The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1855

the houses near, but they did not appear alarmed at the
crowd.

By Mr. Commissioner Henderson—lt would hAve
en unFafe for Lord Robt. Grosvenor to have walled
tbTough the cr ,wd.

Rev Leonard Sedgwick, 14, `Vesthourne•place, was
in the park between half-past three and four o'oclock, and
remained till half-past six o'clock. He went there from
curiosity to see the class of persons who were opposed to
the Sunday bill. The crowd appeared to be of two
classes—one from curiosity, and the other with a deter-
mination to do something, and appeared to he acting
under orders. They were between the receiving•house
and the end of the Serpentine. He saw six or seven
sticks or pieces of hurdles and some stones thrown at
two or three gentlemen who were riding along the road;
they were thrown from behind the persons immediately
leaning on the rails. He saw one of the stones strike a
policeman, but not, he thought, to hurt him. The
crowd near the receiving house was composed
of " half-grown boys, and men." (Laughter.) He
saw the police surround the crowd, as if desirous of
ap rehending some one. Their truncheons were drawn,
lut he could not say if he struck any person. He heard
the police ask the people to go back from the rails, and
he saw them pushing the second row to allow the front
row to go back. The crowd in the Park was such as
required the interference of the police, and he thought
the police had been unjustifiably accused for their con-
duct on that occasion.

Capt. Leopold Paget, R.A., was in the Park from
half-past 3 until half-past 5 o'clock. He heard a great
shouting, and he placed himself in front of the railings
by the Serpentine. He with the people were two or
three times removed back by the police, who had their
truncheons in their hands, when there was more than
ordinary shouting. The removals were made decidedly,
but with no unnecessary violence. He saw pieces of
hurdle fall into the carriage drive where the police were
standing. There were three or four foreigners standing
near him. They said they knew better how to manage
things in their country ; they would soon upset the cabs
and form a barricade. One mechanic said " they did
not want the little commotion made worse." (Applause.)
One red-haired woman was for putting everything down.
He believed the police acted temperately and fairly.
Crose•examined by Mr. Mitchell—The police appeared
to be acting all day under orders.
By Mr. Commissioner Armstrong—He saw no one
struck by the police.
By the Chief Commissioner Wortley—Was there
much crowding ?
Witness—Yes, very much ; and he stepped so hard
on a gentleman's toe that he found his hand in his
pocket. (Laughter.)
Captain F. T. Parsons, 3d Regiment Middlesex Mi-
litia, was in the Park about an hour. He saw six or
eight carriages pass along the drive, and each was re-
ceived according to its appearance—the more respect-
able the more the noise. He saw one carriage that he
thought the horses would have started from the noise—
cat-calls, &c., similtr to that heard frequently in theatres.
The police bthaved in the most respectful manner to-
wards him. He thought the 7olice performed their duty
admirably during the time he was in the park.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He saw no stones
thrown. The noise was more than was heard on Derby
days. He should have been afraid to have taken a
valuable horse along the drive. He did not see the
police struck, nor any persons removed in custody, or
struck by the police. He went to the park from curio-
sity. He thought it an organised assembly.
James Henbery, park-keeper, occupying the Dairy-
lodge, near the receiving-house, described the crowd es
being partly violent and partly civil. The man taken
from the Serpentine was very violent, and had to he
brought to his house by four men. A boy was brought
there whose head was cut severely either by an oyster-
shell or a stone. The boy said he had not been struck
by a policeman's staff. After his head was dressed by a
medical man who was there he went away. There aas
a large number of macadamised stones in the drive near
the receivilig-house.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell.--He had some hand-
cuffs in his house, and he saw one pair put on one man,
and gave another pair to a policeman to use. He sug-
gested the handcuffs being put on the man who was
taken out of the Serpentine on account of his violence.
He did not see the poli9eman strike the man. Witness
was blind in one eye. (Laughter.) He did not see
any person struck by the police. He could not recollect
whether he told the policeman ho never saw such a va-
gabond in his life, but there were plenty there. The
crowd surrounded his place, and he was afraid they
would have pushed the fencing down. It was the dead
eel that set them all to work. (Laughter.) The man
taken from the Serpentine had only a pair of trousers
on when be was put into a cab and taken off.

