The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-31 00:00:00

CLEfIKENWELL.

John Walker, a tradesman residing in Gray's Inn-
lane, was charged with beating and wounding police-
constable 154 G, and Eliza, his wife, and with threaten-
ing to murder her.

The evidence of the constable went to prove that
between eleven and twelve o'clock on Saturday night he
heard cries of " Murder," and s 'reams, proceeding from
a bed-room in the prisoner's dwv.lling. He went there,
anct upon r. s.avr him
standing over his wife, who was tying prostrate, bleeuing
from the head. He swore he •A,ould murder her. She
had numerous marks of violence on her person—there
were five wounds on her head and breast. The con-
stable advanced, and the prisoner aimed a desperate
blow at his head. Fortunately the officer turned his
head aside, but'the weapon descended with such violence
on his shoulder as< to make him reel. Seeing that tha
,prisoner was bent.on murder, be struggled hard to wrest
the poker from him, but before he could do. so, the pri-
soner jobbed it twice into the back of his head, pro-
ducing one severe, though not a de.ngerou4, wound
behind his left ear. Assistance came, and the fellow was
secured.

The poker, which was produced in court, was consi-
derably bent from the violence of the blow which he
inflicted on the officer. _ _

. The wife, who was very weak and depressed in spirits,
said the prisoner had often threatened to murder her,
and it was her firm belief he would, if not restrained,
carry his threat into execution.
Mr. BURRELL who presided, asked the prisoner what
he had to say ?
The prisoner surlily replied—" Nothing."
Mr. BURRELL tined him 51, or two months' imprison-
ment, for the assault on the officer ; one month's im-
prisonment for the assault on his wire ; and to find
sureties in 50L each, to keep the peace towards his wife.
The half of a 51. Bank of England note has been re-
ceived from A. J., the donor promising to send the
second half when the receipt of the first was acknow-
ledged in the newspapers.
A man named Reed was charged before Mr. Burrell
with a violent assault upon Miss Pretty, the daughter of
a tradesman living in Camden-town.
The prisoner vent into the shop of Mr. Pretty on the
previous day, and tendered a bad half-crown in payment
for some goods. It was refused, but unfortunately not
detained, and the prisoner handed it over to his wife,
who just then came in, and who would he said give her
pod money. The prisoner then left the shop and joined
a gang of four others outside. Miss Pretty then refused
to let the woman have the goods. She had hardly said
so when the prisoner ran in, and without further provo-
cation struck her a violent blow on the left ear ; the
girl fell insensible from the effects of it. Her earring
was broken, and there was a painfnl wound on the ear
itself.
The prisoner was fined IL, or one month's imprison-
meal.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Charles Blundell, described as a barge• builder, was
charged with the following gross misconduct:—
From the e►i.ience adduced it appeared that the de-
fendant went, on Saturday evening, into Mr. Coultas's,
the Wheatsheaf, Lower Grosvenor-place, and remained
for a considerable time in front of the bar, during
which he applied the most offensive language to the
proprietor.
A solicitor, on the part of the defendant, expressed his
client's regret at what had occurred, and tendered his
apology for the language which had been used.
Mr. Coultas did not wish to aggravate the case by any
further observation, and
Mr. BO?tll, having lectured the defendant severely
upon the gross impropri€ty of his conduct, said that as
he appeared deeply to regret his misconduct, and had made
the utmost apology in his power, he should discharge
him on his entering into his own recognizances to keep
the peace for a twelvemonth, and his putting something
into the poor•box.
Defendant entered into the required recognizances,
and unwillingly contributed half a sovereign to the cha-
rity fund.
Mary Anne Harley, a coal-shed keeper, Duck-lane,
was charged with selling beer without a license.
The complaint, which had been laid by order of Mr.
Bond, arose out of an alleged assault, committed by a
man named Wilson upon Cornelius Callaghan. In the
course of that inquiry it appeared that, at half-past 0110
on the morning of Sunday week, Callaghan and an:ac-
quaintance went to defendant's, and, in a back parlour,
in which there were about forty people drinking, were
served with a pot of beer, for which sd. was charged.
Mr. \Voolfe, who attended on behalf of the defendant,
and cross-examined the witnesses for the prosecution,
submitted that it was small beer that she retailed at
her shop, and that no sale had taken place in this in-
stance.

Mr. BOND said he should take into consideration that
defendant had not been before convicted, and tine her 21.

