The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-31 00:00:00

TaAMES.

The Rev. J. Williams, the incumbent of the dis-
trict church of St. James, Rateliff; Mr. Harrie, the
parish clerk ; and others interested in the St. James's,
Ratcliff, Provident Society, or Penny Savings-bank,
attended before Mr. Ingram to hear the explanation
of John Harwood, Scripture reader of the district,
and late receiver and distributor of the deposits in-
vested in the society during the year about to termi-
nate, who was alleged to be a defaulter to a consider-
able amount and to have absconded. The magistrate
having declared his determination not to shrink from
an investigation, although there was no actual case
before him, Mr. Harwood, the alleged defaulter, vo-
luntarily came forward, and made a lengthened state-
ment in exculpation of himself. He would not shrink
from an investigation, and, having given Mr. Harrie
his address, retired.

ANOTHER ROBBERY OF JEJVELLARY,

WATCHES, 6.. c.
NOTTINGHAM, MONDAY.—We have again to re
cord another extensive burglary in this town, which
is the fourth robbery of the kind, exclusive of nume-
rous others of a different character, within a few
weeks. The circumstances connected with this, as
with the other burglaries, are of an extraordinary
description.

At eleven o'clock last night several suspicious look-
ing men were loitering near the shop of Mr. Lamb,
the proprietor of an extensive pawnbroking and jewel-
lery business in Goosegate, Nottingham. At about
half- past eleven some of the neighbours heard a noise,
as if some part of the roof of Mr. Lamb's premises
was giving way, but, strange to say, took no further
notice of it. The premises having been considered
by the proprietor to be perfectly secure, no one
has been in the habit of sleeping in them ; a bull
terrier dog, however, has been kept to guard the
shop, and this hitherto has been deemed sufficient.
Upon one of Mr. Lamb's clerks opening the shop
door this morning, the first thing that met his sight
was the dog with his throat cut almost from ear to
ear, but alive. Various articles of jewellery were
strewed about the floor. On proceeding up stairs, he dis-
covered that the ruffians had made an aperture in the
roof by removing the tiles; they had then descended,
and forcing open the shop door were evidently at-
tacked by the dog, whom they silenced by cutting his
throat. The articles stolen were forty valuable gold
and silver watches, fifty gold wedding-rings, and other
valuable property. Numerous articles of plate, how •
ever, remained untouched, and there is every reason
to believe the thieves were disturbed. Before reach-
ing the roof of Mr. Lamb's premises the burglars had
to climb to the top of some small houses adjoining,
and when on this elevation were necessitated to leap
on to Mr. Lamb'spremises, a distance, it is said, of
three yards ; if the robbers had missed their footing
they would have fallen from a height of three stories.
The police express an opinion that the burglars are
from London or Liverpool. The town is in such an
alarmed state that the watch committee have held
several meetings, for the purpose of devising means
whereby property shall be rendered more secure ; and
the chief constable, who heretofore has held other
offices in connexion with that of senior policeman, is
from henceforth to hold only this one office. The
police force will no doubt be increased, as under the
present discipline the property of tradesmen in this
locality is not secure.
The following circumstance will show what de-
scription of characters the authorities have to deal
with :—On Thursday night last, one of the night
watch observed a man, in the uniform of a policeman,
near the back premises of Mr. Pierce, an extensive
jeweller and dealer in plate, in Pelham-street, Not-
tingham, placing a ladder against the yard wall. The
night watchman challenged the man, who answered
that he was Mr. Pierce 's private watchman. The
policeman indiscreetly gave the fellow credit for
having spoken the truth, and left him. The man then,
with the assistance of his ladder, got over the wall into
the back premises of the Nottingham and Notts Bank,
where he was again questioned by one of the clerks of
that establishment, to whom he returned the same
answer. Perceiving that he was watched, he com-
menced trying the doors of the premises, and then,
apparently satisfied, got over the wall into the main
street again. In the course of the next day, however,
Mr. Pierce being asked some questions about his pri-
vate watchman, avowed that he knew nothing what-
ever of the man, who was a burglar intent upon plunder.
Several daring attempts at burglary were made last
night, but, except in the case of Mr. Lamb, without
success. Nothing has been heard of the men who
were connected with the other plate robberies. The
police seem perfectly at sea in the matter. It has
been mentioned that some of the London detectives
are to be sent for. Some of the robbers, we are in-
formed, adopt the female garb.

