The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-31 00:00:00

THE SITN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVIONINGs__,AATGITST 81, 1844.

70s per cwt. This afternoon, 100 puncheons of good
Antigua Molasses were sold privately at 22s 61 per cwt.
COCOA.-For West India, the demand has been brisk,
and a further advance in prices of is to 2s per cwt has
taken place ; at auction Trinidad sold at 40s to 41s Gd for
low red, 42s to 44s 6d for mid and good, and 37s for very
low grey ; 74 bags of Grenada went at 46s 61 for fine
bright red, and 42s to 42s 6d for common, but 340 bags
of Trinidad were taken in much above the value, good
fair red at 45s to 465, and fair grey 42s per cwt. Of
Foreign some parcels have been disposed of rather above
former rates ; the stock is not a large one.
COFFEE.-There has been little inclination manifested
on the part of the trade to purchase West India this
week, and although the market has been sparingly sup-
plied, still a further reduction in prices of is to 2s
per cwt has taken place ; few parcels have been dis-
posed of by private contract, and only 78 casks
of Jamaica were offered at public sale, which
went off heavily-mid at 84s to 85s, low mid 775, fine
fine ord 7ls to 735, fine ord 60s 6d to 655, good ord 52s
to 565, ord 50s to 51s 6d, triage 43s to 455, and very low
22s per cwt. Of Trinidad 26 casks were nearly all taken
in at 62s to 65s for fine fine ord, 56s to -60 s for fine ord,
and 50s to 51* per cwt for ord. Of good mid and fine mid
Jamaica the supply is unusually small. The consump-
tion of West India is still much interfered with by Ceylon.
Holders of East India have shown firmness, and the
market has been sparingly supplied. To-day there was
no public sale of any description of Coffee. Ceylon met
with more attention, and rather higher rates were paid ;
good ord selling by private contract at 55s to 55s 6d per
cwt. Holders show firmness.
TEA.-An increased desire has been manifested by
the town and country trade to purchase most descrip-
tions of Tea this week. The lower qualities of Congou
are much wanted, and large parcels have been disposed
of at very full rates-indeed, the supply of these sorts
is greatly reduced ; common to but middling coarse
have been selling at 104 d to 11#d, but middling
rather strong mixed blackish leaf is to is Odd ;
mid blackish leaf Is ld to is 3€l; good and fine qualities
Is 3W to is 6d. The tendency of prices is upwards for
the fine Pekoe kinds. Pouchong common at 51-d to 6-d,
fairish and good leaf 7d to 10d, and superior lOid to Is.
Souchong of the better kinds is little wanted, and prices
are still going down, but for the lower sorts some inquiry
has existed, at late quotations. Bohea is worth 6d to
61d per lb. The better kinds of Twankay have been
in excellent request, chiefly as a substitute for the lower
sorts.of Hyson, and prices rule high-is 4d to is 8d paid
for but middling to middling brightish leaf, and is 9d to
2s 5d for superior and Hyson kind, but for common
quotations remain at is 2d to 1 s 3d, and several
parcels are offering _ for sale. For Hyson buyers have
been compelled to pay further advanced rates. For
young Hyson holders are not able to obtain higher rates.
