The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-01 00:00:00

WA NDSTVOUTH.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTII.--
After the disposal of several uninteresting charges, Mary
Anne Austin, a young woman apparently belonging to the
gipsy tribe, was placed in the dock, where a chair had been
provided for her accommodation, as she was iu a very ex-
hausted condition, charged with concealing the birth of a
child in the parish of Croydon, or near thereto.
The first witness called was police-constable Wm. Burton,
who stated that he was on duty at Streatham. on the 10th of
June, about half-past five o'clock in the afternoon, when his
attention was called to the prisoner, who was lying in a ditch
by the road side for some time. He questioned her, but
could get no answer, but at last she slid she was going to
the other side of London, and that she had walked from Croy-
don that day, which is distant about four miles from where
he found her. As witness could get no other information
from the prisoner he got a woman to talk to her, and this
woman afterwards told him that she believed she was in the
family-way, and about to be delivered. Dr. S: ewart was then
sent for, and by his orders she was removed into a neigh-
bour's house, where he examined . her, and stated that he
could not ascertain that she was enciente. As the prisoner con-
tinued in great pain, and was evidently growing worse, wit-
ness procured a cart and horse, and drove her over to the
Wandsworth Union.

Mrs. King, the matron, proved that she received the
prisoner about eight o'clock the same evening, and, sup-
posing that she was in labour, hag her immediately removed
to the lying-in-ward, and sent for the surgeon to the union.
During the interval that elapsed the matron examined the
prisoner and told her that she was not with child, and that
if she did not tell her the truth she could not assist her,
and the prisoner then said, she had given birth to a child a
few days since in the Salt Marshes, on this side Sandwich.
The next day she told another tale, and said, that she had
delivered herself in a field, seven miles the other side of
Croydon, that she had laid all night by the infant, which
was born dead, and had left it the next morning covered
with leaves.

Mr. Clement Edkins, assistant to Dr. Connor, said, it was
his opinion that the prisoner had been delivered of a child
about four days prior to her being brought to the union.
It would seem also that the prisoner's delivery was premature.
A lodging-housekeeper at Croydon stated that on Sunday
night, the 7th inst., the prisoner slept at her house in a room
in which there were three raen,a woman, and three children ;
that the next morning she laid in bed until al) be others
were up, and went straight to the water-closet that she
afterwards washed some articles of clothing. She remained
till Wednesday morning and left.
Sergeant Dayley, 33 V, proved that after hearing
i a va-
riety of statements from the prisoner, and making inquiry
and searching for the body in various directions, he at last
obtained information which induced him to believe that the
prisoner was delivered at the lodging-house at Croydon, and
he subsequently told her that all her previous statements
were falsehoods, and that he had traced her to a lodginf;-
house at Croydon, where he bad every reason to believe Bbe
was confined. The prisoner then said she did deliver herself
there on the Monday morning, about ten o'clock, having
been all night tormented with the pangs of labour, but which
she concealed from the other inmates; that she afterwards
wrapped the infant, which was dead, in a sheet, carried it
down stairs, and threw it down the privy.
The nurse at the union proved that the prisoner had also
made the statement to her.
Inspector Bison, stationed at Croydon, said the privy had
been twice emptied, but nothing had been found.
Mr. PAYNTER said that it was possible the prisoner might
have been delivered, as she had at first stated, on the other
side of Croydon, and afterwards walked to the lodging-
house. This would net be a solitary instance of extraordi-
nary exertion shown by women under similar circumstances.
It was evident that no other evidence could be procured ;
therefore he should commit the prisoner to the assizes for the
concealment of the birth.
The prisoner was then removed.