ATTEMPTED MURDER of a PO LICEMAN.
This morning, shortly after one o'clock, a des-
perate attempt to murder a policeman was made by
a man having the appearance of a foreigner in High
Holborn, nearly opposite Warwick- court. It ap-
pears that police-constable A 332 (of the reserve
force) was on duty near the spot indicated, when he
observed a man coming towards him apparently in-
toxicated. Next moment the fellow reeled up
against the officer, who cautioned him to be careful,
and admonished him that he did not believe he was
so drunk as he appeared to be. The man instantly
turned round and threatened the constable if he inter-
fered with him he would do for him. On the officer
advancing towards him, he became more violent, and
exclaimed, " You -, I have a stiletto here, which
you know nothing about. Your life is my hands, and
if you touch me I will have it," at the same time
brandishing his hand, and striking at the policeman.
The conduct of the fellow was observed by two or
three persons, and one of them remarking that he had
some bright weapon in his hand, warned the constable
to be careful, and ran off to obtain additional assistance.
Before he had gone many yards he met police-
constable 22 F, who, on learning the circumstances,
hastened to the assistance of his comrade, who
was still parrying with his assailant. Relying on
their joint power, they closed upon the fellow, and
during a violent struggle which ensued the villain
stabbed police-constable 22 F in the groin. The
poor fellow cried out that he was stabbed, and the
other constable, being assisted by two or three by-
standers, succeeded in securing the prisoner, who was
immediately brought to Bow-street police-station.
On being charged before Inspector Dodd, the pri-
soner first gave his name as Charles Dunn, and after-
wards stated it to be Charles Smith. He refused to
give any other account of himself, and behaved with
great violence while the witnesses wete giving their
testimony.
The names of the witnesses are George Crow, a
sailor boy, of No. 4, George-yard, Whitechapel ; and
Mr. Alfred Brimble, of King-street, Holborn. The
latter picked up and produced an open clasp-knife,
about five inches in length, which fell from the pri-
soner during his scuffle with the officers.
The wounded policeman was conveyed in a cab to
King's College Hospital, where on a surgical examt-
netion it was ascertained that he had received a wound
in the groin about an inch and a half long and two
inches deep, from which the blood flowed profusely.
The house-surgeon stated that had the knife entered
an inch lower it would have severed the femoral
artery, and instant death must have ensued.

SALMON FISHING.—A large party of poachers as-
sembled near Felton on the night of Monday last, and
commenced killing salmon with a net in the River Coquet.
The keepers being on the look out, and nearly equal in num-
ber with the poachers, an attack was made upon them, and
potters;
they
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were Anguspl
placed
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a fight ensued, which ended in the defeat of the poachers,
who fled, leaving their net, sacks, fish, and two of their party
prisoners. The thenanlesofi
or pelatter
are
Thomas i)ouglas, both of
for the remainder of the night in the lock-up house at Felton,
and next day taken to Alnwick, before Captain Dale and
Hugh Moises, Esq., two of her Majesty's justices of the
peace, for ,he offence of poaching in close season ; they were
convicted in the penalty of 101. each and 4/. costs, or to be
imprisoned in Morpeth gaol, with hard labour, four months.
Angus was also fined 51. or two months' additional imprison-
ment for
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the keepers when in the discharge of
ROYAL ARTILLERY, WOOLWICH, DEC. 28.-13
fine young men, under the charge of a non-commissioned
officer, joined head-quarters to-day from Scotland, having
been enlisted by the recruiting party under Lieutenant
C. M. Raynes at Aberdeen.
The lion. Charles A. Murray, the British Consull
General in Egypt, and his newly-married lady are shortly
expected to arrive in London from Scotland, and the Hon.
Gentleman has made arrangements to depart for Alexandria
to resume hie consular duties toward* the close of the ensuing
mouth.

