The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-13 00:00:00

WANDSWORTH POLICE.

Di.zon, a dealer in hay, residing at Merton,
was brought before Mr. Clive, charged with threatening
the life of his wife. _ _

The prisoner, about a fortnight since, was charged at
this Court with kicking his' wife so violently that her
life was despaired of, and it was even reported that she
died from the injuries ; she, however, partially reco-
vered, and then declined appearing against the prisoner,
who was discharged, after a severe admonition from Mr.
Clive, to which he listened with sullen indifference.
Yesterday Mrs. Dixon said that her husband had so
often cruelly ill-used her, and had so repeatedly threat-
ened to murder her, which she feared he would some
day do, that she had at last determined to appear against
him. _

Police-constable Weatherby, of the V division, said
that on the previous evening. about nine o'clock, he was
on duty in Merton, and in• the act of passing- the
prisoner's house, when he heard blows and cries. He
went in, but all the noise ceased as he opened the door.
He found the prisoner in a greatly excited state, and
said to him, "So you are beating your wife again."
The rejoiner was, " I'm not now." The wife made no
charge. He then persuaded prisoner to go to bed, which
he did, and he (constable) sat a little while in the par-
lour with Mrs. Dixon, who was fearful of being left
alone, when the prisoner came flying down the stair.i,
and threatened to murder not only his wife but witness,
who then took him to the station-house.

A letter from a surgeon at Merton, who attended
Mrs. Dixon when she was so brutally assaulted, stated
that the writer was of opinion that the prisoner was in-
sane.

The prisoner refused to say anything, and was com-
mitted, in default of finding 2001. bail, to answer the
charge at the ensuing assizes at Croydon.

A STORMY NIGHT.--"A bitter storm of sleet;
sharp, dense, and icy-cold,
.swept the wet street, and rat-
tled on the trembling windows. Sign-boards, shaken
past endurance in their creaking frames, fell crashing on
the pavement; old tottering chimnies reeled and stag-
gered in the blast; and many a steeple rocked that night,
as though the earth was troubled. It was not a time for
those who could by any means get light and warmth. In
coffee-houses of the better sort, guests crowded round the
fire, forgot to be political, and told each other with a se-
cret gladness that the blast grew fiercer every mi-
nute. Each humble tavern by the water side, bad
its group of uncouth figures round the hearth ; who
talked of vessels foundering at sea, and all hands lost
—related many a dismal tale of shipwreck and drowned
men, and hoped that some they knew were safe, and
shook their heads in doubt. • - In private dwellings,
children clustered near the blaze, listening with timid
pleasure to tales of ghosts and goblins, and tall figures
clad in white, standing by bedsides, and people who had
gone to sleep in old churches, and being overlooked, had
found themselves alone at the dead hour of the night ;
until they shuddered at the thought of the dark rooms up
stairs, yet loved to hear the wind moan too, and hoped it
would continue bravely. From time to time thse happy
in-door people stopped to listen, or one held up his fin=
ger, and cried, " Hark," and then above the rumbling in
the chimney, and the fast pattering on the glass, was
heard a wailing, rushing sound, which shook the walls
as though a giant's hand were on them •, then a hoarse
roar, as if the sea had risen ; then such a whirl and tu-
mult, that the air seemed mad ; and then, with a length-
ened howl, the waves of wind swept on, and left a mo-
ment's interval of rest.—Barnaby Rudge.
ILLUSION AT AN END EVEN AT THE
THEATRE.—AII is not illusion at the theatre ; reality
sometimes mingles with fiction—truth often takes the
place of fable. We are making great progress in this
way, as witness a case which recently occupied the Tri-
bunal of Commerce. Formerly, when the scene required
a table of banquet, the actors had a veritable Barmecide
feast—fish, flesh, fowl, fruit, pastry, vegetables—all the
solids were of pasteboard, and the deglutition was as un-
substantial as the feast; and rakes and nobles exhibited the
various stages of drunkenness without once wetting their
lips with the high-coloured, but very insipid water placed
before them in glowing goblets. Now-a-day, nous arsons
change but cela, as saith the medico of Moliere, pullets
of substantial flesh and bone smoke upon the dishes, the
pates are genuine, and no less genuine is the champagne ;
and a stage banquet is no joke to managers when they
have to entertain such real performers as our estimable
Lepeintre, the younger. In the different representations
of line Nuit au Thrall, if we arc to trust the statement of
thy ,aterer. Lepeintre, the younger, entered so well into
his part of a noble, that he consumed chocolate and ac-
companiments to the tune of 4/. 3s. 4d. ! For this sum
the caterer sued the manager, who, after a patient hear-
ing, was ordered by the tribunal to pay it. Query ?
Will not banquet scenes in future be " left out by parti-
cular desire" of the manager.—French Paper.
WOOD PAVEMENT.—The wood pavement 'in
front of Whitehall has now been tried more than two
years, and succeeds admirably. Some days ago a consi-
derable portion of it was raised to make an alteration in
the gas-pipes, and the bed of concrete on which the wood
rests, and the pins which unite the blocks, were found as
entire and sound as when the pavement was laid down.
The abrasure which has takers place on the wood for the
two years does not exceed the eighth of an inch.

