The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-28 00:00:00

BOW-8I REET.

Two miserably clad and impoverished children, the
eldest of whom was named Mary A.en Murray, aged
13, and the other about two years younger, were
brought before Mr. Hall, in the custody of Dodgson,
of the I` division, upon the following horrible
charge :
They had been in the habit of singing and begging
in the public streets for the support of their worthless
parents in idleness and debauchery. On this occasion
they were found in Holborn. A male infant, about
two years old, was in the arms of the eldest girl, the
pitiful cries and apparent suffering of which excited
the sympathy of by-passers, and caused them to be
surrounded by a mob of persons. An elderly woman,
perceiving that the child was writhing in agony, and
feeling satisfied that it was undergoing some torture,
mentioned her suspicions to the constable, who de-
sired the two girls to accompany him to the police
station. The eldest girl dropped a large pin at her
feet, and it was instantly discovered, upon examining
the child, that his sufferings had been caused by its
continual incision in the lower part of the body,
while being carried in his sister's arms. The condi-
tion of the infant was altogether so deplorable, inde-
pendently of the punctures and lacerations caused by
the pin, that it was deemed advisable to take it to St.
Giles's workhouse, and put it under the care of the
medical officer.

The constable, by direction of his Worship, ascer-
tained that the inhuman parents lodged at 4, Tyn-
dall's-building, Gray's Inn-lane, and that the father,
who received Is. and some bread per week from the
parish, spent nearly his whole time in a neighbour-
ing beer-shop, waiting for the alms brought to him
daily by his wretched children. This man admitted
to the officer that he sent the girls out with the
baby to sing ballads in the streets, but denied that
he either sanctioned or knew of the torture in-
flicted upon the child. Lie said that he had no parish
settlement himself, having been born' at Edinburgh
Castle while his father was serving in the 92d Regi-
ment of Foot.

One of the beadles of the parish proved that the
father, with his children, had been repeatedly offered
shelter in the workhouse, but that he had always re-
fused to go in—preferring, in fact, to live on the pro-
duce of his children's begging exertions in the streets
of London.

Mr. Bennett, the medical officer of the parish, said,
that the child, when shown to him, was in a shock-
ing state of debility and disease, the result of neglect
and ill-treatment. The body was covered with ulcers
and otherwise disfigured by the itch; the lacerations
caused by the piercing of the pin being almost im-
perceptible in consequence. He did not think the
child's life was.in danger, but it was in a very sad
condition.
Mr. HALL did not feel disposed to put the children
in the witness-box, as they would hardly dare to tell
the truth in the presence of their father; and, indeed,
if they did, it would only be exposing them probably
to more brutal treatment by thg parents hereafter.
He desired the father, however, to be brought before
him.

The father, who said his name was John Murray,
and that he was a working man, appeared to be rather
elderly, but quite able bodied. He again denied that
he was aware of the fact that his two girls were in
the habit of pinching and torturing the infant to make
it cry and excite compassion, although the bruises
and other evidences of such treatment were suffi-
ciently apparent. He admitted that he sent them out
to sing and sell ballads, not thinking there was any
harm in that.
Mr. HALL had never heard of more horrible bru-
tality by a parent. He was convinced that he was
living upon his wretched, half-perished children's

labours in the streets, and he must have been con-
scious of the state of the infant which they were car-
rying in their arms. It was high time that they
should be separated from him for a while, and as the
parish officers would take care of the children, he
should commit him to one month's hard labour.
MARYLEBOIVE.
Yesterday the court was crowded to excess, in
consequence of its having been the day appointed for
the re-examination of Frederick Sharman, who for
nir-e months past has held an appointment as a con-
stable in the D division, No. 254, who stood charged
with
.having endeavoured to induce a man named
James ‘Valkley to assist him in the perpetration of
a robbery ofjewellery, plate, &c., at the residence of
Miss Dingley, 24, Paddington-green, to the amount
of 2,000/.

