The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-22 00:00:00

SALE OF AGRICULTURAL STOCK.

The late Earl of Fitz silliam bred and fed a large quail-
tily of agricultural stock at the home farm at Wentworth
Wow:house, near Rotheriiatn, and for some years a sale
of the produce took place annually on the premises just
mentioned. Owing, however, to the prevale..ce of dis-
ease among his lordship's cattle, no sale has taken place
for the la.:t two years, tint the present earl being about
to reside on his Irish Estates, the stock at Wentworth
was disposed of by auction by Mr. R. Tilburn, o:
Doncaster, on Thursday, Friday. and Saturday last.
There was a large atteuslance, including the principal
farmers and dealers from the neighbourhood of Sheffield,
Barnsley, Rotherham, and Doncaster. The sheep con-
sisted of 225 Leicester wethers and gimmers and 15
Scotch wethers, all of them in excellent killing condi-
tion. The fat sheep realized from 355. to 60s. each;
ewe lambs, from 255. to 28s. ; wether lambs, 21s. ; Lei-
cester ewes in lamb, 38s. to 545. each ; and Southdowne,
445. to 465. The herd of fat beasts comprised 42 heifers
and cows, 5 fat short-horned bullocks, and 9 Scotch
heifers. This portion of the stock, though not highly
fed was in excellent condition for the Christmas markets,
and in consequence excited a spirited competition. The
average price obtained for the fat heifers was 171., but
one fetched 251. The Scotch bullocks sold for
about 151. per head, which was considered their full
value ; the Scotch heifers brought 161. per head. The
store beasts made good prices, one fine Alderney cow
and calf selling for 231., and several others for 20/,
each. A fine steer of superior breed fetched 121. after
a smart competition. Pure Alderney heifers wade
from 91. to 121. ; Alderneys in calf from 161. to 231.;
Ayrshire cows in calf realized 171. to 191. 10e. ;
cows in milk from 11/. to 221. The shorthorns
and blood-stock went for low prices, bulls realising only
301. each, about half what they were said to have cost.
This result was owing to the herd having been visited
with disease. The fat, it was calculated, made from 7s.
6d. to Bs. 3d. per stone. There was only a comparatively
small number of horses for sale, and these consisted only
of a few thorough-breds and half-brads. A anti gray colt
by Chanticleer, out of Aggripina, fetched 60 guineas.
the highest figure reached. Two carriage horses made
40 guineas each, another 36i guineas, and a fourth 34
guineas. The bidding for the agricultural horses was
very spirited, and several fine animals sold fer upwards
of 50 guineas each. The sale of pigs (chiefly small ones),
realised extreme prices, the highest being 10 guineas.
The poultry and farm implements also sold well. The
sale realised nearly 4,0001.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

-.1111.-

HAY MARKETS.

SurrnnELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ Os; clover,
31 lOs to 51 ss; and straw, 115 s to 1/ 10a per load.
A slow trade.

CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 123 to 41 4s ; clover
31 103 to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 6s to 1/ 103 por load:
Trade rather dull.

WHITECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21103 to 47 Os ; clover,
3/ lOs to 51 ss; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 10i per
A fair demand.

COLONIAL,
inactive, no business of any
imTpEoArt.a—neTehehmavairukgetbies very
enreported. Common congon is
quoted llid to 12d per cwt.
SUGAR. —The demand for colonial descriptions bag some-
what improved, and moderate sales have een effected at
firm prices : other qualities continue inactive. The Refined
Market is quiet, but prices are fully supported, owing to
the scarcity of dried goods on offer.
but a large quantity is advertised for sale during the week,
_ effected,T om a raktet barely
former
t rates.
COFFEE.—There is very little business doing privately,
and prices are firm.
have bjeAen.
Coc is very
Bengal
have and
been
limited
forced
l valelpoi k
given way to a slight extent,
quotations.
RICE.—A few parcelsipsriacevsehryavleimited enquiry and no sales of
theoth emarket,
descriptions
T
RUM.--
been effected, prices being quite nominal.
importance have
FRUlT.—Former rates are current for all descriptions,
baenred barely sustain
..
but the sales have been very limited.
SALTPETRE.— -There has been rather more enquiry for
inferior qualities, and quotations have risen about is tots
per cwt.
TALLOW.—The market is firm. P.Y.C. on the spot is
quoted 535, and January to March delivery 53s Gd per owt,
Australian beef is 511 Gd, sheeps 535,
South American 52s
, and town tAllow 53t—nett cash,

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE.

