The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 24, IS6B.

74 I

BOW-STREET.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

A STRANGE PASSION FOR JEWELLERY.—John
Webster, described as a labourer, a dirty, ragged,
and emaciated creature, overrun with vermin, was
brought up on remand charged with being found
in a vault under the Adelphi arches, supposed for
the purpose of committing a felony.
Police-constable Jamieson, 30 F, stated that on
Friday morning last, about. one o'clock, when on
duty in plain clothes, he found the prisoner sleeping
on a step inside the vault, and asked him what he
was doing there ? Ha could give no satisfactory
account of himself, and witness took him into cus-
tody. On searching him at the station-house witness
found on him 11 duplicates of pawnbrokers' tickets for
various articles of jewellery pledged io different parts
of London, and also a bank note of a penny savings
bank at Hackney, giving credit for deposits to the
amount of 305., anti three invoices for jewellery
(gold rings and ear rings), purchased of jewellers at
Clerken well. Witness madeiuquiries, and found that
the prisoner was known to the police as a tramp, and
to the workhouse officials as a frequent sojourner
in the casual ward, but was not known to have
been convicted for any criminal offence. Ile
seemed to have a strange passion for jewellery,
pnrchasing any articles that took his fancy, giving
a deposit, and afterwards paying the balance
by instalments. On completing the payments and
receiving the article he would immediately leave
the shop and pledge it for less than ho had pai 1
for it.

Mr. Vaughan said that it seemed rather suspi-
cious for a person with no visible means of living
to have money to spend on such a hobby. It
looked as if he had not come by it honestly ; still
as there was no proof of a dishonest act, he must
be discharged.

87A7F, OF TRADE.

BRADFORD, April 23.—Though cotton is again
up, the wool market continues very quiet. During
the past few weeks an immense business has been
done in wool, and most spinners have supplied their
wants for some time to come. The transactions
to-day are consequently very restricted. The quo-
tations, especially of all good wools, are generally
extremely firm, though there are some holders who
are rather better to deal with. There continues to
be a good business done in worsted yarns. Twofold
yarns, for which there has of late been an extraor-
dinary demand, are actually dearer to-day, but the
quotations frequently are intended to be prohibi-
tors in consequence of spinners being fully em-
ployed for some time to come. There is rather
more doing in small lots in single yarns, the ex-
treme quotations having slightly fallen. Lustre
yarns, 40's single for home, and carded yarns, con-
tinue in steady request.

MANcliEsrEn, April 23.—This market has been
very firm to-day, and buyers have shown rather
more disposition to do business. They are not yet
quite prepared to give the prices asked by pro-
ducers, but some transactions have occurred at last
week's full rates, and, altogether, a more confident
and cheerful tone has prevailed. Inquiries have been
numerous, and the margin between buyer and seller
is so trifling that -there is a probability of a fair
business being done shortly.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Thursday.—A
further improvement has taken place in our mar-
ket to-day, a large business being done at about
id. per lb. advance since yesterday. Arrival busi-
ness is also very animated and about 4-1. dearer.
Compared with last week, prices for American and
Egyptian are about fd. and in Brazil nearly al. ;
other descriptions being unchanged. To arrive,
late on 22d inst. : Fair new merchants, ship named,
Nlangrole, 91d. ; Oomrawuttee, 91d., 911 This
.day : American, basis of middling, ship named, from
SaVannah, 121 d. ; New York, bales, 124 d. ; New
Orleans, and shipping, 13d: Brazil, Pernam, firsts,
ship named, 1.21 d, ; Bahia, fair average, 12d.;
Dharwar, fair, February sailing, 101-1. Broach
sailed, fair new merchants, 101 d. ; ship named,
ginned, 101 d. Dhollera, fair new m?rchants, ship
named, 94d. Omnrawuttee, ship named, fair new
merchants, 90., 9811 10d. ; middling fair, 9d.;
fair, February sailing, 104-d. ; March, sailing, 1011,
101 d.

. I.3trimlNGlum, Thursday.—There was very little
business done here to-day between the ironmasters
and the agents, and the reports from the works did
not indicate the probability of a speedy improve-
ment. The inquiries for iron are few, and the
competition is severe. The list of orders has not
lengthened to any appreciable extent in the past
fortnight, and finished iron may now be bought in.
South Staffordshire at lower rates than have been
known at any time in the past three years. To-
day one of the Great Wolverhampton establish-
ments, the Chillington Company, began in part,
and last night some few of Earl Dudley's men re-
sumed at the Round Oak Works. The men have
now resumed in whole or in part at the works of
the leading houses in the South Staffordshire trade,
and the strike is therefore regarded as virtually
over. Nevertheless sales arc impeded as long as
the majority remain out. Hardwares, in some few
branches, are unfavourably affected by the strike,
and, generally, trade is quiet. Copper and brass
goods are firm, with an upward tendency.
LEICESTER, Thursday.—There is a marked falling
off in the demand for wool at present as compared
with two or three weeks since. There is a disincli-
nation on all sides to enter into arrangements
beyond what immediate necessities call for. Prices
have further declined, average lots of half-wethers
and half-hogs not being worth to-day more than 40s.
per ton. The hosiery trade has a satisfactory aspect.
Several large buyers have been in the market this
week, and have placed some fair orders for the
winter trade. Spring goods are also in request,
although the present prices somewhat check the
demand. The inquiries for elastic webbings have
not been numerous, but manufacturers report that
they are still able to run their machinery full time
without materially increasing their stocks. Gus-
setings for the homeinarket are the chief, articles
just now in request.