THE MARKETS-YESTERDAY.
CORN EXCHANGE. of
Last week's arrivals of wurat wets good but moderate
h e
other Grain. The fresh supply of Wat vral fair but sEna'
of o:lier articl•s. Wheat sold freely at last week':, pt'eeF.-
Bailey maintained isvalve. Beano and Peas unrat led. Oalg'
met a free demand at former prit C 3. The demand ICC rlOlO
was fair, the baker's stock being low.
White (old)RedJB4o)
titicY.Bort BOARD Or srt r
Wheat,Red (old)
--55:3..
_as:.
_B_e.L2..-.l3_.___,STinieak..llci,r,oel,v;),
...............
...•........37.405.3...4:::
....s.
Fine COL 6)5. .----.—. (old) ..... .....--_'.
-- Superfine 665. (Si. -- Harrow (new) ...... 9,5.-191.
White (184 f.) 584. eo, —.-- ow. ..... --, '
..
Fine 61s. his. Drank ............................_.,tea.--•
---, Superfine "us. 735. Oats heed ................. .....,
koreienfree 54,. 74fi. —.---- New ............. 175.2.5.
Rys 38s. 403. --- Poland .................. --4:::°::
Barley ... 2:is :16, -----New . ......... 22,-, -
---..Grinding 'ss Xls. -- Potatoe . . ............... i• •-"":F.
•••••••••••. Malting .`0; 33i. ----- Nr...,54 ....... ..:24,21i5..
Malt L, , st;s. tiOs. -- Semen .................. t!ti .:-Es.
635. --- Irish .......... ..16s. ...I`/!•,.':"
Pease, Grey, New 1,4 38s Flot r Town (per ,ttek)••••;": ;),/:
= Wslahilltee New
3440;. 34;:::• --...—t SNexerotthidCs.t7t:i .......... :::: '44'; Dk:
Boilers 375. 38s. Bran ...................... ..... Ss ,
ARRIVALS OF Gr.AIN IN LONDON DU RING LAST WEE/‘•
Wheat. 1 Barley. I .);,,... , Fl"- s'i,
English
6h
--- 1f,,5!2 1 —..—
, 1.1 -rlo
I

