The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool, being the first series
far the present year, are announced to commence on Thurs-
day, the 26th inst. The arrivals up to Saturday last tom-
prised—Sidney, 2,830 bales; Port Philip, 17,702; Tas-
mania, 519; Adelaide, 820; Cape, 11,200; New Zealand,
265—total, 33,336 bales. It is asserted that, with about
10,000 bales left over from last sales, and an anticipated
import of 25,000 bales, the total quantity of wool to be
offered at these auctions will amount to nearly 70,000 bales.
Since we last wrote, the trade bath for home-grown and
colonial produce has ruled quiet, and the quotations have
had a drooping tendency. Current Prices of Wool—Eng.•
fish—Middle hogpts, is 101 d to is llid ; do. wethers, is
87id to is 9sd; half-bled hoggets, is 9d to is 10d, Down
is 8d to Is 9d; do. ewes, is 7d to is 8d; oombing
shin, is sid to is 7d; carding do., 3d to is sd; head do.,
10d to is Id ; noils, is Id to is 10d; broker, is Id to is 3d
per lb. Scotch—Laid Highland, 17s to 18s ; white do.,
19s to 21; laid Cheviot, 20s to 265; laid cross, is to 21s;
white Cheviot, 34s to 40s per 241bs.

IDS.

Good and fine cloverseed
and rapeseed, are in fair aN
otherwise the seed trade is qu
at barely late rates.
Turnip, W hite,p. bus 11s to 14s
Swede —s —s
Mustard, Brown 9s 12s
White,
Tares, New 7s 6d 8s 6d
Old per quarter - s —s
Canary, per quarter 46s 52s
Rye grass, new s —s
Clover, lied Eng., ct. 45s 72s
White
_ _

and trefoil, including linseed
rerage request at full prices,
iet. Cakes are a dull inquiry

Carraway 26s 278
Coriander 165 188
Elerapseed, per qr 428 44s
Linseed,Eng.sowing 728 70..5
Crushing
Baltic
Odessa
Linseed Cake, p ton —s —8
English ...... £lO OsXlO
Foreign...... tOs
410 Os £ll Os
Rape Cakes,pton.£6 Os £2 15s
Rapeseed, new,pr qr 678 686

Foreign Red 42s 55s
White 688 7.is
Trefoil, new 26s Hs

TALLOW.

UThe tallow trade is somewhat firmer to-day. St. Peters-
burg Y.C. is quoted at 44s per cwt. on the spot, 44s 3d for
March, 44s 6d for April to June, and 46s 3d for the last
three months' delivery. Rough eat, 2s 4d per 81b.

1859.1 lB5O. 1801. 1 1862. 1863.
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Stock this day.... 21,042 34,823 71.109 45.527 47.215
i 256.1 tol6os 66 to 60501 to ,4653 d to 44s Cd to
Price of Y.C.
-s Od —8 Od —s Od —8 06 —a Od
Delivery last week 1,579 1,557 1,468 ~83 1,675
Ditto from June 1 80,602 64,.21 63,434 95,157 62,412
Arrivals last wee 547 181 572 175
Ditto from June 1 93,079 86.087 107,449 83.853 71,322
Price of Town .... 548 .d 61s 9d 60s 3d 48s 6d 468 6d

