The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-04 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

The May Session of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning. The number of prisoners
for trial is 87—namely, 77 males and 10 females,
and it is satisfactory to find that there are not many
very heinous cases to be disposed of. The calendar
does not contain a single charge of wilful murder,
and the most serious charge of this character
is that against a prisoner named Thomas Holland,
of endeavouring to murder bis child, a little girl,
six years of age, by throwing her into the river
Thames at Bankside. A lad, named Timothy
Keefe, is also charged with attempting to commit
murder by shooting. There are two or three
charges of manslaughter, and amongst them is the
one against a man named James Brooks, in having
caused the death of Lieut. Bullock, at Hammer-
smith, under rather extraordinary circumstances, by
driving a horse and cart over him. There is also
another Fenian case to be disposed of at this ses-
sion, that of the man Peter Moran, or Morgan,
who is committed for inducing a number of sol-
diers to desert from their regiment and join the so-
called Fenian army. Among the other cases that
will have to be disposed of is the charge against
Mr. Robert Short Waters, formerly steward to the
Earl of Shaftesbury, who stands charged upon
several indictments with having embezzled very large
sums of money belonging to the noble earl, and which
he had received in his capacity of steward. The case
has been standing over for a period of more than
two years, and the order originally made by the
Court was that the charge of embezzlement should
not be tried until proceedings had been taken
in Chancery by the defendant Waters, and which
involved an inquiry into the state of the accounts be-
tween the parties, should have been disposed of, and
a decree made declaring on which side the balance
was really due, the defendant Waters claiming
by his bill to be entitled to receive a large sum
of money from the Earl of Shaftesbury, instead
of having embezzled Any from him. The defen-
dant, however, at the December session made an
application that the trial should take place,
alleging that although no decree had been made
the proceedings in Chancery were virtually con-
cluded, as he had no means to carry them on any
longer, and Mr. Justice Shee, to whom the appli-
cation was made, made a peremptory order that the
trial should come on at the ensuing May session.
The judges who preside are the Lord Chief Justice,
Mr. Justice Willes, and Mr. Baron Channel], and
the aldermen who will sit as second commissioners
are Messrs. Wilson, Sidney, Carden, Hale, Besley,
and Cotton.

111ARKETS.7(This Dau.)

CORN.

The fine weather, and the favourable appearance of the
growing crop, although too early to advert upon with any
certainty, are not without some influence on the trade,
increasing the caution on the part of buyers, and render-
ing factors rather easier to deal with.
From the country markets the reports speak of a dull-
ness in the trade, with quotations here and there a shade
easier for wheat, spring corn remaining steady.
At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was fair, but
the trade opened with rather less strength in quotations,
but without any very marked alteration.
English wheat was not in large supply, but was perhaps
easier in price.

Sales of foreign not pressed, but late rates barely sus-
tained.
The number of floating cargoes of wheat off the coast is
reduced to 28, and these are firmly hold, the addition
advised from shipping ports to the numbers now on pass-
ing being small.
The flour trade is dull, buyers have the turn of prices
in their favour for both English and foreign.
No quotable change in malt, and the trade inactive.
Barley in limited supply, and relatively firm, with a fair
inquiry.

Beans a quiet sale at about late rates.
Peas not quoted at any appreciable change.
Oats are purchased more sparingly, and are the turn
easier.

Oilseeds continue dull of sale.
Oilcake quiet, with drooping prices.
NEWGATE AND LE A.DENTIALL.

MEAT.—On Saturday the supplies of moat were iu excess
of demand, and, with lower prices, a good deal of meat
was left unsold. This morning there is very little fresh
moat up, and the weather not being quite so close, trade
is rather more cheerful, but hardly to establish any better
prices. We quote beef, prime, 4s to 4s 2d ; middling,
3s 8d to 3s 10,1; inferior, 3s 4d to 3s 61 Mutton,
prime, 4s to 4s 4d ; second qualities, 3s 8d to 3s 10d ;
good, 3s 4d to 3s 81 Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 8(1; pork, 4s 44
to 4s 8d; lamb, 5s 8d per stone of Blbs by the carcase.