It will be remembered that the prisoner was brought
up through the exertions of Hardwick, an active
officer of the division to which the accused belonged,
who adduced such evidence at the Mansion-house,
when a man named James Coates, a cousin of the
prisoner, was charged on suspicion of being con-
cerned in railway and other robberies, that he
(Coates) was colmnitted for trial at the next sessions
of the Central Criminal Court.

Mr. Justins, from the office of Messrs. Maples and
Co., Old Jewry, accompanied by Mr. Collard, super-
intendent of the Great Western Railway Company's
police, now attended to prefer against the prisoner a
charge of felony arising out of Coates's case.
Mr. Justins opened the case by stating, that the
company for whom he had the honour to appear had
nothing to do directly with this charge, yet felt so
strongly that the prisoner and Coates were so impli-
cated in the numerous robberies effected on their line
that they felt it a public duty to take the matter up.
Mr. Justins then stated, that Coates, since his incar-
ceration in Newgate, sent on Friday last for Captain
Spong, one of the gentlemen for the robbery of whose
propPrty he had been committed by the Lord Mayor,
and told him that one of his missing rings (a valuable
diamond one) was pawned at the shop of Mr. George
Bonham, High-street, Whitechapel, on the 17th of
December last, in the name of Henry Phillips, for
305., and he believed from Hardwick's description that
the prisoner was the person to whom the said sum was
advanced. Mr. Justins called

Captaing Spong, who deposed to the loss of the
property contained in a bag while on his passage by
steam from l3lackwall to Gravesend.

Hard wick proved the finding of the bag and other
property belonging to the captain upon Coates at the
time of his apprehension.
Mr. Bonham proved that the prisoner was the man
by whom the ring had been pawned.
Mr. LONG asked Inspector Wiggins if he thought
it worth while, considering that the ring case was so
clear, to press the former charge ?—The Inspector
said he should be satisfied with a committal upon the
present ease.

The prisoner, who denied his guilt, was sent to
Newgate for trial.

"X. Y. Z." transmitted 11. for the poor-box of the
court, with a request that it might be acknowledged.

iVESTMINSTER.
Joseph Clarhe, a powerful looking fellow, was
charged with being concerned with a woman of the
town (not in custody) with drugging and robbing
Mr. Edward Hynd, grocer, of Praed-street, Pad-
dington.

The prosecutor, who appeared to be in a very weak
and delicate state, said, that he was returning from
the Blackfriars-road to his own residence late on the
previous night, when he was accosted by a woman,
and prevailed upon to accompany her home to Pump-
court, near Old Pye-street, Westminster, a neigh-
bourhood with which he was completely unacquainted.
After being there a short time he gave the woman,
at her solicitation, a sovereign, to procure something
to drink, and she returned with some spirits. She
handed him a glass, but he had no sooner swallowed
it than he was seized with a most extraordinary sen •
sation. Although he was cognisant of all that passed
around him, yet he was completely powerless, and
while in this state the woman plundered him of his
purse, containing six sovereigns, and his handkerchief,
and ransacked his pocket-book. He distinctly saw
her do all this, but from the influence of the drug
that had been administered to him was incapable of
resistance. He was not aware how long he remained
in this condition, but on recovering he was endeavour-
ing to follow the woman from the room when he was
stopped by the prisoner, who had a male companion
with him. Prisoner in a rough tone exclaimed,
" Who are you ?" when prosecutor, recognizing his
voice as that of a person he had heard exchange a
few words with the woman just before he had been
drugged, told him that he had been robbed, and that
he believed that he (the prisoner) had been an acces-
sory to the act. Prosecutor then left the house, and
was followed and abused by the prisoner and his
companion. Prosecutor went in quest of a constable,
and having found one, returned to the house, where
he found the prisoner and gave him into custody.
On. searching the prisoner one of the letters which
had been taken by the woman from his pocketbook
was found upon his person.
The constable who took the accused into custody
proved that he endeavoured on his way to the station-
house to pass a flash 51. note on the Bank of Ele-
gance to a companion. There were also three
medals resembling base coins found upon him.
The prisoner, in the course of a long rambling
story, said, that he was at the tap in Palace•yard, and
at another public-house in Tuthill- street all night
with his brother, and knew nothing of the robbery.
The house to which prosecutor had been taken be-
longed to him, and as he was returning to it early in
the :waning he met "Black Anne" (the woman who
took the prosecutor home), and she gave him a a shil-
ling as he entered Pump-court, for her night's lodg-
ing ; and when he got to the door of the house he
found that somebody had taken off the padlock with
which he had fastened it on the previous night, and
been in the house. He went to the room which had
been occupied by the prosecutor and the woman, and
observing a letter on the floor picked it up and put it
prove an alibi, and in the
in his pocket. He could
same breath that he admitted that he was the owner
of the house declared that he could produce a number
of witnesses to show that he was a most respect•
able man. _

