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
before 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 had 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 read
whilst in a state of insensibility, and that, besides the
property beforementioned, his watch, finger-ring, a
silver toothpick, and some loose silver had 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 bad 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 his 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 bis 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 had been
perfectly delirious for several days.
Mr. AnstoLD 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 constable Johns, H 76, proved the eppre-

d

hension of the woman Smith at the place indicates
by her fellow prisoner, and that upon taking her I.nt°
custody she retorted the accusation upon lligglns,
and said that the latter alone was concerned in the
robbery. lie 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 proseen
tor was shortly afterwards waylaid and assailed. ,_
Catherine Donovan, the wile of a greengrocer.T
the neighbourhood, deposed to a conversation whiena
had taken :place between the prisoner Higgins be
another woman at her shop about the time of tot
robbery, in allusion to which she acknowledged On
ths
she " had done it," and had got the money ocl
previous occasion she had told her that a man nsm'e
Gallagher, with whom she cohabited, had under
an operation at the London Hospital, where they 4110
given him some stuff to send him to sleep, and thou' .01
had contrived to bring some of it away With `.l
from that institution.
After hearing some further evidence of a corrobtio:
rative nature, and which went to establish thn,c°,4
nexion between the prisoners, the Magistrate nr,"tiibe
them both to be remanded for a week to Await "e..
result of the unhappy condition to which the pr°53,7
cuter is reduced, and afford the police an oPrrtuill
of tracing some portion of the stolen property, ni),„°B
one article of which, the prosecutor's coat, the Ds"'
" Blankley" was stated to be stamped.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS
BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 24.—At Gloucester and "a.,11,
aster markets on the 19th, the wheat trade ruled "",i$
tit a reduction of Is per quarter. Barley of all k!l'ai
was taken slowly at a similar decline. Oats main ea.
their value. Beans and peas he'd f tit former Prr,iie
During the present week there hal again been very I!'bt
passing in the trade. Some quantity of wheat re;if f
have been dispo,ed of by submitting to a further 'toper'
Is per quarter. Barley very difficult tc, sell, and ia
rates wt uld be accepted if there were buyers. 19cts,.-ar
taken in retail at former prices. New beaus Is Per At
cheaper; old beans and peas nominally unaltered• ter
this day's mat ket wheat was again 6d to is per (Illftbe
cheaper, with a dull trade. Barley sold slowly ro, is
currency of this day se'rinight. Very little Pas''°". 0.
oats. Beans found buyers at the above noted refine
On peas the turn was in favour of the buyer. liberal
NEWCASTLE-UPON- rYNE, JAN. 22. —Having 5 y 1
supply of farmers' wheat, the trade ruled dull and ",,e-00,
at barely the currency of Saturday last. Barley, h`tos
and other grain, moved off slowly at about Poll-
rat( a. ding
LONG SUTTON.— Return of sales for the week on- _ae
f 10 se-
Jan. 19—W heat, 299 qrs, 2 bush, 567/ Os 6d (a 001
37s 104 d); barley, 0 qrs, 0 bush, 001 Os Od (av:fg'id).
0.1); beans, 134 qrs, 0 bush, 152119 s Od (aver. 2.'eq-fis 10
LYNN, JAN 22.—Wheat, 30s 32s to 345, fine
40s; barley 20s to 225, fine 24s to 25s per qr. V
ALFORD.—Averages for the week ending Jan' I,2aeOt
Wheat, 38s 104 d; barley, 22a Bid; Oats, 13a Od; "-
26s 61 per qr. 425;
SLEAFORD, JAN. 21.—Wheat, white 393 tO
os;
red 35s Od to 39s Od; new Os to Os; barley 21s tc
oats, 14s Od to 18s Od; beans, 26s to 27s per qr. ,10
