The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-14 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORNING,' DECEMBER 16, 1844.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
PRIVY COUNCIL, Dec. 14.

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat to-
day for the purpose of hearing appeals. The Lords
present were the Master of the Rolls, Lord Campbell,
Mr. Baron Parke, the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce,
and the Judge of the Admiralty Court. Their Lord-
ships were occupied the whole day with the case of
Cooper v. Brockett which came before their Lordships
upon appeal from the Prerogative Court ; the principal
question in the case was as to the validity of the will of
the testator in the cause. The case appears likely to
occupy several days.

which have come before their Lordships are here sub-
joined:—

(Before Mr. justios COLERIDGE.)
Benjamin Collinson (out on bail) was charged with
having, on the 26th of July last, at Dewsbury, burgla-
riously broken into the dwelling-house of George Earn-
shaw, and stolen therefrom four pairs of blankets, 20
shillings in silver, and one shilling in copper.—The
prisoner was Acquitted.
Mr. Wlmums said it wa§ only due to his client to
state that ninety-two persons had subscribed their six-
pences and shillings towards the prisoner's defence, and
he held a testimonial from the vicar of the.parish, giving
the prisoner a most excellent character.
Peter Higgins was charged with having stolen from
the counting-house of Charles Exley, a pocket-book and
about 1731. in notes; and Ann Higgins was charged with
having, on the 31st of July, at Wakefield, received one
301; sixteen 5/, notes, and one 101. note, the property of
the said Charles Exley, well knowing them to have been
stolen.