The prosecutor observed that the loss of his money
was of but trifling consideration to him. It was a
mercy that he had not lost his life, and it was only
his desire to bring the perpetrators of such atrocious
outrages to justice that had induced him to come
forward on the present occasion. He could dis-
tinctly swear that the prisoner exchanged a few
words with the woman in the passage at the time she
went out for the liquor, and that they again spoke as
she returned with it; and he was confident that the
'prisoner was in the passage, close to the room door,
while be was robbed.
The prisoner began repeating his former story, hut
adraitttd that he had no witnesses in attendance to
prove it.
Mr. BURRELL said it was a most serious charge,
and he should remand the prisoner until Thursday.
A post-office order for 1/. was yesterday received
from "E. C. B." fir the poor-box. The donor re-
quested an acknowledgment of it."

LENT ASSIZES, 1848.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.

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(Before Sir JOHN PATTRSON, lint., and Sir CRESS.
WELL CRESSWELL, Knt.)
Berkshire—At Reading, Saturday, February 26.
Oxfordshire—At Oxford, Wednesday, March 1.
Worcestershire—At Worcester, Monday, March 6.
City of Worcester—Same day.
Staffordshire--At Stafford, Saturday, March 11.
Shropshire—At Shrewsbury, Saturday, March 18.
Herefordshire—At Hereford, Thursday, March 23.
Monmouthshire—At Monmouth, Saturday, March 25.
Glocestershire—At Glocester, Wednesday, March 29.
City of Glocester—Same day.

SUICIDE OF A TRADESMAN FROM DlSTRESS.—Yes-
terday forenoon Mr. Wiliiam Carter held an inquest at
the Fleece, Commercial-road, Lambeth, on the body of
William Sawyer, aged forty-seven, a master hairdresser,
of No. 10, Commercial-road, who committed suicide
under the following distressing circumstances:—From
the evidence of Jane Woolden, who pas:ed as deceased's
wife, it appeared that for some considerable time past
his business had fallen off to such an extent, that during
the last two or three months he had been unable to earn
on an average sixpence per day. The consequence was
that deceased and his family were reduced to the greatest
destitution. To find food for his four children, the
household furniture had been parted with. Of late there
had been a great change in the conduct of the deceased,
and he appeared, according to the witness's testimony,
heart-broken. He also felt Breath depressed on account
of the condition in which the female was in with whom
he lived, she being in an advanced stage of pregnancy.
On the morning of Monday last he got upiabout seven
o'clock, and having opened his shop and lighted the
fire, he went and plunged head foremost into the water
in the butt in the 3 an% He was found in that condi-
tion shortly afterwards, quite dead. Verdict--.. Tem-
porary insanity."
Mr. Samuel Hutton, a descendant of the historian
of Birmingham, died at his residence, Satley, on Sunday
night. He was in the 63d year of his age, and had lately
become possessed of his family estates, worth about
3,0001. a )ear. He was many years engaged in the
paper trade, and was elected an alderman on the incor-
poration of the town. He has left three sons and one
daughter to inherit the property, the foundation of which
was laid by the historian.
SOUTHAMPTON, JAN. 27.—The Oriental Company's
steam-ship Montrose, Captain Bowen, left the docks at
thi•ee P.M. this day, en route for Gibraltar, with the
Peninsular and Mediterranean mails; also a full cargo
of merchandise and 18 passengers. The inward mails
from Portugal, by the Madrid, Captain Weeks, is
hourly expected. The Royal West India mail-packet
Teviet, now overdue since Saturday, is most anxiously
looked for; as also the Indus, Captain Soy, from Alex-
andria, rbidi the bulk of the West India mails. The
Washington, from New York, will be due in two or
three days.