Yesterday orders were received by the officers
commanding the first and second battalions at
Chatham garrison, directing the following rein-
forcements to proceed this morning to Gravesend,
to embark on board the Salamanca for Bombay and
Kurrachee :-18th Royal Irish, 61 non-commis-
sioned officers and men ; 51st Light Infantry, 53
men of all ranks ; 83d Regiment, 2 men ; 86th Royal
County Down, 23 rank and file ; 98th Regiment, 5
men. The following officers are ordered to embark
with the detachments, viz. :—Capt. G. H. Adams,
86th Regt.; Lieut. E. L. Dillon, 18th Royal Irish;
and Ensign E. M. Crowe, 51st Light Infantry;
Assistant Staff-Surgeon A. R. Kilroy will embark
in medical charge of the reinforcements. The whole
of the troops are to be fully armed and equipped
with the Enfield rifle.
A large supply of clothing has been forwarded
to Chatham for the purpose of being dis-
tributed among the wives and children of
those soldiers who have proceeded to India, pre-
viously to their being forwarded to their respective
homes. The articles have been sent to Mr. H. T.
Jones, storekeeper at Chatham, for gratuitous dis-
tribution to the wives of (soldiers, on recommenda-
tion of the several commanding officers.
In addition to the detachment of the Medical
Staff Corps which proceeded from Chatham to Cal-
cutta for the purpose of being employed as assistant
dispensers in the hospitals in India, a detachment
has likewise embarked for Hong Kong.
Her Majesty's steam troop-ship Urgent, 6, Com-
mander M‘Donaid, arrived at Portsmouth yester-
day from the Mediterranean.. She left Malta on the
11th and Gibraltar on the 16th inst., bringing the
following passengers and invalids :—From Malta
garrison and the fleet—Commander the Hon. H.
Moreton on promotion ; Mr. R. W. M. Jones, pay-
master, R.N., invalided from the Curlew ; Mr. B.
D. Connor, second master, R.N., invalided from
the Conqueror • Mr. It Tregelges, assistant-
engineer, R.N., from Malta Hospital ; Mr. G.
Ares, gunner, R.N., on promotion ; Mr. R. D.
Lys, late paymaster of the 55th Regiment, 25 naval
invalids, 2 seamen, to join her Majesty's ship
Brunswick ; 7 ditto, for passage to England ; 6
ditto, on completion of service; 4 ditto, unfit for
duty ; 2 ditto, prisoners ; 9 ditto, discharged with

