The Sun.
London, England, 1851-02-08 00:00:00

MINES.

TVELITECZAPEIG.
Beef, from 2.s 2d to 3s 4d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 35 1‘)(4
Wad, 3s Od to 4s Od; Pork, 28 6d to 4s Od per 8110.

NEWP onT
Beef, from 2s 6dto 3s 4d; Mutt.on, 2s 10d to 39 10d;
3s 4d to 4s Od; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s Od
nILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, As Od to I s Od; Brills, 8d to Is 4d; S°l9::
derb-;
6d to 2s 3d per pair; Haddocks, 6d to is each; Floun
10d to 2s Od per dozen; Cod Fish, 4s Od to Ss Od erajb;
Whitings, 3s 6d to 6s 6d per 15; Eels, 6d to ls 1)! pd
Lobsters, ls 3d to 3s Od each; Crabs, 6d tfiofters,
each; Herrings, 2s to 4s Od per 100; common
Cs 12s per bushel; Smelts, is Od to 2s 0,1 V" d 4 Od
Salt Fish, 2d to 3d per lb; and Sprats, is 6d to
per bushel.
BEAD. lisar°
The prices of Wheaten Bread
in the tnetropo
from 7d to 'lid; of Household ditto, 5d to bid Per
loaf. per Slbs.

CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY'',
The Lord Chancellor having disposed of the 1173()r) tbl,
lunatic petitions on his paper, proceeded to hear the oray,
arguments in the part-heard motion of "Haig v.
which occupied his Lordship the whole morning.

ROLLS' COURT.-( THIS DA VtllB,
The Master of the Rolls, after giving judgra,eri,t 03k'
cases of " Brown v. the Monmouthshire Railway
" Stevens v. the South Devon Railway Company,„ 110"
re Northern Coal Mining Company," proceeden 7-00.
causes by consent, and exceptions and further directl
VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS IIAIO
(Before the Vice-Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE: iIoD3 on
His Honour, after disposing of the unopposed pen tut OA
occupied his paper, heard motions, which the Co
whole day.
(Before Vice-Chancell n. Lord Cnasworali.),,iors
His Lordship having disposed of the cases of "Sill:ia—PsPeit
Rudall," and "Field v. Titmus," which stood on 'ept.9 °i
for judgment, proceeded to hear the further argon," ecru'
the part-heard motion of "Lafeaux v. Marsh," whnc
pied the remainder of the morning.

COMMON PLEAS.—(THIS DA olio
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice TALIOOIII
Common Jury.) OOP
The business which came before the Court this
presented no feature of interest.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY 0)
Sittings at Nisi Prius, before the LORD CHIEF 8111

Special Jury.)
QUEER V. LONDON DOCK COMPANY. tad
This case was resumed this morning, and it was 11°
to terminate to-day. _ .

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS D

GLD COURT

(Before Mr. Commissioner Guns Er.) „boater'
ASSAULT.--John John Driver, aged 17, described as cofer
was indicted for feloniously assaulting Thomas
with intent to rob him.
irof
The prosecutor, late one night last month, was „80,,
home towards Camberwell, when he was abruptly star AO
a female; but he would have nothing to do with ber:troci‘
was hurriedly walking off, when the prisoner came opt-0 rot'
him a violent blow in the face, and then attempteu th'
him. He called out " Murder! police !" and one
to car
force who heard the cry ran up and was just in tira,„, sftsr
ture the prisoner. The female decamped immediate'i
the prisoner made his appearance. Iygea
The prisoner denied the accusation. The fact vrr,-e' With
he came upon the scene the prosecutor was fig,ht'l37le
another man, and it must have been that man Wu° -
assault and attempted to rob.
where °1
The JUDGE—Have you any witnesses to prove
when t Ihe t'
had been? Prisoner—No, my Lord, I have not.
policeman came up the gentleman swore " bard 'ct; 1:411.
that I had knocked him down and picked his Pe,ch; latter
as he had lost nothing he afterwards withdrew the
charge.
ay
The JUDGE told the jury that it was for them t 0 t"
Cher they believed the prosecutor, confirmed
policeman, was confi"-
policeman, or the prisoner at the bar. rmort see'
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the
tented him to be imprisoned nine months with bar is
-
(Before Mr. Justice CnEsswzLi..) d Sraa'';,
POST-OFFICE EOBBERY.—A young man, 11411,;.he stealine,
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with 60%0
a Post•office letter, the property of the Postmaster-of se"
and was sentenced to be transported for the terril
years.

