The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-05 00:00:00

WOOL.

The public sales of colonial wool were brought to a close
on Wednesday last. The quantities actually disposed of
during their progress were as follows :—New South 'Wales
and Queensland, 29,932—Victoria, 48,111—Tasmania,
13,107; South Australia, 8,292—New Zealand, 25,909—
Western Australia, 361—Cap., 12,781—sundry countries,
1,9.53—t0ta1, 140,446 bales. Owing to the limited require-
mtnts of export buyers, the bulk this enormous supply was
disposed of to our own manufacturers, and taking this into
consideration, the sales passed of satisfactorily, and at re-
muunerative prices. Towards the close, however, there
was much less activity in the biddings, and prices declined,
Pert Philip, Tasmania, New Zealand, and all defective

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FRACAS AT THE OXTORD MUSIC HALL.-Mr Charles
Wright Geddes, of 29, King -street, Holborn, engineer, was
charg3d before Mr Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr James
Frederick Evans, a clerk, residing at 103, Winchester-
street, Pimlico, at the Oxford Music Hall.
Mr Evans said—On Saturday evening, about 11 o'clock,
I was at the Oxford Music Hall. The defendant accused
me of insulting some ladies who were with him, and I in-
dignantly denied it. The defendant moved to the opposite
side of the table whore I was sitting and then got up, and
believing that he was about to strike me I pushed him
back into his chair. Anything further I do not recollect,
except that my head was broken. The defendant had been
sitting some way off, and the female opposite to me. On.
getting outside of the hall, and the defendant being pointed.
out to me, I gave him in charge. My head was dressed
by the divisional surgeon in Hart-street, Bloomsbury.
By Mr Lewis—l had been sitting opposite ladies for one
hoar and a half. I did not hear one of the ladies complain
to the defendant, and change her seat in consequence of my
annoyance. I had done nothing to annoy the ladies. The
defendant did not say my remarks were offensive, neither
did he beckon the waiter to come to him. I pushed back
but did not strike him. I was not intoxicated but had been
dining out. The ladies never spoke to me and tbe.singing
had been going on. I took no notice of them. I did not
say at the station that I had spoken to the ladies, bat had
not insulted them. I cannot say what I said at the station-
house as I was confused from loss of blood.

A witness—•l heard some high words, and on turning
round saw the defendant strike the complainant on the head
with a bottle. I afterwards heard the defendant say the
complainant had insulted some ladies.
Mr. Arthur Barrett, zlassical tutor, of 103, Winchester-
street, Pimlico--I was sitting a few yards off when ray
attention was called to a disturbance, and I saw the de-
fendant strike complainant with a bottle, and the com-
plainant fell back.
William Moorcroft, 155 E—l took the defendant into
custody and the complainant to the divisional surgeon, who
dressed his head. The complainant was saturated with
blood. The defendant said the complainant interfered with
some ladies who were with him.

Mr Lewis addressed the magistrate on the defendant's
behalf, stating, that he did not wish to deny the assault,
but that the complainant had given great provocation. The
ladies, one of whom was Geddes, had complained to Mr.
Geddes of the complainant's conduct, and Mr. Geddes,
when he was pushed! back, took up the nearest
thing to hand and struck the complainant. The assault
was quite unpremeditated, though he (Mr Lewis) was will-
ing to admit there was excess. Mr Lewis then called
Miss Anne Shakapeare, of 29, King-street, Holborn, who
said—l accompanied Mr and Mrs Geddes to the Oxford
Music Hall on Saturday night. While sitting at the table
the complainant pushed some ginger beer bottles in Mrs
Geddes's lap, and then begged Mrs Geddes's pardon, whic
was granted. The complainant then said something to Mal
Geddes, but, in consequence of the music, I did not hoar
what it was, They changed places because the complainant
spoke to Mrs Geddes, but they made no complaint to /dr
Geddes. The complainant struck Mr Geddes, arid then Mr
Geddes struck the complainant with a bottle. The co al.
plainant was not sober.
Mr Lewis said the only other witness he had was B Iry
Geddes, who could rot be called.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought it was often a pity the
wife could not be called, because in the present case the
real offance taken was not at the ginger-beer bottles being
pushed into Mrs. Geddes' lap, but at something which a:he
had represented to her husband. The complainant had
bean drinking, and first offended Mrs Geddes by what had
been stated, and no doubt then said something to her, az (d
then the rest followed. It was very natural that Mr.
Geddes should have struck the complainant under the cir-
cumstances, and if he had used his fist very little would
have been thought of it, but he should not have struck
with a bottle, as ho might have caused tLe death of the
complainant, and been charged with manslaughter. It . was
a mere case of excess, and he thought the parties had bet-
ter have settled the case themselves.
After some conversation between Mr Lewis and the cora.
plainant, the complainant said he would be content if Mr
Geddes placed something in the poor's box.
Mr Lewis said that the offer ot the complainant was rosy
handsome, and that the defendant would place £2 in the
poor box.

