The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-30 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Mary Ann Dring, wife of the above prijoner, was in-
dicted for uttering counterfeit coin. She uleaded
The Common Sergeant said hers wag a very bad case.
She had been frequently punished_ before for the same
offence, and the one for which Fkie was now about to un-
dergo punishment was committed very near Newgate. It
appeared she had been to vie it her husband previous to his
trial, and on leaving the Prison she had gone to a public-
house and passed a bad half-crown. She had also been
charged with pot-stealing, and he had no doubt the articles
had been converted into counterfeit coin. The learned
Judge then sentenced tier to five years' penal servitude.
G. Dolton also pleaded guilty to uttering coin.
There was a number of former convictions against him.
The Common Sergeant sentence him to seven years
penal servitude.]

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Jan. 30.—wind this day at noon—South-
Westerly; =aerate breeze and cloudy weather, with a
slight thaw,
SOUTWOMTON, Jan. 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Atrato,
from tho Web( LAMS ; left Bt. Thomas on tho
14th Inst.

OFF CROOKIIAVEN, Jan. 28.—Wind N—Arrived—Etna,
screw steamer, from New York.

FALMOUTH, Jan. 29.—Wind S.S.W.—Blowing a strong
gale.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—The Be•
lize Packet, from London for Belize, with loss of jibboom,
and other damage.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Jan. 29—Coya, from Sydney ; Elveley, from
Jersey ; Peri and Galeed—both from St. Michael's ;
barna, from Rouen.

Arrived, Jan. 30—Queen of the Avon, from Madras.
DEAL, Monday Morning.
Arrived and Passed, Jan, 29.—Gleaner, from Danube ;
Spruce Bud, frem St. Michael's ; Polar Star, from Calcutta
—all for London.

Anchored, Jan. 30—Monarch, from Melbourne for
London.

SPAIN.

MADRID, J. 27.
The Novedades of to-day publishes a petition ad-
dressed to the tax-payers of Madrid to the Cortes,
protesting against the bill for the anticipatory pay-
ment of the taxes.

Senator Gonzalez has spoken in favour of the re-
cognition of the Kingdom of Italy by Spain.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

The market is rather more lively than on Satin.,
day. Sales probably 4,000 bales.

h At the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Lon-
don, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, held this
day, the report, which declared a dividend at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum, was agreed to.
The meeting was then made special, for the purpose
of creating the capital necessary for the lines and
works authorised and now in progress, but the pro-
ceedings had not terminated when we went to press.
At a meeting of the shareholders of the Unity
Bank, held this day, a long discussion took place
on the chairman moving that the resignation of the
liquidators be accepted, and that the directors bo
instructed to complete the liquidation of the bank
without the Court of Chancery. The proceedings
had not terminated when we went to press.
, The directors of the Unity Bank, in
called
have issued a circular stating that the meeting.ne ; that
for Monday will not be a legal or bin(lgto
attend ;
it is, consequently, not their intentionetcoo
to
Chan-
and that they propose to present a i
liquidation,
court, but under its supervision.struct the proceedings
they have never desired to
shareholderso appointed to
Chan-
cery for the winding-up of tl!e comPpThanyeyouatdodf
thatth.lt
of the committee of eighditno..up,
assist them in the NVIII a butthaotf theyeey
pro-
secutionf e
eh a ee
calledl
to
rI resistds at
appropriation of the means of
h
the
expense
Burch without their
consent being formally obtained.
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of tie
Anglo Italian Bank held to-day, the directors re-
commended the payment of 6s. per share by way of
interest, free of income tax, being at the rate of
rather more than 6 per cent. per annum.
DR. LIVINGSTONE.—Dr. Livingstone, it is under-
stood (says the Reader) is determined again to
devote himself to African discovery,, and he is now plann-
ing an exploring expedition from the East Coast of Africa
to the district lying between his most northern point' on
Lake Nyassa and Burton and Spoke's southernmost on
Lake Tang au yka.
TIIE WESTMINSTER ACCIDENT.—The coroner's
inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Miss
Adelaide Fallon, who was killed by the falling of the
flooring of the Catholic school-room was held this day,
but after the body had been identified the inquest was
adjourned until next week.

TIIE FIRE AT EDINBURGH.—By order of the ma-
gistrates at Edinburgh, a communication was made by
the City Clerk to Col. Darby Griffiths, of the Scots Grays,
reporting to him the gallant and praiseworthy conduct at
the Theatre Royal fire of Private Thomas RPLauchlau
of that regiment, who happened to be in Edinburgh on
furlough at the time. A letter of thanks has been re-
ceived from Colonel Griffith, stating that the City Clerk's
letter would be read to the regiment on a general pa
on the return of Wldauchlan from furlough.