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

MISCELLANEOUS.

Last evening the Members of the British Institute held
their fifth soiree at their rooms in George-street. The at-
tendance was more than usually full, and the interest evinced
in the proceedings of the evening quite as great as on any
former occasion. Among the novelties on the table were
seen a set of beautiful geological models of the strata of the
earth in various sections, constructed by Mr. Sopwith, civil
engineer ; a fine collection of tropical fishes, in an admirable
state of preservation; Mr. Dent's improved movements for
astronomical clocks and chronometers, and a variety of other
articles.

From returns just prepared for Parliament respecting the
amount expended for the relief and maintenance of the poor,
&c., it appears that there are 590 unions in England and
Wales, of which the population was 13,993,967. The average
annual expenditure for the relief of the poor, three years prior
to the union, was 5,608,9341. In 1841 the expenditure was
4,2882520/. ; in 1842, 4,438,6601. ; and in 1843, 4,679,4951.
Under this head of expenditure are included the costs of
maintenance, out-door relief, establishment charges with
salaries, workhouse and emigration loans repaid, and other
purposes immediately connected with the relief of the poor.
The expense of re-paving Cheapside with wooden blocks is
stated to be about 4,0001., and by those who are practically
acquainted with the nature of wood-pavement, it is estimated
that to keep Cheapside in a thorough state of repair, it will
cost about 1,0001. a-year.
M. Duprez will sustain the principal tenor part in the
" Messiah," at Exeter Hall, on Tuesday and Thursday next,
being the only public concerts for which he has accepted en-
gagements since his visit to England.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Proprietors of the
Dublin and Kingstown Railway was held on the 27th, at the
Company's office, in Westland-row, when a highly favourable
report of the state and prospects of the Company was road.
The affairs of the Company show an important and steady
improvement from year to year in every department. The
increase in their receipts this year over the last is 2,8541.55. Id.
Thomas Dowling, who was sentenced for execution in
Tullamore on Wednesday, for the murder of Mr. Gatchell,
has been reprieved for a fortnight.
It appears, from the Essex and Suffolk papers, that incen-
diarism is greatly on the increase in those counties.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MARCH 29.—Wind this day at noon, light
north easterly breeze, and fine.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrd.
William Henry Angus, Thomas, Honduras, 2d ult. ; City of
Poonah, London, for Calcutta. Sailed, Lloyd's, Sydney;
Amelia, Quebec.
DEAL, Marton 28.—Wind N. to N.N.E.—Arrd. Augusta
and Julius, St. Domingo, for Hamburgh. Sld. Bolivar, St.
Vincent's ; Blanche, Grenada ; Maria, Miramichi ; Zealous,
James Harris, Quebec to Havre and Montreal, with the whole
of the outward bound, except the Achilles, for the Cape.
CowEs, MARCH 28.—Arrd. Franklin, Havannah.
SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 28.—Sld. Lady Mary Wood
(steamer) Lisbon.
STARCROSS, MARCH 28.—Arrd. Mary Dixon, Monte Video,
(76 days)
__TORBAY, Dalton 27.—Sid. Belgique, Rio.
OFF DARTMO rH, MARCH 27.—United, Havannah, for
Hamburgh (40 days).
PLYMOUTH, MARCH 28.—Wind Variable.—Sld. her Ma-
jesty's ship Tortoise, Ascension; Ditto, Lame, Westward.
FAL-mourn, MARCH 28.—Arrd. Caledonia, Havannah.
Sld., Mercy, Newport and St. John's New Brunswick. Off
port, Mary Barbara, Calcutta; left the Cape Jana 20.
BRISTOL, MARCH 28.--Sid. Miranda, Cape de Verds.
SWANSEA, MARCH 27.—Arrd, Charles Clarke, Edwards,
Valparaiso (125 days).
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 28—Wind W.N.W.,light.—Arrd. Ma-
gellan Nosworthy, Lima ; Mary Queen of Scots, Killey, Rio
Grande do Norte, for repair and ballast ; Amelia Hill, Hill,
Maranham ; Lima Packet, Staunton, Demarara. Sailed,
'Jersey Lass, Rio; Esther, Calcutta; Britannia, Bombay;
Chimera, Mauritius ; Magnet and Viaoria, Cape of Good
Hope ; Cheshire Witch, Para ; Commerce and Hope, New
Orleans ; Chester, New York ; Trenton, Boston ; Belize,
St. John's, New Brunswick ; William, Halifax ; Hazard, New-
foundland; Palmerston, St. John's, New Brunswick. Off,
Sterna, Porto Rico • William Wallis, —; Quiz, Zante.
YARMOUTH, MARCH 28—The Glory, Sterry, is discharging
her cargo.
Conx, MARCII 26--4.rrd. Simeon Hardy, Hall, Barbadoes ;
Belgrave, Donaldson, Laguna. Off, Randolph, Campbell,
Demerara.
OFF YARMOUTH, MARCH 27.—Plutus, Aymar, New York.

