The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-11 00:00:00

... 29,924,295
••• 13,580
... 3,106,835
Increase
Public Deposits ... • 24,603•
4,997,054
Increase 3C3,611
Other Deposits
... 10,649,502
Decrease . 257.927
Seven Day and other Bills•
... 1.230,216
Increase
••o
42,243
Government Securities no alteration.
Other Securities .. 9,778,216
Decrease
Notes •3
.131
9,817,185
Increase •
175,585
Bullion
... 16,573 331
Decrease
73,504
Active Circulation 20,107,110
Decrease ... •
... 189,165
It is noted with some degree of surprise that the
transactions in Bills of Exchange drawn upon the prin-
cipal cities cf the continent represent a comfit. atively
small amount, and many experienced men seem
rather at a loss to account for it when they look at our
export returns, and acknowledge, as they do, that pri-
vate credit was seldom firmer. Perhaps a solution of
the problem might be found in the fact, that there being
little or no speculation going on, paper is less wanted.
Parties-buy and sell as usual, but the principle of barter
is brought into more active operation to the comfort and
advantage of all. The condition of credit in some places
Austria for example, is quite an exception to the state
of affairs here, and our merchants have been compelled,
from regard to their own safety, to decline dealing in
bills drawn upon Vienna. The merchants of that city,
alaruled is they well may
be at such an unusual, but
under circumstances, doubtless advisable • course, have
memorialised their Government in favour of decided mea-
sures, some public declaration even, that may restore
confidence; and this has been promised, but not yet per-
formed, for probably the best of all reasons, viz., inabi-
lity to gire. satisfactory explanations. The Austrian
Government having failed partially, despite the inflated
reports of high premiums for the scrip, &c., in obtaining
its recent loan, is reduced to great straits, and private
confidence is impaired by public deficiency. A bold and
plain-dealing Ministry would at once grapple with the
difficulty, instead of allowing it to undermine confidence
and fetter commerce. The terms upon which bills of
90 days' date were negotiated yesterday on the Royal
Exchange were these:—Paris, 25.771 to 80; Amster-
dam. 12 3 t 0341; Hamburgh, 13 124 to 13; Frankfort,
1211 it and Trieste 12 15.
There are accounts, of Jan. 26, from Sydney. Trade
then was active. Wool rather cheaper.
The exports of the precious metals from London, this
week, have been 5,650 ounoes of gold.
The Funds are steady, and with very little doing.
Consols 95i to 96 for Transfer, and 96 to 96* for Ac-
count ; Exchequer-bills 695. to 71s. premium ; New
Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. 94 to 97.
Mexican Bonds are 281 ; Spanish Five
per Cents.
1 /4• Other securities dull.
Shares, though quiet, are firm.
QUARTER TO THREE.
... 951 96
... 96 96*

COD sols
Ditto, Account, June 12 ...

