The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-07 00:00:00

4.870 I 2,090

The general demand ruled heavy, at barely
prices. Beef, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton, 2s 2dstationary
to 3s 6d ;
to
LB3s Sd per Blbs . , 4s 6d to 5s
by the carca3
se 8d ; Veal, s2dto 4s ; Pork, 2s 4d
.

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CRIMINAL COLODUcRoTtheT(.I,IS DAY.)
(Before Mr. GURNEY, Q.C.)
; James Williams, aged 17, was indicted for robbery
with violence upon Emma Susannah Noble.
1 The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
The peosecutrix stated that on the evening of the 12th
of March she was walking along Bridge-street, Blsick-
. friars, when her progress was impeded by ►two boys lam
seemed to be wrestling together. They threw themselvs
in her way, and while she was trying to avoid them ese-
veral other boys got round her and pinioned her tree
ms.
The prisoner then came up, and pushing his hand into
i her pocket, he took out her purse and decamped v Pith
the boys. They were, however, pursued by one of the
bystanders, and being eventually run down, he was c ar-
ried before a magistrate, and committed on the pres, nat
charge.
The jury found him Guilty of the robbery, but as he
' was unknown to the police, he was oely sentenced to
four months' imprisonment with bard labour.
(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD, Mr. Baron MA.RTIkis
and Mr. Justice CROMPTON.)
The second edition of the calendar, published this.
morning, contained the names of 163 prisoners, biir4;
10 more then appeared in the first edition.
Thomas Robert Mellish, aged 46, described as a gl ass
cutter, and James Douglas, aged 25, described as a clerk,
were indicted for forging and uttering receipts for m 0.•
ney, with intent to defraud their employers.
The prisoner Douglas pleaded guilty, and the prisor Ler
Mellish pleaded not guilty. Both prisoners were broug ht
from Millbank Penitentiary, both of them havii eg
already been convicted on a previous charge.
Mr. Clarkson, with whom was Mr. Ballantine, con—
ducted the case for the prosecution, while Mr. Monta
Chambers, QC., Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Iluddleston
de-
fended the prisoner Mellish.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned
Counsel who open,A ,I,
'"e easel and the evidence whit*
was afterwards called, that the two prisoners had hem
in the service of a Mr. Thompson, a plate-glass manu—
facturer, and the proprietor of the patent for silvering:
glass globes. Mellish was the manager of the latter
business, and Mr. Thompson, who is by profession a.
surgeon' reposed great confidence in him, and being 0.
globeall ed to
department, have ti
skilful and scientific mechanic, the prisoner Mellish was
ee
and to entire
tire
py superintendenceali
in connexion with it. He filled this situation for s
long
period, and it was ultimately discovered that
athe
accounts of
and the
wages. silver
he lad been carrying on
during almost the whole time
an extensive system of
accounts that were
fraud by altering the amounts of
the diffevent tradesmen's
ri.. e sent into
sting the difference to
bill for 1/. lls. 10d
For workman or
his own eve. For
a
~.
tradesman sent
altered to 1/. 10s. 10d and;
~ .
the sum was
the establiehment, and aipnsptraonpce,
if a
. the cash-book, which was kept by the
m
who officiated as clerk to the firm under
soner l)°un mellish. Both the prisoners were tried and,
the prisoner
c precisely the same Offence in a former see--
convicted of
being at that
• but there time a number of other is-•
so entered
ous,
awn,
dietments of the same character against them, the friers's-,
of
the prisoner Mellish brought their influence to bear'
up on the llore-office, and it was ultimately agreed that -
Mellish and his alleged confederate, should be tried over
again upon one of the other indictments. The case 'ems'
of a somewhat complicated nature, for the pristine r
Mellish affirmed that he was a partner in the glass cor %
cern, and, therefore, if he had been guilty of any malprae ,-
tires, they might to be made the subject of a civil, ar id
not a criminal, suit.
The case was proceeding when our report left, at id
there was eve ry prospect of its a= tending to a late hot tr.
:r .

