The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-18 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A foreign gentleman yesterday addressed Mr.
Hardwick, in French, stating that he was the owner
of the picture produced in court some short time ago,
in the proceedings against persons who were endea-
vouring to dispose of a large quantity of diamonds
and other valuables alleged to have been stolen from
the palace of the Tuileries and the Chateau de
Neuilly, after the abdication of King Louis Philippe,
and that this picture was detained from him by the
Baron de Bassagnes. When the charge against
Baron de Bassagnes, and Madame Delorice, and M.
Saulnier, was undergoing investigation, he had
been summoned from Paris with other patties,
to give evidence of the fact of the Baron
de Bassagnes having become lawfully pssessed,
by purchase, or otherwise, of all the property
found in his possession, and seized by the police on
the plea that it was the private property of King
Louis Philippe. The picture in question he (appli-
cant) had bought in Paris after the abdication for
35f., and he had intrusted it to M. Saulnier to dispose
of in London. When the proceedings were com-
menced against the Baron de Basssgnes and othors
his expenses were l!aitl over to this country, and he
cd it.-o:.ifs that he wx,
of the rooms occupied i)y toe
Baron. The proceedings had terminated, as the Ma-.

gistrati was aware, by the Custom-house officers tak-
ing possession of all the property until it could be
satisfactorily proved that it had paid duty on being
brought over. The picture in question had paid the
regular duty, and it was now in the possession of the
Baron de Bassagnes. When he applied for its re-
storation, the Baron, who was a most honourable man
and a man of large property, had refused to deliver it
up, and consequently, by way of reprisal, he had
seized a valuable Cashmere shawl belonging to the
Baron, which he intended to keep possession of until
he got back his picture. .
Mr. Ham:mica asked the applicant if he was
aware General Chabannes had stated that the picture
had been cut from a larger picture in one of the Royal
palaces of France ?
The applicant said, so he had heard. He had
bought it at the time on speculation, as there were
bargains of the same kind to be picked up after the
revolution in February, and he had intrusted it to M.
Saulnier, who was going over with the Baron de
Bassagnes to England, to dispose of some valuable
property which the parties had disposed of at a sacri-
fice in consequence of the then unsettled state of
affairs. The picture he expected to be able to sell for
about 600 f. in England. As soon, however, as he
heard that, among other things, this picture had bee❑
claimed as the private property of King Louis Phi-
lippe, he had written to the King to say that, pro-
vided he were repaid the 35f. he had given for the
picture, he would at once restore it. He had received
a reply from General Chabannes, referring him to
Mr. Humphreys, the solicitor. The applicant here
produced the letter and answer, in corroboration of his
at a-ement.

Mr. HARDWICK said, if the Baron de Bassagnes
was the liberal and honourable man which the appli-
cant said he was, bow was it that he detained the
picture from the presumed owner ?
The applicant said, this was not the least curious
part of the affair. The fact was the Baron was com-
pletely under the control of the woman Delorice.
About twelve years ago the Baron became paralyzed,
and meeting with Madame Delorice, who was the
daughter of one of his slaves, she persuaded him that
his infirmities were the result of an " evil-eye ;" that
he was bewitched; and that she knew the secret of
baffling his enemy and restoring him to his bodily
faculties. The Baron took Madame Delorice to live
with him as companion, and since that period she had
assumed an empire over him that would appear to
border on romance, were he not prepared to authenti-
cate his assertions. It was Mdme. Delorice who made
the acquaintance of M. Saulnier, a cashmere manufac-
turer, and who had introduced him into the Baron's
household as the Baron's secretary.
Mr. LlAnnwics. said, the ownership of the picture
was very questionable ; and he did not see how he
could interfere. The applicant would do best if he
waited until the Baron went back to France, and then
the question of ownership could be submitted to a
French tribunal.

The applicant thanked the magistrate and with-
drew.