Mr. J. M. Parker, bookbinder, 10, Park-street, West-
minster, was in the park from half-past 3 till 4 o'clock.
He went there from curiosity. He heard much n, ire
and clamours, and some o► the people address the police
as "sanguinary crushers"--(laughter)—there was a
bitter feeling evinced against them for preserving order,
and the people refused to go back when requested.
There were a number of roughs in the Park ; the con-
duct of those he saw reminded him more of what he
had read of " Wild Indians" than "civilised beings."
(Hisses.)
Mr. Chief Commissioner Wortley, addressing the
audience, said he hoped he should hear no further ebulli-
tions of feeling of that kind.
Witness said he should not have liked to have been
in the park without the protection of the police. He
saw a number of persons exciting the mob, who he con-
sidered were foreigners from their " moustachios, cada-
verous, and seedy appearance." (Laughter).
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—The respectable
c!assee did not appear to think the conduct of the

roughs so serious a; he did. They rather sympathised
with them. He saw a large flourish of police truncheons
in the air. When a large concourse of peed's assembled
there should be a little forbearance, both on the part of
the people and the police. He wrote to Sir Richard
Mayne, offering to give evidence, but his memory would
not serve him as to the contents of the letter.

Colonel Lindsay, M.P., of the Guards, was in the
crowd in Park-street, opposite Lord Robert Grosvenor's
house. There were about 300 or 400 persons present.
He saw three carriages pass during the time he was there.
He heard shoutiug, oaths, and cries of "Chuck him out,"
which latter he understood meant Lord Robert Grosve-
nor. The crowd was menacing in that respect. Two
policemen were at Lord Robert Grosvenor's door, and
three or four others walking about in front mixing with
the crowd. Afterwards a large body of police came up,
five abreast, followed by a small crowd. Just beyond
Reeve's-mews the crowd received the police with yells
and groans, on which a person in authority de,ired a
rank of men to face about and charge the people behisd
them, which was done, the others charging those in the
front at the fame time. He did not hear the police re-
quest the people to move off before charging them.
The police struck half a dozen ofthe foremost people on
the arm and shoulder. Some time after he saw a man
walking up the street with blood on his face. It was
decidedly prudent the crow 4 should be dispersed. At
the time the police came up, they were receiv. d with
groans and yells. They were surrounded on three sides
by the crowd.
By the Cuief Commissioner—There were no sticks or
stones thriwn to indicate alarm.
_ _

By Mr. Commissioner Hendersot)—lt might have been
alarming t the inmates of Lord Robert Grosvenor's

house. It would have been decidedly injudicious for
Lord Robert Grosvenor to have gone amongst the crowd.
It might have 'Lern dangerous had he done so.
Mr. George Weller, beer retailer, East-lane, Wal-
worth, deposed.to the hooting and yelling in the park,
and Superintendent Hughes being struck by a clod of
mud thrown at him, accompanied with coarse expres-
sions ; the police used no violence whatever in clearing
the drive ; they had a great deal to bear that day, and
he considered they exercised great forbearance.
Cross-examined by Mr. Mitchell—He beard "epi-
taphs" applied to the police—(laughter)—such as " Who
stole the rabbit pie ?" alluding to a policeman who had
been in trouble about a rabbit pie. (Renewed laughter.)
Witness was in favour of the Sunday. Beer Bill.
Mr. Watkyn Williams, barrister, King's Bench
Walk, was in the Park about two hours, on the north
side of the drive, near the Serpentine. The police were
unable to keep the line, from men breaking through
without any apparent object. He saw some wooden
hurdles in the Park wilfully broken on three occasions by
young men. He became alarmed from seeing women
thrown down and the crowd in an excited state, and he
moved away. The impression on his mind at the time
he saw the hurdles broken was that it was a wanton act,
and not for the purpose of arming themselves. He
thought the crowd more or less orderly. There was a
great deal of hooting. He was particularly struck with
the forbearance of several young policemen. He saw no
violence on the part of the police. He noticed an elderly
man, who was making sarcastic observations on the Go-
vernment, distributing drink ha had in a bottle to some
persons near him.

- The committee then adjourned. till 11 o'clock to•mor-
row, when the police spoken of will be brought up to be
identified.

BOW STREET-(TITM DAY).

THE CASE OF STRAHAN, PAUL, AND CO.
The prisoners were, according to previous arrange-
ment, brought up to this court this morning, and for-
mally remanded to this day week.
IVilliant Jones, a respectably-attired man, was again
placed at the bar, in accordance to a remand, charged
with picking a lady's pocket in a Tottenham-court-road
omnibus.

