The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-14 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY

OLD COURT.
(Before the RECORDER.)
The Sessions at the Old Bailey commenced this morning
before the Recorder, Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and other civic
authorities.
The Calendar, which is unusually large, contains the names
of 261 prisoners, several of whom are charged with very se-
rious offences—two being for murder.
The Grand Jury having been sworn, the Recorder delivered
his charge to the following effect :—He was sorry to find the
Calender contained the names of so many prisoners. This
Calendar differed only in point of number from those they had
been in the habit of considering at former Sessions. It was
painful to notice from time to time the continuance of the
crime of violence to the person, especially towards females,
which apparently was on the increase ; and that the punishment
hitherto extended to offences of the description did not appear
to be a sufficient check, or to afford by example sufficient terror
to those who may be disposed to commit them. In this ob-
servation he did not allude to the extreme penalty of the law.
The calendar contained two cases of murder. One was a
charge against a woman for the murder of her husband. She
was charged with having caused the death of her husband, by
violently casting him down stairs. There would be probably
some circumstances of the case requiring their serious and
attentive consideration. If it should appear that the husband
and wife had been previously quarrelling, and that in a trans-
port of passion the violence was committed without intending
any serious injury—if these circumstances in their judgment
rendered it questionable whether a charge of murder cou:d be
supported, then itibecame.their duty to find a bill for man-
slaughter. The other case of murder was one under
very peculiar circumstances. It appeared that a vessel was off
Algiei a, and that a quarrel t,,ok place between the cook be-
longing to the vessel and one of th, sailors. In the course of
the quarrel a carving knife was employed by the cook, with
which he struck the seaman, inflicting a wound from which
blood flowed. The seaman was carried on shore and subse-
quently died at the hospital in Algiers. This was a case which,
on referring to the Statute, he thought was attended with come
difficulty. The Statute applied punishment for offences
committed on the high seas within the jurisdiction
of the Admiralty, but it did not apply to offences com-
mitted on shore, and consequently out of the juris-
diction of the Admiralty. Had the man died on board toe
ship there would have been no difficulty whatever. But under
the circumstances of the case, as the blow was struck on
board the ship, which was within the jurisdiction of the Ad-
miralty, and death having ensued on shore, which was not in
the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, he thought the safest and
best way would be to find a bill for cutting and wounding, with
intent to do some grievous bodily harm. The other cases
comprehended in the calendar were of minor importance,
and did not appear to present any matter of difficulty, nor (lid
they involve any point of law. He would, therefore, not take ,
up any of their time by remarking on the facts of which they
(the Jury) were properly the judges. With these observa-
tions he would dismiss them to their several duties, intimating
the probability of their being detained for some days.
John. Thorne, described as a surgeon, pleaded guilty to hav-
ing uttered a forged letter for the purpose of obtaining money.
he prisoner had been remanded from the last sessions, and in
consequence of the prosecutor recommending him to mercy
and his having already been in prison for four months, he was
sentenced to one month's imprisonment. •

EVENING

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE `VS.

