The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-24 00:00:00

WANDS WORTH.

Edward Ratcliffe, a gardener, appeared in dis-
charge of his bail on a charge of stealing a gold-
mounted tortoiseshell snuff-box, with a gold medallion
of Lord Nelson on the lid, of the size and thickness
of half-a-crown.

It appeared that on the 14th inst., Mr. Long, watch-
maker of Wimbledon, called the attention of Sergeant
Golding, V 31, to the box, saying that it was worth
10/., and had been brought to him by a young man
named Woods, who stated that he had won it at a
sixpenny raffle. The policeman, from the inquiries
he made, ascertained that the prisoner had raffled the
box at a beer-shop, and that there were only twelve
members at 6d. each at the raffld. On questioning
the prisoner as to how the box came into big posses-
sion, he first said, his mother, who had been dead four
years, had given it him ; next, that he had picked it
up amongst some rubbish in a lumber-room at Mr.
Oughton's, 27, Eaton place, Belgrave-square ; and
lastly, that his wife, who charred at Mr. Oughton's,
had brought it home. In consequence of these contra-
dictory statements he was taken into custody, and on
the officer going to Mr. Oughton, and showing it to
him, he expressed the liveliest satisfactiou at its re-
storation, it being the gift to him of a ♦ery dear
friend 30 years since, and had been purloined from
the house.

Mr. Oughton, in whose service both the prisoner
and his wife had been, declined to prosecute ; bat
Mr. NYNTEE considering that if the prisoner was
ed to go unpunished it would be an encourage-
ment to servants to plunder their employers, fined
him 51. for the unlawful possession of the box, or two
months' imprisonment.
Mr. Oughton's intercession, however, caused the
worthy Magistrate to reduce the penalty to 505.,
which was paid.

RAILWAY SHARE AIIARKETB.
LIVERPOOL, SAX. 22.
Brom EXCHI3OII.—The sales are—Bedford, London, and
Birmingham, 6% die.—Birkheahead, Lancashire, and Che-
shire Junction (lets C. and B.), i er cost. in 1147 and
Is4B, and l per mt. in 1841, 1113 i —Bolton (13., C., and
W. York, late Blackburn C. and N. West.) Preference,
No. 1, 6 par sent., r die.--Liverpool, Crosby, and Soatkpes4
New (late West Lancashire), par—London and North-
Western, 153—Ditto, New Quarters, 6 p.—Ditto, 401. Shares
(L. and M.), 16% p.—Ditto, Quarters (A and B), 4% p.—
Ditto, Quarters SC), 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, 74—Ditto, Quarters, No. 2, 17%—Ditto, Eighths,
3% dis.—Ditto, Preference, % 411. Skates, 44%
—North British, New Quarter., par—Nortk Stafft.rdsbire,
p.—Shrewsbury and Cheshire (late N. IL W.). New,
p.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% die.—Yolk,
Newcastle, and Barwick (N. and B. Ezteasion, No. 3), 2%
p.—Ditto (U. N. E. Parch.), 1 p.
MANCIIESIER, Jig. 22.
STOCK EXCHANGTI.—The sales era—Birkenlead, Lan-
cashire, and Cheshire Junction, 5 9.11 die.—Caledonian,
36 c. Eastern Counties, 16—Liverpool, Manchester, and
Newcastle Junction' 2 dia.—Manchester aad Birmingham,
Quarters (C), 3 15-11 p.—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin-
colnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), i 1-16 c. dis.—North
Staffordshire, 5-16 p.—Dewsbury, ilia( Shares, dia.
JAN.
LEEDS, 22.
. _

