The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-11 00:00:00

MONDAY EVENING, MA Y 11, 1857

MARKET NEWIS. (This D

CORN EXCHANGE.

There was much less activity in the demand for wheat
in the leading country markets held on Saturday. Prices,
however, were slightly on the advance. Barley, and most
other articles of grain, moved off steadily, and the quota-
tions were well supported.
Most of the Continental markets have ruled firm for
wheat, and prices have had an upward tendency. The
Western markets have been dull, and the shipments from
the United States continue only moderate.
Tho receipts of English produce up to our market, last
week, were limited. The imports were only 2,920 quar-
ters of wheat, 8,005 barley, 2,102 oats, 100 tares, 330
linseed, 20 rapeseed, 45 sundry seeds, and 10 sacks of flour.
The supply of wheat received fresh up to-day from
Essex and Kent, coastwise and by land carriage, was very
moderate ; brit, as over 1,030 quarters were on offer the
refuse of Friday, the show of samples was seasonably good.
Owing to the favourable change in the weather, and to
numerous vessels laden with grain having passed the
Sound, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home pro-
duce ruled heavy; and, in some instances, prices were
nominally is to 2s per quarter lower than on Monday last.
The failure of a miller engaged in the town trade was
reported this morning. The liabilities are not heavy.
We were fairly supplied with most kinds of foreign
wheat, in which only a limited business was doing, at
barely stationary prices.
Floating cargoes of grain were dull, but not cheaper.
Fine barley sold, to a fair extent, at full currencies; but
inferior parcels commanded only a limited inquiry.
Malt was in good supply, and heavy request, at barely
stationary prices.
Fine sound oats were rather dearer. Other kinds ruled
steady.
The few beans in the market changed hands freely, and
prices were the turn higher.
Peas sold steadily at last week's quotations.
Thera was only a limited inquiry for flour. In prices,
however, very little change took place.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier • • •• 785 to 80s
Red .... new 47s to 59s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto •• • • .... old —s —a Llneolnsk., Feed 20s 23.
Ditto, White new 48e 67s Potato.
Ditto— •• old —s —8 Yonghal and Cork
Norfolk and Lin- Black. •• •• •• 188 224
coin, Red, old —5 —a Cork, White .•• •• 19s 28s
Ditto new •• •• •• 46. 595 Scotch, Feed. •• • • 20s 244
dye—Old ........ •••• —s —a Beans—Tick .•• •• •• •• 35s 378
New .. •• • • 325 36s Pigeons
Barley—Grinding .•. .. 265 32s Peas—Grey ..•• •• •• •• 37s 39s
Malting ......... 40s 415 Maple....••• •• •• 393 40.
Chevalier.... . . 421 46s White... •• •• •• •• 395 403
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••.••• •• 37s 39a
folk.. • • ........ 675 77s Flour—Town-made... 50s 52s
Brown ............ 625 63s Suffolk. •••• • . • . 408 41 s
Kingston and Ware 69s 78s Stocktn &Norfolk 39s 403

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulbourn.)
IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATEL-THE FRAUDS ON THE GREAT

NORTHERN RAILWAY.

To-day was appointed for an Audit meeting., under the
estate of this bankrupt, who has been convicted of very
extensive frauds on the Great Northern Railway

company.
Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees and said that
there was a sum of about 15,000/ in the hands of the
official assignee, and the rest of the estate was beirg
rapidly realized.

Irs Honour asked whether the Crown had interfered,
as the bankrupt had been convicted.
Mr. Lawrence said it had not, as the bankruptcy
took place before the conviction.

His Honour considered the Crown hart the right.

Mr. Lawrence Raid it had no doubt as to real pro-
perty, but where the right was exercised the property
was generally given back again—it was a mere exercise
of right.

Mr. Lawrence then applied for an order for the ply
meat of 3,4001. which bad been advanced by the Great
Northern Railway Company to dear off some securities
o❑ the bankrupt's property which had been made seen
rity for a loan by the Ucion Bank to the bankrupt.
The order was made.

