The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-08 00:00:00

THE SUN,

FALMOUTH, APRIL 6 AND 7.—Wind W.S.W., strong
breezes.—Arrd. Queen, Pernambuco; America, New
Orleans, for Bremen, rudder damaged; Mary Turcan,
Jitetml, for Antwerp, with loss of bulwarks; Eloise..
Matanzas; Malherbe, Porto Rico; Maria en Andri,
Shields, for —, boats, bulwarks, &c., gone, and one man
overboard. The Gibrocdirs, of and for Amsterdam, from
Nickerie, foundered 4th instant, lat. 51 N.; long. 8 W.;
crew saved, and landed here.
SHEERNESS, APRIL s.—The Galeed, St. Michael's to
London, put in to-day, with damage from contact with
a steamer. Sid. for London in tow (if a steamer.

MILFORD, APRIL 5 —The Camille, of Bayonne, f)r
Bristol, foundered 30th ult.; master and a boy drowned;
three men saved.

SHIBBEREEN, APRIL 5 —The Ranger, of Shields,
Malta to Queenstown, ran on the rocks in Derrimaws
Bay yesterday; crew saved, vessel much damaged. Cargo
landed in a damaged state.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Most of the provincial markets held on Saturday were
but modera'ely supplied with all kinds of Wbeat, both
English and foreign. Selected qualities of white moved
off slowly, at about stationary price►. In the middling
and inferior kinds ♦ery little was doing. Spring Corn
and Flour were dull, but not lower. Our foreign ad-
vices are to the effect that drooping prices have been
submitted to for Wheat and Flour in most of the French
porta. At Odes'a and Denizli) very little business was
doing on English account. Up to our market last week
the arrivals of all articles of Grain of home produce
were very moderate. From abroad we received 7;270
quarters of Wheat, 2,110 ditto of Barley, 28.597 ditto
of Oats, 509 ditto of Beans, 27 ditto of Peas, 1,849
ditto of Tares, 5 ditto of Linseed, 1,014 ditto of Rapeseed,
77 ditto of Mustard Seed, 1,115 ditto of sundry Seeds, in-
cluding Indian Corn; 5,670 sacks and 1,562 brls of Flour.
Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Wheat
from Essex and Kent were but moderate, but of fair
average quality. From Cambridgeshire, the
receipts were limited, coastwise as well as by railway
conveyances. Notwithstanding that the stands were by
no means extensively filled with samples of either red
or white, the demand for all kinds of Wheat of home
produce—owing to the immense quantities of French
Flour pressing for sale—ruled excessively heavy, at a
decline in the quotations obtained on Monday last of
from is to 2s per quarter, and a large portion of the
supply remained unsold at the close of business. Offers
came to hand from the east coast to ship Wheat at
drooping prices. The accounts which have come to hand
from various parts of the country, respecting the ap-
pearance of the young Wheats, are very favourable.
The quantity of Foreign Wheat on .show was large,
but it was chiefly composed of granaried parcels. Fine
qualities were, in some instances, disposed of at about
last week's currencies ; but the middling and interior
kinds gave way is per quarter, without much progress
being made in sales. Notwithstanding that the supply
of Barley was less than that exhibited last week, the
demand .for most kinds ruled very inactive. Prices,
however, were fairly supported, especially those 'of
Malting parcels. We had only a limited in-
quiry for Malt—the supply of which ready for
delivery was comparatively small —at barely
the late decline in the quotations. The show
of English, Irish, and Scotch Oats was trifling,
but that of I.reign was very extensive. The
trade for all descriptions ruled heavy, and prices had a
downward tendency. We had a slow sale for Beans, at
late rates. In Peas very few transactions were reported.
Indian Corn and Meal sold at full currencies. The
Flour trade was much depressed, and the low qualities
of foreign were somewhat easier of purchase.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.... • • 50s to 54s
Red, New.... 36s to 41s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 29$ 47$ Lincolnsh., Feed. 13a 15,
Norfolk and Lin- Potato
coin, lied. •• .. 3ia 38s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.. •• .• 37s 42s Black . •••• • • 13s lbs
Irish, Red.....•.• 366 40s Cork, White • • 13s lie
Ditto,White.• •• •• 391 43s Scotch, Feed... •• 18s 211
Rye—Old ••• • • • ...... 21. 22s Beans—Tick ....• •• .. 22$ 256
New. ••• • • • ...... 21s 22s Pigeons
Barley—Grinding. •• .. lbs 19s Peas—Grey .....• •• • • 23s 246
Malting .•• • • 211 23s Maple . • .... ••• • • 23s 25$
Chevalier •• • • ... 23$ 2is White. ... ••• • • 22s 23$
M alt—Suffulk and Nor- Boilers .... •• . 24s 263

