The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-09 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The leading country markets held on Satnaday were but
moderately supplied with wheat. On the whole, the de-
mand ruled steady, and prices were the turn higher. Bar-
ley, oats, and flour were in request at extreme rates. In
other kinds of produce only a limited business was passing.
Throughout the continent wheat has changed hands
slowly; nevertheless, the quotations have continued firm.
In the value of spring corn very little change has taken
place. Advices from the United States are to the effect
that the business doing in produce was only moderate.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were limited. From abroad we received 3,705 qrs. wheat,
17,860 barley, 14,607 oats, 18 beans, 360 tares, 20,639 lin-
seed, 4,778 rapeseed, 800 maize, 815 sundry seeds, 100 sacks
and 1,263 brls. of flour.

Coastwise and by land carriage, a moderate supply of
English wheat came fresh to hand this morning ; but in
the general quality of the samples we observed a slight im-
provement. The attendance of buyers was by no means
numerous, yet most of the finest samples of both red and
white were disposed of at last Monday's currency. Damp
qualities were a dull inquiry. In prices, however, no
quotable change took place.

The show of foreign wheat was moderately good. There
was ne disposition shown by the millers to operate largely ;
yet importers were vety firm, and prices were well sup-
ported.
Floating cargoes of grain were inactive, but not cheaper.
We were fairly supplied with home-grown and foreign
barley. On the whole, the trade ruled steady at full quo-
tations.

New malt was firm in price, but old parcels were a dull
inquiry on former terms.
The supplies of oats were rather limited. Although
there was no life in the oat trade, prices generally were
well supported.
Beans, though in very moderate supply, moved off slowly
at last week's decline.

We had a dull inquiry for peas, at barely late rates.
The flour trade may be considered steady at last Mon
day's currency.

CURRENCY PER IMPERTAL MEASIIRE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old
Ditto, white, new
Ditto, old
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old
Ditto, new
Rye—Old
New
Barley—Grinding....,
Malting.
Chevalier
Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk ..
Brown
Kingston and Ware
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding
Beans—Tick
Pigeons
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk
Stockton and Norfolk

43s to 40s
40s 408
46s 62s
488 kas
40s 46s
40s 466
—S —8
30s 328
23s 298
311 38s
38$ 43s
526 668
50■ 52s
628 64s
646 666
228 260
216 32s
238 266
238 328
23s 326
388 43s
418 48s
40s 421
398 448
40s 496
498 60s
40s 438
32s 346
308 31s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,852 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we
received 2,310 ; in 1858, 601; in 1857, 1,370 ; in 1856,
985; in 1855, 4,386 ; in 1854, 2,040.

nsronzs INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Ostenl . ...... • —. • —• • —.. 15 ..
Hamburgb.

Total 35.5 1,167 330
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1859 391 .. 1,745 174
1158 B4 .. 362 155 ..
1857 307 .. 860 .. 203 ..
1856 535 .. 332 118
1855 1,484 .. 2,240 .. 261 .. 11
1854 2ll .. 1,687 .. 149 ..•
The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was very
moderate, and its general quality was inferior.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were seasonably good, and in very
prime condition; inded, the supply was one of the best
we have ever seen at this period of the year. The remark-
ably even quality of the stock produced rather a dull mar-
ket for beef, and prices may be considered 2d per Blbs lower
than on Monday last. The best Scots sold at 4s 10d pet
81bs.

The arrivals from the northern districts were about

1,000 shorthorns, &c. ; from the eastern counties, 1,500
crosses ; from Scotland, 530 Scots and crosses ; and from
Ireland, 50 oxen. The remainder of the supply was derived
from various sources.

Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was on the in-
crease, the mutton trade was in a healthy state. Long
wools, especially, were in request, ta fully last week's cur-
rency. The best Downs realised 5s 6d per Sibs.
The supply of calves was limited, and the veal trade
ruled steady at 2d per Sibs more money.
There was a fair demand for pigs, at very full prices.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 4 4 4 8
Suckling calves, 13s to 22s
24s to 295.

s. d. s. d
Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 0
rms. S' thdown do .5 2 6 6
!Large one. calves 4 6 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Large hogs 3 6 2 10
Small porkers
; and quarter •old story pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 2 B3O Beasts 430
Sheep . .... 21,050 Sheep
Calves
Pigs
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices o
fat stock exhibited and soli in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 10, 1859, and this day
Monday, Jan. 9, 1860.

Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Jan. 10, 1859. Jan. 9, 1860.

Coarse and inferior beasts . . s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Second quality ditto
13
10 4 4
3 4to 3 8
10
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 21 4
814 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. . .
Coarse and inferior sheep' . . 3 6 3 103 8 4 2
Second quality ditto . •. 4 0 44 4 4 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 6 4 814 10 5 0
Prime Southdown ditto . • .4 10 5 215 2 5 6
Lambs
'0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves . • • 0 3 0 8 0 4 0t
6 5 0
Prime small ditto
Large hogs . .
Neat small porkers 3 , 8 4 2,4 0 410
Beasts . .
Sheep and lambs . , 23,700 5,240
Calves ....... 121
Pigs ....... 400 190

SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan. 11, 1858.---Beasts, 4,280 ;
sheep and lambs, 18,830 ; calves, 103 ; pigs, 230.
Jan. 12, 1857.—Beasts, 3,233; sheep and lambs, 16,590;
ealYes, 83 ; pigs, 450.

NEWGA TE AN
Per Blbs. by
s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d
Inferior Beef 2 Bto 2 10 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6
Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 Mid, do 3 8t• 4 2
Pm.lartedo. 36t0 4 0 Primo do. 44to 4 6
Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 / Veal 3 Bto 4 6
Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2 Small pork

) LEADENIIALL.
the Carcass.

BOROUGH HOP.
There is a steady business doing in all now hops, and the
late upward movement in the quotztions is well supported.
Yearlings continue very firm in price. Last week's imports
were 10 bales from Antwerp.
Mid and East rent B4a to 150 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent .65s to 90s If
Sussex._ 66s to 80a 1,

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Since Monday last the arrivals of potatoes coastwise have
been only moderate; but by railway they have continued
tolerably good. On the whole, the trade is steady, as fol-
lows :

York Regents. l2os to 1400
Do Flukes l4ox. 150 s
150 s
Lincolns —s to —s
Kent and Essex
Scotch ......
Do Cups
•••• 80s to 90s
Foreign

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(TUIS DAY.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Kerr.)
PASSENGERS BY RAILWAY.-IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.-
GRAVES V. THE LONDON AND NORTH:WESTERN RAIL.

WAY COMPANY.
Plaintiff is a merchant of Rood-lane, in the city of Lon-
don, and now sought to recover £3 65., made up as follows :
--£1 16s. fares paid for plaintiff and a friend to Northamp-
ton, 4s. charged as fare from Blisworth to Crick, and £1 6s.
fares back from Crick to London.
Mr. Dc Jersey -appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. S.
Hill was counsel for defendant.
Mr. De Jersey, in opening the case, said this was a pub-
lic matter, and one in which the public were so deeply in-
terested, that Mr. Graves, at great loss of time, had deter-
mined upon trying it out. He had no personal feeling
against the railway company, but it was a duty every man
owed to the public that when an important question arose,
the point should be authoritatively settled. Mr. Graves
felt this, and would tell his Honour on oath the nature of
the case.
Mr. Graves said ke was a merchant of the city of London.
On Sunday, the 25th of September last, he left his house at
Tulse Hill and drove to the defendants' station in Euston-
square. He took two return tickets for Northampton and
back to London, for which he paid 365. He asked the
porter to put him into a carriage going to Northampton,
and the porter, opening a carriage door, said, " Get in here,
sir." Plaintiff and his friend got in, and the train duly
left. They proceeded en their journey until they arrived
at Crick, and then plaintiff asked of a porter if the train
was going on to Northampton. The porter replied, " Oh,
you ought to have changed at Blisworth." Plaintiff and
his friend got out, and plaintiff expressed his astonishment
that he had not been informed of the fact at Blisworth,
when he was told that the usual notification had been given
at that place. Plaintiff denied that, and left the station
—after paying 45., the fare from Blisworth to Crick—in
search of a conveyance. No conveyance could be found,
and plaintiff, with his f iend, returned to the Crick Rail-
way station, and were charged 205., fares to London.
When plaintiff said he wanted to go to Northampton, the
porter said, " Oh, this frequently occurs." At the Euston-
station plaintiff distinctly asked to be put in a carriage for
Northampton. The porter did not tell witness that he
would have to change at Blisworth. Blisworth was not
ealled out in plaintiff's hearing. The porter at Crick was
very attentive.

