The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

Violent Storm.—(This Day.)

MABLBOROUGH-STREET.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Register Brougham.)
IN RE PARMINTER.

A SAD CASE.—A young woman, evidently in a weakly
state, waited upon Mr. Tyrwhitt to ask his assistance. The
applicant stated that she had been in service in the country,
but was obliged to leave in consequence of not being well
enough to do her work. She came to London, and, after
spending all her money, she had been obliged to sleep at
different workhouses, being turned out in the morning. As
she had no friends in England, and the doctor told her that
she was sickening for a fever, she wished the magistrate
to assist her in getting into an infirmary. '
Mr. Tyrwhitt kindly ordered the applicant somo assist-
ance from the poor-box, and said that one of the officers of
the court should go with her to St. James's Workhouse
with a request that she might be admitted.
Shewill, one of the officers of the court, accompanied the
applicant to St. James's Workhouse, and shortly after
returned, stating that she was immediately admitted.
ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY.—Wm. Bartholomew, a young
man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a
gold watch and chain, two brooches, a pin, and other
articles, of the value of £l6, the property of Mr. Vincent
Litchfield Fellows, landlord of the Berkeley Arms, John-
street, Berkeley-square.
Mr. Fellows said that on Thursday, the 26th of last
month, ;the prisoner, who was his potman and waiter,
went upstairs to prepare the club room, and some time
after came downstairs and left the house and never re-
turned. About 11 o'clock, on going up to his bedroom on
the floor above the club-room, he missed a gold watch and
chain, two brooches, a pin, and other articles, of the value
of £l6.

This bankrupt was described as a paymaster in the
Royal Navy, and to-day was appointed for the first meet-
ing. The debts are about £6OO, and the cause of failure
is stated to be " want of employment on active service,
and having to make good certain deficiencies of missing
clothing on board the Dauntless, man-of-war, which
discovery was made three months after the bankrupt
was suspended." Messrs. Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer
aro solicitors to petition.

COURT OF DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
JOHNSON V. JOHNSON.

This was the petition of the wife praying for a divorce
by reason of the adultery and cruelty of her husband, wko
is a wire-drawer,• living at Manchester. There was no de-
fence by the respondent, who merely appeared, and did not
snake any answer to the allegations in the petition.
Mr. Pritchard appeared for the petitioner.
_ _

The parties were married at St. John's Church, Man-
chester, in May, 1846, and lived together till 20th May, 1863.
There were several children issue of the marriage, of
whom only two were living, a daughter aged 12, and a
son 18 years old. The last act of violence alleged was in
May, 1863, since which time the petitioner had ceased to
cohabit with the respondent.
Sarah Davis said that she was a cousin of the petitioner
and proved the marriage. She remembered the peti-
tioner coming to her place after the Whitsuntide of 1863,
and was in a very distressed state of mind. Her face, legs,
and body were covered with bruises, which were quite dis-
coloured. The petitioner stayed with her afterwards, and
she recollected the respondent saying to his wife in her
presence that ho could not blame her for anything that had
taken place, and he admitted having had improper inti-
macy with several females, some of whom were as young
as ten or eleven years old. Some of theso intimacies had
been going on for years.
Mrs. Johnson, the petitioner, said that she had lived
with her husband at different parts of Manchester, and
that she had reason to complain of his ill-treatment two
or three years after marriage. She then proceeded to de-
tail different acts of violence, commencing in 1850, when
the respondent, without any provocation on her part, seized
her by the throat and nearly strangled her. She became
insensible from the effects of his violence on that occasion,
and some days elapsed before she recovered. In 1862 he
again struck her and dragged her out of bed by her hair, and
would have continued his violence if her son had not called
in a policeman. The last act of violence to her was in the
Whitsuntide of May, 1863. He had been at the races, and
she was obliged to get out of bed to let him in. When she
opened the door he struck her several times, and at each
blow said "I shall murder thee ; the police shan't interfere
or come after me."
Two policemen were examined, and ono of them deposed
to having seen the respondent holding his wife by the
throat, and also to the latter being in the habit of visiting
a female named Philips, with whom the last act of adultery
was charged.
Ruth Johnson, the daughter of the parties, was exa-
mined, and proved to having been with her father in com-
pany with the woman Philips.

