The Sun.
London, England, 1845-02-08 00:00:00

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.-FRIDAY.

There is only t limited trade passing in Wheat at this
market to-day, at barely the prices of last Friday. No altera-
tion in the price of fine Barley, common sorts very bad to
sell. The demand for Beans is good, and they fully support
late prices. We note no alteration in the price of Oats.

Per qr. of 60lb. to the bushel.

EXTRA.
Wheat—Suffolk, "Essex, and Kent • • • • Bed— 44 to 45 to 46
Ditto ditto •• •• • White.. 49 50 51
I:,.rorfolk • - ...... •• • • ••• • • • Red.. •. 43 44 45
Ditto ditto ...• • • White.. 45 48 50
Lincolnshire and Cambridge.. lied.. . 42 43 45
Ditto ditto •• •• • • White.. 46 48 50
Yorkshire —• • ....... .• Red— 40 42 44
Ditto ditto
English, Old •••••••• • • • • • • • lied .. •. 43 48 48 54
Foreign —• ••••••• • • • • • • • Red— 41 46 48
Ditto ditto ••• • • • White.. 48 50 52
Per quarter imperial.
Barley—Norfolk and Suffolk— ..
Yorkshire and Lincolnshire . -
Grinding 2) 30
Foreign . 30 32
Per qr. of 631 b. to the bushel.
36 38 44
36 37 42
. • ...... . 35 40 42
10d, lld —d,l2d
••••••• • • • • .. 10d, lld —d,—d
..... 10d, lld —(1,12d
..... •• • • • 25e, 26s —s, 27s
40 42 43
Per qr. imperial.
Pease—Blue and White Boilers.
Grey and Feed .• ••••• • • • • • ..... ••• • • • 34 40
Rapeseed—English, per Last Imperial ••• .• • . 231., 251.

Beans—Small tine
Foreign
Onts—Mealing, per Stone • •
Feeding
Foreign
Shelling, per Load • •. • ...
Malt, per Lowl of 6 Bushels

Foreign • • • •

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SPORTING INTE'LLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDA.T.
CHESTER CUP.
30 to 1 agst Zanoni
33 to I agst Ratan
35 to 1 agst Pride of Kildare
40 to 1 agst Extempore (t)
50 to 1 agst Fitzallan
50 to 1 agst Trueboy
:BY.

10 to I agst Seiniscria
13 to 1 agst Obscurity
20 to 1 agst The Era (t)
20 to I agst Cataract
30 to 1 agst Strathspey (t)
30 to I agst Pug

14 to I ugst Redger
35 to 1 agst Annandale
The rest as before.

35 to 1 agst Ironmaster
40 to 1 agst Fitzallatt
Very little doing.

OXFORD, FEB. 7.

The following are the questions submitted on behalf of the
Board of Head& of Houses and Proctors, respecting the proposi.
tions to be brought before Convocation in the matter of Mr. Ward;
and opinion of the Solicitor.fleneral, Sir Charles Wetherell, Dr.
Addams, and Mr. Cowling :

" QUESTIONS.

I. Whether the University ha, any power of depriving a
party fur any cause of any degree which has been conferred upon
him ?

"2. Whether the extracts given in the notice issued by the
Board of Heads of Houses and Proctors contain sufficient cause to
justify the degradation of Mr. Ward ?
"3. Whether the House of Convocation_ has the power of de-
gradation in this case ?
4. Whether in proceeding to degrade Mr. Ward the Univer.
sity will resider itself liable to a writ of mandamus at his suit ?"

" •NSWER.

"I. We are of opinion that the University has the power to
degrade, and that that power is by no means limited or conflued to
cases of prior conviction of an offence by a court of competent
jurisdiction, rror to those particular cases enumerated in the statutes
to which degradation is specifically annexed.
" 2. Vs e arc of opinion that the extracts set forth in the notice
contain sufficient cause to justify the House of Convocation, as
representing the University, in taking cognisance of them, and
coming to a decision on the subject, with a view to the degra.
dation of Mr. Ward : but whether, in the result, the charge
preferred against him shall appear sufficient to justify the house
in degrading him is a conclusion which must rest entirely with,
and be formed by, the members of Convocation upon considera.
tion of the whole matter.

" 3. Provided Convocation shall upon consideration come to
the conclusion that Mr. Ward ought to be degraded. we are
aware of no ground for impeaching or questioning the validity
of the degradation.

"4. If the determination of Convocation should be to degrade
Mr. Ward, and he should apply to the Court of Queen's Bench
for a writ of mandamus to restore him, we are of opinion that it
s 4 ill be an answer to it, that her Majesty is Visitor of the Uni.
versity, and that the subject lies vxclusively within the pro.
vince of her Majesty as Visitor, and that any complaint against
the proceedings of Convocation must be made to her Majesty in
that capacity, and cannot be withdrawn from her jurisdiction.

