The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-06 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

CORN.EXCNANGE.--(Txrs Dix).
The supplies of last week were moderate, except of Flour and
Foreign Oats, which were considerable. The Wheat trade re-
mains steady at the prices of this day se'nnight. Barley, for
malting, is dull of sale, and rather cheaper, hut Grinding qualities
fully maintain the prices quoted. Beans fully support last week's
prices. Pease, of both kinds, are dull of sale at last quotations.
There is a very fair demand for Oats to-day, and stout samples
fetch ls. per quarter more than this day se'nnight ; other kinds
remain as last quoted. There is no alteration in the price of
Flour. There is scarcely any sale for Rapeseed, at 214 per last
for English, and IS/. for Foreign.

ARRIVALS OF LAST WEIR.

Wheat. Barley, Malt. Oat/. filtang.'Peatse. Flour.
Qrs. Qrs., 911 rs. Qrs. Qrs. I Qrs. Sack*.
VIS 9,007 4,197 1,700 552 11A1 9,133

F9glieh

Foreign ..... 24,911 2'9" 1 129,217 1 1,138 13.521 .200b1A.
PRICES.
Beans, Small (new)., 48A. 514.
(old) s2s. 560.
Fick (new) 44A. 4&.
(old) 445. 50s. ,
----Harrow (new) 480. 500.
. (old) 4BA. 525.
••••411
Oats, Feed Yds. 29A.
Fine 2Bi 30s.
Poland 29s Us
Fine."...

Wheat, Red (old) • 49g. 58g.
White (old)
Red (lM)
Fine . .
Superfine
White 0826) 50s. 545.
Fine
Tr**----. Superfine
Ye (new)
436'54550
40..M:1t "Superfine 3Bs.
"aes ()rev sBs. 66g.
(new) Ms. 525.
ss,aine (ne )
•"7:—•-• (n Ma. 56a.
ew) 448 30..
Ws. tids.

Yotator 295,
Fine ...

314.

Scotch
Flour (per sack) Atio.
40s. Us.
Country AN. 4SO.
~Bran ...........t 11, 12,.

(Tim
id of improved quality;
This day's supply. of Beast, wag large, al . prima mall
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
that of Sheep, Calves d Pigs,moderately g(xx'
PAT.)
having
~ an
i the weather
Beasts, owing to their itiereate in number, and ,
/ , sold heavily,
become more favourable fslaughtering large "" en' • • but
or
'a Quotations,
at a recession of about 41. r stone from Friday • f /virile
r*
•priest 0 r-
though the trade was throughout very dull, in large Oxen, middling and'inferior Beef, Mutton, vie, and Pork,
there was no visible alteration.
PRAM PIK STONX OP Otani. TO SINN THIS oFlrkt.g• t L
s tic' I
s. il. to i. d.
4 4
inferior Bests 24a IU South Down Wethell •4 A 0
Second quality ditto— 3 0 s
4 di i II Large coarse Calves.... 3 luu 6 0
Prime large U"n - ' . me small ditto 4' "4 4
4 0
Prime Scots, &c.. 46 4 8 tatirge Hog.
i 0 5 4
inferior Sheep 3 4 3 li Small Porkers
Second quality ditto.... 3 8 4: 0 Suckling Ca1ve5,..144. to 40s. each. Coarto.woolled ditto... 4 0 4 4 Quarter old I'igs..loB. to 160. WA
SUPPLY, AS PICK OLICKK'S STATIMINT.
I sheep and Latubs. I calve,. i pip. i 21.800 I'7o 1 120
_

4,401

AND LEADEN-1-1ALI: umtKETs.
by the Carcass.
NEW° AT.EAtcperd.
tin.
otos.
ite
Beef 3 0 4 2 Veal
......................... s. d.tos. d.
Multvil 3 6 4 0
2 10 3 10 Pork
........ • ...... ••••• ..... 3 4
4 II

',tit 13.
EXAMINATION of JOHN WILK'S, INT.P,

MANSION-110USE—(Tuts D.t.y.)
Long before the your appointed for the examination of Mr.

