The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-25 00:00:00

THE GREAT NEW MARKET.

Mr. ELLIOTT wished to know from the chairman of
the Markets Committee what progress the committee
were making as to the purchase of land upon which to
build the new market which was to substitute Smithfield
Market.—(Hear.)
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR replied that the committee were
proceeding satisfactorily in the purchase of seventy-two
acres of ground upon a site which he would venture to
say was preferable to any other that could be found in
every respect. It was a site so much more eligible than
the Islington site that no comparison could for a moment
be instituted between them. (Hear, hear.) It was
quite evident that Islington Market would stand no
chance of competition when the market of which he
spoke should be erected. It was, he considered, neces-
sary to state so much to the public, as he believed the
Islington Market Company were endeavouring to induce
the public to be the purchasers of their shares.—(Hear,
hear.) That market had always been a failure, and
always would be henceforward a deadly failure. He
made that communication for the benefit of his fellow-
citizens.
[Mr. H. L. Taylor was supposed by the Court to
allude to the ground in Copenhagen.fields, about which
it has been reported they have been for some time ne-
gotiating.]
Mr. Deputy HOLY said money was so plentiful at
present that every sort of speculation appeared to be
legitimate.
Mr. ELLIOTT said he supposed that Mr. H. L. Taylor's
object in giving such an answer to the question was to
prevent his fellow-citizens from joining in any specula-
tion which was likely to be crushed by coming in contact
with the powerful influence of the corporation.
The deeds of agreement were then sealed.
THE MORE EASY RECOVERY OF SHALL DEBTS.
Upon the motion of Alderman WIR.E, the Remembran-
cer was directed to draw up an abstract of the City of
London Small Debts Extension Bill for circulation
amongst the citzens, the subject being one of the
greatest interest to all classes within the operation of
the Act.
Toe Court adjoufned after a very short sitting.

ExTRAORDINARY AND FATAL INSTANCE OF MA-
TERNAL LOVE.-0a Monday night Mr. G. S. Brent held an
inquest at the Prince Alfred, Lisson-square, Marylebone, on
M ry Mead, aged 44, the wife of a respectable master baker.
8 x months ago deceased buried a favourite child, for whose
d .ath she was inconsolable. She would go constantly to
Kensal-green Cemetery, throw herself upon the child's grave,
and wsep for hours. She would then gather the flowers that
grew over the grave, bring them home, and leave them in
water until they decayed, when she would eat them. Day
after day she thus indulged her grief, and, upon returning
home last Tuesday week, after visiting her child's grave as
usual, she told her husband, children, and friends, that she
only had a few days to live. She then had the mourning
made for her children, which they were to wear for her, and
having directed her husband to have the dead bell tolled for
her, refused all medical aid, nourishment, and consolation,
until Friday, when she fell a lifeless corpse from her chair
to the ground. Mr. Obre, surgeon, performed the autopsy,
and found the deceased died of disease of the heart, produced
in his opinion by deep affliction. The jury, whom the e v.l-
deuce greatly affected, returned a verdict in accordance with
the medical testimony.
THE WEATHER AND CH Ps IN SCOTLAND.
Enough of rain has now fallen for the growing crops; but,
from information from the north and from Ayrshire, we learn
that moisture is much required there. Here wheat is new
bursting into ear, and in some of the more forward fields the
ear is fully out, and is unusually large and well developed.
The other crops are making rapid progress, and the almost
universal flush of grass raised by the late genial showers,
has caused an unusual demand for grazing stock of all kinds.
Several fields of hay are cut, but the damp weather has re-
tarded operations. It seems, on the whole, to be a light
crop ; and is the only exception to the most promising ap-
pearance of all kin's of crop that we have had for several
SeasOns.—Scotsman.
LECTuRFS ON GOLD AT TUE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL
OF MINEs —The council of the Society of Arts have ap-
pointed a deputation to wait upon the director of the Go-
vernment School of Mines, to request th the eminent pro-
fessors of that school should immediately arrange a series of
lectures on gold for the instruction of emigrants to Australia;
and it is understood that they will endeavour to obtain the
deliyery of thepe 'Kw.%) in the email* reek.