-- RAILWAY SHARE- MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, hx. 27.
STOCK EXCIIANGB.—The sales are—Birkenhead, Lanca-
shire, and Cheshire (late C. and B.), 17—Ditto, 221.
Shares, 714 dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Ilalves (late
L. and B), 91 dis.—Ditto, Fifths, % dis.—Ditto. Fifths
( West Riding Union), 2% dis.—London and North-Western,
152—Midland, 115—Ditto, Halves, 1% dis.—North Union
(A), 208%—North Staffordshire, % p.—Shrewsbury, Oswes-
try, and Cheshire, 5% dis.—Shrewsbury and Chester, New,
dis.—Suuth-Eastern and Dover, No. 4,1% dis.—York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2,2% p.—Dutch Rhenish,
dis.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—East Anglian, New
Preference, % dis. —Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, par—
Ditto (West Riding Union), 2 13.16 dis.—Manchester, Bux-
ton, and Matlock, 2% dis..—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin-
colnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 17%—Ditto, Preference, par--
North Staffordshire, 7-16 p.—South-Eastern and Dover,
311%1—Ditto, No. 4, 1 11-!8 dis.
LEEDS, JAN. 28.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The following prices have been ob•
tained to-day, but only a few sales were made :—East Lan-
cashire, New, 3% dis.—Ditto, Quarters. 17s. 6d. dis.—Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 2% n.
Leeds and Thirak, 1514 dis.—North British, Thirds, par---
Ditto, Extension, 9d. dis.—North Staffordshire, 7s. 6d.
North-Western, 4% c. dis.—South•Eastern and Dover, No.
4,1% dis. —York, Newcastle, and Berwick, No. 2 (Nor
Berwieks), 214 p.

- BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—North Statiordshir6
p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (A), 3% dia. ax int.
—Ditto (B), 435. 91. dir. ex int.—Shropshire Union, 2%
dis. ex int.

BRISTOL, J. 27.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been more active
to-day. The following are the sales—Great Western, Fifths,
4 p.—Bristol acrd Birmingham. 125—Newcastle and Ber-
wick, No. 1,6% p.—Taff Vale, 125—Ditto, New 101. Shares,
dis.

YORK, JAN. 26.
STOCK EXCHANGE. - The sale!! are- Great Northern,
4/. 16s.—Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds, 8 c.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick, Extension, No. 1, 634 p.—llitto, No. 2
(late New Berwicks), 1254—Ditto (G. N. E. Purch.), 9%•

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EDIN BURGH, J.iN. 26.
STOCK EXCISANGC—The sales are—Caledonian, 36—Dun-
dee and Perth, Quarters, 435. 6d.-=Edinburgh, Leith, and
Granton, Quarters, 3s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 161,4
—Ditto. (Newport), 7%—Great Northern 975. ex int.--
Nurth British, Quarters, M. Bs. ex int.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters:(scrip), 11s.—Ditto, Thirds, 41s. 6d.

OLD ST. PANCRAS CHURCH.—This venerable edi-
fice is now in progress of undergoing a complete trans-
formation. The whole of the exterior presents a ruin-
ous appearance ; it is not, however, to be razed to the
ground, but only to be enlarged and beautified. • For
this purpose, several graves have been disturbed, and
the tombstones removed, but with all proper respect for
the remains of the dead. In the space of a few wet ks
the singular-looking dwarf tower, that has endured the

storms of so many ages, will be replaced by an-elegant
new spire. The date of the erection of this ancient
fabric is lost in obscurity. It is believed to be the
oldest church in the vicinity of the metropolis. The
churchyard is remarkable for the number of celebrated

