The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

P different points of the journey (which was not the fact),
still he held this to be an insufficient ground for exact-
ing double fares from the public for a reasonable accom-
modation. The fares were laid down, not as for travel-
ling inside or outside, but for riding over a certain space,
and the inside and outside fares being the same, he could
not hold that two fares were legally chargeable on one
person riding over that space without leaving the omni-
bus for any purpose. He decided that the conductor had
demanded an illegal fare, but as it was a new case he
would allow the defendant to pay the costs only, if he
would proalise not to repeat the offence.
The defendent readily promised this, and was dis-
charged.
Mr. Hodgson, the superintendent of the City police,
then appeared to answer a complaint for neglecting to
attend before the Magistrate on Monday last, being
warned to do so by two inhabitants of Lambeth-hill, who
were preparA with evidence against a disorderly house
on that hill, and required the constable to be bound to
prosecute the house on that evidence, at the expense of
the parish.
Mr. Hill, the ward clerk of Queenhithe, said he did
not press for a penalty, but to obtain a decision for their
future guidance. The statute of 25 George 11., c. 36,
required that the constable to be bound should be the
"constable of the parish or place, or other peace officer
of the like nature." By the Police Act, the election of
parish constables was suspended in the City, but all their
powers were transferred to the City police, Ile consi-
dered, therefore, the chief officer of the police was the
fittest person to be summoned to be bound, being the
most likely to perform such a duty properly. It was
said he should have summoned the beadle of the ward
instead ; but it appeared that, from one of the Corpora-
tion blue books, a report of the Traders' Freedom Com-
mittee, that the ward beadle was not one of the con-
stables of the parish, but a servant of the Alderman, lie
referred to an extract relating to the mode of conducting
a wardmote in the time of Henry V., to show the duties
of a beadle and of a constable.

Mr. Alderman WiLsoN drew his attention to the word
" place." Was not a ward a place, and a beadle an officer
of aylaceof like nature to a constable ?

Mr. Hill thought a constable of the City better an-
swered the description, and where the proper party had
not prosecuted, it had been held to be illegal.
The City Solicitor said the decision in that case was
decidedly against Mr. Hill, for it showed why a con-
stable of the parish, and not of the county or any other
place, was the proper person to be bound. It was be-
cause he was under the control of the overseers, and
would incur no extravagant charges in conducting the
prosecution. Now the police superintendent was not
under that oontirol of the overseers.

Mr. Hill thought the City police better qualified to
make the necessary inquiries.
Mr. Alderman WILSON saw no reason for passing by
the ward officer and going to the officer of the whole
City. The local officer would be better with locality,
and better able to say who were residents in the house
and who wore visitors. The 95 parishes in the City
would have each an equal right to bind the superinten-
dent of the City police to prosecute bad houses, and he
would have no time for his other duties.
Mr. Hill said if the law cast the duty upon him he
must do it.

Mr. Alderman WILSON decided that Mr. Hill had
summoned the wrong officer, and dismissed the com-
plaint.

- Mr. Farrar announced that the house objected to had
been abandoned by the late occupant.
The City Solicitor mentioned that he had taken an
opinion on the question raised by Mr. Hill, and it coin-
cided esectly w:;11 that which had been given by the
magistrate in the outset. Mr. Hill should have selected
the beadle of the ward.
CLERKEN WELL.
Two fellows, named While and Mussum were charged
with the following brutal conduct :
On the previous night, two unfortunate girls were
standing on the City-road-bridge, when the prisoners,
who were perfectly sober, came up, and, without having
received any provocation, struck one of the girls, Maria
Barwood, on the head twice. She shouted " Police,"
and police-constable Walker, 88 N, came to her assist-
ance. He took the prisoner into- custody, but he im-
mediately turned on the constable, and with a blow
felled him to the ground. Walker bad just got upon
his legs, when Mussum knocked him down again. Both
prisoners ran away, but were finally. captured.
White was fined 11., or seven days' imprisonment ;
Mussum lOs., or five days.

HAMIVERSMITH.
A retired licensed victualler, named Wm. Bolton,
living at Hammersmith, appeared before Mr. G. Clive,
*he sitting magistrate, to answer a summons for assault-
ing his wife. _

The case disclosed circumstances which excited much
disgust in all who heard the evidence. It appeared that
the defendant and his wife had been married upwards of
twenty years, during which period she had borne him
nineteen children. Of late years defendant had treated
his wife very unkindly, by beating her, and more parti-
enlarly by cohabiting with a niece of his, who had lived
with them from two years of age, and by whom he has
had four children, the youngest of which is eight mouths
old.

The defendant denied most positively the truth of his
wife's statement, declaring that he treated her with the
greatest kindness, although she had continually rol,bed
him ; that she was insane, and had been in no less than
16 madhouses, and he called two witnesses.
One of the witnesses was his own son, a boy 14 years
of age, who acknowledged that the niece had a child
eight months old, and that she was living with his father.
Mrs. Grant, a friend of the wife's, said, in answer to
questions by the Magistrate, that the wife was not insane,
but that a sense of the o rongs she had received had
driven her to drink.

Mr. CLrvE said, although the assault complained of
was a slight one, he had determined on fining the de-
fendant in the full penalty of 51., and he would inflict a
similar fine every time that he appeared at that Court
under the same circumstances.

The defendant declared that he would not pay the
money. He would appeal.
Mr. Clays said he then stood committed to the House
of Correction for two calendar months.
Defendant was then locked up.

