The Sun.
London, England, 1846-01-29 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

A powerful fellow, named William Newcombe, apparently
a journeyman shoemaker, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Broughton, charged with the following scandalous outrage
upon a poor woman named Anne Anderson, the wife of a
waterman, and also with attacking and injuring two other
women, named Jury and Ledger.
Harriette Jury, whose head was bandaged and both of
whose eyes were puffed up and contused, stated, that on the
preceding afternoon she was told by a friend of hers that the
prisoner wanted to see her, and she accordingly went to the
house of Mrs. Anderson, where he lodged, to inquire for him.
On ascending the first flight of stairs, the prisoner came out
of an adjoining room and immediately accused her of at-
tempting to injure his character by spreading false rumours
respecting him amongst his neighbours. She earnestly as-
sured him that she had not done so, but the prisoner, who
was greatly excited, replied that he knew she had, and be-
fore she had an opportunity of inquiring what had been said
of her, struck her such a violent blow between the eyes that
she was felled backwards down the stairs into the bottom
passage, and remained for a considerable time in a state of
total insensibility.
Ellen Ledger, the wife of a mechanic living in the house,
gave an almost identical account of the commencement of
the outrage with that of the preceding witness, and stated,
that after the latter had been hurled down the stairs by the
prisoner, Mrs. Anderson gently rebuked him for his conduct,
and told him he eught to be ashamed of himself for so bru-
tally striking a woman, on which the prisoner instantly
struck her down by a blow in the face, and kicked her
violently several times in the side, although she was in an
advanced stage of pregnancy, and on seeing that she
was entirely motionless and insensible, declared, with an
oath, that he should die perfectly happy if he could' only be
sure that he had murdered both of the women. As the pri-
soner was then trying to escape from the house the witness
attempted to stop him, but had no sooner placed her hand
upon his shoulder for that purpose, than she was herself
felled to the ground by a blow on the neck, and the prisoner
rushed past her out of the house.
A policeman deposed that, upon being made acquainted
with the outrage the prisoner had committed, he went in
search of him, and having succeeded in tracing him to a
neighbouring public-house, in the tap-room of which he was
sitting with the greatest coolness and indifference, took him
into custody. The witness handed up to the bench a me-
dical certificate, signed by two surgeons who had been in
attendance upon the injured woman Mrs. Anderson, and
which stated that she was then confined to her bed with
congestion of the brain, and suffering from such other alarm-
ing symptoms, that it was impossible, if she should recover,
she could attend and prosecute the prisoner for a consider-
able time. _ _ _

Daniel Anderson, the woman's husband, said that his wife
was in such a dangerous state, from the violence she had
I sustained and her being so far advanced in pregnancy, that
he bad next to no hopes but that it would result in her
death. About a twelvemonth since his wife had been obliged
to apply for a peace-warrant against the prisoner, in conse-
quence of threats he had uttered towards her, and he having
been compelled in consequence to abscond and keep out of
the way to avoid the service of it until very recently, the
witness had uo doubt this was the cause of his having so
brutally treated her, as she had offered him nothing that
could be called provocation before he struck her.
The prisoner, in answer to the charge, said he was so ex-
asperated by the scandalous remarks that had been made
about him that he had no recollection whatever of striking
the woman Anderson, against whom he had not the'slightest
animosity, as had been stated; and that if the other woman
had sustained any injuries, they were caused by her own
misconduct in making an unprovoked attack upon him,
against which he had some difficulty in defending himself.
Mr. BROUGHTON said, that as it appeared very problema-
tical from the surgeon's certificate whether Mrs. Anderson
would recover from the effects of the violence inflicted upon
'her, he should order the prisoner to be brought up again
next week, by which time the woman's condition would most
:probably be ascertainable; and if a sudden change for the
worse should take place, and it should be requisite for him to
'attend and receive her deposition, the constable must lose no
;time in apprising hire of the necessity of ao doing.

