The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-04 00:00:00

ThE SUN, LONDON, MON OA Y EVENING, JUNE 4, 1866.

MARKETS.—This Day.

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MARK-LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was quiet. Good and fine qualities.were chiefly
in demand, and these changed hands at full prices. Inferior
parcels ruled stationary in value. For spring corn, the
markets, though quiet, were steady. Flour was in limited
request on former terms.

On the Continent the corn trade is generally quiet, at
about stationary prices. At New York, prices have grown
easy, but at the decline, rather an increased amount of
business had been transacted.

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There was an improved demand for East India linseed,
and rather higher prices were obtained. Rape and oil-
seeds, however, were a dull enquiry, at barely late rates.
For agricultural seeds the trade ruled quiet, at about last
Monday's currency.

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Cakes sold heavily and prices declined to the extent of
2s. Gd. per ton.
The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market
last week were very moderate. Tho imports from abroad
consisted of 29,402 qrs. of wheat, 4,446 barley, 37,548 oats,
975 rye, 85 beaus, 3,495 peas, 4,418 linseed, 6,252 rape and
oilseeds, 2,950 maize, and 4,111 sacks of flour.
Fresh up to our market to-day rather a limited supply
of wheat was received both from Essex and Kent. The
condition of the produce, however, was good. The de-
mand for all qualities was in a sluggish state, yet no
change took place in prices from Monday last.
With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup-
plied. A limited business was transacted in all descrip-
tions, at the prices current this day se'nnight.
Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request at last
Monday's currency.
There was a scanty supply of English barley on offer,
but the show of foreign produce was good. The trade for
all descriptions ruled quiet on former terms.
Malt was in limited request at late rates.
The supply of oats on sale was large. The trade was
dull, and prices were rather lower than on Monday last.
American oats sold as low as 18s. 9d. per quarter.
Beans were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm at
731 I full currencies.

1.01
911

117 16, 17

604
1251 i

1221 3

Peas were in short supply, and the trade was steady ai

late rates.

In flour a moderato business was transacted on former

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CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, now, per qr. 39s to 46s
Do., old 46s 51s
Do., white, old s:s 5s
Do., new
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s —s
Do., new
Talavera, new s2s 60s
Rye—
Barley—Grinding
Malting 3Gs 43s
Malt--Suffolk and Norfolk
Brown

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Kingstown and Ware
Chevalier 66s 67s
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 27s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black 2os 26s
Cork, white 22s 278

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1021 2

ScotA, Feeding 2ls 26s
Beaus—Tick
Pigeons „,„ 46s 50s
Peas—Grey,

Marile
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffolk 32s 34s
Stockton and Norfolk
American, per barrel
French, per sack s4.s 88s

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,ITIES.

from last series, varying from Id. to 3d. per lb. Yorkshire
buyers are operating cautiously ; but there is a large busi-
ness doing for shipment to France. The demand for ex-
port to Germany is very limited. Privately, the English
wool trade is quiet, on former terms. Last week's import
amounted to 12,000 bales, chiefly from Sydney.
Current prices of English wool per lb.

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Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 8 1 9
Half-bred do 1 10 1 11
Kent fleeces
South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Banco, before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
and Justices Mellor, Blackburn, and Shoe.)
PARR V. ELLY.

Mr. Huddlestone, Q.C., on the part of the plaintiff,
moved for a rule that a portion of the issue in this case
should be struck out of the declaration, so that a verdict
might be entered on his behalf. The case was heard be-
fore Mr. Justice Lush, last Friday.
It was an action by the plaintiff, a well-known trainer,
against tho proprietors of the Daily Telegraph, for libel, to
which a plea of not guilty was placed on the record. The
following is the extract from the article in the Daily Tele-
graph on which the action was founded :—"Redan is a
horse whose , merits have not been duly appreciated
by either the public or the backers of the horse. He
is indeed, one of the most compact, neatest, and racing-
looking Derby colts we have soon this last season. Being
such a stayer to look at, he is sure to be there or thereabouts
on the Derby Day if he does well through the winter
months. During the summer months he ran with varied
success, and there is more than reason to suspect that
he was never half-trained, and that Parr's Pills and
Telscombo cooking have prevented Lord St. Vinc.ent
from landing several handsome stakes." The jury found
that there was no imputation of fraud in the article, and
that it merely attributed negligence to the plaintiff. A
verdict was then found for the defendant for 40 shillings,
with leave to move to amend or to enter a verdict
non veredecto obstanto, which did not improve his situation,
as it did not exempt him from the costs he had incurred.
The learned counsel said that the concluding passage was
an innuendo, and imputed fraud and incompetency to his
client. If that innuendo were now struck out
altogether it would give his client a verdict, and
he contended that such a course would be in conformity
with the Common Law Procedure Act, some sections of
which he cited.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said that, under any circumstances,
the plaintiff would have to pay the costs, and he did not
see how he would be bettered by the granting of this ap-
plication.

Mr. Justice Shee was decidedly of opinion that the
inuendo, being placed in issue, it could not be withdrawn.
The Lord Chief Justice, at the conclusion of the learned
counsel's address, said that the Court could not possibly
grant the rule applied for. At the same time he must, say
that if he had been on the jury he would have found
that the article did clearly impute fraud to the plaintiff
in regard to the horse in question. But the construction
to be put on written matter, which was alleged to contain
a libel, came within the jurisdiction of the jury, and the
court would exercise the greatest caution in dealing with
any such construction. This was not a case in which
there was a conflict of evidence which would bring it

within the sphere of of the court. In the present case he
thought the court should not dissent from its ordinary
practice, more especially as the finding of the jury was to
relieve the plaintiff from any imputation of fraud. The
court would grant a rule for a verdict non vereelecto
obstante.
The rule was made accordingly.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day

WESTMINSTER.

HORSE HAIR SHEETS FOR PAUPERS—A SOVEREIGN
REMEDY.—William Flanders, apparently a strong healthy
young man, was charged with the offence of wilfully
destroying the whole of his clothing, whereby the parish
of St. Luke's, Chelsea, was put to the cost of finding him
fresh apparel.
Rl'Lackney, porter at :St. Luke's workhouse, Chelsea,
said that the defendant applied for a night's lodging on
Saturday and was admitted. At half-past seven in the
morning he gave the defendant his breakfast, and left him
in the casual ward. On going there shortly afterwards he
found that defendant had torn up all his clothing, and was
in a perfect state of nakedness, having even destroyed his
shirt.

Mr. Selfe—Have you got any horse-hair sheets in Si
Luke's workhouse ?

Porter—Not that I am aware of, your worship.
Defendant—l tore my clothing up because it was so
dirty, and I wanted fresh.
Mr. Selfe—A gentleman I know recommends horse-hair
sheets in particular cases. They are extremely healthy,
durable, and warm, and are not easily destroyed. It may
be worth •the Chelsea Guardians' while to consider the
advantages of horse-hair sheets.
Defendant was committed.for 14 days.