Cross-examined—At Blisworth did not hear the porter
call out " Change here for Peterboro' and Northampton."
Was not asleep. Six years ago changed at Blisworth.
Lost a good dinner by missing. (Laughter.)
His Honour—You can't charge anything for that.
(Renewed laughter.)

Cross-examination continued—Thought I was going
direct to Northampton. The parties offered to take us back
to London upon our return tickets, but I refused to give
them np, and waa charged the return fare. Did not see
any label on the carriage we rode in. Certainly did not
see any label "Birmingham." At Euston the porter said
" Get in here."
Mr. Hill—l don't see how the company can be made
liable for the actions of their porters.
His Honour—The servant acts after the contract is made
with the company. Every one knows that at a railway
station the porters take you into their own hands.

Mr. Hill—Your honour will have seen that the defence

to this action is the plaintiff's own negligence. Now, I shall
call evidence to prove that the porter at Blisworth called out
quite loudly. And Ts to the 4s. charged at Crick, had plain-
tiff remained in the station he would not have been charged,
but the company, in self-protection, are bound to charge
the extra fare, or else parties would take a ticket fur a certain
station, and thou purposely getting carried over would
walk off comfortably. As to the fare bAck to London, we
charged because plaintiff would not give up the other
tickets.

Mr. 1)e J ersey—No. They are his contracts.
Mr. Hill then called the porter at Blieworth, who said
that ho recollected the train in which was plaintiff, on the
25th September. Witness called out, " Blisworth. Change
here for Peterboro' and Northampton."
Mr. Hill—Show the Court how you. called out.
Porter (putting his hands to his mouth, and with the
voice of a Stentor)—Chango here for Peterboro' and North-
ampton. (Roars of laughter, in which everybody but
the porter joined.) I never miss calling out. Will
swear I called out on the morning in question.
Mr. Hill—You will swear you have never missed calling
out ?

His Honour—Don't ask him that Mr. Hill. A witness
may swear and swear a little too much.

Witness—There was a " Birmingham" label in the car•
riage in which were plaintiff and his friend.

The guard of the train deposed that be heard the las
witness call out.

Mr. De Jersey—Supposing plaintiff and his friend did
not hear you ?

Mr. Hill—They might have been asleep.
Mr. De Jersey—Then you ought to have roused them.
Mr. Hill—And if we were to pursue that plan some testy
old gentleman would bring an action against the company
for being disturbed in some dream. (Laughter.)
The regulations of the company were then argued upon,
and a large time-table produced, price one penny.
Mr. De Jersey—My client is not bound to buy one. You
don't 'give books away. Why should ho wade through
this book.

The porter believed the conditions were up at Euston
Station.

Mr. Hill—And they aro in the book.
Mr. De Jersey—There are no conditions in the book at
tho page where the time and fare are noted, but in another
page are rules and regulations which are no conditions
at all.

In answer to his Honour, plaintiff said ha was in no
hurry at the Euston Station. Ha had ten minutes to
spare.

