The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-27 00:00:00

secuteme for indecent behaviour towards her daugh-
ter. She threatened to prosecute Canning for doing
so. I went up stairs and brought down some of the
girls' dirty clothes, and amongst them was a
crinoline. (Laughter.)
Mr. Sergeant Parry—Did you put it on i (Re-
newed laughter.)
Witness—l did, and danced in it, and very well
I looked in it too. (Roars of laughter.) The de-
fendant (Canning) is a relation of mine, and the
following day at his request I bought tvi o dresses
for him to give to Birwood's mother to keep her
quiet.

Elizabeth Birwood, one of the girls referred to,
said the plaintiff had not taken any liberties with
her. He had kissed and tickled her, but nothing
more. (Laughter.)
In her cross-examination she admitted that the
plaintiff had caught bold of her leg—(laughter)—
but she did not think much of that. (Laughter.)
The plaintiff's father and brother were called to
prove the state he was in on his return home from
the defendant's, and this closed the plaintiff's case.
The defence was that the plaintiff was the worse
for liquor on the night in question, and had behaved
in his excitement in a very indecent manner to-
wards the defendant's (Canning's) servants, upon
which he ordered the plaintiff to leave, but he
refused to do so, and he then fetched some people to
put him out, being too ill to do so himself.
Mr. Canning, one of the defendants, was called
and said—On the night in question the plaintiff'
called at my house, and asked if my wife was at
home. I told him no, that she was gone away
from home, and would not be at home for some
days. I asked him to come in and sit down, and
he did so. Soon afterwards the plaintiff said,
" Have you got the same two girls now as you had
some time ago ?" I said, " Yes." He asked me if
I had that "little black-eyed one," and I told him
I did not know what colour her eyes were, be-
cause I had never noticed them—(laughter)—
but she would be down soon to sweep the
hearth up, and shortly after she came into the
room. In a few minutes afterwards I left the
room, and upon my return I saw the girl run-
ning up stairs, and the plaintiff seemed very much
confused. I asked him what he had been doing,
and he said, " Nothing." I told him that he had,
and ordered him out of the house, which he refused

to do, and said he would " have a kiss if he could get
nothing else," and ran upstairs after the girls (Mary.
Ann Nash having come in by that time), and I de-
termined to turn him out. I went up to Mr. Spen-
cer's house, and on our return we met with three
other men, who agreed to come, and look out and.
see that it was all right. When we got into the
house the plaintiff got up in a rage, flourished the
poker about, and said he would strike us with it.
Upon that Spencer wrested it from him, and in the
scuffle they fell. I did not see Spencer black the
plaintiff's face. I never struck him. I never en-
couraged the plaintiff in abusing the servant girls.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins, Q.C.—I never
touched the girl when she was sweeping up the
hearth. I had had some rum and water that night.
I had three or four glasses.
Mr. Hawkins—Who got it for you; was it the
little black-eyed one ? (Laughter.)
Witness—l do not know whether she has black
eyes or not. I never looked. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hawkins—Now Mr. Canning do not be
afraid. Mrs. Canning is not here you know.
Now just scratch your head, and think if it was
not the little black-eyed one. (Roars of laughter.)
Witness—l do not think she did. I think I got
it myself. But it would not matter if Mrs. Canning
were here. (Laughter.)
Mary Anne Nash said—l am a servant in the de-
fendant Canning's employ. On the night in ques-
tion I met the plaintiff in the street. He asked me
if my mistress was at home. I told him no, but my
master was. Upon my return to the house I went
upstairs to my fellow servant Elizabeth Birwood.
She told me that the plaintiff had been running after
her. Some time afterwards he came upstairs and.
asked to be let into the room, saying, if he could not
get anything else he would have a kiss. (Laughter.)
We made no answer, and the plaintiff then got a
ladder, put it against the wall, and climbed up to the
bedroom window. He said if I would not kiss him
he would kiss the candle,and blow it out. (Laughter.)
At the same time he fell or jumped off the ladder, and
he then came up to the door, and asked us to come
down, for he had broken his collar-bone, upon
which we went down and found it was r o such
thing. He then asked us to sit upon his knee,
which we refused to do.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—The plantiff
behaved very rude to me.
Mr. Hawkins—By the bye, he disturbed your
crinoline ? (Laughter.)
Witness—Yes, he did, and he put it on; (Roars
of laughter.) I did not laugh at him when he had
it on. I told him to leave it alone. (Le.‘,ghtPr
.„)
I Wtls not present when the assault took place.
went into the other room.
William Spicer, the other defendant, was called,
and accounted for the soot coming on the plaintiff's
face by his (witness) catching hold of the poker to
defend himself from being struck, and afterwards,
when they fell, the plaintiff bit him, and he pressed.
his hands against the plaintiff's face to make him
desist.

This was the defendants' case.
The jury were locked up for some time, and upon
their returning into court were discharged without
agreeing to any verdict.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

SHEFFIELD-JUNE 25.

An average supply of English wheat to:day, with a very
dull trade. The better descriptions sold at the prices of
last week; inferior samples lower. t Flour rather lower
in price. Beans and oats at former prices, with a dull in-
quiry.

itedwheat, per lead of 3 imperial bushels...24s Od to 28s Od
White
f) ~ ...25s Od to 28s Od
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New red 'I, ...20s Od to 228 Od
New white „ 5, ...22s Od to 26s Od
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Beans 7, ...16s Od to 18s Od
Peas, per qr s4s Od to 55s Od
Grinding barley, per qr
Malting ditto, ~ 355 Od to 43s Od
Oats
25s 6d to 34s Od
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Millers' prices for flour-2s 2d, 2s 4d, and 2s 7d per
141 b.

NEWARK--JUNE 26.
Only a moderate supply of wheat at market to-day,
the trade in which was quiet, at former prices; inferior sorts
were is to 2s per qr decline. Barley inactive, and again.
in favour of the buyer. Oats met a slow inquiry, at Is
under late rates. Beans were scarce, and an inactive de-
mand.

White wheat, new, 65s to 70s
Red do. 6os to 65s
Old white 6ss to 70s
Red do. sos to 60s
Barley, malting 38s to 42s
Peas,....

Barley, grinding 29s to 339
Oats, old, .. 26s to 334
New do —s to —5
I Beans. . 56s to 58a
I Beans,' new 44s to 48s
,40s to 50s.

HULL—JUNE 25.
A moderate supply of wheat to-day, which was in slow
demand, at is to 2s lower than last Tuesday's prices.
Barley met a limited sale at about is per qr cheaper. Oats
and beans were in little request. Barley in less demand,
at is lower. Peas in favour of the buyer.

Wheat.... Old white.... per qr ... 65s Od to 68s Od
Old red
New white .. ~
New red .... ~
Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 63s Od to 68s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French. 60s Od to 62s Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red 618 Od to 62s Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, bi 528 Od to 55s Od
Barley.... English malting 3Bs Oct to 43s Od
Grinding 32s Od to 36s Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 3BB Od to 40s Od
Grinding
Oats English, old
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Swedish and Danish
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Beans ....English, old, per qr
itgeha, per st Os 14d to 01.15idd
New pigeon
New tick.
Egyptian
Peas
GFroinredigtinig. breakers ...........
Tares .• • • Spring. ................... 37s Od to 38s Od
Indian Corn .................
....... 52s Od to 54$ Od
Linseed, feeding ............... . 46s Od to 52s Od
crushing . ................. 15 0 to £lO 0 0
Linseed cakes (Hull) .............. „ _
v b oto 10 0 0
Foreign ......
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66 100
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