The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

THAllf E S.

' A host of tradesmen, consisting of slopsellers,
licensed victuallers, coffee-shop keepers, and pro-
prietors of lodging-houses in the neighbourhood of the
docks and Tower-hill, came before Mr. Ingham, the
sitting magistrate, with Mr. Edward B. Bussell, a
' solicitor, to complain of the practices of a very eccen-
tric individual named Benjamin Gibbs Mitchell,
' sometimes called Captain Mitchell.
Mr. Bissell said that Mitchell was a tall, thin, old
man, with grey hair and grey whiskers, who had lost
his front teeth. A few weeks since Mr. Josephs, a
slopseller of Rosemary-lane, Lear the Royal Mint,
was visited by Mr. Mitchell, who said he was the
agent of a party in America who was entitled to a
million and a half of dollars, unclaimed dividends in
the Bank of England, and at the same time repre-
sented that he had been recommended to Mr. Josephs
as a respectable tradesman, who could supply him
with goods of an excellent description at a moderate
price. Mr. Josephs of course expressed his readiness
to transact business with him, and Mitchell said he
required a small loan, for the purpose of clearing his
baggage in the London Docks. Mr. Josephs lent him
three shillings and a trunk. All the baggage which
Mitchell possessed was cleared and brought to Mr.
Josephs' house. The contents of it was subsequently
disposed of for ls. 4d., and consisted only of an old
coat and a pair of trousers. Mitchell, however,
made a demand upon Mr. Josephs for 51., the
value he set upon the trunk and its contents,
and on Mr. Josephs refusing • to pay it he took
out a summons in the Whitechapel County Court,
which was made returnable that morning. Many
gentlemen who had reason to complain of Mitchell
attended the court, and upon seeing them he beat a
hasty retreat without paying the hearing fees. There
was another tradesman present, Mr. T. A. Bishop,
of the New York Coffee and Chop-house, No. 120,
Minories, who was visited by Mitchell about two
months ago, and he represented that be bad lately
arrived from Bermuda, and had been robbed of every-
thing he possessed ; that an association had been
formed in America to advance him 3001. for the pur-
pose of receiving unclaimed dividends in the Bank
belonging to British subjects settled in America,
and that he was to receive .50/. on the Ist of Sept.
On the faith of these representations Mr. Bishop pro-
vided him with board and lodging, and advanced him
a small sum of money. Mr. Bishop, however, soon
presented his bill, which Captain Benjamin Gibbs
Mitchell could not pay. Shortly afterwards Mr.
Bishop was summoned by Mitchell to the City
Sheriffs' Court for 5/.,which be swore was the value of
the luggage he had deposited with Mr. Bishop. The
whole of the property which he had left in the house was
not worth as many shillings, and not sufficient to pay
the bill he had contracted. Many persons came forward
and proved that Mitchell had contracted debts with
them under similar circumstances. The judge indig-
nantly dismissed the case, and said Mr. Bishop had
done quite right in resisting such a demand. Mr.
Wiggins, who kept a lodging-house in Haydon-street,
Minories, was completely imposed upon by his
plausible manners, although they were dashed with a
good deal of eccentricity. After he had been a few
hours in the house, he asked Mrs. Wiggins for her
Christian name, and the names of her two nieces, and
a neighbour who was on a visit, and then wrote out a
will bequeathing 150/. to one, 5001. to another, and
1501. to the wife of George Mitchell, of Clifton-street,
Finsbury, a fictitious personage. Mitchell, after
contracting a debt for board and lodging which he
could not pay, demanded his luggage, worth only a
few shillings. The poor woman, a widow, was ad-
vised not to part with the only security she possessed
for the payment of her bill, and Mitchell gave her
into custody for breaking open his trunk, and stealing
property to the amount of 281. The case was inves-
tigated by Mr. Yardley at that court, and dismissed.
Mr. INGHAM said if the party complained of pre-
ferred false charges, or brought actions for debts not
owing, he could be proceeded against for false impri-
sonment in the one case, and in the other he would
have to pay the costs.
Mr. Bussell said in nine cases out of ten defendants
could not get the costs. That morning Mr. Josephs
had to bring forward numerous witnesses to prove
that the claim made upon him was fictitious, but
Mitchell bolted, and he could not recover his costs.
Mr. INGHAM said that was a matter over which he
had no jurisdiction.
Mr. Bussell—He abuses his dupes in the public
streets in the most scandalous manner.
Mr. INGHAM—If any of the parties who have been
so abused will apply to me I will grant a summons or
a warrant. .

