The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL MARKET.

The demand for Produce was rather limited, but
fair business was done. The sales of West India Raw
sugar were about 300 hhs., and the prices were
rather lower. Mauritius and Bengal passed off
quietly. Good White Bengal sold at 675. to 68s
and fine yellow Mauritius at 655. 6d. to 665. 6d. per
cwt. Refined Sugar also rather lower; standard
Lump at 775. 6d. per cwt. Coffee was very flat, and
prices 2s. to 3s. lower. Rice in moderate request,
Saltpetre firm, and Cassia Lignea in demand.

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THE STIN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1842.

• him in the opinion that their object was to prevent
the marriage, and at the persuasion of Miss Dryers he
felt convinced that they should he interrupted if he
attempted 'to get 'married at St. Mary Redcliffe
Church, and.that-they.had - better get married. near
London. • With 'his view the sister-in-law was dis •
patched to Miss —, to :ilforin her of this alteration,
and make the necessary 'arrangements, This being
done, Miss Bryers, in- the most artfal: manner, in-
formed Mr. Wooley the next day that, inconsequence
of the brothers leasing found it out, there had -Iseen- ate,
great disturbance,- and that Miss had- left her
and was then in the house, where she -would'
remain until the day of • their starting for . London,
but that no one must see her except Miss
Dryers, not even the servant, as her cha-
racter would he compromised if it should
ever become known that she had been in his (Mr.
Wooley's) house before they • were married. Ire •
order to favour this 'deception,,Miss Bryers had pro-
cured the daughter of a neighbour who was kept up
stairs by her, and requested to frequently walk about.
" There," said Miss Dryers, "don't you hear her over
head walking about—how agitated she must be, poor
thing!" Mr. Wooley pressed very hard to be allowed
to see her, but this was still refused, and tender billets
were passed by the hands of Miss Bryers, upstairs
and down, almost every half hour; and at length, in •
compliance with his tender entreaties, the lady above
stairs agreed that on his retiring to rest at night he
might shake hands with her, but that he must not at-
tempt to force his way into the room. Accordingly
on going to bed at night a hand was put out through
the door, and tenderly kissed bv him, which hand it now
turns out was that ofhis sister-in-law, Miss Bryers. On
the fourth morning it was arranged that they should
start for London, and the supposed Miss de-
scended to the carriage thickly veiled, and accom-
panied by Mr. Wooley, Miss Bryers, and• a male friend
of Mr. Wooley's. They proceeded to Bath, where
they dined at an hotel. Miss Bryers•and the lady in
one room, and Mr. Wooley and his male friend in
another. The male friend then returned to Bristol,
and the other parties proceeded to London, where a
license was procured, and after the iburteen days had
transpired which by law they were compelled to re-
main, they were married, Miss Bryers officiating as
bridesmaid. After the marriage they drove to the
country, and visited the Isle of Wight, Southamp-
ton, &c., driving everywhere with four horses, and
living in the first style to pass away the honeymoon,
and on Monday last Mr. Wooley and his bride returned
to Bristol. On the day after their arrival at home
friends called, as is usual. to offer their congratula-
tions. Amongst them was Mr. , who, on seeing
the lady, said, " Why, my dear ‘Voolev, I thought
you had told me that you had married Miss --,
of , sister to the Messrs. —, African mer-
chants ?"—" So I have," replied Mr. Wooley, "this
lady was Miss , she is now Mrs. Wooley."—
" That lady !" exclaimed the friend ; "she is no more
Miss than I am." The friend then departed, and
Mr. Wooley immediately charged his wife with what
he had said, " Indeed," said the lady, "I'll convince
you and all the world in the morning that I was
Miss —, for your sister-in-law and myself will go
to my brothers and bring away the deeds of my pro-
perty, S;c;!. Upon hearing this Mr. Wooley was reas-
sured, and everything passed off well until the morning,
when the bride and Miss Bryers went out for the purpose
as stated by her the preceding evening. It is needless to
say that they abscsnded, and have not since been heard
of; and Mr. Wooley discovered, that instead of having
married the rich Miss—, with 47,0001. besides ex-
ies eetanc be was, through the contrivance of Miss
• •
'Dryers, married to a person bearing, indeed, the same
name, but• not worth 47 How the affair will
end we know not; but it will doubtless furnish abun-
dant occupation to the gentlemen of the long robe.
Supposing the wife to be a party to the fraud, we
should suppose that a marriage under such circum-
stances would not be valid. What were the reasons
inducing Miss Bryers to play her brother-in-law such
a trick remain a profound secret. It is right to state
that the lady whose name was so unwarrantably made
use of to deceive Mr. Wooley not only knew nothing
of the transaction, but is a perfect stranger to both
Mr. Wooley and Miss Bryers..

