The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

NTRAL CR

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr Baron Bramwell.)
THE CASE OF MR. HAMMOND.
The learned judge, on taking his seat this morning, said
he had looked through the depositions, and he thought it
Was a case in which he might grant the application of his
counsel (Sergeant Ballantine) that sentence might be post-
Poned until certain affilavits in mitigation had been laid
before them.
ATTEMPTED CHILD MURDER. TN LAMBETH,
Elizabeth Thompson was indicted with wounding, with
intent to murder, her infant child.
Evidence was given to prove that she was a person of un- '
sound mind, and
The Learned Judge directed that she be detained during
her 11ajesty's pleasure.
_ CONVICTION OF TWO QUACK DOCTORS.
John OsterfieL WWilliam ray alias Henerey and Ander
Fen were indicted with sending a letter demanding money,
With Menaces from Capt. Clarke, of the 50,11 Regiment
of Pont.
, The prisoner Wray was not a qualified practictionEr, but
Pro been been in the habit of advertising himself as Dr.Henery,
rofssing' to cure certain maladies, to which further refer-
ettee need not be made. The letters which formed the subject
f the indictment had been sent to the prosecutor, an officer
ni her 11Iaj3sty's 50th Regiment, and set forth that without
tile
Paid um of £l5O for medicine and advice was immediately
the whole of the circumstances which had led to the
charge would be laid before the authorities at the War-
PaLu ce' The prisoner Anderson was the person, who, it ap•
eareay.d, waited on the prosecutor for payment on the part of
!

Air
Ribton said there was no evidence against his client.
- letters did not contain a threat within the meaning of
the ,
—O,, and that supposing the offence was committed,
it
(7-s not committed within the jurisdiction of the Court,
th
letters having been dated from Hampshire.
The learned Judge, having consulted the Recorder, said,
ohhis return into Court, that the defendants had not
c
°llltnitted any cff?,nce within the jurisdiction of the Court,
therefore there must be an acquittal.
A. verdict to that effect having been returned,
t The learned Judge asked Mr Metcalfe whether he in-
feaEd to proceed with the indictment that had been pre-
nerred against the defendants for libel and conspiracy, or
ether he would rather they be sent to Hampshire, there
tweet the more serious charge, If, however, they were
bicquitted of that charge they could still bo transmitted to
4.lalaPEhire,
i 'dr Metcalfe said ho should go on in that Court with the
adictraent for the libel and conspiracy.
for r Ribton, who appeared for the defence, then applied
a Postponement of the trial until next session
thelkiter some discussion, the application was refused, and
trial for libel and conspiracy proceeded.
The evidence was precisely the same as offered on the
former charge'
jorY found both prisoners Guilty.
so Mr Baron Bramwell, in passing sentence, said the pri-
allers had been convicted of a most abominable offence,
1)14,,d,:°11e for wifch the highest sentence he was enabled
'aVV to inflict was totally inadequate, The offence of
ro'bibeh they had been convicted not only commenced with
_f.Y, but was followed with other circumstances cirCll,-
lle,' '0 make life hateful to those who were persecuted by
all
cu. Persons at the prisoners. He regretted the law only
owed hi
but m to pass a sentence of two years' imprisonment,
sud he sentenced each of the prisoners to that punishment,
(added the learned judge, with marked emphasis) with
hard labour.
haThe Prisoner Wray, at the conclusion of the learned
• ge's observations, said he was not guilty of the charge
liaNted to him.

05, heavy.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

BURGLARY:
frij,,°4ll Williams, a labourer, was indicted for a burglary
"ae dwelling house of Henry Joseph Shepherd, with in-
to',eat steal
the prisoner
evidence was quite conclusive, and the jury found
prisoner guilty.
tudehe recorder sentenced him to seven years' penal servi-
.

48 soot as the sentence was pronounced a female in thery
galle
h„_. Uttered a piercing cry, and was carried screaming
rgerically from the court.
ROBBING FURNISHED LODGINGS,
Xl,„
" Adams, a painter, was indicted for stealing various
at Green from the furnished lodgings of Elizabeth Wallace,
tetuhreenWieb, and also from various places where ho had
fi,erilY resided.
T'sittry returned a verdict of guilty in each of the cases.
the summarily convictions having been proved against
Prisoner
Th.rohe Recorder sentenced him to 12 menthe'
imprisonment.
after !snied judge said, had the robberies been committed
prisojaititteed of before the offence for which he had ju3t left
Of p, ige Would undoubtedly have sentenced him to a term
—4L servitude.