Waller, an officer of the court, said that Benjamin
Gibbs Mitchell kid freouently sppliA at that court,
and, in his opinion, was insane. The misguided man
had sued the master of the American ship 'who brought
him over for the value of the luggage, which he said
was retained on board.
Mr. Bussell—Everybody he has come in contact
with says he is mad, but there is meta od in his wad-
nC,F,

A host of per ons here advanced towards the
bench to make similar complaints, but on Mr. Ingham
stating tho he bad no control over the matter, Mr.

13ussell retired with his clients, who expressed an
earnest hope that the proceedings would be made
public as a caution to others.

THE COUNTRY. MARKETS.
BRISTOL, AUG. 21.—The weather continues remark-
ably fine and warm, and harvest operations progress
most satisfactorily, and with concurrent reports of a full
ucreable yield of wheat—also of barley. Our markets
have been fairly supplied with English wheat, principally
old. The quality or the new English that has appeased
is unusually fine, weighing from 621 b to 631 b per bushel,
the selling price of red being from 36s to 383 per imperial
quarter. At this day's market English new wheat
fetched from 36s to 40s per ioaserial quarter; foreign
white, 40s to 44s per 40816; ditto re d, xtra free quail-
ties, 37a to 395; ditto fine ditto, 34s 6d to 86s 6d; ditto
ordinary ditto, 303 to 335; ditto hard, 30s to 335. Flour
is 6d to is per quarter lower; English seconds 285 to 294
per sack; American, &e., sweet 203 to 21s per barrel.
In spring corn of all kinds, including barley and oath
there is but little doing. English and foreign barley
fetched to-day from 228 61 to 23s 6d per 40011);
Devon azel Welsh, 19s to 20s per imperial quarter; Pl"'
white, 20s 6d to 21s per 3201 b; ditto black, 193 to 20s
per imperial quarter; beans, English, 28s to 32s per,i93,:
penal qudrter; foreign, 25s to 27a 6d per 4801 b. --
arrivals for the week have been, wheat; 3,202 quarters;
oats, 226 barrels; barley, 450 quarters and 107 barrels;
and floor, SOO sacks and 3.679 barrels. The averages
fur the week are, wheat, 38s 6d; oats. 20s 10d.
BIRMINGHAM, AUG. 21.—At Gloucester and VV°r;
cestor marke:s on the 16th the attendance was sel°:,
and the wheat trade ruled dull, at a reduction of is P°'
quarter. On barley, the turn was in favour of the
buyer. Oats 6d per quarter dearer. Beans and pegs 6
per quarter lower. During the present week, the well'
ther having been as fine as possible, the transactions rs.
ported are of the most retail character, with the exoer
tion of new English wheat, which is sought for at 40510
49s per 4961b5. Barley is held for former prices. 018
scarce, and fully as dear. Peas and beans neglects.",
and disposed of Is to 2s per quarter under previous ewic,
rency. At this day's market there was a large 500,1!
of wheat, and no progress could be made in sales with
out submitting to a reduction of is to 2s per qttsrl'e,:
Barley 6d to is per quarter lower, with a fair retail de
mand. Oats, from their scarcity, realised quite as 1109,
money. Beans nominally unaltered. Peas radio
cheerer.
GLASGOW, Ann. 20.—Light supplies from Ireland
and coastwise have been compensated by fair arrival
from abroad. Those ail the Clyde comprised 00"
11,994 quarters of wheat, vz , 6 550 quarters free*
Egypt, 2,542 quarters from the United States, 4.,49°