Of Orange Pekoe some parcels sold at 35 2d to 3s sd,
and there is little undisposed of. In plain Orange sales
to a fair extent made at former quotations.
To-day several parcels of Tea were disposed of at
firm rates : sound common Congou for cash was with
difficulty to be purchased under 1 Id per lb.
SPICES.-Holders of Pimento show firmness, and have
refrained from offering any at auction. Importers of
Cassia Lignea are not inclined to submit to any further
decline in prices, and have refrained from offering any
at public sale. Holders of Cinnamon are reluctant t
submit to lower rates, and but very little business has been
transacted since this day week. Prices rule firm for Nut
naegs, and some parcels have been sold by private con-
tract ; Singapore, good at 3s 9d to 4s, mid and good mid
3s 3d to 35 Bd, low mid brown 3s to 3s 2d ; the value of
limed is is Gd to 2s 6d per ib. Mace has sustained the
former currency. Cloves are in demand, prices ruling
low ; Penang and Bencoolen selling at 2s to 2s 7d, Bour-
bon 9d to lOid, and Amboyna Is 2d to is 6d per lb.
This afternoon white Pepper was in good demand, and
100 bags at auction were all sold at firm rates ; good mid
went at 50, and mid 4id to 41,-(1 per lb.
Rex, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-For Leeward
Island Rum the demand is still brisk, and a further ad-
vance in prices has taken place. The sales amount to
200 puns at 2s 4i-d to 2s si-d for proof, and for small
parcels of good brown ditto 2s 6d per gallon paid. For
Jamaica the sales are 100 puns, 28 to 30 per cent over
proof at 3s 7d to 3s 10d, 32 to 37 over 3s lld to
4s 4d, superior 4s 6(1 to 53, and 20 puns high flavour 30
per cent overproof at 4s per gallon. Demerara at 3s 5d
to 3s 6d for fine quality 38 to 41 per cent over, and in
hhds at 3s 7d per gallon. Calcutta at 2s 2d to 2s 3d
per gallon, proof, with certificate; at 2s 2d there are
large purchasers. Holders of Brandy are not inclined
to submit to any decline in prices ; Cognac, best brand
of the vintage of 1838, hhds 5s 4d, puns 58 2d ; do
1839, hhds 5s 2d, puns ss; do 1840, hhds 5s Id, puns
4s lld ; do 1841, hhds ss, puns 4s 10d ; do 1842, hhds
4s 9d, puns 4s 7(1, mid to good mid 3s 3d to 4s 6d, and
low 2s lld to 3s id per gallon. Geneva at Is 10(1 to
Is I Id, for fine fit for duty prices remain at 2s 6d to
3s• 6d. Corn Spirits at lOs 4d per gallon, cash.
YIWIT.-By the latest accounts received from the
Morea'and the islands that the Currant crop had been
seriously injured by the heavy rains, the merchants
generally svithdrew their parcels from the market,
awaiting further intelligence by the next mail, but still
the grocers generally do not appear inclined to increase
their stocks, the transactions in consequence have been
only to a limited extent.
Seco.-Prices rule firm, and none has been offered at
auction ; the demand by private contract, however, has
been limited, at 13s to 16s for low to mid Pearl, 17s to
20s for goOd mid to good, and 21s to 24s per cwt for fine.
Of Sago Flour some parcels have been disposed of by
private contract at full rates. There is still a large
supply of Arrow-root.
COCHINEAL.- At auetion Honduras fine bold Silvers at
4s lld to ss, low to bold Black 4s 10d to 5s 8d ; Vera
