The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-28 00:00:00

COAL-MARKET;JuLY

Ships at Market. Ships sold Price.
13; Newcastle - - 13 -36 s Od to 42s Od
1 Sunderland 1 - —s Od to 38s tsd

SMITHFIELD MARKET, Jury 27.
There was a short supply of Beef this morning at market,
but for Sheep and Lamb there was a middling supply ; Beef is
•higher irr price this Morning ; small meat maintains I:t.st market
day's prices. Hay is rising in price ; in Straw and Clover there
is no alteration.

• NICE DiscßimlNATtoNe7—A. culprit was •not
long since brought before a' Country Magistrate,
charged with a misdeMeanor, and (A his convic-
tion, the Learned .Magistrate addressed him as
follows By the Act of Parliament, I see- that
this offence is punished with six months' impri-
sonment, on conviction befote two Magistrate
Now you may think yourself a lucky fellow ; it
my Brother Magistrate had been here, you should
have had the Whole six months, but asl am alone,
1 can of course only send you to gaol for three
months, Make out his mittimus.r

This' was'an action for money had and received.
by the defendant for the plaintiff's use. The
case, vs stated to the Jiiry by Mr. SCARLET;
was•this : the plaintiff was a retired tradesman;
the defendant was a stock-broker. The plaintiff
had passed his life in business, but having made
some money, retired to the country, where, how-
ever, he did not suffer his capital to lay idle,
but learning that money was to be made by ad-
venturing in the funds, he resolved to embark a
large sum in them, and this he placed in the de-
fendant's hands, being himself totally ignorant
of every thing connected with the stocks. Ac-
cordingly sums of money were paid to-the defen-
dant from time to time, from July, 1820, to Ja-
nuary, 1821, and for this he brought the present
action. The sums, as before stated, were to
be employed in the purchase of stock. A cor-
respondence ensued between the parties, and at
different times sums -were paid over by the defen-
dant to the plaintiff as the profits on the different
transfers of stock made on plaintiff's account.
At length the plaintiff was surprised to receive a
letter from the defendant, containing an account
stated, upon which it appeared that a balance
of 7001. appeared due to the defendant, which
sum he desired the plaintiff would take an.
early opportunity of settling. Instead of pay-'
ing 7001. however, for losses incurred in illegal
speCulations which he had never contemplatel or.
participated in, the plaintiff brought this action
to recover back the 11001. which he had placed
in the defendant's hands for legal purposes. Two
letters were put in by Mr. Scarlett, to prove that
the object of the.plaintiff was to have his money
legally employed, and that he had never. con-
templated any thing else.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, for the defendant,
contended that his client had the greatest reason
to complain of deception. So far from the plain-
tiff being ignorant of stock transactions, he was
much used to them, and. perfectly aware how
his money Was employed.-,--The Learned Solici-
tor then produced some letters inevidencer which
shewed that the plaintiff was at least a-ware that
WO/. of the money had been converted to the
purposes of which, by this action", he complained.
The Jury, -tinder the Learned Judge's direc-
tion, found for the plaintiff—Damages 5001.