The Sun.
London, England, 1832-02-06 00:00:00

COURT OF KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)

HARLIT v. CURTIS.

Mr. PLATT stated the case for the plaintiff:

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Eleanor Harlit,
to recover damages from the defendant, John Harrison Curtis,
Esq. Aurist to his Majesty, residing in Soho-square, a, gentle-
man of considerable eminence in his profession, for an assault
and false imprisonment. It appeared from the testimony
of the plaintiff's witnesses, that she had lived in the
service of the plaintiff as his housemaid; on Saturday
night, the 18th of September, 1830, Mrs. Curtis, on going
into the bed-room, found that a bureau had been broken
open and a quantity of jewellery, among which were a watch,
ear-rings, a gold chain, &c., besides a considerable sum in mo.
ney, had been stolen. Mr. Curtis was not informed of the
robbery until eight o'clock the following morning, when he
sent for the police, and told them that he suspected his cook
and housemaid. The plaintiff' consented to have her box
searched and to be searched herself, but nothing of a suspi-
cious nature was found. One of the officers discovered foot
marks in the cook's room, leading from the window to the
door, and on going out at the attic window a chisel and
two keys were. found in the gutter; there were, how.
ever, no foot-marks leading from the cook's room to the room
in which the bureau was found. The chisel was found to fit
the marks of violence on the bureau ; and a pair of broken
scissors, which lay on the bureau, also fitted some of the marks.
By the orders of the defendant, the plaintiff and the cook, as
well as a young man who had called to see the cook, were taken
into custody. On the Monday they were taken before Mr.
Roe, at Marlborough street Office, and, from what then tran-
spired, they were remanded until the Wednesday, when they
underwent another examination, and were discharged.
Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury for the defence, and,
after enumerating all the various circumstances of the case, put
it to the Jury whether therewas not a fair ground for suspecting
the servants to have committed the robbery. It was pretty clear
it was committed by some person who knew where the property
was deposited, because no attempt had been made to rob
any other place, but where the parties were sure of find.
ing something valuable. There was so much of doubt
and suspicion about the case, that the Magistrate felt
it to be his duty to remand the plaintiff. She was brought
up on the Wednesday, and then she was discharged.
The question then was, whether there was not so much of sus-
picion as justified Mr. Curtis in the course he had adopted. If
he were not, then very few gentlemen upon being robbed of va.
luabje property, would dare to institute an enquiry among
their own servants, for fear of subjecting themselves to action for
false imprisonment. Mr. Curtis was a gentleman of high re-
spectability, and it did not appear that he was actuated by any
bad feeling towards the plaintiff:
His LORDSHIP said, it was clear that the plaintiff was
entitled to a verdict, because he had not pleaded a justification.
What was the amount of damages to be given was entirely for
the Jury to say; it was quite clear that the defendant had lost
some very valuable articles, and it was no less clear that the
defendant had good reason to suspect that some or one of his
servants had either committed the robbery, or connived at its
commission by some other person, which, unfortunately, was
but too often the case. Whether the suspicion could be the
more justly attached to the plaintiff or the cook was another
question, for the foot-marks were proved to have been in the
cook's room.

The Jury found a verdict for the plaintiff.—Damages-201.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.

HUNT v. LAWSON.
This was an action against the Times, at the suit of the Mem-
ber for Preston, and this morning the plaintiff applied to have
a day fixed for the hearing of it.
The LORD CHIEF BARON was ready to hear it at any
time. The better course would be for Mr. Hunt to see the
Counsel for the defendant, and agree upon a day.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT just then came in, and Mr. Hunt
applied to him.

Sir James did not know how he would be engaged, at the
end of the week; but if Mr. Hunt would come down on
Wednesday he would be able to tell him. The Hon.
Member then withdrew, on the understanding that it
would not come on on Wednesday, but a day would then be
appointed. The Court was occupied all the morning with the
well-known cause of " Chambers v. Bernasconi," which is to
try for the seventh time the validity of a commission of bank-
ruptcy, issued in 1825 against Mr. Chambers. The trial ha d
not finished when we went to press.

ARCHES COURT.-(THIS DAY.)
SENTENCE.-COCHRANE v. COCHRANE.

This was a suit promoted by Colonel C;;;;;;;;;;inst his
wife, for a separation on the ground of adultery.
Dr. ADDAMS, on the part of Colonel Cochrane, stated the
facts upon which his client claimed the relief he sought for. It

appeared from the libel that Mrs. Cochrane had formed an im-
proper connection with a Mr. Franklin ; that during the hus-
band's absence the wife and Mr. Franklin were alone for two
hours in the lady's dressing-room, which communicated with
the bed-room, and that he was let out clandestinely; that on
another occasion, during the absence of the Colonel, the wife
left her house at Marlow and proceeded to London, where the
next morning she was joined by Mr. Franklin; that they went
to the Three Nuns, Aldgate, and had bed-rooms provided, and
were together; and that subsequently, when separated from
her husband, Mrs. Cochrane was delivered of a child. She was
also charged with other acts of adultery at Portsea. He (I)r.
Addams) contended that the Colonel was entitled to the relief
prayed.