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sten by the vessel Conde de Palma on 23d April, sol'Pea`r on
be the President, are damped by the arrival at G.bralt
the 2d inst. of the French steamer Tonne:re, from the lirtiA
and last from the Azores ; this steamer having been outbe,ea.
daysfrom Rio, and 83 from Bahia, might, therefore, have
the vesserseen making for the Azores by the Conde Palma'
The Finance Committee of the Chamber of Deputies hall
reported in favour of the contract made by Baron Tojal for '•
Pa Then of the dividends.
Queen was expected to return to Lisbon to be pre":
at the procession of Corpus Christi.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 12.—But littrle
.
change to remark in our quotations to-day—the Market veil
dull. Manchester and Leeds 52 54; Ditto Half ••••harcd's69;
22 ; Manchester and Birmingham '23 23i ; North Midlab •
Birmingham and Gloucester 64L 1,51 ; Rochdale Cana's tto •
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKP.T, JUNE 12.—A fair bose'___
has been done in the Cotton Market to-day : the sales
prise 2,700 bales, of which 250 have been taken by sPe‘,"ull:
r
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, JUNE I2.—The' att.
tions at the Stock Exchange this day were thus report
Grand Junction Half Shares. 1001 A ; London m 11311191
ham Quarter Shares, 23 ; Midland Counties, New She
'
22 ; North Midland Shares, 34.
to
The Manchester steamer, from Hamburgh to Liver,,rian.
was spoken last night (the 11th), off the Skerries ; .thed .0,
chester was coming to Liverpool for her machinery, 30 °uin all probability, the vessel that was seen by the Osprey
Tuesday, as her appearance,is very similar. . the
We have received Buenos Ayres Papers to ia
of March. We have been favoured with a Cor
Journal of the 4th in:tant, by which it appear; „la.
affairs in the interior are rapidly approaching their final the
tion. Salta has withdrawn from the hostile league against fled,
confederate government. tamarca, whither Lavalle had
and
has risen up against him, headed by Colonel Balbc't ; rest
several of the principal chieftains of Rioja ; amongsne
Commandants Arias and Guezman had gone over to tbe Isa
ral forces. Two hundred and fifty more Correntior tot
abandoned the cause in which they were embarked.
was entrenched in the Cueva del Guaro, harassed ithrueldibn;
habitants of the plains, and would shortly be attar
ke
General Ades.
Exchange upon England duringthe week 21d. s later Ole
We have received Rio Janeiro s four da
the last arrival. Exchange upon England St °cl°'
75i 76.
We have received the Journal of Antwerp of Yester44ls
date :
h
Accounts from the frontiers of Poland state sot
serious event happened at Warsaw on the Ist of play," hive
to the present time, the journals and their corresponderds„ ea-
not tak, n any notice of, and all the Russian authorities ha'h"
deavoured to suppress. It was nothir g less than the bom'zaclio
ment of the town. The following was the cause :—Two Cos te,
of the garrison of Warsaw had a serious quarrel, and were cle
mined to tight a duel, they proceeded to the forest Daley
a little di,tance from Warsaw, near a Botanical Garden'ltsl
fought with pistols, and took up a position behind a P 3-1.1,9.
which contained ammunition as well as a place to make fire ° fell
Three discharges were exchanged and one of lbeq%toli
mortally wounded. The priming of one of the P look
communicated to the pavilion ; several explo:ioni
night
place which destroyed the pavilion. It being, ities
when the accident took place the military iutpyrt, to
in the citadel, believing it to be a revolt of the insurgen dit
surprise them by night, immediately fired upon the town, oena,
was only after seven times firing that the authorities were the
vinced of their error, when they ceased firing. come
inhabitants were wounded,
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BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, JUNE 11.—The steadiness
actions of the Society of Commerce has caused a grett foe,
ence on the prices of the National Funds, which opened to
price of yesterday, afterwards lowered 2 per cent., owe
some sales having taken place. All the other funds wet.'"
feredat lower prices. Ardoin's remained firm.
kets
3 Late on Saturday afternoon, towards the close of the Nat pet.
a considerable purchase of Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 1,
duced was effected, which gave an increased tone to the 31alvi4
and Consols closed at 89 to 89,1 for the Account; this oior
e.
they opened a shade lower, at 89; Reduced, 88 ; Three
and-a-Halt per Cent. Reduced 97% 98, same as they left
Bank Stock, 164 1691 ; Exchequer Bills, 6 8 prenu-
India Bonds 2 dis., 2 prem. oil I?
In the Foreign Market Sanish left off on Saturday at ;
i
opened this morning 221 ; Deferred, 103/4 11; Pass:iiT:' 67,
Portuguese left off at 324 334, at present 3.3; Brasilia
68i ; Mexican 27i ; Colombian, 21,1-; Dutch Two-gny'
Half per Cents., 521 % ; Five per Cents. 9914 WO- ilk 12
SHARES.—Great Western, 26 27 prem. ; New, 61 6
prem. ; London and Brighton, 5i dis. ; Blackitid, .55.1 .
dis. ; Birmingham, 67 69 prem. ; Southampton, 541.
per share.
HALF-PAST 0
The British Funds remain withal;a feature worth obser. is
lion. This being the settling day in the Share Market, jaws,
expected it will pass over without any mischief taking r
it being a small account to settle. ~ iv(
comma e
The turmoil of electioneering is on the eve of co,
in the City, which is the general topic of convetsatjori'• 't
various are the opinions in resnect to Lord John
success. to