The fine was paid.
On Saturday 21. was received from Mr. Coultas, of
the Wheat-sheaf, Lower Grosvenor-place, for the poor-
box.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Messrs. Per, !, and Lance, pawnbrokers, No. 51, Old
Compton-street, were summoned before Mr. Maltby by
Charles M'Calban, of No. 15, Jewin-street, Cripplegate,
for taking the sum of one penny more than lawful in-
terest for one month's use of 4s.

The information was supported by three witnesses,
Margaret Hezelton, William Andrews, and James
Nicholson, who swore that sd. was demanded and taken
for one month's interest on 45., the lawful interest being
only 4d.
Mr. Humphreys, who appeared for the defence, cross-
examined the witnesses very closely, and elicited se-
veral discrepancies. The witness Marpret Hezdton
admitted that she had appeared as a witness for iSPCal-
lau several times, that she had been discredited fre-

quently, and that her wages from M'Callan were 3s. a-
day.
Mr. Humphreys said, the contradiction he had brought
out would, in his opinion, be a sufficient answer to the
case, but as there were some circumstances connected
with the information which the public ought to be put
in possession of; he should proceed to produce his evi-
dence, and thus not only to afford a complete contradic-
tion on the merits of the case, but to shoes the motive
which had originated the proceedings.
James Wallace, shopman to Messrs. Perry and Lance,
said, a few days ago M'Callan came into the shop and
inquired for Mr. Perry. Witness said, he W Eiti Mr.
Perry. The informer called him by an opprobrious
epithet, and said, your name is Wallace. Witness said,
in Mr. Perry's absence, he took Mr. Perry's place, and
he should therefore be glad to be informed of his busi-
ness. M'Callan said, Oh, you know very well what I
want. Witness answered, he really did not. Oh yes,
you de, replied M'Callan.- Gentlemen of our profession
must be supported, you know. M'Callan then pulled
out a card, which he said contained the correct rates of
interest, with a request that the card be given to Mr.
Perry, adding. significantly, that the price was half-a•
guinea. The value of the card might be about one half-
penny. Witness gave the card to Mr. Perry, and in a
short time afterwards M'Callan came again to the shop
and asked about the card. Witness told him he would
be very plain with him. Mr. Perry had seen the card,
and had, in reply to the message, told witness to tell
M'Callan he would have nothing at all to do with him.
M'Callan demanded the return of the card, but witness
said he would keep it for his own satisfaction. M'Callan,
after much abuse, left the shop, with a threat that Mr.
Perry should soon hear from him again. The transac-
tion referred to in the present information took place
after this occurrence. Witness recollected the pledge
being redeemed, and would swear that only fourpence
was taken as interest. The ticket now produced had
fourpence marked on it in witness's handwriting. This
endorsement was made at the time of redemption.

M'Callan said the defendants had been summoned to
this Court and fined for taking too much interest before.
'rho witness Wallace said his employers were sum-
moned by another common informer some months ago,
and since that period ho had received strict instructions
to lie very careful in charging correct interest.

M'Calian asked to be —allowed to address the Court.
He said he came forward as the protector of the lower
orders, who were greatly imposed on by pawnbrokers.
His attention had been called to the subject by a poor
Irishwoman, who had been charged more interest than
was legal, and he had resolved to take proceedings
against all thoe he found offending.
Mr. MALTBY said the evidence produced in support of
the infurmation obliged him to dismiss the case.
A second information for taking one farthing more
than legal interest was next gone into,and sustained only
by the evidence of Margaret Hezelton.
The defence was not as complete as in the former case,
es the ticket was not endorsed, and therefo're Mr. Hum-
phreys could.only,make a general denial of the allegation.

4.
Under thecirCtimsto.nce—s of the case Mr. MALTn" it in-
flicted a fine of 205., with 2s. costs.

MARYLEBONE.

This being the day appointed for the re-examination
of Frederick Willidrn Kelly, better known by the appel-
lation of Captain Kelly, the Court was from an early
hour thronged with parties, who, owing to the publicity
which had been given to the former proceedings, were
anxious to obtain a sight of the prisoner.
The prisoner being again brought up, another charge
was preferred against him by Mrs. Oakey, for stealing a
gold watch, value 50 guineas, from her house.
Mrs. Oakey stated that she was a widow, and that one
day in August last, awl while the prisoner was her
lodger, she missed a gold watch from her trunk in her
room, and was therefore much alarmed. The prisoner,
on coming down stairs soon after the discovery of her
loss, said to her, " You look very pale, what's the matter?"
She then told him she had lost her husband's watch. He
went away, and finding on the next morning that he had
not returned, she went into his room, when she missed
the razor she had lent him.