le.reien
SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Our supply of Cattle and Calves was short, of Sheell.
and Pigs good. Trade was brisk everything met w+ reW.
buyers at our present quotations. Beasts. 2,215 ; Sheegd. to
Lambs, 25,630 ; Pigs, 353 ; Calves, 168. 13eel. .
; Pork,
4s. 10t1 ; Mutton, 4s. to ss. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. •to 55. 4d
4s. 4d. to ss. 2d. ; Lamb, be. to 6s
TEA MARKET. Com-
The Market was film, and fair purchaseswere Made.
riton Free Trade Congou product.d 2s. 3d.. per lb. ; and GOtuT
pany's 2s. 30. cash.
TALLOW MARKET. d 435%
Russian Tallow was quoted at'47s. 6d. on the spot, 0- •
chests arrival, but the market was very heavy, and the 'ten-
owward. The present stock is 16.200 chests against 1.....7U'r
in 1840, and 9,200 chests in 1839, while, the deiiveries
are smaller than in former years.
PROVISION MARKET. joie
Irish 'Rutter 23. per cwt. lower, with a dull market; Pr_nd
parcels 925. to 931.• per cwt. Dutch a moderate demod,, f
steady prices. viz., from 90s. to 945. per cwt. bacon du"
cable
sale, but very firm in prices, 625. to 645. for prime size".,,.
meat, and 60s. to 625. for heavy. Lard dull' at 655. to
per cwt._

HOP MARKET.
The market dull. The favourable appearance ef the,i
caused the trade to operate with much caution. The "4
estimated at 160,0001.

• PRICE
ari iOF BRED. rc)- r i 41b
The h•gbes& ri. e of 4i ehe M..tro A
.I'is Is 9d• •
Leaf G..h.d Breia may be had al 7J. r

PRI.. E 3 OF SEEDS.
Per Cwt, 1 Per Quarter
...., .....
if w Ergt zh Re.; Clove-...56s 64s St. Fein ............ .....•••••"4 .."
c --' -
OldVit.'', Div° -s s- s Rye G ass... ............... --
...J .-A
New Foreign Di to -s 5Cs frOs Pace y Wass ... .......... ..-6 to, SJ,
011 Di to Di to -s 1-s I..i.sced, for le do g ..----' ,g. (0
w White Clover 'vs :Sus 13s Dit o, lo; sowing .... ..--s :110 420
-.1
Old Diit . Dian -s 42s 40s Ditto, for crushill ••„
mss 4.s 4,4
'tw Tre•oil -s 20s 4.s H. ni .............. .. ...... . . --P .010 as
Old 1 Rio
Fr foliom .-ss
41stits Tos'siCanary , ......... ....... .. ......
e..1...--,0:15,0c
E glish Carraw:.y -s :,Os 5,s White Mustatl....,t2s (Xi Vise°
0./ to 6,0
Foreign Litt() - ~ it s
Coriander -s -s -3:Tares .................. 6s Od '
PRICE JF OIL
...£43 1(1
Rape Oil, brown, per ton 45 0
Ditto, refined
Linseed Oil l2 10

. Lins ed Oil Cake at Mu Mill
Au, e ake. per too
PRICE OF TALLOW
fown Tall.w £2 8 6
Yellow Russia
White 0
Soap Ditto 0 0 0
PRICE OF RAW F.
Price of T.,.110w (as stated by the 1
COAL M
Ships arrived since 1
s. (1.1

(per 10uO) ...............

6.10
SOAP, &c. per 1129'' XI 16 S
Melting Stuff .......... 0
u
Ditto Rough
Grave, ......... .....
0
Good Dregs ..........“••••••
'AT, per stone of 61bs.
fallow Meters) ..... .....
A RKET.
[an market day, 06.

19
Walls End Belmont ...•••••• 16 I)
Walk End Eas: kletton ••• • 0
Walls End. HettOlt ''''''' 19
Walls End Lambt,,n ""••'•' 19 b
Walls End Peinbcr m ,7;,; 19
Walls End Russell'. • `e-- 0 "
Walls End Stewart's ••• ...... U
Walls End Caradoc.•••••,"*,
Walls ad Hartlepool ••••• 19 7;
,Walls End Adel-Atte ..... •..
%alt. End Seymour Tues." o'
Wal s End Tees .............. le
Hartley ..................

