The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-28 00:00:00

SNIITI-IFIELD MARKET

This day's supply was, in the whole, limited, and its trade, on
account of extravagantly high prices having been demanded,
throughout very dull. Beef and Mutton sold tardily at an ad-
advance of from 4d. to 6d. ; Pork 2d. per stone. Prices of Veal
stationary. In the early part of the day the prices demanded for
the best Beef and Mutton were, for the former,ss. 6d. ; the latter
6s. per stone.
PRICES PER STONE OF SLIM TO SINK THE OFFA LS.

s. d. to Pl. d. s. cf. to a. 4.
Inferior Beasts 2lO 3 0 Large Lambs
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 8 Prime small ditto 0 0 0 0
Prime large Oxen... 3 4 4 8 Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, &c..... 4 8 5 0 Prime small ditto 5 0 6 0
Inferior Sheep 3 0 3 4; Large Hogs 3 4 4 0
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0, Small Porkers 4 6 5 0
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 4 5 0' Suckling Calves 12s to 50i. eath ,
SouthdownWethers 5 t: 5 61 Quarter old Pigs 12s to 18s. eat h.
SUPPLY, AS PER. CLERK'S STATEMENT.
Beasts. 1 Sheep. 1
I Calves. I
Pigs.
2,407 1 14,1460 110 140
.. —.. . .. . ... ... .

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About 60 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's Road; about
40 up the other northern roads; about 200 (including Irish)
from the western and midland districts ; about 1450 from Nor.
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 120 from Kent
and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c ,
in the neighbourhood of London.

NEWG ATE AND LEADENHALL 11IAKKEPS.
At per stone, by the Carcass.
a. d. toe. d. s. d. to s. d.
Bee' O.; 8 4 0I Veal
utt or 3 4 410 Pork 3 6 5 0

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S:

DEAL, FEE. 26 S.S.W.—Arrived the
Thomas King, Williamson, from Demerara. Arrived from
London, the George Canning, Stewart, for Barbadoes ;
and his Majesty's brig Flying Fish, from a eruize, in the
Channel. The Duke of Roxburgh and Lady Nugent sailed
again this morning. Abi ig, with Spanish col-urs, passel
through from the westward.
PLYMOUTH, FEE 25 AND 26. —Wind N. W. —Ai rived
the Apollo, Lefevre, from Messina ; a•id Fa,:ey, Fowler,
from Figuera. Off port, the Sylpl., Orley, from Denia.
BRISTOL, FEB 27.—Arrived the Maria, Eliza, from
Trieste; and Planet, Brown, and Aguilas, Vintage, from
Oporto.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 26.—Arrived the Arab, Ball, from
Savannah ; Mary Howland, Hillman, from New York ;
and Dora, Strachan, from Genoa. Off pert, the Islam,
from Barb .does ; General Putnam, from New Orleans;
and Great Britain, f. con New York.
STANGATE CREEK, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Adelaide.
Che:me, and the Merry Andrew, from Ancona ; the Feley,
Mlitor, from Malaga; and Magnet, Taylor, from XThea.
MARGATE, FEB. 27.—Off port, the Samuel Robertson,
Greswold, from New York ; the Otter, Fragh, from
Seville.

CORK, FEB. 25. —Arrived the Prince Eugene, Cook,
from Leghorn; the Palembang, Willis, from London for
New South Wales.

HULL, FEB. 27.—Arrived the Superb, Baiter, from
Gallipoli ; the Albion, Roarctree, from St. Petersburgh.
NEWRY, FEB. 24.—Arrived the Billow, Elder, from
St. John's, N. B.
BELFAST, FEB. 23.—Arrived the Jessie, Wilford, from
Charleston.

Cow a, FEB. 25.—Arrived the Ranger, Robertson,
from Matanzas.

COWES, FEE. 27.—Arrived the Rub rt Finnie, Dour-
ring, and the Bellaim, from Rio Janeiro.
SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 27 —Arrived the Jeune Maria,
Deepue, from Bordeaux.
FALMOUTH, FEB. 25, 26,—Wind N.W., strong gales.
—Anived his Majesty's steamer, Meteor, from the Medi-
terranean ; sailed from Corfu on tl:e 31st ult., froth
Malta on the 4th u't., and from Gibraltar on the 14th.
Sailed the Stammer packet for Lisbon. Sir John Mal-
colm, Governor of Bombay, came passenger in the Meteor,
he left Bombay on the 9:h of December, and was one
month in Egypt.

The Margaretta, Gessehrnan, from Bremen to Havannah,
was Inst on the north side of Harbour Island, near Nagsaw,
on the 10th ult., crew and part of the cargo saved.
The Rafael, Patrot, from St. Jago and Cuba, to Barce-
lona, was wrecked on Castle Island near Nassau, on the
18th December, crew and part of the cargo s wed.
The Premier, Young, from Trieste, arrived at Malta on
the 3d inst., with her pumps choaked, aatel would be
oblig€d to discharge.
The Frances, Peal►ody, from Liverpool to New" Orient a,
was totally wrecked at Barbuda on the sth ult. crew and
passengers and 16 packages of dry goods, some sails, &c.,
saved.

