The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-29 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDA'Y')

PLAYMA.RIiETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hav, 2/ 15s to 31; 11508-
ful ditto, 3/ 3s to 31 lOs; tine Upland ditto, 3/ 12s
31 16s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 51; Oat Straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 81
Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ lOs per load. Both HAY all
Straw again sold heavily at the above prices.
CUMBERIAND.—Coarse Meadow Hav, 3/ to 3158; us
ditto, 31 6s to 3/ 14s; fine Upland ditto, 31 15s to 6
Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1175 to 1/9s; 1",1
Straw, 11 8s to 11 12s per load. Supply moderately
and trade dull.
WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2l 18s to 8155;
,0
useful ditto, 3/ 6s to 31 lOs ; line Upland ditto, 31 to
125
31 15s ; Clover Hay, 31 5s to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw 11 6sfuil
1/ 8s; Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 lOs per load.
average supply, and a heavy demand.
MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, MARCH 27.—Although the supply of fat : the
was but moderate, the demand was throudepression
owing'cd'.is
thin attendance of buyers, at a general depression oflogier, '
some instances 4d per Blbs., yet a clearance was not ell
Beef, from 2s 10d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 0; 1•4" to
4s 10d to 5s 10d ; Veal, 38 4d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 6d
3s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offal. Supply—Beasts, 38;
and Lambs, 1 892 ; Calves, 48 ; Pigs, 39.
ROMFORD, MAncti 27.—There was only a limited bus
doing here this morning, at the following depressed rat
Beef from 2s 4d to 3s 8d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 4s 4d; -'4'so.
5s to 6s ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 0 to amore
per Sibs. Suckling Calves, 18s to 27s •, quarter-old St:,;
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Pigs, 15s to 19s ; and Mulch Cows with their email
to 19/ each.
LEWES, MARCH 26.—Prime Sheep and Lambs sold fire
at late rates, but otherwise the trade was very is
Beef from 2s 8d to 4s ; Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Lamb'
to 6s; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s; and Pork, 2s 6d to 33 4d per Bbi,

CORN AVERAGES.
ar.' or GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH cAs
For the Week ended Mai eh 23, 1544, made up from the 100'
the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in Ent
Wales, per Imperial Quarter. chi,
Wheat 56s 5d Oats
Sark), 33s I Id. Rye ...... 345. Id I Pease .....»••

AVERAGES OF THE LAST SIX WICEICS.
Weeks ending! wilarr. 111A1LET.1 OATS. 1 RYE,. 1 SSANS.

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Feb. 17 53 6 33 4 19 33 5 3O , igi r
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March 2 56 233920035 3 1 30 3l .;
9 56 0 31 6 19 1 33 9, 31 0. ii •
16 56 3 33 3 20 n 2
33 8 21 ~ - 0
31 23 56 5 33 1 20 0 34 1 31 gS
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX ~fit
lad
Wheat......... 55.. 7d 1 Oats ......... 19s. 10i.1 Beans ..... ....30‘ gd.
Barley 333. Si 1 Rye ...... ... 335. lat.i Pea5e....... 31s.

DUTIES ON toREIGN CORN.
Wheat ......I7s, (kl.l Oats ......... I Dd. Beassr...snlo, 6a.
0..
Barley ...... ss. Oct. Rye ......... 93. 6d. Pease•••••••"