Mr. Driscoll, pawnbroker, Lower John-street, Golden-
square, produced the gold case of a watch, pledged by
the prisoner on the 4th of September last, for 31, in the
name of John Wilson, 8, Boyle-street. Shortly after the
pawning, he (prisoner), came again to the shop, stating
that he had lost tho ticket, and upon his applying to
witness fur a declaration to that effect, a printed form
was delivered to him.

Sergeant Gray produced the said declaration, which
he found amongst other property, at the prisoner's
apartments, in Boyle-street.
Mrs. Oakey identified the case as being hers, and said
that the watch of which it had formed a part had been in
her family upwards of 40 years.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—l feel it my duty
now to tell you, that you will be sent to Newgate for
trial ; and that you are at liberty to say anything now
or not, just as you may think proper. Whatever you do
say will be taken down, and may be used either for or
against you. You can now do as you like.
Prisoner.—l know nothing about the watch.

Mr. RAwLiNsoN read a letter which was addressed to
him, the purport of which was, that a person answering
the description of Kelly had some years ago obtained
two valuable horses from parties living near Devizes. He
represented himself to be a captain in the navy, and said
that he was well known to Lord Grosvenor.

Mr. Barden, a wine and spirit merchant at Chatham,
stepped forward, and said that some time ago the pri-
soner and his so-called wife, took of Mrs. Richardson,
Gad's-hill, Kent, a furnished cottage for three years ;
the parties made their exit without paying any rent, and
on their departure it was discovered that a great portion
of the furniture had been broken up, probably for fire-
wood, and the loss thus sustained was somewhat serious.
Another gentleman said that the prisoner had ob-
tained from slessrs. Storr and Mortimer a quantity of
„ oprliPst onDortu-
nity of pledging; the tickets for the greater part mem"'
were subsequently obtained from him.
A number of tradesmen from the country, who had for
the most part credited the prisoner for goods obtained
from them by the most artful representations, were not
sworn, inasmuch as it was no doubt considered that they
had not exercised that caution in their dealing with the
prisoner which they ought to have done.
The prisoner was fully committed for trial upon three
charges.
At five o'clock he was conveyed to prison in the Go-
vernment van.

Edward Plowman, footman to Mr. Grimble, distiller,
Albany-street, Regent's Park, was placed at the bar,
charged with having been concerned in stealing a quan-
tity of plate belonging to his master.
The prisoner was remanded till Monday next.
LAMBETH.

After the night charges and the remanded cases had
been disposed of, Benjamin Brown, the alleged railway
projector. was placed at the bar, before Mr. Henry. for
further examination on a charge of having obtained from
Mr. Joseph Jacobs the sum of 451. in cas, and a bill of
exchange, at three months' date, for 501.
Mr. Games appeared for the prosecution ; and a clerk
from the office of Mr. Humphreys attended on behalf of
the prisoner.
The evidence taken on Saturday against the prisoner,
the particulars of which appeared in The Sun of yester-
day, having been read by Mr. Gunn, the second clerk,
the prosecutor was sworn to its truth.
In his cross-examination by Mr. Humphrey's clerk
he denied that he had written out the agreement which
had been represented by him on Saturday. He, however,
admitted that, after writing it, the prisoner requested
him to make a copy, as a counterpart, which was to be
retained by the prisoner, and which he handed to the
prisoner as soon ac he had written it.
Mr. HENRY (to the witness)—You did not mention a
word of this on Saturday ; you said nothing e about the
existence of a counterpart of the agreement. Witness—
No, sir ; I did not recollect it at the moment, ner had I
been asked the question.
Cross-examination:continued—The 501. he paid to the
prisoner was in gold, and the prisoner upon that occa-
sion gave him 51. back, in advance of the salary he was
to receive'; and also placed in his hands a bill of ex-
change for 95/. 10s., as a security. At this time he had
not put his acceptance to the bill of exchange for 50/,
but in about a week after he met the prisoner in the
City, and he took him to the Swan with Two Necks, in
Lad-lane, and there got him to accept the bill.
Mr. Humphrey's clerk here submitted that there was
no proof of any intention on the part of the prisoner to
defraud the complainant, and that being the case, he
had to apply for the discharge of the former. He would
admit that the prisoner had 45/. in cash, and a bill of
exchange for 50/. from the complainant, but then he
placed in his hands as a security a bill of exchange for
951. 10s., and therefore the security held was larger in
amount than the property parted with. Besides, the
bill is not yet due.
Mr. HENRY—It has been ascertained that the bill of
which you speak is perfectly worthless, but that is not
material. Here a representation is made by the prisoner
that he is the projector of one or two railways, on one
or other of which he engaged to give the prosecutor a
situation. These railways he represents to have been
regularly registered, and upon this last representation
Jacobs is induced to part with his money and give his
acceptance.

