The Sun.
London, England, 1828-10-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLIIOROUGH-STREET.—A Frenchman, one of
the performers at the French Theatre in Tottenham-street,
applied to the Magistrate to know if he could assist him iu
compelling the manager of that Theatre to fulfil his engage-
ment with him. The applicant had been engaged to
perform in a certain line of characters at 250 francs a
month ; but now the manager thought proper to break
through that engagement, and whistle him off altogether,
without either cause or notice.

• Mr. CONANT told the applicant that he had no power
to interfiere in such matters, and he had better consult his
solicitor upon the subject.
A very pretty-looking young female, having very little
the appearance of what it seems she really was, was placed
at the bar charged with robbing au elderly gentleman,
named Kebble, of one sovereign and some other monies of
the coin of this realm.

Mr. Kebble, who is a staid, grave, solemn-looking per-
simage, sinking fast into the vale of years, with a sleek
head of hair, and a general appearance of sanctity about
him, which resembled him very strongly to the Rev. Mr.
Smith, the preaching sailor, said that he is a single man,
having an accommodating sort of lodging, where he can
share bed and board with the hungry and the houseless at
his pleasure ; and on Sunday night, as he was progressing
homewards, the prisoner at the tar crossed his path, and
asked him for a share of his bed, which she agreed to occupy
for Ss. ; which• terms, rather than she should be without
a bed, he consented to accept; and to his single gentle-
man's lodgings he accordingly introduced her, and there
she remained until the next morning, when he (Mr. Keb-
ble) discovered that his purse, which lay at the bottom of
his trousers' pocket, had discharged its contents, a sovereign,
and some silver including the aforesaid 35., in the course
of the night ; and he then recollected that during the night
he had had two or three curious dreams about a hole being
in the bottom of his breeches-pocket ; hut there was no
such thing in fact. Satisfied, therefore, that the prisoner
must have taken his money, he called in a constable, who
took the priioner into custody, and searched every part of
the room, but nothing could be found 'of the money,
though the empty purse -was forthcoming in. its proper
place.
" And pray, Mr. Kebble," said the Magistrate, "do
you often lose money in) this way?" " Not very often,
Sir," replied Mr. Kebble.
" No, your Worship," said the prisoner, " I defy Mr.
Kebble to say, that in all the times that I have been with
him at his lodgings, he ever had cause to suspect me of
stealing a farthing's worth from him."

Sir GEORGE FA RRA NT—Oh, then you have been at his
lodgings before ? Prisoner—Yes, your Worship, many
and many a night.
Sir GEORGE FA RRA NT--bi that true, Mr. Kebble?
" Why, Sir," said Mr. Kebble, looking towards the gronnd
and twirling his thumbs, " I can't say but that the young
woman has bad shelter at my. place before."

The MAGISTRATE asked the constable if he had searched
the prisoner's person for the lost money.
The Constable replied, that he bad not, he could not
bring himself to do such a thing.
Sir GEORGE—But it was your duty to have her search-
ed, for she might have the money about her person.
Constable—Well, your Worship, I could not do it. I
don't know how to go about it, for I never handled a wo-
man in my life.
Sir GEoitoE—But you should have got some one who
knows how to, go about it: you should have got some
female to search her.

Constable—So I did, Sir; I got Mr. Furzeman, the
watch-housekeeper, to search her.
Sir GEORGE--DO you call Mr. Furzeman a female ?
Constable—No, Sir ; but he searched her as well as any
woman could do, and she had no money about her.
Sir GEORGE—Then he was not quite so nice about the
matter as you were.
The MACIiTRATE then told Mr. Kebble that he had
better, in future, be less hospitably disposed towards the
straying and wandering female than he had been in this in-
stance, and discharged the prisoner.
II NI ON- A LI,. —Yesterday John Jordan, late acting
bombardier in the. Royal Artillery, was brought before Mr.
CHAMBERS, the sitting Magistrate, charged with having
administered poison to his wife Mary, with intent to murder
her. During the investigation the prisoner's wife was ac-
commodated with a chair, owing to the state of weakness
and debility under which she laboured, in consequence of
the effects of the poison. She is a very decent-looking
woman, apparently about 34 years of age. The prisbner
is also a respectable-looking man, about 40 years of age, and
up to the present period has borne a most excellent cha-
racter in the regiment to which he belonged, testimonials
of which were produced from the commanding officers
under whom he served.

