The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-04 00:00:00

SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4,185 L

on Sundays at 11 and 3; a trifling gratuity in silver
for the bent!fit of the charity.
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH, WALBRooK.—(Free)—Mon.
days, Wednasda3s, and Frid-ly.q, from 11 till 3.
CROSBY HALL, BLSHOPSGATE-STREET.—(Froe)—Every
day.
THE CHAPEL ROYAL, WHITEHALL.—Sundays, at 10
and 2.
ST. SAVIOUR'S, BOROUGH.—(Free)—Sundays, at 10
and 2.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. WITEum, phairman, and a Bench of

Magistrates, at the Guildhall, Westminster.)
John Keate, aged 28, and Patrick Reardon, aged
30, were indicted for having stolen 154 pounds
weight of lead, the property of John Kelp, their
master.

Mr. Parry defended the prisoners.
It appeared from the evidence of the policeman,
that about half-past twelve o'clock on the day of the
23d ult., as he was on duty near Grosvenor-square,
he saw the two prisoners, each carrying a large piece
of old lead. He watched and followed them until
they had entered the shop of a marine-store dealer,
at No. 36, Thomas-street. He went into the shoo,
and found that one of the portions of lead was already
undergoing the process of weighing. He inquired
of the prisoners whence they had brought it, and for
whom they worked. Eventually they stated, when
at the station-house, that they had brought the lead
from No. 18, Grosvernor-street, which house was
undergoing repair ; that a cart had been loaded that
morning with old lead, but that, as there had not
been sufficient room, they had put these particular
pieces aside, and that during the dinner hour they
had taken them away.
Mr. PARRY, in his address to the jury, said that
this admission of their guilt by the prisoners had come
upon him by surprise, for not one word of the fact
had been set forth in the depositions which had been
taken before the magistrate at the police-court. The
Learned Judge, however, had held, that as the con-
fession had been made at the station as well as at the
police-court, the statement of the fact was now ad-
missible as evidence. The Learned Judge had at the
same time been kind enough to reserve the point upon
the objection he had taken upon the subject. If the
evidence were admissible, that evidence having gone
to the extent of a clear admission of their guilt, it
was manifest that it would be vain for him to weary
the jury by any lengthened observations. He would
therefore leave the matter in their hands, after having
called some witnesses who would testify to the excel-
lent character both of the men had hitherto borne.

Several respectable witnesses then spoke in high
terms of the prisoners in reference to the character
they had borne.
Mr. IVlTuem summed up the evidence.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but recom-
mended them to mercy, on the ground of their former
good character.
Mr. WiTuem said that that recommendation of the
jury would lessen the punishment of the prisoners by
two months. The sentence upon them each was,
therefore, four months' imprisonment, with hard
labour.

Henry Williams, aged 17, William Jones, aged 19,
and George Brown, aged 19, three short and young-
looking boys, were indicted for having unlawfully
placed their hands in the pockets of divers women,
whose names were unknown, with intent of stealing
therefrom the goods and chattels therein contained.
The policeman who was in attendance at the Poly-
technic Institution, in ;Regent-street, stated that on
the evening of the 24th ult. his attention was attracted
by the bustling conduct of the prisoners, all of whom
he knew to be young pickpockets. They tried to
maintain a crowd around them in this way :—Upon
their arrival at that part of the exhibition were the
electric machine is situated, one of the boys placed
his hands upon the brass balls several times, and by
his behaviour soon gathered a crowd around the spot.
The other two boys then mixed in the crowd, and
he distinctly saw them put their hands into the pockets
of several ladies, but from the rapidity of their move-
ments he was unable to see whether they had suc-
ceeded in their attempts. After this the boys moved
off to the diving bell, which was about to be put in
motion, and here again he saw them repeat their at-
tempts. Indeed, during the half hour which he was
watching them that part of the evening he saw them
try at least half a dozen pockets. The boys were
entering one of the theatres or lecture-rooms attached
to the institution, whither he was about to follow
them, when he was called away by the manager to
see a lady whose pocket bad been picked of a sove-
reign and a half, crown. But for that circumstance
he should have kept his eye upon the boys either un-
til he had caught them in the act of actually picking
a pocket, or taken them into custody at the termina-
tion of the amusements. Upon apprehending them
he asked each boy what money he had. Jones said
ss. 5d., Brown ls. Bd., and Williams 3d. He, how-
ever, searched them, and found in Jones's coat-tail
pocked upwards of 11.

