The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-13 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE,

CARDIFF, April 11.--There are a good number of orders
on the books of the steam coal proprietors, and the col-
lieries are, as usual, in pretty regular employ. The export
inquiry has improved a little as compared with what was
the case a week ago. Considerable vitality is evinced in
the house coal trade, and there is upon the whole a good
demand from the West of England and Irish markets.
Quotations for both steam and house remain without any
material alteration. For certain descriptions of coke plates
there is a better sale, but it cannot be said that prices have
improved. Patent fuel is in request on export account, and
the works are on full time. The principal ironmasters of
the district are well supplied with orders. Contracts for
railway iron are being executed for South America, Sweden,
Italy, and also the East.
DONCASTER, 11.—The state of the coal trade in South
Yorkshire is exceedingly good, and, as the weather is now
much warmer, we may expect an alteration so far as house-
hold descriptions are concerned. The inquiry for the me-
tropolitan markets is brisk, and in the anticipation of an
increasing trade the Great Northern Railway propose to ex-
tend their coal depot and weighing yard at this place. The
tonnage that passes through from both the northern and
South Yorkshire coalfields is large.
The demand for Hull
and Grimsby, especially for steam coal, is improving,
and both the railway and the navigation convey steam
and house coal in considerable quantities. The opening
of the northern ports has stimulated the steam coal trade.
The export trade at those ports is good.
LEICESTER, 12th.--There is is not much change in the
hosiery trade; the market continues healthy and there is
about an average amount of business doing. Manufac-
turers are careful to produce only those goods which are
ordered. In the country districts business is rather quiet.
Yarns are without much change in price, and spinners
only make for immediate requirements. The wool market
is
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doing
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materials.aniimnprovem
demand for silk mechlins this week. All kinds of cotton
goods aro, however, a slow sale, and the state of the yarn
market prevents buyers purchasing except for immediate
il in the
wants. The fineness of the -weather will influence the
sale of laces suitable to the season. Stocks of goods are
light, and manufacturers produce with Caution. A few
buyers have been in the market, but their operations are
not extensive. In hosiery there is not much change. A
little is doing for the home market and for shipment, and
manufacturers ere working almost entirely to order. Yarns
are without much alteration.

THE LAST OF AN ACTOR.—At the Lambeth
Police-court, yesterday, shortly before the conclu-
sion of the business of the Court, Dr. Tanner, of Kenning-
ton, accompanied by Mr. Porter, the relieving officer of the
parish of St. Mary's, Newington, applied to Mr. Elliott, the
sitting magistrate, for an order of removal to the Lunatic
Asylum, Bethnal-green, of Joseph Henry Rickards, the
shown'ell-k ht- utol'ar forncoiTi many months as a dangerous lunatic. It was
months past he had been at times
extremely violent, causing the greatest alarm to his wife
and neighbours. The poor fellow seemed never to have
recovered from the three months' imprisonment he suffered
although a few days ago he played
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court to the asylum, the magistrate having granted the
order requested.
ACCIDENT IN A CHURCIIYARD.—On Monday an
accident took place in the graveyard at Bowdon which
might have been attended with a fatal result. A grave
had been dug ready to receive the body of Mrs. Starkey,
and Charles Albinson, the son of the sexton, descended
into the grave, which was very deep, when suddenly the
soil, which was very loose and sandy, gave way under the
weight of the bystanders, and the poor man was over-
whelmed with thefalling earth,being literally buried under
the mass. Assistance having been instantly obtained, he
was gradually rescued from his perilous position.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This day.

(Before Mr. Baron Channell and Mr. Justice Smith.)

PELIZZIONI'S CASE.-" T SAFFRON-HELL MURDER."

The trial of Pelizzioni was continued after we went to
press yesterday, and, as stated in our later edition, was
adjourned until this morning.
John Liddell, a French polisher, who was in the house
at the time of the fracas, said he saw the prisoner strike
Harrington, who then fell.
The witness was subjected to a rigorous cross-examina-
tion, and although he gave his evidence in a somewhat
singular manner, which induced the judge several times
to threaten him with a committal, ho persisted in the
accuracy of his original statement.
Another witness, named Stanley, who was in the house
at the time, said that Harrington made a grip at the pri-
soner, who then stabbed him. The witness said he struck
Pelizzioni on the head, otherwise he should have been
stabbed himself.

