The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-25 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Margaret Higgins and Elizabeth Smith, two
women of notorious character, were placed at the bar
befare Mr. Arnold, for further examination, charged
with stealing a watch, finger-ring, wearing apparel,
and other articles, from the person of Mr. Frederick
Hardy Jewett, a solicitor, residing at West Ham, in
Essex, and having chambers in Lime-street, City,
while under the influence of chloroform, administered
by the prisoners, and whereby his life had been placed
in imminent danger.
The prosecutor, who was unable to attend at the
first examination, on Monday week last, subse-
quently appeared on Friday, and, whilst labouring
under excessive debility and nervous prostration,
stated, that between nine and ten o'clock on the
evening of the 10th instant, he was proceeding slowly
along the Whitechapel-road, with the intention of
taking the first omnibus for his private residence,
when he felt some one, whom he believed to be a
woman, touch his left side, and at the same moment
felt a rag or a handkerchief pressed over the lower
part of his face. He instantly became insensible, and
was conscious of nothing that occurred to him until
about daylight on the following morning, when he
slowly revived, and, upon recovering sufficiently,
found himself lying upon a very dirty bed
in a wretched apartment, and in a com-
plete state of nudity, with the exception of an
old piece of rag which bad been carelessly thrown
over him. He remained for some time in such
a helpless and bewildered condition that he was
scarcely sensible of anything surrounding him, but,
upon his senses being partially restored, he staggered
out of bed, and found a portion of his clothing upon
an adjoining chair, but that his greatcoat, hat, boots,
and Cashmere shawl had been stolen, and, upon his
drawing on his trousers, he found that the legs of
them were incrusted with mud up to the knees, as
though he had been dragged forcibly along the road
whilst in a state of insensibility, and that, besides the
property beforementioned, his watch, finger-ring, a
silver toothpick, and some loose silver bad been car-
ried away. Upon his attempting to make his way
out of the house, he found that the door of the room
had been secured on the outside, and called loudly for
some time for help to no purpose, but at length heard
the sound of footsteps in the passage, and, on repeat-
ing his entreaties for his liberation, he was answered by
a potman, who had come to collect pots from the
other apartments, that the door was fastened by a
padlock. He at the same moment felt his foot strike
against something upon the floor, which turned
out to be a small key, and upon thrusting it
under the door it was found to fit the padlock out-
side, and he was at length enabled to get out.
He then discovered that he had been confined in a
back room on the first-floor of a low lodging-house
in Thrall-street, Spitalfields, and, feeling so faint that
he was scarcely able to support himself, he knocked
at the door of another apartment, in which he found
a man and woman, the former of whom, at his urgent
solicitation, at once proceeded to the offices of his
father, whose managing clerk subsequently arrived in
a cab, in which he was conveyed to the station-house,
and gave information of the treatment to which he
had been subjected. The prosecutor added that he
had been ever since under medical treatment, and
described bis sufferings, resulting from the adminis-
tration of the narcotic which had been applied to him,
as of the most overpowering description, and that they
still produced a paralysing effect over his whole
system.
Upon the case being called on yesterday the pro-
secutor was again absent, and his father, who was
much distressed, accounted for his non-appearance by
stating that since the former examination his son had
relapsed into the.most alarming state, which required
the constant attention of the family surgeon ; he had
been ever since confined to his bed, and bad been
perfectly delirious for several days.
Mr. ARNOLD said that it was a most lamentable
occurrence, but he would proceed with the case in
the prosecutor's absence, as there were several wit-
nesses in attendance who had not been examined.
Sergeant Kelly stated that having ascertained that
the prisoners jointly occupied the apartment in ques-
tion, from which they had absconded immediately after
the occurrence in question, he proceeded in search of
them, and having traced the prisoner Higgins to ano-
ther house of the same description, he took her into
custody. On apprising her of the nature of the
charge the prisoner exclaimed, " I did not do it ; it
was Fat Bet (meaning the other prisoner) who
brought him to my room, and after robbing him of
his things she stuck to the regulars, and never gave
me anything." She then went on to inform him that
he would find the other prisoner at a house in George-
street, Spitalfields, and added that she wished her to
be " lagged" (transported), as one was as much in it
as the other.

Police ,Con- stable Johns, H 76, proved the oppre-

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hension of the woman Smith at the place indicatedby her fallow-prisoner, and that upon taking her I.nt°
custody she retorted the accusation upon 'Egglns,
and said that the latter alone was concerned in the
robbery. He had frequently seen the prisoners enter
the house in question, and on the night of the robbery
observed them both hurrying along down Osborne-
street, in the direction of the spot where the prosecu-
tor was shortly afterwards waylaid and assailed. ,
Catherine Donovan, the wife of a greengrocer is
the neighbourhood, deposed to a conversation will
had taken :place between the prisoner An
Higgins
another woman at her shop about the time of the
robbery, in allusion to which she acknowledged that
she " had done it," and had got the money. On
previous occasion she had told her that a man Dame
Gallagher, with whom she cohabited, had undergoned
an operation at the London Hospital, where they 13%
given him some stuff to send him to sleep, and that G
had contrived to bring some of it away with
bial
from that institution.
After hearing some further evidence of a corn
rative nature, and which went to establish the eon,
nexion between the prisoners, the Magistrate ordered
them both to be remanded for a week to await the
result of the unhappy condition to which the Pr°!,e,
cutor is reduced, and afford the police an opportunil'i
of tracing some portion of the stolen property, tiro
one article of which, the prosecutor's coat, the nall)
" Blankley" was stated to be stamped.

