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London, England, 1844-04-06 00:00:00

also on the thumb and forefinger. The cut on the
thumb was considerable. An attempt at strangule"
tion would discolour the face, or give it a red or livid
appearance.
Cross. examined by Mr. TOWNSEND—She was very
ill from disease of the lungs, and her present appear-
ante was from natural causes. He had examined
where she was kicked, and found no external bruises,
but a slight degree of tenderness to the touch. The
wounds inflicted had missed the important part, an&
were quite healed.
By a juror—Were the wounds so situate that ft.
person might inflict them upon herself ? Witness--
They were.
William Brundred—Was at the house. The pri."
soner said to him, "Nell, William, you see lam
fixed; but lam as innocent as thou art.' He asked
him what made his hands over blood, and the prisoner
said had stopped her from bleeding. He saw
razor; land it was spotted with blood. The prisoner
cleanea the razor with a cloth, and washed his hands.
Charles Balshin deposed to the prisoner saying that
he struck her after her throat was cut, and believed he
struck her on falling upon her.
The' Learned JUDGE summed up most elaboratelP
and •
The jury having retired, returned -with a verdict
of Guilty on the second count, which was with felo—
niously assaulting with intent to do some grievous
bodily harm.
Sentence—Transportation for the term of his na"
tural life.

• CROYDON POLICE.
An elderly man, in a miserable condition, who gave
the name of Thomas William Robe, Wils taken before ,
Mr. S. W. Sutherland, at the Town-inill, Croydon,
on Wednesday, charged with begging. appeared
from the evidence given by the police, Viat the- de;
fondant, who has been in the town for some days, hal •
'
annoyed the inhabitants azood deal by he .gging, an
u
he had been to almost every house in Croydon for
that purpose; but being at length caught i the fact,
he was taken into custody,. The defendant, in answer;
to questions put to him by Mr. Sutherland, said tha,t,
he was a minister of the Church-of England, Oa
that be had formerly held a small curacy, 'the spa
pend from which not being sufficient to \ sort.
port his family, he. • was reduced to greti
distress, and at length he had- been- Sub
pelled to resort to begging as a means of stilY'
.sistence. The officer produced a number of pic°'
of paper, which he- found in the :possession'.
of the defendant, from the contents of which thel.*
was every reason to infer that whe.tever may hay!'
been his former position in life, for a very contitiersbi°
time the defendant has been gaining his living ;bf
begging about the country. These papers had
ink
scribed upon them the names of almost every prinnil%
town in the kingdom, and also the names of a grt
number of the inhabitants, with stars and cirnie~
placed against them, evidently to denote those W.
had given money, and those from whom more was
he obtained, the whole forming a sort, of guide to °.
cadging" fraternity who always compare notes whopthey meet at the different lodging-houses.at- nigPti
and ascertain from theothers the parties who are rngi-.
likely to be • imposed upon. • The-defendant said
would not 'offend again, and that if the magistrate Of
charged him he would leave the town immediaVE:
Upon this condition he was set at liberty, but..
Sutherland ordered his papers to be detained by'w
police. .

MARKET NEWS.-(YESTERDAIO

CORN..EXCHANGE.
-A
This being Good Friday, no business was transactv-
Mark Lane, or the Coal Market.

SMITHFIELD.

This being a holiday market the supply of beasts 011 0L:
was extremely small, and of inferior quality, while the '";,6
trade was in a very depressed state, at barely 111o11den,
quotations. Although the numbers of sheep were scanty /X.O
inquiry for them was heavy, at unaltered figures. -"bf
being the great Lamb slioiv, the supply of that discriptiono
stock was good, viz., 5,200. Prime qualities sold'briskiPpo
au advance of 4d per 81b. In the value of other kind 34
variation took place. The arrivals from the Isle of WJbof
were only 135 head. Calves and Pigs.were a mere,druP
d
barely late rates. INlilch COws were numerous, and he
l
from 161 to 181 lOs eaelt.l,
Per slhi. to sink the offal.

s. cl. to f;cl. , - „ s'4. si.l
nferior Beasts 2 2 2• 4 Second qualityditte...,3 2 01
a ' 1
Second quality ditto 2 6 2 8 Coarse-woolled ditto.; 3. -, • ,
Prime large Oxen 2lO 3 6 Southdown Wethers 4"'o. •,:
Prime Scots, &c.
1 arge coarse Calves 3 4 310 Large Hogs . 3 0 4, a
Prime small ditto 4 0 4 2 Small Porkers 312
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 26 . ,uirt er old Pigs, each 15 0. ' 61'
Info icr Sheep

SUPPLY AT MARKET. •
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. FT:.
378 6,990 216

N :6N/70.11T21 AND LEADENIRALI.• teb
Prime Lamb commanded a steady sale, at advanced r„
In other kinds of meat next to nothing was doing.
At per stime, the Carcase
1. d. to d, to;
Beef, ..... 22. 2 4 Mutton, inferior 4 4
2 5 I
-- middling ...... 2 6 2 8 middling 2 J`' 2
--- prime large '2 10 3 0 ---- prime 3 "A $
- prime small Si• 3.2 Pork, yi 4
Veal 3 0 4 0 3
_

Lamb. 5s 4d to 65. Bd.
BOROUGH HOP PLARIEZT. ipe
During the present week the demand for all kinds of to
has been somewhat inactive, yet no alteration has
place in prices.