The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-14 00:00:00

THE IRON TRADE.

Another fortnight has passed of the most seasonable
and growing weather that could be desired ; under its
cheering influence short crops, late harvests, and blighted
produce are fast vanishing from the horizon even of the
most inveterate alarmists, while the returning promise
of an abundant provision for man and beast is hailed
with thankfulness, not only in our own favoured land,
but throughout all the countries where the scarcity has
hitherto been more severely felt. Dependent mainly
upon this bountiful dispensation of Providence, and the
consequent rapid retrograde movements in the corn
market, has been the confirmation of the opinion main-
tained in our last notice, that the crisis of the monetary
disorder was passed. Such is indisputably acknowledged
to be the fact; and the traces of returning commercial
confidence, controlled by the judicious caution requisite
to the recovery from so serious a derangement, are daily
becoming more evident. Though this improvement will
necessarily have less immediate effect upon the iron
trade than many others, as it has participated so slightly
in the general depression, yet its interests will not re
main unbenefited. Prices have all along been well
maintained, and if the ironmaster's capital has not
realised so liberal a per tentage of profit as formerly,
and as—in the opinion of some—might have been ob-
tained at the close of the last year, still a steady
remuneration has been returned through the increased
quantity of business done, and the punctuality with
which payment has been obtained. Thus provided with
the means of meeting present necessities, and influenced
by the better tone of feeling in the commercial world, as
well as the encouraging prospect of further improve-
ment, few would be disposed to undersell, even should
the briskness of demand be suspended till the renewed
activity in railway enterprise again calls forth the full
energies of the trade. But if, on the other hand, any
considerations of our relationship with other countries,
and the state of foreign competition, should force upon
us the policy of a temporary reduction, the low prices of
provisions which will follow an abundant harvest will
afford an opportunity for such an equitable adjustment
of wages as would ultimately prove rather beneficial
than otherwise to the interest of the trade, and might
be established without exciting bitterness of feeling
among the workmen, or distress in their families. The
limestone getters, who were standing for an advance, as
we ventured to predict, have already seen the unreason-
ableness of their conduct, and have returned to their
work. The arrival of orders has not varied much during
the last month, and sufficient are now on the books, and
on hand at almost every work, to afford full employment
for a longer period than is generally the case at this
season. A rumour has reached us that the chain-
makers in the neighbourhood of Dudley and Stourbridge
are endeavouring to enforce higher wages; but an under-
standing has been entered into between their masters
and the merchants, that their demands shall be resisted
—the wages now given being more than thirty per cent.
higher than they were a short time since.—Birmingkam
Gazette.

THE TRIPLE MURDER AT
MIRFIELD.
Up to this day it was understood that the
Christian name of Mrs. Wraith was Mary, and it was
stated so by one of the witnesses, and always considered
so throughout the previous inquiries ; to-day, however,
the Coroner stated that it was Ann, and, accordingly,
in the report of this day's proceedings, it so ap-
pears. Mary was the name of the first wife of James
Wraith, ,
Aanedethwusrawitehautpeodse
btheeenmmistaarkrieed barosefe.
ore she
shes Whardaithlef;t, her
name wasas
we before stated,
became the
thseeceondrarwkiefre,
ofandjame
two sons named Parker also.
It will be remembered, also, that when " Will
Sheard," at Robart Town, was asked by Charles Flint
to go down on horseback, and inform the magistrates
of what M'Cabe had " seen " and " heard," he de-
murred, saying, " it was a serious matter to interfere,
and he would rather be quiet ;" whereupon M'Cabe said,
" don't go, Bill, don't go, Bill • I'm going down to the
Shoulder of Mutton Inn, and I can declare it myself."
He did, as is now well known, set off to go to this inn,
and had got a good portion of the way when he was ap-
prehended.

We have learnt that at the time he was so appre-
hended, he was " declaring" his story to a woman who
resides on the road-side in Mirfield, along which he was
passing.
We are desired to announce that, now the Coroner's
inquiry is over, the house where the murders were com-
mitted will be permanently closed against all visitors.
The dreadful annoyance to which the family now resid-
ing there has been put by the thousands of persons press-
ing in on them, renders total exclusion absolutely neces-
sary.—Leeds Mercury of Saturday.

