The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-14 00:00:00

count 89 a; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 99A ; Exche-
quer Bills. 30 ; and India Bonds Bto 10 prem.
In the Foreign Market a fair amount of businesi in South
American Securities, particularly in Mexican Stock, which is
firm at 394 40; Columbian, 253 A; Brazilian, 671 68; Portu-
Tues. Five per Cents., 331 34 ; Ditto Threes, 201 ; Spanish
Active Stock, 24/; Deferred, 12%; Dutch Two-and.aHalf
per Cents., 52%.
The transactions in the Share Markethave been limited. Great
Western New Shores were last done at 62A ; Ditto Fifths,
18A ; London and Brighton, 35% ; Ditto Loan Notes, 5 ;
London and Blackwall, 11 A ; London and South Western, 58k.

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Her Majesty's packet Swift has arrived at Falmouth with a
mail from the Brazils. She has brought over a freight equal
to 40,0001. sterling. The date of the papers from Rio de Ja-
neiro are of the 19th Jan. The political news is not of im-
portance. Business was very dull, the markets being five:
stocked. Exchange on England was at 28?, t 9 ; and the Six
per Cent. Local Stock 71 ex. div., being equal t 3 74.
The accounts from Buenos Ayres and Monte Video are not
of so late a date as those received via New York.
QU®RTER TO THREE.
The Money Market looks good, and there is a prospect of
improvement, but it is generally admitted that there must be
certain modifications in Sir R. Peel's plan to give confidence
to the middling classes. It is suggested that the income-tax
should be lowered and a graduated property-tax imposed so as
to bring up the reduction. The monopolists as usual are dis-
sati:fied, and the Canadian timber people grudge the reduction
on the Baltic article. They may think themselves lucky the
alteration is not more liberal, but at any rate they mean to try
Sir Robert's pliability, for a deputation goes up to-day.
Consols, Account, 894 1; Colombian, 26 ; Portuguese,
% 4 33i 34 ; Mexican, 3940 ; Spanish, 244

LAW IN

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice-Chancellor WIG RAM. )
His HONOUR was engaged during the day in the further
hearing of a cause of Sharp v. Taylor.
We shall give an outline of the case when the Court has
delivered its judgment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

George Fowler, a respectable-looking country lad, was
brought up under the following circurastanees :
Mrs. Mary Cass 11 stated that she had been in the City to
receive some money, and having transacted her 'business she
took an omnibus, with the view of reaching her home early.
She had not been in the omnibus long when two persons left it,
and she found that she had lost a bill of exchange for 601. She
immediately took a coach aed proceeded to the firm of Messrs.
Antrobus and Co., the bankers, in the Strand, where the bill
was made payable. When she arrived there she found the
prisoner there, who was just about presenting the bill for pay-
ment, in exchange for which he asked for six 101. notes. She
spoke to the clerk, and he asked the prisoner where he got the
bill ; he said a gentleman rear the door had given it him, and
had told him to get change for it whilst he waited near the door.
A policeman was immediately sent for, and he went to the
place where the prisoner said the man had promised to stop,
but no such person was to be found. The prisoner was not one
of the men who had been in the omnibus.
Policeman, F 120, corroborated the latter part of the prose-
trix's evidence. _ _ _

The prisoner, in his defence, stated that he was a basket
maker by trade, and had come to London from Faversham for
the first time on Monday last ; he was now living with his-aunt
in Churchway, St. Pancras. On the day in question he was
proceeding along the Strand in company with his cousin, a
little boy about ten years of age, when a man called to him, and
asked him to go to the bank and change the note. Prisoner
replied that he was a stranger, and did not know anything about
banks. The man said, " You see those black railings ; that's
the house; go there, and ask for six ten-pound notes. lam
going in here to get a glass of gin." He then went to the
house pointed out, and handed in the note, when he was taken
inte custody.

Mrs. Jervis, the prisoner's aunt, a respectable-looking woman,
proved that the prisoner had come to London on Monday for
the first time, and sbe was sure that he would not be capable
of doing anything wrong.
John Jervis, a young lad about 10 years of age, was next
examined. He undorwent an extremely minute examination
by Mr. Hall. His statements in every particular corresponded
with what had been said by the prisoner, and were delivered in
so ingenuous a manner as to leave no doubt in the minds of the
Court as to the correctness of his statements.

Mr. HALL then, addressing the prosecutrix, said—You have
heard the evidence ; there is no reason to believe that there is
any collusion between the parties who have given evidence in
this case. The prisoner's appearance is that of a cmintry
boy, and it is very likely indeed that he has been made
the dupe of some more designing person. He was not in the
omnibus, and I think it very probable that the person who
sent him in with the bill saw that he was a rustic, and fixed
on him as a proper person to carry out his infamous designs.
The place where the man remained, when the prisoner went
in with the bill, appears to have been so situated that he
could see him come out, and could, of course, see the police-
man go in and come out. The persons who stole the bill may
y.,?.t be apprehended, and then this youth will be forthcoming to
identify the man who gave him the bill. Then (addressing
the prisoner) he said, " You are discharged, and there is not
the slightest imputation on your character."

MARLB ORO UGH-STREET.
(THIS DAY.)

James Laurence, a young man known to the police as the
associate of thieves, was placed at the bar, charged with bur-
glary in the residence of J. F. Archhbold, Esq., barrister, N 0.17,
Park-street, Queen. square, Westminster. It appeared that,
on the night of Thursday, the 3d instant, Mr. Archbold's house
was broken into by means of a kitchen-window, that was
left unfastened, being pushed up, and a hole being bored
through an inside shutter, by means of which the fastening bar
was displaced. The delinquent, it would seem, remained for an
hour on the premises, and having got into the wine cellar,
regaled himself with some choice old wine, and a plum.
pudding which was taken from the larder. The property
missed on that occasion was but of trifling amount, being only
a violin, an accordion, two opera-glasses, and a silver ring ;
the value altogether being about 81. No trace, however,
could, at that time, be gained of the robber ; but yesterday
morning the prisoner was seen to climb out of the area of
Mr Archbold's house, and, on being taken into custody, four
duplicates relating to the previously stolen property, were found
upon him.—The prisoner was fully committed.

WORSHIP-STREET--(THIS DAY.)
A decent-looking mechanic, named John Morris, was
charged with having stolen a turnip, value one farthing, from
the shop of James Smithurst, a green-grocer in Edward-street,
City-road.
The complainant stated that on Saturday evening the pri-
soner, in passing his shop. helped himself to a turnip, which he
began eating before his face, and as he suffered daily from such
petty depredations, he thought himself justified in giving the
prisoner into custody.
The policeman said that on receiving charge of the prisoner,
the latter threatened to knock him down, if he presumed to
detain him on such an accusation, but he went quietly to the
station-house, without attempting any violence. The prisoner
was bailed out by his friends soon after he was locked up.
In answer to the charge, the prisoner complained bitterly of
the harsh conduct that had been pursued towards him, and said
his character must have been well known to the complainant,
as he had lived ifive years in the very neighbourhood. His
taking the turnip was a mere thoughtless act, and he would
have paid for it most willingly if he had been allowed to do so.
Alr. BROUG HTON said that it was a most trumpery charge,
and the policeman would have exercised a sound discretion, if
he had refused to take it.—The prisoner was discharged.