The Sun.
London, England, 1851-03-19 00:00:00

MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY

CORN EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY
The arrivalz of grain up to last evening were small ; this
morning's market was thinly attended, but towards the
close we experienced rather more demand for tine qualities of
Foreign Wheat, which realised the full prices of Monday last.
In English we observe no alteration. All descriptions of
spring corn are held i-mly at our quotations. Flour meets
rather an improved inquiry, but cannot be quoted higher.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.
En„ ••..••'
Irish •••• • • •,
Foreign •• • • •

Barley. I Malt.

Oats.

Flour.

iOO
2,630

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary Portia")
Nulty JURY.—This morning the panel for new jurors for the
ensuing quarter was called over, and the Learned Secondary
was occupied in hearing several excuses against service. In
one case a person appeared, and stated that the party a Tit
moned resided at Sheffield, and was a magistrate of the
comity, and only carried on business in London by an agent.
The Learned SECONDARY said that was no excwe, and
the party must attend on another jury or he might be put
on cne at the Central Criminal Court. His being a magis-
trate might entitle him to be put on the grand jury, but
every one who held a place of business in the City was bound
to serve, although he did not attend or reside there.
In a second ca a the excuse was that the party was only a
lodger, and did not carry on any business—he was only a
collector for one of the gas companies.
The Learned SECONDAZT said that was no excuse ; he held
an office from which he gained profits, and by which he
gained his livelihood, and was therefore bound to serve. The
secretary of a company was also liable.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY. )
Mary ,Ens Burhe, for stealing 140 yards of calico, the
property of Jacob Bell, from his shop, was sentenced to six
months' hard labour in the House of Correction.

SURREY SESSION S —(r HIS DAY.)
The March sessions for the county of Surrey commenced
this morning, at the Sessions House, Newington-causeway, be-
fore Thomas Puckle, Esq., and a full Bench of Magistrates.
The calendar contained the names of twenty-three prisoners
for felony, and two for misdemeanour.
Daniel Washbrook, 19, was found guilty of stealing a piece
of mutton from the shop of Mr. Legg, a butcher in the
New-cut.
The OARTET sentenced him to three months' hard lalour at
Brixton House of Correction.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
Mr . T homas 0' Shea, a retired officer, in the enjoyment
of a pension, was charged before Mr. Henry with committing
an outrageous assault upon Daniel Sullivan, a little boy under
ten years of age.
The complainant stated that last -evening, as he was re-
turning from school through Wyld-street, the prisoner, it
passing him, took off his cap and struck him with it on the
head. The prisoner then put the cap into his own hat, and
proceeded into Queen-street. The boy followed him into
Holborn, crying and praying for his cap. In Holborn,
Thomas Hicks, 66 F, who recognised the prisoner, in-
terpose], and, hearing the child's complaint, compelled the
prisoner to give up the cap ; but he had no sooner done so
than he struck the complainant a frightful blow with his
cleached fist upon the face, which bore severe marks of his
violence.
The prisoner's defence was that the complainant was one
of a parcel of " blackguards" who were in the habit of an-
noying him as ha passed through the streets, and he was per-
fectly justified in chastising him.
Mr. Hati alr —I will teach you that you are not to be al-
lowed to beat a child of that age in such a brutal manner.
Ton shall pay a fine of forty shillings, or go to prison for four•
teen days.

General Sir Charles Napier arrived in London this morn-
ing at a quarter-put one o'clock, having travelled from
Dover by the South-Eastern Railway. On arriving at the
London-bridge terminus the Gallant General was received
dwriathwnthurpeetoheraercteyivcelhieiemrs. from the railway officials, who were
The project of the European and . North American
Railway appears to excite much interest in New Brunswick,
and the Bill to incorporate the company has already passed
the Colonial Legislature. The completion of this line, which
is to connect New York with Halifax and Nova Scotia, will
effect a great saving of time in the transit between the New
and the Old World. llalifax, with its magnificent harbour,
must feel the benefit of the traffic which will be diverted to it
should the line be completed.