The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-04 00:00:00

COAL MARK ET. -YESTERDAY.

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14s 6d

WHEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. I RYE. BEANS. I PEA!.
7s Od 23 Od 3s Od 2s Od 2$ Od 1 2s Od

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)

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_AIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE).
ROBINSON V. OXFORD, WORCESTER, AND WOLVERIIIMP

TON IL.
Mr. M. D. HILL movedßA for aWAY rule calling upon the
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway Com-
pany to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to
compel them to summon a jury to assess the value of
some property they proposed to take belonging to Mr.
Robinson. William Only a portion of the property was
required for the purposes of the line, but the taking of
this portion would,destroy the rest; and as the company
refused to compensate Mr. Robinson fur the damages, he
had been compelled to have recourse to this Court to
force them to do so.—Rule nisi.

SHERIFFS' COURT.-(TIIIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Under- Sheriff BURCHELL.)
ROBERTS V. SINTRENICH.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
171. 7s. for money lent, &c. Defendant pleaded a set-off
for board and lodging of plaintiff.
The plaintiff had been housekeeper in a gentleman's
family, and whilst out of a situation went to reside with
defendant, who was a friend, residing in Chester-place,
Belgrave-square. Previously to that time she had ad-
vanced different sums of money, for which defendant
had given an I O U for 71. 10s., and the full amount
made out for plaintiff was 151. The only question was,
whether the plaintiff was liable for the board and lodg-
ing at 18s. per week, for no bargain had been made, and
plaintiff urged that she had taught the defendant's wife
the art of cookery.
Tho defendant's attorney complained that the action
should have been brought in the superior court, when, it'
it had been brought in the county court, the parties
might have been examined.
The UNDER.SHERIFF said he could not interfere on
that point, nor could the jury take it into consideration.
The jury rave a verdict for 11/. 165., allowing Bs. a
week for board and lodging.
The other cases were undefended, and not of the
slightest interest.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Montagu Leveson, who was remanded on Satur-
day last, on the charge of maliciously shooting Priscilla
Fitzpatrick, was brought up this day, before Mr. Tyr-
whitt, for final examination.

A certificate from the house• surgeon at the Univer-
sity- College Hospital was handed to tho magistrate,
which stated that the wounded girl was in a very pre-
carious state.

Mr. Walters, of Guildford-place, Clerkenwell, gun-
maker, stated that the pistol, the lock of which was
originally of bad materials and workmanship, had
been greatly knocked about, and was in such
bad order that it would go off more readily at half-cock
than at the full. The trigger was of iron, as was com-
monly the case in French pistols, whereas it ought to be
steel, as was always the case in pistols of English manu-
facture. He observed, however, that the barrel was
rifled, of which the French were very fond, although,
with such a pistol as this, it was not worth the expense.
Tho cause of the pistol's going off so readily at half-
cock was, that the point of the trigger being of soft
metal, which it ought not to be, was worn down, and
would not go into the bents of the tumbler. The pistol
at half-cock would go off if it were laid hastily on a table,
or it; when held in the hand, any one pushed with the
least force against it.
James Whiskin, Esq., a Middlesex Magistrate, de-
posed that on Monday morning he was called upon by
one of the relatives of the defendant, at whose request
he visited the sufferer Priscilla Fitzpatrick at the hospi-
tal, and having ascertained that she believed herself in
a dying state, and that she had no hopes of living, he
took her deposition in the usual form, and in it she three-
times emphatically declared that it was "all an accident,
that Mr. Montagu had no idea of shooting her."
The prisoner, being then called on for his defence,
said in a low tone with great emotion, " I had no idea
of shooting her."
Mr. TYRWIIITT said, that although in his own mind
he was perfectly satisfied of the defendant's innocence,
as
and would be satisfied with his own recognizance, yet
the law was very strict in the inference of
hecriminality
thought
whenever death was caused by violent meha
imns'self in Loot.
it necessary to hold the prisoner to bail,
at the next
and two sureties in 2501. each, to appearurtto answer any
sessions of the Central Criminal Co.
t him.
against charge which might be preferred
were then entered into,
The required recognizances
and the defendant retired with h. friends,
is

