The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-21 00:00:00

BURGLARY AT BIRMINGHAM.

An atrocious burglary occurred in this town yes-
terday morning. The premises lately occupied by
Messrs. Hall, grocers, High-street, in the Bull-ring,
have recently been taken by Mr. J. St. Losky, im-
porter and manufacturer of cigars, of No. 9, Bishops-
gate-street-without, London. The house at present
remains comparatively unfurnished, and Mr. St.
Lcsky slept in the room behind the front shop. He
retired to rest about half-past ten o'clrck yesterday
night, and soon fell into a sound sleep. Ab :ut one
o'clock in the morning on Thursday he was disturbed
by a noise in the shop or his bedroom, and calling out
" Who's there ?" he was immediately seized by the
throat by a man whose figure he could discern by the
feeble light which proceeded from the back window.
Mr. St. Losky grappled with his antagonist, and both
fell to the floor. Both parties cried aloud for assist-
ance, and in an instant a companion of Mr. St.
Losky's assailant rendered his fellow aid, when Mr.
St. Losky by strangulation and heavy blows on his
head was rendered unable to offer any further resist-
ance to his assailants. The miscreants, conceiving
that the cries of Mr. St. Losky had aroused some of
the neighbours, made their escape through the back
door. After some time Mr. St. Losky was enabled to
make his way to the front in the Bull-ring, and the
police, when all was over, having arrived, the
premises were searched. It was then ascertained
that the burglars had packed up two carpet bags
of cigars ready for carrying off, and that they
had succeeded in possessing themselves of about 30/.
in cash, with which they have escaped. Mr. St.
Losky's person presented a most frightful object. His
head was most dreadfully beaten, and his night shirt
saturated with blood. He was immediately conveyed
to the hospital, where his wounds were dressed. We
are happy to state that, although serious, they are not
considered to be dangerous. The bed-room floor
exhibited proof of a sanguinary struggle. There
were pools of blood, and the walls stained with
bloody hand marks. The burglars left behind them
cloth boots of neat make, hats of high finish, ene of
which was trimmed with mourning crape, and two
jackets, all of which are in excellent condition. Mr.
St. Losky imagines that he can identify them as two
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on several occasions purchased articles rat the shop.
The police, however, have no clue to the offenders.
The thieves are supposed to have entered through the
grating of the cellar window in the Bull-ring.