Flour—Town-made... 32s 3G,
Suffolk •••• • • • 27a 31,
Stockta Sr, Norfolk 271 31,

folk• ••• • • ...... 43$ 48s
Brown .. ••••. • . • • 405 42s
Kingston and Ware 46s 503
SEED,

The supply of foreign Clover Seed on sale to-day was
extensive. All kinds have moved off slowly, at barely
last week's prices. Canary Seed has further declined in
value is to 2s per quarter. In other Seeds, as well as
Cakes, very little doing.
Turnip,White, per bush. 10s to lie
Red aid Green.. • • 105 lie
Mustard, Brown.. • • • Ss 11s,
White ••••• • • • • • 6s 9s
Tares, Spring as 6d 4s 3d,

Carraway ............ 29s 32i
Coriander.... • ....... 16s 24*
llempseed, per quarter 32s 35s
Linseed, Eng. siowing .. 54s b6s
Crushing .... • 401 43s
Baltic . ..... 38s 44s
Odessa .. . ..... 42s 46s
Linseed Cake,pr.l,ooo—

01d.....
Canary, p•r quarter •• 68s 72s
Rye grass..• • • 20s 24s
Clover, Red Enh,. (cwt.) 35s 50s
White ........ • • 34s 48,
Foreign Red.. •• • • Xis 50s
White.... 32a 50s
Trefoil .... • ......... 14a les

English 81 5x 9115,

Foreign, per ton 610 s 7110 s
Rape Cakes, pr ton 41 Os 41 bs
Rapeseed, New, pr Ist 3b105 1181 Os

SMITHFIELD.

Owing to the strong gales the imports of foreign stock
into London last e eek were very moderate, viz , 1,151
head, nevertheless they have been seasonably good, and,
we may add, of fair average quality. During the same
week in 1848 we received 1,395, and during the same
time in 1849, 1,061 head. About 300 Sheep have come
in out cf the wool.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK.

sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs

From Beasts.
Bremen
Rotterdam
Antwerp

Elarlingen ..... 191 ...
Llamburgh

25 .. 4 ...

9 ...

Total 272 ... 737 ... ... 142 ..
Corresponding
week in 1849 259 ... 604 ... 12 ... 196 ...

