The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-18 00:00:00

THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

The prospects of the woollen trade for the
ensuing winter are far from encouraging. The opinion
we ventured to give in July, as to the probable amount
of the harvest, has been verified by the result ; and tl:o
question now is, not whether the crops are deficient or
not, but what is the amount of the deficiency. The re-
lease of 1,900,000 quarters of foreign grain having
had so slight an influence on prices, it may safely be
concluded that ne great differeace will be experienced
betwist the price of flour in the years 1841 and 1842 ;
indeed, some intelligent persons calculate on a higher
price during the ensuing than the past agricultural year.
Assuming the truth of this opinion, it is obvious that
we must look for a continuance of ail those embarrass-
ing and painft.l circumstances which have characterised
the woollen trade, and in common with it, all the great
staple trades of the nation during the last three years,
and of which the principal features are privations to tha
labourer and torturing anxiety to the capitalist. It
is in vain to hope for any great change for the better,
so long as food maintains its present price, or in other
and more plain terms, whilst the supply of food is
inadequate to the full and healthful sustentation of
our teeming population. To look abroad for an increase
of demand as a means of relief, is to forget that we sui-
cidally cut off that source, by a practical refusal to ex-
change our produce for such as other nations have to
give us. It may be, and indeed is said, that our com-
mercial system allows us freely to import the foreign raw
material of manufactures, and therefore that we may
look for relief in the larger exchange of our manufac-
tures ere long. To say nothing of the uncertainty as
to the time when this most desirable consummation is
to be arrived at, we answer that the expectants omit
the trifling circumstance that the power to import raw
material is principally dependent on the ability of the
mass of our people to consume articles of clothing ; and
inasmuch as that ability is most seriously lessened by the
absorption of their earnings in the purchase of food, we
must continue to import on a comparatively small scale ;
and that as a further consequence, the purchases from
us by the nations producing the raw materials in ques-
tion, must be ultimately measured by our purchases
from them. We have dammed up the stream, and
when its current ceases to flow, and the surface becomes
calm and stagnant, we vainly expect it to flow again
whilst we pertinaciously and blindly refuse to remove
the obstruction. _ _ .

1..--TOll;iiieProspects of the whole trade of the empire
appear most discouraging. We look for no immediate,
-ce, and durable change for the bettor, so long as the
resent .
iths4 . -estrictive and most iniquitous and unjust sys-
tem
~.
of commereial policy is pursued. All the results of
spear to us resolvable into one—an
that policy plainly .•..
"d. The process by which we
inadequate supply of to,
• -nle. The Corn and Pro-
arrive at this conclusion is sip,. -lute scarcity, practi-
vision-laws, except in years of aim,. to the supply of
catty confine the people of this country . .. which this
the home soils. The protective duties b,
- lands,
object is secured, force into cultivation inferio the
'
and raise the price of all the food we produce to -
levd of that produced from the worst lands under eat- ,
ture. Hence, to say nothing of the false and unprofit-
able direction of the capital and industry of the na-
tion, the consumption of every article of elotiiing is
lessened, and with every successive rise in the p: ice
of food, will suffer still further contraction. Henc.'
too, a narrowing market for the labour of our operatives
is coincident, and in fact consequent, upon a higli
and rising price for food. Persistance is this system
will aggravate its manifest and gigantic evils. Our soil
does not enlarge, and agricultural improvements have
failed, palpably failed, to force a supply co-equal with
the growth of our own population. We practically
restrict our rapidly inerearsiot; population to the compa-
ratively stationary produce of our soil, and whilst doing
this, vainly hope for relief ea some vague and indefinite
ground, such as is exprvssed in the wise saws " that
when trade is at the worst it is sure to mend," and " that
fluctuations in trade are natural and unavoidable." Tne
ii s inadequate to
more
roe
truth is, that the manufacturing energies of the nation
ar.e paralyzed by restricting• them to jest such a measure
of employment as is equal to the pure!,ase of the agri-
cultural
lce.nssPtil6mYninac
enultiural produce of the British Isles. ,"}hat produce is
people, and the attempt to uphold the -pet tent system
ln t
attempta: and sutsotsksneaonpci
onwf
nobuyr
starvation the level of our 'the love 1 of
population t 7 our supply of food. The nation only wants the pa,. a-
lysis on its energies removed b the b 1 t" of all r. 1•••
export,
strictions on impart andy a° T 'Gil
pros-
perity and happiness again t
a ri,,,
:to
:to expectthe - • t the
other, appears to us one matins
.Mercury. most absurd and irrational---Les?ds

Despatches for the Lord Iligh Commissioner of
lonian Islands, and for the Governor of Gibraltar, w
sent Off from the Colonial-office on. Saturday cvelling•

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HO USE.
EXTENSIVE PLUNDER BY MEANS OF FORGED
ORDERS.—Edward Beaman and Solomon Levin were
brought before Alderman Pirie, charged under the fol-
lowing circumstances.
Inspector M‘Lean stated, that having heard that a
large quantity of calico had been obtained by means of
a forged order, he set his men to work, and succeeded
in discovering to whom a quantity of the goods had
been sold. He then took Levin into custody, and was
informed by the prisoner that he had bad the goods
from the prisoner Beaman, whom he expected to meet
at a public-house in the evening. After some delay
witness succeeded in apprehending Beaman, in bed. It
was evident, in his opinion, that the plan of robbery
was a deep one, and that several persons were con-