LOUTH, JAN. 23.—Wheat 36s to 40s; barley
9.1
245; oats 13s to 17s; beans 25s to 30s per qr. 1 voli
UPPINGHAM, JAN. 23.—Wheat 37s to 40s; hart 'tier
to 245; oats 15s to 245; beans 24s to 36s per qr. '-
10d to lid per lb; eggs 15 for Is. ig O.
DERBY, JAN. 22.—Our supply of fat bess-- eve
morning was about the average, and the quality g the
r illy of the middling sort; the ' demand was flat feirfa on
worst quality of beef, and there were several 100 'elittls
hand. The supply cf sheep was not large, with std of%
improvement in the demand, and all were dispos fßef
The supply of fat pigs was good, chielly.lrisl't 6,1 to
made from 5d to sd; mutton, Sid to 6d; pigs, 3141°
8s per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of
Hides, 1/d per lb. Calf-skins, 2d to 3id per lb. wean
GLASGOW, JAN. 23.—The severe cold eXPer. V
during the last week has now given way to a thg%/g.g peat
supplies. have been trivial, and only ten quarters of tif4
reached Grangemouth from abroad. Trade was in% for
during the week, limited to necessary purchallenadt
immediate use. 'llls day's market wa.a thinly s“eltish
and, excepting some inquiry for Indian cool °:11 ad°
account, there was little passing, and prices inch°
buyers' favour. t a 000
EDINBURGH, JAN. 23.—The quantity of wheat -r too
forward this day was 1,524 qrs, being 250 qrs iner:eragi
lass week. Top price 2sfici up and 9d down on the 64 for
—153 qrs unsold. The quantity of barley brong'ireela
ward was 1,005 qrs, being 3 qrs more than lit -0001
Price on the top and the average thej„ war;
128 qrs unsold. Of oats we had 1,336 qrs brought '4`;:ri 901
or 291 qrs more than last week. Top price -tity °'
the average 6d up-113 qrs unsold. The gulf" vine
beans was .188 qrs, or 15 qrs more than last we 401(1.
on the top 6d up, and the average Id down Od
Top of Wheat ...
... 63 ibs 463 Od
... Barley ... ... 56 lbs 265 v,cl
1
... Oats ... ... 45 lbs 205 "d
... Beans ... ... 66 lbs 293 6goprif
EDINBURGH CATTLE •
MARKET, JAN. 23.--'The,,,:n 10:
of cattle this morning was 570, being 185 more tio„s
week. Quality generally very superior. On accoll;ble
the great supply, sales were dull, and a Onside OS'
number unsold. Top price of the best beef 75 rose 0d
current 6s 6cl to Os Od; middling and inferior 5s tc,,,leg
per Dutch stone. The supply of sheep this 001;00
was 3,218, being 463 more than last week. Sales fed
exeetclit.gly dull, and at the close of the market °„stoo
great quantity were unsold. Top price of the best 03"
5i.1 per lb; current, 4d to sd; inferior, 3d to 34 of
EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET, J'tl4" 600,
Supplies of all kinds again large. Oat straw, froal gees 60
lOs Od per kemple of 16 stones Iron; wheat ditto,
01 ia
to 7s 6d; barley ditto, 5s 61 to 6s 6d. Bah if°
to 10d per stone. 631ibl'
DUNBAR, JAN. 22.—Wheat, weighing bolls'
brought 39i Od, and prices to 32s Od ; ,0 Pi
weighing 001bs, brought 21s 6d, and prices", 001'
Od ; oats, weighing 451bs, brought 183,9 6411b6
prices to 15s 6d; beans ad peas, weighing
Ire'
brought 24s 6d, and prices to 003 Od. ,There , 4,0
DALKEITH MEAL MARKET, JAN. 21.."-"'^,,;§ ClOin.
109 bags of oatmeal and 9 of barleymeat at rto. b%
market. Sales dull. Oatmeal up on the top 6"rmeal t''.
and 3d per bag on the second quality; barler
turn in favour cf buyers. ribga
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs. First Second 09a te
imperial
I3arleynseal, per ditto- ...
24s
Oct
17s Od 16s 64, Od
I'easemeal ... .„ •••
od —5 Od ..-5
Ad'
Flour ... ... . —s Od -tea OD
—sOd —0 .00
Pot barley ...
... -•• ... —s Od --5
23s Oct :.....0 coact

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RAILWAY SHARE MAR,—
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BRISTOL, JAN. 24.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market maintains itst°01111114;:1-4111
and a goad business has been done, but the onlY IWO v
in prices were—Great Western, Quarters, 1654r—
Somerset, 10 dis

