The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-24 00:00:00

FOREIGN.

In proportion as the prospects of Great Britain re-
quiring supplies of foreign grain increases, so do prices
advance on the Continent ; and it is now certain that to
obtain the quantity we are likely to want, it will be ne-
cessary to pay very high rates.
Letters from Dantzic of the 12th instant, informs us
that the finer qualities of wheat had become scarce there,
the old stocks having been greatly reduced, and
only trifling supplies having come to hand from the
interior. Under these circumstances, holders had
declined selling at former rates, and 48s. 6d. per quar-
ter, free on board, had been paid for high mixed
wheat, the growth of 1842, weighing 631bs. per
bushel ; whilst secondary qualities had sold at equal to
465. 6d. to 475. 6d., and inferior sorts at 435. 6d. to 445. 6d.
per quarter, free on board. The purchase had been
principally on French and Belgian account, very little
having been taken for shipment to England. Freight
to the east coast of Great Britain was then 3s. 6d. to 4s.
per qr. for wheat. Of spring corn none had come to
market ; peas had been inquired for at 355. to 365. per
qr., but there had been no sellers at those rates.
At Hamburgh, on Tuesday, wheat was held at very
high rates, good 62Ibs. red upland being then held at 535.,
and fine Wahren, of 62ilbs. weight, at 555. free on board.
The extravagant terms asked had prevented much
business being done, the English and French orders
having been limited too low to admit of their execution.
Saale barley, on the spot, had been held at 355. per qr.,
but the sale had been very slow at that rate. Small
beans, to be shipped from the Jande, had been held at
405.t0 415., and fine new upland peas at 465. to 475. per
qr., free on board.
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In the Dutch markets prices of wheat bad, according
to the most recent accounts, again begun to tend up-
wards ' • and at Rotterdam, on Tuesday, the article was
in lively request at an advance of Is. per quarter, whilst
rye was quoted 25., and oats is per quarter higher than
on that day se'nnight.
In most of the southern and south-eastern countries of
Europe the upward movement in prices of grain has
been more decided than in the northern markets, and
there is very little prospect of Great Britain receiving
supplies of wheat from the eastward of Gibraltar. We
may, however, calculate on rather large arrivals of In-
dian corn from the Mediterranean, some pretty extensive
purchases of the article having recently been made there
on English account.

Letters from Marseilles, of the 12th September, inform
us that Indian corn had been in brisk demand for ship-
ment, and that equal to 28s. 9d. per quarter, free on
board, had been paid.
At Genoa similar prices had, it appears, been paid;
and at Triest, on the 9th instant, its value had risen to
255. 7d. per quarter. A couple of vessels had been
chartered at the latter port, to load for Liverpool, at 7s.
per quarter, 10 per cent, and 10 guineas gratuity.—
Mark Lane Express.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Joseph Pierce was brought before the Lord Mayor
charged with having broken into the warehouse of Mr.
Colville, of No. 5, Little Friday-street, shawl warehouse-
man.

John Lawson Ure, warehouseman in the service of
Mr. Colville, stated that after having closed and locked
up the premises for the night, after six o'clock on Tues-
day, he tried the door at half-past six, and found that
somebody from the inside resisted. Upon pushing the
door again he found the resistance gave way, and he
saw the prisoner inside. The prisoner had a parcel in
his hand, which he said was for Mr. Nicholson. Wit-
ness not knowing any person of the name referred to
took the parcel, but took hold of the prisoner, who at-
tempted to escape, and gave him into the custody of a
policeman.
The LORD MAYOR.—How long before you saw the
prisoner had you locked the door ? Witness.—l locked
it in the inside about three minutes before I saw him.
Nothing was removed from the warehouse.
Mr. Colville stated that he had never seen the pri-
soner before to his knowledge. He saw the last witness
lock the door as had been stated.
The 'policeman into whose' custody the prisoner had
been given, said that the prisoner stated, upon being ap-
prehended, that he found the warehouse open, and went
in to shut it. He had a brown paper parcel under his
arm, which he said contained a bag. Witness then took
from the prisoner's hand a skeleton key, and immediately
afterwards conveyed him to the station-house, and was
proceeding to search him, when he said it was quite un-
necessary. The prisoner than produced three lsrge
bags, a screw-driver, a dark lantern, and lucifer matches,
a knife, and a second skeleton key of larger dimensions
than that found upon his person when in the warehouse,
and which would have opened the outside door if it had
been necessary. He had also in his possession a piece of
linen, so that he had no doubt made every preparation
fin. taking out a good quantity of property. The smaller
skeleton key unlocked the door within, behind which the
prisoner had been found by the warehouseman.
The LORD MAYOR—Prisoner, how do you account for
this ? The prisoner (carelessly)—l thought the ware-
house was empty, and seeing the door open, I went in
and shut it. That's all.
The LORD MAYOR—And what did you want with the
dark lantern and the lusher matches ? The prisoner—
Only to light my pipe.
The prisoner was then committed for trial to Newgate.
MARYLEBONE.
INSOLENCE OF A GROOM.—Lord Thomas Pelham
Clinton, residing at No. 16, Charlton Villas, St. John's-
wood, attended at this Court to prefer a charge against
one of his grooms, named George Workman, for having
(as entered on the police-sheet) refused to obey his mas-
ter's orders, and used language of such a nature as to be
calculated to provoke a breach of the peace.
Lord Clinton said, at a quarter to five yesterday I or-
dered the prisoner, my groom, to be at the door with the
Brougham, and soon afterwards I and Lady Clinton
entered the vehicle. Her Ladyship found that the mat
was covered with gravel and dirt, and she gave it to the
page to take into the house, when the prisoner got off
his box and, opening the door of the carriage, said,
"Aml to whip this horse or not ?" I told him that he
was not to whip it, as I had objected to his doing so
upon previous occasions. He then exclaimed, " Oh, very
well ; then I don't drive you one inch to-night ; and
as to you (addressing Lady Clinton) before you married
my Lord, you never knew what it was to have a
Brougham to ride in."
Mr. BawuNsoss—Did he make use of any worse lan-
guage than that which you have naentioned ? Lord
Clinton—He continued his abuse, sir, and I desired him
to quit my service instantly. I went to look for a police-
man, and on my entering with one, he (prisoner) was
saying to Lady Clinton, " You're no lady, and I'll teach
you how to talk to me." His wife came up and begged
of Lady Clinton to forgive him, when he said to her (the
wife) " Don't talk to her—she's•too disreputable for any
one belonging to me to speak to."
Atkins, 91 D, said—There was a disturbance and a
crowd of persons in front of his Lordship's residence,
and I heard prisoner say, " That woman (meaning Lsdy
Clinton) never knew anything about a Brougham till
she came to your (Lord Clinton's) house." My Lord
then lifted his cane and struck the prisoner ou the
shoulder.

Mr. HAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—What is your
answer to this charge ? Prisoner—l merely told my
Lord that if I was to drive hint I must whip the horse
when necessary, when my Lady directly made a great
noise. His Lordship then got out of the Brougham,
and with his whip struck me several times; I have
witnesses here to prove that he did so if you will allow
me to call them.

Mr. RAWLINSON—You are discharged.
Lord Clinton quitted the court by the magistrate's
private entrance, evidently much chagrined at his groom
not being punished. _