The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-11 00:00:00

WOOL.

The demand for wool at the public &des of colonial wool
now in progress is moderately active, but it is chiefly con=
fined to the purchase of produce by our own manufacturersi
the export inquiry being still much restricted. Good and
fine wools are now rather dearer than at last sales, whilst

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
UNPROVOKED AND BRUTAL ASSAULT.—CharIes Downs,
a tailor, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Mr.
John Willis, foreman to Mr. Bywater, carpenter and
builder, of Carnaby-street, Regent's-street.
The complainant, whose head was enveloped in ban-
dages, said that on Saturday night while talking to Mr.
Marsh, a carpenter, residing in Silver-street, Golden-
square, Mr. Marsh at the time sitting in a chair at his door,
the prisoner and another young man came against him and
made use of most insulting language towards him, and then
assaulted him, knocked him down, and severely injuring
his head, and also bruising him about the chest and body.
He became insensible and was obliged to have medical
attendance, and still felt a great deal of pain in his head.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Knox, the complainant
said the prisoner threatened him before assaulting him.
Mr. Marsh, carpenter, of Silver-street, who gave his
evidence seated, being paralysed, said that while sitting at
his door the prisoner and another man came up and grossly
insulted the complainant, and said they would do for him;
the prisoner then struck the complainant three times in
the mouth. The prisoner and his companion then closed
on the complainant, threw him down, and he became in-
sensible.

The prisoner said the complainant, in the first instance
pushed against him.

Mr. Marsh said that was not true, and that the prisoner
lifted up the complainant's head while ho was on the
ground and bumped the back part of it three or four times
on the pavement, and afterwards made off with his com-
panion, he (Mr. Marsh) not being able to render the com-
plainant any assistance owing to being paralysed.
Police-constable Grinbam, 132 0, said that on stopping
the prisoner, who was running pursued by several persons,
in John-street, Golden-square, he said it was a bad job,
and that he could not help it.

Mr. Knox asked the constable whether the prisoner was
sober at the time, and the constable said he had been drink-
ing but was not drunk.

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, and ordered a warran.
:o be issued against his companion.

'WESTMINSTER.

THE TABLES TURNED.—Anna Langharn, a woman about
35 years of age, was charged with violently assaulting and
wounding John Flynn, a labourer.

The prosecutor said that he lodged with his wife in the
house of the prisoner. On Friday there was a few words
between them at the gate, and they were repeated the next
morning. On Saturday night, prosecutor found his wife
quarrelling with the defendant, and took her away. Sub-
sequently, as he was coming in, she attacked him with a
gallon can, and wounded him on the head, at the same
time, throwing water over him.

Tho accused said that the prosecutor entertained ill feel-
ing against her because she had distrained upon him for
arrears of rent. She was the only support of an aged, bed-
ridden mother, who was constantly being placed in fear by
the frightful threats that he would burn the old woman in
her bed. She remonstrated with him upon his violence
when he seized her by the hair of the head, dragged her'
about the place, and shamefully ill-used her. She escaped
him, and took the water2oan in her own defence. After
that the complainant hurled a basin at her, and cut her.
Mr. Arnold asked prosecutor if ho had any witness.
Flynn replied that ho had nol iu attendance.
Mr. Arnold inquired whether there were any for the
defence ?

Two were immediately produced, respectable persons,
who clearly proved that complainant used disgraceful
threats, and dragged the defendant about with great vio-
lence. It was shown that there were no marke of violence
upon him until after his serious ill-treatment of the
woman.

Mr. Arnold said he should adjourn this case and grant
the defendant process against the complainant for the ill-
treatment of which she complained. She must attend on a
future day, on her own rocognisances, and then any further
evidence might be produced.

