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

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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 ad►anced 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 refuted to restore it; she made an effort
to recover the article, when the prisoner instantly struck
her a violent blow under the aye, and, seizing 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 furnished her.
CLERKENIVELL.

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 fire years.
Mrs. Sarah Ba.ndFord, of 29, Acton •street, Gray's Inn-
road, said she had known the prisoner a year and a half,
by his calling to sae her husband. He had always
spoken of the deceased as being very dirty. About two
months ago, when visiting them, he said he could not
breakfast at home cn account of its dirty habits, and he
would burn it; her husband was then present. The ac-
cused then 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 had 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, or 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; ho had tried
everything, and could not make it better. Had since
heard 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 wife ill-treated the child, and
when she had expressed surprise that the people in the
house had not heard of it, he had 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 before. 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 8, 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 a eyes he
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 little sufferer called
for bread and butter, with which he supplied it, and it eat
voraciously.
By Mr. TYRIYHITT—The deceased was in a dread-
fully emaciated state, so much so, indeed, that on the
parts of its person he examined there were not, be
believed, six ounces of flesh, It had a few old burn
marks about it. After he 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, tolling 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
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-
doner'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, and he gave directi.ns for its removal to the
hospital. There was a smell of fire in the room, arising
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
pinnafore or bed•gown being drawn close to it. The poor
creature might, in its then weakly state, have reached
the fireplace.
Mrs. Mary White, of 8, Sumner-street, said she had
lived in the same house with the prisoner and his wife
and the deceased, and on the Saturday in question she
heard some one go out and come back very soon, and
scream out for help, at which moment the deceased was
also screaming. She entered the prisoner's room and
saw the child •n the floor, and it said to its mother in a
very feeble voice, " Mother, I have been screaming for
you." Tile room was then full of smoke from the child's
clothes, ~which were on the hearth. There was to
fender in front of the grate, which is only a foot fruit
the fl )oriug.

By Mr. TYRWIIIT—She put her fingers between the
bars of the grate without burning them, and likewise
stuffed her apron there without singeing it.
This being the whole of the evidence forthcoming
to-day,

TirRWRITTT said, be had decided upon commit-
ting the prisoner for trial, but would remand him to a
future day for the attendance of another material

witness.

BANK OF _EA GLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 38,f0r
the Week ending on Saturday, the 17th day of February, 1849.
11501 DEPANIIISNT.

X.
Notes i55ued........ 28,594,7114

£ 28,595,795
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 22d day of February, 1849,
BANElpiti DEpAATIKENT.
£ 1 •_

Government debt • • 11,0Ib, 00
Other securities -... 2,9E4,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,093,723
Silver bullion • • •• • • 502,071

Z 28,595,795

Proprietors'capital•• 14,553.000

- .
Rest •3,580,487
Public deposits (in-
eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, SAX-
ings-bank a, and Dl-
vidend acconnts) .. 3,303,317
Other deposits • • • • • • 10,491,860
Seven day and other
bills .. •. • • •• • • 1,114,470

Government sonar!.

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 14,022.267
Other securities .. • • 9,916,264
Notes • 10,3011,010
Gold and ElTer coin.. 796 463

£35,013,134

I £35,043,134
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
1a49.

Dated the 22d day of February.

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 w.nith, the thrcction of the force ccenied to be ch7ngcd,
for titc line was th7A lamt to-r';ircls the seuth-vre..,,t, and by-
and by the appza,:ance luwinoua bow; but,
with a conatant waving 1-notion, it moved onwards nntil it
gradually disappeared at nearly the opposite point of the
horizon to that in which it first appeared.—North British
Mail.

011TLIOPJEDIC 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 letbrmed. 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 1,569/., leaving a balance of M. 13s. 3d. This report ,
was unanimously received and adopted, and atter the trans-
action of the usual business the meeting separated.
[ADVENTISEMENT.]—HoIIoway's Pills a Sure Re-
medy for Coughs, Colds, and Oppression of the Chest.
—These complaints being accompanied more or less by
fever, the most prompt measures should be adopted to
reduca the febrile action of the system, and allay the
irritation of the affected parts, for which purpose no-
thing surpasses Holloway's Pills; let the sufferer then
have immediate recourse to a few doses of this inestimable
medicine, which will speedily remove all weight or pain
in the head, pains in the chest, or a troublesome cough,
and thereby promote an easy respiration, and effect e
certain cure. For asthma and all affections of the lunge
they are equally efficacious. Sold by all Druggists, sO,a
at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Straw,
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 commr;
cially, the accounts may be called highly satisfactory ;
success of our arms at Moultan 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 districts 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 So
eagerly purchased, but were in good demand at fair prices.
The Expert market at Calcutta was rather inactive, but the
value of all kinds of produce, with the exception of sugar, was
well maintained. Cotton was in good demand at Bombaft
at rather higher prices. Exchange had advanced to Is. 10}d• •
per rupee, and a further improvement was anticipated.
FALL or MOULTAN.—Among the enterprising and
meritorious officers wounded during the operations of January
2, we find included the name of Lieutenant W. C. Ander-
son, of the Ist Regiment of Bombay Fusiliers, which took so
leading a part in the duties of that arduous day. Having'
however, had an opportunity of seeing a letter written by
this young officer to his connexions in England on the fol-
lowing 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 and
within the walls of Moultan. Mr. Anderson is a nephew,.?„
the eminent gentleman of the same name who has, wit",l-
the last week, been announced to the public as the neirlr
appointed governor of the Mauritius. _

