The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-13 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

Business done
to-clay.

CORN EXC HAN GE—FRIDAY.
During the present week the arrivals of English
Wheat up to our market, coastwise, have been 1,210
quarters. By land carriage, the receipts fresh up to-day
were limited, and of very middling quality. Although
the stands were scantily filled with samples of both red
and white. the demand for all descriptions ruled heavy
at prises barely equal to those paid on Monday. From
abroad nearly 7,000 quarters of Wheat hate come to
hand, partly from the Baltic. Fine dry samples were
held at full rates of currency. In the middling and in- I
ferior kinds scarcely any business was transacted. The
supply of Barley was very moderat:?, yet the de-
mand for that article ruled inactive, at late rates.
Very little Malt was offering. Ware parcels sold freely
at full prices. All other kinds were quite as dear. The
aggregato supply of Oats being small, the Oat trade ruled I
steady, and, in some instances, fine samples were 6d per I
quarter dearer. Beans, Peas, Indian ecru, and Flour
were very dull, but not cheaper.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat.

Barley.

_._.___________
blast' our.
----I_ Oats. IFI
—.----.... _
Qrs. Sacks.
170 2,290
......
1,350
3,650 3,240

English • • • • • •
scotch • • • • •

Qrg
1,210 3(j3j. Qll*
0 1.510

[viol .. •• • •
Foreign ...... .6,760

1,000

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As is almost invariably the case just preceding the

67 p
67 p

85
53
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holding of the great Christmas market, the supply of
b(e.-4.; on sale in tc-day's market was very extensive,
and of excellent quality. Owing to the small attend.
anee of buyers, and the immense supplies of Meat its
Newgate and Leadenhall, the Beef-trade ruled exces-
sively heavy, at barely Monday's quotations. The exd
trcnae value of the best Sects was 3s 8d per Sibs.,
a total clearance was not effected. Full average sera-
bersof Sheepwere brought forward, the time aril!
considered. All breeds were dull in the extreme, he;
we have no actual fall to notice in prices. Calves will:
in good supply, and heavy demand, at barely last week
decline
in value. In Pigs next to nothing was &leg'
The few Mikh Cows offering were sold at from 141 t°
181. each, including their small Calf.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal.
11. d. to I'd.
8. . sd.
Inferior Beasts" d ... 2 4to 2. 3 2 6 Inferior Sheep .. ~ 210 . 6
Q 4 .
Second quality •.• • 2 8 2le Second qual. Sheep . 310
Prime large Oxen •• 3 0 3 4 Caarsc-woolledditto3 8 4 g
Prime Scots ...... 3 6 3 8 Southdown Brother 4 0 0
°
Large coarse Calves 2 6 3 0 Ditto out of the wool° 0 3 6
Primesmall ditto .. 3 2 3 6 Large Hogs ••• • " ; g 4 0
Suckling Calves ..18 0 24 0 Small Porkers •• • • .':. T, 20 Y
Lambs ...... •• • • 0 0 0 0 Quarter old Pigs •• I. "
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I
Sheep.
I Calves. I app
3,042 3,564 301
SCOTCH.
I Sheep. Calves. 1 rigg•
59
FOREIGN SUPPLY. rig&
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I 21
108 1,284 122

Beasts.
221

NEWGATE AND LEADENZAZI.
The general demand was dull in the extreme, 0"
to the large supplies on offer.

At p
de r s ntoe
d. by the Carcase.
5. d. to l 2 b a I
e. .to ii. 4
Beef,inforior •• 2 0 2 2 Mutton, Inferior ••n2 ,6 a i•
--middling •• 2 4 2 6 - raiddling• •
- primelarge .. 2 8 210 - prime •• •• ; 3 '
- prime small .• 3 0 3 4 Pork, large •••• • • • • 4 v
Veal.• •••• .. -
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Really fine samples of new Hops are in fair request tol4
full prices; but most other kinds are somewhat 101 /tent
purchase. Present rates as under;--Mid and East
,„ 76e;
ditto, 40s to 140 s; Weald of Kent ditto, 600 W
Sussex ditto, 50s to 72s per cwt.

