The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-24 00:00:00

HORRIBLE OUTRAGE.

OSWESTRY, Nov. l9.—During the last few days this
usually quiet little town has been disturbed by the commis-
sion of an outrage, for which, in some of its revolting de-
tails, it were difficult to find it parallel. An aged woman,
named Susannah Ryder, late a pauper in the Ellesmere
Union Workhouse, had gone to reside with her son, a
labourer, who, with his sister, occupied a cottage near
Llanymynech. The mother, who 1,3 presumed to be subject
to mental aberration, was at such Ones wholly ungovern-
able, and even desperate when contr %dieted. She had a
predilection to wander from home ; and it was the pro-
vince of the daughter, a sickly young wOinan, to prevent
her leaving the cottage when under the inthience of this
malady. On Friday morning, the son having gone to his
employment, the old woman got up to go out, which the
daughter resisted, but finding expostulation ustelos, she
locked the door, putting the key into her pocket. This served
to increase the old woman's fury. Seizing an iron-mounted
bill-hook, she, at one blow, laid her helpless victim prostrate
on the floor, and, whilst in a state of total insensibility, pro-
ceeded with savage ferocity to inflict several wounds on her
head and body; but her rage did not stop there. Having
dragged the body of her apparently dead child into an
adjoining apartment, the wretched maniac proceeded to
the commission of another act of atrocity which can
be no further described. The inmates of an adjoining
cottage having overheard the original altercation, and being
aware of the old woman's violent disposition, knocked re-
peatedly at the door, but failing to obtain admittance,' sonic
person went for young Rider, the son, who, with some of
his neighbours, made forcible entry into the house, when
they found every appearance that a desperate struggle had
taken place. In the inner apartment the body of the
daughter was discovered, from which a stream of blood had
flowed tot the threshold of the door. The outer room was
also strewn with clots of blood, and human hair torn off in
the struggle. The wretched old woman, who was disco-
vered huddled, up in the corner of the room, was imine-
diately secured. A„broom handle (the, last weapon used) '
lay near her, one end clotted with gore. Mr. Owen, a me-
dical gentleman, was called in, and restoratives having been
copiously administered,, the , poor sufferer showed signs of
life. Her wounds having , been dressed, she was placed, in
bed, and on the following day wai sufficiently recovered .to
be able to explain the origin of the conflict. The miserable
mother has been taken before Mr. R. Aubcsy, one of the 31-ar
gistrates of the Oswestry Bench, for a preliminary examina-
tion. Mr. Owen, the surgeon, stated that the partial reco-
very of the girl was solely attributable to the powerful sti-
mulants administered, but he entertains no hope of saving
her life. The old woman, who was remanded for further
examination, betrayed a wildness of demeanour throughout
the inquiry, but exhibited at the same time a degree of cun-
ning in answering the questions put to her, carefully abstain-
ing admission that might criminate herself.
The son is said to be a most industrious young man, and
has hitherto devoted all his earnings to the maintenance of
his mother and sister.

The Royal Society and Society of Antiquaries each
held their first meeting for the session at their respective
apartments in Somerset-house yesterday evening. The time
of each meeting was chiefly occupied by the announcement
of presents which had been received during the recess. At
the former, Professor Faraday will on an early evening read
a paper on his new theory of the identity of light with heat
and electricity.
LINCOLN'S INN, Nov. 20.—The undermentioned
gentlemen were called to the bar, and were sworn in :--Mr.
J. Browne, Mr. E. W. Robertson, Mr. E. Martin. Mr. E. N.
Ayrton' Mr. D. Stuart, Mr. M. Ware, Mr. M. H. Power, and
Mr. A. B. Richards.
THE PRISONS AT DARTMOOR.—It is not generally
known to our readers that these inhospitable prisons 'ate
kept up at a great expense to the country. Any one visiting
them and not asking questions would suppose that the old
veteran ;vho exhibits them is the only person who derives
any emolunient from them, but we hear that they cost about
500/. a-year to keep them in repair, and there is 300/. a-year
more paid to the chaplain for doing duty there. —Plymouth
Journal.
