The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-09 00:00:00

( W. R. Chaulk. farmer, Blackmore, Essex.
E. Brown, lamp trimmer on the Brighton Railway, Croydon.
T. Barton, corn-chandler, Burslem, Staffordshire.
R. Owen, tavern keeper, Llarir wst, Denbighshire.
H. Savage, tool manufacturer, Co l'e:, Gloucestershire.
W. Evans, farmer, Cwmcarvan, Monmouth,hire.
W. Presley, fruiterer, Prospect-place, Old Kent-road.
A. Graham, engineer, Landport, Portsmouth.
W. Palmer, huckster, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
J. Walton, butcher, Kirkby llavensworth, Yorkshire.
Z. G. Esker, tailor, Topsham, Devonshire.
J. Edwards, farmer, Llanarmon in Yale, Denbighshire.
W. Parry, miller, Hope, Flintshire.
R. Hill, baker, Cheltenham.
SECOND NOTICES.
J. Firman, bailiff, Frinton, Essex, March 16, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Groom, official assignee.
J. Sleigh, Lieutenant, R.N., Semaphore, Haslernere, Sur-
rey, March 16, at eleven, at the Court of Bankuptcy. Groom,
official assignee.
J. Cox, Broadley-terrace, Marylebone, March 16, at
eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards, official assignee.
W. Billson, tailor, Albion-hill, Leicestershire, March 20, at
half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Christie, official
assigne.s.
J. Lilley, grocer, Birmingham, March 12, at one, at the
Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee.
F. Forman, butcher, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, March
13, at one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy, official
assignee.
J. T. Morgan, butcher, Ftckenham, Worcestershire, March
13, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore,
official assignee.
E. M. Parsons, baker, Great Portland-place, March 14, at
two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee.
J. Marston, watch-maker, eastle-street, Leicester-square,
March 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher,
official assignee.
T. W. T. Prescott, Duke-street, Marylebone, March 14,
at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee.
G. Dennes, attorney, Great Vine-street, Piccadilly.
March 14, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell,
official assignee.
P. B. Goode, attorney, Polygon, Soraae-town, March 13,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official
assignee.
G. S. Peacock, mariner, Charles-street, Stepney, March
13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official
assignee.
E. J. Cotsford, auctioneer, Ann-street, Pentonville, March
13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official
assignee.
G. White, Regent-street, Westminster March 13, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee.
T. Hayward, wood carver, Tabernacle-row, Finsbury, March
13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official
assignee.
W. Ray, farmer, Edgware, Middlesex, March 13, at eleven,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee.
W. Cauty, Jermyn-street, March 13, at eleven, at the Court
of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee.
W. Norris, butcher, St. Alban's, March 13, at eleven, at the
'Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee.
J. Baker, painter, Bradfield, Essex, March 13, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Follett, official assignee.
F. Blackley, steward of a steam-ship, Southampton, March
12, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Meager, official
assignee.
G. Moody, Union-street, Shoreditch, March 12, at one,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, official assignee.
T. Robottom, coachman, Great Scotland-yard, March
26, at half past eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Lackington, official assignee.
F. Collins, dancing-master, Brighton, March 27, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson official assignee.
J. Clayton, cooper, White Hart, Kennington, March 27, at
one, at the Court: of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee.
S. Nicholls, excavator, Kensall-green Middlesex. March 27,
at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
C. S. Sharman, tea-dealer, Bedford, March 20, at two, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee.
J. Oliver, fruiterer, Cobbscroft, Kent, March 13, at one, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee.
H. Hemming, coachman, Birmingham, March 16, at half-
past ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Whitmore, official
assigneee.
G. Chidlow, licensed victualler, Wens, Salop, March 16, at
half-past twelve, at the Birmingham District Court. Whit-
more, official assignee.
C. Brown, miller, South Shields, March 18, at half-past
eleven. at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wakley,
official assignee.
E. Cunnah, attorney-at-law, Chester, March 12, at twelve,
at the Liverpool District Court. Mid, official assignee.
J. Leigh, victualler, Llay, Denbighshire, March 13, at half-
past eleven at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official
assignee.
T. Smith, dealer in toys, Warrirgton, Lancashire, March 13,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official
assignee.
J. Ogbern, butcher, Clifton, Gloucestershire, March 13.
at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official
assignee.
T. Mayers, wheelwright, Christleton, Chester, March 12,
at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, official
assignee.
T. Bland, market gardener, Monmouthshire, March 13,
at twelve, at the Bristol District Court. Kynaston, official
assignee.
G. Warburton, harness maker, Chester, March 13, at
twelve, at the Mancheetr District Court. Hobson, official
assignee.
W. Plowright, publican, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire, March 15,
at half-past one, at the Birmingham District Court. Valpy,
official assignee.

