The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-17 00:00:00

EtENING. OCTOBER 17, 18i9.

A. Hird, and Hannah Hird, Keigbley, Yorkshire,
worsted spinners.
INSOLVENT PETITIONERS.
James Smith, Bristol, journeyman cabinet maker.
William P. Lloyd, Bathampton, Somersetshire, poor law
auditor.
Harriet Felling, Bristol.
Abraham Long, Potbury, Somersetshire, farmer.
Robert Fewings, Bristol.
George Davis Bristol.
Maximilian Hodgkins,, Bristol, carver and gilder.
John Simco, Birmingham, soda water manufacturer.
William Evans, Wrexham, Denbighshire, surgeon.
George Giles, Kidderminster, journeyman miller.
Thomas Hoar, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, beer shop

keeper.
Bartholomew Kearney, Cardiff, furniture broker.
William Stone, Kidderminster, fruiterer.
Margaret Eyans, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, grocer.
Thibert Davis, Cardiff, tailor.
Richard Waring, Luton, Bedfordshire, attorney.
John Pitt Richardson, St. Alban's, Hertfordshire, book-

seller.
William Cartwright, Princes Risborough, Buckingham-

shire, lieenseeriutualler.
Charles Sainsbury, Batheastor, Somersetahire, market

gardener.
Edw.rd Sargent, Bath, saddler.
George Morris, Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, butcher.
William Passmore, Exeter, greengrocer.
John Fuord, Bristol.
SCO'T'CH SEQUESTRATIONS.
J. Gordon, Glasgow, messenger-at-arms, to meet
Oct. 20 and Nov. 10, at twelve, within the Globe Hotel,
Glasgow.
L. Metzenburgh, Glasgow, jeweller, to meet Oct. 19
and Nov. 20, at twelve, within the Regent Hotel,
Glasgow. .

