The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Au 9. 15.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Martin Doran a short
but brawny Irish tailor, who looked as if he had
recently rolled in the mud, and who stood at the
bar on a straight leg, a crooked leg, and a crutch,
was charged with drunkenness and. assault.
' John Tewey said he lived in Fireball-court with
his mother and other relatives. On the previous
night, about nine o'clock, he saw the prisonerstrike
his mother with a crutch, and went up to him for
the purpose of taking it from him, when the pri-
soner bit him in the fleshy part of the arm, and
twice on the thigh, bringing away a portion of his
(witness's) clothing at each mouthful.
Police-constable, 616, said he was in Houndsditch
on Sunday night, when he heard a row in Fireball-
court, and upon going down he found the people,
according to their usual practice on Sunday even-
ings, fighting by dozens, like cats and dogs, and
head over heels. Very great complaints had re-
cently been made on the subject, and as the pri-
soner was the most violent cf the party, and as it
was the second time he had been fighting that
night, witness took him into custody.
Prisoner—My lord, its I as ought to be) the com-
plainant, for there's such a set of vagabonds lives
down that court I was forced to move away; and I
now lives in Cook-and-Hoop-yard. Well, as I was
a going past there last night them vagabonds all
pelted me and knocked off my hat, and so we got
into a scrimmage, but it we s his brother's own wife
who bit him, for she got hold of his arm thinking
it was mine, and didn't she stick her teeth in.
(Laughter.) Why them vagabonds, my lord, is an
awful set. They got at it with shovels and chop-
pers' and pokers and tongs, and they goes at it in
such a style that the police officers durstn't even
look up the court.
The Lord Mayor—l know the character of Fire-
ball-court too well. People there seem to conduct
themselves in these disgraceful rows more like
savages than civilised beings.
Mary Tewey, wife of the first witness's brother,
positively denied that she had bitten, or offered to
bite any one, and said the prisoner was swinging
his crutch round in such an awful way it was a
wonder that he did not kill three parts of the
people.
The Lord Mayor—lt is quite clear, prisoner, that
you committed a most unprovoked assault.
Prisoner—No, and indeed I did not.

The Lord Mayor—And that you were drunk.
Prisoner—Yes, I was. I was too stupid drunk
to remember about the bating I got. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor—You must pay 10s. for the
assault and ss. for being drunk, or go to prison for
14 days.
The prisoner was then taken below, and his
daughter rushed away to raise the money to release
him.

GUILDHALL.—A NEW FEATURE IN SKITTLE
SHARPING.—Joseph Wells, a thick-set swarthy
individual, about 35 years of age, described as an
optician, of 21, Wellington-street, Newington-
causeway, was brought up before Alderman Phillips,
charged under the following circumstances :
William 11I'Mullen, a simple-looking Hibernian,
who stated that he came from the north of Ireland,
and at present held the important office of gate-
keeper at Woolwich Arsenal, deposed as follows :--
About the Ist of last month I met the prisoner
near Hungerford-market, and he accompanied me
to a beer-shop in Fetter-lane, where we had a glass
of cider each. While we were drinking.it a strange
gentleman came in and hoped he was not
interrupting us, and would we mind his joining in
our conversation. The prisoner said he did not
mind if it was the same to me. The strange gen-
tleman then wanted to pay for a round.
Alderman Phillips—A round of what P
Witness—A glass of ale each, sir.

