The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

The Price of Gold.

The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is
about 2-ILths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
00 days' sight is IOCI to 110 per cent. At these rates there
is a small profit on the importation of go'd from the
United states.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE HENRI DRAYTON.

This bankrupt, who is the well-known baritone, was
described as formerly of Liverpool, lessee of tho Queen's
Operetta House, then of 4, Compton road, Islington, now
of 41, Great Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, vocalist, part of
the time travelling in the provinces, giving an entertain-
ment called the Pederals and Confederates," also of Poly-
graphic Hall.

The bankrupt came up on his own petition, and to-day
was appointed for the proof of debts. Tho claims already
on the file amount to £345.

Amongst the creditors are, Mr. Hime, music publisher,
Liverpool, £6O ; Mr. Hazlewood, broker, Holloway, £lOO,
secured by his having possession of a panorama used in the
entertainment called " Federals and Confederates ;" Mr.
M'Call, printer, Liverpool, £150; Messrs. Snodgrass and
Brown, upholsterers, Liverpool, £lOO, secured by stage
property belonging to the bankrupt, and placed by him in
the Liverpool Theatre, worth about £7O.
The cause of the failure is said to be the non-success of
the undertaking at the Liverpool Theatre and of the musi-
cal lecture.

Debts were proved and assignees chosen.
IN RE DR. PARFITT.

This bankrupt was described as of Pall-mall, late of
Windsor, surgeon, and to-day he came up for proof of
debts.

The claims against the estato are about £5,000; assets at
present uncertain.
Mr. Jackson, of Littlo Tower-street, is the assignee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MAR,LBOROIMII-STREET.

ALLEGED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERlES.—Elizabeth Dale, a
tailoress, residing in Dudley. street, was charged before
Mr. Knox as follows:

Mr. Samuel Arthurs, china dealer, of 38, Little Pul-
teney-stroet, said that on the previous evening the prisoner
came into his shop and made a purchase. In consequence
of what he was informed he went after and stopped her,
when she threw away a glass salt-cellar she had stolen
from the shop.
Inspector Bowles, C division, asked for a remand, stating
that a large quantity of property was found in the pri-
soner's possession at the time she was taken into custody.
Amongst the articles were some alpaca, two dozen pairs
of stockings, 69 skeins of silk, several pieces of ribbons and
trimmings, two now pairs of boots, a piece of bacon, four
towels, and three haddocks.
Inspector Bowles said there was reason to believe the
articles were stolen.

The prisoner was remanded.
THE REGENT-STREET NUISAXCE.—Marie Durant, a
Frenchwoman, was charged beforo Mr. Knox with loiter-
ing in Regent-street for an immoral purpose, to the annoy-
ance of the inhabitants of the street.

Mr. Henry Dolby, engraver, of Regent-quadrant, proved
watching the prisoner (who had been known to him for
a year as a prostitute walking Regent-street) last night in
Regent-street, and seeing her accost several gentlemen.
He called a constable's attention to the prisoner, and then
gave her into custody for annoying him as one of the inha-
bitants of the street. The prisoner ran away from the con-
stable, who wont after her, and as soon as he caught hold
of her she became very violent, and caused a large crowd
to collect.

In answer to Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough-street, who
appeared for the prisoner, Mr. Dolby said if ho was told
that the prisoner had only been in this country a short
time he would not believe it.

Joseph Faulkner, 340 A, corroborated Mr. Dolby, and
proved seeing the prisoner accost several gentlemen. Ho
had seen her about the street for a month past.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's be-
half, stating that he was instructed that the prisoner had
only returned to England a month ago, after an absence of
three years. He did not think it probable that Mr. Dolby,
who was so zealous in the matter, and who was the only
person who came forward in these cases, would have
allowed her to go on for twelve months without interfer-
ing. The prisoner had never been charged at the Court
before.

Mr. Knox said that since April last there had only been
one case of the kind brought before him, so that he might
take it that the nuisance had been abated. It was a mis-
take to say that Mr. Dolby was the only person who took
part in these cases. He could have no doubt in arriving
at a conviction ; but, solely on the ground that the nuis-
ance was abated, he would mitigate the penalty one half
this time.

The prisoner was then fined 205., or 14 days.
Mr. Dolby said tho inhabitants of the street wore grate-
ful for the assistance they had recoil-0d from the court.

WESTMINSTER.

BRUTAL AFFRAY BETWEEN WOMEN.—Caroline Somos, a
dissipated woman, well known at this Court, was charged
with a violent assault upon a low woman named Laney,
also an old offender,
The complainant, whose right eye was completely
closed, whose head was a mass of bandages, and her face
a collection of cuts, scratches, bruises, and blood, said that
she was in a public-house called the Feathers on Wednes-
day night, and saw prisoner, who began quarrelling,
knocked her down, and then struck and stabbed her, till
she became too weak to get up from loss of blood.
In reply to the magistrate, she said she was a married
woman, but had lived apart from her husband for five years,
four of which she had passed with a man from whom she
had only separated a fortnight.
A prostitute, named Johnson, got into the witness-box,
drunk, and said she saw the beginning and end of it. The
prisoner came in with a poker and committed a most des-
perate assault on complainant, who was drunk.
Prisoner, in defence, said that the prosecutrix's husband
wanted to fight hers—she separated them, and then they
set prosecutrix on to her, who attacked her and knocked
her down. Sho took her own part, and had she not
smashed prosecutrix's head against a tub till she was
senseless she might have been killed herself. No ono in-
terfered, but lot them fight it out.
Mr. Sells—Both have been here before, and both aro
bad characters. It is most horrible and disgraceful to hoar
the scenes that passed in that district, of which this is only
a sample.

The prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.

THAMES.