Dr. PHILLIMORE, on the part of the wife, contended that
the facts of the adultery had not been proved to the satisfaction
of an Ecclesiastical Court.

Dr. ADDAMS was then heard at some length, and con.
tended from the facts, as given in evidence, that the charges of
adultery had been fully proved.
Sir J. NICHOLL, after going over the circumstances con-
nected with the marriage, said there could be no doubt but that
the introduction of Mr. Franklin clandestinely into the cottage
of the husLand was for the purpose of having criminal connec-
tion with Mrs. Cochrane. Her visit to town, and his going to
the Three Nuns, being wholly explained, also led the Court to
infer that adultery was there committed. The birth of the
child—no access having been proved by the wife to have been
had by the husband—was conclusive proof that she was guilty

of adultery. After going over the other charges, the Coui
declared for the separation, as prayed by Colonel Cochrane.

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY. TWELVE 0' CL CK.
Jamaica Papers to the 13th of December have been received
at the North and South American Coffee-house :
(From the Courant of Dec. 12.)
The business of the session is proceeding so slowly that it is
apprehended that an adjournment must take place until after the
holidays.
DEATH OF THE ATTORvEY-GENERAL JAMES.—Letters received
here yesterday by the Sparrowhawk, from Carthagena, an-
nounce the death of Hugo James, Esq., on board his Majesty's
ship Blanche, off Port-au-Prince, on the 23d of November. His
remains were landed from the frig .te, and interred with due so-
lemnity on the 24th.
The packet has brought out an Order in Council, which is to
be compulsory to the conquered colonies of Trinidad, Demerara,
&c., and admonitory to Jamaica.
Letters from Bogota, of the 6th December, give, as usual, a
deplorable account of the state of affairs in the interior of
Colombia.
Letters from Alexandria, of the 2Sth December, state that a
courier had arrived there from Acre, announcing that the se-
cond wall bad been battered down, and the fosses were filled with
troops, encamped about twenty feet from the third wall. The
fire of the place had slackened, which gave hopes that Abdalla
Pacha would capitulate.
A letter from Nantes state, that the French Government are
going to send a force to the Tagus, sufficient to protect the
French merchants there.
The Gazette of Milan, of the 24th instant, announces that the
Papal troops were expected to enter Bologna on the 25th or 26th,
as the insurgents were completely defeated.
THE FUNDS.
The estafette from Paris this morning is interesting in several
points. It first states that the ratifications of the Dutch treaty
are expected, and that the Russian troops are going to evacuate
Poland, which is to be recognised ; that Don Pedro has sailed
for Belleisle; and lastly, that lamentable disorders had taken
place in the Chamber of Deputies, but that Paris was tranquil,
we say for the present, for little oubt can be entertained that
sooner or later another revolution may be expected ; themonied
interest may endeavour to stifle the alarm, and treat the late
plot with contempt, but the millions of Republicans in France
are on the qui vim
Our Fonds continue steady thismorning, Consols, which left
offon Saturday at 82% %, for account, opened at the same price,
with little doing at present.
A Lisbon mail has arrived, but its contents are already antici.
pated in the Morning Journals.
In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet.
ratification of Fngland and FranliceAhiswLasFk-
nPo,Av n
SatT thO eNHEague
The private letters from Holland t morning state that the
which had no effect on the King of Holland : on the contrary,
that he was more obstinate than ever. The subscriptions for the
Dutch loan have terminated, eighty millions cf guilders having
al.
ready been received, although they require fifty millions more:
no forced loan will take place. The Dutch Funds are about 3.9az
Our Fun ands are rather languid at present, with scarce a bar • gain doing. Consols have been duringmostofthe •
part morning at
8,23, to 14, for oney 82% sellers
We have noire liort on f any urt ier political news.
2 to 1
The void Fo
disreign Market is • of all interest. Belgian Scrip,
% ,
There are letters from Terceira, but we do not ',hear any news
of importance.

THREE O'CLOCK

Consols, 82.,9-
FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES.
Consols .„.•.... 821 Danish
Ditto for Account 82 -I Greek, 1825--
Brazilian Bonds 45f Mexican, 1825.
Buenos Ayres... Peruvian ...•••••
Chilian Ditto.... _ Russian
Columbian 3824 Spanish l3

RANDY FROM THE STEAM OF BREAD.
Among the extraordinary inventions of the day may be
mentioned the discovery of a method of obtaining an
ardent spirit from the steam of new bread !! ! An im-
mense edifice has lately been constructed upon the bank
of the Grosvenor Canal, in Be!grave Place, for the pur-
pose of carrying this novel mode of distillation into effect.
The invention is the discovery of Mr. SMITH, the distiller
of Mi11b?7,4 who has tried the method successfully in his
own estaW We understand that the bread, after
it has undergone' the process, is remarkably sweet and
good, and not in the least degree injured or rendered unfit
for Inc.

