The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-22 00:00:00

TEE SUN, L4' :DON, MONDAY EVErNING„ SEPVEMBEA 22, IBM

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TETE CITY AUTIMITIES AND THE FRUIT SELT.ERS
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Nearly the whole of the provincial markets held on
Saturday wera but moderately supplia•i with wheat, in
which only a limited business was transacted. In some
instances prices wore in favour of buyers. Barley moved
off heavily at drooping currencies. All other grain ruled
about stationary.

Hostile's' done
this day

livirg by sellit:g fruit in the streets, was chargea be-
fore Alderman Cao•ter with obstructing the fi.sotpath in
Charlotte street, Mausion•house. The defendant was
locked up every day last week for u similar cfhnce, and
when brought before the Llrd Mayor she was on each occa-
sion discharged, his lordship con,iderirg the police earlier]
out the instructions of the Commissioners of Police for
the City in too harsh a manner with referer:ce to these
poor people.

The continental markets are rather dull and drooping.
From the United States, the shipments of produce con-
tinue nasonably large.

Up to our markets last week the arrivals of English grain
were small. From abroad we received 15,544 quarters of
wheat, 2,537 barley, 15,203 oats, 1,907 peas, 5,455 linseed,
1,3:19 rapeseed, r,9 mustard seed, 1,323 sundry seeds, and
6,53 E barrels of flour.

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Police .constable 416 deposed that he saw the defendant
in Charlotte•street, On Saturday, selling fruit. She
ohs' meted the footpath, and he desired her to move on,
but she refused. A large crowd congregated around
them, and he weg obli;ed to take hEr into eusto.'y,
lock her up. He acted in a,econlarlea with the inktrue•
Coos of the City C.,mrnisiioners •,f Rohe
The defendant said she had been accustomed to s,ell fruit
for years at the corner of the street, and highly eulogiied
the late Ltrd Mayor Gibbs, the 1.47. rd bles3 his soul,
and Mr. Nobler, by whose kindness she was allowed
to sell fruit there fur upwards of 15 years. The fact
was will known to the honourable Mr. Goodman.

Thu sipoly of wheat receival fr3sh up to o'ir ram k)t to-
day from Es:.e. NI was small, and the receipts from Keut,
C:trenitlgeshire, &e., were very niuderst,. The gulp :nil
condition of the szipply was by no means tirst rale. The
attendance of both town and cow,try was far from name-
roue, and the demand for all kinds of wheat of home pro-
duce was much less active than on 2;lonlay I tst. In prices,
however, compared with that day, very little change tuck
place. At the close of business infcrior wheats were cer-
tainly the turn in favour of buyers.
There was (ily a moderate show of foreign wheat for
the time of year. Russian pareals were steady, at full
quotations. In all other kinds only a limited business
was transacted, at last week's currency.
Floating cargoes of grain were less active.
The finest samples of barley were hold at last week's
quotations ; but other kinds were very dull, and quite 2s.
per quarter chanper.
Malt met a slow sale, but no change took place in the
quotations.

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Mr. Goodman (c'uief clerk) said he wondered the was
not ashamed to mention his name on consideration of
her conduct. He had been twice to the Commis-inners
of Police fur permission for ber to have a standing at the
Mansion-house, but it was refused.

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Mr. Alderman Carter—When you told her to move
on did you behave harshly towards her.
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The supply of oats was moderato. Most kinds met a
fair demand at last week's prices.
Beans and peas were in short supply, and fair request,
on former terms.

Policeman—No.

Defendant—Yes, you did ; you tore my dress, and
dug your nails in my arm.
Mr. Alderman Carter--If she had moved on that
would have been sufficient for you.
Policeman—Yes.

The flour trade was steady. In the quotations very little
change took place. The quantity of foreign flour here is
trifling.

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I(4tWombs.

Mr. Alderman Carter (to defendant) —I shall insist
on your moving on. You have been locked up since
Saturday.

Defendant—l've been locked up every day far a
week. (Laughter.)

Mr. Alderman Carter—lf you are brought before
me within the next month

Defendant—lf you la me go, they'll bring me up
again to-morrow. (Laughter.) I mush sell my fruit.

Mr. Goodman—Not if you do nA obstruct the road
or pathway.

Defendant—(to the Alderman)—lf you knew the oath
he (the policeman) has taken you would not believe
your own fa her ;by G—d you wouldn't. (Laughter.)
Mr. Alderman Carter—lf you come here again I shall
send you to prison.