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE,

DISEASED MEAT.—Thomas Hewitt, of Wisbeach, at.
tended before the Lord Mayor, in obedience to a summons
charging him with sending a quantity of meat to Leaden
hall-market, in a state quite unfit for human food.
Mr. Wylde said—l am inspector of slaughter-houses and
sanitary inspector attached to Leadenhall and Whitechapel
meat markets, and on the 2d of February I went into the
shop of Mr. Fitters, in Leadenhall-market, very early, and
had my attention drawn to two quarters of beef which had
been sent up from the country for sale. I instantly seized
the meat as totally unfit for human food. The ribs were
highly inflamed, and the whole smelled strongly of physic.
I afterwards went to Wisb ach and saw the defendant. I
told him I was an officer from London, .nd also the charge
against him . Re said he had bought the animal for £2 of a
person named Baxter, but when he slaughtered it did not
think it at all unfit for human food. I afterwards went to
the shop of Mr. Jefferys and found the other half of the
beast. It was in quite as bad a state as the other. A por-
tion of the outer skin had been taken off, and hot fat had
been rubbed over it to give it a better appearance.
The Lord Mayor—That was to make the meat look well.
Dr. Letheby of Finsbury-square, s ►id on the 2d of Feb.
I examined some meat submitted to me by the last wit-
ness. It was very wet, quite free from fat, and had a strong
odour of physic, which I found pervaded the entire sub-
stance of the meat I analysed it and extracted the mixture
from it, but lam unable io say what it is. The animal had
evidently died or been slaughtered when at the point of
death. Inflammation of the lungs would have produced
the effect 1 have described. The meat was quite unfit for
human food. The evidence of disease had been removed
from the outside skin, and the hot fat which had been spread
over it was to disguise the fact.
John Chamberlain, farmer in Wisbeach, said—l sold an
ox alive to Mr. Robert Baxter, who is a licensed slaughterer.
It was what is termed "hooved" on the 14th. It was attended
by a veterinary surgeon from the 13th to the 21st of Jan.,
and had physic each day. It gradually got worse, and on
the 22d the doctor gave it up. I sold the animal to Mr.
Baxter, hide and body, for 30s. It was quite grievous to
see the poor animal, so I sold it to the slaughterer. It was
suffering from chronic, lung disease. I did not sell the
animal for human food. It was quite unfit for human food.
In good health the animal would be worth £l6.
Robert Baxter, horse slaughterer, said—l know the de-
fendant I sold him an ox which I had bought from Mr.
Chamberlain. I purchased it for cats' meat. I would not
have eaten any of the bullock myself.
Cross-examined, I went to defendant and told him I had
got a goodish bullock, and that I had no means of boiling
it down, owing to my copper being out of repair. He
bought the animal. If it was ever so much diseased it
was worth the money f gave for it.
Mr. Davis, one of the authorities of Leadenhall-market,
said, as soon as the meat was discovered to be in a decom-
posed state the salesmen themselves called the attention of
the officers to the meat.
Mr. Page said, whoever dressed the meat must have
known it to be diseased.
Mr. Baylis, solicitor for the Commissioners of Sewers,
said he was instructed to ask that the defendant might be
committed for trial.
The Lord Mayor said that was his determination, but he
would admit the defendant to bail.

WES I'MINSTER.
A DESPERATE GANG or THIEVES.—TWO fellows of the
most forbidding appearance, wearing dirty flannel jackets,
who gave the names of Henry Charters and John Dislaun,
were placed at the bar charged with being concerned in the
following most disgraceful felony :
Elisabeth Burnham, of 35, Medway-street, Horsoferry-
road, Westminster, said—At 10 last Saturday night I was
standing in Tothill-street, Westminster, with a friend,
when the prisoner Chatters crossed over to me, and my
triend having said that he was about to make a grab at
my shawl, I moved away. Directly after I saw Chatters
steal two watches.

Mr. Selfe--How did he ste them ?
Witness—They were in a shop window, and he broke it.
He dashed his elbow through the window, and having
made a large hole put his hand in and took out two silver
watches. He then ran away with them, followed by the
other prisoner and several more.
Mr. Selfe•—Who were the others I'
Witness—A. band of six more besides themselves, who
were lurking about the place.
Mr. Selfe—Had you seen the two prisoners together
before the robbery ?

Witness—Yes They were on the other side of the way
walking just befor3, when Chatters crossed over, and
directly after the robbery they ran away together.
Mr. Selfe—Are you positive they are the men ?
Witness—Quite positive.

Mary Anne Hewett—l was with my friend, the last wit-
ness, and saw them do it. They were going to steal my
friend's shawl bef.re that.

William Sprinks, 253 A—l heard an alarm given, and
followed the prisoners, who were running. As they crossed
Victoria-street Chatters dropped one of the watches. I still
pursued, and took him into custody.
Emmanuel Davis, 234 A—l saw the two prisoners
together shortly before the robbery. There were six more
standing about with them.
Prisoners were remanded.