The Sun.
London, England, 1862-04-30 00:00:00

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

Closing
Share Railways. Pd I Price. Business dont
100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all 67 72
I Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind 100 102 10211 tack 1024
1
Gu. 5 per cent.. ......
201 Buffalo 2ind LaKe liuroll all el 641
20/ Do. New - -
10 i Do. Preference ...... all 84 84
100 I Bufralo,Brant,&Godrich 100 83 86
I 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1,,'721
100 110. do. July 1, 1673) 100 81 84
100 (Do. do. June 1, 1,,;4i 100 80 63 82
5 ,Cleutta,,,,,S.Eas,tti. (1., ;, all 5 r I
20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 18 1 1p 19
176 (Demerara - -
stock Eastn. Bengal gu. op. c 100 102 1024 102 1
stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 100 101 1% 10411
20 Do. do. G Ext all 1
stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 24 25 241 14 1
100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 70 74 71
100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 60 63
100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 39 42 36/
100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862
100 Do. do. 1867 all 37 10
100 Do. do. 1872 all 35 40
stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 102 1024 102 4
20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 pr 1 p
stock Gt. South.of India (Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1011 102, 1021
201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 121 12/ 121 1
201 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt, all 102 101
100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 93 85
100 Do. 1878 all 93 95
stock Madras guar., sp. 0.
stock Do. 4; p. c. Extensiol, 100 94 96 95/
stock Do. 1.; do lOO 91 93
stock Melb.Corp. 6p. e. Bnds 100 I - -
20 Newßrunswick & Candt,
Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7
Class A Capital Share
• Do. do. Land do
20 Do. do. B Capital do.
▪ Do. do. Land do. ....
stocx!Scinde ..... ~. 8....3 100 103 IC4
20 ' Do. Punjaub ... Ed E 15 14 p
10 Do. Do. .. ~.... sac; all 201 201 20/ 4
1
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. t,°loo , 9 100
10 ;Trinidad (Lim.) tierip.. 1 4, 11 ,0
FOREIGN RAILWAYS
20 Algerian t I - -
10 intwt.rp & Rotterdam all 71 8 81 7/ 874
20 Ardennes.... ..... - -p
20 tlah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c l6/ 1 1/ f 1741
5 Belgian East. Junction at 11 11 11 1 1
Carmeaux Mine & Rail 3C 11 12
100 Copiapo - -
10 Ditto Extension
20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 16 21 2,1 p 11) 1 /
20 Eastern of France ~ .. all 23 24
20 C/rand Rua Guar. 6p. c. al - -
20 nt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 151 15/ 154 16 15/ /
20 Italian Junction -•. • • all - - 1
20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all - -
20 Namur & Liege ........ all 84 9 981 / (
20 Do. 6p. 0. Pref......... all 20 21 I
16 Northern of France.... all 41 42 ,
16 Do. New Shares -... 15 - - A
10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 10 0
20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 13 7/ 61 E
20 l'arts,Lyons, & Mediter, sli 45 46
20 Paris & 0r1ean5........ all 51 13 c
20 l Recife & S. Fran. (tern.)
gua. 7p. et. 1im...... 19 4 14
20 Riga & Dunaburg...... all - - a
20 Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 r
S 'Royal Swedish ....... all - - t
4 ' Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 11 4 1
20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all 13 13/ 131 13 413 i a
10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... all 91 10 94
20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. 8 1 4pmBl i
20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 18 31 34p 21
29 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 7 -- if
20 'Southern of France.... all 321 334
84 West Flanders ..,..... all 7/ 81 114 Cl
10 • Do. 51 p c.Preierence.. all 101 101 a
30 W. & N.W. of France .. all 21 22 i It;

FREFERENCE SHARES Ai\ D STOCKS.
Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate Year.

i*Caledon. LW Gua. Stk 160
ICornwall44 p.c. ga.perp all
*E. Anglian, Cis% p.c. 100
Do. ClsC, 7 P.C. 100
/4:din,Yrth,&D'dee,4p.c. 100
&c., 44
per cent.... lB5B 100
tDo. do. 4 per ct 1860 100
Do. do. 4 per ct 1861 100
IDo. do. 4. per ct 1861 31
iLon. & Chat'x►, Metrop.
Ext. B, 0 p.c 74
!Lon. &S. Western 44 p.c. 100
;North British £lO Gua. ail