ONE
PRICES OF BRITISII FUNDS O'CLOCK.
81 0, t.,ent. Reduced Anna ... 94% 95
3 per Cent. Consols Annuities... .... 96 95%
New 31( per Cent. Anne....... 97 96%
Long Anne. to expire Jan. 1860
India Bonds, 1,0001. — -
Ditto under 1,0001... ......
Exchequer Bills. I%d. & 2d
1,0001. June 69 71 p 71 p
500/. June
Small. June 69 71 p 71 p
.
ONE CLOSING
PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. PRICES,
Danish Bonds, 1825,3 per Cent. ..
Ditto 5 Der Cent.
Ditto, &rip. —
Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846, with Coupons—
Ditto, Ex Jan. Coupons
Peruvian Bonds, 4 per Cent -
Ditto, Account
Ditto Deferred
Portuguese 6 per Cents.
Ditto, Converted, 1841 — 8314
itussian Bonds ....... --
Ditto, 414 per Cent
Ditto, Small
Ditto Scrip 23/4 p 23/4 p
Spanish 5 per Cont. 1840 —
Ditto. Account
Ditto. 3 per Cent
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 2% per Cent"' 12 Guild. .•
Ditto, Account ' 56 553/ 55%
Ditto, 4 Der Cent. Certificates 85% % 85%
PRICES OF
PAID. BUSINESS DONE CLO:,INO
RAIWAY SHARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES
Aberdeen
Birmingham and Ox-
ford Junct., calls duly
paid, or with a guaran. 20
Do, withoutguarantee 20
Buckinghamshire ...... 1714
Caledonian
Ditto, New IC/. Pref... 10
. )
. •
Eastern Counties....... 20 ...... 7% 7
Ditto,Extension, 5 per •
Cent., No.l 6/.138.4d... p ......
Ditto ditto, No. 2...61. 13s. 4d... .;ii p.m ....
Do. North. & Eastern,
6 per Cent.
Ditto. 5 per Cent.... 50 ;
Great Northern
Do., % A Deferred ... 1214.... 2%
Do., %B 6 per Cent-. 9% ....
~..
Do., 5 per;,Cent. Pref. 12 %.
•....•
. ;mat South. and West
(Ireland)
Groat North of England 100 .._
Ditto, New, 40/ 4O ...
Ditto, ditto 35
Great Western 100
Ditto, New 171........ 15 ...
.. _
• ••••
Hull and Selby .. ...... 50 ..".. --
Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 ~«....
Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 ......
Do. Fifths.— ........ ... 10 ...... 1014 die. « 104 dis.
Leeds and Bradford 6O ...... 89 ..... .. ..... 9)
London & Blackwall...ll/. 6s. 3d... 4
L indon, Brighton, and
South C0a11... ..... 100
Do., New, guaranteed
6 per Cent .lOO ...... ...
Do. tivarant. 5 per ct.. 9 ...... 107 43 ... .
London and N Western 100...,,, 102 102 %..
Ditto, New Quarters 12 . ..... 10A lOl/2
Ditto Fifths ...... 12 ." .. _ ...., ..... ... 114
Midland . ... ..... 100 ...... 33
Uo., 504 ;Shares .........30 . g 1:y , 1%,1 ..Iv; 4 gjb 4, .....
Do. Consolieftriit(il &

CLOSING
PRICES.
95

61/2 P

2414
16%
714

- P
U P

~.. 30

~.. 80 •
... 5334

46 4

,•• •• . Binning., 6 per ct.... 100 ..... 118 fi
, 1181/‘
North British ... .... ..• 26 ...... 71,4 lAs
North Staffordshire ... 17 ... ...... 7 % ... .... ....... 714
Shropshire Union
••• 2%
Si anti Eaatern
South Wales
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. .... ... ........ 25 ...... 12%........• .•••• I
Do. Newcastle Eaten, 20 ...... 7% .
D( . G.N.E. Preference 8 ... . (3,
York and North Midland 50 . 8
..... 16%8
Dit lA, Preferidnefo ...... 10 ...... 636
...
FOREIGN RAIL Vtf A Ym.
Northern of France...... 16
...... 1214 .
Orleans and Bordeaux.. 7 ...... ..... .....
Sambre and Meuse 2O ..... 21,4 ...
6111.
Brazilian Imperial
•• ,41, . ....... ....
14
Do. St. John Del Rey 15 ........... a

