The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-11 00:00:00

848.

al!ss:o :s by Lord Licutenant cf. Worcr stc.rsbire.

V.%)rf.^.4tertlfr:2 R.--2jment Miitia T:;ornas
Ciut.tort :'.:roJ:; to L.c. ulen..nt.-..;pei, vice CuY, tle
eeas..d; To.onas Clowes, Esq., laic Captain in the Sal,
or KIn;;;':; Of Foot, to ba Major, vice Thomas
C;utt, n l3roelz, promoted; Henry Gile;, Gent., to be
Ensigu; Hcnry Giles, Gent., t* be Assistant Surgeon,
‘4llO resigns the Assi.tant Surgeoney only,
Feb 29.

CQminiusion by the Lord-Lieu:entnt of the East Riding

of York.

East York Reynard, Esq. to be Cap-
tain, vice Locke, resigned, Feb. 21; George Holmes,
Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Smith, resigned, Feb. 22.
Commission by the Lord-Lieutenant of the West Riding

of Yorkshire.

2d Regiment of West York Militia.—William St.
Leger, Gent. to be Ensign, Feb. 29.
Yorkshire llussar Regiment of West Riding Yeo-
manry Cavalry.—William Alcock, Gent. to be Cornet,
vice Wilson, resigned, Feb. 29.
WHITEHALL, MARCH 6.

The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Brooks, of
Ashton under-Lyne, in the county palatine of Lancaster,
Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court
of Chancery.

WHITEHALL, MAIICII 7.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Reed
Donald, of the city of Carlisle, Gent., to be a Master
Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
Edward Beck, doctor of medicine, Ipswich.
BANKRUPTS.
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James Oliver Mason, John Mason, and Alfred Mason,
merchants, New Broad-street, City, and Birmingham, to
surrender March 23, at half•past one, and May 18, at
eleven, at the Court, Basinghall-street. Bell, official
assignee, Coleman street-buildings, Moorgate-street ;
Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
John Wing, innkeeper, Cambridge, March 21, at half-
past twelve, and April 18, at twelve, at the Court,
Basinghall- street. Pennell, official assignee; Englehart,
Great listight Rider-street, Doctors'-commons; Barlow,

Cambridge.
Watkin Williams, draper, Brecon, Brecknockshire,
March 22, at half-past one, and April 18, at one, at the
Court, Basinghall-street. Stansfeld, official assignee;
Sole and Turner, Aldermanbury.
Samuel Prentice, licensed victualler, Boxfortl, Suffolk,
March 23, at half-past twelve, and April 22, at half-past
eleven, at the Court, Basinghall- street. Follett, official
assignee, Sambrook court, Basiughall-street; Smith,
Furnival's Inn; Pownall, Ipswich.
David 11Plieo, wholesale cheesemonger,Upper Thames-
street, March 21, at two, and April 18, at twelve, at the
Court, Basinghall-street. Groom, official assignee,
Abchurch-lane; Wire and Child, St. Swithin's-lane.
George Saunders Naish and Thomas Inkson Glennie,
ironmongers, Farringdon-street, Snow-hill, March 24, at
two, and April 18, at eleven, at the Court, Ba,linghall-
street. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place,
Old Jewry; Paxon, Lincoln's Inn-fields.
William Lee, builder, Honiton, Devonshire, March 23
and April 20, at one, at the Exeter District Court.
Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Townsend and Stamp,
Honiton; Daw, Exeter; Robinson and Barlow, Essex-
street, Strand, London.

Walter Tyler, otherwise William Henry Tyler, sta-
tioner, Bristol, March 23, at twelve, and April 20, at
eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official
assignee, Bristol; Boykett, Chancery-lane, London;
Ayr, jun., Bristol.
John Bryant Chapple, victualler. Bath, March 23 and
April 20, at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Miller,
official assignee, Bristol; Jay, Sergeant's Inn, London;
Crosby, Bristol.
James Plumley, market gardener, Bower Ashton, So-
merset,hire, March 21 and April 18, at twelve, at the
Bristol District Court. Hutton, official asssgnee, Bristol;
Phippen, Bristol.
Joseph Randell, painter, Bristol, March 23 and April
20, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Acraman,
official assignee, Bristol; Boykett, Chancery-lane, Lon-
don; Ay' e, jun., Bristol.
Richard Evans, stationer, Carmarthen, March 24, at
twelve, and May 2, at eleven, at the Bristol District
Court. Acraman, official assignee Bristol ; Parry,
Carmarthen.

Thomas Chandler, innkeeper, Brimscombe, Glouces-
tershire, March 23 and May 2, at half-past twelve, at the
Bristol District Court. Acraman, official assignee, Bris-
tol; Witchell, Stroud.
James Sh"pherd, leather seller, Bristol, March 23, at
eleven, and May 18, at twelve, at the Bristol District
Court. Miller, official assignee, Bristol; ilaberfield,
Bristol.

