The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES,

Versailles, R. 8... ••••• • • • • • 375 .. 380 375 .. 380
L.B. ...... •• • 252 50 . • 257 50 .. 252 50 .. 257 50
Rouen • • • • • • • • • • •• • •
Rouen to Havre • • • • • • • • • ••• 737 50 • • 737 50 .. 735 .. 735
Orleans .••••••......•••••• 972 50 .. 972 50 .. 972 50 .. 972 50
Strasburg to Bale • • • • • • • • • • 275 . • 277 50 .. 275 .. 275
Avignosito Marseilles ••• • • • 710 • • 770 .. 768 75 .. 768 75

RAILWAY SHARES, FOR THE ACCOUNT.
............375.••• •••• 375 .• 380 .. 375 380
L.B. ...... 252 50 .. 260 .. 252 50 .. 260
Rouen •••• •• •••• •• •• •• •• •• 970 .. 970 .. 967 50 • 967 50
Rouen to Havre ..... •• ••• • 737 50 .. 738 75 .. 736 25 .. 736 25
Orleana .• •••• ..... •• •• •• 9.17 50 .• 977 50 .. 972 50 .. 972 50

91astntrg to Bale.••••••••• 277 50 .. 277 50 .. 275
AmistionAoAlaruilles...... 770 .. 770 . 768 75 .. 768

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—During the
week ending Saturday, 4th May, the number of
deaths was 877, the average being 883. In a num-
ber of cases there has been a decrease; and the in-
crease has occurred chiefly in deaths caused by small-
pox, croup, and consumption. The number of deaths
from small-pox was 31, and of these 20 had not been
vaccinated, average 12 ; from croup 13, average 8 ;
consumption 168, average 155. The number of vio-
lent deaths was 17, of which 1 was from murder,
2 from suicide, 3 from burns and scalds, and 2
from falls caused by intoxication. The thermometer
was highest on Thursday, the 2d of May, 67.3 deg. ;
and lowest on Monday, April 29, 35.9 deg. The fall
of rain for the week is marked 0.02 of an inch, which
nearly approaches to nil.

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY).
(Sittings in Banco.)
This was the first day of the sittings in banco after term,
and the Court took cases in the special and the new trial
papers. No case of any public interest came on up to the
hoar of our going to press.

EXCHEQUER COURT-THIS DAY.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Baron GURNEY and Common
Juries.)
STEVENS V. MA.GUIRE.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, Messrs.
Stevens and Fearon, solicitors, carrying on business in Gray's
Inn, to recover of the defendant, who is a solicitor, in Dublin,
a certain amount, as charges for conducting through a com-
mittee of the House of Commons a petition; having refer-
ence to the election for the borough of Athlone, in Ire-
land, in 1842, when Major Beresford was the unsuc-
cessful candidate. There were two petitions from a
Captain Kelly and another person, members of the borough
constituency, against the successful candidate, and Mr.
Maguire was employed by them as the solicitor to conduct
the affair. On the 20th of March, 1843, the defendant, who
had engaged the plaintiffs to act as his agents in the matter,
signed an undertaking to give them 50/. if they con-
tinued to conduct the petition, and in two days afterwards the
Committee concluded its inquiry, up to the 20th of March,
when that undertaking had been signed by the defendant.
The plaintiffs expenses were, he alleged, upwards of 901., and
for the continuance of the agency to the rising of the Com-
mittee, he brought a charge which increased that sum to
140 L, and for this amount the present action was brought.
Mr. Peacock appeared for the plaintiffs, Mr. Petersdorff for
the defendant.