DARING BURGLARY, GALLANT
CAPTURE, AND SPEEDY CONVIC-TI°„,1o. ;er;
Information having been received by Mr. Gou-flost
chief constable of the Leicestershire constabulary,
a number of burglaries were contemplated in the nel,
o.
bourhood of Leicester, by a gang well knqwn to the the
rough police, he immediately took steps to sour!' the
burglars in the very act of committing the offence, all the
result shows. the signal success attending his plan. s,:io •
whole of the gang being captured and convicted ent%•be
few hours after the perpetration of the burglary tof
first house which it was intended to plunder was !I/insist.,
Mr. Davenport of Evington. On Sunday, the 24t0
constables Rowley. Allard, 'life, Wardle, Daws°l3l
special constable Widdowson, were sent over singly, ttp
ington, and arrived at the house at different per;lies
prevent any suspicion being entertained of the pre„port
being watched. A little after six o'clock, Mrs. Day; the
and her servants went to chapel, leaving the
house, who then divided themselves into two Pi, be
agreeing on a signal which Allard was to give' Tv4ild-
required their assistance, Allard, Dawson. aut aria
dowson secreting themselves in the drawing rer..' tip
Rowley, Wardle and Iliffe locking themseli`-tbel
in the servants' bed-room. In a few minutes
heard a smart rap at the door, and
after two men came up stairs into the (1114- pso
room. When they had got into the roota
others followed, and having procured a light, Linsla
diately broke open the escruitoire, from which theYo7:o„ic
to remove the plate, one of the gang remarking', rffists
here, you —, here's plenty of swag." The ullv-r.ole•
(whose names are John Boulter, James Men all, policeetxties,
rick Noon, and Edward Gibbons) had removed ready-
carrying carrying away, the following articles of plate:,os, 5
urn, 2 decanter-stands, cream jug, 13 dessert-sr... 10,
table-spoons, pepper castors, toast racks, wine *th-joids
pint cup, candlestick, snuffers, and extinguishers; air
prettily-ornamented work-basket, when they weroosli
turbed by Allard, who gave the signal Pred ilita
agreed upon. The lamp which the thieves ha ols
them was immediately extinguished, and they _ale,
a rush at Allard, whose lamp was put out in the f,‘ hos
and who was knocked down on the stairs',4lo
kept his hold of the burglar nearest to
proved to be Noon. The other party of pops a
rived on the spot at this juncture, Iliffe trlPrijaf
Merrall's heels up as he passed him, and Rowley 1001-
him as he was rising at the bottom of the stairs. told
ter then made a rush, but was seized by Wardle, airs;
the two rolled together down two flights of Leaea
where, after a desperate resistance, Wardle su,r;glin
in securing him. The only remaining 1"-'5,00
Gibbons, sprang at Iliffe, and struck him,: Or
blow on the back with "jemmy." On 'nue bed"
ing upon him with his staff, he retreated into thhee
room and crept under the bed, from which place • car
dragged by Iliffe, and conveyed to his companionsin,-Asi
tivity. Underneath the bed where he had been cone ;d a
were found a number of skeleton keys, a jemroY, t Dor
quantity of silver spoons. The police having nowg?
session of the whole gang, secured them, and brought Jet'
over to Leicester. Oa the following afternoon they IP; 01
went an examination before the Rev. J. M. Cog.
J. D. Burnaby, Esq., and were fully committed trbefote
In about an hour afterwards they were arralgoe Ode
Baron Gurney, when they pleaded Guilty. "1'1,401
morning they were sentenced as follows : JP'
Noon, and Boulter to transportation for 'Deo*
Gibbons (who received a good character), to 12 p,
imprisonment to hard labour.—Leicestershire Ju.,r.'"
I.Y

