The Sun.
London, England, 1850-11-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1850.

A DOCTOR'S OPINION OF THE

WATER-CURE.

Dr. J. Stuart Wilkinson, who is delivering a course
of lectures at the Manchester Mechanics' Institution,
on " The Philosophy of Eating and Drinking," re-
ferred to the water. cure. After remarking that he
was no "water-doctor," and that he had great faith in
the power of medicine, he said that at water-cure
establishments the patient's diet was attended to,
he was bathed, he had good exercise, had the purest
water (and much depended upon the water), and had
pure air, and these establishments were generally situ-
ated in the most healthy parts of the country. He
(Dr. Wilkinson) could not see how this could be
quackery. The truth was that if it were possible to
devise anything for health, he did not think they
could agree upon anything better than proper diet,
bathing, exercise, pure water and air, and a healthy
situation. These were all that were necessary for
hygiene. Water cure was called " quackery be-
cause certain men, styling themselves " water doctors,"
represented it as capable of doing more than it really
would; but it ought to be remembered that judicious
water doctors did not say it would cure all dis-
eases. They said it would cure chronic diseases, and
such as were connected with digestion ; and there
was no doubt it would, for it was applicable to them ;
but there were fevers, and other complaints, to which
the water cure was inapplicable. Next, adverting to
the subject of baths, the lecturer said it was fortunate
that, as many people were unable to go to water-cure
establishments, they could use many kinds of baths
at home, and thus do a vast amount of good to the
body. The water in the cold bath ought to be between
33 and 60 degrees of heat. Many people now went
to establishments where they were furnished with a
vapour-bath and a shower-bath after it. This was
not a new matter, (and stange to say, the water cure
had introduced scarcely any new mode of bathing),
that bath had been in use for ages by the inhabitants
of California. They dug a hole, managed to patch it
over, put some hot stones in it, then threw water on
them, remained a while in the place, which was thus
filled with vapour, and, on coming out, jumped into
the river. The sponging bath was one of the most
healthy things he knew of. A wet sheet,
or dripping bath was not by any means such a
dreadful application as some people appeared to think.
He had used it with children ; and if he ever saw
magic done it was with that remedy. His mode of
management was the following :—He took three or
four thick blankets, spread them out, then took a
table cloth or large towel, put it in cold water, wring-
ing it out as hard as he could, put it round the naked
child, and then folded the child up in the blankets.
This never failed to do as much as perspiration
would do, which was a good deal. Ho had never
seen the wet sheet fail, or produce harm. He made
these remarks about baths and the water cure because
he was convinced that at no distant period the whole
regimen would be absorbed into the regular practice
of medicine. There were at that moment not fewer
than from twelve to fifteen of the very first consulting
men in London, who regularly recommended the
water cure where medicine failed. No one had a
stronger belief in the power of medicine than himself,
but still it was not natural. He thought the best
plan was to use as little medicine as possible, and to
improve the health by every other means.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London New Price Current, Nov. 8.)
SUGAR.—To-day British Plantation Sugar was only t
in limited demand for home trade purposes; but holders '
are firm and will not sell but at prices fully equal to
Friday last; at a small reduction there were large
buyers. The purchases are 290, making for the week
1,766 hhds. The only public sale of Sugar at present
declared for next week is one of 150 hhd3 Barbadocs.
REFINED.—To-day home dealers were buyers to a fair
extent of Refined goods, paying 51s to 53s for grocery
lumps. Crushed Sugar is at present not mach in demand.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the small sales of Ma-
dras Sugar of 556 bags went at full rates ; mid soft
yellow at 363, low 32s to 335, and brown 30s 6d to 32s
per cwt. In Bengal there is little passing privately, still
a public sale of 400 bags went at full rates ; crystalized
44s to 45e, superior at 47s 6d to 48s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—To-day small parcels of Foreign Sugar
were sold by private treaty, but holders would not sell at
a reduction; about 1,000 chests mid yellow Havannah
realised 42s per cwt; at auction 300 chests damaged white
Havannah were all disposed of at 25s 6d t 0,285. On
'Change 850 chests brown Bahia Sugar sold at 20s 6d,
and 150 casks Porto Rico Molasses 15s 6d.
MAURITIUS.—To-day there was no publie sale of
Mauritius Sugar, and little was done in the private
market; still lower terms are not taken.
MOLASSES.—There is a firm market for West India,
and a fair business has been concluded; West India at
15s to 17s; Bengal and Mauritius 12s to 13s; and Porto
Rico 15s 6d to 16s. Of Cuba Honey, 30 pkgs at
auction, were taken in at 43s to 53s for mid and fine,
but 6 kegs Jamaica Tamarinds were sold at 24s for low.
COFFEE.—This afternoon the public sales of Costa
Rica Coffee went off at full rates, and 3,406 bags of old
were disposed of; low, at 44s 6d, good ord 50s to 51s 6d,
fine ord 52s to 54s 63, fine fine ord and low mid 55s 6d
to 58s, damaged, 46s 6d to 525; of Malabar 110 cases
13 bales 415 begs in part found buyers at the full valua-
tions; middling 51s 6d to 53s Col, inferior and
low 40s 6d to 465, damaged 38s 6d to 52s
