The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-05 00:00:00

1849

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WOR, STREET.
A tall muscular man, rattled Charles Baines, a
labourer in the docks, was charged with having
cr.:Dilly maltreated Mary Ann Maye, a woman with
whom he cohabited, and thereby caused her death.
The prisoner, who made no attempt to deny the
charge, and declined cross-examining the witnesses,
was remanded for a week for the completion of the
evidence against him.
William Harris, clerk in the office of highly re-
spectable solicitors in the City, 'who stood charged
with having uttered numerous forged 51. Bank of
England notes to various unfortunate women whom
he casually met in the streets, was placed at the bar
for final examination.
A gentleman from the office of Mr. Freshfield, the
Bank solicitor, attended, as before, to conduct the pro-
secution, and the prisoner was defended by Mr.
Vann.
The prisoner, who by the advice of his solicitor re-
served his defence, was fully committed to Newgate
for trial upon five charges, the magistrate imperatively
refusing to accept bail for his future appearance,
which was tendered to any amount that might be
required.

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The Sandwich Islands experience a depression, similar Mr. SECKER asked Miss Gilbert whether the
to other places, from the California emigration mania, f woman was sufficiently recovered to hold conversation
but great hope is entertained that they will speedily bet with her ? Miss Gilbert replied in the affirmative.
benefited by the enterprise it has awakened. She was quite rational, and positively asserted that
ROYAL MARINES. the poison must have been placed in the porter by
Major Robinson died at Woolwich yesterday, by which. the prisoner.
casualty the following officers are promoted:— Mr. SECKER asked how long it was likely she
First Lieutenant William Stratton Aslett, of the Ply-
? Mr. Vd
mouth division, to be Captain, vice Robinson; Second would be in that precarious state arey re •
Lieutenant Charles Roberts, of the Woolwich division, to lied that two or three days would much improve
her, and no doubt that in the early part of the week
be First Lieutenant, vice Aslett.
Captain Moore, First Lieutenant Tinkler, and 96 she would be able to attend.
men of the Portsmouth division, embarked yesterday on Mr. SECKER then told the prisoner that he should
board her Majesty's ship Leander, 50, at Pertsmouth. not ask him any questions at the present stage of the
ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY. proceedings, as it etas his intention to remand him.
One sergeant, one bombardier, and 15 gunners, em- He might state what he liked, but he must caution
barked yesterday at Portsmouth, in the Confiance him not to sate anything that might be injurious to
steamer, fur Plymouth, to join a newly commissioned himself.
steamer there. Ihe prisoner declined saying anything, when he
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Her Majesty's steam-vessel
Confiance yesterday towed the merchant schooner Eliza was formally remanded until Tuesday next.
from Barepool to the sheer hulk, when her broken masts The Magistrate begs to acknowledge the receipt
we re taken out and sent to the dockyard. The Admiralty of a 51. Bank of England note, from "J. 8.," to be
have given instructions for the repair of all damages appropriated for the relief of the poor in the
district.
consi quent on the collision of the Eliza with her Ma- LAMBETH.
jest y' a steam-vessel Volcano. Horace Knight, alias Captain Knight, alias Gene •
The Hi ea soiled fcr the coast yesterday. ral Knight, a tall young man with a pair of mous-
The Confiance left in the evening with stores for the
tachioee, and of remarkable appearance, and Jane
eastern port. Knight, alias Clark, a plain-looking young woman,
The merchant ship Thomas and Joseph Crisp, 350
tons, Captain Blackall, which left Newport with coal for were placed at the bar fer final examination on a
Ceylon, experienced a succession of westerly and south- charge of fraud and forgery.
westerly gales when in long. 12 W., which strained the The prisoners, who declined saying anything in
ship, aid caused her to make 12 inches water hourly, defence, were fully committed for trial, Knight on
both pumps going; she, in consequence, put back, and two charges of forgery and one of fraud, and the
arrived in the Sound this morning. woman for the fraud only.
1 Wind—S.W., strong gales. There was a second charge against the male priso-
ner—namely, that of uttering a forged cheque for
Si. to Mrs. Robinson of Crosby-row, Walworth-road,
on the 13th of last month, and obtaining cash for
the same.
To this charge the prisoner made no defence, and
was fully committed for vial.

