The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-26 00:00:00

STATE OF TRADE.

(Front the Manchester Guardian of Saturday.)

MANCHESTER, DEC. 23.—At the commencement of
the present month, indications began to show them-
selves of a rising opinion that the depression in busi-
ness had probably run its course for the present ; and
since then, we have experienced a gradual increase of
demand for both yarns and goods. The India mer-
chants have operated with greater freedom, in mule
twist and the lighter kinds of goods, especially of late,
under the influence of improved accounts from Calcutta ;
and some purchases of water twist ar.d the heavier
shirtings appear to have been made even for Can-
ton, where, according to the last accounts, a re-
sumption of business seemed to be taking place. The
Greeks have also come into the market for twist and
cloth adapted to the trade of the Levant. For some
parts of the continent of America, moderate operations
are in progress ; and we may cite domestics as articles
which seem pretty sure to be in much greater request for
Canada, than in any former year. The last-named articles
are not now held in stock by the makers, as was the
case but a short time back ; and they are consequently
very firm in price.
NOTTINGHAM, Dec. 22.—The usual absence of demand
that is always experienced this month still continues,
and with the exception of a few final orders for the sea-
son, both for lace and hosiery, there is comparatively
nothing doing.
LEICESTER, Dec. 22.—Our market is as usual quiet
before Christmas. Stocks on hand are unusually low
for the season, and there is more confidence felt amongst
the worsted spinners in holding over stock till the new
year's trade commences.

STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From the Leeds Mercury of Saturday.)

LEEDS, Dec. 23.—80th on Saturday and on Tuesday
there was a fair average business done in both the cloth-
halls, in addition to some considerable deliveries of goods
direct at the merchants' warehouses.
HUDDERSFIELD, Dec. 20. Since last Tuesday, busi-
ness in the warehouses has generally been good, consider-
ing the time of the year ; and a considerable quantity
of finished woollens and waistcoatings have changed
hands. In the Cloth-hall and the manufacturers' shops
to-day, the demand has not been so brisk. but it has
been quite as brisk as that of any market which has been
held lately.
ROCHDALE, Dec. 19.—We have had rather a slack
attendance of buyers in the market to-day, and a very
limited amount of business transacted. In wool there is
little change ; the manufacturers buy for immediate use
only, but prices keepvery_—Wool—Christmas and stock-
taking firm.
a pee.
diminished23.—Wool—Christmas
attendance and business.
BRADFORD,cause
The stocks are certainly less than is usual at this period,
and the prices sought by growers prevent staplers coming
here. Noils and brokes are not plentiful, and prices
are firm. Yarns--The demand is somewhat improved,
but the prices will not induce the employment of idle
machinery. Pieces—There is little doing. The limited
production of the last three months must tell favourably
in the opening year. Prices firm.