DIVIDENDS.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, Bisinghall-street.
E. F. Jaques, market-gardener, Commercial-place, Brixton,
March 29, at half-past one—J. Gbsden, licensed victualler,
Wilsted-street, March 29, at half-past eleven—R. Wills and
R. Davy, drapers, Oxford-street, March 29, at half-past one
—J. G. James, wine merchant, Bucklersbury, City, March 20,
attwo—J. 0. Palmer, music seller, Liverpool, March 29, at
half-past one—C. Parslow, tailor, Blackman-street, Borough,
March 2.4, at half-past eleven—J. Wheatley, livery-stable
keeper. Kennington-cross, Lambeth, March 29. at twelve—
J. Miller, parent sailcloth manufacturer, Stockton-on-Tees,
Durham, March 29, at two—W. F. Mills, merchant, Hart-
street, Mark-lane, March 29, at one.
In the Country.
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W. Dar'ue, innkeeper, Whitehaven., April 2, at twelve, at
the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court—W. Tomkinson,
wine merchant, Stoke-upon-Trent, March 29, at one, at the
Birmingham District Court.

CERTIFICATES to be granted, unless cause be shown to the
contrary, on the day herein-mentioned.
R. Stevens, china dealer, New-cut, Lambeth, March 29
C. Webb, apothecary, Oxford, March SO—J. B. Montefiore,
merchant, Nicholas.lane, City, April 2—W. Monteath, linen
draper, Oxford-street, April 2—R. T. Hicks' wine merchant,
Cooper's-row, Tower-hill, March 29_4. A. Holmes, mer-
chant, New Broad-street, March 29—J. Deakins. horse
dealer,Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, March 29—J. H. Her-
rymabookseller, Birmingham, April 2—J. Rushton, livery-
stabletp keeper, Nottingham, April 2-T. Redshaw, harness
maker, Bourne, Lincolnshire. April 4—J. Andrew, licensed
victualler, Ladd-lane, City, March 29--J. Gunton, butcher
Cambridge, March 29—J. Jukes, nail manufacturer, West.
bromwichStaffordshire, March 29—A. W. and T. S. Low.
man, cheesemongers. East cheap. City, March 29—D. Row.
lands, wine dealer, Pwllheli, Carnarvonshire, March 29—C. J.
Hunt,
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billiard table-maker, Cork-street, Burlington-gardens,
March

proprietors of Irving's pa-
tent'W. Ford)—A. Bill and N.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
A. Caig and J. Alltree, tailors, Liverpool—W. Ford, J.
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Birmingham—J. andG.
Graham, linen drapers. Carlisle—T. Bernstein and W. W.
Bamford, booksellers, Liverpool—R. Poole, A. Haymes, and
hlhßaamrn,"aP
W. S. Poole, attorneys, Kenilworth, Warwickshire—A. Car.
rick and R. J. Pollock, surgeons, Bath-place, Kensington—
le, Devonshire—J.
Lancashire—C. Foster
and R. Grantham. joiners, Hull—W. von Melle and J. C.
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F. Drake,perry grocers,
attorneys,
cers,
Oldham,
im Thorn, merchants, 31ark-lane, City—G. B. Phipps, T.
Tapling, and W. Morrison, carpet warehousemen, Leicester—
A. A. Harvey and S. F. Underhay, surgeons, Bath—G. Purt
and W. Hale, aerated liquor merchants, Upper Thames-street
—C. Swainson, sen., and C. Swainson, jun., calico printers,
Blackburn, Lancashire—l. Rogers and H. Ilayles, coash
painters, Hunsworth-mews. Marylebone—W, Mackintosh, R.
O'Dwyer, and A. P. Maher, general merchants, Liverpool—
W. M. Williams and E. A. K. Edgar, lock *manufacturers,
Fenchurch.street—J. W. Glover, T. Robinson. and J. Had-
dock, rope makers, Eccle4ton, Lancashire—J. Law and J.
Erving, merchants, Rio Urande, South America—E. Chesnay
and .1. B. Wilkinson, artificial florists, llouverie-street, Fleet-
street—J. and R. Alees, drapers, Frome Selwood, Somerset-
shire—E. Leece, sen., and E. Leece, jun., coach builders,
Preston, Lancashire.
SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.
MUNGO CHAPMAN, mill master, Bathgate, March 14
and April 4, at Iwo, at Johnston's Inn, Bathgate.
DAVID DO UD, newspaper proprietor, Edinburgh, March
14 and April 6, at one, at the Old Signet-hall, Edinburgh.
• HUGH DOUGLAS. merchant, Greenock, March 14 and
April 4. at two, at D. Crawford's, writer, Greenock.
ROBERT BROWN and JA.IIES SMITH, general iron-
mongers, Edinburgh, March 14 and April 4, atone, at the Old
Signet-hall, Edinburgh.
WILLIAM HOUSTON, dyer, Greenock, March 13 and
April 2, at two, at the White Hart Inn, Greenock.
JAMES KIPPEN and WILLIAM A. LINDSAY, mer.
chants, Greenock, Marcia 14 and April 4, at twelve, at the
White Hart Inn, Greenock.

