The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-15 00:00:00

THE SILVER COINAGE

Mr. EWART asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether, in the event of the contemplated issue of a new
silver coinage,. it was intended to adopt the proportion of
nine-tenths fine and one-tenthalloy,in conformity with the
usage of most European countries, and the recommenda-
tion of the In ternatonal Statistical Congress?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
not in a position to give any information on the subject.
The Master of the Mint, ho believed, held certain opinions
on the subject, but he had not yet made any commnplea-
tion to the Government on the matter.
ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS.
Colonel GREVILLE asked the President of the Board
of Trade, if he was prepared to take any steps with a view to
prevent the doors of railway carriages being locked in
future; and, if his attention had been called to the addi-
tional peril incurred by passengers travelling on railways
from the objectionable practice adopted on many lines of
fixing a bar across the centre of the windows of railway
carriages, whereby the egress of passengers in case of acci-
dents was effectually prevented ?
Mr. M. GIBSON said some years ago a circular VMS sent
to all the railway companies by the Board of Trade,
shortly after an accident had occurred in France which
unfortunately had been attended with loss of life, stating
that it was unadvisable that both doors of railway car-
riages should be locked, and all the railways he believed
adopted the recommendation, and one door was always
left open. In the accident that had occurred on the Great
Western Railway, both doors of some of the carriages
had been found locked, but he was informed that arose
quite from an accident. Some of the carriages had been
added to the train by means of the turntable, and before
the train started the doors had riot been unlocked. He
believed this arose from the fact that the key was dropped
by the attendant between the carriages and the platform

The jury, therefore, under his lordship's direction, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty against all the prisoners.
Mr. Bovill said that being the result, he should pro-
ceed with another of the indictments. In this instance the
charge against the prisoners would be for obtaining money
from an insurance office by falsely representing that pro-
perty had been destroyed which was, according to the
evidence h should call before the Court, not the case.
The learned counsel then proceeded to call witnesses to
prove that previous to the fire on the 7th of Juno, 1864, a
merchant named Baxter had 394 bales of jute, which had
arrived by the ship Sebastian Cabot. After the fire he
went to the wharf, and was told that 390 of the bales had
been destroyed. A claim was made by the owner of the
jute on the fire-office in which it was insured, which was
paid. This property was afterwards found not to have
been consumed, and it was upon that fact ho should make
out the charge against the prisoners.
The jury returned a verdict of not guilty upon all the
indictments.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Recorder).

James Whalley Catherill and Edwin Dresh were indicted
with forging a will, and also for conspiring to forge and
utter the said will.

The learned counsel stated that the Treasury prosecuted
the two prisoners for forging a will purporting to be that
of Eleanor Saunders. The prisoner Dresh, at the trial
of Catherill v. Jeffreys and Kiddie, in the Probate Court,
was cited in support of the will, and at the termination of
the trial the evidence of the prisoner Dresh was so unsatis-
factory, and the judge expressed so strong an opinion, that
the present prosecution was instituted.

(The case will occupy the remainder of the day.)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DISORDERLY GENTLEMEN.—Mr. John Williams, of No.
25, Guildford-street, Russell-square, and Mr. Francis Par-
kinson, of No. 24, Jermyn-street, were chargod beforo Mr.
Mansfield with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly
manner.

From the evidence of police-constable Morgan, 55 C, it
appeared that about 12 o'clock last night he saw the de-
fendant; who were both drunk, in Coventry-street, they
having been turned out of Scott's Supper-rooms. As they
were very noisy, and caused a large crowd to assemble,
and great disorder, the constable took them to the station.
One of the defendants, in answer to the magistrate, said
"He was very sorry for what had occurred, but it was
after dinner."

Mr. Mansfield ordered the defendants to pay 10s. each or
be committed for seven days.
AN UNGRATEFUL FELLow.—lgnace Mandl, a Hun-
garian, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with the follow-
ing robbery :
Mr. John George Kuhn, restaurant keeper, of Hanover-
street, Hanover-square, said that a short time ago the pri-
soner came to him begging to assist him. He took the
prisoner from a feeling of sympathy into his house, and
on Monday last having take❑ off his coat and waistcoat
and placed them on a bin in the cellar while he washed his
hands, he observed the prisoner directly afterwards with
his hand in 'Pis waiscoat pocket. The prisoner then ran
away, and on examining his pocket he missed £5 from it.
Meeting the prisoner last night in Regent-street he gave
him into custody.

The prisoner, through Mr. Albert, the interpreter, said
he did not take the money out of the pocket, but picked it
Up, it having fallen out;

Committed for a month.

THAMES.

ASSAULTING A POLICE-CONSTABLE.—Mr. James Jupp, the
chief mate of the ship Sea Queen, from India, lying in the
West India Dock, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with assaulting police-constable Bagnell, 328 K.
The complainant stated that at 6ne o'clock this morning
he saw the prisoner stretched across the footpath in High-
street, Poplar, and fast asleep. He aroused him, and told
him to get up and go home, or he would be robbed. Tho
prisoner muttered that he had been already robbed, and
cared for nothing and for no one. He left the prisoner,
and upon returning to the same spot 15 minutes afterwards
found him seated on a door step. He requested the pri-
soner to leave, and he said, "Do you think I am a
fool." He again requested the prisoner to leave, and
he repeated his bad language, and added, "I knOw
as much as you do," and shoved him. Ho told the prisoner
not to shove him, and that if he did it again he would take
him into custody. The prisoner did shove him a second
time, and said, " Got away." Ho said, " That's my busi-
ness; I will go when I like." Tho prisoner then struck
him with his fist on the breast. He said, " You will go
with mo to the station, and laid his hand on his collar."
The prisoner struggled to get away, and said, " I have to
go to my ship at six this morning, I will well make
you pay for taking me to the station-hous3." He did take
prisoner to the station and locked him up.
Tho prisoner, a tall and gentlemanly-looking man, said
ho was really very sorry. He arrived Irons London in his
ship the Sea Queen yesterday (Wednesday) morning, and
he was drinking heavily
yesterday evening ; ho was near
his own bcime when the affair occurred.
Mr. Paget—You are an officer of a ship, and we look for
good conduct and sobriety in a man of your position. It
is very disgraceful in you to be drunk and assaulting a
police-constable. It is very rare to allow a fine to be paid
for assaulting a constable. You ought to set a better
example. It is with very considerable doubt I don't send
you to prison without the option of paying a fine. I shall
inflict the full penalty, which is .£5, or two months
imprisonment.

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