The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-19 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY

OLD COUR7'.
These sessions, the tenth of the present mayoralty,
commenced this morning, before the Recorder, Mr. Alder-
man Gibbs, Mr. Alderman and Sheriff Musgrove, Mr.
Sheriff Moon, the Under-Sheriffs, &c. The present
calendar contains the names of no less than 330 pri-
soners, and the probability is before the termination of
the session, which is expected to last ten or fourteen
days, that number will be increased by upwards of fifty
more cases. Among the charges in the calendar are
two for murder, one for murder by attempting to drown;
horse stealing, two ; manslaughter, two ; rape, seven ;
perjury, one.
The grand jury having been empannelled and sworn,
The RECORDER proceeded to deliver his charge to
them. He said that the calendar contained no less than
330 cases for trial, and he was much afraid that that
number would be considerably augmented before the
grand jury concluded their labours. There were 111
cases of rather serious aspect, among those was a charge
of child stealing, one of feloniously killing a horse, 49
cases of larceny from the person, 37 charges of larceny
by servants, seven charges of rape, four of the commis-
sion of unnatural offences, a charge of attempting to mur-
der by drowning under peculiarly painful circumstances,
seven charges of cutting and wounding, and four charges
of murder. Notwithstanding, however, this very heavy
list, there were but few of the cases, though of a most
serious nature, that required any particular mention
from him, as they did not involve any question of law,
but were to be determined by the facts proved. He
would, however, briefly advert to some of the cases.
First, with regard to the case of child-stealing ; that was
an offence under the 9th of George IV., chap. 41, sue.
31. In the present case it would be a question for the
grand jury to, consider for what purpose the child was
stolen and he thought they would come to the opinion
that the child had been stolen for the sake of
its clothes, as they had been shown to have been
pledged by the party. The charge of attempting to
murder by drowning was of a most melancholy descrip-
tion. It was an attempt on the part of a mother to de-
stroy herself and her children on account of distress. It
was said that the unfortunate object of the charge was
not at the time of committing the act in to right state of
mind. Now he (the Recorder) would not advise the
grand jury to enter into the question of insanity or em-
barrass themselves by it, but if they found the fact
clearly proved of the committal of the act, then to put
the case into a train of inquiry before the petty jury.
There was one charge of murder to which
he would shortly advert, and that was the case
where the charge was one of murder by the administra-
tion of poison. He felt no doubt the grand jury would
consider the case wholly unprejudiced by anything that
had come to their knowledge, or any information that
they had derived through the daily press. The design
and intention of the party accused was the great point
for consideration, if it was clearly shown that the poison
was placed wh ere it had been with no evil intent, they would
ignore the bill ; but if they entertained the least doubt
on the subject, it would then become their duty to place
the matter in a further state of investigation. With
regard to the offence of killing a horse, it was right that
he should tell them that it was no longer necessary, in order
to convict a party of the offence, to establish that it was
done with a malicious intent to the owner ; it was sufficient
if it was proved that it was wantonly and wilfully done.
The Learned Judge, after referring to some of the other
cases in the calendar, remitted the grand jury to the
performance of their duties.
The COURT then proceeded to the swearing in of the
petty jury.
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- It is generally understood that the Judges who will be
in attendance are Mr. Baron Parke, Mr. Justice Erskine,
and Mr. Justice Coleridge ; it is also stated that Belaney
will be tried on Friday, unless the grand jury ignore the
bill.

CLERKEN WELL SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
Mr. Sergeant ADAMS addressed the grand jury at
great length, applying his remarks chiefly to the Bill
passed in the late session of Parliament for the better
administration of justice in the county of Middlesex.
He alluded to the necessity for a new prison, in which
the prisoners should be confined before trial. The pre-
sent state of Newgate was disgraceful. He had recently
paid a visit to it, and found it crowded with prisoners.
In many cases there were fourteen confined in the
same cell, and there being but one yard, little boys and
persons who might be now imprisoned only for the first
time were obliged to herd with the hardened profligate.
There such a thing as classification was quite out of the
question. The state of what was called the New Prison
(which had been built in the reign of James I.) was like-
wise disgracefuL Some of the public prints had inveighed
against this Bill, on the ground of the excessive expense
its provisions would entail on the county. But those
who stated that must be either ignorant of the subject
on which they treated, or wilfully misrepresented it.
The recent regulations would be, on the whole, beneficial
to the ratepayers. The expense of building the new
prison would be only 27,000 L ; money could be had at
4 per cent., and the payment of the debt could be ex-
tended over a period of thirty years ; in fact, a rate of
one penny in the pound would suffice. It had been like-
wise insinuated by some of these journalists, that a com-
pact had been entered into with the magistrates for the
purpose of extending the sy3teal of solitary confinement.
That was altogether false, and it was only proper to set
the public mind right on the subject. The Coldbath-
fields prison was at present also crowded, whilst West-
minster prison, which had cost the county of Middlesex
160,0001., was almost empty ; and a Middlesex magis-
trate—such had been the absurdity up to the present
time—had not the power to commit to it. The Bill would
do away with this absurdity. He thought it would be
rather to the advantage of Westminster if no sessions
were holden there. The Sessions Court there cost the
county' of Middlesex 7001. a year ; if all the business
of the city of Westminster were transferred to Middle-
sex, there would be no need for this Court, and thus the
expenditure would be saved to the county. The Learned
Chairman next alluded to the practice of many police
magistrates in committing the most trivial cases to the
Central Criminal Court, instead of to these sessions,
which were expressly designed for the trial of such cases.
Many of the police magistrates committed, in the course
of a short time, nearly 200 cases, the larcenies not being
greater in amount than from ld. to ls. After some
further observations, the Learned Gentleman concluded
by explaining to the grand jury the nature of their duties
and congratulating them on the new measure.

