The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-27 00:00:00

THE S'U'l\r, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1864.

MISCELLANEOUS—Continued.
imperial Financial, lira., 101 1
International Financial t.:ociety, lim, 11$
Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour,t, a
Joint Stock Discount, lira., 7i 1
London Financial Association, lim., 27 71

Ditto, new, 16
Mercantile Credit Association, lira., 1O
National Discount Company, 1im.,113i 13i

Ditto, new, 6
Nova Scotia Gold and Land, lira , 3 21
Oce in ii arine (Insurance), 20i
Or'ental Gas (lim.), 1}
Ottoman Financial Association, lim., 5}
Panama, New Zealand, and Australian It. Mai', lim.,
Ditto, new, 5
Scottish Australian Investment, lim., IJ4

LAW INTELLIGENCE,--(This Day.)

SHERIFFS' COURT.

THE SEAT LADY AND THE MUSIC MASTER.-EINGULAR

DEFENCE.-BIGGS V. SYMONDS.
This was an action tO renew a small sum for services
rendered, plaintiff being a music-master of 49, St. John's-
wood-terrace, and defendant a wine merchant, of 64 Lower
Thames-street.
Plaintiff said that Mrs.Syrnonds had one quarter's tuition
on the pianoforte in 1863. She was living then at 13, Nor-
folk-road.
Mr Miller (for defendant)—Now, how do you know it
wss Mrs Symonds ?
Plaintiff—She said she was, and I had every reason for
believing that she was a married woman.
Mr Miller—Do you not know that she was a kept lady?

Plaintiff—No; I believed she was defendant's wife.
Mr Miller—My client is not liable, as the lady was not
his wife, but a kept lady.
His Honour (to plaintiff)—How came you to trust her ?
Plaintiff—Pecauso 1 thought from her manner and ap-
pearance Ant she was a married woman.
His Honour—You must be more careful for the future,
Mr Biggs—You cannot recoNer in this case.
Plaintiff nonsuited.
" THEN I'LL RE A BANKRUPT."-JAMES V. GRAY.

This was an action to recover for meat supplied, plaintiff
being a salesman, and defendant a retail butcher.
Defendant asked to be allowed to pay the debt by in-
stalments.

His Honour—l cannot do that, as this is a wholesale
ransaction.

Defendant—Of course you can't. (Laughter.)
His Honour—You must pay the whole amount on the
9th of May unless plaintiff willconsent to take instalments.
Plaintiff's agent—l cannot.
Defendant—Of course you can't. (Renewed laughter.)
His Honour—Then you must pay on the 9th of May.

Defendant—What, all of it?
His Honour—Yes.
Defendant—What, the whole hog ? (Great laughter.
911--

Hero defendant left the witness-box, and as he got to
the barrier ho turned round and said—"Do you mean to
say I am to pay all by the 9th of May ?"
Mr. Thompson (elerk)—Yes, all of it.

Defendant (quickly)—Then I'll be a bankrupt. (Roars
of laughter, iu which the judge could not help partially
joining.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ANNOYING A CAPTAlN.—Catherine Thomas, an un-
fortunate, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with annoying
Captain John Glover, R.N.
Captain Glover said that on Thursday night last, while
proceeding to his residence, No. 27, Bury-street, St.
James's, on his return from the opera, the prisoner
molested him, wishing him to accompany her some-
where. Ho told her to go [way, when she said that
if he did not go with her she would slap his face
She then asked him for some money, and thinking
he might get rid of her by so doing he at first gave her
a sixpence, and then a second. The prisoner still persisted
in annoying him, and to escape from her ho got into a cab,
and no sooner had he done so than the prisoner slapped the
cabman's face and spat at him (complainant). At last he
got away from the prisoner. Last night, however, the pri-
soner, who had evidently ascertained that he resided in the
street, accosted him while crossing the street, and annoyed
him, when, seeing a constable, he gave her in charge.
The prisoner said she had not been out for a week, and
that the gentlemen had made a mistake in the person.