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 11.—Wind this day at noon O.W. to
W.S.W.. light breeze and cloudy.
Orr THE WIGHT, MAY 10.—Comite, Ireland, Cal-
cutta, for Havre.
DARTMOUTH, MAY 10.—Wind W.—Arrd. Magda-
lene, Newcastle fur Quebec,
9.—Theleaky
Telegraph,
JERSEY, MAY sailed hence 28th
March for Percee
, has put back,
having on the 21st
ult., whilst lying
to in lat. 47, shipped some heavy seas,
which washed one of her crew overboard, swept the
decks, carried away the long boat and the whole of the
bulwarks, with greater part of the stanchions and rails,
atova jolly-boat, and sprung several of the beams for-
ward. About 20 tons of salt were thrown overboard, and
part of the cargo is damaged.
BRIDLINGTON, MAY 10, The Johns, Boulogne to
Sunderland, was assisted in yesterday after being on
shore, filled and sunk in the attempt to take her to the
hard.
SALCOMIE, MAY 10.—A ship's boat, much damaged,
marked „Plymouth, of Plymouth, Edward Ley master,"
was picked up 7th inst. off the Wight.
DOVER, MAY 10.—Thirteen casks of flour, marked
" Society Natural Superfine Gund Moulins Vapour
Beige," 22 package; of paper, and two cases of carding
combs, without marks, were brought yesterday from
the back of the Goodwin' Sands. A log-book has been
picked up without any name, but with remarks as fol-
lows:—" Sailed from Exmouth 16th Jan., arrived at
Gloucester 20th, sailed 30th, arrived at Newport same
day, sailed from thence 4th Feb., put in to Swansea 14th,
and sailed 20th, arrived at London Ist March, sailed the
12th, and arrived at Middleburg 27th, sailed 3d April,
and arrived at Exmouth 11th, and sailed and arrived at
Teignmouth 18th April."
DEAL, MAY 10.--Wind S.W. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Susan,
Rougeer, Paraiba. Arrd. from the River, Lord Petre,
Mauritius; Dublin, Trinidad; Calista, Honduras.
COWES, MAY 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Arid, Sindh,
Matanzas.
PORTS3IOUTH, MAY W.—Wind W. to W.S.W.—Arrd.
Ocean Queen, Griscodel, New York, and ad. for London.
Sid. Comte de Flandres, New Orleans. Off port, Kate,
Broderich, Sydney, New South Wales; Bucephalus, Bell,
Calcutta.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 10.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrd. John
Willis, Mauritius; Coquette. Africa; Broom, Drysdale,
New Orleans • Charles Chaloner, Thomson, ditto;
Princess Royal, I)uguid, ditto; Jamestown, Blither,
New York; Ann, Para; Esther and Sophie, St.Thomas's;
Urgent, Cuba. Off port, Lydia, Ceylon; Atlantic,
Eleanor Dixon, and Eblana,

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 1
The Cotton Market at Liverpool yesterday was firm,
with a fair demand at previous rates. The sales were
estimated at 12,000 bales, of which 5,000 were taken
on speculation.—ln Railway Shares a good business
was done, at rather higher quotations.
The employment for money has obviously not in-
creased lately as far as the Bank of England is con-
cerned, or otherwise the weekly statement of the cor.
poration, made up to the 4th inst., is under the influ-
ence of the re-payment of loans granted while the
transfer-bouks were closed. The addition to the Go-
vernment balance has likewise rather exceeded the re-
tirement of other deposits. The circulation has de-
clined a little and there is a slight diminution in the
bullion. Compared with the previous week the fol
lowing results are shown:—
Notes is%ucd
Decrease
Rest

RAMSGATE, MAY 10.—Nine bundles of steel bars
have been brought in here from the wreck of a vessel,
name unknown, on the Goodwin.
FALMOUTH, MAY 10.—The Emma. Memel to Lime.
rick, which put in here on the Bth instant with damage,
has teen surveyed, and is discharging.
PETERHEAD, MAY 9.—The Victor arrived yesterday
from Greenland, left the ice on the 29th ult., and reports
as follows:—Commerce, of Peterhead on the 28th ult.,
5,500 seals, about 60 tuns. Rose, Hull, same day.
steering W., apparently well sealed. Eclipse, of Peter-
head, running to the north, apparently very light.
Union, of Peterhead, with 90 feats, sailing to the east,
had been beset for three weeks on the ice, with the
North of Scotland, with 14 seals, and the Traveller of
Peterhead, with six seals; the Hate, of Hull, with 700
seals.

