The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

IN RE DOD.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

Ellen Cunningham, servant to Mrs Stevens, proved that
while passing the prisoner to go for a constable he gave her
two violent blows in the face, blackening both her eyes.
William Haley, of 30, Charlotte-place, said that while
going along Duke-street, yesterday afternoon he heard
cries for assistance, and on going to No. 22 he found the
prisoner struggling with Mrs. Stevens and her servant, and
trying to get away. Mrs. Stevens was bleeding from a
wound on her face, and the servant fro.n one of her eyes.
White, 93 E, proved taking the prisoner into custody,
and Inspector Hubbard, of the E division, said the pri-
soner was a well-known thief, and had suffered penal ser-
vitude.

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months for
being found in a house for the purpose of committing a
felony, two months for the assault on Mr. Stevens, and two
months for the assault on the servant, each sentence to take
effect at the expiratiin of the other,

The prisoner on leaving the dock thanked the magistrate,
STEALING CHAIRS IN HYDE-PARK.—George Boyd, a
tall, miserable-looking man, was charged with stealing four
chairs from Hyde-park the previous night, the chairs being
the property of Mrs. Pearce, who holds the contract for the
supply of chairs to visitors.

A constable proved seeing the prisoner about 10 o'clock
the previous night with four chairs on his shoulders, walk•
ing off in the coolest manner with them. He then took the
prisoner into oustody.

Mr. Knox inquired whether the chairs were left loose in
the park all night, and the constable said they were, being
placed in heaps.

Barns, the gaoler, said he believed the prisoner was at
the Marylebone Police-court yesterday, on some charge;
but discharged.

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for a week.

THAMES.

AN UNNATTRAL CONTEST.—John Attingham, a most
dissipated looking ruffian, was brought before Mr Paget,
charged with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting police-
constable Payne, No. 194 11.

The constable stated that last Right he was called out of
the Lemon-street Station-house, in Whitechapel, to sup-
press a disturbance in that street, and found the prisoner
and his father stripped and fighting.
Mr Paget--Fighting with his own father.

Payne—Yes Sir. They were knocking each other about
most unmanfully. I separated them, and the old man left
the street and went home. The prisoner would not go, and
became abusive and violent. I laid hold of him by the
collar, and he struck at me and kicked me on the legs.
He also endeavoured to kick me on another part of my
body, and said " I'll rupture you, you I will." I
narrowly escaped the kick intended for me. I succeeded
in taking him to the station. He plunged, kicked, and
struggled all the way, and tried to do me a serious mischief.
He was very much intoxicated,

The prisoner said he was very sorry for what be had
done. He was beastly intoxicated last night, and did not
know what he did.

Mr. Paget—Beastly intox'eated ; what an admission for
any man to make. I shall visit this case with great
severity. What are you ?
The prisoner—l am in the rag trade. It was holiday
time yesterday.

Mr. Paget—l cannot admit that as an excuse. In all
cases of this description I shall sentence the offender to im-
prisonment and hard labour, and where a policeman is
assaulted, by kicking, in the execution of his duty, I shall
inflict the most severe sentence in my power. I sentence
you to bo imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard
labour.

21.&RKETS—This Day.

HAY MARK2TS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 14s per load,
Trade slow.

CumnnitLAND.--Mea.low hay, £3 Os to £4153 Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 los Od; and straw, £l4a to £1 14s per load.
A slow demand.

WHITECHAIL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4lss ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 158 Od ; and straw, £l4s to £1 l4s per load,
Trade inactive.

COLONIAL.
TEA.•—Business has been inactive, and the few dealings
entend into have been at about previous rates. A small
quantity is announced for public sale to-day.
SUGAR.—A moderate amount of business has been en-
tered into, without, however, any material change as re-
gards prices. Good grocery qualities of West India con-
tinue in fair request.

COFFEE.—There has been a steady inquiry for Colonial
descriptions at fully late rates, the stocks on hand being
somewhat smaller than at the same period of last year.
RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done, chiefly
for home consumption, at late prices.
TALLOW.—The market has been rather more animated,
although business has been on a rather limited scale for
both present and future delivery. P.Y.C., on the spot, is
quoted 403 to 433 3d, and last three months, 43s 3d to 43s
6d per cwt.

A TROPHY OF FORT SU•IITER.—The Index has
the pleasure of chronicling a most delicate and
deserved tribute paid by one of the most distinguished men
in the South to the first Englishman who, in Parliament,
proposed the recognition of Confederate Independence.
Mr. W. H. Gregory, M.P. for Galway, has just received
from Charleston a fragment of the flagstaff which so long
and gloriously held aloft the Southern flag over the bat-
tered ruins of Fort Sumter. This interesting trophy bears
the following inscription:—

"Head-quarters, Department of South Carolina,
Georgia, and Florida.
Charleston, S. C., February 10, 1864.
"Piece of flagstaff of Fort Sumter, harbour of Charles-
ton, sent with my compliments to W. H. Gregory, M.P.
for Galway. The flagstaff of that fort has already been
shot down 40 times by the enemy's fire since the commence-
ment of the siege, July 10, 1863.
" G. P. BEAUREGARD, General C. S. A."

THE Loss OF THE STEAMSHIP MATILDA.—The
Board of Trade inquiry as to ihe loss of this steamer
has concluded, and the assessors came to the conclusion
'hat up to a certain paint the course pursued by the pilot
was justified, but that he might have been more cautious,
and not have depended upon a compass which he had been
told was defective. There was nothing culpable proved
against him, but he ought to have been more careful. With
regard to the master they thought that, considering he had
only been up the Channel once before, he was justified in
delivering the charge of the vessel into the hands of the
pilot, but ho ought to have pointed out to the pilot the want
of dependence on the compasses. They did not consider
that the Bristol pilots had any felonious intention on board
the wreck, but they were merely trying to save the articles
from the salvors. Tho master and the second mate had
their certificates returned. Tho Matilda, it was reported,
was intended for the Confederate service.

The town and neighbourhood of Bayonne was
visited two days since by a violent tempest, which raged for
nearly thirty-six hours. An English brig which attempted
to enter the port in the midst of tho storm was struck by
several seas, which damaged her poop, and so injured the
captain and two sailors that it was found necessary to take
them to the hospital:

This bankrupt was described as of the Eagle, Farring•
don-road, and this was a meeting for choice of assignees.
Mr. T. Beard, Basinghall-street, appeared for the peti-
tioner. The debts are £1,507, but the assets are not stated.

A WELL. KNOWN THIEF CHARGED WITH BEING
FOUND IN A HOUSE AND VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING
Two FEMALES —Frederick Williams, a thick. set young
fellow, well known to the police, and who has only just re-,
turned from penal servitude, was charged before Mr. Knox
with being found in the house, No. 22, Duke-street, Port-
land-place, and also with assaulting Mrs. Ann Stevens, the
landlady, and Ellen Cunningham, her servant.
Mrs. Stevens said that on going into her bedroom, yes-
terday afternoon, she saw a shadow on the wall, and after-
wards found the prisoner in the room with his hand on one
of her husband's coats. On asking the prisoner what he
wanted he said he was looking for a painter. She
told him she believed he was there for the purpose of com-
mitting a felony, and held him, and called her servant to go
for a constable. The prisoner struggled to get away, and
on the servant coming to her assistance the prisoner struck
her Ohs. Stevena) a violent blow on the check, and then
struck her servant in the eyes, blackening both of them in
a very bad manner.