Captain Glover said he was positive tie prisoner was
the same woman who annoyed him on both nights.
Police, constable John Cooke, 106 C, said he was called
last night by Captain Glover to take the prisoner into
custody for annoying him, when she said that she knew
nothing about it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for seven days.
COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE FOR ASSIULT.—A
cabdriver named George Skelly. badge 14,186, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting George Roffey, 308 A.
The prisoner was seen by Roffey, in Pall-mall, last
night creeping up and down with his cab, to the injury
of other cabman on the stands, and on Roffey asking to
see his badge number he refused. Roffey then stopped
the horse, so that ho might take his cab number, when the
prisoner gave him several cuts with his whip.
Mr. Tyrwhitt sa'd it was a wanton assault on the
constable while in the execution of his duty. He should
comniitt the prisoner for 21 days.

returned to Dillon on Saturday last by some of the pri-
soner's friends, and is now in the possession of the inspector.
The above depositions having been read over this
morning,
Dillon said—l beg your worship's pardon, but I wish to
withdraw from this prosecution.
Mr. Yardley —You cannot. Swear him again, and read
the depositions over to him.
This having been done,
Mr Yardley said—Now, at your peril, tell the whole
truth, or you will find yourself in a difficulty.
Dillon—But I am a public man.
Mr Yardley—Public prosecutions are not carried on for
the benefit of public individuals, but fur public safety.
Dillon—l am so well known.
Mr Yardley—What do you mean?
Dillon—l mean lam a pugilist and a public man.
Mr Yardle)—What ht,s that to do wi[h the prisoners?
Lilion —Why they have seen me on several occasions
before at benefits.
Mr Yardley—What sort of benefits ?
Dillon—l mean when gentlemen go for an hour or two to
be amused.

Mr Yardley then committed both prisoners for trial, and
in order to ensure Dillon's attendance, he (the magistrate)
ordered him to be bound over in the sum of £2OO to
prosecute.

Glasgow Spring Circuit—April 26,

THE NEWARTHILL MURDER.-THE PRISONER
SENTENCED TO DEATH.

The prisoner, John Reilly, who was found guilty
at the last sitting of the Court of the murder of
Nancy Stevens or Laffyowas placed at the bar to
receive sentence. Lord Doss and Lord Neave both
occupied the bench.
Lord Dees' addressing the prisoner, said—John
Reilly, nobody can doubt who heard the evidence
adduced upon your trial that the deceased Mrs.
Laffy was cruelly and barbarously murdered. No
jury could bestow moro careful and discrimina-
tion attention upon a case than was bestowed
upon your case by the jury. After a long
and anxious trial the majority of the jury have
come to the conclusion that you are the person
who committed the murder. It appears to me
that the jury have arrived at the conclusion upon
satisfactory evidence, and my brother Lord Neaves,
who heard a considerable portion of the evidence,
and heard the rest of the material parts of the evi-
dence read over to the jury, concurs with me in that
opinion.
You are said to have observed to one of
the officers who took you into custody that nobody
saw you do it. If you imagined that you might
commit a crime such as this with impunity because
nobody saw you do it you were labouring under a
delusion which you must now feel to be altogether
dispelled; and if any other rersons working through
the country or moving through the country as you
were imagine that because they are not much
known or known at all in the district, and
that because there is no eye but the eye of
God upon them, they may commit murder with im-
punity, I trust that the result of this case will be a
warning to them,
The sentence of the Court was then formally pro-
nounced, and was to the effect that on the 16th of
May, between the hours of eight and ten o'clock
forenoon, the prisoner should be taken from prison
to the common place of execution of the burgh of
Glasgow, and there hanged by the hands of the com-
mon executioner.

Profound silence reigned in the Court while Lord
Dees pronounced the sentence, which was first
broken by the prisoner exclaiming, in a tone as
firm as his first utterances at the beginning of the
trial, " My Lord, I am innocent of the crime."
Without betraying the slightest emotion, be turned
and quitted the dock.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

The supply of English wheat on offer in to-day's market
was small, but the condition of the produce was good.
Generally speaking, the trade was slow, yet the prices
realised ehewed no alteration from Monday.
With foreign wheat, the market was by no means exten-
sively supplied. For all descriptions the demand ruled far
from active ; nevertheless, previous quotations were
supported, _ _

Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates.
There was a fair supply of barley on offer, and the trade
generally was in a sluggish state, at late currencies.
The supply of oats on offer was moderately extensive.
Most descriptions were in steaciy request, at full prices.
Beans and peas ruled firm, at fully late rates. The market
was very moderately supplied.
In flour nice progressed slowly, at Monday's currency.

ARRIVALS TIIIS VIIEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Vats. Flout.
English-- 550 530 ; 1,520 ( 40 ; 1,470
Irish.. — - 1 1,160 : -
Foreign 2,000 1 13,710 I

ake,
brls.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—TEs Day,

BY ELECTRIZ: TELEGRAPH.
NEW MIKE r RACES.—Tms DAY.
PRINCE OF WALES' STAKES.
King of the Yale
Reserve
Five ran.
x•5O HANDICAP PLATE.

Atlas..
Disappointment 2
Moll'soy
Fourteen ran.
Won by a neck. A length between second and third.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOPS.
The Warrior
Procella

Four ran.
SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS.

War Dance
Verger