The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1866.

MARKETS—This Day.

business was transacted, and the quotations were next to
nominal. Cakes were steady, at full currencies.

WOOL.

Owing to the continuance of high rates for accommoda-
tion the business doing in all kinds of wool is very mode-
rate. Prices, however, on the whole, are steadily sup-
ported. The imports into London last week wore 621 bales
from Algoa, Bay, and 360 bales from Odessa.
Current prices of English wool per lb.
d
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 91
Half-bred do 1 11;
Kent fleeces
South Down ewes and wethers 1 7i
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing • 1 6
Combing

s d
1 10
2 Of
2 Of
1 81
2 0
1 10
2 0

met to stand as his trustee. The law did not
allow a person to act in such a manner. The learned
counsel could have the rule, but it would be with
the Court against him.

Mr. Cole said he would take the rule notwith
standing.
Rule granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Before Chief Justice Erie and Justices Wiles,
Keating, and Smith.)
ACEBELL V. BESLEY.
The Solicitor-General moved in this case for a
rule for a new trail. The action was tried before
Chief Justice Earl at Guildhall, and a verdict given
for the plaintiff, with leave to move to enter it for
the defendant. The action was for the recovery of
the value of a certain vessel which was lost in con-
sequence, it was alleged, of the negligence of the
defendant, who was a wharfinger, at Chamber-
lain's-wharf. The ship was moored in the
river outside the wharf of the defendant, and he
told the plaintiff that the vessel could safely lie off
the wharf, not knowing there was an obstruction in
a mud-bank in the immediate spot. He also said he
had only come into the possession of the wharf a few
days previous to the accident, and therefore he could
not be said to be guilty of neglience. The jury
gave a verdict for the plaintiff, and he now moved
for a rule on the ground of misdirection, and also
on the point reserved at the trial.
The Court granted a rule to show cause.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Spring Rice.)
IN RE DUNSTAN-HEAVY FAILURE.

This bankrupt was described as of Mayday-road,
one of the directors of the Commercial Union Wine
Company (Limited), which is now being wound up
in the Court of Chancery, and he is the second
director who has appealed to this court for relief
from liabilities incurred " through becoming a
director of the company." The debts, secured and
unsecured, amount to about £15,000, the principal
creditors being the West of England Life and Fire
Office, £1,500 ; W. C. Falkner, Oxon (secured),
£4,500; European Bank (unsecured), £3OO, and
(secured) £1,100; E. Clowes, Manchester (unse-
cured), £320, and (secured) £1,370 ; the Conde
de Bolhao, £1,391 ; and Caldas Brothers, £1,330.
Mr. Miller appeared for various creditors who
proved debts, and a day was named for the next
hearing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A REMORSEFUL THlEF.—Thomas Stephen Chapman,
described as of "no home, a sweep," was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a chimney-sweeping machine
and some tools, of the value of £3, the property of John
Jones, a master sweep, at 8, Peter-street, St. James's.

The prosecutor's wife said tho prisoner was employed
by her husband to assist in the Christmas work, and he
went out with a machine, and other articles, and neyer

returned.

Kent, 191 0, said that on the previous afternoon the
prisoner gave himself up to him for stealing the property
of Mr. Jones, at the same time stating that he had sold the
machine to a sweep a'; Dartford.

The prisoner said ho had nothing to say, only that he
hoped the magistrate would give him a good journey, as
he had no friend in the world but God. Ho had been a
sweep ever since 1824, having come out of Whitechapel
workhouse to be one. He committed the robbery so that
he might go to chapel and get a better home.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner.