The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-31 00:00:00

SECRET POISONING, THE ,VREVAILING CRIME OF THE

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A LSE.
On SATURDAY, February 21, A ill bo puMlshed. an EXTRAOR-
DINARY DOD 13LF, NUMBER o
THE ILLUSTRATED
containing, in addition to the TvATED TIMES,
usual news of the week, with
its accompanying illustrations, an 1111
storical account of the most re-
markable Cases of Secret Poisoning which have been brought to
light; including full particulars of the Wainwright Poisonings, the
first instances of frauds committed uom 1 Life Assurance Companies.
by means of the secret murder of the A,
ssured. This account will
be accompanied by the results of a comm ehens've !minim, Institated
with the assistance of some of the prine lPal Insurance Offices. and
aided by the researches of the most dislinAi' cashed analytical chemists
which unmistabeably indicate the prevalt ace of
A FEARFUL AMOUNT OF SPEW, CATION IN lIUMAN
LIFE.—A variety of cases will also be made public, tending to show
that the sacrifice of human beings, either fur the take of Burial Fees
or assurance money, has been for T. nany years I trgely en the increase.
and that an urgent necessity exist( i for some t nergetic measures on
the part of the government for the suppression ,
if this gambling with
life. This inquiry has been intrusft dey the pr( )prietors of the Illus-
trated Times to the care of Mr. Hem l, Mayhew, formerly the Morn-
ing Chronicle Commissioner, and we 11 knoe n fot the zeal and dis-
crimination displayed by him in the in xper tent int- estlgations he pur-
sued some few years since, into the c ondltion of "Longo" Labour
and the London Poor."
The Illustrated Times will also pill tllsh the re( ulna of Professor
TAYLOR'S EXPERIENCE in regarc2 to SF,CRAV POI4ONING,
derived from the numerous cases that co nie before It tm from time to
of the various analyses performe 1 by him 1
time in his professional capacity, together . with additional psrticulars
ed by Professor Taylor,
interesting details have been communicat
u the Rugehty cases. These
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and will be published with his sanction.
ton relating' to the SUS-
I considerable amount of private iwormat. Neted by E•pecial Cor-
PECTED POISONINGS at RUGELEY, coll.
llusively lit the Illus.
respondents on the spot, will be published ex, -iptions wig be given
trated Times, and picturesque and life-like dose lth these important
of all the more interesting localitimi connected w ,nrs of the different
and mysterious cases, together with original accot. vity by reason of
Individuals who have become objects of public curiL
their association with them. '. likewise con-
The Rugeley Number of the Illustrated Times wile
.Y.LD'S DlS-
tato a personal NARRATIVE of Inspector Fl .0e now made
COVERIES in connexion with the matter, which will Ited with
no
public for the first time. The number will be illu.str. tec , includ-
less than 40 engravings of portraits, views, fee-similes. • iio prove
ing every matter of interest bearing upon 'what promise 'le days of
the most remarkable series of crimes perpetrated since t,
the Marchioness de Brinvilliers. These w.ll include a var. y.ffmimpyoeir-
taut Letter of William Palmer's, the whole of which will be t -*—
in exact fac-simile of the original.
The price of these two Numbers of the Illustrated Times will be
let on
4d., and as the demand tier them is certain to be far beyond t tiring
any previous occasion, the public can only make certain of sec .fore
copies by giving their orders to their respective News Agents is,
the day of publication.
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Illustrated Times Office, 148, Fleet-street, Landon.

STATE OP TRADE.

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( Front the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.)
MANCHESTER, Tuesday, Jan. 29.—The growing per+
suasion that peace will be restored by the negotlational
which are about. to commence has imparted additional
spirit to our market to-day. This has shown itself more
particularly in yarns, which are generally dearer than
they were at the latter end of last week, when a well-
defined advance had been obtained. If we carry our
comparison back to this day week, we find that sellers
have gained a positive advantage of fully Id. per pound:
to a large extent, they ask id. ; realising it, however,
but partially. Since the announcement of the Austrian
giventitoonea
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frond.
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twhhee 1
risea itnu turn was
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quotations
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atto per pound, unTdn, mayte
kbeen statedplace
to
in 16's to 30's water twist, in 30's pincops, and in 24's
warps ; and, in the next degree, in the German quality
of 40's mule, and in 16's warps. The buyers have followed
the sellers more freely to-day than they did before ; the
German and Dutch houses still taking the lead very de-
cidedly, followed by the home consumers, and very spar'
ingly by the India merchants. The inactivity of the
Greeks leaves the lower counts of yarns in the rear of the
middle numbers as regards prices. Buyers find spinner°
mostly without stocks, and indeed very largely under con-
tract—a position of things which prevents many
from being executed. The rise in cotton is about eqtia.
to that in yarn. Goods do not keep pace with yarns lin
the course of improvement. The manufacturers are no h
so well supplied with orders as the spinners are, thoug
e ct
for the most part pretty well situated inthat resp ;
and the present demand for the one is not equal to that
for the other. The rise in shirtings and in double print-
ing cloths and madapollams is consequently not 3akeu as d. per
piece, though that is asked, but may be tog!„
thinly lad.. since the present movement began. Certain
kinds of long clothe have risen in ab?ut an equal degree,
but domestics lag behind. The India merchant expect
their retters in a couple. of days. Them is nothing par-
ticular in the telegraphic notice.
Her iptIiSFIELD, Jan. 29.-.—The market this morning,
so far es the Cloth Hall concerned, has been, we
think, :in improvement upon those of recent weeks.
The ati endance of buyers from wholesale houses has not
been is .rge, however, and this circumstance would appear
to spezik well for the present position And prospects of
our lota I trade. Low goods have been in good demaand,
as also black and various descriptions of fancy doeskive,
both in the Cloth Hall and warehouses. Prices remain
unal,%ered, with a tendency to firmness. The wool
mark et continues. without alteration ; the principal ma-
nufa.ettirm g houses having laid in stocks some time ago,
which hav e kept them out of the market now for some
War. The spring pattaqie in fancy tronserings are, w
u
balave, mt of ing with quite an average success,