The Sun.
London, England, 1865-07-25 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS

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SMITHFIELD.—OId Meadow hay, £4lss Od to £6 Os Od;
new ditto, £4 15s to £5 5s ; old clover, £5 lOs to £7 Os ;
uew ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 18s per
load. Trade dull.

CUMBERLAND.--Old Meadow hay, £5 Os Od to £6 6s Od;
new ditto, £5 Os to £5 lOs ; old clover, £5 15s to £7 Os ;
new ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 lOs to £ll6s per
load. A slow demand.

WRTTECHAPEL.—OId Meadow hay, £4lss Od to .£6 Os Od ;
new ditto, £4 15s to £5 5s ; old clover, £5 lOs to £7 Os ;
now ditto, £5 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 as to £1 13s per
load. Trade inactive.

COLONIAL.

TEA.— Business has remained dull, and the few dealings
entered into in the private market have been at about
previous rates. A small quantity of Assam will be offered
at public sale to-day.

SUGAR.—There has been a moderate inquiry for West
India, and late prices are generally well sustained. In the
refined market there is little change to report as regards
values.

COFFEE.—The demand for Colonial descriptions has been
steady, and superior qualities sustain formar rates.
RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done in
cleaned descriptions, at full prices.

TALLOW.—There has been a fair trade demand for the
time of year, and prices are generally well sustained.
P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted 41s. 3d. to 41s. 6d., and last
3 months, 425. 3d. to 425. 6d. per cwt.

COAL MARKET.
Price per ton at the close of the market.
s. d. s. d.
Tunstall ............... 18 0 Tees 19 6
Wrylam .. ; .......Braddyell's Hetton 19 3
Walls End Haswell._ 20 0 Hetton Lyons lB 0 Hetton ........
Kelloe ....... ... 20 0 Hartlepool
Caradoc . ..............
... 19 0 East Hartlepool
.. . , ... . . ... .. 19 6 Heugh Hall l9 3
Walls End GosfOrth 18 0 Cowpen Hartley
South Kelloe' ......... 19 8 Hastings Hartley lB 0
Ships at market, 50 ; sold, 32.

THE STRIKE OF THE NAILERS. BELLOWS
Cum/ca.—The strike which has
extended Over
about seven weeks was gradually terminating this week,
but owing to several bellows being cut, by those still
"out," the bulk of the " thousand" nailers have again left
their work, and are on strike, and they now state that the
payment of the full score allowance will alone cause them
to resume their work. It is said that those who continued
firm in the strike, seeing that it was impossible to gain
their end so long as some were at work and some were at
play, commenced spoiling the workmen's bellows, so as
to compel them to leave, their work, and to frighten others
away from their work. Attempts are being made to find
out those who have committed these trade outrages.

WILFULLY DAMAGING TILE RALLiicas OF ST. JAMES'S
CHURCII.—A boy named' Charles Wilkinson was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wilfully damaging the railings
of St. James's Churchyard, Piccadilly.
Mr. Benjamin Tissant, of No. 7, York-street, Sloane-
square, said that while passing St. James's Church that
morning•ho saw the prisoner with a lump of wood knock
off the head of one of the iron railings. He therefore felt
it his duty to give the prisoner into custody.
Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that if every ono was as prompt
as the witness it would prevent a deal of mischief being
done to property.

Frederick Green, the beadle of St. James's, said that
several of the railings had had the heads broken off, and
they had not been able to find any of the persons doing
the damage till fortunately Mr. Tissant caught the prisoner
in the act. The damage to the railing amounted to 7s 6d.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the boy to pay the amount of
damage, and a fine of 10s. or 21 days, observing that such
gratuitous mischief must be marked.

A FORGIVING WlFE.—James Pickett, a stoutly-built
young man, residing in Husband-street, St. James's, was
charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with assaulting his wife.
The complainant said—The prisoner is my husband;
we have been married twelve months. Last night he
struck me on the head, and the wound bled a little, but 1
am not hurt, and do not wish to punish him.
Inspectcrr Harrison—The complainant received a very
severe blow, and I had to send her to the hospital.
The complainant—My husband did not intend to do it.
He meant to strike me on the knuckles, but I put my head
in the way.

Inspector Harrison—l was informed that the prisoner
deliberately struck his wife.

The complainant—l don't wish to proceed with the case.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are a kind creature, but you must
be protected. Your husband will only be doing it again if
you show him any mercy.
The prisoner—I only struck my wife to prevent her in-
juring my face with a glass.

The complainant—That is not true.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The prisoner will hale to find two be:
in £lO each for three months.

THAMES.

RETURNING FROM THE FOREST.—Charles Plummer, aged
21, a sweep, of 9, Pear-tree-street, Lambeth, Ellen Plum-
mer, his wife, 19, Thomas Edward Gosling, of the same
place, 20, a sweep, and Mary Glancey, 61, of No. 14,
Middle-pollards, Tower-street, Lambeth, the mother of
Mrs. Plummer, were all charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly and assaulting various persons in Bow, Middlesex,
last night.

