The Statesman. — 1823-08-13 (London, England)

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE AND CHILD MURDER.—Between one and two o'clock on Sunday morning last as Taylor and Allan, two of the dismounted patrol, were on duty near Kensington Gore, a woman with a child in her arms passed them with a very disordered step; and they suspecting the sanity of the woman, from her appearance, and being out at such an hour with an infant, Allan followed her, and came 4p with her just as she approached a deep open well near the Prince of Wales public-house, in which slot was in , the very act of throwing herself and child, when Allan prevented. the untimely death of both. The unfortunate maniac pat taken with the child. a fine boy ten months old, to Knighisbridge watch-house for the night, and the following, day was carried before Mr. Sketch ley, a Magistrate of Kensington She stated herself to be the wife of Mr. Jones, a carpenter in Young Street, Kensington, and admitted her full intention of still committing suicide and murdering the child at the same time. She admitted hating attempted to get to the Basin in Kensington-gardens for ;the dreadful purpose, but was prevented by a watchman. The Worthy Magistrate sent for the unfortunate woman's husband, when, from what transpired. it would seem that joshing Itatthe motive for so rash.an attempt. After the mild adistotution of the Magistsite, and the -affectionate icondnet -of her husband, she agreed to retail home with him. Mr. Sketchley bestowed great praise upon the humaeity an I attention of the ()leers.  Titewintinen Fats.—'Phis annual assemblage of bustle and business took toluce at Trowbridge, on Tuesday anti Wedagoilat ; but the transactions bars no comparison whatever with former years—neither as its respected atiersilance. or in effecting saki. There was a good show of need horses, bat few buyers. Cheese was plentiful, cud for some which was asked 635. in the morning, the farmers would have taken des. in the afternoon; 50s. may be sooted as the highest price obteisted fur the best Spnng mod. coward ; two or three tots of old were pitched, for which 70.. to 73e, win raked, bet general oesiplaints were made of the want of money; and few sales were effected at that price. At hlellaham fair, on Monday week. there was a larger show of cattle and sheep than has been for some years, per. titulary lean stock. The sale of fat stock was very brisk,. Beef 9.. to 10s. per entre; Mutton, 44i. to €4. per Ih.; lamb, eiti. to ed. per lb. The show of horses wee large,. but mostly of an inferior description; and sales very doll. Magdalen 11111 fair, Winchester, was held eta Saturday se'nnight. Large giantlike of cheese were pitchei, and high prices demanded—best old Somenet,63l.te 6Se.; hest new Wilts, 425. to 595. • best new Somerset, 3;h. to 4Se. ; !half-cowarit, sOs. to 3:i4.; skim, 113.. to 24.5. Meetly 209 tons were lift uusold. The wool fair was well supplied. with lambs' wool, but very few fleeces, and sale' not brisk. The prices of Son:Wows lamb-wool at from lied. to 16,1. per lb;; Merino lantlewool from Md. to 204/.1 prices of fleece wool sprains', little or nose being sold. At St Anne's hill fair, (near Devizes) held on Wednesday, there were full 20,000 sheep penned; and thongh, on the whole, the sales were very heavy, some prime lota fetched good prices. The best or the it-ethers which was a lot of Somerset 4.terth, belonging to Mr. Potter of Market Lae. legion, obtained 375. a head; and the general pekes my be stated.at from 14s. up to ,bet snm. 'l'be top price of lambs was 19s. 6d. and the lowest 7s. The only horned eattli ea the ground was exhibited by Mr. Lyue, of nuttiest', and consisted of 12 excellent Devonshire and 10 tine Scots oxen ;the fermer sold at the average of 13/. each, an.t the latter es about legs. Some good horses °tusked 401each ; the chief of those for sale were of an inferior kiwi, 'fdr which there was no demand. Dorchester fair, Wednesday, was well supplied with shell and lambs,. of which 7000 were penned. %cry good prices were obtained for withers in the early part of the dory. but later sales aretotrifetted on leas advantigeous terms. Wortt appeared on the advent.... Fat sock sold well; bet there was en demand for the lean hind, of which there roll bee little exhibited. !Manor horses and p 'es were in greet plenty, and a few superior ones sold readily at good prices, —The weather was favourable, but the fair was thinly attended. _ .  At Shepton Mallet fair, on Friday test:the show of cattle wee my large. principally of the Devon breedi, and which sold well at advanced prices; borers met rather en indifferent sale. S lof the light fingered :miry were in attendance, but they were obliged to content Dratanwlreia with small prufito,aa they weer narrowly watched. Last weak a botcher in St. Andrew's purchased from a fanner in the country a calf, which be brought to town.— At night the mother left her byre, and tgliciwl the path of the calf, a distance of Nor miles, till sheaeriredat the door of the sla,ighter house. Here the per animal bellowed loudly, hut without avail.  Shi Sato t day last a gentleman dropped ICKin2Ol. sates. between Sidney Street and the head of the tiaDaapte. which were found by so old fish woman. Os ,Mirtular forenoon she repiirest to a house in that Back Urpad,, •citia al a number of tier acquaintances, whom she regs wills abundance of ultisky. Getting tipsy, one of she ode* helped herself to rule of the notes, with which sliest a oat. and tendered it to s shopkeeper for cl.ange, oboe tag •A the same time that she " 'liana ken whether it s a/Moor a guinea note." On learning its value she aoudadAn officer being informed of the circumstance,. Ai boring the noise of drunken people, went in, and ret.tverad the . remainder of the money, and took the delingto at into case Cody.—(Glasgow Chronicle.) . ' LONDON MARKETS, Auc. 1.2. COTTBl6.—Sinee the Rea India sale of Mamb' ir e our Colton market has been quiet, only abbot 1810 bider (in addition to pi ten in at the sale, and subsequently gland stars irate prices) Ming sold i an advance of one farillog boa been paid on &nab sold last Marley.