SMITHFIELD MARKET.

This day's supply was rather limited throughout, but owing to
the carcass markets being largeiy stocked, and the weather un-
favonrable for slaughtering, the trade was very dull, with
and Mutton at an advance, Veal at a depression, of about _d.
per stone; with Pork at barely Friday's quotations.

PRICES PER STONE OF ht.ls. TO SINK THE OFFALS.
s. d. to s. d. a. d. foe. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lambs
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0
Prime largo Oxen... 4 0 4 2 Large coarse (7alves 310 4 2
Prime Scots, 5ec..... 4 0 4 4 Prime small ditto 4lO 5 6
Inferior Sheep 2 8 210 Large Hogs
Second quality ditto 3 2 :3 8 Small Porkers 4 6 5 0
Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 8 Suckling Calves 121 to 40e. ea,h.
S mthdownWethers 410 5 0 Quarter oldrigs 12s to 18s. each.
SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. ISheep and Lambs.' I
Calves. Pigs.
2,142 I 18,110 !91 120
About 200 of the beasts Caine up the St. Alban's road ; about
100 up the other northern roads; about 200 (including Irish;.
from the western and midland districts; about 1200 from Nur'.
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire ; about 120 front Kent
and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, Sec
in the neighbourhood of London.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.
At per stone. by the Carcass.
s. d. to s. d. I s. el. toe. (1.
inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior... 2 6 210
middling 2 6 210 middling.. 3 2 3 t,
-- prime large 3 0 3 4 prime 3lO 4 4
-- prime small... 3 4 3 8 Pork, large 3 8 4 ti
Veal '3 8 5 4 —small 4 8 5 0
Both the above markets were very largely supplied, and the
trade in them was very dull; prices stationary.

Beet,

NEWCASTLE CORN MARKET —Feb. 4.
Our country supply of Wheat to-day was considerable, for
which the demand was steady with little variation from last
week's prices, in ship or granaried parcels little doing. Oats sold
readily at former prices. The coastingarrivals of Barley continue
small, yet so much fine Foreign is now on the market, sales of
British are still heavy, and we can note no change in price.
Malt dull. Beans may be noted 2s. per quarter cheaper. Rye
and Pease without change.

New. Old.
Wheat, Northumberland 565. 6.58
Norfolk and Suffolk 56s 64s —s. —s.
Berwick and Scotch 565. 60s —s. —.3.
Foreign 50s. 648 —s. —s.
Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk
Foreign 12s. 36s —s. —s.
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk...32s. 36s —s. —a.
Grinding and Feeding 245. 2Ss —s. —s. LI
Malt, Norfolk and Suffoll- 6os. 64a —s. —s. r E
Beans, Small ri2s. 34s —s. —s. T.
Tick 30s. 32s —s. —s.
Pease, White 345. 38s —s. —s.
Gray 30s. 3fis —s. —s.
Oats, Northumberland,P itst4.! °4s 265. 24s. '26s.
Feed 19s Os ills. 233.
Foreign —a. —s —3. —s.
Flour, Fine (per sack) —s. —s 4ss. 48s.

CORNWALL. MARKETS.
Tatto—Wheat (average) `22s.6tl.—Barley, I Is. 9d.—Oats, 9s.
ST. AUSTELL—Wheat, —s. to .??.s.—Barley, —B. to 12s.—Oats,
Os. to Ss. Od.
BODMIN—Wheat (average) 225. 12.,. Od.—Oats, 7s
HELSTON—Wheat, 235. Od—Barley, 11s 01.
PENZANCE—Wheat, 225. to 23s.—Barley, —s. to 12.s.—Oats,
Os. to 88. 6d.—Beef and Mutton, sd. to Od.—Pork, 31d. to Od.—
Butter, 12d. per lb.
Lisa's/tan—Wheat, —s. Od. to 23s.—Barley, Bs. 6d.—Oats, Os.
to 88. Od.

LA un ESTON—Wh eat (average) 275. 01—Barley,10s. 4d.—Oats,
7s. Od.—Beef, sd.—Mutton, sd.
ST. Commis—Wheat, 225. to Ms.—Barley, I Is. to Its.—Beef,
and Mutton. 4d. to sd.—Veal, 4d.—Lamb. sd.

A HOAX.—A French Paper, Le Temps,
confidently assured its readers on Tuesday, that the Reform
Bill had been withdrawn at a late hour on last Saturday
night. Le Tenzps states that the French Government
received the news of this occurrence by a telegraphic des-
patch on Sunday night, and then goes en gravely to express
astonishment that the Moniteur should have sail nothing
of the matter. If the good people of Paris had Icen,wn
as much as we know of the tricks of the Anti-Rerormers,
they would not have been made the dupes of a hoax like
this, which was probably the production of some gentle-
man who had done his work in Charles-street, and wanted
some other mischief to amuse himself Times.