The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-13 00:00:00

BOROTJGII AND SPITALFIELDS.

Since our last report the arrivals of potatoes have been
seasonably good. For most kinds we have a steady de -
mand at full prices. Last week's imports were 1,061 pack
ages from Antwerp. York Regents, 90s to 100 s per ton;
Kent and Essex, do., 80s to 90s ; Scotch do., 80s to 904 ;
middlings, 50s to 60s; Lincoln; 70s to 80s ; blues, 70s
to 80s per ton.

TALLOW.
Our market is very firm, a►nd a good business is doing in
it on higher terms. P.Y.C. on the spot, is selling, to-day,
at b2s 61 per cwt. Town tallow, 52s 6d nett cash. Rough
fat, 2s 10d per 81bs.

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1 • 53. 1
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29.521 20,942 T 30.153 20,519 14,692
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43s Od to 58s 6d 164 s 9dto 61s 61 to 52s 64
433 31 to —s ad 65s 3d 62s Od to —s Od
2,66:3 3.031 2,116 4,383 3,636
31,540 38,966 25,474 45,517 44,718
533 7,418 901 4,426 10,3G5
20,433 38,590 19,627 24,321 42,430
45' 64 62s fid 66s 31 64s 0(1 55s Od

1851,

1855.

1856.

Stock this day —• • • •
Price of Y. C • • • I
Delivery last week • •
Ditto from June I
Arrivals last week..
pitto from Juael

Price of Town

STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG.
1856. 1853. 1852.
Casks. Casks. Casks.
Tallow despatched from Cronstadt to
Sept. 17, o.s• ...... ........ •••• • - • • 68,761 „56,890 28,e94
In ships loading and lighters 16,767 20,801 16,784

Total loaded off trom St. Petersburg,
19th Sept., o.s .................. 85,528
77
Loaded off after this date
28,432 37,439

Total at the close of the navigation....

10G,123 82,717

30,511 37,387 16,04
London ........

Liverpool
Bristol— ...... •• •• •

SOUTHWARK.

ALLEGED POISONING 01' A WIFE By HER HUSBAND.—
nomas Skelton, a respectable-looking man, was placed
in the felon's dock before Mr. Seeker, charged with at-
tempting to poison Agnes Shelton, his wife.
Mr. Solomon appeared for the prisoner.
_ . . .

The wife, a well-dressed middle:aged female, who cried
very much while in the witness box, stated that she bad
been married to him twelve years, and they resided in
Pages-walk, Bermondsey. For some time past they had
bad words together and sometimes blows. On Saturday
afternoon between two and three o'clock they quarrelled,
and she believed her husband knocked her down, but
she could not swear to that as she was much under the
influence of liquor. After that she took some poison,
and had no recollection of anything that subsequently
occurred.

Mr. Secker—Why, you have given your husband
Ln charge for administering poison to you. How is
bat

Witness—l don't know anything about it. I said
since he did not give me the poison.
Mr. Secker—Where did the poison come from, then ?
Witness—l believe it was kept in the house to kill
rats. It was a powder.
Mr. Seeker—Then who mixed it ?
Witness—l don't know, sir. I suppose I must have
mixed it myself.

Mr. Seeker—ls there any evidence that she had any

poison ?

John Reid, the acting-inspector at the Bermondsey
Police-station, stated that the woman was conveyed by
him to Saint Thomas's Hospital, she having stated
that her husband had poisoned her. The stomach
pump was used, but up to the present time the house-
surgeons had not discovered any trace of poison. They
had not had sufficient time to analyse the contents.
Mr. Secker—Then there is no proof that she has
taken.' any poison ?

Inspector Reid—No, sir. I have the certificate of the
house surgeon of St. Thomas's Hospital, which states
that the complainant was extremely ill, but that might
be caused from drink.

Mr. Solomon here said that no doubt such was the
fact. She was a woman much addicted to drink. Her
husband, he was instructed to say, was a'respectable,
steady man, having been more than ten years time.
keeper and night policeman at Messrs. Chaplin and
Horne's, Hambro'-wharf.

Mr. Seeker said as there was no evidence of poison
being administered the prisoner must be discharged.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Oct. 13.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; light
airs and fine.

