The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(TIIIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY'
Our market to day was very scantily supplied with all
kir.ds of English Wheat, the arrivals of which coast-
wise since Saturday bate been confined to 770 quarters.
As the attendance f both t ,wn and country buyers was
limited, the d. wand for till hinds of Wheat of home pro-
duce was inactive, yet the factors were firm, and would
not sell except at fully Monday's prices. The imports
of fore'gn % heat have riot exceeded 1,140 quarters.
Fine parcels of bo!h red and white sold at fell rates of
currency. In the midding and inferior kinds exceed-
ingly li;tle was doing. The sale for Barley was slow in
the extreme, but we have no change to notice in the
value of that grain. All descriptions of Malt moved cif
slowly, at barely stationary prices. Oats, the supply of
which was but moderate, sold to a fair extent, at Mon-
day's figures. Beans, Peas, Indian Corn and Flour were
much neglected.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. I Oats.
Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs.
English •• •• •• 770 2,190 1,460 2,630
Scotch.. •• ••
Irish •• •• •• ••
Foreign ......i 1,140 2,210 3,190

Malt. 1 Flour.

Sacks
540

The demand for Mutton was steady, at very full
prices. In other kinds of Meat very little doing.
Beef from 2s 2d to 3s 2d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 6d;
Veal, 3s to 3s 10d; and Pork, 3s to 4s per Sibs by the
carcase.

BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Our market is heavy, without alteration in prices.

SECONDARIES'.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTER.)
HATCH V. WALKER.
This was an action brought to recover the sum of
6/.195. 7d., the balance of an account for goods sold. The
plaintiff is a dal-maker, in Long-lane, and defendant is
a toyman, at Manchester.
There was no defence to the action, and a letter was
put in, which had contained a post•office order for 51.
The plaintiff's attorney said, that to prevent all doubt,
he would prove that orders had been received, and in
defendant's name; that the goods were sent according to
the direction, and that the order was received in due
course, and there had been many applications for pay-
ment. This would, no doubt, be tantamount to proof of
the hand-writing.
A verdict was given for the amount.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)
(13t fore Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE LORD BUNTINGTOWER.
This was a meeting for proof of debts, :under the
estate of this bankrupt.
Mr. Cooke appeared on Lehalf of Messrs. Cox, 131d-
dulph and Co., bankers, to tender a proof for 7,7351.,
for money advanced, and
His HONOUR admitted the proof.
This was the only case before the Court this morning.

SURREY SESSIONS,—(THIS DAY.)
(Before THOMAS Puciaz, Esq., and a bench of Magis-

trates.)
These sessions commenced this morning at the Ses-
sion-house, Newington•causeway. The calendar con-
tained the names of 102 prisoners for.trial. The grand
jury, having been sworn, a ere addressed by the Chair-
man. He said that, inasmuch as a vast number of pri-
soners were sent for trial at the sessions, rather than the
ensuing assizes for the county, such a proceeding
would to a saving of 1,0001. to the county, and he was
sure they must feel happy that such an expenditure had
been saved. The crimes of the calendar were of the
usual kind tried at these sessions, and he had only to
remind them to be careful in finding the bills presented
to them ; and should they not be satisfied with the
statement of the witnesses at the back ci the bills, he
should recommend them to apply to the Court for the
depositions taken before the magistrate.
James Helcock, 13, for picking pockets at the Brighton
Railway terminus, was sentenced to two months' impri-
sonment, and to be once whipped.

BOW-STREET.-(TII1S DAY.)
A respectably dressed young man, named Henry Far-
ren, was charged with taking indecent liberties with
another young man, who Lad the appearance of a
" gent.," and who described himself as William Clayton,
a pianoforte•koy-maker, residing in Alt en-street, Tot-
tenham-court-road.

