The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-09 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

On Saturday Mr. Shaw, the inspector of the P division
of police, made a communition to the magistrates of the
Croydon district, in reference to a case which has been
under consideration by them for several weeks, and the
circumstances connected with which are of a very sin-
gular character.
It appears that more than a month back an application
was made to the magistrates for a warrant to apprehend
Mr. Thomas Powell, a gentleman who had been residing
at Burgh Houie, near Croydon, upon the charge of ob-
taining money by means of false cheques, and one was
accordingly placed in the hands of Shaw. He was,
however, unable, to meet with the defendant, but after
the warrant had been granted a short time Mr. Powell
sent notice that he would attend at the police-station
on a certain day and be ready to answer any charge
that might be preferred against him. lie accordingly
attended, and, after a preliminary inquiry, the matter
was adjourned until the following Saturday, bail
being taken for the appearance of the defendant,
at the next bench day. When the period arrived for
the second examination, Mr. Powell did not appcar, but
Mr. Watts, of Old Broad-street, his solicitor, attended
on his behalf, and put in a certificate signed by Dr.
Southwood Smith, testifying that the defendant was in a
dangerous state of illness—in feet that he was in,:ane end
utterly unfit to appear and undergo an examiervien, end
the magistrates upon this consent- el to allow the case to
stand over for a fortnight. During this interval it was
ascertained that there wera several other cases in which
the party accused had obtained -money by means of
forged cheques, and from the information obtained by
the police, there also appeared very good reason for be-
lieving, that, although the defendant was no doubt very
ill, and that his brain was to some extent aff,eted, yet
that this state had been produced by aniticial means—
by the excessive use of opium and resorting to
the expedient of igniting charcoal in his bedroom, the
object being to produce a temporary state of deli-
rium, in the expectation by that means to evade
justice. When the day appointed fur the second exit-

mination arrived, the defendant again failed to surren-
der; brut-lip soacitor appeared for him, and Mr. Howard,
of Norfolk-street, was also present as the profes-
sional adviser of the gentlemen who had become sureties
for the accused party. Upon this occasion, to the sur-
prise of the bench, it was stated by Mr. Watts, that the
defendant was in a, lunatic asylum, raving mad, and the
certificate
.of the keeper of Miles's Lunatic Asylum at
Hoxton was produced, which stated that Mr. Powell.had
been admitted to the establishment upon a certificate of
his lunacy, signed by Dr. S. Smith and Dr. Montaeu
Gossett. al r. Adams, the chairman of the bench, ex-
pressed-the surprise or the magistrate at this course of
proceeding, and at the same time their determination
not to allow the ends of justice to be defeated. The
defendant'a solicitor assured the beech that he was no
party to such a proceeding, and said that by whatever
means the madness of the defendent was occasioned, there
could be no aeukt of his being in that state, add that he
was consequentlyawite unfit to undergo en examination
or to be celled upon to give any answer to the charge.
Mr. Howard then made en application to the bench to
d'scharae tl.e. recognizances of Dr. Ryan and Mr.
Machell, the gentlemen who had become sureties for the
defendant surrendering himself. He said they were
quite arillineto perform the condition they had imposed
openen tliainaelyes aawl, as they were prevented from doing
- . • ,
so,by th-e-aet of God, he submitted to the bench that
they were,, ureter such circumstances, entitled to be re-
lieved from further responsibility. Mr. Sutherland, one
of the- magietrates, in answer to the application, said
that the bench were not at all satisfied that the condi-
tion of die defendant was occasioned by the act of God;
but, on the contrary, from the information they had re-
ceived, they had gbod reason to believe that the defen-
dant, by tile (tee of.opium and other means, had reduced
himself to his present condition, in the expectation that
he would be enabled by this proceeding to evade justice.
If such were thp case, the illness would probably only
be temporary, and under such circumstances they could
not think .of relieving the bail from the responsibility
they had incurred of producing- the defendant. After
some further discussion the magistrates enlarged the
recognizances of the bail, and the matter was ordered
to stand over, directions being given to the police to
make the necessary inquiries for the satisfaction of the
bench. The inepector- now reported that he had been
to the asylum where the secured gentleman was cone
fined, and had seen admitted to see him, and he was
evieenety at preseat in a state of insanity ; but he said
he had received an assurance that the moment his condi-
tion improved so as .to enable him to undergo an exa-
mination he should be brought before the bench, and he
had also taken other measures to insure this result, and
prevent• a failure •of justice.

Thus. the matter stands at preseut, the case having,
from the singular 'nature of the proceedit:gs connected
with it, and the position in lite of the defendant, created
a good deui ot interest.

THE COUNT

itY MARKETS.