FAILURE OF THE ATTEMPT TO DRAW OFF TIII
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Dnunendtruo the
S Bay,
Saturday
Evening.—When I wrote to you two days ago of the
Great Britain I little anticipated the unexpected result
of this day's labour. Sorry am Ito acquaint you that it
has proved a most signal and decided failure, in the
broadest sense of the word. Though aided by a Govern-
ment steamer (the Birkenhead), of 600 horse power,
yet they could not move her one solitary inch, which
seems a most incomprehensible thing, as the officers who
conducted the experiment, engineers, &c., were so san-
guine of the result as to have all their luggage sent on
board, so as to take a passage to Liverpool or Bristol in
the ship. The conductors of the ' great experiment'
have bi en most plentifully abused, and their abilities not
a little que aioned by the thousands who have been
watching the result in almost breathless anxiety for the
last four days. Indeed, after ad that has been done, I
am satisfied that no other like effort will be again tried,
and that she will have to be broken up at once rather
than be exposed to the effect of another winter on this
iron-bound coast. Even the operation of taking her
to pieces will be attended with vast expense, and must
necessarily prove `a heavy blow and great discourage-
ment' to mercantile enterprise in building vessels of
her class. It is altogether a most unfortunate affair, and
this failure has again caused to be re-opened the now
useless discussion of through what misfortune, fatality,
ill-judgment, or whatever other cause, she ever came
here. From the nature and object of my visit I was
necessarily a good deal in communication with those
MARKET INTELLIGENCE. connected with her ; and lam clearly of opinion that
(From the London New Price Current of Aug. 20.) she fully satisfied the expectations of her clever builders
SUGAR.—To-day a good demand existed for West and. of her proprietary, andd would, bdutifmorpothrtiasntunhappyera m.
India for all purposes, 450 hhda and trcs finding buyers business, have esta is e a new and
at an advance in most instances on the rates ot buyers
steam navigation."
last of 6d per cwt. The total sales for the week are Lieutenant Waghorn, who for some time has been
2,110 hhds and trcs. The market closes with a firmer engaged in organising
an pa morossese extended
has steam comMu•
appearance for Raw Sugar generally.
REFINED.—To-day Refined goods were in
ni with our sions, just obtained
i much better a charter of incorporation for a new company, in con-
demand for home consumption, but in the value no im- junction with several eminent merchants. The route
pro
vement took place. Bonded Crushed Sugar sells to be adopted, and which has been approved by the
slowly at 31s 6d to 325.
Board ofAdmiralty,is by the way
inof
,Egypt, Ceylon,
MOLASSES.—There are sellers of West India upon
Singapore, Batavia, Portes day laod to
Sydney.Essingtonslo
rrea
It
is
reduced terms, still the amount of business done has and thence by Wednesday
been small, and amount to only 100 pus of St. Vincents
,ihtio 6
calculated 4 or
rha6ts
dSayclsir
aynd
will then be brought certainlY
at 14s 6d to 17s per cwt. The market is well supplied
with all sorts. Bengal Treacle is dull of sale, and London, and within 30 of plnrodbiaa.blyThweitthinsine 6isothdauys sdofi-
prices nominal. vided:—from London to Singapore, 8,390 miles. 424
Ms or MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the demand was active da ; from Sin p to Port Essington, 2,000 miles,
for all kinds of Mauritius Sugar, and 6,832 bags 146 10Ydays; and frgoamPeort Essington to Sydney, 2.340
casks at auction sold at ad to is per cwt advance, viz., miles,
fine yellow 455, good 41s to 43s 6d, mid 38s, low 37s to in G4to: be performed
il2dad3a,sy.s; total,iss Istated2,79s
37i 6d, fine brown 355, very low soft dark 30s to 31s, want of fuel, as a depot can be formed at Port Esstng:
tinhaitirihere_will_be. n•
New South Wales,
washed 29s to 39s 6d, syrupy 30s to 41s, sound grainy ton, being supplied from Newcastle,
to 7s. 6d.
fine 49s to 52s 6d, good 45s 6d to 475, and low mid where the coal can be shipped at 7e.
ton; and per'
40s 6d per cwt. subject to a freight of 20s. to 225. per , another
k or Batavia, to be kept up from the mines of
EAST Isipta..—This afternoon at public eels 1,600 at Lomboc
or from Calcutta.—No h British rt
bags Bengal Sugar were offered, and sold at stiffer Lcbuan or Borneo,
rates; fine grainy yellow at 47s to 50s, good 44s 6d to Mail.
46s 6d, damp and washed 44s 6d to 49s 6d, brown 40s, FATHER MATHEW IN DERBY.---FOF some days
good sound white Benares 46s to 475, middling 44s 6d past Father Mathew has been administering the tern-
oodsort perance pledge in the city ana county
to 455, low 435, damp and washed 43s to 4 , g
washed 40065t0 40s 6d. amidst the Protestant, Presbyterian,
of Derry, where,
yellow 41s 6d to 425, damp and
32s 6d for middling lie population he was receivedand Roman Catho-
Of Madras 600 bags sold at 31s 6d to
lower rates. '
Mr. Smith O'Brien,with reat cordiality.
etherM.P.MP a d h g
yellow, damp and washed, beingr