Mr. Humphrey's clerk—No doubt he was induced to
part with his money; but the question is, whether, until
after the bill for 951. placed in the prosecutor's hands is
actually due and dishonoured, any criminal proceeding
could be taken against the prisoner.
Mr. HENRY remarked that that would clearly be a
question for the jury. Great alterations had taken piece
in the old law as regarded the offence of obtaining under
false pretences. There could be no doubt that any party
making use of representations which they knew to be
false, and by that representation obtaining money, the
party would be liable to an indictment. In the present
case the prisoner had represented that which he knew to
be false, namely, that certain railways of which he had
been the projector, were regularly registered, and by
such representation had obtained from the prosecutor
451. in gold, and a bill of exchange for 501. more. It
was quite clear, therefore, the case was one for the con-
sideration of a jury.
Mr. Games observed that his Worship's view of the
law, and the case was so clear, that he should not offer a
single syllable respecting either at the present stage of
the proceeding. He should content himself with calling
one witness more, and after a brief examination he
should pray his Worship to remand the prisoner to a
future day.
The Learned Gentleman here called Mr. Wm. Greet,
who on Saturday represented himself as clerk to Peachey,
an attorney, but' who wished to correct this representa-
tion by saying he was merely employed occasionally by
Mr. Peachey as a copying clerk, and therefore was not
a clerk in his office. This witness said he had called at
the !proper office to register railway undertakings in
Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street, and requested that a clerk
should attend at this Court with the books of registry,
but was told that-no person from the office should, ettcnd,
except in obedience to the request cer.._ 9 g.,
magistrate.
Mr. Games applied for a summons for the cleric to

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produce the books in question, as they would be abso-i
lutely necessary, and the prisoner was remanded to a
future day.
On his (the prisoner) being removed from the bar, a
young man entered the witness-box, and handing a large
card to the usher in attendance, requested he would
hand it to the magistrate.
Mr. HENRY. upon looking at the card, upon which the
name of Mr. Francis Aguilar was handsomely engraved,
asked the person in the witness-box what he wanted?
Aguilar replied, that he was brother to Mr. Aguilar,
whose name the prisoner Brown had given on Saturday,
as his master, and he had called to state that Mr. Brown
had been employed by his brother in his offices at 4,
Charlotte-row, illansion-house, and 43, Moorgate-street,
and in the latter -place permitted him to occupy his own
private rooms.
Mr. HENRY—How has the prisoner been employed ?
Aguilar (with considerable nonchalance)—The same as
I have been—as railway inquirer.
Mr. HENRY—As I don't happen to know what rail-
way inquirer means, be good enough to explain it to
me ? Aguilar—Oh, merely to inquire into the respect-
ability of those who have applied for letters of allotment
for railway shares. We have been employed on several
lines for that purpose.
Mr. HENRY—Be so good as to mention the particular
lines. Aguilar—l have been employed on the Irish West
Coast Railway, the Great Welsh Junction, and several
Jamaica lines.
Mr. HENRY-I perceive your card is without an ad
dress. Where do you reside ? Aguilar—Oh, my re-
sidence is at 48, Frances-street, Newington.
Mr. Games—Now, Mr. Aguilar, are you a railway
projector ?—No, but my brother is.
Mr. Games—Do you know of your own knowledge
whether your brother or any other person projected such
a line as the Prince of Wales's Oxford and London Rail-
way ? Aguilar—No, Ido not.
Mr. Games—Have you ever heard of such a line at all?
Aguilar—No. I have not; but I know this, that the
prisoner gave my brother notice to leave his service on
the 11th of next month, to attend to a line or two of rail-
ways which he was about to project.
Mr. Games--Yes, which he was to project; but they
are in embryo at present.
Mr. HENRY—It has been stated that you had been a
constable in the K division of police. Is that the case?
Aguilar—Yes, your,Worship, I did belong to that force
for a short time.
Mr. HENRY—May I ask whether you left the force of
your own accord, or lvid been discharged.
Aguilar—l left of my own accord, sir.
Aguilar then made his exit,
HAMMERSMITH.