PRICE OF SUGAR.
The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, for the
week ending March 5, 1844, is 365. Sid. per cwt., exclusive
of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the im-
portation thereof into Great Britain.

THE PROPOSED COAL TAX.—On Monday evening
a meeting was held at the Town Hall, Hertford, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the proposed addition to the
tax on coals coming into London. The meeting was very
respectably and numerously attended. The Mayor (J. Gil-
bertson, Esq.) having been called to the chair, said that
the attention of the inhabitants of Hertford had been called
to the proposed tax, because it was considered to be a
very unjust impost. He, for one, could not conceive why
the inhabitants of Hertford should be called upon to pay for
the improvement and embellishment of the City of London.
The City should tax itself for that purpose. Thousands of
the people of Hertford would never see the banks of the
Thames, and he could not see why they should be called upon
to pay for its improvement. He objected to the tax on prin-
ciple, and he hoped the meeting would petition the Legisla-
ture to refuse an impost so manifestly unfair. Mr. Crawley
moved a resolution declaratory of the injustice of the tax,
and of the determination of the meeting to oppose it. He
said it would be about as reasonable to make the inhabitants
of Bishopsgate-within pay the Hertford lighting and paving
rate, as to make the inhabitants of Hertford pay for the im-
provement of the City of London. The resolution having
been seconded, was unannously agreed to. A form of petition
to the House of Commons was then agreed to, and resolutions
passed, :calling on the borough and county Members to
support it. Mr. Lawrence, an extensive coal merchant at
Hertford, expressed his apprehension that, should the City
tax on coals, which is already 13d. per ton, be further in-
creased, the coal trade with London would be materially
injured, as the inland navigation would be able to
enter into competition by the river Lea, and sell
coals cheaper than the present Hertford merchants
could do. It appeared, also, from a statement made
by the River Lea Navigation, that the amount of
of coals brought by the Lea during the past Year was 93,558
tons, of which quantity 15,359 tons were for the consumption
of Hertford, and 13,72.4 tons for Ware ; so that, should the
result of an additional tax on coals be the closing of the trade
with the port of London, the City itself would be a con-
siderable loser, as it received on each of the 93,558 tons a
duty of 13d.
The following specimen of the " schoolmaster
abroad" hangs in a conspicuous position in the High-street
of our fashionable town :—" Lost 28th Day of Febuary neare
Winehcombe st a small red merocker Box containg a gold
Ring with Emmeral Set in Diamods. Whoever has found
the same and will Bring it to the cryer's office will receive to
gineas Reward."... Cheltenham chronicle, •

Joseph Murray, 22, Alfred Bevis, 22, and James Bevis,
25, were indicted for feloniously cutting and maiming Na-
thaniel Nevell, with intent to murder him, and in other
counts the intent was laid to be to maim and disable the pro-
secutor.
Mr. Wilkins appeared for the prosecution. Mr. Ballantine
defended James Bevis, and Mr. Wilde defended Murray.
The circumstances of this case wi!l be fresh in the recollec-
tion of our readers from the full report that, appeared of the
,prisoners' examination at the police-office, and it will, there-
fore, be unnecessary to repeat them on the present occasion.
The prosecutor is a boot and shoemaker, carrying on business
in St. John's-street, and on the night of the 7th February,
he was disturbed by hearing a noise in his shop, and on going
there he saw three men, two of whom he identified as Alfred
Bevis and Murray. They immediately attacked him, and one
of them struck him with a life-preserver, and inflicted a very
severe wound upon his head, and he was otherwise very much
injured. Confirmatory evidence was adduced tending to show
the guilt of the prisoners Murray and Alfred Bevis, but the
evidence was very slight against James Bevis.
The jury accordingly found the two first-mentioned pri-
soners Guilty, and acquitted the prisoner James Bevis.
Mr. WILDE having taken a technical objection to the in-
dictment, which would have required the postponement of
the judgment,
Mr. Justice PArrEsox expressed his opinion that it would
be advisable to try the prisoners upon another indictment
' that had been preferred against them.
The prisoners were accordingly arraigned upon that charge.
The evidence was precisely the same, and the jury returned
the same verdict, as in the former case.
Mr. Justice PArrEsoN then sentenced Murray, against
whom a previous conviction for felony was proved, to be
transported for life, and Alfred Bevis for ten years.