The jury, after a short retirement, returned a verdict
of Guilty against both the prisoners.
Peter Higgins was sentenced to transportation for 20
ears. A former conviction was proved against Ann
iggins, who was sentenced to transportation for 14
years.
Wni. Thompson, alias Luke Thompson, alias Blueskin,
was charged with having, on the 22d of January, 1843,
feloniously shot at Thomas Carr, of Hall Moor, near
York, vtith intent to murder, disable, or to do him some
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Wftxxsis opened the case to the jury. He ob-
served that this case was indeed an extraordinary one,
and one which he thought was calculated to teach all
persons woo might be acquainted with its history a very
important lesson. He was sure it would not be a lesson
lost upon them in the discharge of their duty on that and
all other occasions, and he felt it was a lesson which
every man would do well to lay to heart before he came
into .a witness-box to speak against a fellow-creature.
Already a man named Mason had been tried for this
identical offence—convicted and sentenced to transpor-
tation. If he (Mr. Wilkins) was well instructed, he
thought the jury would be fully convinced that that
poor fellow (Mason) had been suffering for the crimes
of others, as it would be shown to them from the mouth
of the prisoner himself, that he with others committed
that offence—that Mason was not present—and that in
fact Mason was not known to the parties who committed
the robbery. He (Mr. Wilkins) believed some hasty but
well-intended observations had been made in a portion of
the public press in this city on the conduct of the policeman
to whom the information was given in this matter ; but
he thought the gentleman who wrote that article, and
all who might hear the history of this case, would be of
opinion, if they looked into his transaction, that the offi-
cer had conducted himself with becoming caution, dis-
cretion, and humanity. When the prisoner first imparted
the intelligence to the policeman, he was in duty bound
immediately to make it known to Mr. Chalk, the super-
inteudent. Mr. Chalk very properly requested that cor-
roborative testimony should be obtained whereby to sub-
stantiate the statement, and at the same time secure the
release of Mason. The jury would, he thought, be of
opinion that caution was required, and that a little delay
was necessary to bring this matter to a successful issue.
The principal evidence against the prisoner was a con-
fession made by himself to the police.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and he was sen-
tenced to twenty years transportation.
(His Lordship, in passing sentence, intimated that im-
mediate steps would be taken for the recal of the inno-
cent convict, Mason, and that Government, in all likeli-
hood, would award him compensation.)
(Before Mr. Justice CREsSWELL.)
William Barker and John Holden were charged with
having, on the Bth of November last, at Stanfield, in the
%Vest Riding, feloniously assaulted John Baiston, and
stolen from his person one 101. note, two 51. notes, 70
sovereigns, 20 half-sovereigns, 20 shillings, and two
books, the property of the said John Baisten.
The prosecutor identified Barker as being one of the
men who robbed him on the night in question. He also
stated that Barker, prior to the robbery having been
committed, was in his employ as a labourer.
His Lordship having summed up, the jury, after being
absent about half an hour, returned a verdict of Guilty
against both prisoners.—Sentence deferred.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—Bury St. Edmund's, Dee. 12
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
Charles Hogg, aged 24, and Charles Scutchen, aged 19,
were indicted for burglariously entering the shop, being
part of the dwelling-house of Simeon Fenton, on the
23d of October, and stealing three silver watches, two
silver watch-cases, one time-piece, and several other
articles.
Mr. Gurdon prosecuted, and Mr. O'Malley defended
both prisoners,
It appeared by the evidence, that on the night of the
burglary the prosecutor returned home soon after eleven,
and on applying the key to the lock of the shop-door, he
found it unlocked; he then pushed open the door, and in
the act of doing so, his knuckles touched somebody on
the breast; a man immediately rushed by him, sad a
second person attempted to do the same, but he secured
him, and he turned out to be the prisoner Scutchen. A
neighbour of the prosecutor, who had accompanied him
as far as the shop-door, and was then proceeding home,
heard the prosecutor call for assistance; he immediately
ran back, and just as he arrived at the prosecutor's house
he saw a man coming out of the door, apparently over
the prosecutor's shoulder. lie endeavoured to seize him,
and, after a struggle, both went to the ground, and at
the same time three silver watches were thrown into
tl,e street. The in in escaped and ran down
hhhoy-gate-stree!, several persons following in pursuit.
The most remarkable part of the case was the courageous
conduct of a " fair" young neighbour of the prosecutor,
who, it appeared, on hearing the cry of "stop thief;"
immediately opened her door and looked out, and seeing
a man coming up Abbey-gate-street closely pursued by
two persons, instantly placed herself in the middle of the
street, and, as soon as the man came up, rushed at him,
and attempted to seise him by the collar, and in the act
of doing so the man gave her a violent blow on the face,
which knocked her down ; but fortunately the night was
sufficiently light to enable the " fair assailant" to identify
the man as being the prisoner Hogg, who was well known
to her; he was also recognised by two or three persons
who met him running up Abbey-gate-street.
Mr. Justice WILLIAMS summed up the case, and the
jury, without the slightest hesitation, returned a verdict
of Guilty against both prisoners.
A former conviction was proved against Hogg, and he
was sentenced to be transported for life, and in conse-
quence of the prisoner Scutchen receiving a good cha-
racter, he was sentenced to one year's imprisonment with
hard labour.
The Learned JUDGE, in the kindest manner possible,
intimated to the young woman who had displayed such
great presence of mind, that if a small sum of money Mould
be in any way acceptable, he should feel much pleasure
in ordering it to be presented to her.
indicted for
The young woman appeared much pleased with such
an unexpected mark of his Lordship's approbation.
William
aged 21. and William
Adam
for burglariously entering
the dwelling-house of William Jennings, at Florham,
and stealing therefrom bank notes, gold, silver, and cop-
per, amounting altogether to 851.—verdict, Guilty.
iilsi,iam aged Ward,
23,
er alias zdi
Former convictions for felony were put in, and both
the, prisoners were sentenced to be transported for life.
The prisoner Howe, who was convicted yesterday of
the serious offence of arson, was sentenced this morning
to fifteen years' transportation.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, Dec. 12.
(Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON.)
George Freeman and Henry Hall were indicted for a
burglary in the house of William Holdstock, situated at
Batbeaston. .

Mr. Salmon prosecuted ; the prisoners were uncle.
'ended.