From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was
sitting close to a lady, and was observed by some oth, r
passengetherefromrsa purse. to
put his
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lady's pocket
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take the
omnibus the conductor, having been apprised of the fact,
asked if any person in the omnibus had been robbed be-
fore he allowed the prisoner to quit the carriage. The
lady in question, on searching' her pockets, discovered
the loss of her purse, which contained ten shillings; but
it was, after the alarm had been given, found lying on
tbhoeaevmneatiliee unablea inquiriest te
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about
the seat behind her. The Magistrate, on Thursday last,
ordered the prisoner to be brought up to-day, in order to
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Mr. Henry said there was not sufficient evidence, and,
after cautioning the prisoner, ordered him to be dis-
charged. _

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TEE LONDON GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT.

At the Court at Osborre House, Is'e of Wight, the 21-t
day of July, 1855—Present, the Queen's Most Excellent
Maj.3ty in Council—This day the Right Hun. Sir William
Helry Maule, Knt., was, by her Majesty's command,
tworn of her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council,
and took his place at the Board accordingly.
Her Majesty having been pleased to appoint the Right
Honourable Sir William Molesworth, Bart., to be one of
her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, ho was this
day, by her Majesty's command, sworn one of her Ma-
jesty's Principal Secretaries of State accordingly.
Her Majesty in C ,until was this day pleased, on a re'
presentation of the Right Honourable the Lords of the
Committee of Council on Education, to appoint the Rev.
Frederick Temple, M.A., to be one of her Majesty's In-
spectors of Schools, in the room of the Rev. Canon Mose-
ley, resigned.

BY THE QUEEN-A PROCLAMATION.

TIOTOItIA R.

Whereas by our Royal Proclamation, dated the 29th day
of March, 1854, after referring to our Order in Council,
bearing date on the said 29th day of March, 1854,
whereby we ordered that general reprisals be granted
against the ships, goods, and subjects of the Em-
peror of all the Russias, his subjects, or others in-
habiting within any of his countries, territories, or
dominions (save and except any vessel to which
our license had been or might be granted, or which bad
been directed to be released from the embargo and had
not since arrived at any foreign port) so that our fleets and
chips should and night lawfully seize all ships, vessels, and
geods belonging to the Emperor of all the Russias, or his
subjects, or others inhabiting within any of bis coun-
tries, territories, or dominions, and bring the same to
judgment in any of the Courts of Admiralty
within our dominions, duly authorised and re-
quired to take cognisance thereof, we did order
and direct that the net produce of all such prizes taken by
any of our ships or vessels of war (save and except when
they should be acting on any conjunct expedition with our
army, in wh;ch case we reserved to ourselves the division
and distribution of all prize and booty taken, and al.°
save and except as thereinafter mentioned), should be for
the entire benefit and encouragement of our flag officers,
captains, commanders, and other commissioned officers in
our pay, and of all subordinate, warrant, petty, and non-
commissioned officers, and of the seamen, marines, and
soldiers, on board our said ships and vessels at the time of
the capture, after the same should have been to us finally
' adjudged lawful prize. And whereas We think fit that
officers and crews of any of our ships and vessels of war,
who-shall be placed or sent in charge of any ship or vessel
which shall be hereafter captured or detained by any of
Our ships or vessels of war, shall share in prizes made dur-
ing their absence by the ship or vessel on the books of
which they may then be borne ; We do therefore hereby
order and direct, that all officers and crews of any of
Our ships and vessels of war who shall be placed or
sent in charge of any ship or vessel which shall be here-
after captured or detained by any of our ships or vessels of
war, shall share in the prizes captured during their ab-
sence, by the ship or vessel of war on the books of which
they may be borne at the time of such prizes being cap-
tured, in all respects as if they had been actually on board
such ship or vessel at the time of such prizes being cap-
tured by her.
Given at our Court, at Osborne House, Isle of Wight,
this 21st day of July, in the year of our Lord 1855,
and in the 19th year of our reign.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN.

NAVAL PRIZE MONEY.

Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-House, July 19.

Notice is hereby given, to all persons interested therein,
that preparatims are now making for the intended distri-
bution of proceeds arising from the following Russian ves-
sels captured by her Majesty's ship Tribune.
Fenix, or Phcenix, on the 13th April, 1854.
Aho, on the 13th April, 1854.
Mentor, on the 13th April, 1854.
gir, on the 23d April, 1854.