Notes i55ue5........ 28,356,310

£28,356,310

Proprietors'eapital.. 14,553,000
Rest .• • • ••• • • 3,600,617
Public deposits (in-
cluding Exchequer,
Commissioners of
National Debt, Sav-
ings-banks, and Di-
vidend accouno) • • 9,886,439
Other deposits .. •• • . 8,229,829
Seven day and other
.... 1,217,903

£37,447,798

Dated the 2d day of October, 161

The prisoners, in their defence, expressed great in-
dignation at the policeman not having taken them
into custody, if he was so certain that they were
thieves, the first time ho had, as he stated, seen them
try the ladies' pockets. Why had he not done that,
they should like to know; why didn't he take them
then ? But the truth was, the man knew nothing
about them; he was wrong, and they were innocent.
Then, as to their having pushed about, why they had
paid their money, and, like all other people, they had
a right to have their full money's worth, and, having
paid their money, why, they were determined to
get a peep, and as good a peep as they could,
at all the amusements in the place ; and " where
was the harm of that ere ?" said Williams. "He
had as much right to see everything as any one else."
Mr. WITHAM then left the case to
The jury, who at once returned a verdict of Guilty
against all the prisoners.
Mr. WiTuAu said that, by the account he had be-
fore him, the prisoners, although so little and so
young, were old and well-known thieves. As to
Williams, the youngest of them, he found that he had
been summarily convicted and imprisoned no fewer
than six times, and he had also been once convicted
by the verdict of a jury.
A policeman here stepped forward, and said, that he
had long known the boys as expert pickpockets, but
that they appeared upon the present occasion under
different names. Their real names were Probert,
Hunter, and Sleete. Probert had been convicted at
the Old Bailey, and Hunter had been summarily con-
victed, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
As to Steele (Williams), the Court had already read
that boy's history.
Mr. WrruAm said the Court would sentence the
prisoners each to imprisonment and hard labour for
twelve months.

Jones—What, all of us the same ?
Mr. WITIIAM—Yes, twelve months to hard labour.
Jones—Well, that is fine. Well, my money; I'm
to have that, I suppose ?
Mr. WITHAM—No, that belongs to the Qpieen.
Jones—Well, I like that ; that money's mine, and
what right—

Mr. WlTimm—Remove that prisoner.
The prisoner was thereupon removed, greatly to his
manifest annoyance and dissatisfaction, not only at
not having the money handed to him, but because he
was not allowed to argue the point as to his right to
have it.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THAMES.

William Green, a tall, north country, weather-
beaten seaman, aged forty-four, was brought up on
remand, before Mr. Yardley, charged with commit-
ting a brutal assault on a girl, and with assaulting
several other persons and two police-constables.
Mr. YARDLEY said, the fact was the prisoner was
mad drunk, but be could not permit that excuse to be
set up as a palliation for such gross and brutal con-
duct. He should fine him 51., and commit him to the
House of Correction for two months in default of
payment. He would be further imprisoned seven
days for the assault on the policeman.

