The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-11 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

NARROW ESCAPE OF A CABMAN AND HIFI FARR.—
This day, Robert White, a cab driver in the employment
of Mr. Collins, cal, proprietor, was charged before Mr.
Long with being drunk and incapable of taking care of
himself and his cab.
Policeman S 209 stated that about one o'clonk this
morning he was on Haverstock•hill, when his attention
was called to the prisoner's cab, which he found turned
over on its side. The horse was laying on the road, and
the prisoner was under it. Witness observed that the
prisoner was so intoxicated as to be utterly incapable of
taking care of his cab, and he was also informed that he
had run against a gentleman's carriage, which caused his
vehicle to be upset.
Mr. Long asked the prisoner what he had to say to
the charge !
The prisoner replied that he took up two gentlemen
in Parliament-street, and drove then to Jack Straw's
Castle, Hampstead. He then received front them three
half-quarterns of rum, which completely overpowered

Mr. Fell, chief clerk, asked if the gentlemen were in
the cab when it was upset ?
The prisoner replied that they were, and that they
tumbled out on the road.
Mr. Fell—What became of them ?

Prisoner—Oh ! they went away, and I lost my fare.
I could not control my horse as it went down Haver-
stock-hill, and the cab came in collision with a gentle-
man's carriage.
Mr. Fell—lt is fortunate the gentlemen were not
hurt.

Mr. Long having remarked that it was a most serious
offence for a cab-driver to be intoxicated while in charge
of his cab,
The prisoner was fined 20e., or in default of payment
14 days' imprisonment in the House of Correction.
ASSAULT ON THE POLlCE.—Josepit, Pitcher, a young
man, was charged with assaulting Police Constable
Goslin S 289.

The evidence showed that about half-past two o'clock
that morning there was a sham fight at the corner of the
New Road. All left except the prisoner, who gave him
several blows on the chest.

Mr. Long said that the police must be protected as
they had ♦ery arduous and heavy duties to perform.
The prisoner was fined 205., or in default 14 days'
imprisonment.

MARKET NEWS.—(This Day).

CORN EXCHANGE.

The quantity of English wheat on sale in to-day's mar-
ket was very moderato. Good dry samples moved off
steadily, at fully Monday's prices ; but inferior kinds met
a slow inquiry, at that day's currency.
The quantity of foreign wheat in the market was limited,
and the demand was rather firm, at full quotations.
Floating cargoes were steady.
There was a fair inquiry for barley, at full quotations,
but malt was very dull.
The supply of foreign oats was large, yet the oat trade
ruled steady, at late rates.
Beans and peas were very dull, but the flour trade was
steady.

ARRIVALS TlllB WB/111.
Wheat. Barley. Malt.
2,095 3,880 4.416
/

tnglish
Irish ••
Foreign 3 ; 1,130

Oats. 6
. Flour,
190
20,540 — bn:

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of beasts on offer to-day was very moderate,
yet the demand for all breeds was heavy, at Monday's de-
cline in the quotations. We were rather scantily supplied
with sheep, in which only a limited business was tran-
sacted, at barely stationary prices. Calves, the supply of
which was good, moved off heavily, at a decline of 4d per
Sibs. The demand for pigs was rather heavy, at late
rates.
Mitch cows wore dull, at from 141. to 191 each, includ-
ing their small calf.