A person named Bannister, who was also in the house,
gave evidence confirmatory of that of Stanley. He said
that he was standing between Harrington and Rebbeck
when he was cut on the knuckle with a knife. The prisoner
was near. Witness had lost the use of his finger.
Some other evidence havieg been given the trial was
adjourned.
This morning evidence for the prosecution was continued

Police Sergeant Baldock said that, on the 26th of De-
cember, the prisoner was charged at the Clerkenwell stat-
tion with stabbing a man. He told him he must detain
him, because, if the man died, he would be charged with
wilful murder. The prisoner's right hand was covered
with blood, and witness made a remark to him on the sub-
ject. He said, "I have only protected myself." On search-
ing him, witness found in his pocket a bone-handled knife,
which had not been used that day. On the following day,
having heard of the death of Michael Harrington, witness
informed the prisonerthat he was charged with wilful mur-
der. He said, "I never used a knife." (The witness was
not cross-examined.)

Eliza Harriet Shaw, the wife of the landlord of the
Golden Anchor, in which the fracas occurred, said that
between six and seven o'clock on the evening of the 26th
of December she was serving in the bar, and was very busy.
She saw Gregorio there, but she did not see him come in.
Gregorio slapped her husband's face, after which he went
into the tap-room. Her husband went to call the police,
witness remaining in the bar. About ten minutes before
that she saw Harrington in the tap-room. After her hus-
band's face was slapped Gregorio took hold of Harrington,
who was drawn away by some one into the bagatelle-
room. Some one gave her two billycock hats, which she
threw over the bar to Gregorio and his brother John.
_ _

Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Gregorio and
brother took the hats away. Gregorio had said, " Give me
my hat," or something of that sort.
Police-sergeant Potter said, on the 26th of December he
conveyed the prisoner to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where
Harrington was lying in bed. He took the prisoner and
about a dozen other persons to Harrington's bedside. Wit-
ness told Harrington that he had heard from the doctor
that he had but a short time to live. He made a sign and
went off into a doze. Witness cautioned him, and he then
said, "If lam to die, God have mercy on me." Witness
then asked him to look round the bed and see if there was
anybody therehe knew,and to point out where he was hurt.
He said, "In my belly." On looking round the bed,'
he pointed to Pelizzioni, and said, " That's the
man that did it, him with the black moustache,
God have mercy on him," or " God forgive him."
He refused to sign a paper that had been written out, and
repeated several times "God have mercy upon him." Wit-
ness asked the prisoner whether he understood what was
said, and he replied, " I do not understand English well."
He told the prisoner that Harrington had said he was the
man who had done it, but he said nothing. The paper
alluded to was shown to the magistrate at the police court,
but the magistrate would not receive it as evidence as the
officers and doctor who had heard Harrington's statement
were present. The paper was left in the police court, and
could not now be found. Afterwards witness went to the
bedside of Rebbeck at the Royal Free Hospital, the prisoner
being with him. He had been informed that Rebbeck was
dying, and Dr. Hill confirmed the statement. A sergeant
of the police had taken down a statement from Rebbeck,
which was read over in the presence of the prisoner.
(From the paper which was read by the clerk of the
court it appeared that Rebbeck stated Pelizzioni stabbed
him.)

Baldock was recalled and Sergeant Ballantine elicited
from him that he wrote the paper at Rebbeck's bedside,
while the prisoner Pelizzioni was present, thus contradict-
ing Potter, who had stated that the sergeant had writen it
before Pelilzzion's arrival. He said, in answer, to the
foreman of the jury, that he was occupied about a quarter
of an hour in taking the statement.

Potter, who had been out of court, was recalled—Di-
rectly he heard from Dr. Hill that Rebbeck was in danger,
he sent for Pelizzioni. He had not seen the written state-
ment. In answer to Sergeant Ballantine, ho stated that
Pelizzioni did not say a word, or utter any ejaculation when
he was told what Rebbock had said, but the learned counsel
read from the examination at the Police-court, where Potter
swore that when Pelizzioni heard of Robbeck's statement,
he exclaimed "Oh !" He explained the contradiction by
saying that he had forgotten the circumstance.
Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Did you speak of either of the
knives at the inquest ?
Witness—l don't think I did.
Sergeant Ballantine—Don't you know you did ?
Witness—l don't think I did.

Sergeant Ballantine—Had you, when Pelizzioni was first
tried, heard that the buckhorn-handle knife belonged to
Mogul?

Witness—Yes, I hoard it belonged to John Mogni.
Re-examined—l had nothing to do with the production
or the non-production of the two knives at the trial. When
I came into the witness-box I saw them both lying on the
table.

Mr. Giffard—Did you ever conceal anything about the
finding of the two knives ?
Witness—No, never.
Mr. Giffard—Did you hear that two hats had been lost ?
Witness—Yes.
Sergeant Ballantine—Did you mention that fact at the
trial?