LAMBETH.
Mr. NORTON, addressing our reporter, said that in
reference to the distressing case of the Misses Eicke,
which had appeared in the public journals, and which
had excited the sympathy of many benevolent indi-
viduals, he had received several communications, some
of them reflecting on the family generally, and from
this circumstance, as well as a desire to comply with
the requests made by many of the benevolent persons
who had forwarded subscriptions, he had caused inqui-
ries to be instituted respecting the conduct and charac-
ter of the family, which were not finally concluded. He
was, however, glad to say that as far as the inquiry had
yet proceeded, the impropriety of character ap-
plied only to the father and sons, but that as respected
the Misses Eicke, the very highest character had
been received of them from all quarters, and it was
highly gratifying to find that, notwithstanding the
extreme depths of destitution to which they had been
subjected, sometimes wanting' the commonest neces-
saries of life, and the strong temptations that might
have been thrown in their way, they preserved their
character so pure that not even the slightest imputa-
tion had been uttered against them. Until the fullest
inquiries should be made he (Mr. Norton) should
retain the whole of the money forwarded to him ;
but, as its subscribers might fe,,,1 naturally anxious to
know their various contribution s had reached him, he
(Mr. Norton) should feel obligt,(d to the press to pub-
lish the following contributions, viz. :--" Mr. Uzielli,"
3/. ; " J. D. It," 103. ; " IL Y.," 23. 6d. ; "Widow's
Mite," 55., in postage stamps ; " A. Fantees," 11. ;
\V. 11.; J. A. H." (Streatham), 1/. ; " C.
W. T.," 11.; " E. C.," 103.; " S.V. Chambers," Post-
office order for 21. 25.; " Ignot us," postage stamps,
1/.; " L. F. II.," 104.; " G. W. A.," 51 ; "H. A. G.,"
57, ; " A Gentleman," a cheque on Messrs. Sapte
and Co. for 101. for the Misses Eicke or the poor-box,
at Mr. Norton's discretion ; " C. D. G.,' postage
stamps for 10a.; " J. Peare," Bath, a; " if, J. D.,"

103. ; " Anonymous," 51.; and " C. B. C.," postage
stamps for 2s. 6d._

SOUTHWARK.

Alexander Munro, an old soldier, discharged after
services in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, applied for
the magistrate's advice under the following circum-
stances :

The applicant said that he had served twelve years
in the 71st Highland Regiment, during which period
he was engaged in several battles in the Peninsula,
and lastly at Waterloo, for which he had the medals.
Being discharged and having fallen into infirm health,
arising from the privations he had undergone while in
the army, and having no pension for his services, he
transmitted his testimonials of character while in the
71st Regiment to the Duke of Wellington, in the
hope that his Grace would appoint him to souse
humble employment, or place him on the pension list,
so that in his old age he would not be driven to seek
an asylum in the workhouse. Those testimonials he
enclosed to the Duke of Wellington in August last,
but received no answer, and, although he had since
written requesting that his Grace would order the re-
turn of his papers, which were of the utmost impor-
tance to him, yet they were never sent back to him.
The applicant here handed in the copy of a letter he
had transmitted to the Duke of Wellington on the
subject, and requested that the magistrate would
peruse it, and it would prove that it was couched in
terms deserving some consideration. The letter was
to the following effect

" London, Aug. 15.

" My Lord Duke,—From the well-known urbane and
gentlemanly manner which so peculiarly characterises
you on receiving communications, even from the meanest
individuals, I, as an old soldier, am emboldened to ad-
dress these few lines to you, humbly hoping you will be
pleased to condescend in paying a little attention to my
present appeal.
" I have had the honour of serving under your Grace's
command in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, in the gal-
lant 71st Highland Regiment. Five months ago I took
the liberty of enclosing to you ceritificates of a silver
medal I received from the commanding officer of that
regiment, as a testimony for courage, loyalty, and gene-
ral good conduct, which, with other two medals, is the
only remuneration I have received for ten years' active
service, and two for Waterloo, making altogether twelve
years, but which certificates have not been returned to
me by your Grace's subordinates. I transmitted them to
your Grace to convince you that I was no impostor, and
that, as I am now in the winter of old age, without
friends to succour me or money to support me, that you
will be pleased to extend the hand of benevolence, and
exert your powerful influence in procuring some humble
employment, which may enable me to pass the remnant
of my declining life, if not in comfort, at least aloof
from the workhouse, which is not a fitting asylum for
one who has endangered life and limb in the service of
his country.
" From your Grace's most obedient humble servant,
" ALEXANDER MUNRO,
" Late 71st_ Highlanders."

