The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT IN THE POLICE COURT.—Sarah
Call, a low-looking woman, was charged before Mr. Knox
with behaving in a disorderly manner in the police-court.
From the evidence of Wm. Boden, one of the officers of
the Court, it appeared that on the previous day the prisoner
came to the Court in a state of semi-drunkenness—her son,
a boy about 12 years of age, having been brought before
the magistrate (Mr. Tyrwhitt) for bogging—and set to
abusing the magistrate for sending the boy to prison,
making use of the most filthy language. She was put out
of the Court, and when in the waiting-room threw herself
down and abused all the officers of the Court, and con-
ducted laerself in such a disgraceful manner that she was
compelled to be locked up.
Mr. Knox said the prisoner sent her boy out to beg and
lived on the wages of his misery, and she had got drunk
on gin and beer purchased by money got by the boy, and
she came to the Court and abused the magistrate and the
officers of the Court in a disgraceful manner. He should
fine her 405., or a month.
THE POOR SOLDIER.—Sergeant Cowdy, of the Park
constables, attended before Mr. Knox with respect to
Patrick Shea, the poor soldier, whose case has been already
fully reported.
Mr. Knox said that he had received a communication
from Col. Tyrwhitt, stating that the Queen had granted
an order for a special bed for Shea at the Hospital for
Consumption, Brompton. Some of the money which bad
been forwarded for Shea would be given to him when re-
quired to provide him with comforts, and the balance
would b 3 kept to form a little fund for his future benefit.
Shea is very grateful for the kindness which has been
shown him.

THAMES.
SOMERSAULTING IN THE COMMERCIAL-ROAD. Two
boys, named Edward and David Phillips, brothers, one
aged eight, the other ten, years of age, were brought be-
fore Mr. Paget, charged with vagrancy.
A police constable said the boys, who were almost naked,
were tumbling head over heels alongside the omnibuses in
the Commercial-road, and halfpence were thrown to them
by the passengers.
Mr. Paget said the nuisance had become intolerable, and
was latterly dangerous. It was encouraged by stupid
people who threw pence and halfpence to the children.
Mr. Livingston, the chief usher—l have often trembled
for the safety of the children engaged in the sport. They
are in continual danger of rolling under the wheels.
A policeman—Some have been killed, and others
maimed for life.

Mr. Paget—What is the condition of those boys in the
dock ? I can only see their heads.
Mr. Livingston—Most wretched. They have neither
shoes, stockings, nor any linen on their persons, and the
few rags on them cannot be called garments. They are
very dirty and have been badly fed.
The mother of the boys was called into the witness-box
She was tolerably well dressed in black and looked in ex-
cellent case, plump, clean, and well fed. She said her
husband was a dock labourer, and he had only earned
Is. Gd. this week. She had three younger children, and
there was nine in family in all. She could not obtain
clothes for her children.

Mr. Paget - And you send these miserable children into
the road to tumble alongside the omnibuses, and endanger
their lives. The foolish passengers who throw money to
them ought to be punished. They encourage vagrancy
and disorder in the public streets.

The prisoners were then remanded to Clerkenwell Douse
of Detention for a week.

Charles Warner, a well-dressed boy, about 12 years of
age, was then charged with a similar offence. A con-
stable detected him tumbling alongside the omnibuses.
Police-sergeant Smith, 47 K, said the prisoner had a
tight shirt, and was made up for tumbling last night, and
that ho boasted he could make :id. and ls. per day tumbling
head over heels in the road for the amusement of omnibus
passengers, and threw somersaults in the public-houses
every night.

Mr. Paget told the prisoner's mother that she ought to
be ashamed of herself to send out her son to tumble in the
streets. He would most probably bo brought home dead
if he did not discontinue his tumbling.
The prisoner was remanded for seven days.

MARKETS.---This day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of beasts here to-day was only moderate,
but in good condition. All breeds moved off freely, at
prices fully equal to Monday. A few superior beasts sold
at 5s 2d per Sibs. Sheep, the show of which was rather
limited, wore in request, on higher terms. The best
Downs and half-breds were worth 5s 4d per 81bs. Lambs
were the turn dearer, with a fair demand. Calves com-
manded rather more money, with a steady inquiry. The
supply was by no means extensive. We have no change
to notice in the value of pigs. The top price was 4s 4d
per 81bs.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
sd s d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6
Second quality do ..3 8 4 2
Prime large oxen ..4 4 t 8
Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 10 5 0
Crse. and int. sneep.3 6 3 8
Second quality do ..3 10 4 6

s d s
Pme crs-wool sheep 4 8 5 4,
Prime 6'thdown do 5 2 5 4
Large wane ealyea 4 2 4 10
Prom small do 5 0 5 6
Large hogs ,.3 4 3 10
Small porkers 4 0 4 4