The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

TALLOW

Since our last report, very little business has been pass-
ing in our market, and prices have had a drooping tendency.
Advices from St. Petersburgh state that the supply of tal-
low this season will be 138,000 casks. To-day, P.Y.P. on
the spot is quoted at 64s 3d, and for the last three months
51s per cwt. Rough fat, 2s lld per 81bs.

1836.

1857.

1&58.

1859. 1 18.69.

Stock this day.... 16,607
Price of Y.C. 468 Od to
46s 6d
Livery last week 2,124
Ditto from June 1 103,656
Arrivals last week 1,1 )2
Ditto from June 1 113,721
Price of Town .... 48s 3d

9,308 11,528 / 9,911 i 28,922
56s Od to 54s 9d to 56s Od to 55s Pd to
—s Od —s Od —s Od 548 3d
1,503 792 1,618 1,059
1102,399 98,510 93,279 76,171
1 127 276 288 43
91,737 98,385 93,623 93,0 i 2
588.9 d 558 9d 578 3d 55s 9d

CENTRAL CRIMINAL
_COURT-( THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT

The May sessions of the Central Criminal Court com-
menced this morning, before the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Sir F. Moon and Sir R.
Carden, and Sheriffs Philips and Gabriel.
Amongst the gentlemen summoned to serve on the 'grand
jury was Richard Wyndham Phillips, artist, who claimed
to be excused.
The Lord Mayor—On what ground, Mr. Phillips, do
you claim to be excused.
Mr. Phillips—l have served, my lord, once within the
present year. My residence is in Kent and my studio is in
London, and on the present occasion I am summoned for
my London property. I think it a great hardship to be
called upon to act as a grand juror again, as to a person
like myself, an artist and working man, the sacrifice of
three days is a heavy loss ; besides, my lord, this is the
opening day of the Royal Academy.
The Lord Mayor—As you have property both in London
and Kent you are liable to serve. However, as you, I
dare say, are willing to serve on another occasion you are
for the present excused.
The Recorder then, in charging the grand jury, said,
there were rather more than the ordinary number of case's
in the calendar, but none involving any difficulty.
There were three charges involving the loss of life, but the
charges did not amount to more than manslaughter. The
first was that of a person named Harper, and the deceased
it appeared died in the workhouse from concussion of the
brain. It appeared from the evidence that two days before
his death he was engaged in a fight with the prisoner dur-
ing which he fell and received a blow on the back part of
the head. If they should be of opinion that death arose
from the injury, and that it was caused by the prisoner then
they would return a true bill. The next oase was that of
death resulting from furious driving, and if ix the evidence
that would be laid before them it should clearly prove that
there was a want of proper precaution on the part of the pri-
soner, the owner of the vehicie they would also have to
return a- true bill. One circumstance that was
much to be regretted was, that the prisoner in this case, as
in the preceding one, was under the influence of drink at
the time. The other charge of manslaughter was that of a
female, who was charged with causing the death of her in-
fant child by exposure to cold. All they would have to do
was to calmly consider the whole of the facts of the case,
and upon the result they would have to act. There
was an indictment, however, in the calendar to
which .he thought he ought briefly to allude.
It was the case of a person named Pullinger, who was
charged with robbing his employers, the directors of a
joint-stock bank in the City. He was not aware that there
was any difficulty in the case, and the prisoner did not ap-
pear to deny his guilt. The circumstances he could not
help adverting to, namely, the fact that nearly the whole
of the proceeds of the robberies charged to the two indi-
viduals found their way to the stockbrokers in payment for
losses incurred on the Stock Exchange. Gambling of that
description, under any circumstances, was calculated to be
mischievous; but it appeared to have been an exceeding
impropriety, to use the mildest term, of any stockbroker to
engage in any transaction of the description for persons in
such positions as the one which Pullinger occupied, without
the knowledge of their employers. It was impossible that these
negotiations on the Stock Exchange could be carried on by
such persons without great losses occasionally, and it was
hardly to be expected that persons could at all times resist
the temptation when large funds were temporarily placed in
their hands of appropriating them to their own purposes,
and it was scarcely possible that any broker engaged in the
transactions should not have some suspicion that the money
used in them comes from the till of - the master.
No person, therefore, should engage in these trans-
actions with persons placed in the confidential position
of clerks or cashiers of banks without the full
understanding that he should be at liberty to communicate
with the employer of the person engaging him. He could
not help thinking that in many cases in which large busi-
nesses were carried on, there must be something wrong be..
tween masters and their employees. Ho was not willing to
encourage suspicion between employed and employers. On.
the contrary, when he saw how businesses were conducted,
he was astonished that such cases were not more frequent.
Such suspicion ho believed would be unfounded, and ho
thought it was the duty of the employers not to encourage
temptation by any unnecessary unwatchfulness on their
part. Carelessness, or overtness, or unwatchfulness would
give facilities for crime, and any employer who was careless
was guilty of the no mean crime of casting a stum-
bling block in his brother's way. Before -he con-
cluded his remarks he must allude to the loss the court
and the public had sustained in the death of Mr. Straight,
the clerk of arraigns. Although he had not held the office
for any long period, he had learned the duties in the office
of, and succeeded, the late Mr. Clerk, and having studied
in such a school, he could not but be a valuable public
servant. With these remarks he dismissed them to their
duties, and said that in the event of the assistance of the
court being required it would be most readily afforded.
The grand jury then retired to their room.