DEATH OF SIB J. GIBBONS, BART.—We have to
announce the demise of the above respected Baronet, who
died on Tuesday last, at Stanwell-place, his seat, near
Staines, in the 71st year of his age. He is suceeded in the
baronetcy by his eldest son, now Sir J. Gibbons, born in 1801.
THE M.P. FOR PERTH.—Much conjecture as to
the where and whatabouts of the Right Hon. Fox Maule,
since the first week of the session, has been current of late,
as, since the first division, his name has never appeared in the
Parliamentary reports. Tidings were for the first time got of
him on Saturday last, when he was discovered by a corre-
spondent fishing m the Tay, near Dunkeld, and had that day
basketeu three fine salmon, each respectively fifteen, twelve,
and eight pounds weight. Our correspondent adds, that the
above circumstance, taken in connection with his late advo-
cacy of cheap bread, would justify the conclusion, that even
in retirement the Hon. Gentleman has an eye to the "loaves
and fishes."—•Perth Paper.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

SECONDARIES',-(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Under-Secondary KENNEDY sat in the Court of Corn
mon Pleas, Guildhall, to-day.

WALLIS V. ROWELL.

This was an action to recover the sum of 501. Bs. 11d. for
meat supplied by the plaintiff, a meat-salesman, to the de-
fendant, a butcher in the Kent-road. The defendant had
not pleaded to the action, and judgment having gone by de-
fault, the action was consequently undefended.
Verdict for the plaintiff.
STEEL V. JONES.

In this action the plaintiff, a tailor in Lombard-street,
sought to recover from tho defendant, a publican, 19/. 175.,
for various articles of clothing supplied to him.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.).
Jonathan Little, a young man of respectable appearance,
aged 23, was brought before Alderman Hughes, charged by
his employer, Mr. John Sherword, cheesemonger, carrying on
business at No. 29, Wood-street, Cheapside, by whom he was
employed in the capacity of book-keeper and shopman, on
suspicion of having stolen one shilling and sixpence, and
other sums of money, from his till, under the following cir-
cumstances :--

Mr. Sher Wood stated that having missed several sums of
money from his till, he yesterday marked several pieces, part
of which he put into the till, and part he gave
to persons whom he • directed to purchase certain
articles in his shop, as if they were casual purchasers.
Soon after these persons came in, and the prisoner supplied them
with different articles, and put the money, as prosecutor sup-
posed, into the till. Prosecutor, who was in a room adjoining
the shop, said that immediately afterwards he counted the
money in the till, and found a deficiency of 3s. 6d. He then
gave tke prisoner into custody, and had him searched by the
policeman ; one shilling and sixpence of the marked money
was found in his possession, and about 30s. in a purse.
A gentleman, of the name of Sutton, gave the prisoner an
excellent character, and said he was never in want of money,
as his friends invariably supplied his wants in that respect.
The prisoner desired that he should be remanded, in order
that he might be able to obtain professional advice.
'rho prisoner was accordingly remanded until to-morrow.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
CHARGE OF STABBING.—Surah Best, the wife of a shoe-
maker, in Cottage-place, Walworth, was charged before Mr.
Traill with stabbing Thomas Best, her husband, with a shoe-
maker's knife, an4l wounding him severely.
Policeman 130 P stated that about six o'clock that morn-
ing, while on duty in Walworth, he was informed that a man
was stabbed at a house in Cottage-place. He went there im-
mediately, and found Thomas Best in the parlour of the
house bleeding profusely from two wounds, one in the breast
and the other on the shoulder. Seeing the man was very
bad he took him to the hospital, where his wounds were
dressed, and he was not in a fit state to be brought forward
now.