WOOLWICH GARRISON, Nov. 20.—An important
point has been decided by the Board of Ordnance, respect-
ing the legality of the attestment of recruits from the
Royal Artillery and Engineers, by Sir John Webb, the
director-general of the Ordnance medical department, and
a ' 'stice of the peace for the county of Kent. The gallant
3' f has been for more than thirty years in the habit of
knign, recruits, but it appears that the Mutiny Act re-
attesting the attestation shall not be performed by any
quires that . •Ay, and, consequently, the men who peti-
officer on full 1,. ",r their discharge under the above cir-
tioned the board 1,.. *erday desired to return their arms
cumstances, were yes. lie stores. A garrison order is
and accoutrements into • , commandant, notifying that
expected to be issued by tn. *- discharge may, but those
" those who choose to take tbel. ,ce corps ' must be re-
who wish to remain in the Oedna... 4. prejudice to their
attested in a legal manner, withee, 'eve sent in their
eervice in the corps." i
former3'-any ,-- ',nd it is com-
-
names for discharge, including the band; ndreds will
, ccount
~
'toted that, at home and on foreign service, 11.,..,
tirpoy to be released from a militarylife, and solely en .`'
' as
of the miserable pittance of 6d. per day being now allowe4
e iYertelort after twenty-five ye3rs' servitude. A similar occur-
fe'nee took place in the year 1833-4. It appears that Sergeant
Sloan, of the Royal Artillery, was under a garrlsot court-
Martial for a military offence; he pleaded that the members of
th e court ;;.2
d nojurlsdiction, as he had never been "attested,
having only joii::"
a,:
d the regiment as drum-boy; his objection
was found to be f l
effect of causing an
to the proceedings. This had the
:
ad investigation into these attestations,
when it proved that an immen
e number of soldiers who had
entered the service when mere bo:
attested. A garrison order wag thes had not been properly
~-• issued to take those
that remained before Sir John Webb, to be duly " attested,"
but this form appears now to be invalid, .„..iceording to mill-
._ I.- ,f
...ry 1,.;,. ron for the
'Fun IRON 2.k[ARICET.—The demand for :
cf sauce-
wit.liin the
railroads is being senjbly felt in the feverish state
pans, which have risen !O ed in
last few weeks. A good teakettle, which was
an: alarming height
qu" in
the New Cut as low as nine,nencc a month ago, has
with
up to a shilling without the coupon, that is to quitew.t.h
ht
lid to it. The buoyancy them the
ful, for their resemblance to rail Any lines has made
Pok were
in gricil,rons has been q frig -
object of competition among of their
dreadfully firm, without the si nallest probability. w
vat it ous companies. . .
yielding ; and there being no ( 'hence of their giNin
exception,a
there was t good deal of all ity. With the.
• dOf burning their fingers.
however, of pokers, there was v'e ry little stirring; for irons
were flat, and people seemed afrA
t stake,
A little was done in frying-pans A t the beginning of the dayas,
but there was no disposition tom, plla .y for Avery gr" I
there formerly used tg bee...pl4-2.14-
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meeting_of anthe hill, PARISH OF MARYLEBO
_ Od Triday, at the weekly
guardians of the poor of St. Marylehone, F. AV. Bu
the 1;
guardians
the chair, a rort was brought up in answer toners, le b
1y,Ti,,..th',,,
respectra 1 ordetro ii e received
employmentfrom th
ofe Pp oa ourp.
el
raswi
oToni-13 re..
substance of the order prohibiting bone icrushing has We* J
appeared in our columns.
oannabyrethil
Mr. THORNE, the Secretary, then brought up
the following report of the
,Committee for adopts
Nov,, 184
CBeornarmd,isassioanerrespZ_ to the communication from the
l'oor-101,
" St. Marylebone, 21st
the p°o4
"At the Board of Directors and .Guardians of
unication
present, F. W. Bushill, Esq., in the chair, a 4°Tul- with a ,
from the Poor,law Commissioners, accompe
general order, prohibiting bone-crushing
having been read, it was resolved : e St. ger
"That thedirectOrs and guardians of the poor 0•
uaicatiou
lebone, in acknowledging the receipt of the coinr.o. _ ~.ne.
from the Poor-law Cottunissioners, accompanied wit n.eaer_
jr,
ral order prohibiting bone-crushing in workhouses,bt_i:;ed
prised that such communication should have been fa bang inniweorkhouseS,, •
to them, as implying the possibility of such practice4;',ii;
taken place in the workhouse under their control. "1,8 .
of
of
tinctly disclaim having been parties to the emplo3
__, old
the poor in any such inhuman and disgraceful mannoe,',ool
deprecate in the strongest terms the accumulation
_I bon
and other putrid matter in union workhouses. densely
pied by half-starved human beings, who are set, .
_t.o
volting work of crushing and pounding the same; f.ch,siatt
Mr. POTTER moved the adoption of the repot, s:"'be seat
carried unanimously, and a copy thereof ordered to
to the Poor-law 2....2......____,..„..........,...mm'55i0ner5. '
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MARYLEBONE NrEs TR
A1L,41.
