The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING, DEC. 4.—There is
not the slightest intelligence of interest astir. The
markets are falling still throughout the country. A
large house in this city advertises butter at fivepence
per pound up to ninepence, bacon, hams, Sac., at a
similarly low figure.
HER MAJESTY'S Item CAR.—I had an opportunity
to day of visiting the extensive coach factory of Mr.
Nugent, of Denmark-street, in which the much-
talked-of " Irish car," made for her Majesty, remains
at present. It is a very simple, but most commodious
conveyance—an imitation, on a very large scale in-
deed, of those dos a-dos vehicles;which erstwhile have
been the wonder and subject of joke of and to the
uninitiated travellers from Cockaigne. To any one
who expects a mere fac-simile of the common " out-
side" car, this monster imitation will prove a great
disappointment yet, everything, saving :its exceeding
convenience, is a very counterpart of its diminutive
brethren, each of which only holds " six and the
driver," whilst this will carry fourteen adults and
three juveniles, beside the carman, (if the royal au-
riga will not consider the application of the Irish
generic term an insult). The car "is a low-bodied
vehicle, with seats on each side—the " well," as in
the common outside car, in the middle, separating
the company, who sit with their backs to each
other. At the upper and lower end of the
" well " are cushioned seats for the youngsters ;
and in their absence these seats may be removed, and
the entire " well" can be closed by a cover, the de-
partments of which remain pendent at each side
within, and can be raised in a moment by a spring.
In front of the driving box, which is made to contain
four, there is a huge dashboard of patent leather, and
at the back of the vehicle, neatly hollowed
into the body, is a seat, with a broad step
for a " tiger,"; or any little fellow who may
be brought about to open gates, &c., as the royal
party pass through pleasure grounds, for which
kinds of excursions solely the carriage has been con-
structed. The cushions are of a delicate drab
colour, of Venetian cord, the body is of a dark
green,: picked out with black, no ornament,
royal arms, &c., but all simple, constructed and
coloured exactly to the model of the one with
which her Majesty expressed herself so well pleased
when visiting at Carton the last autumn, the Duke of
Leinster, who then obtained permission to make her
Majesty a present of a similar one. The cost of the
vehicle is eighty guineas, and there are hooks fur four
horses, although the Duke of Leinster only used two,
when in August last his " outside car" bore
the august burden through his grounds, of the
Queen, Prince Albert, the Duke and Duchess of
Leinster, Lord Clarendon, Sir Edward Blakeney, Sir
George Grey, and sundry other notables—Prince
George, from a spirit of fun, acting the part of
" tiger," and taking post behind. These vehicles are
coming into great note. Lords Egmont, Salisbury,
Lucan, and Mr. Ricardo, have already procured them
from Mr. Nugent, who also built a splendigkspecimen,
emblazoned with the Bourbon arms, r Louis
Philippe, just immediately before the eventful
February of'4B ; and from its form and consists ncy
there can be little doubt the " Irish Outside Car"
constituted a formidable item in the composition of
those model barricades which either then or in June
engaged the revolutionary industry of that hot-blooded
hydra, called " rtgged Paris."
TILE FUNDS.—STOCK ;,EXCIIANGEt ree
n Stock, 95;
Consols, 9.48; Three-and-a Quarter per Cent.
95; Bank Stock, 1994; National Bank, 18.
Patriotic Insurance Company, 6i; Dublin Consumers'
Gas, 41.9 Great Southern and ‘Vestern 31. ROYALEXCHANGE.--Four per Cent.. City Debentures, new of
021. 6s. 2d., 72i; Midland Great Western and Royal
Canal, 221._

DUBLIN CORN EXCHANGE.-Our market continues to
be but moderately supplied, and was today dull for
every description of grain except grinding barley, which
was taken by even distillers at a triflinz advance. We
do not alter our general quotatiAls of Friday last. In-
dian corn is held firmly, but the purchasers are few in
retail. White Wheat, 18s to 225; red ditto, 16s to 20s;
oatmeal, 103 to
barley, 105 to 14s; oats; 83 6d to 9s 6d;

LONDON,

Its 63; M'Cann'3 meal, 113 6d; baker's flour, 12s 64i 'to
16s; Indian corn, per 480 lbs, 25s to 28s.

