The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-24 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREE7'.

Samuel Turner, a cabman, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Hammill, charged with having violently assaulted
and seriously injured Anne Conway, a poor woman in
an advanced state of pregnancy.
From the statement of the woman, who was in such an
acute state of suffering that her evidence was scarcely
audible, it appeared that she endeavoured to procure a
livelihood by hawking combs and brushes about the
street, and that on the previous afternoon she went into a
public-house in Shoreditch to dispose of her goods. The
prisoner and another man were standing drinking at the
time in front of the bar, and as soon as she made her ap-
pearance the prisoner snatched one of the combs from
her basket, and refused to restore it; she made an effort
to recover the article, when the prisoner instantly struck
her a violent blow under the aye, and, seising hold of his
companion, dashed him with all his force against her,
and she sustained such severe internal injuries that she
had endured extreme agony ever since. Upon observing
the serious consequences of his brutality, the prisoner
precipitately left the house, but was immediately pursued
by several persons who had witnessed his conduct, who
called a policeman and gave him into custody.
Mr. HAMMILL said, it was a most dastardly act, and as
there was every probability, from the present appearance
of the complainant, of a premature confinement resulting
from his conduct, he should order the prisoner to be re-
manded for a week, to afford time for the condition of
the woman being ascertained, and in the meantime direct
the complainant to be conveyed to the hospital, where
proper surgical aid would be turnished her.
CLERKENWELL.

John Copeland, a butcher, residing at No. 8, Sumner-
street, St. Andrew's, Holborn, was charged on suspicion
of the wilful murder of his son, John William Copeland,
aged five years.
Mrs. Sarah Bandford, of 29, Acton-street, Gray's Inn-
road, said she had known the prisoner a year and a half,
by his calling to see her husband. He had always
spoken of the deceased as being very dirty. About two
months ago, when visiting them, ho said he could not
breakfast at home ca account of its dirty habits, and he
would burn it; her husband was then present. The ac-
cused than also said that the child was a thief, and he
could not keep anything from it in the shape of eating
and drinking. She did not know the child, but bad heard
him say it was a boy. When she heard him say he
would burn it she remonstrated, saying " For God's
sake do not do that, Copeland, er you will be taken up,"
and urged him not to ill-treat the child in any way. He
answered that no one would take care of it; he had tried
everything, and could not make it better. Had since
beard him say on many occasions, " I wish it was dead."
He had represented the child to be strong and healthy,
and that nothing would hurt it; that was on an occasion
when he told me had put it into a pan of cold water.
He has said to me that his wile ill-treated the child, and
when she had expressed surprise that the people in the
house had not heard of it, he bad replied that they could
not hear anything of it, and if he complained to her
about:it she behaved worse to the child. The prisoner
first mentioned to her the melancholy death of his son
by burning, after the wife had been committed on the
charge of causing its death under a coroner's warrant.
His account was, that they had left it for a short period,
and on their return it was in flames; that it had a fit the
day before; and, further, that three days previously it
fell upon the fire, and had done so once betore. When
he told her of its sad end she reminded him of what he
had said to her, remarking that he, no d( übt, had made
similar observations to others, which had led to his wife's
apprehension; and on asking him why he was not in
custody, he said he was never at home to see when the
child was ill treated; that the witnesses gave shocking
depositions against her before the coroner, but said no-
thing against him.
Mr. James White, surgeon, of Little Warner-street,
Clerkenwell, was next heard. He said that on the Fri-
day before the child's death he was called by the prisoner
to attend it at a, Sumner street, Back-hill, Hatton-gar-
den. He instantly accompanied him, and saw the de-
ceased lying on some clothes on the floor. There was
no bedding in the room, which the prisoner quitted the
moment he entered. On examining the child s eyes ho
found it was alive, and ordered the mother
to bring him
some water and castor oil, which he administered to it,
and also placed its feet in warm water, and thereby
caused its revival. After this the poor lathe sufferer called
for bread and butter, with which he supplied it, and it eat
voraciously.
By Mr. TYRWHITT—The deceased
i was in a dread-
fully emaciated state, so much so, indeed, that on the
parts of its person he examined there were not, he
believed, six ounces of flesh, It had a few old burn
marks about it. After be had done everything neces-
sary on the emergency, the mother asked him to send
her some medicine for the child, which he refused to
do, telling her it was more the case for a butcher, and
if she would come to his residence he would provide
her with mutton to boil for it. He considered it a case
of very great destitution.
.The mother afterwards visited
him, and he gave her nourishing food, for which she ap-
peared very grateful. On the next day, about eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, he was again called into the pri-
soner's house by some children,:and he found the deceased
on the lap of its mother, who was bathing it on the head,

neck, and arms with oil. Those parts had been recently
burned, end he gave directi-ns for its removal to the
hospital. There was a smell of fire in the room, ari,ing
as he soon perceived, from the smouldering of clothing,
consisting principally of dark coloured stuff. The mut-
ton, or a portion of it, was then stewing on the side of
the fire, which circumstance made him think that the
child might have got to it.
By Mr. TYRWHITT—Those injuries might have been
occasioned by the child falling back on the fire, or by its
pinnatore or bed•gown being drawn close to it. The poor
creature might, in its then weakly state, have reached
Ve fireplace.

