The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-15 00:00:00

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SMITHFIELD.--Meadow Hay, 2/ 83 to 31103; Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 lOs ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 8s per
load. A full averai,e supply, and a heavy demand.
CUMBEaLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/ 108 to 3/ 12s; Clover
ditto, 3/ Os to 4/ 4s; and Straw, 11 2s to 1/ 9s per
load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull.
WHITECHAPISL. Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 31 10. ;
Clover ditto, 31 Os to 41103; and Straw, 112 s to 118. per
load. Trade steady, at full prices.

EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.)
'Sitting at Nisi-Prins at Westminster, before the Lou)
CHIEF BARON, and a Common Jury.)
BERTRAM V. HUTGHINS.

This action was brought to recover compensation in
damages for the non completion of an alleged agreement
entered into by the defendant for the purchase of the
Court Journal.

Mr. Edwin James appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Martin for the defendant.

It appeared from the evidence that in the early part of
last year the Court JournaPwas in the market for sale,
and the defendant, who was stated to be a gentleman of
independent property, having been informed by a literary
gentleman that it would be a good and safe investment
for his money, he applied to Mr. Page, the well-known
auctioneer, to enter into negotiations with the plaintiff
for the purchase of the copyright. Mr. Page consented
to do so, and having been furnished with an authority
by the defendant to act for him, he at length entered
into an agreement with the agent of the plaintiff-, by
which he bound the defendant to purchase the copyright
of the Court Journal for 4501., and also to pay an an-
nuity of 201. to a Mr. George Lane during his
time. Ten pounds were paid on account of the
purchase at the time the engagement was
entered into by Mr. Page. The defendant, however,
delayed the completion of the agreement so made on his
behalf, and eventually repudiated the whole transaction,
alleging that he had given no athority to Mr. Page to
make any final bargain, although he had requested him
to enter into negotiations with a view to the purchase
of the property; and it was under those circumstances
that the present auction had been instituted.
Several technical objections were taken by Mr. MAR
TIN to the documentary evidence in the case; and, after
some discussion, it was ultimately arranged that a verdict
should be entered for the plaintiff on all the pleas, leave
being reserved to the defendant to move the Court above
for liberty to enter a nonsuit.
A verdict was accordingly returned for the plaintiff—
damages 4401.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COUIlf:

In consequence of tb• Learned Recorder being
engaged elsewhere, the Old Court did not sit this
morning.

NEW COURT.

Two women named Breeson, 47. and Williams, 22,
were indicted for robbing a sailor in a brothel at
Wapping.
The prosecutor, a few days ago, returned from a long
sea voyage, and, after receiving his pay, he fell in with
the two prisoners, one of whom was married, and the
other single. He made it up to pass some pleasant hours
with the latter, and accordingly he invited her to retire
to a public•house with him. She, nothing loath, gladly
assented, and away they scampered to a well-known
hostelrie in Wapping, known by the sign of the
" White Hart." Here they regaled themselves upon
gin, beer, and rum, and ultimately wound up with tea
and wine, which revolted against the other fluids and
made the prosecutor very uproarious. The result was
that the two women were turned out, and the prosecutor
fell aslcep. This was at four o'clock in the afternoon.
At six o'clock he awoke, and, finding his companions
gone, he repaired to a friend's house in a place called
Shakspere's-walk. He remaired there till $ o'clock, when,
wishing to send out for some drink to treat his friend
with, he put his hand in his pocket and discovered that
his money, which consisted of four 51. notes and three
sovereigns were gone. His suspicions naturally fell upon
the two prisoners, and, therefore, in giving the police in-
formation of his loss, he directed their attention to theist.
The prisoners were arrested together in the same house.
Nothing was found upon Williams to implicate her, but
Breeson had in her possession a 5/. note. The prosecutor,
however, had no recollection of the numbers, and as the
gentleman from whom he received the notes was alsent,
there was no evidence to show that it was one of the
stolen notes except the prevaricating and contradictory
statements of the prisoner herselt when taken into
custody.
The jury found Breeson Guilty, but acquitted Wil-
liams.

The Cuurt sentenced her to twelve months' imprison
ment.

SUIYi.vER CIRCUI IS.

SOUTH WALES AND CHESTER.—Yesterday morning
Mr. Baron Parke, the judge appointed to proceed and
hold the ensuing summer assizes in and for the several
counties comprised within this circuit, finally fixed the
days and signed the precepts for holding such assize 3,
viz :

Glamorganshire, Tuesday, July 9, at Cardiff; Car-
marthenshire. Saturday, July 13, at Carmarthen; Pem-
brokeshire, Friday, July 19, at Havprfordwest; town of
Haverfordwest, the same day; Cardiganshire, Tuesday,
July 22, at Cardigan; Brecknockshire, Friday, July 26.
at Brecon; Radnorshire, Wednesday, July 31, at Pres-
:eign ; Cheshire, Monday, August 5, at the Castle at
Chester; city of Chester the same day at the Guildhall.
Mr. Baron Rolfe, after proceeding through North
Wales, will join Mr. Baron Parke at Chester.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—The days OR this circuit are
named, but not definitively arranged.

The Oxford, Norfolk, Western; Northern and North
Wales Circuits have already appeared.

LIKING AND DISLIKING.
Ye who know the reason, tell me
How it is that instinct still
Prompts the heart to like—or like not—
At its own capricious will!
Tell me by what hidden magic
Our impressions first are led
Into liking—or disliking—
Oft before a word be said?

Why should smiles sometimes repel us:
Bright eyes turn our feelings cold?
What is that which comes to tell us
All that glitters is not gold?
Oh, no feature, plain or striking,
But a power we cannot shun,
Prompts our liking, or disliking,
Ere acquaintance hath begun!

Is it instinct—or some spirit
Which protects us, and controls
Every impulse we inherit
By some sympathy of souls?
Is it instinct? is it nature?
Or some freak or fault of chance
Which our liking, or disliking,
Limits to a single glance.
Like presentiment of danger,
Though the sky no shadow flings;
Or that inner sense, still stranger,
Of unseen—unutter'd things!
Is it—oh, can no one tell me—
No one show sufficient cause
Why our likings—and dislikings—
Have their own instinctive laws?
CHARLES SWAIN.

HUM STIGELLfS CONCERT.-A concert was given
last evening at Willis's Rooms by Herr Stigelli, which was
extremely well attended. Besides some excellent singing
by Herr S; igelli, who has a tenor voice of much power and
sweetness, which he uses with taste and feeling, there were
some excellent vocal pieces by Mdlle Angri (who was re-
ceived with marked favour), Madame /Cates, Signor Mar-
chesi, and the Hungarian vocalists. Dreyschock gave a
pianoforte piece (a capriccio of his own composition) in his
best styl ; and Heir Obwthior a fantasia on the ar,
which was 'deservedly applauded. Molique played one pof'
his unique and tasteful compositions for the violin, accom-
panied by his daughter on the pianoforte. The concert
which was conducted by Herr °Carl Eckert, was, on the,
Whole, extreniely.well sustained, and gave great satisfaction.