James Hogan, Anne Hogan, his wife, and William
Barry, who stand charged with having, by violence,
caused the death of Edmund Connell, were brought up
before Mr. T. Paynter, for final examination.
Inspector Havell, T division, on the prisoners being
placed at the bar, informed the magistrate that on
Saturday last an inquest was opened before Mr.Wakley,
M.P., Coroner, on the body of the deceased, at the Coach
and Horses public house, High street, Kensington, the
jury at which directed him to apply to the magistrate to
issue an order for the prisoners to appear before them,
for the purpose of identification by the witnesses at the
resumption of the inquiry on Wednesday next, to which
day it stood adjourned.
Mr. PaiNTER told the inspector to give his (the magis-
trate's) respects to the jury, and tell them that he sho .1d
readily meet their views if it were in his power to do so,
as he should always be disposed to pay great attention
to a request coming from a jury, but that, in fact, he had
no more power to send a prisoner before a coroner's jury
than to send him to any other part of the kingdom. The
only power of a magistrate in that respect was to order
any prisoner brought before him to the proper place of
confinement, of which the choice did not rest with the
magistrate. In case of a remand, indeed, the magis-
trate, instead of making the committal final, may
couple it with a direction to bring up the prisoner
again for further examination, but when he has once
finally committed a prisoner his power over him en-
tirely ceases. He further thought that unless the ends of
justice imperatively required it, the prisoner would be
put to great and endless pain and annoyance by subjecting
him to a second preliminary examination. It struck him
that there was a great deal of misconception as to the
proper province of a coroner's jury, which is simply to
inquire into the must of death, without reference to a
charge against any individual, over whom, in fact, nei-
ther the jury nor the coroner have any power, before
their verdict be given, and then, indeed, the coroner has
power to issue his warrant. The inquiry by the coro-
ner's jury was, in its institution chiefly fiscal, the object
being to ascertain what rights had accrued to the
Crown.

The depositions of the witnesses were then taken. The
substance of the evidence appeared in our edition of
Thursday last.
The prisoners declined saying anything.
Mr. PAYNTER said he should commit the prisoners for
manslaughter.
They were then committed to Newgate for trial.
WANDSWORTIL

Frederick Fitzgerald, a young man about eighteen
years of age, was finally examined upon a charge of
stealing a silver watch, a purse of money, and other pro-
perty.
William Smith, a plasterer, living at No. 14, Union-
road, Clapham, stated that the prisoner, who was also a
plasterer, lodged in the same house, and shared com-
plainant's bed. On the night of the 18th prosecutor re-
tired to rest, hanging his watch up, as usual, at the head
of the bed, and depositing his trousers at the foot. In
his trousers' pockets were a purse containing 7s. 41. in
silver, and a pocket-knife worth 4s. About four o'clock
the next morning he was awoke by the prisoner getting
out of bed. He saw him go to where his trousers lay,
and apparently look for something. The prisoner after-
wards returned to the side of the bad, and prosecutor felt
„ ri
watched the prisoner leave acres, his
kitchen, in which he stayed two or three minutes, and
then returned to bed. , He lay still for a short time, and
then threw something towards the fire-grate, which, by
its fall, prosecutor knew to be his purse. He was now
convinced he had been robbed, and no longer simulating
sleep, jumped up, struck a light, and called up the land-
lord, into whosa charge he gave the prisoner whilst he
went for a constable. The watch was afterwards found
in the prisoner's pail in the back-kitchen, and the purse
in the grate. -
The prisoner was fully committed for trial.
711-I.A 411 E S.

Edward Walker, 19 years of age, was brought before
Mr. Broderip on remand, charged with burglariously
breaking into the house of Mr. John Sanderson, oil and
colourman, in the night time, and stealing property to
the amount 0f.20L therefrom. ,