The complainant stated that she had been married to the
prisoner 16 years. In the latter end of 1624 he com-
menced ill-treating her, and continued .to use her with
great barbarity up to 1826, when she made up her mind
to leave him, he agreeing to give her a certain MU per
week out of his regimental pay and allowances. Subse-
quently to their separation the prisoner, however, did not
keep up his payments, and she was under the necessity of
applying to Sir John Webb, at Woolwich, to whom she
described the circumstances under which she and her hus-
band had parted, and owing to the interference of Sir John,
she was admitted into the workhouse at Woolwich, and ss.
a week deducted from the prisoner's pay towards her sup-
port. On Saturday fortnight, while in the workhouse,
the prisoner came to her, and by his entreaties, she was
induced to leave that place, on his solemn promise that he
would treat her in future with kindness. He then told
her that he had taken apartments in Theobald's-street,
Kent-road, to which they proceeded together, he assuring
her that the connexion that existed between him and a
woman named White, with whom he had cohabited,
was at an end. Notwithstanding his protestations of re-
forming, they had not resided more than a few days
together in their new habitation before he began to evince
his hatred towards her, by refusing to partake of any meals
in the house, and allowing her only twopence a day to
subsist upon. When she upbraided him for his conduct, in
inducing her to abandon an asylum where she was so much
more comfortable than since she quitted it, and threatened
to complain before the Magistrates of this office of his
harshness, be repeatedly said, " Either Mrs. White or I
will give you something that will prevent you from doing
that." On Monday morning he quarrelled with her again,
and on her declaring that she would no longer continue to
lead such an unhappy life, and expressing her determination
to go before a magistrate, the prisoner said, " You shall
have something that will soon do your job; for I am deter-
mined that I will not allow you a separate maintenance."
Soon after he had uttered these words, the complainant
went down stairs and filled the tea-kettle out of the butt in
the yard, and on her return placed it over the fire. Having
occasion soon after to go into an adjoining room, when she
came back she saw the prisoner standing with his face to
to the fire-place, with the lid of the kettle in his hand.
.ti'he did not, howevet, at the time take any particular
notice of the circumstance, and when the water belled she
made her tea, and sat down at the table to drink it. Be-
fore she commenced her breakfast, the prisoner left the
room ; and even this circumstance did not excite any sur-
prise or apprehension on her part, for he was in the habit
of withdrawing himself when she commenced her meals.
After partaking of about a cup and a half of the tea, she
was seized with violent sickness at the stomach and vomit-
ing, and after this had in some degree subsided, she was
attacked with excruciating pain internally, accompanied by
swelling of the abdomen. Her cries brought the landlady
of the house to her assistance, who immediately proceeded
for medical aid.

Mr. John Boast, surgeon, on perceiving the symptoms
under which the complainant laboured, had no doubt they
were produced by poison. The sides of the kettle had also
arsenic adhering to them.
Mrs. Jordan further stated that from the time she filled
the tea-kettle until it boiled, and she had drank the tea, no
person had been in the room but the prisoner.

The prisoner exclaimed, " I am as innocent a man as
ever stood before your Worship." He then proceeded to
describe that in 1826 his wife left him, after having used
him scandalously, and stripped his house of all its furniture.
He had subsequently complained of her conduct to Mr.
Massiter, one of the Magistrates of Woolwich, by whom
he was advised to take forcible possession of his property
wherever he might find it. lie afterwards ascertained
that his wife, after having absconded, went to live in the
family of Captain Stewart, whither he repaired, and tried
every method to produce a reconciliation with his wife,
but without success. She had frequently threatened him
with having. him either hanged or transported, and _was
constantly in the habit of upbraiding him aad scandalizing
him, as all the. neighbours could testify. The prisoner
here stopped, upon which—

Mr. CHAMBERS said, you are charged with attempting
to poison your wife : do you wish to state any thing in
your defence? Prisoner—All I have to say is, that. lam
innocent of the charge, and that I know nothing about the
poison that was found in the kettle.
The Magistrate then remanded the prisoner.

The hops are so plentiful this year, that the
brewers actually contemplate using thew ;ias,,ead of quassia.

NORWICH, Sept. 21'.
We had a large show of Wheat at market to-day; good
dry samples, both Old and New, sold readily about sa. per
quarter dearer than last week, but the adVance was not so
great on the inferior sorts. There was a fair quantity of
Barley at market, which was taken off at an advance of
2s. per quarter. There is a ready sale for Oats, Beans,
and Pease, with but little alteration in prices. Flour
advanced ss. per sack.
Wheat (per qr.) ... 555. 'lss. 889. Beans (per qr.) ...... 303.405.
Barley 3os 343. 'l7s Pease, Grey '3os. 40s.
Oats 2os. 28s. 30s. Flour, tine (per sack) 60s. 635.

