The Sun.
London, England, 1830-08-07 00:00:00

PRICE OF SUGAR.

The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com-
puted ifrotn the Returns made in the week ending Aug 3,
is 2ss. 21d. per cwt., exclusive of the duties of custlros
!mid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into
Great Britain.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BO W.STREET.

Yesterday Joshua Roberts, bettor known as Big
Josh, a genuine unsophisticated costermotteer, of
Tot hilkstreet, Westminster, was brought before Sir
RICIARD BIRNII, charged by four of the new
polies with assaulting them in the execution of their
duty, The defendant is a most powerful built
fel-
low, about six feet three inches in height, and in dis-
position possesses all the characteristics of * regular
John Bull—as gentle as a child when kindly treated,
but if roused a perfect lion. •
The policemen stated their charges seriatim, all
of which amounted to this—that they had 'taken a
man into custody for refusing to pay an itinerant
female dealer in cheeps' trotters for one of those de-
licious morsels with which the lieges of tie lower
orders are in the habit of relishing their evening's
beer (viz, one of the aforesaid trotters) and that
Josh said it was a hard case for a man to be
looked to a tvatehut for that 'ere trifle, whereupon
they looked Josh into custody also; but he refused
to go to the walehus, and in conveying hiM thither
the peace officers received sundry hard cuffs from
Josh's-shoulder•of-snutton fists.

Sir RtottAßD—Well, Josh, you and I are old
arquaintuuces ; what have you to say to this ?
Jush—Vy, Sir Richard, I has this 'err to say, as
how I have been treated in the most shamefullest
manner by these 'ere men.

Sir RICHARD—AII, how ?—.losh---Vy, Sir, I vas
a sitting in a public-house, van in comes a voman
rat sells sheep.' trotters, and a man buys von
on her; hut the moment he puts his teeth into it,
". Missile," says he, " this here trotter stinks, and I
absent have it." The vomhn says, says she, " you
have had my harticle, and I expects you'll pay me
for it," hut the man wouldn't, and then she calls in
them 'ere chaps with the blue coats and stiff collars,
and gives him in charge. I way just said I Abort
as how 'twas a -- shame to take a man to the
roundeken (watch-house) for only that 'ere, and then
the policemen gets round me and said as how I
must come too, for hinterfering with them in their
dooty. They poked me about with their staffs, and
hit me too; and as I know'd I hadn't done nothing,
I floored three or four on 'em, and at last it took
sixteen on 'em to carry me to the watchus.
Here Josh stripped off his jacket, and chewed a
desperate bruise on one of his arms, which ke said
wan inflicted by the ate of one of the police.
Sir RICHARD—Why that Seems a bad bruise
indeed.

A policeman said they were obliged to use their
truncheons, as the defendant was desperate, and
struck them several times,
Josh--1 denies it. Show your marks if you
can ; for I never hits nobody but ►at I leaves my
mark, I'll warrant it.

The policemen said they, did not think he had
marked them.

Josh—Then I'm blessed if ever I hit you.—
(A laugh.)

Sir RICIISIID--But you should not have inter-
fered with the officers. Josh-1 hinterfere. I didn't
do no sich a thing; but the truth on it was as this
here : the trottervoman was a country-voman of one
of these here men, all the vay from Cork—(Laugh.
ter)—(one of the policemen was an Hibernian);
and so they tooked her pert through thick and thin.
Sir RR:mann—l am afraid I must fine you fo
the assaults. Josh—Must you though, Sir Richard;
then if you does I cuter pay, and that'll all about it.
Sir ltictiattu—Then I must send you to prisms,
and I urn sure it will be much againit my, will.
Josh--Veil, I tell you vot, Witieter. Sir Richard
—(A laugh)--you may give me sixteen year obt
if you like, only let me have my vay first.
Sir Ittctunp—And how would you have your way?
Josh-o--Vy as this here :—Let me take a turn up
with eight of them chaps in your beck yard, and it
I don't lick 'em send me to quod fur as long as you
like.—(Laughter.)
Sir RICIIATtn--Bllt it is my duty to keep the
peitee, and L can't do that.
Josh—Now, pray, Sir Richard, only let me huve
a slap at 'em, and you shall see fair.—(Loud laughter.)
Sir RICHARD--Thilt would be tether an odd af-
fair for me to engage in.
Josh--Vy, I knows it's rather out of your line,
Sir Iticherd ; but, good luck to you, let me have a
tackle at about eight on 'em and I'll be satisfied,
and you shell see fair play.
Sir RICIIARD-.I couldn't see over you.
Josh-0, I can manage that ere. You cm
stand up in a cheer (chair).—(Roars of laughter.)
Do, Sir Richard,
let me have a go at them 'ere
things ; I'll fight eight on 'em for tell guineas, one
down and t'other come on, if I don't
(Laughter.)
Sir RICHARD, however, declined the proffered ho-
nour, and poor Josh, after declaring 'repeatedly that
he would undertake to thresh the whole Division F.
in a week, wee locked up for bail. In the course of the
afternoon, however, he Was let out on promising to
keep his temper better another time. Josh had no
sooner gained his liberty, than with his wonted
good 'nature' he ordered sundry pots of beer and
bread and cheese to be sent from the Grapes. in
Ilow-street, to some unfortunates who were locked
up with him.