The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-01 00:00:00

WOOL.

The total quantity of Wool offered at the public sales,
which were brought to a conclusion on Thursday, was 10,571
bales. For the best quantities, the biddings were somewhat
animated, at full prices; but other kinds were somewhat
neglected. There is rather more doing in English Wools
privately; but Foreign and Colonial parcels are neglected. In
prices, we have no material alteration to notice. The im-
ports in the past week have been about 500 packages, chiefly
from the Cape and Rotterdam.:

TALLOW.
This market is very steady, and prices have an upward
tendency. P. Y. C. on the spot is held at 5039 d to 51s; and
for arrival, 45s to 45s 6d. Town Tallow is firm at 50s to
50s Gd net cash. The stock of Tallow in all hands is small.

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Guildhall.)
The Court, after trying two cases of minor interest, ad.
journed until the next City sittings, after Easter Term.

COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.)
This being the last day of the London sittings, the Court
was engaged with common jury cases of no interest but to
the parties concerned.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.
OLD COURT.

The 161st sessions of this Court, and fifth during the
present Mayoralty, were opened this morning in presence of
the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, Sir Chapman Marshall,
Alderman Hughes, and Sheriffs Challis and Kennard, and the
Learned Recorder of the City of London.
From the short time which had elapsed since the last
sessions, the calendar was necessarily light; it contained the
names of no more than 104 persons committed to take their
trial on the present occasion, but some of these for crimes
of rather grave character.
The RECORDER, when the grand jury had been chosen and
sworn in, proceeded as usual to deliver his charge. lie said
the calendar contained a list of persons amounting to 104 ;
but he was given to understand that that number had been
already greatly augmented by commitments on Saturday
last, and he believed it very probable that a considerable
addition would be made to that number in the course of their
attendance there. There were a number of the cases com-
mitted for trial which were of grave importance and
serious aspect, but in general they were simple
in the facto, and it did not appear to him after reading over
the depositions that they were at all likely to involve any
questions of law. But if contrary to his expectation, such
difficulties should arise, the Court, as usual, would readily
furnish the grand jury with the assistance which the cir-
cumstances might appear to require ; yet considering the de-
positions which had been submitted to him, with one excep-
tion, he did not think the cases called for any lengthened ob-
servations on his part. There were such crimes in the calendar
as cutting and wounding, using violence towards children
under ten years of age, and other offences of like serious
nature ; but still the question whether these cases ought to
be submitted to further investigation depended upon the
evidence, whether that was such as to support the charge;
and in exercising their judgment on that they would merely
have to consider whether the evidence was left unanswered
and unexplained, for in that case they would have to send it
for further inquiry before the petit jury. But, on the other
hand, if the case on the part of the prosecutor did not
warrant them in giving the evidence their credit;
if it betrayed any sinister motive on the part of
the person promoting the charge, it became the
duty of the grand jury to shelter the person committed
from further proceedings on that charge. There was, to
ever, one case on winch he felt it his duty to make a few
remarks, because it was a case a little out of the ordinary
character, and one where, thought the facts were of the
clearest description, some considerations perhaps beyond
them were involved. It was not his duty to say what was
the proper effect of the evidence which appeared on the de-
positions, but it might be necessary to lay before them such
observations as he thought might enable them to come to
the conclusion whether they ought to send the case for
further inquiry. He alluded to the charge of manslaughter
in the administering of medicine. Now that was a case in
which a distinction had been laid down in law, that if a
physician or surgecn should in the proper discharge of his
vocation administer medicines or potions, and death should
fAlow, that that was not manslaughter or murder, but a
misadventure. But he felt, it necessary to observe another
distinction wh'eli had bean taken in cases of this nature, viz.,
between a licensed member of the prefestAon, a reeler phy-
sician or surgeon, and a person not in possession of this

