The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-29 00:00:00

IN RE 11. GRANT.

This bankrupt was desofibcd as of the Unicorn Inn,
St. Mary's, Southampton, and came up to pass his last
examination.

The balance-sheet prepared by Messrs. Thomas and
Copley shows—Capital, Dec. 1853, 2051. G. ; debtor to
creditors, 4641. 9s. Bd. ; do. holding security, 711. 15s. ;
property given up, 132/. ; do. in the hand of creditors,
1001.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

THAMES.

SUMMARY CONVICTION OF A SHOP LIFTER.—Mary
.Richmond, aged 29, of No. 2, Stephen's acre, Poplar,
and described as being of no occupation, was brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a shawl from
the shop of Mr. James Davy, linen-draper, High-street,
poplar.

The prisoner was apprehended on another charge by
Henry Elgell, a police-constable, No. 318 N, but that
charge was not pressed. On searching her the officer
found in her pocket the duplicate of a new shawl which
she had pawned on Monday evening last, at the shop
of French and Ogilvie, pawnbrokers, No. 212, High-
street, Poplar, only five doors from the place she had
stolen it from. The shawl was identified by Miss Mary
Ann Davy, daughter of the prosecutor, who said that
on Monday morning the prisoner came into her father's
shop and asked for some articles which she pur-
chased, but witness could not then recollect what
those articles were. The prisoner stood near a pile of
shawls while she was in the shop, but witness did not
miss one after the prisoner had left. T;ie shawl pro-
duced had been stolen from her father's shop, and had
not been sold.

Mr. William French lent the prisoner 53. on the
shawl, which he produced. He had known the prisoner
some years, and also knew her father. The prisoner's
husband was an' industrious, hard-working man. He
never heard anything againbt the prisoner's honesty
before. She was in the practice of pawning her own
goods at his shop for some time.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and said that distress
made her commit the robbery. She had five children,
and her husband only all)wed her 15s. per week to
maintain herself and the whole family.

Mr. Yardley raid it was absurd to plead distress.
There were thousands of honest people with less means
of support than the prisoner. He sentenced her to six
months' imprisonment and hard labour.

LOSS OF THE MEDITER!,'AIVEAN

ELECTP►IC CABLE.

Yesterday a notice, communicated by the Secreta'y
of the Mediterranean Subinarire Electric Telegraph
Company, was posted at Lloyd's, announcing the loss of
the new electric cable which bad been taken out by the
Dutchman, steam-ship, to be laid down between Sar-
dinia and the coast of Africa, in counJction with the
submarine line now in service.

The cable, which is stated to have been between 120
and 130 miles in length, was somewhat lighter in make
than the former cable which was intended to have been
laid down, and which, it may be remembered, was lost
in almost a similar way in attempting to lay it down
about this time last year. That cable has never been
recovered, and more than ordinary difficulty being ex-
perienced on account of the depth in some parts of the
ocean where it lay, coupled with its great weight—ave-
raging eight tons per mile—all idea of regaining it has
been abandoned. The now cable Wai manufactured on
a similar principle as the former one, but not so heavy.
The steamer bad got safely out with it, and, we be-
lieve, had commenced paying it out from Cape Sparti-
vento, and the vessel had nearly reached Galate Is;ands
when a tremendous storm burst forth. Every effort was
made to hold on the cable, and in order to save the ship
and lives of those on board they were compelled to drop
it. The 'distance between Sprtivento and Tunis is
about 109 miles. The cable was insured at Lloyd's for
nearly 30,0001.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

We continue to receive very moderate supplies of Eng-
lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, and the show
of samples in to-day's market was small. Fine new wheats
were in moderate request at Monday's quotations ; but old
parcels were a slow sale at barely late rates.
The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 18,280
quarters. The amount of business doing in most kinds
was rather limited, but no change took place in prices.
Barley was scarce, and in request at full currencies.
Malt sold to a fair extent on former terms. _

The show of oats was less extensive, and the oat trade
ruled firm, at full prices.
Beans, peas, and flour realised Monday's currency.

ARRIVALS THIS WHBR.
Wheat. Barley. Malt.
Loglish .. 1,360 60 1,450
Irish .... ,
Foreign 1 1 18,280 I 8,310 i

Oats. I Flour.
10 I 670
2,880 i
5,640
9,240 brls.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

We had a very poor show of beasts in to-day's market;
nevertheless the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at Mon-
day's prices. The supply of sheep was moderate. The
best old Downs sold at full currencies; otherwise, the mut-
ton trade was dull, at a fall in value of 2d. per Sibs.
Lambs, the supply of which was seasonably good, were
steady. Tn prices no change took place. There was only
a limited number of calves on offer, and the veal trade was
inactive at late rates. Pigs wore dull, but not cheaper.
Mulch cows sold slowly, at from 141. to 191. ss. each, in-
cluding their small calf. •

Per Blbs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 6
Second quality.... 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4
Primo Scots, &c. 4 8 410
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 8
Second quality ...3 10 4 2
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 8
Lamb, 4s 8
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. (1. s. 4.
Prime Southdown 410 5 2
LArge crso. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 410
Large hogs
Small porkers 4 2 4 8
Suckling calves 2 2 0 30
Quarter old pigs 21 0 18 0
kl to 6s Od.

