The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-19 00:00:00

WOOL.

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parcels
however,
At the public sales of colonial wool now in progress,
hands more freely, at
a gooddecline and fine d
li
have sold
heavily at a reduction of id to 2d 1:0,r lb, compared with
last series. The following prices have been obtained since
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ll d i i t ;
our last :—Australian—Clean sheers, is 3/d to 2s id ;
scouted, is 6d to 2s 4d; lamb, is 31d ; pieces and lochs,
91d to is aid ; grease, is id to is 3d, Port Philip—Clean
sheep's, is 7d to 2s 31d ; scoured, 189 d to 2s 3d ; lamb, is
81d to 3s 4d ; pieces and locks, 18 ld to is sd. South
Australian—Clean sheep's, is 2d tc is 101 d ; scoured, is
6d to 2s 2d; grease 80 to le 2d. Cope—Clean sheep's, is

POLICE-,

-THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.

ENORMOUS DETENTION OF LETTERS.—Ei ward Oram,
an auxiliary letter-carrier in the General Post-office, was
charged with feloniously secreting and detaining a great
number of letters, the property of her Majesty's Postmaster-
General.

Mr. John Gardener, one of the senior clerks in the Post-
office, said—The prisoner was a letter-carrier, engaged at
the North-Western District. Tn consequence of com-
plaints of the non-delivery of letters in that district I made
up four trap letters on Saturday, and posted them in the
prisoner's delivery. At eleven o'clock in the evening
Crocker went to the prisoner's, and found two of the letters
I had made up in ono of his pockets, and a great many
others. He was asked why he had not delivered the let-
ters, and he replied he could not find out the address. He
was then given into custody. An officer was sent to search
his residence, and a number of letters were found.

MeHenry—How many ?
Witness—about 400.
Mr. Henry—And all unopened ?
Witness—Yea, your worship.

Mr. Henry—You will wait a remand, Mr. Peacock, as
it will bo necessary to have all the letters opened.
Mr. Peacock, the Solicitor to the Post-office--Among the
letters were two containing coin. Those letters are now in
the possession of the Post-office. [The witness here pro-
duced the letters referred to.]
Mr. Henry—They will all have to be opened, so it w ill
be as well not to go into that part of the case to-day.
Mr. Peacock—The letters may as well be opened as they
are here. A special messenger will ho sent out imme-
diately with the letters found at the prisoner's house, and
the letters or covers will be got back,
Mr. Henry—The non-delivery of so largo a number of
letters must have caused great inconvenience. Many al
them may probably contain bills of exchange.
Mr. Peacock—A number of them, I believe, contain
legal notices.

Mr. Henry—Are they all town letters ?
Mr. Peacock—Yes, your worship.
Mr. Henry—lf you wish you can open the letters you
have referred to. Of course you will want a remand.
Mr. Peacock—l think we may as well open the three
letters I have spoken of.
The letters were then opened. One contained a shilling,
another a E xpance, and the other two small keys.

Gideon Crocker said—l am an officer attached to the
General Post-office. On Saturday night I went in com-
pany with Bingham to the prisoner's residence, No. 11,
Melton-street, Euston-square. We went into the room at
the back of the shop and found the prisoner lying on the
bed. We roused him up, and asked him if he had com-
pleted his evening's delivery of letters. He said he had,
and I then asked him where his bag was. He said he had
not got one ; but I told him he had, as I had seen him with
one. T Apnlro to his wife and then went into the shop,
when she said, " Oh, here it is." I examined it and
found in it nine letters bearing that day's post
mark. I then searched his coat and found throe
other letters bearing the February post mark. The
letters were all unopened . I then took him to the North-
Western-office, on his way he raid his head was affected, as he
had a sunstroke in India. I left the prisoner with Mr.
Gardiner, and then went back to the prisoner's house, and
there I and Bingham found a box under the foot of the bed
which contained a smallpacket of 17 letters of the previous
day's delivery (May 16), and under some clothing I found
a large quantity of unopened letters. Alogether I found in
the prisoner's h use 397 unopened letters. I took them and
gave them to Mr. Gardiner.

