The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-28 00:00:00

2,210

3,010 I
Malt, 3,180 qrs.
S PTITHPIELII.

The supply of Beasts on offer was iry no means extensive,
yet the Beef trade was in a very inactive state, and in some
instances the quotations had a downright tendency. We
had on sale 61 Oxen from Spain, rid Southampton, 42 Oxen
from Hamburgh, 115 Oxen and Cows, 687 Sheep and lonibs,
and 55 Calves from Holland, in, for the most part, good cop-
dition. The numbers of Sheep were not large, while the
Mutton trade was very steady at fully Monday's currencies.
In Lambs only a moderate business was doing, yet prices
were well supported. Prime small Calves sold at a trifle
more money, but the middling and inferior qualities of Veal
hung on hand. The Pork trade was dull at late rates.
Mich Cows moved off slowly, at from 161 to 181 each, in-
cluding their small Calf ; Suckling Calves, 18s to 29s t• and
quarter-old store Pigs, 16s to 19s each. Beasts, 772; Cows,
124; Sheep and Lambs, 9,180; Calves, 345; Pigs, 240.

NEWVATE AND LEADENHALL.
We had a very steady trade here, and prices were well
supported.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Several pockets of New Hops have come to hand during
the present week from Sussex, and which have been disposed
of at 6/. per cwt. From the plantations the accounts are
very .favourable, and the duty is backed at 180,000/. :--
Sussex Pockets, 4/ 10s to 5/ 16s; Weald of Kent, 51 103 to
61 Os ; Mid and East Kent, 5/ 12s to 81 Bs.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
There were only two cases set down for hearing, and
they were not of the slightest interest.

PALACE COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. BRENT.)
IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO PATENT MEDICINES.
COLLINS V. VIDLER.
The plaintiff, who is a surgeon at Camden Town, and,
pleaded his own case, sought to recover the sum of
41. 13s. for medicines supplied to the defendant.
Mr. Hawkins conducted the defence.

The plaintiff said that in 1843 he carried on business
as a chemist and druggist, but has since become ti•
member of the College of Surgeons. He had invented
" a specific," and, in order to enable him to sell it, bad
taken out the usual license for the .sale of patent medi-
cines, and defendant was supplied in due course with the
different articles he asked for.
The plaintiff's brother was called, and proved the de-
livery of the medicine, but positively denied that he ever
gave defendant any advice. He always sold what Was
asked for without inquiring what it was for. They took
it on their own responsibility.
Other witnesses were called to prove an admission on
the part of the defendant and a promise to pay.
Mr. HAWKINS, for the defendant, contended that the
license did not justify a druggist in selling his own spe-
cifics under colour of a patent, as there was advice
given on the bottle, and it was therefore clearly an eva-
sion of the Act, which was passed for the protection 0'
the lives and health of the public. It was a very dif-
ferent case from where a person sold the goods °`
another for profit, and had no reason to give advice'
On that ground, therefore, he had to submit that the
plaintiff must be nonsuited.
The JUDGE said he felt of the same opinion, that it
was an evasion, but would not nonsuit.
Mr. IlAwnms then insisted that to prove the real
value of the medicine its ingredients ought to be dis-
closed.
The plaintiff refused, and said it was a patent artit
and had the stamp and label required by law, and whl
he was entitled to sell. He did not claim it as a medic"-
bill, but as for goods sold.
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Mr. HAWKINS next urged that if it could be smhe
that advice was given during any period, they .0
plaintiff would have been acting as an apothecary, s of
not being one would be liable to a penalty, instead
being able to maintain an action.
A witness was called who distinctly proved that advice
was given.
The Learned JUDGE summed up, and told the jury the
question as to whether or not there had been an eva,,jen
_t,
of the Act, was one of law; but if, on the matter of
they believed that the plaintiff had not
medicine, but given advice, they would find a verdict
the defendant.
The jury consulted for about ten minutes, and then
gave a verdict for defendant. on
ly sel
thefor

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Bridget Sullivan, a decent looking Irishwoman, wit.
charged with presenting a forged cheque for 151. at 0°
bank of Messrs. Coutts and Co.

Mr. Blenkinsop, a clerk and cashier at Messrs. C putt!
and Co.'s, said that the prisoner came into the
office yesterday afternoon, and presented a cheque f°""
151. in the name of the Dowager Marchioness of Queees'
berry, whose signature he immediately perceivq,d to he
a forgery. He asked the prisoner what she wo'ald have
for it, and she said " gold.' He asked her if it, was l f°r
herself ? She said "No, it was for a gentleman
who met her in the street, and gave it to her to get
cashed." He asked whether she knew him ? and s",.
"
said " No." He then asked her to step into an inae:r
office, and, on her doing so, detained her whae he wen
for a policeman.
James Godwin, porter at Messrs. Coutt's and Co.'s'
gave evidence corroborative of that of Mr. Blenkinsop,
and added that she gave him a minute description of
person of the gentleman who had given h er the ner.
She said he was a tall, thin gentleman, with dark halt,
and dressed in black.
Policeman F9l took the prisoner into custody. id
The prisoner, being called on for her ,defenee,. s`dy
that what she had said to the witnesses was Deriee,i(l
true. She had met the gentleman in the st're,,,et' Said
asked him which was the way to Whitechapel. Het het
" What are you going there for?" and she replied tiL3'ear" the
husband lived there. He said he would sho w .t® to
way and she went with him till they came opehler to
Messrs. Coutts and Co.'s office. He then a site": her)
go and take the cheque (which he then gei7ashed
to the office and get money for it ,11,0-ssid•
what "she would have, she was to say "gal." o"'there,
she did not like to go as she did not know any on,,e:s not
and he said that he was well known there, but ""'" vat.
wish to go himself as they thought he was out donna
He asked if she could read and write ; sho soid Q
she then went into the office and presentee( the cheque.
She was remanded till this day week.

