The Sun.
London, England, 1844-01-30 00:00:00

Law AND POLICE.

In the Arches Court articles were exhibited against the
Rev. Mr. Hodgson, the Chaplain of Salisbury Gaol, for a se-
rious offence, that must at present be kept secret. The
prayer was that the clergyman might be dismissed from his
living. An objection was raised to the admissibility of the
articles, on the plea that the Court had not jurisdiction in the
case, no indictment having been preferred against the party
articled against. A lengthened argument was entered into,
when the Court took time to consider its judgment.
Judgment was given in the Insolvent Debtors' Court, in
the case of Charles James Johns, in which a question was
raised respecting subsequently acquired property. The in-
solvent, a sporting person, had won a large sum from Lord
Ward, a portion of which had been paid into Court. The
insolvent had been twice discharged under the Act, and the
question was whether the money in Court should be distri-
buted under the two estates, or only under the estate in which
the application was made. The Chief Commissioner gave the
decision of the Court, laying down the principle that all
the creditors in the two schedules should participate' in the
fund.

At Lambeth-street George Haskam and James Reeves, two
notorious characters, the former of whom has been fre-
quently tried and convicted, were brought before Mr. Henry
for final examination, on a charge of stealing three bags of
coffee, of the value of twenty pounds, from St. Katharine's
Dock. Both prisoners were fully committed for trial.
At Marylebone a young woman, named Isabella Honey-
man, was charged with having stolen jewellery, and other
property, from 42, Upper Seymour-street, Portman-square,
the residence of Mrs. Phillips and her son, the Rev. H. J.
Phillips, with whom she lived as a servant. The stolen ar-
ticles wese of considerable value. The case was fully esta-
blished, and the prisoner was committed for trial ; but she
will again be brought up before this Court, when it is ex-
pected that other charges will be proved against her.
Yesterday morning a seizure of a private still, together
with a quantity of illicit spirits, was made by the officers of
the Custom-house, in a house situate in an obscure court
leading out of Bermondsey-street, and two men, named
Temple and Warren, were taken into custody m the still-
room. Temple, however, contrived to escape after he was
brought to Union -hall, and Warren was held to bail in the
amount of 601. to appear on a future day.
COU --rills tix o man LE. _ _

The christening of the Marquis of Exeter's infant daugh-
ter, who is to be called Victoria, after the Queen, to whom
his Royal Highness Prince Albert stands sponsor, will take
place in the course of the ensuing month.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort have gone to Hampton
Court Palace on a visit to Lady Anne Culling Smith. Mr.
Culling Smith left Beaufort House early in the morning to
meet the party.
The Earl Brownlow and Viscount Alford have returned to
town from Lincolnshire. The Countess and Ladies Cust left
Bolton House yesterday for Castle Ashby, the seat of the
Marquis of Northampton, where they intend to remain until
the return of the Earl. The family are not expected to re-
turn to Belgrave-square until Aprii next.
The Earl of Chesterfield remains during the week at Mr.
R. Errington's, in Warwickshire. The whole of his Lord-
ship's stud are now there.
Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor have arrived in Park-
drset from Eaton Hall.

Lord and Lady Prudhoe have returned to Stanwick Park.
from a visit at Eaton Hall.

Lady Mildmay has returned to Belgrave-square from Dog-
mersfield Park, at an unusually early period, in consequence
of the serious indisposition of her son.
The Hon. Colonel Rawdon and the Dowager Viscountess
Cremorne arrived in Stanhope-street, Mayfair, after an ab-
sence of two years passed in France and Italy.
M. Moura, Secretary of Legation to the Portuguese Em-
bassy, has arrived in town from a visit to Colonel and Mrs.
Rolt, at Trunkwell House, Berks.

The county ball (which had been postponed on account of
the melancholy death of Lord Inverury) took place at the
George Hotel, Northampton, on Friday last, under, the
stewardship of Sir F. Goodricke, Ambrose Isted, Esq., and
Rainald Knightley, Esq. Among the company were the
Duke and Duchess of Montrose, Lord Cantalupe, Lord and
Lady Dillon, Lord William Graham, Lord and Lady Ernest
Bruce, Lord Brooke, Lord Maidstone, Lady Dryden and Miss
Dryden, Sir F. Goodricke, &c.
MISCELLANEOUS.

A meeting of the tenant-farmers and tradesmen of Amer-
sham, Chesham, Chenies, Beaconsfield, Penn, Coleshill,
Chalfont, Missenden, and of all the parishes within the
hundred of Burnham, Bucks, has been convened, to take
place to-day at the Town-hall, Amersham, by a requisition
signed by between seventy and eighty of the principal and
most influential tenant-farmers of the above-named agricul-
tural district, for the purpose of determining upon the mea-
sures to be adopted "to protect the agricultural interest, at
the present most important crisis."
A requisition is about to be presented to the High Sheriff of
Somersetshire, requesting him to convene a county meeting,
for the purpose of taking measures to oppose the Anti-Corn-
law League in the most efficient manner. The second preli-
minary meeting, for the arrangement of the proceedings, will
take on Saturday next at Taunton.
The Duke of Buckingham, President of the Royal Bucks
Agricultural Association, will take the chair at the annual
meeting of the members, at Aylesbury, on Saturday next,
when some most important business is expected to be brought
forward in reference to the Anti-League movements in the
county of Bucks.

On-Monday, at twelve o'clock, the Saracen's Head Inn,
Friday-street, one of the oldest in London, was sold by auc-
tion for its building materials. Large Manchester ware-
houses are to be built on the site. This inn was extensively
connected with coach proprietors and waggon-carriers down
the Great Western-road, the traffic of which has been broken
up by the establishment of the railways.
It is stated-that ..the grand music-hall, which is in course
of being built at Liverpool, will not be ready this year, con-
sequently,no festival will take place in that town until the
autumn of 1845. The meeting of the three choirs, Hereford,
Worcester, and Gloucester, will be held this year in the latter
city._ _

A Tory Contemporary says the negotiations between the
Chancellor of the Exchequer and Governor and Deputy Go-
vernor of the Bank are proceeding ; and the American Minis-
ter has commenced the discussion of the Oregon territory
with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

SAY MARKETS.

SMITLIFIELD.—CO;;se Meadow Hay, 2/10s to 315 s ;
Useful ditto,-316s to 3113 s ; fine Upland ditto, 3115 s to
4/ ; Clover Hay, 31 to 5/; Oat Straw, 11 6s to 11 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 1/ 10s per load. Both Hay and
Straw moved off slowly, at barely lastweek's quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—COarS43 Meadow Hay, 2112 s to 318 s ;
Useful ditto, 31 lOs to 31155; fine Upland ditto, 3/16s to
41; Clover Hay, 313 s to 4/ 15s; Oat Straw, 117 s to 119 s;
Wheat Straw, 11 8s to 11 Ils per load. Supply li-
mited, and trade somewhat steady. Prices fully sta-
tionary.' _ _

WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 8s to 3158 ;
Useful ditto, 318 s to 31 12s ; fine Upland. ditto, 31 13s to
3/18s ; Clover Hay, 313 s to 513 s ; Oat Straw, 1158 to
117 s ; Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 lOs per load. A good
supply, and a dull trade, at the above currencies.