The Sun.
London, England, 1850-07-31 00:00:00

EXPORTS.

Cotton Wool—The purchases during the month
aulount to 3,350 bales aid 4,250 candies. Although last
advices from England were highly favourable, the large
quantities of the stall, now in the market have prevented
the rise in price which would otherwise have taken
place; and, indeed, a d cline is looked tn., owing to the
setting in of the rains, and the fact of last accounts from
China being of a less encouraging nature than those
furmf‘rly received.
Opium—Since the arrival of last China mail on the
21st inst., the price of Malwa has advanczd to 1,530 r.
perches:; prior to that date the rate was 1,240 r. to

1,200 r.
Freights—Subsequent to the date of our last Overland
dispatch several ships were taken up for Liverpool at 11.
10s. per tie, since then the rate has advanced, and en-
gagements have been made at 1/. 17e. 6d. per ton, and
for partial lots at W. ss. To London the rates have been
ruling between 1/. 15s. and 21., but to-day something
more could be obtained we thick. To China shorely
after the departure of the last mail numerous vessels
were engaged at 6fr. per candy. Since then rates have
advanced to 7r., Br., and 9r.; but in consequence of un-
favourable accounts of the cotton market in China, the
rate has again declined, and is now nominal at 7r. to Br.
Exchaog.)—Tbe Commercial Bank has been drawing
at 2.i. Op., six months' sight we understand, and docu-
ment bids have been placed at 2s. O'd. and 2s. 00. six
months' sight. Russell's and other clean credits seem
scare^. Transactions for this mail have not been heavy;
at this season they seldeim a-e.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD ClRCUlT.=Stafford,July 27.

By the co-operation of Mr. Whateley, Q.C., and Mr.
Groaves, Q.C., who presided in separate courts, one in
the grand-jury room, and the other in the Judges
dining-room, for the trial of prisoners, all the Crown
business, with he exception of the murder case, on
which the jury were deliberating, and two indictments
for perjury, were disposed of by ten o'clock last night.
At that hour the first of the indictments was called
on in the Crown Court, before Mr. Justice Wil-
liams, when

Mr. HUDDLEiTON (who was the leading counsel for
the prosecution), said, that having been engaged
the whole of that day in the two cases of murder, ho
was physically incapable of proceeding with another
case that evening; and as, moreover, the, defendant was
not present, he hoped his Lordship would adjourn the
court until the next morning.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS said he should be most glad
to do so if the state of the public business would
permit him, but there were three civil causes,
and two indictments for perjury still to be
tried, and yet to-morrow was the commission day
at Shrewsbury. Ho had no doubt that the counsel was
very much fatigued, but he must remember that both
himself (the Judge) and the jury had been ww\king
equally hard, and were equally tired. He did not in-
tend that the whole case should be tried that evening,
but merely wished to make some progress in it. The
presence of the defendant was not indispensable, this
being a misdemeanor, and it was admitted she would
surrender in the morning.

Mr. LIIIDDLESTON still contended that the presence of
the defendant was necessary, and as Counsel for the pro-
secution, required that she should surrender before the
trial was proceeded with. He also further urged the
plea of exhaustion, and addad, that from the pressure of
business at these tvis:zes, he had not been able to open
his brief in the present case; and, if he were compelled
to proceed must read it at length to the jury, in order
that he might at the same time inform himself and them
of the charge against the defendant.
After a long discussion,
Mr. Justice W1111..018 directed the jury to be sworn
and the case to be proceeded with.
After the oath had been repeated to the jury,
The crier said, my Lord, one of the jurymen refu3es
to take the oath.

Mr. Justice WlLLums—How is this, sir? Juryman
(producing from the depths of his fob an enormous
watch, and extending it at arm's length towards his
Lordship)—Whoy, my Loard, its noaw moare than ten
o'clock, and I'om now been sitting Ute and in eother
courts moare than thoirt*eh hours, and I wo'ant sit no
mocir this noight if I can help it.—(Great laughter, in
which the Judge joined very good humouredly.)
Further discussion took place, and at length it b.,
came ale:parent t) everybcdy that no progress would be
una'de in the case even if it were proceeded with, and it
wan adjourned until the morning.
PERJURY.--Ellen Capewell, aged 45, was indicted for
wilful and corrupt perjury, committed at the last Sums
mer assize!.