Defendant--I can't help it, your honour. May I
take my fruit sling and my basket and sell it if I keep
moving.

Mr. Alderman Carter—Yes.
Defendant—Thanks, your honour.
The defendant, after being cautioned, was discharged .

BOW-STREET.

WATCH ROBBERY.— Sarah. Clarke, a prostitute, was
placed at the bar, charged with stealing a watch and
chain of the value of 121.

The prasecutor, Henry Pritchard, a cabinetmaker, re-
siding in Paddington, stated that as he was walking up
New Oxford-street early this morning the prisoner, who
was on the opposite side of the street, crossed the road,
and threw her arms round his neck. He desired her to
leave him, and in five minutes after she bad done so he
missed his watch and chain. He immediately went in
pursuit of the woman, but did not succeed in finding
her. Suspecting that she had entered a house of
ill-fame in George-street, he proceeded to the place,
and went into the parlour, but the prisoner was not
there. He was about to give infortmvion of the robbery
at the station-house, but not being able to find the place
he returned to George-street, and on passing the house
he heard a conversation going on in the parlour respect-
ing the watch and chain. He waited for some minutes,
and then the prisoner and another woman came into the
street, and he then accused the prisoner of stealing his
watch. She denied the robbery, and a policeman coming
up he gave her into custody.

Police-constable 67 F took the prisoner into custody
He had searched the house in George-street, but he had
not succeeded in finding the watch.
Hannah Regan, the keeper of the house in
George-street, St. Giles's, said the prisoner was at her
house last night, and, as she was leaving the house,
-the prosecutor came up and charged the prisoner with
stealing his watch. He had previously, in the presence
of three constables, charged another girl with the same
offence.

A woman, a servant at the house, was next called
as a witnes-. Sim said her name was Mara.
Magistrate—How is your name spelled 1
Wituess—l don't know, sir.

Magistrate—Pahaps ;he landlady can tell ue how to
lepe!l the witness's name !

The landlady was then called, but she could not spell
the name.

The witness, in answer to questions put by the
magistrate, said the prisoner at the bar was in the house
at ►he time the robbery was committed.
The prosecutor was then re-called, and stated that
he never entered the house in George-street with three
constables of the F division and pointed out another
girl as the person committing the robbery.
The prisoner was fully committed fur trial.

114164 LAW ben nt from 176-> to Sls pe:r cwt. The (lay
is willed 270,00 j/. All oil hops are very dull, and ex-
treuialy low in price.

SE EDS,

Early in the week the market for linseed was very
buoyant, and Bombay rea.lily brought 615., hut the large
a: rivals frotn tha Blac:: and F 3,33, of Azoff have checked
upward tend ency. Linseed cakes continue to improve, at
increased quotations. The demand for Calcutta raps is
very limited. prices ranging from 63s for fine, down to 52s
for very inferior.
Tornio, White, per be6h. 22s to 24

Swede
qustt rd, 18s. 24
Whlto. new •.• . . , iOa 13,1
rlres, Winter, new Gd Ss 0.11
—s —,l
anary, per qv arter . 511; (15.:
rye :rass • • .. • • . 3'2;
Clover, ItedEn

White ........ •• —s

iCarrawsy • • •
ICodander • • ........ —s
ilierupseed , per quarter 41• 50s
Liaseed, Eng.iovring— 64, 65s
Crushing •• • 52? 564
B%lto • • • • .. • .
OdeliSa • . —r
Linieel Cake, pr. ton—.
Ro,glish .• —lo' 5 10 10s
Foregn, p.ir ton 10' 11 i t 6,1
Rape Cakes, pr ton 5.0 6 0
Jr qr... , 82s 81

Foreign Red— •• —s al
White... • s
Trefoil, new

LLOYICS Day.)

LONDON, Svt. 22.—Wied this day at noon, S.W.;
toodeia!e breeze and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 21.—Wind W.S.W. to S.W.—
Arrived—lLNl.Str. Driver, from Bermuda.
PLYMOUTH, Sapt. 0. —Wind S.W.— Arrived—Centu-
rion, from Bahia; Thomas Arbuthnot, Lonuon, for Gee-
long. Sailed.---H.M.S. Amethyst, for the West Indies;
H.M.S. Brunswick, Li ben.

FALMOJTH, Sept 21. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Es-
ther Francos, from Now York, and Railed for Ainstsrdam ;
Bolina, from Labrador, and sailoci for Guernsey.