CENTRAL CRI %lINAL COURT.
THE DEPTFORD MURDERS.
Sarah Dickenson, a married woman, aged 36, was put to
the bar, charged that she, on the 10th of January, in the pa-
rish of Deptford, did, with a certain razor inflict a wound on the
neck and throat, and did strike, cut and wound, one George
John Dickenson, of the age of three years, and did mortally
wound him, so that he died. She was also given in charge
on the Coroner's Inquest. The Wretched prisoner was bitterly
affected, and presented a most pitiable spectacle. The
Learned Judge (Patteson) ordered a chair to be placed in the
dock for her support. Mr. Doane was Counsel for the prose-
cution, and Mr. Clarkson for the defence.
The Learned Counsel having opened the case by a brief
recapitulation to the jury of the facts of the case, called the
following witnesses :
Elizabeth Spencer, sworn—l am the wife of William
Spencer, and I lived at No. 5, Giffin-street, Deptford,
when this affair occurred. The unfortunate prisoner and
her husband lived there. We were lodgers there. I knew
the prisoner and her family for better than three months. I
knew the little boy and the child too. I remember on the
10th of January last Mr. Dickenson going out in the morn-
ing. The last time I saw him that morning was about a
quarter-past eight, and I did not see him again till between
half-past five and six o'clock. He and his wife and children oc-
cupied two rooms below, and we lodged above. About half-
past five Mr. Dickenson came into our. room in a state of
great alarm, and fell fainting on the bed. In consequence of
what he said I went down stairs, and found the prisoner
lying on the bed with her throat cut, and in a dread-
ful state. I also saw the two children with, their
throats cut, and they were quite dead. I knew the
parentsto be in very great distress indeed—most deplorably
off. From illness the husband was unable to work, and I
believe he had never had a day's work since the birth of
the baby, about twenty months' ago. He had nothing to
keep his family on, but the small sums they got from their
lodgers. I know they had pawned everything. They
treated the children with the greatest of kindness. I never
saw more affection in my life. The parents had parted with
every rag of their own clothes, and had pawned much of
their children's. They were both exceedingly kind to each
other—never saw a kinder husband or a better wife. I had
recommended her to go to the overseer, but she did not go—
she could not bear it. For the day through oftentimes I
have known them only have a bit of bread and a few
potatoes. The parents often went without altogether. I know
once for two days the children had only two penny loaves,
and the parents had nothing whatever. Prisoner often com-
plained heavily of her head, and the pains she had in it.
Oftentimes she has complained she was afraid she would lase
her senses. She has often said her mind wandered and she
should go distracted. Before this happened she was often
wandering, and forgetting what she was about. I have been
'present when she was teaching the children their prayers,
and she has forgotten all at once what she was doing, and
forgotten the words. On the Tuesday, that is the day before
' this happened, she borrowed a penny from me to buy sonic-
, thing with.
Cross-examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I have often seen pri-
soner walking about with her hand to her head. It was at
those times she complained of her head, and said she was
afraid she should go out of her mind.
Sarah White examined.—l was a lodger in Mr. Dicken-
son's house when this affair happened. I remember the little
boy George. I last 'saw him alive on the morning Of Wed-
nesday. I did not see him again till about twenty-five mi-
nutes to six, when I heard a terrible noise. It came from
the last witness, Mrs. Spencer. I went into the room, and
saw what has already been described. She inquired se •
veral times where her husband was gone to. Her conduct as
a mother and wife was most affet tionate.
George Dickenson, the husband's brother, was then called
and examined—l am the brother to the prisoner's husband,
and am a licensed victualler, living in Cannon-street.. I saw
the body of the little boy at my brother's house.
Cross-examined.—l did not know the prisoner before she
was married. After they were married, in 1839, she came
as housekeeper to the house I then kept. She had an acci-
dent by falling down the steps into the yard. Her forehead
was much hurt—so much so, that I had to send for a doctor.
She was very ill after that, and left ; about three months after
the accident she was confined with her first child. I always
thought she was of a desponding character, but more so,
much more so, after this accident. I have often heard her
complain of her head, and put her hand up to it. I knew no-
thing of her family.
By the JUDGE—After the accident she was very low
spirited—very much more so than before. This I observed
particularly from the time of the accident to her first con-
finement. They took a public-house in 1839, and stayed in
