The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-03 00:00:00

FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

GLOBE.—The Times says it is curious to see how
those who have taught the Chartists their principles,
'will manage to escape their conclusions. If, as the
Times says, they have learned those principles from
Locke and Blackstone, then Oxford and Cambridge
have taught them their principles, as they long pro-
fessed to teach the same principles to their own alumni.
tut as every thing, itis said, is received admodum re-
cipientis, it is possible that Chartist principles have
worked more mildly in Cantabs and Oxonians than they
could reasonably be expected to do in labourers and me-
chanics. However that may be, it is certain that if those
principles are fairly deduced from the doctrines of Locke
and Blackstone, the Universities and the sages of the
law, and not the Whigs in particular, are the parties
bound to furnish the antidote. We are not informed
at what period it was that " these gentlemen,"
who would have it " that no man can be ruled with-
ctut his own consent, or taxed without the consent
of his own proper representative,"—" had it all their
own way in the political world." Perhaps it was about
the same period when the " inherent, indubitable, and
constitutional right" really existed in practice (as the
Chartist petition affirms that it did) of every male
inhabitant of the United Kingdom exercising the
elective franchise in the choice of Members to serve in
Parliament. The doctrine of universal representation
has always been as much a legal fiction, as that of
the " original contract" has been a political Utopia.
There can be no doubt that the people of the United
Kingdom are at least more fully represented than
they have been in any preceding age. The legal or
historical argument of the petitioners can hardly be
advanced seriously, if the practice of former times
is made the subject of comparison with the present.
Neither the body of freemen of old times, nor that
of their representatives, can be brought in comparison
With the present, in relation to the other powers
of the State. It is not an ancient practice that is de-
sired, but a new struggle with all those authorities
Which have established themselves after all former
struggles. The object is to make the House of
Commons again omnipotent to sweep out all other
institutions, as it was made at the period of the
Commonwealth—or, rather, as it proclaimed itself to
be at that period—for no sooner did it stand alone, than
the armed force usurped its omnipotence. The regular
army might not be in condition to do so at this mo-
ment ; for, notwithstanding the assertion of the peti-
tioners that it is " a vast and unconstitutional army,
upheld at the public expense for the purpose of re-
pressing public opinion in the three kingdoms," the fact
is that ours is the smallest armed force in the world,
proportionally to our empire, and that it does not
exert the slightest influence in repressing anything
but open outrages. Unless, therefore, an organised
civil warfare followed the enactment of " the Char-
ter," the despotism it would create would not be
seized immediately by the chiefs of an armed force.
We could not immediately have a Cromwell, or even
an Espartero.
STANDARD.—Lord Brougham's speech in the
House of Lords last night deserves attention. Nothing
can be more clear than his Lordship's demonstration
of the impossibility of obtaining satisfactory decisions
from Election Committees, composed exclusively of
Members of the House of Commons. Let us venture
to abridge that demonstration. The House of
Commons is now divided into two distinct
parties, each member of which has a direct
interest in augmenting the number of the par-
ticUlar party to which he is attached, and
will of course be biassed naturally and not dishonour-
ably, in the first instance, in favour of that candidate
for a seat who holds the same party principles with
himself. Now, how is an impartial tribunal to be
collected from such a muster of all party men ? Trust
to chance ; and that is only shifting upon chance
the responsibility of appointing a partial tribunal, but
it does not in the slightest degree remove the evil :
select as nearly as you can, in equal numbers, men
of opposite party opinions (and this is what is
effected by Sir Robert Peel's Act), and still the evil
remains, because in order to ensure a decision you
must have an odd number, and an odd number cannot
be equally divided ; taking the number seven, the
number under the new law, you must have four of one
party and three of another ; thus, as six of the present
Commitees are equally distributed between the two
parties, the politics of the Chairman always deter
mine the politics of the Committee—generally de-
termine politics of the Committee, as we firmly
believe, without swaying its integrity, but still so
as to render it unsatisfactory—at least to the defeated
party, if of opposite politics. Nevertheless, the new
law is- a great improvement upon the late tribunals ;
it gives the nearest approximation to impartiality that
can be possible while Committees are taken exclu-
sively from the House of Commons, and with this
good effect, that there is always a minority suf-
ficiently strong to control such atrocious viola-
tions of decency, of law, and of morals, as were
committed by most of tte thorough Whig-Radical
Committees that succeeded the general election of
1837. The circumstances that attract attention to
the subject at this moment are indeed healthy symp-
toms, though it may be in themselves disagreeable :
they are appeals to the sense of the country, and such
appeals are always the forerunners of practical re-
forms, as often and as usefully effected from within
as from without.