The prosecutor in this case had left his house secure
at nine o'clock on the morning of the robbery. He re-
turned to it again about five, when it was still safe, and
then left for the residence of the gentleman for whom he
worked as gardener. From information which he re
ceived, he hastily returned to his house, taking a man of
the name of Bailey, whom he met on his way, with him,
and arming himself and Bailey with good sticks. On
reaching his house, he saw a light in the top window,
and calling out, he observed the light put out, and pre-
sently afterwards observed two heads put out of the
window, which was thrown up. He called on Bailey to
shoot them, in order to intimidate the robbers. Pre-
sently one of the men jumped out of the under window,
who was immediately laid hold of by the prosecutor.
Bailey secured the other man. They had removed various
things, but had not carried off anything.
The jury irnmediatdy returned a verdict of Guilty
against both, and. they were sentenced by the Court to
fifteen years' transportation.
George Pritchard, was indicted for the manslaughter
of his brother, Samuel Pritchard.
The death it seemed was the result of 4ccident.
The jury immediately Acquitted the prisoner.

RAILWAY ACCIDEr-f .—A fatal accident occurred
on Saiairday morning on the line of the Newcastle
and Carlisle Railway, nsar Ryton station, about seven
miles from Newcastle. As the luggage-train, which
left Newcastle at half-past six o'clock for Carlisle, was
proceeding at the usual rate, it ran into a cow which
was straying on the line, and the force of the concussion
was so great as to throw the engine and tender over a
low embankment, the engine falling on its side, and the
tender being crushed up be..ide it. The stoker was for-
tunate enough to jump off just before the collision took
place, and escaped with only a few slight bruises. The
engineer did not jump off, :and he was crushed to death
between the engine and the tender. Had the accident
occurred twenty
yards further along the line, where the
railway runs close to the river Tyne, the whole train
would have gone into the water. The trucks suffered
no injury, and but little displacement, and another en-
gine having been brought, they were forwarded to their
destination, and the subsequent trains experienced no
delay.
The engineer's name was Thomas Graham ; he
was a steady
very dark, and the animal was not discovered until the
experienced driver, but the morning was
engine was close upon it, 103 late to prevent the acci-
dent.—Doncaster Gazette.
Ma. WARD'S CASE.—OXFORD, FRIDAY EVENING.
—We have just heard that the Hebdomadal Board of
the University, at a meeting held to-day, have concurred
in three statutes to be submitted to Convocation on the
13th of February, '1845 :—One, condemnatory of the
principles of subscription to the Articles. advocated by
Mr. Ward ; a second, degrading him f..k-an his degrees
on his refusal to submit to a riA:autation ; find a third,
intended to secure the University from fraudulent sub-
scription in future.— Oxford Chronicle.
Tun COLLIERS AND TM:: TURNOUT.—The colliers in
this neigl2bourKwiii Lack, turned in again et Walker,
Oates, and (ic,.'s crlFrr, tinily out Or o: four
I .',•(*till* "ef
aluoth.. They 4.111,..1v4nce of •
has now been offered them, and they have set to work
again as soon as the above-named firm gave in to the
demand and the necessity,—Wakefield Journal

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

(SATURDAY.)
MANSIOIV-HOOSE.
Two women, named Maria Allen and Elizaboth
Sutton, were brought ft•=•rn having
broken the Mansion-iiouse indows about a fortnight
ago. They applied to be passed to their respective fami-
lies some distance from London.

The LORD MAYOR said it was not in his power to
pass them.

- Mr. Goodman, the Chief Clerk, said that these
women, with others, had broken upwards of 100 panes
of glass in the house within a short period.
The LORD MAYOR said he could give no encourage-
ment to such offenders, and refused to pass them.
Maria Allen, on leaving the room, said if she had a
stone she would throw it at his Lordship's head. Upon
this, she was brought back, and ordered to find bait
herself in 101., and two sureties in 101. each, to keep
the peace. The prisoner was then removed to prison
till she could find bail.—The other prisoner ran off as
fast as she could.