it till 1841, when my brother failed, and since then he has
been doing nothing.
John Hills examined—l am churchwarden of the parish
of Deptford. Having heard of this melancholy affair, I went
to the house about six o'clock. I found the husband there,
and what he first said to me was in the absence of his wife.
When I first went down and saw three bodies lying, as I
thought murdered, I thought the husband had done it. The
woman was, as I thought, lying in the agonies of death, but
it soon appeared that, wounded as she was, she knewall that
was going on. I examined the husband's hands, when she
said it was not he who had done it, but herself. She after-
wards, when somewhat recovered, gave me an account of it.
She said she murdered the little boy first, because he was the
strongest, and the little girl afterwards. This was her own
spontaneous declaration. She appeared most anxious to excul-
pate her husband, whom I suspected and was examining.
She said that having cut the throats of her children, she had
cut her own, but was afraid she had not done it effectually.
In the evening she said she attempted it the day before, but
her heart failed 'her. She appeared in the greatest agony
of mind, upbraiding herself bitterly for her wickedness. The
room was. in a very distressed state—no bed and no bed
clothes—indeed the most abject misery. I found duplicates
for very many thingS, but the children's silk clothes were
there packed iu boxes very carefully ; they were very clean
and very nice.
Cross-examined--The distress was shocking to see. I did
not warn her not to tell me anything, and did not ask her to
tell me. J was present at the inquest. I remember that
eleven out of twelve of the jury wished Mr. Carttar to take
a verdict that she was of unsound mind. He refused to do
so, and they kept him for a long while.
George Worman—l am relieving-officer.of Deptford union.
Neither prisoner nor her husband ever applied for relief.
John Hewitt—l am a police-constable. I went to the
house of the prisoner at the bar. I found a razor there, which
I now produce. I saw the prisoner bleeding terribly, and
the two children murdered. She said, "It is I that have
done the horrid deed." She also 'said she had attempted
to do it the day before, but her heart failed her. She said she
murdered the boy first, and it was two or three minutes
before she could murder the little girl. She heard the chime
of the clock strike a quarter past one, when she commenced
the horrid deed, and she added she sat up looking at her
murdered infants till a quarter past five, and then she cut
her own throat.
Cross-examined=When I first went into the room the
prisoner was not able to speak. Did you caution the woman
not to speak. Did you not feel it your duty to do so ?
Mr. Justice Parrnsosr—lt was not his duty to do so.
There is a very mistaken notion on that subject. A police-
man has no right to warn any person.
Mr. CLARKSON—Oh, very well, my Lord; be it so then.
I shall not urge the question. It is a pity, however, that
some judges should have one opinion on this subject and
some another.
Roscoe—l am a policeman and was present on the
occasion. I began to search the husband, and the prisoner
said, "It was I who did it. I did it at a quarter past one."
Arthur—l am a surgeon, living at Deptford. I was called
to the house, and saw the dead body of the boy George. I
examined him, and in my opinion his death was caused by a
wound from the razor. The prisoner was then in a dreadful
state ; her wind-pipe was actually, severed in one place, and
in another nearly cut through. I sewed up the wound, and
did all that was necessary.
Cross-examined—This was about five o'clock. I thought
she was dying, and did so for many days after. She was in
a state of collapse. She was not in a state to have questions
put to her. Ido not.think it would have been right to attack
any weight to her answers, in the state she was then in. I
believe her to have been in a state of aberration, whilst under
my care, since the dreadful event. I considered her mind to
be in a " state Of a sort of imbecility, since the affair." The
discharge of blood, consequent on the cutting of her throat,
would have relieved her head. I consider her weak state of
mind to be altogether foreign from the circumstances attend-
ing the dreadful deed.
This was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Cuaixsosr then made a most powerful and touching
address to the jury, urging that from the intense anise!" the
prisoner was struggling with there was ample ground toatain-
tain that her mind had given way, even supposing it tb lave
been originally a sound and strong one. But, happily for
himself, for the Judge, for the jury, and for the sake (of our
common nature, lie was in a position to prove that insanity
was in her family, and that she had herself, on many
occasions, froth want -and suffering, been labouring under
an aberration of mind, and not responsible for the acts
she did. The Learned Counsel then called witnesses, whose
evidence we give the chief points of:—
