The Sun.
London, England, 1863-03-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holrojrd.)
IN RE FALCONER.

Mr. E. Reed said he applied to his Honour for an exten-
sion of time for Mr. Falconi,r to file the accounts direct-d
by the Court Notice of the intended application had been
given to Mr. Keene, the solicitor to the opposing creditor,
and he was now present. The learned counsel said that
his application was supported by an affidavit by Mr. Fal-
coner that immediately after the order made by the Court
on the 19th of February last, he, with his treasurer, Mr,
Foster, had proceeded to make out tee accounts, which, how-
eve , were of such an intricate and peculiar a nature that
it would be impossible to complete them in time, and it was
absolutely essen.ial that it should be extended.
His Honour said the affidavit ought to go further, and
show what had been done and what remained to be done.
Mr. Reed said that it would only show a mass of crude

figures.
His Honour—Let Mr. Foster make an affidavit as to
what progress he has made and what he is likely to do.
Mr. Keene opposed the application, and contended that
ample lime had been allowed.
His Honour said that if Mr. Foster made an affidavit;
and it was satisfactory, he would give further time.
The case, therefore, stands over till to-morrow.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

" BLOOD OR MONEY."—BRUTAL ASSAULT.—MichaeI
Driscoll, a rough Irish labourer, was brought before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, on a warrant, charged with assaulting William
Lecbard in a savage manner.
Prosecutor, whose head was bandage 3, and who had
evidently received some very rough usage, said that while
in the Globe public-house, Compton-street, on Saturday
afternoon he asked the prisoner for a shilling he owed him,
and prisoner said he had not got one. Subsequently, ou
the prisoner's wife coming in, he asked her for it, and she
put down a sixpence, which prisoner tried to get at, and
because he could not he knocked him (prosecutor) down and
kicked him about the face with his heavy boots, severely
injuring his mouth, and then ran away.
A constable said that Being the prisoner yesterday on a
scaffold, he called:to him to come down, but he managed to
get away. Subsequently he took prisoner into custody
when be said the prosecutor had aggravated him, saying if
he did not have money he would have blood.
Prisoner said prosecutor had once bitten a piece of his
ear off, and that on Saturday ho would have either " blood
or money."
Prosecutor denied the prisoner's statement, and declined
Mr. Tyrwhitt's suggestion that the matter should be settled
between them, stating that since the attack the prisoner
had threatened him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a most brutal way of attacking
a man, and fined prisoner 20s. or 14 days.

WESTMINSTER.

A MODEL DOMESTIC SERVANT,—A gentleman solicited
the magistrate's advice in the following matter.
He said that the subject of which he had to complain was
the gross misconduct of a female servant, who had caused
very considerable annoyance and inconvenience at his house.
She had yesterday morning informed her mistress that she
should leave her situation, and although the impropriety of
such a proceeding was pointed out to her; together with
the inconvenience it must necessarily cause, she per-
sisted in her intention, and carried it into effect at once,
and in the evening coolly made applicationfor her clothing,
which, under the peculiar circurns antes of the case, had
been wi,hheld, until the magistrate had been consulted
upon the subject
Mr, Selfe— How long had she teen in your service P
Applicant —Only a week; she had come for a month on
trial.

Mr Selfe—Had she given any notice of her desire to
leaves ?

Applicant—She said nothing upon the subject until
Sunday, when she said that she should like to go on
Wednesday.
Mr. Selfe—What did she say before she left ?
Applicant—She said she should do no more work, and
kept her word. What redress have I ?
Mr. Selte—None that lam aware of. Let her go. You
are well rid of such a person.
Applicant—Cannot I punish her r t all for this miscon-
duct ? Of course her leaving until we were suited caused
much inconvenience. It it not the olject of the wages, or
any thing of that sort ; it is to make an example of her, and
protect others. I would give anything I recovered to a
charity.
Mr. Selfe—You may try the matter in the County Court
if you think fit, but 1 don't advi.e you to do so.
Applicant—Can't I keep her clothes?
Mr. Selte—You had bet ter not.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

CARDIFF RAC,TS.—Tnis DAY.
OPEN STEEPLECHASE.

Piff Paff
Longford
Biscuit

Three ran.