Private letters, received from Rio Janeiro this tnornlih•
the 19th of April, confirm the change of the Ministry ;
confidence of the capitalists, which appears to be on t,inister •
crease. For although it was known that the present l‘e..9toek;
of Finance would obtain his wants by the issue of boa ti•
and though the Ministerial papers, true to the plineil)l.o,l
vocated when belonging to the Opposition, reject the 1504
a foreign loan, under circumstances at present existing,
got up 1/ per cent. ester'
Consols are at present at the leaving off price of Y
day, 89 89h for the Account ; Reduced 881, 89 ; Three"goot.
Half Reduced, 97-i- ; Bank Stock, 168 169, for Mel3B,ll‘
168/ ; they being rather fiat, it is supposed that some
Lief
Stock has been sold ; India Bonds, 1 die., par.; Exebeg
Bills, 2s. lower, 7 5 prem. • the
To-morrow being settling day in the Foreign Marke"ots.
brokers and jobbers are occupied in arranging their aec.°,, the
consequently scarce any transactions have taken place Ltter,
above market worth notice. Spanish Active, are a shadelrutO
22k; Portuguese rather lower, 33; Mexican, 27/ ; 100). •
Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52/ ; Five per Cents.,
shade better.
e5C6i
In the Share Market scarce anything doing to the ,;'
time. Great Western, 91; New ditto, 614 ; London an,,d., nebld"
ton, 44/ ; Blackwall. 18+, ; Greenwich (New), 17/ ; .1"/
ter and Leds, 52 53.
FF,
QUARTER TO Tlll3 0,08
We have had the public sales of Tea on again to-daPoIIIV
9,000 packages having been declared. They will he bi
r
to a close to-morrow. Up to this hour they have beel4diy,
off very flatly, and at barely the quotations realised on r[vai of
The City people are looking with interest to the arfl'iaoce
the next West India mail, which may bring some in„telsisellt'
of the discovery of a wreck or fragment of the ill-fated rrerovise°
It is hoped that before Parliament hreLki up some P.vlstf,
will be made respectirg the last amendment of the Usw•
which will require to ue continued. th.
Consols, Account 89 sellers. No alteration in an: of
Foreign Funds, and a 'thing whatever doing.
CLOSING PRICES.
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank St ock ............ 168 India Stock ...........• • IPO
3 per Cent Red. BBi Ditto Bonds ........ ....
3 per Cent Cons Ditto Old Annuities •••
3/ per Cent Red 97Z. Ditto New Annuities... 5 poi
New 3/ per Cent Ex. Bills, 1,0001••••21a 6Po
New 5 per Cent Ditto 5001....•••••
Long Annuities toexire Ditto Small .....•• '
Jan. 1860 ...pl2 13-16,1 Bank Stock for Acct..
Oct 1859 lndia Stock for ()pg. ••• 89
Jan. 1860.
FOREIGN FUNDS. , 67
Austrian, 5 per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cep.- 531
Belgian, 5 per cent — IDitto, New Ditt0........
Brazilian 80nd5.... — Prussian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres. 6 per cent , Russian, 5 per cent ....••
Chilian, 6 per cent — Ditto, Metallic ............
Colombian, 6 per cent — ;Spanish, 5 per cent ..•••• 101,
Ditto, 1824.
,Ditto, Deferred........
Danish, 3 per cent — 'French, 5 per cent.
Greek, 18:6, 5 per cent Exchange
Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 per cent 5
Ditto, 6 per cent, 1625. Dutch, 2/ per cent. •'' looi
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per ct. Ditto, 5 per cent.......
SHARES 92
Great Western Railway (65 paid) ...
Ditto New Shares (50 paid ll
Ditto Fifth (4 paid)
London and Brighton (50 paid) lB
London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid).: ---
London and Greenwich Railway (2l NJ 19
Ditto New Shares (20 paid) 53
Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... .884
Midland Counties Railway (100 paid) .. ......