Cruz, mid Silvers rather damp 4s 6d to 4s 7d, and low
to mid Black 4s 10d to 4s 11d per lb.
INDIGO.-Although the large quantity of 12,172 chests
of East India is declared fur public sale on the Bth of
October, with every prospect that it will be greatly in-
creased, still holders manifest firmness, and home and
export buyers are desirous to purchase. Bengal good
and fine kinds from 4s 6d to 5s 3d per lb. Picked lots
are selling at a profit of 3d to 4d. Madras, Kurpah and
Oudes are wanted, and some parcels have been sold at
from last quarterly sales rate, to a small advance.
Bengal has been sought after, but a further advance in
prices being required has operated against business.
SALTPETRE.-Importers of Rough show firmness, and
have refrained from offering any at auction this week.
This afternoon it was much inquired for, and stiffer rates
paid ; a parcel of Calcutta 54 per cent was sold at 26s 6d,
and sales of common of high refraction were made at
24s 6d to 25s per cwt.
RICK-There has been a considerable- increase in the
demand for Bengal this week. At auction fine white
pearly at 12s, good Ils 6d to 12s, good mid Ils to 11 s 6d,
mid lOs ed to lls, sea dam let class I Is, 2d do 9s Gd to
lOs 6d, 3d do 7s 6d to Bs, 4th do Gs, and Indigo da-
maged lOs 6d to Ils 6d per cwt. Java has met with more
attention,. low mid white rather broken at 9s 6d, mid
9s 6d to 10s, and a few lots of good 103 to 103 Gd, sea
dam fetched 4s 6d to 9s per cwt. Yellow Madras at 8s to
8s 6d per cwt. This afternoon East India Rice met with
less attention ; Madras at 9s 6tl to lOs for low mid
white Bengal kind, and mid at lOs to lOs 6d, being the
full value.
OILS.-There has been a brisk demand for Southern
Oil this week, and although the market has been largely
supplied, still an advance in prices of 15s to 20s per tun
has taken place ; at auction 381 casks equal to
300 tuns were all disposed of at 311 lOs to 321 5s
for good to fine quality ; and by private treaty
some parcels have been sold at 28/ to 301 for
common..„ Seal Oil, pale, at 341 lOs to 351; Cod at
33110 s to '§11; Sperm Oil, prime British, at 851 to 86/ ;
40 casks of American at auction fetched 791 to 804 and
one lot low 701 ; Headmatterat 9015 s to 90l 15s per tun
for good. Linseed Oil, 24s 61 to 24s 9d per cwt
on the spot ; Rape Oil, 36s to. 36s 6d is the value
of pale, and 35s to 35s Gd per cwt for brown ; Olive
at 451t0 46/ for Gallipoli ; 43l to 441 for Spanish, and
40/ to 41/ per tun for Barbary. Palm at 26s to 28s for
good to fine quality. Cocoa Nut Oil at 29s to 303 per
cwt ; the tendency of prices is upwards, and there is a
large consumption going on. For common Fish Oils prices
are from 11 to 5/ per tun under those of last season ; but
for Sperm they are considerably higher than at that
time. Linseed Oil is 5s to Gs per cwt ' • and Olive 20s
per tun lower than in 1843 at this period.
TALLow.-The improved rates previously established
are fully supported for Russian on the spot, a good busi-
ness has .been transacted, and 41s 3d to 42s per cwt are
the current rates given for Petersburgh Yellow Candle
of first quality. For delivery in the last three months
of the year several contracts have been entered into
at 42s per cwt. Town Tallow at 40s 6d to 41s nett cash.

