The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-18 00:00:00

BUCHANAN V. GREEN.

The defendant in this case was am- aster tailor, em-
ploying " no men," and he was indebted in the sum of
14/. some odd shillings, to the plaintiff, an attorney,
being the balance of former costs, with recent costs
added.

The Learned COMMISSIONER having ascertained that
the defendant could earn from 383. to 21. s-week, and
that he rented a house of 361. per annum, ordered him
to pay mobthly instalments of 1/., till the debt should
be liquidated.

The Commissioner cautioned debtors that they were
liable to imprisonment for forty days, on failure of each
instalment.

The remaining cases were similarly uninteresting.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COUR!.

These sessions, the 142 d, and the 10th of the present
mayoralty, commenced this day, before the Lord Mayor,
the Common Sergeant, Alderman Sir James Duke, the
Sheriff, Under-Sheriff, ire. _ _

There are 222 prisoners for trial, namely :—For mur-
der, 1; manslaughter, 3; cutting, stabbing, and wound-
ing with intent to murder or do grievous bodily harm,
12; highway robbery and assault, 2; arson. 1; rape, 1;
burglary, 11; horse stealing, 1; bigamy, 1; forgery,
and uttering forged instruments, 10; abetting and en-
tieing to forge deeds, &c., 2; feloniously uttering and
unlawfully possessing counterfeit coin, 2; misdemeanours
of several descriptions, 12; embezzlement by clerks and
servants, 20; unnatural offence, 1; shoplifting, 2; shop-
breaking and larceny therein, 1; perjury, 1; conspiracy,
1 ; fraud, 1 ; obtaining goods and money by
false pretexts, 2 ; larceny, grand and petit, 50;
assaulting constables when on duty, 4 ; assaults with in-
tent to carnally know, 2 ; ditto, of other descriptions, 2 ;
stealing goods and moneys in dwelling-houses, 3 ; ditto,
from the person, 18 ; ditto, by domestic and other ser-
vants, 36 ; child-stealing and stripping, 2 ; letter steal-
ing by postmen, 2 ; robbery in ports of entry and dis-
charge, 2 ; ditto, on the River Thames, 2 ; receiving
stolen property with a guilty knowledge, 8; housebreak-
ing and larceny therein, 3. Londcn committals, 47; Mid-
dlesex ditto, 123 ; Surrey ditto, 44; Kent, ditto 7 ;
Admiralty, ditto, 1.
Considering the long interval since the last session, the
calendar is not so heavy, in a numerical point of view, as
might have been expected, but the offences charged
igainst the prisoners are of an unusually serious and
penal nature,
correspondingind eeesd,sin sincemsooreso, thtre
Court
has ever
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any
esta-
blished.

Beside one committal for murder, and three for man-

slaughter, there are the unprecedented number of twelve
charged with the un•English, and until within these few
years, rare offence, of maliciously stabbing and cutting,
with intent to murder or maim, and do bodily harm.
There have been more tried in this Court for this crime

during the last four years, than in the fourteen years
preceding. The offence of embezzlement by clerks is
much on the increase, notwithstanding the condign pu-
nishments which have lately been awarded to it, there
oeing no less than twenty charged with it ; and thirty-
-.ix servants of another description are committed for
robbing their employers. There are also the unusual
number of ten charged with forgery, and eleven with bur-
Lairty:d —boyffecnacpetstawl
punishment.i
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the various police courts ; so that it is probable that ere
exclusive
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nizance.