MARLBRO'-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
man, was
asSailde
chargedr son,
witha v
refusingeryfash to
i
abi
oysters and accompaniments, which had bees swalloo
by himself and a fair companion, at Harris's g
the waiter
o yster. roo
No. 23, Haymarket, and also with assaultiu
Wm. Cochrane, the waiter, said that between twelve
fashionably-adyre 5:
i iced ed
iod. y eu,n4
and one o'clock this morning, the defendant, who
accompanied by a female, came to his master's shop, ell
discussed a quantity of oysters, &c., and itrlbibed varioto
potations of beer, ale, and gin and water (the liqe.emr°
paid l
leaving
g partyhismsauspt supplying nr's s
hgotph
without paying
but werefo 1:
tE
the act of act
edibles, amounting to 2s. ; he interfered to stop the P,'„,
soner, who seized him by the collar and swung 1110
violently round, and then struck him a violent blow"
sayingthe face, at the same time saying that he had teutf,
paid, and if net it was only a debt, and dared WO
give him into custody ; he became at length so very
violent that he was given into custody.
Mr. Harris, the proprietor of the oyster-rooro, cot
roborated his waiter's statement as to the assault;. the
Eliza Sims, the companion of the prisoner, seuicho
partaker of the spoil, said that he paid the person
sid
brought the ale, &c., 2s 10d. She knew that be Pio;
for the oysters, but did not know what, as she
asleep at the time. Of
The prisoner said he had paid the 2s. 1 od. to one
the waiters.
Cochrane said there was no waiter but liimself at that
part of the room.
The prisoner then said he had paid if; to the perSCal
who brought the ale, &c.
The waiter who brought in the liqrors prove—
thathe was only paid Is. Id., in separate payments- od•
The prisoner still insisted that he had paid the 2s' iAbi4
Mr. HARDWICK, in indignant terms, characterised
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attempt of throwing the imputation of having receplyer
the money upon a person who, it was proved, baa, m-eyi•
received it. He was perfectly satisfied, from tee no.
dente, that the 2s. 10d. had not been paid to any
He should fine him 405., or twenty-one days' imPrisole
ment, for the assault ; and he wished it to be find?
generally known to the horde of victimisers of tbls e tog
that in any future similar cases he should inflict tb
penalty of 51.—The fine was instantly paid.

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DIED.—On the 27th instant, at Water.loo-P-„ e
ty
Pall-Mall, Edward Boyd, Esq., of Merton-hall, in the ceu-
of Wigton, North Britain, in the 76th year of his age; will,
BARTHOLOMEW FAlR.—This metropolitan ft
in accordance with ancient custom, be proclaimed at '—tion
field on Friday next, although the efforts of this Corporatbis
of London were unavailing in attempting to suppress oat
former scene of revelry, yet by their claiminw, a large rne
for standing of shows, and booths, &c., it has. now bee° too
mere phantom of bygone fairs. Hardly any aPP!ica fair
have been made for the ground, and this oncis notorious
is now gradually sinking into oblivion. the
MONSTER TRAlNS.—Yesterday morning one of ole
longest and most heavily loaded trains, propel) ed by eL " tevra
engine, left the Paddington terminus of the Great Ay And
Railway, for Bristol. The train consisted. of fortydoex,
trucks loaded with bricks, timber, and mere) iandise, an (a
tended above a quarter of a mile. The engine Tyt 103. drew
small luggage engine, having six wheels connected) :light
this enormous load at an average spee d of tscentY- eioe
miles an hour. On the same morning Premier" eple,
coke, and merchandise. on Wednesday ravening brought up a train of forty trucks loadeel with timber, coned
the ,"
1 time
train from Exeter arrived at Paddingtor at the
eight o'clock, having three third-class Ca rriages, usua
econj
class, three first class, and fourteen horse boxes, witlr
oat-
horses in each. The carriages were like- wise full of
triis,„„ol
gers. This train was propelled by two engines, the S e"
and Star. he rouse
THE MOORS.—Mr. Campbell, of Monzie, on t se,
current, bagged on the hill of Monzie 191 brace of And
one black cock, one snipe, one duck, one rabbit, 1"
axc_e4a,
hares; in all, 410 head of game—a number greatly.e_
_or
ing anything yet recorded. The birds are considerrele
stronger than on the 12th, and, though very abunda,q,, iTavh
extremely shy, from the recent wet weather.--Lefrfly
Witness. four four