The Sun.
London, England, 1838-05-28 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Mr. Charles Mowat, a medical student, attended to answer the com-
plaint of Mr. Wicking, a silk-mercer, on Ludgate-hill. The com.
plainant stated that on Thursday Mr Mowat came into his shop and
charged him with most unbecoming conduct as a tradesman; that.he in.
st.ucted. his shopman to behave rudely to ladies,
.4 insisting that
they should buy if they inquired the pribe cf his good•; that he asked
one.third snore for his goods than he meant to take, to deceive the un.
wary; a;ul that his wife'had been insulted on the preceding evening.
The defendant then called him by harsh names, and talked of thrashing
him. After an inquiry, he assured the defendant that he must have
mistaken the shop, and the defendant went away; but on Friday he
came again, armed with a stick, and in the presence of a number of
customers who were in the shop, repeated the angry and injurious int.
pntations with greater vehemence, and talked of thrashing him with
the stick. To put an end to this annoyance he called in . a policeman,
and gave him into custody.
Mr. Mowat admitted that he behaved in the way described, having
been informed by the lady she had been grossly insulted by the shopman,
and believing that ,no shopman would dare to behaye so to his master's
Customers without his instructions..

After the case had `been gone into, Mr. INfowat expressed his regret at
the, hasty course he bad adopted, and the matter dropped.

DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.

The inhabitants of Oxford-street and vicinity were yesterday thrown
into a state of the utmost consternation by the discovery that a dreadtul
murder tini, suicide had been cdmmitted on the preceding night
(Saturday), or early on Sunday morning, at a house in Beftmrs.ineves ad'
jo ning Barrier's-street. The victim and the perpetrator of this &Ada
crime are a widow of the name of Cairn,•who supported herself by keep-
ing a mangle there, and a With named Joseph Parker, who was paying
his addresses to, her, and occasionally assisted her in het' fdeetion, The
former was about 35 years of age, and the latter about 00: For some
time
.past the neighbourhood lirkl heat amiqed by thil *idea wanes
which hequcidly afee hi consequence ()idle b.alouzy of Parker, excited
by the levity of the wretched woman. 'The quarrels and the violent
langua;e, had became m habitual that when, on Saturday at mid-
night, screams of " Mur.lcz" were heard to proceed from the lower port
of the house where the bile,tiltnate Women Midell; fit noire was taken
1.4 the itighbotirs. Parker had even been seen by a ptlrsoli
passing the window about two o'clock on Sunday morning to
strike at the woman's head, but as their quarrels frequently
terminated .in blows, no suspicion then .existed tl.at he was in
the act of murdeiing his unfortuna'e victitn. About eleven o'clock
on Sunday forenoon, however, when It was found that he had
not roturned to the room ho nectipittl fit the Upper ir:rt of the
house, and that th,c Wontan had not Stirred from the lower, the neigh.
bours bacaltie tia7tned, and having called in the aid of Sergeant Peper,
of the E division cfp:.lica, the door of )Ira. Cairn's apartment was burst
open, and disclosed a Aiotititig apoetaele. On the floor of the first room
lay the bb.:), of the Wretched woman bathed in blood, arising from
Welmd in the face, and a still more dreadful one in the neck, which had
nearly severed the held from the body ; while on a chair in the ad.
j,,ining apartment eat the murderer, with a razor in his hand and the
blood dripping .from an incision in his throat. From the position of the
man it was supposed he•was alive; and it was only on police constable
Dowsing, 51 E division, approaching to secure him that it was dis-
covered he had been dead fin* some hours, and that his body was as cold
as that aids victim. From a letter found i r his coat pocket, and dated
Thursday evening, it was asc2rtaincd that thda dreadful tragedy had
been then resolved on, but the contents cannot be divulged until an
inquest is held,

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A Noble Lord was adi.ed by his fair lady at th
Chapel Royal last week, what the collect for the day was ? I,erd --
lei lied, " Ohl the eeixlta Sunday before the Derby."

