The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,
OBSTRUCTING THE POLlCE.—Lavinia Wiggins, a
bloated, coarse-looking woman, was charged before Mr.
Bingham with being drunk, and using obscene language
in the public streets ; and two fashionably-dressed young
men, Richard Rayne, and Robert Langtrey, the latter
of the Trafalgar-hotel, Cockspur-street, and both de-
scribed in the charge-sheet as of no occupation, with
obstructing the police and attempting to rescue the
female poisoner from custody.
I Policeman C3O stated that he saw the female prisoner
between 12 and 1 a.m. in Titchborne-street, at the corner
of Windmill-street. Seeing a gentleman passing the
worse for liquor, she, also in the same state but in a less
degree, followed after him, took held of him and drew
him into Jerrnyn-street. Witness remonstrated with her,
when she made use of very bad and ob-cene language in
the hearing of passers-by. Proceeding now to take her
into custody, the gentleman having extricated himself
and sot away, she suddenly threw herself down and
swore no policeman should take her. A. mob of per-
sons, caused by her conduct, collected, among whore
were the male defendants. Raynes remarked to his
companion—" Here's the police at it again !" and the
other answered, witness having bold of the woman—
" Let's take her away—get 'her into the public-house."
Witness warned them not to interfere, telling them she
was in his custody. So far, however front this inducing
them to desist, Raynes exclaimed—"'Your custody, who
are you 'f'' and, calling upon Langtrey to lay hold of her
arm, she all the while continuing her vile and abominable
language, they obstructed him the more, and drew her
to the public house previously indicated, when Raynes
again called upon his friend to pull her in. Witness,
from whose held the woman had been taken, hereupon
clutched her again by her arm ; the male defendants,
both in every way they could, still impeded him, Rayner
throwing his arms round his neck in on2er to rescue the
woman from his custody, in which they
,would h eve
succeeded but for assistance arriving, when they were
all three captured and conducted t. the Et ttion.
When asked if they had any defence to offer
to the charges, the female prisoner— (evidence having
been given that she was known to the poi:ea al "Ect
unfortunate," or "loose woman," or one of that far too
numerous class, " nymphs of the pave")—said she was
now in keeping She had been gay, bht was now vie-.
tuous. Tee gentleman she followed was, she kdded,
the person she "lived with." She begged to inform the
magistrate, in conclusion, that sere bad been "all right"
for tour months.
Baynes said be happened, at the time spoken of, to
meet with his friend Langtrey by (thane.. They
had certainly been indulging a little over the glass, but
were not drunk--only a little elevated—aud thus the
affair occurred. He was extremely sorry at the figure
they now cut, and the thoughtless conduct which had led
to it—regretting their interference with the constable.
He had only just arrived in town from Belfast. He
should know better in future. Langtrey likewise ex-
pressed his sorrow for his imprudent conduct.
Mr. Bingham, addressing the woman prisoner, said,
whether she had ceased her former disreputable course
of life for four months or cot, the language it was proved
she had uttered was disgusting in the extreme, which
could only be used by the lowest of either sex, and Sen-
tenced her to 14 days in the House of Correction. As
regards the male defendants, he would strongly advise
them to be cautious how they exercised their Quixotic
feelings again in the streets of town on behalf of such
persons as the woman by their side, and should infl.ct on
them a fine of 20s, each, and he hoped this would really
prove a caution to them in future.
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MARKET NEWS.—crbis Da

CORN EXCHANGE.
Coastwise the receipts of English wheat up to our mar-
ket this week have been only 1,440 quarters. Fresh up to-
day, by land carriage, the arrivals were limited, and the
show of samples was small. The trade, however, was in a
very sluggish state, at Monday's decline in the quotations.
Upwards of 14,000 quarters of foreign wheat having
come to hand, that grain ruled very dull, at barely sta-
tionary prices.
Thera was very little inquiry for barley, at late cur-
rencies.
The value of malt was rather lower, and the trade ruled
heavy.

We were very extensively supplied with oat°, which sold
slowly, at a further decline in value of quite Is per quarter.
Beans and peas ruled about stationary, but country flour
was rather cheaper.

ARRIVALS THIS WERE.
Wheat.' I
Barley. Malt.
1,440 730 1,450

English
Irish

Oate. I Flour,
800 I 2,530
112,420 I
,160b1s.
41,080
30 scks,

'oreign 114,280 1 6,950

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
To-day's market was but moderately supplied with
beasts ; nevertheless, all breeds moved off heavily, and
prices were 2d to 4d per 81bs lower than on Monday. The
show of sheep was by no means extensive, and the mutton
trade was very slow, at unaltered quotation,. There was
very little demand for calves, and prices gave way 4d per
81bs. Pigs and mulch cows sold slowly at late rates.

-Per tithe to sink the oits.l-

a. d. a. d., a. d. s„ d.
Inferior Beasts. ... 3 oto 3 2 Prim.oSouthdown 5 2 5 6
Second quality.... 3 4 8 B'Lqxge crso. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime largo oxen 310 4 01Prime small do 4 8 5 C
Prime Scots, dic. 4 2 4 8 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 BlSmall porkers
second quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves 23 0 29 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 5 01Quarter old pigs 22 0 29 0
TOTAL surrLv: I FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts l9O
Sheep and lambs
Calves

Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves 3OO
Pigs 3OO

Pigs

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat were rather extensive, and the
trade ruled heavy, at drooping prices.
Per 81bs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. I
Beef, interior 2 8 3 0
Do., middling 3 2 3 t; j
Do. prime large 3 8 3 10
Do.; do. small 4 0 4 4
Pork, large 3 8 4 4

a. 4. e.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3• 4
Do., middling 3 6 4 2
Do., prime ..4 4 4 8
Veal.... I 6 4 6
Pork, small 4 6 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a fair amount of business doing In good and fine
hops at full quotations. Inferior kinds a dull inquiry.
Yearling and old hops are almost nominal in prices.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 70s to 120 s ; Weald of Kent
ditto, 60s to 84s; Sussex ditto, 56s to 72s per ewt.