Jane March—The young woman at the bar is my sister.
When she was in a situation, about eight years ago, her mis-
tress brought her to me in a cab ; buSseven years previously,
to that I had observed her do very strange things. Her mis-
tress brought her to me on account of the eccentricity of her
conduct, and through it she lost her situation. I have known
her lie in bed days and nights together without any food or
nourishment whatever. Once for three days and three
nights she did this, and although urged by alf of us to take
something she never would. Another tinie she sat up three
nights in the kitchen. She assigned as a reason the dreadful
state of her head. During those nights she had no sus-
tenance. She was always complaining of her head. She
would often go out by herself, come home again, and go
right off to bed in the middle of the day. At other times she
would wander about the house, for hours and hours together,
never saving a word to any one, and when we spoke to her,
however kindly, never replying. This was before the acci-
dent, when her head was so much hurt. She was always
low in her spirits, but at times very melancholy indeed. She (k'rom the London New Price Current of March 8.)
was often bled. to relieve the head. Bleeding had that effect SUGA e was
-7'her a dullness in the West India Sugar
for a time. My aunt was in a madhouse for some time, and mai ket in the early part of the wek, grocers and refiners purs
I believe died there.
chasing all descriptions with much caution. To-day stiff prices
am' uncle by marriage to the young woman were paid for all descriptions of West India Sugar, and all par•
at the bar. Her aunt was out of her mind—incurably so.
She died so.' ties were desirous to purchase, but business was checked by
the smallness of the quantity on, offer. The tail sales for the
William Jones—l am a doctor of medicine, living at Lut- week' are 660 hhds. Brown Sugar of dry quality is not to be
terworth, in Leicestershire. In February last I was making had under 60s
a visit to the house of Sir Robert Otway. At the request of R per cwt.
ZFINED.— To-day little desire was shown on the part of
the ladies of his family, I went to see the young woman at the the home trade to buy Refined Sugar, and prices are droop
bar. I remember the opinion I formed then, and I have log • brown lumps are 765, to 76s 6d, and standard 77s 6(1 to heard all the evidence given in Court this day, and I have no 78s
per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar was taken sparingly at
doubt whatever that, at the time of this sad event, there was 263 to 26s 3d.per cwt.
MAURITIUS.—This afternoon . the prices paid were fully
a disease of the brain that incapacitated her from being re-
sponsible for her acts.
Cross-examined. by Mr. DOANE—Distress of mind might equal to those of the last public sale—ord foxy brown fetched
54s good 58s to 695, low yellow 59s to 61s, mid 61s 6(1 to
so surcharge the brain with blood, as in a day or two to 63;6d, good 64s to 66s 6d, ord 'strong grey 60s to 61 6a mid
and good mid 62s to 63s 6d, and good 64s to 65s per Cwt.'
drive a person mad •, and, as in this case, a subsequent great
t Bo e2n,g7a517
bags, Sugar
loss of blood might brine, that person to a state of rationality EwsT T
.NDIA. This afternattention ; two parcels amounto
io
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g
so as to be able properly to answer questions.
Mr. DOANE simply replied on the evidence, and thewemreetoffwerietdh
at public sale, and sold at full rates—good white at 68s 6d, mid
Learned Judge having summed up, 67s to 67s 6sl, low mid 66s damp andwashed
63s 6d to
The jury immediately returned a verdict of "Not Guilty 661 6d, mid soundyellow 61s of murder, being at the time in a state of insanity," to the damp foxy to 61s 6d, damp 59s to 61s, low
great relief of a crowded and distressed Court.
Date yellow 60s, and damp 59s 6d There was another indictment against the prisoner for the per cwt.
murder of her other child, on which she was also arraigned. F •
FOREIGN.—There has been less activity in the market for
The same verdict was given as in the last case. Foreign Sugar this week, but holders are firm, and have re-
Thefrained from passing sales. This afternoon there public
the unhappy woman, .whose sufferings throughout 'were of .
the most acute character. was then removed from the dock. sale of Foreign Sugar ; privately some parcels of yellow Ha-
Williant Gregor, who was convicted on Thursday of at- vannah sold at I9s 6d to 22s 6d per cwt. for low to fine, and
tempting to make a revolt on board ship, was brought 'up for the market closed firmly.
judgment. . COFfEE.—prices have been fully supported for West India,
Mr. Justice Parrs sox said that the jury had coupled with and some parcels disposed of privately : the market is still
their verdict the expression of an opinion that the lightest scantily supplied, and none has been brought to public sale.
sentence permitted by the law should be passed upon him Ceylon, 580 bags at 2s to 3s above thrie of
