The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-27 00:00:00

TALLOW.

The tallow trade is steady to-day, and prices only firm
New P.Y.C. is quoted at 45s 6d, and sold at 44s 9d pet cw
on the spot. Town tallow 44s Gd not cash, Rough fat
2s 31{1 por 81bs.

Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866.
Stock this day 41,622 43,276 31,819 27,286
Price of Y.C.
43s 3d —s Od 448 9(1 458 6d
Delivery last week 1,344 1,459 1,971 1,570
Ditto from June 1 12,210 13,267 19,842 17,593
Arrival last week
Ditto fr( in June 1 16,129 11,522 19,178 16,554
PAO of Torm lb Vd 1p 9cl imoci 17§ 34

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW STREET.

SCENES AT THE FIRE IN HOLBORN.—Stephen Head, a
workma❑ (eight months employed at Messrs. Holland and
Henderson) was charged with assaulting Police-constnble
E 77.

The constable stated that at about half-past 1 o'clock,
while the fire was raging, ho was on duty at the gates of
Messrs. Holland's premises. The prisoner was trying to
force his way in. Witness told him that he could not pass
in. The prisoner said, " Who are you?" and struck him.
Witness took him io custody. He was drunk
This was corroborated by Police-constable E 138. The
prisoner resisted violently, and it was only by the assistance
of a third constable that they were able to remove him,
the difficulty being increased by the density, of the crowd
through which they had to take him.
Frank Henley, an engine driver in the same line, said
the prisoner, who was perfectly sober, was assisting in re-
moving the workmen's tools for safety, when the police-
man (E 77) came up and knocked him down. He then
said to the other constable, " He is drunk, d-- him ; let
us run him in." The policeman seemed to witness to be
the worse for liquor.

E 77, cross-examined the witness, and observed that it
was very strange that the prisoner himself had not men-

tinned the assault.
The prisoner's foreman spoke to his good character, and
proved that he was sober when he helped to remove a tool-
box about the time stated. He had been a teetotaller for
two years.

Inspector Griffith said the constable had been several
years in the force, and was a very well conducted man-
He was certainly not in the habit of using such language
as was imputed to him. If he had been intoxicated the
charge would not have been taken, but he would have
been detained. The general instruction to the police was
to admit freely any person claiming to be workmen em-
ployed at the building, and having that appearance. But
as men took advantage of this to get in though not em-
ployed there the police had a very difficult task to per-
form.

Mr. Flowers said after the good character which had
been given to the prisoner, he should certainly not detain
him any longer. If the prisoner considered himself
aggrieved it would be for him to take steps towr rds a
further inquiry.

A youth naniod George White was charged with at-

tempting to pick pockets in the crowd at the fire. His
master, an upholsterer :gave him an excellent character,
and was bail for his appearance for further examination
on a future day.

Edward Price was charged with being concerned with
others in stealing an umbrella from Mr. Wood, a barrister.
The complainant was set upon by the prisoner and some
half dozen others, who rifled his pockets and tore his
umbrella from his hands. In the struggle the handle of
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the umbrella was broken off and remained in Mr. Wood's
hands. _ He usod it as a weapon of defence, and succeeded

in driving some of the men off. policeman Cowell came

to the prosecutor's assistance, but was much impeded by
the mob, some of whom shouted "give it the - give
them Hyde-park." When ho did come up the men went
off, but the prisoner, after a chase. was overtaken, and by
the:help of Costello, 538, was removed to the station. Pre-
vious to entering the crowd Mr. Woods had put his watch
and chain in his pocket, so that no one should be tempted
by seeing the chain. Although the prisoner actually had
his hand in that pocket he did not succeed in getting the
watch or anything else from him. He lost a pin in the
scuffle, but would not say who took it. Tho prosecutor
was repeatedly struck, and twice " bonnetted" by the
prisoner and his companions. He was remanded for further

inquiry.
John Mackay, of 8, Museum-street, baker, was charged
with assaulting P. C. Hiscoek, E 51, and John Whitter,
a carpenter, also of 8, Museum-street.
The prisoner is a journeyman baker, employed as above
living in the house. Ile had been engaged while the

fire was at its height in removing goods from the house

but when the fire abated he was told to discontinue,-as
there was no longer any danger.. By this time, however,
he had taken too much brandy, and had got into an obsti-
nate temper. He persisted in removing boxes from Whit-
ter's room, in, spite of the latter's remonstrances. The
constable then spoke to him, and tried to persuade him
to go away or be quiet. He struck the officer a violent
blow in the face, blacking both leis oyes at once. Whitter
came to the constable's assistance, when the prisoner set
upon him_and struck him in the face, knocking ono of his
teeth out. The tooth was produced in court by Whitter.
The prisoner said he was instructed by a young woman
who lived in the house to remove a box belonging to her.
Whitter said that was true, but it was some time before,
and the prisoner had been told that it was no longer neces-
sary as the danger was over. But he was too obstinate to
listen to reason.
The prisoner admitted that he was drunk.
Mr. Flowers fined him £5 for each assault, or, in default,
two mouths imprisonment.