Price

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER.

Sarah Thomas, who, it will be remembered, was charged
on Monday last, with attempting to cut the throat of a little
boy named John Wilks, and was remanded in consequence of
the boy's inability to attend, was brought up to-day before
Mr. JARDINE for re-examination. She was very clean and
neatly dressed, and looked much better than on a former ex-
amination.

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John Wilks examined—l am twelve years of age, and live
with my father and mother, at No. 10, Parker-street, Drury-
lane. The prisoner lives in an adjoining room. On Satur-
day, the 23d of April, about half-oast three o'clock, my
mother was out, and the prisoner asked me to fetch her half a
quartern of gin and a pint of beer, which I did. I soon
aftewards went into my mother's room, who shortly after re-
turned home. The prisoner then called me, and asked me
to mind her place for a minute, whilst she went out. I went
into her room for that purpose. She then told me to sit
down, which I did; she locked the door and told me to pour
out the gin. She was then drunk. I poured it out, and she
said " Drink it." I drank some and she drank some. She
then said " Pull your handkerchief off, for fear the gin
should choke you." I did so. She then gave me a halfpenny
to buy some peas-pudding. I bought some peas-pudding, anti
asked her to have some, but she would not. She then got the
bread and butter out of the cupboard, and cut some for me.
As I was eating the last mouthful she called me to her. I
went towards where she was sitting, when she laid hold of me
by the shoulders, and cut me across the cheek with a razor. I
shoved her towards the fire-place, in order to get away from
her, and screamed out " Murder !" She again cut me across
the throat. when some people burst into the room, and I was
taken to a doctor's, and afterwards to King's, College Hospital,
where I have been till now.

Sophia Wilks examined—l am the wife of John Wilks, who
is a labouring man ; the last witness is my son, and we reside
at No. 10, Parker-street. About half-past three o'clock in
the afternoon of Saturday, the 23d of April, I went home,
atter having been out nearly all day, and I found my child sit-
ting by the fire quite ietoxicated. The prisoner, who was
stupid with drink, came into the room, and asked me to let
him fetch her a pint of beer. I told her he should not go. I
then lost sight of him, and about twenty minutes afterwards I
heard him screaming in the prisoner's room. I ran up stairs,
and called to him to open the door ; the door was opened, and
when I got in, the prisoner had her left arm round his waist,
and was flourishing a razor in her right hand. The child was
bleeding very much. I fetched two doctors immediately, one
of whom sewed up the wounds in his neck. 1 then took him
in a cab to King's College Hospital.
Charlotte Repuke examined—l am a single woman, and
lodge with the last witness. About four o'clock on the 23d of
last month, I heard the child call out, and .1 ran up with Mr.
Wilks to the prisoner's roam, where, when we arrived, I saw
the prisoner with one arm round the child's waist, and hold-
ing a razor at his throat. Blood was pouring rapidly from his
neck and throat. Prisoner did not say anything at the time.
She appeared to have been drinking.
Mark Todd examined—l am a medical student and dresser
at King's College Hospital. On Saturday, 23rd April, John
\% ilks was brought to the Hospital, and I examined him. He
had a superficial wound two inches in length upon his throat,
and a similar wound upon his cheek. Neither of them were
of a dangerous character ; they appeared to have been effected
by a sharp instrument.
Police-constable F 43 produced the razor. He said that the
prisoner stated that she intended to murder some one, but not
the boy.
This was all the evidence atipresent.
11r. BURNABY slid that there was a man present at the pre-
vious examination who heard the prisoner say that she would
cut the little boy's throat ; but that man was not in the Court
now.