Wilke, the Justice-room, the lobby, and the steps outride were
crowded, and it was with considerable difficulty that the Mar-
shalmen cleared a passage for the Lord Mayor.
His Lordship on taking his seat said, that owing to the
crowded state of the room, it was impossible for any more to be ad-
mitted, therefore those outside must either retire or remain quiet,
otherwise it would be necessary to clear the room.
His Lordship then enquired if Mr. Harmer was present.
Mr. Harmer not appearing, his Lordship directed Mr. Scott
and Mr. James Mitchell to be called, and prdered Mr. Wilks to be
placed at the bar.
_ _

- Mr. James Harmer was then called as the prosecutor in this cue.
It was then stated that Mr. Harmer and the witnesses were
present, but could not get into the room.
owing to the density of
the crowd. The Lord Mayor immediately ordered the way to
be cleared, and Mr. Mitchell shortly after wade his appearance.
LORD MAYOR... 4 believe, Mr. Mitchell, :you attend as prosecu-
tor iu this CAM

Mr. Mitchell—l am secretary to the Company, who are the
prosecutors; either myself or the Chairman have the power in-
vested in us by the Act of Parliament.

LORD Mantis—Have you seen Mr. Scott this morning ?
Mr. Mitchell—My Lord, I have not.
Mr. HARMER now made his appearance, having succeeded in
making his way through the crowd.
A letter was handed to Mr. Mitchell. He said it was not
written by Mr. Wilks, but was addressed by Mr. Wilke to him-
self.

Mr. ALLEY objected to the „letter being received in evidence, as
it was not written by Mr. Wilks.
The Loan Mayon, said *at he thought it was sufficient proof
of its coming from Mr. Wilks, that it was directed by him us so-
licitor to the company, and directed to Mr. James Mitchell, the
secretary to the company.
Mr. *LEY saiitthat it was the duty of the prosecutor to prove
that it was with Mr. 'Willts's knowledge, or by his order,
otherwise it would not be evidence against
Mr. Bnu.awn was of the same opinion. He said that if Mr.
W. had seen the letter, he had no doubt he would not shrink
from it, and if it was written by his direction, he did not doubt
he would acknowledge it.
The Loan MAYOR said he could not object to Mr. Wilk* see-
iug the letter. .
Mr. Wmics said the letter was written by his wife, at the time
be was in bed ; he directed her to say, that a confidential clerk of
his, and not of Messrs. Scott and Williams, as stated in the letter,
was about to leave town.

The letter was read, and Mr. Wilke requested Mr. Mitchell to
send him a check for 1,600/., as all the parties would be looking
for it on the following Thursday in Edinburgh, and he would
forwardjtby Scott and Williams' confidential clerk.

Mr. Wilks said, that if he bad had the copy of the information
and evidence sent to him by Mr. Holler us he requested, he should
have been able to have counteracted any charge they could pos-
sibly bring against him.
Mr. ANDRIWS said that if the prosecutors of Mr. Wilke, gave
him notice to produce any letter or paper, he would most
willingly do so.
Mr. Wilke said, that the same night he received the cheque
for the 1,6001. he wrote a letter to Scott and Williams, informing
them, that he had paid the money into his banker's to wait their
further instructions; and saying that as they were bank post-bills,
perhaps they had better fo►ward them by post.
Loan AfAyoa.—Mr. Wilke, have you any letter authorizing
you to sign by procuration, it will greatly facilitate my determina-
tion in this ►•ace ?

Mr. Wilks—Then, my Lord, am I understand that the cue
depends on correspondence?
The LORD,MAYOE-During the time that I sit in the civic
chair, I will not have the criminal laws made a vehicle for ob-
taining other objects. I understand that this prosecution was in-
tended to make you deliver up certain deeds you had in your pos-
session belonging to the British 'Annuity Company, those deeds
they have now obtained, and I presume they do not wish to pro-
ceed any further in this case, but I will take care that unless
Mr. Scott appears to give the evidence, he has sworn to before
Mr. Wilk', he shall be prosecuted.
Mr. ALLEY submitted that there was no evidence to prove the
forgery against Mr. Wilke.