FRED. THESIGER.
CHARLES WETHERELL.
J. ADDAMS.
JOHN CO \YUNG."

EXTENSIVE FIRE AT RICIIMOND.—This morning,
between twelve and one o'clock, a very serious fire broke out at the
King's Head Tavern and coach office, situate at the corner of
Bridge Rise. Engines from Richmond, Mortlake, Barnes, and
Kingston, were prompt in arriving, but from a blunder on the part
of some one, the turncock was not called up, and for the space of
20 minutes the engines were kept standing still for the want of
water; meanwhile the fire continued to spread fearfully. Mr. Hen-
derson, one of the officers of brigade, with Mr. Cennorton, super.
intendent of the West of England Company, were both prompt in
arriving with their engines and firemen from London, The mains
at length yielded an abundant supply of water, but the fire was not
extinguished until the upper past of the extensive:piemises was
destroyed, and the lower portion seriously injured. Captain Page,
who was staying at the tavern, had a narrow escape; he had to
be taken from one of the upper windows by the police and ladders.
Fortunately the loss is covered by an insurance in the Phrenix
office. The origin of the fire is unknown.

TtlE MONEY MARKET.—There is still a very ir-
regular pressure in the money market in town, and we find it ne.
cessary, to correct misapprehension, to repeat that it has arisen ex.
elusively from the bankers holding the deposits of railway com-
panies providing for paying over the required percentage prior to
the introduction of the Bills to Parliament. We have been mi.
nute and speeial in our inquiries on this subject, and can
fled no other mode of accounting for the demand in the best.in.
formed quarters, and the conclusion, therefore, is that the matter
is entirely temporary. There is no d►fficulty whatever in the
commercial discount market, but, on the contrary, money has
been rather less in demand in that direction than was generally
expected by this perir:d of the season. The money for the deposits for
Railway Bills is in many cases not yet actually required, but the
banker's have generally received notice to have the necessary
amount in readiness, so that the effect upon the market is nearly
the &tine as if the payments were required to be simultaneous. The
immediate effect has been to raise the rate of interest fully one-half
per cent., measured by first class paper; and, as we previously
observed, there is no question but it would have advanced consi.
daably higher had it not been kept in check by the Bank of Eng-
land advancing im securities at the rate of twe and a half per cent.
per annum —Morning Paper.

THE LATE MURDER AT SALT HILL—The paro-
chial officers of Farnham Royal, in which parish the unfortunate
woman, Sarah Hart, met with her untimely death, having
been bound ever by John Charsley, Esq., the Coroner (who
presided upon the jury which returned a verdict Against
John Tawell of " Wilful murder"), to prosecute the accused at
the ensuing assizes for the county of Bucks, they have re-
tained the services of Mr. Sergeant Byles and Mr. Prender-
gast on the part of the Crown. Mr. Long, solicitor, of Windsor,
has been engaged by the parochial authorities of Farnham to con-
duct the prosecution. The trial is expected to commence on
Wednesday morning, the llth of next month ; but from the num
ber of witnesses to be examined, both for the Crown and the
prisoner, the trial is expected to last until a late period of the fol.
lowing day. There will be nearly twenty witnesses to be examined
for the prosecution.

The promenaders on the Boulevards were yester-
day attracted by the sight of a huge truffled turkey, lying in the
window of the well known Maison dee Friand, at the corner of
the Rue Choiseul. A ticket attached to this dainty intimated that it
had been ordered far the Duke of Wellington, and that the price
was 500 fr. The weight was stated to be 251b.—Galignani.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A MASTER OF A VESSEL.
—On Friday a warrant was issued against Mr. James
Simpson, master of the barque Thomas Bell, lately
arrived at Swansea, with a cargo of copper
ore, from St. Jago de Cuba, charging him, on
the information of one of the crew, named John
b.dward Brown, with having, on or about the Bth of
December, while on the passage homewards, violently
assaulted a seaman on board his vessel, named Thomas
James Graham ; " and that afterwards, on the 21st of
December, the said Thomas James Graham died on
board the said vessel, while at sea." On the evening
of that day the defendant appeared at the office
of Mr. T. Attwood, before the Mayor and Starling
Benson, Esq. T. Edward Thomas and Thomas
Penrice, Esqs., county magistrates, were also pre-
sent during a portion of the examination of the first
witness, but took no part in the proceedings then or sub-
sequently. When the matter became known to the
public the interest manifested was considerable. Mr.
Tripp appeared for the defendant. No professional
gentleman was in attendance on the part of the
rosecution. After a lengthened examination, the
(It fendant was then committed upon the minor
cl arge of assault, the effect of which will be
that the expense of the prosecution will devolve upon
the friends ci the deceased, unless they successfully pre-
fk,r before the grand jury an indictment for manslaughter.
In that case the jury can convict of the minor charge
..ttould they not be satisfied that the other is fully esta-
blished. The defendant gave bail for his appearance.—
Cambrian.