Alderman Phillips—Which, I suppose, you did
not mind either. (Laughter.)
Witness—Well, sir, I did not have it. The
strange gentleman then said ho had just come from
the country, having received £7,000 between him
and his brother, and that, as he had got £6OO from
the bank to furnish himself with an outfit, he did
not mind spending a sovereign or two in our com-
pany as we appeared to be nice-looking gentlemen.
(Great laughter.) The prisoner was agreeable to
have a glass round, but I declined, and the strange
gentleman then proposed a game at skittles, or
something of that sort, and the prisoner -then
offered to throw a weight of 211bs. a certain dis-
tance for a wager. The stranger said he would
take the wager for a cold supper and a dozen of
cigars, upon which he asked me to accompany them
to see the wager proved. I assented, and they then
took me through several back streets, and brought
me to a beer-shop of the sign of the " Three Lions,"
which is, I believe, also in Fetter-lane. The pri-
soner asked the landlord if there was a r hooting-
gallery near where they could throw :a weight
given distance. The landlord said there was not,
but that he had a skittle-ground, which would
answer the purpose equally well. We all three
went into the skittle-ground, where we found an-
other strange gentleman playing by himself.
Alderman Phillips—You appear to have found
them all gentlemen. (Laughter.)
Witness—Yes, sir, they were all gentlemen.
(Renewed laughter.) The first strange gentleman
did not like to interrupt the second stranger,
but the prisoner said it did not matter. The
first stranger, noticing the skittle ball in the,
hands of the other, suggested it was made of
stone, and bet a sovereign that it was, which he
lost. He then made a bet of two sovereigns that he
would knock down the nine skittles in three throws.
The first throw he hit the ceiling—(laughter)—the
second he hit the wall, without touching the pins—
(renewed laughter)--and the third time he hit the
wall again, the ball knocking down three of the
pins as it fell, and he of course lost his 'bet. The
second stranger asked me wby I did not play the
first stranger, who represented himself as a gentle-
man of property, and the prisoner urged me to make
a bet of £5 that the gentleman of property—
(laughter)—would not knock the skittles down in
three times. I said I had no money, and they urged
me to pledge my watch and chain, for which
as
sh
tlohiatds
given £7, upon which a question arose
value, and they made a bet between themselves it
would not fetch £3 in pawn ; and they asked me to
pawn it to settle their wager. lat length
it in 20
lengthcon•
sented to do so, as they said I could redeem
minutes, but when I rcturnad with £2 10s., which
was all I got on it, they pressed me to make the bet
they had previously urged upon me.
Aldernian Phillips—Had you any money,before
you pledged your watch ?
Witness—No, sir. But they said the gentleman
of property did not know that, and as he was sure
to lose, it was all the same. I accordingly made
the bet, and the gentleman of property knocked the
whole of the nine pins down in two throws easily.
(Laughter.) He ultimately tried again and knocked
them down again in two throws. The stranger we
found in the ground pressed me to write a cheque
for £5 on any banker and give it to the old fool,
meaning the gentleman of property, as he was fresh
from the country, and would not know any better,
but I refused to do that, as I could not write. He,
however, said he would write it for me, and I after-
wards gave the piece of paper to the gentleman of
property, who asked if it was good for £5, and
showed it to the landlord, who assured him it was
all right. The prisoner then drew me aside and
advised me to run for my life, as by taking the ad-
vice of the second stranger I had committed fur-
pry, and there would be some trouble about that
cheque, and I might get seven years' trans-
portation for it. He got me outside the house and
detained me several minutes, advising me to get
into the main road as soon as possible. I refused,
and said I would go into the ground again to see
the other two gentlemen, as I wanted to get my
watch back, but he assured me it would be quite
safe. I was resolved to return, and when I did I
found the two gentlemen were gone.
Alderman Phillips—Really, you seem to have
fallen into such gentlemanly company that it is
difficult to know who you mean when you call
them all gentlemen. Did you have Any
bet with
the prisoner ?
Witness—No, sir; but he was the one consiliring
with the others to get my money.
Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, for the prisoner
—lf I could have won I would have accepted the
money. I would not have minded the swindle if I
had got their money. I first told a policeman in
Woolwich, who said I had been picked up by a set
of skittle sharps.
Alderman Phillips said there was no occasion for
Mr. Lewis to addre§s him on the case, as there was
no evidence against the prisoner, about whose
character he had no doubt, but at the same time
there wi* a looseness about the prosecutor's con-
duct not at all to his credit.
The prisoner was then discharged.

LAMBETH.—THE STRIKE
.AT THE LONDON
GAS COMPANY
'S WORKS.—Martin Ryan, one of
the stokers lately employed ou the works of the
London Gas Company, in Lambeth, and at present
out on " strike," was brought up on a warrant, and
charged before the Hon. G. C. Norton with vio-
lently assaulting Ed.wa.rd. Macklin, and also with
using threats and intimidation_ to induce him to
lcomplainant said that for some time he had
lease his
employment.
been in the employment of the London Gas Com-
pany as a flue-cleaner, and on Saturday evening

last, on leaving off, he went with a fellow-work-
=an to the King's Arms public-house, to have
some refreshment. The defendant, who was one
of the men out on strike at the time, asked
him for a pipe of tobacco, which he gave him,
and he no sooner filled the pipe than he dashed it
on the ground, and not only smashed but danced
on it. He then asked for a second pipe of tobacco,
but he (witness) perceiving his object was to pick
a quarrel with him gave him a second pipe, and
this he served in the same way as the first. He,
then commenced abusing in gross language, and
said that such had no right to work in the
factory and keep other men out of employment-
Witness told him he had a wife and family to suP"
port and could not afford to be idle, and handed
him a glass of ale, and afterwards a second glass
with a view of averting ;his anger. Defendant, h"'"
ever, repeated his abuse, and said if others were
of the same mind as himself he should cut the
guts out of all such persons as him, who kept men
out of work, and that as long as they stopped in
the factory they should know no peace. The de-
fendant, after this, made a rush at him, and was
about to strike him on the face, but he threw uP
his arms to protect himself, and received two violent
blows on the chest.
Mr. Norton—What are your wages at the fac-
tory ?
Witness—Twenty-four shillings a week, your
worship.
Mr. Norton—And what had been the wages of
the defendant ?