Witness—No.
Sergeant Ballantine—Didn't you make any inquiry
about them of Mrs. Shaw, the landlady ?
Witness—No.
Mr. Giffard—Did you think there was anything import-
ant about the loss of the two hats at the Bret trial.
Witness—No.

Police-constable Fawell was next called.
Sergeant Ballantine—On the 27th of December, you
swore before the magistrate that you saw Alfred Rebbeck
following the prisoner into the bagatelle-room. Is that
true ?

Witness—That is not correct.
Sergeant Ballantine—Then how came you to swear it ?
Witness—The depositions were read over to me before I
signed it, but it was not read as you have done it.
Sergeant Ballantine—You signed it, you know. That'',
your signature, is it not ?
Witness—Yes.

Sergeant Ballantine—Who told you it was the prisoner ?
Witness--Rebbeck told me he had been stabbed, and I
supposed that led me to say so. I know when I got into
the bagatelle room the prisoner was the only Italian there.
I saw the prisoner taken off the body of Harrington. I
knew there was another man standing in the passage as I
went in. I don't know what became of him.
Mr. Justice Smith—Did you see Rebbeck go into the
bagatelle room?

Witness—No, I did not.
Mr. Hill, the surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, said
Rebbeck was brought to the institution suffering from a
punctured wound in the side, half an inch in length and
three inches deep. There was no other wound causing
the blood to flow. There was no portion of the weapon
which inflicted the injury left in the wound. The knife
produced would inflict the injury.
By Sergeant Ballantine—lf the persons had been face to
face, I should imagine the wound to have been inflicted
with the left hand. Rebbeck when he was brought in
smelt as if he had been drinking spirits. He was not
drunk.

This closed the case for the prosecution.
Sergeant Ballantine proceeded to address the jury for
the defence. He dwelt upon the great importance of the
inquiry, owing to past trials, and upon the fact that the
prisoner was under sentence of death. Tho police,
he contended, had commenced with a blunder,
and that sooner than admit the blunder suppressed
matter, which was of the greatest importance to the pre-
sent inquiry. He should endeavour to lay before them what
he considered the admitted facts on which the jury would
have to decide. It was conceded by the prosecution—
and that would be the first matter for consideration—for
upon it the entire case for the prosecution was founded—
that the act was committed, if it was committed by
Pellizzioni, was committed by him when he was down
in the bagatelle room. If he succeeded in breaking the
groundwork and point of the prosecution that Pelizzioni
was the only Italian in the room, he should destroy the
whole case for the prosecution, for it was obvious that the
other circumstances of the prosecution were of secondary
importance. The case for the defence was this—There
had been a variety of discussions, amounting to scuffles, in
the course of the evening, and an ill-feeling had sprung
up between tho English and Italians. The English were
by no means behind the others in returning any compli-
ments the Italians might pay them. The Italians said that
while they were ready and intending to have a row the
English were quite as ready to create a disturbance them-
selves. The Englishmen, they say, had been calling the
Italians ruffians, and using other expressions of that
find, and that two or three of the Italians did, in point of
fact, force their way into the bagatelle-room, into which
the English had retreated, and that it was then the matter
occurred which formed the subject of the present inquiry.
The question then arose, Who was it that struck the blow?
The defence said, in contradistinction to the prosecution,
that not only one man got into the room before Harring-
ton was stabbed, but that two or three of them got in be-
fore that event took place. Upon this point there would
be a great conflict of testimony. It
.would be
shown that amongst others Oregon° Mons. and his

brother John got in. John, indeed, was one of the first,
and when Gregorio saw that his brother was being mal-
treated he took out his pocket knife, with which ha stabbed
Harrington, Rebbeck, and Bannister. At that time Peliz-
zioni, who was a man of great influence amongst the
Italians, was at a neighbouring public house, and was in-
formed that a serious disturbance was going on at the
Golden Anchor. He went there for the purpose of putting
an end to it, and directly he entered the house and went
to the room he was knocked down, and fell on the body of
Harrington. In a moment afterwards he was seized by
King, and was taken into custody by the police. That
was the case to which, upon satisfactory evidence, he
should ask the assent of the jury. The learned sergeant
then called attention to the evidence for the prosecution,
which bore upon these points.