Mr. JARDINE thought it necessary that this man should be
present, and he accordingly remanded the prisoner till Friday
next, for his attendance.

£CURSE OF EXCHA
Amsterdam .....C. F 12 7i
Ditto, at sight
1 Rotterdam 2U.12 8
Antwerp
iiamburgh M.B. 14 0
.4ltona
Paris, 3 days' sight ... 25 70
kCiao, 3 m0nth5......... 25 95
i Nim.seilles
Baurd,..aux 26 0
Frankforl on Maine... 1521
Petersburgh, 3 Us ... Z:
764
8er1in.....
Vienna, effee. 11. 331 955
Trieste, ditto 9 56
Madrid ..
Cadiz •.•.. 36
Bilbao .......... ~••• 36
Barcelona
eville

INGE.—(THIS DAY.)
'Gibraltar ... .. .....
'Leghorn ....
Genoa
Milan
Venice .. 47
Naples
IPalenno, per oz 1201
Lisbon
Oporto 53
Rio .laneiro 27
Bahia
Buenos Ayres —
New York, 21 days sight Obi
Philadelphia ... 46
PRICES OF MULLION, PER oz.
Foreign Gold, bars .£3 17 9
Portugal Gold C0in...0 0 0
New Doubloons 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 0 0
Silver in Bars 0 4 11

DANGEROUS STATE OF LEWES GAOL.—During
the last few months the vagrants have increased to a great ex-
tent in Brighton, and the Magistrates have almost invariably
made it
to a rulerd to
labourmit. The Governor tlicm to the Hou
ofsethe gaol ot Correhas fre-
ction at
Lewes ha
quently represented to the bench, that from the crowded state
of the prison he is unable to carry out the sentence of hard
labour, and is obliged :-:, pot four and five in each cell. On
1 iaturday the subject was again mentioned to the bench, and it
v as feared that a dreadful disease would break out in the
p ison, as the scarlet fever was raging to an alarming extent
in Lewes. The Magistrates have since endeavoured to get
ri4 lkof the vagrants by driving them out of the town,

'THE LONDON GAZETTE.

(THIS EVENING.)

WHITEHALL, Amu, 25, 1842.
The Queen has been graciously pleased, upon the nomina-
tion of his Grace the Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Here-
ditary Marshal of England, to appoint Edward Howard Gib-
ben, Esq. Mowbray Herald of Arms Extraordinary.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 2.
The Queettbas been pleased to approve of Air. John Godfrey
Nage! as Consul, at Sierra Leone, for the Free Hanseatic city
116
f Hamburgh.
OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 30.

Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Second Lieutenant C. T.
Da Platt to be First Lieutenant, vice Cookson, resigned,
April 28.
Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorsetshire.—J. T.
Trenchard, Esq., to be Deputy-Lieutenant, April 11.
Dorset Regiment of Militia—Major J. J. Smith to be
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Steward, deceased, April 11.

WHITEHALL; APRIL 28,

The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Trenfield, of
Chipping Sodbury, in the county of Gloucester, Gent., to be
a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery.

DECLARATION OFINSOLVENCY.

STEPHEN VOWLES, plasterer, Bristol.
BANKRUPTCIES SUrERSEDED.
HATFIELD NICHOLSON, railway carrier, Canterbury.
WILLIAM BURY, corn dealer, Blackburn, Lancashire.
BANKRUPTS.