Same week in

1848.. ...... 326 .. 777 92 ...
The arrivals at the various outports have been confined
to about 300 head. A large arrival of preserved Meats,
upwards of 27,000 canisters, has taken place from Ga-
latz. From Ireland the receipts have been confined to
42 Pigs, the whole of which were on sale here to-day.
The supply of foreign stock on offer this morning was
very moderate, but the arrivals of home-fed Beasts were
again on the increase, and of full average quality. Owing
in some measure to the prevailing warm weather, the
Beef trade ruled excessively heavy, at a decline in the
quotations obtained on Monday last of quite 2d per
tilbs. The very highest figure for the beat Scots was
only 3s 4d per 81bs, and a large number loft the market
unsold. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge-
shire we received 2,100 Scots and short-horns, from all
other parts of England 600 of various breeds ;
and from Scotland, 420 horned and polled Scots.
For the time cf year, the numbers of Sheep ss ere large.
All breeds commanded scarcely any alteration, and prices
gave way 2d per 81bs. The primest old Downs, in the
wool, sold with difficulty at from 4s to 4s 2d—those out
of the wool, 3s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs. From the Isle of
Wight 450 Lambs came fresh to hand. The arrivals
from other quarters were good. The Lamb trade was
dull in the extreme, and the currencies were 4d per 81bs
lower than on this day se'nnight. Notwithstanding that
the supply of Calves was limited, the Veal trade ruled
heavy, at barely stationary prices. Pigs were very dull,
at almost nominal figures.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. to s. d, S. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 2 2 2 4 Inferior Sheep 2 8 210
Second quality ••.. 2 6 2 8 Second qual. Sheep 3 0 3 4
Prime large Oxen .•2 10 3 e Coarse-vroolledditto 3 6 310
Prime Scots •••• . • 3 2 3 4 Southdown Wether 4 0 4 2
Large coarse Calves 3 0 3 4 Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0
Prime small ditto .. 3 6 310 Large Hogs .. • . 3 2 3 6
iuokling Calves —lB 0 25 0 Small Porkers •• a 8 4 0
Lambs .......... 4 8 5 8 Quartar old Pigs ..16 0 21 0

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I ?lgs.
3,795 23,950 111 250
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. I rigs.
210 390 55
NEVTGATZ AND ZEZAMENHALL.

Notwithstanding the change in the weather, nearly
6,000 carcases of country-killed Meat were received up
to these markets last week. The supplies offering
slaughtered in the metropolis having been seasonably
large, the general demand has ruled excessively heavy,
and prices have a downward tendency. From Ham•
burgh 17 baskets of Meat have come to hand. About
500 carcases of foreign Meat have appeared on sale.

dt per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. I s. d. to a. d.
Seef,inferlor•••••. 110 2 2 Mutton, inferior 2 2 2 6
-- middling 1 4 2 6 middling.. 2 8 210
primelarge 2 8 210 - prime 3 0 3 4
-- prime small 3 0 3 2 Pork, 1arge........ 210 3 4
Veal•• •.•• •• - small . . 3 6 4 0
Lamb. 48 8d te 58 10d.

BOROUGH AND BPITALPIELDS.
Not less than 3,306 tons of foreign Potatoes came to
hand last week. This large quantity was derived as
follows:—Nieuport 77, Rotterdam 275, Harlingen 5,
Havre 145, Groningin 80, Antwerp 350, Dunkirk 1,224,
Dieppe 74, Rouen 502, Calais 393, and Louvain 176
tons. Coastwiso and by land carriage about 3,500 tons
have reached us, in excellent condition. As the supplies
offering are considerably in excess of the wants of the
dealers, the general demand is heavy, and prices are
with difficulty supported. Present rates as under:—
Per Ton. P.r Ton.
York. Regents 70s to 1005 Common Whites 40s to 458
Ditto Shaves —s to —5 Kant Shaw,

Scotch Regents 60s to 65s
Ditto min. Cups 501 to 60s
Ditto Buffs ... —s to —a
Blues —s to a
Pink Eyes
Lincoln. Regents 7os to 85s
Wisbeach ditto 60s to 75s
Ditto Kidneys
Berwick Regts 6sa to 75s
BOROUGH

Essex Regents ... —s to —a
Ditto Shaws 70a to 80s
Ditto Kidneys ... —s to —a
Chats, eouud..... 30s to 403
Ditto damaged... 15a to 20s
French Whites ... 50a to 65s
Belgian Whites... 40s to 551
Dutch Whites ... 40s to 458
German ditto .4. 45s to 50s
)11. MARKET.

