The Sun. — London, England, 1852-04-12 00:00:00

• BANK OF FRANCE. The following is a monthly return of the situation of the Bank of France up to April 8 capital ... ... . . ... ... f. 91,250,000 0 Reserve fund ..• ••• ... ... 12,980,750 14 Reserve-immobiliero ... ••. ... 4,000,000 0 Notes to bearer, in circulation ••• ... 501,299,000 0 Ditto of the branch banks •.. ... 133,805,025 0 Ditto to order (post-bills) ..• ••• 5,970,449 19 Bills payable at sight ••• ••• ... 16,418,404 0 Account-current with Trea sur y creditor 73,203,062 87 Various accounts current ..• ... 173,159,061 30 Ditto in branches ••• ... 26,093,746 0 Dividends payable ... • ' 370,622 25 Discounts, interest, and expenses Re-discounts of t he last six months ... 2,234, 270 69 • • 4 08,81 0 • Interest on prote sted bills ... ... 508,0819 67 404 Miscellaneous ••• ... ... ... 552, 0 _____----- E 1,042,253,696 11 Cash in hand ... „. Ditto in branch banks f• .482,947,508 49 • 115,490,570 0 128 3 464 94 ASSETS. Bills past due ..• ••• ••• Bills discounted, but not yet due, of which 17,737,139 f. Oc. were received from the Branch Bank s ••• 45,128,472 30 Bills in the branch ban ks • ... 74,384,454 0 Advances on coins and ing,ots... • .„ 490,300 0 Ditto by the branch banks ••• ... 2,879,666 0 Ditto on French public securities ... 89,983,536 10 Ditto by branch banks... 4,038,267 0 Ditto on railway shares and bonds ... 4,215,500 0 Ditto by branch banks ••• ••• 327,200 0 Ditto to the State on Bons du Tresor... 50,000,000 0 Ditto to the State on the Treaty of 30th J un e, 18-18 ••• ••• ..• 75,000,00 0 0 Advanced to the City of Paris on the P rov isional Loan of 50,000,000 f. 20,000,000 0 Rentes of the reserve fund ••• 10,000,000 0 ••• Routes, disposable funds 55,591,766 37 llotel and furniture of the Bank .•• 4,000,000 0 Real property cf the branch banks ... 3,416,771 0 Interest in National Discount Bank ... 299,000 0 Expenses of administration of the Bank and Branches niscellaneous . 717,184 95 215,034 76 f. 1,012,253,696 11 CertiSed by the Governor of the Bank, D'AnaOTJT. Iv appears from the preceding account that the cash in Land has increased since the last account, published March 5, by 10,500,0001. The commercial bills dis counted have increased by 12,500,000 f. The cash ad ♦anced on deposit of French securities has increased from 17,000,000 f. to 9-1,000,000 F. The Bank notes in circula tion have increased by 76,000,000 f. The balance to the credit of the Treasury hos decreased by 27,000,000 f. The sundry credits have increased by 74,500,000 i. THE ARMY AND NAVY. (From the United Service Gazelle.) The commander of the Janus, Commander Powell, has been permitted to accept the Spanish order of K.C. of Charles the Third, and the officer second in command an inferior grade of the same order, for their conduct against the pirates on the Riff coast. By the decease of Lieutenant-General Sir James Harvey, K.C.8., the Colonelcy of the 59th Regiment has become vacant, as also the appointment of Lieu tenant-Governor of Novs Scotia. STAFF ...%..PPOINTMENTS.—Lieut.-Colonel Clarke, late 21 Drigoons, is to be Assistant Quartermaster- General of the Dublin district. Lieutenant-Colonel French to be Assistant-Adjutant- General, and Major Paget Assistant-Quartermaster-General, of the Cork district. Lieutenant- Colonel Forster is to be Assistan t- Adjutant-General at Edinburgh. Lieutenant-Colonel Brooke Taylor, Assistant-Adjutant-General, and Lieutenant-Colonel Scott, to be Assistant-Quarter master-General, at Manchester. STAFF IN IRELA:4D.—Lieutenant-C01 0 n 9 . 1 R. W. Brough, Assistant Adjutant-General at Belfast, has assumed the command of the district during the ab sence of I‘l%jor- General Thomas, C. 8., on leave. Colonel J. L. Pennefather, C. 8., Deputy Quarter master-General to the forces, serving in Ireland, has taken the command of the Cork district during the absence of Major-General :Manse], K.FI., on leave. Major-General Cochrane assumed the command of the garrison of Dublin, and Dublin district, on the Ist of the present month. Major-General I'Donald having received leave of absence, the command of the Kilkenny district has devolved upon Colonel Johnson, Acting Assistant Quartermaster-General, the next senior officer. R ECRUITIN G DISTRICTS.—The following is the per. manent arrangement for the Inspecting Field Offic er of Recruiting Districts :—London—Colonel Bush, P.H. Liverpool—Lieutenant - Colonel Davis. York —Lieutenant-Colonel Magenis. Bristol—Lieute nant-Colonel Patton. Glasgow Colonel Slade. Newry—Lieutenant-Colonel Adair. SOUTH WALES DISTRICT.—CoIoneI Barnard, A.- sistant-Adjutant-General of the Northern District, is to succeed Major-General Love in the command of the South Wales District. Lieutenant Barnard, Grenadier Guards, has been appointed Aide-de-Camp to his father. ROYAL ARTILLERY RETIREMENT.—The following oflieera have been permitted to retire upon half-pay : —Lieutenant Colonels M. Louis, J. H. Wood, F. A. Lethbridge, -nod H. Stow. LIMERICK DISTRICT.—M6jor-General Fleming, C. 8., has been appointed to the command of the Limerick district, in succession to Major-General Napier, C.B , removed to Edinburgh, on the resigna tion of Major-General Shaw Kennedy. Captain Fleming, 633 Regiment, .is to be Aide-de-Camp to his father. Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas, unattached, son of Sir Howard Douglas, is to succeed Lieutenant- Colonel Doyle as Assistant Adjutant-General to the Limerick district. THE PRESERVATION OF THE EX BITION BUILDING. The following is a copy of a letter addressed by Mr Oliveira to Sir Joseph Paxton, on the subject of the revenue which could be derived from the building if appropriated to the plan proposed 8, Upper Hyde Park-street, London, April 5. My dear Sir,—As one of the objections to the perma nent establishment of the Crystal Palace, as a place of reined amusement, recreation, and intellectual culture to all classes, is the great cost of maintaining it, I beg to give you somewhat more in detail, and with slight additions, the items of an estimated annual revenue, which I addressed to you as long ago as last July, when I formed those opinions which I have since had the pleasure of participating with you of the great public utility to which this splendid cre ation of yours might be devoted. t .Assuming that the general arrangements of the in terinoor would be a large conservatory with walks, foun plants, and collections shrubs that that would , live in a low tem perature;architectural models, do mineralogy, botany, aeology, and instruct all classes of of various kinds to interest a dded sc h oo l s of of visitors; to which might, be inventions tied mettha6a' ,lecture rooms, collections of artisans, at Improvements by ingenious I am of opinion that the f,)11 wing by no mesas exaggerated ea-t- schedule represents might be derived from the ciy. t . '2l; e of it CE annually; — ESTIMATE OF REV the sum which If the outer di7isim of the parallelogramE was devoted to equestrian, ia; t ,. light railing dividing it from the rest of the building, I propose that all parties having the privilege of riding th ere should pay one guinea annually, and that there may be 800 subscriber s ... All persons desirous of having the entree 484° to the rest of the building every day in the year (Sunday included) should have tickets of admission at 11. ls. A re gister to be kept of their names and re sidences; and the general board of management to determine as to their eligibility. I expect from this source 10,000 subscribers, representing Note —Viewing the success of the Hor ticultural, Botanical, and Zoological So cieties, where, to become a member, it is necessary to be proposed, seconded, bal loted for, and pay a large entrance fee, I think the foregoing item (divested of those formalities) is not over-estimated. I propose that Monday and Tuesday in each week be devoted to the working classes, who shall visit the whole of the building on payment of 3d. each. I estimate 5,000 daily 6,500 0 0 Wednesday and Thursday should be de voted to visitors at 6d. each. I esti mate on each of these days 5,000 Friday, ls., say 5,000 13,000 0 0 Saturday 2s. 6d. each, on which day there s might be musical entertainments, or other attractions calculated for the upper classes, 5,000 each day 32,500 0 0 0 0 £76,340 0 0 Oth©r sources of profit might be available sen ti, say annually l,OOO 0 0 For pl a cing statuary o r works of art, 1,000 objects, at 13. each per week..., 9,600 0 0 £79,940 0 0 The foregoing estimate may be considered rough and inaccurate, bat it may lead to the question being mi n„..."'l7 investigated, and brought to practical working, if si© fortunate enoughthe to prelerve the building from dealruetion that awaits it. Si r j r "lain my dear Sir, yo urs ver y truly, "ePh Paxton. BENXAMIN OLIVEIRA. MYSTEttlott; lita _---- -- - TLEmAN.-0, vrvi APPEARANCE OF A YOUNG GEN ferent metropolitan'famPolice stations, that a allied to a noble Y Information was forwarded to the dif ferent had diaapp ear — e p resident in the vyicoinunitgy gentleman, h a l l, strong strpicion that l i r& circumstances that lead to a T lie was last s e „ a r met with some unfair treat of Thursday, the Ist inst:t,, f°ur , o'clock in the afternoon , Newington, when he said u, ;-,--,,r the Elephant and Castle, ' notwithstanding every exertion, and home to dinner, and : one hundred pounds, no clue can' h --( ' th t Offer of a reward of hospital or othr_ place where, fr::: b t t it'ned of him. Every el k. li,/ , ... dent or sudden illne_s .e ear ht h a „ bet,. yibility of cci - ~....).t, c l o tl r r vain. lte is described as abo ut '', l „Kel 3 , has been i r.e.