The prisoner said he had no questions to ask—he would
plead guilty.

Police-constable Pickles, 257 C, said that on taking the
prisoner into custody and telling him the charge, he said
"All right ; I'll go with you." He wished the prisoner re-
manded, as he believed there would be another charge
against him.
Mr. Tyrwhitt granted a remand.

MARKETS—This Day.

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MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat on sale at Mark-lane to-
day was very moderate. Dry samples sold slowly at the
rates current on Monday ; otherwise the trade was dull,
at the recent decline in the quotations.
There was a moderate supply of foreign wheat on the
stands. For all descriptions the trade was very quiet, yet
no moderate change took place in prices, as compared with
Monday.

Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at late
currencies.

Tho supply of barley on sale was moderate. Good and
fine malting qualities were firm in price ; otherwise the
trade was dull, on former terms.

Malt sold slowly, at the prices current on Monday.
Thero was a moderate supply of oats ou offer. Most
descriptions were in fair demand, and prices ruled firm.
Beans and peas moved off steadily at full currencies.
In flour there was a fair demand at late prices.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch. 410 520 350 470 740
Irish

Foreign 4970

10,720 200 sks.

- The learned Judge said the facts wore fully proved, and
made a decree nisi with costs. He also ordered the daughter
to be kept in the custody of the petitioner until further

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN.
For the week ending Nov. For the corresponding week
18, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 71,570-46s 11d j Wheat 71,616-38s 9d
Barley 63,816-33 s 7d! Barley 77,499-30 s 1d
Oats

BOROUGH HOP.
We have to report a quiet trade for hops. Good and
fine qualities, however, are firm in prico.

IVIIITECHAPEL.

The market is well supplied, and the trade is dull, as
follows :--

Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ;
veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s 8d per 81bs. by
the carcase.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Tay.

The market opens rather quiet. Sales probably
5,000 bales.

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning.
No little excitement was caused yesterday morn

ing by the announcement that on Saturday night,
at a late hour, a detachment of the 24th Regiment
had been thrown into the Pigeon House Fort, which
commands the Bay of Dublin, and that all the
guards had been doubled and the guns double
shotted. This fortification, which, before the new
rifled ordnance was invented, would have probably
stood a good deal of cannonading, is capable of
holding a regiment of soldiers. Only a company
or so, however, has lately occupied it, and its works
have not in any way been modernised. It stands,

too, in a very exposed position, and at low water
the sands at the back of it are quite bare. It was
from the hay side of it that the packets started for
England before steam was employed, and the incon-
venience of the place, and the bleak drive to or from
it, are mentioned in all the works of the day on Ire-
land. The Irish Times first intimated the startling
fact of the increased garrisoning of this fort_in the
following terms :

" A party of the Ist Battalion 24th Regiment,
consisting of 100 men, under the command of Major
Berry, proceeded from Beggar's Bush Barracks at 8
o'clock on Saturday evening to Pigeon House Fort.
This party was relieved by an equal number yester-
day morning. All the guards were double mounted ;
the guns were double shotted ; and the men held
under arms all night and the entire of yesterday.
Four general officers were in the fort, and the men
paraded in open square during yesterday's heavy
rain. The gates or bridges are now closed. A de-
tachment consisting of three companies (viz., 7,8,
and 9) of the Ist Battalion 24th Regiment, under
the command of Major R. T. Glyn, will march from
Beggar's Bush Barracks at 8 o'clock this morning,
to the Pigeon House Fort, there to be stationed until
further orders."

A detachment of the Coast Brigade Royal Artil-
lery will also be quartered at the Pigeon House
Fort.