The total importation of foreign Hops into London,
last week, was confined to 15 bales from Antwerp.
Notwithstanding that our market is very moderately
supplied with all kinds of Hops, the general demand
rules heavy, and prices are with difficulty supported.—
New Mid and East Kent pockets, 61 Os to 101 lOs;
new Weald of Kent ditto, 6/ to 8/ 33 ; new Sussex
ditto, Si 5s to 61 10s; new Farnhams (nominal), 12/
131;to Kent., 3/ to 41 7s; yearling Sussex,
21 8810 yearling
31125; old Hops, 11 to 31 8s per cwt.

TALLOW.

The transactions in furie gn`fallow, since Monday
last, have been very moderate. In prices, however, no
change has tak?n plane, P. Y. C. on the spot scfling
to-day at 36s 13(1 to 373 per cwt. For forward delivery
nurnerou6 offers are in the market at 38s 3d for tho last
three months. Town Tallow has declined is per cwt,
the present net cash price being 35s 61 per cwt. Rough
fat 2s per Slb,, with an abundant supply offering.

1847. 1848

1819. 150.

Stock this day • • .. 13,616
Price of Y. C. •••[ to4"Os6Odd
Delivery last week .•1 1,085
Ditto from June 1.... ! 80,7e7
Arrivals last week • 46
Ditto from June 1 ... 78,609
['rice of Town . ..... 41s Od

11,392 ' (1,65
49s 2.d 52s Od
to 49s 6d to 523 fid

28,049 , 30,558
38s Od to 36s 9d
Os Od ton6l s 0
899 I 1,623
87,76,i 83,180
1,470 73
105,282 88,267

899 1,161
73,691 j 9U,795

7 1,373
74,158 59,559

53s Od 54s Od

41s 6d 3is Od

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
The Old Bailey Sessions for April were opened this
morning by the Right Ron. the Lord Mayor, the Recor-
der, Alderman Sir George Carroll, Alderman Carden,
Sheriffs Lawrence and Nicoll, atte Ided by the Under-
Sheriffs and ether civic functionaries.

