The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-14 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday a respectably-dre3sed elderly man,
named George Shears, was brought before Mr.
HONE, charged with having fraudulently obtained
upwards of 1301. worth of goods, the property of
Mr. Thornton, a currier, residing within the district
of this office.

In February last the prisoner went to his ware-
house, and representing that he was a commissioned
agent for several respectable provincial houses in the
leather-trade, gave an extensive order for leather in
the name of Mr. Wollard, of Thurlow, in Suffolk,
with directions that the article should be, packed,
and forwarded by a certain waggon to its destination.
The complainant's foreman having some knowledge
of the prisoner from having formerly worked in the
same factory with him, and it being also known that
Mr. Wollard resided in the place mentioned, the
leather, according to the prisoner's directions, was
packed up, the receipts made out in the name of
the former person, and the whole sent off by the
waggon. The prisoner, in his interview with Mr.
Thornton, having represented that the individual by
whom he was employed in the transaction only re-
quired a month's credit for the goods, no hesitations
was made to that arrangement. The proposed time
however, having expired, and no communication
being received on the subject from the individual to
whom the leather was directed, the complainant at
length wrote to Mr. Wollard, who, in reply, ex-
pressed his astonishment at the contents 'of the
letter addressed to him, stating that he did not
employ the prisoner as an agent or in any other
capacity, and that he never authorized him to give
an order for leather or any goods of that descrip-
tion. Upon receipt of this answer, Mr. Thornton,
on making a minute inquiry into the matter, ascer-
tained that the prisoner had stopped the goods in
transitu, and disposed of them on his own account.
To carry into effect his intention, the prisoner, it
appeared, met the waggon which contained the
goods on the road to its destination at Saffron Wal-
den, and having impressed the person in care of the
vehicle, that he was the purchaser of the leather,
had it removed to the warehouse of a tradesman in
that town, to whom he had sold it.

Mr. HONE having been informed that neither
Mr. Wollard nor the waggoner were present, said
that their attendance could not be dispensed
with before a jury, and recommended the com-
plainant to take the prisoner to Saffron Walden,
from which place his committal might be made out.
The prisoner, who entered into no defence, was
then delivered into the custody of Groasmith, who
conveyed him to Saffron Walden.
A master baker, named Godfrey, was charged
with riotous conduct at the Ship and Sun, Wal-
worth, and with having assaulted the landlord's wife.
The defendant was fined 40s. and costs: The
fine goes to the King.

MARRIAGE WITHIN THE PROHIBITED

• 'PRICE OF SEEDS.—JuIy 13.
New Englishßed Clover Seed (per Cwt.) 303. 50s. tine 565. 645.
Old Ditto Ditto —s. —s. fine —s. —s.
New Foreign Ditto . .. 505. 606 five 655. 70s.
Old Ditto —30 s. 40s. fine 506. 655.
.
New White Clover 403. 60s. fine 706. 803.
Old Ditto Ditto ' .--. 60s. 708. fine 855. 995.
New Trefoil — • -14 s. 245. fine 30s. 345.
Old Ditto .. -..... . ........s. -,5. fine .. 403.
Rib Grass .—.. . 335. 41s. title ..--s. ..s.

English Carraway Seed -1. 41s. 465. fine -4.
Foreign Ditto
Coriander,. ....... -s. 17s. fine -s. 19s.
St. Foin -(per Quarter)----- -a. -s. -a. fine -s.
Rye Grass
Macey I)itto ---..--------.—.....-.. 40s. 50s. new -s. -s.
Linseed, for feeding , -a. 38s. fine --s. 40s.
Ditto, for crushing......... ..—..,- -s. 41s. 425. fine -s.
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White Mustard Seed --(per Bushel)----Os. fis. 7s. Gd. fine --a.
Brown Ditto ------ --s. Bs. 10s. fint. -S.
Turnip Seeds, Rounds -s. -s. Ns. fine -a.
Green and Ite..d Ditto -s. As. Its. fine -s.
'Fares, 01d...., - .
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eta; e Seed, English, fine (per Last) 301. 3.21....- Foreign 271. 2ss.