The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.—SamueI Percoval,
William King, William Allen, and Charles Gallafunt,
mechanics, were brought boforo Mr. Partridge charged
with violently assaulting police-constable Hawkins, No.
224 K.

The complainant, who has been very severely injured,
said he found Perceval in the East India-road, Poplar, at
1 o'clock this morning, and he lay down on the ground
and appeared to be quite helpless. He raised him and told
him to go home. The prisoner immediately kicked him.
Tho other prisoners then came up and instigated Perceval
to ill-use him. King kicked him and knocked him down,
and while ho was down Allen came behind 'him
and struck him repeatedly with his fist. After struggling
with two of the prisoners on the ground he
managed to rise. Perceval struck him again, and he
then drew his staff and knocked him down with it.
Allen then renewed his attack, and he also knocked him
down with his staff. A man came up and sprung his
rattle and assistance came. A shower•of stones was then
hurled at them, and ono of thorn struck him on the helmet
and another on the back.

William Colo, shoemaker, of No. 25, Upper North-street,
Poplar, heard a rattle spring, and went into the East India-
road, and saw a row. Ile oould not swear to either of the

men.

Edward Layton, a police costable, No. 290 E, heard cries
of murder, and saw the prisoners upon the constable
Hawkins. He heard King say to Gallafunt, "Give it him,
serve him out." Both men kicked him. Ho assisted
Hawkins and others in arresting the prisoners. Perceval
was very drunk. The other prisoners were also the worse
for liquor, but knew what they were about.

The prisoners, who made light of the charge, said they
were drunk, and that they had been knocked about by the
police.
A witness was called for King.—Ann Rent said the pri-
soner had lived in her house, No. 8, Park-place, Poplar,
for two years, and knew him to be a very steady and
honest man.

Mr. Partridge, after a long investigation, said this was
a case which must be severely dealt with. A savage and
dastardly assault had been committed on the constable
Hawkins, who was engaged with a drunken and violent
man, and not only instigated the man Perceval to ill use
the constable, but brutally attacked him. Ono of the
prisoners, like a coward as he was, came behind
the constable and hit him while he was down. Two of the
prisoners were knocked down by the constable, who had a
right to use his staff after he was ill used. There was very
little difference in the guilt of the prisoners. If any there
was a shade in favour of Perceval, and he should give him
the option of paying a fine. He sentenced him to pay ..C5
to the Queen or be imprisoned for one month. He sen-
tenced the other prisoners to one month's imprisonment
and hard labour. All the prisoners wore mechanics earn-
ing good wages, and he felt quite ,ashamed of thorn.
Porcoval paid the fine and was liberated.

MARKETS.?-This Day.

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to a 12s ; clover,
£4 15s Od to ..£6 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per
load. Demand inactive.

CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £4 Os to £slss Od ; clover,
£4 15s to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 lOs per load.
Inquiry limited. _ _

WILITECHAPEL.—Moadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s ; clover,
£5 Oa Od to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load.
Trado dull.

COLONIAL

TEA.-There has been very little business transacted,
the trade having deferred their operations until the public
sales, which commence to-day, when a largo quantity will
bo offered for public competition.

SUGAR.—The market has been dull, although holders
demand fully previous rates. In the refined there is little
change of importance to report.
COFFEE.—The supplies on offer have been moderate, but
there has been a fair demand, and steady prices have been
maintained.

RICE. —Tho inquiries for cleaned descriptions have con-
tinued, and owners demand fully previous prices. The
supplies on hand, however, are limited, compared with
those at the corresponding period of last year.
TALLOW.—The tallow market has been very steady dur-
ing the week, with only a limited business doing. The
quantity of tallow offering on the spot has been small, and
the transactions for immediate delivery have consequently
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been somewhat restricted. The price at St. Petersburg
remains quiet at 54 sil. rs.;
the exchange is firm at 29k.
To-day the market is steady, 46s is offered for October to
December, 46s Gd December, 45s 3d is paid for old Y.C. on
the spot, and 46s for new Ukrain. Town tallow, 44s 6d
per cwt. not cash.

Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day.

The market opens
bales. quiet. Sales, 6,000 to 7,000

At the public sales of wool 67,637 bales, being
about one half the quantity to be sold, have passed
the hammer. The attendance has improved, and
foreign buyers compete with greater confidence,
especially for some of the favourite descriptions.
The superior wools of Port Philip are in demand
fok France. Pair Australian are 2d. per lb. higher
than at the close of the June series of sales; Aus-
tralian and Cape washed, ld. to lid. ; and ditto
greasy, id. higher.

In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets
during the last few days there has been very little
ani►nation. Operations in tea have been deferred
until to-day, when a large quantity of China pro-
duce will be offered for competition. Sugars have
been in limited request, but at steady prices, while
moderate transactions have taken place in coffee.
Rice has continued in good demand at full prices,
while in tallow the dealings have been to a very
moderate extent, without any material alteration in
prices.

- THE ENGLISH WELSHERS IN FRANCE.--A con-
temporary states that the rumour of the conviction of Jones
and the three other English welshers who were detected
in their depredations at Deauville, is premature. The
worthy quartette were brought up for examination before
the Prefect, and fully committed, but their trial cannot
take place for six or eight months.

WIASMA.—Mr. Bcwes's fatuous brood mare died at
Streatlam Paddocks on Wednesday last, from the
effects of dropsy, under which she had been labouring for
some time past. Wiasma was bred in 1845, got by Heiman
Platoff, her dam Mickleton Maid, by Velocipede out of
Maid of Luna, by Whisker out of Gibside Fairy by Hermes,
Sze. She made her first appearance in the Oaks, for which
she started second favourite, but was unable to obtain a
nearer than the fourth position in the race, being beaten by
Cymbe, Attraction, and Queen of the May. She was put
numberm
,siena uth,ebfir:fren
same year,
Birdcatcher ; Star of the East, by and up to the present year
among th© most noted of which
are
V
reer feoruaßelllsa
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Chanticleer; Mouravieff, by Pyrrhus the First; Klari-
koff, Klarinska, and Klarnet, all by De Clare; and
Taraban, byßataplan. She slipped a foal shortly before
her death, and was again in foal to De Clare.
OLD TRAVELLERS.—The decay of inns renders
impossible feats performed by men of our own time, though
of the last generation. Old Dick Tattersall used to have a
relay of hacks on the road between London and Grantham ;
used to mount, after a day's work of auction at the extinct
Corner, ride down one hundred and eight miles before
morning, hunt the next day with the Belvoir hounds, and
return by the same means to his duties. Sir Tatton
Sykes, of Sledmere, the last of the real squires, who was
satisfied to spend a largo income at home on hospitality,
field sports, agriculture, and breeding Leinster sheep and
horses to win the Derby, without troubling either the world
ion, had a way of travelling
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that would now be impossible. Wherever he slept the
first night, ho borrowed next morning a clean shirtfroni the
landlord, and left his own to be washed ready for his re-
turn. He repeated the operation at each resting-place on
the road, returning by instalments each borrowed garment
until ho arrived back at Sledmere in his own shirt. A
small valise carried the satin brooches and silk stockings
that replaced his loathers and long boots in the evening.
The operation was ingenious, primitive, and clean ; but in
1868 the landlords with frilled shirts have followed the
way of satin breeches, and aro known no more.—Dickens's
" All Me Year Round."