6d. Native Ceylon was sold to a fair extent by
private treaty, and good ord is not to be obtained under
55s per cwt. For Plantation a good demand exists, and
full rates are paid at the public sales of 260 casks; 140
bags low mid and mid selling at 625 to 675, good to fine
fine ord 56s to 61s, and Triage 51s 6d to 56s 6d; of My-
sore 168 bales realised 52s to 54s for good ord; three
lots low 39s to 463, and 21 cases Mocha mid 72s 6d per
cwt.
CocoA.—Grenada continues to attract little attention,
and at auction 53,bags: were taken in at 43s for fair red.
For Trinidad, the demand is however yet good, supply
is small, and prices are firm at from 473 to 53; a cargo,
however, has arrived. On the part of holders of Foreign
there is confidence, and purchases to a fair extent have
been made. Para and Bahia at 30s to 31s, and Guaya-
quil at 32s to 335.
Rree.—To-day the market for Rice presented a quiet
aspect. At auction 840 bags Bengal were taken in, very
ord white 8s 6d, common 9s 6d, mid 10s, but damaged
sold at 5s to 8s 63. 54 bags Java for export only went
at 5s for very low dusty; 52 casks American Cleaned
Rice were taken in at 19s 63 per cwt. 48i- barrels Ber-
muda Arrowrect at is 7d to is 8d per lb.
SPICES.—To-clay at public sale 484 bags Pimento
were taken in at:6o; 114.bgs Cloves, Bourbon and Afri-
can 7d; 8 pkgt Nutmegs, mid brown 3s to 3s 2d; 3 es
Mace, mid 2s 103; 20 cs dry China Ginger 9d; 48 bgs
Nutmegs in the shell 6id.
TEA.—The market has this week been more freely
supplied than for some time past. In consequence of
rather lower rates having been accepted for Green, a
good demand has been experienced from town and coun-
try dealers. Holders of Black refuse to make any con-
cession in the value; there has in consequence been only
a limited business concluded, but at a slight reduction
there are many buyers. For low and good ord
Congcu the value is is Old to Is ld, medium is 1,41
to is 2d, and better sorts is lid to Is 73. Prices are
supported for scented and Pekoe Teas ; at the same
rime there is a quiet market. The quantity of Tea of-
fered at auction this week has been 19,100 pkgs of which
5,000 found buyers, but the biddings were languid, com-
mon Congou with all faults went at is to Is Old, and
medium to fine sound is 2d to is ed per lb. At Liver-
pool a cargo of 475,500 lbs of common Congou has been
purchased on speculation.
SPIRITS.—The demand has been brisk for Leeward
Island Rum this week, and an improvement in the value
is apparent. About 300 puns have been sold at is bid
to Is 73 per gallon proof strength. East India is
wanted, and realised better prices; the sales are 300
puns at is 5d to Is sid proof. Demerara has been
much inquired after, and stiffer rates are offered,
but the supply is small, and the business con-
cluded has been at 2s 2d to 2s scl for 32 to 40 per cent
over proof. Jamaica met with greater attention from
shippers and home dealers, whilst in some cases rather
higher rates have been obtained. The transactions are
400 puns; plain and mid quality 32 to 35 per cent over
proof at 2s 7d to 2s 110, 33 to 37 over good and fine
3s to 3s 9d, and superior 35 10d to 4s 4d per
gallon. In Brandy a good business has been
concluded this week, and the market is firm. Prices for
Cognac best brands of the vintace of 1847 rule at 5s Id
to 5s 33, 1848 ditto 4s 9d to 4s Ild, 1849 ditto, 4s 8d to
4s 10d, and inferior sorts 3s to 4s 6d. Geneva sells
more freely at is 7d for common, and fine at is 9d to 2s.
Prices remain at 9s 5d to 9s 6d per gallon for British
made Spirit cash, but the market is brisker.
FRUIT.—The market is plentifully supplied with new
Valencia Raisins, and sales have been limited at from
38s to 40s per cwt. Currants are, however, in exten-
sive demand, and there is a further advance, new selling
at 45s to 48s, and old at 40s to 44s per cwt, there is also
much confidence on the part of holders. In Turkey pulled
Figs larger sales have been made at 45s to 555, good
and fine at 56s to 655. Prunes are not much in request,
and offered at 25s to 28s. Sultanas are operated in with
caution at 603 to 625. For Muscatels there are, how-
ever, ready buyers, bunch at 52s to 575, layers 58s to 70s
fine 76s to 80s. French Plums move off steady at 70s to
74s for I chests, and at 803 to 100 s for other pkgs.
For new Jordan Almonds the market is quiet at 81 lOs
to 91 10s, and lower rates are looked for.
INDIGO.—OnIy a limited business has been concluded
in East India this week, but holders remain firm, and
demand an advance on last quarterly sales terms of 2d
to 4d per lb. There are, however, several buyers at the
rates of that period. In Spanish little business has been
done, at the same time former prices are woll up, and
supply is not larger. For auction next week 53 chests
Manilla, and 30 serons Guatimala are declared.
COCHINEAL.—To-day Cochineal met with little atten-
tion, and prices were barely supported. At sanction 30
bags Teneriffe in part sold at 4s to 4s 3d.
SALTPETRE.—None has been offered at auction this
week, and privately operations have been small at from
268 to 28s for Calcutta, whilst the tendency of prices is
to decline. British Refined met a slow sale at 30s to 365.
Nitrato of Soda is held for 14s to 14s 6d, butt there is
less doing.
TURPENTINE.—The Sales have been upon a small
scale in Spirits, British refined at 29s 6d to 303, and
American 30s 6d to 31s. The rates demanded for
Rough 7s to is 3d, but only a limited demand exists.
Tar is again higher; Stockholm selling at 21s, other
sorts 18s 6d to 19s, American 13s 53 to 14s per brl.
TALLow.—This afternoon there was a quiet market
for Tallow, at auction of 225 pkgs South American a
small part only sold at 37s 3d to 37s 9d for tine; 309
casks Australian, partly found buyers at 36s 6d to 37s 9d
for fair to fine.