THE EXPIRING PARLIAMENT.
As nearly six years have elapsed since the last general
election, it may not perhaps be altogether uninteresting
to our readers to bo reminded of the course that was then
adopted with respect to the dissolution of the old and the
formation of the new Parliament. Her Majesty in per-
son prorogued the then Parliament on the 22d of June,
1841. The dissolution by proclamation took place on
the following day, the new Parliament being summoned
to meet, and met accordingly, on the 19th of August—
a period of fifty-eight days thus intervening between the
two events. The Legislature having then assembled, the
sittings continued for a period of seven weeks, namely,
from August 19 to October 7, when the session, by suc-
cessive adjournments, was carried over until February in
the following year. Supposing this precedent to be fol-
lowed on the present occasion, and that Parliament be
adjourned on one day and dissolved on the following, then
allowing, as in the former instance, fifty-eight days for
the elections and the interval necessary for and consequent
upon the calling of a new Parliament, the second session
of the 11th Victoria will commence on the 7th of Sep-
tember. On the previous occasion, the new Parliament
commenced its sittings on the lath August, which were
protracted until the 7th,of October, principally from the
fact of Lord Melbourne
i s Government having been out-
voted en the address n both Houses, in reference to the
paragraph in the Speech from the throne, calling upon
Parliament to consider the laws regulating the trade in
corn, with the view of determining whether they did not
aggravate the natural fluctuations of supply, embarrass
trade, derange the
and
increase currency, diminish the comforts d
increase the privations of the people, votes which neces-
sarily led to the delays and adjournments consequent
upon the formation of a new Administration. Circum-
stances, however, have changed since then
has changed ; the corn-laws are all butdefuSincrt ' and
Pee'tl
may, therefore, be presumed that the forthcoming initia-
tory session, if it commences on or about the 7th of Sep-
tember, will terminate in a month or five weeks from that
period, should no untoward circumstances, foreign or
domestic, intervene.— Observer.

We understand that some of the high Tories have
been bustling about this week with a requisition to Sir
A. Dalrymple to offer himself again a a candidate for
the Borough, but we have not heard whether it is his
intentioll to comply with it.—Brifhtan &mad,

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RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 12.
STocK ExcitartoE.—The sales are—Birmingham and Ox'
ford Junction, 6,713 p.—Eastern Counties, 20—East Lanes-
shire, New (scrip), par—Great Northern, 1% dis.—Leeds
and Thirsk, Preference, 6s. 3d. dis.—Liverpool, Crosby, sad
Southport, 1 p.—London and North-Western, 1771A-"'
Ditto, New Quarters, 101/4 p.—Ditto, Quarters (G. J.), 16
p.—London, Brighton, and South Coast, 53V2—Mancbester
and Leeds, Fifths, 3% p.—Ditto, 321. Shares, dia.—Ditto,
Fifths (late W. R. L.), 1,4 dis.—Ditto (late Manchester,
Bolton, and Bury), 17 p.—Manchester Sheffield, and Lia-
colushire, Quarters, No. 1,2% p.—Midland Stock, 1214""
Ditto, 40/. Shares, 4% p.—Ditto, New, 3 p. —Ditto. CCDP3'
lidated Birmingham and Derby, 93—Newcastle and Berwitt.
New, 2 p.—North Staffordshire, 2% p.—North- Western, 113
dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham, 91. 12s. 3d. Sharer (s)'
dis.—South-tastern and Dover, New, No. 4, 14 db."
I ork and Newcastle, Preference, 2YR p.
MANCHESTER, JUNE 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are--Ambergate, Noting
ham, and Boston, 1% dis.—Birkenhead, Lancahire, and Ohs
shire Junction, 17 dis.—Blackburn, Clitheroe, Ste,"
Pt'
entials, 11,6 p.—k leetwood, Preston, and West Riding,
1 9-16 dis.—Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, p.—Ditto,
Branches, Halves, 7-16 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire, Quarters, No. 1, 23/ p.—Manchester and South-
ampton, 308.6 d. dis.—Newcastle and Berwick, New, 15-16
p.—Preston and Wyre, Halves (B), 7-16 p.—Soutl•Eastsra
and Dover, 3614—Ditto, No. 4, % dis.—Huddersfield sod
Manchester, Thirds, p.
LEEDS, JUNE 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —There has been the usual amount of
business passing during the week, but with rather greater
fluctuations in prices than we have been in the habit of ex-
periencing lately. The sales are—Ambergate, Nottinghlatof
and Boston, 255. dis.—East Lancashire, New, 20s. C. do.
—Ditto, New (scrip), 4s. dis.—East and West Yorkshire,
116 n. dis.— Great Northern, 1% n. dis.—Leeds and Think!
New, SVA n. dis.—Ditto, Preference,
dis.—Malton
Driffield Junction, 16s. 6d. dis.—Manchester and Leeds, al.
Shares, 2s. 6d. n. dis.—Ditto, West Riding Union, 29.. 13.
dis.—Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, ss. n. dls•
—Midland, Preference, 234 p.—North British, Thirds,s 9d 3_
p.—Ditto, Extension, 3s. p.—North Staffordshire, 2/. 8.
n. p.—North-Western, 31s. a. dis.