PORTSMOUTH, Oot. 12.—Wind N.W. to W.—Arrived
—Traveller, from Colombo, and sailed for London • H.M.S.
Daring, West Indies ; H.M.Str. Retribution, Sheerness.
A large brig, waterlogged and abandoned, with maintop-
mast and jibboom gone, was passed, on the 2d inst., ,in
48 N, 12 W.
PLYMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Ala-
wick Castle, from London, for Sydney, N.S.W. ; Apple-
ton, London, for Melbourne.
FALMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Arrived—Salisia, from Havana.
Sailed—Vasco de Gama, for Rio Janeiro. Off the port—
Bremerhaven, from Akyab, anti sailed for Bremen.
NEWPORT, Oct. 11.—Wind E.—Arrived— Souvenir,
from London, for the Brazils.
PENZANCE, Oct. 11.—Wind variable. Arrived
H.M.S. Avon, from a cruizn.
CARDIFE, Oct. 12.—Sailed--Glaneur and Galilleo, for
Rio Janeiro ; United States, New Orleans ; General Mi-
chaelis, Singapore ; Palmeer, Senegal ; Etiz 1,, Monte Vi-
deo.

QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 11.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Wil-

limn, from Callao; Sir Georg° F. Seymour, Bermuda.
Sailed—Sopelana, for St. Thomas; Collina, Savannan ;
H.M.S. Urgent, Portsmouth.

(PER ELEOTRIO TELEORP.PH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived.—Caledonia, Malcolm Browo, Waters, Middle-
ton, Dido, George, and Belle, -from Sunderland ; Thames,
Newcastle ; John Watson, Shields ; Mechanics' Home,
Newport.
Sailed—Carabinida, for Cherbourg; Clara, Sunderland.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.
Arrived.—Cilina, from Bonny; Demetrius, screw
steamer, Malta.
;ailed—George Hurlbut, for New York.
QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 12.

Wind S.E.
Arrived.—Wards and Norden, from Galata;

CHELSEAHOSPITAL.—It is said that General Lord
Seaton, commanding the troops in Ireland, is to be ap-
pointed Lieut.-Governor of Chelsea Hospital.
NEW MODE OF MOUNTING GUNS IN GUNBOATS.—M.
Deloigne, of Paris, has brought forward au invention,
the object of which is to avoid the injurious effects to
ships, gunboats, and rafts arising from the recoil of
heavy mortars or pieces of ordnance fired at a consi-
derable angle of inclination, and the invention consists
in forming a well through the boat or raft, in which well
the piece of ordnance is to be mounted so that the water
shall receive the recoil. In this well a water-tight
cylinder, somewhat smaller in diameter than the well, is
placed. The cylinder is supported in the well, being
attached to the boat or raft by vulcanised indiarubber or
other springs, and is free to move up and down between
guides in the well. Its bottom is formed by the breach
plate of the gun or mortar, which is made as is well
understood. The bottom of the cylinder is by preference
made to be below the line of flotation, so as to be con-
stantly surrounded by water inside the well. Or, in-
stead of causing the breach to act direct, and snaking a
well in the boat, a strong rod running through the boat
supporting the gun at its upper end, and having a suit-
able plate at its lower end in the water, with suitable
spring to keep the upper end tightly against the breach
of the mortar, may he made to serve as intermediate
between the gun and water, or other analogous means
in ,ty be used.—ifechanics' Magazine.
ROYAL MAIL STEAM COMI'ANY.—The report of this
company, preparatory to the meeting on the 16th, re•
commends a dividend far the half-year of 21. per shale,
free of income tax. The working account for the six
months ending the 30th of June shows a surplus of
190,462/. On the repair and renewal account there is a
suet of 42,891/. to be provided for. The balance on the
general reserve fund is 15,9131., and on the insurance
account 227,1131. The traffic receipts show au increase
as compared with the corresponding half of 1855 (mak-
ing a deduction for some exceptional items) of about
2(1,500/. Some of the ships lately released from the
transport service have been put in a state of thorough
efficiency and despatched to the Wrest Indies as extra
vessels. The Great Western and the Severn, being unfit
for further mail service, have been disposed of to a ship-
breaker for 11,5501. The wreck of the Tay Will not
necessitate the building of another steamer, the company
still possessing a sufficient number. Had not this loss
taken place a bonus would have been recommended on
the present occasion from the insurance fund.