The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

WEST MINSTER.

SELF ACCUSATION OF CHILD MURDER AND ATTEMPTED
SUICIDE.—Emma Cobblestone, a respectably dressed young
woman, was placed at the bar charged with having accused
herself with the murder of her child, and with making two
or three attempts to commit suicide.

William Laughlan, police-constable 56 B, said—l was
on duty in the King's-road, Chelsea, at half-past one this
morning, when I saw the prisoner, who appeared in a most
excited and dejected state. I inquired of her what was
the matter, when she said that her distress was caused by
her having thrown her child fr, an Battersea-bridge into the
river Thames. She ran towards the bridge, and I followed
her, accompanied by 285 B, determined to wa ch hor
closely, When she got to Cheyne-walk she filled her
handkerchief lull of stones, and tied it round her neck.
She then got over the railing between her and the river.
and was about to plunge in when I seized and pre-
vented her. She assigned as a reason for attempting to
jump into the river that her heart was broken in conse-
quence of her having destroyed her child. She did not at-
tempt to deny that it was her intention to drown herself.
Mr. Arnold—Did she give any further explanation of
her conduct ?

Witness—She said that her husband had left her, and
that she became destitute, and had in consequence been in-
duced to throw the child into the Thames. She was very
excited, and appeared as if she had been drinking.
Mr. Arnold—Did you make any search for the child ?

Witness—We did, and found it safe at prisoner's mother's.
Her sister is here now with the child. Prisoner made two
other desperate attempts to drown herself.
Mr. Arnold—Did you not take her to the station when
you took her n Cheyne-walk ?
Policeman—She was anxious to show us the particular
spot, as she said, where she had thrown her child into the
water, and took us to Battersea• bridge for that purpose,
when she twice suddenly b"oke away from us.
The sister having produced the child, which is at the
breast, the magistrate suggested that it should be given up
to the prisoner, whom he remanded for a week, but that the
sister should accompany her to the prison, lest she should
hurt it.

MARKETS--This Day.

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MARK-LANE.

The fresh arrivals of English wheat to this morning's
market were very modern: a. Selected samples moved (,ff
steadily, and prices ruled firm, but the demand for inferior
produce was by no means active, on former terms.
l'he market was well supplied with foreign wheat. The
business transacted, however, was chit fly in retail, yet the
quotations were supi orted.
Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a moderate
extent, at previous currencies.

The supply of foreign barley was large, of English mode-
rate, and the trade was in a sluggish state, at fully the late
decline in prices. In the value of malt no change took
place.
0.-at,, the supply of which was small, were very dull, but
holders were indisposed to accept further reduced rates.

Beans and peat, changed hands somewhat heavily, and
the quotations had a downward tendency.
In fl)ur sales progressed slowly on former terms. The
supply of American qualities was moderate.

ARRIVALS THIS WICEIC..
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
Eng,lish...... 730 1,660 130 520
.....
V0r0gu......15,460 11,780 j 61,020 20) sirs
11,2C0 brls.