TILE 181811 IN AMERICA.

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It is now about 17 years since a little Irishman
from Roscommon, named James Cuffe, settled in
the Island (Woolfe Island, iu the St. Lawrence).
Low-sized, but broad-shouldered, well knit and
vigorous as a " four year old," Jimmy Cuffe, like
thousands of his race in America, possessed only
that species of capital which may be easily carried
across ocean and over mountain—which rust cannot
consume nor moth devour, but which, although the
wonder-worker of civilization, is often blindly
despised by those who will alone believe in bullion
or bank notes ; —it consisted of his strong pair of
arms and his brave heart. Literally, he had nut a
penny in his pocket ; nor indeed—at that time at
leash-could he " take a shine" out of his reading
and writing. Bat so resolutely did the little Con-
naught man—in whose composition, it may be re-
marked, there was not the faintest suspicion of the
Anglo-Saxon—labour at his calling, " morning and
night, early and late," that he rapidly became a
thriving man ; and Jimmy Cuffe is now the pro-
prietor iu fee-simple of 800 acres of rich land, which
it would he difficult to match in Roscommon; with
a fine house, a btable full of good horses, spacious
barns, cattle and stock of every kind—iu a word,
everything that the heart of any rational Irishman
could desire. lie drives his family to church in
a spring waggon, drawn by a pair of good
horses, " as grand as the Lord Mayor of London, or
as any real gentleman in the ould country." I hap-
pened to be in Kingston the day Jimmy Cuffe came
in to take up the bill on which he had raised the
purchase-money for his latest acquisition of 200
acres. It was rather a large suns, but the produce
of his harvest enabled him to do so without embar-
rassment. And Jimmy's sharp grey eye glistened
as he told how he had got along, and succeeded not
only in " making a man of himself, thank God,"
but—what pleased him quite as much—in buying
out the old settlers—a class rather inclined to think
little of what Jimmy Cuffes can do.
When describing how several of the wealthiest of
the modern emigrants succeeded in life, some one
who knew the city well would say, " Such a man
first worked as a labourer ; I remember this man in
a sawmill ; that man commenced as a lumberman ;
one was a gardener, another a porter, another a
pedlar ;* and now such a man is worth £2,000; such
'a man, £5,000; Such a man, £10,000; such a man,
£20,000 ; such a man, £50,000 ; but, sir, all made
by honesty, energy, and good conduct." This is
literally the history—the noble history—of many a
man in St. John, who is a credit to the country of
his adoption, and an honour to the land of his
nativity.—J. F. Maguire, M.P.

The usual monthly meeting of the English Church
Union was held at the Freemasons' Hall on Tues-
day, tho Rev. M. W. Mayow in tho chair. After the usual
routine, which included the election of 113 now members
and the nomination of 89 now candidates, the chairman
read a brief valedictory address from tho ex-presidont
Mr. Colin Lindsay, who has retired on account of ill-
health. The hon. gentleman, after dwelling with some
emphasis on the two great perils which he conceived
threatened the Church of England—namely, the toleration
of scepticism by her authorities, and the proposal to abo-
lish or seriously modify her ritual law ; and after bequeath-
ing to the society as its motto that which had formed the
theme of his inaugural address, "Union and unity—union
as a compact body, and unity as united in principle and
action "—concluded by speaking in the most cordial terms
of his successcr, the Hon. Charles Lindsay Wood, son of
Lord Halifax. Ho said ho thought the council could not
have selected a better man, and he hoped he would receive
the cordial support and co-operation of the member'. A
note from Mr. Wood, who was accidentally prevented
from being present, was then road, accepting the offise,
aad Mr. 11. E. Pellew proceeded to move the following re-
solution :—" That tho English Church Union hereby ex-
press their great regret at the cause which compels their
late president, the Hon. Colin Lindsay, to resign the post
so long and so efficiently filled by him ; and in offering
this public testimony of their appreciation of his services,
they hope that hia life may long be preserved and his
valuable labours continued to the glory of God and the
defence of the doctrine and liberties of the Church of Eng.-
land." (Cheers.) Mr. Pollees mentioned that eight years
ago, when Mr. Lindsay became president of the English
Church Union, it numbered but 200 members, whereas it
had now 9,500 members, 800 associates, and 1,500 women
associates, making a total of 6,800 unionists. Tho motion
was seconded by the Earl of Limerick, and carried unani-
mously.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT

II 0 USE OF LORDS—LASVEVENING.
The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack
at five o'clock.

THE LATE MR. D'ARCY M'GEE.

The Duke of BajKINGRA.M aunouncod that infor-
mation had been received from Lord Monk relative to the
assassination of Mr. D'Arcy M'Geo, and also informing
the Government that an arrest had been made of one of
the supposed murderers. The noble duke passed a high
eulogy upon the great and noble qualities of Mr. M'Goe.