%7 ee:' , '4 7 =- Mr plaid black Oxonian coat, awl ~:e " , i alr, wearing ~ ,—, , .... •••• . • .. •- • - ' ---gg-- , i• - '...:'..r.e s. irked E. A. f ,,....., _._, ~..... 11.4.,.., -*" 5' "OU9Ore ; his . C` '""-- " I<-4t eil: Pr -.. , .. , z ' ...i , P: RACING FIXT Newmarket Craven ... 12 Stretford l2 Newcastle Spring .....• 12 Abergavenny ...•••••• 15 ElOO 011erton ................ , 1 Chester Spring Tavistock Newmarket S. S. Shrewsbury l2 Plymouth Spring Lenham Manchester ... Southwell Ascot Beverley Lamberton RES FOR 1852. York Spring 2O Royal Leamingtcn 2O Mahon 22 Newmarket F. 5......... 26 Hambledon Hunt Y. Durham Bath and Somerset Liverpool H. North Herta Epsom 25 Wye ........ 4E. Newcastle Bibury Stockbridge Winchester Knighton 25 Carlisle I Ludlow Hampton l6 Newton . 16 JULY. Salisbury Newmarket 6 I Nottingham Worcester Lancaster Liverpool AUGUST. North Staffordshire 3 Coventry Brighton Edgware Great Yarmouth lO I Ehatn , Reading SEPTEMBER. Warwick 7 Leicester 22 Doncaster Eglinton Club 2l Newmarket F. 0. Bedford OCTOBER. Chester Royal Caledonian Hunt Holywell 'Hunt and Edinburgh Club . 6 Richmond Yorkshire Union Hunt 6 Newmarket Houghton 25 Wrexham NOVEMBER. Worcester Autumn 2 IRISH RACES TO COME APRIL. Curragh 2O MAY. Kilcock JUNE. Carragh 22 I Monkstown JULY. Heath 5 I B4lewstown AUGUST. Down Royal Corp 3 Tam Phcenix Park lO BAllinrobe. Roscommon SEPTEMBER. Curragh 7 1 Johnstown 2l Limerick OCTOBER. Curragh l2' Carlow Dawn Royal . C0rp...... 20 VANCOUVER'S ISLAND. The following is extracted from a private letter with which we have been favoured:— " Vancouver, Feb. 9, 1852. " hope ere this reaches you that your health may be much better than it was at Victoria. Since I last wrote the Una has returned from Queen Charlotte's bland, and been wrecked at Neagh Bay, near Cape Flattery. Dr. Kennedy and family came down in her. When she was wind-bound at Neagh the doctor took a canoe to Victoria, leaving his family on board. It came on to blow, and although the Una had two anchors down she wen t as h ore, and the crew were stripped and otherwise maltreated by Jack's followers. Mn. Kennedy was stripped naked, but Jack's wife to , k pity on her and supplied her with clothiog. Jack hi mse lf , I believe, endeavoured to prevent his men doing mischief ; however he was overruled. Fortunately there was an American schooner at anchor in the road at the time, so that most of the cargo was sav:d, as also about 81b. of gold (which was all that was got, as they only got three blasts, and the Indians rushed in and got the most of it. They were glad to get on board again). The schooner took them to Victoria. The Indians set the Una on fire. " Mr. D. has bought the Orbit for 2,500 dollars. " A steamer called tha Warren was lost last week at the mouth of the river. Forty-two people lost their lives, and the cargo, valued at 60,000 dollars, and mostly owned in Portland, was all lost. It is a heavy blow to the territory. " Mr. Ballenden, Mr. C.'a successor, is much liked here. He has been very ill, but is now recovering. They have been very gay at Victoria ,during Christ mas, and have had several balls. " Dr. Tolmie has been over here. The Mary Dare and a steamer have been released ; the company gave bond for the former ; the latter was illegally seised. Good grounds of action are said to lie against the collector. " There is now a great excitement here about Queen Charlotte's Island. Some of the Una's crew have brought such favourable reports I expect another experiment will shortly start. " No news as yet of the schooner Earnst, which left for Queen Charlotte's in November. The Geor gianne, as you will have heard, was wrecked, and an expedition, under charge of Derwent, went to rescue the crew. They called at Victoria. Derwent had strict orders to allow no one to land. We had another murder and a rape committed here on Saturday last. Two soldiers are committed for trial. An Indian was murdered defending his daughter. I will write you an account of the trial, which will take place in April. " No more news of Captain Grant since he left the Umqua." A WARM RECEPTION. A woman residing at North Owersby was recently summoned to appear at the Rasen justice-room, to an swer a charge of assault preferred against her by the rate-collector of that place. It appears that some time ago the woman in question had a son convicted of poach ing upon the lands of the complainant, for which he was sentenced to two months' imprisonment. The remem brance of this casualty was at all times a sufficient in centive to her anger, without the further provocation of a rate application. One day last week the rate-collector met with one of her sons, of whom he solicited the amount of rate due; but the young man, after stating that he had no money, advised him to apply to his mothr, and she would doubtless pay him. He accord ingly did so, and on his pony rode up to the front door of the domicile, where he was met by the fair proprietor with a sweeping brush, with which, on stating his errand, she aimed a terrific blow at his head; fortunately for him it did not reach its destination, but descended on the pony, which, smarting from the blow, began to rear up and retreat. The woman con tinued the charge with unabated fury, the poor fellow do3ginr, his head from side to side to avoid the succession of blows which were mercilessly inflicted upon him. In this manner, having lost com mand of his home, they continued aching across the garden until they arrived at a wide ditch, knee-deep in stagnant water and filth, over the brink of which the hind legs of the animal slipped, and the luckless rider was quickly deposited in the mire; over her fallen enemy the outraged woman here wrought with better effect, inasmuch that after a few " decided hits," the vanquished and mud-soaked collector begged for mercy, in eonsideration of which he declared he would forgive her the amount of the rate. The woman's defence was that she expected that he was going to ride into the ho use on horseback, and that, on endeavouring to drive the pony back, she partially i a c lolnyc obtainso c concocted ae so exasperated her that perceived that its hoofs were destroy ing t species h e of whole of medicine, her and herbs,by its from ale wh tsh ih 611 ' Committed the assault. During the recital of the affair the whole of the court was - convulsed with laugh. 1 ter. She was fined I4s. 6d.—LincolAshire Chronicle. S tivl ' l ntl-lee ttr SEABORNE MAI L • by th e i h , 4 the mails are sent front the GOMM! PO u g t — and ss St ---------------J—bY the morning--etisPatch.) ~ e up ~ i n ' Frem what wh en P LACES. ! When Mau ~,,r i. due. dig .. \GaneralPost-offiCel Fn. ........_,.—________ ...1 LLondon:Pa' homed. America (by Brit. pkt.? s I 00 ii\trii 16 .; .. luv -- erp 1.. April 13 America (by U.S. pkt. 1 April 15 Africa (West coast).- Nl4th el ri, America (by U.S.pkt.)sl A P p r r l i i i j: • • • • !Liverpoo•:• April 9 ..!Dover .. II 16 .. .. .. M 9th of the rniel ..ISonthamPt• ),, 3 Alexandria* ...... N 19th & i — A ltnonth Plymouth 2 ' - ' 1$ 4 Fri. southern Belgium .. .. ye Daily : , ..4 of mo.!Dover • • April DailY Brazil Buenos Ayres .. .. 1/ 9th of th nth Southampt. Apr e month !Snerh.,„,.• California(viaChagres)M 2clSz 17th of m 1------P"' April Cape of Good Hope N,l4th of month caltk 16 Constantinople* .. • . N 7th 17th27th of me D ij'al e t ? uth• • 3 A l p a r Y il Southampt. April 20 Central America .. M2d & 17th of men. s °v • • 3 20 Channel Isles .. .. N'Mon., Wed., Chili .. .. .. . pt. April 20 Mll7th of the month Slr al'aPt • Ta• Th ' Sai France .. •• ht &IT Twice daily .. .. Dovtehar met. April 2e Greece * • • .• • • N 7thl7th27 t h o f mo Dover • • Twicedaily Hamburgh -- .. N Tuesday & Friday London Apr il T se . 2 2, 4 . Holland .. • • •• M l Wednes. & Satnr. London .. Nt --;„,"', Hondura3 .. .. . N 17th of the mouth Sou tharupt.!.kpr 1 V,i'''' Ireland • • -. M& N Twice daily .. .. Holyhead.. Ti v t i ca - 4 ‘ ,.. India (via Southamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. April ludia (viaMarsailles) N inhti. 24th ef month' Dover • • April ‘ l l 1 6 Mediterranean (via Southan•nton) • • 51,20 th of the month Sontha mp t . April 21 Meditonanean (via ! Marseilles) .. .. N B thBc24thofmonth Dover • • April 16 Mexico • • .. .. M2d of the menth..lSouthampt. May 5 Madeira .. • • .. M 9th of the mouth !Southampt. April 16 Malta' , .. .. I , 7th, 1 7th,i9th,27th / Dover April 1S t ! & 30th of month 3 N ap l es s .. .. .. N eth 15 th2 5 thofmelDover .. April 12 Papal States* .. .. N 511115 th25thefmolDover .. April 12 Peninsular.. .. .. M i 7th 17th 27th ef mo Sonthampt. April 16 Peru .. !,. .. • • Mil7th of the month Southampt. April 20 Tuscany * .. .. .. Nlsth 15th 25 th of mo Dover • • April 12 West Indies .. • • 1.117 th of the month Southampt. !Ap r il 2 0 1 West Indies (except MI Havaana & Nassau) M,2d of the month .. Southaaspt•lMay 5 * The mails to those c ountries thus marked (*) are conveye4 b much packet via Marseilles. ISonthampt.iMay 5 ;ad (►) are convayail by A letter from Brealaw, in the Prussian Gazette, states that on the Ist of April the mountain of Zobt was observed to be enveloped in a thick smoke. while a rumbling noise, like that of distant thunder, was heard. When the smoke had cleared away, it was discovered that the chapel which was being built on the summit of the mountain had disappeared, having been swallowed up in an abyss. No further details, nor any account of the number of victims, are given. THE C ONS OLIDATED FUND.