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OUR HOME and FOREIGN T.-
(From the Sentinel of Jan. 25, 1846.) „ fijo
Mr. Porter, in his " Progress of the Natito,
eigh
undreJ
the annual amount of our home trade at
millions, and that of our foreign trade at forty 0'4,5
According to this estimate, the former is twentY
more valuable than the latter, with this additlo.oswo,
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vantage in its favour, that nothing but our badTn
tion can prevent its expansion ; while the force,
_ce
is alwas exosed to the jealousy or the igeeis'el! ner.
some hostile p tariff. The opening of Parliament i vPr
tune for some remarks on this subject. Government t°
We hold it to be the first duty of a 0 eel
foster the home trade ; and we think the niesns,rire
end eery simple, for they are evolved out of t7iters of
ciples of human nature. 'The desires and aP.Pe`eatie
men are, the true sources of national wealth, 'to oil
they are the incentives to labour, wbioll ere ;tiAle. ,
wealth. Now, these desires and appetites are in Consr
since .we all crave for more than we have.,uoptioll,
quently, there is• no assignable limit to c"n'O.utoeoti
and, therefore, in the sense and spirit of this ar7er co
there can never be over-production ; for, wheeeitslent
sumes, must replace what he consumes bY eq of
production ; and thus the balance between the t
in the
may be perpetually preserved. Over-productio ail'
sense of merchants and manufacturers, rests on naryiiich ice
ferent principles from those here indicated, en
shall comment presently. wptingl
All classes and grades of men, under the Ppaternall
d
of nature, desire to be consumers ; a wised odes (),
Government should enable all classes ano3o 0, or
men to gratify that desire. Not a man' and Ne
child, but ought to be well fed, well clothed d ones.
housed. It seems strange, we had almost 81010
tural, to clothe foreigners, when our own cent if
are in rags. It is also curious to note, that,
be e
prove scarce in any country, and is about t 0 be
ported, the people frequently resist the shilnn„new
whoever heard of the naked populace st.tnyrns
passage of a vessel out of port laden with tithe
calicoes, or broadcloth ? It may be said ththeotb
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sistance in the one case and the passiveness in "f coed',
are accounted for by the fact, that the desire nsucbooll
more imperious than the desire of clothin' confos„
answer may satisfy small philosophers, l'fb° With t,p.'
the degrees or modifications of a prieelltwtb"
principle itself ; but it ought to have no weight
enlightened statesman. A 610111 r
We have said that it seems strange, our cal°
natural, to send clothing to foreigners, svrinadevorr
countrymen, perhaps the very persons vni° fore', al
clothing, are in rags. If it be replied, that the 0 ant
can pay for the clothing, while our country of thel
pay for it, we must demur to the efficienei °Egliogai
planation, for it cuts the knot, without nere;y far ij
For we demand, why cannot our countrynlen ea7014,,te
-We presume they are capable of producingeh-ee, 1",:e
fact, that they have produced it. Whence, '„
incapacity to purchase ? If it arises from heti tOior
paid in wages, pay them more ; if from be.wdiffictili
exempt them from taxes. No one can 601,11. dif6ctit
here, unless he is one of that class who findeat
in being just. turer
is
In what manner would the British reantsc,e csseig
these objections? He would probably state his
somewhat the following terms:—" To coroPecte„,4o,4//4
tinental producers, I must reduce my cost 'aelfssZe:
to the continental evel. It is true Ihave "op'
of superior machinery, but that atone does roe,'
The food of the foreigner costs less than mine - vif'e
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his taxes are much lighter than mine. wo
therefore, are less than mine ; and wages "" crool,oo
element in the cost of production. In tlitpee
successful prosecution of my foreign trade ""e"
cheapness." h Id
We may now understand why the Britisher i 5
of clothing may be in rags, while the foreigneo. epa
with the hard labour of his unrequited 'TS tbl
wages of our workman are reduced to the '""nioss'eil
and are then taxed at the highest possible I' °
the Customs and Excise. Hence he is doomed hichlie
us the reward for creating the wealth bY 1v"
ati
surrounded. 'll °it tV
Sir Robert Peel has boasted that he wilrio
country the cheapest country in the world' he 10`(;
benefit the working man ? If he thinks so, t"iBels'd!
