The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-12 00:00:00

FBE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAV r girENifia-, OCTOBER 12, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day,

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE THE REV. A. P. HUGHES.

This bankrupt was described as the vicar of Teynham
and curate of Buckland, clerk in holy orders, residing at
Teynham Vicarage, and the cause of failure is thus set
out :—Becoming security for the Rev. H. C. Webber, who
has been outlawed. To-day was appointed for the first
meeting, and the claims already on the file amount to
£3,000. Amongst the creditors are G. M. Arnold, Esq.,
of Gravesend, who holds a mortgage on the bankrupt's life
interest and tithes of Teynham ; J. Lake, Esq., Teynham,
also secured by a mortgage on the tithes; Sovereign Insur-
ance Company, £1,500, dependant upon a pending action
at law ; and the Universal Insurance Company, £1,002.
Debts were proved, and a day named for the next hearing.

BHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT.
(Before Mr. Dasent.)
(SILLIES AND ANOTHER V. JONES.
This was a judgment summons, and his Honour asked
the defendant, a well-dressed man, why he had not paid
the debt.
Defendant replied that he did not recognise it.
His Honour said it was too late to set up such a defence,
the case having been settled by the Court on the original
hearing.
Defendant declared that he attended the court on the
first trial, but upon the assurance that the cause would not
be heard for some time, left, and upon his return found
that a verdict had been recorded against him.
His Honour could not help that. Defendant had not
adopted any means for setting aside the verdict. The only
question now was why defendant had not paid this money.
Defendant said he had no means, and had been earning
recently only a few shillings on commission.
Plaintiff 'a Agent—l understand that he offered the officer
ss. not to serve the summons upon him.
Defendant had no recollection of any such offer.
His Honour (to the officer)—What took place ?
The officer—l went to defendant's house and served him
personally, leaving him with it and walked away. He
followed me, and as I turned a dark corner, touched me on
the shoulder, saying, "Here, I do not want this, take it
back, there are 55.," which I declined to take.
His Honour said that dofcndaut had been guilty of a
cowardly attempt• to bribe an officer of this court not to do
a duty which he had especially sworn he would perform.
Defendant stood committed to prison for forty days, but
the warrant would not be issued for a fortnight.
Committed for forty days.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARL BOROUGH-S TREE T.

RUFFIANLY CONDUCT. —James Fowkes, a bricklayer,
was charged before Mr. Knox, as follows :
Mr. James Warner, law stationer, of No. 314, Oxford-
street, said that on the previous evening the prisoner, with
three companions, walked into his shop. He asked thom
what they wanted, but they would give him no answer,
and stayed some time. All of them left but the prisoner,
and on asking what he wanted, he said " Some tobacco."
He told the prisoner that he did not sell tobacco, and tho
prisoner then said that he wanted a light for his pipe.
With the view of conciliating the prisoner, who was drunk,
ho gave him light after light, and at last told him that if
he did not leave he would put him out, and was proceeding
to do so when the prisoner grabbed him by the hair and
struck him, making use of very bad language at the time.
The police were then sent for and the prisoner given into
custody.

Police-constable Longcroft, 132 C, said that on going to
Mr. Warner's shop he found the prisoner being held down
by Mr. Warner and his assistant. He also found a pane of
glass had been broken by the prisoner. The prisoner then
threw himself down and swore the police should not take
him to the station.

The prisoner said that all he had to say was that he was
drunk.

Mr. Warner said that he did not charge the prisoner with
the damage.

Mr. Knox said he would not go to the extent of sending
the prisoner to prison without the option of paying a fine.
He considered it, however, a monstrous thing that a trades-
man should be assaulted in his own shop. He should fine
the prisoner 20s. or 14 days.

ment to the police constable when he was taken into cus-
tody.

Discharged from want of evidence.

THAMES.

AnE BEER-SHOP KEEPERS ENTITLED TO THE PRIVILEGES
OF INNKEEPERS ?—,Johanna Thistle, who was described as
an orange girl, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with violently assaulting Mrs. Ellen Thius, a very respect-
able woman, who keeps a beer-house called the Princess
of Wales, in Well-street, near the Sailors' Home, White-
chapel.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the
prosecution, and said his client was now in a delicate
position, and very ill from the effects of the injury she
received. The prisoner's sister was sentenced to six
weeks' imprisonment for her share in the outrage, which
occurred on the 12th of September last.
Mrs. Thins said the prisoner and her sister came into
her house with some sailors. She had come to a resolution
not to serve basket-girls with any refreshment whatever, in
consequence of their general disorderly conduct and the
depredations committed by them. The prisoner and her
sister called for some malt liquor, and she would not sup-
ply them with any. She also cautioned the sailors at the
same time against the company they were keeping. The
prisoner's sister then committed a violent assault on her.
The prisoner also pulled her over the counter by the hair
of the head, took up a glass cover, and attempted to strike
her with it, and said she would have her life.

Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, who entered the ceurt hurriedly,
said he had just been instructed to defend the prisoner.
He could not understand why basket-girls were denied re-
freshment.

Mr. Paget said that it occurred to him to put that to the
witness on a former occasion. Licensed victuallers were
bound to afford immediate refreshment to all persons pro-
perly conducting themselves who could pay for the same.
The question was whether beershop-keepers were subjected
to the same liabilities and privileges as innkeepers.
Mr. Stoddart thought not. He was of opinion that the
law relating to innkeepers did not apply to persons licensed
to sell beer by retail.
Mr. Charles Young—Chandlers, shop-keeper; and others
in a small way now sell beer and ale, and they have no
accommodation forguests. They can hardly be considered
as innkeoporg.

Mr. Paget said if he railed for a glass of ale at an inn,
and it was refused, he should notjthink of committing a
violent assault. He ordered the prisoner to find good bail,
herself in £4O and two sureties of £2O each, to keep the
peace for six months.

Atlantic Telegraph Company.

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MEETING THIS DAY.

An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders in the
Atlantic Telegraph Company was held this day at the
London Tavern. The Hon. J. S. Wortley, chairman of
the company, presided.

The CHAIRMAN said he had so frequently had to claim
their indulgence, when addressing them on the subject of
their undertaking, that it was with some degree of plea-
sure that he had to inform them that he should not have
to detain them at any length to-day, because their business
was of a short but clear description. To-day they had to
ask the sharelfolders to give their assent to a resolution
giving their assent to the issue of capital, or rather a
further issue of the capital authorised by Act of Parlia-
ment ; and the question to be discussed was as to amount
and the form in what that addition to their capital was to
be issued. He did not think that there was any one in
that room who would deny the wisdom and propriety of
making another effort towards effecting the object they
had in view. He did not think anyone could expect the
public to take the £5 shares on the same terms as the last,
because they stood at only at 11 in the market, and
it would be ridiculous to ask the public to give
them £5 for what was now to be had
in the market for 30s. The directors had taken the
opinion of counsel that they could legally pay the 12
per cent. premium over the other shares. The contractors
with the Atlantic Telegraph Company proposed to lay an
additional cable, and not to take up and complete the cable
that now lies buried in the Atlantic, for the sum of
£500,000, with a contingent profit in the event of suc-
cess. If they successfully laid the cable the revenue
they would receive would enable them to pay 12, 20, or
even more per cent. premium and then leave a very
handsome sum for further dividends. He would there-
fore move the first resolution as follows :
" That the resolution passed at the extraordinary general
meeting of the shareholders, held on the 9th August, 1865,
authorising the issue of a further amount of the remaining
unpaid capital of the company, not exceeding £BOO,OOO, be
and the same is hereby rescinded."

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Mr. LAMPSON seconded the motion, which was carried
unanimously.

The CHAIRMAN said they now come to the most impor-
tant part of their business, and he therefore without fur-
ther observation moved the next resolution, which was as
follows :

• " 3d. That the capital of the company be increased to an
amount not exceeding £2,000,000, by the creation and
issue of not exceeding 160,000 news shares of
£5 each, and that such new shares shall bear,
and be entitled to a preferential dividend at the rate
of £l2 per cent. per, annum on the amount for the
time being paid up thereon, in priority to any divi-
dend on any other capital of the company, and shall also in
proportion to the amount for the time being paid up thereon,
be entitled to participate equally with the other capital of
the company in any moneys applicable to dividend, which
upon each declaration of dividend may remain after pay-
ing or providing for the said dividend of £l2 per cent. per
annum, the preferential dividend of £8 per cent. per an-
num payable on the consolidated eight per cent. preferen-
tial stock of the company, and a dividend at .the rate of
four per cent. per annum on the consolidated ordinary stock
and ordinary shares of the company."
The CHAIRMAN then moved—
" That the resolution passed at the said meeting, held on
the 9th August, 1865, conferring upon the said capital of
£BOO,OOO, or so much thereof as should from time to time
be issued in common with the consolidated 8 per cent. pre-
ferential stock of the company, a preferential dividend of
8 per cent. per annum, and a certain share in other divi-
dends of the company, be and the same is hereby rescinded."
Mr. LE BRETON seconded the resolution, which was like-
wise carried without discussion.
Mr. CROPPER seconded the motion. •

A SHAREHOLDER wished to know the amount of the
contingent profit to contractors for laying the cables suc-
cessfully.

The CHAIRMAN said the contingent profit was to be
£lOO,OOO.

The resolution was carried, and the meeting broke up,

Execution at Maidstone—(This Day.)

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The unfortunate young man Currie, who, it will be re-
membered, was found guilty, at the last sitting of the
Central Criminal Court, of the murder of Major De Vere,
of the Royal Engineers, at Chatham, was executed this
morning in front of Maidstone Gaol.