The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

—Newcastle and Darlington Junction, New (Brandling), 59
—York and North Midland, Half Shares, 58—Derby and
Gainsborough, 41. 6s.—Grimsby and Sheffield, Quarter
Shares, 6/. is. 6d.—Grand Union (Nottingham to Lynn),
41. 6s. 6d.—London and York, 6X—Leeds and Bradford,
New Shares, 531/2—Liverpool and Leeds Direct, 6/. 18s. 6d.
—Manchester, Sheffield, and Midland Junction, 84—South
Wales, B—Wakefield and Harrogate, 51. 16s. 6d.—Wilts,
Somerset, and Southamption, 2N—Yorkshire and Glasgow
Union, 5.
HUDDERSFIELD, Ocr. 3.

LA W INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Oct. 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner GOULBURN.)
RE PIIINLAS DAVIS.

mtrriag,e ; that he had since taken an aversion to her,
and had trumped up the story about her attempt to
poison him, as he could not be revenged on her in any
other way. That she could prove that she was not near
the Cornwall-road on the day in question, and that the
boy was mistaken in her identity.
Mr. COTTINCIIIAM said, that if she could produce evi-
dence of that nature, it would absolve her from so serious
a charge.
A man named Miles was then called, who stated that
he recollected the prisoner having been at his house
between twelve and one o'clock on the day in question,
and that he lived in Tottenham court-road.
Mr. COTTINGHAM said there was plenty of time for
the prisoner to have Kona over to the Cornwall road
and be there by two o'clock, after leaving the witness's
house. _ - _ _

IMPORTANT QUESTION.—In this case the bankrupt had
obtained an order for protection, under the Act 7 and 8 Vic.,
c. 78, on his own petition.
Mr. BAGLEY appeared on behalf of a creditor, and said that
the time of protection expired this day, and he understood it
was his intention to apply for an extension of the time. A
meeting had been held of some of the creditors, when a pro-
position was made, but which he, Mr. Bayley, had to submit
was mit satisfactory. The question, however, was, whether
under the Act the Learned Commissioner had the power to
renew the protection.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said that was a question
on which considerable doubt existed. By the 7th
section lie had power to grant a limited protection,
and to fix a meeting of creditors and appoint
some person to preside at such meeting, and in fifteen
days to report to him the result of such meeting. It appeared
to him that that was the time when he could grant the pro-
tection, unless cause was shown by the trustees or two cre-
ditors. As any creditor might oppose the protection, it was
clear there must be some limit to the time, or oppositions
might be raised on twenty different grounds at twenty differ-
ent times.
Mr. BAYLEY said that in the present Act there was no ex-
press power to grant the renewal at this time.
The Learned COMMISSIONER expressed himself of the same
opinion, but suggested that as the order of protection ap-
peared an ex parte application, that the best mode was to
wait till all parties were present.
The opposition party not attending, the case was adjourned.
The Learned COMMISSIONER said that if the Act could be
worked at all, some certain rule should be laid down.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Leeds and Liverpool
Direct, 6X—London and York, 7%—Waterford, Wexford,
and Valentia, 214.

YORK, OCT. 3.

STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Eastern Union Ex-
tension, 5-Midland, New, 27-Newcastle and Darlington
Junction, New (Brandling), 594-North British (Carlisles),
514-York and North Midland Extension, 297A-Caledonian
Extension, 4%-Coventry, Nuneaton, Birmingham, and Lei-
cester, 4%-Derby and Gainsborough, 44-Grand Union,
4/. 6s. 6d.-Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction, Quarter
Shares, 64-Lancashire, Yorkshire, and North Eastern, 5%
-Leicester and Bedford, 41. 6s. 6d.-Liverpool, Manchester,
and Newcastle Junction, 8-Manchester, Buxton, &c., 104
-Newcastle and Berwick, 2034-North Staffordshire, 84
ex n.-North Western, 6%-South Midlands, 9-Welsh
Midlands, 41A.
EDINBURGH, OcT. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.-The sales are-Aberdeen, 41. 158.-
Aberdeen. Banff, anti Elgin. 21. 11s -Airdrie and Bathgate,
4/. 12s. 6d.-Arbroath and Forfar, 251.-Ditto. Half Shares,
151-Armagh and Portrush, 31. 45.-Banffshire, 2/. 7s. 6d.
-British and Irish Union, 4/. 10s.-Belfast and County
Down, 3/. .53.-Cambridge and Lincoln, 5/.-Caledonian, 151.
-Caledonian Extension, 4/. 55.-Caledonian and Dumbar-
ton, 5/. 2s. 6d.-Clydesdale Junction, 221.-Direct Northern,
31.-Dundee and Arbroath, 371.-Ditto, New, 181.-Dundee
and Perth, El. 10,.-East of Fife, 3/. 3s. 6d.-Edinburgh
and Bathgate, 3/. 65.-Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74/.-Ditto,
Half Shares, 14% prem.-Ditto, Quarters, 21/. 155.-Ditto,
New, 15/.-Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumbarton, 1/. 15s.-
Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton, 261.-Ditto, Preference, 211.
-Edinburgh and Northern, 3/. 75.-Ditto, Newport, 1/. 15s.
-Ditto, Leven, 1/. 10s.-Edinburgh and Perth, 41. 10s.-
Edinburgh and Peebles, 3/. 10s.-Forth and Clyde Junction,
3/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Ayrshire, 731.-Ditto, New Stock,
21/. 12s. 6d.-Glasgow and Belfast Union, 3/. 18s. 6d.-
Glasgow and Garnkirk, 45/.-Glasgow and Greenock, 22/.los.
-Ditto, New Stock, 10/. 155.-Ditto, Preference, 2/. ss.
-Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 21. 2s. 6d.-Great North
of Scotland, 3/. 155.-Inverness and Elgin, 11. 10s. 6d.-
Kilmarnock and Ardrossan, 8/. 155.-London and Hounslow,2/. 125.-London and Windsor, 1/. 95.-London and York,
7 1.-Monkland and Kirkintilloch, 33/.-Newry and London -
derry, 31.-North British, ex news, 26/. 10s.-Ditto, Halves,
ex news, 6/. 155.-Ditto, Fifths, 71. 65.-Ditto, Carlisles,
51. 55.-Perth and Crieff, 3/. 155.-North Wales Mineral,
New, 51. 7s. 6d.-Perth and Inverness, 31-Scottish Cen-
tral, 10/. 155.-Scottish Midland, 4/. 15s -Scottish North
Western, 3/. 55.-Scottish Western, 31.-Shrewsbury, Oswes-
try, and Chester, 71.-Shrewsbury and Hereford, 2/. 10s.-
South Midland, 8/. 10s.-Stirling and Dunfermline, 3/. ls. 6d.
-Strathaveu and Lesmahagow, 91.-Tenn and Dove Valley,
3/. 12s. 6d.-Wishaw and Coltness, 58/.

The boy Hyatt, on beinc, again questioned. said he
was certain he was not mistaken in the prisoner's identity.
The prisoner said she was taken by surprise, and that
if time were given her she would be enabled to prove
satisfactorily she had not been on the south side of the
river at all on the day in question.
The prisoner's solicitor said that on a future occasion
he should be in a condition to prove that she had been
treated in the most infamous manner by the complain-
ant, who was absolutely married to her, although he now
denied the fact ; and that he (the solicitor), in conse-
quence of the complainant's conduct to his client, was
compelled to apply for a warrant against him at the
Marylebone office.
Mr. CoTTINQEAM observed, that the assertions just
made, as he had before said of the cross examination,
only tended to show that a spirit of rancour harboured
in the breast, of the accused against the man to whom it
was alleged she had sent the poison. The magistrate
added that he should remand the prisoner, and that she
should have time to bring forward her witnesses.
Five men, who described themielVes as labourers, were
charged with using obscene and disgusting language in
a second-class carriage, in which were several women,
on the London and Croydon Railway. The prisoners
were also charged with travelling in a second-class car-
riage, though they had only paid third-class fare.
The case having been proved,
The MAGISTRATE said, that if the disgusting conduct
of the defendants was passed over without punishment,
women would be afraid to travel by railway conveyance,
for they might beounable to escape such annoyance until
they arrived at the end of the journey. He would, there-
fore, fine the defendants 212. each, besides adjudging
them to pay the difference between the second and third-
class fares. _ _ _ _