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who was driving the horse and cart, to pull up at a public
house and have more drink. He refused to do so, and she
laid hold of the reins. There was a violent struggle for
the P"''"'"" of the reins, Auclinnramer began. to beat the
old woman. She screamed,-all the parties in the cart were
fighting and tumbling over each other, the horse reeled, a
mob collected about the party in the cart, and a police-
constable, named Joseph Goodson, No. 227 K, seized the
horse and told the party to desist. Charles Plummer im-
mediately jumped out of the cart and struck him with a
piece of the whip *die he had broken over Mrs. Clancey.
He then threw himself on the ground and laid hold of the
policeman's leg, and the young woman followed her hus-
band and tried to bite the constable. Gosling leaped out
of the cart and took part in the affray. He struck the police-
man several times. A general skirmish then took place.
All the parties were on the ground fighting and tumbling
over each other, while Mrs. Plummer and Mrs. Clancey
used their tongues, and called out " Murder !" as loudly as
possible. Mr. Harry Tucker, the landlord of a public-
house, who interfered in the interests of peace, was as-
saulted by the women, and Mrs. Clancey got possession of
the constable's truncheon, and attempted to beat him with
it. The staff was taken from her. Other constables ar-
rived, and the prisoners, instead of finishing their excur-
sion in Lambeth, were consigned to tho cells of the Bow
road station-house, and the horse and cart were taken to
the greenyard. Mrs. Clancey declined to charge her friend
Mr. Plummer with the assault, and said it was all owing
to the drop of drink and the heat of the weather.
Mr. Partridge said the prisoners had made a very bad
finish to their day's excursion to Epping Forrest, and
would apparently suffer for this a long time. Ho fined
Charles Plummer and Thomas Edward Gosling 40s. each,
Mrs. Plummer ss. only, and discharged the old woman
Clancey.
Tho fines were paid.

The Earl Cathcart has left Maurigy's Hotel for
Thornton-le-Street, Yorkshire.
LORD DERBY AND ins SON.--CURIOUS ELECTION
INCIDENT.--An incident showing the odd changes
which time can make occurred at Preston last week during
the course of Conservative canvass in that town. The two
Conservative candidates, along with their party, were pro-
ceeding up one of the streets of the town, when one of them,
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usual blandness prevailing at election times, followed. An
introduction succeeded, and after the voter had shaken
hands with Sir T. G. Ilesketh he turned to the Hon. F. A.
Stanley (Lord Derby's son) and said, "Allow me to ex-
press the pleasnre I feel at being introduced to the son of a
man whose life I saved many years ago." The honourable
scion of the house of Derby and his party wondered
what the old voter meant, and as they appeared to bo
anxious for some explanation, he proceeded te tell how,
many years ago, when Lord Derby, during the course of
the celebrated contest between himself and Orator Hunt
was being kicked, beaten, pelted with refuse, and generally
abused _by the Conservative mob in Preston, and then
dragged opposite his (the voter's) house, where in all pro-
bability he would have been killed, had not he seized his
lordship (then Mr. Stanley), and pulled him into his dwell-
ing, where he hid him in a dark closet. The infuriatedmob
immediately afterwards broke into the house, but were un-
able to discover Lord Derby. They then rushed out in
another direction, fancying that his lordship had escaped
by some back way. The voter thou administered re-
freshment to the victim of Tory bigotry and violence
secreted in his house, and afterward got some policemen
to taken him to his head-quarters. When the voter
had concluded the narration of this story the Hon
: ot hothen
gentleman,
F. A. Stanley thanked the voter for his kindness t
taiemtneteilen,ms areed, and then begged for his support " for his
fh
asank, ec.OnsAidenraegtlay surprised, tivereplyw was
given,
rejoined, " But, you
know, you are an old supporter of my father." "Yes," ho
answered, " but your father has changed his politics since
I was his supporter. I have not. I, like your father, was
not a Tory then ; and I don't intend to go over
to the party who abused him in Preston." He was
questioned pretty closely about " that party," and some of
the Conservatives present blushed pretty extensively whilst
the ancient voter verbally castigated the Tories for hunt-
ing and maltreating Lord Derby when he contested Preston
at the time named. Ho afterwards left the two candidates
and their supporters to reflect upon the change that had
ensued since the present head of the Conservative party
in England was chased and almost beaten to death by a
mad Tory mob in the very town which has just returned
his son to Parliament as a Tory member.

A DOUBTFUL STORY.-1:110 Courrier de l'lsere
relates the following extraordinary instance of determination
which occurred three days since at Miribel Lanchhtro, in
d
that department. A boy, 12 years of age, named Durand,
having climbed a tree to take a bird's niest built in a hole of
the trunk, had just inserted his hand toreauenhaibtlewthoewnitthhe-
dbrraaw his nchonhwhichand, he
o heresmteaoidnebdroskui)e,
eaunddeby it. In this , being
pre-
dicament, seeing no help near, he drew a pruning-knife
from his pocket, and cut off his hand at the wrist. Having
fallen at the foot of the tree without further injury, he
walked home, whence, after a first dressing had been ap-
plied, he was conveyed to the hospital at Grenoble.

The Secretary read the report, which • stated that the
company bought the business of Mr. flouter at a price based
upon the estimated revenue for the pa* three years, with its
prospective increase, and from Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and
Co.'s report the actual not profits during• that period ex-
ceeded considerably the average amount on which their
contract was bated. ,The balance-sheet showed a profit of
£6,645 for.the six months ending Julie 30 last. The direc-
tors declared an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cont.
per annum on the paid-up capital, which would absorb
£6ll, and after payment of all charges and writing off £2OO
from the 'preliminary expenses there would remain a
balance of £2,442 to be carried forward.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report,
said, with• regard to the dividend, the directors thought it
prudent to proceed cautiously at first by giving a moderate
one with a view of increasing it in future. They considered
it advisable to have a large balance in hami, as there was
£30,000 due to Mr. Reuter for the purchase cf the business,
and there were also other claims against the company.
The directors had everyreason to believe that the dividend
would be incrodsod next year. Tho business of the com-
pany was 'yelp satisfactory. .
Sir J. HAY seconded the motion for the adoption of the
report, which was unanimously carried, and the dividend
recommended in the report was agreed to.

The meeting.was then made special, and a resolution was
passed to prevent the company from investing its funds in
the purchase of shares of the company.
It was stated that therewould be no call until September.
Mr. REtTER 'said the business of the company was well
secured by contracts for six years.
A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors closed
the meeting.