The Sun.
London, England, 1829-08-10 00:00:00

SCOTCH ItiAHKETS,

Wheat. Barley Oats. Beans. •-•
Aberdeen,.,,., 56 70 27 35 26 27 92, 31
Beranek-- 48 52 25 26 19 20 21 25
Coldstream 47 52 23 27 18 21 25 27 •
Cupar 66 70 SO 36 24 27 27 32
Dundee .. 67 28 29 29 "'"
Elgin 64 72 21 24 20 23 19 21
Inverness— 60 72 24 28 20 25 19 20
Kelso 48 53 27 28 19 21 27 29 •
Kirkald 62 77 33 38 26 22 30 Si
Perth 60 68 22 26 16 20 24 28 •"'„tri.
'l'he size of the measure varies throughout the cot_l>-,

NORTHERN CIRCUIT—YORK, Aue. 7.
Thomas Wilson was charged with the wilful mur-
der of Henry Rangeley, of Beeston, and Edward
Broadbent and John Gosney were charged with
aiding and abetting the said Thomas Wilson.
John Horsefield—l -lire at Holbeek, arid am a
cloth.dresser. Holbeck is a mile from Beeston. 1
knew the deceased Henry Rangeley, who lived at
Beeston. We were fellow-workmen, and on the
16th of May were together. We went to play at
nor and spell, on Hurislet-moor. There we re-
mained until nearly nine o'clock. We then went to
the Junction Inn, and remained about an hour.
After that we went to the Coach and Horses, where
we remained another hour. It was nearly twelve
o'clock when we left. The Coach and Horses is a
mile and a half from Beeston. The deceased
asked me to go home and sleep with him,
and we left with that intention. We went
along a foot path which leads over Beeston Church-
yard. When we got within 15 or 16 yards of the
MIDLAND CIRCUIT—NOTTINGHAM, Ace. 7. chapel-yard, we met two persons. The name of one
The Loan CHIEF BARON arrived here yesterday was Broadbent. I can't swear to the other. We
at two o'clock, and immediately proceeded to open said good night, and they said good night in retinal.
the commission. There is rather more than an ave- When they had got about ten yards past us, they I li--
rage quantity of business at these assizes, there being stepped. We stopped, and then they asked us if, sr!i',. 17ti)s7-
ELL...-. v . _
eleven causes and 25 prisoners for trial in the county, we were grave robbers. We said, " Are you re. ."111-
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and seven causes and 13 prisoners in the town. surrection-men ?" The deceased was hanging on --sepros.pit.
GRATTON V. CARTER. my arm. We were both sober. One of the men
Mr. DENMAN stated the facts of the plaintiff's said something that I did not hear. Deceased asked
case. The plaintiff is agent to the Chesterfield Ca-
him what he said. One of the men then came to
nal Company, and is himself a boat-owner. The deceased. I was about two yards from Rangeley at
defendant is a commercial traveller to a house in the that time. He had left off my arm. Broadbent
spirit trade. Having been drinking at the White was near me. After the man got up to deceased he
pulled a knife out of his waistcoat pocket, and
Hart Inn at East Retford; in company with other
persons, the defendant became somewhat intoxi- opened it. I heard the spring crack when he opened
it. It was a moonlight night. I could riot see the
cated, and in the course of conversation he men-
tioned the names of the plaintiff and another per- knife. I heard the man say to deceased—" I'll give
son, who is also in the Company's service. He thee this !" and then he struck deceased on the side.
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declared that they were two rogues, rascals, and Deceased said, "Oh! I am stabbed." All the men
scoundrels. lie added, that the books of the Com- 'then ran away. I have no doubt that it was Broad-
party had been taken from the plaintiff and given to bent who first came to me. The man that struck
another person. He subsequently said, that if the deceased was about the same size as the prisoner. I
saw Broadbent a week after. I knew him iinmedi-
books had not been taken away from him, they soon
ately. The third man stood back.- I gave informa-
would. Hence the present action commenced. The
tion to Samuel Wood, the constable. I saw the
witnesses admitted that the defendant was tipsy, but
men on Tuesday in Rangeley's house. Prisoner was
not blind drunk. One of them, Mr.Alderrnan Parker,
one of them.
further admitted, on his cross-examination by Mr.
After other evidence had been adduced, the Jury
Balguy, that he himself had applied the epithet of
retired for about half an hour, and then returned a
" Little drunken rascal" to the defendant when speak-
verdict of Guilty of Manslaughter.
ing of him next morning. The witness described
himself as being of no business or profession, but SAGAR V. HOWNER.
that of a gentleman living on his property, which Mr. WILLIAMS stated the case. The parries to
amounted to 1,2001. or 1,4004 and senior *bailiff of the action were both very respectable persons, the
East Retford. His partner in office, however, he plaintiff being a farmer, and the defendant a sub-
stantial yeoman in the county of York. The action
who is an elderly
said, was a cobbler or shoemaker. The witness
was brought to recover the value of a horse which
roan, and gave his evidence with;
the plaintiff had purchased of the defendant, for the
a good deal of loquaciousness and self-sufficiency of
manner, upon being asked by Mr. Balguy if he did sum of 501. on the 22d of August, in the last year,
with a warranty of perfect soundness. The horse
pie," burst forth into a most tremendous rage, whilst
not sometimes go by the name of " Alderman Mag-
at that time was fine healthy-looking horse, and to
