The Sun.
London, England, 1850-03-26 00:00:00

off Rio Grande, and was supplied with water end provi-
sions by the Rhonda, arrived here.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 25.—Wind N.N.E., strong gales
with snow and hailstorms.—Arrd. Ca'edonia, Al'earlane,
Arica; Vests, Klamp, St. Domingo, for Bremen.
OFF SWANAGE—AIpha, Edwards, Port Philip.
OFF HYDE, ISLE' OF WIGHT Seringapatam, Far-
rell, Calcutta.
FISIIGUARD, MARCH 24.—The gale and snowstorm
continues unabated.—The _Nell, of and for Aberyatwith,
from Newport, is on the Goodwin Sands, and been
scuttled to prevent her going on the rocks.
JERSEY, NIARCH 24.—Wind N.—Sld. Itt.nded, Ari-
chat; Rollo, Newfoundland.
PILL, MARCH, 25.-Wind N.N.E., strong.—Sld. Ann
Hood, Africa; Fanchon, Bostor, after repairing.
HULL, MARCH 25.—Wind N. —Sid. Venerable, St.
John'e, New Brunswick.
HARWICH, MARCH 25.—1 t blew a strong gale all day
yesterday at N. t.. N.N.E., with heavy squalls of snow
The Friends, from London, has put in byre leaky, &c.,
after being on the Gurifievt. The Anna Catharina,
London to Stettin, has bcen assisted in with loss of
topmast, &c., cut away in a heavy gale on the 23;1 inst.
off the Lemon. The Fender, London to Perth, with
guano, has put in here leaky.
HARTLEPOOL, MARcu 24.—1 t is blowing a strong gale
at N.N.E., with a heavy sea.—The B lions, cf Dundee,
Grangeno.uth to Stetrie, droi e on the Longscar Rocks,
and it is expected will become a wreck; crew saved.
GRIMSBY, 'A/Aix!' 25.—Ti.0 Dutin,:t:er Castle, LAl-
don to Hartlepool, has put in here to-duy with damage,
having been in contact with a brig in Bridlington Bay
yesterday.
DEAL, MARCH 25.—The Amelia arrived here to-day
with damage from contact lest night off Dover.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

HAY 111.411.71L1LVr13.

SMITHFIELD.—MeadowLia37,2Ii; to 3110 s; Clover
litto, 31 Os to 41 lOs ; and Straw, I/ Is to 11 8; per
load. Supply tolerably good, and trade dull.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 21 8, to 31 12i; Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 ; and Straw, 11 25 to li lOs per
load. A moderate supply, and a sluggish demand.
WHITECHAYEL. Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 10, ;
Clover ditto, 2/ 15s to 41 los; and Straw, 11 Is tip 11 85 per
load. Trade dull, at barely last week's quotations.

COLONIAL.
SIIGAIL—The demand tor British Plantation is still
limited, and the quantity on show very small; 6,800
bags Mauritius went off with rather more spirit, at about
previous rates, and 3.200 bags Bengal brought nearly
6d advance, but Madras was dull at rather lower rates.
Privately a parcel of yellow Havannah has been sold
at 22s for refining in bond, The quantity of British
Plantation landed last week at the East and West India
Docks was only 37 hhds ; there were taken for home
consumption 844 hhds 124 tierces 298 barrels. The
stock in the same place is 6,057 hhds 1,085 tierces 1,435
barrels.

ColirEE.—Plantation Ceylon realised; 52s 6d to 603
for fine fine ord to good mid. The value of good ord
Native is 45s 6d to 465. _

Cocos.—Para and Guyaquil have been taken in
at 30s.

RUM.—The quantity landed last week at the
Mist and West India Docks was 50 puns 1 hhd. There
were taken for home consumption 307 puns 6 bhds, and
exported 134 puns 17 hhds. The stock in the same
places is 16,167 puns 1,886 Mids.
SALTPETEE.-01. 1,100 bags Bengal offered, only 230
bags refraction, 5i per cent., sold at 27s 3d, the re-
mainder being withdrawn for want of buyers on pre-
vious terms.

TALLow.—P Y.O is 37s per cwt on the spot, and
Town 39s 6d. _ _

TEA.—The market is firm and the deliveries are large.

BOW-STREET —(THIS DAY.)
A distressed mechanic, named Join Connor' was
charged with the following novel and somewhat laugh-
able off,nce:—

Mr. Morgan, a pawnbroker, in Long-acre, stated that
between seven and eight o'clock last night the prisoner
came to his shop and asked the loan of 15s. on a pair of
union pipes. After some words he agreed to lend him
101, but the prisoner turned from the counter, taking
with him the pipes, which be had replaced in a bag, and
said he would accept nothing less than 15a. In a few
minutes afterwards the prisoner returned, and said he
would take the lOs , and handed in a bag, which, upon
examination, turned out to be a bundle of wood done up
in'the shape of the pipes. His Worship would see that
the'wood had been so cut as to induce a person touch-
ing it to believe that it was pipes. About twelve months
ago a Similar trick was successfully played upon him
by a person who very muob resembled the prisoner.
Mr. JARDINE—How is it you did sot examine the
bundle then ?—The prosecutor replied simply for the rea-
son that some time before the prisoner bad been in the
habit of pledging his pipes from time to time, for sums
varying from ss. to 75., and as the pipes, or rather a
bag shaped like pipes, was constantly coming backwards
and forwards, it served to lull all suspicion, and witness
and his assistants had therefore not hesitated to rely
upon their sense of touch instead of the sight.
Mr. JARDINE—Is the bundle pledged, or the one
offered yesterday of any value?—The prosecutor said
neither of them was worth twopence. Ile' had often
been imposed upon by parties pledging spurious articles,
but never had he heard et such a system as this till
the imposition of the prisoner was discovered.
Mr. JARDINE—WeII, prisoner, what have you to say
to this strange charge?—The prisoner, who sp,ke with a
strong Irish brogue, was almost unintelligible, but he was
undertood to say that distress had induced him to resort
to this ingenious mode of raising the wind. The pro-
secutor would have been no loser by the transaction,
valueless though the bundle was, for he merely wanted
the money for a temporary purpose, to buy materials to
make another pair of pipes, in fact, and before Saturday
week he should have redeemed the parcel and paid the
interest.