OlLS.—This afternoon a public sale of 30 tuns Sprm
Oil went at higher rates, fine Colonial 871 lOs to 8815 s,
40 tuns Southern, fine 37/ lOs to 38/, 40 tuns Labrador
Setl, tinged 381, straw 361 ss, and brown 35s 5s to
351 15s.

METALS.—There are few buyers of East India Tin,
and prices are drooping, Banca selling at 79s 6d to 80s,
and Straits 78s per cwt; but British is in fair request at
80s to 81a for block and bar. In Tin Plates there
is rather more doing; I C Coke at 27s to 283,
and Charcoal ditto at 32s to 33s per box. For Lead
the market has a quieter aspect, and sellers are willing
to accept 161 103 to 171 for British Pig, and 161 for
Spanish. In Spelter for spring shipment a considerable
business has been done at 16/, but on the spot
operations are limited at 1617 s 6d to 161 103 per ton; the
stock here is 4,100 tons, and last year 3,500 tons. Prices
s are firm for Copper at 831 to 84l for British Tile Cake,
and Sheet at 9id per lb; there is also no falling off in
the demand. Swedish Steel has been selling at 141 10s
to 14115 s for keg, and faggot 151 ss. There continues
to be a good demand for common Welch bar Iron,
and sales cannot be made under 4/ 12s 6d; of
Rails several parcels have been sold at 41 15s
to 41 17s 6d. In Swedish Iron larger purchases
have been made at 11/ lOs to 12/. The market for
Scotch Pig Iron has a quiet appearance, and prices tend
downwards, ruling at 42s to 42s 6d for mixed numbers;
the stock at Glasgow and the neighbourhood is com-
puted at the large quantity of 300,000 tons. Welch Pig is,
however, in fair demand; foundry at 60s to 655; forge
40s to 50s. Quicksilver is 3s 9d per lb.

BANK OF ENGLAND.
(From last night's Gazette.)
einAccount, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for
the Week ending on Saturday, the 2d day of November, 1850.
189172 DEPARTMENT.
X.
Notes 29,424,840

Government debt •• 11,0151100
Other securities .. . • 2,984,900
Gold coin and bullion 15,379,173
Silver bunion ...... 45,667

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Nov. 8.

(Sittings in Banco, before Lord Chief Justice JERVIS,
and Justices MAULE, WILLIAMS, and TALFOURD.)

SIBURY V. WILKINS.

In this case Mr. IlAwaiNs moved for a rule nisi to
rescind an order of the Chief Justice for setting aside
the judgment in this case. The action was com-
menced on the 15th of February, appearance was
entered on the 24th, and afterwards a judge's order
was agreed to, by which the debt was to be paid by
certain instalments, and the action was to be stayed.
Some of the instalments bad been paid. Afterwards
there had been a change of attorney on the part of
the defendant, and a summons was taken out to set
aside that judge's order, and that summons had been
referred by his Lordship to the full Court and came
on to be beard the other day. No intimation bad been
given to the plaintiff that that order was intended to
be acted upon until the 12th of September, before
which time, namely, on the 11th, the plaintiff regu-
larly signed judgment, the instalments not having been
paid; and a summons had been taken out to set aside
that judgment, and the Lord Chief Justice had set
aside the judgment on hearing the facts. The
Learned Counsel now asked for a rule to set aside
that order setting aside the judgment.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICEI must say it is rather
a strong motion, Mr. Hawkins, under the circum-
stancec. The plaintiff, however, shall not be pre-
cluded from making his motion after the other motion
in this case has been heard, if it shall then be neces-
sary. The motion must be postponed.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 8.
(Sittings in Banco.)

SKINNER V. THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY

COMPANY.

This was an action in which the plaintiff sought
to recover damages from the defendants for negli-
gence in carrying him as a passenger for hire, by
reason of which he suffered certain injuries. The de-
fendants pleaded that he was not a passenger on their
line. At the trial before Sir F. Pollock, on the last
Home Circuit, it appeared that the plaintiff had taken
a ticket from the Treasurer of the Printers' Pension
Society, for the benefit of which body an excursion
trip to Brighton had been arranged. At Anerley
the excursionists' ran into another train which had
started from London before them, and had there been
suddenly arrested in its progress by a luggage-train,
the engine of which had broken down. Under these
circumstances, the Chief Baron was of opinion that
there was evidence to go to the jury to show negli-
gence even in the fact of the collision, and a verdict
passed accordingly for the plaintiff.
Mr. BRAMWELL now moved for a new trial, on
the ground of misdirection in this respect. He sub-
mitted that the plaintiff was bound to make out
some specific act of negligence on the part of the
company, and that it was not enough for him to show
merely that an accident had occurred which injured
him. It might be that no preaaution could have
averted the accident.
Mr. Baron ALDEBSON.—It might be that it was
negligence in the company to run trains so frequently
that when one stops it is impossible for the next one
to avoid a collision. I think the Chief Baron was
right.
Mr. BRAMWELL then submitted that the plaintiff
ought to be nonsuited, as he had not proved the con-
tract, as laid in the declaration. he was no passenger
in any train of the defendants, but was a passenger in
the excursion train appropriated to the society; and,
though he might not be a member of that body, yet,
as he had taken his ticket from the steward, the
company had not contracted with him.
The COURT, however, was of opinion that there was
no ground for the motion. The train was that of the
company ; for it appeared that one of the witnesses
had taken his ticket at the office in the usual way, so
that it was not confined to the Printers' Pension So-
ciety. As to the first ground, it was clear that the
facts proved were evidence to go to the jury to make
out negligence. The rule must be refused.—Rule
refused.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, NOM 8.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE OWEN GRAY.

