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London, England, 1852-08-18 00:00:00

told me that she fired the house, as Betterid,qo was e
cowalel. BstterPge, in a conversation afterwarde, s aid
t_he fire had been put out a quate-er of an hour coL sour.
I vr.mt to the Monarch Insurance Corepenv, and on tae-
return I told Betteridge the effice knew ell about it, end
Irtfenntle prisoner said they were only pumping you.
kin cross-examination, tLe witness stated that on the
Light of the fire Le latched his Ird-room door, undressed,
went to bed, nod fell fast asleep, and Mr. BettetVge had
to force the doer open before he could rouse him u;.'\ Vtlliana Joseph Cooke, shopmen to the prisoner at
PiPel-streq—ln May the prisoner informed him that
he nentemplated setting fife to the shop in IN hiteeress-
street, in order to get more money from the insurance
company than the goods were worth. Goods and clothes
were sent from Whitccross-street to Chapel-street the
clay before the fire. After the fire Betteridge said the
urn had been discovered to soon.
On cross-examination. the witness said he had some
‘'etaraunication with the fire-office.
il'nnith Ann Rose, wife of a furniture dealer in Old-
street-road, deposed to Betteridge purchasing a coffee-
ne/t from her for 33. about two days bolero the fire. It
waa brought away by the boy Judge.
James Seaward, of 149, Whitecross-street, said he,
11IQ exactly opposite Bettriclge's shop. On the night of
~se fire, he invited them over to his house, and they re.
^mailledi with him until the fire was put out. The wo-
man,, did not seem to be alarmed while the fire was raging.
'he laughed at the lad Judge. I believe the two pri-
soners slept together. There was no other female in the
use, and I have seen a man and woman going to bed
; °
'n "no moth. Betteridge seemed alarmed.
Thomas, a carman, said, on the '2sth of June
he found a quantity of ceiling rubbish had been placed
It consisted
the wall of his premises in York-read, St. Luke's.
e°natsted of mortar and hair, and must have been
shot there on the previous day.
George Fogo, of the Fire Brigade, went to the fire
cat two o'clock in the morning in company with two other
'"lneh, named Wilson and Crampton, who bad since
met with their deaths. On examining the premises he
found that the fire had originated in the trout cellar.
There was an aperture from the cellar into the shop.
r,""ne fire had burnt off the end of the curtain. The
had
had been loosened to let the fire get ur. If there
'lnd been no opening the fire would have been confined
to the basement.
The depositions of Wilson and Crampton were ad-
mitted and read.
Evidence was given to show that the prisoner had in-
. lured his goods for 4001., and bad made a claim of about
"01. for loss sustained by the fire.
"qr. PARRY then addressed the jury on behalf of both
the Priionsrs.
(The trial was proceeding when our report left.)

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
The Court sat this morning to hear bail and appeal
cries at the Court-house, Clerkenwell-green, their being
six eqse3 in the paper for trial.
Ellen Hanson pleaded not guilty to an indictment
„targiug her with violently assaulting her child, Jane
Llisaa, in a moat unmerciful manner.
du. Dearsley appeared for the parish authorities of
. Andrew's, Holborn, for the pro3ecution, and Mr.
Clarkson fur the defence.
It appeared from the evidence of the girl that her
mother had upon several occasions beaten her most se-
ZerelY ; sometimes with a rolling-pin and at others with a
vta" rod. She had run away from home nine or ten
',_ll'Pa, and had bean brought home again by the police.
the bad taken money from her mother's till, and had
spent it, and it was for that she had been flogged.
1(lr• P. Wilders, a surgeon, stated that he examined
bruises.
.child, and found upon her arms some very severe
The scalp was also bruised, and the eye was
Jackened,
should think that the bruises were the
zesalt of several severe beatings, and might have been
ceased by a window roller or some such instrument.
Several witnesses were called who proved the above.
.4i. • CLARKSON addressed the jury for the defence in
an eloquent speech, end contended that she had not ex-
ceeded her duty in chastising her daughter.
Mr. Wrrnam summed up at great length, and the
121.3' returnEd a verdict of Not Guilty.