OBEY MARKET

AND

rOMM.SRCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
iIkIUCTION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT
OF THE BANK OF ENGL &ND.
The minimum rate of discount has been this day
educed from 8 to 7 per cent.
to This important measure has been looked forward
With every confidence in almost all departments
business in the City, owing to the relative value
1),,.,14°ney in the open market, and the im-
Cslit accession of strength which the
tt4,,stienal establishment is consequently pre.
theeto have acquired. The authorities
th'i's transacted very little discount business during
tee Asst week, and their other securities are rea-
-4;11,„4,b1Y supposed to have undergone a considerable
C'lnution. The reserves both of notes and gold
are also believed to have been largely augmented,
at oat the executive, in their own interests, have
141enRth deemed it expedient to adjust their re-
It,le,_ticti more in accordance with the actual mar-
le value of money. The announcement has
,itihet`-ed but little d;scussion, owing to the certainty
Which it was awaited. The market is now
t-IPested to show rather more vitality, since it is
I:,etit that the mercantile community have
tv;11 deferring their discount transactions
elt:er as practicable, in order to see whether the
tt,i4ktion, if it did occur, would produce a further
tv4ltstion in the terms out of doors. Such, how-
e 18 not likely to be the case, es the partial
lijtjv,s4l of the enquiry has induced bankers and
118. urOkerB to ask rather more for the temporary
41: °l' their resources. There is now an impress
for a time at least the quotations will
to in a firm position, especially as an effect is
tio''Y to be produced by the prospective negocia-
°r numerous loans for needy foreign Govern-
-e4ts.
co 4, toeeting of the creditors of Messrs. John C.
.he ittld Co , merchants in the Spanish trade, who
leh4:ellded on the 2Sth alt,, was held yesterday,
14 a balance sheet was submitted by Messrs.
tic;iie;nlan, Turquand, Youngs and Co., showing lie-
-si'es for £58,411, and assets estimated at
1.1);'668. The meeting expressed a desire to have
eel; estate liquidated by Mr Colo himself, in con-
e,. With the accountants, but, in deference to the
kr"sed wish of Mr Cole, it was resolved unani-
kketllY to liquidate under inspection, and Mr.
,buert, Bradford was appointed the sole inspector.
to ithhie Isst week's railway receipts, ascertained up
8 day, are in round figures as under :--
Greetl West
south-western
—seateena
k'fhto„
N 'arid
East
45,748 41,62
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18,956 18,798
tlat Northern
ilortl°l`ri Exeter
(;(I!ilch'sZer4 68,866 53,501
at Sheffield, and Lincoln 17,588 16,923
4
31,027 29,178
1143 , returns, when compared with those of the
e 041: Period of last year, in most instances show
tiler favourable features. On the Great Western
Weaet jes an increase of £3,023, on the North
4:356 ern of £6,126, on the South Western of
~Iidl1:34 the Brighton of £1,055, on the
t 1,584" °f £4,125, on the South Eastern of
on th Bristol
the Great Northern of £3,130,
Nst e ristol and Exeter of £330, on the North
and °f £5,362, on the Manchester, Sheffield,
1,849"°1r1 of .f.:665, and on the Great Eastern of
den, ' White the Lancashire and Yotkihire shows
'j'4 110 of £5lB,
"Ttp,i 4..,111°0 operations at the Bank yesterday
Ivithdr"' au influx of £106,000 in gold, and the
mjthaW,,al of 00,090 sovereigns for Alexandria.
keltien -r oreign Market there is very little ani-
A9ree) and business is rather active. Turkish 6
; IN/ nts,, 1862, arc 711 72 ; do. Consolides, 474
p
i),l„ulti.h ealosn, 291 ; do. New, • Greek, 27 1 23 ;
aob _
°rto.,„‘isse47 30t- 1 ; do, Certificates, l 36-` ,
th.v, ' 74 48; the Confederate Lou,a 61 62 ;
New Egyptian Loan, f. prem.

T.—This Day. 1 The Imperial Mercantile Credit Association have
issued a prospectus announcing an issue of
£2,800,000 debentures of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railway, the construction of which has
juat been completed. It passes through the States
of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, and can-
stitutes the main line for the traffic from New York
to St. Louis, and also, by means of a short branch,
commands the principal business of the new oil
districts. Of the amount now required, £1,200,000
has already been privately subscribed, and the en-
tire sum is for the purpose of repaying to capi.
talists here advances which have been made from
time to time for the rapid progress of the under-
taking. The traffic has exceeded the most
sanguine estimates, and has been limited
solely by the amount of rolling stock
available, and, according to a statement of Sir
Morton Peto, the line is " fury equal to the best of
our English railways." The issuing price of the
debentures is 90, and they are to be redeemed in
three years at par, so that the interest, which is
nominally 8 per cent-, is thus equivalent to more
theta 12 per cent. The instalments are to extend to
the 15th of May next, and the interest is guaranteed
for the whole term by the Consolidated Bank. The
bonds are 2 to 3 premium.