The grand jury having been sworn,
The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge. He
said the calendar contained the names of 212 prisoners,
who were charged with various offences, and that num-
ber would be augmented by additional commitments
during the progress of their labours; therefore he could
not hold out the expectation that the performance of
their duties would be limited to any very short period.
The calendar bore a very serious aspect, for it com-
prehended charges of almost every denomination—from
misdemeanours of various descriptions to the heinous
crime of murder. There were three cases of murder, but
one of them was the subject of an indictment at a former
sessions, and remained tor the disposal of the present,
and therefore it would be unnecessary to call their atten-
tion to the facts of the case, as they had been sufficiently
adverted to before the grand jury, to whom it was pre-
sented. The other two cases were of a very painful and
melancholy character, owing to the position of the parties
accused. In one the party was charged upon the coro-
ner's inquisition with manslaughter, but he bad been
committed by the magistrate before whom he was
examined on the crime of murdering his own wife.
The accused party in the other case was charged with
the murder of her own infant. With regard to the first,
be observed, it was not the ordinary case of the em-
ployment of some dangerous weapon, which, by the ap-
plication of single or repeated blows, occasioned the
death of the party, but her death was the melancholy
result. (that was to say, if it could be attributed to the
act of the prisoner) of a long course of ill-treatment,
and to the infliction of personal violence. The imme-
diate cause of death seemed to apply to an extravasation
of blood, not exactly on the brain, but in such a manner
as to compress it to a considerable extent.
They would, however, consider the evidence, and more
particularly that of the surgeon, before they ventured to
return a bill charging the party with murder; and it
must be proved to their satisfaction that the act, or re-
peated acts, of the prisoner were the occasion of death.
It was suggested by the depositions that repeated blows,
prevention of ordinary rest, striking and beating the
head, and boxing the e ere with great violence, had
brought the head of the deceased to such a state as to
make a single blow, which otherwise might have been
harmless, have a fatal effect. That course of repeated
treatment, as he had observed, had produced a great ex.
travasation of blood, and the party having fallen down in
a state of weakness in the shop other husband, who was a
baker, she became insensible, and after lingering in that
state for twenty-four hours she sank under the influence
of those various circumstances. There did not appear
to have been any blows which of themselves were calcu-
lated to produce such a result, but it was easy to under-
stand that after a aeries of ill-treatment had enfeebled a
frame a malicious mind might take advantage of the
opportunity to complete the destruction of the individual,
although, to common observation, the last patticular
instance of cruelty might seem a slight exhibition of pas-
sion or ill-nature, which could have no fatal effect. If
they thought this last act was designed to produce the
result which unhappily followed, there could be no ques-
tion, though no instrument was used, that the crime
amounted to murder. On the other hand, however, they
ought to strain no part of the depositions to arrive at
that conclusion, but should take the most charitable view
which the circumstances of the case could warrant. But
he was bound to tell them, that whenever it was proved
that the life of a party had been taken by the act of
another, it laid on the accused party to make out those
matters which rendered the act a less crime than that
of murder. If they thought the act was that of an in-
temperate man, giving way to his passion, and not intend-
ing the mischief which ensued, they would make the
crime something lower than murder ; but, should they
entertain a different opinion, it was his business to tell
them that they could not shrink from the due discharge
of their duty, however painful, and send the case to be
dealt with by- the Court below upon an indictment
charging the higher crime. Tho other case of murder
was also of a very lamentable character—it was that of
a mother, who had previously shown great kindness and
affection to her children, taking away the life of an in-
fant, and possibly they would arrive at the conclu-
sion that at the time of the occurrence the accused was
suffering from a disordered mind, the consequence of
recent confinement; but he was bound to say that they
had no authority to ignore a bill on the ground of insa-
nity, and if they thought the mother committed the act
by which the child was deprived of life, it was their duty
to put the case in the course of further inquiry. He
might remind them that when insanity was proved to
the satisfaction of the Court the accused party was al-
ways taken care-of by the authorities. There was
case of, rape upon a child, 10 years old, which he thought
ought to be further investigated. There was also a very
serious case for obtaining money by means of menaces
and threats, the punishment for which offence was
awarded by the 7th Wm. IV. and Ist Vic., chap. 87.
sec. 4. Four persons were involved in the charge, and
they had, it appeared, directly or indirectly, threatened
to accuse a person of an iniquitous crime, and under the
operation of that threat from time to time obtained
various sums of money from him. By the intervention
of a female relative their proceedings were checked and
brought to light. The Learned Recorder then referred
to a case of arson, in which the main evidence against
the party was the tracing of his steps to within fifteen
yards of the place where the fire happened, to a case of
assault in which one of the parties lost an eye, and to
other cases of a minor character in the calendar, and
then remitted the grand jury to the discharge of their
important duties.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS I)AY.)
A poor miserable, halt-starved looking creature, named
James Williams' was charged with stealing a railway
wrapper, valued at ss. 6d.
The prisoner was observed to take the wrapper from
a shop door at Charing-cross, where it was exposed fur
sale. He made no attempt whatever to escape, but went
quietly to the station.
Mr. HALL baying cautioned-the prisoner that what
he might say would be taken down and might be used
against him on his trial,
The prisoner said starvation drove hira to it. He was
a tailor, but bad been out of work since September last,
and as he wase literally starving, having had nothing
to est all day on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, and
being unable to obtain any relief; he thought the best
thing to do was to commit a trifling theft.
He was fully committed for trial.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
1100 RACES-SATURDAY.