(PER ELEOTHR, TEL EGRA PH.;
SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning.
Arrived—Constantin, from Shields ; Cicely and Thomas
Margaret, Sunderland ; Maria 'Whitfield, Llanelly.
Sailed—New Great Britain, for Australia; Rose, New.
port.
LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning.
Wind S. W. . _

Arrived—Spectator, from Gonaivea Buona Ventury,
Bombay ; Langdale,.Akyak ; Orient, New York ; Peli-
can, St. John's, N.B. ; Shepherdess, Colonist, and Rachel,
Quebec ; Britannia, Madras.
Sailed.— Nonpariel, for Philadelphia ; Seringapatam,
Bombay; Gleaner, Riga.
Off.—Charles Brunell, Cullodeu, Ann Baker, May
Queen Miramichi, Emma, and Qtß:m of the East.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 20.
Wind N.W. _ _ _

Arrived—Mary Miller, from Barbades; Belus, Labra-
dor ; Capa Breton. Aux Cays ; Wallachia Odessa ; Scot-
tish Maid, Callao; Jobann,-, Ibrail.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday, 10 5 a.m.
Wind W. ; tide four hours' ebb ; fine.

Arrived, Sept. 21.-13oineward Bound, from Callo ; Ya-
maha, Belize ; Sep:►stian, New York ; Enterprise, Smyr-
na ; Margaret, Mauritius ; Mary Ann, Balaklava.
Arrived, Sept. 22.—Wave, Archangel ; Lilly, Guern-
sey.

CRYSIA L PALACE.

EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.

On Saturday the supporters of this association held a
fete at the Crystal Palace in aid of the funds for the early
closing and Saturday half-ioliday movement. The day
was chosen in order to afford a practical test of the warm
feeling with which the objects the society proposes to
carry out are regarded in the metropolis. The directors
of the palace readily granted the day, and at the same
time consented to the association having a pecuniary in-
terest in all the tickets so:d by them or through their in-
strumentality, with the Raception of those issued at the
railway. The amusements provided for the occasion
consisted of no increased proportion of music, a grand
archery fete, and, in addition, the fountains played
twice during the day, namely, at two o'clock and
again at half-pa,t five. There was also a further
attraction in the interior of the palace, and one which
must have much conduced to the enjoyment of Satur-
day's visitors, and will, no doubt, still further please
the more select attendanco on ss. days. We mean,
of course, Marochetti's peace trophy, which has been in
course of demolition for the last week, and is now com-
pletely removed. We most sincerely congratulate the
directors on having taken this step, and carted away an
obstruction which disfigured the whole building. How
they will answer to the shareholders for having expended,
if we are rightly informed, nearly 5,0001. upon it, is
quite another matter. That such a sum should ever have
been thrown away on such a monstrous design is inex-
cusable, and the recklessness of the outlay is proved by
the fact that, on its completion, all the laws of good
taste compelled its being broken up and hidden.
In the part of the grounds set apart for archery prac-
tice there was a large concourse of visitors, for the asso-
ciation bad given a prize of a beautiful silver cup,
worth 12 guineas, to be shot for, and the match was
open to all England.
There were many competitors, as might have been ex-
pected, and the trials lasted from 3 till nearly 6 o'clock.
The match, however, only proved, beyond all doubt,
that to whatever amusements those who benefit by the
early-closing movement devote themselves archery is
decidedly not one of them. Nearly everything was hit
but the target, which, after three hours' constant firing,
only exhibited five arrows in its centr2. The spectators
!lid not confine themselves to standing behind the "stout'
bowmen" (the only place where they would have been
,aft.), but wandered in dangerous proximity to the target,
sear which, of course, some arrows fell. Cautious to
keep out of the way were useless till at length a young
toxopholite signalised his skill by sending an arrow
,hrough the neck of an elderly gentleman, and inflicting
a severe wound, when the spectators took the hint and
retired to a safer distance. The prize, after some diffi-
culty in coming tl a decision, was at length awarded by
the umpire, Mr. Grey, to Mr. R. J. Worthom, whose
al row was 1 16th of au inch nearer to the centre than
that of Mr. Foulkes.

At the conclusion of the match, which seemed to ex-
cite great interest, the visitors crowded the palace listen-
ing to the strains of the company's bard till dusk.
Nearly 20,000 visitors were present, aad but for the very
threatening a'pect of the weather the attendance would
have been even more numerous.