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NE TY COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
ARREST OF A WITNESS.---Mr. PARRY said a per On
named Itlbert IVennett, who was in attendance at t be
court as a prosecu tor and a witness, had been arrest ed
on a chargo of for ory and conspiracy; and he wi Oa% ?d
to apply to the Ccurt to
be released from custody c 11
entering into his own recognizances to answer the cht Aurga
against him.
Nlr. BALLANTINE said it was his advice to the Cr( veva
that Kennett should be arrested and taken to the neat •t 5
migistrate, in order that an investigation might h N.O
place, and the prisoner might be either committed of
discharged.
-Lie thought that was the best course t' hat
thcould be adop'..ed, and he was ready to prosecute bef or('
e magistrate at Guildhall, within
whose jurisdiet ital.
o alleged ()Glace was committed.
The RECORDER said ho had no jurisdiction in
matter. Though attending as a prosecutor under
indictment he must be &alt with as an ordinary per
Mr. PARRY observed that the prisoner was the i
secutor in the case against Stowell, which was 1
Yesterday-. Ile apprehended that he could not be
rested within the precints of the court where he
now in attendance as a material witness.
The AECOADP 5444 it. ho Tia 4 Wank 04 0 Ili

the
an
ion.
Fo-
dad
ar-
was

taxis

the ordinary step rsight be tz,:lien by the Court to b:ing
him here. _

The prisoner was than removed is the custody of au
officer, to Guildhrzil.
James Gilbert, aigeti 35, sailor, who r, as detaincd from
last session, was charted with feloniously receiving a
bank-note, value Si, the property of George Rice.
The prosecutor was now an eating•houv, ket.per,
carrying on business at Woolwich, bun in December,
1849, held the situation of midshipmen's steward on
board her Majesty's steam•frigate the Firebrand, which
was then off the coast of Greece. The prisoner was
employed on board as gun-room cook. The prosecutor
had at this time 39/., consisting of gold and notes, locked
up in a drawer in his berth, and on the 27th of Decem-
ber he missed the money. There was among the money
the half of a 5/. note belonging to the Portsmouth Branch
of the Bank of England, the other halt of which the
prosecutor bad sent to his father, who lived at Ports-
mouth. About six months after the occurrence the pri-
soner was invalided aad sent home. The prosecutor
returned to England shortly afterwards, and gave a
man named Robinson, who was also one of the crew,
into custody on suspicion of committing. the robbery,
and he was ultimately indicted and convicted. From
circumstances which came to the prosecutor's knowledge
he had reason to believe that Gilbert had been engaged
in the transaction, and after looking for him for some
time, without success, he met him accidentally at the
Mitre Tavern, Woolwich, and then had him appre-
hended. The possession of the half note was traced to
the prisoner in the following curious mariner. When a
person looses the half of a note, and desires the other
half changed, the bank first ascertains that the lost half
is still in circulation, and then requires the party to make
a declaration as to how he lost it, and to give an
indemnity to the bank by two respectable house-
holders, in case it should make its appear.
ance. The prisoner fulfilled these requirements,
and obtained tha five pounds. The account he gave to
the bank was, that whilst on board, he was engaged in
cutting the note, but was suddenly called upon, and as
he turned round the wind blew the severed half out of
the port hole and into the sea. Conclusive evidence in
respect to the above circumstances having been adduced,
In defence the prisoner said, Robinson owed him
some mess money, and on leaving the Firebrand ho
handed the half note to him, and he was ignorant of the
way he had became possessed of it, until Robinson was
tried last session.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to twelvemonths' imprisonment, with hard labour,
in Maidstone Guol.

LITERATURE.

THE PERILS OF FASHION. 3 Vols.

Colburn.
This is an attractive and interesting tale which
forcibly exemplifies the evils arising from the present
system of education. The heroine is young and
beautiful, without a care save for the pleasure of the
passing hour, and no wish but for admiration and
amusement. However, her life is not always so
prosperous, and heavy trials befal her, some of which
are the consequences of her own thoughtlessness, and
which cast a shadow over her life. The end is to-.
tally unexpected, and few would be able at the com-
mencement of the third volume to surmise the close.
The characters are varied and entertaining, though
not always showing the most pleasing side of human
nature. The vexations and disappointments met by
Mary D'Arc in her brightest moments are sufficient
to show the perils of fashion, or, in other words, the
punishments likely to befal those who devote their
lives to the pursuit of idle and selfish pleasure. The
Greek mother, Viscountess Leverton, is a gentle and
amiable character, but totally unfitted by nature and
habits for the difficult task of educating her daughter
and guarding her from the dangers of the world. The
style is lively, and the story does not fail to interest,
'while the number of scenes and persons introduced
present continual novelty. The following extract
shows the moral which the work inculcates :
"It were almost worthy a prize essay to pronounce
oa the best manner in which the years between eighteen
and twenty-eight of a woman in the middle ranks of life
should be passed; that is, where an early marriage has
not given its interests and occupations, Are they to be
coquettes, bluestockings, sisters of mercy, artists, musi-
cians, needlewomen, or cooks? All are objectionable as
far as wifehood is concerned; though a little borrowed
from each character would not be a bad foundation.
But then they are so incompatible—at least, so the
world is pleased to consider them—and therefore, for
want of a better, the old system prevails; and women
are educated solely with reference to the ten years,
which is about the average of their spinsterhood after
emerging into public life.'
" Trained for attraction and display, they perform
Well the task which has been assigned them. The scene
changes—they are wives. The role has not been
studied, and into what a labyrinth of woe and worry,
disappointment and disability, ennui and amazement
—the real amazement' of the marriage service—
does their new life lead ! Men cannot teach ; they
scold or despond ; they coax or they bully ; they be-
come tyrants or indifferent, but they cannot teach
better things; and so it appears that these joltings in
the matrimonial line of road cannot be mended.
There are clever, amiable girls who can never be at
fault in any position, there are some who gain wisdom
and savoir faire in a long
ma-
jority, maidenhood ; but the ma-
it must be confessed, make sad work of
wedlock."

