. The best qualities
were held firmly, at full prices, but the second-rate
parcels, fit only for grinding and distilling, were a
slow sale, at barely stationary prices. Notwithstanding
the show of Malt was small, that article moved off
slowly. In the quotations we have no change to notice.
Nearly the whole of the supply of Oats was composed
of foreign samples. Good sound Corn was quite as
dear ; but the out•of-condition parcels were neglected,
though we cannot call them cheaper. There was very
little inquiry for Beans, yet the currencies were mostly
supported. The sale for all kinds of Peas was in a
sluggish state, at late figures. Indian Corn and Meal
were very dull, and almost nominal in value. The
Flour trade was slow, at late rates.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL EASURE.
Fhea4—Essex & Kent, Malt—CMhevalisr • • • • .. 63s to 648
Red. ........ 50s to 57s Oats— Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New s''s 64s Lincolnsh., Fecid. 21s 24s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato 2ss 275
coin, Red.• •.. 50a 56e Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White •• • 55s ills Black .• • • ... ISs 20s
Irish, Red •••••• • . —s —1 Cork, White .•• .. 20s 23,
Ditto,whtte..•• —s —s Scotch, Feed. •• .. 24s 26s
• . —s s Beans—Tick .•• • • .... 34s 37s
Rye—Old • • • • • •
Pigeons 37s 398
Barley—Grinding. •• .. 27s 30$ Peas—Grey .• • • ... 3ss 42s
Malting .•• • . • 30s 33s Maple• ..... 58 s 42s
Chevalier •• • • ... 34s 35s White.. 408
hialt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••• • . . 40s 438
folk ••• • • • 578 59s Flour—Town-made. • • 50s 53s
Brown ..... 41 s 55s Suffolk • ..... 453 488
Kingston and Ware 60s 635 Stocktn & Norfolk 443 45i
szvxmariza.D.
During last week, the imports of foreign stoek into
London were as follows:—
From Beasts. Sheep.
Havre
Harlingen ... 166 ... 1,122
Hamburgh ... 63
RottePdam ..„ 510 ... 3,541
Ostend ... .... 70 ...
Nieuport .. 143 .•• 33
Antwerp
Nieu 73 825
Amsterdam ... 73 ... 592

Lambs. Calves. Pigs

... 13 ... 21

••• --- ••• --- -
... 188 ... 289 11

... -

... -

-- -
Total 1,160 6,118 201
Corresponding
week in 1847 1,206 ... 4,985 ... 117 ... 500 120
-

435 11

- -
Difference ... 46 less. 1,133 more. 84 more 651. 109 1
From the above returns it will be seen that the imports
in the past week have been very extensive. The prin-
cipal increase has been from France, and we understand
that, owing to the want of demand in the French mar-
kets, large numbers of Beasts will shortly find their way
hither from the various ports. At Hull, Newcastle,
&c., about 2.500 head of Beasts, Sheep, and Lambs,
have arrived, chiefly from Holland. Two cargoes of
Beasts are almost daily expected at Southampton from
Portugal. We may observe that the Spanish and Por-
tuguese beasts, though light weighers, continue wholly
free from disease. Our market was well supplied with
foreign stock, the quality of which was somewhat im-
proved, especially as relates to the French Beasts. For
all descriptions the demand was heavy, and prices were
with difficulty supported. There was a decided falling-
off in the numbers of English Beasts, compared with
those shown on Monday last, while their quality was by
no means first-rate. For the primest Scots, Herefords,
and Devons, the demand was steady, and, in some few
stances, the prices ruled a shade higher. Still, however,
the highest figure for Beef did not exceed 4s per Subs.
In the middling and inferior breeds comparatively little
business was transacted at last week's quotations. At
the close of business a total clearance was not effected.
From the northern grazing districts we received about
1,000 short-horns; the eastern, western, and midland
counties, 700 Herefords, runts, Devons, Scots, &c.; from
other parts of England, 800 of various breeds; and from
Scotland, 300 horned and polled Scots. The remainder
of the bullock supply was derivf d from abroad and the
neighbourhood of the metropolis. The supply of Sheep
was on the increase, yet it proved moderate for the time
of year. There was less activity in the demand for all
breeds of Sheep than on Monday last, yet that day's
prices were mostly supported. Prime old Downs sold
at from 4s 10d to 5s per Blbs. We were fairly supplied
with Lambs, the "season" for which is fast drawing to
a close, yet a good progress was made in sales, at last
week's prices. The supply of Calves was moderate,
nevertheless the Veal trade ruled inactive at unaltered
currencies, viz , from 3s 2d to 4s per Blbs. Prime small
Porkers moved off steadily; other kinds of Pigs slowly,
at our quotations.
Per Sibs. to sink the offal.
d. to s. d.
a. d. to a. d. s.
Inferior Beasts..... 3 0 3 2 Second quality ditto 4 2 4 4
,scond quality -... 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8
Prime large Oxen.. • 3 5 310 Southdown Nether 410 5 0
Prime Scots •• • . 310 4 0 Ditto eat of the wool 0 0 0 0
Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6 Large flogs •
• • 310 4 2
Prime small ditto 3 8 4 0 Small Porkers ••.. 4 4 4 6
tackling Calves ..17 0 24 0 Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 21 0
Inferior Sheep • .3 10 4 2 Lambs •••••• • • • • 4 0 1 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
4,051 I 27.730 252 395
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. 1 Pigs.
761 4,260 120
25713-97011.1121 AND LEII.IIIEBTEI.A.I.L.
A full average time-of-year supply of country-killed
meat has been received up to these markets since Mon-
day last, viz., 200 carcasses of Beef ; 600 ditto of Mut-
ton ; 450 ditto of Lamb ; 400 ditto of Veal ; and 190
ditto of Pork. The supplies on offer slaughtered in
London have been tolerably good. Prime Mutton and
Lamb have commanded a steady sale, at full prices.
Beef, however, has declined 2d per 81b. In the value
of Veal and Pork, we have no alteration to notice.
About 1,000 carcasses of Foreign Meat have been dis-
posed of.