THE NORTH LONDON JUNCTION UNION ., sinlieti
On Saturday Mr. RIDGEWAY presented nonor!a,tt
afi•lew
by sixty-four inhabitants of St. John's-w againoihiray.;
line of railway, projected from the Great W
to be called the " North London Junction nveni nder the
—(A laugh)—which, after passing by a tunve I,et deep,
Edgeware-road, was to have an opening fortytwo I'ttio is
and four hundred wide, in St. John's-wood, and %, °lid
twain the road with its plantations to Primrose- .1.,.
ltiollowaY,
et.tern itailoy
by a circuitous route cross the Birmingham line t
_nos ia
thence to Frogmore la Vie, and ultimately to its OIL sigiea
Fore-street.—(lmmense laughter.) The gen dollen o,e`: which
the memorial had beneficial interests in their props
be which
would be destroyed, and parish property would te°oeigh'
jured by the proposed line, as it would drive from ti,uabitaatb
bourhood its present respectable and wealthy WI tienkt
In his opinion, although he vies not opposed to ra"",: brag.'
for he thought that they would prove beneticial, thensud orief
lines would impoverish thousands, and render tneu a
scarce.—(Hear, hear.) velll the 154
Sir PETER LAURIE concurred in many points
the
1104
speaker, and would express his belief that of the ``' es 11-
WOlOlOl.
schemes projected, they would see no other but
ready perfected. The railway alluded to in tbeo Orr'
was a new one, different from that which was t° ra-rd,-01,4
the Regent's-canal, and have a terminus tenantsw`"„:olo liii
gate-street.—( Laughter.) The Crowns. 'tailwsYtte.' ,
the rate-payers heart and soul in opposing ,
the 0
~,a
t direction, as it would close up the lungs ot,o,oied. ac
polis, which the Regent's Park was justlY des,`Tohi ss, the
would also inflict an irreparable loss upo con r-pece °` did
oraeetenspiierrOsUlodf beits cpoaninsiedeesrabbeliyngreduced in enise -
ipveel l
theed b:roit
obe. 0
smcooklemoeflthAeyeßnpgliendegs pledged himself
leavethtceoommg.—(Hear• ) f Orel op'
:osition. a 1300,t Tao
4 Mr. DANIEL said that a third railway--tbe iatea to 0
.orth Metropolitan Junction —was also con.tenlP iopell go
in the :Arne direction.—(Laughter.) He I,"_°,,rerbo s°o
close his gates upon the surveyors and engin '''''''- de, tea
ttoo inspect his premises. Notwithstanding ail bi,saoid elf
keep them out; they scaled his walls at nigh" - •
,A 0
their object.—(Loud laughter.) ,s, woe'",ely
tain the coillisTeTntwo,
Mr. ARB
PonfrolipaimniinttfhoartththeierCom.enpat,n.te tbey,,
proJ d to
proved that they were able to carry it out.
The memorial was referred to the committee 80 °ill°
oppose the line along the Regent's-canal.aisll!
BONE-CRUSHING IN WORKHOUSE,. malt De
Mr. Frdoon read a communication from the b---, r°,6
containing an order from the Poor-law Conannisionecroo !Du,
b tug bone-crushing in unions or workhouses;
,s°,s.bich
,`er.
answer of the guardians to the Commissioners, In ' iselOced
guardians expressed their indignation at the Ce°,tense,,e,
sonsseing such an order as it implied that tha ee°7oo;lol'73,i
nhuman and so 'loathsome a practice in-tt,ll:, COU'eet•
which, in fact, sprang up under the sanction ocio'n-citoijoogai 'tio
mriessssieo
dn ear ss t
rtohnegmbs
oe Ipvet,
ensuing session to deprive the Commissioners °;,O, pith
'sthatTehffeorgtsuawrdouialndsbeinill ade of the o,eillii
strong, unconstitutional, and cruelly-exercised P° t
they enjoyed.—(Hear.) a
cs peter
Upon the motion of Mr. Michie, seconded l'lmaeill
Laurie, and supported by Mr. Williams, the Ow-
was approved of, and entered upon the minutes.
Sir JAMES IIamithLTRDoN,P ,f the
Ablgro'su ohatr
12E; the report..., n 0,
(v.
of
committee appointed to take measures.g for the_Are.,";;ce;c,
gates erected by Lord Portman, in Harewow 4-0 tetlod
also the opinion of countlel upon a case drawn up ',,,esirYgt
to the subject. Counsel's opinion stated that to: the •ce're•
a legal right to remove those gates, and adirise", o°ol
to direct their surveyor to take measures to hsv-ieiov, it
tmhoevve
eds.tryTdhiereecetemdmthitetesenif;peprooryted oft
.counesoelr'iisaonl;e ;tit:rest,
After some further routine' busoinaecss,
the vestry broke up. Inofacno
pop,
A Y.)