HULL, JUNE 12.
STOCK EXCHANOIS.—The sales are--Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 27s.—Great Northern,
Buxton, Matlock, and Midland, dis.—Manchester sad
It
Leeds ( West Riding Union), dis.—North British, Quiz'
tens, 90s. 405,--ManChelter,

SHEFFIELD, Juwz 12.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are--East Lincolnshire, It
p.-Manchester and Lincoln Union, 335. 6d. &Bs-blanches:
and Leeds (West Riding Union), LA dis.-Manchester,Sh-
field, and Lincolnshire (Grimsby and Sheffield), 02 /, Shares,
575. dis.-Ditto, Docks, 4,4 dis.-Ditto (Sheffield and JAW"
coln), 314 die.-Midland, 40/. Shares, 41
fordshire, 2 p.-North- West 5/ /--York and IN e#
ern, 1 is dis
castle (6 per cent.), 3/. p.
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, Ram 12. 3,,
STOCK EXCHAZIGL-The sales are-Newcastle and 1.)
wick (North Shields Purchase), 31-North-Western, 3
6d. dis.-North Staffordshire, 465. 3d. die.
EDINBURGH, JUNE 11. p.......N0rt1a
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 5171
Airdrie and Bathgate, 3/. 10s.-Arbroath and Forfar,.
155.-Ditto, Halves, 151.-Ayr and Galloway, 1/. 19s. 60d., _
,
Caledonian, 29/. 155.-Ditto New, 2/. Is. 6d.-Cald
and Dumbartonshire, 1/. 155.--Clydesdale Junction, 4241
-Deeside, 3/. 55.-Dunblane, Doune, and Callender, 11.
4'1,1"
6d.-Dundee and Arbroath, 381. O. -Ditt New. No.
31.2!,
IN.-Ditto, New, No. 2, 301.-Ditto, New, No. 0,
pu
6d.-Dundee and Northern Junction, 11. 129.-
ridee a!,,
Perth, 32/. 10s.-Ditto, New, 13/. -Ditto, Quarteo, 31;
5
6d.-East of Fife, 1/. 18s.-East Lothian Central, IL I0.v:
Edinburgh and Bathgate, 81.-Edinburgh and Glasgollin'.
-Ditto, Halves, 221.-Ditto, Quarters, 17/. 3s, 9(l' 20/.
burgh, Leith, and Granton, 181. 10s.-Ditto, Preference:,
10s.-Ditto, New, 2/. 45.-Ditto, Quarters, 12$. 9d.-
din-
burgh and Northern, 17L-Ditto, New, 31. 65,-Ditto, Pie
port, 71. ls.-Ditto, ditto, New, 2/. 45.-Edinburgh and rattily
aNew Co., 1/. 11s. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, 7e. 9,1.- Glasg°
nd Ayrshire, 117/. 10s.:-Ditto, New Stock, 40L 55•61.
Ditto, Halves, No. 1, 81.65. 6d.-Ditto, Halves, No.,
2s. 6d.-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51. Is.-G,T,515,,
and Garnkirk, 38/. IN.-Glasw General Terminus, I‘`•
-Glasgow and Greenock, 17L-Ditto, Halves, 8/. 139.drosoe,
Ditto, Preference, 8/.--Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ar
4/. 55.-Great North of Scotland, 2/. 23.-Great
(late Direct Northern), 4L 45.-Ditto (late London
York), IL 15s. 6d.-Newcastle and Berwick, 26L 12s. 6d..
North British, 32/.-Ditto, Halves, 15/. 25. 6d.--D,""'
Quarters, 4/. 7s. 6d.-Ditto, New Quarters (scrip).
Ditto, Thirds, 2/. 10& 6d.- Ditto Fifths, 6- 81*
Central, 271.-Scottish Grand Junction, 195.-Scottish
land, 18/. IN.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 108.-Shrewsburlii
Oswestry, and Chester, 9/. New, 1L-Stirling a°
Norther).
to, wr.shaer
Dunfermline, 4/. 175.-Stirling and Midland, 2/. 55.--
and Coltness. 491.-York and Newcastle, 371.-Ditto, vle"
14/. 12s. 6d.-Ditto, Preference, 6/. 17s. 6d.-Direct
bay and Madras, 2s. 6d.-East Indian, 35.-Grest ISTr
r
of India, 2s. 6d.-Great Southern of Madras, 25.-]Ou
Nellore, and Arcot, Is. 6d.