STOCK EXCHANGS.—It is gratifying to be able to report a
continuance of favourable appearance* in the share Markets.
and a gradual, though slow, advance in the value of railway
property. The prices of Saturday last were well maintained
durtig the early part of this week, and for a day or two past,
buyers have come forward with increasing freedom. The
supply of sham; being limited, higher rates have beta
readily obtained, and to-day's market ends firm at quotations.
The sales are—East Lancashire, New, a l nis.—Great
Northern, 51. 15e. 6d. dia.—Leeds and Thirak, 111,4 dia.—
Ditto, New, 14 dia.—Ditto, Preference, I% die,—Xatichester.
Buxton, Matlock, andj Midland, 46e. dis.—North Bri-
tish, Thirds, 2s. id. p.—Ditto, Quarters, 4s. dia.—North
Staffordshire, 10,. n. p.—Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver-
hampton, 151/, dis.—Tork, Newcastle, and Berwick. No, 2
(New Berwick's), 21'k p.
BIRMINGHAM, Jax.22._ _

STOCK EXCITANGIL—As mast, no . fllcial list of prices
was issued by the Stock hichange on Saturday. The only
sales heard of out of dogs ware—South Staffordshire, lh
dia.—North StatUrdshire, p.—Shrewsbury sad Birming-
ham (B), 43a. 9d. die. •
YORK, JAN. 21.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The (ales are— Great Northern, •
41. 115.—North British, Thirds, 41e. id.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick 84%—Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 12%
Yoik and North Midland, Pr.ference, 111/. 13e. 9d.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Jas. 20.
Sroca EXCHANGL—The sales 1111—.1.AVOCV001, Man-
chester, and . Newcastle Junctitn, 415. 6(1. dia.—Newcastle •
and Carlisle, 100—Wear Valley, Now, p.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick, New Shal es, No. 2, p.
EDINBURGH, JAN. 91.
STOCK Excitsatue.—The sales are—Caledonian, New, 22*.
6el —Edinburgh and Northern (Newport), 71. 19s.—Ditto,
New, 28s.—Glasgow and Ayrshire, 100—Great Northern,
89s.—North British, 26/. 55.—Ditto, Quarters, M. 68. 6d.
—Ditto, Thirds, 41s.—Shrewsbury and Cl,ehter, Preference
N. 175.6 d.

ALARMING FIRN AT IiUDDRIESNIELD.—About eight •
o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in the mill
belonging to Mr. Benjamin Robinson, at Lane (the
Leeds tnd of Huddersfield), inanaediately adjoining the
Lane dye-house. The mill was occupied by several
parties, both for manufacturing and dressing purposes.
It is not yet ascertained how the fire originated, but, as
tar es we can learn, all app. areci sate wkea the men left
work at the usual time. At soon as the discovery was
'cads, parties were sent off for the engines, while others
60 to work to remove property out of the premise.. For
this little time was given, sat in fifteen minutes the whole
mill was on fire, and the roof partially fallen in; but,
short as the period was, it wee well spent, for a eonsi-
slerable quantity of woollen clothe and bags of wool
were removed out of the mill, and the adjoining budd-
ing*, into places of safety. Some time elapsed before t
the engines arrived at the spot, and all hopes of saving
the mill were gone. Their exertions were, therefore,
directed to the saving of the adjoining buildings, in one
of which a goodly quantity of spirits and other chemi-
cal!, used for dyeing purposes, were stored. This they
were enabled to effect. The nail itself was totally do-
I:eyed, the loss of property amounting to several thou-
sand pounds. . ••

. .
A News-Room TOURNAMENT.—It seems that the
news-room members at Mansfield have had a tourna-
ment of their own this Christmiut—io the press of that
eounty informs us at least. Having got, ley some means
or other, into terms not the most friendly among one
another, it has resulted in a majority of them dissolving
the society, excluding the minority, locking up the sub-
scription-room, seising the news room furniture, selling
it ly suction, and the majority forming themselves into
a new membership. The minority, sot relishing this
ejection, the door of the Town-hall news-room was
broken open, to regain possession. Thus the " eompli- '
ments of the season" pass at Mansfield, in Nottingham-
shire

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