MARYLEBONE.— Walter Godbold, driver of the
cab No. 2,819, appeared before Mr. Long' on a sum-
mons which had been obtained against him at: the in.
stance of the Police bornmissioners, to answer the
charge (under the 16th and 17th Victoria, the Amended
Hackney Carnage Act) plying for hire on a staid with
a horse unfit for public use.
Inspector Jecks, G, who haafbeen specially appointed
to carry out in different distatits the provision of the
act in reference to the offence "in question, stated that
at halt-past one in the afternoon of the 15th inst.
he saw defendant on the rank in High-street, Camden-
town. Upun examining the animal which he (defend.
ant) had in his vehicle he found upon the off shoulder a
wound of some extent, from which pns and bldod were
oozing. The horse was in an extremely weak and jaded
condition, and, on witness desiring him to take it home,
as it was cruel to work it, he promised that he would
do so, but almost immediately afterwards he took up a
woman and drove off. The poor animal was *hipped
severely, and even then it could scarcely get into a mo-
derate trot. It was evidently in extreme pain while
performing the compulsory labour alluded to.
Taylor, 320 K, corroborated the greater portion of
the inspector's statement.
Defendant, on being asked what he had to say, re-
plied that he was not plying for hire, and that the per-
son he took up was his wife, with whom he drove home
directly. He had no witnesses present to speak for him.
Mr. Jecks had another case of a like description, and
Inspector Hennent, D, a third.
Mr. Long said he was glad that under the amended
act these matters had been taken up. A great deal of
cruelty was practised by the working of worn-out cab
horses in the public streets. In each of the three cases
the magistrate inflicted a penalty of 10s., or seven days'
imprisonment, at the same time intimating his intention
to inflict a greater amount of
,punishment, upol4
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.CLERRENWELL.—John, Thwaites, brushmaker, of
40, Wynyatt-street, Clerkenwell, and Mary 2124,z, his
wife, appeared before Mr. Tyrwhitt, pursuant to their
hail, to answer an atrocious charge of cruelty to Emma
Higgins, aged'6, the illegitimate chil4 oftOormer.
The inquiry occasioned a painful iikterestv -* "
The little complainant, remarkable alikejAker, dimi- •
nutive as intelligent -appearance, stood on a)stbok sup-
port
ed ••by her mother, and when'
_questioned '"by the
worthy magistrate' as to her Ittadialedge:or.right and
,wrong gave answers 3vil4 a rapiility and ,truthful accu- •
racy that excited astonishment_ald .adtniration.-
Mr. Tyrwhitt, addressing' Mi',...WakOrik, 'who ap.
peared for the prisoner, said, after so_pleasii?g exhibi-
ition of the talent of such,an infant,' he had 110 difficulty
il. allowing her to be ifyorn in the usual- way. For. •
*merly a`child of that age was not permitted to give evi.
dence, let the crime be never so_ great, and many ruf.
flans consequently escaped.
Such, howeVer, was not
4-
the case now, learned members of the Legislature hay-
ing noticed and removed that difficulty, leaVing magif
trates to ascertain and judge the competency of children :`4
-
to give•evidence' '
The'New,Teitament was then placed in the hands of •••.: •
the child, and beinglold to examine it, she opened it,
and read with fluency three verses of the Book of Reve-
lations, Being sworn, she entered.Mitintelyinto a series
of barbarities.. perpetrated towards her by the prisoners,
whom she knew only'-in the character of uncle and,aunt.
In the course of the ipstica -_ • --,04 IttioNik
'child'was the offfiiiiMone' iggrltilon Dpihe
male prisoner, who had subee. ttebtly parried.
complainant was placed nuclei'
,the guardianship of
her mother's father, to - whose
-.kind attention she
is indebted for• her learning, and she
_remained' with
him until March last, when. the prisoners took her
to their abode, alleging inability to 'pay 2a: ad.' a yreek
for her maintenance, under an order of thiA court,for...-
that purpose. According to the testitfrAT of the:com-
plainant, she was at first treated as well as the other
children of the prisoners, but, after a while, she wall buf-
fetted and kicked about, made to eat for heiThreakfast
and supper dry bread with milk and water, and that her
dinner invariably consisted of boiled rice and salt, whereas
the prisoners and their children had at the first meal tea,
bread and butter, and fish ; meat, potatoes, greens; and
pudding, at dinner; and at tea-time their fare was the
same as at breakfast. She had frequently been stripped
naked by the prisoners, who had afterwards tied her
hands behind her, and her legs together, and then plunged
her head foremost into cold water ;. and on one oscaston
while so bound the woman was going to put her, on the
fire, but was alarmed at her streams. Since then the
male defendant had placed a piece of wire secured to
some string round her neck, and dragged her about the
floor to a nail in the cupboard, saying be would hang
her. Her aunt (the woman) would often beat her with
her shoe over her head, ant: kick her on various parts of
her person, bemuse she did not work fast enough with
herneedle in assisting her at dress-making. Her grand-
father at length came to see her, and, finding her naked
in the corner of a room, he took her away, and she had
since be n in Clerkenwell workhouse, where she had been
fed on puddings, meat, and other nice things,
Mr. Brown, surgeon of the parish, said that when the
poor child was brought under his notice it was emaciated,
and had bruises about its body, and a ligature mark about
its neck.

A woman named Hopper stated that a fortnight ago
she heard the woman at toe bar call the complainant a
little brute, and say she would put an end to her. She
had often heard her beat her, when the little sufferer
wmonthsould ineail, scream, and call out, " Oh, aunt." Four
back she noticed black marks on her face.
Other evidence in confirmation of the child having
been given, Mr. Wakeling pleaded for his clients that
they were on the verge of the grave from sickness and
destitution, in addition to which the female defendant
was near her accouehement. He had listened with con-
siderable pain to the evidence of the child, and felt the
serious difficulty in which he was placed, and the heavy
responsibility cast on him ; for surely the cruelties de-
scribed could not be the artful inventions of an infant of
so tender an age ; and then again he was utterly at a
loss to account for the motive for such unheard-of bar-
barity. The child was an out-patient of the London
Homoeopathic Hospital, and the cold water applications
and recommendation of peculiar diet might possibly have
induced the poor child to fancy peculiar hardships to-
wards her. However, he must leave the learned magis-
trate to judge of all the facts, satisfied that justice would
be done.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remarked, that Mr. Wakeling had made
the best of
.a very heartless case of cruelty, and, taking
into consideration the improbability of the prisoners
ever again having the care of the child, and also
.their
evident ill state of health, he should commit them, with-
out fine, to the House of Correction for two months. The prisoners, who appeared overwhelmed with their
degraded position, were then removed from the bar.