MARKET NE WS.---(S A T UR9
.00!,
COVENT- 4.I•ARDErg• Feris4'
We were again well' supplied .with most artie _at _
yet the general demand was steady on the f0110v0,1001,64
—Potatoes from 2s 6d to 5s 6d per cwt ; TultreePs'
Carrots, 4s 6d to 6s ; Onions, is 3d to 2s ; I,lOlO'D,
to 2s 3d • Leeks, 8d to ls per dozen bunches; ;00%
5s ; Apples, is 3d to 4s; Pears, 3s to 6s; Oa% '6d t`,lllri
to is 6d per half-sieve; Hot-house Grapes,, 1.•
Out-door ditto, 4d to 10d; Pine-apples, 55 • '0• •13' SZLie
berts, 4d to 8d per lb ; Red Cabbages, 3s te -iiejerY, 5
tarines and Peaches, 3s: to•gs per dozen • to
2s 4j
sBd ; Broeoli, Is to 2s 3d; and Horse radiso;„ 15
bundle ; Lemons, 8s to 13s ; and Walnuts, Su --
100 ; Mushrooms, 8d to is per punnet.
Hun-GERI-OED. 1, rblYr
The supplies of most articles on sale were Or'
and the general. demand ruled steady. Fri`'-
supported.
al
WEIVGATE AND 7... MADE- ties- ,15 l)
Each kind of prime Meat sold freely;other, f 'Ocl
:
slowly, at our quotations.—Beef, from 2s oo
Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; Teal, 4s to 4s luurvi;rl;)''''ll
3s 10d to 5s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. 2,73d;_„ss,
to 95 ; Geese, 5s to 7a; Ducks, is 3d to pin to
Rabbits, is 4d to 18 8d; Wild ditto, 8d to is
to 8d; and roasting Pigs, 8s to lOs 6d each ; -is• 31'
per couple ; Pheasants, 3s to 4s; Partridge!: etch. s
6d; Hares. 3s to as 8d; and Grouse, is 3d to 45 -
NEWPORT. o*. ;414.
We had a full average supply of Meat on feria to lC
sale ruled steady at full quotations. Beef, froth
-
Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Veal, 4s to 4s 10d; and =r.
to 5s 4d per Blbs. . ,4(1,00„
11.7LIANOSGATE. „rhitieo- 40,"
Turbots, -8s 'to 19s; Cog-fish, 2s to 8s ; ch;Ael*
Sd; Crab's, td to 2s ; and Lobsters, 8d to °;,• -: 11
6d to 3s 3d pelpair ; SslLoon, 10d to 1s 3d per '
6d to is per lb. , 45
lATEITECSA.PET... r'
Beef, 2s 6tl to 3s Bcl • Mutton, 3s 6,1 to 45 6,.„,;.,,ty
4s 10d ; !ard Pork, 3s id to 5s -1d per bibs.
derate, and trade, firm. grO Eft'
• BIZAD.
•
. The, prices of Wheaten BreaEd
in the /riper:Tits !Of',
Sid to 10d; of Household ditto, 7d to 9d' 641 b
HIDE MARKET. 4010°,
Market Hides, 561 b to; 2-td to 3d per do,
,
721 b, 3d to 30; do. 721 b to 801 b, 3*d to ,
881b,3id to 4d: ; do. 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 40; t-?a",15 to rd
38,9 d to •7s; Horn Hides, 13s; Polled SheeP' "od;
Half-breds, 2s 6d to 3a 4d; Downs, 2s 4d to %Is
2s 7d to 25.. 10d. Cl °r t
riIr.O.MIEZTS. isites
Smrriaririr,D.—Meadow Hay, from 31 105 to ; or
ditto, 4/ lOs to 6/; Oat Straw, 1/ 14s to 11.1, ,bovi '
Straw, 1116 s to 11 18s per load. Trade dull, A' Off
CIO
.j
vious quotations. 50 ;
CumuicuLAND.—Meadow Hay, 3/ 12s u` les; 50"
ditto, 4/ 105 to 6/ ; Oat straw, 1/ 16s to 11 1upi,1,9,
Straw, H 18s to 2/ per load. A fair average
a sluggish demand. tiodritrs4
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow Hay, 31 lOs to 5111,-liest
4/ lOs to 613 s ; Oat Straw. 11 14s to 11 16s; `, del
1/ 16s to 11 18s per loail. Supply good, and trll'e
ortier-soti
IMPORTANT • CULI NARY Rec
recipes are being published daily for the Presp- havie„wilVf
restoration of the diseased potatoes, but n°ll,-befol,P',4,°'
under our observation so simple and useful
which was communicated to us by John
Pitmaston, who has himself tried it, on the riselell:iliTillicifge'e°.o9l4:;
of a friend, and assures us of its complete
tstoe', t pst
procured a small quantity of the diseased P°- •tfloo•
them into a kettle filled with cold water, apil!