SOUTHWARK.
INDUSTRIOUS PICRPOCRETS.—Robert Turner and Tho-
mas Leack, two boys, between 14 and 15, were charged
before Mr. Woolrych with picking pockets.
From the evidence it appeared that a police constable
who was on duty perceived the two boys together in the
Borough, last Saturday evening, and suspecting that they
were young thieves, he watched them. He saw them pick
several gentlemen's pockets of their handkerchiefs, and
took them into custody.
Both prisoners denied the charge, and were committed
to prison for one month each.
A MUSICAL MENDICANT.—Denis Burke, whose accent
proclaimed him a native of the " Emerald Isle," was
charged with begging.
Policeman L5B said that about hall-past 8 o'clock on
Saturday evening he saw the prisoner in the Lower Marsh,
Lambeth. He was singing, and received money from dif-
ferent persons. On being desired to move on he went
about 15 yards further, but in doing so occupied about
half-an-hour, and during that time continued his vocal
performance. He took him into custody, and 2e. 7d. was
found on his person.

The Prisoner—I was only singing, and never knew that
singing in the open streets was begging.
Mr. Woolrych—lf
is begging according to law.
you get money by singing openly it
. The Prisoner expressed some surprise at this decision of
the worthy magistrate, and was dismissed with a caution
not to repeat the offence.

THAMES.
THE GROOM AND HIS MASTER.—George Smith, a groom
in the service of Mr. Poole, a gentleman residing in the
Mile-end-road, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with
assaulting and wounding his master.
The prosecutor had occasion to find fault with the pri-
soner for not properly cleaning out his stables. Some
words and a scuffle ensued between them, and the prisoner
threatened to hit Mr. Poole with a pitchfork. Mr. Poole
immediately took the pitchfork from the groom's hand and
told him to leave the premises. The prisoner directly
struck his master a violent blow on the mouth and
wounded him.

Dr. Ansell, who dressed the wound on the complainant's
face, said it was 3 in. in length and a third of an inch in
depth.

The prisoner admitted striking his master, and said the
wound was inflicted with the nail of his thumb.
Dr. Ansell, who is a gentleman of great experince in his
profession, and is Medical Officer to the Poplar Board of
Works, said he would take upon himself decidedly to say
tho wound was inflicted with a sharp instrument. It was
a clean cut. The thumb nail could not have inflicted such
a wound.

Mr. Paget belived the prisoner had used a knife. It was
a most cowardly and malicious act. 110 sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned two months and kept to hard labour.

the incidents of which are drawn
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poem will possess some of the characteristics of " Evan-
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it may be. I felt the fellow's teeth, and he seems to me
to have flies in his head.' "—Sir Lascelles Wraxall's Posthu-
mous Book of Miscellanies._

DR. TURNBULL'S EXTRAORDINARY SUCCESS IN
CURING DEAFNESS.—The Abbe Moigno, at one of
his late sittings, stated that the learned doctor had cured
several persons deaf and dumb from their birth. The
patient is made to stop both his ears ; Dr. Turnbull then
places his watch on the subject's forehead, and if the tick-
ing is heard he thereby argues that the nerve is not para-
lysed, and that his method of cure may succeed. He then
pours a neutral liquid of his own composition ipta•the ear,
and a few minutes after the spectators are surprised to find
that the patient can hear. From that moment the cure
commences, and is almost always crowned with success.

sd s d
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 81. 1 9
Half-bred do 2 0 2 1
Kent fleeces
South Down owes and wothers 1 81 1 91
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

SEEDS.
Good and fine mustard seed is firm in price, but inferior
qualities are dull. Canary is firm, but tares are a slow
sale. Cakes command ♦eiy little attention.

TALLOW.
The tallow trade is quiet to-day at about previous quo -
tations. New P.Y.O. is quoted at 45s 9d per cwt on the
spot, 46s 4d for December, and 47s for March delivery.
Town tallow, 46s 3d, net cash ; rough fat, 2s 46 per 81b.
Particulars. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865.
Stock this day ......... 35,434 42,050 42,984 31,338
Price of Y.C.I .........48—s Osd to
44325 s
00dd 44225 s 30dd 45—as9d0dto
Delivery last week...,, 1,347 1,379 2,148 2,492
Ditto from June 1...... 21,638 14,686 17,677 23,958
Arrival last week ..... 1941 1,224 2,0.18 1,056
Ditto from June 1.... 18,780 18,992 14,740 22,813
Price of Town ......... 50s 43s Od 4453 d 48s 9d

