The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-20 00:00:00

RDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1845.

it was the rule of the pier, that no person should pass
outside the railing till the boat was secured to the
dummy and the platform put out. Neither had been
done on the occasion referred to. He knew the strings
would be cut if he attempted to fasten the boat.
Mr. Alderman Lucas was afraid the pier-master,
though he obeyed his instructions, trespassed on the law
when he ventured to pick and cull what boats the public
should have access to. The river was a highway, and
there was an ancient right of way to it. Why was the
complainant to be put back:and told he'might go by the
next boat. The first boat was probably the most con-
venient. to Mr. Friend, and he did not choose to wait for.
the next. The Corporation upheld many conveniences
for the public at a great expense, and he presumed it
would not take a different curse with this pier. The
discontinuance of the wherries, and substitution.of steam-
boats, made a different means of approach necessary. The
plying place was an ancient public right of way to the
river. Was not the pier on the site of the plying place ?
Mr. Pearson said it was not. The ancient right of
way to the river remained, and could be used by the
pubic as before; but the Alderman would remember that
by the side of it there was a platform, or quay, for the
landing of fruit for Farringdon-market. From a portion
of this the pier projected; but it could still be used for
the landing of fruit. Some time ago an accident occurred
at a pier which had been erected at this bridge, and
three or four persons lost their lives, while looking at a
rowing mstch or some feat on the river. At other
times several persons had fallen into the river between
this pier and the boats, and lives had been lost. • The
public called for protection; an arnoyance jury presented
and removed the old pier, and the Corporation constructed
the new pier at their own charge, the cost being from
3,0001. to 4,00/. When it was finished the superinten-
dents of the steam-boat companies were invited to a con-
ference with the Navigation Company; and they were
told that the Corporation did not intend to take any toll
per head, as had been demanded at the old Waterman's
pier; they did not intend to ple,vide for payment of
either interest or capital sunk in the ersction, but to
appoint officers to enforce the necessary regulations
for the protection of the public, and demand 6d. trom
every boat calling at the pier, which money would be
appropriated to the salaries of the officers, and the ne-
cessary repairs. If the sum was found to be greater
than was necessary for these purposes, the charge would
be reduced. All boats would have free and equal ac-
cess subject to this payment, and the other regulations
of the committee. The several companies signed an
agreement to this effect. A complaint was soon made
to the committee of the unfair conduct of the Water-
man boats, and all parties were required to attend the
committee. The Old Woolwich Company and the
Waterman's Company were desired to retire together,
and endeavour to arrange the order in which their boats
should run in respect to time. They left the room, and
one party filed off to the right and the other to the left,
without interchanging a word. When the committee
thought they had taken time enough•to arrange the
mat er, they were recalled. Of course they had done
nothing, and the committee was compelled to decide be-
tween them. The committee found hat the Old Wool-
wich Company were under contract to leave the
Hungerford . pier precisely at the hour and half-
hour, and allowing the boats to take ten minutes
to drop down to the pier at Blackfriars, and five
minutes to clear off, they allotted to the other Company
the alternate quarters of an hour. In this way each
boat would take from Blackfriars all the persons col-
lected in a quarter of an hour. The Waterman boats,
however, soon relapsed into their unfair practices, by
loitering about, and even lashing themselves to the
bridg ~ to wait till the old Woolwich boats appeared in
sight, and then dashing in carried off the half-hour's col-
lection of passengers. The Woolwich boats were thus
unfairly deprived of their growing crop. The Water-
man Company were again summoned to the Navigation
Committee, upon which they desired their contract to
be cancelled, for that they would then stand remitted to
their ancient rights. This was conceded, and they now
contended that those ancient rights were a right of way
over a new pier, to the building of which they had not
contributed a farthing, and the use of which had been
surrendered only conditionally to any one. They
claimed to use the pier, without observing the regula-
tions for the protection of the public. Every right
pressed to extreme became a wrong. The magistrates
could not try the right.
. Hollingsworth, the pier-gatekeeper, *as called and ex-
amined as to the notices that passengers could not em-
bark at that pier on the Waterman boats. There was
not a City arms on the notice, but there was'on hi _coat
collar, and he had a notice on each side of him.
Mr. Newbon said he could answer Mr. Pearson on the
question of right, but be was aware that this was not the
place. A body of the police force had been taken to the
pier, to the great danger of the public peace; and he
called on the magistrates to protect the public from being
obstructed and assaulted.
Mr. Alderman SIDNEY, after consulting Mr. Alder-
man Lucas, said he could have no doubt, as the com-
plainant saw the notice on Monday, he returned on
Tuesday to try the right. Now, by the statute the ma-
gistrates were to forbear trying questions of right on
charges of assault and battery, and he therefore dis-
missed the summons.
Mr. Alderman Lucas said, where a number of omni-
buses plied at one place, as in Gracechurch-street, the
keeping of times for starting was absolutely necessary
to prevent obstructions, affrays, and confusion; and re-
gulation was equally necessary at piers on the Thames.

