The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-23 00:00:00

TEIAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON Two POLICE-CONSTABLES.
Wm. Gray, a young man, was brought beforo Mr. Paget
charged with violently assaulting Cox, a sergeant, and
Cotter, a constable, of the IC division.

Yesterday afternoon, at half-past 4, the prisoner was in
High-street, Shadwell, drunk, and quarrelling with his
brother, whom he attacked and beat in a very dastardly
manner. Cox interfered and made him desist. Tho pri-
soner's brother asked the officer to take him into custody.
Cox said he had better not do that, and advised him to
take out a summons against hint. At the same time he
advised the prisoner to go home. Cotter gave similar ad-
vice. The prisoner immediately struck Cotter and knocked
him down. Before Cox could interfere he jumped on Cot-
ter, and, uttering au oath, said ho would kill him. Cox
took the prioner off the constable, and was struck on the
face and on the mouth. The two Officers seized the pri-
soner, who acted like a maniac, and kicked and struck at
both, and made an attempt to injure Cox in a vital part.
Ile fortunately did not succeed, but ho seriously hurt both
policemen. He was overpowered, and Cox directed Cotter
to draw his trunchion and knock him down if he made any
further resistance. This threat had the desired effect, and
the prisoner submitted. The faces of the sergeant and
constable were marked, and they lost a good doalof blood.
The prisoner said he was a hemp-dresser. He had a
holiday yesterday, and went to see the departure of the
Belgians. He became intoxicated, and did not know what
ho was about.

Mr. Paget said it was a pity a working man could not
take a holiday without drinking to excess and becoming
intoxicated. He never looked over an offence of this kind.
The police had very dangerous and difficult duties to per-
form, and he was determined to protect them. In this case
the police acted with great forbearance, and gave the pri-
soner every opportunity of going away. Tho prisoner had
acted with a savage brutality, whiCh was quite shocking,
and attempted to ruin the elder complainant Cox. The
prisoner had also accompanied his brutality with expres-
sions of a beastly nature. He sentenced tho prisoner to
two months' imprisonment and hard labour for each
assault, the sentences to be consecutive, which would make
four months' imprisonment and hard labour in all.

MARKETS.—This day.

lIAY.

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SMITHFIELD—Meadow hay, .£3 Os to £1 lOs Od ; clover,
Z 1 Os to .£5 153 Od; and straw', £2 to £2 Cs per load.
Trade quiet.

C UMBERLAND —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £1 15s Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 Gs por load
A moderate demand.

WllincltArEL—.4leadow hay, £3 to .£4 10.3 Od; clover,
£4 Os Od to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 6s per load.
Trade slow.

New hay is quoted at £2 lOs to £3 15s, and now clover
£3 to £4 10s. per load.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—Thero has been a limited inquiry ; prices, how-
ever, remain without change of importance. About 2,500
packages of Indian growth are announced for public com-
petition to-day.
StiGAU.—The enquiries for home consumption aro still
very limited, but a moderato amount of business has been
transacted in floating cargoes fur exportation at stoady
rates.

CorFEE.—A very limited demand has been experienced,
owing to tho largo quantity of plantation Ceylon and
East Indian descriptions now en route for this country.
The stocks on hand, compared with those at tho corres-
pobding period of iaot year, only show a deficiency of
about 300 tons.

ElCD.—Thoro has been a moderate enquiry for cleaned
descriptions, and a fair business has been reported in
floating cargoes for exportation, at steady rates.
TALLOW. - The speculative demand for tallow which was
reported last Friday has continued, but has not resulted in
any further advance in prices. On the spot the demand
has been but moderate, excepting for fine Now Ukraine
tallow just arrived, of which some parcels have been taken
at 4Gs. The current prices aro—spot 458, 1863 and 1864
Bk. 43s to 43s 6d, Oct. to Dec. 465, still rather buyers Dec.
46s 6d, town tallow 43s 3d net cash. No Odessa or Aus-
tralian offering; South American 45s to 453 6d.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

LONDON, July 23.--Wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; moderato breeze and tine 'weather, but rather
cloudy.
—Napoli, screw steamer,
BRISTOL, July 22.—Arrivad—William Miles, from St.
kfrrormiveSaan Francisco; Eta, from
John's, N.B.
froLroiNvuteunriooz,
LJatnfigyd2a
12e—,
Valparaiso.
LY screw steamer,
from thl
OFF CowEs, July 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Union,
rrjaii) of July
Good 00 2d 2.—HA Oprer.iVed— Briton'
screw steamer, from Now York, and then proceeded for
Bremen.

OFF FALMOUTH, July 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--
The Marchioness of Londonderry-, from Calcutta for
Spithead.

(ByTelograph.)

GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Fortb, steamer, from Hamburg ; Pillar, from
Havannah ; Saffero, from Berdiauski ; Sarah, from Ham-
burg; Jane Lakey, from Guernsey ; Omar Pasha, from
Melbourne ; Delight and Ciapaud, from Guernsey ; Mag-
dalene, from Stralsund; Jane and Isabella, from Sines ;
Annie Laurie, from Riga.

Sailed. —Triton, steamer, from Boulogne.
DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Anchored.—T. and J. Sutton of Weymouth, from North,
for West; Sagitta, from Grimsby, for Santa Martha ;
Emily, from Grimsby, for Barcelona.

Passed.—Latona, screw steamer, from London, for Car-
diff ; Lightning, from London, for S wanaa.