The Sun.
London, England, 1827-09-11 00:00:00

Lome a dish of oysters, and my sistsr said, " I have no-
thing but bread in the house, and that paid for ; I shall
not eat the oysters, for you had no money, and therefore
you did not come by them honestly ;" and then he told me
of the half sovereign.
Mr. Candish's statement was taken upon oath, and the
prisoner did not contradict it. He said he was tipsy when
he took home the oysters, which were purchased with mo-
ney he had earned ; and as to what he said about Wakelin
and the half sovereign, it was a story which he then told
only by way of excuse. He was remanded.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Yesterday Charles White, of
Charles street, Northampton-square, and John White his
son, with David Reece, a servant, were brought before
Mr. Bennett, under the following charge :
Thomas Benet stated,l that he drove thirteen bullocks
to Barnett-fair, where, meeting with Mr. White, they
finally agreed for the eighteen bullocks at 11/. per head,
and were to meet the following morning, at the Crown
Inn, at the foot of Highgate-hill. Witness was there met
by a man (not in custody), who told him, that Mr. White
was at market, but would meet him at his house in Charles-
street, in a few hours. Witness attended, and saw Mr.
White (on Friday morning), who showed him a cheque
on a banker, payable on the following Monday, (yesterday)
for 380/. and proposed, that as he could not pay for the
cattle before Monday, he would send them to one of his
own marshes, and would give his promissory note for their
amount payable on Monday. This was assented to by
witness, conditionally, that the cattle should never go out
of his possession ; and that if they were not paid for on
Monday, the expences should fall upon the defaulter. In
consequence of which the following written agreements
were interchanged with each other :-
Ist. A promissory note, payable on Monday to Thomas
Benett, signed by Charles White for 1931.
21. An acknowledgement from White, and dated the
7th of September, that if he did not pay for the cattle on
Monday, he (Benett) was to have them back free of all
expense.
3d. In return Benett made a bill of sale in effect—
" Bought of Thomas Benett 18 bullocks, at W. per
head, by a bill payable on the 10th of September.
" THOMAS BENETT."

The cattle were then removed from Highgate to Hoxton,
and witness still kept with them until the money should
be paid, when the following (Saturday) morning Mr.
White drove out in his gig, and told witness that for 10s.
interest he could raise the money, and asked him if he
would be the half; to which witness assented, and for that
purpose came to Charles-street, Northampton-square, where
after being idly amused for some time, he saw no appear-
ance of the money being paid, and he then went to Hoxton
to look after the cattle, when he found they were removed.
He then repaired to the police office Worship-street, and
after stating the facts, Garton, the Chief Officer, assisted
by Armstrong, yesterday (Sunday) went to Hackney-wick,
and recovered the 18 bullocks.
Garton corroborated the facts, as far as he was concern-
ed, and stated that the prisoners, John White and David
Reece, were found in the field with the cattle.
Mr. BENETT, after congratulating with the Scotch drover
on his narrow escape, said, that if the bill had been made
payable at a banker's unconnected with the drawer, he
would send him to trial; but the intent, as well as the
masterly management of the transaction, was quite appa-
rent, and he should therefore have to discharge the parties.
Charles White then demanded a return of his promissory
note, but the drover, under the sanction of the Magistrate,
resisted it, on the grounds of affording a pretext for an
action, and Benett (the drover) then demanded payment,
adding, that he was willing to instantly deliver the 18 bul-
locks in consideration ; but payment being refused, he held
the promissory note as well as the bullocks.
White was also detained under another charge of being
concerned in a transaction where a Bristol pedlar was
swindled out of eight sovereigns ; but from which he was
also discharged.

In the north of this district, and through a
great part of the Moorlands, a large portion of
the corn remains yet uncut. The ensuing week
will, however, with the present weather, see the
housing of a most prolific harvest.—Pottery
Gazette.

Our Knaresbro' Correspondent describes the
trade of that town, where the linen manufacture
chiefly prevails, in very gloomy terms ; he says
We have been looking, week after week, to
the favourable descriptions you have given of
the revival of trade in the town and neighbour-

hood of Leeds, and have indulged the hope
that this return of prosperity would at. length
reach Knaresbro', but hitherto those expecta-
tions have not been realized. You hear nothing
here but complaints; the tradespeople have little
to do, and the owners of other property are not
much better situated than the manufacturers and
retail traders, for rents are collected with great dif-
ficulty, and there are very nearly 400 empty
houses in this small and seemingly decaying
place. How we are to get over the approach-
ing winter, presents matter for serious considera-
tion to every reflecting mind."--Leeds Mercury.
The harvest is now proceeding in the county
of Moray with all imaginable expedition ; and
hands of every description are in great requisi-
tion, from the little urchin capable of earning its
three-half-pence per day, to the robust and ex-
pert reaper, who returns in the evening from the
scene of action three or four shillings richer, than
when commencing the labours of the day. In
consequence of the rapidity with which the crops
are ripening in the neighbourhood of the " gude
town o' Elgin," it is frequently a most difficult
problem for the farmer to solve, which of his
fields ought to have the precedency in the appli-
cation of the sickle. Should the weather con-
tinue as favourable for three weeks to come, as
it is at the present time, it is more than probable
that the harvest will be about completed in this
part of the country : and those who have been
engaged in the laborious avocations of the field,
will then enjoy the comforts which their well-
earned trifle can procure for them ;—and at the
same time will be exulting, in the contempla-
tion of the approaching winter, at those pro-
spects of abundant provisions, which the kind-
ness of Providence has secured for them.—
Elgin Courier.

The cotton trade continues in the same satis.

factory state formerly noticed. All the works are
going full time en real orders. The prices have
not, however, yet advanced so much as will afford
sofficient remuneration to the master spinners.
Surat cotton for Nos. 18 to 22 is bought at 4-d.
and sd. a pound, while the yarn only sells at
10d. a pound, the general price of which was
formerly 13d. a pound. The stocks of yarn on
hand are, however, quite small ; and there is a
continuance of that steady regular demand which,
were it not for the excessive competition, would
soon realize improved rates. The power loom
factories continue very brisk ; and some of them
are working extra hours. Goods of this descrip-
tion have in general advanced 5 per cent. for the
cost of manufacturing. There is a good demand
for power loom wefts from Nos. 18 to 60, though
the price still cleaves the master spinner little
more than his charges. The demand for fine
yarn rather surpasses that for coarser descriptions,
and the prices are superior in proportion, though
such is the eagerness to sell, that one manufac-
turer recently disposed of goods 88i per cent.
below the trade list agreed to upwards of 30
years ago by the principal manufacturers. Many
shipments of cloth, yarn, and thread, continue to
be made to the East India market, in exchange
for raw silk ; and a good deal of the prosperity
of this district depends on the successful cultiva-
tion of this promising trade. The silk manu-
factories recently established in this vicinity, are
succeeding beyond expectation, and giving em-
ployment to a number of hands. Several persons
have of late turned their attention to the manu-
facturing of worsted shawls, which has hitherto
been principally confined to Kilmarnock ; and
there are good prospects of a ready sale in the
Loudon market.----Glasgow Chronicle.