At per stone by the Carcase.
u. d. to u. d. s. d.tos. d
Beef ,inferlor•• •• 2 8 210 1 Mutton, inferior •• 3 6 310
-- middling ••.. 3 0 3 2 -- middling •• 4 0 4 4
- primelarge •• 3 3 3 4 prime 4 6 4 8
-veal
....prime.. .....small... 33 40 34 60 34 64
44
6
Lamb. 4s Od to 5s Od.
BOROUGH AND SPXTALTIELDS.
Our markets continue to be very heavily supplied with
Potatoes, in good condition. Selected samples move off
freely at from 41 15s to 51 8s per ton. The middling
qualities are a slow sale, at from 3/ lOs to 4/ lOs per ton.
BOROUGH HOP IVIAREZT.
A few pockets of new Hops have sold at from 95s to
105 s per cwt. ricking will become pretty general by
the end of the present week. In yearling and old
Hops, exceedingly little business is doing, and late
rates are with dificulty supported. Yearlings—Sussex
pockets, 215 s to 21123; Weald of Kent ditto, 21 8s to
21 15s ; Mid and East Kent ditto, 21 14s to 5/ lOs per cwt.
WOOL.
Last week's imports of Wool were comparatively
small, viz , 750 bales from Ilamburgh ; 600 ditto from
Algoa Bay ; 106 ditto from Bombay ; and. 150 ditto
from various other quarters. A large portion of the
Wool brought to public sale has been withdrawn from
want of buyers, and the value of the secondary qualities
has been with difficulty supported. There are still about
20,000 bales to be offered. In the private contract mar-
ket very little is doing.
TALLOW.
A full average business is still passing in our market,
and the late advance in the quotations is well supported.
The deliveries are seasonably large. P.Y.C. on the spot
is 455 6d; Town Tallow, 45s 9d per cwt. net cash;
Hough Fat, 2s 7d per 8 lbs. Letters from St Peters-
burgh state that a good business is doing there, at prices
' nearly equal to 46s laid down here.

SURREY SESSIONS—(THIS DAY). ,
These sessions commenced to-day, at the Sessions-
house, Newington-causeway, before Thomas Puckle,
Esq., and a bench of magistrates.
The grand jury having been sworn,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to deliver his charge to
them. Ile was happy to say that the calendar of pri-
soners was very light compared with what it usually was
at this period of the year. He did not know what was
the cause of the small number of prisoners, but
he was afraid he could not flatter himself or
the grand jury that it arose from a decrease
of crime. The cases on the calendar, which were only
33 in number, did not present any feature calling for
any particular observations from him. Although it did
not come within or affect the province of the grand jury,
he might mention that since the Court last met, an altera-
tion had been made in the criminal law, an Act having
passed the Legislature, by which all questions of law in
that. Court, or the Court of Assize, might be reserved for
the consideration of the judges.
William Holt, 19, pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with stealing, at Camberwell, three silver
forks and three silver spoons, the property of Augustus
Coleman Crocker, and
The COURT sentenced him to six months' imprison-
ment and hard labour, and to be privately whipped.
Thomas Marchant, 41, au bourer timber indicted with
stealing, at Wonersh, a qntity Of, the pro-
perty Drummond, Esq., M.P.
rilen
isonry
er said, in his defence, that his wife had
b
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, but strongly re-
commended ftp the wood for Is. and a gallon of beer.
commended him to mercy.
The prisoner's master gave him a good character, and
The COURT sentenced him to three weeks' solitary
confinement.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Louis Alphonse Pilou, a Frenchman, and Ernestine
Chevalie, a young Frenchwoman, were placed at the bar
betore Mr. Bingham, charged on suspicion of stealing
fifty-seven yards of glace silk, the property of Mr. John
Walter Pugh, silk mercer, 163, Regent-street.
John Kingley, an assistant in the employ of the pro-
secutor, deposed that on the afternoon of the 31st of last
August three Frenchwomen came into his employer's
shop, and requested to be shown some rich glace
silk. He placed some before them, and they purchased
two and a half yards, which they paid for and
went away. The following morning, on looking over
the stock on the counter, witness missed a length
of lavender-coloured glac e silk, containing fifty-seven
yards, and worth tOout 151. 10s., which ho had seen the
previous afternoon lying on the counter close to where
the females were standing. The remnants of the silk
produced are a portion of the length stolen from their
shop, and witness identified one remnant from its having
his private mark upon it.
Wm. Penticost, shoprnan to Messrs. Harrison, pawn-
brokers, 25, Wardour-street, Soho, produced 12 yards of
lavender coloured glace silk, pledged by the male pri-
soner for 305., on the evening of the 31st of August.
The prisoner gave the name of Alphonse, 26, Wardour-
street, Soho.
Mr. Wilst, the linguist, of 8, Rupert-street, who at-
tended for the prosecutor, interpreted this portion of
the evidence to the prisoner, who could nut speak a
word of English.
The prisQuer, through the same medium, admitted