The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-23 00:00:00

THE SUN, LOINIDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1864.

POLICE INTELL IGENCE—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

STREET ROBBERY.—DanieI Hearne was placed at the
the bar, charged on remand with having committed a street
robbery on Robert Henderson.

Police-constable 151 E said about half-past 12 or 1 on
Monday night he was on duty near White Lion-street,
Seven Dials, when he heard a faint cry of "Police." He
went in the direction of the cry, and there he saw a number
of young men running away from the prosecutor, who was
lying drunk on the ground, and who said the men had
robbed him of 7s. 6d. He sprung his rattle for assistance,
and in a short time the prisoner was brought back by a
police constable.

_
Prisoner—The old man'says be lost 7m. 6d. ; why, how
could he do that when he had only 4s. when he came out
of the workhouse infirmary ? (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry— All your questions shall be answered at the
proper time.

The prosecutor, a dissipated-looking man, said he came
out of the infirmary with half a sovereign in his pocket,
and, unfortunately, he changed it for drink. He took too
much, and as b.e was going home some men set upon him,
knocked him down, and stole his money. He could not say
the prisoner was one of them. _

Prisoner—That's right. How could he ? It was be-
tween 12 and one, so how could he see? I want to know
how he could be robbed of 7s 61 when he had only got 4s ?
(Lau.ghter.)
Prosecutor—l had half-a-sovereign, and it was changed
to get drink with.
Police-constable 46 E said the prisoner ran into his arms
as he (witness) was proceeding in the direction of the
sound of the constable's rattle.

Several other police-constables having given evidence,
Mr. Henry asked the prisoner what he had to say to the
evidence of the constable.

Prisoner—All I've got to say is that I know nothing
about it. I went out of an errand for my sister, when the
policeman collars me and walks me off to the station,
Mr. Tierney, sister of the prisoner, said she kept a coal
and greens shop in Compton-street, and on Monday night
she sent the prisoner out to buy a candle about half-past
11, so he could not have committed the robbery.
Constable White said when he went to make inquiries of
Mrs. Tierney about the prisoner, she said she had not seen
him for three weeks.

Tierney-012, your worship, I never said so. I've a
real English lady in her own right in Chancery, and one
that's got a week coming to her, and she'll prove the
boy has been at my place these three weeks. Its all false
what the policeman says, and he knows it.
Mr. Henry (to the prisoner)—The police seemed positive
you were one of the parties who ill-used the man.

Prisoner—Of course, they say so.
Mr. Henry—What motive could they have for so doing
it was not so ?

Prisoner—Why, to get their is 6d a-day at the sessions.
Mr. Henry-1 shall send the case to the sessions ; but
before doing so I will hear what you have to say in answer
to the charge.

Prisoner—What I say I what's the use of my saying any-
thing. The police will swear all I say is false.
The prisoner was then fully committed for trial, and as
he was leaving the dock his female friend said to him—
" Keep up your pluck, old tar."

THE BOMBAY MAIL,

We have ieceived files of papers from Bombay to
the 29th December, and from Calcutta to the 29th
December.

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We take the following summary of news from the
Bombay Gazette of the 29th December:—
It is stated that Sir Wiliam Denison, Governor-General
of India, has decided on remaining in Calcutta, The Go-
vernment Secretariat offices have Leen ordered down from
the North-West.

A Government steamer is in readiness at Calcutta to con-
vey Lady Elgin, as soon as she arrives there, to Suez.
The Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India
left Bombay for Calcutta on tho 14th inst. .

The Commander-in-Chief of India, Sir Hugh Rose, has
his head-quarters at R twul Pindee.
Sir William Mansfield, Commander-in-Chief of the Bom-
bay Army, has returned to the Presidency.
On the morning of the sth inst. a party of the enemy
on the frontier made a raid on our outpost about 15 miles
north of Peshawar. They were driven off by the Irregular
Cavalry, but unfortunately Lieutenant Sr. G. 131. Bishop, of
the 6th Bengal Cavalry, was killed while charging at the
head of his men.

Further intelligence has been received from the head-
quarters of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, at
Rawul Pindee, stating that affairs on the frontier had be-
come much more pacific. The villages of Laloo and Urn-
beyla were taken without any officer being killed or wounded,
the enemy suffering severely.
The Bonair tribe seem inclined to adhere to their engage-
ments, and the Bajouries and others who Lad come to their
aid had fled.

General Chamberlain has left the camp, and is improving
in health.

Letters from the North-West frontier contradict the re-
port of the death of Lieut. W. Batty e, of the Guide Corps,
who was severely wounded when combating the enemy in
the Umbeyla Pass.

It is reported that the Camp of Exercise that was to have
been formed at Mean Meer will most likely assemble at
Rawul Pindee, and that Sir Hugh Rose will superintend
the manceuvres in person.

The ship Marian Moore has arrived here with a portion
of the Persian Gulf submarine telegraph cable, and is taken
to the Government transport moorings to have some fittings
made ready, prior to being taken in tow by the Bombay
marine steamer ictoria for the Gulf. _ _

The trial of the first Armstrong gun, in Bombay, at the
now battery, under the Light House at Colaba, was success-
fully made on the 15th inst. . . . .