D._ Murray, Edinburgh, dealer hi railway shares, to
meet Oct. 19 and Nov. 9, within Dowell's Rooms,
Edinburgh.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BO W-ST R .0 ET.
Mackenzie Mackie, a middle-aged man, who had
been a clerk in the Post-office for ten years. was
charged with stealing a letter containing a shilling
and a silk neckerchief.
Mr. Peacock, the Post-office solicitor, attended for
the prosecution, and Mr. Wontner appeared for the
prisoner.
It was proved that the letter had been addressed by
Mrs. C. Radford, a widow, living in Medina-place,
Brixton, to Miss Mary Ann Doughty, of Margate,
on the 15th inst. The shilling had been wrapped in
a piece of blotting-paper, and, with the neckerchief,
placed in tissue paper, making a small parcel. It was
posted at Brixton in the middle of the day, and ar-
rived two hours afterwards in the Clapham bag,
which it was the prisoner's duty to open. On the
same afternoon Mr. Welcome Cole, an inspector of
letter-carriers, happened to be secreted in a lower part
of the building in St. Martin's-le-Grand, for the pur-
pose of watching a suspected clerk, when he saw
the prisoner, who was not suspected, go into a
closet and open a letter, which appeared to contain
a parcel. He saw him open the parcel, and take
out a coin and a silk neckerchief, which he
placed in his pockets, tearing up the letter and
paper, and throwing the fragments into the basin of
the closet. They were afterwards fished out by a
plumber attached to the Post-office, and proved to be
the letter, envelope, and paper dispatched from
Brixton. The prisoner was taken before the district
president, Mr. Sculthorpe, and charged with stealing
the letter and its contents. Ile denied the charge,
but the neckerchief was afterwards found in, his great-
coat pocket.
The prisoner, who had a salary of 901., and is said
to have lately married a WOUlfill of some property, was
fully committed for trial.
Another clerk, named William Holford, was
4harged with stealing a letter containing a sovereign.
The prisoner was detected by Cole in the same
lace, and under precisely similar circumstances.
The witness saw him take a sovereign out of the
letter, which, with 275. in silver, was found upon him.
The letter had been addressed by a lady at Waltham-
stow to Mrs. Maples, of Hays-place, Lisson-grove.
The prisoner was remanded for further evidence as
to the posting of the letter.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Julia Leahy, a young Irishwoman, with an infant
in her arms, was brought before Mr. Bingham for
final examination, charged with having stabbed John
O'Brien, an Irish labourer, with a knife.
The prosecutor stated that he lived at 48, Leader-
street, Chelsea. On the 24th of September he was
going into Hyde-park, about half-past seven o'clock,
when he met the prisoner, whom he had known for
about seven years. The prisoner walked with him
into the park, and asked him for some money. He
replied he had no money, and if he had he would not
give her any at that time, as he did not consider her
a fair or proper woman. He told her to meet him
on Saturday next, and he wonld then give her some
money. He turned into another path to go away,
upon which he felt a blow on the ,cheek, as if given
with some sharp instrument. Ile put his hand up to
tiia face and found that be had been wounded. The
prisoner struck at him again, but he put up his hind
and warded off' the blow. He became so confused at
the attack that he did not notice which way the pri-
soner went. He ran out of the park, and entered the
first doctor's shop he found open to have his wounds
dressed. A short time before this he had been sum-
moned to Marylebone Police-court by the prisoner,
and had the child which she then had in her arms
affiliated on him.
George Dale, B 81, said, about eight o'clock he saw
e prosecutor run into a chemist's shop in Sloane-
street with his face bleeding profusely. The prose-
cutor told him the same story when asked how he
came by his injuries.
Ellen Jones, of No. 6, Horace street, said the pri-
soner had lodged with her for about 11 weeks. A
month before the occurrence she had seen the prisoner
sharpening a penknife. The prisoner told her she
intended to stab O'Brien the first opportunity she
could find. Witness advised her not to think of ally-
thing of that sort or she would get into trouble.
Police-constable D 150 said, he took the prisoner
into custody the same night, for stabbing O'Brien.
The prisoner said, "Is that all ? I hope he is dead ; if
he is not dead, I hope he will die." The prisoner
afterwards said, " If I had struck him where I intended
he would be sure to die."
Mr. Falls, house-surgeon, St. George's Hospital,
said the prosecutor was brought to the hospital the
same night. Ile had a wound right through the
cheek, and his tongue was cut through at the root.
The prosecutor was in great danger for 48 hours, on
account of the nature of the wound, and the difficulty
of stopping the hemorrhage for many hours.
In defence, the prisoner said she had known the
prosecutor for seven years. He had promised her
marriage, and had contrived to obtain all her savings
from her. She had had two children by him, and
she had been obliged to swear the last to him, as he
would do nothing for her. This child she had left
with' his mother to nurse. The mother had after-
wards taken the child to Marylebone workhouse, and
had sworn that the child had been left with her by a
strange woman, by which means she had induced the
parish authorities to take the child into their charge.
On the night when she met with O'Brien she asked
him for some money to support the child, as she was
quite destitute. O'Brien said he would give her
nothing, and that she and the child might be d—d.
O'Brien then seized her by the throat, and, as she
was apprehensive he was about to strangle her, she
took the penknife out of her pocket, and having
opened it with her teeth, she struck at O'Brien in
self defence. It was too dark to see whether she had
wounded him, and as the knife closed on her fingers,
she dropped it on the grass and went away.
The prisoner was fully committed to the Central
Criminal Court.

