The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-27 00:00:00

THAMES.

A COUPLE OF TOEING RoGuEs.—Edward Harvey
and Thomas Green, one 11 the other - 12 years of
age, were brought up on remand before Mr. Paget)
charged with stealing an advance note and a Bank
of England note for £5, the property of Thomas
Eustace, a baker in Hardinge-street, Commercial-
road East.

The prosecutor is the stepfather of the prisoner
Harvey, and carries on business with his wife. They
are very respectable people, and both acted with
great kindness to the boy Harvey, the son of Mrs.
Eustace by a former husband. Green lived in the
same house. On the 30th of January Mrs. Eustace
deposited a £5 note in a clock case, in which was
also a seaman's advance note. Both notes were
missing on the following morning, and the boys
were also missing. Nothing more was seen of
them until the Tuesday morning last, when
a police constable, named William Carter, No.
78 K, found them both asleep in a cab in a yard in
Hannibal-road, Stepney. He took them into cus-
tody. On the way to the station-ho Use Green made
his escape and went home. He was so altered in
appearance that his parents and friends could
scarcely recognise him. Harvey was brought before
Mr. Paget on Monday, and told a long story, that
his father was a dock labourer, living in Poplar;
that his father sent him out to obtain work, and not
being able to obtain any turned him out of doors,
and told him to shift for himself. Carter was
directed to accompany the boy Harvey to
Poplar, and see his father on the way to
Poplar. Harvey confessed who he was, and that
he had robbed his parents of £5 and an advance
note. Green was subsequently taken into custody,
and he told the constable he had been in custody,
before, which his mother declared to be a false-
hood. The prisoners told their parents that they
destroyed the, £5 note. They related a different
story to Carter, that they changed the note, bought
some clothes, and were robbed of them at a three-
penny lodging-house, in Whitechapel.
Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial, and
on being asked to dispose of the case stunmarily,
said " No, I will leave a Judge to dispose of those
boys as he thinks proper." The boy Harvey is a
great liar as well as a thief, and the other is very
little better..

WESTMINSTER.
THE . ,rO9R ~AND THEIR NECESSITIES.—John
Morgan, a hearty-looking young man, eras charged
with destroying his-clothing in the casual ward of
St. Margaret's Workhouse, Westminster.
Thomas Waterman, superintendent of the casual
ward, said that defendant Viri.S admitted at half-past
eight last night, and having been relieved with sup-
per went to bed. This morning, when asked to get
up, he said he could not, as he had no clothes ; he
had destroyed those be came in with.
Defendant, in reply to the charge, said that he
was obliged to do it, for his clothing was so filthy
and ragged that he could not wear it any longer.
He was a labouring man, who wanted to obtain
employment, but it was impossible for him to get a
living in the things he had on.
Mr. Arnold—You should have applied to the
parish if you were in want of clothing, instead of
which you took means to compel the parish to find
you fresh clothing by tearing up what you had.
Defendant—l went to three or four of these
places, and showed them my clothing, and told
them that I could not get employment iu that state,
but they would not give me any clothes. I tried to
to get a few pence to procure a pair of trousers with,
but I could not, and they were so bad altogether
that I could not put them on again.
Mr. Arnold—Did you apply to this parish ?
Defendant—l did not. I was tired of asking for
clothes, as I never got any.

Mr. Arnold—lf in want of sufficient clothing the
parish are bound to give it you, but you cannot be
allowed to compel them to do it in this way. You
are committed for seven days.

"IN DEATH TIIET WERE NOT DIVIDED."—On
Sunday last the remains of William Green and his wife, an
old couple who had lived together for the long space of 62
years, were interred in one grave in Ashdon churchyard,
near Chelmsford, according to a wish expressed by them
while in life. They died within two days of each other;
the ago of the husband being 92, and of his Wife 82 years.

PROPOSED REFORM DEMONSTRATION.