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cerned in it.
Mr. Thomas Hadgley, landing and delivering clerk ,
at Miller's Wharf, Lowet East Smithfield, stated that 1
on Saturday afternoon, between four and five o'clock,
a person presented an order for the delivery of goods
belonging to Mr. George gangster, of Queen-street,
Cheaplde. The order was 'for thrce bales, and
marked W t G : 321 ; the second marked 0 : D : & Co.,
No. 349 ; and the third marked G : G : & P., No. 84.
Those bales had come from Aberdeen, the order for which :
was signed. A horse and cart, which were owned by a
person known at the wharf, were with the man who pre-
sented the order, the writing on which was like that of
Wm. Russell, of the house of Saagster and Co. Ttie
order was put into the hands of the warehouseman for
loading, and the man who presented it was asked where
the owner of the cart was, to which he replied, " Close
at hand," and that haste must be made, as he was in
a hurry. No suspicion whatever was entertained of
the man, who had been in the warehouse in the course
of the morning, and, no doubt, had taken the numbers
and letters on the bales.
Mr. Hugh Russell stated that the goods so marked
and numbered were consigned to their house from Scot-
land. He knew nothing of the order.
Mr. Seward, of the Commercial-road, linen-draper,
stated that the prisoner Levin, whom he knew, had
called upon him on Monday with two or three patterns
of calico, and wished to know whether he would buy
any. Levin asked sd. a yard for the article, and wit-
ness finally arranged to give him 4d. a yard, and settled
with him for thirty pieces. Ve itness afterwards sold
some of the goods at 4id. a yard. Levin mentioned
that he bought the goods of Beaman, and witness wished
for an invoice from the party of whom the calicoes
were purchased.
Levin, upon being asked whether he wished 'to say
anything in that stage of the proceedings, said that he
had nothing to conceal, and he hoped his statement
would clear him of all imputation. On the Sunday,
while he was out, Berman called and left word for him
to be at his (Beeman's) house, in St. Thomas Apostle,
on Monday morning ; on that morning they accordingly
,net, and Beaman asked him whether he could sell any
calicoes ? He then took Beaman to the house of Mr.
Saward, and sold the goods at 4d., which, upon receiv-
ing from Mr. Seward, he handed over to Beaman.
That was all he knew Of the transaction.
Alderman Pram asked whether the money passed
from the hands of Levin to those of Beaman ?—Mr.
Saward said that such was certainly the fact.
Alderman PIRIE (to Levin)—then you know this
Beaman ? Levin—Yes, I know him.
Alderman PIRIE asked Beaman whether he
wished to say anything ?-13ea:nan declared that two
men called upon Lim on Tuesday morning, and asked
him to get a price for some calicoes for them. lie
thought all was right, and he therefore neat to look
after Mr. Levin, who accordingly disposed of the goods.
Alderman PIRIE—Pray what v e•e the names of
tlse men? Prisoners—That I don't know ; they
were strangers to me.
Alderman Pfau—Hew did they find you out, if
they were strangers to you ? Bea man—l am sure I
can't say ; they had heard of me. I suppose ; one of
them v as a short man, in black. That's all I know.
Alderman PlRlE—There are more behind the scenes
in this performance. Ynu can both get Counsel, if you
please. I shall remand you till Wednesday.
Levin—l don't see that I have any occasion for Coun-
sel ; mine is a straightforward case ; I paid over the
money the instaat I got it.
Bi aeian—Yes ; and I paid it over to the person who
employed me when you gave it to me.
The prisoners were remanded. Beaman is known at
the Compter as an adept at this sort of business.
Two persons, named illardell and Whitaker, were
charged with having conernAted an assault upon a young
lady named Miss M'Kenzie, in a Cemberwel. omnibus,
the one having uleced his hand upon her knee and
shoulder, and the other endeavoured to prevent he•
giving an alarm to the conductor.
Alderman PIRIE said there could be no doubt of the
bad intentions of the defendants. Ladies must be pro-
tected from such ruffians in public vehicles ; he should
order the defendants to find good bail to answer the
complaint at the next Sessions.
13 0 TV-STREET.
John Odell Ratlibone, a letter-carrier in the ernpley
of the General Post-office, was charged with stealing
money from letters Cat*, ha 1 come into his possession by
viitue of such employment.
Mr. Peacock, the Post-office Solicitor, attended to
conduct the prosecution.
John Pieyel, an inspector of letter-carriers, stated
that the prisoner was a letter carrier in the service of
the Post-office, and was employed to deliver letters in
the Golden-square district. Mr. M'Gowan, of Great
Windmill,trect, Haymarket, resides in that district.
In consequence of that gentleman having made a con-,
plaint at the Post-office that several letters containing
money, and which had been put into the Post-office di-
rected to him, had not been delivered to him, witness
made an arrangement by which he expected to detect
the guilty party. On Monday last he received a sove-
reign from Mr. Blott, a clerk in the Post-office, and
which that gentleman previously medic I in the pre-