LAMBETH.—A clerk from the office of Mr. Hick
applied to the Hon. G. C. Norton for a summons against
the Rev. Robert Gibson, an Independent minister, for
wilful and corrupt perjury, committed while giving his
evidence in a case of assault by Mr. Kelly, a respectable
printer, whose wife he had seduced.
The applicant related to his worship the answers
given by the Rev. Mr. Gibson to questions put to him
on that day—answers not hastily, but deliberately and
after a caution given, which had subsequently been con-
tradicted by the most respectable and unimpeachable
witnesses. One of the questions asked the rev, gentle-
man was, whether he had not assumed and gone by the
name of Kelly ? and his deliberate reply was that he
never had. Now it would, the applicant felt sure, be in
his worship's recollection, that Mrs. Clarke, one of the
witnesses who had been examined, had distinctly sworn
that Mr. Gibson took apartments at her house in the
name of Kelly, and went by that name while he resided
there.

Mr. Nerton—Juries are slow to convict in cases of per-
jury ; and I feel assured that evidence such as you have
mentioned would not be sufficient to obtain a conviction.
Applicant —Mrs. Clarke, sir, will be able to prove
that when the rev. gentleman went into the watercloset,
to avoid being seen by the husband,
Mrs. Kelly
addressed him in the name of Kelly, saying it was all
right, and that he might come out ; but, besides this, I
herself
can produce a respectable master baker, who will swear
that Gibson at his shop said his name was Kelly, and
ordered bread to be sent to his wife, Mrs. Kelly, and
further, I can have the evidence of a medical man, who
made ut a bill in the name of Kelly, and Gibson paid
him.
ell, I much doubt whether even this
will
Nstorortnogn
• t—l feel satisfied that it would be sufficient
Applican . .
to obtain an indictment. before a grand jury, but, as the
Norton—Fell,
for a conviction.
Recorder at the Old. Bailey strongly objects to persons
your employed
worsh
worship
po
olni have e
summons,the r eN-
being placed for trial on bills of indictment found be-
hind their backs, I should much prefer, and so would
bbyro‘uvghho tmbiref am
me
and the evidence taken in the regular way, so that he
might know exactly what he had to answer.'
gtlelentpleetrnsaonn .
Mr. Norton.—All that is very fair, but 1 have some
1 doubts whether the evidence on which you wish to
found the charge of perjury was given sufficiently for-
mally ; and I should like to hear the whole evidence
read before giving a summons.
Applicant.—The gentlemen whom I represent, from
having been so grossly imposed on by the Rev. R. Gib-
son, in his assumed sacred capacity, as well as -Mr.
Kelly, are determined not to let the matter rest where
it is, and with that view have instructed me to place the
whole of ;the evidence before eminent counsel, and act.
' upon his advice. The opinion of the learned gentleman
I shall have in a few days, and shall then renew my
application.
Mr. Norton.—Very well, let it remain so.

MR. SMITH O'BRlEN.—According to the Limerick
Chronicle, no intimation whatever has reached the
family or friends of Mr. Smith O'Brien of that gentle-
man's escape from Van Diemen's Land.
Ws are happy to be enabled to state, from inquiries
which were made, that the three Misses Green Wil-
kinson are fast recovering from the accident by fire
which is by no means of that serious nature as was at
first supposed.

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LONDON tk SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.
FOREIGN TRAFFIC.—SPECIAL NOTICE.
From and after Ist JANUARY, 1854, .the existing THROUGH
RATES for Goods Traffic betwixt London and Paris, and betwixt
Paris and the Channel Islands, will be DISCONTINUED.
Goods will be conveyed, as heretofore, betwixt London and Havre,
and betwixt Havre and the Channel Islands, at reduced through
rates, which include all charges from the Quay at Havre to London,
or to the Channel Islands, the amount of Customs' Duty and Marine
Insurance excepted.
Goods will be conveyed betwixt London and Havre three times a
Week, each way, as heretofore.:.
For particulars of through rates, and all other information, apply
in London, to Mr. SIMKIN, 53, King William-street, City; in
Southampton, to Mr. WATKINS, Raltway-station ; in Havre, to
Mr. GILLS, 5, Rue-de-la-Gaffe.
(By order) ARCHD. SCOTT, Traffic Manager.
Railway-office, London, Dec. 24, 1853.