GUILDHALL.
Robert Cl?fford, a journeyman carpenter, was
brought up for re-examination, charged with break-
ing a policeman's arm, under the following circum-
stances :—On Sunday morning last Samuel Coveney,
a City officer, was on duty at the corner of St. Mar-
tin's-le-Grand and Newgate street, when the prisoner
came up to him, and asked him which was Newgate-
street. The constable replied that was Newgate-
street where they were then standing, whereupon the
prisoner said it waz "a d—d lie,' and gave the con-
stable what is termed " the leg." Coveney fell upon
the pavement, and his arm was so much fractured,
that the elbow was forced upwards half-way to the
shoulder. He was immediately sent to St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, where the injury was found to he of
so serious a nature that he was obliged to become an
in-patient. Coveney was perfectly sober at the time;
the prisoner had been drinking, but appeared to know
very well what he was about when taken to the sta-
tion-house.
On Saturday the prisoner was again placed at the bar,
when the wounded officer was again unable to attend,
as will be seen from the following certificate from the
surgeon of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, which was
handed in :
" This is to certify, that Samuel Coveney is not in
a .fit state to leave his bed and appear before the court
of magistrates.
" (Signed) "JAMES REID, House Surgeon.
" December 14."
Alderman JOHNSON said he should remand the pri-
soner to Saturday, the 21st instant, and ordered him
to be placed on low diet.
BOW-STREET.
William Ledbury, a stamper in the General Post-
office, was charged with stealing a letter containing
125., the property of the Postmaster-General.
Mr. Peacock attended for the prosecution, and called
Walter R. Sculthorpe, residing at No. 6, South-
square, Gray's Inn, one of the presidents at the Post-
office, who :proved that on Friday afternoon he en-
closed 2s. and a half sovereign in a letter addressed to
Mr. Smurden, Chapel. street, Islington. He sealed
the letter, after marking the money, and gave it to
Mr. Slott, an inspector of letter carriers. Witness,
from a communication with Mr. Blott, expected to
find the letter among the Islington letters this morn-
ing, but on searching them he could not discover it.
Witness had a communication with the superintending
president at ten o'clock, and the stampers, among
whom was the prisoner, were sent for into that gen-
tleman's office. He proposed that they should be
searched. They consented, and Tyrrell, the constable,
took some money, among which were two shillings,
from the pocket of the prisoner. Witness examined
the two shilling-s, and found they were the identical
shillings he had enclosed in the letter on the previous
evening. The prisoner said, after he was in custody,
that yesterday (Friday) as he was coming on duty he
had changed a sovereign at a Mr. Stevens's, a public-
house
in Gutter-lane, and that the two shillings in
question were part of the change he received. He
denied all knowledge of the transaction.
He was remanded until Wednesday.
WORSHIP-STREET.

George Baynes, police-constable 51 N, was sum-
moned before Mr. Broughton, to answer a charge of
assaulting George Geaves, and taking him into cus-
tody upon an unfounded accusation of having vio-
lated a young lady, the wife of a clergyman. The
particulars of the alleged violation, and names of the
accusing parties, however, did not transpire.
The complainant, a smart-looking young man,
who' described himself as a chronometer-maker,
living in Graham-street, stated that about half-past
ten last Sunday night he was at a public-house,
when the defendant and another policeman entered,
and the defendant addressing him, said, "How du
you do ?" but immediately afterwards caught him by
the collar, and said " I want you ?" He asked what
he wanted him for, and the defendant saying it was
on suspicion of felony began dragging him out of the
place. He was at the bar at the time, and caught
hold of the beer machine handle, but the defendant
kept hauling him a way,and dragged him out of thehouse,
holding him by the throat so as to hurt him. He de-
sired the defendant to let go of his collar, and to hold
him by the wrist as policemen usually do, but the de-
fendant refused, until another constable, 233 N, en-
tered, upon which the defendant relinquished
the hold of his throat and held his wrist.
He was then taken to the station-house, and
there told that he was charged with committing a rape
upon a lady. He was detained altogether about three
hours, and the lady being sent for, attended at the sta-
tion-house, accompanied by a gentleman, who, he was
informed, was a clergyman. The lady, however,
on seeing him, said, "Oh! no; that is not the man ;"
and he was then released. He then asked the name
of his accuser, but, instead of receiving any satisfac-
tory answer, was thrust out of the station-house.
When thrust. out of the police-station, he waited out-
side until he saw the same lady and gentleman come
out, and he then "politely" begged to he allowed to
speak to the gentleman, who, however, cried out
" Police, police," and he was thus prevented from
further inquiry.
The defendant said that a reverend gentleman had
given him information of a rape committed upon a
young lady, and the description given of the offender
was such as left no doubt upon his mind that it was
this complainant, whom he knew as an associate of
thieves. The offence was alleged to have been com-
mitted some days before, and he, upon receiving the
information from the clergyman, went on the night
in question into the public-hotise where the coin -
plainant was, and laid hold of him, telling him at the
same time the nature of the charge.
Mr. BROUGIITON said that whatever might be the
complainant's character in other respects, he had un-
doubtedly sustained an assault, and been. illegally
arrested in this instance, and the defendant must find
bail to answer any indictment he might prefer at the
sessions.