—The only Act of Parliament passed in the present session (Victoria, 15th, the sum of 8,000,000 1 . out pf the conical cdhaatepti to to the a) 1Y sereice of the present year. TIIE SUN, LONDON, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT . OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD,) FORGERY.—Charles Clifford, aged 45, described as a labourer, was indicted for feloniously uttering a forged receipt for the sum of 601., with intent to defraud George Holgate Foster, and others. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Clarkson conducted the prosecution, and the prisoner defended himself. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, up to 1850, had been in the habit of banking with the London Joint Stock Bank, but at the commencement of that year the balance standing in his favour was only ss. sd. Nevertheless a cheque which he sent in for 12/. was duly honoured, and he afterwards rent in another which was stopped. The prisoner then sent in his pass-book to be examined with his account, and it was discovered by the bank authorities that an entry of 601. appeared in the pass-book, but there was no corresponding entry in the ledger of the bank, which circumstance led to the ap prehension of the prisoner on the present charge, as the entry of the COL was not in the handwriting of any clerk attached to the bank. The prisoner had no settled residence or occupation, but had some indirect connexion with the Stock Exchange, and generally gave his address as at the Hall of Commerce, or Garraway's Coffee-house; but last month his wife called at the bank with a cheque, and she was asked where she got it from. She at once de clared that her husband gave it her, and she was then asked where he lived, but she refused to say, and she was detained while an officer went in search of him. Ho was found waiting in the neighbourhood, and be was immediately told that his pass-book, which had been sent in a few days previously, contained a forged entry for 601., which purported to have been paid into the bank towards the close of 1850, since which time the prisoner's account had been balanced. He denied that it was a forgery, but his denial was not satisfactory; and he was, therefore, given into the custody of the police. On being called upon for his defence, The prisoner denied the accuracy of the charge, and solemnly declared to God that he paid 601. into the bank either on the 30th Sept. or the Ist of Oct. He further said that if proper inquiries had been instituted no doubt the fabrication of the entry would have been traced to some of the employ 6ss in the Bank. The Learned JUDGE having summed up, The jury found a verdict of Guilty, but strongly re commended him to mercy on account of his poverty. He was sentenced to transportation for seven years. Arnold Garber, William Wagner, and Philip Kessler were placed at the bar to receive judgment. These prisoners were convicted at the February ses sion, principally upon the evidence of au accomplice, named Solomon Krehcour, of endeavouring to pass a forged cheque at the London and Westminster Bank. Sentence upon them was respite(' in the expectation that they might make some disclosures with regard to cn alleged system of forgery of which the bankers of this country and the continent were the intended victims. Mr. CLIRRSOIT, who appeared for the prosecution, said that the prisoners had made no such disclosures, and he therefore prayed the judgment of the Court. The Learned JUDGE said he was directed by Mr. Justice r transported he p re Er r f Williams,Gerber, vv rteb h ue o r3: t e r n ie t d a. the case, to order them to be sl thatre s shethe he was wa s C our t iin innocent a naatsedxhcei thattel was m t h a l e e n a n v c! rn,g chargeatnh he b d a a e d c r h a e a r tad thatiiph order trumpedagainst him hhiiramsehlytgtehteenweitenfessrefred trouble.er to, in • s t ruc ted for the and W e i e ll r i r a u m pt J p a e ek r.i s u o r n y p . leaded guilty to a charge of wilful Mr. CnesansoN, who was in prosecu tion, said that this e a b l a a r e g d e had Revenue, h ia p r e e e f n e r s r e e ti d a e b n y e e t h o o f evidence Commissioners given hoyfs the prisoner in favour of certain par ties charged with workin g an illicit still. There was no tain facts w that he was to some extent d ou bt that thhieahprhiesoknneir,whatde u h p e o f n al o s a e t ; h hdaetposietdaptopeaereerd that he was very you n g , and under tehiercianmflusetanneeccos, the of other parties, would ies,and possibly, under inclined d nde te r these take a lenient view of the case. The Learned .JUDGE sentenced the prise= to be kept to hard labour for nine months. Isaac Cooper, 24, fisherman; Thomas Knott, 30, fisher man; and Richard Palmer, 27, fisherman, were indicted for piratically taking possession of a fishing-vessel upon the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. In another count the prisoners were charged with the offence of simple larceny in stealing the same vessel. m e . PAYNE, who appeared for the prosecution, said that this indictment was framed under the statute of the 11th and 12th William the Third, which enacted " that if any person having the charge of a British vessel, and being a British subject, should unlawfully take possession of such a vessel it should be deemed an act of piracy," and subjected the party convicted of the offence to a certain punishment prescribed by the Act of Parliament. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state the facts of the case, and it appeared that the vessel in question was named the Experiment, and she had formerly been a revenue cutter, but had been purchased by a gentleman named Howard, who was the owner of a number of fishing vessels, to be emplsyed for the same purpose at Great Grimsby. She sailed from that place on a fishing voyage on the 4th of January, and at that time the prisoner Cooper acted as master, and there were also on board a man named Denny, who was the mate, and a seaman named Smales, and two boys. The ordinary course of proceeding on such occasions was for the vessel to remain at sea fishing three or four days, and then to return to the port with the fish that was taken, which was then sent up to London. It appeared that instead of doing this the prisoner Cooper, in the first instance, after they had obtained a quantity of fish, proceeded to Scar borough, where he sold the fish, and then wrote a letter to the agent at Grimsby, stating that the vessel was in a bad state, and required repairs, and he requested that some money . should be sent to him for that purpose. The agent, in consequence of this, dispatched a person to Scarborough, under whose directions some repairs were done to the vessel, and she proceeded to sea again, and the prisoner Cooper continued fishing until they had got a cargo, when, instead of returning to Grimsby, as it was his duty to have done, he sailed to Sunder land, where he sold the fish that had been caught, and also some of the tackle belonging to the vessel. He then proposed to Smales and Denny that they should go across to Holland, and get a freight and smuggle it home; but they both refused to have anything to do with such a proceeding. While they were at Sunder land, the prisoner Palmer, who wont by the name of " Dover Dick," came on board, and he also pressed them to join in the smuggling trip, and said that he had fre quently been across before. They still, however, re fused to join them, and Smales proceeded immediately to Grimsby and stated what had occurred. At length it appeared the three prisone..3 took the vessel away from Sunderland, and after fishing about the coast a short time, they sailed across the Channel, to a port called New Dieppe, on the Dutch coast, and upon their arrival they sold all the fish they had taken for a bottle of gin and some tobacco, and very shortly afterwards they sold a large quantity of chain cable, three anchors, a compass, and other articles belonging to the vessel, and, in fact, almost dismantled her. The affair subsequently came to the knowledge of the British consul, who ordered the prisoners into custody, and they were soon afterwards brought over to England with the vessel to answer the present charge. The prisoners said nothing in their defence. The jury acquitted Knott, who appeared to have merely obeyed she orders he received, and found the other two prisoners guilty. Mr. Justice Tenements observed that the offence of which the prisoners had been convicted was a very seri ous one, and he sentenced Cooper to be transported for ten, and the others for seven years. The Learned Judge at the same time observed that the man Smales appeared to have acted very well in the matter, and that his con duct deserved some consideration at the hands of the prosecutor. Mr. Howard said it was his intention to make him a present for the very proper manner in which he had acted. In t ( n ß e ef c o n r u e rs ß e o n s f sEL th L e FOURTH COURT. G a u f ß te N r E n T oOn E a sq' jury Q'e w . e ) re em panelled in the grand jury-room. George Shirley, 16, poulterer, was indicted for killing and slaying Ann Shirley. Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Parry defended. It appeared that the prisoner and his father reside in Vincent-court, Westminster, and the woman co habited with his father. The prisoner bad always been very kind to her, contributing to her support. She was a woman of most drunken and abusive habits. On the sth of March the prisoner came home while sbe was cutting some bread, and she imme diately began to abuse him, taxing him with having stolen a penny, which he denied, and was much frightened at her violence. She continued for some time to abuse him, and at last threw the knife at him, which fortunately fell at his feet. She then struck at him, until at last he seized the poker and struck her a blow on the side of the head, but not a very severe one. She, b ec oming ill, was taken to the West minster H os pital, where she died the next night. The surgeon who attended her and made a post mortem examination of the body, said he never saw a body him to explain the exa ct cause of death. so fearfully dise ased, and it seemed di ffi cult for Several w itnesses gave the boy an excellent cha racter for kindness and humanity. The jury Acquitted him. Daßiel Billinolon, 28, labourer, was indicted for stabbin g Ellen Sweeny, with intent to kill her. Mr. W. Cooper prosecuted. The habits Murder that nicknam e been stabbed in with 13akee, li keness to the h murderer Good goes by h use in p adn r e o rd s l ecutrix and prisoner (who from his savage anaiFelrcisohhwabniniteadnt,ogient e a r, sleeping iodging:inn a room 22d o f m and the en the came home, and were quarrelling, eY, Rosemary-lane. On the night of the versed the abdo e Irishwoman was awoke by the cries of hospital, in three places. She was taken to tke she then found that the woman had and clos e in whereth one was found to be two inches deep, The poor life had been saved, and it was a miracle that her be prevailed region of the kidneys ; another tra creatu was in the room injury to her; but the the Court to Bay who did the upon b y who seemed very ill, could not The jury found quite conclusive. was " evidence of the woman who him Guilty. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 1852. Mr. GURNEY told him it was a very brutal case; and if the woman had died he would have had to answer the offence with his life. He was sentenced to two years, and hard labour. This ended the business of the session, and the courts stands adjourned until Monday, May 10. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. WEST3IINSTE it. ATTEMPTED MURDER. — FeIix ?11' Gee, a furniture broker, who has been in custody since the 12th ult., charged with feloniously shooting Michael Collins, with intent to murder him, underwent a lengthened examination. The unfortunate victim of the prisoner's deliberate attack has been ever since an inmate of the West minster Hospital, where, in consequence of the severity of the injuries he had received, but little expectation existed of his recovery. He was, however, sufficiently convalescent on Saturday to attend at this court, a circumstance at which Mr. Broderip, the presiding magistrate, expressed his gratification, admitting that, from the perilous position the u n f o rtunate suf ferer had been in at one time, he h a d h ar dl y ex p ec ted to have seen him. , Michael Collins said that he r es id e d a t B uc ki ng h am prisoner and others in a pro gress i ve t ee t o tal so ciety, premises for holding the m ee ti ngs o f w hi c h had b ee n taken in York - street, Westminster. Although the key of the p l a ce had been handed to the treasurer t C h o e t tag s, Rochester-row, and was associated with of the society for the body, prisoner set up a claim to be considered the landlord, obje c t e d to a p i ece ca ll e d Si r John Barleyco rn, showing the folly of people drinking, being acted, was frequently called to order at the meetings, and made himself very offensive. At about half-past seven on the eve n i ng of the 12th prosecutor f oun d that prisoner had taken possession of the pre mises, and refused to let hi s b rot h er mem b ers i n ; upon which he (Collins) p ar ti a ll y b roke the d oor i n w ith a piece of quartering. The prisoner was stand ing with a pistol in one hand and a drawn sabre in the other, and they repeatedly asked him to come out, but be refused, and swore he would shoot the first man who crossed the threshold of the door. He then struck at prosecutor with the sabre, declaring that unless he removed his arm, which was resting on the half-shattered door, he would cut it off; but prose cutor removed and avoided the blow. Prisoner re peated again and again that w h oeve r entered should pay for his tem e rity with his life, and prosecutor then told him that he had no more business in the pre mises than the rest of th e soc i ety, an d no r i g ht to h av e armed himself in the w ay he had, and while in conversation prison er fi re d the h orse -pi s tol he held in his hand at him, and th e c h arge entered his abdo men. He deliberately raised the pistol and fired it, and prosecutor was then carried away. Prisoner and hi s so li c i tor b ot h ques ti on ed the prosecutor in a m os t i rregu l ar way —th e f o r m er re peatedly interrupting hi s a d voca t e — an d endeavoured to elicit that the pistol had gone off by accident, but received the reply that he had raised it and fired as described. They next, in the very face of this, ques tioned the prosecutor in order to show that he had exasperated the p r i soner by some of f ens i ve ep ith et , which prosecutor admitted he had applied with refer ence to a meeti ng a b out the wrongs of I re l an d, w hi c h prisoner wanted t o h ave h e ld at t h e h a ll. William Sherman p rove d that some of the shot with which the pistol was charged also struck him. Mr. Miran, an inspector of the B division, stated that having heard what had occurred he went and found the prisoner armed in the room, and when he told him his determination of taking him into custody he put down the pistol and sabre and surrendered. The inspector f oun d two p i s t o l s loaded and a quantity of shot, powder, &c. Police -constable Saunders, 192, B, proved that he and two other officers were present while the prisoner stood for som e ti me i n t h e men acing position described, when he fired an d w hil e h e reloaded, and admitted in reply to Mr. Broderip's question, that they made no effort to disarm him. A clerk from the office of Mr. Games, for the prose cution, asked for a r ema nd, owing to the surgeon be in g unavoidably absent. Prisoner was remanded for a week. HORRIBLE MURDER in LAMBETH A WOMAN'S HEAD TOFF would bedifficult to A sensation, which it fternoon, throughout the was caused on Saturday afternoon, road and Lambeth, in BY HER SON. neighbourhood of Kennington-road of his mother, a respect- ably-connected female, the name of Elizabeth frightful murder com mitted by a young man up onconsequence of the follow 4 in Wheeler, a widow, about year s with this dreadful tra gedy were obtained on the spot a few minutes after of age. The fol lowing particulars connected the melancholy occurrence : The house in which the tragedy took place wa s N o . 1, Durham-place, Bennington-road, L and immediunatics. The buildi n g immediately facing Bethlem Hospital for was occupied by Mr. Wickens, a dyer and scourer, a family named Toms, and the unfortunate has been thus prematurely hurriedinto eternity, and her son, a young man about 28 years of age. On Saturday afternoon, at a few minutes hefore one o'clock, Mrs. Toms, who was in the house at the time, had her attention directed to a loud scream, proceeding from the upper part of the building, w hi c h was succeeded by a heavy fall of something on the floor. She immediately went to ascertain the cause, when the son of the unfortunate woman made a hasty retreat out of the building, carrying in his hand a stick and a knife. Mrs. Toms having entered the apartment occupied by the poor creature, she was horror-struck at finding the trunk of the woman lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and the head, which was completely severed from the neck, was lying on a table in the same room, the flesh still moving to and fro. Mrs. Toms instantly hastened down stairs, and informed her husband that the young man had murdered his mother. By that pe riod he had proceeded some distance up the Kenning ton-road, in the direction of the Common. Mr. Toms, t ra ck until he got within a few yards of Chester street. At that point police-con s t a bl e Lockyer, No. however, never lost sight of him, but followed his 135, came along, and having had his attention directed to the alleged murder, he forthwith secured him. He his seh werea t be e