The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-16 00:00:00

BODOUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

These markets are fairly supplied with potatoes. On
the whole the demand is quiet, at our prices. The im-
ports into Loudon last week consisted of 375 bags 63
sacks from Dunkirk, 2 sacks 10 barrwls Hamburg, 110
bags 13,)rdeaux, 51 tons Caen, 3 bags Rotterdam, 307
tons Rouen, and 95 sacks from Dieppe.
Regents llos to 170 per ton.
Flukes
Th)cks 905 to 120 s
French 7os to 85s „

TALLOW,

The market is rather more steady. We quote T.Y.C.
oil the spot, 425. 9d. ; t ~wn tallow, 41s. 9d. nett cash.

1864. 1865. 1866. 1867.
Stock—(tllh; day)
Price of Y.G.
Delivery last week 2,668 2,723 1,667 2,023
Do. from June 1 .. 50,813 61,919 51,547 44,283
Arrival last week
Do. from June 1 66,639 83,510 75,662 63,216
Price of town

Quantity of tallow loaded off from St. Potersburg at tho
close of the navigation :

1867.
Casks.
Total 0,236

1866. 1865. 1864.
Casks. Casks. Casks.
70;277 60,711 58,356

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London 60,080 70,277 , 60,711 49,226
Liverpool 1,033 233 2,626 825
Bristol
Other English pts 2,0 3 1,823 1,b60 2,330
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
Franco

90,236 87,6-1-1 81,017 533,56

WOOL.

011 the whole, tho,publio sales of colonial wool have
passed off quietly, at an average decline, compared with

last series, of 2d to 21i1 per lb. Homo manufacturers have
operated to % fair extent, and a moderate quantity has been
taken for export. The English wool trade has ruled
heavy. Last week's London imports were confined to 919
bales from the Cape, and 965 bales from Sydney.
Current prices of English wool per lb.

sd e d
Fleoces--South Down hogets 1 2* 1
Half-bred do 1 8* 1 4
Kent floeces
South Down ewes and wethers... 1 1i 1 2
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7—Mis Day,

Market opens dull, at Saturday's rates. Sales
probably 8,000 bales.

STVE.4IUNG-IN OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES

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We Lave authority for stating that instructions
are being sent to-day from the Home Secretary to
the vestries of the metropolitan parishes, inviting
them to swear in special constables to assist the
police in the protection of public and private pro-
perty in the metropolis against incendiary fires or
other secret and dangerous means, by which the
lives .and property of the loyal subjects of her
Majesty might be endangered.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR7.—This Day.

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The December sitting of the Central Criminal
Court was:opened this morning at the Old Bailey,
before the Eight Hon. the Lord Mayor, the Right
Hon. the Recorder, and the Sheriffs of London and
Middlesex.

After the grand jury had been sworn,
The Recorder, in addressing them, stated that
although the calendar, which consisted of about 70
prisoners, looked comparatively light, yet he was
sorry to say that there were some serious cases
to be tried. There wore three cases of murder which
would occupy their attention, and which occurred
under peculiar circumstances. One serious case which
would now be brought before them was that of the
accusation against a man named Edgeley, as being
concerned in the forgeries on the Leeds Bank. The
trial had been deferred in order to procure the
evidence of Mr. Greenland, who had been the
manager of the Leeds Bauk, but it would now in all
probability come on for trial. There were numerous
other cases of stealing and assault, and one peculiar
case of rape. He had no doubt that the gentlemen
of the grand jury, in investigating into 'the nature of
the evidence affecting the various prisoners, would
use their usual discrimination, and supply them
with true bills as soon as possible.
The Grand Jury then withdrew.

PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN.—To-morrow
the Prince and Princes' Christian ant Princess Henrietta
of Schleswig-Holstein leave Froginore-house for New-
lodge, on a visit to M. and Madame Van de Weyer. From
New-lodge their Royal Highnesses proceed to Draycott,
on a visit to Lord Cowley, and thence to Osborne on a
visit to the Queen. On Friday night Prince Christian dined
with the officers of the Ist Battalion Grenadier Guards at
Laintry Burackg, Shot-otroot, Wiudgor.

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SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK.

TI EXPLOSION AT THE
HOUSE OF DETENTION.

' hz. EXAIVIRTAI lON OF THE PRISONEES.
BON STREET.—THIS DAY.
During the whole of the early part or the day the
greatest exeiwruent prevaile 1 iii 1»w-street in con-
sequence of its becoming known that a further
examination of the pr:zoners, charged with the
wilful murder of the three persons whose deaths
were occasioned by the explosion of gunpowder at
the wall of the House of Detention on Friday last,
would take place.
The entrance and the passages. leading to the
police court were strongly guarded by a large body
of constables, each of whom was armed with a cut-
lass, and a strong force, also fully armed, was sta-
tioned at either end of Bow-street to prevent the
crowd impeding or at all interfering with the pri-
soners as they were conveyed from the cells of the
station house to the court on the opposite side of
the way.
At two o'clock information was forwarded to the
authorities that an attempt was to be made to throw
some explosive materials into the police court during
the examination of the prisoners, in order that they
might, during the confusion such a circumstance
would create, effect their escape, and so much at-
tention was paid to the report that Inspector Sih
verton was directed to see that all parts of the
court were safely and sufficiently guarded.
At twenty minutes. past three o'clock Timothy
Desmond, Jeremiah Allen, and Ann Justice, were
placed in the dock. The woman Justice appeared
to be suffering from severe illness, to such an ex-
tent that she was quite unable to stand.
Mr. Poland attended on the part of the Crown
to prosecute.
Mr. Superintendent Durkin, before the exami-
nation commenced, handed in a medical certificate,
which Sir Thomas Henry read.
Mr. Poland—Sir, I am instructed by the solici-
tors of the Treasury to appear here to conduct the
charge agtiinst the prisoners, but as I have only
been recently instructed, and as inquiries of .consi-
derablo importance are still pending, it will be my
duty to ask you for a further remand. There are
witnesses who, unfortunately, are now confined to
the hospital in consequence of injuries they have
received, and there are other and various reasons
why the case should stand over. Amongst others 1
have here a medical certificate to the effect that the
woman at the bar, Ann Justice, is exceedingly un-
well, and that it is desirable, in order that she
may obtain medical treatment, that she should not
be detained here to-day for any lengthened
period, and therefore I have to ask that the
prisoners be again remanded, on which occasion I
shall be able to lay further and more important
evidence before you.
Sir I'. Henry—That is a very reasonable request,
and I shall at once formally remand all the pri-
soners.
As the. prisoners were being removed from the
dock,

Ailen (addressing the magistrate) said—l beg
your pardon, sir. With your permission, I should
just like to put a question to these persons.
_Sir T. Henry—You cannot examine the other
prisoners.
Allen—lt's only one question I wish to put.
Sir T. Henry—You had better defer what you
have to say until another occasion.
Allen—O, very well, then, I will.
The prisoners were then remanded.

The following are the official lists of the sufferers
11 the hospitals :

ST. BART HOLOMEW'S.
COLSTON WARD.
Caleb Beckett, 28 years ; bruised by falling roof.
William Thictener, 55; cuts about face, concussion.
' Thomas Wheeler, 10 years ; cut in neck and back of
• head, the ring finger and thumb of right hand compelled
to ho amputated, slight concussion. •
William Abbott, 11 years ; lacerated hands, face, and
neck, portion of his nose cut off, suffering from con-
cussion.
John Harvey, 48; slight scalp wounds.
Henry Hodgkins, husband of one of the d ceased p:-!r-
sons, aged 33; slight wound in right arm and head.