CITY BETTING—Tnis DAY.
NEWMARKET HA'NDICAP.
sto 1 agst Phyaalis colt (taken)
11 to 1 agst Attarnan (taken)
11 to 1 agst Canace (taken)
CITY AND SUBURBAN.
12 to 1 agst Oberon (taken)
14 to 1 agat Adventurer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Merry Maid (taken)
TWO THOUSAND.
6to 2 agat Hospodar (taken)
100 to 15 agst Saccharometer (taken)
10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken)
50 to 1 agst Early Pearl (offered)
TIIE DERBY.
100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden (taken)
12 to 1 agst Hospod it (taken)
14 to 1 agat Saccharometer (taken)
50 to 1 agst Early Pearl (offered)

TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING.

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.
sto 1 agst Physalis colt (taken)
10 to 1 agst Bedouin (taken)
10 to 1 agst Attaman (offered)
14 to 1 agst Watchman (taken)
100 to 7 agat Paste (taken)
15 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (taken)
CITY AND SITHIJHBAN.
12 to 1 agst Oberon (taken and offered)
20 to 1 agst Merry Maid (taken)
25 to 1 agst Catch• em-alive (taken)
40 to 1 agst Buckenham (taken)
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
15 to 1 agat Asteroid (taken)
15 to 1 agst Umpire (taken)

CHESTER CUP.
100 to 8 agst Dankeld (taken)
16 to 1 agst Stradella (taken)
22 to 1 ogrt Duolzotono (tolton)
25 to 1 agst Caller On (taken)

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS,
6to 2 agst Hospodar (taken freely)
to 1 agat Saccharumeter (taken)
10 to 1 agst Rapid Rhone (taken)
100 to 6 agst Early Purl (offered)
THE DERBY.
100 to 15 agst Lord Clifden (offered)
10 to 1 agst Hospodar (offered)
15 to 1 agat Sacchatometer (taken)
20 to 1 agst Melrose (taken)
20 to 1 agst Glenochty colt (offered)
20 to 1 agst National Guard (taken)
25 to 1 agst Automaton (taken)
1000 to 35 agst Rapid Rhone (offered)
40 to 1 agst Bunkeld (taken and offered)
40 to 1 agst Taje (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Physalia colt (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Baldwin (taken)
1000 to 10 agat Stockman (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Avondale (taken)

Naval and Military Intelligence.

THE NAVY.

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le. 3

The Irnnplate Committee, consisting of Col. Hen-
derson, R.A., Dr. Perry, Mr. Pole. and Captain
Harrison, R.A., yesterday assembled in Woolwich
Dockyard for the purpose of inspecting the process
of bending and preparing the coating of the Cale-
donia. The committee arrived at half past 1, and
naving been attended by Mr. Turner and Mr. Thor-
nton, master and assis'ant•master shipwright, and
other officers of the department, they inspected tha
hydraulic presses and machinery, and examined
with careful attention the method by which the
heavy slabs of iron are reduced and curved with the
most minute accuracy to the form Lecessary to fit
the spot allotted on the ship's sides. The work is
progressing speedily and with much success, 120
plates having been affixed to the Caledonia without
a single mishap occurring, and in a manner which
called forth the admiration of the committee. For
some weeks past the Caledonia has been inspected
by many eminent shipbuilders, who have expressed
their opinion that the utmost ingenuity and intel-
ligence are observable in the entire construction.
Eighty additional hands have been added to the
number employed, in order to hasten the comple-
tion of the work.

Her Majesty's 13 gun sorew corytte Archer woo
yesterday commissioned at Woolwich, and the pen-
nant hoisted on board. The Archer, it is stated, has
been fitted out to relieve the Brisk on the West
Coast of Africa.

The paddlewheel frigate Firebrand, Commander
S. B. Piers, yesterday discharged her ammunition
at Woolwich Arsenal, and went up to the Dockyard
•o return stores and pay off. On her arrival she took
up her moorings alongside the Hebe, and crossed
royal yards in readiness for the senior officer's in-
spection.
The Catherine Ann Bright, hired troopship,
arrived at Spithead yesterday from the Thames, and
is ordered into Portsmouth harbour to embark the
headquarters of the 2d battalion 18th Regiment, for
conveyance to New Zealand.
A naval court martial assembled yesterday on
board her Majesty's ship Victory, at Portsmouth,
for the trial of William Coles, able seaman of her
Majesty's ship Fawn, on a eharge of desertion. The
prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sen-
tenced to 9 months' imprisonment in the naval pri-
son at Lewes. Tne trial haring been concluded,
the Fawn, 17, screw sloop, Commander Cator, re-
cently arrived at Spithead frcm service on the coast
of Australia, sailed from Spithead for Chatham to
dismantle and pay out of commission.
The Cadmus, 20, E crew, Capt. Ross, is still de-
tained at Spithead, pending a forthcoming court-
martial on her former captain (Hilyar), on a chaigc
of cruelty. A strong impression prevails that the
charge will tall to the ground.
The following appointments were made yester-
day at the Admiralty :—Lieut. W. St. J. S.Hornby
to the Excellent; Robert Sutton, midshipman, to
the Geyser ; O wen J. Llewellyn, surgeon, to the
Archer; Thomas W. Hughes, assist. surgeon,to the
Archer; Charles J. Webb, paymaster, to the
Harrier; and John Hymes, clerk, to the Impreg-
nable.

