The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE Rot/Gus IN THE PARKS.—Arthur Brown, a rough-
looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
assaulting Charles Legg, Hyde-park constable No. 13.
Legg said—About five this morning I saw the prisoner
and some others struggling with and striking another park
constable. I went to assist the constable, when one of
the prisoner's companions struck me and ran away. I
went a short distance after him, but finding I could not
catch him I returned to assist the constable, and as soon as
I stepped up the prisoner gave me a violent blow on the
side of the head with his fist.

James Willis, llyde-park constable, said—About five
this morning I saw four men lying on the grass asleep. I
went up and awoke them, having orders to do so. They
became very abusive, and tried to throw me down and to
strikp. me, but I prevented them, and on the last witness
coming up to assist me the prisoner struck him.
The prisoner, who described himself as a labourer, living
in Burn-street, Lisson-grove, said - I never struck the con-
stable. We were going away when the constable called
us lazy, and asking what he meant, a struggle took place.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Have you any witnesses to call ?

The prisoner—No.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt appears to me that the park-keepers
were perfectly right in what they were doing, and I think
it my duty to state that the parks are beginning to become
a perfect nuisance during some parts of the 24 hours. It
is intolerable that places intended for the health and re-
creation of the public should be infested by a pack of
roughs and blackguards, and I wonder the thing is per-
mitted. It would not be suffered in any other capital of
Europe. Why are the police not called on to assist, as in
other places ? The prisoner will have to pay a fine of 40s.
or 14 days.
COWARDLY ASSAULT.-Arthur Holt, described as a foot-
man, was charged with violently assaulting.
Elizabeth Clarke, the complainant, Who gave her evi-
dence seated, in consequence of feeling faint, said that on
Saturday night last she was outside of the Green Man in
the Euston-road with a friend, with whom the prisoner the
previous night had had some words. Thinking ho was
going to renew them "she bogged him not to do so, when
ho said ho would serve her the same as he had done her
friend, struck her in the face, blacking her eye. She went
and leant against some railings, and the prisoner came up
and knocked her down.

Evidence in corroboration having been given,
The prisoner said the complainant first struck him, but
this was denied.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner's conduct in knocking
down a woman was very cowardly, and he would commit
him for six weeks with hard labour.

THAMES.

JUVENILE:CRIIIE.—James Wells, a well-dressed boy,
aged 10 years, the son of respectable parents, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a gold watch value
10 guineas, the property of Catherine Welland, a widow
of No. 42, Kirby-street, Poplar.
The parents of the prisoner were living in the same
house as the prosecutlix, and the boy obtained access to
her room and stole the watch. Ho was quite ignorant of
its real value, for he offered it for sale to oneaperson for ss.
and to another for ls. Gd. A boy named George Gather-
cole saw the prisoner with the watch, and he said he
wanted Is. Gd. for it. The watch was shown to Gather
sole's father, a labourer, to whom it was offered for sale,
and he retained possession of it. It was produced and
identified.
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner until Thursday.
SINGULAR ROBBERY ON BOARD-SKIP.—Thomas Freeman,
aged 12, was brought before Mr. Paget, for the second
time, charged with stealing a money-box from the ship
Lascelles.
On Sunday evening, between the hours of 6 and 7
o'clock, prisoner and two other boys came on board the
ship Lascelles, in the West India Dock, and asked an old
seaman named Linnoy, the ship-keeper, permission to go
over the vessel. The lads appeared so respectable and
well-behaved that the required permission was given, and
the boys went over the decks, the forecastle, and into the
cabin, where they remained for some time. Soon after
leaving the ship-keeper missed a money-box, painted
blue, on which were painted the words, "Merchant
Seamen's Orphan Asylum." The . box was safe at
6 o'clock in the evening. The prisoner and another boy
were leaving the dock at the principal gateway when an
intelligent constable, named Thomas Cook, observed that
Freeman had something concealed under his coat. Cook
asked him what he had there. To which the .prisoner re-
plied nothing, Cook said:" Yes, there is something there,"
and took the money-box from him. The box had been
tampered with, and an attempt made to extract the money
from it, which failed. Cook asked the prisoner where he
obtained the box, to which he replied that he picked it up
in a retiring place. _ _ _