JOSEPH PIDCOCK and THOMAS BURTON, corn.
factors, Nottingham, to surrender, May 18, and June 14, at
eleven, at the George the Fourth Inn, Nottingham. Johnson,
Son, and Weather&ll, Inner-temple, London; Bowley, Not-
tingham.
JOHN CREE, draper, Devonport, May 14, and June 14,
at eleven, at Townshend's London Inn, Devonport. Smith,
Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; Gilbard,
Devonport.
ROBERT ELLIOTT, wine-merchant, Liverpool, May 18,
and June 14, at twelve, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool.
Dimmock, Size-lane, Bucklersbury, London ; Faircluugh,
Liverpool.
WILLIAM ANTILL, umbrella stick manufacturer, Bourn,
Gloucestershire, May 9, June 14, at two, at the George Inn,
Stroud, Gloucestershire. Baylis, Dovonshire-square, London;
Winterbotham and Thomas, Tewkesbury.
FRANCIS JAMES OSBALDe..STON, dealer in horses,
St. Alban's, May 6, at eleven, and June 10, at one, at the
Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Weymouth
and Rigby, Chancery-lane.
GEORGE HIBBERT, jun., pawnbroker, Chesterfield,
May 9 and June 14, at one, at the Rutland Arms, Bakewell.
Spence and Bullivant, Alfred-place, Bedford-row ; Lucus and
Cutts, Chesterfield.
DODSHON BLAKE, mohair manufacturer, Norwich,
May 17 and June i 4, at eleven, as the Royal Hotel, Norwich.
Durrant, Norwich ; Wood and Blake, Falcon street, Alders-
gate-street.
JAMES BRADSHAW and GEORGE WILLIAMS,
woollen drapers, Marylebone-street, Piccadilly, May 12, at
eleven, and June 14, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee ; Lawrance and Blenkarne, Bucklers-
bury.
WILLIAM CROSBY, BENJAMIN VALLENTINE,
and BENJAMIN WHITE, hardwaremen, Leadenhall-street,
City, May 10, at one, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Basinghall- street ;
Spyer, Broad-street-buildings.
EDARD GODDARD, draper, Holbeach, Lincolnshire,
May 12, at ten, and June 14, at twelve, at the Peacock Inn,
Boston. Bartrum and Son, Bishopsgate-street, London ;
Johnson, Sturton, and Key, Holbeach.
ELIZABETH HAVARD, grocer, Swansea, May 17, and
June 14, at two, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. White
and Eyre Bedford-row, London ; Short, Bristol.
THOMAS JOHNSON, stationer, Liverpool, May 18,
and June 14, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, South John-
street, Liverpool. Thompson, Liverpool; Cuvelje, Sktlbeck,
and Hall, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane.
RICHARD SUTTON, wheelwright, Warrington, Lanca-
shire, May 12, and June 14, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms,
Liverpool. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett,
Bedford-row, London ; Ashton, or Nicholson and Sons,
Warrington.
ROBERT MARSH, provision dealer, Upholland, Lan-
cashire, May 12 and June 14, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms,
Liverpool. Jehnson, St. Helen's ; Adlington, Gregory,
Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, London.
WILLIAM WALLIS and JOHN WALLIS, corn mer.
chants, Wragby, Lincolnshire, May 11 and June 14, at twelve.
at the City Arms Inn, Lincoln. Lofty and Potter, King-street,
Cheapside ; Moody, Wragby.
JOHN MORE, merchant, Coleman-street, City of London,
May 13, and June 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Groome, Abchurch-lane, Lombard-street, official assignee;
Bartrum and Co. , Bishopsgatc-street.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.

(From the London
.14ew Price Current of May 3.)

SUGAlt.—Since this day week the trade 'have been anxious
to purchase British Plantation Sugar, and have cleared the
market of all the parcels that were offered, paying an advance
of is per cwt.
To-day the wind was more favourable for arrivals, and since
making up our weekly statement of imports, 824 hhds and tree
British Plantation have been received, still the quantity of Sugar
on show to-day was extremely small, consequently the pur-
chases were trifling ; there were many bvyers of both brown
and yellow sorts, and full rates were paid—St. Vincent,
mid grey fetched 67s 6d per cwt. The trade are anxiously
looking for a better supply, as they expect to be enabled to pur-
chase on more advantageous terms; the quantity sold is only
140 hhds and tree.