MARKET NEWS.—(THIS DAY.)
COVENT-GARDEN.
Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with
Vegetables,yetprie es had a downward tendency. Oranges
were again dearer. In other Fruit very little doing.— Pine
Apples, lOs to 14s; Hot-house Grapes, 12s to 15s per lb;
Pears, 20s to 305; Eating Apples, 5s to 6s per half-
sieve; Apples for cooking, 4s to 6s per bushel; Fil-
berts, 7o to 75s per 100Ibs; Straw berries, 3d to 6d
per cz. Foreign Fruit—Black Ilamburgh Grapes
(forced) 3s 6d to ss; Portugal ditto, 9d to is per Ib;
Spanish Nuts, 4s to ss; Brazil ditto, 3s to 45 ; Bar-
celona ditto, 5s to 6s; Spanish Chesnuts, 3s to 6s per
peck; Lemons, 54 to 10s• Oranges, 64 to 14s per 100 ;
Almonds, 5s to 6s per peck; Spanish Onions, 14$ to 20s
per box. Vegetables—Cape Brocoli, 3s to 65 per
dozen bundles; Turnips, Is 6d to 2s Od; Carrots, 4s to
ss; Greens, 9d to I. 3d per dozen bunches; Onions
(od), 3s to 4s 6d per bushel; liorse-radish, 2a to ss;
Celery, 9d to is per bundle; Leeks, Is 6d to 2s; and
Parsley, 9d to is Od per dozen bunches; early York
Cabbages, 6d to 8d; Red ditto, 2s to as per dozen;
Brussels Sprouts, 6d to 9 per half-sieve; Endive, is 3d
to is 6d per score; Red Beet, 2s to 3s 6d; and Par-
snips, 3d to 4d per dozen; Mushrooms, 4d to 8d per
pottle; Spinach, 6d to Os 9il; and Jerusalem Arti-
chokes, is to is 6d per half-sieve; Small Salad, Is
6d to 2s per dozen punnets; Sage, 2s 6d to 3s per
Dozen bunches; Corn Salad, Is to Is 6d per half sieve;
Shallots, 3d to 4d per lb; Potatoes, 80s to 1204 per
toa; ditto, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per bushel; Sea Kail, Is Od
to is 6d per punnet; Asparagus, 4s to 75 per 100;
Rhubarb, is 6d to 4s per doz. bundles; Cornwall White
Brocoli, Is to 4s 6d per dozen heads; Turnip Greens,
3d to 4d per bushel; French Beans, is 6d to 2s per 100;
Radishes, 2d to 4d per punnet; Cabbage Lettuces, 3d
to 6d per score; early framed Potatoes, is 6d to 2s per lb;
Sprouting Brocoli,p uis:ctse2s,66;
ticlt
atcoto
u3ics
is 9d,
d9msdbpp:erarirnsn,dgs iye3Ovosii;ntoogn iasnlrtsrp,
oe3rd,sbtio(sa:624edss.
pP;eorru
bunch;ndg Tzt'unr n
Mint,
per dozen bunches; Cos Lettuces, is to Is 6d per dozen.
NETurkeyt4rs, 4GsAolldjetio 7*A 110411.; Geese,EA 6ns EtoNZCAOl:linucks,
3s Od to 55 Od; Tame Rabbits, is Od to Is 9d; Wild dit4,
7d to 10d; Pigeons, 6d to 8d; and Roasting Pigs, 4s Od to
7s each; Surrey Fowls, 103 to 12s; ditto Chickens, 6s to
Ss; Barn-door Fowls, 4s Od to 6s per couple; English
hundred; 111 to 6s 3d; French, 58 Od to 53 6d per
Fresh Butter, Sd to Is ldper Ob.; Leverets,
4s to 511 Od each.

NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 3s; Mutton, 23 101 to 3s 8d;
Lamb, 4e 8d to 58 8d; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s 4d; and Pork,
38 2d to 4s per 81bs.

WHITEOBAPEL.
Beef from is 10d to 3s Oil; Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s 6d;
Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 6d; Veal, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; Pork, 2s 10d
to 4s par 81bs, by the carcase.
BILLINGSGATE.
Turbots, 4s to 12s; Brill, 28 to 6s 6d; Cod Fish, is
6d to 8s 3d; Whitings 4d to 6d; Lobsters, is to 2s 9d
each; Soles, 6d to 2s 3d per pair; Eels, 4d to 1 Id per lb;
Haddocks, 4d to 8d each; Oysters, 10s to 32s per
bushel ; Flounders, 6d to Is; Smelts, Is ld to Is 61;
and Bloaters, 10d to Is Id per dozen; Mackerel. 3d
to 4d each; Salmon, 13 to ls 4d per lb; and Salt Fish,
2d to 4d per lb.