4, -

Last night a special meeting of the Working
Men's Association and the Trades' Society delegates
connected with the December Reform demonstration
was held at St. Martin's hall, to consider the Go-
vernment-scheme of Reform. Upwards of 190 dele-.
gates were present, representing fully 80,000 men ;
Mr. George Potter occupied the chair.
The CHAIRMAN commenced the proceedings with
an analysis of the Government proposals, which he
characterised as a retrograde, step in the Reform
movement, and utterly unworthy of being accepted
by the people as a settlement of the great question.
He detailed the proceedings which had. taken place
that day at the meeting of the Liberal members with
Mr. Gladstone, and announced that Mr. Disraeli
.had withdrawn his Resolutions, with the intention
of bringing in a bill on Thursday week embodying
the principles lie had set forth on Monday night.
Such a bill would not be accepted by the people,
although endorsed by the House of Commons. Mr.
Loive had said the late demonstrations bad passed
away without leaving an echo behind. It was now
the duty of the people to Urake the echo heard, and
it must be a long and loud -one. They must now
have not a local. but a national demonstration, in
which the working men of Manchester, Birmingham,
and other towns must be asked to take part.
A long*and animated discussion ensued, in which
the conduct.of the Government was unsparingly de-
nounced, and a general opinion expressed that even
the Opposition would have to be 'kept up to the
mark by the pressure from without.
Mr. HowE, polisher, moved the following reso-
lution :—" That this meeting having considered the
GoVernment scheme of _Reform as developed in the
House of Cornmons on Monday night, by the-Chan-
cellor of the •Excliever, is of opinion it,is one not
only_falling far short of the just expectations and
requirements of the country, but IrisUlting to the
people" at large, inasmuch as it is a retrograde mea-
sure,c less liberal than that introduced to Parlia-
Jnent by the Derby Government of 1859, and would
.enfranchise a considerably less number of the work-
ing classes than was proposed to be done by the very
moderate measure of Mr. Gladstone last session."

Mr. HAWOOD (Amalgamated Carpenters)seconded
the resolution, which was supported by Mr. Pardoe
(painter), Mr. Jenkins (organ builder), Mr. Brooke
(salesman), Mr. Edbrooke (porter), and Mr.
Richards (gasfitter), and carried Unanimously.
Mr. BAWDEN, tin-plate worker, moved—" That
the Derby Government, by its conduct, having
proved itself utterly incompetent to deal with the
question of Reform in a manner satisfactory to the
people, this meeting emphatically call, upon the
House of Commons at once to reject the Govern-
ment scheme of Reform, and show to the country
that they will no longer allow the question to be
trifled with."

Mr. BRISTOW (mason) seconded the resolution,
which was supported by Mr. Wistoby (plasterer),
Mr. Rosewarne (painter), Mr. Webber (provision
dealer), and Mr. Gilmore (mason), and carried with
loud cheers.

Mr. BLIGH (shoemaker) moved—" That, in order
to enable the people to express their opinions on the
present unsatisfactory position of the Reform ques-
tion, this meeting recommend the IVorking, Men's
Association to call a public demonstration in Trafal-
gar-square on Saturday afternoon next at 4 o'clock,
and pledges itself to support such demonstration."
Mr. WICKS (decorator) seconded the resolution,
which was carried by acclamation.
The CHAIRMAN said the association would act
upon the resolution, and at, once issue the notice for
the meeting.

Mr. HINTON (mason) then moved—" That the
association be requested to prepare for a great na-
tional demonstration on or about Easter, to which
the trades of the provinces be invited."
Mr. WYNNE (plasterer) seconded the resolution,
which was carried with great enthusiasm.

The Cll?iII:MAN said the asscciation w_ould at once
take the necessary steps for carrying into effect the
above resolutions, and he had no doubt Mr. Lowe
would now hear the echo.
The proceedings then terminated.