AN OLD TRICK SUCCESSF

PLAYED OFF. dJO
On Friday last two men, named John Lee an court'
Johnson, were brought up at the Borough .pec
charged with obtaining two 51. notes by the old P'- 1
of “ megging." , volifar°„„
The prosecutor, a middle-aged man, name --,11 the
Marsh, a nail-maker, from Chowbent, stated that, - ° be
Ist inst. he came to Manchester on business ; ancl, that
eg to
was passing the Infirmary Lee accosted him, eq„,icring
he had just arrived from America, and was inter bid'
purchase goods in Manchester to take back e. e"
Prosecutor remarked that he was in the nail trig'
'per
the prisoner said he would purchase any th.iliegye 09.1
which he could make a profit, adding that bus_.,l%ide',. ,
very brisk in New York, and that there was a W 07000:
of building going on. He then invited the Pr tolta n't
to go to the Brunswick Hotel, Piccadilly, 011 i joill!:p
glass of ale. They went into a private room, an'inovw?
been'there long when the prisoner Johnson cone "ofele'sh
Lee said to him, "Landlord, will you fill me a glass 1;01,
Johnson replied, "I am not the landlord, bll.l,(lbil,'"
I was." Immediately afterwards, Johnson said,
, t I ha:
been a working man all the days of iny life; Rue to 1117.•
lately received a fortune, and some land is can three °et
My cousin has been holding it from me ill be tbk.
four years, but I have got it at last ;'' atn,`"„g ban,f
drew from his pocket a roll of papers, reseMe;hl7olota
notes, saying, "Here I have got some eic'-opl'i,
with me, and I will now enjoy myself." lafao es, ith" 8
very careless about the papers, and Lee offer—, ana,,e-
him to wrap them up; he consented to thisitob, ',-
roll was afterwards safely deposited in his And pro;
then took out of his pocket a similar rf",i' doeeted
formed the same office for himself as he bad %bitft,
Johnson; after which, as the prisoners had la SP-4,
their money, the prosecutor thought he vin two
s 0 his also, and took from his pocket Tor
J notes. These Lee took from his hann 104
them up in a paper, as the prosecutor thong tee care
bo
placed them in his pocket book, telling him tc)„,,ic 0,1 0
of it. Prosecutor having returned the initsiorde
pocket, Lee proposed that, as Johnson haa °luichlro" -
fortune, he should treat each of them with a t the tee
chief, and he took them out for that purp9se; bgispoc;ed,
secutor was soon left alone, and, on examining,, ancafr
book he found that the two 51. notes had olstil ilw 4
Nothing was heard of either of the prisoners all.streela
daylast when the prosecutor met Lee in Highborge'bill.
charged him with the robbery. He denied the csh4de a.
said that he was landlord of the Turk's BTurk's' Wire
The prosecutor accompanied him to the Here
The
a both Dee-
where the prisoner Johnson was found, an ode, ybe
given into the custody of Inspector M`Birnf denle`:,,,,toi
constable Wm. Sutcliffe. Both the priseeer4t. to wur
charge; but, the prosecutor swearing psitol.% ififfoiti."-
they were committed for trial at the sessions'
ter Guardian.
1).
the
BIRTHS. ;0, ,
On the 24th inst., at Hither-green, Lew—aril ' odic
Mrs. Spring Rice, of a daughter. d Threg‘
..,,i
On the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. E. Eden' . &
street, of a daughter. Grant;
On the 21st inst., the wife of Mr. George
.... to
Pulteney-street, Golden-square, of a son, still-h'?4,obilaP
On the 23d inst., at Impington Hall, Cambqa solP tsifj.
lady of the Rev. Hnry Hutchinson Swinny, 0 of CeP
On the 23d inst., at Winchester, the lady . tag of
Thoulas, slat Regient, of a son. on, Of"'
On the 24th inst.,m at the Lodge, Upper OAP'. 00,
Charles Salisbury Butler, Esq., of a daughter.,..ed ''''
On the 25th inst., at Dunstable, the lady ofx."""
of to
Esq., of twins, both sons. ~„ Ijill,
On the 26th inst., the lady of Mr. 1ie,,n..700,
_„..,..."'"
Camden- road Villas, Camden New Town, or ?.....„1......-,---- e, 0(
, lg
MARRIED. ollsaLiolo6
On the 2d inst., at St. Helier's, Jersey, Jam _ to (,
the Chateau de Crenan, Cotes du Nord, France, „,,...., ,;( Ida
P. 7 . .
youngest daughter of Thomas Acton Wollaston,,
...,,iooo`,
Folinais Henenbihen, in the same departmem- ~,ev..r ~,, of
On the 22d inst., in Gorey Church, the
..r_b_ onghte
Leslie Badliam, M.A., to Emily Hesketh,e 0%14. we
R. M. Muggeridge, Esq., of Westmount, I•Y 2"._ Mir P,! Si*
On the 23d inst., at St. Marv's, Ishng;u,,,,F.h4 to
Francisco Luiz Pereira, of the *Bland of_ep,r on.
Elizabeth Ann Phillips, of River Cottage, lenu6'
• ' t Ge'le
I
DE. . 7 iali
On the 26th inst., of consumptiD
on, Caroline 491 to,
aged 24, deeply lamented by her family gull fanjet(' '
On the 27th inst., in Bedford-street, anal
_No!
Jane Hopkins, agcd 30.
Killed in action, at Maharajpoor, on the 2_
~.fthe
1843, Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Sandell, C.P. v )
Engineers.
On the Bth inst., at Rome, W. G. Crosve _ on
e.
On the 21st inst., at Sible Hedingharn, Essef,:n roolkailb
dalen, the widow of the late Rear-Admiral GeVockjog
On the 21st. inst., John Raven, Esq., of m , _go
Essex, aged 65. RAO '-- d
On the 23d inst., at Kemp-town, Brighton,
fro
Henry Kennedy! Esq., aged 36. tbs
On the 25th inst., at Chehnsford, Elizabeth,-
19t,thvociiefr: ecrole:4ol,
John Copland, Esq

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