Mr. Paget would not allow the box to be opened until
the captain or chief mate was present, and gave permission
for that to be done. He remanded the prisoner, and Mr.
Thomas Abernethy, the chief mate of the Lascelles, now
a ttended, and having consented to the opening of the box,
and no key being forthcoming, he was provided with a
knife. With the assistance of Mr. Livingstone, the chief
usher, the box was forced open and the money taken out.
There was a silver Sixpence and nine pennyworth of half-
pence in the box, which the magistrate said could be passed
over to the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum. That
society would no doubt provide a new box for the ship.
The mother and friends of the boy asked the magistrate
to deal leniently with him, and said he had not been con-
victed of any crime.

Mr. Paget said he would decide the case on Thursday,
and remanded the prisoner again.

MARKETS.---This Day.

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HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 10s; clover,
£5 Os to 46 15s Od ; and straw, £llBs to £2 4s per load.
Inquiry limited.
CumßEßLArtri.—Alcadow hay, £4 Os to £sl2s Od; clover,
£5 Os to £6 15s Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 4s per load.
Demand inactive.

WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; clover,
£5 Os to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 4s per load.
Trado slow.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—A very limited business has been transacted, and
prices aro unaltered, as a small quantity is announced for
public competition this day.
SUGAR.—Business has been very quiet, but holders do
not press sales, and quotations generally are steady.
COFFEE.—The dealings have been chiefly confined to a
few parcels of native Ceylon, which have barely sustained
former ; rates other descriptions are without material
alteration.

RlCE.—There has been a good export inquiry, and supe-
rior qualities have generally maintained former values.
TALLow.—The market has been rather quiet, conse-
quent upon the uncertainty felt with respect to political
events on the Continent. P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted
42s 6d, and for last throe months' delivery 46s 3d to 46s 6d
per cwt.

AUSTRIAN FINANCE.

(REUTER'S EXPRESS.)
VIENNA, June 9.
_ _ _

The Emperor has addressed the following auto-
graph letter to Prince Colloredo Mansfeld, Presi-
dent of the Commission for the Control of the
Public Debt

cc Dear Prince—l see with satisfaction from the
report of the 11th ult., laid before me by the Com-
mission for the Control of the Public Debt in 1865,
that the Commission has zealously and conscien-
tiously fulfilled the duties with which it was
charged by the decree of October 27, and that it
has occupied itself in superintending and carefully
examining all the branches of the administration of
the debt.

" It is with no less satisfaction that I perceive
from the statements of the Commission that the
entire service of the debt proceeds with perfect re-
gularity and order in all respects, and hat the
finance administration has punctually observed all
the legal obligations, and has properly met all
engagements encontracted with the creditors of the
State.

The Commission has believed it its duty to de-
part from the attributes legally assigned to it, in
order to enter into political considerations of a gene-
ral nature, and into a discussion upon the character
of the measures taken by my Finance Minister in
virtue of my patent of Sept. 20, 1865, and sanc-
tioned by the laws of Nov. 23, 1865, and April 24
and May 5, 1866. Ido not wish to to misconstrue
the patriotic intention which in this has cer-
tainly guided the members of the Commission. I
have solemnly recognised the rights of the people
to take part in a decisive manner, through
their lega !representatives, in the laws to be passed
and the administration of the finances. The rea-
lisation of this principle is an object I pursue
seriously and continually, and nothing can afford
greater satisfaction to my mind than when the sen-
timent of unity and patriotic co-operation—a sen-
timent so powerfully felt by all the peoples of my
empire at a time when we are threatened by the
danger of war—which constitutes the strength of
Austria and procures us respect ; when this senti-
ment, I repeat, shall be able also to exercise a deter-
mining influence in home affairs, and be consecrated
and confirmed by a powerful and constitutional
organisation.
(Signed) " FRANCIS JOSEPH.
" Schonbrunn, June 6, 1866."