Witness—He was a stoker, and had 295.
Mr. Norton—And what did he strike for ? ,
Witness—An increase of wages, sir. I think
they wanted 355. a-week, he and the others. _
Mr. Norton—Was the defendant sober at toe
time ?
Witness—No, sir, he was evidently the worse for
drink, and I saw from the first that ho wanted.
quarrel with me. I felt it my duty to acquoule
the manager with what happened, and he sent 131,...
to this court to apply to your worship for protats
tion. I have always been kindly treated by
company, and I felt it to be my duty to do What
could for them.
William Sly, a fellow-workman, who aeollir;
nied the last witness on Saturday evening, COI
borated his evidence in every particular.
Mr. Jones, the chief engineer to the comp
aliii
said that for the last fortnight the neighbourhood o
the factory had been kept in a state of great dis-
quietude by the conduct of the men who had stru,ct
and it required the activ interference of the P°,llo
to protect the persons who were employed t'luad
from the threats and violence of those men who
thought proper to abandon their work. The ee o
pany had made what they conceived concession
the stokers by allowing each two pints of beer n
day, and were willing to do anything in reasti;
but the demand they made was so unreasona
that the company could not under any cue ee
stances comply with them, and the consequell
was a " strike." T eg
In reply to the Magistrate's questions, Mon
es
the hours of work were nominally 12 hours a:s
day, but out of these they were not actually amore
than seven and a half hours engaged, and forth e'
they received 295. a-week. s
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said be was
under the influence of drink at the time, anu
not know what he said or did.
Mr. Norton expressed his surprise at the ex
trel
folly of a class of men who were more liberally pAlw
for their work in this than in any country he know
of, and who for their earnings have beef or mae
for their dinners daily, allowing themselves tc;rbe
led away by designing and interested persons' well
workmen as a class were, in his opinion, Ye*"
paid, and he contrasted their earnings with them
1,0
rable pittance allowed the police constables) vi7or
out of the 24 hours were obliged to be on dal
16 for something less he believed than 20s. a Weesr.
The complainant expressed a hope that his lot
ship would, as the present was the defendant's
offence, deal as leniently with him as he cowlideli
Mr. Norton observed he should very much -tip
to do so, provided he saw the defendant suffieien
conscious of the extreme folly he had been guilt. for
The defendant said he was very sorry indeed Ole
what had taken place, and would vvillingly
his employment if permitted ; but
uld
Mr. Jones, in reply to the magistrate, said he e° n-
not of himself undertake to promise any such ,°.°1,0
i°
cession, especially as he had every reason to hllemit
that the defendant was one of the most V'
amongst the turn-outs. ; its
Mr. Norton said that, in consideration re
being the first case, he should deal with it,
"%et
leniently than the defendant deserved, and Our.
was by sentencing him to three weeks' had la"to..
Mr. Jones begged publicly to express the ce
pang's and his own thanks to the police of the a
division for the valuable services the had rend
them since the strike of the men, in presersl
peace and order, and protecting those on the Pre-
mises.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

rlt--AuG 13.
dull to-day, at the following

COLCHEST.
The business was extremel
prices :
0s
Wheat, white 44s to 62s Beans Maza .. 38s 44
to 4
red 40s to 46s Middle & 42s to 4,
Barley 2Bs to 40s White peas ...... 40s to 44
24s
Oats
to 30s Grey.

STAMFORD—AUG: 13.
There was more tone in the wheat trade yesterday, With
a fair supply, and prices rather better.
Wheat
Ditto, old old
. .
...40s to Os Oats.. 26s to 3°°l
White do
34
64
s s
tt
oo
45
22
ss
DB
,_s to
44s to
......62:
Barley . . . . .