The Mail, on the same subject, said last evening,
" The particular cause of this movement is unknown.
Immediately on receipt of orders from head-quarters
100 men of the Ist Battalion 24th Regiment, com-
manded by Major Berry, marched from Beggar's
Bush Barracks to the Fort, at 8 o'clock p.m. on
Saturday. The men were provided with ammuni-
tion, the same as if proceeding on active service. On
arrival, the guards, doubly mounted, were at once
placed, and the remainder of the party ordered to
remain under arms during the night. They were
relieved yesterday morning. This morning a de-
tachment consisting of three companies of the same
regiment, under the command of Major R. T.
Glyn, proceeded to the Pigeon House Fort, where
they are now quartered. Everything is being done
to put the fort into a state of defence in the shortest
possible space of time. The guns are being cleaned
and rendered fit for service, and the walls and em-
brasures looked to, and for present precaution the
gates are closed, and no person is allowed to enter
morning
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and it is suggested that the precautions just taken
have been to prevent any madman or hairbrained
enthusiast from attempting to explode it, and blow
up the Pigeon House. They could hardly be to
prevent a Fenian cruiser from coming up the bay
and entering the river, as an ironclad or two would
be the proper prevention of any such most unlikely
descent on Dublin. The affair, nevertheless, in the
present state of the public mind, is exciting much
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A Dublin paper states :—" Weather permitting,
the troops in the Dublin division will march into the
country once a week until further orders, the march
not to be less than two hours' duration, and not
later than one o'clock."

rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING; NOVEMBER 22, IEE‘%

The metropolis and suburban districts were this
day (Wednesday) morning visited by a severe
storm of wind, rain, and snow ; at one time re-
sembling a perfect hurricane. During the early
hours of the day it commenced raining in such a
manner as has been rarely witnessed for years in
this country. The sleet and snow falling at the same
time led many to imagine that a fire had broken
out, for the scud from the rain was driven along
with such violence as to fill the streets, and dash-
ing against the house of Mr. T. Gibson, the
pyrotechnist artist, in Edmund-street, Camberwell,
it was apprehended that an explosion of no
small character had taken place. This was con-
firmed to some extent by a loud and fearful crash
being heard, but upon making inquiries it was
ascertained that the noise was occasioned by the
falling of a stack of chimneys at the corner of
Thornhill-square, Wellington- street, Camberwell,
and the upsetting of a van load of firewood, and
the carrying into the air the tilt of a waggon.
Several persons passing when the chimneys fell had
very narrow escapes, for the chimney-pots very
nearly struck them upon their heads. At the
same moment a tremendous pile of chimneys and
pots fell from the house top of a dyer in West-
street, Walworth-road, and several persons passing
at the time narrowly escaped. So great was the
noise occasioned by the fall that the horses drawing
the omnibuses were frightened, and they bolted
along the Walworth-road in the direction of th e
Red Lion one way and the Elephant and Castle the
other way, almost uncontrolled. At the same
moment a butcher's cart, laden with meat, as it was
passing along the Camberwell-road, was blown over,
and the driver had one of his fingers smashed. In
the space of a minute or two afterwards the exten-
sive stacks and piles of timber in Mr. Wall's yard,
leading down Southampton-street as far as Edmund-
street, Camberwell, were blown down, and, falling
upon a large number of hot houses and publichouse
mahogany frames, demolished them, and did other
damage to a large extent. So great was the force
of wind that the railway trains were consider-
ably delayed in their journeys to and
from the metropolis. The scene upon the
river was singularly fearful. The small craft being
driven about in terrible confusion, and, bumping
against each other, were severely injured, and in some
cases the vessels were sunk. The shipping in the
Pool and several colliers were also severely injured
by the force of the hurricane. The market gardens
along the Greenwich line of railway have become
some inches under water, and it is questionable
whether the crops of vegetation can be saved. The
Royal Parks—including the Hyde, St. James's, the
Green, Victoria, and the Kennington, Camberwell
—have large limbs torn from the stately trees ;
whole beds of chrysanthemums have been fairly
uprooted, and the damage done in the neigh-
bourhood of Woolwich to gentlemen's gar-
dens is almost incredible. From Hackney
to Guildford the rain as it fell rolled down the hills
in such torrents as to resemble the bursting of an
immense reservoir. Between Datchett and Windsor
the guards of the South-Western Railway describe
the water to be between two and three feet deep.
On the Essex shore very little of the greensward
can been seen, as it is covered with a silvery sheet
of water. At Esher the railway guards pronounce
the carriage roads to be so deep with water that even
cabs in passing along have the water penetrating
through their bottoms, almost as high as the seats.
The most disastrous intelligence is expected from
the seaports, when the next mails arrive to-day.