Adair's
Carr's Hartley
Chester l6 0
Old lantield M00r...
Pontop Windsor l5
Smith's Pontop
Wylam
Walls End Clennell
Walls End'Hedley
Walls End Hotspur
Walls End Killingworth
Walls End Ist,d• hu.rberla..d 17 0
Walls End Waiker id 0
W. E. BraddylPsHetton

COUNTRY CORN MARKETS.
Wheat. Barley. Oats. 8eanq11..........----"
_----.--- --____------.. i “
s. 0
Per Qua,ter, s, to s. s. to s, s, to a, s. to `•
Abington 5B 66 27 :3j 25 3'l 40 44 39 ...'
..... ..,,
Andover 56 62 27 tiq •.:3 27 4.1
Hanbnry si 63 29 t 3 24 26 36 40 4 0
45 ...•
Bask gstoke 58 70 28 33 25 .28 40 ,34 ,
Cirenc.ster 54 28 31 23 20 ad 4-
4 ,
Coventry — 62 21 33 2L 3 . 34 --
Uaventry
I.2"rhv
Howden
Hungerford 50 72 29 •37 25 1-.0 10 40 -
..... , 41
Malton
Mai-en head 52 W. 32 35 25 31 40 44
Nottingham tit 69 29 3; •-3 27 37 41 ......... ''''
Wantage 65 80 34 48 20 32 wi 46 .....
....' 40
Warmck
4,
Winchester -_ 6.3 36 29
„,.,'.. ....--.
York — 80 133 22 ..' a
Per Bushel s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. S. d. s ti, 0. d. I it. d•
0 0
Birmingham 7 0 5 4 3 6 4 6 36 40i 50 70 1
- • "" ,-ir., -

._e,
ti.
d. s. d. a. (1. s. d. s. d. s. d. s d, '• d* I L od.
ii.li
'7 0 S4l 3 6 46 36 401 5 0 7016
WAKEFIELD CORN MARKlifCife'
Waeat, Red, Norfolk and Suffhlk . —s. 633. to f 4.3. line O.
-- Lin. and Cam.
—s. to 5d 6" l'af,
----- Yorkshire —s t ,ne ,
White —a. t 3,. to 67,. ‘,"„, Om
.-- Foreign, /led . hia , SW Mil,
../1. .....s. , 0 .. • „ef
------ White —s. 595. to 011. 1!„", 394.
Barley, Norfolk and Sull:-.1k
Lincolnshire
-- Yorkshire Weld
Foreign
Beans, New
.67
,ss :. ttt
(oo:i :3, 4
.471.. Li, , . ,:i.
.:ec .4":10 i , ~„ , ,
- Old - ''fine',
Oats, Potato 9'4 sds,
-i- Poland
Vriezland and Small
ol: i
--
h.esling
ShOling
Malt
.311-,:ap.2,7:;;:.0.0,11).°2.-',,,,r;.:Pi;`,,
i Los's
00
Rapeseed —l.os. 021. Os. 341. 011 i Der
NEWCASTLE CORN E-.XaC.l4lo:Nfi(ll.2':,-,i-tei.°, 1
Red. ;•••.1
Wheat, North innloerland 54: —5....... (2', 1
-., i -
70„,
Norfolk and Suffolk.... ......... .. 6!s. t. i 5....... (
-- •
Berwick and Scotch tits. 055......- "-it: 66.5.
Foreign 6,5.(6,...,.... ~...s. I
ftyo, _Norfolk mid Suffolk
Foreign 29+.33:•.••••• ""*„' 36g. g, ,
Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Si:Wolk— :15s. —5......• '"'"',,,,
Grinding sod Feeding 23s. 30s. ..... '"4. ...A,
....5.
Malt, Norfolk and Suttblk h').4 ~"415......• . ....s.
Beans, Small 36a. 40t.... ....r•..
_.....41.
- Tick ,„„ 30s. 421 ....... """ ...ie
Pease, White 403. 425. .... ."7,,,,, t;"
Gray . ~36:. ...
355....... ,7„,,4,,,
Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 2ss, ..!60. ...... '',,,..5.
......s.
....—. ----. Feed
...„ ~,.r
-- Foreign
... a. ...--
_.
Flour ;per sack) 46,:. Ws. .....• -

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