WORSHIP-STREET.
A respectably-dressed woman, whose name, fbr
reasons which will be apparent, we forbear from
giving, was placed at the bar before Mr. liarnmill
under the following disgraceful circumstances:—
. Mr. Daniel Pepper, landlord of the King's Arms,
in the Whitechapel-road, stated that on the preceding
afternoon the prisoner, whom he had not seen before,
presented herself at his bar, and called for one penny-
worth of gin, with a request that she might be per.
mitted to look at the newspaper. She was furnisheci
with both articles, and, sitting down on a bench, pre-
tended to be perusing the advertisements; but pre-
sently afterwards, when she thought she was unob-
served, he distinctly saw• her stealthily secrete the
gin-glass beneath her shawl, from under which
at the same time she took a second gin glass and
unconcernedly placed it upon the counter. She then
returned the paper, and, thanking him for the loan
of it, left the house ; but, suspecting she had
" rung the changes," he at once examined the last
glass, and, finding upon it the name of another
publican, it was evident that she had stolen that also,
an'd that, not being able to sell it so marked, she bad
changed it for his own, upon which there was no-
thing by which it could be recognized. It was
obvious, from the dexterity she had shown, that she
had been in the habit of such practices, and he there-
fore closely followed her down the street until he met
a policeman, when he gave her into custody, and the
officer, upon searching her, found the witness's glass
still underneath her arm, where before he had seen
her place it.

The constable who apprehended the prisoner stated
that, from inquiries he had made respecting her, he
found that she belonged to a highly respectable family,
but that they had been obliged to discard her, from
her vicious and degrading propensities, and that upon
searching her at the station-house a letter was disco-
vered upon her person, addressed to her by her father,
a solicitor, formerly in extensive practice, and couched
in the most affecting language, reproaching her bit-
terly for her habits of drunkenness and crime, which
had compelled him, after repeated forgiveness, to turn
her from his roof and abandon her to the world, and,
warning her that if she did not reform she would end
her days in a prison or penal settlement, expressing
his intention to refuse her all support after that week,
and concluding with a conviction that he should
shortly descend into the grave disgraced and dis-
honoured, leaving her to penury and starvation, solely
in consequence of her infamous and heartless conduct.
The prisoner witnessed the reading of this letter
with the most callous indifference, and upon being
questioned by the magistrate, merely replied that her
family were desirous of sending her to South Aus-
tralia or some other place out of this country; and
that she was determined not to comply with such an
unreasonable exaction.

Mr. HAMMILL said it was melancholy to see a
person so respectably connected, and on whom so
much care and kindness had been lavished, 'but in
vain, placed in so disgraceful a situation; but as it
was a deliberate act of robbery, and, appeared not-to
be the only one she had committed, he felt it his duty
to remand her, in order that the police might have
time to make further inquiries about her.

THE CHOLERA AMONG THE
PAUPER CHILDREN AT TOO LING, &c.
OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Yesterday the following official statements were
received by the Board of Health, and the other
authorities, with respect to the state of the children
still remaining at Tooting, and who have been re-
moved therefrom :
" Surrey-hall, Tooting, Jan. 17.
" We have much pleasure in reporting that matters
here are progressing favourably. There has been no
fresh case o cholera since Sunday, and the cases
under treatment are so rapidly improving as to leave
no doubt but the health of this establishment will in
the course of a few days be perfectly restored—
Number now under treatment ... 65
Died
New cases... 0
Convalescent ... ••• ... 16
" W. HOME POPHAM, Surgeon.
" WILLIAM J. KITE, Resident Surgeon."
The following were received by the authorities of
St. Pancras at the sitting of the Committee of the
Board of Directors yesterday :
" Temporary Hospital,. St. Pancras, Jan. 16.
"- The night has again passed over without any
fresh cases or deaths occurring among the children,
but I regret to add my head-nurse t(Blake) was at-
tacked last evening, and now remains in extreme dan-
ger on account of her age (74). Two of the females
are not quite so well this morning, having experi-
enced a slight relapse.
"HENRY BIRD, Surgeon."
" Temporary Hospital, St. Pancras, Jan. 17.
" The children generally are quite well and exceed-
ingly cheerful. There have been no fresh cases or
deaths, and poor old nurse Blake I consider rather
better, but; of course, she has age to contend against.
The two children alluded to in my report dated yes-
terday remain in nearly the same state.
" There are two cases of diarrhoea amongst the boys,
but not of that character to justify me in calling them
even of a premonitory appearance.
"HENRY BIRD, Surgeon."
The reports at the Holborn Union and Strand
Union last evening were that the condition of the
children removed from Tooting to the Royal Free
Hospital, and to the Refuge tor the Destitute in
Ogle-street, Marylebone, was favourable, only a
few cases of diarrhoea having occurred since the last
reports.