Joseph Forbes said—l am an inspector of letter carriers
at the North-Western office, the prisoner since June last
has been employed as an auxiliary letter carrier
Mr. Henry—At what salary ?

Witness-10s. a week. He was only employed from 5
to 9 o'clock of an evening. It was his duty to return all
letters he could not deliver early the next morning. His
delivery was the Old St. Pancras-road. He was so ent-
ployed in February, March, and April last.
Mr. Henry—How many letters did he generally have to
deliver ?

Witness—About 30 or 35.
Mr. Henry—Because I see on the 13th of February he
delayed 33. On tho 14th there were 34.

Mr. Peacock—That is all the evidence I propose to offer
to-day.

Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—What have you to say to
the serious charge preferred against you?
Prisoner—Nothing. I did not know I was doing wrong.
None of the letters were opened.

Mr. Henry—You must have known you was doing
wrong. You will be committed for trial after your next
examination. At present I shall remand you for a week.

MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY.

TIZE DIONTGBROUS CATAPULT NVISINCE.—James
Fullalove, a young man living at 25,Queen-street, Bromp-
ton, was charged with throwing stones by means of a cata-
pult in Kensington Gardens, to the common danger of
passers.

Alfred Heseler, one of the park constables, said he was
on duty in Kensington Gardens the previous afternoon,
when he saw the defendant throwing stones by means of
the catapult produced. The defendant was just inside the
gate by the flower garden at the time. The defendant said
he was sorry for what be had done, but in consequence of
the numerous complaints made by visitors to the gardens
of a h ing stones he took him into custody.
Defend said he was very sorry, but he did not know
he was doing any harm.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said- discharging stones from such a thing
as that produced was very dangerous. and evars.l—...,
know it. It was a practice that could not be permitted, and
with the view of protecting the publio he should fine the
defendant ss. or seven days. _ _ _

The park constable asked whether he should give the
catapult back to the defendant, but Mr. Tyrwhitt told him
not to do so.

THAMES, THIS DAY.

THE LAW OP DISTRESS FOR RENT.—A HARD CASE.—
Mr. Harry Joseph Wareham, the landlord of the Commer-
cial Stores, a house of public entertainment, No. 7, King's-
place, Commercial-road East, applied to Mr. Woolrych, for
his advice and assistance under the following circum-
stances :
Mr. Wareham said he rented his house of a Mr. Ch. arl,es
Steel, auctioneer, broker, and appraiser, of No. 6, Sint, hat
place, who threatened, two days after Lady. Day lest, htah
if his rent was not paid by the following Saturday, the
hise
29th of March, he would distrain upon him. He
quarter's rent to Steel on Monday, the 31st March. The
witness put in a receipt for XS 175., one quarter s rent, due
Steel, and dated March
Lady Day, 1862, signed Charles
31, 1862. On Saturday the ground landlord or landlady,
Miss Bonner, put in a distress for £l7 10s., half a year's
rent, although nothing was owing, and a broker named
Burden made out an inventory.
previous quarter's rent paid
Mr. Woolrych—Was the p
to Steel.
Mr. Wareham—Yes, sir; my predecessor Mr. Muschamp
paid the quarter's rent due Christmas last to Steel.
In answer to questions by Mr. Woolrych, the applicant
said that Steel was the lessee of the Commercial Stores and
auction room and premises, No. 6, adjoining, and had not
paid any rent to Miss Bonner for a half year.
Mr. Woolrych bald it was a very hard case indeed
upon the applicant, who had honourably paid his rent, but
the lessor had a perfect right to distrain under the circum-
stances. The applicant's remedy was against Steel, who
could be sued for damages in one of the superior courts at
Westminster.
Mr. Woolrych—lt is a very hard case upon you indeed—
very much like a fraud on the part of this Charles Steel,
who compelled you to pay your rent six days after quarter
day. There ought not to be an execution in your house.
lam sorry 1 cannot assist you. I would advise you to
make your case known at the Bankruptcy Court.