value his labour becomes, the better for him.
he to sell ? Nettling but his labour. Is 11e 500 G °
selling it for sixpence instead of a shilling r does
acre labourers don't think so. But who res,llYbaers,
by the depreciation of labour ? Why t.e,,, 641
labour and of its produce, the fundholder, t", 130 tp
ment pensioner and annuitant, the idle richh' sred,
,
shilling's worth of labour for sixpence. .r:ve, ee
parties whom Sir Robert Peel's scheme wol 'jtbsv,fr
it will prostrate industry. It is cheap laftbohnpr
women and children to the factory, for it t''"„ sib
ceived sufficiently high wages, they might stye bet;
and it is cheap labour that has extended t"
toil from ten to fourteen hours. rible esfr
Now what is the remedy for this most b°,t'aile
,tr
of thiags? A general rise of prices in the 1,,k i
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ket, and such a currency as would permit that
1",,
prices. High prices would give high vielifsc,`
working-classes, and high profits to the twroe d
The idle and rich consumer would of course 4001 Y,,
these high prices, and thus, his propeldeely;
taxed, while industry would be untaxed.
laide's annuity of one hundred thousand P.,e."-ette,
be reduced iu purchasing power, and to nros°;o',
that reduction, labour would gain. Lort-5,01;11
pension would be diminished, as well as the„ diodrP
the Judges, and the fundholder would have ": a 6 ;t°
a large per tentage on his dividends. In fac" tote )
rise of prices, in a proper currency, would °Pe
indirect mode of direct taxation.
Just as we increased the wages of ttle,iseDe
classes, who constitute the great body of een",
should we raise the value of our home manes, 00,
had money, they could purchase commoditilvorry,
more money they had, the more they weel";43o,
Their desires and appetites would grow 00 pie' oe!
fed. There would be no need to seek for a flryi" ittl?
till our own population were fully supPlie„e. t;
article they needed of domestic manufacw-orrl
supply perfected, the surplus could be 1 t 0,40
foreign luxuries. Nothing more is requirliecelfri-ei,
those results than enriching our own industry ()Ito!,
by giving them a larger share of the prod Oily 'ff
labour than they now receive, and this is -tbe
done by charging that produce dearer te
°
consumer. of
When our merchants and manufacturers
production, they confound inability to Pit; t
unwillingness to consume. A man Inai"ZotO.;,,j.
though he does not want appetite. Nature le -soS
by the state of the foreign exchanges or the 'Dietz
bullion in the Bank cellars. The desire 0' be ad
clothing remains in full force,_ whatever WIZ '4./1
dition of Threadneedle-street or Capel-cenfroo
we had wise laws and an honest Government, j, e
would never be allowed to remain ungrati6e
as industry was adding to national wealth. cl'en
The reason why we are compelled to 13,e',31111,
foreigners, is because they will only deal kith tY: 0';
cording to natural value. If any part of •° ci;
is embodied in the price of our commodities'eleT,
not purchase them ;
any portion of our national debt, or our re,t-
for why should a fere,./50i16,
annuities ? They therefore deal with us int; effe;
gold prices. But we cannot deal with eac; 05'
these terms ; for if we sell as cheap at 110111- ‘l3°
abroad, all the taxes must necessarily fall 00,111 a Pc,,14
ducer. If the English consumer pays 'What
he merely pays the natural valueof ' the '" J 4
sums, but he escapes all that addition tO races:, c 5
production which taxation demands and e,..,11'-faio",f,
the home-trade, therefore, we require a csti`,,,t;r4
rency, in which the nominal pound shall be t
depreciated as to be the exact measure of
~„t"uld
By that contrivance, the industrious class 417.0 ill"