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We have this week to record One of the most calamitous case:a, of
shipwreck that evercame under our notice; Of the forty.onts human
beingi on board two only were miraculously preserved, one of eabons.,
a highly respectable and intelligent young man, second son of Mr. DAvidl
Wills, shipowner of this town, and who was second mate of the vessel at
the time of her loss, has furnished us with the following part i:mlars
:
The Margaret, of Newry, transport, of 826 tons burthen, 'commanded
by William Mowbray, after taking in a quantity of stores in the Thathes,
for the use of her Majesty's troops in Canada, preemie to Corle at
which place she completed her lading. Sailing from thence for hVI place
of destination on the morning of the 26th ult., having on board, its asaNli.
bon to the crew (which consisted of the captain, the chief and second
mates, anti twenty-five able seamen), two officers' ladies with their chit-
dren (seven in number), the captain's. wife and child, two ostlers, ,andi
twelve horses. The weather at the time of her departure was fine;' but
shortly. after noon a fresh breeze sprung up from the S.S.E., whicli, as
the day advanced, increased to a gale, accompanied with thick showers,
of snow. At about half-pact eleven. a.m., the ship, being -still on the
same tack, in the darkness of the night, and during a heavy fall of snow,
struck on the rocks lying off Cape Clear, at the distance of about a mite
from the main--the sea making a complete breach over her; and shortly/
after the captain, his wife antrchild, were successively engulphed in the*
raging abyss. The chief mate, with a view to steady the ship, which
was beating violently on the reef, ordered the carpenter to cut away the
main.shrouds and main-mast, which was promptly done, the mastbany,
left about twa.thirds cut through, The wholaof the crew and passen-
gers then sought refuge in the fare-part of the ship, with the exception of
the survivors, Mr. Wills, and a seaman of the name of James Johnson, x
native of North Shields, who lashed themselves to the mainmast on the
windward side. Shortly afterwards the mainmast went over me lee,
carrying with it the two hapless seainco, who, on their again r:sitik;
to the surfac', floated freely. A few minutes afterwards the for
mast went by the board, hanging over the lee side of the vessel, only,
attached to kr by the shrouding, with the unfortunate ladies and childrcia
la,hel thereto for safety, the r mainder of the crew clinging Sc, various
parts of the ship. At this moment the universal shriek of cl&oatt„ which
burst from the devoted group, was of the most heart. rending dcariptirm,
Mr. Wills and his companion in misfm tune at length drifted clear (
wreck, surrounded by an accumulation of boffin's. • Exposed to the nsar,
of the sea, the pelting of the snow-storm, and enveloped by the da-ke,',
as thehlariagei
ereedfcotngi iogonhf the,,fh Nip'
Cape
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cistbl reeyoed,wc,lew,rvelki I;aeshAil
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fortunate chief mate, swimming towards t; cm, and which they contrived
to place on the mast beside them. In this helpless condition they e-
• mined until half-pa,t ten, A at., when they malice: the shore, pigh
exhausted. 'The sarcions brute which accompaniel thee,,:rarwitately
on landing, set off to a preventive station, whit re, by the singularkty of it.
actions, it attracted the retention of four of ti.' coast-guard, who we c
eV:mitt:illy induced to' follow it, which circumstance led to the tlisaotery
of the suffering mariners.—Szoatcrland Beacon.

MLT RD Elt 0.1 S; AFFRAY BEITWE L:',N

ENGIASII AND IRISH MEN.

PRESTON, Iffinas- 711fIft;:*
One of the mist ahocking affrays between-piirtios of men f- f different
countries took place on Monday and Tuesday evenings last, at the vil-
lage of Penwortharn, near this town ; and on the s.'couthelay the c 00..-
batants, in number frOrrt tix to eight hundred, were armed, not only wills
bludgeons, but also with gi!es, kniits, scythes, &c.. ap