sence of witness. Witness afterwards enclosed that
sovereign in a letter, which he directed to Mr.
M'Gowan, Great Windmill street. Oa the following
morning that letter was placed among those which
the prisoner had to deliver. Witness subsequently re
ceived information that that letter had not been deli-
vered to Mr. M`Gowan, and he consequently went in
search of the prisoner, whom ho found near his (pri-
soner's) residence. Witness desired he would accom-
pany him to the Post-office immediately. He asked to
be allowed to go home first, but witness refused to per-
mit him. On arriving at the Post-office, witness told
the prisoner that he was suspected of having stolen a
sovereign from a letter directed to Mr. M'Gowan, and
that he must be searched. He said he had but one
letter that morning for Mr. M`Gowan, and that he
had duly delivered it. The prisoner was then searched
by Peake, an officer employed by the Post-office, who
found in his trousers-pocket a sovereign, a half sove-
reign, and Bs. 6d. in silver. Witness immediately
identified the sovereign as the one he had enclosed in
the letter to Mr. M`Gowan. Prisoner, on being ques-
tioned respecting it, said that he had had that sovereign
by him for a considerable time. Witness identified
some pieces of paper, now produced, as forming a
portion of the letter which he bad sent to Mr. M'Gowan.
Thomas Boydon proved placing the letter in question
among those which the prisoner had to deliver.
Peake, the constable, stated that having searched the
prisoner as above-mentioned,lhe received some informa-
tion which induced him to go to the King's Arms pub-
lic-house in Marylebone-street, Piccadilly, that is also
in the prisoner's district. He searched the water-
closet, and found among the soil several pieces of
paper, which were afterwards identified as forming part
of the letter that had been sent to Mr. M`Gowan.
Mr. M`Gowan stated, that on Friday last he received
a letter from Northampton, but none enclosing a sove-
reign, and in consequence he made a communication to
the authorities of the Post-office on the subject.
Mr. Blott, a clerk in the Post-office, identified the
sovereign found on the prisoner as the one he had
marked and given to the first witness.
The prisoner, who declined saying anything in his
defence, was committed to Newgate for trial.
MARLBORO UG H-S TREE T.
Mr. Henry Crick, of No. 125, New Bond-street, ap-
peared before Mr. Hardwicke, to charge an elderly
gentleman with the following unexpected assault :
While he was walking in Harewood-place, an hour
previously, he was suddenly and violently attacked by
the defendant. He defended himself till the police
came up. Complainant had never seen him before,
;an- could only account for the assault by supposing 1
that the o'fendant bad mistaken him for some one else,
or that be was insane.
The defendant, who positively refused to give any
name or address, said the complainant well knew why
he assaulted him.
Mr. HARDWICK considered it would be advisable
to Niue the defendant 51. or a month's imprisonment, as
the most likely means of making the friends of the de-
fendant acniminted with what had occurred.
'di
A.r, Crick said he did not feel qate satisfied sy.
ha.Taheed doenfeentdoantht
epurfilincilero.ut a handful of 101. notes and
the vs.odo of settling the charge. What security bad ho
It
itnii the a
lar violencegantiein it wouldwas r
enolt y be s
are
tilat
I him
not to be permit-
to thc safety of the public, lie aouight a pc,eaotuetdo
f towardsgard
ted t. 4) go at large.
turn d to
th
M r. HARDWICK acquiesced in
of th ase remarks, and having received an assurance
would
e ?ewe
from Mr. Crick that lie believed the defendant r,d
1 t his violence, Mr. Hardwick then re enisi .
• _
ilis decision, and desired the 5/. note to be re
e alefendant, with an intimation that two sureties of
20/. each would be required. the reasonableness
ail Yiur first
Defandant—You arc acting illeg-Y' '
non(
Aeei, lion was a fine of Si. I tendered you tiefind ib
bail.
You have no business now to call on me to
for wbaii,
Mr., HARDWICK-..-BUt I do call u
and vo .13 must procure it before you arc
Tim. 4cfendant was then removed'
uivioN-HALL.
ndiord of the Union public.hour, in the Mint,
The la ' eping a
Nned under the Act, for ke disorderly
was smut t. , , apreonreLoaused.
.hguse, by 1 if !f •
r .
rrnittM musig and dancing, without a li-

cense. A policeman stated that he had found in the
house a room fitted up as a concert-room, and that
there were sixty or seventy persons, chiefly boys and
girls, some of whom were decked out in spangled
dresses, and wore masks, and were dancing to the music
of a violin, violincello, and a harp. The defendant said
that he did everything in his power to keep the com-
pany who frequented his house select—that many
houses in the neighbourhood had music without any li-
cense—that the people were now so fond of music that
he might as well close his shop as not keep up with his
neighbours. The Magistrate said, whatever others did
still the defendant was bound to adhere to the terms of
his license; he should fine him 100., and if he wanted to
have music and dancing to amuse his neighbours, he
must obtain a license for it.