C A NFL,: RB U RY, Sept. 27.
We had an extremely brisk demand for Wheat to-day,
at an advance of Ss. to Ns. per quarter, and though we
had a liberal supply, yet 13110411 e-remained unsold at the
close of the market. Fine Malting Barley is very scarce, and
such realizes 40s. per quarter. Beans and Oats rule ra-
ther dearer, but Pease remain nominally the same. As
yet but few sales have been made in Hops. Flour advanced
this day to 735. per sack with us.
Wheat, white 70% to 84s.
-- red • tiOs: to 72%
Barley, Malting 38s. to 40s.
Oats
Beaus Ws. to 30s.
Pease 4os. to 445.

CHESTER.—Wheat, per 751 b. 10s. Od. to les. ; Batley, 38 qrts.
ss. 3d. to ss. 6d.. Oats, Vlb. 3s. 3d. to 3s. Od.
NANTWICIL—Wheat, per 751 b. Bs. 2d. to Bs. ; Barley, 38
qrts. ss. Od. to ss. 3d. ; Oats, tOb. 3s. Bd. to 3s. Od.

(From the Glasgow Herald of Monday.)

The demand for Raw Suoitas has been steady all
the week ; the sales amount to 665 hhds. and trs.;
more business would have been dove had the holders
who were very firm in their demands, given way 6d.
in their prices : the prices obtained were fully last
week's rates.

British MOLASSES have been in request; sales
have been made at 225. 3d. a 225. 6d., and 235. is
now demanded ; upwards of 300 puns. of West
India have been sold ; Demeraras and Trinidads at
235. a 245. 6d. from the warehouse.
The sales made in COFFEE are confined to 21 trs.
of Jamaica, taken by the grocers ; very ordinary and
broken, mixed, 285.; ordinary, 38s. ; good ordinary,
435.; and fine ordinary, 50s. •
No sales made in PIMENTO, GINGER, Or RICE.
The transactions in Rum have been very limited ;
a small lot of good Demeraras in hhds. 10 a 12 0-
P., sold at 2s. 6d.; Jamaicas are still held at 3s. 4d.
for 16 0. P., and Leewards 2s. for Proofs.
In DYEWOODS there has been nothing done.
The sales made in COTTON this week amount to
1109 package, and prices are without alteration.
The particulars are, 10 stained Sea Island, 91(1. ;
567 Boweds, 6d. aid. ; 154 Orleans, GI& a ?id. ;
2.0 Pernambuco, Sid.; 120 Egyptian, Bd, a Std.;

Linen

Coals
Iron

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59 Demeraras 731 a Sid.;- 116 West India, 814"
53 Surat, 4341'. a IENEF
For ASHES there has been more inquiry.' 1:1 be p
sales, hoWeler, have not been extensive, • foga: •
holders refusing to . give way in their pricesi,l';.` ,Ttneo,
6d. was refused for 2(g/barrels IVlontreal New 001- tt:tir
the trifling sales effected were at • 305.; d Gli
ne
Pearls, 30s, a 31s. -• w
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In TonAcco there has beenmore doing; trstfrco,,,
are taking off parcels at higher prices ; tine 01d,,':1", ";
ginia leaf and strips sd. a 6d.; best new, 51"'
6d.; and middling, 4,cd. a 51 .J.
YELLOW CANDLE TALLOW is gelling stOsumY Tieke;
41s. p.' ` 14.43
FISH Otis, in consequence of the favottralo '"bov.nm
port from Davis's Straits Fishing, have becoilie
flat, and prices giving way : far the trifling FO ~) r'
sold, 231. a 23/. 10s. was obtained for Whalfi "f"
24/. for Pale Seal, per tun, old measure.
The limited arrivals of NEW GRAIN have inc,l4
very ready sale, at improving priceS. For'
Wheat and Oats there has been a specidatiks-7
mand, and considerable purchases were made-4211
the week at an advance of 124. on Wheat, and
6d. a Is. per boll on Oats. The supply Of Si"
has not been adequate to the demand, and in Onse,;'
quence an advance of Is. a 2s. per boll has be.-
realised.. Beans and Pease steady.

