The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

Gerald Richardson, 67, Portland-place, military cadet,
waz, fined sb. fur being drunk and behaving in a disorderly
manner in the Haymarket.

THAMES.

A DESPERATE RIOT IN RATCLIFF-RIGHWAY.— Henry
Bramham, the landlord, and Charles Bloom, assistant
manager of a public-house called the Rose and Crown, in
Ratcliff-highway, were brought before Mr. Partridge,
charged with assaulting a woman named Moriarty, and
seriously wounding her; also with assaulting Denis Con-
nor and others.

Mr. Charles Young defended the prisoners, who are both
Germans.

Yesterday evening there was an assemblage of Irish at
the Rose and Crown. They came from the neighbourhood
of Holborn and Bagnigge-wells-road to witness the depar-
ture of friends in an American merchant ship for the United
States. After leaving the emigrants the Irish visited several
publichouses, and at last went to the Rose and Crown. • They
all became uproariously drunk and did some mischief. A
fight and row ensued, and it was imputed to the prisoners that
as the Irish were leaving the house they were brutally at-
tacked by the two Germans, who beat them with a truncheon
and a bar of iron. Several of the Irish were very badly
treated and disAbled. Mrs. Moriarty was wounded on the
head. There was no doubt the prisoners had used con-
siderable violence. Mr. Young said they were put in
mortal dread, and that the Irish were twice turned out of
the house and returned. The potman was maltreated by
G or 7 Irishmen, and only escaped with his life by jumping
out of window. The injuries sustained by the complain-
ants were brought on by their own violence and riotous
conduct. Bramham was obliged to use a truncheon in
self-defence.

Mr. Charles Young then called several witnesses, who
proved the riotous and aggressive conduct of the Irish, to
the murderous attack made on the German potman in the
house, and their attempts to remove the pots and measures
from the bar. The riot was a formidable one, and it
commenced by the Irish fighting among themselves. They
had been previously turned out of two publichouses in the
locality. In one, the White Hart, they tore up the boards,
and in the other, the Artichoke, they made a formidable
disturbance. It was also sworn that Michael
Connor, one
of the complainants, was swinging the iron bar, and said,
" Come on, you German, I'll serve you out," aad he in-
flicted many blows with it.
After much contradictory evidence and a two hours' in-
vestigation,

Mr. Partridge said this case ought not to have been put
up first, and that many persons charged with drunkenness
and slight offence; and a majority of whom would be dis-
charged, or liberated on paying small fines, had been un-
necessarily detained for two hours. The case had lasted a
long time ; but with a due regard to justice no part of the
evidence could be suppressed. There was no evidence he
could depend upon to show that either of the prisoners had
used the bar of iron. If that had been made out ho should
have punished them severely. Thera was a regular Irish
row, and although the prisoners had acted incautiously in
not sending earlier for the police, he could not say any case
was made out against teem, and they would be discharged.

MARKETS --This Day,

HAY MARKETS

SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od
new ditto, £4 15s to £5 108 ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s ;
new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £lBs to Li 12s per
load. Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.—OId Meadow hay, £5 5s Od to £6 Gs Od;
new ditto, £5 Os to £5 15s ; old clover, £5 5s to £7 Os ;
new ditto, £5 Ns to £6 ss; and straw, £llos to £llss per
load. A slow demand.

WHITECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 Os Od;
new ditto, £4 15s to .1:5 lOs ; old clover, £5 Os to £6 15s ;
new ditto, £5 105 to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per
load. Trade inactive.
COLONIAL.

TEA.—There has been vary little business transacted
during the last few days, the trade having deferred their
operations until public sales, which commence to-day,
when about 22,567 packages will be offered, a large quan-
tity of which is without reserve.

SuGmt.—Business has remained inactive, although full
rates are current for good and fine descriptions of West
India. In the refined market there is not much animation,
although quotations remain steady.
COFFEE.—For colonial descriptions there has been a fair
inquiry, and plantation Ceylon has commanded full rates.
RICE.—A moderate amount of business has been reported
in cleaned descriptions, without any material change in
values.

TALLOW.—Business has remained very quiet for both
present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted
41s 3d to 41s Gd per cwt., and last three months 42s 3d to
42s 6d per cwt.

" We learn," says the France, " that the Emperor
addressed, a few days ago, an autograph letter to
M. Schneider, to testify his affectionate sympathy
and high esteem for the zealous and enlightened
aid which that functionary afforded to the Govern-
ment whilst presiding over the debates of the Legis-
lative Body."