Jaws Baker, victualler, Staunton•upon-Wrye, Here-
fordshire, March 22, and April 19, at eleven, at the
Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee,
Birmingham ; Pritchard, Hereford ; Bloxhatn, Bir-
mingham.
Thomas Harrison, earthenware manufacturer, Church
Gresley, and Wooden Box, Derbyshire, March 24 and
April 14, at eleven, at the Nottingham District Court.
Bit•leston, official assignee, Nottingham; Kelsall, Ches•
ter; Enfield and Son, Nottingham.
_ _ _

John Owen, brewer, 'Dew;ley, Shropshire, March 21
and April 18, at twelve, at the Birmingham District
Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham; Stanley,
Millman- street, Bedford-row, London ; Smith, Bir-
mingham .
Henry Prince, furrier, Exeter, March 22 and April
19, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel,
official assignee, Exeter; Soles and Turner, Alderman-
bury, London; Stogdon, Exeter.
Edward Roberts, saddler, Toxteth-park, near Liver-
pool, March 23 and April 20, at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool;
Chester arid Co., Staple Inn, London; Avison and Co.,
Liverpool.
John Milroy Hannay, stockbroker, Birkenhead, March
22 and April 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Cazz.nove, official assignee, Liverpool; Norris
and Co., Bedford row, London; Bell, Liverpool.
George Thomas Bateson, ironfounder, Warrington,
Lancashire, March 28 and April 18, at eleven, at the
Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Man-
chester; Rowley and Taylor, Manchester; W. and 11. P.
Sharp, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, London.
William Tomlinson, -butcher, Rochdale, Lancashire,
March 22 and April 13, at twelve, at the Manchester
District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester;
Johnson and Co., Temple, London; Lord, Rochdale.
William Parkinson, cotton manufacturer, Blackburn,
Lancashire, March 20 and April 12, at eleven, at the
Manchester District Court. Fraser, official assignee,
Manchester; Hall and Co., Verulam-buildings, Gray's
Inn, London; Aspinall, Manchester.
William Helm, cabinet joiner, Salford, Lancashire,
March 23 and April 12, at eleven, at the Manchester
District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester;
Cobbett, Manchester; Spinks, Great James-street, Bed-
ford. row, London.
Edward Charles Blackwell and James Newman Duns-
ford, brewers, Newbiggin by the Sea, Northumberland-
shire, March 20 and April 12, at twelve, at the Newcastle-
upon-Tyne District Court. Walley, official assignee,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Jobling, Newcastle-upon-Tyne;
Bell and Co., Bow Church-yard, Cheapside, London.
(Dividends. &c.. in our next.)
PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending March 7
1848, is 245. led. per cwt.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CI RCUlT.—Chelmsl rd, March 10.
(Before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE.)
Martha Prior, 37, a married woman, was indicted for
the wilful murder of her female child, 13 days old, by
nearly cutting off its head with a razor.
Mr. Ryland prosecuted. The prisoner was defended
by Mr. Hawkins.
It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses for the
prosecution, that the prisoner is the wife of a labouring
man, and resided at a village called North end, in the
parish of Great Waltham, Essex. She was in the
family Hay in December last, and it would seem that
she had made the usual preparations for her confine-
ment, and was delivered on the 10th December of
the unfortunate child which formed the subject of the
present inquiry. The prisoner went on very well
for some days after her confinement, when it appeared
that, in consequence of her having made some im.
proper exertion an event occurred which rendered
it necessary to send again for the medical man, and he
found her in a very dangerous state, and from symptoms
which he observed he gave directions that she should be
kept perfectly quiet, and that the child should not be
allowed to go to her, aad also that the prisoner should
not be left by herself. In consequence of these direc
tions it appeared that for two or three days the prisoner
was attended and watched by two women belonging to
the parish, but on the 233 of December, the day when
the dreadrul occurrence now under inquiry happened, it
seemed that they had left her, and there was no one in
the cottage but the infant, and a daughter of the pri-
soner, named Ellen, about thirteen years old, who had
the care of it. About one o'clock in the day the pri-
soner, who was in bed, called to the girl Ellen, sand told
her to bring her the child. The girl at first objected to
do so, but the prisoner, in an angry and peremptory
tone, insisted that she should, and the girl being
alarmed, carried the child to her mother, and laid it on
the bed by her side. A short time afterwards the pri-
soner called out again to her daughter, and told her to
bring her a:raz She asked herwhat she wanted with
a rant., upon which the prisoner said she wanted to cut
off some of the hard skin off her hands. The girl,
fearing some mischief, remonstrated with her
mother, and asked her not to have the razor
till another time, but she again became very
angry, and the girl, it appeared, being terrifleii,
tookiber one of her father's razors, but the moment she
had done so she ran out of the cottage, intending to
give au alarm, but she had hardly reached the door be-
fore she heard the infant give a shriek, and on her going
into her mother's bed-room, eccompanied by some of the
neighbours, immediately afterwards, it was discovered
that the child was dead, its head having been nearly cut
from the trunk, and only remaining attached to it by
some .portion of the integuments. The prisoner ap-
peared quite calm and collected, and she at once ad-
mitted that she had destroyed the child, and said that it
was what she had all along intended to do, and she
added that she should not care if any one served her the
same. Tho women who had watched with the deceased
during the past period of her illness, said that she fre-
quently seemed as though her mind was wrong, and often
said that she knew she was going to die ; and as she
was certain she should go to hell, it might be as well first
as last, and other incoherent expressions. All the wit.
nesses concurred in giving the prisoner the character of
a kind and affectionate mother up to the period of this
unfortunate transaction.
Mr. Bell, a surgeon, of Felstead, proved the circum-
stances connected with the delivery, and said that when
he left the prisoner after it took place she was doing
very well. He was called in to see her about a week
after, and be found her in a dangerous state, suffering
under a complete prostration of strength. Her eyes