REVIEW OF THE BRITISH CORN
TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK.
The corn Importa'ion Bill passed the House of Lords
on Thursday, received the Royal assent on Friday by
commission, and is now the law of the land. That this
measure would be carried by the Peel Cabinet before its
breaking up has for some time been regarded as certain,
and the effects have, therefore, in a great measure been
anticipated ; still we are inclined to think that the
liberation of so large a quantity of wheat as
that now in bond in the kingdom must, at
least for a time, have some effect on prices
of free. Whether the reduction will be very great will
in some measure depend on the degree of firmess holders
—merchants as well as farmers—may display. That
the millers are totally out of stocks is a perfectly well-
known fact ; their necessities have lately been so
pressing that even the certainty of the new Corn Bill
coming into immediate operation, combined with very
favourable weather, has been inadequate to check an
upward tendency in prices; if, therefore, no particular
eagerness should be shown to press sales, it is very pro-
bable that comparatively little effect may be produced
on the value of wheat by the new order of things. How
quotations may ultimately range must of course depend on
the result of the harvest at home end abroad. Up to the
present time the promise for the wheat crop is decidedly
good, as far as the British islands are concerned; the
greatest danger at present to be apprehended is, that
after so long a spell of hot, dry weather, an equally long
interval of wet may follow, which would, unquestion-
ably, be attended with considerable risk. To offer
an opinion as to what wheat may be worth in the
autumn can at best be regarded as mere guess-work, but
there is something like data for judging of the probable
variations in prices between this and harvest. Firstly,
we know that the millers and dealers are absoluely with-
out stocks; secondly, we have reason to believe, from the
sparing manner in which the markets in the agricul-
tural districts have for weeks past been supplied, that
the quantity remaining in the farmers' hands cannot
be large. If right in the latter conclusion, and the de-
liveries from the growers do not greatly increase, the
whole of the foreign in the kingdom, with what may
still be left of last year's growth, would not, we think,
be more than sufficient to satisfy the consumption
until the new crop (however early the harvest may
be) can be ready. This is, we think, a reasonable view to
take of the matter, and we therefore repeat that the
holders of wheat have the regulation of prices almost
wholly in their own hands. Should anything like undue
anxiety be shown by merchants to force off the foreign
wheat, farmers would probably catch the infection, and
something like a panic might ensue, by which prices
would for a time be unreasonably depressed: whilst, on
the other hand, a determination not to submit to lower
rates would leave buyers no alternative; for, as already
observed, the mills and flour stores are empty in all parts
of the kingdom. Hitherto the trade has maintained a
tolerably firm tone, though towards the close of the
week, when it had become known the new duties
were likely to be in force, almost immediately a
slight disposition was manifested to get rid of free
wheat, previous to the expected competition on the libe-
ration of the foreign. The change in the weather has
unquestionably been very beneficial for the spring-sown
crops, and the apprehensions which were beginning to
be felt in consequence of the drought have, in a great
measure, subsided ; whether, however, the late-sown
barley and oats will wholly recover from the injurious
effects of so early and severe a drought as that experi-
enced (scarcely any rain having fallen from the 21st of
May to the 21st of June) is doubtful, and it is certain
that beans and peas have been irretrievably damaged by
the extreme heat during the period named. There has,
nevertheless, been a want of activity in the demand for
all these articles, and the upward tendency of prices has
been completely checked.
REVIEW OF THE FOREIGN CORN TRADE.
The latet advices from the United States, received
by the Great Britain, state that the stock of wheat and
flour had further accumulated at the leading ports, the
arrivals from the interior having been more than suffi-
cient for the local consumption, and the shipping
demand having in a great measure subsided. Under
these circumstances, prices had continued to tend
downwards, though the reports of the appearance of
the growing crops were not very favourable, the fly
having in many districts attacked the plant. The
most recent accounts from New York are of the Bth inst. ;
the best brands of Genoese Flour were then obtainable
at 41 dols., and Michigan at 4 dols. per barrel ; but the,
concession made by the sellers had failed to lead to ex-
tensive operations. At Philadelphia, on the 6th June,
flour was quite neglected, and the quotation was then
3 dols. 871 c. to 4 dols. per barrel. Wheat was also
lower, good Pennsylvania red having been sold at 88c.,
and white at 95c., per bushel. At Montreal (from
whence we have letters of the sth inst.) a depressing
effect was produced on the Flour Market by the news
from hence taken out by the Hibernia steamer.
In the Baltic markets very little change seems to have
occurred in the value of wheat, for though few foreign
orders had been received, and little inclination had been
shown by local buyers to speculate, the confidence of
holders has been maintained in consequence of the anti-
cipated change in the English corn-laws. It is, however,
quite evident that, in case we should continue to have
favourable weather for the crops, prices abroad will,
sooner or later, come down so as to meet our markets..
The article has for some time been dearer at the ports of
shipment than at Mark-lane7a state of things which
readily explains the inactivity of the trade for some
weeks past at the principal Baltic ports.
At Daatzic quotations were almost nominal on the
20th instant. During the week ending that day only
about 200 lasts had changed hands. For ordinary
mixed qualities, 425., and for good high-mixed, weigh-
ing 61 to 62 lbs. per bushel, 455. per qr. free on board
had been realised.
The accounts from Rostock, Stettin, and neighbour-
ing ports are of precisely the came character as before.
Redly fine Wheat having become Deuce M
these plunk