continually torturing at once admitted that he had murdered his poor mother, and informed the officer that he first struck her on the head with an iron, and afterwards cut her head off by means of an axe and a knife. The constable at once took the man to the station-house in Ken wcoatY:idtnhiotthherelpheitt,oflodr his s e had committed the Ile also informed the same officer that he had been conf i ned in an: lunatic asylum, and had not been liberated long. The mur derer, officer h m i i o u n t rg h d a t e n r rnh d , and ;lbut f awas following otherotihsceni and daw g c t him s persons oowasnr ryh about. derer, when arrested, did not offer the least resist ance, and to all outward appearance did not feel the awful position he had placed himself in. From the state of the room there is no doubt enter tained but the unfortunate female was in the act of leaving the apartment with a saucepan of greens in her hand iu order to strain o ff the water, when her on son gave her a violent blow ,the head, which felled her to the floor, after which he m us t h ave k n elt upon her body and performed the act of decapitation. The saucepan was lying near the - --- door, and the steam was still ascending from the teens therein. In the midst of the pool of blood was l ying a pillow, wh i c h , it is believed, the murder er had placed there to pre vent the gore from flyi ng over his clothes. When g apprehended by Lockyer not a spot of blood was per ceptible upon his clothe s , and his hands were per fectly clean, leading to t h e supposition that after perpetrating the dreadful deed he had washed his hands. In the afternoon the prisoner was examined before the Hon. Mr. Norton, a t Lambeth Police-office. The prisoner, on being P l aced at the bar, looked wildly around him, and appeared to be either unconscious or and light woollen tr P O s u s it e indifferent to the He was dressed in a black frock coat, black waistcoat, neckerchief, twisted rather than tied round his neck. He is a well-made rap' • blackeyes, regular - 1 ; with large h b e la w ck as sc p a l r a f c , e o d r . features, and an intellige n t countenance. Mr. Norton inquired —How old are you? Pri soner (carelessly) trousers. He i H n e w h h ad ich a — "Avant -eight. Mr. Norton--What is Y our name ? Prisoner — Thomas Cupper Wheeler. y The following witnesses were then called : Eliza Phillips said, i n answer to questions from the magistrate-4 reside at No. 1, Durham -place, Lam beth-road. I have known the prisoner from the time he was a little by I knew his mother, whose name, I believe y.was Elizabeth Wheeler. I have resided in the 'same house with her since August last. She was there before we went there. We found th e prisoner and the decease d th ere . Th e y lived on the second floor, and we lived on the first floor. The Pr i soner was living with her when I went there. His mother informed me on more than one occasion that there wa s something the matter with him. I have frequentl seen him in the house with a flat-iron in his hand, and also a hatchet. He used to go up and down stairs with a flat-iron or hatchet in his hand. The prison er —My mothe r—xf did not fear though, --, gentlemen. The Ma gistrate —It is impossible to conceive any thing more horrible than the crime with which you are charged, and it is my duty to inform you that every word you say will be taken down, and may be used in evidence against you. The prisoner —I don't fear anything. The witness —I have seen him with the iron and the hatchet in his hand, mu tt e ring to himsel f, at fre qu e nt intervals, The prisoner —I h ive a habit of speaking to myself, as I have n o ena else to spea k to, and my mother Was always black guarding me. The witness.Ahnut three we eks a g o I saw him with the flat-i ron in h i s h an d, muttering himself. He was then standing in the room. He was per fectly still. His mother was in the room at the time, but she said nothing about it then. The Magistrate—Did he hold the iron in a threat ening manner ? The witness—No, Sir ; his hand was stretched down by his side. He has been doing so for nearly a twelvemonth, as well as I can remem ber. About half-past eleven or a quarter to twelve this morning 1 heard a scuffling noise, and then as if something had fallen heavily. I immediately ran up stairs, calling "Mrs. Wheeler." I tapped hurriedly at the door, but got no answer, I tapped more loudly at the door, and said "Mrs. Wheeler;" and then the prisoner partly opened the door, perhaps about a foot, but not sufficient to admit of any one going in. The prisoner had something in his hand. It was in his right hand, but I could not see what it was. I think from the position of his hand he wished to hide it from me. He stood with his right hand down. He stood sideways at the door. He then hastily closed the door in my face. The prisoner —That is true. The witness—Yes, he did ; and I ran down stairs to my landlord and his wife, for I was fearful there was something the matter, and I told them of it at once. They then listened on the stairs, and while they were listening they heard him coming down stairs. The prisoner—l left the house directly. The witness—When we heard him coming down stairs, the landlady called us into the parlour for fear of meeting him. When he went out and shut the door the landlady instantly went up stairs and saw Mrs. Wheeler lying on the floor, and when she told us we immediately sent a young man for the doctor. When the doctor came my landlady went upstairs with him, and when she came down she said Mrs. 'Wheeler was lying on the floor. I know not what weapon it was done with. I saw the prisoner about eleven o'clock this morning, as if he was going for an errand, which he frequently did. I saw him from the window then. He had a basket with him. I heard him again on his return going up stairs, when he was talking to himself as he went up. He often talked to himself, but I did not hear what he said. It was his usual custom, but on this occasion _he talked louder than usual. Mrs. Wheeler had before then come into my room. I think that was about half past or a quarter past ten. She said she was so much frightened of him that she would send him away on Monday, as she could not bear it any longer, and she had an idea last night to send to the workhouse that he might be taken there. She asked me if my little boy would carry a letter to the Post-office for her, and I said he would. She said the letter was for her daughter, who;was at Tonbridge-wells. She told me the prisoner had been standing with a flat iron in his hand in the morning, and was muttering something that was most awful. Mr. Norton (to the prisoner)—Do you wish to ask the witness any question ? The prisoner—The fact is that she has threatened to send me to the workhouse for a great length of time ; and she said she would have me dragged away, and I suppose they cannot drag people away in the most gentle manner. Mr. Norton—Do you wish to ask the witness any question ? The prisoner—All she has said is true. The witness—He has been at the asylum at Wands worth for some time. The prisoner—lt is exactly twelve months since I left. Elizabeth Toms, wife of Charles Toms, landlord of No. 1, Durham-place—My husband is a carpet-bag manufacturer. I have been in No. 1, Durham-place, nine or ten months, and found the prisoner and his mother there when we came. They occupied the top, or second floor. He did nothing for his living, for he was not able to do so. His mother supported him, with assistance she received from her friends. Ever since I have been in the house I have observed some thing irregular in his manner. At times he was worse than at other times. Lately I observed he was getting worse. When he had his fits on him he looked very pale and ill. The prisoner—All without liberty—she was bagged —4 was worried. Witness—When I last saw him before the murder he was at the door with a basket in his hand with some greens in it. That was at eleven o'clock, or half-past eleven. I think it was about an hour before the murder. Shortly after he went up stairs I heard a noise, but I thought it was Mrs. Phillips beating her child. Mrs. Phillips then came down stairs, and in consequence of what she said I went up stairs and the prisoner passed down. The door was closed, but I pushed it open, and saw something lying on the floor. I afterwards found it was Mrs. 'Wheeler. She was lying close to the door, within about half a yard of it. I put my hand on her feet and saw blood, and then ran down stairs. The blood was on some clothes near her. I then sent for Mr. Hutchinson, the sur geon, and when he came I followed him up stairs, and the first thing I saw was Mrs. 