The bankrupt was a builder in Great Tower-street.
A second-class certificate was granted, on the con-
dition that he should execute a bond for the subse-
quent payment to his creditors of a dividend of ss. in
the pound, subject to the discretion of the Court to
enforce the bond. Mr. Lawrence was unsuccessful
in an application to obtain a certificate without this con-
dition, the Learned Commissioner stating that profes-
sional men who stepped out of their course and ren-
dered themselves liable to the bankrupt law, must
take the consequences. He considered that they, in
some degree, pledged their professional incomes to
their creditors.

IN RE J. MAINPRICE.

The bankrupt was an innkeeper at Soham. His
balance-sheet, prepared by Mr. Pettis, shows debts,
405/. ; assets, 901. An adjournment had been or-
dered, that the bankrupt might satisfactorily account
for the disposal of some wine. This was done, and
he passed his examination.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
IN AE TAYLOR.

The bankrupt's debts (a cheesemonger, of Staines)
are 4001, and many of the creditors not having proved,
there will be an average dividend. Ile had been
struggling with difficulties many years ; the assignee
considered him to be an honest man, and no creditor
preferred any complaint; the Commissioner, however,
suspended the certificate six months, and to be of the
third class only, on the ground that the bankrupt had
been a bad bookkeeper, and ought to have come to
that court earlier. It was in vain urged that the
bankrupt had offered his creditors 103. in the pound,
and come to the court voluntarily upon the first
judgment being obtained against him. The Court
could not order a less suspension, or award a certifi-
cate of a higher class, but it would grant protection.

for a gentleman to be placed in who had distinguished
himself in the service of his country, who had re-
ceived honourable wounds, and who would suffer from
them for the rest of his days. There was a class of
persons, sucla as students at the Universities, clergy-
men, and officers in the army, who were preyed upon
by another class, ruinous bill-discounters, who tempted
the unwary with their Birmingham ware or with
their money, for which they made the borrowers pay
some sixty per cent. Was this Court to protect such
a class of persons—men who protected themselves in
the exorbitant interest they charged ? He hoped the
Court would protect the gentleman now before it, and
shield him from such a class of persons, relying as he
had done on the promise of Lieutenant Mullens, that
he would rather sell his commission than he should
suffer—a promise which would have been fulfilled, but
for the sudden death of that gentleman.
The CHIEF COMMISSIONER, said he would again ad-
journ the case, to see whether something could not
be done between the parties, by which he would be
relieved from the painful duty of deciding the matter.
He felt the force of what had been said by the
Learned Counsel for the insolvent. The question was
a simple one ; it was this :—Had the insolvent rea-
sonable expectations of paying the debts when he in-
curred them ? Had he such a reliance on the pro-
mise of Lieutenant Mullens that he would receive the
money from him, that he could accept the bills, and
make himself liable ? He hoped the matter would be
settled before the next occasion.

The case was adjourned to the 9th of January next.
and protection renewed.

IN RE ADAM GILFILLAN.

nis insolvent, :who was a tally linen-draper and
tea-dealer, having " rounds" at Greenwich, was op-
posed by Mr. Cooke, for Mr. Tarsey, warehouseman,
Aldermanbury ; Mr. Peram, tea-dealer ; Messrs.
Outhwaite and Co., tea-dealers ; and other creditors.
Mr. Sargood supported.
The case occupied several hours on Thursday, and
judgment was given at the end of the day. Several
complaints were urged against the insolvent. He
owed 3231, contracted in a short time. He had nine
creditors, and as many as 323 debtors on the tally
system, who owed him 2571. It was urged that the
insolvent had made away with his property, in con-
nexion with a person named Hill and a Mrs. Wilson,
from which last-mentioned person money, it was al-
leged, had been borrowed. A meeting of the credi-
tors had been called in April last, ana accounts were
exhibited, which were now admitted to have been
false. Another complaint was, that the insolvent had
obtained about 2001. worth of goods in a very short
time from the opposing creditors, paying them nothing.
Mr. Commissioner LAW was of opinion that the
creditors had been grossly cheated, and remanded the
insolvent for 18 months, for contracting debts by fraud,
for making away with property, and making false en-
tries in his account-books.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Richard Hammett Drake, charged with having
feloniously embezzled the sums of 4771. 1 ls. 3d.,
125/. 18s. 6d., and 51., the property of his employers,
Messrs. Roberts, Curtis, and Co., was brought up for
final examination.
The prisoner, it will be recollected, had made a
confession to a fellow-clerk, by whom he had been
pursued, of having plundered the house, and witnesses
were produced at the former examination to show that
he had feloniously appropriated the sum of 4771.
lls. 3d.
The following is the substance of the evidence
with which the final examination of the prisoner con-
cluded :
Mr. D. King, clerk to Messrs. Twining and Co.,
bankers in the Strand—On the 29th of June I re-
ceived directions to pay to Robarts and Co., Lombard.
street, 721. 14s. 11d., to the credit of the Rev. Henry
Mair • and 531. 3J. 7d. to the credit of Messrs. Mayor
and Brackenbury. I paid those two sums in notes
and money as follows : one Bank of England note for
1001., No. 30,442 ; one for 201., No. 83,138 ; and Si.
18s. 6d. money. The person to whom I paid the
amounts gave me the receipts produced, as far as I can
remember.
Mr. Edward P. Nunn, clerk to Messrs. Dixon and
Co., bankers, in Chancery-lane, said—On the 18th of
October last I had to pay Si. to Messrs. Roberts, and
I received the acknowledgment produced.
Mr. G. T. Oldfield, clerk in Messrs. Roberts, Cur-
tis, and Co.'s bank, proved that the receipts produced
were in the prisoner's handwriting.
It was also proved that there was no entry in the
cash-book of the sums referred to.
Alderman GIBBS then asked the prisoner whether
he wished to say anything ? The prisoner—Nothing
whatever.

