The Sun.
London, England, 1846-08-13 00:00:00

Average Amount'
Wilts and Dorset Banking Company, Salisbury 67,10
West Riding Union Banking Company, Hud-
dersfield
Whitchurch and Ellesmere Banking Company,
Wilitehurch
Worcester City and County Banking Company,
Worcester. . . , 5,763
York Union Banking Company, York 68,909
York City and County Banking Company, York 88,90
Yorkshire Banking Company, Leeds
P. DEANS, Registrar e f Rank Returns.
Stamps and Taxes, August 8, 1846.

MARKET NE `VS--(YESTERDAY)

CORN EXCHANGE.
We have again to report the arrival of a very moderate
quantity- of \V heat of home produce for our markets, 01110
wise as well as by land carriage and sample; yet the gentr.l
quality was good, especially the new parcels (which soldlt
prices varying from 46s to 56s per quarter), which fonna
the bulk of the supply on offer tc-day. The weather bel
'
somewhat changeable, and the attendance of buyers good, ta
demand for all kindsofEnglish Wheat was very steady,i
fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, Monday's quotation*
and a fair clearance was effected. The show of Foreign
Wheat was, owing to many of the large importers havii
withdrawn their samples for the present, small. Fine
qualities were in good request at very full prices, but
other kinds were much neglected. The show of Barley
trifling. The best grinding parcels were held at quite ss
much money. In all other kinds comparatively little
t
doing. Although the supply of Malt was limited, the
trade was in a very sluggish state, at Monday's curreri—A
ef,
The best English feed Oats moved al steadily at late ra„,
but the foreign parcels on offer commanded very little 014 a.
tion. Beans, Peas, and Flour, as last advised.

ARRIVALS.
Barley.
- qrs.

English ...• Wheat.
• • . 1,070 qrs.
Irish .. ....
Foreign ......

Oats I Filo,
540 qrs. 870
9,940 I ---,
5,990 ..--•

5,430

I 2,520
Malt, 1,890 are.

. _ A
----
WIEXTECR PEX. mar
Prime Beef. Mutton, and Lamb commanded a steady
at full prices ; otherwise the demand was in a sluggish glita°
,
Beef, fain 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 4s ; Lamb, *
to 5s 8d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and Pork, as 6d to 4s 6d pe(
81bs by the carcase.