Mr: BOLLAND said it had been laid down that the mere wee

ing of the name of another was not forgery, unless it was attended
with " intent to commit fraud," it had been looked over and con-
sidered no forgery, it WAS. precisely Ow case of Mr. Wilk'. He.
had sent the money down to Scott aild Williams, they did not
send it back and say that he had committed a forgery, the trans-
action bad taken place with hiti.own tmotkeni.
rnat.preVioni to endorsing the bill he sent it to
his bankers, to know if it was necessary for it to he sent to Scott
and Williams for their endorsement ; the hankers thought that his
endorsement by procuration would do.
Mr. ANDREWS contended, on the same ground, that no forgery
had been communed; the bill was not indorsed with any fraudu-
lent intent. From the time that Mr. Wilke paid the bills into
his bankers to the time of the value being forwarded to Scott and
Williams he had never less than 2,0001. balance in the hands of
his bankers. Could any one believe, when that was the case, that
it was done with any fraudulent intention? He was certainly
entitled to his discharge.
_ _

The LORD MAToaT—Mr. Mitchell, when did you discover that
the Dank post-bills had not been applied to the purpose intended?
Mr. Mitchell—lt was not long since that I discovered it by a
letter from Scott and Williams that they had not received the
bills.

Mr. BOLLAND asked Mr. Mitchell, if during, the time the
transaction was pending, the remitting of the money was not de-
layed in consequence of the deeds not being ready, and whether
he had not kept a minute book of such proceedings?
Mr. Wilke handed in the minute book, in which such an entry
was made in the hand-writing of Dr. Mitchell:
The Loan Mayon said, that Mr. Wilke need not proceed any.
farther, his opinion being made up on the subject. If a person
obtained money by means of forgery, and did not make any fl-audu-
lent use of it, that was no rule that it was not a forgery; if the
making out of the deeds had prevented Mr. Wilke from sending
the bills to Scott and Williams, he ought to have asked the Com-
pany what he shoilld do with them, and not pay them into his
own bankers ; upon the whole view of the matter, he was
of opinion that, with the advice of another Magistrate, he should
not object to take bail to a large amount, for his appearance. He
was now obliged to attend elsewhere ; bat immediately on his re-
turn he would again hear the case.
Mr. Wilke asked what bail his Lordship would require.
The LORD MAYOR said, two securities in LOW. each, and
himself for 2,0001.
Mr. Wilke then left the bar.
Mr. Amitv, Mr. BOLLAND, and Mr. Asnavws, were Coun-
sel for Mr. Wilke.

COURAGEOUS ATTACK ON ROBBERS.—Mr.
Roper, of lirentford, proprietor of a wharf, having been in
London, did not return till past twelve o'clock, on Friday night,
when on passing the gates of his,wharf, he perceived they were
ajar. Suspecting that all was not right, he went home fur the
boy, who was waiting up to receive his horse, and after that to
the watchman, whom they found fast asleep. Finding it difficult
to wake him, they took his bludgeon, and proceeded to the wharf.
On reaching the Counting-house, they saw that the door was
open, and two men inside, who exclaimed, " ism* in, we are not
going to bolt." Fortunately, Mr. Roper had the key of the door
in his pocket, and he immediately locked it. Finding that they
were escaping at the window, he stationed himself there, and the
first that got out he laid at his feet nearly lifeless ; he also well
pummelled the other, and pursued him, but without success. Just
as he got back, the other jumped up, and made a leap at one of
the barge* in the canal, but missed his aim and fell into the water.
A great part pf Saturday was occupied in dragging the canal, but
from want of success, and the mark on the opposite shore, there
is little doubt hut he escaped. A reward of 201. is offered for
their apprehension.
that
eMU activityl MURDERS.--We
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upon
the
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Magistrates
Matt'
Leatherbead and the neighbourhood,
dur-
ing the past week to throw any
s-
action, and no dus has yet been dtscevered
Ayres and Cobbler Will. It is, however, more than suspected,
that they are concealed in the metropolis, and we believe such is
the opinion of some of the principal officers of Row-street. An
application was made on Saturday, at the instance of a Magistrate
for the county of Surrey, to Mr. Halls, a Magistrate of Row-street
office, for the assistance of one of the principal officers, to go in
quest of the suspected murderers. Salmon, thao:fi ebeurii, called
n
before the Magistrate, and was consulted upon the
impediment, however, to the exertions of the officer presented
itself, which the Magistrate of Surrey probably had not antici-
pated, viz. a want of funds to pay Salmon his expences of travel-
-li* Ste. Mr. Halle could not expect Salmon to travel at his
own coat, and tbe messenger returned to the Magistrate of Sur-
to with a message from Salmon, stating his readiness to com-
mence a pursuit after the murderer', provided that his experiees
were guaranteed. No reply had been received from the Surrey
Magistrate at Dow-street on Saturday night.