The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-11 00:00:00

_THE .EAIRAORDINARY OU2RAGE IN

?HE CI7T.

At the Mansion-house, this morning the two
boys, Arthur Forester Smith, 13, and Victor A.
Smith, 12, were brought before the Lord Mayor,
in charge of Sergeant Moss, the detective officer,
for further examination upon. the charge of
feloniously wounding Mary Ann Nunn, with intent
to murder her. Alderman Sir R. Carden and Al-
derman Causton were on the bench during the
proceedings.

It will be recollected that at the last examination
it was proved that the prosecutrix was the ;house-
keeper of the premises No. _2, Catherine-court,
Seethilig-lane.- The prisoners were connected with
the • prosecutrix by marriage, and it appeared that
they had secreted themselves in the cellar, no doubt
for the purpose of commiting a robbery in the house,
and while they were actually engaged in breaking
open a box in the room of the prosecutrix, and
from which they took a sum of about £2, th'
prosecutrix- came into the room. The two young
ruffians immediately commenced a most brutal
attack upon the unfortunate woman, and beat
her upon the head with a mallet, inflicting such in-
juries thereby that for some days her life was
despaired of. She is now, however, happily out of
danger, and it is expected that she will recover.

The prisoners when they were placed at the bar
seemed to have lost a good deal of the hardihood
which characterised them at the first examination.

Inspector Tillcock handed in a certificate from
Guy's Hospital, which was to the effect that the
proseeutrix was progressing favourably, but was not
in a condition to attend the court at present
to give her evidence. Ile asked for a remand for
a week.

The prisoners, who said nothing, were accord-
ingly remanded for a week.

MARKETS.—(This Day.)

CORN.

The general character of the wheat trade is dull, with
prices favouring buyers, but without pressure to sell.
Spring corn is relatively firm.

The country markets are in many cases is lower on the
week for wheat.

At Mark-lane to-day the attendance was moderate, and
the trade dull, the fine weather having some influence.

English wheat was light supply, but saleable only at
about ls. lower.

The offers for foreign wheat were at the same reduction,
and where business was done it was at this decline, but
transactions were small.

Flour was in fair supply, and the turn lower for country
markets.
Malt a dull sale.

Barley sold slowly, but was relatively well hold.
Beans rather easier.
Peas in limited demand.

Oats firm, with a fair inquiry, and quite late rates paid.
Seeds dull.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of fat stock was larger this morning- than
last week, but accounts from Newgato and Leadenhall
showing the markets well cleared, the tone was not so
dull as it might otherwise have been, and prices for choice
qualities were in some cases firmer.
The supply of beasts included 193 from Scotland, none
from Ireland, 2,115 from various pastures of England, and
1,290 from the Continent.

The beef trade was firm for choice English, but inferior
and foreign was dull of sale and lower.
Of sheep and lambs the supplies included 6,690 from
abroad.

The mutton trade was irregular, choice qualities of sheep
firm; inferior depressed. Lamb sold at previous quota-
tions.

The number of foreign calves at market was 146. The
general demand was flat and quotations depressed.
Pork met a steady sale at tho quotations. Ten pigs
i.rrived from the Continent.

Total at market : beasts, 3,600 ; sheep and lambs, 29,890
calves, 154 ; pigs, 290.
Quotations (per stone of 81bs sinking the offal) : Beef,
3s 4(1- to 5s 2d ; mutton, 3s to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 4d;
pork, 3s to 4s Gd ; lamb, 6s to 7s 4(1.
PROVISIONS.

Butter —The tendency of prices is still seasonably
downwards, and the market this morning was dull. Best
Friesland, 100 s. _ .

Baccu sold iu retail quantity at about late rat,:s.
No quotable change in the cheese trade.
WOOL.

The colonial wool sales commence on Thursday next, and
the market as usual for the moment kept somewhat in
abeyance, but the tone is on the whole firm.