CHELMSFORD, JAN. s.—We had to .day a dull trade,
but wheats mtintain(,d last week's prices, few samples,
however, Changing -hand3. Barleys met a still further
reduction, and. must be_ quoted 1s lower: Oats, beans,
and peas were similarltrfcluced in value, and but little
business was done in any .description of grain.
Per Quarter. s. s. Per Quarter. s. s.
Wheat, White, 01d... 51 55 Peas, Partridge
. • New 50 54 White ......
Red, 01d.... 41 47 Dun
New 40 46 Beans, Tick (new) 24 27
Barley 27 3l 01d... 27 31
Chefalier 29 33 Harrow Ticks' (new) 25 28
Grinding 25 28 01d... 28 32
Oats l7 24 Mazagan (new) 22 25
Malt • - 56 60 Old 26 28
Chevalier ... 58 62
COLCHESTER, JAN. 6.—W
ditto, 42s to 465; barley, 26s
to 28s; middlp_and small di
36s per gii!trter.

heat, white, 46s to 525; red,
to 325; beans, Mazagan, 24s
itto, 30s to 355; peas, 30s to

KIRKALDIr, JAN. 6.—We had here to-day fair supplies
of wheat and harley, which sold readily at last week's
prices. Oats were. in small, supply, and brought 6d per
quarter advance.
Wheat.— -•• Barley. Oats. Beans. Peas.
First 49s Od 29s Od 20s Od —s Od -5 Od
second--; 47s Od '27s Od 19s Od —s Od —s Od
Third 40s Od 21s Od 15s 6d —s Od —s Od
Oatmeal,' per bag of 2801bs. imp., 26s to 00s.
HADDINGTON, JAN.-s.—The supply to-day of wheat
and beans was a little larger, and of barley and oats
smaller than in last Market. Sales were rather dull.
Wheat, top, ts down, and average is up; weight of top,
per four bushels, 18st Ilib. Barley, top, is 6d, and
average 2d up; weight of top, per four bushels, 17st 01b.
Oats, top, 6d, and average Id up; weight of top per four
bushels, 13st 01b. Beaus, top, same as last market, and
average 9d up; weight::it top, per tour bushels, l9st 61b.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beans.
... • 53s Od j 32s 6cl f 21s Od I bOs ocl

First

Second
Third

... -45 s 3d
.. 363 Od

27s Od l9s sd 27s id
20s Od 153 Od 25s Od

Total quantity of Wheat in market 390 qrs., 367 sold
Do. Barley do. 474 qrs., 442 Bolts
Do. - .Oats • do. 441 qrs., all sold
Do. Be4s do. 70 qrs., 69 sold

GLASGOW PROVISION MARKET, JAN. Cheese,
46s Od to 52s Od per cwt; retail ditto, sid to 6d per lb.
Skins milk, 00s to 00s per cwt. Country fresh butter,
10d to I Id per lb; Irish powdered, in lumps, 9d to 10d;
country powdered, wholesale, 9id to 10d. Country eggs.
Is per dozen; carried hen ditto, 8s 6d per hundred, or ad
per dozen. Hens, 2s Od per pair; ducks, 2s Od. _

' BERWICK, JAN. 4.—Wheat, 43s 34d; barley, 25s Old;
oats, 183 2d; pea #, 00s Od, average per imperial-qr.'
KELSO, JAN. S.—Wheat, old, 383 to 40s; ditto, neW,
32s to 375; barley, new, 173 to 21s Od; ditto, old, to
—S; p >tato oats, —s to —s; ditto, new, 13s to 153 Od;
common oats, lls to 14s; ditto, new, —s to —s; peas,
24s to 255; beans, 24s to 25s per boll of six imperial
bushels.

Liewicx, JAN. 4.—Wheat, new, 36s to 425; ditto,
old, 46s t,) 485; barley, new, 17s to 21s; ditto, old,
—; potato oats, 156 to 17s; common ditto, lls to 14s;
peas, 27s to 283; beans, 274 to 283, per b3ll of six ins'
perial bushls.
PERTH, JAN. 4.-Wheat, 44s to 525; barfly, 223 to
275; oats, 15s to 19s; peas and beans, 26s to 30s per
quarter; oatmeal 28s to 31s per sack.
FALKIRX, JAN. s..—The supply of grain in this day's
market was 619 bolls. Wheat at IBs 6d to 24s 6d per
boll; barley, 17s 9d to 223 Oil; oats, 12s to 14s 9d; beans,
124 to 143 6d per boll; oatmeal, —s to —s per load.
STIRLING, JAN. s.—Wheat, foreign, 26s to 295; ditto
home, OOs to OOs; ditto ditto, new, 19s to 235; barley.
per boll of six bushels, 003 to 00s;• ditto, new, 176 to
22s 6d; oats, common, 005 Od to OOs; ditto ditto, ne‘e•
10s 6d to 12s; iliac; Flemish, OOs to 003; ditto ditto,
new, 00s to OOs; malt, distillers, 385 to 40s; ditto, heel"
era, 39s to 41s; beans, per boll, 15s 6d to Os; ditto, new,
lls 6d to 14s; peas, OOs to OOs. Flour, new, per seek,'
403 to 425; ditto, common ditto, 29s to 30s 6d. Oatmeal,
per load, OOs to OOs; ditto, new, 27s to 295; ditto, Per
peck of 71bs, Sid to 10d. Fresh butter per lb, lid to
121. Eggs per dozen, 9d to 10d. flay, per ton, 461
to 50s.