THEATRE ROYAL DRiTRY-LANE.
Leesee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

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The Attractions of this great National Establishment for the
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS will be on a most extensive scale, un-
precedented in the annals of Theatricals for Novelly, splendour, and
mechanical wonders, embodied by the first Artistes in the world.
Magnificent Scene y, Dresses, and Decorations ; gorgeous excite-
ment and Ballet unrivalled, forming an ensemble otalnt and en-
chanting attraction never equalled. Mr. SUITN, the
Lesseee, begs to
remind his juvenile patrons that this great CHRISTMAS PANTO-
MIME will be prVed THIS EVENING, DEC. 26, with a
DRAMA and FAR Reduced Prices as usual.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
Under the management of Mr. Buckstone.
TIITS EVENING, DEC. 26,
Will be performed THE HOPE OF THE FAMILY. Characters
by Messrs Chippendale, Compton, Buckstone, and W Farren ; Mrs.
Buckingham, Mrs. Poynter, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Miss E. Grey.
After which, a Grand CHRISTMAS P kNTOMIME, call, d
HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEAR; ; or, Little Silverhair
and the Fairies. Columbine, Miss M. Brown ; Harlequin, Mr. J.
Marshall : Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall.

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'LOYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET.
Under the Management of Mr. Casaus KEAN.
THIS EVENING, DEC. 26,
Will be performed THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal
character by Mr. C. Kean.
After which will be produced a new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN-
TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN- AND THE MILLER; AND
Mg MEN; or, King Salamandar and the Fairy of the Azure
Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hahne ; pauiaioon,
Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough.

LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Management of Madame Vestris. i
, THIS EVENING, Dzo. 26, '
Will '.:,e' performed A BACHELOR OF ARTS. Charact rs by
Messrs. C. Mathews, F. 3latthews, and Baker; Miss F. Hug s.
After which, an original Fairy Extravaganza, called nE
UPON A TIME THERE WERE TWO KINGS. Principal cha-
racters by Mr. Wright and Madame Vestris.
To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER.

THEATRE ROYAL ADELPIII.
Proprietor, Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celestt.
Bare Christmas Amusements—The Great Attraction of Lon on—
.. One of the Sights of London"—The Sea of Ice and Marvvllons
Adelphi Effects in the exciting new Nautical Drama of n;THE
THIRsT OF GOLD," every Evening—A new Grand Fairy Spec=
de, NUMBER NIP.
MONDAY, and during the week, the popular new nautical melo-
&ions, in Rye tableaux, with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, Ste.; new
dresses and appointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD, or
TBE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO.
Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford,
0. Selby, Parselle, Marsden, &c. ; Madame Celeste, Mrs. t eigh
Murray, Miss F. Maskell, Sec. ; with an entirely new grand specta-
cular legendary Christmas piece, in two act:, with new scelnery,
dresses, machinery, and appointments, called NUMBER NIP, or
THE SPIRIT BRIDE. Principal characters by Madame Celeste,
Mrs. Keeley, Miss Woolgar, Miss M. Keeley, Miss Cuthbert, !Miss
C. Harding ; Messrs. Paul Bedford, J. Rogers, Romer, G. Let, &c

ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE.
Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan.
THIS EVENING, Dac. 26,
(And daring the week),
Will be performed PLOT AND PASSION. Principal chari
by Mr. F. Robson and Mrs. Stirling.
Alter which, a new historico-geographical CHRISTMAS :
TOMIME, called HARLEQUIN COLUMBUS; or, The Old 1
and the New. Harlequin, Mr. F. Moreland; Pantaloon, M:
gooitez ; and Columbine, Miss Wyndham.
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ASTLErS EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATREJ
Lessee and Manager, Mr. W. Cooke.
Grand combination of attraction for the Holidays. The only Eques-
trian Pantomime in the Metropolis, and the wonderful Performing
Elephants.

THIS EVENING, DEc. 26,
(.And during the week.)

