The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-31 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS -(THIS DAY.)

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SALTPETRE.-2,055 bags Bengal at auction sold
readily, but the rates obtained were very irregular, rang-
ing from 24s 6d to 27s for 7} to 4f per cent refraction,
being an advance of 6d to is per cwt on the better des.
eriptions whilst the higher refractions, which were of
dingy colour, barely maintained the previous value.
TALLow.—P.Y.C. is 44s 9d to 45s' per owt on the
spot, and town 47s 6d.

TEA.—The market is quiet, with good deliveries.
CINNAMON.—The 'sales have gone off heavily on the
till de.

EAT MARKETS.
SNIIKLITELD.—OId Meadow Hay, 313 s to 31135; New
ditto, 2/ 8s to 31 8s; Old Clover, 4/ to 41 15s; New
, ditto, 31 10s to 41 8s ; and Straw, 11 4s to 11 83
per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 58 to Si 153 ;
New ditto,, 2/ 8s to 3l 98 ; Old Clover, 4/ to 4l 13s;
New ditto' 3/ 103 to 41 7s • aid Straw, 11 Sc to 1/ lOs
per load. Trade dull, at the above quotations.
WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow Hay, 31 5s to 31 15s ;
New ditto, 2/ 8s to 31 8g; Old Clover, 4/ to 4/ 15s ;
New ditto, 31 105 to 41 8s ; and Straw, 1/ 4s to 118 s
per load. Supply good, and trade dull.

COAL MARKS'

%.-6YESTERIIAT.

Helyvell Main l7s 6d
• • North Percy Hartley.. 16a Od
Ord's Redheugh
Walbottle Hartley
Wall's End, &c
Northumberland
Lambton Primrose
Caradoc -
gartlepool ........

iSouth Hartlepool
Denison
Seymour Tees
South Durham lBs 6d
West Hettox lBs 6d
Nixon's Merthyr .
Elgin
Skips at market, 20.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN.)
CHILD MURDER.—Sarah Freeman, 26, was indicted
fw the wilful murder of her own male child.
r. Bopturi conducted the case for the prosecution,
and in the course of opening it to the jury, stated that
the grand jury ignored the bill against the prisoner, and
that she was now upon her trial on the coroner's inqui-
sition.
Mr. Clarkson defended the prisoner.
Police-constable Cummings said, in consequence of a
letter he had received, he went on the 14th of October
to Ally-place, Belgrave-square. He saw the prisoner
ping from the house with a basket in her band. He
stopped her, took her into the housekeeper's room, and
desired her to put the basket on the table. Witness then
said he had received information that the prisoner had
lately been delivered of a child. Witness asked where
it was, to which she replied, in the basket. Witness
asked when it was born, to which she replied, on Satur-
day last. Witness then asked how long it had lived, to
which she replied, only a few minutes. Witness then
asked where she was going to take it, to which she re-
plied, to a woman at Chelsea, who had promised to bury
at foe her. As she was going to the station-house she
asked what would be done to her, and whether she would
be banged. Witness then said it was impossible he
could know. The :prisoner then said, she would not
have done it if the woman had not promised her to
put it away. Witness examined the basket at the
station, in the presence of Dr. Pearce, and found it
contained the dead body of a male child. The whole
body was forced into a stocking, head foremost. It was
wrapped round with some stuff similar to a gown of the
prisoner's. On searching the prisoner's bed-room no
child clothes were found.
Rarriet Nuttall was housekeeper to Mr. Baring, MT.,
of Ely-place, Belgrave-square. The family were:out of
town at the time of the occurrence. Witness had fre•
quently asked the prisoner if she was not in the
family-way and she always denied it. Had spoken to
the prisoner about it about a month before the policeman
Dame. Observed a change in the prisoner on the Sunday
before the policeman came. She was much less in size,
and appeared ill. The prisoner stated, on being asked,
that she had a sick head-ache.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKION.—The prisoner
was a kind-hearted woman.
Mr. Pearse, a surgeon was called in to examine the
body of a child. On examining it he was satisfied the
child had respired. It sometimes happened that a child
respired when only partially delivered. The eyes of the
child appeared greatly dilated, and the brain was gorged
with blood. Could not say positively that these appear-
ances bad been caused after the delivery of the child.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. CLARKSON addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, contending that there was no evidence to prove
that the child was born alive, and that therefore the
jury could not do more than find the prisoner guilty of
concealing the birth.
Several persons of great respectability with whom the
prisoner had lived gave her a most excellent character
for humanity and propriety of conduct.
Mr. Justice WZGHTMAN summed up, and
The jury Acquitted the prisoner of the charge of
Murder but found her Guilty of, concealing the birth of
the child.
Mr. Justice WIGHTMAN sentenced her to twelve
Months' imprisonment.
The prisoner, who was very much affected during the
trial, was then removed from the bar.
Mr. Justice Wightman then retired from the Court,
and the Recorder proceeded to dispose of the other cases
for trial on the day's list.
MANSLAUGHTER.—AdoIphus Solieter, a good-looking
boy, about fifteen years of age, surrendered to his bail
this morning, to take his trial upon a charge of man-
' slaughter, in causing the death of a boy named Robert
Woodruffe, on the 9th of September.
Mr. PLATT stated the case to the jury on behalf of
the prosecution, and from his statement it appeared that
the prisoner and the deceased had had a quarrel, which
terminated in a fight, and that the blows that the de-
. ceased had received had caused his death in a month
afterwards.
Several witnesses, among whom was the deceased's
aunt, proved that the deceased, on coming home, bad
stated that he had been struck by the prisoner, which
caused a large swelling on his head, and that he was
attacked.with violent bleeding at the nose, from which
came gushes of blood, from the loss of which the de-
ceased sunk.
The dying declarations of the deceased were then put
in and read. They were taken by Mr. Norton, the ma-
gistrate, in the presence of the prisoner, and from them
it appeared that the deceased stated most positively that
the prisoner was the boy that struck him on the ear, but
he denied that he had been fighting with the prisoner, or
that he had ever fought with any boy.
Samuel John Thomas, a surgeon, in the London-road,
attended the deceased, and stated that he was inclined to
. believe his death had been caused by the blow he had
received, and' the loss of blood and disease and fever
consequent upon it. He could not assert positively that
death had been occasioned by external violence.
Mr. BALLANTINE was about to address' the jury for
the prisoner, when