peered that they made use of their werpons with dreadful effe.a. The'
diSteirbance, to file as can be a-vertained, commenced in the Ibrowing•
manner : The workmen employed on the North Union Railway, near
Penwo them (and who are for the most part Irishmen) are. rain their
wages everrelternate Saturday. Several of. them were in the habit of
getting provisions on credit at a shop in the neighbouelmed, and
amongst thorn two men (brothers,) of the name of Dean, also had
credit. The shop-keeper having -required the brothers to pay up the
amount owing, the young it en tusemeted that a fellow workman, also aria
Irishman, had been the menus of preventing them from obtaining;
further credit. They accordingly vowed Vengeance against the man,
and went in smell of him. Amongst other places they went to the•
dwelling of au aged cottager, named Mayor, and upon the alleged ,sus.
pition that he had.conecaled the party of whom they were in quest,
seized the chairs, tables, furniture, &c. and broke them to pieces. The
two men then went to public-house, where they found four other Irish-
men and fourteen Weavers, in the employ of Mr. Bashall, but who were
unemployed, in consequence of the machinery being out of repair. The
Irishmen, having armed themselves with staves, ordered the weavers t,i
go down stairs or they would beat them. This the weavers did, aunt
having gone and obtained each a thick stick, with which they returned.
and had a regviar set-to with the Irishmen, who got worsted, and went;
away, making violent threats as to what they would do. They declared,.
that they would murder every bloody Englishmen. In the course of a
short time they returned with a strong reinforcement of. the labourers
employed on the railway, and, utteriteg aloud imprecations on
their opponents, attacked indiscriminately every person who fell in
their way. A young man named Miller, of good character, was driving
his own horse and cart, containing coals, along the toad, when the
Irishmen attacked him in the most brutal trimmer, pushed his horse anted
cart into the hedge, and heat him so unmercifully, that he now lies its a
hopeless state, having sustained a most dangerous fracture ' of the skull,
and being apparently dead, lying in the road. They ;next attacked a
carter named Almond, and an aged farmer named Livesay, both of
whom they maltreated in a similar manner, and the poor men arc ac
present in such a condition as rene,ers the hype cf their recovery exceed-
ingly doablful. 0 t the following morning application for warrants.
against several of the parties are stated to have been made to the vagics-
trates, but it appears they were refused, and both parties were
directed to go home and be peaceable. They did go home, but as'
will appear by the sequel, for another purpose. Both parties deter-
mined to fight it out, and accordingly armed themselves with guns,
pistols, pikes, knives, and other weapon's, and assembling ta the martini*
of about eight hundred near the house of a man named Smith hula 're-
gular fight. One named John Trafford was shot through the body with
slugs, and after walking a few yards fell down and expired. SeVeval
the linglishmeo receiveddangerous gunshot wounds. Two Irishmen arc
at present in the Preston Infirmary, one named Cassidy and the Wier
Kavanagh. One of them has had both his arms broken by a gumbo:,
and amputation is about to be tried as the only means of pre,erving his
life. The other has one of his arms broken by a gunshot. A man
named Bacotidale received three gunshot wounds, one ofiwhiclt (through
his loins) it is believed has entered his bladder. He is past the hope of •
recovery. A man named William Robinson received a gunshot
wcuad in the arm and had his skull fractured. Ifs is not
expected to recover.. The Irisimsen deny having carried fire-
arms, but it is rather a curious circumstance. that six or eight En-
glishmen should have been shot if the opposite party bad not carried fire-.
arms. It is believed that upwards of twenty Irishmen have been se-
verily, it' not dangerously, wounded, but few of the belligerent parties,
dare curve forward to give their evidence in a proper manner. These
doings have been made known to the magistrates, a party of the VAitht.
Regiment of foot were sent for Thom Blackburn, and they arrived after
all the mischief was over, and were quartered some in Preston and the
remainder in temporary barracks erected near the place where the dis-
turbance took place. Yesterday morning the coroner having directed
an examination of the body of tine deceased, the relatives, -aided by. a
number of the ne'ghbours, resisted tine visit of the surgeon. The police
were obliged to interfere, and at length the inquest took place,

• The re;ult of the inquest was a verdict of " Manslaughter ageust come
r mon unknown." • •

THE WOOL TRADE.

TRADE OF LEEDS —The cloth market at both halls have rather im-
proved this week, as regards the quantity of goods sold, but prices remain
the same; in the warehouses there continues to be a pretty fair business
doing for the season.
BRADFORD MARKET, TDURSDAV.—We understand that in tlfe Piece
Market there has been rather more business done than for some week,
past. • We cannot, however, report any alteration in price. The Yalu'
Markel is firm to day, and more business has been done. Recent priceg•
are fully maintained. In finer descriptions of Wool rather mor: busi-
ness has keen done, and a better feeling manifested; •but the improve-
ment does not extend to middle and lower sorts.