THE COUNTRY MARKETS.
The following is the official statement of the quantities of
corn, &c., received in the port of London from the ports in
Essex, from the 2'd Dec., 1850, to the 2oth Dec., 1t4501
both inclusive :

.1 •
, . 4
c,„ 0) 41
0 Pcl
Colchester 23 86 415 -- 28 12 230
Harwich
Leigh 264 45 .131 15--
Blaldon lll4l 416 250 31 469 181 560.
CHELMSFORD, DEC. 27.—Prices to-day were as follow:--
Wheat, white, old 42s to 465; now 416 to 465; red, old

CHELMSFORD, DEC. 27.—Prices to-day were _
Wheat, white, old 42s to 465; new 41e to 465; red, old
36s to 41s ; new, 36s to 40s ; barley, 22s to 26s ; chevalier
22s to 295; grinding 19s to 245; oats 15s to 20e; malt 535
to 55s • chevalier 54s to 565; peas, partridge,
new 28i
30s ; old, —s to —s ; white, new, 26s to 29s ; old, —s to ---1;
dun, new, 27s to 29s ; beack new 25s to 275; old, 25s
to 28s; harrow ticks, news to 273; old 00s to 001;
ma-
zagan, new 24, to 25s ; old 00s to 00s per qr.
COLCHESTER, DEC. 28.—Wheat, white 423 to 46s ; red 36s
to
to 40s; barley 22s to 283; beans, mazagan 23s to 255;
and mail 24s to 28s; peas 26s to 30s per yr.IC KIRALDY, Dec. 28.—The following are the quotation,
for grain : middle

Wheat. Barley.
First 45s Od 26; Od
Second 41s Pd 223 Od
Third 36s Od 18s Od
Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs
HADDINGTON, DEC. 27.—T1
grain at our market to-day :
Wheat.

Oats.
203 Od
18s 6d
163 6d
imperial,
le following

Beans.
Od
—s Od
—s Od
26s Od to
ig are the

Pea
—a
--3
od
Od.
prices of

Barley. Oats. Beans.
First ... 41s Od 263 Od 20s 6d 308
03
Second ... 383 2d 23s lid 188 7d
TThoilt.dal quantity. 0f...,73 2d
Do. Wheat 33 Oink!
market
Nket6d
64216 s
qrsal., 26s Od
Barley do.
Do. Oats do.
Do. Beans do. 102 qrs., 76 sold
GLASGOW, Dxc. 25:—Provisions—Cheese, 40s to 471 Od
per cwt ; retail, 5d to 6d per lb. Skim milk, 2080 d to Os per
cwt. Country fresh butter, 10d to Od per lb. Irish pow-,
dered, in lumps, 9d to 9id; country powdered, wholesale, 81
to Od. Country eggs, is 4d per dozen ; carried hen ditto, 8s 6"
per 120, or Ild per dozen. Hens, 2s 6d per pair; Ducks,
346737 gq
rr 95
364r48,,0011ddd
2s Od.
PERTH, Dice. 27.—Wheat, old, OOs Od to 00s Od; ditto,
new, 36s to 42s ; barley, new, 21s Od to 24s Od ; oats, 148 to
188; peas and beans, 25s Od to 008 per quarter. Oatmeal,
per sack, 00s to 28s.
KELso, Drc. 27.—Wheat, old, 005 to 0050 d; ditto, new, 24s
to 30s Od ; barley, new, 15s 6d to 17e . ditto old, 00s to 0)s
potato oats, 00s to oOs • ditto new, 12sOd to 14s Od ; common
195 Od
oats Oos Od to 00s Od ;ditto new, 1 Is to l3s Od ; peas,
to 20s Od; beans, 19s to 20s per boll of six imperial bushels.
STIRLING, DEC. 27.—Wheat, foreign, 208 to 245; ditto.
home, 20s to Os; ditto ditto new. 18s Od to 206 Od; barley, 14r
boll of 6 bushels, ON Od to Os Od; ditto new, lb, 6d to 17s 3d.
Oats, common, 12, 6d to 008 ; ditto new, NOd to Its 6d;
ditto, Flemish, Os Od to Os Od ; ditto ditto new, OOs Od; malt,
distillers, 318 to 335 6d ; citto brewers, 3380 d to 348; beans
per boll, 13s 9d to 008 Od; ditto new, 128 Od to 14s Od; pease 128
6d to Os Od; flour, new persack, 3180 d to 33s Od; ditto common
ditto, 18s 6d to 20s Od; oatmeal, per load, 258 Od to 29s Od ;
ditto new 26s Od to 27s 6d ; ditto per peck of 71bs, 80 to 9d ;
fresh butter per lb, 7d to 9d; eggs per dozen, 10d to Is;
hay per ton, Os Od to Os ; ditto new, 85s to 00s Od.
lizawica' DEC. 26.—Wheat, 36s Bid ; barley, 225 10Id,•
oats, IS: lid ; rye, Oos Od ; beans, 00s Od • peas 00s Od
average per imperial quarter.
HAWICE, DEC. 26.—Wheat, new, 30e to 31s Od; barley'
new, 148 6d to 168; ditto old, 008 Od to OOs Od ; potato oarosj
15s Od to 16,10 d ; common oats, Ils Od to 14s ; peal, 205
to 238 Od ; beans, 208 Od to 23s Od per boll of six =perm
busFALhels.
KIRK, Dzc. 26..—The supply of grain in this day!,
market was 624 bolls; wheat at 16s Od to IN 6d per bol,ti
barley, 16s Od to 188 Od ; oats, lOs Od to 135 6d; beans, 135 °U
to 1480 d per boll ; oatmeal, Os to Os per load.