COURSE OF EXCHAI
Amsterdam CF. 12 54
Ditto, at sight l2 34
Rotterdam 2U. 12 5
Antwerp 25 85
Thunburgh M.B. 13 131
Altonl3 1313 n
Paris, 3 days' sight— 25 60
Ditto, 3 months
Marseilles
Bourdeaux 25 90
Frankfort on Maine l2l
Petersburgh, 3Us 37
Berlin 7
Vienna, effec. ft. 3 M 952
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 37
Cadiz
_ _

4GE.—(YESTERDAY.`,
Gibraltar
Leghorn 3O 50
Genoa 25 85
Milan
Venice
Naples 39i
Palermo, per oz llB4
Lisbon 544
Oporto 544
Rio Janeiro 23
Bahia 23
Buenos Ayres
NewYork,2ldyssight
Philadelphia
PRICES OF aimuolir, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 1N
Silver in liars 0 4 11

Bilbao 36
Barcelona

Seville

PROMISSORY NOTES.
(From Last Night's Gazette.)
An account -of the Average Aggregate Amount of Promis-
sory Notes payable to bearer on demand, which have been
in circulation in the United Kingdom, distinguishing those
circulated by the Bank of England, by Private Banks, and
by Joint-Stock Banks, in England and Wales, by the Banks
In Scotland, by the Bank of Ireland, and by all other Banks
in Ireland, and of the Average Amount of Bullion in, the
Bank of England, during the four weeks ending the 17th day
of August, -1844, pursuant to the Act of 4th and sth Vic-
toria, cap. 50 :

. _
ENGLAND.
Bank of England £21,980,000
Private Banks
Joint-Stock Banks... 3,204,460

SCOTLAND. '
Chartered, Private, and Joint-Stock Banks 2,894,853

IRELAND.