- The Complainant—l wish emphatically to state thal I
never insulted either of the ladies.
The defendant was then liberated.

THAMES,

IMPRISONMENT OF A GENTLEMAN WITHOUT A VIM C.—
James Hislop, a middle-aged man, was charged before Mr
Paget with assaulting the wife of a tradesman, of the II tine
of Phillips, a fruiterer in business in Charles-street,
Georges-in-the-East.
Police Constable 123 K, said that about 11 o'clock on
Saturday night he heard a disturbance in Charles-street;
when on reaching the house of Mr Phillips he found
prisoner who was challenging him (Phillips) to fight. After
a great deal of trouble he induced the prisoner to go awa: y.
In about an hour after ho found tho prisoner there agai a,
threatening to fight Mr Phillips, when witness was obliged
to take him to the Station-house. I

The prisoner stated that he was in the act of lighting his
cigar from a gas-light in the shop of Mr. Phillips, when he
called him a thief. Mr. Phillips denied that he spoke to
the prisoner, and said that while the prisoner was about to
light his cigar, he attempted to put his arm round his
wife's neck.
Tile constable said that at the station-house he admitbsd
that he might have accidentally touched Mrs. Phillips.
Mr, Paget observed that he never looked over an assault
of that description. It was a gross outrage upon a taartitd
woman which he would punish severely.
The prisoner was sent to prison for seven days.
The prisoner asked the magistrate to impose a fine.
Mr. Paget—Certainly not.

THEATRES IN LIVERPOOL—The Liverpool magis-
trates yesterday cancelled the two following rules
relative to the theatres in the borough, inasmuch as they
had been instructed by counsel that they had no power to
impose these terms upon the managers :—" That no com-
mon prostitute or reputed thief, or other notoriously dis-
orderly person, shall be knowingly admitted into, or per-
mitted to remain in any of the said theatres, but that the
manager shall to the best of his ability maintain and keep
good order and decent behaviour in the theatre during the
hours of performance. And every manager or other per-
son having the care or management of any theatre, who
shall make default in compliance with these rules, or
either of them, shall forfeit and pay for such offence a
sum not exceeding £20." It was stated that similar
rules to these existed in Birmingham, Xanchester, and
elsewhere.
LAY MUNIFICENCE.—Mr. I. G. Hubbard, M.P.,
has contributed the sum of £l,OOO towards the restoration
of the parish church of Buckingham.
THE TEMPLE CHURCII.—This church has under-
gone a complete restoration, under the direction of Mr. St
Aubyn and Mr. Smirke, and it is intended to re,,pen it for
Divine service on Sunday, the 2d of October.

TIIE COST OF POLloE.—LEttst year the cost of
police in Ireland was £780,111 12s. 4d., and in :England
and Wales £1,658,265. The cost per head of the population
was about ls. Bd. _ _

INSANE PAUPERS.—From an official document
just issued it appears that on the last return there were as
many as 1,142,621 insane paupers.
PROFESSOR ANDERSON.—This eminent master
of legerdemain commences to-night, at St. James's
Hall, a series of grand entertainments made; the title of
"the World of Magic," which will embrace a variety of
startling novelties in his peculiar art. The well-known
skill of the Professor, who, as " Wizard of the North,"
has become celebrated not only in this country but abroad,
will doubtless secure for him a large amount of public
support,