disgrace ; 2 distressed British subjects ; Lieut.-Col.
Spence ; Lieuts. Waldron and Gould, and Ensign
Tibbetts, 31st R.egt. ; Mrs. Gould ; Capt. Bray and
Lieut. Cochrane, of the 96th Regiment ; Lieut.
Thompson of the Ist Royal Regiment ; Lieut.
Thompson, of the 57th Regiment ; Lieuts. French
and Shakerley, of the Royal Artillery. Troops,
(kn., from Corfu :—Royal Artillery.-4
27 transfers, 5 women, and 8 children. 3d Buffs.
—4 invalids, 7 transfers, 2 women, 1 child, 1 ser-
geant, wife, and family. 47th Regiment.-3 in-
valids, 6 transfers, 1 woman, 1 child. 68th Regi-
ment, to join the depot.-21 men, 3 women, 7 chil-
dren. 91st Regiment.-17 invalids, 1 woman, 1
b knack sergeant invalided, 1 ditto transferred.
b'rom Malta : Assistant-surgeon O'Callaghan,
Medical Staff Corps ; 56 ward masters and orderlies,
3 women, and 8 chidren, 27 invalids from the 14th
Regiment, 2 of the 21st, 3 of the 28th, 12 of the
57th, 1 of the 71st, and 1 prisoner from the 21st.
From Gibraltar.-7 invalids, 1 woman, and 5 chil-
dren, from the Royal Artillery ; 2 invalids and 1
woman from the Royal Eugiuers, 1 invalid fro&
the 31st Regiment, 3 from the 48th, 5 and 1 woman
and 1 child from the 92d, 12 recruits, iu charge of a
non-commissioned officer of the Ist R3yals. The
Urgent spoke nothing on her way home, and went
into Portsmouth yesterday afternoon to land her
troops, &c.
The result of a garrison court-martial held at the
Royal Artillery Barracks, Woolwich, on Thursday,
Lieut.-Colonel N. Freese, president, has again been
the infliction of the lash. The delinquent in the
present instance was a man named Vance, gunner,
2d battalion of the Royal Artillery, who was acting
as helping man to Sergeant-Major Taylor. It ap-
pears that the prisoner, having the run of the ser-
geant-major's house, managed to extract a sove-
reign from an open desk lying in the bedroom. The
act was promptly detected and laid to the prisoner's
charge, and the sum of 18s. was found in his pos-
session, the remnant of a sovereign changed at the
canteen. This he accounted for by asserting that it
had been given to him by a woman. On her being
called as evidence at the court-martial she denied
the assertion, and added moreover that she had ze-
ceived a number of letters from the prisoner since
he had been under arrest, begging and entreating
her to confirm his story. A bombardier, a second
witness produced by the prisoner, and whom he had
solicited to bear false testimony in his favour, was
likewise examined. The guilt of the prisoner having
beenclearty proved, he was condemned to receive 50
lashes, and on his being discharged from the infir-
mary to be imprisoned in Fort Clarence for the term
of 84 days. The sentence of the court-martialhavin.g
been confirmed by Major-General Sir W. F. Wil-
liams, commandant of the garrison, the prisoner
was publicly flogged yesterday morning in presence
of the troops assembled in the Riding-house.
Seventeen artiPerynien now under arrest at Wool-
wich will be brought for trial at the ensuingweekly
court-martial.

The half-yearly term of the Royal Military Aca-
demy at Woolwich was brought to a close yester-
- day, when the company of Gentleman Cadets
paraded in review order under Captain Shekespear,
fur the inspection of the Governor of the
establishment, Col. Wilford, R. A., who was received
with a general salute %t 2 o'clock. The cadets then
marched past in the usual manner in slow and
quick time, and were put through the manual and
platoon exercises by Gentleman Cadet Traill, Gen-
tleman Cadet Cobbold acting as Adjutant. The
command being then taken by Captain Shakespear,
they were put throughseveral battalion mauwuvres,
firing with blank cartridges, afterwards forming on
original ground, advancing in line, and perform-
ing a general salute. They were thi n marched into
the dining-ball to witness the interesting ceremony
of awarding the prizes for proficiency iu the differ-
ent branches of study. The Governor, before dis-
tributing the prizes, addressed the cadets, compli-
meeting them upon their uniformly good conduct
and their steadiness under aruie, and theailed the
progress of the company during the past half-year.
He pointed out in an encouraging manner the im-
portant nature of their future career asofficerz, and
urged them to persevere in their studies. The prizes
were then presented to the cadets to whom they
hid been adjudged, tha Governor addressing to
each one au appropriate remark. Gentleman Cadet
Sitwell was especially complimented upon receiving
the sword, the prize for general good conduct. The
remainder of the prizes were delivered in the fol-
lowing manner, viz. :
Mr. Sitwell—General good conduct and land-
scape drawing.
Mr. D. Jones—Fortification (practical class).
Mr. Innes--Firat mathematics, first fortification.
Mr. Armstrong—Second mathematics.
Mr. Woodward_. Second fortification.
Mr. Stevens—.]) ,scriptive geometry.
Mr. Althorpe—French.
Mr. Burnett—History and geography.
Mr. Wilmer—Topographical thawing.
Mr. Johnston—Landscape drawing.
Twenty-nine cadets of the practical class in this
academy have been recommended for commissions
in the Royal Artillery and Engineers, making an
aggregate number of 85 commissions from the esta-
Llisbmeut (luring the last half-year. The vacation
will terminate on the 3d Feb., 1838.
Brevet-Major Smith's company of the 4th batta-
lion Royal Artillery arrived at he ad-quarters,
Woolwich, yesterday, and Capt. Blo3se's company,
12th battalion, arrived on Saturday, having Leen
relieved from duty at Purfieet and the Tower by
Lieut.-Colonel Hamley's and Lieut.-Col. Morris's
companies.
The Australasian steamship arrived at Potts-
_

