The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-10 00:00:00

TV Catil?T.

Alfred Woodman was indicted for stealing a quantity of
printing type, of the value of 10/., the property of John Browne
his master.
The prisoner was a porter in the service of Mr. Bell, who is
a printer, residing in the Strand. In consequence of infor-
mation the prosecutor received respecting the prisoner, he went
to his (prisoner's) lodgings in Neville's-Ci.urt. getter-lace,
where he found a quantity of type, which he identified as his
property. The prisoner, on being questioned, gave a very un-
satisfactory account as to how be came possessed of the pro-
perty, but he denied having stolen it. Be was given into et.s-
tody.
The prisoner said, in his defence, that the type had been
brought to his lodgings by a person who wanted to sell it.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner guilty, and lie
was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and barn labour.
John Wasserman, 23, labourer, and Lewis Lawrence, 52,
labourer, were indicted for stealing four watches and four
chains, value 50/., the property of Wm. Thomas Middleton, in
his dwelling-house.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty to the indictment, but en
the recommendation of Mr. Ballantine, his Counsel, Lawrence
retracted his plea to that of guilty. 'f he trial of the other pri-
soner was postponed to a future day.

PQLICE INTELLIGENCE.

UN:ON-HALL.L(THIS UAY.)
Richard Nicholls was charged with committing a violent
assault on Thomas S.kinner, and bzeakina his leg.
The complainant was unable to attend, but from the evidence
adduced it appeared that the complainant is a beershop-ki ever,
and that the prisoner had been drinking there a few days ago.
When he left the house a half-gallon measure was rnissinfr, and
the complainant suspecting he was the party who had taken it,
followed him for the purpose of getting it back. When he
came up with the prisoner, seeing that he had something bulky
under his coat he seized him by the collar, arid Charged him
with taking the measure, which he had at the time, upon
which the fellow, who had iron-tipped shoes on his feet, gave
the complainant such a violent kick as to break one of his
legs. He fell down, unable to move, and in that state was
carried back to his house, his assailant in the meantimemaktng
his escape. The prisoner was subsequently taken into custody,
and the Magistrate remanded him until the complainant is in a
at condition to appear.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The English Funds have been slightly checked in their up-
ward tendency by a sale of 30,0001. Reduced, and some tew
others to a small amount for Money. Consols are 921 9.-4 tor
Money, and 924 94 for the Account. Three per Cents.
Reduced, 911 9i %; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 1004„
100 L ; Ditto Reduced 994 991 ; Bank Stock, 167 168 ; India
Stock, 2484 ; the Bonds, 20 21, and Exchequer Bills 37 40 pm.
Foreign Securities are firm at the prices of yesterday, trans-
actions have however been principally in Dutch Five per Cents.
at 101 d.
Railroad Shares have been in good demand especially for
the larger lines. Brighton and South Western are both higher,
the shares in the latter being 30i, the Scrip, 7%, and the
former 37. London and Birmingham, 1814 ; Quarter, 374 ;
Great
WesternNe,,.,; South Western, 634 ; Eastern
; Croydon, 14 ; Ed.nburgh and
Counties
sNl.ew 45., 642 d.
Glasgow, 544 ; and Paris and Rouen, 211. 13s. 4d.
The quotation of Mexican has advanced from 344 to 354, and
is now 34i.
The only Bonds of the insolvent States which find a place in
the official lists to-day, are Spanish Five per Cents., which are
marked 231, and the New:Three per Cent. Stock at 224.
Money continues plentiful on the Stock Exchange, at 24 to
3 per cent., according to the time for which it may be re-
quired, and the security.
The West India letters by the Clyde present rather a more
encouraging ace-aunt from Jamaica, and the other islands,
than those previously received. The weather had been most
propitious, and the crops generally promised to be abundant.
The labourers had returned to their employments, were peace-
able, and apparently well satisfied, to conform with the new
arrangements. The departure of Sir Charles Metcalfe was
greatly regretted, and it had been proposed to erect a statue as
a testimony of thb esteem in which he is held.
The accountelfrom Demerara are still unsatisfactory, the
negroes on many of the estates were yet standing out, and
although the nitniagers had offered to comply with their
demands, tl.ey weitiltt not work, preferring idleness to employ-
ment; it is evident that some bad management has existed.
this being the only colony in a similar state. Trade also was
much depressecl,and great stress is laid upon the fact of a parcel
of coals having been r eshipped to England. This would cer-
tainly prove that commercial distress was great, hut still it may
arise from some iarticular circumstances which obliged this
course to be adopted.
Trinidad, on The contrary, appears to be in a flourishing con-
dition ; the island, it is stated, is doing well, and will make a
large crop. A private letter states, " All the estates in
the district will greatly increase their produce this year--a
rare event in the West Indies in these times. Our own crop
of sugar, a better one we hope it will prove to be than we have
had these three years, is now advancing, though not with rapi-
dity, owing to the frequent showers, and the canes not being
generally ripe."
Complaints of these new steamers appear in every raper, but
as instructions have been sent out, by which it is to be ex-
pected the defects will be remedied, it would be invidious to
make more particular allusion to them. The Trent arrived at
Barbadoes after a passage of twenty-three days.
By the packet-ship New York, intelligence from New York
to the 20th ult. has been received; the vessel has made the
passage in the short space of eighteen days. The information
is of no great importance, neither does it add much to the
former accounts. In addition to the details in another column,
an extraordinary fact is to be noticed of the Americans ship-
ping cotton direct to Canton. This cargo had been purchased
at from 4to 5 cents. per lb., and sanguine expectations were
entertained that a market would thus be opened, rendering
them independent of England for the consumption of the lower
qualities. If this be continued, it will doubtless interfere ma-
terially with our East India trade, but no great alarm need be
felt for some time at any rate.
PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE.
RAIL wA, y Paid. Per Share.
Eastern Counties
Ditto New............ 21. 6s. &I.
Edinburgh and Glasgow ......... 50
Great Western .................... 65