Naval and Military Int lligence,

The armour-plated iron frigate Hector, Captain
Luard, recently doing duty as guardship off Cowes,
during the stay of her Majesty at Osborne, and the
armour-plated wooden frigate Lord Clyde, Captain
Roderick Dew, C. 8., at present represent her Ma-
jesty's navy at Spithead, both awaiting at that an-
chorage Admiralty orders relative to their future
movements.

The screw steam frigate Galatea, 26, Capt. the
Duke of Edinburgh, left Plymouth Sound yesterday
morning for Lisbon, Gibraltar, and Malta. After
a sojourn of a few months iu the Mediterranean fihe
will proceed to Australia, after which Bombay, Cal-
cutta, China, and Japan will be visited. The
voyage round the world will involve a total absence
of about two years.

The screw steam frigate Phoebe, 35, went outside
Plymouth breakwater on Monday to test her en-
gines. Yesterday she was, placed in the basin at
Keyham Steam-yard, to be completed for the first
division of the steam reserve in Hamoaze.

Yesterday an order was received at Chatham from
the War Department, directing that the erection of
the block of buildings which had been in progress
for several months past near St. Mary's casemated
barracks, for residences for the married non-com-
missioned officers of the third battalion, is to be dis-
continued, and the work no further proceeded with.
The reason for this order is the discovery., now that
the range of buildings is nearly completed, that the
erection is too near the principal magazine, and that
from its close proximity danger was likely to ensue.
It is not yet decided whether the new buildings will
be taken down and re-erected on 'another site, or
the magazine removed to a less dangerous locality,
but it is probable the latter course will be adopted.
At the monthly examination atthe Royal Naval
College, Portsmouth, held on the 21st inst., Lieut.
E. D. Law, R.N., obtained a certificate as French
interpreter.

MARKETS.—This day.

MARK-LANE.

The fresh receipts of Essex and Kent wheat, although
modetate, were, with the supply remaining unsold from
Uonday, amply sufficient to satisfy the requirements of
the fpw,nlillers in attendance who were dis•Losed to'ope-
rate. No badness was concluded 'without difficulty. Even
the finest samples met a slow Fare; at the late reduction in
value, whilst inferior sorts were almost entirely neglected.
The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was good.
There was a want of animation in the demand for all do-
sCriptions, at about Monday's decline In prices.
Floating cargoes of wheat moved off slowly, and in other
kinds of produce afloat the transactions wore on a limited
scale. _ _

There was a fair supply of foreign barley on the stands,
but only a moderate quantity of English. For all quali-
ties the trade was heavy, at the late decline. Tho supply
of malt was seasonably extensive. The demand was in a
sluggish state, at barely previous rates. Oats were in fair
supply and limited request, at the recent fall in prices.
Beans moved off slowly, and in peas very little was doing,
at Monday's currencies.
Flour was very quiet, on former terms. Clover seed
was steady, but other agricultural seeds, as well as lin-
seed and rapeseed, were dull. Cakes were heavy.

SNIP AIULLITA.LS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 660 630 1,230 1,150
_ _

Irish

Foreign 5,710 6,800

10,960 4,390 sacks
brie.

COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND TRICES OP alum
For the week ending Feb.! For the corresponding week
23; 1867. last year.
Aver.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs.
Wheat 53,137-59 s lld Wheat ..•••••b0,667
-44 S bd
Barley 38,118-43 s 4d Barley 68,81935 8d
Oats 7,105-2:s 3d Oats 10,238-23s 10d

BOROUGH HOP.
Wre have no alteration to notice in this- market. The
trade is quiet fur all descriptions, but prices rule firm.

WI ITECHAPEL.

The supplies of meat are moderate. There is a moderato
demand, at the following currencies:—
Per 81b. by the carcase.
Beef Bs Od to 4s 8d Veal ...... 48 Od to 58 4d
Mutton

DISPENSARY FOR SKIN DISEASES, 56, GREAT
MARLBOROUGH-STREET, REGENT-STREET, W.—Tl4o hun-
dred and eighteen patients were relieved at this dispensary
during the week ending Feb. 23.