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COLONIAL MAGAZINE and EAST INDIA
REVIEW.
Life In this number there is a description of " Bush
in Canada," an article on " England and her
~
vasn• •
which treats of the management of Colo-
Ilization, and the injurious consequences of frauds re-
ating to the advantages that accrue to emigrants.

111-8 JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
MEDICINE AND MENIAL PATHO-
LOGI,. Edited by Forbes Winslow, M.D.
TtThe first article is on Crime, Education, and Insa-
Y• The second is on the Psychology of Epochs.
here is a review of nervous influence which is
Written by Mrs. Carleton, and which appears to pos-
.. considerable merit, and, for a lady, uncommon
rd surprising information. The important lunacy
bts of Mrs. Catherine Cumming occupies half the
nogg, and will be doubtless perused with interest by
this who are desirous of obtaining information on
L'is awful subject.
Tg-

E CHURCH OF ENGLAND QUAR-
TERLY .
C.The Time of the End," REVIEW
Christianity in the
nited States, and Wordsworth's letters on the Apo-
e4l37Pse occupy the chief part of this number, whil,e,
the usual literary part consists of a review of " Lufra,
a Poem by the Rev. James Bandinel, and a half-hour
With Longfellow. There is much in this work to in-
terest and instruct the general reader, as well as that
which is more Suited for the theologian and the con-
troversialist.

TE
bl A OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
AlisicnasTEß, TIIESDAY.—By the Asia steam-
Packet, which arrived in Liverpool only at ten o'clock
we learn that there is now an excess of
steam-
this morning,
332,000 bales in the total receipts of cotton at
42,900,000 bales.
the ports estimates of trop are more deci-
These accounts,
dedly in favour of
together with dull markets in the south as well as
the north, and a further decline of i to
.le.
, per lb. at
I\lew York, have tended, in
tshoims some elegree, to increase
the unfavourable bias in
the
tent to which this has been.—
Those spinnYearr:sZay
Perhaps be best stated thush.ave become willing to ace-
contracts are running out
declined last week. Tnis
tipt prices to-day which they .
has led to more apparent inquiry, and indeed to rather
had to report in our
more actual business, than we
who are still well
'tat account. But those spinners firmness at the pre-
"gaged continue to exhibit great
is the
\Pious quotations. A good deal of irregularityhwever, pretty
co us
of these differences. It is, . however,
way would
evident that very little further giving
ions.
The
4ritluce a considerable amount of operat
Unfavourable course of the Exchanges at Calcutta end
,_
l
11
ombay, which has become so very serious
to the sel era of imports at the former place, appears to be
touch felt in this market, for the India houses are
to t
zegle
ecir ting both yarns and goods. The cloths adapted
h trade cannot be sold to-da y except at a de-
cline, which, in the absence of the test supplied by
Positive offers, does not show itself. The makers of
such fabrics, however, would not be disposed, with
the orders they hold, to make any but a small con-
cessirtiion. There is a turn also in printers and 36-inch
shngs against the makers, with a like bias in do-
mestics and other coarse goods.
1/1. ROCHDALE, M°INDAT•••-•The flannel market con-
tinues in a languid state, and a very limited amount
of business has been transacted, at former prices. It
was stated on the market that one manufacturer is
calling together his creditors, who are summoned to
meet him on Tuesday, April 6, in order that be may
lay before them the state of his affairs. The wool
market is flat, with little doing, and prices firm.
HALIFAX, SATIIRDAT.—There were more persons
in our piece hall to-day than there have been for
Some weeks, but there was no perceptible increase iu
the amount of business done. There is more confi-
dence in the yarn market, and by the great diminu-
tion which has taken place in production, the spinners
are enabled to keep the quotations firm, though they
are much below the point of remuneration. The
transactions in wool are somewhat more extensive,
it and the terms are scarcel so favourable to the
biyer. y
RUDDERMELD, TUEsD&T._The goods most in
demand to-day, in the Cloth Hall, have been
fancy woollens, chiefly doeskins of check patterns ;
Crapes have also been inquired for. The trade of
the week in the warehouses has been rather below
the average, there having been a scarcity of buyers
in town. Wools continue firm, and A fair business
has been done in them.