The New Grand Equestrian Chinese Spectacle, entitled " triE
WISE ELEPHANTS OF TIIE EAST; or, THE MAGIC GONG—
In which Mr. W. Cooke's wondro•is Elephants will appear.
Followed by a series of Mr. Wm. Cooke's matchless scenes of
Equestrianism in THE CIRCLE, by the talented artistes of this
establishment.

After which, a New Grand Equestrian CHRISTMAS COMIC
PANTOMIME, written expressly for this Theatre, by Mr. NELSON
LEE, entitled BILLY BUT fON'S :JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ;
or, Harlequin and the Ladles' Favourite.
New scenery, dre-ses, decorations. and appointments, magnificent
Car of Industry, &c. Harlequin, Mr. H. Hemmings ; Columbine,
Mdlle. Christine; Pantaloon, Mr. Lehman; and Two Clowns, Mr.
C. Adams and Mr. Croueste ; Sprites, Masters Gee and Bra thury.
A MORNING PERFORMANCE on JAN. 2, commencing at two.
Juvenile Night on TRURSD Y, JAN. 5, when the Comic Panto-
mime will commence the Performance
Box-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, 3.1 r. W.
West.

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
This DAY —Morning 52 min.after 9 I Evening 25 min.aft. 10
To-Monaow—Morning 58 min.after 10 1 Evening 59 min.aft. 11

THE WEATHER.—SIIN OFFICE, DEC. 25.
THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE.
41—highest since noon yesterday.
34—lowest this morning and during the night.
38—this day at noon.

BAROMETZIi, 30.26.
WIND, E.—Black frost, and fine weather.
DECEMBER 26.

39 highest since noon yesterday.
29—lowest this morning and during the night.
36—this day, at noon.

BAROMETER, 30'19.
WIND, changed to W.S.W.—Light breeze. Last night
the frost was very intense.

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LONDON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1853.

" Farewell, a long farewell" to the popularity
of Viscount PALMERSTON ! Exactly one year ago,
on the 26th of December, 1852, lie seriously
damaged his reputation for sagacity by taking
office iu the ABERDEEN Coalition Government.
Immediately on the arrival of the anniversary of
that memorable day, on the 26th of December,
1853, the people of England learn with emotions
• of mingled dismay and amazement of a yet more
startling dereliction of principle on the part of
their once chivalrous, high minded, and patriotic
Administrator. After carrying confusion into
the councils of his Sovereign by an abrupt re-
tirement from the Cabinet, the Noble Lord
the member for Tiverton has ruined his
own fame (ruined it, wo fear, irretrievably), and
compromised still more the already notorious
Ministry of the " dear" and " excellent"
(notorious for. its gross and shameless inconsisten-
cies), by an equally abrupt movement, that of the
withdrawal of his resignation. Eleven days have
elapsed between these preposterously contradic-
tory proceedings of Lord PALMERSTON. December
the 15th acquainted the world with his sudden
resignation. December the 26th informs it of his
no less sudden withdrawal of that resignation. In
our remarks on Saturday evening, it may be re-
membered that we took occasion very candidly
to observe that—if the noble Viscount the
Member for Tiverton returned to the Cabinet
from which he had become thus recently, abruptly,
and voluntarily alienated, his so doing would be
nothing more nor less (we could find no other
phrase sufficiently expressive, or sufficiently appro-
priate) than literal " tomfoolery." And he has
returned—and now, deliberately, we here reite-
rate, that his so returning can only by
that one appropriate and expressive word
be correctly designated. Never, before was
a great reputation more wilfully doomed to
self-destruotion. Never before was so large or so
noble a popularity scattered to the winds of hea-
ven by an, act of more criminal and yet. more
frivolOns •perversity. Latterly, the name of
Viscount PAizasusroN has been spoken of by some
enthusiasts as that of the probable Prime Minister
of a not very remote hereafter. Henceforth we re-
gard this as an absolute impossibility. The latest act
of the Home Secretary has been an act of political
suicide. It was a miracle scarcely less extraor-
of the dead to life
dinary than that of the raising
—the restoring of that enviable confidence which
heretofore subsisted between Lord
PALMERSTON
and the masses of his fellow-countrymen.
Honestly, we do not anticipate any such magical
or preternatural resuscitation. Viscount PAL-
MERSTON cannot any longer be regarded by Eng
A«, • h.men otherwise than with grief and suspicion.
. . it 4.
_. , , xis uno ' longer the Minister, of the popu-
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..41.111f has brought low the pride of
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