The assets will be sufficient to clear all the ordinary
debtg, but it is expected there will be a heavy claim by
the Railway Company.

The dividend meeting Irill not take place at present.

CRIMINAL COURT—(ibis Day.)

OLD COURT.

The May Sessions of the Central Criminal Court
opened this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Re-
corder, Alderman Sir G. Moon, Bart., Alderman Law-
rence, Sheriffs Messrs. Mechi ar,d Keats, and the Under-
Sheriffs.

The Recorder in charging the grand jury said he was
sorry to say that the calendar this session presented a
large number of cases of the most serious character. He
was sorry to find that there was a great increase in the
crime of burglary, the calendar containi❑g no less than
19 cases, although so short a time had elapsed since the
sitting of the court. There were also also three cases of
murder, and two of manslaughter. The first case of mur-
der was that ofaprisonernamed May, who was engaged on
board ship, and the deceased, a corporal, had been fc und
stabbed. Several persons as well as the prisoner were
standing by at the time the prisoner was taken into
custody, and he did not deny the charge that had been
made against him. The grand jury would have to see
whether there was sufficient evidence to put the pri-
soner on his trial. The second case was that of Trigg,
who was charged with having stabbed a man with a
sword. The deceased was the landlord of certain
Louses in Caledonian road, and the prisoner was one of
his tenants. From the evidence that would be placed be-
fore them, they would have to say whether there was any
doubt as to placing this person on his trial. The third case
was that of Eliza Higgins; during the time the prisoner was
an inmate of a workhouse she was delivered of a child,
which was seen in her possession ; but, on its being
missed, she told different tales on being closely ques-
tioned, and eventually the body of the child was dis-
covered lying in an area, with an extensive fracture of
the skull. They would hear from the medical gentle.
man that the cause of death was the fracture of the
skull; and if they should be satisfied that there was
sufficient evidence, they would return a true bill of
wilful murder against him, the petty jury having the power
to return a verdict for a minor offence if they thought
proper. The next case he had to direct their attention
to was the charge against Catharine Colson and John
Walsh. The deceased had been in a house of bad repute,
he was afterwards found near the house, and, in conse-
quence of being assaulted by the prisoners, he fell into
the river. They would have the whole of the witnesses
before them, and if they were of opinion that the death
of the deceased was caused by one or both of the pri-
soners charged, they would return a true bill accord-
ingly. There was also a serious charge against a woman
named Rebecca Haliday, for sending letters of a horrible
description for the purpose of extorting money. The
letters would be submitted to them, and if they were
satisfied that the object of the prisoner was to extort
money they would return a true bill against the pri-
soner for the felony. Two prisoners, G. Clark and
Rosa Bush, were charged with falsely inducing a girl
under 21 years of age to leave her lather's house for im-
moral purposes, and also a person named Erlam was
charged with persuading a girl under 14 years of age
also to quit her parent's roof ; if the evidence that was
laid before them was, in their opinion, sufficient to bring
the prisoners within the meaning of the act of Parlia
meat then they would return tree bills against them for
misdemeanour. With these few observations he dis-
missed them to their duties. He did not expect any
legal difficulty would arise, but if such should be the
case the Court would be happy to afford them every
assistance.

The grand jury then retired.
ALLEGED WILFUL NEGLECT.—A middle aged man
named Williams, a clerk of the Post-office was indicted
for neglecting to provide proper food and nutriment for
his son.

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Mr. Sleigh (instructed by the parish authorities of St.
Leonard's, Shoreditch,) appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner.

Mr. Sleigh, in opening the case, delivered at length
the facts which have already appeared in The San. It
will be recollected that the prisoner was a clerk in the
General Post-office, and the boy in question was his
son. The unfortunate child had been so neglected that
the attention of the parish authorities had been drawn to
it, and they had instituted the present proceedings.

