The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-16 00:00:00

Farnham BOROUGH HOP
,729 p MARE.IIOO 5/ we
to
re
Fr—at which Bockets E
ofT
pitched, and only a small number disposed of at from the
6/ lOs per cwt on the average—having proved heavPve a
demand here is in a very inactive state, and prices „IN to
downward tendency. The duty is called from 21501zeilt,
220,000/. Sussex Pockets, 3/ 16s to 4/ 4s; Weald of
4/ 4s to 4/12s; Mid and East Kent, 41 155 to 6!.

BANKRUPTCY,-(THIS DAY')
IN RE CLARKE.
This bankrupt, who had carried on business Oa-tileup
and orter merchant at Kingston-on-Thames, came o'
to-day to pass his last examination. The ban'r-,11
liabilities amounted to 8,1081. ss. Bd., hut in conseclth-„cide
of his balance-sheet not being corn ct, no opinion ee"
be formed of the assets.
Mr. LAWRENCE who appeared for the assignees' be•
they had tip,reed to have the examination adjourned,-so
cause of the unsatisfactory state of the accounts ; noe
they wishsd to inquire into the goods consigned.
of the assignees had a claim on the estate for 2,501 tbe
Mr. SWAN, who appeared for a creditor, objected tO4l
bankrupt
passin on the ground that be bad traded li
lived on the property of his creditors ; o
but if the ellPo
,
g
cation was granted, it ought to be at the bankruPCs -
expense.
Mr. LAWRENCE trusted such a course would °°
adopted; the a-signees were anxious to see the enusinng to
accounts, for at present they were not in a condilL—.
say whether they were correct or not.
that the
His HONOUR said, that unless it was shownil be
bankrupt bad acted with wilful negligence and fraud,,
not make him bear the expense of the 0.1°7,00.
ment. The case must be very clear against himt°4 of
tify that. As the adjournment was for the bell!'
the estate, the costs must be paid out of the assets.
Adjourned for six weeks. •

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
(Before the ASSISTANT-JUDGE.) ~,
Arthur Keefe, David Moore, and Michae Su/
three Irish labourers, were indicted for violentlyee'"
ing Edward Kelly, on the night of the 7th inst. ()filo
The facts were marked by the usual peculiarities
id
Inch row, and the prisoners having pleaded ge.,iltirrave,
expressed their contrition, the Court sentenced Attie,lo
to two months', and the other prisoners to five °-
imprisonment each.
, a f"
Thomas Ryan and James Taplin, were iddicietbeit
stealing a quantity of potatoes, the property
employer, IVIr. Thomas Logan.
mi bed
It appeared from the evidence that the prieetifers
been sent out with the prosecutor's waggon to ev- tie
load of potatoes to one of his customers, when Mil the
turned in a short time and said they bad lost one ed
sacks. This upon inquiry was found to be false, ell jot
policeman discovered a quantity of potatoes of A 15'
_AI
description at the prisoner's house.ee
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Les
ASSISTANT-JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to -ir
imprisonment.
asiesl In the case of Anguish Honor Augustus Durant,ll-retll
whom a bench warrant was issued a few days before
last session closed, on the charge of having horsewled tti
another gentleman in the streets, Mr. WYLDE aPP see,
the Court to have the trial postponed until the oelc „pea
sion, on the grounds that when the case was adi°l.lol
from the last session it was with the understanding
the defendant would have a month or six weeks tpi;ser
pare his defence ; but such a short time having /
vened, he was now unprepared with his witnesses.
tot,
Mr. CLARKSON, who appeared for the proseco be
said he should not oppose the application, beeati,old
was in hopes that in the meantime an opportuniLY "Ole
be afforded to theparties, who moved in a most resPef
sphere of life, to settle the matter without bride'
before the public.
The COURT then consented to allow the case t° stl-134
over to the next sessions.
Thomas Henry and James Smith were indicted for s t
ing a coat, the property of John Andrews. oa
The facts of the case were of the ordinary desop,,,bile The prisoners entered the prosecutor's shop, and the
one pretended to be looking over some articles fb't
purpose of purchasing them, the other managed ,t;°.:138
down a coat, which hung near the door, with w.'"„-, it°
walked away, but was seen by a person in an oPr5 shop, and given • into custody. • fi
ce
The prisoners were both found Guilty, and sell"'
to three months' imprisonment.

SOUTH 11, ARK.—(THIS DAY ?reef,
James Byron, a marine-store dealer, in Kept's
was charged, before Mr. Seeker, with having purcl,...edw
„1
stolen goods. M
0
A
an named Regan stated that for some time to,
his children ere in the habit of robbing him of sheep
blui.kets, towels, napkins, and various other articles. do
was at a loss to know how they disposed of the p1i111,,11
until at length he ascertained that they were in the t p,
of selling the various articles at Lie prisoner's 5',.°
hisand
childrenfou nd o sit
se4ci
theonly
f tio(c:ette°ottmloainl I the::i an
a 1p
'llrf eith)swioenhedr wenta,
yowsnheoPt, hr
heeorvofei; eu vs Previously.
°,
arwidhiacchtuhaellysoeldfthethmemt o. a womanegaritiredo
sum.liver treble th
e u
thatp
that it was a hard case foreman to have_ his c--1,,,it?
encouraged by men such as' the defendant, wh°theit
avidity purchased whatever property was brought t';,oo
refused t° rviidre;
shops, without the slightest inquiry as to hew 0,1 be.
obtained, whether the produce of plunder or other._ol
The defendant said he was very particular, and ag se
that he was in the practice of buying stolen goods 1.
added, that a little boy came to his shop with the 'lOl
ails, and said ho was sent by his mother to sell them"
not doubting his word, he bought them. Mr. SECKER said he ought to have doubted the,, 0,, co cbilw,
and in terms of severe reprobation denounced w .
duct of persons Who purchased articles—re
gardlese vi be
tboo
ther they were stolen or not---from children such es or )
belonging to the complainant. The Magistrate the Nil
tenced the defendant to pay to the prosecutor the
value of the articles he had purchased of his child 0 ,
and directed that if he did not immediately comPWelS
warrant should be issued to seize his goods and chat
to cover the amount.