them ; the vessel was then placed over the fi,.reboiltw;
to remain until the' potatoes were about hall 6e5
the water was poured away, and a fresh sePl3,4r the vie
water put into the vessel, which was replaee,,d re;
until the potatoe,s were sufficiently boiled wrod
were then served up, and after the covering area he„fjolit, ,
moved, although the diseased parts still aPPeaste 0%010
than the other, yet there was no disagreeable t sulk''
attached to them, and in the opinion of the if 013" 010
who partook of them, they were decidedly Mead Ole
rior, in flavour, to some which had been selecte t sofe'tspl;
perfect. The fears of his friends were excited selected
veive
disposition would follow the eating of the disetts,geexPef
but we are happy to say that no ill effects Wer' ,
therefrom.— Worcester Journal. hie 'Pser''
Th Tl5l t
A LOST RAILWAY SURVEYOR.-- -- !J. free-, i,
ties of the good people of Swansea were Pr,°"Y„,oooo,r,
cised last evening, at hearing the town crier a
surveif
reward of ss. for the recovery of a railwalfrootetoY4
large size, whose figure and dress were 'nestle], or 5, 045'10
sto
_ropy% !toe,
scribed. He was supposed to have been
On inquiry we found that a party of surveyors•!ceisteroce
was our hero, were directed to be at Brecon h - reitlY Pooril/s
this morning, and that they could not conee_, disc
without him. Hence this most novel method u' 1,401t.1) ,
his retreat.—Cambrian of Friday. ir the gres66
The news from our herring boats 0 ver,foliell
Foreland is still favourable. The catch has beethej
One boat lost thirty-one nets, carried away.bito
quantity of fish which aiey contained.--Brrg

1,004.
D.IRTHS. /wilt. Ill°
I.
'
e $6
On the 6th inst.; at Florence, the lady of De s' fth ,
Parcien, of a daughter. the
offe °
On the IGth inst., at the Crescent, Claphern, t 0.00 , :
•,f a daughter.
lea Pritchard, of a daughter. e
Cha. ',e 16th inst., at stoke Newington, 061441 113
k. 1/6 'l.l
On L.
seY, Esq•,` 'll hast., at Deptford, if. l• ''.- -.AO'
On the lb, . pelf 5.P
daughter. the
` in Upper Baclford-place' or oe
On the 19th ins. •, •
. of a daughter.. loaf
Francis Fennell, Es 4 •) ,re, the
On the 20th inst., ..it Cavendish-0(111
Foisted Cobden, of a son. Kent,' Atm 0( P.

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11 C3v.-Frilli,,fr 17
On the 12th tilt , at Trim`ty Church, CornWat.„'4., to ot, ~,
ercond surTiving son of Francis Coleman Oarril.' -,.,lougl'iz
eldest daughter of Colonel the Hon. PlelliP /a-
former place.

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DIED. . Oil
On the Bth inst., at Elotence, Anne Crailftirm' „ of°. A:
land, Y. 84., M.D., of Queen.street, May-fair. , Adot s°''' •J'''
On tiht IGth inst., at HOXtOII, George 'Vat'? l;l4'
• j,4100, • 4
Rev. John' ny'att. _oil .•
On the 16,11 inst., at Sutton Courtney', neap . 044
A 1,0
Cary, Esq., aced 28. cliaPe 5;
On the 18th i.`Ltt., Jane 8., the wife of 'Urban.
i,lovt of .1 'llO
Chelsea. ..... the 14 opo
On the 19th inst., at Cobham, MrS. Val'', 4, 13$
Vaux, Egq.•
On the lgtis inst. at Bayswater,
Smart. of Pri,•.,toa-Areet, Leicester-square'
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alt.l.llmlorluivinna V...
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Strand, Printer. .`tt The-Sua Oftlee, No. 111_,.2' $01:01
of the Savoy, in I:.hP Ogualir of dal."l°
24, 1845, .relict of the 15____- ,
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