GUILDHALL.—(THIS DAY.)
A very respectable female, who gave her name Mrs.
Morgan, was placed before Mr. Alderman Challis on a
charge of stealing a silver watch guard, the property of
the complainant, Morrison, baker, King-street, Snow-
hill. Mrs. Morgan was accommodated with a seat at
the bar.

Mr. Woolfe appeared on her behalf.
The circumstances under which she was charged had
their origin in what is generally termed " a row." The
complainant, Morrison, keeps chickens, which are voted
by the neighbours, among others the prisoner, as a
nuisance, and means were adopted to abate it by destroy-
ing them. Yesterday the complainant discovered the pri-
soaer chasing them off her premises with stones, and he
went up and kicked her; she struggled with him and
pulled his guard off and threw it into the fire. In the
quarrel she received a black eye. Her husband's eye
was similarly blackened.
Alderman CHALLIS, in consideration of the violence
used towards the female in the first instance, discharged
her, and refused to grant a summons applied for by Mr.
Morgan, thus making the loss of the chain stand as a
set off for the couple of black eyes given by the choleric
baker.

Mr. Morgan expressed his determination of taking the
case before the sessions.

BOW-STREET,(THIS DAY.)
Four boys, each about seventeen years of age, named
James Buchthorpe, John Buchthorpe, James Bell, and
about six o'clock on
John Roche, were brought up, in custody of the Thames-
police, charged with unlawfully discharging a double-
barrelled fowling-piece, and two pistols, on the river
Thames, to the great danger of passengers.
Inspector Lewis, stated that at
prisoners were
in a boat above Waterloo-bridge, on the Middlesex side.
osfutnhdeaTy hmaomrensi-npog,lg
He heard the report of fire-arms, and he saw smoke
issuing from the boat occup
ied by the prisoner. He
went up to the boat, and he saw the prisoners in the act
of loading a double. barrelled fowling-piece and the pis-
tols, and they were about to fire at a cat that was in the
water. He asked them what they were doing, and they
said they had caught a stray cat, and were going to kill
it. 111 then took the fire-arms from them, and conveyed
the prisoners to the station-house.
The prisoners, in their defence, said they were not
aware that they were committing any offence in firing
a gun on the river, as they had seen others do so.
Mr. HALL said they were each liable to a fine of 405.,
or one month's imprisonment. James Buckthorpe must
be fined 205., or be committed for eight days ; and the
others must be fined 10s. each, or six days' imprison-
ment.—The fines were paid.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—(THIS DAY.)
John Merry, a respectably•dressed young man, who
was stated to be a gardener, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Burrell, charged with stealing from the mansion of
Viscount Dillon, M.P., in Curzon-street, two silver
spoons. It appeared that the
'prisoner, who until lately

had been in the service of Mr. Tuck, florist and coal-
merchant, Pimlico, had in his occupation as gardner
frequently to attend at the houses of the nobility and
gentry, and as he was to all appearance a religious
young man, he was not suspected of having committed any
theft until lately, when he was discharged by Mr. Tuck.
He was in the habit of coming to Viscount Dillon's
premises about twice a week for the purpose of attend-
ing to the flowers in the conservatory. On Thursday
last a breakfast was given by his Lordship previous to
his leaving town, and in the hurry the prisoner, who
had been there as usual, had access to the pantry in
which the plate was kept.
The spoons were produced ; they were found in the
prisoner's possession.
Charles Ross, Viscount Dillon's steward, deposed to
their being the property of his master.
Mr. Tuck said he suspected the prisoner had commit-
ted many other petty larcenies in noblemen's houses,
and that if he was remanded for some time he thought
that several cases could be proved against him.
The prisoner, who said nothing, was remanded for a
fortnight.