every body else in court was convulsed with laughter. all appearance as sound as the warranty described
Mr. Serjeant ADAMS, for the defendant, expressed him. On the 26th August, however, just four days
his regret that the time of the public should have after he came into the plaintiff's possession, theplaiatiff had taken the horse to Ripley fair, for the
been wasted with such a trumpery action as this,
which never would have been heard of but for the purpose of selling him. At the fair he had at-
defendant having been a stranger in East Retford. tracted the notice of a person of the name of Gib-
son, an excellent judge of horses, who felt an incli-
He was not ag
.cyare when he was taking a social
glass of ale at his inn, what company he was in. nation to buy him, but before doing so he had ex-
amined the animal minutely,and had discovered that
He did not suppose that every idle word which fell
he was a roarer.
from him over his cups would be noted down by his The plaintiff immediately returned
more sober companions, and treasured up to answer the horse, which the defendant refused to accept.
the purposes of an action on some future day. He The consequence was the present action.
had forgotten that he was at East Retford, that sink Mr. Gibson—l was at Ripley fair on the 26th of
of iniquity, notorious for bribery and every species August, 1828. I there saw die plaintiff's son with
of corruption, which, for two years, bad occupied the
a coach-horse. When I saw the horse trot I thoNght
attention of Parliament, with a view to its disfran- it went like a roarer. I clicked it by the head, and
tried it, and found it was a roarer. The horse looked
chisement, on account of its gross and scandalous
as well as any horse could look. The way to try a
abuse of the privilege it possessed. Yes yes, he
pure horse is to
pie-his head to a wall, and hold a stick to
had forgotten the pure spot he was in, acrd the
him and hell soon roar out at you.—(A laugh.)
atmosphere he was breathing; he was not aware of
Mr. BROUGHAM addressed the Jury for the de-
the pure and spotless reputation of its corporation
an
he would have been more prudent than to let fondant. The real question was, whether the horse
d' those persons who were connected with it, else
was sound when the plaintiff bought him ? Now it
drop a single expression even in a moment of con-
appeared that the condition of the horse had only
viviality, which, however idle or harmless in it- been tried on one occasion, and that by tying him
self, could by possibility be distorted into an impu-
up to a wall, and then poking him with a stick—a
tation on the untainted character of any of the
to inha- ceremony extremely likely to provoke a roar from a
bitants of this pure and honourable and distinguished horse, whether he was in a sound or unsound state.
borough.—(Laughter.)—But it was unnecessary
Poking, he believed, was not an infallible criterion.
describe it to the jury. They all knew East Ret-
There was a case in point. It had happened, in a
foo.—(Laughter.)—They knew, therefore, how to neighbouring county palatine, that a stranger had
support of this notable action. 'I he Learned Ser- - appreciate the evidence got up in such a place in gained admission into the stables of an exalted per
sonage, who, in addition to other good things, pos-
jeant proceeded to comment on the evidence, and sessed an excellent stud of horses. The stranger,
contended that the words, as used b the defendan
it would seem, was a poker, for as soon as he got
were not actionable at all, but if the Jury shouldt, into the stable he gave the horses a good poking all
round; and, naturally enough, each horse, upon
think otherwise, lie was quite sure they would notDIED. . Joe,
feeling the stick, sent out a roar. ‘, Why,"
ex.
give him one farthing damages. On the Bth inst. in
claimed the poker to the bishop's coachman, " all
late Lieut.-Gen. Harrie Jones, of the 1”-J
The Jury returned a verdict for
the plain iff t . relict of the
,c . your horses are roarers." Now there was a high damages, 5/., with an intimation of their • ' opinion i saying,
that a bishop ought not to be a striker; but Marines.
on , IGordon,'94l"
Florence, John. ,i,
saY
that each party ought to pay his own the 20t 1
.ult: at r
I dia Comp
costs.
'as that admonition did not extend to a bishop's formerly a Captain in the Hon. East n
The verdict was accordingly entered for r .11., but
, , d the
coachman, the latter no sooner heard the sweeping Military' Service. that sum gives the plaintiff the cogs.
denunciation of the stranger, than lie dealt him a On the sth inst. at Tynemouth, Northurnuerian •
Most of the other country causes were undefended,
poke, which speedily was answered by a roar.— lady of Sir C. Loraine, Bart.
the Rev 0-
and, with the exception of one special jur case
On the Bth inst. at an advanced age,
Ord, and
God bless me," exclaimed the coachman,
con disposed of them all by,
two o'clock.
which is fixed for tosmorrow, the Lord Chiefy , " Why, Hall, D.D. late Fellow of Queen's-college,br X
ante.
"you must be a roarer too."—(Loud laughter.)--- Store-street, Bedford-squa_ret __mil
His The fact was, that poking was an imperfect cri- 36 years vicar of Monk Sherborne and Pain er _ o,
Lordship then proceeded to the •
Town-hall, and tried • • r •
tenon either tor man or beast, both of whom, upon
most of the causes there.deeply regretted.
. being belaboured with a stick, were very likely
SATURDAY, AUG. 8. roar out.
.
Wm. Eyre aged