THE MURDER AT DAGENHAM"
EXAMINATION OF SUSPECTED PERSONS'
ILFORD, TUESDAY EVENING.—This afternoon Dee.. of
Flynn, John Hennessy, and Ellen Rankin, the fonder
whom were described as agricultural labourers, were broom
up from the Arbour-square station-house of the K
police, and were examined at some length before the mob' of
htraa,r,einsgforbetehne
concernedßeacontr in eedityhise murderion ofEssoefx,Geoonrgae charge ar
police-constable of the above division, on the 30th
last. Octavius Masheter, Esq., presided. The followlag.
evidence against the prisoners was gone into:—
Michael Welch, on being sworn, said, I arrived in England
nr,
from Ireland on the sth of February last, and have To
Cloafrkjejto
regular place of living. The last place I worked in was Mr. Giddins, of Cudham, in Kent. On Tuesday afternoon,
i,
last I was at work harvesting, when the prisoner, Dente
Flynn, came into the field and got some work to do,
the wheat. On the next day !Ellen Rankin and two Pet
sons named John and Felix Sweeny, came and sat b2efid,
fire made for the purpose of cooking food, in the fie
Whilst sitting there, Ellen Rankin said that they (r •
and herself) had no necessity for coming out there;
that her husband was earning good wages in Londe;
but having the misfortune of assaulting a policeman in iletho
don, they were forced to quit the place and go down into to
country for twelve months. John Sweeny asked hel/
assault occurred, and she answered it was all on account ete
an Irishman who came into a room where they had bed,
drinking and was going to sing; that the Englishman t-6.
jetted to it, and a row was caused. She then said thao,.
sergeant came on horseback, and he was struck with a ef
and she saw it ; that Dennis Flynn and John nenn o,
assaulted another policeman, and he was found dead fag
field in the morning. John Sweeny 'remarked that 't ot
,n
foolish of her not to keep that a secret. That is all I'-
about it.
not
The Magistrate asked the prisoners if they desired r"° ;IP
any question to the witness, to which Flynn exclaitneu:oot
is all an untruth what he has been stating. lam as itle
about this murder as a man in Smithfield." trent?
Hennessy—l wish to ask him if he ever saw me in
Welch—Yes, I saw you drunk in the beer-shop, havt7tee
row, and at the barn on the morning Ellen Rankin Ina"
statement about the murdered policeman.
Hennessy—Don't go too fast, my lad, or I shall 1101370
Why, I was t home at Straford at the time. the
Welch declaared positively that he saw Hennessy at
Smith's Arms, at Cutiharn, in Flynn's com.
Hennessy—He is stating that which ispan untrue, 9_°,,efir
worship ; I never was at Cudham my life, and never 0'
this lad in Kent.
The female prisoner also denied the statement of the wit'
ness both as to what he' swore she had stated in the too
and also to Hennessy being the man who came to the madu
on that day. She persisted in stating that it was.a_e.
called Jemmy Daisey, and not Hennessy, who came there.
Hen,
_rs,-;,
Flynn admitted that he was acquainted with
but denied that such a statement as Welch detailed had '•
been made. r to the
The Magistrate said it was a very important matte
charge
prisoners themselves, and also to the public, that the Irliebes
should be; fully investigated, and he reminded the witness
Welch of the obligation of an oath.
ken the truth.
Welch declared most solemnly that he bad
81P-ec,onrt, Tooley-
Felix Sweeny examined—l reside in Ball-court,
mt. Giddens,
street. I was at work on Wednesday laet.
at Cudham ; and in the afternoon I was
with Rankin and Flynn, who worked on
to be harvesting
when Ellen Rankin said she had no occasion
row with a police-
only for beating a policeman, or having a ,
etbintf
She then said som
man, but I cannot say which. the same fa rw
eitteing round afi_ret
but I aid not pay much attention to her, nor do I recollect
about a policeman being found in the field with his head..eo_i
saying anything to her in rep,y. Ido not recollect ask'
Flynn or Rankin, when they came first to work, where they
came from. When Ellen Rankin spoke of the policentgli
being in the field with his head off, John Sweeny, my cousillf
said it was very foolish to talk of such a think before people:
She had better keep it a secret. The boy Welch was preseo
at the conversation. Before the conversation took place,,.,,
had not heard of a policeman having been murdered. T""
prisoner Hennessy was not there, and I don't think I ev",,r
saw him before.
Police-constable Edwin Horsefall sworn—l am constab._l6,
53 of the R division, and stationed at Woolwich. From i_a„
formation I received about half-past eight o'clock
Saturday evening I went to a lodging-house in High- tree.;
Woolwich. I requested the person who keeps the lationtetilie
call Dennis Flynn, who lived below. She did so, and toe
prisoner Flynn came up, closely followed by the fee
'"An
prisoner. She endeavoured to pass me and get into
street. I stopped her and asked if Flynn was her hus°,oau 0
and she replied no. I asked her then what her !if eee
was, and she said Ellen Rankin. I then asked her
knew Flynn, and she denied that she did. I asked beta
she did not go by the name of Ellen Cotter, whichts„ner
first denied, but afterwards admitted that she did. der
tioned them separately, but the women refused to an
any questions. I ascertained from Flynn that he had eilor
working at Footscray, and other places; and also that a..otio
time ago he had been employed on the Eastern Ce,uatioe?
Railway, and lived at Stratford. On going to the, stet oa
Flynn inquired, " Who he bad robbed or injured?' aef
his arrival there the inspector told him the nature ected.
charge against him, at which he appeared much
Flynna froln
Yesterday afternoon I conveyed the prisoner to
he
Woolwich Police-court to Arbour-square station, yr, vistcP
said, alluding to the murdered policeman, " Was hA'Sacidech
and money gone?" He said that voluntarily, and
" WAs lie very much knocked about ?"
Flynn—No, I asked you was he much disfigured? ora
Horsefall—lt might have been. It was either a'
disfigured or knocked about. d a-
Police-constable Edward Palmer, 231 R, dep -
eyed
prehended the female prisoner. On her way to theieddel
she asked me what I was going to take her for, Shea80eal.
she was not going to get into trouble for Flynn. the
tell all about it. After they were placed in the cev,aolcias
station, I heard the prisoner Flynn say to the woman "*".; Oa
" Keep your mouth shut, and they can't hurt ~I.l9o,eere"
searching a bag I took from the prisoner Rankin, 1 ley are
the two white gloves (odd ones) new produced.
such loves as are worn by the police. e,
0 female prisoner said the gloves were given to "
female residing at St. Mary's Cray, Kent.
Mr. Superintendent Macquard remarked that the 1381
Hennessy was apprehended by a constable, who had,an fer
an assault warrant which had been out against hi.
considerable period. ea to
The constable, Horsefall, stated that Flynnt, ini
ollet/
him that the prisoner Hennessy was down in ,i c
with them.
evi;
The Magistrate here inquired if there was any IL"at' 8' dente? when Mr. Superintendent Macq uard state- latched
the present moment there was not, but be had ditsePd their
officers in search of certain information, and exPeetheretb,,l
arrival at Ilford shortly. If the magistrate Wowernand
adjourn the proceedings for a short time, or Ira be fort
prisoners to a future day, further evidence WOll
but they
coming.s their
The prisoners here desired to make a stater:, that aotbing
were checked by the Magistrate, who told toter
position was a very serious one they had
lest they criminate(' themselves. 'Under 100
day. .;med
circumstance
he felt it his duty to remand them to a future daye IDs
(pointing on hearing this, burst into tears ".! 113/
(pointing to the witness Welch), " That boy 13
life away."
.—your worship, I as,o
and said—your
hurt the hair of a 113
Flynn also shed tears.
bed
The
then remanded for a week, and tiled
poor hard-working chap that never
The prisoners w bee cirsCluYrulls
n forth"
go at large lie would not be again
allowed to
that
Welch was ordered be detained, suspicion bei g
coming.