The following witnesses were called.
James Lennox examined—ls a solicitor. Knows the
plaintiffs and the defendant. Saw the memorandum now
handed in signed by the defendant Mr. Maguire, on the 20th
March, 1843. (The memorandum was here read. It was
an undertaking on the part of the defendant to pay the
plaintiffs 501. for acting as his agent in conducting the peti-
tion through the Committee of the House of Commons.)
Mr. Bramble examined—ls a solicitor, carrying on busi-
ness in Verulam-buildings. Was formerly in the plaintiffs'
office. Has looked through the plaintiffs' bill, and examined
the charges made in it. Its amount is 1401. 4s. 6d. ; the
amount of the bill to the 19th of March, 1843, is 971. Con-
siders the charges very reasonable.
Cross-examined—ls not sufficiently acquainted with
Parliamentary business to state with certainty that the
charges are reasonable. Had attended one Parliamentary
Committee previous to that which was the subject of the pre-
sent action. Does not think that there is a difference made
between the charges of a solicitor, when acting as agent, and
when acting as principal in the conduct of a petition, through
a Committee of the House of Commons.

These were the only witnesses called.
Mr. Baron GURNEY suggested that the better course would
be to take a verdict for fifteen guineas, with liberty to the
plaintiff to move to have the verdict increased to 501. if the
Court should think proper so to direct.
This arrangement was ultimately agreed to by the parties,
and the jury, by the direction of the Learned Judge, returned
a verdict to that effect.

There being no other cases to come before his Lordship, the
Court then rose at half-past twelve o'clock.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
THE MARYLEBONE MURDER.

At ten minutes after ten o'clock Mr. Justice Coltman took
his seat on the bench. Immediately afterwards William
Crouch was placed at the bar.
The jury, who had been in deliberation during the night,
then entered the Court, and having answered to their names,
The Clerk of the Court asked them if they had agreed on
their verdict ?

The Foreman said that his brother jurors and himself were
desirous of having those portions of the evidence read over
which related to the prisoner's sanity or insanity.
The Learned JUDGE said he would dispatch a special mes-
senger to Mr. Baron Alderson, before whom the prisoner was
tried, and who was then engaged at Westminster. The jury
would therefore retire until his Learned Brother arrived.
The jury then withdrew.
Shortly afterwards, it having been represented to the Judge
that some of the jury were in a faint and exhausted state,
from their long confinement, Dr. M'Murdo, the physician to
the prison, was directed to see the gentlemen of the jury, and
report to the Court on their condition.
Dr. M'Murdo entered the Court, and said that the whole
of the jurymen were much exhausted, but more particularly
seven of them—they had all been used to stimulants. He
thought them unfit to exercise their mental powers.
Mr. Justice COLTMAN—Do you think they are in danger,
if not immediately discharged? Mr. M'Murdo—No so as to
destroy life, my Lord.
Mr. Justice OoLTswc—ls there a probability, unless they
are immediately discharged, of their health being injured?
Mr. M'Murdo—l think so, my Lord.
The Learned JUDGE directed the jury to be brought into
Court. On their entrance he said he had received a commu-
nication from Mr. Baron Alderson, in which he stated that
he would be there directly, or in half an hour ; and if he did
not arrive in that time, he would send for them again.
Shortly after twelve o'clock Mr. Baron Alderson arrived,
and the jury having entered the box, the Learned Judge
read over the evidence, minutely detailing the circumstances
of the case, and, in fact, charged the jury a second time,
who retired at a quarter past twelve o'c ock, again to consi-
der their verdict.
THE LATE ABDUCTION CASE.—On the application of Mr.
Wilkins the trial of William Burton Newenham, charged with
the abduction of Miss Wortham, was postponed until the next
session.
At half-past one o'clock the jury returned to the Court,
was
sad gainplaced at the bar, and the names
over, the Clerk of the Court asked them
theha v
ing prisonerbeen
called
if they had agreed on their verdict, and whether they found
the prisoner guilty or not guilty.
The Foreman—" Guilty
the, my Lord."
Baron ALDERSON—" Let prisoner be brought up again
on Saturday."
The prisoner was again removed, but in a few minutes
Baron Alderson desired that he might be again placed in the
dock.
He was accordingly brought forward, and silence having
been proclaimed, the Learned JUDGE proceeded to pass sen-
tence of death upon the prisoner in the most impressive
manner. Having put on the black cap, he said :—William
Crouch, the jury, after a long and painful consideration, have
come to the conclusion that you were in a responsible state of
mind at the time when the act was done with which you
stand charged—that you were not in a state of
mind which rendered you irresponsible for your actions.
Of the fact itself no one could entertain the slightest doubt ;
it was committed in the open day, in the presence of others,
and committed towards one to whom you were bound in all
the ties of love and duty, and at a time when the unfortunate
female was administering, from her own bosom, nourishment to
your unfortunate child. All that now remains for me to do is
to tell you the fate which awaits you. The end of these
things is death—death which will be eternal. Throw your-
self on the mercies of Christ, and employ the short time you
have to live in seeking pardon from the Almighty.
The sentence of this Court is, and I am but the minister of
the law in that respect, " that you be hanged by the neck
until you are dead, and that after your death your body be
buried within the precincts of the prison."
During the delivery of the sentence of the Learned Judge
the prisoner was unmoved, but listened with great attention.
At its conclusion he bowed slightly to the Bench, and was
understood to say, " I am an innocent man." He walked from
the dock with a firm step.

