The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

A WAPPING- PeuPEß.—Elizabeth Normington, a big,
middle-aged woman, of dissipated appearance, was brought
before Mr. Selfe, charged with committing a violent assazdt
upon Elizabeth Wright, a wards-woman in Wapping po
house, one of the workhouses of the Stepney Union.
The prisoner is one of the disorderly paupers of tale
Wapping house, where the structural arrangements are de-
ficient, Ad have been frequently made the subject of com-
ment by the magistrates of this court. The guardiuns,
however, have done all in their power to remedy the ( evil.
Yesterday the prisoner demanded her discharge, and left
the workhouse. She returned in the evening as a "casual,"
and asked Mrs. Wright a well-behaved woman, for a drink
of water. Mrs. Wright gave her some tea, and after some de-
lay, she went upstairs to the sleeping ward, and used 'very
bad language. She was requested to go to bed, and reft teed,
and after acting in a most disorderly manner, made a vio-
lent attack on Mrs. Wright, struck her repeatedly, and
dragged a large quantity of hair from her head. Mrs.
Wright's repeated cries of murder brought several persons
to her assistance, and she was secured.
Mr. Selfe—Was the prisoner drunk ?
Mrs. Wright—She had been drinking, I believe, but she
was not drunk. She said to me, " Mind, I have not been
drinking. I want to give it you well." The mistress then
took oft her bonnet and cap, and exhibited a large bald
place on the top of her head, at the same time producing
the hair which had been forcibly dragged from it. There
Was a good handful.

The prisoner in her defence said that the complainant
ill-used her and broke her arm, and she could not. raise it to
her mouth.

Mr. Selfe—lf you are in the practice of drinking heavily
that will be a very gratifying circumstance.
Mrs. Wright—We were both down, and sb.e may have
been hurt, but her arm is not broken.
Flowers, the porter of the Wapping workhouse, said that
the prisoner had been repeatedly brought before the magi-
strate for disorderly conduct, but had never been sent to
prison from the court.

Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner to the House of Cor-
rection, and to be kept to hard labour for one calendar
month.

THIS DAY'S MARKE'rs.

CORN EXCHANC:rE.
There was a full average
"tt was cm nposed of Mon-
Vaulty of En glish wheat an
doffarershe
.dance of b uyers was onIP
a portion iaotnt
cop
moderate, and the demand for riJd and white qualities ruled
inactive. In prices, however., no change took place.
Upwards of 12,000 quarters of foreign wheat having
come fresh tonersd, that
unsoldrhere,
t o - samples.day' and
attlicle was a slow inquiry; never-
theless, imp were ary,n, and the quotat ions were sup-
ported. Floating cargw,
-,- commanded extra me rates.
We have to report a &Low inquiry for barlisy, at late cur-
rencies.
Most kinds of malt •grere a dull sale, at previous quota-
ions.

There was a fair se,le for oats, at Monday's improvement
in value.
Beans and
made flour realised 50s to 54s ter 2,801b5.
peas Were firm in prices, and the best town-

..... A2,R4IROIVALS7,O9iHIS2,7SEOE.K.
Enoslish ..... Wheat. Bari ey. Malt. Oats. I Fsl:our.
Irish .....
Foreign.... . .:12,48; 560 80 --
27,080 I 1,900 sacks.
4,900 brie.

WRITECHAPEL.
lamb
Beef, from 4s Od to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 5s 2d
, 58 4d to 6s 4d; vt;al, 4s Od to 4s 8d; pork, 4s Od
to 5s 2d per Blbs. by the .carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
Most kinds of luips are in improved request, and prices
are well supported.

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COURSE OF E XCHAF,GE.YESTRX.DAT.,
Amsterdam - Short. 11 14} 11 15
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 16i 11 17
Antwerp , 25 30 25 35
Brussels ..., . 25 .30 25 35
liamturgh. ..., 33 , 51. 'l3 51
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 3.'j , 25 40
Frankfort on Maine — li7 .I 117 k
Trieste i
42 13 48
-- ro •
13 42 13 60
Petersburgh.
CMadrid - 49f ' ' 49t
adiz , , . , , -49 t