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN LiV;RPOOL.—OR Wednes-
day evening, about half•past six o'clock, a fire liroke out °'"
the premises of Messrs. Murray and Brown, engineers, 34C"
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 of
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 loss .
is estimated at between 3,000/. and 4,000/. The machinery
was insured in the Manchester Fire-offi-ze for 2,0001. ; the
building in the Imperial Fire-office. •
Numaart or LAWYERS IN LoNoorc—ln thus attri-

buting so much dyspep,ia to life in London we must not
infer from it, that the Londoners are a quarrelsome race,
because of the number of gentlemen through whose
agency disputes are settled. The truth is, that the ma-
jority of the agreements end disputes of the whole em-
pire are dispo:ed ht-re. This fully accounts for the
3,191 attorneys, the, 1.692 hirristers (alarm at these
numbers :ensibly E:ubs;dts vvliQn it is remembered that
all the former are not in full practice, and some ninetY, •
per cent. of the latter are briEfless), the 127 special
pleaders and conveyancers not at the bar, the 112 proo•
tors, the 39 notaries, and the 14 Irish, Scotch, Channel
Island, and parliamentary agents who are not attorneys.
—.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 the
first fortnight of the present month. English 1,6°101111
dealers and Netherland commission agents had purchase'
actively, the better qualities of Silesian shearlings at 60 to.
70, and Polish at about 50. The native maaufacturers had
also purchased, to some extent, the qualities suited to their
wants at 40 to 48, and Russian fleeces, in large parcels, at 3%
to 38. Tell wool had gone at 4$ to 54, Swiss at 38 to 46'
lamb at 55 to 68, flock at 38 to 45, 113'A •
Posen shearlings at 52 to 58 in smaller quantities to
French, Belgian, and Hamburgh account. The total sales
amounted to 1,500 cwt., and the supplies were considerably
diminished. Prices were firm, but not higher than during
the month of January. Contract business continued to be
entered into, but on a smaller scale.

BIRTHS.
On the 6th inst., at Government House, Fredericton, NO
Brunswick, the lady of Sir E. Head, Bart., of a daughter.
On the 15th inst., at Kirby, Isle of Man, the lady of the
Attorney-General of that island, of a son. •
On the 19th inst., at Upper Berkeley-street, PortnaW
square, the lady of J. R. Pope, Esq., of a son.
On the 19th inst., at Leamington, the lady of the Hon. P'
D. Ward, of a son.
On the 20th inst., at Fawley Rectory, Rants, the wife of
the Rev. W. Gibson, of a son.
On the 20th inst., at Marsh Gibbon Rectory, the ladf of
the Rev. A. Coote, of a son.
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on the 20th inst., at Dover, the Hon. Mrs. Lloyd Antall'
thor, of a son.
On the 20th inst., at Admiral Giffard's, Southampton, the T
lady of Captain Gifford, R.N., of a son.

MARRIED. the
On the 19th inst., at Christ Church, Downside, •
nf
parish of Midsummer Norton, the Rev. P. S. Dobreec,',
Ronceval, Guernsey, to Charlotte, youngest daughter of t"
late J. M. Thompson, Esc., of Regent's-park, London. is%
At Morton-hall, near Edinburgh, on the 20th inst., "
Smythe, Esq., of Methven, to Emily, third daughter of the
late Sir John Oswald, of Dunuikier, G.C.B. fest•
On the 21st inst., Albert J. Davis. Esq., of Bernersist-- j.
Oxford-street, London, to Maria, fourth daughter of
Davis, Esq., of High-street, Cheltenham.

DIED.
On the 24th inst., at the residence of her nephew Off,
James Beal), No. 20, Radnor-street, Chelsea, Mrs. Hane'ld
Beal, in the 85th year of her age, the greatly esteemed 012.
faithful attendant of the Dowager Lady Polworth, for te'
long term of 57 years. of
On the 18th inst., at Battersea, Miss Scales, formerly
Barlborough, Devonshire, aged 78. of
On the 16th inst., at Kentish-town, aged 54, John, set-
the late E. Boys, Esq., Upton-house, Kent.
On the 15th inst., at Ealing. Ann, widow of the late W.
Rawlings, Esq., of Onibury, near Ludlow, Salop. teg.
On the 15th inst., at Bath, Elizabeth, relict of the la
Francis, Esq., of that city, aged 79.
On the 21st inst., in Upper Berkeley-street, the Right klell
Sir 92orge Warren d e
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