ed in
;
Mr. Cobden, whose arrival in Paris we reent-°l3avita-
yesterday'3 impression, is stated to have received an i
don to visit his Majesty Louis Philippe.

.yliTllB. On the 3d inst., at Kilbr •
lady of Captain Alcock
the
On the 4th inst well, of a son.
P the wife of W. Parsons Esq., f a daughter.
shire, .
Berger,, at Pontardawe, near Swansea,
itstatain Castle, near Bandon,
Glamorgan-
On the 6th inst~ at '
of a daughter Bromley,
•On the 7th inst., in Gloucester-road, Hyde-ruk_gar-e
ri IA
Mrs. Joseph Bowstead, of a son. sonby,
On the 7th inst., at Cosgrove, the Lady Maria Pon
of a son. el Ellig'
Ireland,
On the Bth inst., at Dalston, the wife of Mr. Saran
of a daughter
Bth.
inst.,
B tett
On the inst., at Weedon, the lady of Captain
of a daughter.
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ARIED. F W'
On the 6th inst., at StM.
Jameßs's Church, Piccadilly,
S. Luck, hosier, Strand, to Eleanor, eldest daughter ca
Bryan, merchant, of Somerset-wharf,

DIED. 11th of
At his residence, in Blackfriars'-road, on the
August, George Turnbull, Esq., aged 59, most sincerely
a
gretted by all who had the pleasure of his friendship or
quaintance.
On the 30th of May last, at Bogota, C 1 nel John /Arvin-
t"Ohriatgheed3so2tit ult., at Nun-green, re cha°n:rYet de,
Esq., aged 84.
On the Bth inst., at Norwood, Surrey, Mrs. Nisbett.
On the
Bth inst., at Briton, Robert Browne, Esc- taw
On the 9th inst.,Richard Esq, of the NV•rrie'
Fryer, sq,
Wolverhampton.
On the 9th inst., at Remington-gore, Thomas Fraser
Barclay, Esq., aged 24.
John Wade,

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