UNION-HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Honey was charged with committing a violent
assault on Thomas Arnold and two females who were
with him at the time.

The complainant stated that on the preceding after-
noon he was returning home with two females from Ted-
dington, where they had been fishing, when in pass-
ing along the Borough his fishing-rod by accident
touched the defendant's head. The defendant, a pow-
erful man, immediately struck him in the mouth, and
also assaulted the two women, and they were all down
on the ground together. He added that he gave the de-
fendant into custody.
The defendant, however, gave a very different version
of the affair, by declaring that his eye was nearly
knocked out, owing to the unskilful manner in which the
complainant carried his rod. That he remonstrated
with him on the subject, and was attacked by him and
his two female companions, and was compelled to use
his fists in hi 4 own defence.

Mr. TRAILL inflicted a fine of 20s. on the defendant,
who was locked up in default.
Thomas Power, a man in the employ of Messrs. Axtell
and Co., tanners and furriers, in Church-street, South-
wark, was charged with robbing his employers.
It appeared the prisoner had been in the employ of
the above firm for twelve months, at considerable wages.
Of late, several valuable skins had been missed from the
premises, and suspicion was excited against the prisoner
owing to his having been observed coming out of a store-
room where he had no business. Sunday morning he
was seen in the act of quitting the room, when Mr.
Axtell, who was there at the time, insisted on his being
searched on the spot, and this having been carried into
effect, two skins were found concealed between the lining
of his coat.

The prisoner said he did not know how the skins came
there when they were found.
Mr. TRAILL committed the prisoner for trial.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN-EXCHANGE.-MONDAY.
The returns for the last week show very moderate ar-
rivals of most kinds of Grain of home produce, but the
imports of foreign Wheat, Barley, and Oats, have been
large. Fresh up we received a fair average supply of
English Wheat, including about 400 quarters of new,
the quality of which was by far superior to that exhi-
bited on this day se'nnight, and which found buyers at
prices ruling from 54s to 58s per quarter. Owing to the
very favourable change in the weather, the prospect of
its continuance, the glass rising, with the wind at north-
west, and the accounts from the eountry being to the
effect, that carting has become very general in the whole
of our forward districts, the demand for Wheat of home
produce was rather inactive, at last Monday's quotations
—hence it will be seen, that the improvement noticed in
the value on Friday last of from is to 2s per quarter was
lost, and a clearance was not effected without difficulty.
During the week the duty has been paid on about 20,000
quarters of Foreign Wheat, of which we had a large
quantity on sale to-day. In the finest qualities, free of
duty, a fair amount of business was doing, at last Mon-
day's currencies ; but in other kinds next to nothing was
doing. In Corn under locks so little was passing that
the rates were almost nominal. There was no English
Barley at market ; but the supply of Foreign was large.
Grinding parcels were a steady sale, at full prices, while
the value of other kinds was supported. The supply of
Malt was good for the time of year. Chevalier was in
demand, at fully previous rates, but other qualities were
heavy. For the best Oats we had a ready sale, at 6d.
per quarter for money. In other kinds very little was
doing. The best old Beans were a fair sale. In other
parcels the sales were limited. All kinds of Peas were
quite as dear. Town-made Flower was held firmly at
late rates. Country parcels were a dull inquiry. The
Seed market was very dull, but we have no material
variation to notice in the quotations.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
WHEAT—Essex & Kent, I MALT—Chevalier......... 69s to

red '42s to 528

OATe--Yorkshire.

Lincolnih., feed 238 to
Potatoe
Youghall and Cork,
black
Cork, white
Scotch, feed
BEANS—Tick....•..— ****** 25s to 29,
Pigeons 36s to 39:
Psas— Grey .... 3os to 32s
Maple 2l's to 32.
White 30s to 34s
Boilers 32. to 38s
IFLovit—Town made
If 5uff01k................
Stockton & Norfolk 33s to ifs
iD FLOUR IN BOND.
'Banta •••••••••••••••••••••••• 208 to 261
PEAS 235 to 27s
FLoua—American
Baltic 22, to 23a

Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, red 39s to 464
Dittowhite 4os to 538
Irish, red 4/7s to 50s
Ditto white ...... 49s to 54a
RTE—Old ns to 33s
New 36e to 38s
BAXLEY—Grinding
Malting
Chevalier 32s to 35e
MALT—Suffolk and Nor-
folk s6s to 62s
Brown 50. to 54s
Kingston and Ware 56s to 625,
FOREIGN GRAIN AI,
WHEAT—Dantzic 48s to 565'
Hamburgh ...... 36s to 40s
BARLEY 3O. to 33s
OATs—New
Feed l4s to 10s
SMITILPIELD.
Compared with those of some preceding Mondays, the
arrivals of beasts fresh up to our market were rather
limited, and, generally speaking, of very middling qua•
lity. The attendance of both town and country buyers
being numerous, and the weather favourable to slaugh-
tering, we had a very steady demand for all kinds of
Beef at, in most instances, an advance in the quotations
obtained last week of 2d per 81bs, and at which the
whole of the supply was disposed of. Although a few
of the primest Scots from Aberdeen and Norfolk realised
4s 2d, the top general figure for Beef we consider not to
have exceeded 4s per Blbs. We regret to observe that
the accounts from our large grazing districts relative to
the condition of the stock are far from flattering, the
drought experienced in the early part of the season hav •
ing thrown back large numbers of both Beasts and Sheep.
Since this day se'nnight the import of live stock for the
kingdom have been confined to about 50 Beasts from
Holland and Germany. To-day only three from Rot-
terdam were on show, but they were in very middling
condition, and were offered at 13/. each. The Bullock
droves from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamp-
tonshire consisted of about 800 short horns. From
Norfolk, Suflblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received
600 Scots and Homelands ; from the western and mid-
land districts, 300 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from
other parts of England, 350 of various breeds ; and from
Scotland, by steamers, 180 horned and polled Scots.
The number of Sheep were seasonably good, yet, from
the causes before mentioned, the Mutton trade was
active, and prices had an upward tendency. However
we consider the top quotation not to exceed 4s per 81bs.
The season for Lamb having now nearly terminated,
some difficulty exists in determining the exact value of
that stock;' this morning the inquiry for it was in a
sluggish state, yet the prices may be considered as last
quoted. Calves, the supply of which was good, net a
steady demand, and previous rates were well supported.
The Pork trade was heavy, yet we have no alteration to
notice in value.

Per Bibs. to sink the 'HAL
s. d. to s. d, s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 8 8 1,0 Second qualityditte... 3 2 3 4
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 8 8
Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 4 0
Prime Scots, &C.
Large coarse Calves 3 6 4 2 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6
Prime small ditto 4 4 4 6 Small Porkers 3 8 4 0
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 34 (1 Quarter oldplgs,eachl6 0 20 0
Inferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. • I Sheep. 1 Calves. I
Pigs.
2,736 35,2 W 153 295
NEV7GATZ AND LEADENEALL.
For the time of year, full average supplies of country-
killed Meat have been received up to these markets
during the week, while with Meat slaughtered in the
metropolis we have been tolerably well supplied. Prime
Beef, Mutton, and Veal have been in steady request, at
very full prices ; and in most other kinds of Meat a fair
amount of business has been transacted, and good clear.
ances have been effected.

At per stone, by the Carcase.
I. d. to s. oil. s. d, to a. d.
I
Beef, inferior."... ..... 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior 2 6 210
--middling ..... .... 2 8 210
-- middling 3 0 3 4
prime large ...... 3 0 3 2 --._ prime 3 6 3 6
prime small ..».. 3 4 3 6 Pork, large... ........
Veal ......................•. 3 4 4 4 --smaum. .....
Lamb. 3s 8d to 4s Bd.
ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
Scotland 7 200 70
Yorkshire
Suffolk
0
20
Cambridgeshire;
Essex - ~"11 90 200 150
Surrey
Devonshire
Wiltshire
16 280 84 100 Other parts
10 100 90 100

T0ta1."....•“•........... ..... 74 1,110
Previous week's arrival ............ 78 1,t05

- - -
Diftrence since our 1a5t............ 4 95 100 80
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
Very unfavourable reports having again reached us
from most of the plantations, the demand has continued
active since our last report, and prices have generally
advanced from 2s to 4s per cwt. The duty has fallen to
120,0001.—Weald of Kent pockets, 614 s to 61 12s ; Mid
Kent ditto, 715 s to 91 18s; East Kent ditto, 715 s to 9145;
Choice ditto, 101 to 111 1 ls ; Sussex ditto, 6/ 2s to 61 12s;
Mid Kent bags, 71 to 81 ss.
BOROUGH AND SPITALPXEMDS.
For the time of year, we continue to be well supplied
with Potatoes from the neighbourhood of the metropolis,
but no arrivals are expected for some time hence from
distant parts. The demand is steady, at from 41 to 61
per ton.