It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor
went to bed at one o'clock on the morning of Sunday,
the 21st instant. At that time the fastenings of the
house were all made secure with the exception of the
kitchen-shutter, which Mr. Sanderson would not speak
to positively, but he knew the window was down. The
same morning, at eight o'clock, the prosecutor's female
servant called him, and said the house had been robbed.
Mr. Sanderson dressed himself immediately, and found
that some person had effected an entrance by the kitchen
window. In the cupboard behind the shop a mahogany
cupboard had been forced open, and the prosecutor
missed a silver jug, a gravy spoon, three
dessert spoons, three table-spoons, seven tea-spoons,
two pairs of sugar-tongs, and other silver
articles, Tho till in the shop had also been
wrenched open, and a few shillings in silver and copper
moneys abstracted. The proSecutor also missed from the
parlour a large mahogany work-box. By the activity of
the police the prisoner was traced. On the morning the
burglary was committed, about half past four o'clock,
Plowrite, a police-constable, 106 K, saw three men come
over a wooden fence into King-street, Poplar, from Mr.
Holly's-field, adjacent to the Black wall Railway. Plow-
rite was enabled to swear that the prisoner was one of
the persons.
The prisoner was taken into custody. In defence he
said he had been working for his grandfather since the
9th instant, and slept in his house on the night of the
burglary. Ultimately Mr. Broderip committed the pri-
soner for trial, and gave directions that the records of
former convictions should be produced at the Central
Criminal Court.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY.)

SAT 112831.31kET5.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 8s ; Clover
ditto, 41 53 to 5/ 15s; Oat Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ 108 per load.
Wheat Straw, 1/ 105 to 1/ 13s per load. A fair average
supply, and a steady demand.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 8s to 41 10s; Clover
ditto, 4/ 5s to 6/ 12s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 10s to 11123 per load.
Wheat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 145 per load. Trade dull, at
the above quo t ation3.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 8s to 4/ 85 ; Clover
ditto, 4/ lOs to Si 155; Oat Straw, I/ 8s to Il 10s ; Wheat
Straw, 11 10s to 1/ 13s per load. Supply good, and trade dull.

(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 30.)
The Colonial markets having been closed since Wednesday
last, we have few transactions to report; but they will be
re-opened on the 6th of January. A fair quantity of Produce
has come in since this day week, and several ships have
arrived off the coast, chiefly from the East Indies.
SUGAR.—The stock of British Plantation is now 14,056
hhds and tierces, which is 1,101 less than last year at this
time. The stock of Mauritius is 35,434 casks and bags,
which is 3,518 more than last year. The stock of Bengal
and Madras is now 94,183, which is 20,0E5 less
than last year. The stock of other East India
sorts is now 31,476, which is 89,659 bags less than
last year. The delivery of British plantation was 1,078 hhds
and trcs, which is 358 less than last year. The delivery of
Mauritius was 2,835 casks and bags, which is 1,307 more
than last year. The delivery of Bengal and Madras was
3,247 casks and bags, which is 1,206 less than last year.
The delivery of other East India was 296 bags, which is
4,478 less than last year.
REFINED.—There was a better desire manifested by the
home trade to purchase Refined goods, and several parcels
were disposed of. There is still only a moderate quantity of
Refined Sugar being produced, and prices are low in com-
parison with those that prevail for the raw article. Of Pieces
many parcels have been sold and prices are firm. Bastards
are at present little wanted, and lower rates are taken.
Treacle has been in good demand at firm rates : boiled from
West India Molasses selling at 21s to 225, patent 22s to
235, and golden syrup 23s to 25s per cwt. The
consumption continues to be large. The market for bonded
crushed Sugar has a dull appearance and lower rates have
been taken, sales to a small extent having been made at
33s 6d to 343 per cwt for first quality. The market will be
much better supplied shortly. Treacle has moved off slowly
at 14s. In the value of Dutch crushed Sugar little variation
has taken place. Belgium has been purchmed with caution
at 30s to 335. The business transacted in loaves made here
under bond is extremely limited, prices looking down.
FOREIGN.—There are still very few orders for yellow
Iravannah Sugar, and merchants experience difficulty in
keeping, up prices. Brown Brazil has been purchased with
much caution by exporters and our refiners working under
bond, and prices are still drooping. White is neglected, and
is upon easier germs. In other descriptions of Foreign there
has been scarcely, any
,basine63,trausacted, and the tendency
piites still downwards. . -
COFFEE.—The stook of West India at this port exhibits