THE .NORTH AND SOUTH SIDES OF HYDE
PARK. .

This morning a numerous deputation of noblemen
and gentlemen, from the association formed for the
purpose of promoting a communication between the
districts lying north and south of Hyde Park,
waited upon the Hon. W. Cowper, First Commis-
sioner of Public Works, to impress upon him the
necessity of immediately making the desired im-
provement.

The deputation was introduced by Earl GROS.
VENOR.

His LORDSHIP then addressed Mr. Cowper
informing him of the great necessity that existed
for the formation of a road across Hyde-Park, espe-
cially as the population was largely increasing.
The public interest would largely benefit by such
an arrangement, and access to the Kensington
Museum, the New Horticultural Gardens, and the
proposed Exhibition in Hyde-Park in 1861 would
be greatly improved.

Mr. COWPER replied, that the proposed road
would no doubt be a very great improvement to the
residents in the locality; but before he could give
any promise upon the subject he of course must
consider the interests of the general public. Hyde-
park was now very much attended by nedestrigns
and children, awl the plan of making a road through
that open space would have to be very fully con-
sidered. There would be some expenses connected
with the proposed road, and before he could give
the deputation a promise he must makq. some in-
quiries. If, however, the object could be carried
out without detriment to the general public conve-
nience, he should be very glad, as no doubt an im-
proved means of communisation was much required
in the neighbourhood.

The deputation having thanked the hon. gentle-
man, retired.

His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, as
Ranger of the Park, was next waited on by the
deputation, and Earl Grosvenor having made the
same explanation of the object of the deputation,
His ROYAL HIGHNESS replied that the subject
would of course require to be duly considered,
as he could not be expected to give an answer off-
hand. The interests of both parties, the resident
in the locality and the general public, would have
to be thought over. Of course it was necessary
that large open spaces should be preserved, but the
proposal was one well worthy of consideration. He
was free to admit that access to both neighbour-
hoods was very inconveniently wide. There would
also arise the question of extension, and he did not
think the public would be inclined to lay out large
sums for the convenience of any particular locality.
If the road was made a new bridge would have to
he constructed over the Serpentine, as the one in
existence would be of no use.
Mr. 'FITE said a sunken road might be made'
by which the general appearance of the place
would not be affected, and as for the Serpentine
they could go under it.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS said he would give the
subject every consideration, and he should be
very much pleased if he could assist in carrying
out the objects of the deputation.
The deputation then withdrew,

It is stated in a letter from Nice that a petition
to tho Emperor, praying that tho title of Count do Nice
may be conferred on the Imperial Prince, is being numer-
ously signed in all towns and villages of the county; and
that the ladies of the city are signing a similar petition to
the Empress