He was then committed for trial.
GUILDHALL.
William Dawn was charged with stealing a num-
ber of books, the property of Mr. Collins, bookseller
and publisher, of 113, Fleet-street, his master.
Mr. Collins stated that on Tuesday last he missed
one volume of Knell's Chemistry, and on the following
day another volume of a different work, value, cost
price, 1/. I ls. 6d. On snaking inquiries he fcund
prisoner had taken them to Simpkin and Marshall's,
and sold them. The books had been originally pur-
chased from Simpkin and Co.'s, and prisoner was sent
there to buy other books. He took the two volumes
back and got the firm to allow for them in the goods
he was buying, instead of entering them to Mr. Col-
lins's account as goods received back.
Police. constable 372, said he took prisoner into
custody about eight o'clock on Thursday evening.
He denied all knowledge of the charge ; and when
taken before the inspector at the station, he said, "It's
no use telling a lie about it, I did take the books. I
sold them for 1/. 11s. 6d., and got the money. If you
will take me back to Mr. Collins I will pay him
for the books." Prisoner saw Mr. Collins shortly
after, and said, " If you will forgive me, master, I'll
pay you for the books." Witness searched prisoner's
lodgings at No. 6, Bride-lane, and found a large trunk
full of books of various descriptions, amounting in
number to about 86 volumes. There were also some
articles of wearing apparel, and about 2/. 13s. in
money. Witness went to Simpkin and Co.'s, and
they immediately produced the two volumes prisoner
had sold them back.
A fellow-servant of the prisoner's was here produced
to identify the books as his master's property, but he
prevaricated in such a manner that his evidence was
perfectly useless. At length questions were put to
him so straightforward and distinct that he could
not possibly misunderstand them, but he still con-
tinued to prevaricate, and
Alderman HUNTER said he would not trouble him
any further. He had made his decision, and he would
commit the prisoner to the House of Correction for
two months, and punish the last witness, who acted as
a friend towards the prisoner, by sending him to the
same place for seven days.
SOUTH W ARK.
;Vary Sprery, a young woman with an infant in
her arms, attended before Mr. Arnold, to solicit his
advice under the following circumstances The applicant stated that she had been in service in
Cork, and twelve months ago was married to a private
in the 26th, or Cameronians, which regiment was
then quartered in that , city. About eight months
ago the regiment was ordered for foreign service, and
her husband embarked for Gibraltar, a certain
number of the men's wires going out with them, but
she was not included. Since then she had given
birth to the infant she held in her arms, and as she
was unable to make a livelihood in Cork, she came
over here with a view of proceeding to Jersey, the
dept of the regiment, in the hope that the officers in
command there would send her and her child over to
Gibraltar to join her husband. She raised money enough
by pawning her clothes at Cork to defray the expense
of her passage to London, and arrived on Saturday, but
being destitute of everything, she applied to the
officers of the parish of Bermondsey, who refused to as-
sist her on her journey, and she therefore called here
to know what she was to do.
Mr. ARNOLD said that she ought not to have left
Ireland, her home, without being provided with the
means of proceeding to her husband. It was evident
she came over here upon the mere chance of getting
out to Gibraltar, so that whatever privations she en-
dured she had brought upon herself by her precipi-
tancy in not making the requisite inquiries before she
left Cork.
Mr. Slow, one of the relieving officers of Ber-
mondsey, being in court on other business, and hear-
ing the nature of the application, said ,that on Sundy
morning a large steam-boat arrived in the river
crowded with poor people from Ireland, some of
whom were landed on the north and others on the
south side of the water, without money and in rags.
In their distress, the unfortunate people applied for
relief, many of them at Bermondsey workhouse, and
although they had no claims upon the parish, they
were relieved with food, but the guardians had de-
termined not to put the parish to the expense of send-
ing them back again—that they were brought over
here for 2s. and 9s. ed. per head, and that to send
them back to Ireland, the parishes were charged at
the rate of twenty-six shillings for each adult. That
under such circumstances, they (the guardians of
Bermondsey) had come to the resolution not to
pass
any but those who had a claim by having lived in the
parish for some length of time. It was only the pre-
ceding day he had paid on account of the parish a
large sum of money for the expenses attendant upon
passing paupers to Ireland. That with respect to the
applicant, it appeared she had only been in London
since last Saturday, and had slept in Bermondsey.
He knew that money would not be given her to take
her to Jersey, whence it appeared she wanted to go,
but they would have no objection to give her a little
temporary relief.
The applicant said that if she had as much as would
pay her !mange to Jersey, she was confident that at
the det;Ot of her husband's regiment she would meet
with friends who would subscribe and send her out
to Gibraltar. At all events, they would not let her
starve.

Mr. ARNOLD directed that the applicant should
apply again to the parochial officers of Ihrmondsey
to relieve her present wants.
In about an hour she returned to the court, and
presented a note, given to her by the relieving officer,
merely specifying as follows :—" Admit Speery to see
the guardians on Wednesday, the 18th day of Nov.,
1850, at four o'clock."

The applicant said that she did not know what to do
until next Wednesday, or where to go, being en-
tirely destitute ; and that with her infant she would
be compelled to remain in the streets.

Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, on perusing the reliev-
ing officer's note, said that the woman could not exist
from that day until next Wednesday without relief,
and that they were bound to see that she did not
starve. He therefore sent her back to Bermondsey
with Winch, the summoning officer, with a request
that she might have immediate relief.

THE LATE PLATE ROBBERIES.

