The Sun.
London, England, 1859-04-08 00:00:00

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT UPON A TOLL COLLECTOR IN ME
TUNNEL.—William Charles Parsons, a brick-layer's la-
bourer, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with com-
mitting violent assault upon Charles Pluck, collector of
tolls in the Wapping shaft of the Tkraes Tunnel.
The complainant had a surgical plaister on his forehead,
and his coat and waistcoat were stiffened with gore. He
stated that last night at 11 o'clock the prisoner and two
others came to the toll-box where he was stationed to
collect tolls of passengers, and one of them offered to leave
trowel for the toll for the three, and said he would redeem
it next day. He refused to accept of the trowel, and told
the party they must pay threepence in money before
they passed through, and that his duty would
not allow him to accept of anything except
money. The prisoner immediately commenced in-
sulting him and abusing him, and struck him a
violent blow on the nose with his clenched fist, and pro-
duced a wound which bled profu.ely. Ile then called the
police and gave the prisoner into custod*.
Police-constable, No. 111 K, said ho found the old man
bleeding- profusely, and that the prisoner was running away
when he took him into custody.
James Parsons, the brother of the prisoner, said that he
offered the trowel to the collector, who refused it, and
handled his brother, and while doing so fell upon the tell-
tale and hurt himself.

Mr. Yardley said the last witness rather confirmed the
complainant than otherwise, and ho had no doubt the pri-
soner struck the old man ; it was a most violent and out-
rageous proceeding, He fined the prisoner 405., and in
default of payment twenty-one days' imprisonment.

THIS IMF'S MARKETS.

CORN EXCHANGE.

During the week the arrivals of English wheat coast-
wise have been only 2,010 quarters, and fresh up to-day
the receipts by land carriage were limited. Although the
show of samples was small, the demand for all kinds ruled
very inactive, at about Monday's currency.
There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on
offer, and sales progressed heavily at barely late rates. In
floating cargoes very little was doing.
Barley was very dull, and prices had a drooping ten-
dency.

There was very little inquiry for malt, and inferior kinds
were a shade lower.

Good sound oats were tolerably firm, but inferior foreign
parcels ruled heavy, at barely late ates
Beans, peas, and our moved off slowly, at bout sta
tionary prices.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK
Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. Flour.
Bnglish 2,010 1 670 ; 1,010 ; 110 i 2,770
Irish
Foreign .. 3,530 i 10,590 i 10,060 i 600 sks
I his

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
These markets continue to be well supplied with meat.
The trade to-day is heavy, as follows :

Per Sibs. by the Carcass.
s. d. 8. d.
Inferior Beef 3 2to 3 6
Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 3 10
Pni.largodo. 4 oto 4 2
Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4
Large pork.. 3 4to 3 8

s. d. s. (1.
Infr. Mutton. 3 4to 3 10
Mid. do 4 oto 4 2
PrUne do. 4 4to 4 6
Veal 3 10 to 4 8
Small pork 310 to 4 2
to 5s 10d.

Lamb, 4s 81

BOROUGH HOP.

We have no further advance to notice in the value of new
hops, but the demand for all kinds continues steady.
Yearlings are firm ; but old hops rule heavy.
Mid and East Kent pockets B4s to 147 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent do 64s to 80s „
Sussex do 60s to 723 „