The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-26 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES.
St. Germain .............. 925 .. 925

.. 925 .. 9425

Versailles, R.B. .. . 385
L.B .. ..
Rotten .... . .

.. 385
•• 260
.. 995

•• 385 .. 385
•• 258 75 .. 260
•• 995 .. 995

PORTSOKEN WARD.
(THIS DAY.)
The poll was adjourned at twelve o'clock this day until
to-morrow at ten o'clock, in consequence of the Lord
Mayor's presence being required in the Ward of Bil-
lingsgate. The numbers then were for—
Mr. Sheriff Moore 94
D. Salomons, Esq 132
_ _ .

Majority - —3B

IMIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)
GOVERNMENT PROSECUTION.—CRUELTY TO A CHILD.
—Catherine Stewart was indicted for assaulting Clarissa
Tyler, a child of tender years.
Ale, WILDE, who appeared for the prosecution, which
was instituted at the instance of the Lords of the Trea-
sury, said that the female was living in prostitution with
the father or zhe child on whom the assaults were com-
mitted, and that the case had been taken up by the Trea-
sury, in consequence of the poverty of the complainant,
and the aggravated circumstances with which it was
surrounded. The mother of the child died about three
years ago, and from that time the child had been treated
with the greatest cruelty by the prisoner. On one occa-
sionliquor over the head
of
another time kicked
her violently in the eye. She at all times gave her the
the: 41 poor to
most spare diet.
hr r el
little
t tl a e quantity
creature,
and boiling
a t
The prisoner admitted
her guilt.
Mr. WILDE observed that it would greatly enable the
solicitors to the Treasury efficiently to perform their
duties if the committing magistrates gave them a little
more time to look into the cases sent to them. In this
particular case, instructions to prosecute only reached
them on Monday, and they were obliged, without inquiry,
immediately to attend at the sessions, fearing that the
case might be called on, or the grand jury discharged.
The COURT concurred in the suggestions thrown out
by Mr. Wilde, and sentenced the Prisoner to three
months' imprisonment.
The case of John Tolfree, an Excise officer, indicted
for assaulting and cruelly ill-treating his son, was, on the
application of Mr. Wilkins, postponed until next sessions.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
who gave his name
fore
as ARof Robert
the following violent and most unprovoked assault on
esrhtio Bnaeebclyhcr-dreofts, sed
was young man,
Mr. Hall with
' Mr. Chatterton, of St. Peter's-court, St. Martin's.lane.
The complainant stated that this morning, at about
five o'clock; the prisoner came to his house, knocked at
the shop door, and asked for Mr. Chatterton. He said
he wanted to 'be introduced to the family, as he
had known them in Paris. The complainant, seeing
that the prisoner was drunk, and not knowing him at
all, shut the door. The prisoner then went round to
the private door, and commenced knocking loudly.
The complainant went to the door and opened it, and the
prisoner said ho was determined' to go into the house.
Mr. Chatterton said he should not, and then the prisoner
immediately struck him a blow on the head with a loaded
stick, which felled him to the ground senseless, where he
lay for some time bleeding. The household, by this time,
were roused, and the prisoner was given into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had been to
Vauxhall-gardens ; he was quite drunk, and had no
recollection of what he had done. He could not, there..
fore offer anything in extenuation of his offence.
Mr. HALL inquired what he was? The prisoner—l
hold a Government situation.
Mr. HALL said he had only power to fine the prisoner
si„ and that he did not consider sufficient ; he would,
therefore, recommend Mr. Chatterton to prosecute at the
sessions.
Mr. Chatterton said he would do so.
The prisoner was accordingly committed for trial.

UNION-HALL...4THIS DAY.)
George iVright and Thomas Sutton, two young fellows,
were charged under the following circumstances :
Sutton was employed to do some work at a public-
house at Walworth, and during the absence of the land-
lord from home, he discovered a two-gallon jar of sherry
wine in the passage, which was about to be forwarded to
a customer. Sutton having drawn the cork, and finding
the quality of the liquor, he then acquainted the other
prisoner of the discovery he had made, and they com-
menced drinking until they finished the incredible quan-
tity of six quarts of the wine between them. They were
found in a state of complete intoxication, lying near the
jar which had contained the beverage, and sent off to
the station-house on a stretcher.
The defendants, who said they had no recollection of
what had taken place, were committed for fourteen days
each to the House of Correction.

REVERSAL OP THE hum STATE JUDGMENT.--A
very able legal work, called The Justice of the Peace
(edited by. barristers and a solicitor, and published
weekly), gives most useful opinions upon legal questions.
The editors have taken a very careful review of the Irish
State " monster" proceedings, and, from Blackstone and
other works, clearly show that the conviction of Mr.
O'Connell and the other , traversers was illegal ; that
Denman 's observations in the House of Lords was
perfectly sound law ; and, consequently, that the reversal
Lordof the judgment is correct. This is important for the
public to know.
Grimaud, a chemist, at Poictiers, has proposed
a mode of rendering poisoning by arsenic more difficult.
He 'won-mends that this article shall be sold only when
mixed with a certain quantity of sulphate of iron and
cyanure of potash. About one per cent. of each substance
would, he alleges, be sufficient. The arsenic, thus qua-
lified, shows itself either by colour or smell, when used in
the various aliments fit for man. Thus, arsenic prepared
this way, and thrown into warm meat soup, gives Imme-
diately a green bronze colour ; into hot milk, an opal ;
into red wine, a violet ; into bread, a deep blue_; and so
on for twenty mixtures, on which M. Grimaud has made
experiments.