'Wheeler's head lying on the table. The table was close to her shoulder. I went directly to my husband, who went instantly in pursuit of the prisoner. The prisoner was not brought back to the house. Mrs. Wheeler had three rooms, in one of which she slept herself, in another the prisoner slept, and in a third the lodger (Edwards). Mr. Thomas Hutchinson, No. 1, Moore-street, Kennington-road, assistant to Mr. Bsrrell, surgeon, examined—About one o'clock to-day I was called to No. 1, Durham-place. On entering the front room I found the body lying on the floor, with the head of the deceased on the table, separated from the body. The bead seemed as if it had been placed there, and there was a knife lying partly underneath the bead, and a hatchet near it. The handle of the hatchet was covered with blood. The edge of it appeared to have been wiped, but there was blood on other parts of it. (The hatchet, a small one, was hero produced.) The prisoner —She deserved it, and I put her head on the table. However, it is of no consequence. The witness—The knife is covered with blood. The body was a foot or a foot and a half from the edge of the table. The body was lying in a different di rection from the head. The feet were nearest to the door. I put my hand on the body and felt it warm. The woman who went up with me screamed and left me alone, and I then went to the window and called out to the people in the street to fetch a policeman. I have not made any minute examina tion of the body. I do not think she could have been dead more than ten minutes when I got there. When the policeman came I examined the body more particularly. I think she was first struck with the hatchet, then cut with the knife, and the vertebra afterwards severed with the hatchet. On the right side of the head there was a wound from an inch to an inch and a half long, but I do not think that was the cause of death. The scalp and the bone was cut through, as it appears to me, with the hatchet. I think a further investigation is necessary when the body is washed, and then I shall be able to speak more positively as to the cause of death. There was a table in the room, apparently laid for dinner, and there were bacon and greens in a saucepan. I think a souffle must have taken place, as a bundle of clothes which was in the room was in a confused state. I saw a flat-iron lying close to the clothes. Near the woman's body there was a pillow, on the surface of which was blood, and impressions as of a man's knees. Underneath the pillow there was a side comb, and one similar to it entangled in the woman's hair and broken. There was also a large comb at the side of the pillow. There was diluted blood in the basin in the prisoner's bed-room, and blood on the washhand stand, and also on the towel. The Magistrate—Have you anything to ask this gentleman ? The prisoner—l have nothing to ask. I should like the window to be left open while the corpse is in the room. I didn't think of that before. It is the last request, perhaps, I shall make. Lockyer, police-constable 135 L—About one o'clock I was in the Vauxhall-road, when Mr. Toms came up to me and desired me to take the prisoner (whom he pointed out) into custody for murdering his mother. I said to him he must consider himself in my custody, and go with me to the station. He said, They have not let me go far. I have been tormented for four or five years by them." I said, do you mean to say that you have killed your mo ther ? and he said, " I have • lam sorry for it." I said, how came you to do it " Well," he said, " I have been tormented for four or five years." I asked him how he did it ? and he said, " She was coming in at the door and I knocked her down with the flat iron, and I found that was not sufficient, and I then took the carving knife. She was very tough, and I then struck her head off with the hatchet." At the station-house I found a knife in his coat pocket, and I asked him what he was going to do with it, and he said " That was for myself." 1 understood that he was going to cut his own throat. I afterwards went to the house, No. 1, in Durham-place. I saw the de ceased lying on the floor dead, and her head on the table. He said at the station, " You will find a letter on the table, and take particular care of it." That was before he said anything about the knife. On going to the house I found several letters on the table, but I have not had time to read them yet. I searched for the flat-iron, and found it in a bundle of clothes lying by the side of the body. There is blood on the iron. The prisoner—l spoke more respectful than the man has said. I did not make a bravado of it. j spoke sorrowfully, did I not ? The policeman—Yes, you did. The Magistrate—l have already more than o nce cautioned you as to what you say. The prisoner —I am quite prepared to go to the scaffold. I struck he r w i t h the flet-iron, and blood must have blood; but I did not bravado it. Inspector Cowling —I received information of the murder about a ginner past one. I found the sur geon there, and the body as described by the surgeon,, and the head on the tabl e , the h, , a,), and the ha(cliet b) 11Pr "de. 14' "Y % r tr t uek with the koife undernla,tin; told me that the prisoner had said that he bacdk r to her with the flatiron, and I desired search for the iron, andafter d on, room, PY tab* flat-iron. The towel was in the bac king so he L te ° ok i Y ap e the side of the body there was a saucepan with greens or T lIiE COUN T turniptops in it. On the table there was a piece of LivEarooL, APRIL 19. bacon and pudding. On the way coming from the qu,ry t, o flour, but holders station-hou s e I noticed blood on the prisoner's hands sent quotations. under the nails (the blood was still visible on the pri soner's hands when he was in court). He said. " I have only partially washed them, but if you wish it I shall wash them cleaner." Charles Toms, 1, Durham•place, carpet bag manufacturer—Befor e Mrs. Phillips came down to me this morning I heard a great noise. That was about half-past or a quarter-past eleven. I was then in the shop at work. Immedimely after wards Mrs. Phillips came down, and rfquired nie to go up, and said she thought something would hap pen, as there was a great noise upstairs; but I did not go up then. I ran down to my brother and he said, " I shall go up and pull the lx-11 violently." He did so, and then prisoner carne down, and went out. Then my wife went up, and called out, "He has murdered her !" and I then made off after him. I saw him crossing by the cab-rank at the time in the Lambeth-road, and followed him until I saw a policeman, near Kennington-lane. I told the police man of it, and charged him with the murder. I then went home and saw the body. His mother was always very kind to the prisoner. The prisoner is well educated. At times he is rational, but at other times he is not. I think he must have listened when his mother was talking about removing him, ani think that was the cause of it all. He frequently talked to himself. e. d , e. d Wheat, per 701 b English, white ,• 6 6 to 6 8 Do. red .. 6 0 —6 3 Irish • • •• 5 6 5 8 Manx, red and wh. 5 8 6 0 Dantsic, high mixed 6 10 7 0 Do., mixed • • .. 6 4 6 6 American & r white 6 6 6 8 Canadian, tred 5 8— 6 0 Rostock, &c: .. 6 4 6 91 ilmnburgh, &c. •• 5 8 5 10 Rhenish 6 0 - 6 2 French 5 10 -f; 2 Danish & ,tein 5 6 5 107 Odessa, Polish •• 5 6 5 Do., common. .. 5 2 5 4 Do, hard • • 410 5 2 Egyptian • .. 4 6—4 16 Flour, English & Irish, per 28011 28 0 —3O 0 Do., extra line 31 0 —34 0 French, fancy •• 33 0— 36 0 Do., superfine . 30 0 —32 0 Ricl.mond, choice 2'2 0 —24 0 Philadelphia, &c. 20 0 —2O 6 Canadian •• 20 0 —2l 0 radian corn, per ....._ The prisoner—l have been in the habit of talking to myself. The witness—His mother was a beautiful woman, and stood sft. 10in. or Mc. 1 lin. higb. She was always very kind to him. When he has been very bad she has threatened to put him away. He has been in Bedlam eleven months, and seven months in an asylum at Wandsworth. He has been in Brazil, and had a sun-stroke as he was crossing the Line. He had a salary of 3001. a year, and he can speak three or four different languages. (A letter found amongst the prisoners papers con tained several allusions to poison and madness.) The case was then remanded till Wednesday, when the prisoner will be brought up again ; but before then a coroner's inquest will be held on the body. The proceedings, which occupied upwards of two hours, terminated shortly before five o'clock. "if MARKETS. —To-day we have a fair in decline taking offers at pro- s. d. a. d. Barley, English, pr imperial quarter 30 0 31 0 Scotch, and lianx,per 601 b.. 4 1 4 4 Foreign, grinding 4 0— 4 :dye, per 601 b .. 40— 4 3 Beans, English, pr imperial quartr 34 0 —36 Irish and Scotch, per 4801 b .. .• 27 0 —3O 0 Dutch .. 30 0 —32 0 Egyptian • • .. 23 6 —24 ! Peas, English, per imperial quartr 36 0 —3B 0 Foreign • • .. 35 6 —36 6 Oats, per 451 b English, Scotch, and Welsh, old 3 4 3 6 Irish, n , • rtst mealln„; .. 2 9f— 210 Do., feeding 2 6 2 7 Do., foreign .. 3 0 3 2 Oatmeal, English, &Scotch, pr 2401 b 24 0 —25 0 Irisll,lThw .. 23 6 —24 0 Do., pinhead .. 25 0 —26 0 i Canadian .. 21 0 —22 0 4801 b, white .. 29 6 —3O 0 Irdian Corn Meal, per ,961 b •• .. 15 0 —l5 0 £SIAI,CHESTEII, APRIL 10.—Another week of extreme inactivn ) has been experienced in the tredc, the dealers and bakers continuing to confine their purchases to the mere supply of their pressing wants. The arrivals at Liverpool and Runcorn are fair of wheat, and moderate of other articles. At our market this morning wheat was offered at a farther reduction of Id to 21 per 701 b., and flour fully 6d per sack and barrel, but without lead ing to el y increase of business. Oats and oatmeal moved off very slowly and must be noted the tura ;ower. ,-- -- - ,Malt, per imp. qr. 52 0 —56 () DALKEITH, APRIL B.