Bank of Ireland
Private and Joint-Stock Banks

Total
Bullion in the Bank of England . .. £15,227,000
EDWARD SAIJRIN.
Stamps and Taxes, Aug. 30, 1844.

The Bishop of Sodor and Man, in consequence of
the great age and infirmities of the venerable Dr. Carey,
Bishop of St. Asaph, has undertaken the temporary
duties of the diocese, and on Wednesday last confirmed
773 youths of both sexes at Oswestry Church.

LAW INTELLIGUNCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Aug. 30.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FANE.)
THE LINENDRAPERY TRADE,--IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.
IN RE WILLIS AND DAVY, LINENDRAPERS OF OXFORD-

STREET.
After repeated examinations in relation to the bank-
rupts' extraordinary mode of carrying on their business,
this day was fixed for his Honour delivering his judg-
ment upon the bankrupts' application for their certificate,
and which was to the following effect
" These bankrupts began business in May, 1840, with
1,375/. capital, and failed in Jul}, 1843, owing 22,617/,
their assets have realised 7,5241. They apply for their
certificate ; only one of the assignees, Mr. Dillon, op-
poses, the other takes no part ; and the public is, in my
opinion, greatly indebted to Mr. Dillon for his faithful
performance of his duty, and I can only regret that the
other assignee should have taken any other course. It i 3,
in my opinion, the bounden duty of assignees to bring
every case that seems to demand investigation fully and
fairly before the Commissioner ; the assignees are trus-
tees for the whole body of creditors, and are not justified
in retiring from their duties, and throwing the burden of
opposition on individual creditors. Mr. Dillon has per-
formed his duty faithfully, and I thank him for it. Four
offences have been charged against the bankrupts-
1. That from the commencement of their business they
propped their credit by accommodation bills. 2. 'that
some of those bills were drawn on persons whom they
knew to be men of-straw, and also drawn artfully so as
to appear like good trade bills. 3. That they raised
money at most extravagant rates of usury; and 4. That
they deluded Messrs. Dillon and Co. into giving them
extended credit, by utterly false representations. I must
pronounce them guilty on each of these charges. It ap-
pears that their first act was to lay out nearly 3,0001.
I beyond their capital on the premises where the business
was carried on; and the natural consequence was, that
they were soon in want of money, while as early as
September, 1840, an accommodation bill was drawn.
Soon after a regular and extensive system of drawing
such bills was established, and, in pursuing it, they on
these occasions drew bills of considerable amount on a
person named Tucker, whom they knew to be a shopman
at Messrs. Hitchcock and Co.'s, in St. Paul's Churchyard,
at a trifling salary—addressed them to him as if residing
at Kingsbridge, in Devonshire, and made them payable
at Messrs. Barclays, where he had no account. To
make the cheat more effectual they had the acceptances
written in pale ink. By degrees they became more and
more involved, and raised money at a most ruinous rate
of interest. A Mr. Berkley Wilson was examined, and
he said lie haci often advanced them money; on one
occasion he had received 101. for the loan of 100/
for three weeks, which is at the rate of 170
per cent. per annum. Lately he refused to lend,
' because (says he) I knew that from the enormous
discount no i.rade could stand against it.' A Mr. John
Gould was exaolined, and he said that he had lent
them money upon two bills of exchange, at 401 per
cont. per annum, but hd had also lent them money at
higher rates of interest. The rates of interest (says
he) depended upon the urgency with which they required
money. If they came to me for 100/, and owed me no
more, I would, perhaps, charge them 21. 2s. for a week,
or ten days; but if they wanted another 1001 before the
first was repaid, I would charge them 3/. 33.". this is at
the rate of about 100/. per cent. per annum. When
asked whether he could state any one transaction with
accuracy, he answered, ' I have had so many that I can-
not state with accuracy any one transaction.' When
one William. Bryson was examined touching the nature
of his transactions with the bankrupt, lie said—The
clerk would come to me for a loan, repayable the next
day, or in two or three days--sometimes a week, but I
liked short loans ; he would then repay me with such
interest as we might agree on. If he came fur 501. for
two days,.l should most probably charge him 303. or 2/.
for the loan. The rate of interest I have mentioned was
the general rate of interest I charged to the bankrupts.
I may have received more than 21. for the loan of 501.
for ten days; it is very likely I have. I clear up every-
thing at the end of the week, to keep my head clear of
the matter. I required more interest when they were
more urgent, because it would probably cost more to get the
money. He began to lend them money in August, 1841.
In March, 1843, when they were in the most hopeless state
of insolvency, they were desirous of procuring an ex-
tended credit from Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co.,
and with that view Mr. Wills called on the 22d, and said
to Mr. Dillon, 'We take stock twice a year. This year
our sales are increased one-third, and our profits are in-
creased. We are better off than we were ; besides our
own capital, we borrowed of Rogers 7,000/., but we have
paid off a part. We are doing well.' Mr. Dillon, in
consequence, agreed to give an extended credit. Now
the whole of this was false. Such is the complexion of
this case. It was urged in defence that the bankrupts
were justified in drawing accommodation bills, and
endeavouring to struggle on, partly because they were
supported by the credit of Mr. Rogers, a relation, and
partly because they looked forward to the spring of 1843,
when trade would be brisk. The latter ground might
have furnished some excuse had their circumstances
been less hopeless, but their right to deceive and defraud
Mr. Rogers, because he was a relation, I cannot com-
prehend. At all events, nothing will justify their reck-
less manner of . raising money, their system of drawing
accommodation bills, which I shall always look upon as
a most serious offence, the fraudulent nature of some of
those bills, or their false statements to Messrs. Morrison;
and Ido not think, considering ti-.o magnitude of thi,
case, that .I should do my duty to the public if I w.ro to
allow their certificates earlier than the 31st of July,
1848,_ which will be five years from the date of the fiat
against them."
Upon an application by the bankrupts for protection,
The Learned COMMISSIONER granted them protection
for twelve months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