Thomas Wood, one of the cashiers of the Bank of London,
was placed before the Lord Mayor, on remand, charged
with having stolen the sum of £1,900 and £1,600, the pro-
perty of his employers, the directors of the said corporation.
Mr. Mullins said the prisoner was a cashier in the Bank
of London, and from circumstances that had transpired an
examination of his books and papers had been made,
and a fraud amounting to £3,500 had been dis-
covered

His books showed a greater amount of

money in hand than was really the fact, and
on the last occasion that he made up his cash and posted
his book, he represented that he had £3,000 in hand,when
on examination it was discovered he had but £1,300. The
prisoner made it appear that £1,600 was to be transferred
from Mr. Martin's deposit to his drawing account, and
a debit note for that amount was passed through his
book, and there ought to have been a credit note
made out, by the prisoner crediting his drawing ac
count with the £1,600, but no such note was passed
through the bank, as it was found in his
desk. He was then taken into custody. The prisoner
had made certain fictitious entries in the names of two
of the depositors in the Bank of the names of Martin and
Mortimer, and thus hernhad been able to conceal his fraud.
The prisoner received gold for three Bank of England
notes, one for £l,OOO, one for £5OO, and one for £lOO from
one of his fellow-clerks. The second robbery of £1,900
had been discovered since the prisoner had been in cus-
tody. None of the cash has been recovered.
Mr. Martin, 16, John-street, Crutched-frairs, said I have
a deposit and current account in the Bank of London. On
the Bth of November I had £2,800 on deposit there. I did
not give the prisoner any directions as to having £1,600,
transferred from deposit to my current account. I did not
know of any such transaction having taken place until
after the prisoner was in custody. The sum of £1,600 has
not been transferred. On the Bth of November I did not
draw a cheque on the Bank of London for £6OO. I did
not receive the bank notes for £5OO and £lOO, of which the
particulars have been stated.

Mr. Mash—l am in the employ of Mr. Mortimer. I have
the care of his cash account, and I am in a position to
know what cheques he drew on the Bth of November. Mr.
Mortimer did not draw a cheque on the Bank of London
that day for £l,OOO or £1,600. I did not receive the
bank notes spoken to during the examination from the
prisoner.

Mr. W. F. White—l am a clerk in the Bank of London.
It is my duty to enter particulars of notes of the Bank of
England received at the Bank of London during each day.
I find in the proper place for bank notes received an entry
for £1,600 in bank notes received for Mr. Taylor. Those
notes are the same as those spoken of and produced by Mr

Another clerk in the Bank of London, who had charge
of the deposit ledger, said—ln 1865 I debited Mr. Richard
Martin's account for £1,600, the initials are in the pri-
soner's handwriting. We have no more than one depositor
of the name of Richard Martin.

Mr. Mullins said that was all the evidence he had agains
the prisoner.

The Lord Mayor then cautioned the prisoner, and asked
him what he had to say in answer to the charge.
He merely replied—l leave the matter in the hands of
my solicitor.
The Lord Mayor fully committed him for trial.

The Case of Mr. Tommey,

TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SUN.

Sir,--1 forwarded a subscription of 15s. from myself, and
ss, from R. 8., to the police-court Marlborough-street—it

was for the benefit of aMr. Tommey, and not Townley—a;
inserted by you. It appeared in your journal of the sth
inst. I wrote again to Marlborough-street, and no notice
has been taken of my application to have the error cor-
rected. I likewise called at the Court on Saturday last,
and one of the reporters, recommended me to write to
you, praying for you to insert it properly, so that Mr.
Tommey may call and get the subscription now lying at
Marlborough police court. Hoping you will pardon me for
taking up so much of your valuable time,—l am obediently,
sir, yours, J. G.
Maldon-road, Haverstock-hill, Sept. 11.