and also censuring the conduct of the captain and the owners this day week ; good ordinary fetched 70s 6d to 71s. 9 puns
of the vessel, and at the same time strongly recommended the of Berbice sold at 63s 6d for good ordinary greyish. Mocha at
prisoner to mercy. The opinion of the jury had been notified 74s to 75s for middling yellow, and 72s to 73s for middling
to Lord Abinger, who tried the case, and his Lordship' re greenish. In other sorts of East India Coffee a good deal of
quested him to state that he did not at all concur in the j business was done privately at stiffer rates : Padang fetched 325;
opinion of the jury. He considered the offence a very serious .to 345, and Batavia 33s to 40s. The closing prices of good'
one, and passing a very light sentence was quite out of the ordinary Ceylon were 71s to 71s 6d per cwt ; at a late hour.. a
question ; but the recommendation of .the jury would be so • -per cwt. parcel of fino ordinary Plantation sort said at 85s to 90s p
far attended to, that the prisoner would not receive so se • nous CoFoa.—All deseriptions of West India are much wanted,
a punishment as he would otherwise have been sentenced to. ' higher rates andpaid. Trinidad sold at 46s to 46. '1 6d fai• low
The Learned Judge then said that the sentence he had to prey, being Is to 2s above previous rates : nod and
privately, g
(lsorts have been fetchinga2s to 579, and low to middling
pass upon him was, that he be imprisoned for one year in the fine re
gaol of Newgate, with hard labour, if the discipline of the 47s to 51s per cwt. Foreign is held firmly at 28a to 32s
gaol permitted it. per cwt. .
Tice.:—To-day there was less inclination shown to purchase,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Edward Harpond, who was described in the charge-
list as a gentleman, residing in Park-road, Greenwich, was
charged before Mr. Bingham with having wantonly urged a
ferocious dog to attack several persons, who had thereby
sustained serious injuries.
It appeared, from the evidence, that on the previous after-
noon, the prisoner and another "gentleman," who were both
slightly intoxicated, were observed proceeding along the
Kingsland-road, accompanied by a savage dog, which
they were amusing themselves by "setting" at every living
object that came within their reach. The dog was first seen
to attack a poor horse, the nose of which it seized and clung
totuntil it was beaten off with the butt-end of a whip. The
prisoner appeared highly delighted with the "sport," and
excited the dog to renew the attack by clapping his hands
and calling out "go it," with other encouraging ejacula-
tions; and he afterwards. caused it to fly at a group of
children, one of whom was severely lacerated with his teeth.
His disgraceful conduct attracted the indignant notice of
several bystanders, but he disregarded their remonstrances,
and whilst they were looking for a policeman, the prisoner set
the dog at another boy, who was instantly dragged to the
ground and bitten in several places. The last occurrence
took place close to the station-house, and was observed by a
policeman named Kelly, who immediately took the prisoner
into custody. He offered no resistance in the first instance,
but when the charge was taken down the prisoner com-
menced a furious assault upon the officer, who was also seized
by the dog, and his leg was so shockingly lacerated that he was
obliged to proceed to the hospital to have it dressed. After
a desperate resistance the prisoner and his dog were both se-
cured, and the latter vicious animal was destroyedon the spot.
The respective charges of the policeman Kelly and a boy
named Healey, who had also been bitten, were fully sub-
stantiated; and a surgeon's certificate was produced relating
to the case of another boy named Copan who was stated to
be so severely injured that he was unable to attend.
In reply to the charge, a solicitor, who attended for the
prisoner, assured the Magistrate that client was sincerely
sorry for what had taken place, and was quite willing to
defray wlratever medical expenses might be incurred by the
injured parties, and to give_ them ample compensation for the
sufferings they had sustained.
Mr. BINGHAM said that he should consider himself unfit to
discharge the duties of a magistrate, if he were to allow any
compromise to take place in a case of this description. A
person in humble life who had been guilty of such gross
misconduct, would infallibly have been sent to prison, and
asit was to be presumed that a person in the prisoner's station
was possessed of superior intelligence and instruction, he
should make no distinction in his favour, but should commit
him forthwith to the House of Correction for one month;
besides which, he should order the prisoner to pay a fine of
40s. for the assault on the boy Healey, and at the expiration
of his imprisonment, lie would be brought up again, to answer
the complaint of the boy, who was at present unable to appear
against him.
The prisoner, who appeared astounded at the decision, was
then removed from the bar.
CLERKENWELL.