the great deficiency of 695 casks and 1,702 b!ls and bags in
comparism with that of 1844 at this period. A stronger de.-
sire has been manifested to purchase all descriptions, and
privately several parcels have been disposed of at pries
rather above those previously quoted. Holders of all kinds
of East India have confidence, and continue to supply the
market scantily. For Native Ceylon the demand has in-
creased, and an advance in prices occurred, good ordinary
pale fetching 49s to 50s per cwt. In Plantation the opera-
tions have been upon a more extended scale and at rather
higher rates. Mocha of common and middling quality is
dull of sale, but good and fine kinds are wanted. There are
at prQscnt not many buyers of Java, but holders show firm.-
ness. Other East India kinds are still attracting little at-
tention, but merchants are not disposed to further reduce
their prices.
Rtm—Holders of Bengal have been less inclined to realise,
and refrained from offering any at auction : there has been a
better desire shown to operate privately, and the parcels dis-
posed of were upon former terms. In Madras there has been
rather more done. Java is held for the former value, but
there has been little business transacted. Cleaned Rice is
little wanted, 20s to 26s is the value of Patna, and 36s to 40s
per cwt for Carolina. Sago Flour has been purchased with
caution, but in Potato Flow large purchases made. Tapioca
and Arrowroot have beecn purchased with caution, and prices
are Woking down.

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TEA.—'There has been a good business transacted in
C ngou, and the lower descriptions have brought stiffer rates,
wbiist the better kinds fully sustained the former currency.
Poucliong has been sold to a fair extent ; but prices keep low.
Twankay is held with firmness, and is wanted. Molders of
llyson are unable to obtain better prices. In Young Hyson
a fair liminess has been transacted upon former terms. For
Gunpowder prices do not improve, but the demand is
on the increase. Of Imperial, several parcels have been sold.
For Caper prices keep low, but the demand is on the in-
crease, In scented Orange Pekoe the business transacted has
not been of much moment, but the rates insisted upon for
good and fine are 2s 9d to 3s per lb. In other descriptions of
Tea the operations generally have been upon a more extended
:icale, and at prices difFerin4 from those previously quoted.

Spxnrrs.—Jamaica Rum is held with firmness;but there
is only a moderate business transacted. Leeward Island can-
not be obtained upon lower terms, but the business done has
been limited. Demerara has been purchased with caution.
For Calcutta the demand has been only for small parcels at
Is lid to 2s per gallon proof with certificate. The market
for Brandy has a firm appearance, and a fair business trans-
acted. Geneva for exportation has been sold at 2s to 2s 2d
for common quality.
Hors.—Tha transactions have been to a fair extent, and at
prices differing little from those previously quoted. Middle
Kent Bags met with the most attention, and of such the
stock in first hands is much reduced.

SALTPETItE.-11olders of Rough show firmness, and bought
in the whole of 3,670 bags at public sale, at full rates. English
Refined lrls been in good demand at 30s 6d to 31s. The va-
lue of Nitrate of Soda i. 9 14s to los per cwt, but there are
few buyers to be met with. •

COCHINEAL.—HoIders are less inclined to realise, and have
refrained from offering any at public sale ; privately a fair
bw4ness has been transacted, but not at better prices.
INDIGO.—East India has been purchased with caution by
the home trade, and there are very few shipping orders of any
description : those parties that are inclined to realise have
been compelled to submit to a decline on the rates of the last
quarterly auctions of 5d to 6d per lb for Bengal ; Madras
and Kurpali, from the short supply, are however nearly bring-
ing the prices of that period, but the demand is still limited.
The quantity of East India declared for the 20th of January
is 6,906 chests.

11%.0 DYE.—There are sellers upon rather lower terms, but
the demand has been only for small parcels ; common quality
at 5d to 7d, middling 8d to ls, good is 2d to is Bd, fine
is Pd to 2s 6d per lb.
TALLow.—Holders have confidence on account of the great
deficiency there is in the stock compared with that of last
year, and the large consumption there is going on; the trade
are still inclined to increase their stocks, and the rates given
have been rather higher for Russian. There has been a good
demand from the town and country trade on the spot. For
forward delivery many contracts have been entered into at
42s for January, and 42s 31 to 42s 6d per cwt for February
and March. Home made Tallow has been in excellent re-
quest at 42s to 42s 6d nett cash.
CIIICORY.—There has not been much business transacted,
the value is 54s to 56s per cwt, duty paid, and root .91 to
101 per ton in bond.
OILS.—The low rates that prevail for all descriptions of
common Fish Oils cause holders to be less inclined to realise,
and they have refrained from offering any at public sale. Of
Cod several parcels have been disposed of at 261 to 26l lOs
per tun. In Southern the operations have been upon a more
extended scale, but not at better prices. Seal has been dis-
posed of to a fair extent, but holders are unable to obtain any
advance in prices. Sperm is not offered at any further de-
cline in prices, but the trade has been cautious in their pro-
ceedings. Linseed Oil has been in extensive request on the
spot at 24s Gd to 25s per cwt, and for forward delivery many
contracts have been entered into at 25s Gd to 265. Rape Oil
has been in good demand, and. the supply being small prices
keep firm. In Cocoa Nut purchases to a fair extent have
been made upon former terms. Palm is held with firmness.
In Olive a .good business has been transacted, and in conse-
quence of the smallness of the stock, holders manifest much
firmness. Lard Oil has been purchased with caution at 401
to 431 per tun.
TIJ RPENTINE.—Rough has been in good demand at 13s, and
at which a large parcel has been disposed of. Spirits have
been purchase with more freedom, and stiffer rates are
given.

