The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

THAMES.

EVADING PAYMENT OF A RAILWAY FARE.—" Mender v'
Williams" called out one of the officers of the court directly
the night charges were -disposed of, and immediately a
well-dressed lady, with a white veil before her face, tripped
lightly before the solicitors' table, and said she wished his
worship to postpone the case.

Mr. Paget—Are you the defendant, madam ?
The lady—No, sir, I am not.
_ _

Mr. Paget—l see the name is Thomas Williams, of No.
4, Inkermann-terrace, Liverpool-road, Old Ford, Bow.
The lady—lle is a friend of mine, and cannot attend,
He travels generally by the Stepney line, and made a slight
mistake. He had a return ticket, and gave that by mistake
to the ticket collector —a little mistake.
Mr. Paget—What is he ?
The Lady—A commercial traveller in the wine and,
spirit trade.

Mr. Pagot—That is to say, it is more profitable for the
defendant to sell wine and spirits than to attend here. No
excuse that. I cannot receive such an excuse, and the
case must proceed.

Service of the summons having been proved by Smith, a
police-constable attached to the court,
Henry Mender, a ticket collector on the North London
Railway, said that on the night of the 18th of the present
month, at 9 27, a train arrived at the Bow station from
Fenchurch-street, and the defendant alighted from a car-
riage. Ho asked Mr. Williams fcr his ticket, and he
replied by a dreadful oath and epithet. Ho overlooked this
because defendant was a little the worse for liquor, and
again demanded the ticket or the fare. The defendant
then gave him a return ticket for the 12th of May. He
shouted out to the defendant that the ticket was for the
12th, and the day it was offered was the 18th. The de-
fendant repeated his vulgar language, and he then
demanded his name and address. The defendant refused,
but, on being pressed, gave it, and was allowed to depart.
The witness added that Mr. Williams had given much
trouble and frequently used foul language at the station.
The lady here interposed, and, in an undertone, said her
friend Mr. Williams was a gentleman, and must have been
excited or he would not have acted in that manner.
Mr. Paget—My duty is clear, and that is to issue a war-
rant for the apprehension of Mr. Thomas Williams, of No.
4, Inkermann-terrace, Old Ford. He is to be brought hero
directly he is arrested.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English
wheat were very moderate, but the condition of the produce
was good, and a fair clearance of the supply was effected at
Monday's decline in the quotations.
With foreign wheat the market was but moderately
supplied. For nearly all qualities the market was in a
sluggish state, and the small amount of business done was
at the late fall in prices.

Floating cargoes of wheat were in slow request at late
rates. Spring corn afloat was firm in price.
Barley, of which there was but a moderate supply on the
stands, sold steadily at full prices.
Malt was in slow request at about previous rates.
The market was abundantly supplied with oats, the
trade for which ruled inactive on former terms.

Beaus and peas ruled firm at fully late rates.
For flour there was only a moderate inquiry on firmer
,erms.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.

Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 2,080 210 270 1,470 1,220
Irish —
Foreign

9,530 740 skm.
bris

Comparative Quantities and Prices of Grain.—For the
Week ending May 27, 1865.—Wheat, 80,244 quarters,
average, 41s. 9d. ; barley, 3,802, 295. 111; oats, 3,805 :
235. ld. For the corresponding week last year.—Wheat,
76,580, 395. Bd. ; barley, 6,316, 295. 6d. ; oats, 5,699, 20s. Od.