The RECORDER intimated that ho did not think the
, case was clear against the boy, nor was there any evi-
dence to show he was the boy who struck the deceased,
except the declarations of the deceased himself, and it
had been shown that his mind wandered shortly before
his death.
The jury, ander the Learned Judge's direction, Ac-
T...quitted the prisoner, who was immediately handed over
to his friends.
•

IVIARLBRO' STREET—(THIS DAY.)
William Woodward, who described himself as a miller,
to residing at St. Alban's, was brought before Mr. Bingham
charged with defrauding Mr. Chaplin, the landlord of
the Tiger public-house, No. 24, Wells-street, Oxford.
street, of four sovereigns by means of a spurious cheque.
The prosecutor stated that on Saturday, the 21st
instant, about nine o'clock at night, the prisoner came
into his house and said, " My name is Woodward, of
St. Alban's. I have been waiting at my friend Mr.
Harrigon's at No. 16, and he is not at home. I have
been buying a horse, and have given more money for the
animal than I expected. I have no other cash about me
but the cheque for 41., and as Mrs. Harrison
could net cash it, she sent me to ask if you would oblige
her by cashing it for me. I am not going home until
Sunday, and shall run short of cash." Witness then
received from the prisoner the cheque produced, drawn
On the London and Westminster Bank, for 41., and
signed Wm. Woodward. Witness believing the pri-
soner's representations to be true, gave the prisoner
four sovereigns. On the Monday following witness
went to the bank and presented the cheque for pay-
ment. The clerk looked at it, and asked witness where
he got it from? Witness replied that he had cashed it
for the gentleman whose name was signed to the
cheque on the Saturday night previous. Tho clerk then
said it was a forgery, and that they knew nothing at all
of such a person as the prisoner, and that during the
last two months more than a dozen such cheques had
been presented. Witness then gave information to the
police, but nothing more was seen of the prisoner until
• last night, when is-assess, having occasion to call in a
public-house in Villiers-street, Strand, saw the prisoner
at the bar. He sent for a constable and gave him in
charge.
The prisoner, in defence, said he signed the cheque
for his father, who had an account at the Bank.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded him until Thursday.

DEATH OF MAJOR-GENERAL GARNER. - This
°Meer, for many years connected with the lion. East
India Company's service, died on the 27th instant, at his
De 4t, Niath-b4nk Regent's-park. •

COLONIAL.
SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation continues
firm, and 720 hhds have been disposed of at prices es-
tablishing an advance of 6d per cent. since this day week,
The public sales have comprised 230 bags Mauritius,
and 4,500 bags Madras, which all realised at
very full prices t 3 6d advance. Mauritius at
345 6d to 36s for mid to fine brown, and at
tide 6d to 39s 6d for grey and yellow. Madras at 33s
to 373 6d for low to good yellow. Privately 3,000 bags
low brown Maailla was disposed of at the previous value
of 275, duty paid. The quantity of British Plantation
landed last week at the East and West India Docks, was
666 hhds 18 tierces 1 barrel. There were taken for
home consumption 1,272 hhds 186 tierces 377. barrels.
The stock in the same places is 25,570 hhds 3,706
tierces 5,998 barrels.

COFFEE.-2,340 bags 83 Plantation Ceylon 200 bags
Native ditto and 470 bags Rio were offered by auction.
The Ceylon sold with animation at extreme rates;
Plantation chiefly from 28s 6d to 50s 6d for ord to mid,
with native at 27s to 27s 6d for good ord, whilst Brazil
brought its relative value of 24s to 24s 6d for ord mixed.
Privately about 1,000 bags Costa Rica sold at 31s 6d for
fine ord mixed, being an advance of Is 6d to 2s per cwt.
on the rates previously obtainable.
Rum.—The quantity landed last week at the East and
West India Docks was 338 puns, 37 hhds. There were
taken for home consumption 401 puns, 71 hhds; and ex-
ported 106 puns, 27 hhcis4 The stock in the same places
is 19,750 puns, 2,749 hhds.