COAL BURKE'
Bate's West Hartley 14s Odl
Buddle's W. Hartley 14s 6d
Carr's Hartley ..... 14s 3d
East Adairs Main 12s 6d
Holywell
North Percy Hartley l4s Od
Ord's Maiu
Ravensworth'sW.Hart 14s Od
South Peareth l3s Od
Tanfield Moor
ranfield Moor Butes las 3d
Townley l4s Od'
Walker's Primrose
West Hartley
Wall's End, &c.
Acorn Close
Hedley
Hotspur l4s 6d
Lawson
Northumberland
Original Gibson
Braddyll
Hetton
17s Od',
Scarborough lss 6dl

—YESTIRDAY.
Lambton ............. • 16
168
Richmund.. .....
litussell's Hatton 164
Stewart's
Whitwell
Hartlepool l7s
Heselden .....
Kelloe
South Hartlepool ..... 16s
IThornley ........•.••••. 15s
Brown's Deanery ...... 'lss
IMaclean's Tees
!Seymour Tees ........ 15s
IVernon Tees
I Cannel
Birchg. Graigola
Cowpsn Hartley
Hartley ........ 13s
Kilmarnock best Stm l3s
Nixon's Merthyr and
Sidney's Card Cardiff
2
Hartley
Hetten 10s
Ships at market, 350.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, DEC. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market was not so brisk
to-day, still a fair amount of business was transacted at fa'
vourable rates. The only variation in prices was—
Western, 78. _ Great

LIVERPOOL. Die. 30.
SvocK Excuatrom.—The market was not so active to-dalf
and prices had a downward tendency. The transaction,
were as follow:—Caledonian, c.—Chester and Solt'head, Preference, guaranteed VA per cent., 13% C.
East Lancashire, Preference, Quarters, 7%—Great Northern,
171,E c.—Lancashire, and Yorkshire, Consolidated, 571
—Ditto, Fifths, VA dis.—Leeds and Thirsk, 13% London
and North-Western, 1241/8 p.—Ditto, New Quarters, 41% 13*
—r,itto, Quarters (C), 2sj4 p.—Midland, 48—Ditto, Halve,
19% dis. ex int.—North British, 63/. c.—North Stafford-
shire, 8 dis.—Ditto, P. and W. (No. 1), 42%—Seottish
Central, % p.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham (B),
Shropshire Union (Railway and Canal), 2 15-16 dis.---
South-Eastern and Dover, 23—York, Newcastle, and Iles'wick (Nos. and 2), Preference, unpaid up, 31,E dis.
BIRMINGHAM, DEc. 30.
STOCK EXCHANGE. —The market was again dull to-day
The only transactions reported were—South Staffordshire,
dis.—Shropshire Union. 3/. 3s. 9d. die.
YORK, Dac. 23.
al
STOCK EXCITANG I.—The transactions to-day - k
follow : —Eastern Counties, 6% —North British, 914....re
x
Newcastle, and Berwick, 19—York and North Midland, 28 ,