Laflitte Bank, 5,000 f. Shamso6o —5060 —5060 —5060
Belgian Bank .. • • •••• .• • • • • 665 • • 665 . • 665 . • 665
Belgian Flves,lB3l lO4l • . 1041 .. 104,4 .. 1041
1840 .• •• •• •• 106 .. 106 .. 106 .. 106
1842 lOB 108 .. 108 .. 108
Passive......
Active .... • • 311 • • 311 .. 31/ .. 311
Threes ••..••• • • . • • 35 • . 35 .. 35 • • 35
Old Deferred . • • • • •
.7. • • 7 .. 7 .. 7

New Deferred.. • 13i • • 13} .. 131 • • 131
Portuguese Five per Ceuta • • 461 • • 461 .. 46i • • 46#
Neapolitan
Roman . ....• •••• • • • •. 105 ..165 .. 105 .. 145

Rouen to Havre.
Orleans ..... 986 25 .. 988 75 .. 986 25 .. 988 75

Strasburg to 8a1e.... •• 260 •• 263 75 .. 260
I.,ignon to •.• • • • 761 •• 761 25 761 25 .. 761 25 .. 761 25
RAILWAY SHARES FOR THE ACCOUNT, SEPTEMBER 30.
St. Germain

Versaille.e, 388 75 .. 388 75 .. EBB 75 388 75
L.B.•••••••••••• 260 .. 260 .. 260 .. 260
Rouen ..••••••••••.......• 995. •• 997 50 . 995 .. 996 25

..
97851 7958: 5750
978571
5250
9758:1255
orßolueennin to Havre._

Strasburg to Bale •• •• •• 261 25 .. 263 75 . 261 25 •• 263 75
Avignon to Marseilles.. •• .. 761 25 .. 761 25 •• 761 25 .. 761 25

THIS DAY'S NEWS.

ELECTION OF ALDERMAN FOR
BILLINGSGATE WARD.

This day a wardmote was held in Fellowship Hall, St.
Mary-at-Hill, for the election of an alderman in the
room of Anthony Brown, Esq., appoined Chamberlain
of the City of London. Mr. Sidney, the Sheriff-elect for
the ensuing year, was the only candidate ; the other,
Mr. William Mitcalfe, having resigned.
Precisely at twelve o'clock the Lord Mayor, attended
by the seieral civil functionaries, entered the Hall, and
having taken his seat, the Court was opened.
Mr. PEAYE, in proposing Mr. Sidney, said he was
supported by all parties ; and he (Mr. Peake) was confi-
dent that, in the office of Alderman, he would be equally
distinguished for the virtues and abilites which had so
much characterised him in private life.
Mr. BOWER seconded the nomination. He said that
he had not, like the mover, the honour of such an inti-
mate acquaintance with Mr. Sidney, yet the voice of
fame had spoken well of him ; and from the little he
knew, he was fully of the same opinion. They had
parted with a gentleman who was highly respected, and
who had filled his office well, and he had every confi-
dence that the gentleman now propo ed as Alderman
would do away with their regret at parting with the last
one. He was glad that there was no opposition on the
present occasion, as however well conducted such contests
might be, they invariably left gall and bitterness behind.
He would, therefore, with every heartiness, second the
nomination of Mr. Sidney, and he hoped that in all their
future relations he and the " good men" of Billingsgate
would esteem each other in the highest degree.
There being no other candidate, Mr. Sidney was de-
clared elected.
Mr. SIDNEY returned thanks. There were moments
in every man's life, when words would be found inade-
quate to express the intensity of his feelings, and such
was the case with himself at that time. He could say
unfeignedly, that that was one of his proudest moments.
He would not take up their time by detaining the prin-
ciples he had laid down for his future guidance, because
the last mouth bad given him ample opportunity of ex-
plaining these. He had sought that important position
as a means of extended usefulness to his fellow-citizens.
_(Weer, hear.) He did not mean to say that'opportunity
of much 7sefulness cound not be found in the privacies
of life as in ;t4 public walks—
" To do goodtlw stealth and blush to find it fame,"
might be chronicled of many—the most humble indivi-
duals.—(Cheers.) If in that office, he did not the good
which at present he hoped so do, he would not retain
it, but at once resign into their hands again
the honourable distinction they had conferred upon
him. They had had the good sense not to ask him
any question as to his political sentiments, and he had
no right, nor would he, in that unanimous assemblage
thrust these opinions upon them ; although they all
agreed, he was convinced in this, that it was truly wise,
and truly liberal, to allow to each and all the expression
of that opinion, whatever it might be.—(Cheers.) He
was proud to call himself a friend to the glorious insti-
tutions of the country, and he hoped that he should ever
advocate an extended system of education. He would
hail the day with gratitude when education would raise
from among the masses of the country a new power,
moral, political, and religious—(Hear hear)—and
to that object would all his exertions be given.
nit was the best mode of preventing crime
and its consequences. He thanked them all for the
kindness with which they had received him in the course
of that canvass, and he could assure them that he would
endeavour to discharge the duties of his office in an ho-
nourable and honest manner.—(Great cheers.)
Mr. Deputy CURLING moved a .vote of thanks to their
late Alderman, Anthony Brown, Esq., which was passed
unanimously.
Thanks were voted to the Lord Mayor, who then dis
soleed the wardmote.