HADDINGTON CORN MA RRET.—Aug.I , jg
The markets ,were well supplied to..d.y. 1-33neig
down 6d. on the top, and Is. sd. on the average''' 0
quarters were sold of home Barley, and quarters of forelsgtj
at 375. and 3Ss. Oats are also down Is. on the tolhoo,
Is. 3d. on the average-250 quarters sold, 121 an is
is
Wheat has drawn the same top price, but the aversco
below the last Is. Bd. Pease and Beans have also g'

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty again&
both prisoners. _

As soon as tile verdict was pronounced, Mr.
Justice BURROUGH addressed the prisoner Cox, and
having commented on the enormity and extent of his
offences, which were greatly aggravated by the fact
of kis being a constable, and plundering property
which it was his duty to protect, sentenced him to
transportation for seven years.
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way in price.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease.
First Bls Od 40s Od 31* Od 368 Od
Second
Third f4s Oct 33s Od 26s Od --s Od
There were 319 qra. of Wheat in market, 206 where();
92 1J osold.-21 Grey,
31. 11a-

375 oa
34s
sle Otid.
wcre 6°

George ifoore was charged with having felo-
niously stolen a watch, money, and various articles,
the property of Elizabeth Moore. Guilty—Sen-
tenced to seven years' transportation.

Aver.

3-12ths.

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all kinds o
old licavil

NT MARK:
A Grain
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71:-Aug.
3 this tilt:
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Barley. Oats.
378 Od 22s !id
24$ Od 303 Od
22s Od 288 Od

rcase. I;eans•
41s (kl 416 Ott
3ss 04
313 akl 34'

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