The Sun.
London, England, 1867-01-19 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

NIGHTLY PAUPERS AND THE CASUAL WARD. —Ann
Williams and Mary Williams, two women apparently com-
fortably clad, were charged with the following extraordi-
nary conduct at St. Margaret's Workhouse, Westminster.

Harriet Waterman, who has care of the casual ward for
females, said that the defendants were admitted last night
at 9 o'clock, and began using very bad language. They
had scarcely been admitted two minutes before they began
quarelling with the other inmates, and were evidently par-
tially intoxicated. When taken into the bath-room they
used the most frightful and filthy language respecting it.
Mr. Selfe—So you put them all into the bath?
Witness—Yes, generally, if they are very dirty, but since
the weather has been so sharp we have not been so strict.
Mr. Self—ls the bath ina nice warm place ?
Witness—Oh, it's very comfortable, it's a nice warm
room, and a very nice fire.
Mr. Selfe—Exceedingly comfortable?
-Witness—Oh, very comfortable.
Mr. Solfe—l am glad to hoar it.
Witness—The bath woman let them come up without
washing, and then they made such a dreadful noise that
they awoke all the others in the ward, and all the poor
people got up.
Davis, one of the summoning officers of the court, said
that by chance he passed the women before they went in,
and heard them threaten what they would do when they
got inside.
Mr. Selfe (to defendants)—You aro just the people who
make the workhouse unbearable to the docent poor. One
does not wonder that decent people who have seen better
days should shrink from going into the workhouse if their
rest is to be broken and ears polluted by such filth as you
have uttered. You are committed to hard labour for 14
days•

MARKETS.--.This day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The supply of fruit is very small, andthe trade is very
firm at ex.treme currencies. Vegetables are ih request,
and prices well supported.

FRUIT—Pine apples, 6s to 8s; grapes, 4s Od to 8s Od;
filberts, Od to Os per lb ; apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; pears,
Os Od to Os Od per dozen ; oranges, 3s Od to 8s ; lemons, 48
to 8s per 100; chestnuts, 108 to IBs per bushel.
VRGETABLXS—Cauliflowers, 2s to 60 Od ; cabbages, 2s to
3s ad; horseradish, 4s Od to 6s Od; celery, is 6d to 38 Od
per doz heads; turnips, 4s Od to 6s Od ; carrots, 6s Od to
8s Od per dozen bunches; cucumbers, Od to Os each ;
onions, 4s to 5s Od; spinach Os to Os per bushel.

POULTRY.
Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od; geese, 4i Od to 7s; ducks
3s 04 to 4s Od ; tame rabbits is 6d to 2s Od ; wild do, is 3d
to is 6d ; pigeons, 10d to is 6d ; hares,, 3s 6d to 4‘ 6d ;
,:Surrey fowls, 7a to Os ; do. chickens, 6s to 81 Od ; barn-
'door fowls, s6d to bs Od per ()Couple. 'English eggs, 14s
to lbs (Id;' French do., 10s to lls per 100. Fresh butter,
Is ld to 18.7 d per lb.

NEWPORT.
Per 81b. by the carcase.

Beef 3s Od to 4s 10d 1 Veal
Mutton ... 3s Od to 4s 8d Pork

WHITECHAPEL.
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef 3s 4(1 to 5s Oci I Veal
Mutton 3s 2(1 to 48 10(1 Pork

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the melbsopolis are from
9id to lUd. ; of household ditto, Bd. to 9d. per 4.lbs loaf.

HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides, 56 to 641ba, 21d to 2fd ; 64 to 721bs, 21d
to 3d ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3fd ; 80 to BSlbs., 31d to 3}d ; 138
to 961b5., 31d to 3fd ; 96 to 1041bc, Od to Od ; 104 to
121bs, Od to Od. Horsehides, 9s to lOs 6d ; calf skins
(light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 7s; polled sheep, 10s 6d to 12s;
half-breds, 9s Od to 10s 6d ; downs, 6s 3d to 7s 6d ; lamb,
Os Od to Oa Od; shearlings, Os Od to Od Od.