MARYLEBONE.-(THIS DAY.)
Frederick Hamilton was placed at the bar charged with
horse-stealing.
James Roustage, farmer, at Kilburn-lane, said that he
missed one of his horses from the straw-yard on Thursday
morning last, and gave information to the different police-
stations. He on the same day, accompanied by police-con-
stable Himbury, 102 D, went to Mr. Winkley's slaughtering-
yard, 23, Green-street, Blackfriars-road, and found the stolen
animal.
The constable gave similar evidence, and said that he
took the prisoner into custody yesterday evening, in the
tap-room of the White Lion, Edgeware-road. He endea-
voured to conceal himself below some seats,- but was disco-
vered by the witness. He denied all knowledge of the robbery.
Richard Lindsay, in the employment of Mr. Winkley,
proved that the prisoner had offered the horse for sale in his
master's yard for three pounds, but on Mr. Winkley's put-
ting several questions to him respelling his name, his place
of residence, and where he got the horse, "he took haself
off all at vonce" without giving the required explanation.
The prisoner was not more fortunate on the present occa-
sion, and he was at once committed for trial. He had before
been convicted for a similar offence.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)
Margaret Morgan, a young, handsome, and very fashion-
ably-dressed French woman, was charged with robbing
Mr. Thomas Graham, of No. 7, Trevor-square, Knightsbridge,
and a member of the Stock Exchange, of 10s. in silver, under
the following circumstances :
Mr. Robinson, the solicitor, attended on the part of the
accused.
The prosecutor stated that, between 3 and 4 o'clock that
morning, as he was passing up the Haymarket with a port-
manteau in his hand, having just returned from Brighton,
he was accosted by the prisoner who, after persisting in
walking by his side for some distance, suddenly thrust her
hand into his right hand trowsers-pocket, and withdrew it
grasping the amount of silver in question ; he immediately
seized her, and called " police," and on a constable of the
S division coming up, and taking her into custody, she
scattered some money over the carriage-way. A number of
cabmen and other fellows of the lowest grade were about,
and the police-constable was only enabled to pick up three
shillings out of the ten. He had seen his money safe but a
few minutes before.
In answer to questions put by the prisoner's solicitor to the
prosecutor, he admitted that he had been drinking.
Mr. HARDWICK—A drunken man is not, as a matter of
course, to be robbed.
The prosecutor said he came forth on public grounds as he
had noticed several of the swell snob, who infest the West-
end, following up the prisoner, and he had no doubt that the
intention of the parties was to rob him of his watch, a
valuable one, guard-chain, portmanteau, and other property
he had Omit Wm.