102 104

80 82

103 105
92 95
103 105

id pr
102 103

Shares, 1861
i*Szottisheentral44 p.c lOO
irred. pref....
S.-Eastern 4f p.c. 1859 all
Do. 5 p.c. June ir6l (rd.) 5
Do. 5 p.c. Auk. 1861 (rd.) 3;
allure of full dividends In any
good out of the profits of any

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made

given half-.
subsequent

POLICE---THIS D.

BOW-STREET, THIS DAY.

Y.

OBTAINING POULTRY BY FALSE PRETENCES.—George
Osborn, who stands, committed for trial on a charge of ob-
taining by false representations a quantity of hams and
bacon, from Mr. Potter of Bath, was brought up on a se-
cond charge.
Mr. Osborn of Ludgate-hill, said he knew nothing of the
prisoner.

Mr. Cripps, a poulterer, residing at Bampton, in Oxford-
shire, said—l received a number of letters from a " Wil-
liam Osborn," of 20, Gray's-inn-lane, requesting to be
supplied with a quantity of poultry. It was sent, but in a
short time after it was discovered the whole transaction
was a fraud.
Wm. Butler, assistant to: Mr. Cripps, poulterer, Bamp-
ton, Oxford. I received a letter from Mr. Cripps which
ordered a quantity of poultery to be sent to Mr. W. Cooper,
20, Gray's-inn-lane, London. It was sent to that address,
the value being about £2. I put no invoice or bill stating
the price to be paid. Anotherietter was also received from
"W. Cooper" approving of the sample sent, and at the
same time ordering a further supply. No price was sent
with that parcel.
Mr. Henry—That appears to be a very loose way of
conducting business.
Witness—Another parcel was sent on the 4th of Novem-
ber. It contained 22 couple of fowls, at ss, a couple, and
two pairs of ducks, at 6s. 6d, A parcel was also sent on the
following day.
Mr. Henry—Did 3 ou make any inquiry about payment?
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Witness—No, sir. The parcel sent on the 6th contained
about 14 or 15 coupe of fowls. We sent off altogether four
hampers, and the property contained in them was valued at
£l9 13s. 9d.
Mr. Henry—Did you receive a Post-office order for the
amount.
Witness—Not a penny. We sent up to London to some
friends, and found there was no such person keeping a shop
in Gray's-inn-lane.
Mr. Henry—That ought to have been done before the
goods were sent in the first instance.
Prisoner—l admit writing and sending the letters pro-
duced ordering the goods.
William Small, a carman in the employ of the Great

Western Railway Company, proved the delivery of the
goods according to direction. It was labelled, "W. Cooper,
cheesemonger and poulterer, 20, Gray's-inn-road." It was
a little confectioner's shop. The person in the shop, Mrs.
Membrey, signed the book and paid the money. A short time
after I saw a larger hamper at the Great Western station, and
as I was delivering goods afterwards in Holborn, prisoner
came up to me and asked if I had a hamper directed to
Gray's Inn-lane containing poultry. " I've been waiting
all day for one." I said, " Then you are Mr. Cooper." He
replied, " Yes." I then told him there was a hamper with
that address at Paddington, and he then said he would go
and complain about its non-delivery.
Prisoner declined nutting any questions to the witness.

Mrs. Membrey said—l keep a small shop in Gray's Inn-
lane. A short time previous to this transaction the prisoner
came in and made-some inquiry about some person. After
a short conversation, he asked if there would be any objec-
tion to take in a leaer for him. He then wrote his address
on a piem of paper, "William Osborn, cheesemonger
Woolwich." A letter came, and a few days after a parcel
arrived. lle left some money to pay for the carriage. I
think altogether he received about four parcels from the
Soutu-Western Railway. The prisoner had no authority
to print our address on his bill heads. He never stopped in
our place more than five minutes at a time.
The prisoner was fully committed on this charge.