TOTAL WRECK OF HER
MAJESTY'S STEAME
BIRKENHEAD.

FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY -
FOUR LIVES LOST.
The following particulars relating to this fearful
disaster, which has thrown a gloom over the whole
community at the Cape, have been collected from
various sources :
Her Majesty's splendid steamer Birkenhead, Cap-
tain Salmund, arrived in Simon's Bly on the 24th of
February, with reinforcements of troops for the Cape,
consisting of the following draughts for the different
regiments on the frontier :
" 2d (Queen's) Foot—Ensign Boyland and 51 privates.
"6th Regiment—Ensign Mitford and 61 privates.
" 12th Lancers—Cornets Bond and Rolt and 6 pri-
vates.
" 12th Regiment—Lieutenant S. Feirciough and 71
privates.
" 43d Light Infantry—Lieutenant Girardot and 41
privates.
45th, attached to 12th Foot-4 privates.
" 60th Rifles, 2d Battalion-41 privates, attached to
91st regiment.
" 73d Regiment—Lieutenants Robinson and Boot, and
Ensign Lucas, and 71 privates
" 74th Regiment—Major Seaton and Ensign Russell,
and 66 privates.
" 91st Foot—Captain Wright and 61 privates.
" Staff-2 surgeons and 1 assistant-surgeon.
" Total-12 officers, 472 rank and file, 2 surgeons, 1
assistant-surgeon, 25 women, and 31 children; 3 women
had died in childbirth and 1 of consumption on the pas-
sage, and 3 births had taken place.
"The women and children vrere landed forthwith,
with the exception of those who were afterwards saved
from the wreck.
" Lieutenant Fairelough, of the 12th, and Mr. Fresh-
field, clerk of the vessel, were also landed, and lett be-
hind sick at Simon's Town.
" The steamer proceeded on her way to Algoa Bay
and the Buffalo, at six &mock on the evening of the
25th.

" Besides those of the original roll left on board, Mrs.
Nisbett, wife of Quartermaster Nitbetf, who is in ser-
vice on the frontier, and a person named Andrew White,
a servant of Colonel Cloete, went as passengers in the
vessel. The total namber of souls on board was, as ac-
curately as we can ascertain, 638."
The first intelligence of the wreck reached Cape
Town on Friday morning, the 27th inst,, at half-past
nine, A.m., Dr. Winne, of the ill-fated vessel, having
ridden up from the place at which he landed for as-
sistance. Shortly after a statement made by him
was published. It is, however, considered to-be so
inaccurate that very little faith can be placed in it.
Next morning the following official documents were
published :

" Castor, Simon's Bay, Feb. 27.
" To his Excellency Lieutenant General Sir !Hurry G.

W. Smith, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, &e.
" Sir,—lt is with much pain I have to inform your
Excellency of the total loss of her Majesty's steam-ship
Birkenhead, at two o'clock on the morning of the 26th
inst., near to Point Danger; and I regret to add that
from the statement give❑ by Dr. Cuthane, assistant-
surgeon of the ship, it would appear that only about 70
persons are saved out of about 630 souls, nine of whom
have landed, but the others are in two boats, and had
proceeded seaward, to be picked up by a sailing vessel.
" I have dispatched the Rhadamauthus to the scene of
this fearful disaster to afford all possible relief, and to
search for the missing hosts.
" As it is possible they may be compelled to effect a
landing, I would be glad it your Excellency gave in-
structions to the resident magistrates and field-cornets on
the coast to keep a lookout for them, and render every
necessary assistance.

"I beg to inclose Dr. Culhane'3 statement, and have
the honour to be, your Excellency's most obedient
servant,

" C. WYVILL, Commodore."
" Since writing the above, the Rhadamathus has
towed in the schooner Lioness, which vessel picked up
the two boats mentioned. The sufferers, 116 in number,
are at present on board the Castor, and the Rhadaman-
thus has again proceeded to the scene of the wreck. I
annex a list of persons saved. Dr. Bowen, staff-sur-
geon, reports that several of the soldiers reached the
land on rafts. _ _