The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-04 00:00:00

CORN EXCHANGE.

The country markets held on Saturday were but mode-
rately supplied with wheat; nevertheless, all kinds moved
off slowly, and in some instances prices had a drooping
tendency. Most, descriptions of spring corn were dull in
sale, and the transactions in flour were limited.

Throughout the Continent wheat has met a dull inquiry ;
nevertheless, very little change has taken place in prices.
Spring corn and flour have ruled steady. In the United
States scarcely any business is doing either in wheat or
flour for export purposes.
Up to our market last week the arrivals of English pro-
duce were limited. The imports from abroad were liberal,
viz., 33,350 qrs. of wheat, 20,020 barley, oats 20,365, beans
551, peas 1,131, linseed 9,690, rapeseed 16,555, sundry
seeds 970, and 4,844 sacks of flour.

From Essex, Kent, &c., the arrivals of wheat fresh up to-
day, coastwise and by land carriage, were on a moderate
scale, and the show of samples was by no means large.
Owing to some damage having been sustained by the grow-
ing crops, factors commenced by asking ls. to 2s. per qr.
more money for English wheats ; but the demand for all
kinds ruled very inactive, and sales took place at prices
about equal to Monday last.
We had a large quantity of foreign wheat on offer. Even
the finest qualities met a dull inquiry, but no actual change
took place in the quotations.
There was very little inquiry for floating cargoes of
grain.
Grinding barley sold at late quotations, but malting and
distilling sorts were very dull on former terms.
The malt trade was in a most inactive state at last week's
prices.
Very few home-grown oats were on offer. The oat trade
was less active ; nevertheless, prices were fairly supported.
Both beans and peas were very dull, at barely stationary
prices.
We had a slow sale for flour, at last Monday's currency.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 43s to 51s
Ditto, old —B —s

Ditto, white, new 478 56e
Ditto, old —s —s

Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —a —a
Ditto, new 428 50s
Rye—Old —s —s
New
Barley—Grinding 268 29s
Malting
Chevalier 3Bs 43s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 528 668
Brown 5OB 528
Kingston and Ware s2s 64a
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., Feeding 22s 7a
Potato 298 33s
Youghal and Cork, black 23s 268
Cork, white 238 328
Scotch, Feeding 238 32a
Beans—Tick
Pigeons 4ls 50s
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 4os 40s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 32s 348
Stockton and Norfolk ..

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS,

Peers present—(The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham,
Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, and other Peers.)
THIRD APPEAL.-SCOT'S MINES COMPANY AND ANOTHER

V. LEA.DHILLS MINING COMPANY

The Lord Chancellor reversed the decision of the Court
below in this case, and the appeal was dismissed' with
costs.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS
(Before the Lords Justices.)

THOMPSON V. WHITELOCK-TWO APPEALS FOR JUDGMENT,

This is an administration suit under the holograph will
of the late Mr. Myles Whitelock, merchant, St. Paul's-
churchyard, City. The testator gave to each of his three
brothers and six sisters £5OO, or their legal representatives,
:to be paid two years after his death ; two nephews £5OO,
and two other nephews £3OO each ; amounting together to
£6,400. He then gave to his father and mother an
annuity of £lOO. He then gave the residue to .his wife,
Sarah, except £4,100 which she was only to have the use
of during her life.

Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart by his decree declared
that, according to the true construction of the will, the
widow was entitled to the whole residue of the testator's
estate, except the legacies mentioned in the will, amounting
to £4,100 only. Double legacies were claimed, amounting
to £6,500, but not allowed. Legatees dying in the life-
time of the testator, or before her death, their legacies
lapsed and fell into the residue.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner
considered that it was not necessary to adopt any forced
construction to this will, or to substitute any other words
for those which the testator had used, and say that £4,100
was £6,500; that it was better to adhere to the words of
the will, and, on the authority of the case Melish against
Melish, there lordships were satisfied that the conclusion
the Vice-Chancellor had come to was light.

Their lordships affirmed the decision of the Vice-Chan-
cellor, and dismissed the appeal without costs.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before M. Kerr.)

EHRENDERGER V. LYONS--FEAST DAYS WITH THE JEWS

This was an action to recover 30s. for ono week's wages
in lieu of notice. Plaintiff is a journeyman in the employ-
ment of defendant, a master tailor.

Plaintiff said that he had been engaged by defendant
ten months ago, and he agreed to work from Sunday to
Friday. Plaintiff was absent on one particular Sunday the
whole day, and upon his going on Monday morning defen-
dant summarily dismissed him.
_ _

Mr. Buchanan, for defendant, cross-examined plaintiff,
who said he absented himself on the Sunday to attend the
circumcision of his child.