(YESTERDAY.)

BOW-STREET.

well-dressed young
Yesterday Michael Reid, a
man, was brought up for further examination upon
the charge of stabbing and severely wounding James
O'Flaherty, a tailor, of 2, Dolphin-place, Holborn,
now an inmate of King's College Hospital.
• The prosecutor, also a young man, was placed in
the witness-box in a very weak state, having been
conveyed from the hospital in a cab. The evidence
taken by Mr. Twyford at the hospital on the 19th
inst. was read over to him by the magistrates' clerk—
that he had known the prisoner about a year and a
half; that on Saturday evening, the 17th inst., be-
tween nine and ten o'clock, the prisoner and a woman
of his acquaintance called at witness's residence in
Dolphin-place, where they drank and conversed
together in a friendly manner. At about half-past
eleven the prisoner told the woman that he wished to
leave, but she declined going, and consequently a
quarrel arose, during which he struck her ; this led
to the interference of witness, who desired him to
leave the house, and was endeavouring to put him
out, when the prisoner struck him a violent blow, and
knocked him down. While struggling on the floor
he seized a pair of button-hole scissors, and stabbed
him in the breast, arm, forehead, and groin, and sub-
sequently took up a large pair of shears, and cut a
deep gash in his back, leaving witness ultimately
wholly insensible. Witness was immediately attended
by two surgeons, by whose advice he was afterwards
taken to King's College hospital.
The prosecutor was cross-examined at some length
by Mr. Duncombe, the prisoner's attorney. He denied
having struck the first blow, or used any violence to-
wards the prisoner. They had been drinking a small
quantity of rum and some porter, but were not in-
toxicate-d. Witness's wife was
present during the
scuffle, and also Jane Furphy, the prisoner's com-
panion. - -
Joseph Friar, policeman 137, F division, stated,
that while on duty in Holborn on the night in ques-
tion, the prisoner ran out of Dolphin-place (at about
a quarter to twelve o'clock), and said, " Oh dear,
what shall I do ?" His hands were covered with
blood, and there appeared to be a bruise or cut upon
his thumb. Witness asked him what was the matter,
and he replied, that a man had been knocking him
about, and that he was very much hurt. He added,
that the man lived at No. 2, Dolphin-place, and
pointed out the second-floor of the
house, afterwards
observing that be must go home in a cab. In answer
to witness's inquiry, he said, that he lived at No. 8,
Amelia-place, Gravel-lane, Houndsditch, and then
went off in a cab. In about ten minutes afterwards
witness went into Dolphin-place, and saw some
women looking out of No. 2 ; they were exclaiming
that " the man was stabbed," and having called to
witness, he went to the second floor, where he found
the prosecutor lying in his own blood, quite insensi-
ble, and attended by two medical gentlemen, who
said he was in a very dangerous condition. Witness
then proceeded to the prisoner's residence, and took
him into custody, having found him sleeping in bed.
Mr. Evan Thomas, the house-surgeon of King's
College Hospital, deposed to having admitted the
prosecutor as an in-patient on the Sunday morning,
with four or five wounds, one of them of a most dan-
gerous nature, in the back, caused apparently by a
sharp instrument, which had penetrated the right
lung. He continued in a precarious state for a week,
but was now out of danger.
The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial.
An application by his attorney for bail was refused.
CLERKEN WELL.
Mr. William Woodward, a haberdasher, residing at
34, Clarke's-place, Islington, was charged with as-
saultin; Miss Elizabeth Goulding, residing at 47,
Lower-road, Islington.
Miss Goulding said that on Wednesday evening
last she was passing along Clarke's-place, when she
saw in the defendant's shop-window a piece of coheng
cloth, marked Is. 20. a yard. Struck by its cheap..
ness, she went in and ordered a quantity of it to be
cut. She showed the shopinan the piece, and in order
to be sure that it was the same, went outside the shop
he purchaset n ess
otherthe n
window, and saw the man removing the identical
but
she insisted on having the dress cut from that labelled
pieces than that s
went
in theshhl named,
she wishedr piece. to
ls. 2d. The quantity demanded was at length cut
off, as well as some lining, but on looking at the bill
she found that 2s. 20. a yard had been charged.
She refused to pay more than at the rate of ls. 2d.,
and whilst the shopman vvas quarrelling with her, Mr.
Woodward came up and asked her how she could ex-
pect such cloth for ls. 20.. a yard ? She declared it
was labelled at that price in the window, and that she
would only pay according to the label, Whe defend-

ant then asked her to pay for the trimmings, but she
refused doing so, unless she get the cloth at the price
marked. The defendant said she was not a respect-
able. woman, that he would call for the police and give
her into custody, and finally seized her by the arm
and forced her out of the shop.
Mr. COMBE (to the defendant)—Did you say you
would send for the police ? Defendant—l -did. I '
wanted to frighten her, and make her pay for the
goods. She called me a swindler.
_Miss Goulding denied that she had used the term,
but she did say it was a gross imposture.
Mr. COMBS said it was most disgraceful conduct.
The lady had been grossly insulted and violently
used, merely becauSe she insisted on having the goods
at the price they were marked in the window. .1 le
would fine the defendant 3/. and the costs.
The fine was paid at once.
MARY LEBONE.

Yesterday Sarah Sims, cools to Mr. Satchell, 6,
Winsley-street, Oxford-street, was placed at the bar
for final examin.tion, charged with having concealed
the birth of her male infant.
It appeared that in consequence of Mr. Satchell
suspecting that the prisoner had given birth to a child,
he sent to Mr. Jones, surgeon, Berners-street, who
questioned her (prisoner) respecting it, when she at
length admitted having been delivered, and said that
the infant was in her box in the kitchen. 'File said
box was opened, and the dead body of the infant was
found therein ; there were no marks of violence upon
it, and a coroner's jury had returned a verdict that it
had died from want of medical aid at its birth.

- -
The prisoner, who cried and had nothing to say,
was committed for trial.
LAMBETH-S7 PEET.