been of little moment Maginn, the Roman Catholic. ,_z_l. t e Right Rev. Dr.
Fonmee.—The arrivals have
al vessels are near at hand. interesting proceedings Bishop, took part in the
since this day week, but seveE
firmness this week, and less ROBBERY cF T on the occasion.
Importers have shcAvn more
with all kinds, still there is terday information HREE THOUSAND POENDS.—Yes-
freely supplied the market. .
n the value. Exporters are 3,0001. in Bank was received by the police that
• • ment to notice i of England
no improve d which is not to be wondered and fear notes, namely, one of 1,0004
still desirous to nperate, sn
that prevail are taken into consi- of 5001. each, had been stolen
at when the low ratesb
n mpade for extensive parcels not Half Aloon-street, Mayfair.
deration. Offers have ee _ WA
th d
but speculators ra er un er present STE 01' CORN.—'< what is the chief
production
only by shiP.Pem, The home trade, however, at present of your district
but rejected. of country?" said an eastern traveller
rates, f 'Foreign Sucrar, and the purchases the other day
are little in want o ia.
and to a young farmer in the Miami 'Valley,
privately by them are small, not worth ern- as he was refreshing himself with a glass of "bald face
made
merating. Our refiners working under bond are still while the stage-coach stopped to water. "Corn, sir,
cautious in their proceedings, although quotations range corn; we raise on our land about seventy bushels to the
low, and they obtaining good prices for their Loaves acre, which we manufacture into whisky, sir; to say
and, Crushed Sugar. At public sales 100 hhds of Porto nothing of the quantity that is wasted for bread!"—
Rico were sold for shipping ; the duty of 20s per cwt to Burritt's Christian Citizen.
be allowed. THE WEATHER AND HARVEST: some days
COFFEE.—This afternoon there was no public sale of the weather has been rather variable than otherwise in
Ceylon Coffee, and privately little business was done, this quarter. On Friday evening we had a heavy fall
whilst there were ready sellers at former rates. The of ruin, which was exceedingly acceptable to the gar-
market for Foreign is quiet, and 3,943 bags of Rio at dener. On Saturday evening it was also showery; but,
public sale were only in part sold at rather lower rates, on the whole, bright weather has preponderated; and
good ordinary at 31s 6cl to 325. and real good ordinary the cutting down of the harvest is proceeding with little
32s 6d to 335. For auction 2,000 bags Costa Rica, 2,600 interruption. 4uclin from
g what we have seen of the
bags Plantation Ceylon, and 103 frazils of Mocha, are olds in this neighbourhood, we think that very little
declared, grain will be left standing by the end of the present
week; and the crops of all kinds appear to be luxuriant
TEA ---
. There has been less disposition evinced to pur-
hi hest de see.-- C I)
chase the better sorts of Green, whereas merchants have in the g,, g. am ridge Advertiser. .
THE IJARVEST.—WIth but f
been more inclined to realise, and supplying the mardket ew exceptions, the
wheat, barley, and oats, •
more freely, produced a decline in the value of 2
fintoe in most parts of this county
are sufficiently ripe t
4d per lb for Hyson and Gunpowders of good and
vious prevails in too o cut and cart; but an old practice
quality ; whilst Imperial is offered rather under
prerivate monthsmen and many•
instances that of employing
prices. The amount of business transacted_
.3i'llwee_ .
k number, insteadof
dividing the labour among a certain
treaty has been upon a small scale only all t setting on additional hands as the
more atten- corn
The low and mid kinds, however, met with arrives at maturity. For these reasons only, mut*
accept previous is now abroad-
don, but holders, have been compelled. to
firmness, _ Two which might have been stacked or housed.
evince and , men only
low rates. Holders of Black still are frequently seen reaping or mowing,
offer but a mo- I where
insist upon full quotations ; whilst_ they
home
e trader however,
z four or six might be more profitably employed.
Berate however, saex herald.
derate quantity for sale. The h

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 14th day of August, 1847.
ISSUE DZYIBTALENT.

Notes issued."... •• 22,648,45 e

Government debt • . 11,015,100
Other securities •. • . 2,983,900
Gold coin and bullion 7,577,307
Silver bullion ••• • •• 1,071,14$

£22,648,450

X 22,648,450
M. MA.ESTIALL, Chief Cashier.
1847.

Dated the 19th day of August.

sasixtpria D
X-
Proprietors' capital . • 14,553,000
Rest • ... •••.• • • • • • 3,717,357
Public deposits (in-

rEPAZTMEN T.

Government securi-
ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity) .. 11,636,340
Other securities . • • • 16,681,409
Notes • • • • • • • • •• .... 3,992,245
Gold and silver coin. • 638,377

eluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-bank s, and Di-
vidend accounts) • • 6,358,298
Other deposits ••• • • • 7,513,891
Seven day and other
bills ••••••• • .• • • • • 805,825

43`t,948,371

k 432,948,371
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.

Dated the 19th day of August, 1