The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-16 00:00:00

3 9 LONDON, ON fAY 16

MARKET NEVIS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Very moderate supplies of English wheat wore on sale
in moat of the country markets held on Saturday. For all
kinds the demand ruled active, at 2s to 3s per quarter
advance compared with the previous week. All spring
corn moved off briskly ou higher terms.
The Continental markets continue firm, anel prices are
still improving. Our American advices bring steady
markets. The supplies cf produce coming forward were
seasonably extensive.

Very moderate supplies of English grain arrived up to
our market last week. The imports of foreign were 11,391
quarters of wheat, 440 barley, 10,368 oats, 2.690 beans, 12
pease, 745 rapeseed, 1,750 sundry seeds, 1,328 sacks, and
10,926 barrels of flour.

The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to our
market to-day, coastwise and by land-carriage, was Limited,
and the show of samples of both red and white was small.,
There was a fair average number of millers in attendance
and the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce
ruled brisk, at an advance in the quotations realised on
Monday last of 2s per qr.
There was a moderate supply of foreign wheat on the
stands. All descriptions were in good request, at 2s per
quarter above the rates paid on this day se'nuight.
Floating cargoes were inquired for, both for France and
Belgium. There was very little bailey in the market.
That article sold readily, at fully is per quarter more
money.

Malt changed hands steadily. In prices no change took
place.

The supply of oats was limited, and the oat trade ruled
brisk, at fally is per quarter above last week's currency.
The few beans in the market sold readily, at is per
quarter advance.

Peas sold freely, at is per quarter more money.
The flour trade was firm, and country marks were 23
per sack dearer. American parcels were fully ls. per
barrel higher. Towa•cuade qualities were unaltered in
value.

TYNE 16, 1166:

LAW INTELLIGENOE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.)

TRtTELoCS V. HOUSEIIOLDERS' LIFE, &C , COMPANY.

This was an action fur the recovery of 1,0001. on a
policy of insurance effected on the life of the late Mr.
Jodrell, sou of Sir R. Jodrell. The defence wes fraud,
that the plaintiff kept back information that the de-
ceased was of intemperate habits, and had been insane.
Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Piuppin were coun-
sel for the plaintiff. The Attorney-General, Mr. Collins,
Q.C., and another learned gentleman were counsel for
the defendant.
It appeared, from the evidence of the plaintiff, that
he was a member of the Stock Exchange. About the
end of the year 1850 he became acquainted with Mr.
Jodrell, which continued till his death on the 12th Nov.,
1855, which took place at Child wick-hall, near St. Albans,
in Hertfordshire. In Dec., 1853, be was applied to

by a parson named Braid to keep up for Mr. Jodrel itwo
policies of 5,000/. each on the life of that gentleman,
also that of his father, effected in the Medical and In-
valid's Insurance Campany, the premiums on whke
amounted to 3301. He consented to do so, and an
actuary was consulted as to the security he would take
by way of a post obit bond, the son's age being 35, and
the father's 63,assuring the father to live 10 years longer,
and the son to survive him. The calculation was

12,8321. The bond was given, and plaintiff then ap•
plied to Mr. Peck, of the Engineer's, to procure him

14,0001. worth of policies on Mr. Jodrell's life. They
were alternately effected (the Kent Mutual, however,
refusing the application, the papers being passed over to

the others), and amongst them the Householder's.
The deceased hat been a man of intemperate
was, but at the time witness insured his life
he had reformed. He did not know then that he
had had delerium tremens, or been attacked with in-

Cross-examined by the Attorney-General—Ho was
not in any occupation now, but lived upon his wife's
property in a great measure. He commenced life as a
clerk in a stock broker's office, and in '45 commenced
on his own account, in 1848 he was a defaulter, and in
1849 be passed through the Court with 17,000/. lia-
bilities. No dividend had been paid from his estate,
but he had raid some of his creditors since in full, to
the extent of 2,000/. He was first introduced to Mr.
Jodrell by Mr. Braid, whom witness knew from having
had some transactions with him with reference to shares.
Mr. Braid followed no business. He believed he was
living on the proceeds of his prop, rty—the sale of his
reversionary interest in property after his mother's de-
cease. Braid resided with Mr. Jodrell the latter period
of his life, and was a constant visitor before that. 'Wit-
ness was at Child wick-hall occasionally. Mr. Strange, a
gentleman who was at the time a sleeping partner in a
grocery business in the City, also visited there. Braid
introduced a Mr. Arnold to Mr. Jodrell, who induced
the latter to give him bills, for which he got no conside-
ration ; and two sums of 8,000/. and 13,0001. bad to be
got from the Norwich Reversionary Association by Mr.
Jodrell with which to meet them. That was at the end
of 1852 or beginning of 1853. Witness had none of the
money. Deceased drank at times more than would do
him good ; but at the time these insurances were effected
he had reformed. He did not know he suffered from
delirium tremens in 1854. Braid was at the Hall then
and told witness it was low fever deceived suffered from.
The two policies of 5,0001. each he was applied to to
keep up were effected by Arnold. Witness paid the first
premium in 1854, and the second was paid for
him by a gentleman named Fellowes, of Dor-
set-square, who had lent him 1,5001. on the
post obit about 3 months before deceased's death.
The brother's name of that gentleman occurred on these
papers, and he was introduced by witness to the deceased
and visited him. He did not know if B-aid was in the
habit of getting large sums of money from Mr. Jodrill
by bills. Braid had a joint interest with witness in the
post obit.

Re-examined—Fie wa.3 readmitted a member of the
Stock Exchange in 1851. He failed in 1848 from the
railway panic. He had no connection with Arnold's
transaction in the remotest degree.
Mr. S. Westall, solicitor, was called and explained the
canceliingof one of the conditions in the deed, which took
place before it was executed. He was introduced by
Braid to deceased, and in consequence acted sometimes
professionally for him. Braid was often at deceased's.
Truelock was not.

Mr. Spackman, surgeon, who bud been deceased's
medical attendant from 1351 to the period of his death,
was called, and stated that be had replied to 12 or 14
applications from different insurance offices, on the state
of deceased's health, with reference to those insurances,
and he had given permission for them to be transferred
to otherr. Ile nave a c3rrect account of the deceased's
habits, mentioned his intemperance, and that he had
had an attack of delirium tremens. There was a rumour
of deceased's being insane, hut it was incorrect.
The case for the plaintiff had not concluded when our
despatch left. The case was expected to occupy the
whole of the day.