The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-30 00:00:00

THE SUB, LONDON, AIONDA EVENIAG, OCTOBER 30, 18b5.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The trade for wheat in the country markets held on
Saturday was very firm, and a further advance of Is per qr.
took place in prices. Spring corn of all descriptions was
in request, and the quotations had an upward tendency.
For flour there was a steady demand, and prices wore
rather on the advance.

On the Continent the wheat trade is firm, with an up-
ward movement in price. At New York the export demand
has slightly increased, and both wheat and flour have rea-
lised higher prices.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat
from Essex and 1-Cent were very small, but most samples
were received in fair condition. The trade was very firm
both for red and white qualities, and a clearance of the
supply brought forward was reaclily:effected. As com-
pared with Monday last, the prices realised showed an ad-
vance of 2s per quarter.

The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. The
trade for malting qualities was firm, and an improvement
of is per qr. took place in their value. Grinding and dis-
tilling parcels moved off steadily at fully late rates.
Tho supply of foreign wheat on sale was moderato. For
all descriptions tho trade was very firm, and the quotations
were is. to 2s. per quarter higher than on Monday last.
There was a good demand for floating cargoes of wheat,
at an advance in prices of is. to 2s. per quarter, Spring
corn afloat was very firm, and the quotations had an up-
ward tendency.

was firm, but all other agricultutal seeds mot a slow sale.
Linseed and rapeseed changed hands-to a moderato extent
at quite late rites. The demand for cakes improved on
former terms.
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Attempted Murder in Covent Garden

Market•

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Last evening, between ten and eleven o'clock, a delibe-
rate and most determined attempt was made by a young
man, named James Murphy, living at 8, Russell-street, a
market salesman, to murder a young woman, named Mary
Ann Jennings, barmaid to Mr. Loader, of the Red Lion,
at the corner of Russell-street and the Piazza, Covent
garden. Murphy had been- courting Miss Jennings for
some years, and it is stated that there had been an engage-
ment which she had broken off, and that the disappoint-
ment had exasperated him to this act of violence. LaSt
evening Murphy was seen waiting about near the Red Lion
for the return of Miss Jennings, who had gone out for the
evening./He was noticed in front of the house about nine
o'clock by Rodgers, P 89, .on duty (in Private clothes) in
the Piazza. • Shortly after ten Rodgers saw him with her
9pposito the house. He was dragging her towards the
market, and a young woman who had accompanied her
home- was in the act of rushing into the house to ask for
help. Witness hurried towards the spot, and found that
'Murphy had thrown Miss Jennings on the ground and him-
self upon her. He heard her say, " I will strike
.you."
Murphy replied, "No, you will not." Rodgers perceived
that he was "working" with a sawing motion The in-
stant he reached the spot Rodgers seized Murphy and
dragged him away from :his victim.. Her throat appeared
to be cut, and her face and neck were covered with blood.
She was removed to Charing-cross Hospital, where she was
plttced under the care of Dr. Travers, the house-surgeon
She had a gash across the upper part of the throat and the'
jaw, cutting off a small piece of the ear. She had also a
cut across the forehead. Her throat had been protected
from
.further injury by a brooch in the neckerchief. Her
fingers Were cut, as if in an attempt to protect her throat.
A razor, - supposed to be the instrument with which the -
deed was committed, was found at Murphy's feet by the
barman, who had hurried to the spot at the first alarm.
When able to speak, the first thing Miss Jennings said was
that ihe-hoped they would let him go. .

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER AT BOW.
- STREET (THIS DAY). '

James Murphy, aged 29, -a salesman in Covent Garden-
market, was .brought before Mr. Flowers, charged by
POliceman Rogers, 89 C, with cutting and wounding Mary
Anne Jennings with intent to murder her.
• The prisoner appealed somewhat depressed, but perfectly
cool and collected. • •
Mr. Abrams, from the office of Mr. Goatly, defended.
Sarah White—l live with my uncle at the Old Red
Lion Tavern, at the corner of Russell-street, Covent Gar-
den. lam a single woman. The young woman and I
went out together to visit her uncle at Regent's. Park.
The young woman's name was Mary Ann Jennings, and
she was a barmaid. When we got back at about 20 minutes
to 11 o'clock, we met James Murphy, by the Bedford
Hotel. He called her all manner of names, put his arm
round her neck, and said, "You shall go with me." She
said, " I shall not." He said, "You shall," and pulled a
`knife from his waistcoat pocket. I think it was a white-
handled-knife, similar to that produced. He opened it. She
then said she would go with him if he would let her go in-
doors first. .When he took out the knife, he said, "If you
don't go with me I will cut my throat." He caught hold
of her and dragged her from the Bedford Hotel to the cor-
ner of the Piazza. He pulled out the knife twice. The
second time was when she said if ho would let her go in
first. I ran into the house. I did not look back.
By Mr. Abrams—He did not seem to put himself
out much. When he pulled out the knife the second time
he was more excited. I have known him three weeks. I
believe they had kept company about nine years. When
he said he would cut his own throat he did not appear so
very excited. I have had many conversations with her
about him. She has always expressed to me that ho ha s
behaved with kindness and feeling towards her.
William Winslade, barman at the Old Rod Lion—About
20 minutes to 11 last night Miss White ran in and told me
that Murphy was pulling Miss Jennings about in the most
'disgraceful manner. I ran out and saw him struggling
with her under the pillars of the market. I saw him with
a razor in his right hand sawing at her throat in that
manner [making a gesture]. I struck his arm and he
dropped the razor. I said, " Oh, Murphy, what have you
done." They were both on the ground, and he had his
left arm under her neck. He jumped up, and looking me
in the face said, " and you." I picked up the
razor,•and brought it to the station, where I gave it to the
sergeant. I was first on the spot. The policeman came
up about a minute and a half after me.
Cross-examined by Mr. Abrams—l have known him
about eight months. When he jumped up I did not say a
word to'him. He only said the words I have mentioned.
He seemed quite cool. If he was excited I did not soe it.
I said to Miss Jennings what is the matter?" She said,
" Oh, Winslade," Mr. Loader is just behind, when Murphy
said the words I have mentioned, but I cannot say whether
he hoard them or not. Mr. Loader might have been 14
yards behind. The prisoner spoke with great violence. I
am sure they were the words.

To Mr. Flowers,--Ho said it as if ,ho was angry at my
having interrupted him. I don't think he had any
against me.
To Mr. Abrams- -During the last eight months ho has
visited the house almost daily. We had words on one on-
clugon; and "for the last month have not been on the best
terms.

Police- constable Rogers, 89 F—About half-past 10
o'clock last night, I was on duty in plain clothes beneath
the Piazza, Covent-garden Market, and' saw the prisoner
standing with the witness White and another female
against the Bedford Hotel. I saw the prisoner take Miss
Jennings by the arm ; they appeared to be struggling to-
gether. As they were passing me I hoard the young
woman say " I will strike you." The prisoner said " No,
you won't ; no, you won't ;" and at the same kept pulling
her along. As they were crossing the road to the market
I saw Mr. Loader and the barman leaving the house and
following them. I heard the barman say " Come along,"
and they ran on into the market. When they got there
Miss Jennings and the prisoner were on the ground. I
saw the barman trying to got him off her. I caught him
by the nape of the neck and dragged him off her. As I
did so I saw a razor lying at his feet beside a pool of blood.
The barman picked it up and gave it to Sergeant Rogers.
I have been on duty there for about a month. The prisoner
used to go to the house every night, but for the last ten
days I have seen •him waiting about outside, and have
sometimes asked him what ho was waiting for.
By Mr. Abrams—l have only known the prisoner by
seeing him about the market for the last month. I did not
hear any conversation. If ho said anything it was before
I came up. When ho got up from the ground he did not
say anything. I must have heard him if he did. I had
hold of his collar all the time.

Sergeant Rogers, F 17—I was on duty at about half
past ten o'clock last night in the market, near Tavi-
stock-court, when I heard a scream and a cry
of "Police !" in the market. I went to the spot alid
found Jennings there. She was bleeding, and there
was a pool of blood at her feet. A gentleman said, " That
is him." I turned to the prisoner and took him by the
collar. A man said, "He has cut her throat." He could
hear that. Policeman Rogers, 89 F, had him by the collar.
I told Rogers and another constable, 105 F, to get a cab
and take her to the hospital. I took the prisoner to the
station. He said, "She has led me a curious life, and now
I have marked her." The prisoner was not at all excited

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Ho appeared rather pale—that was all. Until ho got to the
station he never uttered a word.