'GLASGOW, Juwz 11.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ayr and GOOVat
40s.—Caledonian, New, 41s. 6d.—Dundee and Perth,
ters, 64s.—East Lothian Central, 36s.—Glasgovr,
and Neilston Direct, 154—Ditto, New, 4%—Glasgow,
marnock, and Avr (5 per cent. guar. ), 401/2—Gl2lsggsi,
Dumfries, and Carlisle, 51.35. 6d.—London and Brighton, ,00
—North British, Thirds, 50s.—Stirling and Midland Jancti
46s.—York and Newca,stle, Preference, 71.

v
RICHES AND POVERTY.—That poverty is real e 1
is absurd to deny, and that it is the parent of rnarl
other evils moral no lea than physical,
teaches, and will for ever teach us. Not only that Po
verty that stands between its victims and the con 1" t
comforts, almost the necessaries of life, is thus Pregro
with sorrow and sin, but that too, which closes the acc`i",
to every elegant enjoyment, and binds down to Pe,r4
cares and worldly anxieties, the time, the thought.
whole spirit. But to believe that the reverse of al this
must in itself be happiness is to have little experie-1
experienc
of life, with all its varieties of pain and disappointfnen
—of blighted hopes—of unavailing repentance. Sofa
who have never known what it is to possess riches, be"?
that the power of dispensing them must and dues brfinof
happiness; but in vain does the " widow's heart sing re,
joy," if no chord in the breast of her benefactor echo
__
to the sound of her rejoicings—if he feels that tbere sr:
evils much worse than poverty. If personal regret hal
closed the heart to sympathy he may be beneficent, 17g1t
the blessings of beneficence do not return upon .1111F'
Who knows besides themselves, the lives that chti l
governesses lead ? Who has tasted, besides thenrsolve.;
the bitterness of the bread they eat ? The fine inistre%
may not frown too severely upon her cook or her foot
man. They would resent it, and would seek another.
Place. But theor governess ! That she will re,51611
her engagement ispo not to be apprehended, and are tfierre,
not dozens—scores—who would be glad to succeed he ,
if she gave herself airs. There are tragedies in rest
life more sad to witness than any of the are,
:
and the life of the daily governess, in meagre circai],
stances, is one whole tragedy. —A legal
FORGERY OF A WRIT I3l' AN ATTOBN-•
bpyratchtietioner
upon 10. charge o Navin
structed
forged a writ. It appears that Turner had been .n
namedmagistratesoTf Turner ,e
Sheffield. upon
been c o rc ittedffort i
rl
ainwNroitvaegmabinerstlaaspt,ebrayntnhewthruoshteaects of:idaedbetnoe
payfit
the or%
which he had borrowed of the club. Before the writ hntj
ta
arrived the defaulter made arrangements for paYinelt2h;
but Turner said teat he had received the writ on
club, to isseuya
day following that on which the arrangements were
made, and he was consequently paid 255. 09°4
When this sum was paid he was required to delixer
thean original writ ; and, with some reluctance, h•
dh_iuserderendabwßs. overe
The
afterwards
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Novemberthat nlaospt
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believed had been issued
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that the precl
for the writ produced in covet had been issued
January,d 1846. The prosecutors
a
offered
letterto ab
fromndo his
a the
pLroceedings i
agentn n
gs if Turner could produce
enclosing the writ, or otherwise show that
he had really received it; but he was unable to offer soli
proof whatever.