aeas
easeaema•-•"'"'ege
. but
token. Several had attempted to draw this distinction, Mr
raitherities in law questioned the proprety of it, ans:
td
Justice Blackstone concurred in doing so,
down, that, unless the person in charge of th e patient
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gross ignorance, or a criminal disregard of hut van lifeeeitr:
and it We_
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fora
not to be charged in criminal law. The question, th be,
tbey would have to consider in the present ciao watra,,,,bet
whether the party charged with misconduct had, no~.
he
misconduct, showed a gross and culpable
hit
medicines prescribed, or the case dealt with, or wheta'i
exhibited a criminal disregard of human life. Tbe r'nd
ignorance
ef
here read from the books in confirmation of his off? flee
quoted the case of Mr. Long, whom the JurY,
of. a
crY
consideration of the evidence, found guilty the
minal disregard of human lite. Now, oiabiaelll
present case te circumstances were eculiar.
peaking, the acht done was immediately p
traceable to the paw
rtl
charged, and then it became a simple question
he was either innocent or guilty—whealier the potior
„__low'tbe
nietered was dangerous which had ended in. death. ;T., to
present case a prescription had been written out and m:re.
the patient; the nature of the irdispositie n for whin 2; tee
medy was sought did not appear definitely ,on the face oiron
pills, ella
depositions, and that, he believed, was not necassarP _race
a preset iption was given for medicines, partly
liquids, which were to consist of certain mgrelientl!
when made up to be taken in certain!. proportions'. it_,:)die
peered that the first time that presciption had b
"11111 the
up under the superintendence of the la trty charged 7.111 and
offence on his own premises, and by own uffic and
that it had been taken by the pi tient
bad consequences. But the second time the Pro
scription had been made up by a third
by an ordinary chemist, and the effect pro veal fatal.
they would have to consider whether the in gradients
calm,
potion potion were of an injurious nature, whether they. __ lenoui
laud when mixed to destroy life, whether tbeie wfocrip.
wthout
_re.
appearance of gross ignorance in making out such B,pia7eitber
tion, or any criminal disregard of human life leaT'llrhat in
the terms of the prescription so vague and ill defined t.a.. or
the hands of a third person ill consequences would a_ra;co
in leaving a prescription of such a kind to the being
which might arise from a typographical error on its.
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made up by an ordinary chemist. The prescriPtierla,„it the
case was the compound spirit of ammonia 2 Ciraell'"„.ogtli
tincture of opium 16 drops, prussic acid of Schee tea 61.- And
1 drops, compound strychnia powder 2 groins' bed
bitter almond water 6 ounces; a spoonful and
led
to be taken three times a day. As he bad in4ln,of the
before, this precription having been Wade up, exclusiYer no-
strychnia powder, was administered in the quantity:rabe
scribed to the young ladv. After taking 11.1,a,
walked a shortdistance, then fell, bee me innaediateikh'er
sensible, and almost immediately died. As they would IA7O
from what he had said, one of the ingredients had netaeat,
included in the draught administered. If t.liat ingrow ell
being included, would have had the effect of u*
being be
poisonous qualities in the medicine, then notbit'g coal,or
alleged against the party charged for having pressaribede all
dicines of a dangerous character. But, again, if a atfri.„'s ieg
the other ingredients ware poisonous, and this otto nu,
poisonous also only added to the general effect, their .3e51.
aeon must be different, and the person prescribing resp
for his prescriptions. It was worthy of remark, that ,to
were two articles mentioned in that prescription, nellieed
compound strychnia powder, 2 ge'e., and bitter seri., owater 6 ounces. These were net to be founs'aat,
any former Pharmacopoeia; and any ordinary ahr7ol
called on to make up the prescription, would L•e ignore-lob,
the effect it might have upon the patient. Vats must be
served, that the last of the ingredients, almond
tamed in it a poison which was extremely dangert'us
self, and the quantity infused into the water differed .mvabel
degree, and contained proportions of prussic acid rage
were never known to be applied internally. That,
inferred danger ; but it was connected with 0.0
;water,. ie
for their were other ingredients, viz., prussic acid of Soto/
strength, 4 drops; the tincture of opium, 16 drops; St) nee
powder, 2 grains—all added to the bitter almond' ,add.
The jury would have to inquire what was strychnia P
lie might tell them what it was, but he would not p
to submit his opinion, as they would have medical
men before them from whom it would be the duty floes
grand jury distinctly to ascertain the nature of
tpe
ingredient, and the effect which it would proda,ce dto
whole mixture, whether or not it would neutralize ti:eolo4
They were then to ascertain whether any evil effe.l.l,
followed from the omission of that ingredient; having ',Oa
tained that, they would inquire -whether the death °al."
in this case could be traced to the prescription. Having PA-St
tained these questions, and satisfied themselves up:jell
they would inquire whether this prescription had bean A
with an injunction that it might be made up by "id P
nary chemist, and thereby showed a rash elisrego,
human life, as Lord Lyndhurst had ruled, whe:lto
said " I leave it to the jury to say whether deaty
been occasioned or accelerated by this medichtelei
second, I tell the jury that the prisoner is ar.llltai,
manslaughter if he has acted in gross ignorance, or eXl'laer
a rash and criminal disregard of human life. The Ler
Recorder, after commenting at more length on the isrl
ciders which he had just laid down, dismissed the gra' '
to the discharge of their important duties.
The morning was mostly occupied with swearing r
petit jury.

