The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-10 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE.

DRUNK, FURIOUS DRIVING, AND DAMAGE. —James
Ponsford, a wine carman, was brought before Mr. Knox,
at the Marlborough Police-court, charged with being
drunk, and furiously driving a horse and cart, and he was
further charged with injuring a horse, the property of
Mr. Joseph S. Kegg. Police-constable William Fish,
5 C R, stated that on the previous night he was at the
corner of Warwick-street, when he saw the prisoner com-
ing along Glasshouse-street at a furious rate, followed
by a number of persons calling out "Stop him, stop him !"
He did so, and asked him what was the matter, when he
replied, " It's all right, constable ;" but thinking it was
not all right, he detained him, and directly after he found
out that he had run against a horse and severely injured
it. From the manner in which the prisoner was driving
it was a mercy no one was run over. It was afterwards
discovered that he had driven against a cab, and greatly
injured the horse. The prisoner, who denied being in
fault, but admitted that he had been drinking, was
• remanded.

.JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.—Mary Ann McMahon, a girl
13 years old, was charged, at Westminster Police-court,
with stealing £7 15s. 5d., the monies of Fanny Wilson.
Mrs. Wilson said she was a widow, and was taking care
of a house at 71, King's Road, Chelsea, and between
Wednesday night and Thursday at two she lost the money
from a box in the kitchen; the prisoner was minding
the children, and knew where the money was kept.
Prisoner's mother here fainted, and had to be removed
froln the court. When able to be brought into court again
the prosecutrix wished to withdraw the charge, and, in
consideration of the prisoner not having stolen anything
before, and the mother going to Ireland with her, Mr.
Arnold allowed her to be discharged.
IMPORTANT MINING SUIT.—In the Chambers of Vice-
Chancellor Bacon, the case of " Willesford v. Watson',
was heard before Mr. Bloxam, Chief Clerk,,, The plaintiff
was the representative of the Wheal Maria Mining Com-
pany, in Devonshire, and the defendant the lessee of an
adjoining mine, the property of the Earl of Fortescue.
It was alleged that by means of a "level" the defendant
had conveyed the mineral from Lord Fortescue's property
to that of the Wheal Maria Company, who alleged that
the act was an infringment of their rights and sought to
restrain defendant by injunction. The defendant, on the
other hand, contended that if there had been an
infringment, plaintiff had no locus standi, inasmuch as
it was provided by the agreement that any
dispute that might arise should be referred to arbitration
—an argument which was met by the Wheal Maria
Company by the assertion that the arbitration clause re-
ferred to valuation only, and not to questions similar to that
involved in the suit. An application was made for two
months to file further affidavits, but the Chief Clerk
decided on granting one month only.

The Premier left town on Thursday for Clumber
Park, Notts ; he returns to-day.
On Thursday afternoon Earl Granville left town
for Walmer Castle. _ _

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The announcement of the approaching marriage
of Lady Tichborne is contradicted.
The miniature steamer City of Ragusa, has (accord-
hig to a Reuter's telegram) arrived at Boston.
The statue of Sir Rowland Hill, in the Exchange
at Birmingham, will shortly be unveiled.
The Clothworkers' Company have voted £5OO to
the fund for the completion of St. Paul's Cathedral.
Archdeacon Denison is recovering from his late
illness, but will be unable to resume his clerical duties for
some time to come.

According to a telegram, the Governmeat state-
ment of the Indian finances shews a surplus of £61,000
sterling.
THE SEE OF KILLALA.—A letter from Rome,
received this week, says that Dr. M'Hale, of the Irish
College, Paris, nephew of the Archbishop of 'Tam, is
proposed for the Bishopric of Killala. —Tablet.
A heavy thunderstorm which passed over the
North Biding of Yorkshire on Wednesday night left
rather serious evidence of its violence. At Painshead
farm several stacks were destooyed by the lightning, and
a horse and seven sheep were killed.

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According to the Civilian, two civil servants, Mr.
Charles BlemPll Pollard and Mr. Charles Trelawney
Cobham, were arrested as spies a few days since in the
neighbourhood of Dijon, but were soon released, though
subjected to indignities from the mob.