TSB GALWAY SUBSIDY.

The following is a copy of a letter from the chair-
man
of the Great Ship Company, dated the 7th of
March, to the Postmaster. General on the subject of
the :•enewal of the Galway Subsidy. " I have been
informed that it is the intention of her Majesty's
Government to propose a vote to Parliament for the
renewal of the subsidy to the Galway line of steamers.
I beg, therefore, very respectfully to submit for your
lordship's consiaeration, that a res*oration of the
contract in question would inflict a most serious in-
jury upon this company, and throw difficulties in
the way of a great national enterprise, involving a
principle of the highest commercial and nautical ims
portance. I beg further respectfully to submit that,
the service contemplated to be rendered by the Gal-
way Company is not reqaired either fnr postal or
trade purposes, there being at present two steamers
calling weekly at Queenstown and one at London-
derry, all efficiently worked, and of singular regu-
larity in their voyages. I have reason to believe
moreover, that it is desired to obtain powers to adopt
a port in the United Kingdom for departure, and
Galway us a port of cell ; if this 1 tter privilege be
granted the injustice inflicted upon this and other
companies whose ships are employed in theNewYork
trade, but who receive no Government aeaistance,
would be twofold. The so-called Galway line of
steamers would in that case actually receive a pre-
mium of some £3,000 per voyage, to compete with
and to participate in a trade which has been con-
ducted by independent steamers. In addition to the
steamers which already call at Irish ports, the Great
Eastern has now been laid on regularly in the New
York trade, and arrangements have been made
whereby passengers and goods from Ireland are
conveyed at the same rates as the Galway and other
steamers have hitherto charged. In proof of the
capabilities of the Great Eastern to render great
and efficient services to the trade between this
country and America, I may be permitted to refer
to the fact of her having conveyed from this port
to Quebec on her Majesty's service no less than
2,586 troops and 106 horses, with their full equip-
ment, in 10 days, and without the less of a single
life. It is hardly necessary for me to remind your
lordship of the great difficulties this company has
had to contend with in the prosecution of this na-
tional undertaking, and to point out the grievous
injustice of subsidising a line to compete with it
just at the period when its efforts are likely to be
crowned with success, and thereby demonstrate the
soundness of a principle in nautical and commercial
matters of the highest importance to this and all
future generations. Under these circumstances, I
would venture respectfully to urge upon your lord-
ship that any extension Jf the system of subsidising
transatlantic steamers is unjust in principle, and
especially unnecessary in the present case; but if,
after reflection, her Majesty's Government should
feel itself bound to recommend a renewal of the con-
tract in question, I trust that the company receiv-
ing the subsidy may be restricted to Galway as a
port of departure and net of call only; the injury
would in that case be small compared with what it
would otherwise inflict on independent steamers,"

CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.

MEETING THIS DAY.

The quarterly meeting was held this day at the offices in
Norfolk-street.

The SECRETARY (Mr, Gruneisen) read the advertise-
ment convening the meeting.

Lr,rd RANELAGH, chairman, read the following report of
the Executive Committee :

The ixecutive Committee of the Conservative Land
Society submit to the shareholders the annexed satisfactory
return of the receipte for two first quarters of the eleventh
financial year :

Shares in Shares Total
Qrs. ending progress. Complete. Shares. Receipts.
£ s. d.
Dec. 24,18c2 126 67 203 15,946 15 2
March 25, 1888 2OB 24 232 150,13 19 11
Ralf yea,. enoing
Lady-day, 1863 344 91 435 31,560 15 1
Totals to Sept
30, 1802 14,760 3,925 18,685 625,392 13 2
Grand totals to
Lady-day, 180.3 15,101 4,016 19,120 656,953 8 3