Beasts .. •. •• ...• .. .. •• • • 962
Sheep and lambs •• .... • • 9,224
Calves . ..... •••••••• •• .. 320
Pigs —•••••••• •• •••• 400

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ••..•••••• • • • • • • •• • IGO
Shecp and lambs •• • • ...... 900
Ca1ve5.......... • • ...... • • 249

THE SUSPECTED MURDER AT HAM'•
TON COURT.

Mr. Wakley, the coroner, accompanied by Mr. Brent,
the deputy-coroner, resumed yesterday at Hampton-
court the adjourned inquiry into the death of Lewis
Solomons, a returned Australian gold-digger, whose I
body was found in the Thames, near Hampton Court, on
Monday the 28th of July.
George Gray, the man with whom the deceased's wife
went to live during Solomons' absence in Australia, was
the first witness examined—l live at 2, Thomas-street,
Commercial-road, East, and am a glue maker. Knew
the deceased. Can't eay when I saw him last alive, but
believe it was the day after he arrived in London. I saw I
him at my house, as he came to see my wife. I was
at work at the titan he first called, and toy wife had been
out all the day, only coming home between one and two
o'clock in the morning, without telling me where she
had been. Wben he came next day the conversation
was principally about his wife having a child to me,
which I told him was very true. He said he would nei-
ther hang nor drown himself. He showed no weapon, nor
did he threaten me in any way. I don't recollect the
day. He seemed rational and composed enough when
I saw him. I can positively swear that I have never
seen him since. On the Saturday before the body was
found I went with my wife to his sister's, at Charles-
street, Hatton-garden. I did not know that he had
been missed, and had heard that he had gone off again
to Australia. I will swear that I never said in the pre-
sence of any person—" Mrs. Solomons may consider
herself a widow," or that he should 'Aver take her to
Australia. That story has been concocted by Davis and
hose around me here.
Cceoner—Your own conduct is not very clear, and
you must not cast imputations upon other people.
Evidence resumed—l had heard that Davis had a pair
of pistols, and swore he would be the death of Solomons.
The witness proceeded to account for the way in which
he had employed his time from the 24th of July (when
deceased left home) until the following Monday night.
His wife never told him deceased was going to Hampton
Court or elsewhere. Would swear solemnly and delibe-
rately that he had not seen deceased after the day he
had mentioned.
Joseph Lane, 85, Brook-street, Lambeth, boiler-maker,
who had known deceased for 24 years, was the next wit-
ness—He deposed that he last saw the deceased on the
Saturday before he was missed, and wrote a letter to Ben-
digo for him, about some money. Deceased said he bad
been drinking about a fortnight, but did not complain of
his head, but of his heart, saying it was like a block of
marble. He said his first thought on learning his wife's
conduct was to make away with himself, but be intended
to live and work for the children. He was not so rational
in his manner as before he went to Australia. He said at
times that he could not live away from his wife. Witness
was afraid that he would commit suicide, and when he
was with him witness kept his razors away from him.
Mr. Samuels, Ratcliff-highway, deposed to being out
with the deceased on the 21st of July, when the latter
showed him a pistol, which he fired with some pea shot..
Witness bad seen some of the shot found in the body by
Dr. Gerrod, at the exhumation. 'nose the deceased
showed witness appeared to be rather larger, He
showed witness some 30 or 40. Should think the pistol
was the same as the one produced. He said he intended
the pistol for Mr. Davis, if be bad met him when fist
landing. He proposed going out again by the ship Orwell.
He said he had a good deal of property out in Australia..
Chas. M. Lee, 17, said he was the son of a tailor, and
worked at 39, Charles-street, Hatton-garden, at the
patent screw work. He remembered Mr. Davis calling
at the house (Mrs. Tyler's) about two mouths ago. He
went down on his knees in one ot the rooms. He had
two pistols with him, and said he would kill his brother
or cousin whenever he saw him. (The witness here
looked round the room, and pointed out Mr. Davis as
the roan whom he saw at Mrs. Tyler's.) Solomons came
a'terveards on another day, when Mrs. Tyler told him
what Mr. Davis had said, and the deceased only laughed.
There was Mrs. Tyler present, and the man who works

there.
Mrs. Quigley, who gave evidence en the former hear-
ing., was recalled, and contradicted the last witness.
In consequence of a communication received at this
point from the inspector of police, the coroner ordered
the room to be cleared. Upon the re-admission of the
public in half an hour, Gray was recalled, with his wife,
when the c•roner said that the inspector of police had
received information to the effect that the deceased
had been seen alive after the day mentioned in the depo-
sitions. The information which had been received was
in consequence of the publication of the former evidence
in the newspapers, and he felt no doubt but that the
evidence which had just been taken, small as it v.ai,
would be the means of eliciting further information.
The case was a very mysterious one, and required full
investigation, and he would therefore further adjourn
the inquiry.