EAD.
The prices of Wheaten Bread in the Metropolis are
from bid to 7d; of household ditto, 4id to 6d per 41b
loaf.

lARICET.
Market hides, 561EbDE o 6t4 b, lid to 13d; ditto, 641 b to
721 b, lid to lid; ditto, 721 b to 801 b, 2d to 2id; ditto;
801 b to 881 b, 21d to 21d; ditto, 881 b to 961 b, 3d to 34d;
ditto, 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 3id; ditto, 1041 b to 1121 b,
34d to 4d. Calf Skins, light 2s 6d to 33 6rl; ditto full
Os Od to 6s Od; Horn Hides, 6s 6d to Os; Polled Sheep,
5s 6d to 7s Od ; Kents and Half-breds, 4s 6d to Gs 6d;
Downs, 43 Od to 5s Od; Shearlings, 7d to 9d; Lamb
Skins, is 6d to 2s 4d each.
HAY 111.6.113LET5.
SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 21 8s to 31 10s; Clover
ditto, 31 Os to 41 10s ; and Straw, 11 is to 11 8s per
load. A full average supply, and a heavy demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 2/10s to 3110 s; Clover
ditto, 31 Oa to 4/ 5s ; and Straw, 11 2s to 11 9s per
load. Supply tolerably good, and'trade dull.
WHITECHATEL. Meadow Hay, 2/ Si to 31 103;
Clover ditto, 3/0s to 4/ 10s; and Straw, it is to 118 s per
load. Both Hay and Straw moved off slowly, at barely
stationary prices.

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.)
;Sittings at Nisi Yriut at Westminster, before Lord
CAMPBELL and a Common Jury.)
TILE QUEEN V. KENEALEY.
Mr. CROWDER (with whom was Mr. Iluddlestone) said
he appeared on behalf of the prosecution in this case,
which had been instituted by the Guardians of the West
London Union against Mr. Edward Kenealey, who was
charged on this indictment with having committed a very
aggravated assault upon a little boy of the age of six
years, and whoa as the natural child of the defendant. Mr.
Kenealey is a barrister, residing in Gray's Inn, and it
was a very painful duty indeed that he (Mr. Crowder)
had t ) perform in laying the case before the jury on the
part of the prosecution, because the charge was one of
a very serious description, and because of the station of
the defendant. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to
relate the facts of the case, as they will be found in the
evidence given below.
Police-constable, 288, of the City Police, was then
called and examined by Mr. IluDinesToNE—On the 13th
uf February last was on duty in Skinner street, Snow-
hill, when his attention was attracted to a crowd of
people about half-past one in the day. A child which
had beta lost was found. (Shown a child.) That was
the child. He was sobbing very much when witness saw
him. The crowd called his attention to the back, legs,
and neck of the child, which were covered with a great
many stripes and bruises. The stripes were red. They
continued as low as the ankle. Took the child to the
station.house. Inspector Howard,' who was on duty, di-
rected him to take the child before Mr. Alderman
Hunter, who instructed witness to give it over to the
West London Union, which was done. The child had a
cane in its hand.
Cross-examined by Mr. WHATELY on behalf of the
defendant—Was examined before the magistrates. A
woman named Ann Dash was examined on that occa-
sion; also a woman named Elizabeth Summers.
Inspector Howard called—The child was brought be.
fore me on the 13th. I examined it, and it appeared
as if it had been well flogged. There were stripes all
over the back and legs. They appeared to have been
severe, and they extended from head to foot. From the
poll of the head down to the ankles the body was
covered with stripes, including the arms. The stripes
,Beepsad to have been inflicted by some instrument having
shred 'tails. :The- stripes were red, 'blue,' slid black.