13(11V-ST-REET.
the four hotel waiters, Bowen, Lake, Dancock, and
Bates, who were charged on Monday with beinc, con-
cerned in the robbery of 1501. in Bank of Englanenotes,
the property of the Rev. W. P. Lewis, of Cardiff; in
Wales, were brought up for further examination.
The prosecutor and each of the prisoners were repre-
sent, d by attorneys.
The Her. W. Lewis now attended, and stated that he
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put up at the Trafalgar Hotel, Charing-cross, on the
28 h of November last, in the afternoon of which day
he dEposited in his portmanteau, in his bed-room, one
50Z note, dated October 6, 1845, No. 16,125 ; five 10!.
notes, October, 1845, Nos. from 16,459 to 16,463 ; and
ten 5/. notes, October 13,1845, Nos. from 2,313 to 2,322. He
locked the portmanteau, and did not return again to his
bed-room until ten o'clock, when he went up to bed.
He then found, on opening his trunk (which he had some
diffindty in doing), that the whole of the notes had been
taken out, his bank-book, papers, and other things being
left in the same condition. lle did not mention the cir-

cumstance that night, but, immediately on rising the
next morning, apprised the landlords and it mates of the
house of the robbery, but could hear nothing likely to
lead to the recovery of his property.
The confession of Lake, it will be remembered, on
being questioned respecting the robbery by the head
waiter of the hotel (under whom Bowen and Lake served
as underwaiters) led to the apprehension of himself and
Bowen as principals, and of the other two prisoners as
the receivers of the notes.

Clerks from the Bank of England and Messrs. Glyn's
be.nk furnished the necessary information respecting the
notes, and several other witnesses, tradesmen and public-
house keepers, spoke to the priforers Dancock and
Bates having passed them at their houses.
They were further remanded to Wednesday next.
CLERKEN WELL.
Three well-dressed young men, named Ramsay, Fuller, and
Potter, were charged with creating a disturbance in Sadlers'
Wells Theatre, and assaulting Reynolds, an officer of that
establishment.

The prisoners, who were under the influence of liquor,
went into the theatre at nine o'clock on Tuesday night, and
during the performance they attempted to force their way to
the boxes, but the box-keeper seeing their condition, re-
fused to admit them. Reynolds came and asked them civilly
to go out. They refused. Ramsay called him a liar, said
he was a gentleman, and that he would give him his card.
In consequence of the riot a mob collected outside the theatre
of 150 persons. The prisoners repeatedly refused to go away
peaceably, and when Reynolds insisted upon their doing so,
Ramsay collared him and the other prisoners knocked hfm
about. They ran up the box stairs, but at length the police
came, and they were secured and removed to the station-
house.

The prisoners ina penitent manner acknowledged their
transgressions, and Mr. Combe fined them 10s. each.

MARKET NE WS.-(Y ESTERDAY

coluw-EXCHANGE

Fair average supplies of English Wheat have come to
hand during the present week, and the stands to-day were
well filled with samples of that article. For all descriptions
the demand was in a very depressed state at prices barely
equal to those obtained on Monday last. In free foreign, as
well as bonded Wheats, so little was doing that the quotations
were almost nominal. The finest malting Barley was quite
as dear, but all other kinds were a dull inquiry and the turn
lower. Malt was in short supply and heavy demand, at
barely late rates. The show of Oats was not large. The
best qualities sold at full currencies. In ether kinds very
little was doing. Both Beans and Peas might hare been
purchased on easier terms. The Flour trade wes very dull.
The highest price of the best town made not exceeding 578
?er 2801bs.

&RRLVALS.
Barley.
9,810 qrs.

Wheat.
8,450 gm.

English • • • • • •
Irish ..•• • • ..
Foreign ......

Oats Flour.
2,700 qn. 5,090 sks
7,450
2,910