ALLEGED CHILD MURDER.—OH Satlll44la; I 16111
William Payne held an inquest at the Three Nuns it,diett
Aldgate, on the body of a full-grown newly-born male li e.
name unknown. William Baker, No. 1, Carter-plec:e r
cliff, said that on Thursday evening, about seven o'o°llo4
e
was in the Crescent, in the Minories, when he saw to,
on the sill of the Seamen's Register-office. He 'POP'
policeman, who found the contents to be the deceit
was wrapped in a piece of flannel and a strip of bl 4-., ci'bil!
Mr. Ball, a surgeon, of Jewry-street, said that the itslos'
cord had been burned off. He made a post morteos elEto
tion of the body, and from the state of the right luntAiiie°
of opinion that the deceased bad breathed. He ha,doell
lur
infants to live hours without the lungs being coe
flat ed Verdict—" Found dead."
PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATlatoriel:
Washington Irving, from Boston, and Abagua.. fro bleed
ton, which were reported at Liverpool on the 26 boaheu'A„
bring 1,200 barrels of flour, 5,672 sacks, and 7,76." q 4.5 pScr
Indian corn, 418 barrels of Indian corn meal, end'
ages of bread.
His Excellency Count de St. Aulaire gave 0 16.0
entertainment last evening at the French rnbassek_,. 0'
distinguished guests were his Excellency the Turosaniir
nister and the Princess Callimaki, his Excellency the °to
sian Minister and Baroness Brunnow, his Excelle4 cep
Belgian 31inister and Madame Van de Weyer, his hil'
lency the American Minister and Mrs. Bancroft, his
lency Count Kielmansegge, his Excellency Chevalier BU;elj,
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, Lord John S!.,1„00
Lord Foley and Hon. Miss Foley, Countess de Jarnac,
de Noalics. M. Panizzi, and M. Cotter. its obe
FonEsr OF DEAN.—We are informed that, the
dience to instructions received during the past irseAo
keepers of the forest will very speedily remove the of tfre
cause of complaint by greatly reducing the nnalberwill
deer, and that in future the preservation of the deer. ie.
kept within reasonable limits.—Gloucestershire Chronic A 011
-- CA
ti/jAil
THE NEW PAINLESS OPERATION AT THed
TRY HOSPITAL.—A surgical operation was perforni of le
the influence of ether, by Mr. Laxon, in the preeencteio tb°
ether medical officers of the institution, at the hosPilittlets' 10),1
city, on Sunday, Feb. 14. The subject was by ,
named Henry Jackson, a native of Coventry, but Woe sfs'
been living at Bedworth, with his grandmother. • thenadmitted to the hospital on the 22d of December, bellls' celer'
very ill and suffering under the effects of stone in the P—If
4,00,
with which he had been afflicted for the last three lee
Upon applying the instrument by means of which tlieboot!
is inhaled, the boy appeared to become insensible in
minute and a half. The operation was then comfit,'
The boy struggled considerably at first, but did not slyly',
suffer pain, as be did not give utterance to any saint"
ever, The inhalation being continued, he speedily I'l,, ti
oblivious to all pain during at least a quarter of an boar
operation being unavoidably protracted to that periou;
large size of the stone. W hen the operation whe
the boy had recovered his consciousness, be declared Proai
quite ignorant of everything that had taken place.--"C°
Herald. • 4bei
"An affair of honour" between a distinelido
disciple of Esculapius and a gallant captain, arising!totsi,
dispute at a late meeting of subscribers to the egitr tfr
Agricultural Society, was prevented on Tuesday last. Ifittle,
interference of a constable, who arrived at the field of nor
just as the combatants were prepared for the affray!'
Journal.
ROBBERY BY A CLERK.—On Saturday
was received by the police, that John Hoare, a clerk,
employ of Mr. Mebris, of Parliament-street, had absr,
with a cheque fur 48/., 33 sovereigns, a 5/. and 101.reor
that be had been entrusted to convey to the MillbarA
tentiary. "ft
Loss OF THE CARAIBE FRENCH STEAM•FILfr"
—The Presse publishes the following letter, dated St Sofr
January 13th. 1847, describing the loss of the vessel %Licit)
named, and censuring in severe language the precir,-esS
with which that vessel was abandoned.—" Nothing is ircof
of here but the loss of the steam-frigate Caraibe, .061
manded by Admiral Montagnies de la Roque. About eel
o'clock yesterday morning that frigate, returning fro
Canary Islands, where she had been to convey M. -13011tieit
wrecked on the coast, five leagues to the north of St•
A heavy fog covered the sea at the time. The con° dIIP
was aware that he was near the land, since he had stopllcio#
from midnight to six o'clock in the morning. At six 0 ihie
he got up his steam to reach St. Louis, but during Ono
she was stopped the currents had carried her so close
shore that she was no sooner set in motion by the 015 It
than she struck the ground. The misfortune oeo ,111,,,
the moment the commander, having a doubt as to his rAte
lr -r having