The defendant was then held to bail in his own
recognisance of 301., and two sureties in 201. each.

UNION-BALL.
Charles Richart, a Frenchman, enveloped in a large
cloak, and with a sable boa round his neck, was
brought before Mr. Cottingham, charged with steal-
ing a valuable gold watch and a lady's gold neck •
chain, the property of Miss Eliza Williams, of No.
10, Upper Stanford-street, and Fanny Dronsart,
a Frenchw2man, was charged as an accessary after
the fact.

From the complainant's statement, it appeared that
the male prisoner had been lodging in her house for
about two months, and that his bed-room was on the
same floor as hers ; that on Monday morning last
she missed her gold watch and neckchain out of the
drawers of her wardrobe. The prisoner was out at
the time, but when he returned home she mentioned
the circumstance to him, at the same time remarking
that no other persons could have had access to the
room from which the articles were stolen but the
female servant and he, the door being left unlocked.
The prisoner, however, denied knowing anything
about the watch or chain, and hinted at the necessity
of giving the servant girl into custody, and lidded,
that owing to what had occurred, instead of retaining
his bed-room up stairs, he should sleep in future on
the ground-floor, and requested that his luggage
might be moved down stairs. His directions were
accordingly complied with, and nothing more passed
on the subject of the inis,ing articles until Thursday
morning. When Miss Williams rose she found that
her lodger was gone, and on the table in his bed-
room was found a slip of paper, in which was written,
that, having been disappointed in remittances from
his father in Prance, he (the writer) had started off
for Paris, to obtain some money, and that he should
return in about twelve days.
The proceedings were here for some time inter-
rupted by the female prisoner being attacked with a
hysterical fit, and she was obliged to be carried out
into the open air. On her recovery, and being
brought into Court again, the inquiry was resumed.
The complainant went on to describe that the
abrupt departure of the male prisoner from her house
had the effect of strengthening the suspicion that he
was the man who robbed her of the watch and chain,
and she accordingly gave information of the circum-
stances to Serpant Leighton, of the L division. That
officer, it appeared, at once set about inquiring on the
subject, and ascertained that on 'Thursday morning,
between four and five o'clock, the female prisoner
hired a cab in Oxford-street, and was driven over to
Stainford-street, where she awaited within a few doors
‘,l Miss Williains's house, while her f;liow pri3onev
came out by stealth with all his luggage, and, joining
her in the vehicle, they both drive to John-street,
Oxford-street, where the female lodged. The latter
prisoner had, on the subsequent day, called at the
coiaplainant's house, • and represented herself
Monsieur Richart's --us' - "d that she had

poise for smile stiiieu Ile Intti ort4.3ited (tor
to wash and have in readiness for him on his return
from Paris. The sergeant took the prisoners into

custody on Friday evening, in John-street, Oxford-
street.