There was a mark about as thick as my finger across the
front of the throat, extending nearly to the ears. The
skin was off, and it suggested the idea that the child had
been hung.
Cross-examined by Mr. W - HATELY—I was not ex-
amined before the magistrates. Ann Dash and Eliza-
beth Summers were examined on the last occasion be
fore the magistrates. Elizabeth Summers was brought
in custody because she came to inquire for the child.
Mrs. Dash was examined on the part of the prosecution.
Mr. Chamberlain called—ls the relieving officer of the
West London Union. Was at Guildhall Police-office on
his own business on the 13th of February, when the
child was brought there. Saw the child's body examined.
It seemed to have been most cruelly beaten with a cane,
stick, or something of that sort, from the back of its
head down to the ankles. The arms were in the same
condition from the shoulder to the wrist. The body was
very much blackened and bruised. A red mark was
round the neck, as if a rope or cord had been round it. That
mark extended from one ear to the other. Took the
child to the workhouse by the direction of the magis-
trate. On the Friday following received some in-
formation as to the relations of the child through
an anonymous letter. Mrs. Summers was taken
into custody. The case went before the magis-
trate on the Friday and was remanded to the following
Monday, when Mr. Kenealey appeared. It was again
remanded until the following Thursday, when Mr.
Kenealey was committed. The child has since been at the
school of the West London Union, at Edmonton.
Cross-examined by Mr. WHATELY—Mrs. Summers,
when before the magistrates, denied at first that she
knew who the father of the child was.
Mr. Stephen John Burt, a surgeon, was called—First
saw the child on the 13th February. First saw a
horizontal mark on the throat of the child reaching from
car to ear. The back part of the neck was scarcely
marked. On the front of the neck the skin bad been
partially removed, as if by a cord. A scabbing bad
taken place in some parts of the wound, and suppura-
tion was observable immediately in front of the neck,
where the akin was removed. From the neck down to
the posteriors was covered by long bruises run-
ning one into another, as if produced by a rod
or cane. They were of different colours. They might
have all been inflicted at ono time. The posteriors were
marked also, and from the posteriors down to the feet
there were evidences of the same castigation. Should
say great violence had been used in their infliction. From
the shoulders down the arms there were evidences of the
same violence which had apparently been produced by
the same instrument.
By the JUDGE—A common birch rod would not have
produced such marks as he discovered.
Cross-examined by Mr. WHATELY—The same degree
of violence used towards different persons would produce
different results. Witness attended the child four or five
days. A lotion was applied to the neck.
Re-examined—The child was in good ordinary health.
There was no appearance of any organic disease about
at that time. The bruises and stripes must certainly
have been produced violently. •
By the JUDGE—The child must have been naked, or
a very thin clothing on it,when the stripes were inflicted.
Elizabeth Foster—Was a nurse in the London Union
Workhouse. Received the child into the workhouse on
the 13th of February. Applied the lotion to the child
whiqls the doctor ordered.
Mr. Wood, the chief clerk of the police court at
Guildhall, said he was at Guildhall when Mr. Kenealey
firal ftwaroci ;here. Mr. lionealoy toady A ItAiaggigul ton