CHARGE OF ARSON AT LIVER-

The Liverpool Mail of yesterday contains a long
account of the examination of a man, named Patrick
Doran, on the charge of setting fire to his premises; (-
which are insured for 500/. The following abstract
of the evidence will show the nature of the suspicions
entertained against the prisoner..
Alexander Beesley was the first witness calle3.
He deposed as follOws :—I am a labourer. I did not
know the prisoner before. I saw him on Friday
night last, about twelve o'clock, in the house of Mr.
Bushell; a carter. Mr. Bushell's house was next
door to the prisoner's, in Crompton-street. There was
a gateway between the two houses. The prisoner
was about half drunk when I saw him. He said
that " if his mistress had not been master of his place
it would have been burned long since—that he hadfive tons of oakum there, and that it would • make
a fine bonfire." Mr. and Mrs. Bushell went up stairs
about the same time. I said to the prisoner that he
deserved horsewhipping for using such language. In
consequence of what fell from him I stopped on the
premises all night.
Cross-examined, by Mr. Jame
11thae ntdim a
e. man named
ges Rogers were in
James—Had-no acquaint-
ance with the prisoner before that time, nor on any
house.the
house Jack
part 1
0)-m occasion. Bushell's is not a public but a private
was present, and
a stranger, whom I never saw before, when the pri-
soner made use of the language. Rogers is in Court,
and was in attendance upon the Magistrates yesterday,
but was not examined. All the persons at Bushell's
were strangers to me. I took a walk out to see the
fire that night, and Bushell being an acquaintance of
mine I went in. I was not drinking there, and only
took a drink of water. No drink was produced. The
prisoner was in the house about an hour and a half ;
he came about 12 o'clock. This was the Friday night
before the prisoner's house had -.been set on fire. I
remained up the whole night, and stopped in one of
the sheds occasionally, until half-past six in the
morning. Mrs. Bushell's female servant and a
carter were with me. I was never alone with the
servant. The carter's name is Rogers, the man
I mentioned before. Sometimes they went out, and
sometimes I went out during the night. We were then
about three or four a ards from the stable that was
burned at the back of Bushell's house. I went out to
the stable during the night to see the prisoner's
premises, because I was afraid of the great fire ex-
tending across to them. The great fire was a long
way from the premises of the prisoner. it was more
than 100 yards. It was not in consequence of the
great fire being raging that I remained up through-
out the night, but solely in consequence of what the
prisoner had said. If there had been no lire I would
not have remained up. The prisoner was not so drunk
but he knew what he was about. I swear positively
that Iwould not hare remained up if it had not been
for what the prisoner said he would do. I said very
few words to any one about what had fallen from his
lips, but I told Mr. Bushell that " he was deter-
mined to do it." That's the word I said to Bushell
the very same night in his house. Bushell was pre-
sent when the prisoner used the 'words, and he must
have heard them, for Bushell and himself were talk-
ing together. I did not ask Bushell to employ me to
watch, nor was I employed by any one. Bushell did
not pay .me for sitting up,
nor did I receive pay
from any one for watching that night. lam not to
receive any pay for watching. Bushell did not re-
main up himself, because he was unable, having for a
long time been confined from rheumatic fever. His
daughter remained up. I know not whether she is in
Court. When the prisoner came into Bushell's he
said, " how is my neighbour getting on?'" He then
-said, " It is a pity they weren't all on fire at once,
land they should be before a Week was over."' : Let
him contradict me if he can, for it is the truth I am
speaking. Ile was the worse for liquor, about half-
and-half, hut he could walk as straight and as steady
as anybody. When he went out, I did not go out
with him. ✓ I did not see any one follow him. I knew
he would take means to carry his threat into execu-
tion. I thought so at least; but
Bushell's daughter
said—" It's- no- use to keep watch, he's only indul-
ging in his nonsense. I said it was very queer non-
sense. Bushell did not also say that the prisoner was
in his nonsense. I did not mention to any one that it
would he prudent to go and see where the prisoner
went.
..I went out by the back-door, and the prisoner
left by the front, but I never watched him into his
own house. I. am a bailiff as well as a carter. I have
been employed as a bailiff for the last three years, and
am in employment at present. I
am not occasionally
employed as a watchman, but only as a bailiff. The
prisoner had nothing to drink while. lie was at Bushell's.
I had been at Bushell's about two hours when the pri-
soner can-te in. I rent there at ten o'clock, and was
*n the house when the prisoner entered. I left the
house before the prisoner entered, to see how the great
fire was getting on. It WCS not for the same purpose
:hat I went out after he did come in, but it was more
:I3r fear of him. I looked all around the buildings be-
fore he entered, and, amongst other places, I looked
it Bushell's stable.
. James Walley examined---I live in London-road,
ind know Sixsmith's public-house at the corner of
Crompton-street. I am in the habit . of going there
Mails'. I was there on Monday night from about eight
till near two o'clock on Tuesday morning. I had
occasion, about half-past nine o'clock lo' 1
o- to go into the
hack premises, where there is a yard, in consequence
of a young man saybg that one of the young pigeons
had fallen out of the ;poxes. I went with the young
man to look for it. We had a light with us, and,
while : there, 1 • perceived a lump of hemp or tow, or
something of that sort, which had a parcel of oil or
turpentine over it. It was of A dark brown colour;
and I believe it is commonly called oakum. I. spoke
to the•young-man about it, and he said that perhaps
some one threw it over from the fire. On looking