mouth from Southampton, and went into harbour
to prepare for the embarkation of the head-quarters
of the 68th Regitnent and other troops for India.
She hauled alongside Portsmouth dockyard jetty
yesterday afternoon and commenced shipping the
baggage.
Her Majesty's state yacht Vict,)ria and Alb-Jrt-,
kitpt. the Hon. Joseph Denman, is or let ei to be
Prepared for the special service of conveying the
Plineess Royal and the Pzince of Prussia to Pius-
. Ilia after their marriage.
The Curac •
Mallon, 1135 oha, 31, screw frigate, Cep'ain T. M.
Ove_ „__
Inas ot3r topmasts pointed and the.rigging
2000117:er I,laads, aad has entered upwards of
PrlairulPlinent.
the Wellesley at 3bteheu appointed paymaster to
The follow in g appoitr.
at the Adadrakty uuentiweremale yesterday
Tully to the. Ina u.try.
Stcond Master—John H.
• Mr. James W.
_ ohnston, to 13.,D
ePuly-Insptetor of
tba Marines at Weelarich.

The Nora British Daily lied announces the sumo,
eion of Messrs. Schwabe and Cu., of Giasr,o., •
liabilitioa for about 30,0001.
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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.--sWARWICK, DEC. 21.
(Before Mr. Baron Channel!.)
ALLEGED ROBBERY OF GOVERNMENT STORES.
Thomas Williams, gunmaker, was indicted on
two counts, first, for having at Birmingham, on
25th Sept., 1857, knowingly sold and delivered to
Charles Clarke, certain stores of war and ordnance,
the property of her Majesty, the stores being mew
or not more than one-third worn ; secondly, for
having on 12th Oct. feloniously and fraudulently
caused divers persons unknown to obliterate certain
marks, denoting the property of her Majesty, in
certain ordnance stores, for the purpose of conceal-
ing her Majesty's property therein.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes, Mr. Bodkin, Q. C. (specially
retained), and Mr. Bittleston were counsel for the
prosecution ; Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Elers for the
defence.
Mr. Sergeant Hayes having opened the case for
the prosecution, the following evidence was called :
Charles Clarke, examined by Mr. Bodkin, Q.C.
—I live at Stepney, and am a gunmaker. In the
first or second week in August last I went to Bir-
mingham. I know a gentleman named Goodman,
the chairman of the small arms department. I put
myself in communication with his partner, Mr.
Cooper. I saw Williams at the King's Arms, Wit-
tall-street. He called me from a room on the 9th
or 10th August, and desired to speak to me. I had
known him before; when he was at work at a glove
manufactory. I knew he was at work at the Tower
at Birmingham. When I went out of the room he
asked me if was a buyer of rifles. I said it depended
on what they were. He said he knew a person who
had some to dispose of, the same pattern as the Go-
vernment Minie rifles, and very good guns. I ar-
ranged to see a sample the following day. That
appointment was not kept, but the dayafter 1 went
to his residence. He showed me a sample gun. It was
in what is technically called "A screwed together
state ;" that is, all the parts of the gun are put toge-
ther provisionally ready for finishing. That is the
state in which the guns are issued by the contractor
for finishing. On the barrel of the gun I saw there
was a bright place, apparently where a mark had
been taken out. 'art of the Government marks
were in the barrel. In places where I looked for the
Government mark I found traces of marks having
bean recently effaced. He mentioned 235. each as
the price. It was worth 555. in the state I saw it. I
told him I would be happy to purchase one case of
guns, and wished them to be sent as soon as possi-
ble. I requested that the proof mark might bo lelt
in, as without it it would be difficult to have them
proved. I then saw Mr. Cooper, in the absence of
Mr. Goodman, and communicated what was goiug
on. 1 then left for London. I received the letter
produced on the 23d Sept. (The handwriting of the
prisoner was here proved by a witness named Eve-
rard. The letter was to the effect that the guns were
ready.) Upon the receipt of that letter [ went to Bir-
mingham, and saw Williams. He took me into a
side room and showed me 20 guns in a case. I exa-
mined the top row, and found them same as sample.
I left that room for the front room, and wrote my
address on a card, which was affixed to the case. I
afterwards wrote to him to say I- would take the
other portion of the guns, pressing him to get them
done as early as possible. i received a letter in an-
swer. (This letter said the prisoner would accom-
modate Mr. Clarke with the remaining guns, and,
as he wished them out of the way as quick as pos-