LIVERPOOL, JAN. 21. , Pr,,
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market as rather, dull
and prices are somewhat lower. The transactno6o.
follow : East Lancashire, Preference. Quarters, 71'„d10,'cl,
Liverpool. Chester, and Stockport, 5 dis.—London
Western, 117% —Ditto, New Quarters, 35. 9d. P,;(*:ter°
443/4—Ditto, Halves, Is 3d. c. South-Drtiteli -
Dover, 20% Ditto (No. 4), 61. 13s. 9d.
Rhenish, 5% dis.—North Union (B.), 161.
MANCHESTER, JAN. 24. dOtword
STOCK EXCHANGE.—But little business War- doilltsli;
our Stock Exchange to-day, and prices had 3 ~et -30 a
tendency. The transactions were as follow goldrij 64
cashire, 11 % —Lancaster and Carlisle, 50--Laliijointi',,/
Yorkshire, Fifths, 7% dis.—Ditto, West Riding 1% ro/
dis.—London and North-Western, New Quarte,r,r6), 1,,44;1),
Ditto, Manchester and Birmingham, Quarters
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarts
—Ditto, Preference, 8%. te
BIRMINGHAM JAN. 24. y e
STOCK EXCHANGE. The share market Was —riipgrtr
day, but it was understood that the private deli ~c 1 P°air
considerable. The transactions were—London croirtli."
Western, New Quarters, 1% p......ShrewsburY $ll
ham (A), 71. 13s 9d.

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Were

YORK, JAN. 23. if 04
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The transactions te-itstlef
follow: Great Northern, 71. Is. 3d.—York, iT" -
Berwick, 161 A—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 27e. 0
ere es
GLASGOW, JAN. 23. i ,„ fia- iif 4
Srocx E XCIIANGE.— The transactions telt' tot Y.t.il Pt
follow : Glasgow, Kilmarnock, and Ayr, 52 7,"-A.rbr°'-Or'ef.
(No. 1), 13—Ditto (No. 2), s:4—Dundee and —6d --"'
—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 41. ni.f*,
.............,
Northern, Preference, '5
per cent. guaranteed, .1."
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BIRTHS.
On the 22d inst., at Montreal, near Sevenoakel
of r.
countess Holmesdale, of a daughter. th H
of ot.0t.
On the 22d inst., at Mount's-park, Wilts, —4,3., i 0,.
B. Bellers, Esq., Captain 50th Regiment, of a 52:. fife (7"
On the 22d inst., at Whetstone, Middlesex, tu" tr
T. Bartlett, of a son. , ,ist of I
On the 23d inst., at Hyde-park-square, the a"' 100"'
R. Reed, Esq., of a son. John'4'
On the 21st inst., at Hamilton-terrace, St- ,, of
the wire of P. S. Coxe, Eq., of a daughter. fs'''
On the 22d inst , the wife o Edward William see, join
of
Smith-street, Chelsea, of a daughter. ife
On the 22d inst., in Devonshire-street, the 0
Irving Glennie, Esq., of a son.
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MARRIED.
On the 20th inst., at St. Pancras New Cherei,' Fri°
Tristram, jun., surgeon, Liverpool, to Susaluul- .00°11
daughter of William Jacks'in, E-q. St. Pancras. piel‘figiof
On the 22d inst., at Aldenham, Herts, 833.111,,0 tottk
Webster, Esq., of Penns Warwickshire, to ''',;r;e, '
daughter of Samuel Ellis Bristowe, Esq., of Beeet"

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On the 21st ins,t.,sa? aged
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Henley, relict of William
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Right Hon. Lord Ongley, of 0:d Warden, •"`
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aged 79. , gni,
On the 21st inst., Mr. Joseph Ling, of HolloWaYd, WI
On the 22d inst., at North-bauk, St. Johns-0°
Westall, Esq., A.R.A., aged 69. voe-,
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Oa the 22d hist , at Langtons, Hornchurch, ' ce'
widow of John Massu, Esq., aged 79. ,-, ore II
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- s inst., Charles ,)'Brier, E. (71.,
George O'Brien, 14.
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