Another case was then goile into.
In this instance the prisoner obtained loans to the value
of .£27 10s., from a tradesman, named Johnson, of Sheffield.

Hd represented himself as George Osborne, cheesemonger,
51, Broad-street, Bloomsbury.
_ _ _

The prisoner was also committed for trial on thin charge

MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY,

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF
Workman, assistant to Mr. Edward Herbert Bradford,
wine merchant, &c., cf 16, North Audley-street, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing some wine.

Mr. Bradford said that at half-past five the previous
evening he went to his shop, 16, North Audley- street, in
his trap, his female servant being there at the time, having
been sent tor by his boy. He found the prisoner behind
the counter in a state of intoxication, two or three open
bottles of port and sherry being on the counter. The boy
had'put the shutters up, and was then engaged taking them
down. On examining the bottles he found that each of
them at as only about half full, and there was a tumbler on
the counter which had contained wine. He got the pri•
sonar from behind the counter as well as he could, when the
prisoner said, " Do you think I have done you any injury."
He told the prisoner that shutting up the shop at that time
of day and getting intoxicated certainly was injuring him.

In answer to a question, Mr. Bradford said the corks
bore his name on them, and ought not to have drawn, as he
sold wine only in bottle and not to drank on the premises,
not being licen:ed.
The bottles were here produced.

Mr. Bradford said on asking the prisoner why he had
acted as he had he said he could not rit in the dace all day
without taking.ouiething. and treating people who came
in. The prisoner had also, he nude: stood, broken open a
packet of materials to make himself some seltzer water, and
also injured a gazogene used in making it.
The prisoner said the bottles were opened so that the
customer might taste the wines, and by order of Mr. Brad-
Mr. Bradford denied this.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the case should be adjourned for the
attendance of the boy.

2E_RRIBLF: CO vFLAGRATION OF TILE
ABBEY IEIILLS, IVE,ST HAIL-THIS DAY.

The well-known Abbey Mills at West Ham, which were
associated with so much interest, some of the structure
forming part of the old monastery or abbey, were totally
destroyed by fire this morning. They stood on the banks
of a t tream running into the river Lee aJjacent to the North
Woolwich line of the Eastern Counties Railway. The
property was of considerable extent, and the mills were
worked by steam, wa'er, and wind. They form a con-
spicuous object on the broad West Ham Marsh, and the
great metropolitan sewer which is now in progress passes
close to them. They belonged to the trustees of Christ
Hospital, and were in the occupation of Mr. K. Miller. It
appears that the mills were closed at the usual time last
eveening, when the several departments were gone over
and all secured safe. About a quarter to two o'clock this
morning, a police-constable noticed a glare of light in a
building used as a workshop. Suspecting a fire was
kindling he gave a general alarm, but before anything
could Le done to check the flames at that early stage, they
spread with astonishing rapidity to the main building, com-
prising the mills, and owing to the exteme dryness of the
structure, the whole property was soon in one huge general
blaze. As quickly as possible the local fire-engines from
West-Ham and Bow were despatchei to the scene, and
mounted messengers were sent on to London for the aid of
the brigade. The conflagration brilliantly lighting up the
eastern suburbs of London and the shipping in the Victoria
and East India Docks soon calleu out the brigade force; and
Captain Shaw, the surerintendent, with three or four of the
engines, proceeded with all speed to thespot. By the time
they had arrived, the whole of the mils had ignited, and
were burning fiercely. The engines were got to from the
mill stream, and prevented the fire extending to some other
valuable works near. The flames continued to rage furiously,
and in another direction communicated to the private dwell-
ing of a Mr. Deevale and some stabling.; but by the timely
and vigorous exertions of the firemen, the fire was got
under before the latter buildings were destroyed. The
appearance of the conflagration overthe large expanse of
marsh land is described to have been exceedingly grand.
Nothing satisfactorily is known at to the origin. The
property was insured in the Royal Exchange, Liverpool
and other offices.

MARKETS-THIS DAY.