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THE COUNTRY MARKETb,ce.
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 24.—At Gloucester and
nester markets on the 19th, the wheat trade ruled d. 01!
At a reduction of Is per quarter. Burley of all k
was taken slowly at a similar decline. Oats muintailto.
their value. Beans and peas he'd fh. former
During the present week there hat again been very Witt
passing in the trade. Some quantity of wheat rrOg f
have been dispmed of by submitting to a further faker
Is per quarter. Patley very difficult to sell, and lo
rates w‘ uld be accepted if there were buyers. Oats are
taken in retail at former prices. New beans Is per At
cheaper; old beans and peas nominally unaltered.
ter
this day's matket wheat was again 6d to Is per quar,he
cheaper, with a dull trade. Barley sold slowly at
is
currency of this day se'briight. Very little passing
oats. Beans found buyers at the above noted reductio
On peas the turn was in favour of the buyer.
liters!
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, JAN. 22.—Having
supply of farmers' wheat, the trade ruled dull and beat,
at barely the currency of SLturday last. Barley, beans;
and other grain, moved off slowly at aboutpreriou

rat( s.
LONG SUTTON.— Return of sales for the week ending;
Jan. 19--W heat, 299 qrs, 2 bush, 567/ Os 6d (aversntly
37s 100); barley, 0 qrs, 0 bush, 001 Os Od over.
0.1); beans, 134 qrs, 0 bush, 152119 s Od (aver. 225 91u;.;
LYNN, JAN 22.—Wheat, 30s 32s to 345, fine 365 "
40s; barley 20s to 225, fine 24s to 25s per qr. 31
ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending Jan.
Wheat, 38s lOid; barley, 22s 80; Oats, 13s Od; be
26s 63 per qr.
SLEAFORD, JAN. 2 I.—Wheat, white 39s to 4„265:;
red 35s Od to 395 Od; new Os to Os; barley 21s to 4
oats, 14s Od to 18s Od; beans, 26s to 27s per qr. to
LOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley 915
245; oats 13s to 17s; beans 25s to 30s per qr. „ .215
UPPINGHAM, JAN. 23.—Wheat 37s to 40s; !Arse' t-ter
to 245; oats 158 to 245; beans 24s to 36s per qr. 13°-
10d to 11d per lb; eggs 15 for Is.
DERBY, JAN. 22.—Our supply of fat beasts epee
morning was about the average, and the quality g"
r aly of the middling sort; the demand was flat for the
worst quality of beef, and there were several lots Jef.&ftio
hard. The supply of sheep was not large, with a I,i`of,
improvement in the demand, and all were disposeeneef
The supply a fat pigs was good, chiefly Irish'
iT to
made from 5d to sd; mutton, 53-d to 6d; FP, 7,5 6,11b5.
8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone 0,
Hides, lid per lb. Calf•skins, 2d to 3id per lb. ced
GLASGOW, JAN. 23.—The severe cold experienThe
during the last week has now given way to a thaW' ess
supplies have been trivial, and only ten quarters of pay.
reached Grangemouth from abroad. Trade was inec for
during the week, limited to necessary purohelle:ded,
immediate use. Tlis day's market arm thinly stte-T
rish
and, excepting some inquiry for Indian corn on to
account, there was little passing, and prices incline
buyEers' favour. bt
DINBURGH, JAN. 23.—The quantity of wheat broto
forward this day was 1,524 qrs, being 250 qrs more togs
last week. Top price 2s 6d up and 9d down on the s/erfor.
—153 qrs unsold. The. quantity of barley brought
eeu,
ward was 1,005 qrs, being 3 qrs more than last Woo
Price on the top and the average th
le %rd.
128 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,336 qra brought ong
_r,o
or 291 qrs more than last week. Top price 611 t, of
the average Gd up-113 qrs unsold. The clesttlifrice
beans was .188 qrs, or 15 qrs more than last wo"-
on the top 6d up, and the average ld clown--all so
Top of Wheat ... ... 63 lbs 465 Od
... Barley 56 tbe 265 Cl'
... Oats
... 3
Beans 4665 libbss 2280:
EDINBURGH CATTLE •
MARKET, JAN. 23.--The BThot
of cattle this morning was 570, being 185 wore thai,not
of
week. Quality generally very superior. On acc,roblo
the great supply, sales were dull, and a consiue of ;
number unsold. Top price of the best beef 7s °6, pd
current 65 Gd to Os Od; middling and inferior 5s to ing
per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this merilere
was 3,218, being 463 more than last week. Sales w.sr,,,
exceedingly dull, and at the close of the market
6 Itwtolli
greatd quantity were unsold. Top price of the best niu-
51_ per ib; current, 4d to sd; inferior, 3d to aid.
Supplies
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, JAN' 2,d to
applies of all kinds again large. Oat straw, from 85 6d
to 7s
Od per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat ditto, v"
Zia
7s Gd; barley ditto, 5s 6d to 6s 6d. Hay, from
to 10d per stone.
DUNBAR, JA 22.—Wheat, weighing 631bg'
N.
brought 39a Od, and ric to 32s- Od ; b!rite6l; e
weighing 001bs, brought p2lss6d, and prices to
Od ; oats, weighing 451bs, brought 183 9dLl.6lbs
prices to 15s 6d; beans andl
peas,•
Welg
hing u-4
brought 24s 6d. and prices to 00s Od.
I)ALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 21. There weert:
109 bags of oatmeal and 9 of barleme 1 at this chile
market. Sales dull. Oatmeal up on thea 6d per htsv'
and 3d per bag on the second quality;
turn in favour cf buyers.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second virma
imperial .. • 24s 0d 000tddl 21b3t6oass:160ed:Ine=2:1580104_,);
Barleymeal, per ditto
I'easemeal pd
Flour ... Od °OII
Pot barley ... •.. —s Od —as Od