Mrs. Dlary White, of 8, Sumner.street, said she had
lived in the same house with the prisoner and his wite
and the deceased, and on the Saturday in questiA n she
heard some one go out and come back very soon, and
scr•am out for help, at which moment the deceased was
also screaming. She entered the prisoner's room and
saw the child en the floor, and it said to its mother in a
very feeble voice, " Mother, I have been screaming for
you." The room was then full of smok.~ from the child's
clothes, which were on the hearth. There was r
fen ler in front of the grate, which is only a foot trt m
the fl riog.

By Mr. TYRWHIT—She put her fingers bctween the
bars of the grate without burning them, and likewise
stuffed her apron there without slug. ing it.
This being the whole of the evidence forthcoming
to-day,
Mr. TYRWHITTT said, be had decided upon commit-
ting the prisoner tor trial, but would remand him to a
future day for the attendance of another material
witness.

BANK OF EMI-LAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Acc.unt, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria. eap. 311,ftir
the Week ending on Saturday, the 17th day of February, 1849,
MUM D&PAATMENT.

X.
Notes i55ued........ 28,596,79 e

28,595,79 A
K. MARSIIA.LL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 22d day of February, 1849.
JIANKINQ DEPAITIMIN T.

Government debt 11,015,100
Other securities •• • • 2,984.500
Gold coin and bullion 14,093,725
6iiver bunion ...... 501,071

X 28,595,795

Proprietors'espital.. 14,553,000

Beat 3,580,487
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accounts) . • 5,303,317
Other deposits .. . • • • 10,491,5G0
Seven day and other
bills .•. • • • •.•• • • • 1,114,470

Government secnri- I.

ties (including Dead
Weight Aunuity).. 14,022,467
Other securities .... 9,916,264
Notes ......... •• • . 10,308,040
Gold and sllYer coin.. 796,668

X 35,043,134

1 X 35,043,134
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
,1a49.

Dated the 21d day of February.

Tin; AURORA BOREALIS.—On Monday night,
about half-past nine o'clock, there was a singular and beau-
tiful appearance of this phenomenon observable on the face
of the firmanent. It streamed upwards at first from the
eastern horizon, nearly to the zenith, in one narrow and un-
broken line of light-coloured vapour. After remaining
nearly stationary for a few minutes, it became diffused at
the top, and, breaking into small masses, or waves, seemed
to be borne westwards, as if by a current of wind. On passing
the zenith, the direction of the force seemed to be changed,
for the line was then bent towards the south-west, and by-
and by it assumed the appearance of a luminous ; but,
with a constant waving motion, it moved onwards until it
gradually disappeared at nearly the opposite point of the
horizon to that in which it first appeared.—North British
Mail.

ORTHOP2EDIC HOSPITAL. The annual general
court of the governors of this hospital was held on Thursday,
in Bloomsbury-square. The annual report stated that the
total number of patients during the year was 1,130, the
greater part of whom were cured or relieved. Many patients
remain now in the hospital, two of whom had been sent by
her Majesty's command. They are two children afflicted
with double club feet, and who belong to a poor family, four
of whom are similarly ,eformed. There were 270 patients
waiting for admission, for although several additional beds
had been set up during the year, the funds of the hospital
were quite inadequate to the demands upon them. The in-
come for the year amounted to 1,6361. 125., and the expendi-
ture to 1,5691., leaving a balawN of 66/. 135. 3d. This report
was unanimously received and adopted, and after the trans.
action of the usual business the meeting separated.
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London.