STATE OF TRADE.

(From the Manchester Guardian of this clh,y.)
MANCHESTER, TUESDAY.—An increased tiuiness
has come over the cloth market. The business of
the day has been exceedingly limited, ape, only
effected, for the most part, through some furl her re-
duction of price. There is the most giving Ray in
the lower descriptions of 40-inch shirtings ; s vhile, in
60 reeds and upwards, some degree of fir mness is
shown by the producers. Long cloths, T cloths, and
domestics, may be said to be stationary ; tiie manu-
facturers (whose production is greatly reduced) feel-
ing no such anxiety to sell as would incline them
to make any concession from the ruinous prices which
are current. Printing cloths are more easily dis-
posed of, on slightly altered terms, than perhaps any
other articles. As regards yarns, both spinners and
manufacturers have shown a greater indisposition for
business than they did last Tuesday, and the transac-
tions have been individually small, and quite
inconsiderable in their aggregate amount. Spin-
ners have manifested a 'growing anxiety to sell;
the general quotations are consequently reduced,
though not in any material degree. The prevailing
dt pression is felt even in the finer counts. The state
of business to-day furnishes another evidence of
the sensitiveness of our market to any change in that
of cotton. From the accounts by the Cambria it
appears that in the United States the estimates of the
crop were being somewhat enlarged, and confidence
in the maintenance of prices rather shaken, in con-
sequence of which there was a decline of to 1 cent
per lb. At once the buyers of yarns and goods,
apprehending a further reduction in those articles,
cease to .operate ; and to some extent their anticipa-
tions are fulfilled. The giving way to-day has,
however, been inconsiderable, Producers are not
weighed down by heavy stocks, and the offers that
are made prove the existence of orders in the mer-
chants' hands.

MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have no new fea-
ture to notice since our last, trade here remaining in
the same satisfactory position we then reported it,
accompanied by a better demand for manufactured
goods generally. The dyers, we understand, are
pretty full of orders. The position of the silk market
is firm, with a tendency to improvement. A. large
business is reported in Italian and China silks since
our last, and we may add that a rise of 4s. to 6s. pi-r
lb. is now fairly established upon the latter, from the

low est point. -
LEIGH, MONDAY.—We are glad to learn that ma-
nufacturers have begun to give out large quantities
of work to their weavers. It is many years since
weavers were so brisk in the month of December.
We understand that one or two new warehouses are
about to be opened in Leigh by Manchester firms.
It is to be hoped that the present favourable state of

things will continue.
ROCHDALE, IYIoNnAT.—The demand for flannels
continue very brisk, considering that it is the time of
the year when the flannel business is usually flat.
We have had a fair business doing at former prices.
There is very little change in the wool market : the
demand is limited, and prices firm.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—The market has been
dull, as might be anticipated at this season of the
year. A few buyers from Ireland, and some from
London, are in town, but we have heard of no im-
portant purchases. After the results of the present
wool sales are known, there is every reason to hope
that we may expect greater briskness. Much com•
plaining in the fancy trade.
HAuritx, SATURDAY.—There was not much ani-
mation in our Pic ce Hall to-day; but there is not, on
the whole, any diminution in the amount of business
done ; and prices, especially for so:ne descriptions of
fancy goods, are struggling upwards, though not at
a pace equal to those of the raw material. Tha spin-
ners continue extremely busy ; and the orders for
export are so extensive, that the home manufacturers
can scarcely obtain supplies, even at slightly advanced
quotations. The upward tendency of wool is main.
tamed, and there is a fair amount of business doing.
LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The business to day and on
Saturday has been only small, but still a fair average
for the time of year. We have no change in prices.
Business dull in the warehouses, the object being with
all to keep down stocks.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Dec. 4.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAMS, Assistant Judge.)
The December general session of the peace for the
county of Middlesex commenced this morning, at the
Sessions House, Clerkenwell, before the Assistant
Judge and a full Bench of Magistrates. There were
sixty-nine prisoners charged with felony, and seven
with misdemeanors for trial.

The Learned JUDGE very briefly addressed the
grand jury after they had been sworn, and they hav-
ing retired, the Court proceeded with the ordinary
business.