Mr. William Travers, resident medical officer Charing-
cross Hospital—l saw the young woman a little before 11
o'clock last night and admitted her to the hospital. She
had an incised wound on the left side of the face, which
extended from behind the ear, dividing the lobe, and ex-
tending across the check. One or two arteries were divided.
She had also an incised -wound on the back of the left hand,
which was not very severe. There was and had been
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considerable hemarrage—bleeding. The wound was ban-
daged and is going on wall. Unless erysipela s should set
in the wound is not dangerous.

Mr. Flowers inquired whether, from the place where the
wound was, it might not have been more serious ?
Mr. Travers replied that it might. The wound was
such as might have been produced by such an instrument
as the razor produced. The wound was clean cut.
Mr. Travers pointed outlhat the edge of the razor was
considerably knotched.
Mr. Travers, havig examined the razor, said it was an
instrument quite capable of producing the wound. He
did not think that Miss Jennings would bo well enough to
attend this week. Sho might if sho went on as favourably
as she was now doing, but even then it might do her
mischief.

Mr. Abrams—Do you consider her out of danger.
Mr. Travers—l do not consider her in danger at pre-
sent.

Mr. Abrams said that after hearing the medical evidence,
from which it appeared that the case assumed a less alarm-
ing aspect than might at first have been anticipated, he
should feel it to ho his duty to ask for the admission of the
prisoner to bail. Respectable sureties 'Would be found, and
the prisoner was well known in the neighbourhood.
Mr. Flowers did not think it right to make observations,
but ho would call attention to the question he had put to
Mr. Travers, a question which he considered very impor-
tant in reference to intent. He did not think ho could, con-
sistently with his duty, admit the prisoner to bail.

BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.-lloMCCOp&thie practitioners, and
the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as being
the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of
homoeopathy was first introduced into this country, there
were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac-
tive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was
either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully manu-
factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn
his attention to this subje_t, and at length sucxeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to
produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined by
the pert et trituration it receives in the process it passes
,hrough, as to be most acceptable to the delicate ttornach.
For general use Epps' cocoa is distin,uished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a delhious aroma
Dr. Hassall in his work, "Food and its AdulteraticTi,', ,
says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive
principles ; every ingredient necessary to the growthi cocoa
sustenance of the body." Again, "As a nuttert.t, v, e
' stands very much higher than either coffee or a
Direc-
tions : —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder inabreakfast cnp,
filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured in tin-lined
1-Ib., , and lib. labelled packets, and sold at le. 6d. per
lb. by grocers, confectioners, and cilemistii•

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HER MAJESTY.

BALUORAL, Oct. 26.
The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena
acid Princess Louise, and attended by the
MarAdoness of Ely, drove to Invercauld.
'Their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess
Louis-of Hesse, with the Princesses Victoria and
Elizabeth of Hesse, left Balmoral for Floors Castle,
attended by Baroness Schenck and Baron Rabenau.
- October 28.
The Quaen walked out yesterday, accompanied
by the Princesses.

Her Majesty and the Royal family leave. Bal-
moral for Windsor Castle this morning, attended
by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augustus Stapley,
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Lieut.-General the on. C. Grey, Major-General
Seymour, Dr. Jenner,'Mr. Sahl, and Mr. Buff.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Oct. 29.
The Queen, their Royal Highnesses Princess
Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, and
Prince Leopold, arrived at the Castle this morning
at five minutes before nine o'clock from Balmoral.
The suite consisted of the Marchioness of Ely,
Lady Augusta Stanley, Lieut.-General the Hon. C.
Grey, Major-General F. H. G. Seymour, Mr. Buff,
Mr. Sahl, and Dr. Jenner.

Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia visited the Queen.
Prince Frederick William, Princess Charlotte,
Prince Henry, and Prince Sigismiind of Prussia;
attended' by the Baroness Von Dobeneck, arrived
a,t the Castle last evening from the Continent.
Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen.
The Hon. Emily Cathcart and the Hon. Florence
Seymour arrived at the Castle as Maids of Honour,
and Colonel the Hon. A. Liddell as Groom in Wait-
ing to her Majesty. -