. REFINED.—To-day the grocers were anxious to purchase
Refined Sugar, and were compelled to pay a further advance
of ls, standard lumps fetched 85s to 166 s and good brown
lumps 84s to 84s 6d per cwt, at the close Of business scarcely
a lump was left unsold. In Bastards and Pieces largo pur-
chases were made at the rates quoted above; the market is
nearly cleared. Treacle sells well at former rates. Banded
crushed Sugar was in good request, and the refiners ate firm
at 28s 6d for the best.

MAURITIUS.—This afternoon there were free buyers, and
6,233 bags at public sale were all sold and generally at full
prices ; fine yellow fetched 63s 6d to 695, good 66s 6d to
67s 6d, good mid and mid 64s to 66s 6d, fine brown 63s 6d to
64s per cwt.
EAST INDIA.—This afternoon white Bengal Sugar met free
buyers at full rates, but brown met with less attention, and
prices declined 2s to 3s per bwt. 7,484 hhds duty paid, were
offered at auction, the principal part sold at the following terms!
Low to goad white at 65s to 70s 6d, good yellow 65s 6d to 665,
middling 61s 6d to 63s 6d, heavy 565, common to fine brown
40s to 44, middling 4,5 s to 54s per cwt.
FOREIGN.—YeIIow Havannah, mid and good quality at 19s
to 20s, fine strong bright 2ls to 21s fid per cwt ; white 25s to
.-93 for common and fine strong quality. Brazil is held firmly ;
a cargo of Bahia for Antwerp, two-thirds white at 225, and
brown 17s 6d, and a cargo of brown Bahia for Holland at 16s 6d.
COFFEE—There have been many inquiries for West India
Coffee since this day week, the scanty supply, however, has
checked business, and the trade have been eompelled to pay
rathor higher rates by private contract.
This afternoon holders of Coffee were firm, and refrained
from offering any at public sale ; by private contract a fair
business was transacted to supply the wants of the home
trade—good ord Ceylon fetched 76s to 775, Company's Java,
50s to 52s 6d, and good and fine :Mocha 100 s to 120 s per cwt.
Good sorts of Jamaica are much wanted, but scarcely any to be
met with : good clean Berbice has fetched 105 s to 110 s. For
export, however, there are few buyers of Coffee. At Liver-
pool fine Jamaica of the new crop has been selling as high as
151 s to 1525.

Cocoa.—For West India Cocoa very full rates have been
paid. Trinidad common to middling red at 38s to 4 Is, and
good fair 42s to 43s per cwt. Foreign Cocoa has brought full
rates.