CONVICTION OF A CIUMP.—DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
MURDER A SEAMAN.--John Scandoff, a Danish boarding
house-keeper, of No. 1, Denmark-street, Rateliff-highway,
who was apprehended last night on a warrant, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting Edward How-
laud, a police-constable, No. 89 11.
The prisoner was fined £lO yesterday for detaining the
tools, clothes, chest, and effects of a:ship's carpenter, namq.d
Wilson, and ho was also ordered to pay £4O more or
deliver the property claimed by the sailor immediately. In
pursuance of the order of the magistrate, Howland pro-
ceeded to the dwelling of Scandoff with Wilson and two
other seamen to see that their property was restored by Scan-
doff. While engaged in this task he was violently assaulted by
the prisoner, and the affray took place in a room where a
boarding-house keeper was murdered by a seaman about
four years ago. Tho sailor was found guilty of wilful
murder, and ordered for execution. His sentence was
commuted to transportation for life.
Howland said he went with the prisoner to Standoff's
house to got their clothes. The prisoner was very much
excited on reaching his house. He begged of the prisoner
to be calm, and go into his parlour and lie down on the
sofa. The prisoner complied with his request, and witness
sat down on a chair near him. The seamen began to pack
up their things in the passage. The prisoner no
sooner heard them doing so than ho jumped up
from the sofa in a violent passion, said some-
thing in his own language, which he could
not understand, and knocked him off the chair he was
sitting on. He fell on the floor, and was half stunned
by the blow. The prisoner then advanced towards the
carpenter Wilson with a knife in his hand, and attempted
to plunge it into his body. Ho seized the prisoner by the
arm, pulled him back, and secured him. The sailors re-
moved their chests, and the whole of their property, with
the exception of a pair of shoes, which were afterwards
recovered.
Mr. Paget said it was entirely owing to the presence of
mind and the promptitude of Howland that the prisoner
was not about Lc) be sent to Newgate for trial for a more
serious offence. Howland saved the sailor's life. The prisoner,
however, would not escape punishment for the assault he had
committed upon Howland, and it would be the most
severe penalty the law allowed him to inflict. He would
teach the prisoner and all others of his class that it was
their duty to conduct themselves in an orderly, peaceable,
and proper manner, and that they could not resist the
proper execution of the law, and impose upon sailors with
impunity. Ho sentenced the prisoner to two months' im-
prisonment and hard labour.

The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
barometer has fallen 10 millimetres
I"reAlanned.v
at Nairn, in the North of Scotland ; the winds blow
between S. and W. on all the British coasts, and
gale
The appears this morning on the coast of
generally in all the quarters west of France, and in
the basins of the North Sea and of the Atlantic. In
the circuit of the gale in one half of France the sky
is generally cloudy or obscured, and rain falls at
intervals, although the rise in the barometer has
continued. In Provence, and above all in the
Spanish Peninsula, more elevated pressures exist,
and the sky is generally clear. This gale will pro-
bably advance towards the South, threatening the
Scandinavian Peninsula. Squalls are to be appre-
hended on the coasts of Italy."—ln Paris yester-
day the early part of the day was fine, but the
weather changed to rain towards the evening. The
thermometer at three in the afternoon marked 16 3
Centigrade (60 2-5 Fahrenheit).

CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Pigott.)

Jacob Brenner, aged 25, cabinet-maker, who was re-
manded from the last session, was placed in the dock on an
indictment, charged with feloniously killing and slaying
Joseph Kuchen. Mr. Poland and Mr. Orridge prosecuted,
and Mr. Pater, instructed by Mr. Willis, of New Inn, ap-
peared for the defence. The prisoner, being a foreigner,
elected to be tried by a mixed jury of Englishmen and
foreigners, and M. Albert interpreted. Tho deceased was
a cabinet-maker, residing at Stratord, and the prisoner was
in his employ, lodging in the same house. On Sunday
night, the 27th of August, the deceased, his wife, and pri-
soner, and others, went out to see a person off by the train.
On their return a quarrel took place. The deceased, who
was stabbed, as alleged, by the prisoner, was removed to
the London Hospital, where ho died.
The evidence, which was given for the most part by the
quarre:some Germans who were engaged in the row, was,
as might have been expected, of a very contradictory cha-
racter.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and recommended
him to mercy.
The Judge deferred sentence.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
FRAUDS BY FOREIGNERS.

Louis Jordan, 36, and Angelina Jordan, his wife, wore
indicted for fraud. The male prisoner pleaded guilty. The
indictment against the female prisoner was withdrawn,
and she was acquitted.
Alex. Barthe was then indicted for forgery. The pri-
soner, it appeared, obtained a quantity of goods from An-
toine Regondi, of Greek-street, Soho, and other commercial
houses, on the false representation that they were for re-
spectable persons.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.

Mr. Metcalfe then informed his Lordship that the gang
of which the prisoner was ono had been for some time
engaged in robbing a great many merchants on the Con-
tinent, by inducing them to remit goods to England, under
the impression that they were dealing with a respectable
firm. In one case ono of the gang had forged the signa-
ture of a Romish Archbishop to a bill.
His lordship, in passing sentence, paid a high compli-
ment to Inspector Hamilton and Detective Foulger, for the
clever way they had broken up this gang of swindlers.
Ho passed upon the prisoner a sentence of six years'
penal servitude.

Jordan was then brought up, and sentenced to sixteen
months' imprisonment.

TITS ROBBERY AT PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY'S.—The pri-
soners &lieu, Spooner, and Utton, who were convicted
yesterday of robbing their master, Mr. Holloway, were
sentenced—Sellen to nine months' imprisonment, Spooner
to seven, and Utton to 10 years' penal servitude.