The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-17 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The tallow trade is firmer, and prices have improved 3d
to 6d per cwt. P.Y.Q. is now quoted at 44s 3d to 44s 6d
per cwt. on the spot ; and 45s 3d to 45s 6d for the last
three months' delivery. Town tallow, 42s 6d net cash.

1864. 1865. 1866. 1867.
Stock—(this day)
1405 Gd to 40s 9d 43s Gd 44s 3d
Prices of Y.O l4os 9d —s Od —s Od 44s Gd
Delivery last week 906 1,132 1,452 966
Do. from June 1 4. 2,404 3,144 4,305 1,915
Arrival last week
Do. from June 1 3,121 2,263 4,420 669
Prico of Town 41s Gd 41s 6d 44s 3d 45s Od

WOOL.

At ill° public sales of colonial wool tlinro is a fair amount

of competition for all good and fine qualities, but faulty
descriptions are in little request. Prices show an average
decline of ld. per lb, when compared with March rates.
In English wools there is very little doing on about pre-
vious terms. The imports last week were 1,067 bales from
Algoa Bay, 12 Bombay, 56 Colombo, GO Genoa, 1 Jersey
and GO bales from Lisbon.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE OLD STORY.—MORE WIFE BEATINCL—John
James, a shoemaker, residing at No. 19, Grosvenor-
market, was char Bed before Mr. Knox with asiault-
ing his wife.

Sarah Junes, the complainant, sail—About 12
o'clock on Saturday night lay husband came home
in a very excited state,
and body with a carpet hag. is a daily
and burst open the bed
rocm door and struck me violeatly about the face
occur-
rence for him to get drunk and abuse me. I have
to work continually for the support of my children.
Mr. Knox—llas he been at this Court before ?
Complainant—l took out a summons against
him, but as he pleaded hard to be forgiven I did not
appear against him. When he came into the room
he called me an adulterous woman, and then sot to
striking me with the carpet bag.
Prisoner--I asked you who bolted the door, and
because you did not answer me I felt indignant.

Police-constable Burgess, 142 o—On Saturday
night I met the complainant. Blood was running
out of her mouth, and she had a lump on her arm.
She charged her husband with assaulting her, and
he said that he had done it, and if she came near
him he would do it again.
The prisoner was drunk.
I was informed by the neighbours that two or three
times last week there were rows caused by the pri-
soner, and that having a knife in his hand at the
time he threatened to cut his wife's throat.

Prisoner—l am sorry it occurred, but it shall
not occur again. I have a young family.
Mr. Knox—You should have thought of your
family before you struck your wife.
Complainant—Twice last week he took up a
knife to me. I have endured his ill treatment for
years. He has been worse since I took out the sum-
mons and let him off. One day last week he tried
to throw himself off the parapet, and tore up all
his clothes and my shawl. I consider my life is in
danger.
Mr. Knox—sot only yours, but his own too.
(To the prisoner.) It's the old story, drink, drink,
drink. You will not be satisfied till you have
taken your wife's life and your own. I shall com-
mit you for three months with hard labour.

THAMES.

AN INCORRIGIBLE THIEF.—Mary Ann Looney,
who is about 40 years of age, and has become pre-
maturely old in constitution by drink, dissipation,
and crime, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with stealing a pewter quart pot, value 45., the pro-
perty of Mr. 'William Walker, landlord of the
Red Lion, a large public-house in High-street,
Whitechapel.

The prisoner has been convicted of felony by
magistrates summarily and by juries at the sessions
20 fillies, and her depredations commenced here at
an early age, soon after leaving Ireland. She was
last sentenced to three years' penal servitude for an
extensive robbery in a shop. Last night she was in
the Red Lion, and Joseph Healey, the prosecutor's
potman, saw her take a quart pot from the
counter and put it into a tin can containing
boiled grey peas, rendered green by a strong solu-
tion of soda. The potman gave information to his
master, and Mr. Walker took the lid off the tin can
aid found the pot boiling in the midst of the
green peas. It was a new measure, and worth 4s.
The prisoner made a long defence, and said she
had been drinking all day with a man and his wife
in the Red Lion, and became so much intoxicated
that she did not know what she did. She begged
of the magistrate to have mercy upon her.
The potman of the Red Lion said the prisoner was
sober last night.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial, and
directed that an account of her numerous convic-
tions should be given to the judge who would pre-
side at her trial.

STEALING PLANTS FROM A GARDEN.—Two youths,
named Newton and Gresley, were brought before
Mr. Paget charged with stealing plants and flowers
from the front garden of a house in Sidney-street,
Mile-end. A police-constable caught the prisoners
in flagrante dilecto in the garden of Mr. Charles
Parish. Newton was putting some beautiful
geraniums in a basket, and Gresley was standing by
holding it up. The basket was full of choice plants
and flowers, the property of Mr. Parish.

The prisoners pleaded guilty, and Mr. Paget sen-
tenced them to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for three months.

WESTMINSTER.

A DELICATE AFFAIR AND POSITION OF DIFFI-
CULTY.--All aged man, of genteel appearance, came
to the court this morning, and said to the magis-
trate, " I am very anxious to have your advice, Sir,
on a matter of considerable difficulty. I have a son
who is in India holding a most respectable appoint-
ment in the civil service. He is a married man,
with a wife and three children. They have
been left here for the purpose of the
children's education, and I have just sent one, the
eldest girl, to a boarding school. My son transmits
money regularly from India for the maintenance of
his wife and children, and the question now is whe-
ther it should not be stopped in consequence of the
impropriety of her conduct."

kr. Selfe—What sort of impropriety is it?
Applicant—l went there a few days ago, and to
my great surprise found my son's wife suckling an
infant. I said to her, " How is this ?" and she re-
plied, "I could not help it."
Mr. Selfe---How long has your son been away
from his wife?

Applicant—Three years ; and he is not expected
to return for two more years. Having made the
discovery I have stated, I thought it would be the
best course to ask you whether I should at once be
justified in stopping the wife's allowance,
Mr. Selfe—.Js she living with the man, or is this
the result of casual impropriety which " she could
not help ?"
Applicant—l am not aware that she has any man
living with her.

a matter for a magis-
Alr. Selfe —This is hardly
trate. As it takes but a very short time now, I
should recommend you to communicate with your
son before you take any steps.
to you. I will
do so. Applicant—l am much obliged