-
~rtes9 •
We owe it to the enterprise and et eata?,rt:
Messrs. W. H. Smith and Co. to acknowledge tue„iogvii
dinary rapidity with which we were supplied last eve"n" roil;
the London morning papers of Wednesday, and on th;,ejir stort,A
evening with those of Tuesday. The Messrs. 601.9
a special engine with papers and dispatches, o,P:left Lon
London, on Wednesday morning to Holyhead. specelyie
don at 6 25, and reached Holyhead at 12 45. •lag
'-a
steamer had been engaged for the purpose of cooveYresiche t
dispatches to Kingstown. It left Holyhead at I 15bubliL:1
Kingstown at 5 45, and the dispatches arrived pd; '-
6 30. Such was the feat, as far as Dublin is concern The
the Messrs. Smith had another enterprise in bsfelligerip:
Cork train, which started at 7 30, carried this it-510",,,
into the south, so that this remarkable express I"nststte—
hours in advance of the usual mails, and in some
twenty-form—Dublin Dully Express.
v the
EWE
LATER INTELLIGENCE FRolt
Bahia {A
peror, arrived at Queenstown, we have advices frora
Dec. 31. Business was dull, and Exchange remained
quoted.
e-A:Tia; •
miralT tEh e COMMAND
u nOdro nTal dE, INDIES
all Pr° Ad'
C. 8., vice d, •
be at Bermuda about the Ist of April next, vrhell_betlSili •
miral Sir G. F. Seymour, C.B , G.C.H , in the Cal' rid P".
70, Captain G. H. Smour, Will relieve. the nohlea-b. Tbs
lant Admiral in the Wellesley, 72, Captain Golden' dies fl
Wellesley will return to Bermuda from the West 'lll id° -;.;
WESTG
that time, and will then return to Del, port to be 11+.$1. fa. •
The Wellesley left Bermuda on the 9thilof JantlarY
Royal.—United Service Gazette.
THE GREAT EXHIBITION. MEETING °foil pet:.
CotriNcit. OF APPEAL.— Yesterday the Council of APPoiatea
to take into consideration the further appeals of di_st of the
a,
applicants for space. W. Tite, Esq., deputy-chain.; sir
council, occupied the chair. There were presell'sidilt.
Adam, Sir M. Montefiore, Bart.; Mr. Alderma,he
M.P. • Mr. Alderman Wire, Rev. S. R. CattleY,k:ll $6l; • •
Secs.); Messrs. Bohn, Crace,Trofessor Cowper,
Barber, Knight, Drew, Greenwell, Cottam, and othe'ji Wel;
men. About 90 of the 120 remaining cases of aP,Ps-ses,/v;;;
disposed of. The consideration of the remainil'gn-Tue""
postponed to an adjourned meeting to take place on
MEETING OF THE FINE ARTS CouMlvi.-w
le,
Yesterday a meeting of this committee was held, -vet fr—
many of the applications that had been standing °
the previous meetings were disposed of.

BIRTHS.
OF A SON. Ein the
Ilife.
On the 4th inst., at Abington Rectory, near
orep'
of the Rev. Frederic Thursby.
04
On the 6th inst., at Gloucester-place, Portman"
Mrs. Jacob Q. Henriques.
aOtrNoA yrlenA-buaGll,lll. E R.
ife4)
flo Job
On the 2d inst.,
George Woodhouse, Esq.
the Wife"
On the 4th inst., at Downhain Rectory, near
_.---
of the Rev. F. Fisher. Cheshire, the :y,

_____________._.______•- • iii•
MARRIED. Willlyill ,
On the sth inst., at St. Michael's, Chester-square,,,oel
Stobart, Esq., to Sophia, youngest daughter of OW
h.."
Wvlde, of the Royai Artiller
y• ciplig';
On the sth inst., at Ealing Frances Denton, eldest3l
ter of Major Osborn. of the' Hon. East India C°'—(o, aa
Service, to the Rev. Henry Ashington, rector of -il.k '
__----"
Asgarby, Lincolnshire.