YORK—Atm. 13.
A good supply of wheat, and the trade rather slow, at
rather less than the currency of last week. Barley in ace;
rage demand, at late rates. Fine oats barely as clear, an
secondary sorts stationary. Beans taken in limited Van-
tities at former prices. In peas there was little doing. ng,
Wheat .43s to 45s Oats.... 24s to '
White do .46s to 48s I Beans 48s to 530
Barley ..36s to 38s Peas ....--s W ---.3

LEICESTER—Ana. 13.
There was a good supply of wheat to-day, with In°sode;
rate show of other grain. Prices—White wheat, 44s to
per 36 stone ; red, 40s to 465; new red realised 46s perdqtria:
barley, 32s to 40s per quarter ; the oat trade wes,oo
at quotations ranging froth 28s to 34s per 24 stone. P'
were active, at 48s to 54s per 38 stone.
Fine flour, 34s Seconds, 32s J Thirds, 30s per 20 stone.

—la
DERBY—Auo, 13. 62
There was a fair show of wheat to-day, which
slowly, at is to 2s over late rates. Little barley on o°l
•
at previous prices. The trade in oats was slow and $ rico
recent currencies. Beans in small supply, and the
.? but
steady. Farmers have made great progress this wee'',, ,t so
they complain that wheat and barley are not turning °-
well as was at one time expected.
oRg to 3°4
White wheat, noir, 50s to 51s Barley grinding: • .--- 329
RORleeddd‘ddvohio..t.e. 468 to 48s Oats, old .. 28s t° 25
_ ~. .... _ 3
47s to 54s New do .......... 283 '' 644
44s to 48s I Beans. 48s to ~.0
Barley, malting.— 38s to 40s 1 Beans, new ...... ----

KIRKA:

We had small supplies
only ono parcel of barley.
prices of last week.

Wheat (N).
First.... 41s Od
Second.. 43s Od
Third .. 478 6d

:ADY—Aiia: 13.
to-day of wheat and oats, ande
Sales slow at 6d to is under th

Barley (N).
.28s 6d
—s Od
—a Od

Wheat (0). Barley .(0).
First.... —s Od —s Od
Second.. —s Od —s Od
Third .. —s Od —s Od.

22s 6dOats (N)•
26s 6d
27s 3d
Oats (0).
._.s Oct

,---- - ea

COAL MAID
(Prices of Coal per Ton at

_ ; dO
,

:ET—AuG. 15.
the close of the market.)

s. d.
Clark's West Hartley l4
Bates' West Hattley 13 6
Walker Primrose 12 0
Lambert's West Hart-

Walls End. d
•
BK.Heeasill:ooeelnli:l ... ...
...
...
...
...
.......: Li _ i
Hartlepool ....... 16A " 0
Whitworth.......
... r.a.i....0..1
.........
.......
_6O
g . 15 a
Bell
Nixon's Duffryn ...... ?.'4 0
Powell'SD.uffryn Stextax,'
22—Sold, 19. —...1

ley 15 0
Davison's West Hart-

ley 15 0
Eden Main 15 6
Howard's West Hart-

ley 15 0
Ships at mark,

BIRTHS.

. 14 BARRETT.—On the 14th inst., at Ewell, Surrey, Mrs 13 "
rett, of a daughter.
~„
EVILL.—On the 15th inst., at Lyncombe House, St. 3011 s
hill, Battersea-rise, Mrs. William Evill, of a daug,"e".o.
HOLLAND.—On the 14th inst., at Ashburne, the Hon. •L'''
Frederick Holland, of a son.
POLLARD.—On the 14th inst., the wife of E. W. pollard'
M.R.C.S.E., Brompton-square, S.W., of a son.

MARRIAGES.
.-
es D. Dick, son of Sir Charles Dick,
Dicic_s„i-THEns.—On the 13th inst., at the parish ch,n,rt,
Brighton, Ja,2l
to Josephine, youLlger daughter of B. Smithers, Esq't
Church, Middlesex, Williat..l James Turner, TURNER—DOHERTY.— 6,7 the 11th inst., at flarark%
Esq., eldeo
son of William Turner, Esq., of Santa Lucia, Naples,ar'°
Elizabeth Laura, the only surviving,' daughter of the l
Right Hon. Lord Chief Justice Doherty.
DEATHS.
BOWLES.—On the 12th inst., at Worthing, jia
Bowles, Esq., aged 77. rd
DOWNWARD.—On the 12th inst., Thomas Downso '
Esq., of Bathafern-park, Denbighshire, aged 75.
nphreY
GUTHRIE.—On the 13th inst., at Clifton, Charles Garaill-
Guthrie, Esq., aged 42. or
HAMMOND.—On the 13th inst., at Priston Recto*
Bath, the Rev. John Hammond, aged 70.
HILL.—At his residence, 17, Seymour-street, Bath, J(31111
Hill, Esq., aged 78.
INGLEFIELD.—On the 14th inst., at Caversham, Reading?
Major Inglefield, aged 25.

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Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, In the county
e
kiddlesex, Tuesday, August 16, 1659.