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market has been very steadily;. the
ported, and a fair business has been done, the rise '7O is
lower descriptions of Brazil Plantation being 61 'fiee
per cwt. Barbadoes by auction brought 449 6d J°r
yellow, and 41s to 42s for mid. fici at
REFINED.— Grocery lumps have been in delve- 0
60s 6d to 523.
„ cINDIA.--Mauritius,
EAST INDIA.
MSUritills has been sold at .-grgr: to
rates, good and fine yellow 39s 8d to 435, Inid reel
395, ord 37s to 378 6d, brown 34s to 375, se",;„"ber;
363 to 403. Bengal has been slightly P,'A",6d,
soft yellow 35s to 375, good and fine 37s 6d to 7.eed
ord to mid like Mauritius 36s Gd to 393 6d, g°,,V,
fine white Benares 44s to 463, and mid 433 to 7, to
Penang, 2,700 bags went at 40$ 6d to 43s 6d for '4)
good white, and at 375 to 40s for yellow.
FORElON.—Holders have been very firm, on "*
e,l
had been rather impeded by this. There are se
buyers for export in the market.
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COFFEE.—Upon the whole this article has 9- bas
been so active as it was last week. Native COY et°
been sold at 55s to 565, but the latest transactions "flip.
at 54s to 55s for good ord. Plantation has not elod
tained last week's advance to the full extent, e 1!,% at
good mid has been sold at 60s to 633 6d, low ,`",,,tujog
111,
58s 6d to 51Is 6d, fine ordinary and low 111,1" 9t
at 58s to 61s, pea berry 603 to 629, and Movers
45s to 565. Some lots of mid and good color,' /01
taken in at 6113 to 725. And native at auction 015001
bought in at 56s for good ord. Madras has been se,ood
63s to 659 for fine fine ord, and at 52s to 569 fer eat&
fise fine ord. Mysore realiaed 53s to 54s for gone%
SALTPETRE.—There has been a good demandll" ceo
I, b
tr,me prices. Calcutta Si to 3021- lbs refraction ...-
sold at 27s 6d to 28s. and
SPIcEs —The demand for pepper has been teote:.,,,
Penang clean black has realised 3id to 31dr„ 13 ote
and in some cases 30. White sold at 7d. L
has realised 3id. to 3.1.1. per lb. 609,
RlCE.—There has been a firm market. Madras pod
white has realised 9s. Gd. to 10a., and middling t° t
Bs. 6d. to 9. 6d.

Rust.—The market is firm.
blew- and
TEA.—Business has been limited both in blew- 01
green, but holders are firm. The lowest ad S°
Congou is Is Id per lb.
COTTON.—The market is dull, but prices are °all'
nally maintained. • Se/
TALLOW.—The market is firm, although there,llo
so much doing as in the early part of the week.
is 37s 6d to 37s 9d per cwt on the spot.
GREEN FRUIT.—The demand continues briembsti
will remain so until Christmas. Contrary wind' ssfe
prevented arrivals of Oranges from the Aserenillet
cargoes, ex Smuggler, and Feronica, from 'lOl
sold at public sale, by Keeling and Hunt, were ;jet
freely by the trade. Lisbons meet with a readiviseit
arrivals from St. Michael are expected daily.
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Spanish Nuts are likely to improve in price. Be'eolr
are dull of sale. Brazil without inquiry. Lernellesreel
firms scarce, and prices are advancing; a small 400
of Seville Sours of indifferent quality has been 30'
high figure.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DA.lr.)gr
pA
Sittings at Nisi Prius at Guildhall before Lord -
BELL and a Common Jury.)
JOYCE V. WALKER AND ANOTHER. go Al.
This was an action to obtain compensation for' dew
leged false imprisonment of the plaintiff by Ole
fondants.
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Mr. Serjeant Miller was counsel for the plaillm7
Mr. Bovill and Mr. Pollock appeared for the defelt&''
The defendants are linendrspers in the Blaelt•s
ting
road, and the plaintiff is a marine-storo-dealer,
t i 0
Tavistock-mews, Tavistock-square. It appeared rb roole
the year 1843 the father of the plaintiff obtaine.j.- i
blek,
goods from the defendants to the amount of 11.5x•0 "„t of
was to be paid by instalments. The first instaltee;eat
five shillings was paid, and Mr. Joyce (the father')
into the country. In 1844 he returned to London"
tbs
a summons was obtained against him to appear ° at
rese Middlesex Court of Requests, at the suit of the II nails
defendants. The court was afterwards abolished4:loo
June, 1849, an order was served on him from the A—",„01
Court for payment of the sum of 11. ss. 4d., the 013;els.
of debt and costs, by instalments of 2a. 6d. per mod,
The elder Joyce was then suffering from choler:it 000
being unable to attend the Palace Court, sent bj3t one
there, with a person named Day, where they mr," the!
Morphet, the agent of the defendants, with who! t` 400-
made an agreement to pay 51. on the following '-tbe. •
day, and 2s. 6d. a week afterwards, and Mr. JoYt°art
younger, signed an agreement to that effect on the rg to
of his father. In September of the same year, ossi3lbons
the non-payment of the instalments, a second suratd_ o,
was issued from the Palace Court, and left at this 7st
deuce of Joyce, the elder. Mr. Day again attendicahoo
the Palace Court on the 28th September, the day '?Jr
the summons was returnable. The Prothonotar.r,
0,
Hewlett, was the presiding judge. Oa that oc aastr!
Morphet asked Joyce, the younger, both of whom. w
e v
re'
present in court, how ho would pay the deb t .EA:
plied that it was his father'a debt. Morphet rejoine d tv;')
that was all nonsense, for he (Joyce, the you able,
had signed a paper, which made him ]tilt for
Joyce replied that he had signed the papef do
his father. The Prothonatory of the Court intituto3
Joyce that if he would not pay the debt ho would .Out.
mit him for fifteen days, and a warrant was roadie °0
On the 19th October the officers of the Palace o°,,i'n
went to the house of Joyce, the father, at Somers (.2;,;
to search for the present plaintiff, his son; not fi A pd
him there, they went, a second time, the next da:,r,
forcing their way into the backyard, where the yoli°l4l6
Joyce was at work, they seized and
put him into a c... 41 •
and took him to Whitecross. street Prison, where be'
confined for fifteen days, during which time he god' ist
defendants notice that he intended to proceed aglim-of
them, to make them account for imprisoning hire- I
so°
this the defendants took no notice, and hence the prd
action.