DIED
On the sth inst., at Guildford, Surrey, the Re-v • John
S mith, D.D., aged 77. rop
On the Ist inst., at Upper Clapton, James Van '7°
of the Stock Exchange, aged 77. r BichAP.-
On the 4th inst., at Kingston, Esther, the wife °-
11'1 Banks, Esq., aged 53. A Abra •
On the 4th inst., at Essex-place, Mile-end-reau, f iP""
Jackson, Esq., formerly of Barking churchyard, and
°
Bank of Englandinst., a, aged 83. rm farOtt
On the 4th t Oond-house, Old Kent-road,
the youngest daughter of John Donkin, Esq- E scl°
On the sth inst., Lucy, the wife of James ntigheS'
of Mecklenburgh-square.
On the 4th inst., at Paddingqtouna,reE,. Jn.n,Plasquiero,ftSqb; I
On the 3d inst., in Thud() • A Tidow
e-s
T Eramah, Esr-

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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the c()-'
Middlesex? Saturday, February, 8, 1851.

is 6d per half siz-Jvc3; Onions, 2s Od to 2s 6d per half
Sieve; Snanih ditto, 16; Od to 18s Od per box; Ar ocl
ci,L:i.Js. is 6.; to 2,; po- hail' sieve; Ed6ive, le
ra
to 13 6d per score; Horseradish, la Od to 4s Od r-
bundle; Red Beet, 6d to is Od per dozen; Mushrooms,
Is 3d to is 6d per Pottle; Sea Bail, 13 fid to 26 6d Per
punnet.

rzmws.a.ai HZ722#
Turkeys, 430 d to 108; Geese 4s Od to 7s Od;
is 6d to 2s 6d; Tame Rabbits, Od tols 6d; Wild ditto,
!•, Pi,!. on-, 9,! I, 0•1 licasTing Pigs, 4s6d
tac:, ; Surrey Fowls, 6s to 8s Oci • ditto Chickens, 3s n.
English Eggs, 9s Od to 03 coup
to, 58 Od; Barn-door Fowls, 3s 'Od to 5s Od per
and Irish ditto, 85 Oil to Os 0' d per 100; Pbetsll.l3,.eto,
2s 6d to 3s Od; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d; ,'"""Z
2s Od to 2s 9d; Leverets, 2s Od to 2s 9d; 1Voodcoolc;
2s 6d to 53; Grouse,ls 9d to 2s 3d; Ptarmigan, ls 3d
Od French ditto, Ss bd;
Is 9d; Snipes, 6s to 9d• Teal 6d 018 Od; Wild Duck*
8d to is 6d; Widgeons,' Is to 'ls 6d; and Plovers, 6cllo
Is Od each.

EIDE PaIkItICET. 6 t°
Market hides, 501 b to 601 b, 2d to 21d; ditto,i-Odittor
701 b, 2d to 24d; ditto, 701 b to 801 b, 2d to 3-1,a,t,,3/d;
801 b to 901 b, 2id to 31d; ditto, 901 b to 1001 b, 3" olbrl
ditto, 96th to 1041 b, Cd to Od; ditto, 1001 b to xA.tto,
Sd to 4id. Calf Skins, light, is 6d to 39 6cl; Lamb
lull, Gs to Os Od; Horn Hides, 6s Od to Os Od; 6/1;
Skins, Os Od to Os Od; Polled Sheep, 59 8d t°: 8 d
'cents and Half-breds, 4s 10d to 6s Od; Downs, v ,z"
4s 11d; Shearlings, 6d each.
MISY •(200
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow H, 2/ 1013 to 41 Oi; —iota
31 Os to 4/ Os ; and Straway 11 is to 11 7s Per
A moderate supply and a staady trade. 011
CUMBERLAND. Meadow Hay, 2241
103 to, -.
Clover, 31 Os to 4145; and Straw, I/ 15 to 11 79 pr 109/1
Supply good, and trade dull,
to 41 1.
WHITECHAPEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s -- .109—
Clover, 3/ Os to 4145; and Straw, 1/ is to 11 79 1
A full average supply, and a sluggish trade.

&Y.)
QUEEN'S BENCH.--; THIS -n
of
The case of Ritchie v. Preston which was for a 7—whic.
promise of marriage, brought against a clergylnavi -usne
the damages were laid at a very large sum, excited s°tbst
terest in the court, owing to the general expectati Onisi jari
would come on for trial, but no sooner bad the sP,c,,d tbilt4
been sworn, than the Counsel for the parties intialal7rbis _„
verdict had been agreed to by consent, for 501', to Oct°
nouncement created considerable disappointment •
101
who expected to hear the details of the case.
thTehcaesCeooufrtvweaasseyocvc.upßieodbindsuorni
a breach of contract, relative to the construction et
vessel, but possessed no feature of any public interefk
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