A woman, named Manning, who lives opposite, stated that
the prisoner and her husband had been quarrelling for some
days, and that she (witness) was alarmed that morning on
hearing the prisoner exclaim " For God's sake coma into the
house ; I've done it." The witness went in, and seeing her
husband bleeding, bound up his wounds as well as she could,
and having given information of what happened, the pri-
soner was then taken into custody.
The dresser of St. Thomas's Hospital described the nature
of the wounds, and the prisoner, who said nothing in answer
to the charge, was remanded until Monday.
Thomas Steward was charged, before Mr. Trail], with hav-
ing attempted a very impudent robbery on board a vessel
lying off London-bridge.
It appeared that between three and four o'clock that morn-
ing an apprentice on board a brig, being awakened while in
his hammock in the forecastle, aroused his shipmates, and a
light having been procured, the prisoner was found concealed
behind one of the seaman's ehests. On examining the fore-
castle it was discovered that the prisoner had packed up a
quantity of the clothes belonging to the crew, and was just
about making his exit with them when a discovery took place
as above described.

It having been stated that the prisoner was well known
about the water-side as a person of bad character he was com-
mitted for twenty-one days to hard labour.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.-FRIDAY.

Although the arrivals of English Wheat up to our market
this week have been but scanty, the demand for that article
was extremely dull, and in some instances purchases were
effected on lower terms. Not a single transaction took place
in foreign ; hence the quotations were nominal. The best
malting Barley supported its value, but grinding and dis-
tilling sorts were a mere drug. Malt, Oats, Beans, Peas, and
Flour were unaltered.

ARRIVALS.
English I Wheat.qrs.
1,760311 e Barley.
2(,)ll'ts. n
3,l4Vsaureis
Irish.. - 780 19,980 -
Foreign

Milt, 3,470 qrs..
SMITHFIELD.

The supply of Beasts was seasonably good as to numbers,
but of middl►ng and inferior quality, if we except the re-
ceipts from Scotland—in number about 290. The Beef
trade was again in a very depressed state, and prices had a
downward tendency. The number of Sheep was compara-
tively small, yet the sale for them was inactive, at barely
late rates. The Lamb trade was active, at an improvement
of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. Calves moved off briskly, and
their currencies were noted 2d per 81bs higher. Pigs were
quite as dear, with a good demand. Milch Cows sold at from
101 to 191. each.

Per]Blbs. to sink the: offal.
3. A. to s.d. • d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Secondqualityditto... 3 0 3 4
Secohd qualitrelio 2 8 210 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 310
Prime largeoo/ 3 0 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves II 6 4 0 Large Hogs ....... 0 3 8
Prime small ditto 4 2 4 8 Small Porkers 3 lfi 4 4
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 2$ 0 QuarteroldPigs,eaehl6 0 20 0
Inferior Sheep ..... 2 6 210 Lambs 5 4 6 4
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. Pigs.
725 E 3,780 133 I 315
NEWUATE AND LEADLNNALL.
We had a very heavy demand here to-day, on the following
terms :

At per atone, by the Carcase
s. d. to 5. d.l
Beef, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior ......
i
- middling - middling
- prime large 2 4 3 0 - prime ***** ....
--prime small 3 2 3 4 Pork, large
Veal 0000000 ................. 3 4 4 4 -5ma11.... 00000 .....•
Lamb, 5s 2d to 65. 2d.
BOROUGH SOP MANLIEST.
-- - -

s. d. tog. d.
24 2 8
2.10 8 4
3 6 3
28 3 6
3 8 4 4

This market, although the amount of business doing in it
is by no means extensive, remains very steady, and last
week's quotations are well supported.---Weald of Kent, in
pockets, 61 to 6/ 16s ; Mid Kent, do., 61 12s to 91 lOs ; East
Kent, do., 6115 s to 91; Choice, do., 101 to 11/ 1,08 ; Sussex,
do., 6l to 61 lOs ; Farnhams, 81 15s to 11/ 15s ; Mid Kent
bags, 61 lOs to 8110 s.