Ann Patten, residing at 15, Little Collingwood-
street, Whitechapel, was yesterday brought before the
Hon. G. C. Norton, in the custody of police-constable
K 248, charged with cruelly ill- treating a little child
of seven years of age, the son of a man of the name of
Patten, with whom she cohabits.
Police-constable 248 K deposed, that in consequence
of information which he received he proceeded to the
prisoner's residence in Little Collingwood-street, and
demanded to see the child. There was at the period
a crowd of 100 people round the door. The poor
little fellow was brought down from an up-stairs
room, and he presented so emaciated and dreadful
an appearance, being entirely covered with bruises
from head to foot, besides being one mass of filth and
rags, that the constable deemed it his duty to take the
child to a surgeon to have him examined. The sur-
geon gave a certificate, which stated that nearly every
part of the body presented dreadful marks of external
violence, great discolouration of the skin, and gross
neglect;
,the child was besides in a very enfeebled
state', apparently brought on by want of proper
nourishment and food.

The poor child was here stripped by order of the
magistrate. He seemed a perfect skeleton, and the
whole of his body presented marks of the most severe
chastisement and ill-usage. Such was the dreadful
appearance of the poor child, that it caused a shudder
and exclamation of horror from every person in the
Court. The whole of the boy's flesh, from the neck
and back downwards, was completely discoloured,
being yellow, black, and blue, caused by the most
severe blows and bruises, while in other places the
bones were nearly protruding through the skin.
Mr. NORTON asked the little fellow what his
mother beat him for, and whether he was hungry ?
The chill replied, after regarding the prisoner with
looks of terror, thiit he was not hungry now, for the
policeman had filled his beLy, and his mother beat
him for stealing the sugar and begging victuals.
Several of the neighbours here stepped forward,
and said that the prisoner was constantly in the habit
of stripping the child, and beating it in the most
dreadful manner w.th a heavy strap, and knocking it
down with her fist. On Thursday last she knocked
him down in the most brutal manner, and said she
would kill him if he dared to cry. (The poor child
had a shocking black-eye, and his head was also
severely cut.)
Sarah Reeves informed the magistrate that directly
the prisoner's back was turned, of whom the child
appeared to be dreadfully afraid, the poor little
fellow would run into the streets, and pick up the
potato parings, or anything he could find, which he
would eat in the most voracious manner. The
neighbours were constantly giving the poor little
boy bread and butter to eat, which the woman would
(if she knew it) take from him, and then beat him
in the most violent and cruel manner. She had her-
self seen the prisoner beat the child till it gasped for
breath.
Mr. NORTON said he would not call upon the pri-
soner for any defence, fur he fully intended to send
her for trial. The worthy magistrate then asked
where the father of the child was ? and on being in-
formed that he was outside the Court, desired that he
might be brought forward.
In answer to several questions put by the magis-
trate, the fellow said he did not know the child was
beaten, and as to victuals he had the same as his wife.
Mr. NORTON—Do you mean to say that you are
married to the prisoner ? The father—No, Sir, I
live with her.
The MAGISTRATE—YOU must be an unfeeling
brute to see your own motherless child used in such
a cruel manner, and squander away your money on
a worthless woman, instead of clothing and feeding
the poor boy, who is in a dreadful state ; and th -
only question in my mind is, whether I shall not
order you to be included in the indictment. The
magistrate then ordered the officer to take the child
to the workhouse, to be placed under the care of a
surgeon.
The prisoner was then remanded to complete the
case, and
Mr. NORTON said he would in the mean time con-
sider whether the father should not also be prosecuted.
As the officer was bringing the woman to the po-
lice-court, it was with great difficulty he could pro-
tect her from the violence of the crowd.
THAMES POLICE.