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-S BEET.
Ellen Decry was charged with stealing two sheets from
furnished lodgings. The evidence of the landlady showed
that the prisoner had rented a room in her house for about a
fortnight, and that yesterday, while she was out, witness
happened to go into her room, and missed the sheets. On
the prisoner's return witness gave her in charge.
The evidence of the prisoner's daughter only showed that
there had been two sheets in the room, and that they bad
disappeared.
A policeman of the E division who had taken the prisoner
into custody, said, that so many people had access to the
reoms that there was no knowing who had taken the sheets.
They had not been found.
Mr. TWYFoRD said that there was no reason for supposing
that the prisoner h id stolen the sheets, especially as it was
proved that she did not abscond from the lodgings, but re-
turned ais usual at night.
The prisoner was, therefore, discharged.
QUEEN. SQUAB E.
Chalfont, the driver of the omnibus, No. 27,
was charged with the following ruffianly conduct:—
It appeared from the evidence that Mr. Pearse a sur-
geon, residing in Regent-street, Vauxhall bridge road,
was driving his Oa* ton, in which two of his brothers
were seated, over Westminster-bridge, at about six in
the evening of the 22d ult. He was close on his near
side, within an inch of the kerb, walking his horse, when
defendant, who was behind him, drove in on his off side,
and in attempting to get before him, locked his fore-
wheel within those of the phaeton. Mr. Pearse seeing
the danger in which he was placed, called out to de
fendant to stop, but he smiled, drove on in a reckless
manner, dragged the phaeton, a few feet with him, and
tore the wheel off, and broke the axle. The horse was
thrown on the steps leading to the foot pavement of the
bridge, and one of the gentlemen in the vehicle was
dashed out and considerably injured. The defendant
never attempted to stop, but drove on to Bridge•street,
where he was overtaken by Mr. Pearse, who obtained
his number. The defendant subsequently spoke to com-
plainant on one or two occasions, and alleging it was an
accident, hoped he would " draw it mild." The damage
to the vehicle was 31.
For the defence it was attempted to be shown that it
was an accident ; and a well-dressed person. who gave
his esidence in the most unsatisfactory manner, and the
omnibus conductor, were called in to support the asser-
tion. It was alleged that defendant had hitherto borne
a very good character, and his license was produced to
show that he had not been before complained of.
Mr. BOND said the case was clearly proved against the
defendant, and in order to teach omnibus men that they
were not to endanger the lives of the public by such con-
duct, he should inflict the penalty of 3/. upon the driver
for the offence he had committed, or commit him for one
month ; and, further, he should order the proprietor to
pay 31., the amount of damage, with costs.
7'H.4M ES.
Samuel Hart, a mart about 50 years of age, occa-
sionally employed as a labourer in the indigo warehouse
of the East and West India Dock Company, in Fen-
church•streeet, was finally examined on a charge of
forcibly violating the person of his wife's sister, Mary
Ann Dodd, a young woman 18 years of age, who has
been afflicted with lameness of the hip joint from her

In default of paying the fines, the prisoners were com•
mitted for 21 days each.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Ocr. 4.—Wind this day at noon S.S.W., ligh
breeze and fine clear weather.

DEAL, Ocr. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Rajah, Port Philip;
Bermudian. Calcutta; Volant, Sahlinha Bay; Charles Carter,
Cape of Good Hope. The schooner Packet was fallen in with in
lat. 39 N., lon. 4 W., dismastsd and abandoned, by the Mary
Ann, Hunter, arrived here from Jamaica, which boarded her
and found her stripped of every material, and about half of
cargo (cotton and coffee in bags); all the hatchways left
open, and about 40 bags of coffee on the larboard side of the
deck, and with little or no water in her. The African, Hart,
arrived in the Downs, from Ceylon, lost her rudder on the let
May, off Madagascar, lat. S., lon. 46 E., having struck some-
thing unknown.
LIVERPOOL, Ocr. 3.—Wind S., moderate.—Arrd, Nina,
Eden, Saldanha Bay ; Massachusets (steamer), New York,
sld. 15th ult. ; Idea, Nak, Montreal ; Robert Watts, John-
son, Quebec.
SUNDERLAND, Oct. 3.—The Macabao, :Robinson, off this
port, drove on the bar this morning and remains; crew
saved.