Mr. JARDINE said it would be necessary to have some
further evidence to complete the case, and he should
therefore remand the prisoner for n week.

The prisoner was accordingly detained in custody.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THISDAY.

DISTURBANCE AT THE ARGYLE BOOMS. - James
Jones and his brother, John Jones, were placed at the
bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged with being drunk,
and creating a disturbance at the Argyle Rooms, im
Great Windmill-street.

John Field, one of the door-keepers at the above
rooms, stated that on She previous night, about ten
o'clock, the prisoners presented themsel►es at the door,
and demanded to be admitted. Observing that they
were very drunk, witness, who had strict orders not to
admit any person who was in liquor, refused to allow
their to I.ass. whereupon they became very abusive, and
eventually struck trim several blows on the face. They
then attempted to force their way into the rooms, but
some of the check-takers having come to his assistance,
the prisoners were ejected, and banded over to the cus-
tody of the police.
The prisoners, who denial the charge, were fined 208.
each, or in default, to be committed for 14 days.

THE ENCUMBERED ESTATES
(IRELAND) BILL.
TO THE RIGHT HON. LORD JOHN RUSSELL, M.P.
My Lord,—Your Irish advisers have made another
glaring mistake, and have, in March 1850, discovered
that which every one else saw twelve months since,
and which should have been then guarded against—
viz., the certainty that when the Encumbered Estates
Bil came into practical operation land in Ireland
would be so much depreciated that its forced sale
would partake strongly of the character of confis-
cation.
And now, at the eleventh hour, they propose what
they call a remedy, but which contains every perni-
cious principle which should have been avoided, and
which will most assuredly work in a manner directly
opposite to that which is professedly desired.
.None except those who wish to make a good thing
out of their neighbours' misfortunes would desire to
see the land in Ireland purchased by mere specu-
lators, vet the proposed Bill should have been enti-
tled " A Bill to enable speculators to purchase large
properties in Ireland at the lowest possible price ;" and
it bears intrinsic evidence of the school from which it
emanates. Let me examine how it will work on large
and small
sayproperties.
of the value of 200,0001., is
• large estate,
exposed for sale, and five Manchester manufacturers
having 100,0001.1 club their 20,000/. to purchase it,
giving debentures for the remainder of the money.
Of course they will purchase it at the lowest pos-
sible price, no sane man can suppose otherwise, but
without the proposed Bill they would not have
entered into the operation, because 200,0001. would
have been required, and many who would embark in
such a speculation as one of four would not think of
doing so as one of ten.
How differently would the adoption of my proposal
have worked ; then, instead of being obliged to sell
his property at the lowest possible sum, the Irish land-
lord would obtain a fair price.
But then the " holier-than-thou men," one of whose
common propensities of straining at gnats and swal-
lowing camels was providentially exhibited the same
night—yes, Mr. Labouchere proposed a resolution
permitting any Committee of the House of Commons
to rob a preference shareholder out of the rights he
had acquired by Act of Parliament. How could a
Russell sanction such a proceeding?
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient,
RIGBY WASON.

EIGHT FIRES IN TAM METROPOLIS THIS MORNING
AND LAST NIOIIT.—About two o'clock this morning the pre-
mises of Mr. Ward, greengrocer, of London-terrace, Hackney-
road, were discovered on fire. The police aroused the
family, and the engines of the brigade and West of England
soon arrived, but in two hours the farniture, stock, isc
were entirely consumed. Mr. Ward is insured in the Phoenix
office. Another fire took place at the house of Mr. Woodtall,
Davis-street, Berkeley-square, and great damage was the
result. Also in the shop, &c., f Mr. West, grocer and tea-
dealer, Lower Marsh, Lambeth ; contents partly destroyed
and damaged; insured in the Alliance fire-office. Also in
the house of Mr. Painter, New-street, Bethnal-green, a
cabinet-maker, and serious loss occurred. Also No. 3,
Hart-street, Long-acre, in a " questionable" house, where a
" happy pair" had retired to rest, but were fortunately res-
cued from being burnt to death. Also in the house of Mr.
Taylor, Wellington-row, Bethnal-green, from smoking to-
bacco in the stables. And in White Hart-street, Drury-
lane, on the premises of Mr. Shearman, boot and shoe-
maker, and considerable damage done to building and stock.
DEATH or ANOTHER GENERAL OFFICER.—General
Charles Craven, formerly of sth Dragoon Guards, died a few
days since at Stafford, aged 81, and after 60 years' service.
Lis was a native of the north of Ireland,