The complainant stated, that ab:iut one o'clock this
morning he met the prisoner at a coffee-house in Totten-
ham-court-road. He had never teen him tefore; but a
banjo player came to the door, and the prisoner entered
into conversation with him upon the vagabond life which
that class of persons generally led. Ile agreed with the
prisoner, became he had more than once been victimised
by some of tbo fraternity, and told him if he valued
his reputation, or had any regard for the safety
of his pocket, he would upon all occasions avoid
them. The prisoner thanked him for this ad-
vice, ar.d then commenced the filthy behaviour
which had led to the charge. He left the ceff•E-house,
telling the prisoner that he was going home, and men-
tioning that he lived in Albert-street, just above. The
prisoner said he was going that way and would accom-
pany him, and on the way the prisoner repeated his
indecencies. At length he reached his door when the
prisoner put his arm round his neck, and having kissed
him, he txclaimed "I am so glad I met you, I do like
you so." Not content with that the prisoner wished to
go into the house, but he put him off by saying he
would walk a little way with him, and when he came up
with a policeman he gave him into custody. They were
both sober.

The prisoner who representQd himself to be a marble-
mason, living in Collonade-street, Rusell-square, isid
the charge was a fabrication from beginning to end. It
was true that he met the prisoner in the coffee-house,
but he explained that the reason of his being out so late
was that he bad been to see a young woman, to whom
he was paying his addresses, home to Augustus-street,
llo;ent's-park. It was the complainant, he added, who
began the conversation about the banjo players, telling
him that he bad often been victimised by some of them,
and that on one occasion he spent as much as two
guineas with s banjo professor at Baron Nicholson's
Judge and Jury Society.
The complainant admitted that he did make that
statement, and it was perfectly true.
The prisoner observed that the complainant had plenty
of opportunities to give him into custody before they
tame up with the policeman, and declared- that just be-
fore giving him into custody the complainant invited him
to a concert on Thursday night.
kr. HENRY said the fact of being in a low coffee-
house at one o'clock in the morning reflected no credit
upon either party. The case had gone too far to allow it
to be summarily disposed of at this stage, as the charac-
ters of both were at stake. He should, therefore, re-
mand the case, in order to give the police time to ascer-
tain who and what they were.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
A DISORDERLY VAGRANT.—Thomas Rayner, a well-
known vagrant, was charged before Mr. Hardwick, with
creating a disturbance and assaulting Thomas Outon, at
St. James's-workhouse, Poland-street.
The complainant, who is employed as constable at the
abo►e workhouse, stated that on the previous evening the
prisoner came to the house and demanded to be relieved.
Knowing him to belong to Marylebone, complainant re
ferred him to the relievirg officer of that parish. The
prisoner said "he be d— if he would go there," called
complainant a white•livered humbug, and, as a climax to
this filthy abuse, kicked him with great force on the shins.
Complainant then put him out of the house, end having
sent for a police-constable gas* him in charge.
The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
to the House of Correction for fourteen days, with hard
labour.

TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION.

GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY.

This morning a fire, attended with a destruction of
several thousand pounds' worth of property, and which
continued to rage for upwards of six hours, broke out in
St. George'e-street in the East.
The premises belonged to Messrs. Wackebath and
Collins, the extensive sugar refiners. They were of
great magnitude, being in some places eight and nine
stories high, the whole covering su immense area of
ground, probably a couple of acres.

The 'flames were first perceived by a policeman of the
H division, whilst passing along his beat. In a very
brief period two engines, from Wellclose.square Station,
were taken to the spot, and instantly set to work from
an abundant supply of water, but in less time than a
couple of hours the building termed the "old house,"
nine floors high, and several hundred feet square, pre-
sented one tremendous sheet of flame. The sugar,
which had become ignited, rushed out of the different
windows in such immense sheets of fire as to light up
the whole of the metropolis, whilst the river for miles
doan looked like burnished gold.
Numerous other engines of the London Brigade, with
Mr. Supetintendent Breidwtiod, and that of the West of
England Company, under tLe direction of Mr. Connor-
ton, had some previously arrived, and were all at work,
but the vast bodies of water scattered over the flames
made not the least impression upon them. Every en-
deavour was made to prevent any of the adjoining
houses kom taking fire; the heat, hoWever, was so great,
that another building of great extent, termed the " single
house," also took light. After a short time the two
buildings were on fh e from the base to the roof.

By four o'clock the scene that prevented itself was one
of awful grandeur; the flames were ascending high into
the air, whilst the timbers in the two buildings were
cracking with a noise like the continued discharge of
musketry, and at frequent intervals, as the floors gave
way, the outer yf 11§ kept dropping; but► forttautely, no