THE CuUNTIt MARKETS.
BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 4.—At Gloucester and Worcester
markets on the 29th, the trade in both English and
foreign wheat, ruled dull, at the currency of the previous
week. Inferior barley rather lower; fine fully as dear.
In oats the turn was in favour of the buyer. and secon-
dary qualities were difficult to quit. Beans rather
dearer. Peas unaltered. During the past week the
transactions in wheat have again been limited, and al-
though holders will not generally give way, to make pro-
gress a reduction must have been submitted to. Very
little doing in barley. Oats are taken in retail at former
currency. On b.ians the turn is in favour of the seller.
No advance could be obtained on peas. At this day's
market there was a full supply of wheat from the frrmers
and dump samples of near were is per quarter lower,
whilst other descriptions and foreign nearly maintained
their value. Fine barley is per quarter dearer, but in-
ferior dull, and rather cheaper. Oats could only be sold
by submitting to a decline of 6d to is per quarter. Beaus
and peas unaltered.
BRISTOL, OCT. 4.—At to day's market there was a
good supply of English wheat, principally new, which
sold at from 36s to 42s per imperial qr. 'Some of the
samples, however, were rather damp. Fine parcels of
foreign and English new and old sold at last week's rates.
Foreign: white, 42s to 468; red, fine qualities, 40s to
425; ordinary ditto, 36s to 38s; hard, 33s to 35s per
4801bs. The sale of flour was slow, at a decline of from
6 i to is per sack, viz :—English seconds, • 28s to 30s
per seek; American, &C., swtet, 23s to 25s per barrel.
In malting barley there was as yet but little doing;
prices were firm for fine, and also for grinding parcels;
English malting sold at 28s to 32s per imperial qr.
English and foreign grinding 19s to 24s per 4001bs.
Oats ware again lower by fully 6d per quarter, and the
sale was very restricted thereof. Devon and Welch
561.1 at 14s to 15s per imperial qr; Irish white 16s to
184 per 3201b5; Irish black, 14s to 15s per imperial qr.
Fort ign beans were unvaried, English selling at 28s to
32s per imperial qr; foreign, 25s to 28s per 4801bs. At
Gloucester the market was thinly attended, and there
was a slow sale for wheat at previous quotations.
Welting barley was small in show. Oats were a drag-
gil g sale. Egyptian Leans were is per qr lower. The
at) ivals were—Wheat, 6,626 qrs; oats, 3,076 brls,
qrs; barley, 787 qrs, 105 brls; beans, 19 qrs; flour, 450
a, ks.