The guard observed that the label Birmingham was
posted right over the compartment in which were plaintiff
and his friend. The train stopped long enough at Blisworth
to allow an engine and three carriages to shunt off it.
Some questions then arose as to thue comfort of the pas•
sengers on railways, and his Honour said that railway com-
panies spent more upon lawyers thsca they did upon pas-
sengers.

Mr. De Jersey—Before giving judgment your Honour
will remember that plaintiff's friend bi here, and will corro-
borate him in every particular.
Mr. Hill said he had plenty of with eases to confirm the
testimony already given on behalf of the company.
His Honour observed that it was apparent that it was
purely a matter of principle on each side. He had gone
very carefully through the evidence, and had come to the
conclusion that the mere calling orzt, " Change here for
Peterboro' and Northampton," by the porter, was not suffi-
cient. Had the porter put his head into the carriage and
called out, " You must change hero far Northampton," the
notification would then have been luny brought under the
notice of the plaintiff. The conditions on the back of the
ticket were not binding on plaintiff_ Had the company
put on the back of the ticket, passenge ra will have to change
at Blisworth, the company would have been better pro-
tected. As the case stood it would be a verdict for plaintiff,
with 4e. extra expenses incurred. Costs of attorney
allowed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-•(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STEALING A LETTER BY A ROYAL. ARTILLERYMAN AT
THE EARL or DERBY'S.—Arthur Morris Richards, private
in the Royal Artillery, was charged before Mr. Beadon
with stealing a letter from the hall table of 23, St. James's-
square, the residence of the Earl of Derby, the said letter
being the property of Lord Stanley.

Lewis Pearce, the porter at the E=rl of Derby's, said the
prisoner rang the bell on Saturday might, and asked to see
the Earl of Derby. The servant wlie opened the door told
him that his lordship was not in toN rn. He (witness) then
stepped forward and told him that he had been told that his
lordship was not in town, and to go etbout his business, and
that it was a very improper hour to_ ,xll to see his lordship.
The prisoner then left, and immediatelly he (witness) missed
from the hall table a letter which hred been brought by one
of the messengers at the East India flouse, and directed to
Lord Stanley. Ile went into the square to look after the
prisoner, and seeing him hastening Pt7ong called out " Stop
thief," and the prisoner was stopped in Pall-mall, nearly
at the bottom of the Haymarket, and a policeman coming
up he took the letter from him. The letter produced was
the one ho missed. He (witness) he'd seen Lord Stanley
on tho previous day, and ho wished the case left entirely in
his (the magistrate's) hands.

In answer to Mr. Beadon, the witness said the prisoner
was not known to any of the serrants4.

John W. Norman, 14S A, said that while in Cockspur-
street, on Saturday night, he heard (tries of "Police." On
going to the spot he found the prison at detained by the last
witness. He told the prisoner ho was charged with stealing
a letter at the Earl of Derby's, and he. (lenied it, but seeing
something white in one hand, he seizi3d it and found the
letter erumpied up in it, and in tha other he found the
envelope, the prisoner evidently trying at the time to de.
stroy them.

In answer to Mr. Beadon, the constaTde said the prisoner
did not seem to have been drinking,. and he gave no ex-
planation; and the only thing he sa;'d in answer to the
charge was, "You have got to find out that 1 had the
letter."

➢lr. Beadon asked the prisoner what he called at the Earl
of Derby's for ?

The prisoner said he supposed he Was not compelled to
say anything to convict himself. He denied stealing Lord
Stanley's letter.

Mr. Beadon said perhaps he would. account for how the
letter came into his possession?
Prisoner said he was not bound to lunvict himself.
Mr. Beadon said certainly not. Homy long had he been
in the Royal Artillery P
Prisoner replied only a wEek.
The constable said he believed the prisoner was one of
the returned men from India, and that he had rs-enlisted
in the Royal Artillery.

Mr. Bowdon said inquiries must be ma de about the case,
and for that purpose he should remand, the prisoner fur a
week.