THE BUTCIIIIRS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION.—Yes-
terday the anniversary festival of this charity took place
at the London Tavern, and was attended by nearly 300
gentlemen interested in its welfare. The Lord Mayor
presided, and at seme length advocated the claims of
the institution, which he stated had not met with the
support which it deserved, as there were about 3,000
butchers in London, whereas not more than 1,100 or
1,200 were subscribers. His Lordship's appeal was at-
tended with great success, as during the evening donations
to the amount of 500/. were announced by the secretary—
a larger amount than has ever been contributed at any of
the former anniversary dinners. In giving the usual
loyal toasts the Lord Mayor announced, to the evi-
dent gratification of the company, that the Queen
would visit the city in a few daps to open the New
Coal-Exchange, and that, at the suggestion of Prince
Albert, an exposition of arts and manufactures would
take place in Hyde-park in the year 1851. The latter
announcement especially was received with great satis-
faction, the more especially as his Lordship carefully
pointed out to the members of the trade assembled
that they would then have in all probability to pro-
vide for the wants of abut a million of people
in addition to the usual population of London, and
that the expenses of the contemplated exposition could
hardly amount to a less sum than 10,0001. With re-
spect to the charity, it appears to have been in existence
for 21 years, during which time contributions have been
made to its funds reaching altogether the large sum of
32,0001, while the expenditure during the same period
has been 21,0001. The number of pensioners already
admitted has been 141, and the number at present re-
ceiving the benefits of the charity is 53. The men have
11. 151. per month, or 20 guineas per annum; and the
women 1/. 6s. 3d., or 15 guineas per annum. During
the present year the pensions will amount to nearly
1,0004 On the 25:h inst. an election of 10 additional
pensioners will take place. The arrangements connected
with the dinner were in every aay satisfactory, and the
whole affair passed off very agreeably. 'rho musical de-
partment was under the direction of Mr. G. F. Taylor;
Mr. Higgs was toastmaster. During the proceedings no
allusion was made to Smithfield-market, though Mr.
Deputy Hicks and several other advocates for the main-
tenance of that nuisance were present.
A shark, nine feet long, was caught off llauxley
on Wednesday evening last, by Mr. Adam Storey of
Cresswell.—/Vezvcastle Journal.
If we:exurnined our own faults attentively, we should
have less time to detect, and more incination to pardon,
those of ether.—Eliess CuoA's Journal.

CARNARVON AND BANGOR
RAILWAY.

'rom the Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald, Oct. 13.)

The paragraph elsewhere given announcing the
act that a bona fide company is distinctly formed,
and distinctly pledged, to carry out the important pro-
ject of connecting Carnarvon with the Chester and
Holyhead Railway, by means of a branch line from
the town or its immediate vicinage, to the Britannia
Viaduct, will meet with general approbation
throughout this portion of the Principality,
inasmuch as it will open increased facilities for agri-
cultural, mineral, and general commercial traffic, as
far as railway transit is concerned, to all the southern
portion of the county of Carnarvon, and the prin-
cipal marts in the west of the ccunty of Merioneth ;
and thus it will at the same time extend the traffic and
increase the utility of the Chester and Holyhead
Rail way itself.

The time is now fast approaching when the true
importance of railway intercourse will be generally
acknowledged and felt. Of what value, compare.-
tivly speaking, are veins of mineral, and stores of
agricultural produce, when the means of conveying
them to the great marts for sale or interchange are few,
slow, laborious, and expensive ?. _

When man first invented the cart and the cart•
road, he made the primary rude effort at over-coming,
on a large scale, the evils consequent upon the isola-
tion of his natural position, as a countryman, a
villager, a breaker-up and tiller of the waste. Next
came the waggon, and the macadamized road, the
boat and the canal. But the increasing wants
of society, as the tide of population set in, and as
commercial enterprise and the pursuit of wealth in-
duced men to congregate in masses, and form exten-
sive cities and large communities, generated in the
human mind some of the many of those latent resources
which the Almighty has willed shall lie dormant in our
nature until roused from their torpor by the exigency
of circumstance. There is a deep world of wisdom
in the old proverb, which declares that "Necessity is
the mother of Invention." A tram-rail train and a
furrowed wheel• cart were not likely to be thought
of in the infancy of agricultural traffic : the
barrow and the hand-cart sufficed for village
wants. The railway sprung into being as a necessary
consequence of the social wants which rendered it de-
sirable, for giving increased facility, speed, and
cheapness to the transit and general diffusion of all
kinds of produce. The same may be said for
steam. That mighty agent was not applied as a
motive power, to facilitate human intercourse and
trade intercourse, alike over land and water, until

