The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-28 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA—Business has renr;uiefiaiii; prices, however, have
generally been well sustained. Good shipping Congou
is quoted at lid to lld per lb.
SUGAR—The market has been rather less active, without,
however, any change to report in prices. In the refined
market there has been only a limited quantity of goods on
offer, and quotations remain firm.
COFFEE—The demand for Colonial descriptions has been
steady, and Plantation Ceylon has realised lull sates.
RICE -A more active demand has been experienced, and
East India descriptions have been dealt in to some extent,
but at slightly reduced prices.

TALLOW—The market continues without animation, but
quotations for both present and forward delivery are main-
tained. P.Y.C, on the spot, is 10s, and January to March
delivery, 42s per cwt.

The Colliers' Strike.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Oct. 27.

Tc-day, at the Bilston Police Court, the 19 colliers
charged at that court on Thursday last with unlawfully
assembling together that morning at Tipton, and also with
intimidation and conspiracy, were brought up on remand
before Mr Spooner, the stipendiary magistrate of the Wol-
verhampton district. The evidence taken last week showed

that the accused had formed parts of the large concourse of
men on strike who, on the mornings of Wednesday and
Thursday of that week, had paraded the roads between
Dudley and Bilston, between fivo and six o'clock in the
morning, for the purpose of preventing the miners who
had "gone in" from going down the pits and pursuing
their employment. the alleged intimidation consisted in
the gathering bf Such large masses of men, with drums,
tin whistles, shouts, and cries. The district had been
plenteously posted with placards from the beginning, set
ting forth the illegality of such practices ; and the police
had patrolled the district every morning, protecting the
men who kept at their work, or had returned or were re•
turning to it, and warning those who sought to interfere
with them that they were liable to be arrested. Warning,
having been in vain, the police received orders, on Wed-
nesday week, henceforth to put the law in full force. The
next morning the prisoners, and about 2,000 others, assem-
bled in the neighbourhood of one of the Earl of Dudley's
pits, where the men had returned to work at Tipton-
green, and paraded the road armed with hedge stakes, ac-
companied with bands and shouting. They refused to
disperse or discontinue playing awl shouting, and on their
attempting to force their way up the by-road loading to
the pit, the police charged them with their staves, and,
after a short but sharp and decisive conflict, succeeded in
capturing and keeping in custody the 19 prisoners who stood
in the dock to-day.

On Thursday last the prisoners were undefended; to-day
the promise was redeemed that they should be ably de-
fended, for Dr Kenealy, of the Oxford circuit, and Mr
Roberts. the miners' attorney of Manchester, appeared
on their behalf; and Mr Sergeant o'l3rien, of the Midland
circuit, with Mr Motterham, of the Oxford circuit, were for
the prosecution. The learned sergeant briefly addressed the
bench to the above effect, and it was then agreed that the
depositions taken last week should stand, any additional
evidence to be added to them. The additional evidence went
to strengthen the case,as regarded the charge of conspiracy.
The principal item was as to the holding of a meeting at
the Britannia Inn on the evening of the 18th inst.,whereat
the men on strike assembled, and at which a speaker de-
clared that they would not be followed about by the "blues,"
but would go into the b— (the police), and fetch them
(the men at work) out. Two of the prisoners were seen
going in to the meeting, and a third (Allen), with a flourish
, of a hedge stake, sought next morning to lead a body of
men to practically carry out the resolution.
The butties of the pit in question proved that the men
at work at it had been met on the Wednesday morning,
stoned and driven from their work, and at night men in the
vicinity were overheard threatening it would be " b— hot
for them to-morrow morning." Evidence was given by
Superintendent M'Crea that he had, several mornings pre-
viously, warned the men their morning marches and bands
would ite stopped by force, when they replied they would
consult their leaders. Cne of the prisoners, named Allen,
was one of the men who made this reply. On the Thursday
morning, when ho formed the police across the road block-
ing the way to the Earl c f Dadley'e pit, and also to Dudley,
the prisoners and others attacked the police, attempting to
break through them. Major M'Kuight, the deputy and foi
some limo acting chief constable tf the county, proved that
owing to complaints of outrages committed on men going
to work and from the inhaNiants of the neighbourhood, h,
gave orders to the police, which they carried out, when they
captured the prisoners. From what he knew of the state
of the district the measures ho took were necessary. Seve-
ral other witnesses having been examined for the prosecu-
tion, the inquiry was adjourned at five o'clock until this
morning.

The Giornale di .Roma states that his Holiness
the Pope has ordered his Government to aid in the forth_
cowing exhibition at Dublin by serving as inteitnediary
between iAbaktlibi; tAllibitero aaa the cvntral cvuunibeien,

A- wAtro.
rapt Elortmlt

HER MAJESTY.

BALMORAL, OCt. 26.

The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena,
and attended by Viscountess Jocelyn and Lady
Augusta Stanley, drove round by Invercauld yes{
terday.

Princess Louise went out driving in the morning,
attended by Miss Bauer.

The Prince and Princess of Wales.
HANOVER, Oct. 27.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have left by
special train for Cologne.
Their royal highnesses were accompanied by the
Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia, who had
arrived from Berlin.

The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendolino
St. Maur are expected to arrive at the First Lord of the
Admiralty's official residence at the Admiralty, Whitehall,
on Wednesday or Thursday next from Paris.

The Marquis of Bristol is somewhat better, ao4
cording to the last medical report received in town from
Ickworth-park, near Bury St. Edmunds.

The Earl and Countess of Clarendon are expected
to arrive in town in a raw days from the Continent, accom.
panied by Lady Emily Villiers.

Viecount Annesley has left town to join the
family circle visiting Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley at
their seat in Cheshire.

Viscount Chelsea has arrived on a visit to the
Earl and Countess of Craven at Ashdown-park.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart., M.P.
has returned to Falloden from Balmoral.

The Right Hon. T. H. Sotheron•Estcourt, M.P.,
and Mrs Eatcourt have left Farrance's Hotel on a tour of

visits.

The Hon Mr and Mrs Vivian have arrived at the
St. George's Hotel.
Mr and Mrs Mackenzie have arrived at the
Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.