The Lady Codrington, of Barbuda, was totally wrecked
;here on the 18th ult.

The Globe, from Bordeaux to Gloucester, was upset
,estertlaymorning near Steepness point.

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The Mary Ann, Williams, (missing ship) from London,
has arrived at Birhadoes.

The Folgerdine, Wey, from Stockholm to Harlingen,
was totally wrecked off Eyerland, on the 19th inst., only
the master and about 200 casks of tar saved.

The Harmony, White, from Liverpool, put into An-
t;gua on the 10th ult. in distress, bound to Mobile; cargo
discharg,d.

ASSIZES.-(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)

WINCHESTER, Fin. 27.

The Ass'zes fur this county commenced yesterday, when
the Commission was opened by Mr. Justice PARK and
Mr. Justice TAUNTON, at the Castle, in this city. This
morning their Lot dships attended divine service in the
Cathedral. Sir Henry Joseph Tit._!hborne, Bart. the
High Sheriff, escorted their Lordships to the Cathedral,
and then re-entered his carriage, and repaired to the Ro—
man Catholic chapel in this city, as Sir Henry is a Ro-
man Catholic. He afterwards returned to the Cathedral,
and attended their Lordship to their lodgings. The
Learned Judges in the afternoon again attended the Cathe-
dral, but without any form. In the course of the service
an anthem (which, it was understood, was ordered by their
Lordships a week since) was sung by one of the chorister
who is 74 years of age; his appearance confirmed this,
but his voice was very fine.
There are 27 causes entered, one only of which is a
Special Jury cause. The calendar contains the names of

176 prisoners. There are several who were bound over at
the late Special Commission to appear and take their trials
at these Assizes. Several are committed for arson ; four
for sending letters threatening to burn the premises and
injure the persons of different parties, two of whom are
females ; and the remainder are for offences usually found
in an Assize calendar, though at the same time of rather a
serious nature. All the unfortunate men who were sen-
tenced to transportation during the Special Commission
here, with the exception of two, have been sent off.
At Salisbury the criminal business will be heavy, and
the Judges have, in consequence, fixed the Commission_
day at Dorchester two days later than has been customary,
in order that they may get through the business at Salis-
bury, without bt ing compelled to sit so late at night, as
they have sometimes found themselves obliged to do, in
consequence of having given too short a time in compari-
son with the quantity of business.

COUNTY OF KILKENNY ELECTION.

(From the Dublin Morning Register of Friday.)
Kilkenny, Wednesday Night.
The poll closed this day as follows :
Lord Duncannon
Colonel Butler

Majority for Lord Duncannou on the day's poll —4

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT PUTNEY,

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON MRS.
CLARICE—(THIS DAY.)
To attempt to describe the intensity of the interest and excite-
ment that pervaded the village of Putney in consequence of the
mysterious death of Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke, which was alleged to
have been occasioned by her having eaten part of a batter pud-
ding which had contained arsenic, would amount almost to an
impossibility. Every fact that could be gathered which at all
related to the singular and dreadful occurrence was sought up
greedily, and various conjectures were formed upon the diffe-
rent rumours that were afloat touching the melancholy affair.
Precisely at ten o'clock this morning, pursuant to adjourn-
ment from last Thursday, RICHARD CARTER, Esq. the
Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury, re-assembled
at the Red Lion, at the foot of Putney-bridge, to further inves-
tigate the circumstances leading to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth
Clarke, aged 44.
Shortly after the Coroner arrived, Mr. Woolier entered the
room and took his seat at the table. He said that he attended
on the part of Mr. Clarke, the husband of the deceased lady, and
indeed on the part of the family generally.
The Jury having all arrived, the CORONER read over the
evidence of the two daughters of the deceased, Jane and Eliza-
beth Clarke, and Mr. Wade, the surgeon who attended the de-
ceased, the substance of which has already appeared in the news-
papers.
Hie following witnesses were then sworn :
Mr. Charles Shillitoe, of Putney, surgeon, stated that on
Thursday evening last, by order of the parochial officers of Put-
ney, lie made a post mortem examination of the stomach of the
deceased lady, and from the result of that examination, he was
clearly of opinion that her dissolution was occasioned by her hav-
ing swal owed a large dose of mineral poison, but he was not
prepared to state of what description.
CORONER—Were there any external or internal marks of
violence visible about the body Y Witness—None, Sir, with the
exception of an extraordinary contraction of the muscles of the
limbs.