the growing demand.; of an increased population,
increased wants, and increased productiveness,
gave to the intellect of thinking men the impulse
and the will by which to dive further thari
their fathers had done into the mystettes of
nature, and evoke from her magazine of laws
some principles of truth—some elements of
science, that should enable them to outstrip the
horse in speed—to construct tunnels under mighty
estuaries—to' perforate gigantic hills—to span the
ocean with • viaducts, catenular or tubular, and
finally to compete with the very lightnings of heaven
in speed, and surpass them by the communication of
thought.
Let it not be deemed that this retrospect is idle. It
flows naturally out of our subject. A railway com-
munication between here and the bridge would never
have been thought of, had not circumstances ren-
dered it at once expedient and profitable—conducive
alike to the wants of the locality, and to the interests
of those who have capital. to embark in the under-
taking. Had not the proprietors and traders of this
vicinage felt that they and their neighbours were
excluded from the benefits of railway intercourse, and
thus flung backward in the great march for social and
individual improvement, they would have as soon
thought of setting men to forge iron for the railway
in question, as a peasant in the days of Canute would
have sat down to think by what means he should
invent an electric telegraph.
The nature of man is in this respect most peculiar.
His wishes are but bounded by the horizon of his
wants ; and, within certain natural limitations, there
appears to be no harrier between him and the removal
of his necessities. It seems as though nature had in-
deed said to him:—Poor, naked, and destitute, as I
have formed thee, thou bast but to feel want, and to
determine, in order to remove it. In a word thou
hast but to will and to do. Would'st thou rival the
wind in its speed, behold thou shalt yoke it to thy
car, and it shall bear thee alike over the mountain and
the valley, and the wave: and to the wishes of thy
heart thou shalt give a durable record—a record
that shall defy the ravages of ages—or transmit them
to thy fellow-man with a speed. that. time may not
note, and thought cannot measure.
Enough of this 1 We mean not to dwell upon the
onward destinies of our race, except so far as may
conduce to, a practical result. Let it suffice that we
have already proved our position :—The general de-
mand for t railway referred to is a proof of the
exigency winch gave birth to the demand : and that a
company has decided to bring it into existence is a
proof that the wish was not Utopian, nor the want
either capricious or unfounded.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, OCT. 16.

STOCK EXCIIAWGE. Ti.e slum market still continues in
its downward tendency. The transactions to-day were as
fallow : Great Western; 53—Ditto, Quarters, 123.4
LIVERPOOL, OcT. 16.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was little or no alteration in
our share market to-day. Prices generally hada declining
tendency, but towards the afternoon a better feeling pre-
vailed, and the market closed firmly at the afternoon's quo.
tations. The sales are—,Caledonian, Preference, 8 -- Lancashire
and Yorkshire, ConsoL Fifths, 11% c. dis.—Ditto (West
Riding Union), 7 c dis.—Great Northern, 5 per cent. Pre-
ference, 2% dis.—Ditto (L. and York Extension), 2% dis.
-London and North-Western, 108 c. Di tt o, New Quar-
fers, Is. 3d.'dis.- Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln (Great
Grimsby and Sheffield), 10 i% —Midland, 46% Ditto, Halves,
2l dis. —South-Eastern and Dover, 17 c.—Ditto (No. 4),
git —York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Purchase), 6
per cent. till 1850, 51% c. dis.
MANCHESTER; Ocr. 16.
STOCK Excmizosar..—The share market was considerably
better to-day. The transactions were as follow :—Man-
chester and Sheffield, Preference, 10% c. Caledonian,
Preference, 774 Dover (No. 4), Scrip, 5% Ditto, Old,
16:14 —slanchester and Birmingham (C), Quarters, 11 p.-
-Great Northern, 13 dis.—North Staffordshire, 8 15-16 dis
Manchester and Leeds Stock, 61— Ditto, Fifths, 71/8
Liverpool and Bury, 20% dis
BIRMINGHAM, OcT. 16.1

