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

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE —WEDIsiESDAY.
The present week's arrivals of English Wheat for our
market coastwise, and by land carriage, have been on a
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
heate 1 parcels might have been purchased at somewhat
easier terms. In Beans and Peas next to nothing was
done. The best qualities of English Flour were quite
as dear. All other kinds were neglected.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. I Barley.
11,•70 qrs. 6,110 gm

English ..
toreign

Oats. I Flog,
3,760v5. 3,,190
15,220 i --
2,560 1

540
Stet, 4,940 qrs
WELITECIIIIPEL.
Although the supplies of Meat here this morning were
by no means extensive, the demand was i❑ a sluggish
state, yet prices were mostly supported. Beef, from
to As I0d; Mutton, 33 Gd to 45 8d; Veal, 4s to sb;
find Pork, 3s 8d to 5s per 816 s by the carcase.

1,760

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
CURIOUS CASE OF DREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.
ORANGE V. LEVY.
This was action to recover damages for breach of
promise of marriage.
Mr. RODWELL 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
topics frequently 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
been 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.
::The facts were proved ; 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
601. or 701. per year.
Tho jury gave a verdict for 201.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
;(Tins DAY.)
Edward Ginger was indicted for stealing four 5L notes
of the Bank of England, the property of Miss Caroline
Shingles, from her person on the I Ith of March last.
The pros(cutrix was returning from the City in a
Chelsea omnibus, when her pocket was picked; she,
however, was not aware of her loss until the prisoner,
who had sat beside her from the Bank to the Strand, got
out at Agar-street, when Police-constable West, 106 F,
who had taken a seat on the outside of the omnibus in
the City for the purpose of watching the prisoner, came
to the door 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, secur ed
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, Iliad 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 fur the protection
of the neighbourhood.

ELECTION COMMITTEE.
(TIIIS DAY.)
BODMIN.

The Select Committee appointed to try the merits of
the petition against the return of Messrs. Lacey and
Wyld for Bodmin, met fur the first time this morning;
Mr. Hamilton in the chair.
Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Merewether appeared
for the petitioners; Mr. Sergeant Wrangham and Mr.
Rowe for Mr. Henry Charles Lacey; and Mr. Edwin
James and Mr. Wordsworth for Mr. James Wyld.
The usual preliminaries having been gone through,
Mr. WORDSWORTH directed the attention of the
Committee to the circumstance of the recognisances
being defeated, non applied for an adjournment till
such time as the House should have, decided on Mr.
Wortley's Bill for removing the objections.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLARE resisted the application,
contending that the Committee had not the power to
entertain it, and observing that the petition having been
referred to the committee it could make no difference to
them, in their decision upon the merits, whether the
Election Hecognisances Bill passed or not.
After the room had been cleared, and the Committee
bad consulted for a few minutes, the parties were re-
admitted, when
The CHAIRMAN said the Committee had come to the
resolution that they saw no necessity for their applying
to the House for leave to adjourn ; and they had, there•
fore, to call upon the Counsel for the sitting Members
proceed with their arguments as to the validity of the
recognisances, and the power in jurisdiction of the Com-
mittee to dispose of the point.

Tii Kirto OF HANovEu.—According to the
Brussels Independence, the King of Hanover is so
seriously ill that his recovery is despaired of.

POET.OPFICE NOTICE.—The following notice was
posted at the General Post•of6ce 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 7th falls on a Sunday, on the evening of the
Bth), and all letters, if pre-paid and not specially ad-
dressed via Southampton, will be forwarded by the route
of Marseilles." _ _

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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.
MERCHANT SEAMEN'S SOClETY.—Yesterday after-
-1:190n a quarterly general court of the governors and
directors of the ‘• Corporation for the Relief of Merchant
Seamen, their Widows, and Children," was held at the
office of the society, 25, Birehirelane, Cornhill, Robert
Barclay, Esq., in the chair. The financial report for the
past year was read by W. Watson, Esq., from which it
appeared that the total income, including the proceeds of
the disposal of 4,000/. stock, duty from London and out-
port vessels, &c., amounted to 25,591/. 19s. The ex-
penditure of 24,767/. Os. 11d. left a balance of 8241. 18s. Id.
The number of pensions in London and the out-ports, to
December 31, 1847, was 1,862 men, 2,938 widows, and
2,860 children. Receivers at out-ports, under the
management of the corporation, having been elected,
temporary relief and pensions were granted to upwards
of sixty applicants.
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 Parkfieid. The candidates on the side of the Liberals
ar• Mr. Lawrence Hey worth,
.of Liverpool, and Mr.
Bass, of Burton.
ERPRESENTATION OR RTE.—Mr. 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 he
is not likely to be opposed.
MONEY- MARKET —B y advices from liamburgh
the price of gold is 4381 per mark, which, at the English
Mint price of 3/. I7s. 141. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.11 i; 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
Om difference.