THE NEEDLE- WOMEN OF NEW

YORK.
(From the New York Tribune.)
The dress-making business is divided into several very
distinct branches. First there are the large expensive esta-
blishments patronised by nobody but wealthy and aristocratic
ladies, and its which the principal does nothing but the smiling
and bowing, the putting off of impatient customers, the patch-
ing up of broken promises, &c., while a foreman is em-
ployed at salary of .5 dolls. to 7 dolls. per week to cut, fit, and
measure. This process is not done as with the tailors—by a
single measurement and subsequent calculation ; but each
customer has to be fitted and measured in a process not much
less fatiguing, we should think, than sitting for one's portrait.
And yet we have heard of ladies who seemed actually to find
pleasure in it
In the spring, early summer, autumn and winter seasons
these fashionable establishments are crowded with work to
an almost inconceivable extent. Every few days the win-
dows of some leading shop in Broadway display some new
figure or style of dress (perhaps adroitly kept back from
the left over stock of a former season), which creates,
of course, a positive necessity for every lady in the
city having the slighest claims to being considered one of
the " Upper Ten Thousand" to have a dress from the new
article of " so desirable a style." Of course, too, nobody but
" Mrs. " or Madame —could make a dress fit to be
seen, although neither of them ever puts a stitch or a pair of
scissors into her customers' materiel. But every fashionable
lady must have it in her power to say her dress was made at
such or such a well-known establishment. This occasions a grand
rush to the popular dressmaking concerns and work is fre-
quently engaged three and four weeks ahead by them. They
charge slashing prices, which are paid without grumbling
(sometimes by people who beat down little barefoot girls in
the price of a box of matches for the sake of" economy," and
to avoid "foolishly squandering their husbands' money").
Almost all these establishments realise immense profits, and
their proprietors frequently acquire fortunes in the course of a
few years.

infancy.
The prisoner adduced evidence to show that the pro
secutrix had been a person of dissolute life.
Mr. BALLANTINE said, even if she were a prostitute,
that was no reason why she should be treated in the
manner to which she had sworn.

___....,
Mr. Vann (the prisoner's legal adviser) said he could
produce evidence which would perhaps induce his wor-
ship to dismiss the case.
Mr. BALLANTINE said the charge of rape had been
distinctly sworn to, and unless an althi could be clearly
proved it must go before a jury. He would commit the
prisoner to take his trial at the next sessions of the Cen-
tral Criminal Court, but at the same time would take
such bail as had been previously put in, namely, the pri-
soner in 80L and two sureties in 401 each.
Bail was put in accordingly.
SOUTHWARK.
Brirlyr t Smith, described as a married woman, and
abaut 30 years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Cottingham, charged with sending a quantity of poison
to Henry Smith, with the view of destroying him.
Thomas Hyatt, a boy of about nine years of age, stated
that on Friday afternoon last, about two o'clock, as he
was at play in the Cornwall-road, Lambeth, the pri-
soner, whom he had not seen before, came up to
him, and asked him to take a parcel for her to
Mr. Smith, at No. 3, Peer's-cooperage, near Water
100 Church. She then gave witness the parcel pro-
duced, directing him t ► leave it at Mr. Smith's, and to
say that the person who gave him the parcel wished Mrs.
Smith to make tea, and that she would call and have
some with her, adding, that when he (witness) returned,
she (the prisoner) would give him a penny for his trou-
ble. Witness accordingly took the parcel, and gave it
to an old lady who came to the door, to whom he deli-
vered the message, hut when he returned to the place
where he had left the woman, to get the penny, he
tOund she was gone away. The witness added, that he
had no doubt the prisoner was the person who sent him
with the parcel.
Mary Smith stated, that she was the mother of Henry
Smith, and that on Friday afternoon the boy who had
just given his evidence brought a parcel, and gave it into
her hands, saying, it was given to him by a woman to
leave for Mr. Smith, with the message already men-
tioned. The witness on untying the parcel found it con-
tained a quantity of moist sugar, and some lump inter-
iixed. She tied up the parcel again until her son re-
urned home, and having informed him of what had
taken place in his absence, be expressed his surprise,
and as he suspected something wrong he took it to a
chemist's shop, and brought back word that there was a
quantity of poison mixed with the sugar, and that if
they had taken any portion it must have caused their
death.