At the close of the learned counsel's address, which
lasted three hours and ten minutes,
Gregorio Mogni was called, and in answer to Mr.
Ribton said he had been sentenced to five years'
penal servitude for the manslaughter of Harrington.
He was then subjected to a long examination, during
which he repeated his account of the disturbance at the
Golden Anchor on the night of Dec. 26. He admitted taking
a knife from the pocket, when Marazzi told him not to use
the knife, but he replied that if he did not he
would not get out of the room alive. He 'then struck the
knife into the belly of the first person who came up to
him, but ho did not know who it was. He then struck the
knife into Rebbeck, but he did not know into what part he
struck the knife, but he struck the blow with his left
hand. He wounded another man, but did not know him
by name. He did by sight.
The witness Bannister, one of the parties stabbed on the
evening in question was called into court, and the witness
at once identified him as the person. He also identified Mrs.
King as the female he threw down when he entered the
bagatelle-room.
The witness was under examination when we went to
press.

It is expected that the case will be adjourned till Satur-
day.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
THE CITY BURGLARIES.
This morning Wilkinson, alias Carotty Fred, Brown,
alias Scotty, Jeffrey, and Brewerton, were indicted for a
burglaryat Messrs. Bennoch's, wareh ousemen, in Wood-
street, Cheapside.
At the close of the evidence for the prosecution the
Recorder said there was no evidence against Brewerton,
and he was acquitted upon that indictment.
The learned counsel engaged for the prisoners addressed
the jury, who found them guilty.
Mr. Ribton having intimated that the other cases against
the prisoners would not be proceeded with,
The prisoners were asked in the usual form why sen-
tence should not be passed upon them.
Casley asked the Court for mercy, as he said he had
been forced into an indecent life, after the greatest struggle
to avoid it.
The other prisoners remained silent.
The Recorder then passed on them the judgment of the
Court. Brown (alias Scotty) and Jeffrey were sentenced
to 20 years' penal servitude, Casley and Brewerton to 14
years', Wilkinson and Hurley to 10 years', and Roberts.
the receiver, to seven years' penal servitude.

NEW COURT.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY

John Walters was indicted for highway robbery from a
boy in Oxford-street, and found guilty.
The learned Judge sentenced him to 14 years' penal
servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE MARQUIS OF TOWNSHEND AND THE BEGGARS.—
Margaret Anderson, about 14 years old, was charged before
Mr. Knox by the Marquis of Townshend with begging in
Charles-street, St. James's-square.
The Marquis of Townshend said—Last night this little
girl asked me for money. I put some questions to her, in
answer to which she said that her mother sent her begging,
and that she had no father. I then gave her into custody.
Malcolm Hunter, 45 C, who took the girl into custody,
said her sister was in court.

Her sister, in answer to questions by the magistrate,
said we get our living by going out singing in the streets,
and we live in Church-street and pay 6d. a night for our
lodgings. Our mother is living, but we do not know
where, but our father is dead.
Mr. Knox—lt is almost ridiculous to ask you such a
question, but do you ever go to church or chapel ?

The sister—No, sir ; we used to go to a chapel ; we are
Catholics. We have not seen our mother for 18 months.
Mr. Knox—lt is not a case for punishment, but one in
which something ought to be done to save the girl from
destruction. I will remand her for a week, and see what
can be done for her.
The girl was then remanded.

THE FOREIGN PROSTITUTE NUISANCE IN REGENT-STREET.
—Marie Durient, a Frenchwoman, was charged before Mr.
Knox with loitering in Regent-street for the purposes of
prostitution, to the annoyance of the inhabitants.
Mr. Henry Dolby, engineer, of 56, Regent's-quadrant,
said that on the previous night ho watched the prisoner
from eleven till twelve o'clock, during which time he saw
her accost several gentlemen for the purposes of prostitu-
tion, the gentlemen pushing her away. He then called a
constable's attention to the prisoner, and just as the clock
struck twelve gave her in charge for annoying him, as ono
of the inhabitants of the street. Although at present
dressed in modest attire, she walked up and down Regent-
street dressed in the extreme of fashion. After he gave her
into custody, she put her hand, blazing with jewels, in his
face, saying she could pay any fine. She was in the habit
of walking with a woman who had annoyed him for fifteen
years.
Mr. Knox asked if the nuisance was abated?

Mr. Dolby said it was, and that the inhabitants were
much indebted to the court for the assistance they had re-
ceived. He came forward on public grounds, and repu-
diated any other motive whatever, not having the least
vindictiveness in the matter. The prisoner said that he
ought to be ashamed of himself, being a Frenchman, to
interfere ; but be wished to deny that. He was not a
Frenchman, but an Englishman.

Mitchell, 298 A, proved seeing the prisoner, whom he
had known for three or four years as a prostitute, accost
gentlemen. He heard her say she could pay any fine.
The prisoner, who pretended she could not speak Eng-
lish, having put a few questions to the constable,
Mr. Knox fined her 40s. or a month.