—The relative weigbt per four bushels, of the three prices of wheat were lbst 121 b, lhst 01b, and 17st 41b. Oats, 12st 121 b, 12st ()lb, and lOst 101 b. Barley, 16st 9114 15st 101 b, and 15st 21b. Peas and beans, 19st 11b, 18st 31b t and 17st 41bs. Qrs. Best. Current. Inferior. 3()7 Wheat ... ...... Z 2 5 0 £2 0 0 £1 15 0 759 Oats 301 Barley 1 11 6 1 9 0 1 5 0 62 Peas and Beans 1 15 0 1 14 0 1 9 0 Average of wheat - 39g 62. d. AI:MILD/EN, APRIL 9 . —Grain—Oats 17s 9d to 18s 04 40ibs per bushel ; barley, 24s 6d to 00; Od. 52lbs per bushel ; bear, 24;6d to 23; ud, 521bs per bushel; wheat, red 35s to 37s;' ditto, white 42s to 435, 6111)s per bushel; oatmeal, 14s ud to 15$ per boll ; flour, 32s to 32; 6d per sack. Provisions—Beefs 4d to 6d per lb ; mutton, ditto, 4d to 6d; veal, ditto, 4d to 6d ; pork, per stone, 3s to 3s 6d ; lamb, per qr., 5s to 6s Od tallow, per stone, 3, Od to 3s 6d; potatoes, per peck, 4d to 6d ; rabbits, each, Od to Od; hares, each, 01 to Os Od ; grouse, per brace, Os to Os ; butter, per 15, 8d to 9a; eggs, per doz, 5d to 7d ; cheese, per cwt, Os to Os Od • hens, pe, pair, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; chicke ns , ditt o , 2 s 6clto 3s Od; ducks, do., 2s Od to 2s 6d ; ducklings, ditto, Os to Us Od; turkeys, per pair, 7. to 8s0d; geese, ditto, 7s to he; butter for exportation (present cure), per cwt, ON to 62s ; eggs, wholesale price, per dozen, Od to 4id ; 41b loaf, 6d ; 21b loaf, 3d ; pork, per stone of 141bs, 05 ( , c1 to Os Od; pork fine, small, 5s 6d to Os Od ; pork, lugs 3s 6d to 4s 3d; ship pork per barrel of 204 lbs, Os to O$ Meal—Oatmeal, Is 5d to Is 6d; barley dust, 9d to Od; peasemeal, is 10d to 2s Od; side, Od to 7d; beremeal, is 4d to Is sd; flour, Is 9d to Is I Od; barley, per lb, lid to 2d; bar* flour, is 5d to Is 6d. L (1 FURTHER PAR ricuLAßs. The unhappy man, Thomas Cupper Wheeler, who now stands charged with the dreadful crime of matri cide, is in his 28th year, and is the second of two sons, of the late James Wheeler, a retired Bow street officer. The latter, after his retirement, became a merchant tailor, and after being some years in busi ness, he took up his residense in Hercules-buildings, Lambeth, having amassed a competency, and at which place he died in 1849. - The deceased had been left a small income, which was augmented by regular contributions from her eldest sun, who married a lady of considerable pro perty. The accused had been from his youth in a mercantile establishment in the City, and a few years since was sent to Lidia as correspondent for the firm. While abroad the unfortunate man was attacked with brain fever, and soon after recovery was again pros trated under what is termed a coup ( holed, and of which he had not got the better upon his return to England, for shortly after his arrival it was found ne ces3ary to place him under restraint. For some four or five days before the Saturday, the accused had been seen to sharpen the chopper and the knives in ordinary use, but the deceased, so far from suspecting he motives of her sin actually men tioned the circum-tance to a neighbour as a sign of the young man's inclining to industry, he having for months prior sternly refused to do the most trifling thing about the place, always, however, insisting upon going to mak e such ie purchases as the deceased required. Yesterday morning upon the visiting surgeon seeing the accused at Horsemonger-lane Gaol, the latter observed, " You can't call me a butcher at all events. I did it very cleanly, and only the neck was too tough. I would have done it much better, the chopper deceived me, but the knife was beautifully keen." In making these remarks the deceased seemed highly pleased with the dexterity of the dreadful execution he was alluding to, and the sangfroid of his utterance chilled the medical gentleman, who, as he was about departing, was further addressed by the madman as follows :—" I hope you'll go and see that the windows are not closed down. I left them up so that . the body of my moth er may h ave th e b en efit of the ai r. HORRIBLE SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH WESI ERN RAILWAY. FARNBOROUGH, SUNDAY. ..,A frightful occurrence has taken place upon the London and South-Western Railway, near the Farnborough station—namely, the death of an unfortunate individual who was killed by throwing himself on the railway, and was yesterday the subject of inquiry before the coroner of the county, at the new inn in this town. A great number of witnesses were examined. It seems the deceased was a man named Armsworth, between forty and fifty years of age, the father of the Feltham station keeper, on the same line of railway, and who some years since was in tolerably easy. circumstances, but, in consequence of reverses in business, had become somewhat reduced. The latter event appeared to have so preyed on his mind as to impair his intellect. His friends, anxious that be might be properly taken care of, had him placed under proper surveillance in the union. The poor fellow's conduct in the house was such that no one ever anticipated he contemplated laying violent hands on himself. On Good Friday eve he was ordered to take a little walking exer cise, in order to improve his health. An attendant was sent out with him to take care of him, and to show him round the neighbouring fields. Having walked about for some time, the poor fellow appa rently enjoying his walk, they came near the railway at this town just as the down express train came in sight. The unfortunate man, on hearing the noise of the train, darted from his attendant, and ran upon the line before the engine up. The keeper called loudly to him to come back, but, instead of so doing, he went forward to meet the train. Johnson, the guard, on seeing a man on the line, applied the break most vigorously in order to stop the train, and the engine driver shut off the steam and sounded the whistle, but without effect, and before the momentum of the en gine and carriages could be arrested, they came almost at full speed upon the man, who held his head down so low as almost to touch the buffers of the lo comotive. He was instantly hurled across the metals, when the wheels of the engine and all the carriages passed over him, forcing his bone through the shoul ders, and it is almost needless to say killing him on the spot. A. verdict was returned that deceased de stroyed himself, he being at the time of unsound mind EXECUTION OF SARAH ANN FRENCH. LEWES, SATURDAY AFTERNOON.—At noon this day Mrs. French, who was left for execution at the late assizes for the wilful murder of her husband, under went the sentence on the scaffold in front of the county gaol in this town. The motive for the commission of the dreadful crime appears to have arisen entirely from the unre strained indulgence of an impure imagination, which led her first to contemplate the violation of her mar riage vows by an act of adultery. By a series of little attentions she endeavours to secure the regard of the object of her illicit desires, and then proceeds to a more unequivocal and dangerous display of her guilty passion, until at last, with unblushing and unwomanly effrontery, she invites him to a realisation of her wishes—a proposal at which even he revolts, ignorant as he appears to have been of the moral relations of life. He tells her that while her husband is living such an act would be wrong; and with a suddenness which indicates a preconceived design, she asks if he would consent to her wishes in the event of her husband's death. The remainder is known. hands. . eis partiall n ) The dark deed is accomplished by her oW She informs her victim she will give him h a tr a eat; she u w p i a th d w ish or t d o s of which affection she knowson her perjured (perhaps makes and induces him to eat of the hidden poisonwhich • ' to take away his life. Then comes is the c tion of the murderess's horrible depravity,onsuntrea. very night of the day--and that day On on which her husband was consigned the Sabbath t he where she hoped and believed, to the grave, crime was buried with him ic) d oubt, that her woman give license to her 'does the depraved stances so revolting that desires, under circum we will collection. not renal them to re- This is the substance of the confession she has made condemnation The preparation s for th to the chaplain of the gaol. plated at an earl h e awful ceremony were com o'clock the whol 5' our this morning. At twelve crowded by espace in front of the gaol was the thousands of persons. Shortly after wardsand other 0 governor of the gaol, the under sheriff, imme diately fficials, made their appearance, and imme y afterwardsthe culprit, in a complete s t ate of b ,.came _ .. wally prostration, carried up to the scaffold by four attendants. Placed in this condition imme diately under the beam, Calcrafr, the Newgate ext eu tioner, adjusted the rope, and descending, withdrew the bolt, and the unhappy woman in a few moments ceased to exist. Scarcely three years ago the criminal was a spectator of the execution of Mary Ann Geer ing, who became with her afterwards a fit-TV-Et source of c ot•versaion. Geerimr, it will b„,.. f leeted, was convicted of a similar crime.—Si dln IT Times. EMIGRATION riots HULL.