Defendant—That is over by 10 o'clock in the morning,
and plaintiff was smoking and drinldng.
His Honour—lt ia well known that when a male child
is born in Israel there is great rejoicing ; it is a feast day
with the Jews, and if defendant knew of this circumcision,
unless there was a prohibition, I think it is such a custo-
mary holiday that defendant should not have dismissed
plaintiff.

Mr. Buchanan—My client knew nothing of it.
Defendant said that it was well known that a child had
been born, and he had asked Mrs. Lyons if she would be
godmother, and defendant godfather. Mrs. Lyons said she
would be very glad, but Mr. Lyons would not take the
trouble.

Mr. Buchanan—Defendant has a very large establish-
ment, and employs forty people, and if they absent them-
selves on Sunday he only gets four days work out of them.
Defendant said he did not give plaintiff permission to
absent himself, and he was discharged for doing so.
His Honour—ln law defendant is entitled to a verdict,
but I think it is scandalous to discharge a man without
notice for absenting himself to perform a particular cere-
money pertaining to his religion.

LOAN SOCIETIES MUST SUE BY ALL TILE PARTNERS.-

INOLES V. MADDOCK.

This was a summons on a promissory note payable to
Ingles, West, and another. The summons was taken out
in the name of Ingle. Before seeing the note his Honour
said that the plaintiff must be nonsuited, as the summons
should be taken out in the names of the parties on the note.
Mr. West said, that Ingle was present and defendant had
signed the note.
His Honour—Thatedoes not matter.
Mr. West—But defendant owes plain tifi: the money.
His Honour—No, he does not. He, owes it to Ingle,
West, and another, and he must be nonsuited.
Mr. West—Well, but what afr, I to do ? Will your
Honour advise me ?
His Honour—l sit here to give judgment and not advice.
Mr. Buchanan gives advice,. lam not going to take away
his business.
Nonsuited.

CRI3IINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

The July session of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Re
corder, Aldermen Moon, Salomons, Mechi, the Sheriffs,
and the other civic authorities.

The calendar contains names of 55 persons for trial.
Two, viz., Thomas Smethurst and William Abraham
Moore, are charged with murder, eight with burglary, nine
with uttering counterfeit coin, three with forgery, three
with manslaughter, five with feloniously wounding, and
the remainder with offences of a minor description.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said he was
very glad to say their duties would be very light in conse-
quence of the short interval that had elapsed since the last
session. The cases in the calendar were few, and none of
them presented any difficulty. There was a charge of
murder against a person named Moore, but in this there
was little doubt but that the blow which pro-
duced the death of the unfortunate woman was
struck by the prisoner. No person was present when the
wound was inflicted, so it would be for the prisoner to show
that anything occurred which would reduce the crime from
that of murder. There was a charge against a foreign
coloured seaman, named John Burdoe, for stabbing a police-
man ; and the circumstances connected with the case were
somewhat peculiar. It appears that the prisoner had been
purchased by the captain of his ship—who it was grati-
fying to find was not an Englishman—as a slave, and he
had made two or three voyages to and from this country,
without knowing that he had acquired thereby his freedom.
On the last occasion when the ship left London, he was too
ill to proceed, and was left behind, in charge of some per-
son, until another ship belonging to the same owner ar-
rived, when he was to be again shipped. During this
period he appeared to have learned that he had acquired
his freedom, and for some cause or other which
would more clearly appear as the trial proceeded, he bar-
ricaded himself in his room and the aid of the police was
called. In consequence of what they were told they pro-
ceeded to his apartment with a view of taking him into
custody. The prisoner, who was unacquainted with the
English language, naturally thinking the police were en-
deavouring to recapture him as a slave, made his escape
through the window on to the roof of the house, where he
was followed by Oliver the policeman. The constable
seized him, when Burdoe, who was armed with
a knife, struck Oliver a blow which it was quite
a marvel: did not instantly deprive him of life.
There were certain circumstances connected Nith this case

what would render it desirable to have it inquired into more
fully than it could be before the grand jury, so all they
would have to ascertain would be whether there was suffi-
cient evidence to justify them in returning a true bill
against him. The effect of finding a true bill would not be
to finally settle the case, but only to put it into a state to
undergo a thorough and searching investigation in this
court with a view to ascertain the causes that induced the
police to interfere. There was nothing further to call for
remark from him, but in the event of an unforeseen difficulty
arising the Court would readily render the grand jury every
assistance.

The jury then retired to their room, and the trials pro
ceeded.

FORGERY.

John Lockhart Morton, 32, merchant, was indicted for
forging and uttering two bills of exchange for the respec-
tive sums of £5OO and £485 10s. with intent to defraud.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The Recorder postponed passing sentence till next ses-
sion.

THE CASE OF DR. SMETHURST.
The trial of Dr. Thomas Smethurst, who stands indicted
for the wilful murder of Isabella Bankes, is fixed for Wed-
nesday. The Lord Chief-Justice of England, Sir Alex.
Cockburn, will preside.