The magistrate, Mr. COMBE, said, at the request
of the applicant he had read the letter addressed to
the Duke of Wellington, but that he could give him
no advice, as it related to matters entirely distinct
from those over which magistrates had any control.
The applicant said he was at a loss how to act for
the recovery of his testimonials, and thought the best
plan was to seek the advice of a magistrate on the sub-
ject. He added, he suspected his papers were kept
back from the notice of the Duke of Wellington.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria,cap. 32 for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 27th day of September, 1851.
MDR DEPARTMENT.

Government debt •• 11,015,100
Other securities .... 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 14,322,965
Silver bullion .. .. .. 33,375

28,2.5G,340
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
Dated the 2.d day of October, 1851.
BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Government seeing-

ties (including Dead
Weight Annuity)•. 13,464,216
Other securities •• • • 14,247,837
Notes ••••••• • • • . • .• 9,1711,0 s 5
Gold and silver coin.. 597,060

X 37,497,798
M. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier.
61.

THE COUN TRY MARKETS.

WAKEFIELD, OCT. 3.—This week we have a good
arrival of most articles. At the country markets during
the week there has been generally shorter supplies, and
some advance in the value of wheat causes more firm-
ness here today, and the full prices of last week are
obtained, and for some qualities an advance of is per
quarter is made. But few malsters have yet commenced;
we have a slow demand for barley, and prices are again
cheaper. Very little inquiry tor oats and shelling or
beans, and each rather lower.

Old.

WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel : a.
Suffolk, Essex, and Kent, red ... —to
Ditto, white ...
Norfolk and Hunts., red ...
Ditto, white ...
Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ...
Ditto, white ...
Yorkshire, red ..,
Ditto, white ••• ••• •
Dantzic and Konigsburg, white ..
Lowerßaltic and llamburgh, red...
Mediterranean, red ...
BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels:—
Norfolk and Suffolk... ...
Lincolnshire and Yorkshire ..
Scotch ••• ••• ••• •••
Grinding per 80 stone •••
Foreign ... ••• •••
BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b
Small, fine ... ... 30 —33 29 3
Ticks 30 32 28 30
Foreign ... —— 26 —27
OATS, per stone :
Mealing • ... —d to —d 9d to 100
Feeding • —d to —d 9d to 10d
Foreign ••• ••• —d to —d 9d to Sid
SHELLING, per load of 2611 b 24 26
MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 34 —36
PEAS, per Imperial Quarter
Blue and white boilers
Grey and Feed

New.
a. s.
37 to 39
42 46
35 37
38 42
32 36
35 42
32 36
38 42

25 - 28
23 - 28
25 - 28
22 - 23
22 - 25

... so. --- 26 - 28

, • ... --- '26 - 28
VALE.