sible requested the latter to go on Friday.) I went
on iriday. He told me that 17 were ready, and
that some person having been round taking stack,
be could not supply the others he had intended.
We went to his house, and he showed me 17 in
rough stock state and three screwed together.
The marks had been erased. The Government
proof mark, which is different from proof
marks on other guns, was erased. I did not pay
him but gave him 31., and paid him the rest on
Monday, at the rate of 13s. each for 17 guns, and
235. each for three. He objected to be paid in
notes. The guns were conveyed the same as the
others. All of them had ramrods and bayonets.
After I got to London T wrote again for the other
guns, which he had promised I should have. I re-
ceived two letters in reply. I afterwards saw him,
and he told me the clerk had taken stock iu the
place where he had the guns from, and they would
not let him have any more. He told m© he could
let me have some locks and other materials. I
knew from my own knowledge that the guns were
Government stores. I told him I believed he was
being watched. He said it was a mere fancy of
mine. I communicated with Mr. Cooper, and for-
warded to him the letters.
Cross-examined—l carry on my business at my
house, Stepney. Ido not carry oil business now at
Upper Berners-street. I left it some time since.
I have only fire or six men employed, at a tempo-
rary place lent me by the London Armoury Com-
pany. I had carried on business at Upper Ileruers-
street. I had no communication with Mr. Goodman
before I came to Birmingham. I went there
to engage men for the London Armoury Company,
and with no other object. I engaged some work-
men. I knew many of the men in the pub'ic-
house. I had never bought military guns at Bir-
mingham except of Messrs. Cooper and Goodman,
military contractors. I might have had a glass of
ale before Williams spoke to me. It is possible I
may have mentioned to people in the public-house
that I wanted guns. Williams called me out of the
public-house before any conversation took place be-
tween us. I was acting under instructions. I
drank with him. I told him on several OCCa3iOT/S he
was watched. Though I was acting under instruc-
tions, I felt I was only giving him a fair chance of
escape by warning him. Pressed the prisoner to
deliver the guns under the instructions I received
as a detective. The money I paid him I received
from Messrs. Goodman and Cooper. I have not
been paid a farthing myself, nor do I expect to be,
for what I did. I certainly do not like the job. I
have been to a person named Jones for the purpose
of buying waste materials, but not for my own pur-
poses. Never bought but one barrel in Birmingham
in my life from men in the prisoner's position. I
was in constant communication with two detectives
from London while I was at Birmingham. Have
bought many " wasters" from gumnekers, but
none from men. Ido not know that thousands of
wasters are sold by men. There are no wasters
amongst those I purchased from tho prisoner.
None of them hal condemned marks. I have sold
many guns with the doub e R (t he mark of rejec-
tion by the Government) on them. Ido not gene-
rally take the double R off, becau-e it cannot gent li
-
rally be done without taking the proof mask off
also, and that involves the necessity of proving
again. There were double R's upon other parts of
the gun as well as on the proof mark, but I have
generally taken that out before selling such guns.
Wasters with the double R upon them sell as well
as guns from a private manufactory. The double
R is placed on the proof mark and where the gun
is defective. The latter is generally taken out and
the former left. Wasters have all the Government
marks upon them as well as the mark of cond:m-
naeions
By a Juryman—The Government mills were
erased on the sample gun, and the condemned mark
might also have been erased.
Thomas Toone, the carter who convey e 1 the goods
to the canal, was next called to prove that fact.
- Charles Blanford, a tailor, examined by Serj ant
Hayes, said lie was engaged by detectives to watch
Brueton's house on the evening of Oct. 9, and saw
Williams go in and afterwards time out with a bun-
dle of guns. Had seen him the previous night go
from his own home to Bath-street with a wheel-
barrow, which contained a case.
Cross-examined—l have been employed on and
off for the detective force since 1842. I have been
engage i in th s job for five or six weeks.
By Mr. Bodkin—l acted under Mr. Smith's in-
stinetions, and took my measures accordingly.
(Laughter.)
John Peacbek, clerk to the Bridgewater trustees,
proved receiving the case, which was sent to Mr.
Goodman's.