that occasion, but not on oath. He attended there to
cross-examine the child. The child's examination was
tiken down in writing. Heard Mr. Kenealey say some-
thing as to who had beaten the child. Mr. Kenealey
said, in reply to a question put by the Alderman, that he
did not deny having beaten the child. Before the child
was examined Mr. Kenealey said, " I do not seek to throw
any doubt on the child's testimony; let the child be here,
I want to examine him." The child was examined as
to its moral consciousness, and afterwards it was exa-
mined, at the request of Mr. Kenealey. This was on
Monday, the 18th. Mr. Kenealey appeared afterwards
before the magistrates on the Thursday following, when
he was held to bail,
Cross-examined—Learnt from Mr. Kenealey that
brought the child from Ireland. Witness then read
evidence of the child given before the magibtrate.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty on the second
count of the indictment.

The remainder of trial will be given in our Second
Edition.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before the LORD CHIEF JUSTICE
and a Common Jury.)
The Court was occupied this morning with the case of
Armand v. Weekes, which was an action for an unlaw-
ful distress,. The proceedings, which were of great
length, presented no important feature.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Nisi rrius, before the LORD CHIEF BAR 'N
and a Common Jury.)
ROSAM (PAUPER) V. BURT AND OTHERS.

This was a❑ action in forma pauper's, to recover
compensation in damages for injuries sustained by the
plaintiff; in consequence of the alleged negligence of the
defendants.
Mr. Ball appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. Cham-
bers conducted the case for the defence.
The plaintiff was a poor woman named Sarah Ann
Rosam, living in Bedfurdbury, Covent-garden, who
got her living by chafing and acting as a laundress, and
the defendants were the contractors for paving for the
parish of St. Martin's in-the-Fields. It appeared that
on the 6th of November, 1847, she was returning home
from work about nine o'clock at night, and in passing
through Bedfordbury, where the pavement had been
taken up and not relaid, her foot came in contact with
one of the loose stones, and she was precipated on
the ground with considerable violence, in consequence of
which she sustained a compound fracture of the spine,
and her person was otherwise injured by the accident.
There was no signal light to show passers-by that any
excavation had been made, nor any barrier or boarding
put up to protect them from meeting with any injury,
and as the night was dark the plaintiff was ignorant
of the state of the pavement at the time she
passed through the street. The occurrence was
witnessed by several persons, and the woman
was carried off in a helpless state to Charing-cross
Hospital, where she remained until the 9th of May, 1848,
a period of 184 days. She was not wholly cured when
discharged, being obliged to walk with crutches, and
had, in consequence of her long illness, lost all connexion
with the persons who had been in the habit of employing
her. Since leaving the hospital she had been supported
chiefly by charity, and was now an inmate of the work-
house. The plaintiff was above 50 years of age, and was not
likely again to be in a positiore to earn her own liveli-
hood, and under all these circnmstances it was submitted
she was entitled to ample compensation as against the
defendants for the serious injuries which she had sus-
tained.
Several witnesses were called whose evidence proved
the facts as detailed above, and it apppeared further
that the pavement had been taken up, nut by the parish,
but by some persons who were carrying on building.
operations in the neighbourhood. Scaffolding had been
put up and a hoarding erected in order to allow these
operations to be carried on, and when they were taken
down, shortly before the accident, the parties neglected
to replace the pavement.
Mr. Burstall, the surveyor of pavements for St. Mar-
tin's, stated that the defendants were employed by the
parish to lay down and repair the pavements, but that
they were not permitted to do any thing without an
order, and he had given them no directions in this par-
ticular instance to repair the pavement in Bedfordbury.
Mr. CHAMBERS submitted, on this evidence, that the
defendants were clearly not responsible for the defective
state of the pavement.
The CBIEF BARON said this was, no doubt, a very
lamentable case. The poor woman ought to have had
some redress for the serious accident she had met with,
but it was to be regretted she had not had better advice
as to the party against whom she ought to proceed. It
was distinctly proved that no responsibility attached to
the defendants. They were only justieled in repairing the
pavement when they received orders to that effect from the
surveyor; and it was not their business to wander about
the parish, and do whatever they thought necessary or
proper upon their own authority. Though he regretted,
therefore, that the plaintiff had fixed upon the wrong
parties, he could not commit an injustice upon the de-
fendants for the purpose of repairing the blunders of
those who ought to have given her better advice. His
Lordship then directed the jury to find a verdict for the
defendants.

'The jury accordingly returned a verdict for the do
fendants.