and the deliveries from the growers having nearly
ceased, holders of the little on hand had been encouraged
to demand previous prices (435. to 455. per qr.), and the
rates asked having been much too high to allow of the
execution of the few orders received, hardly a transaction
for export had taken place.
At Hamburgh, on Tuesday, there was less doing in
wheat than the previous post d y, but the demand for
spring corn was then still active, more particnlarly for
oats, of which purchases had been made on British
account at 195. to 20s. per qr. fi ee on board.
The Dutch and Belgian markets have lately been
over done with wheat. A letter from Antwerp states
that nearly 100 cargoes had come to hand there, which
had caused a depression in prices. At Rotterdam, on
the 23d instant, business was exceedingly dull, and the
weather having become showery, the fears relative to
the rye crop had subsided.
From the Mediterranean the reports have for some
time been, and still continue, without the slightest in-
terest as far as Wheat is concerned, the business done
at Marseilles, Leghorn, &c., having been confined to
purchases made for local consumption. At the former
place, Polish Odessa had up to the date of our last ad-
vices been held at 345. to 355. pt r qr. ; and at Leghorn
Murianople Wheat was still quoted 365. to 38s. per qr.
free on board.

Since writing the above we have another arrival from
America ; further large supplies of Flour had, we are
inrormed, come to hand at New York, and the tendency
of prices had continued downwards.
The accounts received this morning from the Baltic
respecting the Wheat trade there are also dull.—lllark
Lane Express.

MARKET NIV S.-(YESTERDAY.

'IBLS 11.L141.1V7,T Z..

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, Si t 4/ ; Clover ditto,
4/ 5s to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw. 11 lOs to 1/ 12s; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 12a to 1/ 14s per load. Both Hay and Straw
moved off slowly, at our quotations.
CUMBERLAND.—
Meadow nay, 3/ to 41 4s ; Clover
ditto 4/ to lit 13s; Oat Stra-r, 1/ 10s to 1/ 12s; Wheat
Straw, 1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. Trade heavy, at late rates.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meact Bay, 3/ to 4/ ; Clover ditto,
4l 5s to 5/ 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12s ; Wheat Straw,
1/ 12s to 1/ 14s per load. A full average supply, and a heavy
demand.

New Meadow Hay was selling at from 2/. ss. to 31. 63
per load.

COM ONXAL.
SUGAR.—Owing to the change in the Government, and it
being expected that some liberal measure with regard to the
admission of foreign slave-labour Sugar for home consump-
tion may be introduced this cession, a total cessation has been
caused in the demand for British Plantation descriptions,
and consequently only about 100 hhds have been sold at
rather lower prices, establishing a decline on last week of 6,1
to is per cwt. upon grocery sorts. The public sales have
offered 4,690 bags Bengal, which went off heavily, and on ly
partly sold at a decline of fully 6d per cwt. Privately
120 chests brown Bahia, of mid. quality, have been sold
at 20s, being comparatively the value. The quantity of
British Plantation landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 78 hhds 1 tierce 212 barrels, and
there were taken for home consumption 1,328 hhds 202
tierces 323 barrels. The stock in the same places is 6,394
hhds 813 tierces 1,877 barrels.
COFFEE.-460 bags Ceylon, and 242 bales Mocha, were
offered by auction. All the former found buyers at 41s to 42s
for good ord quality, being rather dearer. The latter was
chiefly taken in at 54s to 70s for mid to good clean garbled.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 113 puns 296 hhds; there were taken
for home consumption 111 puns 3 hhds, and exported
71 puns 16 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,096
puns 2,163 hhds.