W EYMOUTIL—Rumours have been prevalent for
some time past that Captain the Hon. Frederick Villiers,
brother of the former member (Lord Villiers) and Mr'
Butt, of the Western Circuit, would come forward en
the Tory interest at the next election ; incline hol"
ever to the opinion that there will be no contest. Ele9'
tions are expensive things to play with, and Mr. Christie
is safe beyond any opposition that can be offered. Wet;
mouth never had a member with so strong a hold on t,..0
liberal part of the constituency, and if he continues the
same manly and consistent course he has hitherto Putty
sued, he need not fear any rival that may endeaveur_.‘
displace him at any future period. Colonel Freestu
character and liberal support of all the institutions and
amusements of the place have secured him a just 1,
j' 7:11.0
laxity. Weymouth and Melcombe Regis will sen", tie
good liberals into the next Parliament.
Journal

BIRTHS.
On the 6th inst., at Dunham Lodge,l
Norfolk, the
Colonel R. M. Oakes, of a son.
On the 9th inst., at Chelsea, the wife of the . s wsiiofn.
Raffo, Secretary of his Highness the Bey of Tunis,
u.
On the 10th inst., at Camberwell, Mrs. Denison
port, of a son.
On the 10th inst., Waltham-cross, the lady of 7A°
Sharpe, Esq.. of a daughter.
J. ll'
On the 10th inst., at Cambridge, the wife of the WA,.
Titcomb, of a daughter.
On the 11th inst., in Tavistock-square, Mrs. J°" 1114-
gallay, of a son.
On the 11th inst., in Carlton House-terrace., the wife of g•
Alexander, Esq., of a daughter.
_______—
Wife of
.

MARI.
On the 13th of January atVED Wallington,_ Now l'es
Charles Clifford, Esq., eldest son of George Clifford. Escl" °tWycliffe Hall, Yorkshire, to Mary Ann, third daughter
John Hercy, Esq., of Hawthorn Hill, Berkshire.
On the 9th inst., at Woburn-place, Mr. Lawrence J-1/113141
of Euston-square, to Catherine, eldest daughter of ltiatbir/1
Levy, Esq., of Woburn-place. the
On the 10th inst., at St. Georges, Y_Aanover-square'
Rev. Court Granville, to Lady Cha.fiotte Murray. 515
the Duke of Atholl. Tn epb
On the 10th inst., at Cie sing Church, Essex, •
Chambers, Esq., of the Bengal Army, to Maria. e "
daughter of th Rev Sir John Page Wood, Bart. bet
On the 10th e inst.,. at Littleworth Church, Berks, Hu
Hutchings, Eeq., to Geraldine Laura, third daughter of J-4I
Elizabeth Baker.

DIED.
On Wrkinesday, the 9th inst., at Carmarthen, Gorr,
eldest son and heir by entail of the late Rev. Henry Stow;
house-Vigor. This promising youth was great grandson 0;
the late Sir James Stonbouse, Bart., and grandson als° 0
John Taylor Gordon. Esq. M.D. A r-
On the 9th inst., Samu'el Housle Es q., of Glonne-te
terrace, Regent's-park. Y'
4 ' John
On the 10th inst., at Bishops Stortford, Herter Mr'
Slater, aged 85.
On the 10th inst., at Paris, Elias Edward Telfir, Es •
On the 10th inst., at Hampstead, Emma, the Wiii °f ql?• G•
Slade, Esq., aed 37.
On the 11th inst., at New-grove, Mile-end, Bit' /Vilna°
Bayne, aged 86.

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