persons who have been interred within its precincts.— It 1
is a noted burial-place for members of the Roman Ca-
tholic
persuasion, particularly of the Irish.
CURLING COMPETITION.—The annual competition
for the gold medal and prize curling stones, given by
the Duddlestone Curling Club took place on Saturday
last, on the loch, and were gained, for the second time,
by John Gillespie, Esq., W.S.—Edinburgi Advertiser.
CONVEYANCE OF GOODS BY RAILWAY COMPANIES.
—On Vi ednesday, Mr. Greenlaw, coal merchant, sum-
moned the North British Railway Comrany for 81.65. itd.
as damages due by the company tor annoying and ob-
structing him in the pursuit of his business, by failing to
provide trucks to convey his coals along the line, and
also charging demurrage on the coal detained by, the
company. Acting Sheriff Campbell, after recommend-
ing the parties to seek a more deliberative mode of de-
ciding so important a point, and Mr. Greenlaw having
preesed for a decision, pronounced judgment in favour of
the pursuer, intimating his opinion that the company I
were regarded by the law as common carriers, and bound
to provide the public with trucks for the conveyance of
goods.—Caledonian Mercury.
REFUGE FOR THE DESTlTUTE.—Yesterday the
annual Court of Governors was held in the London
Tavern, E. Forster, Esq., treasurer, in the chair. The
secretary'read the report, which stated that during the
year 42 were admitted to the male refuge, that 63 left,
and that at the close of the year there were 174 inmates.
In the female asylum 130 were admitted during the year
and 83 left, leaving 185 inmates. The males and fewalea
were taught useful trades, and the conduct of those sup-
plied with situations proved highly satisfactory: The
receipts, including 3,0001., a Government grant, figured
6,5051. 7s. Bd., and the expenditure left a balance of
3381. Bs. 2d. The funded property amounted to 20,3561.
The report was adopted, and the committee was autho-
rised to expend 4,0001. in building a wing to the Female
Refuge.
CHARGES AGAINST ARCHITECTS IN THE LATE
WESTMINSTER SEWERS' COMMISSION.—Mr. Donaldson
has addressed to The Builder a strong disclaimer, in
which he says:—" It was my intention, when I had ..pe-
rused the report on the late Commissions of Sewers
(published without the appendix of evidence), and the
commissions had been supersedi'd, to have taken no•
further part in the question. I did, indeed, feel sur-
prised at such a document proceeding trem public men,
who, having been commissioned by the Queen to inquire
ii,to whit would appear to have been a mere question of
science and economy, as to the very interesting subject
of sanitary improvement, seemed only anxious to estab-
lish a for, gore conclusion, and mixed up with their
report touch virulent personal matter.- With that intent
we find accumulated a mass of ex parte evidence, the ob-
ject of which appears to be to charge with ignorance,
dishonesty, a xtravagance, and perjury several bodies of
public mi.n. This inquisition is pursued in secret (like
the Star-Chamber practice of old; those against whom
imputations were brought were not allowed to be present,
nor, indeed, to receive the slightest intimation of the
nature of the accusation ; they knew not who were '
their accusers—what the evidence adduced—and-were
not aft tided the opportunity of justification, refutation,
or cross-examination. Under such circumstances of
unfair, unconstitutional and anything but English pro-
cedure, is a report issued of a condemnatory character,
written with a pen of gall.
Trio WEATHER AND THE PARBS.—The frost,
which set in a few days since, continues with increased
severity. During the night of Wednesday the mercury
was'as low as 25, being seven degrees below freezing
point. During yesterday morning the wind was due
east, occasionally veering round to the north ; the glass,
stood at the same point it did the preceding night until
late in the afternoon, but at seven o'clock in the evening
the mercury had fallen several degrees, denoting a con-
tinuance of frost. The whole of the ornamental waters
in the several royal parks have become frozen completely
over, and although the ice, in many places, is in an
extremely dangerous condition, an immense-number of
persons ventured upon the frozen waters, and several
serious accidents occurred.

