The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-10 00:00:00

FAIRS.

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tied not t3ne,bitlf have yet been brought sm., It.ls ex-
pected that at least 4,500 pockets will proceed from the
+parish of Farnham alone, and 6,000 ditto from Alton,
the Bentley's, Froyle, „Blasted.. Crondall. Odiham, and
other country distriets; thua.exceeding the quantity by
!more than 1,000 pockets taken in 1846, and double the
quantity of last year. In 1846 there were 8,426 pockets
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45.; of 1847, 24 16s. to 3/.. 103. per :cwt.. Duty com-
puted at 210,0001,..
APPLESHAW, HANTS.-The principal fair day in this
romantic and pleasant village was held to-day (Satur-
day), comparatively few dealers purchasing yesterday
(Friday). It is difficult to compete the number of sheep
bought, as the Somerset and Dorset sellers bring in fresh
flocks as they sell flaws) in the field hired in the, villa,,.e.
1 None are penned, every drove having a field, or part of
it, to themselves to rest in .a day or two before the fair-
hence it is called a show fair. Many thousands are
driven to the neighbouring villages of Hatherton, Tang-
ley, Tidworth, Luggershall, &c. Some of the most
experienced dealers give it as their opinion that more
than 100,000 were really sold, and nearly 20,000 left for
Weyhill Fair, which takes place next week. It is exclu-
sively a sheep fair, no oxen being offered for sale. The
Sheep are more than three-fourths Dorset and Somer-
set horned ewes, wethers, and lambs ; the other
half-breds and Soutbdowns. Some few of the
ewes had already lambed, and many more expected
to do so by the end of this month. We- observed
lameness among many of the flocks, but they are gene-
rally free from the dreaded small-pox. There were many
contract and other dealers present, as well as graziers, &c.
from London, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Essex, Kent, Sm,
id prices were rather on the decline, from 2s. to 4s.
ach less than at Dorchester fair. Large first-rate
omerset horns, sold at 465. to 48s. each ; best Dorset
orns, 425. to 445. ; next in size and quality, at from
40s. to 425; small ditto, and Down ewes, to lamb early,
365. to 38s. ; smaller ditto, 30s. to 325. ; some fine
weather horns, 40s. to 445. ; half-breds, 365. to Ms. ;
D6wns,l2s. to'34s. ; fine lambs, Dorset horns, or half-
breds, 325. to 355. ; second size, 28s to 30s. ; small, 20s.
to 245. each.
LEVi'IS OCTOBER SHEEP FAIR.-This fair took place
on the same ground as that held in September. The
number of sheep penned was rather less than 6,0(10. The
buyers were numerous, but principally from the hop dis•
tricts of the county, and their biddings were very slack.'
The peas were by no means cleared at the cloths' of, the
day, although the prices had receded from Is. to 2a.
from those of the previous fairs. Of course it is to be
borne in mind that the quality of the sheep and i lambs
were generally inferior, and consisted, with few excep-
tions, of the clearing culls of the different flocks. ' The
ewes belonging to Mr. Hampton, of Applesham, which
were reserved from las t fair, were sold at 435., b.sing
ati advance. The price ranged-for ewes, from 928. to
365. ; lambs from Ils. to 275:-Sussex Express.

BARBAROUS MURDER AT LEEDS, AND FLIGEFP OF
THE MURDERER.—LEEDS, MONDAY.—Last night a,most
cruel and. deliberate cct of murder was perpetrated at
Hunslet, one of the townships comprised in the boiough
of Leeds. The victim is a young woman, named Either
Inman, between sixteen. and seventeen years of age,- who
worked in the flax mill of Messrs. W.B. HoldsWOrth and
Co., Hunslet, and- thee-murderer is a young man, flamed
Thomas Malkin; abont a year her senior, who was em-
ployed in the same mill as a wood turner, or matter of
bobbins. The young woman lived with her step-rather,
Thomas Watson, a respectable man carrying on a, small
buiiness-as a tailor or draper, at Hunslet Mocsi, and
Malkin lived nearly opposite. It seams that he had
been paying his addresses to the young woman, 'but,
either from her own choice, or at the instigation of her
friends, she had lately declined to keep company: ,Nyjtb,
him. A few minutes after ten o'clock yesterday. (Sun-
day) evening, he went to the gate 'Of a small gzrden,
is front of Watson's. house, and sent a child into the
house to tell the young woman to come out, as some
one wanted her. She accordingly came out and :spoke
to him, and instantly he cut her throat in four elaces,
and then fled, before any person came to the
The instrument with which he p :rpetrated .the deed
was a sort of knife, which he had obtained froth the
mill where he worked; and had fitted up for the
pur-
pose. The young woman expired immediately, and
her corpse was taken into her stepfather's house., An
opinion prevails that the young _man has dnivrlied
him Self.

A HOP-KILN DESTROYED DT FlRE.—Shortlrokfter
eight o'clock on Friday morning the inabitants rer©
thrown into great alarm in consequence of a fire I tre:'ilr-
ing out at the hop kiln of Mrs. Andrews (widow )12. ,; he
late Mr. Samuel Andrews), of. West.street, Far& am.
In less than twenty minutes the roof fell in. The ,tit dre
building was destroyed, with about eight tons (.4.:tiew•
hops. An insurance is effected in the Alliance Offiel
0..)0ds and building_ to .the amount of 1,2001., whicb we
Tlope will cover the. loss. Sortie cottages adjoining the
kiln bulonging to J. 111; Paine, Esq., wore clam:lgeo to
the amount-of about 1001. Too much praise ca,WRN t.1;,0
given to the agents of the' various fire-offices ~th E it .11a7;
nitants, the• hop-pickertr, three' hundred o synoril
supplied water by buckets from the river. The fire,
there is every reason to believe, was accidental.—,sy :ssex
Express.