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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.
(THIS DAY.)
The delegates met this morning at the usual hour.
Messrs. Bennett and White, the Government reporters,
were in attendance.
Mr. WEST gave notice of his intention to bring for-
ward a motion in the afternoon sitting, having for its
loudlycdoenMl edg
ri conduct.
Mr. CLARKSthe
object the exclusion of all
.strangers. from the galleries,
except would be answerable fur their good
except those who were admitted by tickets given by the'
motion.Alich haduB complainednplaminadede
brutal secondedat t a thees
upon him yesterday upon leaving the A
attributed it to the violent and exciting lssembly, and
language which
was used by the advocates or h
Assembly. t Physical force in the
A very violent discussion took
between the respective advocates place upon the subject,
force principles. ates of the moral and phy-
sical The adjourned debate, p
appointment of a u-
on Mr.Ridd's motion for the
the people inviting the committee to draw :up an address to
to assist by contributions the

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Dayison'sWestHartley 15s Odlambtou Primrose ... 15s 9d
Hasting's Hartley lss Od Belmont lfis 94
Holywell Main ... ..... 148 6d Bell
LeasingthorneHartley 13s Od'Haswell '
North Poutop —.. l2s 6d;Hetton
New Tanfield l2s 6dlLambton
North Percy Hartley.. 14s 6d 'Morrison l4s lid
Original Tanfield lls 6d Shotten
Tanfield Moor .... l3s Gd Stewart's
Townley l:3s 9d Caradoc
Walker's Primrose ... 12s Gd Hartlepool lss 9d
West Wylam

Wall's End, &c. Denison
Bewicke and Co
Framwell Gate ..... .... 14s 9d'Tees
Gosforth l4s 9d'Anthracite Culm
Hotspur l4s 3d,Cowpen Hartley
Hilda l4s 3d'Sidne3 's Hartley
Killingworth 143 6d Ships at market...ll6.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN
For the Week ended May 4,1848, made up from the Returns of the
Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales
per Imperial Quarter.
WHEAT. I BARLEY.' OATS. I EYE. I BEANS. I PEAS.
PRICE .. 149si 6d 311 10d 19s 8d 29s Od 134 s 9d 37s 6.1
DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN.

LEAHY V. LORD MILTON.
The arguments in this appeal, which were part heard
yesterday, were resumed and concluded to-day. The
case came before his Lordship upon appeal from the
judgment of the Vice-Chancellor of England, allowing
exceptions to the answer of Lord Milton and Mr.
11ayter, two of the committee of the Clonmel, Kilkenny,
Carlow, and Wicklow Railway Committee, in which
they denied that they had any information to give to
the plaintiff, who as engineer of the company, filed a
bill of discovery in aid of an action at law.
ar The LoRD CHANCELLOR, at the conclusion of the
coats.
guents, gave judgment, dismissing the appeal with
The Court then proceeded to hear appeal motions.
QUEENS
BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco.)
The plaintiff in etic:priETT Ltunsozi.
Mr. Cobbett. is case is the son of the well-known
otwithstanding the legal proceedings
which he has adoptedyeinarsthis and other courts during
the last two or three
Queen
with the view of obtaining
his discharge from the
Arden.
a Bench, he still remains
in the custody of the
;halt is stated that he has
been repeatedly offered his dis urge on certain condi-
tions, but that he has refused
na:cety any of the
offers that have been made to hirn,o
nd thee tghreo uwnidll not
tt
he is legally entitled to his liberty, 'a
accept it on any conditions whatever.
Mrs. Cobbett, who, it will be borne in mind, f r quently addresses the Courts in support of thee objections offered by her husband to his detention legal,
who is almost daily to be seen in one or other and
of them,
took her seat in the court this morning.
Lord DENMAN, seeing Mrs. Cobbett, gave the judg-
ment of the Court upon her husband's last application to
the Learned Judges. It will be recollected that Mr.
Cobbett had been transferred from the custody of the
keeper of the Fleet Prison into that of the
defendant, the Governor of the Queen's Bench.
Against the validity of that attachment he appealed
on the ground of its irregularity, and brought an action
against the defendant for compensation. At the trial
the defendant proved that the writ of attachment was
delivered to him while the plaintiff was in the custody of
the Governor of the Fleet Prison, and that the plaintiff
was transferred to his custody in the ordinary way, and
in virtue of the warrant. Subsequently, the plaintiff
was brought up by a habeas corpus, when he contended
that Mr. Baron Parke would have discharged him for
the irregularity of the proceeding, but that the defen-
dant had made an improper return to the writ. Now the
plaintiff said it lay upon the defendant to prove in what
manner he became attached, and that he had failed to do
so. He, therefore, contended that he was entitled to
his discharge, and moved for a new trial on the above
grounds. The Learned Chief Justice said that the Court
was of opinion that the proceedings on the attachment
were perfectly regular, and that, therefore,-the applica-
tion could not be acceded to.
Rule refused.