The Claret Stakes of 15 sow. each, 10 ft, with 25 added,
for three yrs old, 9st 71b; four, lOst 101 b; five, &c.,
I Ist Mb. (3 Subs.)
Mr. D. Radcliffe na Bird of Paradise, 5 yrs, walked over.
The Farmers' Plate of 40/, the second to receive Si from
the Club. Heats, once round.
Mr. Marsh's Gammon, list 10lb (Beale)

Mr. How's Resolute, 105 t 101 b
Mr. Brown's Troy, list Mb (Mr. Bevi11)
Mr. Waller's Brampton, lOst .(Nightingal)
Mr. Conner's Spinaway, lOst 3lb ...(N. Colman)
Mr. Farr's Witch, 12st 71b....(L0rd Strathmore)

1 1
O 2
2 3
3 0
O 0
4 dr
5 0
O 0

Mr. Platt's The Jew, llst slb (Owner)
Mr. R. Sworder's The Baron (Mr. Crawley)
Won by two lengths.
The Hunters' Stakes of 10 soya. each, and 20 added;
llst 71b each, winners slb extra. (5 Subs.)
Mr. Leigh's The Warrener (Lord Strathmore) 1
Mr. Donoyan's Cinderella (Captain Little) 2
Mr. D. Radcliffe's Landsman (Owner), and Mr.
Rogers's br m, by Brutandorf (Captain Little), also
started.

A fine race with two from the last turn; was won by
a neck. - -

The Omnibus or Open Hunters' Stakes of 10 soy& each
with 25 added; 10st 71b each. Once round.

Mr. Leigh's Miss West (Mr. Elwes) 1
Mr. Hobson's Alice Gray ....(Owner) 2
M. Price's Legislator (Mr. Brookes) 3
Mr. F. Cavendish na Khondooz (Captain Pettat) 4
Mr. Prime's Charity (Captain Little) 5
Won in a canter

The Scurry Stakes of 5 Boys each; list 71b each. Half
a mile.

Mr. Hobson's Laundry-maid (Owner) 1
Mr. Ames na Chance... Captain Little) 2
Mr. D. Radcliffe na Maid of Lorn (Mr. Elwes) 3
Mr. Brand na Diplomatist (Mr. Bevill) 0
Mr. Reid na The Ocean (Mr. C. Brookes) 0
Mr. C. Hale na Whirligig (Captain Pettit) 0
Mr. Prime na The Witch (Lord Strathmore) 0
Mr. Bask's Bustle (Mr. Crawley) 0
Mr. F. Cavendish na Little John...(Capt. Thornhill) 0

Won in a canters.

A Plate of 101 for beaten horses was won by The
Witch (Mr. Prime), beating Brampton, Resolute, and
Paddy.

ABERGAVENNY RACES—FniDAY.

The Llandilo Selling &dies, a sweepstakes of 5 sous,
each, 3 ft, with 25 added, for horses of all denomina-
tions. Heats, about one mile.
Mr. Smith's b g Master Dounes, aged 1 l

Mr. Hole's Carbuncle, 4 yrs
The following also ran:—Morsel, 6 yrs (h b)—Lceda,
aged—Ariadne, 3 yrs—The Streamer, 5 yrs (h b)—Bal-
labar, aged—Gwenny, 5 yra.
The Hunt Hurdle race, a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5
soya. each, 1 ft, and 20/. added ; gentlemen riders.
About two miles, over six flights of hurdles.
Mr. Hobson's b g Giblets, aged. list
Mr. Tuite's g g Tinderbox, 6 yrs (h b), llst
The following also started:--hope. aged (h b), 12st—
Bold Davy, aged (11 b), llst 101b—Vixen, aged (h b),
list 71b—Ballarina (late Kate), 5 yrs, llst—Forester,
aged (h b), lOst 81b—Faith, aged (h b), lOst 71b—Skip-
away, 6 yrs (h b), lOst 71b.
The Abel gavenny Steeplechase, a Handicap Sweepstakes
of 25 soy& each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared on or be-
fore the 21st March, 1850, with 100 soya. added.
About four miles, over a fair hunting country.
Mr. Cartwright's b g Thugarton, 9st 121 b ...(Oliver) 1