TEA.—An unfavourable opinion exists against Tea: the
trade have been cautious in their proceedings. Importers
have been desirous to realise, and prices have given way for
both black and green descriptions.
The market for Tea was in a very inactive state to-day, the
above tended to increase the dulness that previously existed,
and those parties that were disposed to sell were compelled to
accept rather lower rates for small parcels, we quote common
sound Congou Is 8d to is 9d cash, ordinary Twankay Is WI, to.
Is 9d ; Company's Conguu Is 94d cash and nominal.
Mouasses.—This afternoon some parcels of West India
were sold at the satei quoted above. Fine parcels are offering,
and the market looks firm. At auction 16 hhds Bengal Syrup
sold at 22s 6d per cwt.
Sricas.—Although prices rule low for Black Pepper, still
there has been only a limited business transacted by private
contract since this day week, and at auction 5,341 bags Pe-
nang were nearly all taken in at 3d for good bold half heavy.
Sea damaged however sold at 20 to 2id. White Pepper is
rather cheaper. At auction 20q bags went at 4Ad to Oki for
low and middling quality.
Rum, BRANDY, AND llouualens.—The purchases in Lee.
ward Island Rum since this day week have not exceeded 120
puns ; holders have been enabled to obtain full rates, and
2s 4id to 2s 5d is the value of proof. Jamaica at last Thurs-
day's rates. In strong Demerara or Mauritius we have no
sales to report. East India has been sought after, proof
Calcutta at the high duty of Is 614 to Is 7d, and at
the low duty Is 8d to Is lld per gallon. Prices are
looking up for Brandy. We quote Cognac first brands of the
vintage of 1836, hhds 5s 7d, puns 5s 5d ; ditto 1837, hhds 5s
3:1, puns 5s Id ; ditto 1838, hhds as id, puns 43 Ild ; ditto
1139, hhds 4s 6d, puns 4s 4d; ditto 1840, hhds 4s, puns 3s
lad per gallon. Geneva at Is lldto 2s for common, fine fit
fur duty is Korth 2s 6d to 2s 8d per gallon. For West India
Ruin prices are supported. Calcutta Rum without certificate
Is 7d, and at the low duty Is 8d to 2s per gallon. English Corn
Spirits at lOs per gallon.
Mex.—Bengal Rice has been in brisk request since Tues-
day last, and prices have advanced 3d per cwt : at auction
5,184 bags were all sold, middling white at lOs to lOs 6d, and
good middling lOs 6d to . several large parcels of Rice
have been taken of lase by the millers. Holders of Java remain
firm, middling to fine white at 10s 6d to 12s, common 9s 6d to
10s, yellow 8s 6d to 9s 6d per cwt. For Carolina, there are
yet few buyers, first sort 30s, second 28s, and other kinds 25s
to 27s per cwt. Patna has met with a fair sale at 14s to 19s per
cwt. The stock of East India Rice is 137,490 bags, in 1841,
at this time, it was 115,193 bags. This afternoon Bengal met
with less attention, and 1,892 bags at public sale were only
partly sold at lOs to lOs 6d for mid white being the full value:
1,000 bags good mid were
_taken in at lls 6d, being above the
value.;
Ou.s.—lmporters of Southern Oil have been desirous to rea-
lise, and have submitted to a reduction on former rates of 15s
per tun, at auction 201 tuns were chiefly sold at and after the
sales at 28/ to 311 for common to fine quality. Cod Oil 301 to
301 5s ; brown and dark Seal Jil at 291 to 311; 381 lOs to
381 15s for small parcels. Sperm Oil has suffered a decline of
80s; 76/ to 78/ for fine British., Linseed Oil for home consump-
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at 61/ to 61/ lOs for Gallipoli, 56/ to 561 10e for Spanish, and
at 54/ to 551 for Barbary. Palm Oil fine quality, at 31/ to 31/
10s, and other sorts at 30/ to 30/ 15s per tun. East India
Cocoa Nut Oil 40s per cwt. for the best.
Tauuow.--Since this day week a fair business has been
transacted in Russian Tallow on the spot; and the trade hares
been compelled to pay 46s 3d to 46s 6d for P. C. Candle. Fsr.•
delivery in the last three months of the vear at 48s 6tl to
4t085459:1.3d. nSaoudthsickryerican at previous rates; Thrall at 44s 6d
casks Odessa yellow Candle at 45s '6d to
45s 9d per eat. Town Tallow has been selling at 45s nett cash.

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HUNGER AND lIIEFT,-011 Saturday six rnen were
Lad up at the Old Bailey, Manchester, for stealing b read, but
they were in such a wretched condition that the Magistrate
found it necessary to admonish and discharge them. One of
them named O'Leary said he had eaten one meal of potatoes
on Sunday, and had been fasting Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday. On Vi•ednesday his child asked him for something to
eat; and having nothing to give him, he went to Mrs. Tegg's
shop, and said to her, " Mistress, be so kind as to give me a
loaf of bread." " No," said she, " I will give a piece." He
said a piece was of no use to him and his hungry child, so he
took a loaf. The police officer met him at the door, and seized
him. lie refused to go with the officer, and, in trying to get
away, he (O'Leary) fell over a woman, and broke his arm.— I
(Abridged from a Manchester raper.)
The last of the London Alay-poles was in front air"
St. Mary-le-Strand Church, just opposite trury-court, lead:ng I
from the Strand into Drury-lane.