COAL MARKET.—YESTERDAY.
Buddle's W. Hartley.. 15s Odilosforth ..
!lasting's Hartley l4s 9d Wharncliffs
Holywell Main ... ..... 15s Od Eden Main lBs Od
'Canfield Moor
d
...... _ „,
fanfield Moor Butes l3s 6d West Cornforth ........ 175 '
..
Wylam
West Hartley
.... 15s Od Sidney's Hartley

Ships at

larket, 135.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL,- J. &
STOCK EXCHANOR.—The sales are—Birmingham, Black-
burn Canal, and West Yorkshires, No. 1, 534 ex int.—East
Lancashire, 251. Shares, 6% dis. ex int.—Great Northern (B
Shares), 6 per cent., 2 dis. ex int.—Lancashire and York-
shire (late Manchester and Birmingham), 14iftbs, 3W, dis.
London and North. Western, New Quarters, 2% p.—Maa-
ehester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Eighths, 5. die. ex
int.—Ditto, 20/. Shares, 10% dis. ex int.—Ditto, Quarters,
5% c. dis. cx int.—Midland Stock, 87—Ditto, New Halves,
6J dis. ex int.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. 4, Thirds/
71. lls. Bd.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (G. N. E. Pur-
chase), is dis ex, int.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 8.
STOOK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—South-Eastern add
Dover, No. 4,7% cum int.—Ditto, 7 5-16 ex int.—gull.
and Selby, 993r4—Ditto, Halves, 49718—Huddersfield, Thirds,
814 .—Grimsby Docks, 12 3-16 dis.—Sheffield and Lincoln,
12% dis.—Sheffield, Eighths, 63/ dis.—London, New Quar-
ters, 21/3 p.—Caledonian, Preference, 5,8 p.--.-Leeds, Fifth"
3EB dis —Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters (C), 279
p.—East Lancashire, New, 6 dis.—North Staffordshire,
3 11-16 dis.

Mr. Hill, barrister-at-law, of the Northern Circuit,
Recorder of Pontefract, died at Leeds on Wednesday'
of scarlet fever.—Liverpool Albion.

BIRTHS.
On the 19th ult., at Malta; the wife of Captain E. I‘.
Hughes Hallet, R.N., of a son.
On the 30th ult., in William-street, Lowndes-square,
the
wife of R. F. Browne, of a daughter.
On the 3d inst., at Hunston-hall, Suffolk, the lady of J•
H. Heigham, Esq., of a son.
On the 4th inst., at Upper Norwood, the lady of J. NV'
Kaye, Esq., of a daughter. •
of
()n the sth inst.' at John-street, 'Bedford-row, th 3 wife—it" 6
A. Henry, Esq., of a son.
On the sth inst., at Upper Gower-street, the wife of G. V.
Phillips, Esq., of a daughter. _
At Vere-street, Caveudish-square, Mrs. Campbell Dick ti
of a daughter.

MARRIED.
At Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Joshua Hudson, Esq, of Low"
don, C.E., to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of George 810
land, Esq , of her Majesty's Dockyard, Sheerness.
On the 4thvt All Saint's, Paddington, by the .0,,
C. Waring Saxton, D.D , his sister, Emily Mary Saxton.
William H. Crichton, Lieutenant 38th-
_Regiment

DIED.
On the 28th ult., at Windsor, aged 59, Henry Edell°
Dawe
On t,
he 2 Esq. hard
Bth ult , at St. Albaia's; Herts, aged 90, Richard
Kentish, Esq. of that place. e'
On the 30th' ult., at the Shield-field, Newcastle-upon-Tin
aged 51, James Reid, Esq., Belgian Consul at that place- • '
On the 2d• inst., in the Old Kent-road, Mrs. Cat harm
Banks, relict of Mr. S. Banks, aged•B9. •
On the 4th inst.. at Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, John Gib-
bard, Esq., agell 74
On the sth inst., at Highbury,ATis: Mary 'ryas, aged 77. r
On the sth inst., at 71, Pleet-stmet, ;ig ze
ed 61, Mr. Ebene
Ming, youngest son of th 3 late. John Okling, Esq., et "ll-
hill, banker.
,eli,
On the sth inst., at Longbridhouse° near liretv4
aged 71, Marianne, only survivingge- daughter of the late
Standert, Esq.
On the sth inst., at Brixton-rise, Surrey, Jane Eliztlbetb'
daughter of the late B. Drew, Esq., of Bermondsey-
On the sth inst.,at Glocester-place, Portman-square, gal'
relict of the late T. Dcnnett, Esq., of Harlesford, Hants.ev.
On the 6th inst., Elizabeth Oakley, the wile of the
C. Fielding, vicar of Headcorn, Kent.

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