The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-29 00:00:00

WOOL.

The transactions in wool have somewhat increased, but
the total amount of business doing is hti 11 very moderate.
The market, however, must be considered firm, as both
home-grown and colonial qualities command in most in-
stances the full prices lately current. The next series of
public sales will probably be commenced on tho Bth of
March, and it is anticipated that during their prog*ss
about 80,000 bales will be brought forward.
Current prices of English wool per lb.

sd s d
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 9} 110
Half-bred do 1 111 2 0}
Kent fleeces
South Down ewes and wethers 1 74 1 84
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE SIR J. J. MACKENZIE, BART.

This bankrupt, whose case is somewhat remarkable,
came up to pass his last examination, and for the order of
discharge.

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figures,
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.

(Before the Deputy-Recorder, the Lord Mayor, Alderman
Sir Francis Graham Moon, Allen, and Dakin, and She-
riffs Gibbon and Figgins.)
The January Session commenced this morning.
The Depfity-Recorder presided, in the absence of the
Recorder, and, in delivering the usual charge to the grand
jury, said that there were 64 cases on the calendar, and
he was informed by the Governor of Newgate that there
were 10 additional cases. Considering that it was only
three weeks since the last session that was a large number,
and in two of the eases murder was charged. In both of
these, as in many others, when crime was committed, one
of the parties was drunk at the time of the offence. The
first of the two cases in question was one, in which a man
named Greenwood was charged with the murder of his
wife. Both of the parties had been in a public-house
and had been drinking, and there was a good deal of
talking going on. The man appeared to be sober, and was
speaking about some business. His wife frequently inter-
rupted him, and said that was not the place to talk of such
matters, and although he told her to be quiet, she con-
tinued her interruption. After some time she threw a
bottle at the man, which so exasperated him that he drew
a knife and stabbed her in the throat, from the effects of
which she died. The next case was that of a man, named
George Crane, who also was charged with the murder of
a woman with whom he cohabited. It appeared that the
wife had gone to bed, and shortly after the prisoner's re-
turn she was heard to scream and call out, " George,
don't kill me." The woman died the next day, and her
body presented a most frightful aspect, a portion of the
ears having been bitten off, and the surgeon who examined
the body decided that the inflammation of the bowels and
the injury to the intestines had been caused by external
violence. The next case to which he wished to
call attention was, where a man was charged
charged with attempting to murder a child which he had
by a woman with whom he had been living. The injuries
were inflicted on the child, who was a mere baby, during
the absence of the mother, and there was strong evidence
to prove that they were the act of the prisoner, who had
been heard to say that he wished to get rid of the child.
The only other case to which his lordship adverted was
one of libel, the facts of which were of no public interest. ,
The grand jury then retired.