RICE.-2,364 bags and 1 000 pockets Bengal, and 300 bags
Bahia, at auction, nearly all found buyers, but went off very
irregularly at lls 6d to 13s for mid broken to good white,
being the previous value.
SALTPETRE.-2,824 bags Bengal and 1,642 bags Madras
mostly sold at 21s 6,1 to 26s 6d for 11i to 5 per cent. refrac•
tion Bengal, and 25s to 25s 6d for 13% to 11% per cent. refrac-
tion Madras ; being rather cheaper for the inferior quali-
ties.

SIXES.-549 bags Pepper went at 2id to 2id for good
bl,ack Sumatra, which are former rates.
TALLOW.—P. Y. C. is 42s per cwt. on the spot, and Town
the same.

TlA.—The market k very quiet.

(From the Landon New Price Current of June 30.)
SuGAR.—To-day the dullness in the Colonial Sugar market
further increased, prices again gave way, and which is to be
attributed to the uncertainty that exists as to what
alteration the new Ministry will make in the duties
on sugar the produce of free or slave labour. Although
the rates taken for West India Muscovado were 6d' per
cwt under those of Friday, still all kinds were pur-
chased with extreme caution by refiners and grocers, the pri-
vate sales not exceeding 160 hhds and trcs. At auction 97
hhds 22 trcs of Barbadoes were all withdrawn for the want of
buyers.

hEFINED.—To-day the home trade purchased Refined
Sugar with extreme caution, and the nesrest quotations are
68s to 69s for brown lumps, and 6'is 6d to 70s for standard
lumps; the refiners are desirous to sell for forward delivery.
Bonded Crushed Sugar has further risen in value, 34s 6d to
35s per cwt being insisted upon for first quality.
MAURITIUC—This afternoon there was no public sale of
Mauritius Sugar, and privately very little business was done,
although there were sellers upon rather lower terms.

EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the quantify of Madras Sugar
brouAit to public sale was large, and amounted to 11,43.5
bags; the whole sold at and after the sales, but at a decline
on former rates of is per cwt.
TEA.—There has been a brisker demand for Congou of all
descriptions, but merchants have been compelled to accept
previous low rates.

To-day 700 pkgs of Assam Tea were offered at public sale,
and all sold at fair market rates, that is to say from is Id to
3s ld per lb.

Saco.—This afternoon at public sale 36 boxes were sold
at 35s for fine small white, which is higher.
FOREIGN.—To day the market was much better supplied
with Foreign Sugar of all descriptions, the quantity offered
at public sale amounting to 1,431 chests yellow' and 115
ditto white Havannah, 399 hhds Muscavado, 269 cases 334
barrels Rio, and 332 bags Pernambuco; of the yellow
Havannah a part only found buyers, in consequence of an ad-
vance on former rates of 6d to Is per ewt being required.
CoosoA.—ln West India there has been little passing pri-
vately, and none has been submitted to public competition ;
previous rates are not obtainable, and the stock is still a great
one. Foreign is held with firmness, but the demand has
been limited.

COFFEE. —This afternoon at public sale 38 bales of Mocha
Coffee sold at. 51s 6d to 52s 6d for middling green, which is
the full value. Ceylon was in fair demand privately, and
prices are firm. None was offered at auction. Foreign is still
little wanted.

SPICES.—To-day at public sale 106 cases and 226 bags of
Bengal Ginger were sold : good home consumption at 28s to
30e middling 25s to 27s 6d, and low at 24s to 26s per cwt.
SPIRITL—For Calcutta Rum the demand has increased,
but no further advance in price has taken place; the sales
amount to 260 hhds at Is lld to is I lld proof with certifi-
cate, but chiefly at the former rate. To-day Leeward Island
Rum was in demand, and the parcels sold were at 2s 3J per
gallon proof strength.
RlCE.—To•day the demand was active for Bengal Rice,
and 3,934 bags 740 pockets at public sale all sold at very full
rates. 1,866 bags Madras went at full rates.