Christopher Pratt was yesterday charged with as-
saulting a lad named Thomas Kettle, potboy to Mr.
Ottway, landlord of the Camden's Head public-house,
Church-lane, Limehouse, under the following singu-
lar circumstances :
It appeared that on Sunday Mr. Ottway had a leg
of lamb for dinner, of which a considerable portion
was left. He and his wife went for a walk, leaving
the lad Kettle, in whom he placed the utmost confi-
dence, in charge of the house. On his return in the
evening he proposed to have some of the lamb for
supper, but on looking he perceived it was reduced
to the mere bone. Thinking Kettle had been at it,
he said, "Thomas, I always told you to ask me again
if I did not help you sufficiently at dinner time," to
which the lad answered, though with an embarrassed
and conscious air, " Oh, Sir, you always give me
more than enough," still he affected not to know any-
thing of the lamb. Next day, however, seeing that
his master suspected him of taking the lamb, and
fearing it might lead to the loss of his situation, he
made the following curious statement :—He said that
the prisoner, who, it seems, is a person in easy cir-
cumstances and in the habit of frequentng the house,
came in the afternoon on Sunday and had some beer.
Shortly after Kettle went into the back kitchen, and
found him ploughing away lustily at the leg of lamb.
He told the prisoner he had no right to make so free
with Mr. Ottway's property, upon which Pratt rose
up and struck him. Kettle threatened to tell his
master, which so provoked the prisoner, that he
seized the boy by the neck and drew the knife
which he had used in cutting the lamb several
times across the lad's throat, at the same time
uttering the most dreadful imprecations, mixed
with awful threats, that if Kettle ever uttered a word
about the lamb, he'd certainly do for him. In draw-
ing the knife across his throat Pratt inflicted two
slight wounds in the lad's throat. The effect pro-
duced upon the boy's mind was such, that through the
treatment which he had already received, and the ap-
prehensions of ulterior consequences, he preferred
lying under the imputation of having himself stolen
the lamb, rather than by disclosing the truth subject-
ing himself to the 'emnity of the prisoner, nor should
he ever have disclosed the facts but for the fear of be-
ing discharged by a kind master. Mr. Ottway, on
hearing this statement, not wishing :to prosecute the
prisoner for the felony, but at the same time desirous
of protecting his servant, made him apply for an as-
sault warrant, which, upon a statement of the facts,
was instantly granted. This was on the Tuesday, and
on Wednesday evening, the prisoner having informa-
tion that the process was out against him, waited in
the tap-room of the Camden's Head until all the other
customers left, for the purpose of putting his threats
against the complainant into effect. Mr. Ottway
being at the bar about half-past nine o'clock on Wed-
nesday night, heard a violent scuffle in the tap-room,
and, on proceeding to the spot, saw the boy (Kettle)
on the ground, and the prisoner kneeling on his chest.
Kettle, who was utterly insensible, and continued so
for some time, was rescued from the prisoner's grasp,
and taken up stairs. On recovering he said, that after
the other parties left, Pratt tapped him on the shoulder
and said, " So you have taken out a warrant against
me ?" Kettle admitted that he had, upon which
Pratt struck him a violent blow upon the stomach,
which at the same time felled him and doubled him
up, so as nearly to deprive him of 01 sensation. Ex-
hausted as he was, he, however, remembered that
Pratt first jumped with his whole weight upon his
body, then knelt upon his chest, and seizing him
violently by the throat, endeavoured to strangle him.
Tho poor lad, who seemed to have suffered very
severely, gave his evidence with considerable difficulty.
Pratt was ordered to pay 41., which not being
forthcoming, he was locked up in default for one
month.

A NON-RESIDENT CLERGYMAN.—The Rev. Mr.
Bluck, the rector of Walsoken, Norfolk, has been con-
demned by the Consistory Court, at Norwich, to forfeit
one-third part of the annual value of his benefice, and
costs, by reason of non-residence, without leave, for
three wouthe,—.Doneaster Gazette,

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" Previous to the last general Highway Act, any per-
son might dedicate his land for a public toad, and-when
once dedicated, it becomes a public road for ever, unless
stopped up by legal proceedings ; since that Act a party
cannot dedicate a road except as therein provided."—
Opinion of C. H. Whitehurst, Temple, published in The
Sun, Aug. 27, 1814.