THE QUARTER OF A MILLION LEAGUE FUND.---
Since our last—that is, during Wednesday and yesterday.
for Christmas-day was a general holiday here—in two days,
then, the subscriptions to this fund have been increased r,v
upwards of three thousand pounds, the total amount, whi:ll
on Tuesday evening reached 61,895/., having been aug-
mented yesterday to upwards of 65,0001. Manchester
Guardian.
The good service pension of 3001. per annum,
which reverted to the Admiralty on the death of Admiral
Sir Charles Rowley, Bart., is conferred on Sir William
llotham, G.C.8., Admiral of the White.—Hampshire
Tele-
graph Zft
DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR WAKEFIELD.
—On Christmas-day a gang of highway robbers attacked
Mr. Whitton, of Wakefield, artist, at Red Beck, near
Crofton, on the Wakefield and Doncaster road, and robbed
him of his purse containing about 335. in gold and silver and
some minor articles. Mr. Whitton was walking towards
Wakefield, about six o'clock in the evening, when he met a
party of six or eight men at Red Beck, one of whom an
arms, .and seized 111 r.
holding his legs and rifling his pockets, while others pro= •
ceeded a little distance on the road apparently for the pur-
pose of looking out. One villain pulled Mr. Whitton's head
violently backward and attempted to force dirt into his
mouth, another brandished a stick over his head, but on ob-
taining their booty they left isbn without further mal-
treatment. It is supposed they were a party of poachers.
With a gang of this desperate character at large it is highly
necessary that the police of the district should be on the
alert, and travellers will do well to arm themselves if obliged
to travel after sunset.
[ADVERTISEMENT.]—Deafness and Defective Vision
Rellieved.—The undermentioned sent into the country free by
post. —39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, and 25, South Cas-,
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Conductors, when fixed in the cavity of the ears, are not un-
comfortable, nor more perceptible than having a small piece et
wool in its place. They enable individuals at an advanced age,
and of extreme deafness of 40 and 50 years' standing, instantly
to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a
distant low speaker at church, theatre, &c. They pour the
conversation into the ears to such an extent that in the most
severe cases deafness cannot be observed. Also, original
Ear Cornets, French, German, and Spanish Artificial Ears,
and Improved Hearing Trumpets of every description. Many
-of those instruments have received the approbation of the
Royal Society and Royal Institution of Great Britain. The
newly-invented Spectacles, immediately they are placed before
extremely imperfect vision, it is brought to its youthful, natural,
and original state. Also, Achromatic Telescopes, Opera
Glasses. Microscopes, &c. Caution—Messrs. S. and B. Solo-
mons, Opticians, are not in any way connected with a person
of the same name in their immediate neighbourhood, nor in any
part of the country. To prevent mistakes, be cautious, and
Observe—Only to be had at 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.
opposite the York Hotel, and 25, South Castle-street, Edin-
burgh.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.—The present is hallowed
by one of the most delightful offices of friendship and affection ;
the interchange of gifts as remembrances of the donors, and
tokens of their esteem for the receivers. The most appro-
priate present becomes the first subject of consideration ; a
merely useful one can afford no evidence of taste, while a pre-
sent possessinE no claims to utility, shows a want of judgment.
To combine these requisites, a more fitting souvenir cannot be
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and sustaining luxuriant silken tresses, Rowland's Macassar Oil
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conceded by our g-acious Queen, and the several Sovereigns
of Europe, together with the beauties which adorn the circles
of princely and regal magnificence, and the confirmation by
experience of the infallible efficacy of these creative renovating
specifics, have characterised them with perfection, and given
them a celebrity unparalleled.
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or A FEARFUL CASE Or PILES, ET HOLLOWAY'S PILLS
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