WOO MNET.
During the week upwards oARf 3,000 bales of Colonial
Wool have been imported into London. From other
quarters the arrivals have been but moderate. There is
a very limited business doing in Foreign Wools, yet
prices are supported. In English qualities the sales are
rather extensive, at full quotations.
TALLOW MARKET.
The demand throughout the past week has been better
than for several weeks, and the price is somewhat firmer.
By letters received from St. Petersburgh up to the 7th
inst., we learn that the shipments up to that time were
25,500 casks, against 33,000 in 1843; of which had been
dispatched to London 3,330, against 8,511 casks. The
rice was firm, but not much business doing. Toy--
Tallow is 40s 6d to 41s nett cash.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREZ.
There was no alteration in Cotton at Liverpool on Sa-
turday. A moderate trade demand was experienced,
and the total sales were 3,500 bales.—Railway Shares
were quoted thus:—Birmingham and Gloucester, 113 ;
Eastern Counties Perpetual, No. 2,1/. Os. 6d.; Glasgow,
Paisley, and Greenock, 121; Liverpool and Manchester,
201 ; Ditto Quarter, 49 ; London and Birmingham
Quarter Shares, 2651; Manchester and Birmingham, 53i-;
Sheffield and Manchester, 84A ; South-Eastern, 38-,k.
The extreme fineness of the weather that has pre-
vailed for the last four days, has had a most beneficial
effect upon the wholesale and retail trades of the me-
tropolis. " Goods (to use the language of a partner of
a large City firm) have moved off like lightning," and
with a full harvest, most certainly there will be a large
and beneficial " fall" trade down. The accounts
received this morning from the provinces are most
satisfactory as to the expectations of the farmers, and
of the manufacturing districts.
There are Buenos Ayres letters and papers this morn-
ing to a much later date than those previously received.
As to the demand for British manufactured goods; the
advises are not very satisfactory. There were surplus
stocks of many descriptions of goods. The dates reach
down to the 15th of June. There are no political ad-
vices of importance. The affairs of Monte Video re-
mained still in an unsettled condition.

A dull market has prevailed for the British Funds to-
day. Consols for the Account have been sold at 98k,
and the same for Money. A better feeling now exists in
the price for the account being 984, and for transfer to-
morrow 98 -. The Commissioners only took 5,0001.
Consels to-day. The variations in the other stocks
have been slight.
Business has been brisk in the Foreign Funds to-day.
The Portuguese Converted has reached 44 ; Spanish
Actives 22H-, and the Three per Cents. 33 and +.
The Dutch, the Belgian, and most of the other foreign
stocks, were a shade lower than yesterday.
In the Railway Share Market a good deal has been
done this morning. The fluctuations have been fre-
quent, as our corrected list of prices will show.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List)
Bank Stock 19934
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 98%14 % %
334 per Cent. Reduced Annuities lO2 li 'A
New 33y per Cent. Annuities.........
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 1234
South Sea Stock
Ditto New Annuities 97%
Consols for Account .................
India Stock
Exchequer Bills, 1301. 134 d.
1,0004
5001 ............ 75 73 pm.
Ditto 5ma11.......... ......
Ditto Advertised
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent 1033(
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ........ 35
Columbian Bonds. 13%
Mexican 80nd5,1837, 5 per Cent . ........... ...... 3531
Ditto for the Account 3534 3(<.
Portuguese Bonds' 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 43% 44
Ditto for the Account. 44
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds.
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account
Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent 41%
Ditto Deferred
Dutch 234 per Cents 6134343434
Ditto for the Account.
Dutch 5 per Cents ....... 10034%
New Loan. 5 per Cents. (1837)
PRICES OF SHARES. THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. Pas SHARE.
Birmingham and Gloucester lOO .... ..... 114%
Ditto New
Chester and Holyhead 5 ......... 6 %IA ... to 6
Dublin and Ca5te1.....„........
Eastern Counties ......... ........ .. 23
Ditto New Registered ..... 6s Rd
Edinburgh and Glasgow
Great
_..... 100
.... 11234 to

Great Western

Ditto 4 Shares
Ditto kifths
Lancaster and Carlisle 5 ... ..... . 5% to
London and Birmingham. lOO 223% to
London and Brighton 5O 47% ...... to
London and Greenwich
London and Greenwich (Preference) 18%
Lynn and E1y.... l% 47.3 ... to .-.
Manchester and Leeds 7O to

Ditto % Shares
Ditto 4 Shares
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Midland Counties
Birmingham and Derby
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 21
North British
Northern and Eastern 45 to
Ditto M Stares

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