NEWSPAPERS CANNOT BE LEGALLY LENT ON HIRE.
—At the Bloomsbury County Court, yesterday, a news-
vendor, named Miller, sought to recover from a Mr.
Champion, a retired tradesman, the sum of 6s. for news-
papers lent to him to read. The plaintiff having proved •
his case, the defendant admitted the debt, but doubted,.
whether he could be compelled to pay. The Judge ob- •
served that such a remark from him he considered dill!
graceful ; but still he could -not entertain the claim, as
the law now stood the same as years ago, when it had '
been decided that persons lending newspapers to read
could not recover, but were. liable for so doing to 'a
penalty of 501., it being ccnisiddred:by.such trafficking
in stamps to be defrauding the•revenue, as it prevented
the sale of papers. He therefore
,must dismiss 'the
plaiat._Judgment for defendank.
THE LATE MURDER AT DUNDIty.—^BRISTOL, WED'. •
WESDAY.—The coroner's inquest on the body of the de-
ceased, Farner Hazell, was resumed.at the. Carpenters' -
Arms, Dundry, yesterday,' before the coroner, Mr..UR?
hill. The prisoners were not in attendance. The evt..,
dente was of a similar character'to that!given before the
magistrates. The inquiry has notyei-terminated. ' :
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN THE P-birtritr.Yesterday
afternoon a fire broke out at No. 29, Poultry, adjoining
St. Mildred's Church, in the t okonpation of ‘Messrs. ,
Prettyman and .Rizon, stationers, and other parties.
The flames were first discovered, by Mr. Helshans, •s. -'
solicitor, living on the third f1004,,,,,H0 tabled an iromewl)
diate alarm, and the inmates sum:ended in effecting their'
escape. Mr. O'Hara, who lodged on the second floor, in 4.1
returning to save some of his property, was . burned
about the face, and a female servant was also much in-
jured. Mr. O'Hara and the servant wrapped'themielves
in a blanket, and by rolling dokin Stairs they eseeped.
The engines from the Church of St. Mildred, the brigade
from Watling-street, Jeffery-square, Whitecross-street,
and numerous other stations, arrived in•rapid succession,
as well as the West of England engine, from the Water.
100 road. Great fears were entertained fur the safety of
the church. The flames almost surrounded the belfry
for the space of a quarter of an hour. The firemen got
the mastery over the finales by two o'clock, but not until
property of considerable value was reduced to ashes.
During the time the fire was raging the utmost con-
fusion prevailed, the whole neighbour hood being ren-
dered impassable by the immense crowd, so that, to
protect their property, many of the tradesmen in the
vicinity were compelled to close their shops.

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ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA,
26th Tapestry, 1848.
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.2 _commissioners or this Hospital, do hereby give notice, that
they are ready to receive TE s DERS from, and to treat with, such
Persons as may be willing to CONTRACT for VICTUALLING the
IN-PENSIONERS of the ssaid HOSPITAL for SIX MONTHS, from
the 1-st April, 1848,. to 30th September following, both days inclusive,
lbr the followjpg.artielo.or provisions, viz.: —Beef or Mutton, Bread,
CheeS.C. flutter, Oatmeal, Salt, Cocoa, and Sugar, at per head per
Men, for the Wraile: ration, according to the established allowances
of the house. as sperifi,rl in a form of ten,ler. Also for the supply
of tlarini!e!/Trinti,e,+•lttlcle; nrr enr y ar, t tan the let April, 1848.
to the 31at March. 1649, viz.:-
- FJor ilk at per-quart, in a separate tender.

CAnAle‘s, :fit per dozen lbs.
Yellow Soap? at In one tender.
. 66flaYtiol. at per Cwt.
Peartaith, at

Potherbs, •at per diem In one tender.
Onions or Leeks, at per lb.}
For the supply of Oil, Cotton, &e.,
and for Lighting a portion of the
Hospital Lamps.
Forms of tender for the several articles required, and further par-
_ticulars, may be obtained upon application at the office of the Secre-
larY;-any day between the hours of Ten and Three o'clock, which
Tenders must be filled up and delivered sealed at the Board-room of
the said Hospital, by.the party or parties tendering, or by an agent
appointed on his or their behalf, en Tuesday, the fiLh February next,
at One o'clock, at which time their Lordships will be prepared to
take the same into consideration.