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BRITISH EXPORTS.

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Statement of the Quantities of the under-mentioned ALT
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ries of British Manufacture Exported from LiY-
from the 19th to the 26th inst. inclusive.
Cotton 16,502 Pieces. 198,460 18'

Blanketing
Kerseimeres
Carpeting 1,560 ...
Calicoes
klannel
Woollen Stuffs
Worsted Stuffs

189 ...
24,2
Baize
Inferior Woollens 357 ...
Cotton Yarn
Cotton Thread 6,000
Sail Cloth
Cotton Hoge
Cotton Handkerchiefs

Cotton Braces
Worsted Caps
Hats
Hardware
Earthenware
Salt, White
~,,
Salt, Rock

• 1,760 Tons,
138 ...

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10,207 •• •

1,600 •. '

STOVE
Pl}

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4,600 ,
1,879
692 **ad,
23 £D

1,690 •
485
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3,472
338

360 ".

6,000 '.:

.. £1,973
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54,270 Pi

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roR THE WEEK ENDING STET. 28.

Cottons. I I
Twist. Calicoes.
6,876,8'79 yards I 1,485,870 lbs. 2,216,739 yrir"

CATTLE.

An Account of Cattle imported into Liverpool from
22d to the27th inst., both days included.
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Cows Calves Sheep Pigs Horses Mu'''.
1,910 231 5,923 3,742 15 0

AGRICULTURAL MONTHLY REPO

FOR SEPTEMBER.

The Continental harvests have partaken, 'genet!: '
of the defects of our own. Ireland seems to 'in'
been more fortunate, few complaints having 001;1
from thence, and considerable improvement WI/
taken place in the condition of her labouring P°'
lation. Greater numbers of them have found
ployment at home during the present, perhaps'!"
during any past year within memory. As stall Or
for wonder will never be wanting, even 'relay
at length, rising in the scale of natioes. scot' the
also boasts of a more prosperous harvest th,Ortfil
generality of our more southern counties. retool
and the higher northern districts, though the vioretl
was beat down by the winds, it has been set
with little damage of complaint, excepting, in 'bo‘lt
parts, of a yellow caterpillar ; the, quantity a de
two-thirds of an average; the late sown wheats sh
fective, all of various quality. Oats, barley, blitt
peas, potatoes, a full average and of good Wool
Turnips a vast crop. The oats are said to he_dt.
largest crop that has been. obtained of .late
From Scotland we have received high
panegyrie'bot
the Irish labourers, as not only steady workmen, It
able to cut a greater breadth of corn in a (Ili"
the same time performing it with greater ease'
any other. Hopes are. 'expressed that their a p
annual visits to Scotland may ever continueret
various parts of England, complaints have v;01.
made of a deficiency of labourers for the bar ;oil
in consequence, labour has been so dear, that dii)'•
hands have earned upwards of eight shillings ti
rays
This has chiefly arisen from the circumstance rte
we have had less of Irish assistance during the I
sent than in former harvests. • loft
The spring crops have been -universally Pare
prosperous than the wheats, both in straw and coil
Beans and peas are the most productive; 00
standing next, though much of this corn was b„,.0.-
away by the high winds. Barley is. a grest,'oo
but a considerable part of it discoloured ; and ell
which has been pit up in a damp state, will
escape being mow-burnt, thence unfit for rnat:n'jet
Much corn of all kinds, indeed, was stacked i!rof
moist a Condition, as to induce the necessity
making the rick, in order to dry the sheaves' 011
harvest has been most perplexing and expensivei„ to,
to the fortunate few. The fen counties appear
have suffered most, and the heaviest calarnit,„ 19V
the season have arisen from the floods. "iiith
seed, from the favourable change of the west PO
has succeeded beyond expectation, yet will 0'1;16
an abundant crop. Trefoil is a crop, and °I
tares particularly good. Tqnipo pafter'otateFt. oieo
mange' wurzel are great croprs!—dieo grtaivil
most abundant, and the fallows green like a flier"
and full of keep. But in the fens, both the'd,
and turnips are • unproductive. Our late 90e
tion has been verified, as to the inferior quat",ir'
grass forced into an inordinate luxuriance by .cos
scant moisture. Beasts, in the great cattle distrii;k
have net improved in proportion to the superab
Da
ance of grass. The present cannot be deeoV
'great fruit year, nor is the quantity of any speo,est4,
titled to particular commendation.,---Monthiyfole

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