Martin Maguire, the man implicated along with
Macauley and Sirrell in the late extensive plate rob-
beries, but who was discharged from custody through
want of proof being produced of his handwriting, was
placed at the bar at the Liverpool Police-court yes-
terday (Friday), on a charge of having had in his pos-
session a gold watch, knowing the same to have been
stolen.

Police-officer Johnson stated that on the previous
Friday afternoon he received instructions from Mr.
Clough to go in search of the prisoner, and proceeded
for that purpose to Wrexham. On the Wednesday
afternoon a carpet-bag was taken by a female in an
omnibus from Wrexham to Cheater. He proceeded
to Chester, and saw the prisoner go into Mr. Hook's
public-house. He then proceeded to the Police-office,
Chester, where he met Bates, one of the detective
officers of the Liverpool police force, and they went
together to Mr. Hook's, and took the prisoner into
custody.
Bates deposed that on apprehending the prisoner in
Chester they found upon him a 101. note and a silver
watch. He (Bates) told him that they were taking
him into custody on the charge of stealing a gold
watch at Halifax. On the 2d of October last he
(Bates) apprehended the prisoner on a charge of
being implicated in the sale of stolen plate, and on
searching him on that occasion found in his pocket a
key which opened a chest claimed by Maguire, and in
this chest he found a ticket for a gold watch pledged
in September last. He obtained possession of the
watch from the pawnbroker, and found that the num-
ber and maker's name had been taken from it, but
in consequence of information he was possessed of he
took it to Coventry, to Mr. Hill, a watchmaker, who,
on taking it to pieces, stated that he was the maker,
and that he had supplied it to Mr. Voleno, of Halifax.
Mr. Wheeler, the attorney for the prisoner, here
interrupted the officer, and objected to any state-
ment made to him by a third person being retailed in
court.

Mr. Rushton said he shoukl take good care that
nothing should be taken against the prisoner which
was not strictly evidence, but it was necessary for
the ends of justice that the whole history of the case
should be gone into.

Mr. Wheeler rather pertinaciously urged his ob-
jection, but it was overruled by Mr. Rushton telling
the officer to proceed with his statement.
Bates went on to state that Mr. Voleno's shop, in
Halifax, was entered on the night of the 14th of July
by means of cutting a circular piece out of the door,
in a similar way to the means adopted to accomplish
the late Liverpool suburban robberies, end property
to the value of nearly 2,0001. stolen. The watch had
been pledged in the name of Murphy.
The prisoner (impetuously indignant)—The ticket
belongs to me, and you found it in the chest. What
is the use of making such a blather about it ?
The prisoner here consulted with his attorney, who
informed Mr. Rushton that he wished to know whe-
ther the examination would be gone into here or
elsewhere.

Mr. Rushton said this depended upon circum
stances.

Prisoner—l can prove that I bought the watch and
paid a fair price for it.
Mr. Rushton—You are at liberty to do anything
you like about it.
The prisoner was placed under a general remand.
It may be interesting to this case to state that some
time ago a man of the name of Murray, alias Haw-
king, was, along with others, tried and convicted for
having robbed the captain of a vessel of four dou-
bloons, by means of " ringing the changes." Hawkins
kept, under the guise of a beer-house, a rendezvous
for thieves. After being detained in custody, his wife
went to the police-station to make inquiry after her
husband, having heard of his apprehension. On
searching her a roll of bank notes, to the amount of
351., was found, and she was detained, and, being
taken before the magistrates, remanded for seven
days. During this time Mr. Keswick, chief superin-
tendent of the Manchester police, wrote to Mr.
Clough to ascertain whether he was in a position to
establish a erre against the prisoner, other wise he had
a charge against her for receiving 40 gold watches,
stalen from the premises of Mr. Voleno, of Halifax.
The prisoner was given into the custody of the Man-
chester police, and on her trial the case was proved
against her, and she is now imprisoned in York
Castle. When Bates apprehended Maguire he (Ma-
guire) stated that he he had bought the watch from
Hawkins, and that he had paid a fair trade price for
it ; and in his statement made before Mr. Rushton
to-day to that effect Hawkins is the person to whom
he alludes.