TALLOw.—Russian is little wanted, and prices are still on
the decline, 473 6d to 42s per cwt having been accepted for
small parcels of fine Petersburgh Y-11ow Candle, duty paid,
but soap-makers and chandlers only take sufficient for their
immediate wants. Although there are sellers for forward
delivery upon lower terms, still the business transacted was
extremely limited, and 40s 6d to 41s are the rates accepted in
bond for the last three months of the year. Town Tallow
has been in excellent request in consequence of the moderate
rate of 39s having been accepted nett cash, but there is still
a large supply. Australian has been sparingly dealt in at
38s to 41s for good and fine, and at 34s to 37s for low to
middling quality. American is dull of sale at 32s to 41s per
cwt for low to fine sorts. None has again been offered at
public sale, and at present none is announced. The stock of
Foreign and Colonial is still less than it was last year, but
prices are higher, and the deliveries are going on slowly.
OlLS.—lmporters of Seal Oil have been desirous to realise
in consequence of there having been several arrivals since
this day week; still, although they submit to a reduction
of lOs to 20s per tun, yet the home trade and exporters have
purchased with caution. Southern being still plentiful, prices
continue to go down, but a good demand has existed for all
qualities for home consumption as well as for exportation.
Cod has been sparingly dealt in, and prices are drooping, 281.
having been taken. The stock has been increased since our
last report. Sperm has met with little attention privately,
and prices are on the decline, the market having again been
well supplied. American Lard Oil has been purchased
with caution, Rapeseed Oil is little wanted, the supply is
large, and prices are still declining. In Olive there has been
little passing, and there are further arrivals. Palm has been
in excellent request, and prices are firm. The market
is still sparingly supplied, although there are further ar-
rivals. Cocoa Nut is wanted, but there is not much to be
had. Linseed Oil has not improved in value, but the home
trade operated largely on the spot. The market is better
supplied with Oil, but the consumption does not fad off.
Prices are much under those of this period in 1845, and the
crushers are obtaining but small profits. On Friday 75 tuns
of Southern wfll be offered at auction. There were no sellers
of Seal Oil this afternoon in consequence of the calamitous
fire at Newfoundland, which destroyed property to an im.•
memo amount.

MURDER IN THE COUNTY 4,NTR
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street,great excite-
ment, ea-
ord in his hand, swearing in a frightful manner that he
sword his hand, swearing in a frightful manner that be
would take the life of some person before night. A short
msaLsttril, from gidsrunkjet7eLd.
time afterwards a young lad happened to cross his path,
upon whom he dealt most unmerciful blows with his naked
sword. The infuriated man, after wounding the helpless boy
in many places, afterwards thrust his weapon into the belly
of his victim, who writhed in agony for nearly half an hour,
when he expired. The name of the murderer is Shaw
lll‘Geean. a public to in Saintfield.
THE LORD DrIATOR'S VIEW OF THE UPPER DIS•
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passed a resolution on Saturday last, requesting the Lord
Mayor to take the usual view of the City's jurisdiction above
bridge, his Lordship has issued summonses to his brethren of
the Court to join him on the sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth of August,
to commence at Oxford and come down the river in the State
barge.
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THAMES GRAND REGATTA.
FIRST DAY.
The first day of the Thames Regatta, like the first day of
every other meeting which is to be sw,ce,Aied by two othelif
is but the prelude to something greater.
There were, however, no less than ten races upon the list
on Menday, and of these were six which, from the nature of
the selection, could not fail of being attractive. The pair;
oar race, by gentlemen amateurs, was the first of these, an
as member, of the Universities and London clubs were en'
gaged in the contests, the interest created was proportion"
ately great. To this was added, as a great feature, the con'
test with ten picked scullers, for 501., and the other rite°
which are below detailed.

The racing commenced at half-past three, and was coo:
tinned during thd afternoon and evening with the utino"
regularity and precision.

AMATEUR PAIR-OAR MATCH FOR TWO PRESINTATION
SILVER CUPS.
First Heat.

Mr. Conant, St. John's College, Oxford }
(Purple) 0
Mr. Stapylton, Merton College, Oxford
Mr. J. Allen, Ariel Club
/ (Green)
Mr. P. E. Dodd, Ariel Club s
Immediately after the start the boats fouled, when Melfs.
Allen and Dodd left otf rowing, their adversaries continuing
the race up to Hammersmith. On an appeal to the unsutret
it was subsequently determined, under the peculiar circort"
stances of the case, to permit both boats instead of one t°
row in the grand heat.