The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-16 00:00:00

efficient arrangements of the police they would
doubtlessly have made a good harvest. From four
to half-past was the time named for the rendezvous,
but as early as three o'clock the roughs sauntercd in
small parties towards Bridge-street, in the door-
ways and courts of which they sought shelter from
the drizzling rain then falling. Soon after that hour
a strong body of police were marched over from
Fleet-street to the station, and were told off and
placed at the various approaches to the entrance.
A light next glimmered inside the station, which
served to attract the 11; hitechapel gentry from their
lounges, and they forthwith made for the entrance,
but not being armed with the voucher of admission
the doors were closed against then], although they
were allowed to congregate, and remain within the
railings that run round the buildings. By four
o'clock their numbers hal grown to between 300
and 400, and taking up their stronghold, as it were,
immediately before the centre entrance, the doors
of which were guarded by half-a-dozen plicemen,
they extended out into two lines, reaching from that
portion to the iron gates at the northern entrance.
Between these lines an open space was kept by the
police, and some five or six fellows, armed with
thick sticks, who almost con tinuouqly shouted, "This
way." " Keep back." " Let the gen'men pass along."
Previous to this, however, four or five East-end
bullies, the members of the committee of manage-
ment, so called, placed themselves at the doom, and
would only pass tho3e persons who either had tickets
or wanted to purchase them. The moment one pro-
sented himself he was met by at least half a dozen
stentorian, discordant voices, shouting, "Tickets,
tickets." "Pay here, pay here, three pounds first,
and two pounds second class," and on the nec.sary
pass being obtained, the applicant was pushed for-
ward to make room for the next, and the next, who
came up in quick succession until half-past 4 o'clock.
Passing up the staircase to the right of the station
they were again challenged by three railway officials,
who chec'zed their tickets, and directed the holders
to the platform, where a special train was in wait-
ing, The company attracted by the promised exhi-
bition of puglism, and who had furnished themselves
with tickets, embraced all classes of society, and
must have numbered in all at least 300 individuals.
In the cArriages they ensconced themselves, opened
their hampers, passed and repas3el their loaded
flasks in friendly fellowship, and speculated aloud
upon the result of the supposed coming event, offers
of 6 to 4 and 7 to 4 on Mace being the prevailing
exclamations. At this time it was not known, save

to a few in the " know," that Mace had been
arrested, and they sought by their boisterous and
almost ilcerxant shouting to drown the rumour lest
it should stop the sale of their tickets. Their de-
vice, however, was not succec.sful in every case, for
many of the less impetuous and more cautious of
those who proposed going down hesit-,ted a little
before they made their investment, and those who
demurred until the fact became generally known
that Mace was really locked up saved their money,

while the large majority were left no alternative but
that of pocketing the swindle, and vowing that they
would never have anything more to do with the
ring.