William James Lewis stated that he was the landlord
of a public-house in Bridport-place, Hoxton. The pri-
soner was in the employ of the Post-office, and rented
the house adjoining his. About 12 months ago his
attention was attracted to the child in consequence of
his vacant appearance, and from that time he had closely
noticed him. He had frequently seen the child picking
the vermin from its person and killing them, and he at
last presented such a loathsome appearance that he spoke
to the prisoner and told him that if be did not take pro-
per care of the child he should call the attention of the
police to his conduct. He told the prisoner he was
starvin the child, but this he denied, and, said that
when he was at home the child always had a dinner.
He said he could not allow the boy to sit at the same
table with him in consequence of his dirty habits. The
mother of the boy, it had been rumoured, was insane.

George Clayton, the potman of the last witness, said
he had been in the service of the last witness about 12
months. Eight months ago he noticed the child in a
very dirty state, and he continued to get worse and
weaker during the whole of the time. He hal seen the
father twice during the eight months. The rest of the
family appeared to be well fed and clothed. He was pr:.-
sent when his master told the prisoner he was trying to
starve the child to death, and told him he had been to

the parish authorities about him. The prisoner said he
was not doing se, and that he was wilt fed, bnt that, in
consequence of his dirty habits, he coull not &low him

to sit at the same table with the other children. The
mother of the boy, he believed, had lately become an
inmate of a lunatic asylum.
William Aubery said he was a builder, and from op.
portunities that had occurred, he had frequently seen
the boy go to the dust-bin and rout about for bits to ap-
pease the cravings of hunger.
Richard Ridley Barclay said he was the relieving
officer of St. Leonards, Shoreditch. On the 9th of Feb-
ruary he went to the house of the prisoner. He neither
saw the prisoner or the boy, but on the following day he
found the boy in the front kitchen. He was sitting in a
chair before a very small fire, and was in a very sad
state. On proceeding to the boy's bedroom the stench
was so great that it was impossible for some time to
enter it, but on going in it was found in the
most filthy description ; the boards were quite
black with dirt, and the vermin was crawling
about the place. He procured a cab and re-
moved the boy to the workhouse. On getting him there
he was stripped, and in addition to the vermin his body
was found to be covered with sores. The father of the
boy was summoned before the parish authorities, and
they, not being satisfied with the explanation given by
him, had instituted the present proceedings.
police-Constable 43 M. said he was present when the
boy was stripped. He was in a shocking state. He par-
ticularly remarked that the nails were growing into his
toes.

Benjamin Lettis, wardeman, stated that he received
the boy at the workhouse. On undressing him to place
him in a bath he had all the appearance of a starved
monkey. The body was covered with vermin, and in
consequence of the irritation he had scratched himself
into holes.
Joshua Adams, the barber to the workhouse, said on
cutting the hair off the top of the head he found it in a
very dirty state, but the back part was an inch thick
' with vermin.
Dr. James Clark, medical officer of the workhouse,
stated that the boy in question when he first received
him under his care was in a very filthy state. His body
was in an emaciated state. The ribs stood out in relief
from his sides. He believed the boy was a pen= of

weak intellect, but not an idiot ; that he had been
brought into the condition that had led to this inquiry
through tke want of proper attention and nourishment.
When he first arrivcd at the workhouse be weighed 6,t.
21b. He had proper food administered to him, and his
present altered appearance was the result. He had not
given him any medicine. He now weighed 7st. 41b.
Mr. Ribt on, in addressing the jury for the prisoner,
said he was a clerk in the Post-office, and this occupa-
tion necessarily called him much from home. Un-
fortunately for him, his wife had been for a length
of time of very eccentric habits, and lately it had
been necessary to send her to a lunkitic asylum.
In courequenee of her peculiar ideas, she had allowed
the boy— who, it was admitted, was a person cf
weak intellect to get into the condition he had
&we, and it was unjust to the prisoner at the bar, who,
it bad also been proved, was nearly always from home,
to say that it was with his knowledge and consent that
the toy bad been neglected.

The R-corder having summed up the evidence,
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
The prisoner was then discharged.