STATE OF TRADE.
11(From the Manchester Guardian of this day.)
a. "CHESTER, TUESDAY.—On Saturday an excite-
4-11ent was got up in the Liverpool market, and sales
to the extent of 25,000 bales (15,000 on speculation
and for export) were effected, at an advance of *d.
per
lb. on
the rates of the previous day, mainly from
l expectation that Monday's packet would bring
a
°ices of a further rise in cotton in the American
?arts. When the accounts came to band, however,
they disappointed the sanguine expectations that had
injury
formed ; for, only very partial and unimportant
the having been committed by worms, and
favourable
reports of the crop being in the highest degree
i_avourahle from nearly all parts, the New York
13 014185,t
whilst
had not gained more than i-e. to ic. per lb.,
yielswinitehss continued limited in the southern
ti
consequencet. is,
a bias to ratherhigher quotations. The
an abatement of spirit; amongst our
neighbours who are hardly able to maintain the
round they took at the end of last week, though
l'ene sold 12,000 bales yesterday, and about
;1270 to-day. The upward tendency which
4nraw material continues to exhibit has caused
least, again to harden in their terms, or, at
at t° be more difficult to deal with than
whethe the Gate of our last report. Water twist,
The „..., in bundle or warp, is fully
'l. per lb dearer.
the taerrneas
are more inclined to purchase than
ills yhwere, and
an inquiry from the China houses
° as arisen since the arrival of the advices, which
Rive
a better account of twist than of shirtings. The
atatebleut regarding warps needs some qualification
as the lower,
counts, though worse to buy, are kept
ill,acheek by the unsatisfactory state of domestic and
other heavy goods. For 40's and 50's mule twist, of
licl lati qualities, there is now more inquiry, and an
ID lb. is obtained for the latter, and
.421. ati;cl6d.offortah.tne-ferrmer. The same bearing is still
sops and in fine yarns. The accounts
from
in mestousv
ao
depression in the value of shirtings,
tn'concshaesiqnuawence of an excess of supplies ; and such de-
mande experienced for these articles a week
ago is arrested. Although some business is doing in
qualities adapted to the Indian trade, it has received a
aback from the unsatisfactory condition of business at
Calcutta. Domestics still, lag exceedingly in the
tear of the yarns, from which they are made. The
makers of these cloths are hoping that a better trade
is at hand, as August and September are always the
months of greatest demand; but as yet they have
ulfaeulty in obtaining the very inadequate advance
for which they are struggling. They are, however,
?educing the stocks, which have accumulated only in
levy hands, and to no great extent on the whole.
ulna
the cloth market is quiet, but perfectly
utna
I.ROCEIDALE, MONDAY.—Notwithstanding it has
'ten the rush-bearing Monday, there has been a fair
124ouut of business transacted, at prices much the
same as those of the previous week. The wool
market has been dull ; the manufacturers buy very
Pmallagly, and for immediate use only.
~..AACCLESPIELD, TUESDA.Y.---•
We are at length en-
demand
4151eci to report a decided improvement in the
ll
!or silk manufactured goods. Many of the sm.aaner
lzakers have more orders than for some time past a and,
as the stocks on hand were all but exhausted, i
1,1111 expected the autumn trade will be active.a
littrl°"n Silks—The inquiry for the home market isd
awe More free, but chiefly confined to the finerne-
aeuti°bs, which are difficult to get worked. le
alro—,,Rs" for the French and German markets are
arapie4lataintled, which keeps the throwsters actively
sutreee",C* Raw Silks—The market for Chinas has
some ,3- a reaction to the extent of 61. per lb. on
tions aesellPtions and some considerable traresac-
-hcousnithieanvtel:en:: enteredL into at this reduction. The
PrieeneesaBsdre 113:13engals has been to a fair extent,
6'°re• The accounts received from the
as rail!), • raete represent prices of Italian raw
a extrenaea.
"P"eted t h e high, and that but little bilk was
Harr °be sent forward to our markets.
a_aax, a .
Retch i SATURDAY.—The demand for worsted
4nd in sbut languid lust now, both in the Piece Hall.
the wareh a, - in yarns and wools there is
uo alteration. ""es.
n
xtr‘ much the
den"him
EasPIELD TuFSDAT.-•-vilr market to-day has
same us last week ; if anything, rather
1 :re is doing to order among the woollen fancies. We
Ittllte had several shiers in the town, but they.
mes
have been any extensive purchases. The War 'll(2u'
-een flat during the week, but have been doing
?ether more to-day.
____

•••
Corte •
spondi Total • • £192 15 10
ng week in•18rIl (10 In on
Passengers, parcels, &c. ••• 39
5
Llerchandise, cattle, &c.••• 06
9
Open)

Total

£39 7 2
•••

PEO
sriJust been struck off by Messrs. Chou-
of
ST MEDAL.--ireally eitrisite,ams medal
cdon, jol.vellers of Boston, in commemorationan:
Unquestionable triumph of the Protectionist c_
poat,
oM'S Liocolnshire. The front of this—'wh
Eihston would have grandiloquently designatedt
stopiece of plate," has the arms Of the coun y
viitrbeunded by a wreath of acorns and oak leaves!
(3,.;4 the words" Glorious Protectionist Triumph •
.I,e 0
aneral Election, July, 12." Oa the reverse ap-
.t,a the inscription—" In commemoration of the
iatrurn Of the whole thirteen Members for Lincoln-
re en Protectionist Principles"—surrounding the
t ,71" of those thirteen Members, as follows :—Chris-
,'"lwr, Trollope, Sibthorp, Cabbell, Herries, Welby,
(~„an,_ll°Po, Burghley, Ilenevg?, Heatheote, Thesiger,
abiam, Annesiey. Toe most enthusiastic Frc.e-
tarader,---amopgst whom we have ourselves been for
thersableness of this graceful little evidence o!
exutaton.
C,

tii;?:'K AND BANDON RAILWAY.—(IOO miles oPell)--Return
r tile for the week ending Aug. 14, 1851: --
Passengers, parcels, &c. ..„ £l7l 0 1
Dlerchandise, cattle , &c. 21 15 9

d WiruNDurt-STORM.—A heavy thundn'osf'°"ll oinv:rr the metropolis yesterday' evening. The light Busse
lightning was
e Vivid, and the peals of thunder deeper and of longer
dPaskuration, than have been known in Loudon for some years