—The tide of emigration from Hull seems to be growing stronger as each successive s hip is announced. All our North American fleet are being fitted up to convey persons to the far west, where golden prove: is are to await 1lit.:;1 Eithi• three or tou r our largest ships wilire to ye , ,t •.i - 13y or to-morrow, a, d they are all well filled, tall, wilh human beings and car t . of oil, earthenware, &e. There has been a considerable it,flux of foreigners into Hull during the past week, trincipall y from Holland and Belgium, who are preceedipg LA MM, gull theacit t 9 oialericitw.glalAdvertior. CORK, APRIL 7. The trade, which, in ttne early part of the week, re' nifested some symptoms of revival, has, with the uP7 tavoUraOle advices from London, resumed the dullness and inactivity which prevailed last week. • The arrivals from abreact have not bean by any means as numerous as last reported, but with a change of wind we look for increased supplies. Those of home grain are very 1/ 10 " iterate, the receipts for the week being only—wheat, 14 5 brls at 183 6 1 to 213 6d per brl; b srley, 592 bids at 12 6 ta 14s 6d per b* outs, 1,988 brls at 93 to lls 8d per brl. Burley continues unchanged in value, but wliftA a:d oats have both declined to the extent of 6d pot brl. In the early part of the week some business wl on d ,ne in foreign wheat, and two or three large parcels c`sangen hands at about the rates of last week. Sipco the receipt of the advice s from Mark lane, however, the irket has again become exceedingly dull, and with price% 6d per barrel lower, there is not a transaction passing. Some sales of black oats were made at an 01 0 " port at lOs 6d per barrel. On the spot but little 16 dAog in either black or white, and quotations, therefore , are altogether narninal. Some business has been done in barley, which maintains its value. The flour trade remains exactly in the state noted in our last. Tba business passing in fine flours is very restricted, but, coarse descriptio ns cont i nue i n goo d d eman d, an d meet a ready sale. We have had a fair amount of business in Indian corn at the rates of last week. Some holders' indeed, are looking for an advance, but we have not heard that they have succeeded in realizing it. Vi r e, quote t h e value of prime Galata 7125 6d per ton, and 7153 asked. Barrels. O White wheat Ms Od O Red wheat oos Od 2 Ditto 29s 9d O Ditto oos Od Currency. to 00a Od 00s Od-20 500 8 to 00s Od to 00s Od} 00$ Od-20 do to 00s od o Barley 29 Ditto l;4 Od to 13s 10d 00s Od-16 do 0 Ditto 0 Bere oos Od to 00s Od Os Od 183 Oats 9s 8d to 10s 8d 77 Ditto .. lOs 8d to 12s Od 00s Od-14 do 0 Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od 19 Pigs 0 barrels white wheat ; 0 red ; 4 ba r ley; 0 bere ; 4 4 pigs. Quantity 3o so . ld ° a d t t t h o e 33 HighestdDoti Prices:— Quantity of Grain a nd N um b er o f Pi gs so ld l ast wee k oa t ti; Wheat, 122. Barley, 455. Oats, 1457. Pies, 6 1 Return of Cattle sold for week ending April 3. Pigs, 536. Sheep, 423. Cows, 109. Coux.--Fiour—First 12 s 6d to 13 1 6d; extra 14s 6d; seconds, 1160 d to 12 s Od ; h ouse h o l ds 98 to 10s 6d; thirds, 7s tons per cwt. Oatmeal 10s 6d to I Is; Indian meal 7s 6d to 7s 9d; whea t ' meal, 10s to 10s 61 per cw t . I ndian corn 710 s Gd to 712 s 6d Pv: ton. Bran 85s to 87s 6d p er ton. Hay—Farmers 22. to 30s; averogi; 268; dealers 32s to 383 0d; average 34sper ton. Sttaw—Farat, 15. Od to 18s Od ; average 008; dealers 008 Od to 00. „ ; average 001 Od per t on. Bread —Wheaten loaf 6id to " household loaf bid to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 10d per lb. Eg gs -4 s 4d to 4s 6d per hundred. Co s 7, d , Newport 15s Od ; L y d ney 15s • ' Landore 00s ; 12s 6d per t on . T allow 37s Od to 38a per o^ Whisky. 25 o. p. , 5 8 9d per imperial gallon. 518 s —Bee 4id to 7d ; mutton 5d to bid ; veal 53 7d ; pork 4d to Od ; b acon 6d to 7d ; sausages scl per lb 818 s to 910 s per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 3/ Os pes too' Bark, red 71 to 51 lOs per ton. Fleece wool 14s to 15. per stoT i Hemp 291 t o 34/ per ton. Fish—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; r ditto, 248 to 008 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ P e .; ton. Timber -- -Memel, 70s per ton ; re d p i ne , 3 15 s ; yells " ditto, 2/ 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides'" Market 18s to 255, salted 208 to 26s per owt ; calf skin s , 12 p d e . r v 10 1:1 1 1 9 0: t r o b l u ll re ; L lehaboo, `— aid to Od pe r lb. P otatoes, white 8d to 9d ; Piakigasi s n ito°cl9lto+, RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS. m ANCII EST E It, APRIL 10. t STOCK ExcHANGE.—Th e b us i ness to-day was very linlIcl• ; g -e _„ The transaction s were as follow:—Caledonian, 18 15 ' `" Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34—Ditto, Quarter (No. 1), 10 13.16—Midland, 65-- South-Easternand Dover , 11 313—York and North Midland, 23. 811011.NtittAm., APRIL 10. STOCK EXCHANGE.— The share market has been 09% . : tremely firm to-d ay, b ut there was very little business doieb' The following were among the closing quotations—Birmil t ham, Wolverhampton, and Stour Valley, 10,,,—Gret Northern, 20 London and North-Western, buyers 1237, sellers, 123 3 / 4 —North Staffordshire, buyers, 7 sellers, 7 dis.--Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), sellers, 7%---I),_q (H), sellers, .s%—Ditto, Preference, buyers, 9 3 / 4 —Sbrops , "l 4 Union, sellers, 3 1-16 dis.—South Staffjrdshire, buyers, dis., sellers, 1% dis.—Manchester, Shetfield,and Lincolnshir e ' New 101. Preference, buyers, 12 %—Midland Stock, buyer s ' sellers, 65. [ADVBETISEMUNT. ] —Declaration Of a Dutch mail who fought at Wate r l oo , cure d b y Holloway's Ointment O Pills "1, J. de Swart, p u bli c l y state that Holloway's Pills an d Ointment have cured m e o f several ulcerous sores which ha d in their origin in imp er f ect l y healed wounds received the batty of Waterloo. Th e pa i n was infinite, and I was confine to my bed al ways during the harvest month. 1 e!., 6 now for two y ears b een enjoying the best of health, solely 1: consequence of usi ng H olloway's Pills and Ointment, which cvuorsezdepmeles,inneaavraNryyrnsheog(:etsntii,gme ; in gratitude for which 1 pub' by all Druggists, and at Prnoilefeodsi?l,ajonr.d,dHeOolleotw. fish this testimony. 444, Strand, London. FE Swart,a4yt,hs 4th, 1849." IsLt Establishments s: ,h o ra n se t op h it ; , and steamsVEß s o T f I anotherLLS AN AN D summerLEGA LarPeoartshoarix andi.— rfrevheer.hsetaiit; in towns and cities are as fully charged as ever they were_ , with the rich material of pestilence. Our Legislature _l 3 A , ' taken care to grant security to the extent of ahont 0 for the ' care per annum in perpetuity to the Church, ". notito of the living flock, but for permission to inter elsewhere ~ stillquesrteioma for Physical corruption, they have so imperfectlyfor which provided satiott the carrying out of the very purpose c:nnpen _ 6 _, inanimate carcase ;" but in their careforvested interes interests 11 ' dead letter. The mind, lately familiarised with the and ag now the fight has to be fought over horrid into its previous fatuous indifference, 111 • 11 : Was to be granted, that it t a h t i i s on pu o r i po t s h e n btyl o c; athsome picture set before its eyes on o ' must have the . it ana su s hs a id P e e d ri c ; insis t ' more v in vivid outline, ere can be brought again to adequate energy and d etermination, on the subj A with i taken up by its lawmaking representatives, and c r_t o some more e ectual purpose, it is to be op "settle details, aimaginedg ain h rr a sh s eec sunk uprui than heretofore. It is a sickening task to repeat the pr,e_ t vious delineations of our intramural graveyard horrors. 1 ! fear this must be done, if the force of public opinion is we he again to be brought actively and efficiently to bear upon t questionilder. being again ff h .eecci,t, BI li T - H - 8 . On the Bth inst., in lo!arrgt A in g on N :square ' the wife of th e. Rev. Henry Gehle, OF • TER. On the Bth i ns t ., at C ourland DAUGH Wandsworth-road. the wif e of Alfred B. 13 1enkarn, E N . , On Frederick W. the 9th inst., at C harlotte -street, Bedford-square, MO . Porter. TARRIED. W. Howarth , On the 8 03 t g h a i t n e s . t. at Park Chapel, Camden-town, Charles J , Esq , of Richmond:hill, Manchester, to Emres house, eldest i daughter of Joseph Leech, Esq., of Irvine' oßno—indaet,hugeiti::Bstih.; o i 7 n f s ttiL t.i ivi a e,r t tp,o l ( 3 ) i l d , ston Church, Cheshire, T. / 3 ' the late Captainto lilieennrtileatnt,a Madras s e l s i 13 A e s__.. e k e 9 On the 9th inst., at M DIEIJ. ornington-road, -park, 3 lar Ir * William Papprill, a ge d 81 , and for 40 years o f bh er b ou rne. e, Lombard -street, City. O the Bth inst.. Margaret. the wire of John Plews, ES(I4 of the Camberwell New-road, Kennington, aged 52. On the the Bth inst., at Stoke-by-Nayland, Catherine, fifth d aughter of the 'V. C. M. Fostesse. ()., : ),1 1 ,T 1 at Si+Ainforth, Yolitshire, ThutilftS FoSt er ' r!‘of 1.411:!on, age d 7-,J. */.." oy No. 112, Strand, Printe r , at The Sun Office, N o . 11*, Strand, in tha Precinct o f t h e SaVey,i the couati buthuesez i Nouclay s April 14184 .~- w~; ;~