A foreigner said he knew the male prisoner as a
honourable man, and not as a thief; that he did not
think he would be guilty of styli a crime, his father
bring a wealthy burgess in Paris.
The prisoners were remanded until Wednesday, the
Magistrate saying he would take bail for their appear.
ante in two sureties of 1001. each. The prisoners,
however, being unable to procure that bail, were
committed.
Robert Norton, the driver of cab No. 1,758, was
charged with stealing a carpet bag, containing va-
rious articles of dress, the property of a gentleman
named Gibbs, residing at, Northampton.
'lt appeared Mr. Gibbs arrived on the preceding
evening from Northampton, at the Bell and Crown, in
Holborn, at which inn he was met by a Mr. Stirling,
with whom he got into the prisoner's cab, and having
placed his luggage, and amongst them the carpet
bag produced, in the vehicle, they drove off to Mr. Stir-
ling's residence in the York-road. Some altercation oc•

curred respecting the fare, and the prisoner drove away,
and soon afterwards the bag and its contents were
missed by the complainant,when Mr. Stirling, hisfriend,
recollected that it was placed on the box of the cab. The
latter gentleman immediately went off in quest of the
driver, and, in passing along Bow-street, he was
I hailed by the prisoner, who asked him if he wanted a
cab, and this led to his apprehension. When ques-
tioned on the subject of the carpet bag, the prisoner
dented that he knew anything about it, although told
it was at his side when he drove off from the Bell and
Crown. Mr. Stirling, not satisfied with the mere
denial, proceeded to examine the vehicle, and in the
hoot of it, stowed away under horse-cloths and hay,
he found his friend's hag and its contents. Mr. Stir-
ling took pu,session of the property, and was proceed-
ing to call a policeman, when the prison-r jutnped on
the box of his vehicle and drove off, but his number
being known, he was soon afterwards taken into
custody.
Mr. cOTTINGITAM said it was evident the prisoner
drove away with the carpet bag and its contents,
either for the purpose of waiting for the reward, or
appropriating it to his own use. Even if the former
was his intention, he was equally guilty of felony,
for the owner's name and address were on the carpet-
bag. The Magistrate added that, for the purpose of
protecting the public against such dishonest persons
as the accused, he should send him before a jury.
The prisoner was accordingly committed.
THAMES POLICE.

Sergeant Waller, acting inspector at the Poplar
Police-station, applied to Mr. Ballantine, requesting
to know how he should act under the following cir-
cumstances :—The sergeant stated that about a
quarter past six o'clock that morning, a person came
to the station-house and reported that the inhabitants
in the neighbourhood of the Union Chapel,Bow-lane,
had been disturbed and alarmed from a late hour in
the night by dreadful groans, and, notwithstanding
the most careful inquiry, no one could tell film
whence they proceeded. The sergeant at once dis-
patched Plowright, 106 K, to endeavour to discover
the cause of alarm. Notwithstanding the seeming
improbability, he felt assured that they isued from the
Union Chapel, and having procured the keys from
0,,e of the trustees, he proceeded at once to search the
place. Tracing the sounds, which had now become
very weak, he found that they issued from the chim-
ney in the vestry-room, and, on demanding who was
there, the voice of an apparently much exhausted and
gasping-for-breath person exclaimed, " Oh, for God's
sake, take me out As the person appeared to have
stuck half-way in the flue, this was no easy
task, and, on proceeding to extricate him, it
was found that the pot of the chimney in
which the man was transfixed had been re-
moved and placed cap-wise upon an adjoining one. At
length it was found necessary to dig away at the spot,
and after some time, a man, named Smith, who had
several aliases, and is well known to the police, was
rescued from his perilous position in a state of great
exhaustion from cold and want of air. He was at
once conveyed to the station-house, where, being
placed before the fire, and the attendance of a sur-
geon procured, he was so far recovered as to be con-
veyed to the London Hospital, where he as present
lies under the surveillance of a constable. The ser-
geant's object in applying to his Worship was to know
how he should act with respect to this man ?
Mr. BALLANIINE—You must take him into cus-
tody as soon as he is able to be removed. Has any
property been missed from this chapel before ?—The
sergeant replied that he understood property had been
missed from the place on a former occasion, but the
amount was not stated, nor did he know of what it

consisted. Plowright, on bringing the man to the
station, charged him with being on the premises for
an improper purpose. Under these circumstances,
would it be proper to leave a constable in charge at
the hospital ?
Mr. BALLANTINE—That's a police regulation, with
which I have nothing to do.
Sergeant Waller—But I suppose your Worship will
look to me to produce him here ?
Mr BALLANTINE—Most certainly; as he has been
charged in the sheet, it will be your duty to produce
him.