THB (WENN P. WILLIAM WATSON.

1 Mr. BALLANTINE, addressing the Court, said he
had to make an application in a case " The Queen on
the prosecution of Alexander M'Dougal against Wil-
liam Watson," which was a prosecution for an assault
under somewhat extraordinary circumstances. Mr.
M'Dougal was a highly respectable gentleman, a soli-
citor, residing at No. 3, Charles street, St. James's-
square, and he had some time ago had some pecuniary
transactions with the defendant, who was a wine-mer-
chant, and those transactions terminated in a very
unpleasant manner, in consequence of the peculiar
line of conduct pursued by Mr. Watson.§On the day
named in the indictment, be believed the Bth of
November, as Mr. M'Dougal wss leaving the Par-
thenon Club, the defendant rushed at him, and used
a whip with a considerable degree of freedom
about Mr. M'Dougal's shoulders. The defendant
was taken into custody, and of course was
examined upon the charge of assault before a
magistrate, and in answer to that charge the
defendant made some assertions respecting the tran-
sactions he had had with Mr. M'Dougal of a most
unwarrantable, and, he was instructed to state, utterly
groundless nature. The magistrate sent the defendant
to this court for trial, but in the interim inquiries
had been made by his friends, the result of which
would, he apprehended, relieve the Court from the
necessity of trying the case, for most unquestionably
Mr. Watson was a lunatic. During his imprison-
ment in the House of Detention, Dr. Sutherland,
and Mr. Wakefield, the surgeon, had examined him
as to his state of mind, and they were satisfied that he
was insane. He was under most strange delusions
with respect to various members of his own and the
prosecutor's family, and he was under the impression
that Mr. M'Dougal was engaged in an intrigue
against him, but he was bound to say, in justice to
Mr. M'Dougal, that Mr. Watson's friends were
thoroughly convinced that the reflections thrown upon
his character by Mr. Watson were unjustifiable and
entirely devoid of truth. Dr. Sutherland and Mr.
Wakefield had given a certificate that Mr. Watson
was insane, and upon that certificate Mr. Watson
was now confined in a lunatic asylum. Under these
circumstances, he apprehended there would be no
obstacle to the immediate discharge of the recog-
, nisancea of the defendant's bail.

Mr. PAYEE said he appeared on behalf of the pro-
secution, and he consented to the application being
granted. The prosecutor's recognisances might be
discharged at the same time, and he might say the
prosecutor was perfectly satisfied with the withdrawal
by the friends of the defendant of the offensive asser-
tions he (defendant) had made.
The Court granted the application.
Louisa Levain, 18, convicted of felony at the last
session, was brought up for judgment.
The Learned JUDGE told the prisoner that she had
repeatedly been in prison, and on one occasion in this
court, she had been sentenced to nine months' hard
labour for a robbery from the person of precisely the
same character as that of which she was now con-
victed. She and several other women, accompanied
by " bullies," accosted the prosecutor in the street at
night, and, having pulled him about, robbed him ; and
the other women and the " bullies" were watching, in
order, in case of alarm, to maltreat and use violence
towards him. These were very serious cases, and the
sentence of the Court was that she be transported for
ten years.

fames 111'Cormack was convicted, upon his own
confession, of a very impudent robbery in the dwell-
ing-house of Dr. Charles Mackay, No. 21, Lirecknock-
onths' hard labour.
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PAYMENT OF POSTAGE UPON NEWSPAPERS FOR
THE UNITED STATES COMPULSORY:—The tollowing
notice has been issued by command of the Postmaster-
General:—" A considerable number of newspapers ad-
dressed to the United States having lately been posted
unpaid, there is reason to fear that many persons are
under the impression that the payment of postage upon
newspapers intended to 'be sent to that country is
optional. The public, therefore, are again informed that
unless the rate of postage upon these papers—namely,
one penny—be paid in advance, they cannot be for-
warded to their destinatioe. It is desirable that post-
masters should give the utmost publicity to this notice.%
THE NEW DRAWING OFFICE AT THE BANK ON
ENGLAND.—Yesterday the office for the private banking
establishment of the Bank of England, which will be
known as The Drawing-office," and which has been
some months in course ,of construction, was completed,
when the phole of the books connected with this de-
partment were removed from the old office—a temporary
wooden building adjoining—preparatory to the com-
mencement of business there this day.
The flesh of animals which feed excursively, is
allowed to have a higher flavour than that of those
which are cooped up. May there not be the same dif-
ference between men who read as their taste prompts,
and men who are confined in cells and•colleges to stated
tasks?—Eliza cook's Journal. _ _ _