„c 0;;
taxation ; for though they would, in the, fist
still pay the customs and excise, they evoillt',;o3lvol,:
payment in the extra price charged to the ;3,- 0,
their goods. This is the equitable adjusncle gl
should forthwith be made between Labour P"
As'ef9l,
ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY CURS at
HOLLOWAY'S PlLLs.—Patrick Casey, resitliaghro" aie rt ,bs
place, Brunswick-square, had suffered from a c:ss oil
for more than three years. This poor man, for Op), ft'
sufferer that he did not dare to go to bet`,"-rlailuc t°
phlegm choking him : indeed, he could not el"`-be so' illy
upon a table for half an hour lest he should toorli:v
Nevertheless this person is now labouring fretd,il,lloll'
night, sleeps as well as ever he did in his 1ife,,,47 S°6
completely cured, by the use of Holloway's ofst °
Holloway's Ointment) at Professor Hollow",;',lollrs-
ment, 244, Strand, and by all respectable ye- oral'
tine throughout the world. 5° t%
CLOSE OF HOLIDAYS.—NOW that S.tivo
nual festivity is about to terminate, and the rsin'
schools be reinstated by the busy throng of youthw'otail re,
personal comfort and attractions of whom become 10toilcoitiel4
with friends and relatives of great solicitude, 11°W, f01,1,00'
Oil, for accelerating the growth and for
ulf. no ocit
the hair; Rowland's Kalydor, for improving the 6r ,„1.3
and removing cutaneous eruptions ; and 1t0,"3-01,eoeu4
beautifying the teeth and preserving the gums, Are,to el, ttleiro,l
sidered indispensable in the requisite accomPanin)7wr c,4,
tive repository. The august patronage concededio 141;,groctj10,14
reigns of Europe to these creative renovating vas
tion, by experience, of their infallible efricacY,, "b-ritY ;;;;1
them with perfection, and given them a ce.e ,ieje
Beware of Spurious Imitations 1 Sacb genuine
"Rowland's" on the wrapper.

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On the 11th ult at Madras, the wife of Lieutenant
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Forster, of a daughter.l the if
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On the 16th inst., at Bableigh, near Harm fir, /
gustus H. Gilbert, Esq., R.N., of a son. on' 4
On the 23d inst., at King's Bromley Manor, the ° rre; d
zai jir
Lane, of a daughter. '.• ' „.(li'
On the 24th inst., at York-crescent, Lower Is ofe°4
lace t4f.
Samuel Smith,
inst a daughter. ,to Cy
On the 25th ,at Looseleigh, near PlYlll°°`4" of pi'
__,ley, te.
Ellis, Esq., of a daughter. . Tot,'" ~j 1
On the 25th inst., the wife of Mr. Charles ..• „.,.gul oot
well-grove, of a daughter. ,frs. ;"
On the 25th inst., at Maitland-place, Clapton, ,' 4-0 of Cie.
min, of a son. the ~, o
iirlitbt, lit"
On the 26th inst., at Freshwater, Isle of ~,. os
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mender Graham E. W. Hamond, R.N.,_nf a °°;rsllll6' 0,1
On the 26th inst., at Bowden Hall, Giouces
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Brooke Hunt, Esq., of a son. giopet
On the 26th inst., at Mount Grove House,
son, of a son.

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On the 25th inst., at Inverness, N. --11.2„11.13* rit°,...-411 --", ii
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On the 20th inst., at Stonehaven, Nor. top-
Esq., Sheriff-Substitute of Kinsardineshire , jou
„ ~offs ''' t n • Isl*
On the 21st inst., at Paris, Mary An."-' .of Fe 0%-ijille
Charles Warren, C. 13., of the 55th Reg of , witnei,, of
On the 21st inst., Mrs. F lizabeth DolleY, c'ts, wido" ,itf•
On the 26th inst., at Blackheath-ha °1•11 ' oet, '
a...str
Henry North, aged 73.
On the 26th inst., Mr. Edward ingoldby, of NV°°

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