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

MARKET NE WS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE—WEDNESDAY •
To-day's market was very moderately supplied with
English Wheat ; nevevihelts,
the demand for all de-
scriptions ruled heavy, at prices barely equal to those
obtained on Monday. For forward delivery, owing to
the large quantities of French Flour on sale, next to
nothing was doing. Fine foreign Wheats were mostly
held at full currencies, but all low and middling kinds
were the turn lower. This week's imports are only
1,380 quarters. For shipment to 'the Continent we
heard of no transactions ; whilst floating cargoes off the
coast were much neglected. The show of English Bar-.
ley was small--that of foreign tolerably good. The
trade was in a depressed state, at barely late figures.
In Malt very few transactions were reported. We had
only a moderate inquiry for Oats, yet late rates were
mostly supported. Beane, Peas, and Flour were ex-
ceedingly heavy.
No market will be held here on Friday next.
ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. , Oats. Flour.
Qrs. Qrs. Ors. Qrs. Sacks.
English ..•• 1,180 1,420 1,780 430 910
Irish •• •• •• • 9JI)
Foreign •• .• • 1,380 4,630 4,870 2,090

WIIXTECHAPEZ.
The general demand ruled heavy, at barely stationary
prices. Beef, from Is 10d to 3s; Mutton, 2s 2d to 3s 6d ;
Lamb, 4s 6:1 to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 2d to 4s ; Pork, 2s 4d
to 3s 8d per Bibs. by the carcase.

CRIMINAL COURT._ THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. GURNEY, Q.C.)
James Williams, aged 17, was indicted for robbery
with violence upon Emma Susannah Noble.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
sheectiwt rat xs
walkingstated that
alongonß
therieveningdg eeft. the 12th
Bridge
..nfriars, when her progress was impeded by two boys who
seemed to be wrestling together. They threw themselves
TheNia rPchrnE
in her way, and while she was trying to avoid them se-
veral other boys got round her and pinioned her arms.
The prisoner then came up, and pushing his hand into
her Fact, he took out her purse and decamped with
the boys. They were, however, pursued by one of the
bystanders, and being eventually run down, he was
r e , Black-
of
car-
ried before a magistrate, and committed on the present
charge.
The jury found him Guilty of the robbery, but as he
was unknown to the police, he was only sentenced to
four months' imprisonment with hard labour.
(Before Mr. Justice TALFOURD, Mr. Baron MARTIN,
and Mr. Justice CROMPTON.)
The second edition of the calendar, published this
morning, contained the names of 163 prisoners, being
10 more than appeared in the first edition.
Thomas Robert Mellish, aged 46, described as a glass
cutter, aid James Douglas aged 25, described as a clerk,
were indicted for forging and uttering receipts for mo-
ney, %ith intent to defraud their employers.
The prisoner Douglas pleaded guilty, and the prisoner
Mellish pleaded not guilty. Both prisoners were brought
from Millbank Penitentiary, both of them having
already been convicted on a previous charge. Mr. Clarkson, with whom was Mr. Ballantine, con-
ducted the case for the prosecution, while
Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Bodkin, and Mr. Montague
Mr. Huddleston de'
fended the prisoner Mellish.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned
Counsel who opened the case,
and the evidence which
',vas afterwards called, that the two prisoners had been
a
in the service of a Mr. Thompson,
plate-glass manu-
facturer, and the proprietor of the patent for silvering
glass globes. Mellish was th eer of the la
burusiness, and Mr. Thompson, whmoana isg by professiontter a
sgeon, reposed great confidence in him, and being a
skilful and scientific mechanic, the prisoner Mellish was
allowed to have the entire superintendence of the silver
globe department, and to pay all the accounts and wages
in connexion with it. Ile filled this situation for a
long period, and it was ultimately discovered that
during almost the whole time he Lad been carrying on
_
an extensive system of fraud by altering the amounts of
the different tradesmen's accounts that were sent into
his establishment, and appropriating theli difference
orto
UlB own use. For instance,bill for 11. Woiriksm. aniod.
tradesman sent
initeread to 11. 10s. lod , and,
the sum was ash-book, which was kept by the pri-
soner entered in the ea
Both the prisoners were tried officiated as clerk to the firm under
Boner Douglas, who
and
sy the same offence in a former ses-
at that time a number ofother in-
dictments
sion, but there beingsame
character against them, the friends
of the
othoeurpireisteodnoefr Mellish.pree
of the prisonerMellish
brought their influence to bear
it
upon the Home-office, and was ultimately agreed that
Mellish and his alleged confederate, should be tried over
again upon one of the other indictments. The case was
of a somewhat complicated nature, for the
prisoner
Mellish affirmed that he was a partner in the glass con-
cern,and, therefore, if he had been guilty of any malprac-
tices, they ought to be made the subject of a civil, and
not a criminal, suit.
The case was proceeding when our report left, and
there was every prospect of its extending to a late hour.
—__________

W COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
ARREST OF A WITNESS,—Mr. PARRY said a person
named Robert Kennett, who was in attendance at the
court as a prosecutor and a witness, had been arrested
on a charge of forgery and conspiracy; and he wished
o
ti
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ot he
his CO own: tr
etcoo
abnei
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gon
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t apply
entering
'against him.
Mr. BALLANTINE said it was his advice to the Crown
that Kennett should be arrested and taken to the nearest
magistrate, in order that an investigation might take
place, and the prisoner might be either committed or
diAchcrged. He thought that was the best course that
could be adopted, and ho was ready to prosecute before
the
magistrate at Guildhall, within whose jurisdiction
the alleged offence was committed.
The RECORDER said he had no jurisdiction in the
tnatter. Them,h attending es a prosecutor under en
indictment he meat be dealt with as an ordinary person.
M. PARRY observed that the prisoner was the prq
htcat,or in the etae ow.:a?t Stowell, which was tried
yesterday. He apprehended that he could not be ar-
rested within the precints of the court where he was
now in attendance as a material Witness,
The AECOPZIA arid, woo mood so i *too

the ordinary steps might be taken by the Court to bring
him here. _ .

The prisoner was then remove(' in the custody of an
officer, to Guildhall.
James Gilbert, aged 35, sailor, rho was deteined from
last session, was charged with feittnicusly r cciving
bank-note, value 51, the property of George Rice.
The prosecutor wad now an .eating•house keeper,
carrying on business at Woolwich, bat in December,
1849, held the situation of midaltipmsn's steward on
board her Majesty's steam-frigate elle Firebrand, which
was then off the coast of Greece. The prisoner was
employ don board as gun-room cook. The prosecutor
had at this time 391., consisting of gild and notes. locked
up in a drawer in his berth, and oat the 27th of Decem-
ber he missed the money. There 'was among the money
the half of a 5/. note belonging to the Portsmouth Brans.h
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 sad sent b acne. The prosecutor
returned to England shortly rev.t er,eards, and gave a
man named Robinson, who was also one of the .crew,
into custody on suspicion of colt miffing the robbery,
and he was ultimately indicted and convicted. From
circumstances which came to the p,rosecutor's knowledge
he bad reason to believe that Gillat rt had been engaged
in the transaction, and after look tug for him for some
time, without success, he met h's.at accidentally at the
Mitre Tavern, Woolwich, and tsaen bed him appre-
hended. The possession of the half note was traced to
the prisoner in the following curious manner. When a
person looses the halt of a note, and desires the other
half changed, the bank first aster ta ins that the lost halt
is still in circulation, and then req sires the party to make
a declaration as to how he lost it, and to give
an
indemnity to the bank by taro respectable house-
holders, in case it should snake its appear-
ance. The prisoner fulfilled these requirements,
and obtained the five pounds. The: account he gave to
the bank was, that whilst on boa rd, he was engaged in
cutting the note, but was suddenly called upon, and as
he turned round :he wind blew the severed half out cf
the port hole and into the sea. lj onolusive evidence in
respect to the above circumstances having been adduced,
In defence the prisoner said, Robinson owed him
some area: money, and on leaving the Firebrand he
banded 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 Gtl:ilty, and he was sen-
tenced to twelvemonths' imprisonment, with hard labour,
in Maidstone

lATERAT U ItE.

TILE PERILS OF FA,3IIION. 3 Vuls.