The grand jury having been sworn, and silence hav•
ing been proclaimed in the usual form by Mr. Harker,
the ()nicer of the Court,
The COMMON SERGEANT, in the absence of the Re-
corder, proceeded to deliver his charge to them. The
Learned Judge observed that the calendar presented about
the usual number of persons for trial, 222, and probably
before the close of the session that number would be in-
creased by the addition of 50 or 60. He was sorry to
say that many of the charges were of a most serious
nature, but they required very little comment from him,
because generally the circumstances attending them
were of every-day occurrence. There was one charge
of stealing an exchequer bill, the property of the
Governor and Company of the Bank of England. Now

charge-of that description by 'the provisions of several
Acts of Parliament was constituted a felony, and the
only duty of the grand jury was to see that the evidence
supported the charge ; and if it did so, to find a true
bill for that offence. There was another charge against
a person of the name of William George Bland, for
stealing ninety-eight warrants fur ninety-eight boxes of
tea. That had been also made a felony by Acts of the
Legislature ; and although there might be some nicety
as to the point whether there was or not a
lawful delivery, if there was sufficient evidence
to show that A regular system bad been adopted for the
purposes of robbery, it would be the province of the
grand jury to find the bill, leaving the charge to be fully
substantiated before a jury. He was sorry to say that
in the Middlesex part of the calendar there were no less
than twelve cases of cutting and wounding. He la•
malted observing so many charges of that description,
because it showed that a crime, which was at one time
almost unknown in England, was upon the increase,
and chiefly arose in consequence of drunkenness. That,
however, was no palliation. With respect to the instru-
ment with which the crime was committed, in the eye of
the law it was immaterial whether it was sharp or not,
As long as the evidence war decisive, it was the duty of
the grand jury to find a true bill, whether the injury was
inflicted with a knife or a stick. There were seve-
ral cases of rape, and also of manslaughter,
some of which were of rather a peculiar
character. One was a charge against a burgeon for
manslaughter. With respect to that case, the party
charged was called in to attend a female who was in
labour, and who had already had nine children ; he de-
livered her of one child, and although the female
persisted that there were twins, he asserted that
there was nothing remaining but the placenta.
The woman died, repeatedly crying out that she
had been murdered. The Learned Judge observed
that the grand jury must look with caution to
those declarations ; but if :the evidence showed that
there was a want of proper care, caution, and skill, it
would be the duty of the grand jury to Snd the party
guilty of manslaughter. Another case to which he
wislk d to advert was the charge of manslaughter against
the captain of a steam-vessel. In that case death had
ensued, in consequence of the swell upsetting a boat,
and if' the evidence proved that the velocity of the ves-
sel of which the party charged was captain, had caused
the accident that terminated fatally, he was guilty
of manslaughter. With these observations the Learned
Judge dismissed the grand jury to the performance of
their duties.

The Court then proceeded to swear in the petty jury,
and up to the hour of our going to press, no case of any
interest had come before the Court.

The judges, who are expected to attend on
Wednesday, are Mr. Justice Williams and .Nlr. Justice
Cresswell; Mr. Baron Rolfe is also on the rota.

The following is the present state of the
New-
gate :—Prisoners for trial at the present session—males,
187, females, 32 ; remanded from the last—males, 3 ;
under sentence of imprisonment, males, 4; ditto of trans-
portation for 10 years, male, 1 ; ditto whose judgments
were respited, males, 3. Total, males, 198: females,
32-232

310NEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday was steady.
Sales 5,0:)0 bales, including 1,000 to 1,500 on speculation.
Shares were dull, there being but little doing.
We are glad to find from an article in a Montreal paper,
that the practicability of the profitable cultivation of hemp
is being fully tested by Colonel Delatre, in the Niagara Dis-
trict. The great cry from all parts of Canada is, as it must
be for years, " Increase our exports; give us something
inure to remit to England, in reduction of the terrible ba-
lance they annually exhibit against us, by placing her
millions of manufactures against our wheat, ashes,
staves, &c." England at present pays thousands annually
to Russia, for the large quantities of hemp imported; and it
is a great pity that a country so adapted as is Western Ca-
nada to the production of this article, does not enter into the
trade with energy and perseverance.
The Montreal Gazette states :—" A gentleman recently
arrived in this city from a tour over the Upper Province, re-
ports extremely favourably of the wheat crops, and of the
condition and prospects of that section of the province gene-
rally, and it is fully expected that when the canals are com-
pleted, a very large export trade to the West in British
manufactures will start. The operation of the American
Drawback Bill, he informs us, has so far been felt favourably,
as on many articles; which they are accustomed to get by
way of the States, they now pay the old instead of the high
duty."
At Niagara our informant found the cultivation of hemp
most successfully practised by Colonel Delatre, who had in
operation a scutchen mill worked by two horses. This gentle-
man is willing to afford inquirers any information relative
to its culture and treatment. There can be no doubt that
the cultivation of hemp might be carried on profitably to a
great extent in this country. The soil and climate are so
favourable to it that it grows wild and self-sown so as to
become a troublesome weed, and its high price per ton
renders it an article of easy freight. It is particularly
suited for cultivation, when, as at present, the price
of wheat is very low. Whenever the averages fall below
50s. they began to grow it extensively in Ireland, and when
prices of wheat begin to ascend, that again becomes the fa-
vourite article. But it has this advantage over wheat, that
it gives more employment to domestic industry, and, in par-
ticular, to females. The great difficulty hitherto has been
the scutchen by any machinery within the reach of the
farmer, but this, we understand, the gentleman we have
named has completely overcome.
Another minor article of export, but still one of which a
good deal might be made, and in our deficiency of exports
the smallest ought not to be overlooked, is cranberries. A
greater quantity of this fruit than people here would readily
believe, is imported into Britain, principally from Russia,
but to a considerable extent from Boston. Those of Canada
are greatly superior to the Russian, and the supply would
only be limited by the industry of the inhabitants in collect-
ing them.
In the London district, and generally in that stretching
from the upper shore of Lake Ontario to Lake Huron and
St. Clair, there is a great stock of very excellent cattle and
of sheep of superior quality, both for mutton and wool, feed-
ing on undulating downs, like the best of the south of Eng-
land. By judicious curing, and the protection of the British
differential duties, these might be made much more exten-
sively available for export than they are now.
The Public Securities have been quiet to-day, but the
quotations are firmer. The sales which were made on Sa-
turday have no further effect on the market. They were
said to be partly on account of the Scotch banks. Consols
realised 99 to 994 for transfer to-morrow, and 99% to 994
for time. The premium on EXchequer-bills has been up to
495. and 535. On East India Bonds it is nominally 665.
Bank Stock is 214, and East India Stock is 272. The New
Three-and-a Quarter per Cents. have been 102% to 1023/4,
and the Three per Cents. Reduced, 99% to %.
The Foreign Bonds have been almost a dead letter, there
is so little doing. Mexican Five per Cents. have been firm
at 35 to 354, and the Deferred at 194. Peruvian Stock is
steady at 39 ; and Colombian at 17%. Dutch Four per
Cents. have been quiet at 1004.
The market for Railway Shares is moderately active.
The brokers, we are glad to observe, seem much more
disinclined to give countenance to a host of new
schemes, and the Committee of the Stock Exchange
do not publish a full list of the newest
lines, deeming such publication, we presume, too strong en-
couragement for mere premium hunters. Much is in the
power of the brokers themselves in repressing speculation,
and if they do not exert their power, they must ultimately be
involved in the serious losses of many of their clients. Birming-
ham shares have improved to 121 and 125 premium ; Great
Western are about the same as on Saturday; Bristol and
Exeter, Caledonian, and Eastern Counties are steady; the
Irish lines are firm, as also Brighton, Blackwell, Croydon,
London and York. South-Western, &c. There is less doing
in the French shares.

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCE..
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 2111 A
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9934 %
3 per Cent. Consols Anne 99% A
New 314 per Cent. Annuties 102%%94,
Long Annuities Expire sth Jan. 1860 —
Do. 30 Years, Expire Oct. 10,1859 ll 5-16
India Stock 272
Consols for Account
Exchequer Bills. I%d. 114 d.
1,0001.
5001. ... ........ .......... ..
Ditto Small ............. .. .. 53 51 pm.
MICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. 17%
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 35
Ditto for the Account. 3514 35
Ditto Deferred Stock 194
Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cent 39
Dutch 21,4 per Cents
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 100%
BUSINESS DONE IN RAILWAY SHARES AT ONE

O'QLOCk.

RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SRAM
Aberdeen ... 2% 3%...... to
Armagh, Coleraine,Portrush 1% 2 to
Birmingham and Gloucester 100 ......
Ditto, Half Shares ,.. 3
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction 2 ...... 5
Bristol and Exeter
Ditto New 2 ...... 11%...... to—
Bristol and Gloucester 3O
_.. .. to
Caledonian
Ditto Extension
Cambridge and Lincoln ....•• 111/2 3115t4... to'—
Chester and Holyhead
Coventry, Nuneaton, Bir.,
and Leicester I
t 'irect Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 21% 7,1 to
Dublin and Galway 2% 2 4 to
Eastern Counties
De. New 41. 16e 636 p... to 7
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 6/.13s 4d - ... to
Ditto, ditto, No. 2. ... 13s. 4d. O% p... to
Eastern Union
Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O .. .. 881.
Ditto Quarters
Ditto New 14 Shares 5 - to
Ely and Bedford ll4 4%%... to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 15 ..... 26 .. .. to
(heat North of England 100 ......216
Ditto New
Great Western
Ditto % Shares 5O ll 9
Ditto Fifths
Hull and Selby 5O lO 5
Ditto, Half Shares
Lancaster and Carlisle... 25 ...... 56
Leicester and Birmingham... 225.
Leicester and Bedford 22s. 2A% p to
London and Birmingham tt 100 ...221 225 222 to 224
Ditto Thirds ...... . ``."'lo
Ditto Quarters
London and Blackwall
Do. New
•London and Brighton...
London and Croydon... 13/. 1514.%1/4911. 27147043:A7h ttttoooo —77-7
Do. New ..................... 13s 4d l% p... to
Lon. & Manch. (Remington's)
London and South Western.. 41% 78% 78 to 79
Ditto New „. 2% 16%... to 16%
Do. New 2 -
to
47ti
London and York... ...- ...... 2%
Lynn and Dereharn
Mancheil..l and Leeds 76 .....201
Ditto 4 Shares 2 ...... 33
Manchester and Birmingham 40 ...... 62 ...
to
Ditto New Quarters ..... .... 2 ...... 8V .

NING, AUGUST 18, 1845.!

Manch, Buxton, & Matlock 22s
! Midland 100 174
Ditto New
Newry and Enniskillen
Newark and Sheffield
North British
Ditto New 1 .. ... 9%34... to
Northern and Eastern
Ditto Quarter Shares
North Wales
3%36 to
Oxford and Worcester 2%
2% 7%4% to
Perth and Inverness
Pilbrow Atmospheric
Preston and Wyre
Rugby. Worcester, and Tring 1
Scotti,-,h Central 2% rt... to
Scottish Midland
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 21,fa 4 A to
Shrews. & Trent Val. Union. 225. ... .. 21a p to
Shrews., Herefrd &N. Wales 23/q 3%%... to
South Midland .. 225.
South Eastern and Dover ... 33%
Ditto New, N 0.2 7 . ... 14% to
Staines and Richmond........ 1
South Wales
Trent Val. Si Holyhead June. 1,6 2% to
Waterford, Wexford, W3cklw,
and Dublin
Welch Midland 2% 3% to
Wrster, Shrews., & Crewe Un. 1% ...... 3% to
Ycrk and Carlisle 234 33/4 to
fork and North Midland ... 50 ......
Ditto Selby
Ditto, Extensioit - 253/414 to
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens 6 ...... 10%...... to
Bordeaus,Toulouse,andCette 2
Dijon and Mulhouse 2 . 2% to
Dutch Rhenish
Great Northern of France

(Laffitte's)•
Do. Do. (R05ame1'5)......... 2
Louvain and Jemeppe
Luxembourgh -
Orleans and Bordeaux ...
Over Yssel 413 s 4d.... 0%%% p to -
earls and Lyons( Laffitte) ... 2
Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 2% to
Paris and Lyons (Calon's)... 2 . ... 2%14 to
Paris and Orleans...
Paris and Rouen ..
Paris& Strasburg(Gannern's) 2
Rouen and Havre
Royal North of Spain
Sambre and Meuse
Verona and Ancona