Mr. Wooller—Although you could not discover the description
of poison that the deceased had taken, could you trace any effect
produced on the parts ? Witness—Yes, Sir, the parts were in a
very morbid state.
Mr. Shillitoe further stated that he had examined a quantity
of flour that was sent to him by the Jury on Thursday, and he
could not detect the presence of any kind of poison. 1 his was
the remains of the flour from which the pudding had been made.
Mr. Lewton and Mr. Wade, surgeons, confirmed this testi-
mony.
Mr. George Mullins, surgeon, of Wandsworth, sworn—Four
weeks last Saturday, a female from 17 to 20 years of age, called at
my shop, and asked for two ounces of mercury, and afterwards
for half an ounce of calomel, in my presence, but she asked my
wife for the mercury before I came in. I refused to let her have
it, and made her up twelve one-grain calomel pills, which she
paid for and w?. it away. I saw the same female pass my house
one day last we'k, and instantly knew her again. I saw the same
female just now in the parlour of this house.
cuttoNEr.—D you know her name ? Witness—l do not, Sir.
The Coat xs t then desired the beadle to accompany Mr. Mul-
lins down stairs to look at the daughters of the deceased.
On the return of Mr. Mullins, he said that the female who had
the pills of him was Jane Clarke.

(Both the daughters were in attendance below, waiting the re-
sult of the inquiry.)

Juror—What day last week do you believe it was that you saw
Jane Clarke pass your house? Witness-1 think it was on
Thursday or r riday.
Juror—Did you see which way she went ? Witness—l think
she went across the fields.
By Mr. Wooler—The twelve one-grain calomel pills would not
cause any injury ; but I refused to let her have so large a quan.
tity as half an ounce, as that would have been, if used, attended
with considerable mischief.
Mr. James Armisted Bennison, of Wandsworth, chemist and
druggist, sworn—On last Wednesday week, Feb. 16, a young
lady, apparently about 18 years of age, called at my house, and
asked me for an ounce of arsenic and an ounce of salts. I
served her with the articles, which she paid for, and lett the
shop. I had never seen the same lady before in my life.
CORONER—Did you . ask her if she knew the nature of
arsenic Witness—Yes, Sir, I did, and she replied, « Oh, yes
perfectly," and smiled. I then cautioned' her respecting its
powerftil effects, and labelled the packet, " Poison."
CORONER—Have you ever seen the same young lady since
you saw her in your shop ? Witness—l never saw her from that
time until I saw her below stairs this morning.
CORONER—Do you believe that either of the two ladies be-
low purchased the poison of you ? Witness—l cannot swear dis-
tinctly, but my belief is that it was the youngest daughter, Jane.
CORONER—Do you believe it was either of them Witness
—I have not recollection enough to say.
CORONER—How was she dressed ? Witness—l think in a
black silk dress. I cannot recollect what kind of a bonnet she
had on.

Juror—Did you not tell me that she had on a velvet bonnet ?
Witness—.l cannot recollect.
Juror—You told me so.

" And solieillif;;;-;aid another Juror.
Witness—l have no recollection about it.
By the CORONER—One of the ladies below, although she
resembles the one that came to my shop, I think is not quite
so stout.
Juror=-At what time ofday was it that she called at your shop?
Witness--About twelve o'clock.
By a Juror—The reason I sold her the poison was, because I
thought she had been once or twice in the shop for some articles
the same morning.
CORONER—The person to whom you sold the poison could
not have been forty-four years of age Witness—Oh dear, no,
Sir ; not more than eighteen.
Here some discussion arose as to the contradictory manner irl
which the witness gave his evidence. Several Jurors remarked
that he had distinctly stated that he had never seen the person '
to wham he had sold the arsenic from that time until he had seen
her below stairs that morning.
The CORONER and Mr. Wooller admitted that he had done
so, but subsequently in his evidence lie distinctly denied any
knowledge of her.
Charles Collins, apprentice to the last witness, was next sworn
—I was present when Mr. BennisOn sold the arsenic and salts to
the lady. She appeared to be about twenty-two or twenty-three
years of age, dressed in a black silk cloak, with red ribbons to
her bonnet, and a red handkerchief tied round her neck. She
asked for an ounce of salts, and then for an ounce of arsenic.
The drugs were weighed out, and given to her by his employer,
who asked her if she knew the nature of the arsenic. She re.
plied, " Yes," or_" Perfectly," but I cannot recollect whicn.
By the CORONER—I had never seen her in our shop before,
but I had seen her twice previously within a short time, but I
have never seen her since.

CORONER—Have you seen the two ladies who are in this
room i_Witness7-I have not.

cOitolsfkii:LlN;;;;L:iiia that you should know her again ?
Witness—Oh, yes, Sir.
The witness was then taken by the beadle into the room where
the two Miss Clarkes were, and on his return,
Mr. CARTER, the Coroner, asked him if he had seen the lady
who had purchased the arsenic at his master's house? Witness
—I have, Sir. She is below stairs. I know her well from a break-
ing out of her mouth..

CORONER—Which of the Miss Clarkes do you identify as
the lady who bought the poison ? Witness—l can swear that
the toungest daughter, Jane Clarke, is the person who bought
the poison.
quite positive that she is the lady?
WCigeßss°—NlEaßm—,ASirre, 3O"
quite. I am quite positive of it. I have
not the slightest doubt.
CORONER—Is she dressed in the same manner now as she
was then? Witness—The same.

The greatest interest and anxiety at this moment appeared
amongst the Jury, and an inward shudder prevailed through-
out the whole of the persons present.
The inquiry was proceeding when our Reporter left, and the
proceedings are not expected to terminate until a late hour.