_------ _
ditto 15s Od to 17s Od per load ; barley 255 Od to 305 Od stove. qr.;
beans 12s Od to 14s Od per load ; oats BAd to 100 per
s
249 to 2,9;
to 5s 90 • ,beans, 3s 9d to 4s Id per bushel ; barley
RIPON, Nov. 7.—White wheat 53 3d- to 6s Od, rchtto.s
3s 9d to 4s Od per bushel ; barley 04
oats. lEs lid to 22s per qr. ~... nA • beans
KNAREsuoaouGH, Nov. 6.—Wheat 5s 3d to os ..,...,225
is; to
.. s to - S y
per qr. og • oats,
SCARBOROUGH', Nov. 7.—New wheat 40s Od
old ditto 44s to 47s per qr. of 40 stones; black oats 80 to_ .
white ditto 7d to Ed • ' barley 23s to 219,
per stone ; malting 4„, dour
grinding ditto 215 to 2 per qr. of 32 stones; surr"--
35s to 365, seconds ditto, 27s to 30s per sack of 20 stones.
eta to
NORTHALLERTuN, Nov. 6.—White wheat' "! be"
6s 0, red ditto 4s 60 to 5s 6d ; oats Is 9d to 2s 7d ;
3s 9d to 4s 3d; barley 35 3d to 3s 6d per bushel. 0 6d;
SHEFFIELD, Nov. s.—Wheat, white, ISs Od to 490, 6 i
ditto, red, ICs to 17s Cd ; beans, 1 Is 6d to 13s Od; Pas, Ivo., ,
to I2s per load. Barley, 213 to 23s ; malt, 485 to 52s ; ter.
( feed), 17s to 19s; ditto (mealing), 19s to 22s 6d per Val
Millers' prices of flour, Is 6d, and is 8d per stone of 1,41b,5.,..,
INVERNESS, Nov. 5.--Wheat, new, per qr, weigbinstiri,
A 2 to 41s
9doc 1 :
per bushel, 38s to 40s Od ; ditto, old, weigb4 ..6!ii hfhig
bushel, 00s Od to 00s Od; barley, per quarter, ":thing
511 b per bushel, 20s to 21s 0d; oats, per quarter, cc4elnerial
421 b per bushel, 18s Od to 20s Od. Oatmeal, Per '''''
boll, 16s Od to Os Od; ditto second, 15s Od to Os Od; barley'
meal, 123 8d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 14s Oel to Os Od; bran, l 5;
stone, Os 6d to Os Od ; first flour, per 2801 b., 345 Od to 3b..5,,ib
second ditto, 26, Od to 2Es Od; oatmeal, best, per stone (11; 0
imperial, is 8d to Os Od; ditto second, I s 6d to Os Od; biou'rt
meal, 1 s 2d to Os 03 • peasemeal, Is 4d to Os Od ; fi,,..11,td cry
dit. Potatoes, per stone, 3d to Od ;
2s 4d cash, 2s 8d credit ; second ditto, 25 Od cash, "'"„d,c Id
to 60; veal, 4d to 3d; mutton, 4d to 6d; pork, :oolts,
each, Od to Od ; eggs, per dozen, 7d to 8d ;
fowls, each, 12d to 14d; chickens, per pair, 12d to 14d; "rob,
beef, Per P"'to 4d;
, , cite
per lb, 10d to Cd ; ditto, salt, 9d to 10d ; croudie (eur,"iii,o.' crid;
40 ; four-pound loaf, cash, 50 to 6d ; ditto, credit, 5P
coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 7d to Bd.
butter,

THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURES' boa
WooL, LONIX,N, Nov. 7.--The market ha!, rate,
d
quiet for wool, and the arrivals of foreign are w°"e,y, is
0.1
fro
The quantity imported during the week ending t
2,120 bales, of which 941 were from Turkey' 81,35 from
Sydney, 200 from Bombay, 73 from Spain, end
Germany. have lid
FOREIGN WOOL, LEEDS, Nov. B:—We but
rather a quieter market for foreign wools this we
prices remain very firm. big
of ce° fira
ENGLISH WOOL, LEEDS, Nov, B.—Sales
wools this week have been limited. Prices condi°
and stationary. e
_ark te
at
TRADE OF LEEDS.—We have had better thos
the Cloth-halls, both on Saturday and Tnes,,dailY%tocla
has been the case for the last few weeks past. lt
ofh goods in the manufacturers' hands are Mae' stn
t au usual at this period of the year, and Prices Ma
without any alteration. Business in the
been pretty brisk during the week for certain or- od
warehoeseffdes,
such as mohair and Alpaca cloths, heavy' "ittileYaitr
pilots; but fur cloths generally there has bee"e-
quiry. ape 01;
HUDDERSFIELD, NOV. s.—The market has oa orS'
the same 113 the few preceding ones. The dersa,% air
not staple active in any branch of the trade of t`nol
trict. A good business is, however, anticipated for
-
mon th. pyidettl
BRADFORD, Nov. 7.—Wools—There is an `..v0019'
slackening in the demand fur all kinds of colphin,ga. lose
ftoor the prices now sought will certainly entai' and
much ileshs:nirea
the consumers, who are using very
this course of things must continue. Nods a" "istfor'
from the diminished production, are eagerly 100'4
and commanding better prices than when Coe, This
wools were many pence per lb. cheaper. 1',31;13,8rt•
branch of the trade is most thoroughly out or J-ain' tr)-
prices now offered are so fearfully that alloolifoas
monachinery to stand is the onl alternative. The 131, t ts°f
labour in combing and spinning,during the ',save°.
years, has been such a formidable item, irresPeT,, tbe
the advance of wool, that the price of aims "WWI,
autumn has not left such a large marginY as Was.; Lit
low
supposed, and the reduction of October (400°'
paralysed the trade. It is morally certain that at any
so great as is to Is 6d per gross reduction, vr7-(1 los;
decline in the price of wool arid labour 05-aerentl'At''
bring about a reaction. There are now a great 'ler."'
of spool spinning frames only very partially °WO' ac'
and no stock can be kept in this state, so thlat
cumulation of yarns on weaving bobbins is ire Pvt been
On yarns suitable for export the reduction has 13°, 001
so great, as the
prices were never so high as °l3 ens
the demand is not very active, and the buyers seehlistl94•
posed to pause till a fixed price becomes more t
ce
Pieces—There is but little business doing ecePsos".l
heavy goods, such as moreens &c., which are °NW.'
very brisk fur two or three months' at this season' a d til(
alpacas, cobourgs, and orleans are not brilkt -,ctioclq;
sales effected in them are only in small lots. Tbei,-„,
goods both in the merchants' d manufacturers
light, for during the autumnanallbavebeen enVcreilid.l"
order, and at an early period caution was eviuee'tsilope-
be ob-oass
manufacturers. In October looms to „
and this, combined
of weaving, has tended to lessen the quantity, hP9a„--alte'_,,
with the introduction of fres alit I,'
market. Throughout the summer the delaine
attW
have been acting on the defensive, and large glitslos;
of hand loom weavers have been aee~ a 0
asto know what will be the going article for sPtlisere
fancy articles are unsafe tomake for stock,
but little doing in this branch. u told;
TRADE OF MANCHESTER, Nov, 7, We aa/te rac
quiet market, the heaviness of theidclettoAlall
ing still very unfavourably upon buhsienueesffse,calt
etTaisl:rl;
holding back of buyers has not had
ingho prices. Both spinners anyd,
ainnalufictoterts_rate_f;
Id their produce very firmly, where sic acsaa'f
forall moderive full prices have to be '
India, though considerable in sgolmveeu.descriPtiCl3,Blo tad
goods, is hardly equal to what was anticipate
Licata! buyers still tiold off in consequence of the'
state of Germany.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
COPPER ORES SOLD AT REDRUTH NOT*2; COP4P ile6
2,565 tons ; average produce, 8/ • quantity of :A"; 'o;r
213 tons 10 cwt ; amount of '
sale, 14,388/ 4s o"'oci; r
standard, 100/ 8s Od. Last Sale— Standard, 1051 165 /
duce, 7i. Average price per 21 cwt, 5/ 12s Cd. Toy,
,19'/
Corm. ORES FOR SALE AT SWANSEA+ 'hop rip°
Bearhaven 439—Chili 421—Cebre 4CO—Kriool;ga-Visterpa
Burra Burra 139 Kaw-aw 126—Spanish
Slag
Slag 70— Kapunda 31—Ballynee 25—Vine tagli
Ore 10—Australian B—London Slag 4-liallynitir
Lydney 2—Total, 2,025 tons.