It is to be hoped that the proceeds of the fete may
prove i.erviceab!e to the association, and enable them more
effectually to advocate the early closing and half-holiday
question, which is daily increasing in popularity, and
gaining additional attention. It seems to be generally
admitted that excessive labour has been, up to the pre-
sent time, one of the monster evils of this country. The
people have allowed themselves to be engrossed by the
occupation of money getting, to the neglect of pursuits
of a more refined character. Whilst treating their cattle
consistently with the laws of nature, employers, forget.
ting that the human frame is similar in its organisation,
have been too touch accustomed to act towards them•
selves, and those in their service, as though they were
compo,ed, not of flesh and fibre, but of wood and iron, al-
lowing their families to grow up destitute of a father's su-
perintendence and care, and wearing out themselves and
their dependants long before the allotted period of human
life. The public, however, are gradually becoming awak-
ened to a sense of this evil, and it is due to the em-
ployers to say that they, as a body, have admitted
the present system to be one of the greatest curses which
afflict the trading classes. The practical effect of this
conviction—that excessive labour, whether mental, phy-
sical, or both conjoined, is attended with these disastrous
results-13:s been a marked improvement in the hoursof
suspending business, more or less, in every department.
A great number of interesting facts upon this subject
have been published in a pamphlet by Mr. Jshn Lilwall
the secretary of the Early Closing Association.

THE FORGERY ON Tilt CRYSTAL

PALACE COMPANY.

Several of our Sunday contemporaries publish the
following account of this transaction :--It appears that,
two days since, it was observed by the accountant of the
company, who had lately returned to the duties of his
cffi3e after a severe illness. that the numbers on certain
dividend certificates acd those of the sh:.res standing in
the names of the parties di'l nut tally. He immediately
sent to Mr. Robson, the clerk in the transfer office,
through whose department these shares would pass, and
drew his attention to the fact, inquiring how it could
happen. Mr. Robson replied. "Oh, that is very easily
explained ; there have been two transfers of the shares,
for some of them have not been applied for, and have
lain in the office for a year and a half, and we did not
think it necessary to enter the first name." "But there
must be a certificate of transfer somewhere," said the
accountant. ‘' Oh, yes," responded Mr. Robson, with
great coolness, "I have got them all locked up a my
house." The accountant reminded him that these cer-
tificates should be in the office, and said ho would have
a horse put to at once, and drive over with Mr. Robson
to his house at Kilburn, for the purpose of fetching them.
This was agreed to, and they immediately started for
Kilburn. On their arrival Mr. Robson showed the
accountant, with whom he was on terms of acquaintance.
ship, into the parlour, and ordered luncheon, as they
should stop some time. He then left the room for
an instant and returned again. This going out and
re-entering occurred several times without occasioning
suspicion on the part of the accountant, until a longer
absence than before led to suspicion. On inquiry it
was found that the bird had flown, and speedily a man
arrived with a note from Robson, stating that he hal
sent a man and an account back to the Crystal Palace,
as he himself was compelled by urgent business to go
to London that night. An immediate investigation of
the accounts and shares took place, and the board, at
their meeting on Saturday, declared the ascertained loss
to be somewhat under 5.0001. The following letter has
been forwarded to Mr. Slaughter, the secretary of the
railway department, at the Stock Exchange :
" Crystal Palace, Sept. 20.
"Sir,—With reference to the reports yesterday in cir-
culation as to irregularities having taken place in the
' transferoffice of the Crystal Palace Company, I am directed
to inform you that the board have caused an examination
to be made of the Share Register and transfers deposited
at the office from Jan. 1, 1855, to the present date. The
directors regret to say that the result of this shows some
improper dealings in regard to the shares, although not to
the extent rumoured. The result, as far as ascertained,
shows about 1,397 original shares and 662 preference shares
to have been improperly registered—that is to say, to have
been put on the register without a proper title in the trans-
ferrors—whil-t other transfers, to the extent of 1,268 ori-
ginal and 391 preference shares similarly circumstanced
have been gent into the.office, but have not been registered.
iA more complete investigation into the matter is in pro-
tress by Messrs. Qui er, t Ball, and Co., the result of which
Naf. be communicated to you.—By order.
I "GEORGE GROVE, Secretary.
" To Mihill Slaughter, Esq., Secretary,
Railway Department, Stock Exchange."