A letter from Philadelphia sap that a box of gold
dust, directed from San Francisco to New Yolk, bud
been tapped with an augur by some ingenious and cu-
rious rogue, and 10,000 dollars' talue abstracted from it.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
GUILDHALL.

Yesterday George Alt rantkr Collie, of 40, Ber-
mondsey square, Was pgain brou.ht up, charged with
stealing a number of. shares in the Friesland Gas-
light Company to the amount of 1,0001., and also
certain sums of money, the property of Mr. George
Ogle, of No. 4, Great Winchester-street, solicitor ;
and John Ab,whains, of 12, Charlotte-street, Caleto-
Dian-read, Islington, was likewise charged with re-
ceiving 15 of the ,hares, knowing them to be stoles.
Mr. Ogle conducted his own case ; and Mr. Norton
defended the prisoner Abrahams.
The evidence taken on the previous occasion, which
has already appeared, was of great length ; but the
facts were that the prisoner Collie had been in the
prosecutor's service about six years, and he had first
stolen 48 shares in the Friesland Gaslight Company;
be next appropriated a cheque for 24155. Bd., drawn
in favour of a client named Butler; the third charge
was for using a cheque for 11/. .ss. 2d., entrusted to
him to pay to the Atlas Assurance Company ; and the
last, that of using a policy of insurance for 100/., by
depositing it as a security for a 30/. bill. The pri-
soner Collie was admitted as evidence against Abra-
hams, and at the conclusion of his statement, in
consequence of the examination lasting nearly five
hours, a remand of a week took place with the under.
standing that Mr. Norton would commence his cross-
examination on behalf of his client.

Mr. Norton accordingly proceeded to cross -examine
Collie, who said—l have been in Mr. Ogle's employ
five or six years, and during that time I robbed him
on three occasions. I first commenced at the begin-
ning of last year, when I stole the 48 shares, and
took them away from my master's office. The next
time was about two months before I left, when I took
the 241. cheque. The third time was the 11/. odd to
pay for a policy of insurance. I applied to Mr.
Abrahams to get a 301. bill discounted, and deposited
in his hands the policy of insurance and ten Friesland
shares, as a security. I told him they were not mine,
but that they belonged to some one in the office ; but
did not say I stole them. Abrahams did not say he
would give me no more money, because he supposed
he should have to take up the bill ; nor did I ever say
I would say anything to get him into the mess.
Abrahams went with me to Mr. Ogle, for the pur-
pose of trying to make some arrangement about the
241. and 11/. cheques.
Sir JAMES DUKE—What did Mr. Ogle say ?
Collie—He replied that I had better get the money as
scion as possible, and manage to pay them. This was
a few days after I was discharged, and before I was
given into custody.
By Mr. Norton—l did not state to Abrahams
that I wanted the money as I was deficient in my
accounts, but I said I was in difficulties at the office,
when he proposed to advance money if I could give
security. I did not say I should like to give evi-
dence, nor has any inducement been held out to me
to do so. The coupons were all, or nearly all de-
stroyed. There was a dispute between me and
Abrahams respecting another 301. bill as security for
shares. I gave Abrahams leave to have five shares
that were at Mr. James's, and that person accused
Abrahams with having got a second 301. bill from me,
and advised me not to give up the shares, as the
latter intended to take up the two bills and get the
shares into his possession. Mr. James also called
Abrahams a scamp, for keeping 201. out of the 301.
bill, and he said he had paid me. This I denied, fur
I only received 61. out of the 301. I afterwards got
the five shares from a Mr. Harris, and gave them
to Mr. James.
Sir JAMES DUKE thought there was an end of the
charge respecting five of the shares.
Mr. Norton—With regard to the 10 shares in
Mr. Wallis's hands, who discounted the 30/. bill for
Mr. James.