KIINAL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
OLD COURT.
(Berore Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
ATTEMPTED PARRICIDE.—A young woman, named
Louisa Susan Hartley, aged 19, described in the calendar
as a spinster, was indicted for feloniously administering
to Joseph William Hartley, her father, a quantity of
deadly poison, called arsenic, with intent to kill and
murder him.
Mr. Parry prosecuted, and Mr. Ballantine defended the
prisoner.
The facts of this case have so recently come to light
that they must still be familiar to the reader of The Sun.
The prosecutor was a fellowship porter, who, in April
last, lived at the Hope public-house, in Gravel-lane,
Southwark, where his daughter, the prisoner, resided
with him, and attended to his domestic affairs, his wife
having been dead some years. Oa the 16th of April,
about eight o'clock in the morning, the prisoner, who
generally prepared his breakfast, woke hint up, and told
him that his breakfast was ready. She then handed
him a cup of coffee and some bread and butter on a
small tray. Upon tasting the coffee, it seemed very un-
pleasant, which induced him to eay to the prisoner,
" Louisa, you must have put something into
the coffee," and she replied, " No, I have not,
father." He tasted it a second time, when his mouth
became parched, and his teeth shook very
much, and he said to the prisoner, " Why, daughter,
you have put poison in the coffee," but she denied it,
of coffee and emptied it into a wash-
and took up the cup
hand basin. There was a second cup of coffee on the
table, which she had poured out fur herself, and which
he afterwards tasted. It had not the flavour of the cup,
and he therefore secured the contents of the first cup,
and carried it to Guy's Hospital, where it was found to
be strongly impregnated with vitriolic acid, but not suf-
ficient to (muse death. His stomach was also cleansd
with the pump, and then he returned home and gave his
daughter into custody, when she denied having at-
tempted to poison him, and stated that she accidentally
dropped a little soda into the cup.
The cause assigned for the rush act was revenge for
the father's ill-treatment, and on more than one occa-
sion she had been heard to threaten the life of her fa-
ther. Once she declared that she would get some vitriol
and administer to her father, and just prior to the com..
mittal.olAiis offence she vowed she would cut her fa-
ther'S ihroit with a razor, and stab herself afterwards.
Mr. BALLANTINE obtained an admission from the
prosecutor, in cross-examination, that he was discharged
from the service of the Watermen's Company for, em-
bezzlement and forgery, while some time before that he
took a quantity of laudanum, but it was not for the pur-
pose of destroying himself. During the lifetime of his
wilfa he usually kept fire-arms in his house, but he never
slept with them under his pillow. It was thirteen or
fourteen'years ago that he took poison, and about eleven
years had elapsed since he was discharged from - the
Watermen's Company.
After-an able and pathetic address from the prisoner's
Learned Counsel, who insinuated that the charge was
the result of an abominable and deep-laid scheme of the
prosecutor to get rid of his daughter, as she was-too
feeble to work, and was therefore an expense to himself;
The jury returned a verdict of Nut Guilty, and the
prisoner was accordingly liberated.

NEW CO UR T.
(Before the RECORDER and Mr. Alderman CARDEN.)
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.— William
Steers, an ill-louktng fellow, described in the calendar
as a chairmaker, and Elizabeth Steers, alias .Duncan,
were indicted with feloniously cutting and wounding
Richard Burn, a policeman, while in the Ilischarge of
his duty, with intent to do him some grievous bodily
harm.

Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Clark, and Mr. Cockle, appeared
!or the prosecution, and Mr. Rubinson defended the
prisoners.
From the statements of the Counsel on behalf of the
prosecution, and the evidence adduced, it appeared that the
two prisoners lived together as man and wife, in Francis-
streer, Old-street-road, the male prisoner living'on the
prostitution of the female, and associating with prostitutes
and thieves. It appeared that on the 10th of March the
female prisuner had a quarrel with another prostitute,
who lived epposite to her, about some furniture; during
the quarrel the male priwner stepped in and moat vio-
lently assaulted the female, so much so that she cried
out murder several times, and the police were roused
in coneequeece. Directly that the police : came both
prisoners fled to their room, and shut and
fastened the door. As the female appeared to
be greatly injured, and was bleeding profusely, the
police demanded admittance to the house of the pri-
soners, and upon being refused, the dour was broken
open, and one of the police, alter a violent struggle,
dreggeil the male prisoner out into the street; a scuffle
ensued, Burn was knocked down by the male prisoner
with the rail of a chair, was held duwn by the hair of
his head by the female prisoner, and while down he was
beat and kicked by the mule presoner. The injuries he
had received had preven‘ed him from performing his
duty ever since; and, according. to the evidence or the
medical gentlemen, the injuries he had received had
caused him to have epileptie fits, and which he would
probably be subject to for life.
Mr. liohmsoN addressed the jury for the prisoner,
contending that the policeman had exceeded his duty in
breaking into the house reed violently bea ins the male
prisoner, and that the assault that had 'been committed
on the policeman by the prisoners was justified, inasmuch
as it was in their own defence.
The jury, after a short consultation, found both pri-
soners guilty; and
The RECORDER sentenced the male prisoner to ten
years' tr ansportat ion, and the f eknale to eighteen months'
imprisonment and bard labour.
The prosecution took place by direction of the Com-
valapimrs of Police,