tion, had given orders to heave the lead. After ha. irsl
some cannon shot in oruer to obtain assistance, the AL...,,j00
ordered out the boats. But the frigate was surronied
with breakers, and according as the boats were
they were swamped, and all hands in them perished, t et
the exception of one seaman, who brought an accounmite
the disaster to St. Louis towards ten o'clock. The
...,sr-ecP„
population of that town instantly proceeded to the 'id of
With unheard-of efforts they succeeded in laying
the ropes of the frigate, and held her down to the
It was by these means the crew was saved, but
fourths of the seamen would have perished bad not tu:npeo
trepid negroes of Guetudar seized them as they drv;risD,
into the water. Nevertheless. I saw six or seveahr,reP;
with my own eyes. The landing was effected wit"o7ie:
precipitation, and many of the crew perished who
have been saved. Some boats, which arrived fre,lnisstf
Louis, brought Oran the officers, and the Admiral, tueipso
towards seven o'clock in the evening. The ship rell'a"bstr•
total wreck, without any hope of saving her. She was,, lai
doned with by tar too much precipitation, for where 24toitig
the men might have remained safe on the pool) 'oohs
several days. The Admiral bivouacked with the crew 00,
sea shore, in order to save as much of the stores as P°l for
and they still remain there. It is a great tnistbrtly tses
France, and a great misfortune for the Admiral. hoot
indeed truly unlucky to have lost a superb frigaty' De re
any reason with twenty of his crew drowned •
Bcaped
were several soldiers on board the Caraibe who e sub'
from the Pepin when she was wrecked, and werf;,,
sequently on board the Caiman when she went ashore :ivios
LONGEVITY.—There is at present a Wotnan ear•
in Caledon, named M'Clelland, who is in her l
For upwards of seventy- live years she has kept a P
hou.e, the duties of which she can still perform with ea
Armagh Guardian.
TIIE CONFESSIONAL.."--
CONSPIRACY AMONG laces
CLERGY.—The Romanizing clergy iu Oxford and othet:P_',7oces
1
have lately adopted a plan of leaving open churches f?3f the
lodate
purpose before each service, and half an hour after it,
purpose of receiving confession. They alio
establishing confraternities, first in the metropolis, all social
ward in provincial towns, the internal policy of the
heivg reserved from the eye of the world to prevent tu!,dient,
cipation and defeat of their plans." One of the exl)enient
for corrupting the Protestant laity is to be the establishtery.
of " well-selected lending libraries" for sciectitic and 11
works, with a judicious admixture of theology and cco _
conte(l'arfter.
tical pamphlets of a certain sort. Dissenters are to,,
dressed dressed with soft words, instead of "tongue-hamniert
eatent
the principles of the society are adopted to a discordantsufficiei?
to put down what the prospectus terms, " the il
confusion of tongues," and substitute "tbe deep and
toned harmony of the one Catholic church r Fore-
-18
fore-armed.— atford Chronicle.