But the industrious journeywoman whose busy fingers plied
incessantly from morning to night, and often late into the
night, " on account of the hurrying season," do the work for
which her mistress gets so extravagantly paid—how is it
with her ? She is employed by the week, and very often
works fourteen and sixteen hours out of the twenty-
four, with scarcely an intermission long enough to
swallow her food. Her toil, too, is of the most un-
healthy and destructive character bending constantly with her
chest 'doubled up in one position; and she does not dare
to seek for relaxation lest she should lose her place. Well—
for this she gets 2 dolls. 50 cents. per week, sometimes;
oftener but 2 dolls., and we have evidence that many of them
receive but 1 doll. 25 cents. Just before New Year's, or in
preparation for some great party or soiree in the fashionable
season, sometimes these fashionable establishments are
piled lip-deep with the gorgeous silks and satins and costly
embroidered evening-dresses of their aristocratic customers,
which must be done by a certain time ; and in order
to effect it the workwomen are coaxed, driven, and
stimulated by every imaginable artifice to push their work
ahead. They sometimes eat in the chair in which they sew,
and then fall to work again, continuing all night long, on ex •
traordinary occasions, to work without sleep or rest. They
are few of them healthy-looking—nor can we see how they
manage to prolong life at all. Dyspepsia, consumption, liver
complaint, would seem to be the inevitable reward of their
mode of labour and life.
The making of a dress, in the present era of fashionable
refinement., requires talent and artistical skill of rather a high
order ; and a few girls of more than ordinary intelligence, by
their dexterity and the " style" they are enabled to impart
to their work (which is simply genius employing itself un-
worthily), command much better prices. They generally,
however, either become employers themselves or take in work
on their own account ; and the exceptions to the state of
things we have described are rare.
Another class of dressmakers are those who go out by the
day. They are far more independent and get better paid
than the jonrnevwomeu in the large establishments, and are
frequently employed by wealthy people. They are also
often engaged by the better and more pretentions among the
wives of mechanies and the great middle class, who ape aris-
tocracy so far as they by utmost and constant struggle and
agony are able. Many, also, of course need help in their sew-
ing; and altogether there is room in New York for 100
or 150 good dressmakers to be constantly employed
in this way. They receive from five shillings to seventy-tive
cents. and even one dollar per day, beside their board ; and
we do not see why more women, who can sew well and un-
derstand cutting and fitting dresses, do not go into this branch
of the business. To succeed in it, however, requires real
skill and knowledge of their profession, and some little time
to become known. Families dislike to change their dress-
maker as much as their physician; and good dressmakers
have often to be engaged three or four weeks beforehand.
Beside the journeywomen and apprentices employed in the
larger establishments, there are hundreds of females in all
parts of the city who take in work at their own house
and support themselves (and very often their families)
by making dresses for all prices—from t doll. to 2 dolls.
and 3 dolls. Servant girls very seldom make their own dresses,
and scarcely ever pay over 1 doll. apiece. There are ten
thousand servant girls in the city, who have from three to six
and eight new dresses per year. Some idea, therefore, can
be formed of the extent of this cheap dress-making; and
when we state that it is two days' work to make the plainest
dress now worn we can come pretty near the amount of the
compensation—which, with steady work, would probably
average from 3 dolls. to 4 dolls. per week.