UPPINGHAM, OCT. 3.—Wheat '4os.to 455; barley 26s
to 28s; oats 18s to 235; beans 32s to3Bs per qr. Butter
100 to lld per lb; eggs 18 :or ls.
LOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wheat 37s to 428; barley 26s to
298; oats 14s to 165 per qr.
LONG SUTTON.—Return of sales for the week ending
Sept. 29—Wheat, 95 qrs, 0 bush, 1971 16s Od (average
41s 70).
Ausoars--Averages for the week ending Oct. 1:
Wheat 41s 31d; barley 25s 6/d per qr.
LYNN, OcT. 2.—Wheat 36s 38s to 40s, fine 425;
barley 24s to 265, fine 29s per qr.
OAKIIA.M, OCT. I.—Wheat 403 to 455; barley 263 to
28s; oats 15s to 208; beaus, 34s to 38s per qr.
OCT.O GAINSBOROUGH, 2.—Wheat 40s to 47s Od-
-642 qrs, 1,36113 s (average 42s sd); barley, 98 qrs, 1301
10s (aver. 263 80); oats, 46s qrs, 361163 (aver. 15s 9/d);
beans, 15 qrs, 231 5s (aver. 300.
NEWARK, OcT.. 3.—Wheat, old white 45s to 465,
extra 00s, red 453 to 465, new white 43s to 455, red 40s
to 455; barley, new malting 28s to 30s, old grinding and
foreign 22s to 235; oats, old 00s to 003, new 15s to 20e;
beans, old 34s to 365, new 00s to 00s; malt 54s to 56s
per qr; tares, 40s to 44s per qr.
ROTHERHAM, OCT. I.—Beef, 53 6d to 6s 3d per
stone; mutton, 414 to 5d per lb; stock sheep, 27s to 33s
per head.
DERBY, OCT. 2.—The supply of fat beasts to-day was
small, and oustomers were equally scarce, but most of
the beasts were disposed of. The number of sheep was
also small, with some little improvement in the demand.
There were but few fat pigs offered for sale, nor were
there so many buyers. Beef made from 4d to sid;
Mutton, 40 to sd; Lamb, Os to Os; Veal, 5d to 5d
per lb; Pigs, 7s 6d to 8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d
per stone of 141bs. Hides, lid per lb. Calf-skins 2d
to 3d per lb.
EDINBURGH, OCT. 3.—The quantity of wheat brought
forward this day was 773 qrs, being. 200 qrs less than
last week. Top price of new wheat 6d down, and the
average 5d up. Old wheat 2s down on the
top, and 7d down on the average. The
general average of a heat was ld up-
-174 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brought for-
ward was 1,336 qrs, being 279 qrs more than last week.
Price on the top 3s, and the average 5d down-186
qrs unsold. Of oats we had 822 qrs brought forward, or
491 qrs less than last week. Top price the same, and
the average the same-40 qrs unsold. The quantity of
beans was 54 qrs, or 21 qrs more than last week. Price
on the top Esil down, and the average Is 3d-6 qrs
unsold.
Top of wheat ... 64 lbs 54s Od
... New ditto ... 62ilbs 48s Od
... Barley 27s Od
... Oats 4341bs 22s 8d
Beans 65i lbs 343 6d
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, OCT. 2.—The supply
of cattle this morning was 495, being 15 more than last
week. Sales dull, and prices a shade lower than last
week. At the close a clearance was not effected. The
top price of the best beef 7s 6d; current 6s 6d to 7s;
middling and inferior 5s 6d to 6s Odper Dutch stone. The,
supply of sheep and lambs this morning was 5,541, being
545 less than last week. Good sheep and lambs fully
maintained last week's prices, and secondary and infe-
rior sorts at late rates. One lot of very superior lambs,
fed by John Hope, Esq., South Elphinstone, brought 24s
a head. Top price of the best mutton 5d per lb; cur-
rent, sd; inferior, 3/c1 to 41. Lambs (top), 16s; cur-
rent, 8s to 18.; middling and inferior, 4s to 6s a head.
A good clearance effected.
DUNBAR, OCT. 2.-=Wheat, weighing 001bs,.
brought 00a Od, and prices to 00s Od ; barley,.
weighing 551bs, brought 24s Od, and prices to 21s
Od ; oats, weighing 44ilbs, brought 18s 6d, and
prices to 18s Od; beans add pease, weighing 00Ibs,,
brought 00s Od, and prices to 00s Od.
DUNDEE. OCT. I.—Wheat 46s Od to 49. Od; foreign
ditto, 47s Orto 50a Od; barley, 22s Od to 23s Od; oatss
18s 6d to 19s Od ; prase and beans. 23s Od to 25s 6d.
Coax, OCT. I.—Flour—First 13s 6d to 14s ; extra 16s Od;
seconds, 12. Od to 13s ; households lOs to lls; thirds, 6s to 8s
per cwt. Oatmeal 10. Od to 113; Indian meal 6s 6d to 7s Od; wheat-
meal, lOs Od tolls per cwt. Indian corn 6! to 6/ 15s0d per ton.
Bran 31 i Os Od to 3/ 15s per ton. Hay—Farmer. 20a to 30s; average
265; dealers 30s to 34s Od; average 32s per ton. Suaw—Farmers
es OS to s3s 0d ; average 18s ; dealers 00s Ott to 00s Od ;
average 23s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf 6d to bid ;
household loaf 5d to bid per 41b. Fresh butter, 7d to
93 per lb. Eggs-5s Od to 5s 2d per hundred. Coals—
Newport 14s; Lydney 163; Landore 14s ; Best Neath
Culm 13s per ton. Tallow 40s Od to 00s per cwt.
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 4d to sd; veal 4d to
Od ; pork 4d to 5d ; bacon 7d to 8d ; sausages bd per
lb. Hops 51 lOs per cwt. Bangor slates 312 s 6d to 315 s per
ton. Bark—Barbary 8t to 8/ los ; Valonia 141 to 01; French
7110 a; English 01 per ton. Fleece Wool 10s to 12s per stone.
Hemp 341 t 035/ per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 17s to 18s ; ree.
ditto 26s to 28s per barrel ; Newfoundland 10/ lOs to 12/ per
ton. Timber—Memel, 851 per ton; deals, first quality, 18s;
second quality, 16s per 100. Hides—Market 12s to 18s.
salted 12s to 18. per cwt ; calf skins 2d to per lb.
Potatoes, white 63 to 7d; Minions 00d to Cod; Guano—
Peruvian, fit lOs; Ichaboe 9/ per ton ; Tar—Archangel,
19s per barrel.

BIRTH'S. pra
On the 28th ult., at Castlecarry, near Curabernaule, N. 8.,
Mrs. D. H. Macleod, of a daughter.
On the .A9th ult., at Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, Mrs. 11.
Dawson, of a son.

On the 2(2th ult., in Winckley-square, Preston, the lady of
Lieutenant-Colonel Crofton, unattached, of a son.
On the 30th ult., at the rectory. Blantisham, Hunts, the
wife of the Rev. E. Baines, of a laugh. er.
On the 31th ult., at Westgate, Warwick, the wife of G. A.
Kilgour, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Alansfield-house, Richmond, Mrs. G.
Cavendish, of a son.
On the 3d inst., at Sussex-house, HAnmersmith, the wife
of Forbes Winslow, M.D., of a daughter.

MARRIED.
On the 2d inst., at All Souls', Langham-place, St. Mary-
lebone,• Joseph Whitehouse, Esq.. of Lincoln's Inn-fields,
to Augusta Julia, youngest daughter of the late William
Mardall, Esq.