LITTLE STORIES FOR LITTLE POLITICIANS, IN
WORDS OF ONE SYLLABLE.—There was a small boy,
whose name was John Bull, and he felt much pain from
a rod; not that he was a bad boy who ought to have the
the rod, but that those who did rule him did love to lay
it on to him so hard that he could not bear it. Now one
day John did find the rod, and when he saw it, he
was much struck by some twigs, which he did twig
as thft,:e which had much struck him, and struck him too
much, as he thought. tIn:1 he had good cause to think
so. So whsn he saw the twigs which did bear on him
too hard, he did make up his mind to pull at them till
he should pull tht•m quite out, and make an end of them.
So a friend did chance to call on him, whose name was
Dick Cob, who said if John would lend his own hand to
pull out the tv,iz that stung the most, he, Dick Cob,
would lend his hand too, and he had no doubt that tl,ey
would both gain their end if they both gave a long putt,
a strong putt, and a pull at the right time. S John
Ball and Dick Cob did give the long pull, and the strong
pull, and the twig came out quite well; so that the rod
did not hurt poor John Bull half so much as it once had
done, and his back could now bear all that for his good
it was right to put on it.—Punch.

EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On Sunday morning
tho wife bt a p slywin,,ker, residing in Ruch:sste,r-row,
wiv; dellvenld, by 11r. C. ‘!.Z.tls64-11, surgenb,
Jr ..f in-
born chihiren. We nre happy to say the pour woman is
doing well. The mother is 23 years of age.

THE CUUNTRY MARKETS.
EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 16.—There were
in the market to-day 69 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
28010 imperial, which sold thus:-
11 at - 1/ 9s Od 2at ll 7s Od
36 at
17 at ll 7s 6d

Average price of the whole, 11 7s lld 3-12ths.
13 sacks flour, whereof 2 sold at 335, 2 at 325, and 8
at 30s; 7 sacks barleymeal, whereof 1 sold at 265, and
3 at 255; 2 sacks peasmsal, which were not sold; 24
sacks not-barley, whoreor 21 sold thus:-
lat l/ lOs Od lat l7 6s Od
lat
lat
2 sacks brosemeal, whereof 1 sold at 295, and 1 at 28s.
EAST LINTON, JAN. 15.—T0-day supplies were small
and slles dull.

