The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-09 00:00:00

THAMES.

The now magistrate, Mr. Ralph A. Benson, the Recorder
of Shrewsbury, who has been appointed to succeed Mr.
Partridge, officiated for the first time this morning in his
magisterial capacity. The learned gentleman was called
to the bar by the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
on the 26th of January, 1854. Mr. Partridge, who has
gone to the Southwark Police-court, has been a stipen-
diary magistrate of Brighton, Wolverhampton, and the
Thames Police-court for upwards of 15 years. He has left
behind him many pleasant recollections for courtesy, int
partiality, and kindness. Ho was a capital man of busi-
ness, painstaking, and never hasty in his decisions. He
was held in much regard by the legal profession, and by
all who ever came in contact with him in business trans-
actions. His retirement from this Court is deeply re-
gretted by the inhabitants of the district, and by the
shipping and mercantile community of the port of Lon-
don. His decisions in maritime cases gate much satisfac-
tion, and his sagacity and legal abilities were greatly ap-
preciated by all who came before him. It is to be hoped
that a fit successor to Mr. Partridge will be found in Mr.
Benson, who entered upon his new duties this morning, as
if he was to the manner born, at ten o'clock precisely, and
disposed of a great number of night charges. He com-
menced his magisterial labours by fining Mr. George Star-
lingtull, a commercial traveller, ss. for being drunk and
disorderly last night. Mr. Benson asked many questions
of the police relating to the streeti, courts, and alleys
named by the witnesses, and said, "I don't know the im-
mense district assigned to this court yet, but I have no doubt
I shall soon know more about it. Mr. Paget has always taken
his seat on the bench with undeviating punctuality at ten
o'clock in the morning, and it will be a great boon to the
public if Mr. Benson will follow the example of his learned
colleague with the same regularity.
John Wiggins, lighterman, charged with the wilful mur-
der of a woman named Oakes, with whom he cohabited,
will be brought before Mr. Benson this afternoon, after the
termination of the inquest in Limehouse. This case was
originally before Mr. Paget I M Friby, and it is expected
that Mr. Benson will remand it to some day, on which his
colleague will preside. If that is not done, Mr. Benson will
have to go over the same ground again.

MARKETS.— /his day.

MARK LANE.

Owing to the changeable state of the weather, the few
samples of English wheat on sale here, to-day, were mostly
held for more money. Millers, however, purchased can-
tiously, at prices quite equal to Monday. Tho general
quality of the supply was good.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied
with foreign wheat, in which a fair business was transacted
at full quotations. The imports continue liberal.
There was about an average business doing in floating
cargoes of grain on former terms.
No English barley was on offer. Foreign parcels moved
off freely, at vory full prices:
Malt sold slowly, on former terms.
Oats commanded Gd por.qr. more money, with a good
demand. The supply was rather extensive.
Beans, peas, and flour were unaltered in value.
Seeds and cakes were a slow inquiry, at Monday's quo-
tations.

IMP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch KO 1,360 30 1,680

Foreign 47,430 320

19,640 2090 sacks
Maize 7,950 1660 brie.

NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL.

Theso markets aro fairly supplied with meat. In most
descriptions sales progress slowly, as follows :
Per 81bs by the carcase.
aclact d • d
inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 3 8
Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 3 10 4 4
Prime lar4e do 42 4 4 Prime do 4 4 8
&nue small d0....4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 4 3 1,
Veal 3tos 0; Small pork. 4 0 6
Lamb. 4s Od to Ii 01
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