--„ ,
America, on the ls 1; May, 185 t.
Agents or other persons having any just and legal de-
mand,unliquidated, against the said proceeds, are required
to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re-
gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the
same may be examined, taxed, and allowed by that offic,,r,
and paid under the sanction of the judge of the said court.
Agents and all other persons holding powers of at-
torney, prize orders, assignments, or other instru-
ments, by virtue of which they may he legally entitled to
claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested with
as little delay as possible to transmit the same, accom-
panied by the usual documents to the Prize Branch of the
Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy,
Admiralty, Somerset-house.
Dee notice will be given, by future advertisements in
the London Gazette, of the date proposed for the com-
mencement of distribution ; and, at the same time, the
amount of an individual's share in the respective classes
will be announced.

Smith, of Sheffield, saw and steel manufacturers (so far as
regards Samuel Biggin, jun.) - James Allen and Thomas
Allen, of 70, Yirri ogdou -market, fruit an. pot,to salt-sin n
—Henry Wake6s•ld and John Hackney, of 6,
King's-cross, and 32, Thornhill-crescent, surgeons and
apothecaries—John Beaumont, Joseph Kaye. George
Greenwood, David Hobson, and G. Beaumont, of Almond-
bury, Yorkshire, cloth dressers—S. W. Ackerley, E. J.
Crocker, and Chas. W. Woodworth, of Liverpool, ship-
chandlers (so far as regards Chas. W. Woodworth)—Thos,
Bristow Black and Jas. Wickson, of Learlenhall-market,
meat salesmen—John Wright and Chas. Wilson, of Leeds,
Yorkshire, ironmongers- Margaret Alexes Bell and
Marianne Bell, of Winnington, Cheshire, schoolmistresses
—Win. Metcalfe and Christopher stone Bulstrode, of
Cambridge, upholsterers—John Cooper, sen., and John
Cooper, jun., of Burghfield Mills, Reading—Ralph Steele
Nicolson and Wm. Nicolson, of the city of London, ship
and insurance agents.

ADULTERATION OF FOOD.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE (THIS DAY).

The Parliamentary cnmniit tee on this subject reassem-
bled this morning, at the usual hour ; Mr. Scholefieid
in the chair.

The first witness examined was Mr. Simons, Inspector
of Health in the City of London. He suggested that
the different local Boards in the country who were en.
trusted with the administration of the Nuisances Re-
moval Act should be empowered to take proceedings
against adulterators of food. He observed that, even if
no penalty were inflicted, the effect of such a provision
would be morally beneficial.

Atter the examination of olie or two other witnesses,
the committee adjourned.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.- (THIS DAY.)

ROLLS COURT.
COLE V. THE EARL OF CIARLEVILLE-JUDGMENT.

The Master of the Rolls gave judgment in this case,
directing costs to be paid to the defendant, the Earl of
Charleville, on the ground that the conduct of the noble
earl had het-n right and proper throughout the whole of
the proceedings.

(Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.)

THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL T. STEPHENS LYNE STEPHEN S.

PUTNEY CHARITY-JUDGMENT.

His -Honour gave judgment this morning in this case,
which was argued before him during the last week, when
we gave at some length the whole of the facts. The in-
formation was filed by the Attorney-General to obtain
the declaration of the Court as to whether six acres of
land, forming part of the Roehatnpton estate, were sub-
j-.et to a charitable trust for the benefit of the poor of
the parish of Putney.
His Honour, after going at considerable length into
the case, directed inquiry as to the possession of the
land held by the defendants, and ordered the costs to
be paid to them up to the hearing.

UNT.II. Y V ABERTS.

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LIVERPOOL-JuLr 24.

There was a moderate attendance of town and country
dealers to-day, and a very limited demand was experience
for wheat and flour, at about Tuesday's prices for the f,
mer, and 6d per sack decline on the latter. Oats and oat-
meal in slow request, at late rates. Barley, being more
plentiful, receded Id per 601bs, but beans and peas were at
former prices. Indian corn meta good inquiry, especially
white, which has advanced 3s GI to 4s per qr. from the
lowest point during the week; yellow and mixed improved
Is 6A to 2s. We quote mixed and yellow 38s to 395, and
white 44s to 41s 61 per 4801bs.