Ann Smith was charged with assaulting Mr. Robert Dult,
chief usher of this Court.

Mr. Duke, a very respectable and obliging officer, deposed
that on the previous night; between twelve and one o'clock,
he was passing along Pentonville-hill, when the prisoner and
two other girls attacked him. He had not given them the
slightest provocation. The prisoner was particularly violent.
She first pushed him off the path, and then kicked him in
the legs and struck him with her clenched fist in the face.
A police-constable came up, and he gave her into custody.
The prisoner, who had not the least excuse to make for
the outrage, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment.

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAY

CORN EXCHANGE.

Although we had about an average supply of English
Wheat, the demand for it was steady, at prices quite equal to
those obtained on Monday. There was a moderate retail
trade for Foreign Wheat, at fully previous rates. The Barley
trade was in a depressed state, at barely stationary prices,
with a good supply offering. Malt was a mere drug, and is
per quarter lower. The Oat trade was dull, at barely late
rates. All other grain as on Monday.
ARRIVALS.

I Wheat. -
Eng1i5h.......... 3,180 qrs,
1ri5h......... .....
F0reign.......... 2,350

113,1ev. I Oita. Flour
,90V10 1
41 qrs.' 4,250 ir, 2,940 sacks.
170 !

--

Malt, 3,4'20 qrr.
SMITHFIELD.

Upwards of 300 Scots having been received by steamers
Pram Scotland; the supply of beasts on sale was rather exten-
sive, and of good average quality, yet the demand was steady
at fully Monday's quotations. From Holland 10 beasts were
on offer. The numbers of sheep were scanty, while the sale
for them was active, at very full rates. In calves a good
business was doing, on previous te►ms. Pigsmoved off freely
at our quotations. Milch Cows were sold at from 161. to 191.
ss, each, including their small calf.

Per 81trs. to sink the offal.

s. d. to s. d I d. toe. d.
Interior Beasts 2 6 2 8, Inferior 5heep......... 2 8 3 0
Second quality itto— 210 3 01 Second quality ditto... 3 2 3 8
Prime large 0xen...." 3 4 3 6, Coarsimmolled ditto.. 310 4 0
Prime Scots, &c.. 3 8 40' SOuthdown Wethers 4 2 4 6
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 Of Large Hogs ............ 3 0 3 8
Prime small ditto 4 2 4 8, Small Porkers ......... 310 4 4
Suckling Calves. each 13 028 0 quarter old Pigs. each l 8 0 21 U

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
919
Beasts. 1
2 Sheep j
j Ca
160 1 Wlves, PigsO
,410
EWOATEI AND LEAD X N NAL Zs.
We had but a moderate supply of Meat, while the demand
was steady on full terms :----

At per atone, by the Carcase
s. d. too. d.l s. d. tar. d.
Beef, ..... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior 2 6 2 8
- middling ...... 2 6 2 8: middling 210 3 2
-,-- prime large ..... 210 3 2, - prime 3 4 3
--- prime small 3 4 36, Pork, large ..»... 2 3 8
Veal 3 46) -small... ........ 9 6 4 2
BOROUGH 110 P AZARILET.
- The supply of all kind of Hops is very small, while the
demand is steady, at fully late rates.

• CtilotNi.tx.x..
Stlaut.—The market for British Plantation has been very
barely supplied, and the sales have been consequently limited
to about 700 hhds at full prices ;, yellow and fine having been
sold at 62s to 67s Gd, and brown at 53s to 60s 6d.
MAURITIUS AND BENGAL.--The transactions at public sale
have been restricted, 4,453 bags 238 casks of the former sold
at 63s 6d to 67s for good to fine yellow, and at 60s to 63s for
low to mid, good and fine brown realising 58s to 59s 6d ;
1,509 bags of the latter went at 67s to 68s for good white,
and at 61s to 63s for mid yellow. Prices have not been so
buoyant.
FOREIGN. 268 boxes Havannah at auction realised 24s 6d
to 27s for low to mid, sound quality, and 17s 6d to 25s for da-
maged. Privately there has been a fair business. Refined
has been steady.
COFFEE.—British Plantation has been quiet but steady in
price. In Ceylon .there has been less doing; good ord has
realised 68s to 68s 6d, and Plantation 83s 6d per cwt. In
East India sorts 3,816 bags have been offered and partly sold ;
Batavia at 31s to 33s 6d for ord to good ord, and at 42s to
44s for fine ord; 400 bags Singapore Java went at 435, and
some good ord pale at 36s to 395. There were 148 bales 82
bags Mocha sold at 61s Gd to 72s Gd for mid; and 911 bags
Foreign, Brazil, were taken in at 30s to 34s for triage to ord
and good. Privately 1,500 bags Domingo have been sold,
but the price is not known.
_ _

Coco.i.—There has been a good demand for British Plan.
tation ; 40 barrels Trinidad went at 46s to 46s 6d for low grey
RUM.—This article has been very firm, proof Leewards at
2s ld per gallon: _

SEICEs2=B46 bags Eastern Pepper sold at 2id to 311(1 for
good light, and 282 bags whitepartly found buyers at sid to
50, and for one or two lots 91d per lb. 150 boxes Cassia
Lignea went at 58s to 675. Pimento has been firm, and 57
bags by auction sold at. 3d to 3d for good.
RICE.--The principal business has been privately at full
rates ; 500 bags at auction brought 12s for mid white.
Corrox.—Business has fallen off in this article.
- TEA.—The accounts from China state that business was
proceeding slowly. The market is steady, and there will
probably be more doing when the general contents of the
letters have been duly weighed. •
TiLow.—P. Y. C. is qUiet at about Tuesday's rates.