A
COAL MARKET.—YEsTenDAT. 001)4
Bate's West Hartley 13s 6d Hetton .................. 165 od
Buddle's W. Hartley 14s Od, Haswell ............ .... 155 0
Carr's West Hartley 14s OcUKeepier Orange ...... 155 i a
Creswell Main l2s 3d lambton ............. • 159
6d
Holywell - •••••,,.. ibl 0
North Percy Hartley l3s 6d Russell's Hetton ••"'' 145 sRI
Orig. Windsor Pontop 12s Odd Whitwell ........... 145,41
Ord's Maiu ......
South Peareth
Penfield Moor Butes l3s Od lielloe ............. . 1'1" ;14
Walker's Primrose
West Hartley
Wylam
Wall's End, &c. Pease's West Tees ••• jo ij
Acorn Close
Brown ...
Bewicke and Co.
Gosforth .....
14s 9! Derwentwaterlifo •, 1354 1354 acl
. ..... • '
Hatton
Northumberland
Riddell ..... ...... .....
. ••• /1.
Bell
_ . reef .. 1 istl

Belmont lss Od 'Ships at mare
—‘OfS
RAILWAY SHARE 111A-Ftl A 8, VII
BRISTOL,rot,II,,;
STOCK EXCHANGE.-'1 he market WAS aCl3`,.n- octiv"
prices were not quite so good. The only tr'
ported was-Great Western, 69.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8. ere Vs;
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The transactions to-TvrP'oh
follow :-East Lancashire, 8%-Lancashire 1111/01
Consolidated, 4634-Ditto, Fifths, 8 15-16 cli3•-• 2 9-1 Or
North-Western, 117!4-Ditto, New Quarters: 1/4 pistior
Ditto, Fifths, 3 5.16 p.-Ditto, Quarters (C)' 2 04010*
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quartersbitto,ol
61. New Preference, 4191,,--fereace'•dlsl3":
22% dis.-Shrewsbury and Birmingham, .1-1.-tze" rth '7,1001
-South-Eastern and Dover, 1934-York and .1" 13alvSfl
22% -Lancaster and Carlisle, 62-Belfast hh, adorn bire•
221/ - Cork and Bandon, 134‘, - Great ?,ried
Western, 35% -Birkenhead, Lancashire, '-
1514 dis.

die
MANCHESTER, Nov. 8'
STOCK MECHAM:M.—There was a moderate
wad
to-clay, at rather advanced prices.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 8.
feport
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transaction
was—South Staftbrdshire, dis. WerV
YORK, Nov. 7. to'cl•alit (Ser
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The only transactions
Great Northern, 137,4 —York, .Newcastle, and aero
castle Extension), 11%.

CONTINENTAL Titerric.—FoLKEsro- ,clot
The Princess llelena, South-Eastern and Celit'tlievelsred°o, st)h
packet Company's ship, sailed yesterday at - carroo sa
for Boulogne, with sixty-three passengers, one arrived l'o#
three horses; and the Princess Clementiri,e„ologe,,e.
ninety-five passengers and one carriage from Pv,clo4
day the Prince Ernest left for that port, at tics ectli
F
fifty-one passengers. ooog°olo.,i6,
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AND HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—An astounding cure by iatreet, 1 9lt els,:
medicine, alter every other means had failed. Fewts. OP,toit
Lordship's letter, dated " Villa Messina, Legll°.'"our the 0.
Professor Holloway—Sir : I beg to acquaint you that 114-. IV
fected a cure of a disorder In my liver and stomach Arch
of 70
eminent of the faculty, at home and all over the f‘)Ssal__,Sl,l7,ol,:(ll
been able to effect ; nay, not even tha waters 0 derop.d4o toS
rlenbad. (Signed) " ALDBOROUGH." Thelord°ll(.s4r
irt,"o4. '
care aay disease of the liver or stomach.—
Ointment) at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 'rlo,
by 411 medicine vendors throughout the civilised

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Right Hon. T. A. Stewart Mackenzie, to Alaira ,f. Su
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youngest daughter of the late Lieutenant-
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WAD.
At Clyffe-hall, Wilts, Vice-Admiral the WV'
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Pleydell Bouverie. Droll°
On the sth inst., at Red Lion-square, James rcl
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