quarters from Canada, 1,340 quarters from Francs, °P;f
1,072 qaarters from Lower baltic ports; 1,004 bags if
flour from Francs, 2 350 barrels of flour from Moats!
and 8 386 barrels of flour and 2086 quarters of loul
corn from New York, via Grangemouth, they consist
of about 2,762 quarters of wheat from the Baltic, sod
of 2,260 quarters of oats from Archangel. Wo bar
heavy rain on Saturday last, and changeable weathes
since; but it now promises fair. A good deal of whensti
has ch tnged hands duaing the week, principally Bghis
time, Barletta, and Dantsic, at per ces the turn in buyer_
favour. Barley was in fair request, at a slight deoliv!
Other articles movep slowly in retail. The Eehibit2l;
still continues to draught considerable numbers to Ib
s.
metropolis, not without more or less affecting busioessi
At this day's market there was a good attendance "
town ated country buyers. Wheat and flour sold in re'
tail at a reduction of 31 to 6 1 per boll or sack re'
spectiveiy. Barrel flour, owiase to a difference of Vs;
lity, rubs at irregular rates. Beriey a fair sale, et 9,
egatement of 31 per 3201b5. Oats and oatmeal with/
quotable change. Peas and Indian corn little icquits
after, and easier to purchase.
DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUG. 19. There was s
large supply of fat beasts to-day, but the quality generaiii
was only of the middling sort. The attendance cf purchale
was large, and the best things were readily disposed of bs
offered on reasonable terms. The number of sheep and s
was again large, without any alteration in price. Fat ca
eye
were plentiful ; also a good show of fat pigs, the season of
year considered. Beef, 41d to sd; mutton, 50 to si°7,
lamb, 6d ; veal, 4d to 4id per lb ; pigs, Os 6d to 7s per sr(?b,
Rough fat, 3s 3d per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid to lid per 1
calf skins 2d to 4d per lb.
NOTTINGHAM, Ana. 20.—There was a large marketer;
good things, and brisk sale. Best beef, from 6s to Os
inferior, 5s to 3d. Best mutton, f.d to 51d. Lamb,
6d to 61d. Calves, 4d to sd. Pigs,Hides20,
Od to ss. Hie
Rough fat, 3s 6d.. Skins, 4d.
Bosrow, Ana. 20.—Wheat, red '293 to 37s Od, white
to 3::ts, extra 41s to 005; barley 00s to OOs ; oats, new 166
18s, old 17s to 2:s; beans 28s to 325; peas Os to Os per ill''27o;
LOUTH, AUG. 20.—Wheat 36s to 40s ; barley 24s to
oats 19s to 22s ; beans 28s to 33s per qr.
NEWARK, Ana. 20.—Wheat, white 40s to 445, red 36s to 381
barley, grinding 22s to 23s ; oats, new 18s to 19s Oki, °I

21s to 268; beans, 3-is to 3tis; malt, 54s to 56s per qr.
MELTON Alowaa.aY, AUG. 19.—Wheat, 37s Od to 406;
barley 24s to 265; oats, old 21s to 265, new 18s to 215.,_ bea:g
29s to 32s per qr. Butter 12d to 13d per lb ; eggs 21./ t 0
for Is.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, AUG. 20.—We had egaill
a large supply of wheat in the market to-day, which 0 s
quick , other kinds short in supply, and dull of sale. There V.
no barley sold at all. Wheat went down on the average Int/
The top of wheat was (id, and the average is 5d down.
on the top Is 4d, and the average 6d down. Beans 00,L;
top the same as last week, and the average 4d up. Groom
141 qrs wheat, 16 qrs barley, 45 qrs oats, and 5 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat ... 64iIb. 463 Od
~ Barley ... lb. —s Od
„ Oats ... 4241 b. 2Ss 8d
Beans ... 67ilb. 38s Od ,

EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, AUG. '.2o.—The nufl".
of cattle was 374, or 64 more than last week. Top price 75 Sc'
current, Es to tis 6d ; secondary and inferior, from 5s ,
to 5s 6d per Dutch stone. A good clearance was effecteo'
The number of sheep and lambs this morning
5,572, being 1,786 more than last week. Top price 544
the best mutton, sid per lb ; current, .*I; and down to
per lb. Lambs, top, 20s Od; current, 153 to 16!, and don°
to 5s Od a had. A clearance ws not effected.
DuNBAR,e Aun. 19.—Wheat,a weighing C2ilbs, brune,.:
41s, and prices to ON Od. Barley, weighing 54ilbs, brougft
26s Od, and prices to 42s Od. Oats, weighing u,lbs, brotiligg
00s Od, and prices to 00s Od. Beans and peas, vrelg
001bs, brought 00s Od, and prices to 011210 d.
CORK, AuG. 20.

Barrels. CurreweP
4 White wheat 2os 3d to 00s Od 00s Od"—on 20 steno
do
5 Red wheat 15s 9d to 00s Od 00$ Od---,
0 Barley COs Od to COs Od 00s od--160
92 Bere

110 Oats
do
73 Ditto lOs 6d te 11s 2d lOs 6(1.-•44
0 Ditto old ON Od to 003 Od Oft
0 Pigs oos Od to 00s Od 00s Od per
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:—
10 oats;
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red; 0 barley; 23 beret -
0 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week=s
Wheat, 29. Barley, 447. Oats, 1,387. Pigs' 0.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT. CURRENCY. 658
First quality
Second quality
Third quality .. 68s Third quality .... ............ •6'6,
Fourth quality
,191
Fifth quality
Sixth quality 42s Sixth quality ..............
Return of Cattle sold for week ending Aug. 9.
Pigs, 437. Sheep, 390. Cows, 83. „ 6d;
Coss.—Flour--First 12s lid to 13s Od; extra 1.7! toe.
seconds, 1086 d to Ils 6d; households 9s to 1080 d; thirds, "he,- se
per cwt. Oatmeal Ils 6d to 00s; Indian meal Os 6d to 7s Od; v",",1 net
meal, Ps 6rl to lOs per cwt. Indian corn 61 Os to 61100 ti'llgo
ton. Bran 67€6d to 72s per ton. Hay—Farmers 24s to 31s•
...are( ere
00a; dealers 00s to 00. Od; average 00s per ton. Straw..:Fr-04;
14s 01 to 22s 03; average OUs ; dealers 35a Od to Ng 6J;
average OW Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 50 t2d to
household loaf 41 to 5d per 41b. Fresh buttor,„,4,
91 per lb. Eggs-3s 10d to 4s 01 per hundred. Lirot
Newport 14s Od ; Lydney 15s P • Landore OOa ; eptr
12s 6d per ton. Tallow 38s Od to 39s Per SO
Whisky, 25 0. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. AA 0
—Beef 5d to 7d; mutton 5d to 6id; veal 'fi,,117:
61; pork 4d te Od; bacon 6d to 7d; sausages bd 17 per
Hops 6110 s to 0/ Os per cwt. Bangor slates 3/ 2s 6d to 3,1.8,,ne,h
ton. Bark—Barbary 71 03 to 810 s ; Valonia 151 to 01; r
61 Os ; Spanish 0/ per ton. Fleece Wool 14s to 15s per °O4l
Hemp 291 to 32/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 000 ; net
ditto, 26s to 008 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ 08 to lido
ton. Timber—Memel, 80s per ton ; red pine, 31 10s;
ditto, 21 15s per ton; deals, 12s to 15s per 100. 'roof
Market 21s to 30s; salted 22s to 30s per owt ; joss
3d to 3id per lb. Potatoes, white 5d to 7d; 51in OS
001 to 00d. Guano—Peruvian, 111103 ; Ichaboe, 81 to
per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel.

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