Henry Smith, a man about 30 years of age, was then
examined. He stated that he was a charcoal-dealer in
the Cornwall-road, and that when the message was de-
livered to him by his mother, he took the parcel to Mr.
Randy, the surgeon of the Waterloo-road. That gen-
tleman proceede to an examination of the contents, and
pronounced that a large quantity of oxalic acid was
mixed up with the sugar. The witness added, that on
the discovery that poison had been sent to him he made
inquiries, and found the boy Hyatt, and from his
description of the woman who gave him the parcel, the
prisoner was at length traced, and given into custody.
Mr. CoTTINaRASS asked the witness if he had previ-
ously been acquainted with the prisoner, and what her
motive could have been in sending him poison ? Whether
they had quarrelled, or she had made any threats against
him ?
Smith, in reply, said that some time ago she threatened
(poison him.
Mr. COTTINGHAM.—What reason did you give her for
usiug such threats ?
Smith said, that when the prisoner found he was not
disposed to continue her acquaintance she became exas-
perated, and he supposed that she sent the poison on that
account.
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he had not been married to the Prisoner at St. John's him, and a scuffle ensued between them. The villian who
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serting her illegitimate child she had by him ; that he
aconadefitrleiehliasttsetricokfs.which was found in afield near the premises,
never did promise her marriage on any occasion. and after ransacking every drawer in the house they
Mr. COTTINGHAM here observed that the line of cross- decamped, threatening, if any alarm were made, to return
iiil;attreglll;r-snliinagd
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Mr. Wood, as soon as possible after the
examination only tended to show the prisoner's motive
for having committed the alleged offence.
A policeman was then called, who stated that he took theiroad ; soon afterwards Parslow, a policeman, came up,
at present without lost no time in condve3vreinrg
ethne
the prisoner into custody that morning in the Court of
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himself and went into
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him at the time ; and when he mentioned the nature ofdark lanterns,. and
the charge to the prisoner she did not deny it, but merely one of the masks left behind is now in the possession of the
said, "I am prepared to go with you." The complain- ppTice.—Citehnsford Chronicle.
ant, on the way to the station-house, alluded to the man- WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET, OCT. 3.—The sup-
ncr in whi'-h the discovery of the poison was made ply of wheat is liberal, of other grain extremely limited.
through a little boy who gave the parcel to his (Smith's) Yesterday and to-day we had heavy rain, which must retard
mother. The moment the prisoner beard the boy men- the latter part of the harvest. The market commenced by
boned, she became excited, asked what kind of a boy he
was, and made other inquiries indicative of her anxiety could not be obtained, and in the end a moderate businass
factors asking an advance of Is. to 2s. per quarter, but this
on the subject. only was transacted, at the prices of Friday last. For old
The prisoner said it was a faille accusation ; that the wheats and new wheats is. per quarter cheaper. Barley very
complainant, although. he • denied it, was her husband, scarce and dear; some samples of new sold at from 355. to
375. per quarter. Beans ls. to 2s. higher. Oats id. to id.
and that they were married at St. John's, Paddington,
per stone. Shelling better ale. Malt is held Or an ad-
and
that he afterwards destroyed 441 certificate of their
van of le, to 25, per load.

We-have as yet said nothhig of the apprentice system
adopted in this business—which is quite as bad as any
other part of it. A girl wishing to learn dress-making must
first pay 10 dolls. or 15 dolls. to the employer, and work
six months for nothing—boarding herself during this time—
or she can avoid the 10 dolls, or 15 dolls. initiation by work-
ing a year instead of six months for nothing. If there is a
great press of work, the apprentices of course are kept
closely at sewing the plain seams in a dress (which they
already understand) "until the hurry is over ;" and as
this hurry " generally lasts two-thirds of the year,
the opportunities for learning the trade are by no means such
as they ought to be. A large proportion, too, of apprentices
are not competent to learn readily, if at all anything but
plain sewing; and thus, at the end of the six months during
which they have worked hard and boarded themselves—pay-
ing 10 or 15 dolls. for the privilege—not more titan one-third
or one quarter turn out good dressmakers.

THE SUN, LON DON, MONDAY MOANING, OCTOBER 6,
_1845.