HAMBIIRGH BORSENIL&LLE, Aug. 14,
131115. Money.
kustrian 5 per Cents ........ • • •• .. 114%
Bank Shares ............ •••••• • • • • • . 1656
Anglo-Rassian Loan ....
Russian 5 per Cent., /lamb. Certificate. 10534
Ditto Ist series Inscription ...........• -- 10534
Ditto, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th series.. 91% 91%
Ditto, in Certificate .......... ••• . • ... 99% 91%
New 4 per Cent., Hope and Co. ...• .• 99%
Ditto Stieglitz ............ •••• . . • . 92 91X
Spanish New 5 per Cent......... ..... 2034 203{
Ditto 3 per Cent .. ..
Anglo-Portuguese Loan, 234 per Cent • . 65
Dutch Actual Debt, 23l per Cent.. —• . 63
„... _

Ditto 3 per Cent.... .. •••• • • • •
Polish New 4 per Cent. Loan, 1844.... 86%
Anglo-Danish Loaß, 3 per Cent •• • • 87%
National Bank Shares ....... 150

MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.

CORN EXC HANGE.-M ONDAY,

Fresh up from Essex, Kent, Cambridgeshire, and Lincoln-
shire, the arrivals of Wheat, of home produce, coastwise,
were again unusually large for the season, they having ex-
ceeded 4,000 quarters. Notwithstanding the speculative
feeling evinced here last week, a very extensive quantity
of wheat remained over on Friday last for this morning, con-
sequently the show of samples, independently of the supplies
by land-carriage, was exceedingly extensive. This circum-
stance, added to the favourable change is the weather for
harvest work, caused the demand for all kinds of English
Wheat to rule excessively heavy. Still, however, the factors
were firmer than could have been expected; yet, to effect
sales, they were compelled to submit to an abatement in the
currencies obtained on this day se'nnight, of from Is
to, in some few instances, 2s per quarter, yet a clearance
was not effected, and the market closed heavily.
The first parcels of new Wheat made their appearance here
to-day. They comprised about twenty-five quarters of Red,
the largest portion of which was grown by Mr. William
Blewitt, of Rainham, in Essex. The quality was by no
means first-rate, though it was better than we were pre-
pared to expect. The weight was about 60i to 61 lbs. per
bushel, while the asking prices varied from 64s to 70s. per
quarter. The parcels in question were in farmers' hands.
There was a trifling increase in the quantity of free Foreign
Wheat, the holders of which were again firm. A few of the
most superior descriptions were taken at about last week's
quotations ; but in other kinds exceedingly little was doing,
and the rates may be considered somewhat easier. The specu-
lative purchases effected in corn under lock, were quite unim•
portant ; nevertheless, we can notice no alteration in value.
The imports of Foreign Wheat during the week have ex-
ceeded those of the same period for a long time. Several
vessels were reported this morning, and we learn that several
others have passed the Sound, laden with grain for the London
market. Of English Barley scarcely a parcel was on oiler;
but the supply of fine Foreign was moderately good, though
far from extensive. For grinding parcels we had a fair in-
quiry, at full quotations; but malting and distilling sorts
were heavy, at barely late rates. The quantity of Malt
offering—as will be perceived by our returns—was small.
Superfine White parcels were in fair request, at last
week's prices. In other kinds exceedingly little was doing.
The arrival of Oats from our coasts have been small ; but
the total supplies from Ireland and abroad have proved mo-
derately good. Many of the dealers being short of stock,
there was rather more doing in this article, and prices were
supported in every instance without any apparent difficulty.
The demand for Beans was in a sluggish state, yet no decline
was noticed in value. W bite Peas sold steadily ; other kinds
slowly, at late rates. The Flour trade was again dull, at
about last week's figures. For most kinds of Seeds, we had
a dull sale, and prices were with difficulty supported.
CttRRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier.... • • 63s to 644
Red .•. 50s to 55s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto, White • • • • 545 65s Lincolnsh., Feed. 22s 23s
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe 22s 24s
coin, Red..... 48s 56s Youghar and Cork,
Ditto, White ••.. • • 54s 63s Black 20s 21s
Irish, Red— .• —s Cork, White..... 21s 23s
Ditto, White .• •• • • —s —s Scotch, Feed... • • 20s 22s
Rye—Old .... ... —s —s Beans—Tick . • • 36s 40s
New. ••• • • . 30s 32s Pigeons .... 38s 43s
Barley—Grinding..... 25s 27s Pease—Grey . ........ 38s 40s
Malting .• • ..... . 30s 33s - Maple. ••• • • 38s 43s
Chevalier •• ••• • •• 34s —s White • 36s 39s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 40s 43s
f01k...... • ..... 588 59s Flour—Town-made ... 424 49s
Brown .• ••••• • • • • 529 58s Suffolk • • ••• • • • 37s 40s
Kingston and Ware 58s 63s Stocktn & Norfolk 368 40s
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND.
Wheat—Dantzie .. 46s to 48s Beans
Hamburgh ..... 37s 42s Pease.. ••••••• • • • • • • • 33s 36s
Barley ... . ... 20s 21s Flour—American .• • • 19s 21s
Oats---New ......• •• .. 19s 211 Baltic ••• •• 19s 21.
3 eed . . 154 18s
SMITHFXELD.
The imports of foreign stock for our market since this day
se'nnight have been again extensive—having amounted
to 230 Oxen and Cows from Holland, 30 ditto from Germany,
and 20 ditto from Spain. The receipts of Sheep have been
340 ;of Calves, 50 head, all from Rotterdam. At Hull, there
have been received about 100 Beasts and 50 Sheep. In to-
day's market we had on offer nearly 160 Beasts from Rotter-
dam, 20 ditto from Germany, 8 ditto from Spain, together
with 160 Sheep. The general quality of this stock was about
a full average ; indeed, there were some excellent Beasts on
show. The demand for them, however, was inactive,
and the quotations had a downward tendency. arising
from the large increase in the arrivals from our own districts.
From Norfolk, Sullblk, as well as our northern and midland
counties, the Bullock droves fresh up this morning were,
comparatively speaking, large, even for the time of year;
while a very great improvement was noticed in their general
quality; particularly in the Short-horns, Devons, Herefords,
and Runts ; indeed, we may venture to observe, that a much
finer show was scarcely ever noticed here during the present
month. This may be chiefly attributed to the abundance of
pasture herbage. Prospectively a further increase.in quality
may be expected, consequently no immediate advance can
be anticipated in value. Although the attendance of buyers
was rather numerous, the Beef trade was in a very de-
pressed state, and, in most transactions, the quotations
ruled 2d per 81138 under those obtained on Mon-
day last. The highest figure for the best Scots
did not exceed 4s 2d per Bibs, and at which a clearance
was not effected. The numbers of Sheep were larger than
those exhibited for some time past. Although there was an
improvement in their condition, the primest old Downs sold
at prices quite equal to those paid last week—viz., from 4s
10d to 5s per 81b; but all other breeds met a dull inquiry,
and the quotations were with difficulty supported. The
gradual increase in the receipts of Sheep, and the improve-
ment noticed in their quality, lead us to the con-
clusion that ere long, especially should the arrivals con-
tinue to improve (of which we have little doubt),
lower currencieswill be accepted by the salesmen. The "sea-
son" for Lamb is now fast drawing to a close, yet the arrivals
from Kent, Sussex, and the Northern counties were again
large. For all kinds the demand ruled heavy at a depression
in value of 2d per Blbs. The very highest figure was ss. Bd.
per Blbs. On the whole we had a fair sale for Calves, and
last week's currencies were mostly supported. The best Pigs
were in demand ; but all other kinds were a dull inquiry.
There were on offer about 200 from Dublin and Cork.