Top of wheat, 50s, weighing 64ilb per bushel.
„ Barley, 29s 561 ditto
„ Oats 21s 6d 444 ditto
Beans 00s 00 ditto
New ditto 00s 00 ditto
AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER.
Wheat... ... 21 5s 111 Oats ... 11 Os 5,i
Barley ... 1/ 9s 0 Beans 0/ Os 0
DUBLIN, JAN. 16.—There was a small supply of
wheat at our corn exchange to-day, which met a dull
tale, without any alteration in price. Oats and barley
me 3d lower; Indian corn ls. Foreign wheat might be
Nought on low r terms, but buyers for the present
hold off. Flour is without any material alteration, and
difficult of sale even at a reduction. Coarse flour and
meals are only selling in a trifling way.
CORK,JAN. 15.—Flour--First quality, Iss Oil to 16s Od ;
second ditto, 14s Od to 15s Od; household, lls to 13s;
third ditto, 9s to lOs per cwt. Oatm,al, lls 6d to 12s per
cwt. Indian corn, 71 lOs to 815 s o,i; Indian meal, 91 to
915 s per toe. Bran, 51 5s to 0103 per ton. Hay—
Fanners', 25s to 44s Od; average, 38s ; retailers , 42s to
50s per ton; old hay, 45s to 60s per ton. Straw—Far-
mers', 15s to 325; average, 265; retailers', 30s to 32s
per ton. Whisky, at the Distillery, 25 over proof,
01 per imperial gallon. Bread, 6d to lid per 41bs.
Fresh butter, 10d to 12d per lb. Beef, 4d to 7d; mut-
ton, 5d to 6fd ; veal, sid to 7d; pork, 4d to sid ;
bacon, 7d to 8d ; sausages, 6d per lb. Coals—New-
port, 17s; Lydney, 18s. Culm, 16s per ton. Potatoes,
white, 10d co 12d; Minions, 19d. Hides—Market ditto,
II ei to 17s; salted ditto, 12s to 17s per cwt; market skins,
2d to 21d; calf ditto, 2d to qd; veal skins, 3d to 3id
per lb. Tar—Archangel, 18s per bl. Timber—Quebec
red pine, 31 15s; yellow ditto, 31; deal, 171 to 201 per
hundred ; Bangor Queens, 3/ 2s 6d per ton. Scotch
herrings,lBs to 00s per barrel; Norway ditto, 00s. New-
foundland dry cud fish, 11/ to 121 lOs per ton. Tallow,
464. Wool, lOs to 12s per stone.
BELFAST, JAN. 12.—We have a large supply of grain
forward at this morning's market, which met a slow sale
at a reduction of 3d on wheat barley, ld to 2d on oats,
and 2d to 3d on oatmeal. Jan 15.—Grain—The supply
since Friday has beer, small, and prices same as them
quoted. Wheat, 93 to lOs 3d; barley, 5s 6d to 7s; oats,
5s 6d to 6s 2d; and oatmeal, 9s 6d to lOs 4d per cwt.

COAL MARRET.—YESTEILIDAY.
Carr's Hartley
Chester Main • 14s 6dShotten
East Adairs Main..... 12s 9d,Stewart's
New Tanfield l3s 6.1 [cellos l6s Dd
cantield Moor
Walker's Primrose
Wall's End, &c. !Anthracite..
Hedley

Hilda l6s tid' aariley
Belmont l6s 6d Llangennech 22s 6d

Braddyll's Hetton l6s NI

..28
Ships at market, 244.

RkILWAY friAlt-tE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, JAN. 16.

STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market to-day has been much
more active, with prices tending upwards. Great Western,
Quarters, were done at 214 dis. - Ditto, 171. Shares, 1% dis.
—Eastern Counties, 11 5-B—Newcastle and Berwick (Ori-
ginal), 275,4—Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth, 13 die.--
York and North Midland, 56%. -