HiIThEnsFIELD MARKET, TrESnav:=Considerable business was done
to-day, es; ecially in half-milled light fancy woollens, such as twedes,
which are in great demand at remunerating prices. Heavier goods are
still a drug; and the light fancy trade in shawls, .waistcoatings, Sle., is
languid for the season. The manufacturers are firm in keeping dawn
stock, which causes an unusual depression among the wool mcrelurats.
Wants, however, continue firm.
Hararax MARKET, SATURDAY.—We hava had today a good attend
mice of mei chants, hut their ki:th nes have not been numerous ; but,
upon the whole, more goods have gone off than was expected. The
sel'ing prices are still very low; in many instances below prime cost. In
the Yarn Market there is a fair amount of business doing; the demand
for the home trade and for the continent has improved a little, but like
manufactured goods, the prices are often such as leave no profit. In
prices there is no alteration to-day. Spinners ask more, but cannot ob-
tain it._ The Wool Market is quiet. Long wools perhaps may be bought
a shade lower; middle waiters are from 12!. 10$. to 141. per pack; lwar
shorts and noils arc More inquired after, and Mr which a small advance
is obtained.
DEWSBURY MARKET, MONDAY.--There was more business Hone here
to-day than for some time past; prices are firmer, yet a good many orders;
have been- put out f it the lortign market.
YORK WOOL MARKET, MAS' 24.,--Our HOW market for this season has
olwnel this day, kut in consequence of the late cold weather foi sheep
sheaving very few new wools have appeared, consequently the transac-
tions of the day have been very limited; as such, we conceive it would
be absurd to'give any quotations of prices this week, but rather reserve
them for next.
DONCV,TER WOOL Maanur.—We beg to remind our agricultural.
're.-.ders, as wc:l as the purchasers of Wool, that thZ first market for the•
sale of that staple conimoolty eemmences on Saturday, the 2dofJune.
ROCIIDALE MARKET, Mf,NDAY.—We I' ad a fair demand at to-day's
market for flannels of low qualities. Middle sorts went oft' briskly, the
fittest sorts were rather doll. In dyed and greys the supply was very
limited. r rifts remain about the same, although several manufacturers
stood out for an advance.
WAKEFIELD WOOL Mstt:ci:•r, MAY `2s.—ln long wool we have little
improvement in the finer sorts, and although we cannot (vote any ad..
Vance in the middle and lower sorts, there is rather a firm •r feeling '
with the holders of them. We have had more doing in all wools Martel
to the blanket trade, and otl rather betler terms.—Leeds Mercury.

FEMALE MURDEFED NEA It WATERLOO-ROAD.
—At six o'clock on Satiltday morning a man was observed to repro out
of a house in Wellington-terrace, calling police, and ejaculating that
murder had been perpetrated. At the cod of the .terrace the roan
allUded to met policeman 31 I, and having 'apprised him that a female.
had been murdered, he (the policeman) immediately proceeded to the
house, and on entering the back parlour, which 13. fitted up as a bed-
raom, he beheld a female, apparently about 25 years of age, lying on the
floor-with her throat cut in a dreadful manner, and ?uitc dead. The
roOrti *es deluged with bicod. The body was lying nett- the entrance
into the MOM, 0041 there were several ,cuts or gashes across her hands,
as if she bad struggled &;tiiint her assailant From the inquir:os made
on the spot 'soot afterwards by the police belonging to the diN:sion,
it appeared that the unfortunate woolen, Greenwood, who ti
tt'rib d as having been a remarkably handsome young female, had
been for sonic length of time living iu Wellington4crrace, and wag
in the habit of frequenting the theatres. On Friday night Elizas
Greenwood returned at twelve o'clock, when her servant;„ a young;
girl, perceived that she seas accompanicA:.4 a gentleman. The servant:
girl say. that she heard no noise dttrirg the night, and that the lust
timatidii she bad that, her mistress was murdered seas on liearitig the-
man who slept in liouae giving the alarm at "ix o'clock in the morn-
ing. lie states he slept in the came house with the deceased en 14iday
night, but not in the acme roan, and that he was in the habit (signing
out of • a accruing as early as six o'clock. That .saturda:,, Morning,
whets he got tip and went down stairs, he saw the candie,tit:k on tr•ge
mat at the street door, and being rather ,urprisod at the circurnptance
he went to the back parlour door, and, on openicti it, "*" hon'or""1".
on seeing Eliza Greenwood with he: threat cut fir/0 nearly car to ear-
That as soon as he beheld the dreadful spectacle he' tove the alarm in
the house, and thtn wont into the street to apprise Oa,'" 1)o:ice:Ilan on
duty of what had occurred_ On examining the room there Was no
weapon of any description found with which such injuries as on
the body presented could have been inflicted. Since the discoVt.''S' of
themurder the police et' the L division have been actively engaged ;rr
making such inquiries as are likely to lead to a detction7of the ()Wender.
PRESENTING TEA IN CHINA IN SHOPPING.
—As soon as you enter a shop, and have taken your scat in order to
commence businesi with the tradesman, a teapot and two el,. three little
cups are brought in by an attendant and -placed ou the Yeu
are then invited to join in snipmg this pleasant and refreshing iigttur
which is handed to yon as a common civility, in the SA:11:, Way as k
Freachman would °tier Isis stiLliM)ox, Or a Turk his pipe.-T/“" t*: (pc
in China.
Ny. fifty miles from London last wee% 11ke tlicritio`
meter sunk to tome degrees below the fceezhis point.