A man named Davis proved that he took the two
cases from the office of the Bridgewater traslees t
Mr. Gcodman'ti.-

Adam a uce, Win. Mattison, and Wm. T ,ylor
also gave evidence to prove that the cases delivered
at Mr. Goodman's, and produced, were the same as
received at the caul:. _ _

-Wm. Smith, a sergeant in the London dete:tive‘
force, produced the cases and guns.
Mr. Goodman examined by Mr. Bodkin—l am
chairman of the Birmingham small arms trade. In
Sept. and Oct. I was in communication with Mr.
Clarke, who sett me the lette:s. The guns were
sent to my place by my order.
By Mr. O'Brien—The first interview I bad with
'Clarke was about the end of Sept.
Ite-:xamined—l had been absent about a week.
When I returned, Mr. Cooper, my iartner, made,
a report to me. -

—I am
tnlGheeo. aaVviittecween,
rtatextahmeiTneodwebry rgiSueßiremanitugilahaymes.
l have
screwed texaminedogee r t h
geuts were government
guns
i duce l ilstores.
The
twenty
They aro net was ers, either the whole or part._
Thera is a g.-wernmect proof mark partly erased....
believe the trati: 13 have never bleu wasters, becluse
the re le no appearance of a condemned mark having
been placed on them. I find no trace of ar, jetted
mark on anY-portion of the guns. There are marks
ofgovecuraent viewers not erased on two of the guns.
There are pl tees On °titers where the viewers' marks
have beer; erased. The government proof mark re-
inainA upon nearly the Whole of the guns. The :.uns
Lrio
odfuone aa gns—not made np by a bar-
of an of another. I never knew
cedr en
(oi
a i gs itnoael
k
entire gun wabsyte.Mr.
Brien—The govern-
Cross-examined

r.
MC G proof mark would be upon wasters. Wasters
are C )f two classes, and when they are condemned for
bad workmanship they are returned to the con-
tract or, who generally reurns them to the work-
men, Guns are rejected after the viewers' marks
are p laced upon them. If the barrel is rejected for
bid workmanship the condemned mark is put be-
side t he lock ; if for bad material, under the bar-
rel. I say the guns produced were not con-
der,nl3.6 3, partly from not seeing the condemned
nd partly from personal knowledge. I will take
upon ~m yself to say the condemned m►rk has never
been +re, because such a barrel would not be
rejected :4 That mark could be totally erased. I
always c v.nsidered the prisoner a respectable honest
man.

Other K;tnesses were called to prove the mark-
ing of the guns by the viewers, and that they were
not waste.

Detective • officer Lockyer, of London, proved
that he appr el tended the prisoner.
The case I or the prosecution being closed,
Mr. O'Bri, 9n addressed the jury for the defence,
and was doik; so when our report was despatched.