The Chief Clerk observed, that the charging 41.
interest, and keeping 201. for himself, showed they
were acting together for a common purpose.
Mr. Horwood, principal clerk to Mr. Ogle, remem-
bered Abrahams coming to see Mr. Ogle, and that he
afterwards came into his (witness's) room, and asked
if he knew what Collie was doing with some Dutch
bonds, and a life policy for 1001., by the name of
Burge. He replied that he had no knowledge of
either sort of security belonging to Mr. Ogle, who
was engaged in getting up a Roman Company, but
that was not sufficiently advanced for the prisoner to
do anything with it. Witness, in fact, did not know
the precise description of shares which Captain Bris-
tow had deposited with him, nor did Mr. Ogle
recognise them by that description when he mentioned
to him what Abrahams had said to him. Abrahams
called a second time, and Mr. Ogle mentioned that he
had sustained a heavy loss, and reproved Abrahams for
having anything to do with Collie's transactions.
Abrahams then said the transaction had been all fair
on his part, and that he had called a week before to
ascertain that it was so. Witness remarked to him
that, on that occasion, he said "he knew something
was wrong about them." Abrahams said "he did
not believe he could have said so." and proceeded to

disclose what he knew about them. lie also said
that he was afraid Collie would get into another mess.
Mr. Norton cross-examined the witness, to show
that the prisoner bad given every information in his
power throughout the transaction.
Samuel Smith, 19, Great Russell-street, Covent-
garden, keeper of the British Coffee-house, deposed
to the prisoner Collie taking a room in his house, and
to Abrahams being in the constant habit of visiting.
The former commenced running a bill, and on being
pressed for money he first gave some valueless rail-
way shares, but afterwards five Friesland Gaslight
shares, as security. Witness locked them up until
Mr. Ogle called and said they had been stolen from
him, upon which he gave them up to that gentleman.
Mary Collins, servant to the last witness, said that
Collie and Abrahams were often together in the
coffee-room, and on one occasion the latter came and
borrowed from her a pair of scissors, which he re-
turned when he had done with them.
This was to confirm the evidence of Collie, that
the coupons were cut off with a pair of scissors bor-
rowed by Abrahams, as it would be suspected there
was something wrong if the shares were offered with
overdue coupons attached.
Mr. Solomon Harris, proprietor of an oyster shop
in the Haymarket, said that about three weeks ago
the two prisoners, with a Mr. Hunter and a lady had
supper at his place, which came to 1/. 9s. They had
no money to pay, but Abrahams handed over some
Friesland Gaslight shares, at the same time saying
they belonged to Collie, and that it was all
right. Some days after Collie called with another
person, and the money being paid they were given
back to him.

Mr. Thomas James, of 22, Great Russell-street,
keeper of a cigar shop, said that about two months
back Abrahams called upon him, and said he had
just become acquainted with a person named Collie,
who wished to get a bill discounted, as be
was in want of money. Witness asked for
a reference, when Abrahams said the other
prisoner did not wish to do that, but would give
security instead, but did not wish his friends to
know he was getting a bill discounted. Abrahams
first brought the lite policy for 1001. in the name of
Park, and on being told it was not sufficient, he then
brought ten shares in the .Friesland Gaslight Com-
pany. I left the policy and shares as a security, and
got 201. from Mr. Wallis, of 24, Change-alley, agent
to Mr. Scott. He gave the cheque for 201. to
Abrahams. Witnsss afterwards received 61. more,
out of which it was agreed he should have 21. for his
trouble, and 11. that Abrahams owed him. The
other 31. was to be spent by Collie in cigars. Abra-
hams said he bad given the money, which Collie
denied, saying that he only received 61. out of
the 30/.

Sir J. DUKR asked what was the discount charged.
Mr. James replied 80 per cent. per annum, or 20
per cent. for three months.
Mr. Norton—That is 5 per cent. discount, and 75
per cent: for uneasiness of mind.—(Laughter.)
Sir J. Dims here said that as the examination
had lasted several hours, and mould many more, and
there being a number of charges undisposed of, he
should remand the prisoners until eleven o'clock on
Thursday.