(The case was proceeding when our report left-)

THE CASE OF STARVATION
THE TEMPLE.
GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.) t the
To-day having been appointed for proceeding a.' W.
Guildhall Police-court with the charge against
.01
George Sloane, the special pleader, of assaulting ;10
starving his servant, Jane Wilbred, the justice-room foe
beseiged by a large concourse of people, but only a i 4
respectably-dressed persons were fortunate enotik4.?"o. D.
obtaining admission, and the court was at no time irk
veniently crowded. the
Mr. Phillimore, the barrister at whose instttnetYsoo
charge wus first preferred, was early in attendance'-
as on the former occasions when the case was geeets oh
Mr. Clarkson was present to watch the proceeding
bchalf of the accused.
r Or;
After the night charges bad been disposed e'' and
Sloane surrendered in pursuance of his recognizaneee'4ol
be seemed to feel deeply the painful situation in,: the
be found himself. Mr. Alderman Humphery
presiding magistrate. If be
Mr. Alderman HUMPHERT asked Row, the officer' , ye'
had served Mrs. Sloane with the summons to aP.,,Pett,; der
Row replied that he bad left the summons in the :03"-^
but she was not in attendance.
rr. Sloane ex used his wife's absence on the g-°talud
that she was not well.
gel v.
The first witness called to-day was Mr. James, - roo
ton, the physician to the Royal Free Hospital, ;II ce
stated that he had seen Jane Wilbred several times e't
she had been at the hospital. He saw her first ifllo
laundress's house, where ho examined her to see for
were afflicted with any disease which could account r
her extreme emaciation. He questioned her 4,0€1
peatedly, and she appeared to be not only
.attenuilet
in body, but extremely sluggish in mind.
extremist,
pulse was very weak, slow, and feeble her eod
were discoloured and livid, her tongue was retoist,•!_et
her skin cool. She had some marks and bruises el'ieuk,
her shoulders and arms, and extending down the 13` to
She was exceedingly weak, and he questioned her est,
or
the cause of her extreme debility. Judging fren? oin
history and her appearance, he had no hesitation
stating that her emaciation arose from long protra
stervetion. He could assign no other cause for her
bilitated state. He saw her yesterday, and had
siber
pounds. Her weight was something tinder _
pounds. Win n fat and well a person of her lia!f.s
would weigh seven or eight stone, six stone and a last-i.:e
any rate, calculating fourteen pounds to thee 14_70 tte,
The day before yesterday he thought sh
eciwtb.
improving and filling out, but yesterday she s,ezitt,nole- • 'l4
be suffering from fever. She was Lot under his I`,- • ! er•
dis te supervision. •
Mr. Parker, the master' of the West London Uaito,
was then called as a witness, bat he did not answ r -
his name.
Mr. Alderman HUBIPIIERY had tead,--rstOod f 1!.
Parker would have teen in attendance tofeiveis r, fel
'io'
some account of the contract he entered into with
Sloane when the girl was hired. Cl'•
t en
Jane Hill, wife of John Hill, of 1, stir.coUr •