A Kurrachee paper gives out a report to the effect that
Kurrachee has been fixed upon as the headquarters of the
Persian Gulf and Bagdad lino of telegraph.
An illustrious visitor, in the person of H.H. the Secun-
dra Nawab Begum of Bhopal, Knight of the Exalted Order
of the Star of India, has arrived in Bombay on her way to
the pilgrimage at Mecca.

A grand Durbar was held by his Excellency Sir Bartle
Frere on the 23d instant, for the reception of 11,11. the
Begum of Bhopal.

The Hon. liustomjee' Jamsatjee Jejeebhoy has made a
donation of 150,000 rupees (L 15,000) to enable five natives
of India to qualify themselves in England to practise in
this country as barristers-at-law.
The Act for the prevention of adulteration of cotton and
the better suppression of frauds in the cotton trade in the
Bombay Presidency comes into force on the Ist February
next.

Government has accordingly appointed inspectors to carry
out the Act in the several cotton-producing and trading
districts, and also for Bombay as the principal place of
export. _ _ _

The health of the town of Bombay has suffered greatly
in consequence of the prevalence of cholera for the last three
or four weeks.

The English mail of the 3d inst. has not arrived up to
,he hour of our going to press. Our latest telegrams are to
he 25th November.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE BOMBAY MARKETS.
(From the Bombay Gazette of Dec. 29.)

Since the date of our last report no change for the better
has taken place in the position of the import market, which
has remained dull and stagnant owing to extreme scarcity of
money. The export market has become rather more firm,
in consequence of encouraging advices from Liverpool, and
cotton has recovered more than 60r. per candy.
FREIGHTS,-The remarks made last mail can be repeated.
Natives are the principal operators and the extreme firm-
ness and confidence displayed by them appear to have re-
conciled shippers to ruling rates. Besides this the large
quantity of seeds offering has greatly assisted to keep rates
steady ; so that, notwithstanding we have again had heavy
arrivals, the demand for all olasses of vessels has been good,
and rates have been irmly maintained; tut there are not
enough small vessels in port to supply the demand.

THE CALCUTTA MARKETS.
(From tl4 Calcutta Englishman of _Dec. 20.)

The screw steamer Carnatic, with the London mails to
Nov. 10, via Galle, arrived at her moorings in the river on
the afternoon of the 13th inst., and the express portion of
a week's later news. through Bombay, reached us on the
morning of the 16th. Our latest London dates by the
latter source are to the 19th ult. The Messageries Impe •
riales screw steamer Erymanthe, with the European mails
of a late date, is now coming up the river.
Import Market—Piece Goods: Money being even
scarcer than it was, there is literally nothing doing.
Joint-Stock Shares.—The share-market is stagnant, and
few but forced sales have been made since our last issue.
Most of the loans on joint-stock shares have been called in
by the banks, and higher margins and interest demanded,
so that all descriptions are lower in value by 10 to 20 per
cent. Serious loss has arisen on time bargains, large sales
having been made to persons without means.
Government Securities.—These securities have kept de-
clining as the pressure for money increased. The chief
transactions have been forced sales on account of parties
who were unable to keep up their loans, or who had de-
faulted in their time bargains. Fours have been sold at
88; Fives, at 100; and Fives-and-a-Half at 105.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The supply of produce at our market to-day was season-
ably good. The trade was firm at the following rates

FRUIT.

s. d. B. d.
Fine apples 8 0 to 10 0
Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0
Grapes,per lb 5 0 to 10 0
Foreign do.
Blelons
Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0
apples, per hf-sv. 2 6 to 4 0
Pears, per do .• 3 0 to 8 0
Oranges, per 100..3 6 to 8 0
Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0
Gooseberries hf sveo 0 to 0 0
Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0

s. d. s d
Mulberries,pr pt..o oto 0 0
Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0
Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 0
Filberts, per lb .. 1 3to 1 6
Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0
Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0
Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0
Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0
Peache5.......... 0 oto 0 0
Currants, per lidiv 0 oto 0 0
Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0
Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0

Death of Sir William Atherton.

We have to announce the demise of Sir William
Atherton, late Attorney-General, who expired
shortly before noon yesterday, at his residence in
Westboufne-terrace. The late hon. gentleman was
in his 58th year. He was the son of the late Rev.
William Atherton, Wesleyan minister, by Margaret,
daughter of the late Rev. Walter Morison, a minis-
ter of the Established Church of Scotland. He
was educated in this country, and adopted the law
as his profession. Atter going through the cus-
tomary legal education, he was called to the bar at
the Inner Temple,and as a barrister went the Northern
Circuit. He practised as a special pleader for some
years, and in 1852 became a Queen's counsel and
bencher. The same year he was returned in the
Whig interest for Durham (cit 3 ), in conjunc-
tion with Mr, Granger. In 1857 he was elected at
the head of the poll, having for his colleague the
Right. Hon. J. R. Mowbray. On being appointed
Solicitor-General in succession to Sir Henry S.
Keating in 1860, he was re-elected without opposi-
tion. Sir William succeeded the present Lord
Chancellor (Lord Westbury) as Attorney-General,
and in the early part of the autumn last year was
compelled to relinquish his dignified post as Attor-
ney-General, owing to his greatly impaired health.
Owing to the death of the learned gentleman a
vacancy takes place in the representation of the
city of Durham. The late Sir William married in
1843 Agnes Mary, second daughter of Mr. Thomas
J. Hall, the late chief magistrate of Bow-street. Sir
William was an advanced Liberal in politics, being
in favour of vote by ballot, and consequently extent
sion of the suffrage.