CLERKEN WELL.-(THIS DAlf,3r
I?iclictrd Jones was charged with riotous and
ah'itli
derly • conduct in St. Andrew's workhouse and °be
.
wilfully breaking a lamp over the workhouse door,
v/ t
value of 7s.
It appeared from the statement of the officers of
theo of
applied workhouse, that at a late hour last night the pritrti
for admittance, and was admitted into the ;00
for the reception of casual paupers after he had hoot
supplied with food. In the morning, at the usual vibe
for persons of the prisoner's description leaving s
house, he received a piece of bread which he threw 115.
the floor, and swore he would not leave the house °Os
out some ruoney to carry him through the day. but
porter endeavoured to put him outside the door, od,
before he could do so the prisoner seized a billet ofiv°,,vo
with which he smashed the hall lamp to atoms.
Pae
then handed over to the police.
of
Mr. COMM said it was necessary that the effieers.eo the workhouse, who had sometimes very arduous "„lirs,
to perform, should be protected against such chare,,,co
and he should, therefore, send the prisoner to the 11°4.
of Correction, to be kept to hard labour for seven days'

a agoi. a female of that city The Nouvelist—------.daP
feity .Marseilles
w a s
safelyst a states that
delivered a few
os b°l
Cl three girls, who are, with the mother, all dOl
well.
oe
. The total revenue of the endowed schools in V„FL
land and Wales is estimated to amount to about 321,0 v
per annum.
In the great cigar factory at Manilla, ten thoti;
sand girls are employed, all Indians of the country, "
Malays.
bilo
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.— Last evening a pu.a-a.
meeting was convened at the Parthenon Rooms, St.. .111;9
tin's. lane, for the purpose of bearing from Mr. Tiwiti. Beggs a lecture on the sanitary condition of the inhethe
tants of large towns, as more particularly affected by '-
present imperfect means of ventilation, drainage, sewer
age, water supply, &c. The lecturer deplored the geljo
ral ignorance which prevailed with reference to the bloc
of health, suggested remedies for the improvement 0f 541
sanitary condition, and concluded by urging upon
eir
higher classes the duty of forthwith contributing to tb,o.
immediate adoption. A vote of thanks was given bYL.. clamation to Mr. Beggs for his lecture and for his 1' stant exertions in promoting the public health.
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PROYOAD FREE ADMISSION OF CORN.—SU,„„-S iv LAND, THURSDAY, OCT. 15.--Yesterday afterneopeo
meeting of the Town Council of this borough was b at the Police court, at which the present alarming Itto
o
of Ireland and the scarcity and dearness now
prevai'l
in this country, were brought forward. After SCloe
gjef
discussion a memorial, proposed by Councillor Morotea
and seconded by Councillor Thompson, was adoP 49
unanimously. The memorial entreated that the rAirtio
of the Privy Council would advise her Majesty to is6ho
au order in Couticil for the immtdiate opening of 4
ports for all kinds of food duty tree.
HONOURABLE FIRM.—DUDLEY OLD BANK.-Die 0
inspectors of the affairs of Messrs. Dixon and Co. bat's
been enabled to arrange for the payment of the lastl
stalment, making 20s. in the pound, on the debts 00,
from the Dudley Old Bank ; and it is expected thsttr. considerable surplus will be eventually realised for Nat Dixon from the remaining assets. We understand thfi, although no money has yet been provided by Mr. Dalton'
debts of 212.000 L have been paid and satisfied in full, under
the management of the inspectors and the praisewor,td and unremitting exertions of Mr. Dixon. Journal ......11ereJ°1

SUBSTITUTE FOR TILE POTATO.—At this .r.,te
any one who can succeed in recommending a substte" for the potato, under the destruction of the crops, "„t serves the thanks of the rich and the poor. Lieuteoll',
Porter, of the navy, states that he brought from Chili,' in
1824, a small green bulbous root, about the size 0' d
marble, which he planted, end in two years it prodtiaeto
a flue blue-nosed potato, and this bulb is indigenous
~at
Chill. Lieutenant Porter saysigio tie has no doubt
the potato has actuxlly run
out, and unless the Cuj
plant is propagated, the potato will disappear. Be re,
commends the cultivation of the y um, ca,.sada, and Ors,
w
as substitutes, all of which can be easily and profit°
cultivated,--,.ryes, York Paper.

of which was good, moved off slowly at a declinet,
u ss
-ehte
quotations of quite 2d per 81bs. In Pigs only a moderate
isnie was transacted, vet prices were supported. heir
Cowa sold heavily at frotii 16/ to 1l each, including
small calf.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal. g
•
inferior Beastsquality ditto 4 A 5
Second quality ditto. 3 4 3 6 Coarse-woolledditte 4 1,1). 4
Prime large Oxen.. 3 8 310 Southdown Wethers 5
Prime Scots .. •• • 4 0 4 2 Ditto out of the wool 4 6
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 4 Large Hogs •• •• 3 8 8 slO „
Prime small ditto .. 4 6 4 8 Small Porkers ••• • 4 0
0 v
9 ,
Inferior P 3. 148
20 340
40
LQaumarbtser old 1: g•. 9.. 170
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I 480
919 4,360 275