Mr. HARDWICK said he must see the public protected
from such nocturnal depredations, and committed the pri-
soner to take her trial at the Central Criminal Court.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
John Faulkner was charged in the police-sheet with at-
tempting to cut his wife's throat.
A noise was heard in the prisoner's room at one o'clock
that morning, and a policeman entering, his wife was found
bleeding from a slight wound in the throat, which she said
was inflicted by her husband. She was the worse for
liquor at the time; her husband was sober. The wife was
not in attendance.
The prisoner denied the charge, and gave a melancholy
account of his wife's propensity for liquor, which had reduced
him to beggary.
Mr. COTrINGHAM said that the wife not being in attendance
to press the charge, he should discharge the accused.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO TIIREE.
There was an animated inquiry for Cotton at Liverpool
yesterday, at fully previous rates ; sales about 7,000 bales, of
which 2,000 American were on speculation.—Shares had
rather a quiet appearance :—Dublin and Cashel, 44 ; Great
Western, Fifths, 21i ; Brighton, 45 ; South-Western, 85 ;
North British, 3 ; Paris and Lyons, 3 ; South-Eastern, 381 ;
Do. New, 14.
The private bankers who have the privilege of issuing
notes, are up hi arms at the prospect of there being, before
man' years have expired, but one point of issue established
for England and Wales ; Ireland and Scotland being left out
of the Premier's plans for the present. The joint-stock banks
are pretty passive, as they have obtained more than they
expected from the Government. Private meetings were
held yesterday, of the principals, not only of the joint-stock
but of the private banks; and of the former the shareholders
are to be convened in public meeting on an early day, to
consider—not oppose—the intended alterations in banking
and currency. There is no doubt but that the proposals of
the Ministers will be passed into law with but slight
modifications.
From a periodical that has been sent us, we extract the
following as to the Tea trade :
" The rate of consumption, upon the average, has more than
doubled in the United States within the twenty years, whilst
in this country it has progressed something more than one-
third only. The exports of Tea from Canton to the United
States, in 1840, exceeded 9,000,000 kilogrammes. The
inference from such premises would seem to be clear and un-
mistakeable. The growing customer for the teas of China
will, pari passe, become the largely growing monopolist of
the supply of China with cottons, woollens, hardwares,
metals, &c. What the United States do not produce them-
selves, or do not produce cheaply enough, they can be fur-
nished with in European Continental markets, on more ad-
vantageous terms. British merchants are already exporting
German and Belgian woollens to China, because the differ-
ence of prices, as compared with British manufactures, is
equal at once to a reasonable profit. We may remark, that,
for one, Captain Pidding himself has verified the fact, as-
suredly with no feelings of satisfaction, whatever the per-
sonal advantage accruing. Out of a bad bargain, nationally,
arising from the exorbitant taxation of tea, the public are
partially compensated, however, in one sense. For if with
cheaper German woollens the merchant is enabled to obtain
ten catties of tea against nine which Leeds or Gloucester
cloths would only procure, it is evident that from the larger
supplies, the price of tea must be cheapened to the consumer.
" We shall conclude for the present with remarking that
in the heavier and more substantial qualities of cotton cloths
American ' domestics' are already largely supplanting, and
in long cloths advantageously competing with, the similar
fabrics of British make in the markets of China. The raw
cottons of Georgia and New Orleans have but recently sought
the-same regions, yet, from their superior preparation and
finer as well as longer fibres, they can hardly fail eventually
to supersede or to greatly interfere with the vent of one of
the chief export staples of British India. The lead of the
United States has already excluded that of this country in
all neutral marts."
We have been favoured with the sight of a commercial
letter from Mexico, which states that trade was excessively
dull there, and at Tampico matters were equally bad.
The Stock Markets have been very firm this morning, at
a quotation within a mere fraction of par. The Commis-
sioners took about the usual amount of Consols at 99k. A
few bargains were made at 994. The Three-and-a-Half per
Cents. are firm. Exchequer Bills are at 755. premium, and
India Bonds at 925. premium. Bank Stock is at 1951, and
India Stock at 284 to 289, a rise of li to 2 per cent. since
the day before yesterday.
The Spanish securities have fluctuated frequently this day,
and the tendency has been rather to improve. The Three
per Cents. have rallied from 33i to 34j, and the Active Bonds
from 23i to 24. Portuguese Stock is dull at 44. Dutch
and Belgian Bonds are steady, and in the South American
Stocks the alterations trifling.
A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Rail-
way Shares, but prices have not generally materially altered.
In Bank Shares little is doing.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 19534
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities
3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99%%
3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities 101%%
New 334 per Cent. Annuities 102% 7434
Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. 1860 123(,34
Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan. 1860.
India Stock
India Bonds,l,ooo 92
Ditto under 1,000 92
Consols for Account 99700i
Exchequer Bills, 130. 154 d
1,0001.
5001 .......... 75 pm.
Ditto Small
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIL
Belgian Bonds, 5 per Cent lO2
Columbian Bonds.
jg,l%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Deferred Stock. 1554%
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent.
Ditto Converted 46)4 45)4
Ditto for the Account. 46
Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1840 23c:
Ditto for the Account I 23 34 24
Ditto Three per Cent.
Ditto for the Account 34% 33 34%,%
Dutch 234 per Cents 1319i
New Loan 1837, 5 per Cents. ...............
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead 5
Eastern Counties
Ditto New Registered 61. 6s. Sd.
Ditto Perpetual 5 per eent l3s. 4d.... 1%
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O
Ditto Registered
Great Western
Ditto 34 Shares 5O 75% ... to '75
Ditto Fifths l2 20% ...... to
Harwich (Braithwaite)
Ditto( Lo, ke) ' 234
Hull and Selby
London and Birmingham. lOO 233 to .-.
London and Blackwall
London and Brighton 5O 44%%;... to
London and Greenwich
London and South Western
Manchester and Birmingham ... 40
Newcastle and Darlington Junct. 18
North Midland
Ditto Thirds 2l/. 13s. 4d. 3O to
South Eastern and Dover 3234
Yarmouth and Norwich
York and North,Midland
Ditto 34 Shares 25 59% to
Paris and Orleans .......... ...... . 20 ......... 3835

MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY B.—There is no
material change in our market to-day ; our quotations are :
Manchester and Birmingham, 59 to 59k; North Union, 110 ;
Sheffield and Manchester, 804 to 81b ; South-Eastern, 38b
to ; Ditto, New, 12 to 12b ; Caledonian, 4 11-16 ; Man-
chester, Bury, and Rossendale, 5 15-16.

CORN AVERAGES.
GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN,
For the Week ended May 4, 1E44, made up from the Returns of
the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and
Wales, per Imperial Quarter.
Wheat 55s 3d. 1 Oats
Barley 3ls. Bd. 1 Rye .. 3os. ltd I Pea5e......... 31s. 2d
AVSEAGILS OF THE LAST SIX WEEKS.
Weeks ending' WHEAT. 'BARLEY.' OATS. I RYE. I MEANS.
---.----

Mar. 30

April
163

W 5
55 5
55 1

32 7 19 8
32 10 'A 1
33 1 90 1

F EASE.

33 3
3 3 9
34 4

31 2
30 11
31 2

31 0
31 8
32 5

20
27 155 8132 7 120 1i 31 2!31 4 130 8
May 4 55 3 31 8 20 1 30 11 131 9 31 1
IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX sums
Wheat 555. 6d. Oats
Barley 32a. 7d. I Rye ... 32g. 3d.Pea5e.........315. sd,
DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN.
Wheat .........17s. Od. I Oats .... ..... 61. Odd Beans 10s, 6d
Barley .... ...... bs. Od. Rye ...... ... 10g. 6d.1 Pease ..... log. 6rl

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)
HAT MARKETS.
SMITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 to 31 lOs ; use-
ful ditto, 3/ lOs to 31 15s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 16e to
41; Clover Hay, Si 5s to 5/ ; Oat Straw, I/ 63 to 1/ 8s ;
Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 lOs per load. Supply but moderate,
and trade steady.
CUMBERWID.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2118 s to 31 106 ; use-
ful ditto, 31 12s to 31 16s; fine Upland ditto, Si 171 to 4/ ;
Clover Hay, 31 to 4118 s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 8e to 1/ lOs ; Wheat
Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s per load. Both Hay and Straw
moved off freely at full quotations.
WHITECHIPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 18s to 318 s ;
useful ditto, 3/ lOs to Si 15s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 16s to
71; Clover Hay, 315 s to Si 5s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 118 s ;
Wheat Straw, 118 s to 1/ 103 per load. A moderate supply,
and a fair demand.