Colburn.
This is an attractive and in tereeting tale which
forcibly exemplifies the evils ari sing from the present
system of education. The heroine is young and
beautiful, without a care save file 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 befall her, some of which
are the consequences of her own thoughtlessnes., 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 dis eppointneents met by
Mary D'Arc in her brightest rnoments are sufficient
to show the perils of fashion, or, in other words, the
punishments likely to befit' those who devote their
lives to the pursuit of idle and selfish pleasure. The
Greek mother, Viscountess Lev erton, is a gentle and
amiable character, but totally u n fitted by nature and
habits for the difficult task of akucating her daughtsr
and guarding her from the dangers of the world. The
style is lively, and the story dues not fail to interest,
while the number of scenes seed persons introduced
present continual novelty. The following extract
shows the moral which the work inculcates :
"It were almost worthy a prize essay to pronounce
on the best manner in which the rears between eighteen
and twenty-eight of a woman in e middle ranks of life
should be passed; that is, where an early marriage bas
not given its interests and occupations. Are they to be
coquettes, bluestockings, sisters of mercy, artists, musi-
cians, needlewomen, or cooks? All arc objectionable as
far as wifehood is concerned; though a little borrowed
from each character would not be a bad foundation.
Bat then they are so incompatible—at least, so the
world is pleased to consider thence--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. Thee role has not been
studied, and into what a labyrinth of woe and worry,
disappointment and disability, ensaui 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 maidenhood ; but the ma-
jority, it must be confessed, make sad work of
wedlock."

COLONIAL MAGAZINE and EAST INDIA

In REV 1E W.
number .this there is a description of " Bash
Life in Canada," an article on " England and her
Offspring," which treats of the management of colo-
nizatiou, and the injurious coubequences of frauds re-
lating to the advantages that accrue to emigrants.

THE JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
MEDICINE AND MENIAL PATIIO-
- Edited by Forbes Winslow,
The first article is on Crime, .Education, and Insa-
nity, The second is on the Psychology of Epochs.
There is a review of nervous influence which is
written by Mrs. Carleton, and which appears to pos-
sess considerable merit, and, for a lady, uncommon
and surprising information. The important lunacy
book,
of Mrs. Catherine Cumming occupies half the
"°IE, and will be doubtless perused with interest by
twiny who are desirous of obtaining information on
awful subjEct.

271 R CHURCH OF EvGLAND QUAR-

TERLY REVIEW.
"The Time of the End," Christianity in the
tuited States, and Wordsworth's letters on the Apo-
calypse occupy the chief part of this number, while
the usual literary par, conststs 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.

STATE OF TRADE,
(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
MAIICHEIMIIII, TUESDAY.—By the Asia steam-
packet, which arrived in Liverpool only at ten o'clock
this morning, we learn that there is now an excess of
332,000 bales in the total receipts of cotton at
the ports; and estimates of the crop are more deci-
dedy in favour of 2,900,000 bales. These accounts,
together with dull enarkets in the south as well as
the north, and a further decline of if to ie. per lb. at
New York, have tended, in some degree, to increase
the unfavourable bias in this market. The ex-
tent
has been the case in yarns may
to which this
perhaps be best stated. thus e---Those spinners whose
contracts are running out have become willing t g o ac.-
which they declined last
oept prices to-day
inquiry, " Week.
This
we had to report in our
has led to snore apparent andindeed to rather
more actual business, than
lest account. But those spinners who are still well
G agaged continue to exhibit great firmness at the pre-
vious quotations. A good deal of
is, .ever, pretty
irregularity is the
consequence of these differences. It now
evident that very little further giving way
would
induce a considerable amount of operations. The
at Calcutta and
unfavourable course of the Exchanges
Bombay,
which has become so vet serious
appears to be
serious to the sel-
lerspl
of imports at the former
Much felt in this market, for the India houses are
neglecting both yarns and goods. 'The cloths adapted
to their trade cannot be
sold to-day except at -by
de-
Cline which, in the absence of the test supplied y.
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-
cession. There is a turn also in printers and 36-inch
s
burtings against the makers, with a like bias in do-
rnestics and other coarse g
oods.
"RoclinALE M
Unties in, I lan) .°1413AY.---The flannel market con-
of bcisir;ss baltrt state, and a very limited amount
Was stated on tat transacted, at former prices. It
readitors, w
his market that one manufacturer is
calling together
inset him on Taws,ho are summoned to
lay before them they' ma
ti,)er April
t. 0 , ;
=n order that he may
market is flat, with little doin his affairs. Tte wool
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—TifeIraIIe d prices firm.
in our piece hall to-day than thevirere more persons
some weeks, but there was no perceptiblee been for
the amount of business done. There is
increase in
dence in the yarn market, and by the grematorde. confi-
ton which has taken place in production, the tsen. inu-
are enabled to keep the quotations firm, though the s
are much below the point of remuneration. Tlly, transactions in wool are somewhat more extensive,
and the terms are scarcely so favourable to the
bayer.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—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 she wprcLoules has Lei ,1 r:lthf,: bc,l,;ve
the average, there having been a scarcity of buyers
ire town. Wools continue fire, and a fair business
has been done in them. •