Two o'cLocic.
At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Renter's
Telegram, the 3 per cent. French Rlmtes were 65

An alteration has been made by the discount
firms, including Messrs. ()reread, gurney, and Co.,
Messrs. Alexander, Cunliffe, and Co., &c,, in the
rates of interest allowed on deposit accounts as fol.

lows:—Money at call, 5 per cent.; at 7 days, 51
per cent.; 14 days, 6 per cent.

The reduction in the rate of discount at the Bank
of England, so far from creating buoyancy in the
market for the English Funds, has been followed
by a decline of 1 per cent., and in the other depart-
ments affairs present a very unfavourable appear-
ance. Speculation for a rise has been brought
within narrow limits. and sales consequently
have produced weakness, but the retro-
grade tendency has also been promoted by
transactions based upon the idea that prices may go
lower under the influence of foreign loans and other
adverse contingencies. Consols for money are 9O
91k, and for the account, 891 a iessdividend. Deal-
logs have been recorded in the New 3 per Cents.
and Reduced Annuities at 88A 89; March Exche•
quer Bills at 4s dis. par, India 5 per Cents. to 61
and Eafaced 5 per Cents. 102.
I❑ the Railway Share Market business has been
rather dull, and prices have in several instances
shown less firmness. South E astern have receded
; North Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire,
each 10s.; and Great Western, 53. ; while Great
Eastern and Caledonian have each improved ss.
The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit
little change of importance in prices.

Bank and Miscellaneous shares remain inactive.
Agra and IV.asterman have declined to 136;
Union of Australia to 55; Union of London to
561 ; while Fore Street 'Warehouse have improved
to 91; and Royal Mail steam have declined
to 901.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
per Cent. Consols
Do Account Dee 8

3 per Cent.gteduced B9k 84
New 3 per Cent. B9 A 8k
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 —
A.nnuities, 30 yrs, expire &th Jan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph); Aug. 1908 2ok
March. June,
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent, par
Do £5OO
Do £lOO and £200
.ank England Stk, 51 per Ct. —
Do Account.. —
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
fndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1871 —
Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1670
Do Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1883 —
Do Certificates
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ..
Do 4i pei Cent.
Do Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872
Da 51 per Cent., May, 1879 ..
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Du Bonds.Cl,oUo ..
Do under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
iustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent --
Brazilian 5 per Cent
Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 .. 85i
Do 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
Do Account....., .. 83
_
,:hilian 6 per Cent. —
Do 4f per Cent
Colombian 6 per Cent —
Cuba, 6 per Cent. -
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Danish 3 per Cont. 1825
Do 5 per Cent, 1864
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. —
Egyptian 7 per Cent.. 951
Do, Second Issue
Do £lOO Bonds
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons —
Do Account
Do Coupons
De Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent.
Do 1839 and 1859
Etallan 5 per Cent.(Marcmmana Railway) 71i
Mexican 3 per Cent
Do Account
Do 1864,.

Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French —die
Do Scrip, £43 paid....
Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis x d
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada ..
Do 2 per Cent..... —
Do Deterred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 —
Do do Aug., 1866 —
Peruvian 4f per Cent —
Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren)... ... —
Do 41 per Cent., 1862 ,
Do Account....
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account —
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '61.4.62,'3 —
Do Account
Russian 5 per Cent 1822, £ St., —
Do 4} per Cent., 1850 • •
Do 1860
Do 3 per Cent 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862 B7k 61 7
Do Anglo-Dutch .... BB
Do Scrip, £65 paid
Sardinian 5 per Cent
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cult ........
Do Account —
Do New Deferred —
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 3Ol
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded —
Do Account
Swedish, 4 per Cent. —
Do Scrip, £6O paid — pin
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do Account' 72 i
Do £lOO Bonds

Do 6 per Cent. 1862
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds.. 72i i
Do 1863 .. 68 7
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid
Venezuela 3 per Cant.
Do Account —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account 494
Do 6 p Cent,, 1864 ..
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins.
Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f —
Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail 63
1)o 4 per Cent. Certificates
French Rentes, 3 per Cent
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —
Do Account
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4} per Ct. Ex. 4s.
Piodmontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f —

THREE O'CLOCK.
4
Consols, Money.
89a x d
Do Account