The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-18 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ASSAULTING A REFRESHMENT-HOUSE KEEPER.—James
Wilson and James Harrison, privates in the Coldstream
Guards, were charged with assaulting Mr. Noah Drake,
proprietor of a refreshment-house, 13, Middle-row,
Knightsbridge.

Complainant said that at 12 o'clock last night defend-
ant Wilson entered his house, and, pretending to be
drunk, rolled about and asked for a black pudding.
Complainant told him he did not sell them, and
requested him to letvre. Finding he did not he
told his boy to go and fetch a policeman, when
Harrison, who accompanied the other, struck him
on the chest and prevented his going out. Com-
plainant went to interfere, when Wilson struck him
in the face. Complainant seized Wilson by the collar, and
pushed him into the street, where he held him until the
arrival of a policeman, although attacked by Harrison and
another soldier. While this was going on complainant's
wife came to his assistance, and laid about her pretty
sharply with a jack towel roller (produced).
Mr. Selfe -He is not in the police. (Laughter.)
Complainant—No.

John Champion (the boy) said Harrison struck him on
the chest. His mistress pitched into the man with the
towel roller.

Mr. Selfe—Gave them a good toweling. Wilson bad a
good character given him by his sergeant, the other an
indifferent one. They were discharged.

THAMES.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—DISTRESSING CASE.—Josiah
Denman, aged 38, of Peel-street, Notting-hill, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with attempting to commit self-
destruction.

George Roberts, a Thames police-constable, No. 46, had
his attention called to the prisoner by two watermen in a
boat off Blackwall last night. The prisoner had jest been
taken out of the water into which ho had plunged, and
was half dead. When he revived a little the watermen
said the prisoner had attempted to drown himself. The
prisoner, who was very much excited and shivering with
wet and cold, said he had been trying to drown himself.
lamin a low nervous state. I cannot get a situation.
No one will employ me or look atme. What am Ito do?
Mr. Matthew Brownfield, divisional surgeon of the East
India Dock-road, said that the prisoner ought not to be
left alone, and that he was very ill.
The prisoner, who appeared to be very ill, said he was
nervous—he could not—. Here his voice failed him.

Mr. Paget—Take your time, my good man. What is
the matter with you ?
The prisoner said he was ill and nervous—no one—
Those words were pronounced with much difficulty, the
poor fellow was trembling excessively.
Mr. Paget —What is the prisoner ?
Roberts—lle is a gentleman's servant.

Mr. Paget—Make inquiries about him, and call at the
address in Peel-street, Notting-hill. He is remanded to
Clerkenwell House of Detention for a week.

A DESTRUCTIVE PRISTER.—John Cassidy, a printer, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with breaking a pane
of glass, the property of Mr. Geo. Ewart, of the Mile-end-
road.

George Brock, a police constable, No. 338 K., stated that
he saw the prisoner ann two other men in Diggin's-street,
Stepney, this morning, and saw the prisoner pick up a
stone and call out, "I can break a window as well as any
man in England—here goes;" and suiting the action to the
word throw the stone at the window of a house and break
it.

The Prisoner—lt is true the pane of glass was broken
up and form3d into pie. The glass was distributed, and
there was no form in it. He gave chase to me and cap-
tured me, but he must have had very good sight if he could
see me. He was 80 or 100 yards off.
Brock—l measured off the distance where I stood to the
place where I saw the prisoner throw the stone, and it is
little less than 40 yards.
Mr. Paget—Have you anything more to say, Cassidy ?
The Prisoner—No, sir. It is true my friends were on
the mop (getting drunk), but I was sober, and am totally
innocent.

Mr. Paget—it is a mischievous practice to go about the
streets in the middle of the night and break people's
windows. You must pay a fine of ls., and 2s. 6d., the
value of the glass, or be imprisoned 14 days.

MARKETS.---This Day.

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MARK-LANE.

Very little English wheat was received up to our market
to-day, yet the show of samples was tolerably good. Both
red and white qualities moved off slowly ; nevertheless,
compared with Monday, no change took place in the
quotations.

The imports of foreign wheat have amounted to 13,910
quarters. Holders generally were firm in their demands,
but the business doing was very moderate at late rates.
Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request at last
week's currency.
Scarcely any English barley was on the stances, but the
supply of foreign was extensive. The demand was inac-
tive, on former terms.

Malt was in good supply and steady request, at full
prices. _ _

Over 47,000 quarters of foreign oats having arrived the
oat trade was heavy, at barely stationary prices.
Beans and peas sold slowly, but at extreme currencies.
The flour trade was quiet, at Monday's quotations.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 1,510 20 3,640 100 1,160
Irish
Foreign 13,910 12,640

47,110 2,360 sks.
bls.

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

The supplies of meat on offer in these markets are
moderately good. On the whole, the demand is steady,
at our quotations.

Per 81b by the carcase.

a d a d a d a d
Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior 1nutt0n....3 6 4 4
Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 6 6 4
Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 5 6 5 8
Prime small d0....1 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 6 2
Large pork S 0 4 6 Small pork. 4 8 5 2
Lamb. 68 4d to 7s Bd.