The news received by the Overland Mail is a suf-
ficient reward for the anxiety which its delay had occasioned
during the last four days. Both politically and commer-
cially, the accounts may be called highly satisfactory ; the
success of our arms at Afoultan has been attended with less
loss of life than might have been expected in storming so
strong a fortress; it is therefore a subject for great
thankfulness and establishes the fact that nothing
can withstand the indomitable courage and determined
perseverance of the British army. The demand for our
manufactures continued brisk, both at Calcutta and Bombay.
particularly at the latter place, where stocks of Manchester
goods were low, and many parcels had been sold to ar-
rive; it was not, however, expected that prices would
go higher than present quotations, and therefore it is to
be feared that the late advance in our manufactur-
ing district; will not command a corresponding ad-
vance in India, particularly as the supply will be
ample from the quantity shipped during the last three
months. The lighter fabrics of Scotland have not been 30
eagerly purchased, but were in good demand at fair prices-
The Export market at Calcutta was rather inactive, but the
value of all kinds of produce, with the exception of sugar,Wsg
well maintained. Cotton was in good demand at BombaP
at rather higher prices. Exchange had advanced to ls. 100'
per rupee, and a further improvement was anticipated. ,
FALL OF MOULTAN.—Among the enterprising an
meritorious officers wounded during the operations ofJanuarY
2, we find included the name of Lieutenant W. C. Ander-
son, of the Ist Regiment of Bombay FUsiliers, which too/.'
leading a part in the duties of that arduous day. Havilt,g;
however, had an opportunity of seeing a letter written by
this young officer to his connexions in England on the t.°l-
- day, namely, January 3, we are enabled (and have
pleasure in doing so) to state that Mr. Anderson was fortu-
nate enough to escape without injury from both the severe
affairs in which the British troops were engaged before 50d
within the walls of Moultan. Mr. Anderson is a nephevi °f
the eminent gentleman of the same name who has, with?!
the last week, been announced to the public as the nod)
appointed governor of the Mauritius.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LIVERPOOL,—On %%rebel'
day evening, about half-past six o'clock, a fire broke out on
the premises of Messrs. Murray and Brown, engineers. 4!‘c"
in Lydia Ann-street, by which the whole of the buildings
and machinery were destroyed, the combustible nature of the,
materials and the force of the wind baffling all the efforts ?'
the fire-engines. Fortunately the exertions of the fire bri-
gade prevented the conflagration from being spread to the
neighbouring buildings, in which was property of great
value. The origin of the fire is as yet unknown. The lose
is estimated at between 3,000/. and 4,000/. The machinery
was insured in the Manchester Fire-office for 2,000/. ; the
building in the Imperial Fire-office.
NUMBER OF LAWYERS IN LONDON.—In thus attri-
buting so much dppepoia to life in London we must not
infer from it that the Londoners are a quarrelsome racer
because of the number of gentlemen through whole
agency disputes are settled. The truth is, that the rev
jority of the agreements and disputes of the whole eg"
pire are disposed of here. This fully accounts for the
3,191 attorneys, the 1,692 barristers (alarm at these
numbers sensibly subsides when it is remembered that
all the former are not in full practice, and some Din'4ll
per cent. of the latter arc bricfiess), the 127 specto•
pleaders and conveyancers not at the bar, the 112 pros:
tors, the 39 notaries, and the 54 Irish, Scotch, Chancel
Island, and parliamentary agents who are not attorner'
—Review of the Post-office Directory in the Daily News.,
Accounts from Breslau report a very firm market
for wool. A good deal of business had been done during Or.
first fortnight of the present month. English wholes*:
dealers and Netherland commission agents had purchase.;
actively, the better qualities of Silesian shearlings at 60
70, and Polish at about 50. The native manufacturers hl`;
also purchased, to some extent, the qualities suited to OS%
wants at 40 to 48, and Russian fleeces, in large parcels, At s
to 38. Tell wool had gone at 46 to 54, Swiss at 38 4 "
lamb at 55 to 68, flock at 38 to 45,
Posen shearlings at 52 to 58 in smaller quantities ,06
French, Belgian, and Hamburgh account. The total *32„
amounted to 1,500 cwt., and the supplies were censideral,
diminished. Prices were firm, but not higher than durly
the month of January. Contract business continued to to
entered into, but on a smaller scale.

BIRTHS.
On the 6th inst., at Government House, Fredericton, 1-`
Brunswick, the lady of Sir E. Head, Bart., of a daughter. ,e
On the 15th inst., at Kirby, Isle of Man, the lady of t°
Attorney-General of that island, of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Upper Berkeley-street, fortniss'
square, the lady of J. R. Pope, Esq., of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Leamington, the lady of the 1:1013.
D. Ward, of a son.
On the 20th inst., at Fawley Rectory, Hants, the wife of
the Rev. W. Gibson, of a son. Of
On the 20th inst., at Marsh Gibbon Rectory, the lA"'
the Rev. A. Coote, oL a son.
On the 20th inst., at Dover, the Hon. Mrs. Lloyd Arlatilir
thar, of a son. the
On the 20th inst., at Admiral Giffard's, Southampton,
lady of Captain Gifiard, R.N., of a son.