ARM
Qrs.
Wheat ... 11,036
Barley •
... 1,229
Oats ... 1,548
Beans... 1,221
Peas 33
Tares... ••••
BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, OCT. 2.—The market Con-
tinuo very dull, and the transactions of the week are too
i
limited to notice. Refiners' produce s also in very
limited demand, and prices aro lower.—Bristol Mercury.
LIVERPOOL, OCT. 3.—We are still receiving good
supplies of foreign wheat and flour, but with our present
consuming power and low prices we require them. At
this morning's market a good business was transacted in
wheat and flour, at an improvement on Tuesday's prices
of ld per bushel on the fernier, and Gd per barrel on
flour. Several speculative investments have been made
in American flour the last day or two, and again to-nay,
and more confidence is entertained. There was no
change in the value of Indian corn, nor of any other
article of the trade.
NEWBURY, OCT. 2.—The quantity of wheat pitched
to-day is very large, and she quality very fine. At the
opening of the market a brisk demand ensued, and a
very largo amount of business was speedily done, our
millers generally feeling disposed to get into stock.
Although we can note no advance iu prices, still they
have an upward tendency, and most of the large supply
was cleared off. Barley in good supply; malting in re-
quest at 25s to 28s per quarter; other sorts a slow sale
at barely late rates. Beans, oats, and peas, moderate
supply, and in slow request at late rates.
EXETER, OCT. 3.—Cattle Market—There was not so
large a number of beasts driven in to-day as last week.
The supply, however, was by means small, and prices
generally were well supported. There were some very
fine sheep in• the market, which attracted much atten-
tion. ;CMS and calves were not plentiful, and sold at
from 8/ 10s to 121. Prime beef fetched from 7s Gd to
as per score; steers, from 181 per pair; barrenners sold
at from 4s to 5s per score; butchers calves, 4d to 41d
per lb. Thro were a few yearling heifers in the market,
which sold at from 5/ 105 and upwards. Sheep_
wethers, 40 to 5d per lb; ewes, 4d to 4id. Pork Car-
cases—The market this morning was well supplied with
pigs; prices ranged from 7s to 78 Gil par score. Pannier
Turkeys, 45 6d to 6s each; geese, 4s to 5s 6d; ducks,
35 6d to 5s per couple;
fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Gd; pigeons, ls
8d; pheasants, 6s per brace; partridges, 3s; roasters, 4s
to 5s each; rabbits, la 8d per couple; butter, lid to is
per Ib; eggs, 16 for ls. Corn Exchange—Prices were
about the same as last week, although it was thought
before the market closed there would be a slight increase.
Wheat was quoted at 4s 9,1 to ss; barley, 3s 3d; oats,
28 3d to 2s 4 per bushel. Flour about the same as last
week. Wool—Trade is dull, staplers refusing the give
more than 71d per lb.
BANGOR, OCT. 3.—At our market to-day the attend-
ance was pretty good, with an average show of grain
samples. Wheat samples, of this year's growth, offered
at 35s to 365; barley, 24s to 265; oats, 145 to 15s; oat-
meal,
26s per 240 lbs. Transactions on the whole were
very limited.
NORTH ALLERTOW, OCT. I.—Wheat, white 59 Od to
55 6d, red 45 3d to 4s 9d ; oats 2s 9d to 3s ; beans, 3s 9d to
4s Od; barley 35 3d to 3s 9(1 per bushel.
KNARICSBOHOUGH, UcT. I.—Wheat 4s 3d to 5s 6d; beans
450 d to 48 6d per bushel ; barley 25s to 28.3; oats, 203 to 24s
per qr.
WITHERBY, OCT. 2.—White wheat, 15s Od to 005' red
ditto 133 6d to 14s Od per load ; barley 258 Od to 26s Od per qr.;
beans 14s Od to 00s 0(1 per load ; oats 9d per stone.
Iltrox, OCT. 2.—White wheat 5s to 5s 9d, red ditto 49 ed
to 5s 6d ; beans 4s to 4s 6d per bushel ; barley 26s to 28s ;
oats 2ds Od to 27s per qr.

Rapeseed ... ...
Shelling 545
Linseed ..
Malt ..• ... • • ...
Flour ... ...

. .
INvaarfass, SEPT. 30.—Wheat, per qr, weighing 621 b
per bushel, 38s to 40s Od; ditto, old, weighing 621 b per
bushel, 00s Od to 00s Od; barley, per quarter, weighing
541 b per bushel, 26s to '.6s 6d ; oats, per quarter, weighing
421 b per bushel, 21s Od to 22s Od. Oatmeal, per imperial
boll, ds Od to Os Od ; (Otto second, 18s Od to 189 tid ; barley-
meal, lls 8d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 12s Od to Os Od ; bran, per
stone, Os 7id to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 34s Od to 36s i d ;
second ditto, 26, Od to 2710 d ; oatmeal, best, per stone of 141 b
imperial, 2s Od to Os Oil; ditto second, isBdto Is lud; barley-
meal, 1 s 2d to Os Od ; peasemeal, Is 4d to Os Od ; first flour,
2s 6d cash, 2s 9d credit; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 2s 3d cre-
dit. Votitt9M pea Pt940#.3i4 to Ott; beef, per pound, 44