The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-27 00:00:00

Oxford Arms public-house, Church-street, Deptford, on t he
night of Wednesday week.
Jane Thorp, prosecutrix, deposed that on Tuesday week
she went to the Oxford Arms to her husband, to ask him for
a penny to buy bread; he refused to give it her, and fol-
lowed her from the house, and knocked her down. She then
entered into a statement, showing that the prisoner had con-
tinued following her about, and detailed a series of assaults
lie committed upon her, and which he repeated at the coal-
wharf where he was employed, on the following morning.
In the evening she again saw the prisoner in the Oxford
Arms, and after calling her to him, put his arm round her
neck and stabbed her in the throat with a knife. (A large
clasp knife was produced; but witness declared that was not
the one lie used.) Witness struggled, and got away from
the prisoner. lle followed her out of the house, and said,
"I have done it, and I'll finish you and be hung for you."
James Francis, son of the landlord of the Oxford Arms,
deposed to giving the prisoner into custody immediately after
the assault on his wife, and hearing him make use of the
threats above-named.

Mr. Edward Downing, a surgeon, examined the wound,
which he stated to be incised, and very slight.
Police-sergeant Josiah Vincent took the prisoner into cus-
tody-, and heard him threaten to do for his wife when he
came out of prison for this attempt, and that he intended to
kill her on the present occasion. Witness produced a clasp
knife, which he received from the prisoner, who stated that
was the knife with which he had attempted to cut his wife's
throat.

The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, de-
clined saying anything in his defence, was then fully com-
mitted for trial.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

ClrY, THURSDAY EVENING.

TIMES.—The purchases of the Government broker to-dal,,
amounted to 21,0001. Consols on account of the Commissioners
for the Reduction of the National: Debt, and 5,000/.: on
account of the savings-bunks. The anxiety and excitement
among the holders of railway shares are such as to make it
difficult to convey a just idea of them to the public at large.
To sell any shares connected with the new lines has become
almost impossible at any sacrifice, and the only relief that
the greater part of holders now hope is, the throwing out of
the Bills before Parliament, and the rendering an account of
the funds that remain unappropriated. This feeling exists
even with respect to those lines which a few months back
were regarded as the most promising, and the men of pro-
perty who happen to have embarked in such undertakings
find themselves considerably worse off than adventurers
without capital, since they foresee that in the event of
Bills being obtained, the weight of the whole concern
must be thrown upon them. Probably there is
not a single new Company at this moment—and this is
the opinion of some of the most experienced brokers of the
Stock Exchange—in which the majority of the shareholders
would not vote for abandonment. This opinion has nothing
to do with the merit of the respective undertakings, but
arises from the persuasion that too much has been attempted
at once, and that sufficient capital is not to be found :a the
country for this mode of employment. By a singular revo-
lution in public opinion connected with these undertakings,
even the illegitimate and doubtful schemes, which were so
plentifully brought forward at the close of last year, are
looked at comparatively with envy, for in these is seen at
least the limit of loss, while in others of a dltTerent class,

if they are forced on in the present adverse state of
the money maiket, the prospect is but one of ruin and con-
fusion spread over a long series of years. The public of this
day have probably forgotten what occurred with the build-
ing of Waterloo-bridge, for which purpose a first, second, and
even third capital was raised (since the undertaking, once
begun, could not be abandoned), now all annihilated except
the last, and that producing a very small and inadequate
return indeed. Something akin to this must happen with
railways which are imprudently urged on in the present
situation of affairs, and this is the apprehension which is
now producing so very unpleasant a feeling with all con-
cerned. They now look to Parliament as the only source
of relief, and to Mr. Morrison's Committee, in partioular, for
an early introduction of the subject to the consideration of
the Legislature. Members of Parliament who are also
members of railu ay committees, cannot be too strongly im-
pressed with the fact, which we now desire distinctly to
convey to them, that the boon most desired on ther part by
the parties connected with railways is, that their Bills may
not be passed, but may be strangled in the birth.
There is a rumour in the City that the Government are
about to send 3,000 troops to India, and that the tenders for
their conveyance will appear in about a week. Several of
the smaller shipowners have for some time past anticipated
an event of the kind, and hence it is said that more ships
are in readiness for the service than has generally been be-
lieved.

A statement has been furnished of the export.s of the
Brazilian provinces during the year 1844. The total value
of these is about 7,500,0001., nearly two-thirds of which may
be assigned to the items of coffee and sugar. On account,
however, of the heavy differential duties on the former, and
the total prohibition of the latter, very little of either reaches

this country, the coffee being principally shipped to the
United States, and the sugar to the European continent and
the Mediterranean. The result is, a considerable lose to the
merchants, manufacturers, and shipowners of this country.
For the exports of British manufactures to Brasil the returns
are mostly received through indirect channels, which on the
one hand are very expensive, and on the other are to the ex-
clusion of British shipping.
It may not be generally known that several commercia
bodies in England have sent addresses to similar parties in
America, on the subject of the threatened interruption to the
peace of the two countries. Some of these have lielL an-
swered from the United States; and we subjoin one sent
from Plymouth in Massachusets, to Plymouth in Great
Britain :