LIVERVOiSL, JAN. 17.
ftoox ExcmArtoe.— We have hardly so brisk a market
to-day. The speculators for the rise seem to be desirous of
securing their profits. The sales are—Caledonian, Preference,
34 c. p.—East Lancashire, 19-A
—Ditto, 25/. Shares, VA dis.
—Great Northern, 101. ls. 3d. dis.—Ditto (B Shares), 2 dis.
Great Western, Fifths, 19—Lancashire and Yorkshire (late
Manchester and Leeds), 19 -X, dis.—Ditto,Pifths, 58s. 9d. dis.
—Ditto, 101. Preference, 11% p. ex int.—Ditto, Halves (late
Huddersfield and Sheffield), 13 Ms. ex int.—Ditto, Halves
(late Liverpool and Eury), 1311 dis.—London and North-
Western, Fifths, 6 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 354 p.—Man-
chester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire, 54—Ditto, Quarters,
No. 1,6% dis. —Ditto (late Great Grimsby and Sheffield),
Quarters, 576 —Midland Stock, 89%—Ditto, New Halves,
dis.—Shrewsbury and Chewer (late Shrewsbury, Oswes-
try, and Chester), 4% dis.— Ditto, New, dis.—South-
Eastern and Dover, 25c.—Ditto, No. 4, Thirds, 73A ex int.
—Ditto, Registered, 754—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G.
N. E. Purchase), 6s. 3d. p.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 17.
&ram Exonaltom—The sales are—North Staffordshire,
21,4 dis.—Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston, 4 3-16 dis.."'
West Riding Union, 4% dis.—Leeds, 32/. Shares, 7 5-16 dis.
Ditto, Quarters, t 5 dis.—Sheffield and Lincoln, 1214 dis.--
Wharfdale, 214 dis.—Manchester and Birmingbam,Quarters
(C), p.—East Lancashire, New, 43/1 dis.—London and
North-Western, New Quarters, 2 9-16 p.—Ditto, Manchester
and Birmingham (A and B), 2X —Caledonian, Preference, 1 P.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The following are the day's quota-
tions :—London and North-Western, 129—Midland, 89--
North British, Thirds, 4/. 13s. 9d. ---North Staffordshire, 3
dis.— Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 5/. Bs. dis.—Ditto
(R), 3% die.

YORK, JAN. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business transacted to-day Was
as follows :—East Lancashire, Preference, 614—Great
Northern, 9 ex int.—North British, Halves, 6/. 188. 9d.--
York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Extension), No. 1, 20%--
Ditto, No. 2 (late New Berwicks), 2O%—Ditto (G. N.B.
Purchase), 8%.

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HULL, JAN. 17.
STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Blackburn, Damen,
and Bolton, Preference, No. 1, 171/2 c. int.—Hull and Selby,
10 per cent. guaranteed, 1001—Leeds and Thirak, 25
North British, 16—Ditto, Quarters, 71s.—Ditto, aim%
925. 6d.

GLASGOW, JAN. 16.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Aberdeen, 16
Clydesdale Junction, 62—Dundee and Perth, 26—Glasgon',
Kilmarnock, and Ayr, Halves, No. 1, 514—Great Northern,
8% —North British, Thirds, 925. 6d.—Scottish Central, 261/2

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DARING HIGHWAY ROM:liar IN WAREFIELD.--00
Wednesday evening Mr. Batiks, ore of the clerks of
Messrs. Horner and Sous, Phoenix Corn Mill, Wakefield,
was robbed of a bag of money, consisting of notes, gold,
and silver, amounting in the whole to not less than 100/-
The custom of the hou,e for some time past has been to
remove the moneys from the counting-house to the pri-
vate residence of one of the partners each day, and this
wa3 being done on the evening in question, at about
eight o'clock, when as the clerk was passing Union-
square, which has an entrance from Kirk-gate (by a door
usually locked) from what is called the Red Lion-yard,
he was seized by two or three ruffians, who wrenched
the money from his grasp, knocked him down, and.
made their tee Ipe. The thieves have not yet been d?'
covered, but a reward of twenty pounds is offered tor
their discovery. From the precautions taken by the
thieves in fastening the private door, and possessing
themselves of the means of reopening it at their leisure,
and from other circumstances which are as well not to
mention at present, it is v( ry evident that the thieves or.
their accomplices were in full possession of all the parte
culars of the custom of the house, and had made fall
preparations for their daring feat.— Wakefield Examiner

BIRTHS.
On the 14th inst., at Devonshire-street, Portland-place'.
the lady of Charles M. Lushington, Esq.,of a son.
On the 15th inst., the wife of F. Symonds, Esq., Beau'
mont-street, Oxford, of a daughter.
On the 16th inst., at Eccleston-square, the wife of J. Pitt
Taylor, Esq., of a eon.
On the 16th inst., at Devonshire-terrace, Mrs. Charles
Dickens, of a son.