The sergeant then left to take further measures for
Smith's safe custody.

STATE OF TRADE.

FOREIGN WOOL TRADE, LEEDS, DEC. 13.—A some-
whst larger amount of business has baen done in foreign
wool this week than during the preceding fortnight, and
prices, if anything►, in low and middle qualities, evince
rather a rising tendency.
ENGLISH WOOL MARKET, LEEDS, DEC. 13.—There is
a firmness in this branch of trade, and the tendency of
prices is upwards. The manufacturers buy cautiously,
and complain that the present prices of goods are below
the proportion of the rates at which they are obliged to
buy wool to supply their present limited consumption.
WAKEFIELD WOOL MARKET, DEC. 13 —T he re still
continues an animated demand for all deep combing
wools. and the turn is in favour of the seller, and this
has imparted more confidence in the buyers of the bet' er
description of combing wools, as well as in those of short
wools.

LEEDS.—Thernarkets at both our cloth halls have been
of much the same dull character as the markets of last
month, with little.probability of any material improve-
ment till after Christmas. The stocks, however, in the
hands of the manufacturers are moderate, am they are
acting with caution by curtailing their operations. Prices
a,e steady. There have been very tew buyers in the
town during tl•e week, but from the ieverit,y of the wea-
ther there has been a better demand for winter goods
than for some ,eeks past; ~,illl this exeeption, business is
dull in finish dgothis,and the loyeign howsos are very still.
BRADFORD MARKET, DEC. 12.—There is nothing (bi-
fernt in the wool trade since our last report, either in
demand or prices. Yarns are still produced in very re-
duced quantities, to supply the immediate wants of con-
sumers. Stocks are not increasing, and prices are firm.
More piece goods have been sold during the week and
to-day than we hive heard of for several weeks past. The
prices still continue so ruinously low, that there is no
disposition to relax the tringent measures adopted by
the manufacturers.

MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—WC do not im-
prove in our cloth market ; on the contrary, we are
retrograding, and this has been more evident since
Tuesday, as shown by a more anxious desire to sell by
many manufacturers. This state of things has in some
measure been brought about by the closing of some of
the important continental rivers, so that we need not
expect say improvement fur some weeks to come. Our
borne demand is on the whole good, but not large. In
yarns we are dtcidedly fiat, with lower prices. The
continental demand having in general subsided, spinners
will be compelled either to stock for a while, or to sub-
mit to lower rates.—Leeds Mercury.

MARKET NEWS.—(SATURDAY.)
COVENT—GAMMEN.
In consequence of the severity of the weather the sup-
plies of Vegetables were small, and the demand was active
at further improved rates. In Fruit not much business
was doing. Potatoes from 3s to 4s 9d per cwt; Turnips,
2s 3d to 3s 9d; Carrots, 5s to 7s ; Coleworts, or Greens,
3s to 3s 9d ; and Leeks, Is to 2s per dozen bunches ;
Apples and Pears, 2s to 4s ; Spinach, 2s to 2s 6d ; and
Onions, is 9d to 2s 9d pvr half sieve ; Pine Apples,
Si to lOs ; Foreign Grapes. 8d to is ; Filberts, Is to
Is 2d; and Cobb Nuts, 10d to Is 2d per lb ; Red Cab-
bages, 3s to 7s ; and Savoys, is 3d to 2s per dozen
Horse Radish, 2s 3d to bs ; Brouoli, 2s to 3s ; and
Celery, 10d to 2s 6d per bundle ; New Oranges aid
Lemons, 8s to lOs per 100.