Mr. liuddleaten atod Mr. P. M‘Mahon appeared for
the proseettinN and Mr. Whateley, Q C., and Mr. Skin-
ner for the defence.

The case occupied the Court ffcm nine in the morning
till six o'clock, It arose out of an nation of trespass
brought by Captain Powys, of Cheadle, ii;gliinet a man
named Clewees to tat the title to a piece cf wharf at the
left-hand side of Ifasford canal bridge as you go from
Leek to Cheadle, occupying altogether a apace of 16
yarsis. Clewes defeaded as the sersasea of a gelatlettan
named Sneyd, and the question of title was therefore in
substance tried as between Powys and Sneyd, both being
gentlemen of the highest respectability and of s-cry eotis
sid-erable fortune; and both resembling the honest
Dandy Dinment In his litigation—loohing not to " the
value of the thing but the justice." The few feet of
wharf were admitted on both sides to be really of little
value; but each claimed a title front a remote period,
Mr. Sneyd contending that it he'd talbit in his family
along with the sarrottaadlng land at that side of the
canal bridr for at least 70 years; and Captain Powys
claiming it for a very long period alsta, Under a dekid of
exchange with tire fetaatq' proprietors of the ad-
joiniog lands captain Powys's land was at the
north side of the bridge, and Mr. Sneyd's at the
south; and the spot in question was on the soeth, and if
Captain Powys's claim were well feended
certainly interfere with the fair proportions of Mr.
Sneyd's land; and, therefetr, if ever the grays of a
goose" were an excusable ground of litigation it was
certainly so here. The cause wagentet-eu for trial at the
Spring 4Assizes of 1849, and in consequence of the judges
not having time tr, try it, it was, at the close of the
assizes, made a remanet—of. eiel at an enoilta
pease to the parties, *lie )t.',Ct Kept upwards of sixty
witnesses for some ttiys at Stafford. It was tried at the
next assizes ts,:a a special jury, and ended in a verdict for
Captain Lowy s. The defendant was en' of hie s'eltsiesse,
She had been authorised foe hotn by him and Mr.
Sneyd to collect the wharf-dues for both, but since 1832,
when Mr, Sneyd erected a public-house called the rcasis
gatien Inn, near the bridge, she had seated ti) collect for
him. In order to prove Wirt and possession by Captain
Powys, it would be vary material to asCeitain Who had
received the dues for this piece Of Wharf since the
erection of the Navigation :an, and she swore that she
had been always paid them for Captain Potrks 14 all
persons using the wharf=-by tfr. `neyd himself, by
several of his serrantrn tenants, and others claiming
under him, whorl). she named, and particularly by his
svoodraugetn, that it had not been claimed by any one
but the Powys family; that Abe had to:, received
any money for it ea eaaniiiit of Mr. Sneyd; and
that she had not bad a particular conversation with
some of her neighbours. For these statements she was
ondtrn
now brought to trial. Eight of those whom she named
wash:hirafyinnog:said her on account of Captain Powys con-
tradictede rt ta ecpl in diseute, they refused .
her point blank, swearing that they had not
done an, and that when she demanded wharfage for the
to pay it, and she
rtohvaetsdsnhtehat she demanded the wharfage in the
had no right to that aide of the bridge.
truth of her
name of Mr.
Rolfe, who trivvedas
On the other haetYtd_ , and others proved the conversation.
d, witnesses were called to prove the
versation, and statementsthis was *ls to everything but the con-
created as it had been by Mr.
Baron
th Al:Actions, mere idle talk.
Afrer the speeches,
evi ..denco,, and summing up had
occupied nine hours, the
retired to consult at a few
minutes past six, and at t tilt-past past seven returned with a
verdict of guilty on two of i be most material assignments,
acquitting her on the chark ;e tie to rho conversation, She