_____ ............. „_ __
Ditto New .....
......... .50 ...... 6443 to
London an,' 8right0n..............
50 ..•••• 37
London and Blackwall
London and Birmingham 410 .....1814.,.... to
Ditto 3 Shares - .......
London and South Western. . 381 634 to
London and Croydon (Trunlo ..
... 13.4 l 4
North Midland ... 100
Ditto Third, .......... ..
..... . 21/. 13s. 4d. 21/ 133. 10d.
South Eastern and D0ve........ 50
Ditto Scrip b ••.. 7iLi... to
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAT 9.—Sales were not
pressed to-day, and the market had a firm appearance without
change in prices. The quantity sold was about 5,000 bales, of
which exporters took 500 American.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MAK.scr.T, MAY 9.—South Eastern
and Dover New Shares were in good request and closed firmly.
A fair amount of business was also transacted in Eastern
Counties, New, 5A ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 55 ; Lancaster
and Preston, Three-fourths, 184 ; Liverpool and Manchester,
9.—We have had
Quarters, 44; London and Birmingham paid up 32/. Shares,
66k
1;A IN3er iigi lEi ts oTnE,a STOCK 36; and
South
EXCHANGE,
Eastern,
MAY, ev
9.a
lair market to-day. Bolton and Preston, 224 ; Edinburgh
and Glasgow, 55; Lancaster and Preston Three quarter Shares,
astN ‘,
34.
18i ; Manchester and Birmingham, 294 ; District Bank,
10/. I Is. 3d. ; Manchester Assurance, 94.

A few days ago a quarrel arose in a public-house
At Saint-Georges-la-Pcuge, in the Creuse, betwsen a tailor,
named Brunet, and a young man, named Aucauthe, who owed
him the trifling sum of one- fi anc. The reproaches of the tailor
to his debtor became so bitter that the latter, in his rage,
*tabbed his creditor in three places with a knife. and killed him
instantarconsly. Aucanthe was immediately arrested.
The Antwep Company's steam-ship, Princess Vic:
Captain Minter, a. rived here yesterday morning, after a
passage of twenty-two hours, against a violent contrary wind.
The voyage out to Antwerp occupied only nineteen hours.
Lady Lawson and family, the lion. Mr. Bligh, Mr. Tierney,
&c., were amongst the passengers.
-His' Royal Highness the Duke of Saxe Weilnar
and Lord Stuart de Decies, came passengers in the General
Steam Navigation Company's mail-packet Columbine Ircm
Rotterdam.