Stocx ExcuANott.—Tbe share market here rules very
fiat. Prices generally have a tendency downwards, and
there appears little prospect of an improvement. The share
brokers speak despondingly. The quotalidus of to-day were
unworthy of notice.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current, Oct. 16.)
SUGAR.—To-day a large quantity of West India Sugar
was disposed of for homo trade purposos, but in some
cases holders were compelled . to accept prices rather
under those of Friday; there arc not sellers generally at
any further reduction. The total purchases amounted to
1,100 bhds, &c., including a public sales of 160 hhds
Barbadoes, which went at steady rates—fine yellow went
at 40s to 41s 6d, middling and good 37s 6d to 39s 6d, low
36s 6d to 375, but 135 hbds 23 tierces and 38 barrels
Jamaica sold rather cheaper, low yellow at 35s 6d, mid-
dling 36s to 36s 6d, and good middling 37s per cwt.
REFINED.—To-day a fair business was concluded in
Refined goods by home dealers, but not at better
prices ; brown Lumps were sold at 46s 6d to 475, and
lair grocery at 47s 6d to 48s per cwt. For Bonded
Crushed Sugar the market is still flat at 28s to 28s 6d
per cwt. To-day at public sale 261 boxes Foreign
Sugar Candy were taken in at 51s for brown, and at
60s for pale straw.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar was no'
offered at any further reduction, and none was submittei
to public sale; but the purchases concluded by private
treaty were unimportant for both grocery and refining
purposes. ,e
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantity of Bengal
Sugar submitted to public competition amounted to 3,167
bags; the chic f part sold, but generally at rather loss er
rates; fine white Benares went at 39s 6d to 40s, mid
and good 38s to 395, mid grey date 35s to 35s 6d, low
335 to 345, good soft yellow 36s 6d, good and fine strong
white 44s 6d to 46s 6d,• one small lot 48s, fine strong
yellow 42s 6d to 443. Of Madras, 3,749 bags were sold
upon rather lower terms; fine strong white went at 445,
good 41s to 425, good and fine yellow, like Mauritius,
37s to 38e, low and middling 35s to 36s 6d.
FOREIGN.—To-day holders of Foreign Sugar were not
disposed to accept lower rates, and refrained from offer-
ing any at public sale; by private treaty the business
concluded was, however, of little moment. A cargo of
yellow Havannah has been sold, chiefly damaged, at
38s 6d.
MOLASSRS.—Previous rates are well sustained for all
sorts of West India and the sales concluded have been
rather important. About 600 puns have been disposed
of, chiefly at 15s 6d for middling St. Vincent's, Demerara,
and Trinidad, with small parcels of fine Antigua at
17s Gd to 18s per cwt. Arrivals still come in slowly, and
a further increase is apparent in deliveries. A fair
quantity of Bengal Treacle has been disposed of at
14s 6(1 to 15s per cwt, and merchants are less disposed
to realise.
COCOA.—West India is offered at a further decline,
and the supply exceeds the wants of home dealers; of
423 bags 56 barrels Trinidad at public sale, a part only
sold, good red at 445 6d to 453, low to middling 39s to
42s 6d, and low to good grey at 363 to 41s per cwt. The
stock has been further increased, and lower rates are ex-
pected to prevail. In Foreign only trifling purchases
have been made, and there are sellers at a further re-
duction. Today at public sale 150 bags Para Cocoa
were taken in at 28s for dark red.
COFFEE.—This afternoon Plantation Ceylon Coffee
was dealt in with caution, and the public sales of 880
bags 116 casks went at rather lower rates, and the chief
part seld; middling at 51s to 545, low middling 48s to 50s,
fine to fine fine ordinary 42s to 47s other sorts 38a to
41e, low 353 to 375, and pea berry 55s to 58s 6d. Native
is net much wanted, and 230 bags were taken in at 38s
to 38s Gil fur good ordinary, damaged however sold at
363 to 375.6c1.

TEa.—To-day the quantity of Tea submitted to
auction amounted to 25,970 pkgs. The trade operated
with reluctance, especially in Green, and of 13,000
pkgs passed the hammer only 2,700 sold. Prices declined
Id to 2d for Gunpowder, id to to id for Congou, as com-
pared with the last auctions, and other sorts of tea went