The Sun.
London, England, 1838-12-25 00:00:00

participated in by the poor bondholders, may not be disap-
pointed. The Lisbon Cabinet is, however, in too ricketty
a state to warrant us in giving encouragement to what ap-
pears to us to be so pure a delusion, and we are confirmed
in the view we take of the Queen's affairs by the admission
contained in the speech respecting the disturbed condition of
several parts of the interior. Her Majesty's " brave troops"
have, we suspect, still their work to do before the successor
of Remechido and his formidable band of adherents can be
effectually extinguished, and anything approaching to pub-
lic order established throughout the monarchy.
The Spanish securities have sympathised but little with
the Portuguese, a circumstance that is rather a matter of
astonishment to the holders of the former, considering how
much, and how uniformly, this has been the case on previ-
ous occasions. The Active Bonds, including the arrear of
dividends, were done at 161 to h, Passive at 31 to and
Deferred at 6 to 7.
The accounts received this morning from Brussels and
Antwerp are less desponding than those obtained from
those cities during the past week. The individual whom
the creditors of the Bank of Belgium had, in the first in-
stance, fixed upon as the party they were desirous of charg-
ing with the investigation of the affairs of this establishment,
but who at first declined the trust, had, it seems, at length com-
plied with their wishes. M. Mettenius, of whosebusiness-like
talents and integrity report speaks highly, was about to enter
forthwith upon the labours assigned him, in conjunction wiih
MM. Anspach (the President of the Tribunal of Com-
merce) and Everard Goffid, with whom the Directors of
the sank will, of course, co-operate. It is understood that
the active business of the concern remains suspended, as
suggested at the meeting held at the Hotel de Ville on the
17th instant, for the space of three months.
The transactions of Foreign bills this afternoon (as for
to-morrow, which will be a close holiday) were at a gene-
rally higher rate of exchange ; as regards Antwerp there
was no advance, but on all the principal cities the drawer
obtained less favourable terms than on Friday last ; Paris
was done at 25 571 to 62i ; Hamburg at 13 91 to ;
Amsterdam at 12 31 ; Antwerp at 12 2i ; and Frankfort
at 151 tot.

POST.—There has been scarcely any business transacted
to-day, but the appearance of the English Stock Market
generally is decidedly firmer than it was on Saturday. Con-
sols have advanced to 93g to 94 for the opening, and Ex-
chequer Bills have rallied to 655. to 675. prem., which is
an improvement in the premium of 2s. since the close of
the week.

Belgian Stock is again lower, being last marked at 97 to
to 98. Dutch Securities are firm, the Five per Cents. at
looi to and the Two-and-a-Half per Cents. at 54/ to
55. Portuguese Stocks underwent an advance of one
per Cent. in the early part of the day, in consequence of
the receipt of the speech of the Queen of Portugal on
opening the Legislative Session, the allusion to the foreign
creditors being considered, in some degree, satisfactory ;
but the rise was not maintained to the close of business,
for the Five per Cents. left off at 29} to 30, and the Three
per Cents. at 19i to 20, after having been about one half
per cent. higher during the day. Brazilian closed at 76i
to 771 ; Colombian, 251- to / : Mexican, 22 to 23 ; and
Chilian, 25 to 26.

Shares on the whole are firm ; Birmingham (old) were
last marked at 75 to 77 prem. ; ditto (new) 23 to '24 prem. ;
Southampton (old) 44 to 45 per share ; ditto (new) 19 to
20 prem ; Great Western, 10 to 11 prem. ; North Mid-
land, par to 1 prem. ; Brighton, 3i to 31 dis. ; Blackwall,
2 to 14 dis. ; Midland counties, 15 to 14 dis. ; and Man-
chester and Leeds, 18 to 20 prem.
The exportation of the precious metals from the port of
London, for the week ending Saturday last the 22d inst.,
consisted, according to the official returns, of 2,712 ounces
of gold bars, which were sent to Hamburg ; 11,876
ounces of gold coin, and 46,977 ounces of silver. Of the
gold, 6,026 ounces were forwarded to Hamburg ; 4,500
ounces to Bombay ; and 1,350 ounces to Madras and
Calcutta. The silver was disposed of as follows :-19,060
ounces to Bombay ; 12,677 ounces to Madras and Cal-
cutta ; 12,000 ounces to Hamburg ; and 3,240 ounces to
the West Indies.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HA7'TON-GARDEN.

LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT.—Yesterday an athletic
young man, having the appearance of a countryman, was
brought from St. Giles's station-house in the custody of a
poliiceman of the E division, the police sheet containing, a
charge of assault against him.
The constable being sworn, said that he had no charge to
make against the prisoner. He merely took him into cus-
tody on the charge of assault by another person, and locked
him up in the station-house on Saturday night last, but
❑obody was present to prosecute him.
Mr. BENETT inquired whether he had been locked up ever
since Saturday night, or whether he had been out on bail ?
Constable—He has been in custody ever since.
Mr. BENETT-it is very wrong. The Attorney-Gene-
ral had given an opinion upon the subject, by which Magis-
trates were ',gaily guided. He discharged the prisoner,
and trusted that such cases might not be brought before
him in future.

MARLB OR 0 UGII-S TREE T.
A young woman, named Salmon, a loose fish, was
brought before Mr. Conant, charged with having stolen a
" hook," with a piece of beef attached to it.
The prisoner was on the forage for a Christmas dinner,
when she was observed to make off with a prime leg of
pork, omitting the trifling circumstance of paying the owner
for it. She was followed, and suffered to go at large, after
giving up the meat. In a few minutes she was found lying
on the ground, with a butcher's hook and a piece of beef,
evidently the result of a more successful effort in the pil-
fering line.
Mr. CONANT remarked that the prisoner had probably
caught herself with the " hook," as it was not unlikely the
butcher to whom it belonged would be found by its means.
The prisoner was remanded.
TIIE STAND IN TRAFALGAR-SQUARE.—Carter, a COM-
mon informer, summoned several hackney-coach proprietors
for plying for hire in Trafalgar-square.
Mr. CONANT !o3ked at t be Act under which the alleged
offence was laid, and found that the words were, " It shall
be unlawful to stand or ply for hire in any street, common
passage, or alley." The word square was omitted, and as
it was held that Trafalgar-square did not come within the
designation of either street, common passage, or alley, the
summons was discharged.
Carter said the result of the decision would be that Tra-
falgar-square, or any other square, would soon be blocked
up by coach.stands, all of which would be beyond the reach
of the law.

UNION-HALL.
William Stewart, George Millington, Richard Shaw,
Hai riot Jackson, and Elizabeth Warren, were brought be-
fore Mr. Traill, and committed for coining.
John Yates, a clerk in the service of the Directors of the
London and Southampton Railway Company was com-
mitted for embezzling 5.5/. 95., the property of his em-
ployers.

MARYLEBONE.
Yesterday IVilliam Smith, a well-dressed young man,
said to be foreman to a respectable carpenter in the
country, and John Neale, a youth about 14 years of age,
were brought up in custody and placed at the bar before
the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Rawlinson, charged with having
refused to pay their fare for a journey by one of the car-
riages belonging to the London and Birmingham Railway
Company.
The charge against them was made in conformity with
No. 1 of the Company's by-laws.
It appeared that for the involuntary offence they had
been locked up all night.
Mr. RAWLINSON (to Mr. Bedford, the Superintendent
of the railway police)—This seems a very strange and
harsh proceeding ; because a man happens to lose, perhaps,
his ticket on the road, ho is to be consigned to a station-
house and locked up for the night.
This may be railway law, but if a man travels on the
common road by coach and refuses to pay his fare on the
ground of his having no money, such fare becomes a debt
for which the party may be sued, but cannot on the instant
be consigned by the coachman or his employer to the cus-
tody of a constable.
Smith—l'll pay, your Worship ; but I must say that
I thisdon't way at all
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you, when a coach proprietor running his vehicle
on the common road would have done no such thing.
The fares were ultimately settled, and the defendants
railway AcoL mipNasn7l should u ltdhink have so
it
too,in
were discharged.
A gentleman who had been listening with attention
flow long were you detained, Sir ?
to the proceedings he e stopped forward, and said that
he had very recently been detained at one of the London
and Birmingham Railway stations owing to not being able
to find his ticket.
ifliy over again. I wish $i
now Thel‘lr. irtGenti4leim"anN---Upwards of two hours ; and as I was
I did not pay the fare de-
now to ask you if the public afo bound to pnt up with such
proceedings?
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matter, you may depend upon it I will. If you call at
the office again in a few days, sir, I'll
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Faulkener, was Yesterday placed at the bar,
in company with illar.y Faulkener, charged ctn suspicion of
ulkener, alias Potter,