The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-31 00:00:00

'WES T3I INS TER.

A PAUPER'S INDEPENDENCE.—Joseph Terry, an able
bodied man, was charged with the following misconduct
in St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea.
George Blandford, the porter at the workhouse, said that
at half-past 5 last evening a load of wood came to the house,
which had to be brought in. The defendant was, amongst
other paupers, sitting in the yard, and he asked him to
assist in bringing the wood in, when he refused, and said
he would see witness -- before he wnnlrl Lk,
Mr. Arnold—ad he assign any reason for his refusal ?
Witness—He said he did not come there to work. He
could work outside.

Mr. Arnold—Had you authority to set defendant and
others to work ?

Witness—l had from the master.
Defendant—Every time I goes in there he's always a
bullyragging of me.
Mr. Arnold - He asked you to work.
Defendant—l did'nt go in there to work. If I'm to
work I'll work outside. I told him I did not get my living
in the workhouse, and if I was expected to do anything I
should discharge myself.
Mr. Arnold—lf you are being maintained in the work-
house you are bound to work. According to your notion
you are to live there in idleness.
Defendant—l don't see why I should work three.
Mr. Arnold—Has this man been hero before ?

Gawler—Yes, two or three times.
Mr. Arnold—l shall commit him for 14 days to hard
labour in the House of Correction.

MARKETS.---This Day.

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HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—OId meadow hay, £4 10s to £6 Os ; new
do., £3 lOs to £4 15s ; old clover, £5 Os to 17 Os Od ; new
do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load.
A fair demand.
CUMBERLAND.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 Gs Od;
new do., £3 12s to £5 Os ; old clover, £5 Os to £7 Os Od ;
new do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per
load. Trade firm.
WHITECHAFEL.—OId meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 6s Od ;
new do., £3 lOs to £5 Os ; old clover, £5 5s to £7 Os Od ;
new do., £4 4s to £5 16 ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per
load. Trade steady.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—The market has been very quiet. A small parcel
of Assam, however, about 1,500 packages, will be offered
at public sale this day.
SUGAR. —A fair amount of business has been done, and
late rates are well maintained for all descriptions of West
India. In the refined market there is a good demand, and
common lumps and titters are quoted 455, to 455. 6d. per
cwt.

COFFEE.—There bars been a good demand for colonial
descriptions, and both Plantation and Native Ceylon have
fully maintained previous values.
RlCE.—Holders continue to demand full rates, which has
in some measure checked extensive operations.
SALTPETRE.—There has been very little business re-
ported, and quotations are a shade lower.
TALLOW.—The tallow market has been steady during
the past week with a fair amount of business doing, both
on the spot and for forward delivery ; prices, however, re-
main without alteration. The latest advices from St.
Petersburg quote the Exchange 28id. On tallow the price
was nominal at 57 sil. ro., with no business doing in con-
sequence of the unsettled state of the Exchange. To-
day the market is steady at 44s 3d on the spot ; 45s is de-
manded for new Ukraine ; for the last three months 46s is
paid ; Australian 44s ; and South American 45s to 465,
both nominal. Town tallow 42s 6d.

A STARTLING STORY FROM MEMPHIS.---A West-
ern paper has a telegram from Memphis, dated June 30, to
the following effect :—" The old Tecumsen plantation,
now owned by E. P. Johnson, located on the Mississippi
river, about seven miles above Grand Lake, was this year
leased and cultivated by several Northern gentlemen,
under the firm name of Adams Von Pelt and Co. The'r
names wore Brigadier General Adams, Captain Von Pelt,
and Captain Jons, all of the United States army. The first
was formerly Colonel of the Eighth Ohio. They were
getthag along very prosperously tntil last Tuesday morn-
ing. Before daybreak of that day, while the rain was
pouring down, and all were asleep, fear men, disguised by
the blacking of their faces and other means, broke into
the house, woke these gentlemen with pistols at their
heads, and demanded their money and arms. Being
literally helpless, the latter were delivered up, and a
trunk containing about three thousand dollars of the for-
mer was pointed out. The robbers immediately forced
it and secured the prize, and proceeded to iifie the
pockets and pick up whatever valuables they could find.
Two of them Jut the house, and the officers were left in
charge of the other two armed men, but these four seemed
to have been but the skirmish line of the robbers; while
these were robbing the house, a large body of ruffians en-
tered the stable and wantonly killed the animals whiehhad
been placed there for shelter. The coloured labourers were
awakened by the firing, and most all of them having
served in the army, and having retained their arms, started
boldly for the stable. The robbers fired upon them and
killed five, but the others returned the fire in good ear-
nest, and retired to their quarters. The band then set the
stable on fire, and this and the cotton gin and the en-
gines propelling it were destroyed in the flames. They
then moved off in a body to the woods again. In the
morning, after busying the murdered negroes, the planters
and their hounds followed the assassins until satisfied by
the number of their tracks that they could not cope with
so many, when they returned to the plantation. Along
their trail they saw frequent marks of blood, showing con-
clusively that the fire of the negroes had taken effect."