MARKET NE WS.-(YESTERDAY.)
C OILN-EXCSAN 0 E.
During the last week the arrivals of all kinds of grain of
home produce, but more especially those of Wheat,.Barley,
Peas, and Flour, were somewhat extensive. Owing, however,
to the variableness of the weather, a large portion of the
snpplies come to hand greatly out of condition. From
Ireland the receipts of Oat were small, while the im-
ports of Foreign Grain was on a very moderate
scale. Fresh up coastwise, as well as by land carriage and
samples, the supply of English Wheet was very small;
nevertheless, the stands were somewhat heavily supplied
with samples of both red and white, left over from last
week. The same uncertainty existing as was the case this
day se'nnight, respecting what change will be effected
in the corn-laws, buyers held off purchasing; hence the de-
mand for all descriptions of home produce was evcessively
dull—so dull, indeed, that, in some instances, prices
were almost nominal. However, to effect vales, an
abatement in the quotations of from is to 2s per
quarter was :submitted to by the factors. At the
close of the markets a large portion of the supply re-
mained unsold. The supply of free Foreign Wheat was
small, but fully equal to the immediate wants of the trade.
Selected parcels were held firmly, at quite as much
money ; but other kinds must be considered cheaper.
Corn under lock commanded very little attention, yet holders
would not sell, in anticipation of future events, except at
extreme rates. Notwithstanding the supply of I3arley
was large, the best malting samples very few of
which were on offer moved off steadily, at full prices.
Other descriptions must be considered quite is per quarter
cheaper. The best town-made Malt supported last week's
rates. In all other kinds, which might have been purchased
on somewhat lower terms, next to nothing was doing. The
show of Oats was but moderate, yet the inquiry for that article
was in a very depressed state, and quotations had a downward
tendency. We had a full average supply of Beans on offer.
Selected parcels supportediprevious currencies, but other kinds
were somewhat cheaper. Peas were in good supply, and
heavy inquiry, on somewhat lower terms. Flour dull, and
cheaper to sell.
CURRENCY PER IMP-
Wheat—Essex k Kent,
Red, New • . 56s to 65s
Ditto,White, Old.. 583 695
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red • • 54s 58s
Ditto, White...... 56s 60s
Irish, Red. .
Ditto, White • • 56s 608
Rye—Old
New. .. ••. • • • 348 36s
Barley—Grinding .•• • . 26s 29s
Malting . .. • ... 32s 3.5 s
Chevalier .. .. •• • • 355 rs
Malt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk ........ .... 56s 588
Brown ..... 518 54s
Kingston and Ware 62s 64s
FOREIGN GRAIN A]
Wheat—Dantzic s4s to 658
liamburgh
Barley
Oats- —New 261 28e
eed •.. • .. 225 24s
8 ECITEPID LD.
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS MARKET.
This being the day appointed for holding the great Christ-
mas market, the attendance of both town and coun-
try dealers was numerous at a very early hour. AN
was to be expected, the arrivals of beasts, from
nearly every part of England were large, though
not quite equal in number to those at
ie corre-
sponding day in 1844, when 5,713 head were shown.
Notwithstanding that falling off, the supply was by far
more extensive than that shown in 1842, and in many
preceding years. In reference to the quality of the various kinds brought forward on this occasion, we may observe
that it was never excelled. It is true there were
not quite so many large animals on sale as last season, but
their general weight and condition were finer than we tVer
remember, scarcely any breed coming. to hand bentath the
middle quality. This to some extent—the choice for the
butchers being so great—operated against any great
advance in prices, and, on the whole, the Beef
trade must be considered inactive, at currencies vary-
ing from 33 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, and at which a total clear-
ance was not effected. In particularising the Bullock show,
the Devons, as to their peculiar points, were the most
numerous and best exhibited. Next we may place the Here-
fords, which valuable breed was greatly admired by all present.
The Sussex Beasts never came to hand so well, while the
North Devons were in full force. The Scots, too, were ex-
ceedingly good, and amongst the best disposed of were
twenty-four, the property of Mr. Cartniele, by Mr. Vorley.
Toere was scarcely a great breeder in England that did not for-
ward animals to-day, Sir Charles Knightley had some most
wonderful beasts, which, for symmetry and weight, have
been seldom equalled. The number of foreign beasts imported
into London in the past week, has amounted to sixty-three,
forty being received from Rotterdam, seven from Har-
lingen, and fourteen from liamburgh, The imports of
Sheep have consisted cif two hundred and ...,oxty.two head,
in, for the most part, good condition. To-day we had on
offer 40 foreign Beasts and 190 Sheep, which sold at fully
last week's (potations. At the outports about 60 Beasts and
180 Sheep have arrived from Holland. From our northern
grazing districts we received 2,300 short horns ; from the eastern
counties, 500 Scots, short-horns, &c. ; from the western and
midland, 1,600 Herefords, Devons, runts, &c.; from other
parts of England, 1,000 of various kinds ; from Scotland; 2)0
Scots; and from Ireland, 120 blatitg. The numbers

'ERIAL MEASURE

Malt—Chevalier...—
. • . Ms to 37i
Oats Yorkshire and

Lincolnsh., Feed. 24s 27s
Potatoe .. 30s 32s
Youghai-and Cork,
Black . ... •• . 27s 2!,
Cork, White . 293 31.,
Scotch, Feed. • • 28s 3?,
Beans—Tick . ..... 36s 409
Pigeons ..... 44s 49s
Pease—Grey.
Maple
White ••• • • • 53s 58s
Boilers
Flour—Town-made .• • 56s 60s
Suffolk ..
Stockta & Norfolk 48s 529
ID FLOUR IN BOND.
Beans .
Pease.. .....
Flour—American ... • • 28s 30s
Baltic