At Marlborough-street, on Thursday, two persons
were committed for trial on a charge of having kept dis-
orderly houses in Newman-street. It was the place to
which some Belgian girls were brought rather more thau
two years ago. Mr. Knox fixed the amount of bail at two
sureties in £2oo for each prisoner.

The first report of the Royal Commission on
Military Education dealt with the education of the
officer. The second report, which has now been issued,
deals mainly with the education of the non-commissioned
officer and private soldiers. Like the first report, this
one is conceived in a broad and liberal spirit, and can
hardly fail, if adopted, to produce some important and
beneficial changes.
Madame de Monneys has just died of grief on learning
of the barbarous murder of ber son, who was recently
roasted to death at Hautefaye (Dordogne) by a body of
infuriated peasants, for supposed Prussian sympathies.
The family have offered for sale • their property and
chfiteau at Bretanges. Above fifty arrests have already
been made of persons said to have been implicated in the
outrage.

THE LONDON POLICE.—The A Division of the
Metropolitan police force had a fete day yesterday at
Lord's Ground, London. A series of athletic sports had
been arranged to take place on the ground in question
under the patronage of the chiefs of the force and the
sanction 9f the Marylebone Cricket Club. And to give
an additional interest to the occasion the funds, it was
announced, would be devoted to the aid of the sick and
wounded in war.
THE kLLEGED PURCHASE OF BItASTED PARK FOR
THE FRENCH EMPEROR.—Mr. W. Tipping writes from the
" Carlton " as follows :—" Rumour and the press are
actively engaged just now in selling my residence,
Brasted Park, near Sevenoaks, to the illustrious prisoner
of Prussia without my having any word to say in the
matter. This canard arises from the fact that Prince Louis
Napoleon resided there for 12 months, and started thence
for the affaire de Boulogne in 1840 ; but let me say that
were it reported that the Eniperor (of whom I would speak
with that additional respect which misfortune claims) had
purchased the Palace of Westminster, and that Mr. Crace
was engaged in converting the Lords and the Commons
into drawing and dining rooms, such report would be
equally true—equally founded on fact.

In the absence of any further news from the seat of
war, th, stock markets have been entirely free from any
important feature. The business concluded has been
limited in the extreme, and the alterations in prices have
been unimportant. The tone, however, has been good.
Home securities have been firm. Consols have been
steady at 9la, 92* for delivery, and 92, 92*
for October. Reduced and New Three per Cents, 90*,
soi ; Bank Stock, 234 to 236 ; Exchequer Bills, Is. to 6s.
prem. India Five per Cents., 1091 to 110*, and India
Bonds 15s. to 20s. prem. Colonial Government securities
have been firm: Canadian Five per Cents. have been
done at 98*.
English• railway stocks have been steady, but prices
have been without change. Great Eastern 36k, Great
Northern A 131, 132, Great Western 69}, *, North
Western 126*, , Midland 125*, North Eastern 138*, 139,
and South Eastern 72, 72f.

Indian railway stocks have been steady, East Indian,
109!, 1101; Great Indian Peninsular, 1051, 1061; and
Scinde, 104. Canadian shares have been 'firm, Great
Western 141. Foreign shares have been steady, Great
Luxembourg, 12i ; San Paulo, 201 ; Lombards are
better, at 151,
The market for foreign bonds has been firm, but quiet.
Italian 1861 have risen 1, and Turkish 5 per cents and
Egyptian 1868 1 per cent. American securitses also have
been firm, and the Five-Twenty 1882 bonds have
then 1.
Bank shares have been in request at full prices. London
and Westminster are 1 better, at 59 to 60 ; London and
County marked 481 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1i prem.
Telegraph shares have been firmer. British Indian
Extension, 6 ; British Indian Submarine, 71 ; Falmouth,
90, and Great Northern 111, I ; Silver's India Rubber,
40 ; and Constructions, 241, 25.
Miscellaneous securities have been very quiet, and
prices have been without change.
The sum of £21,000 has been sent into the Bank to-day.
As regards the exchanges, bills on Paris are scarce, but
there is no material alteration.

The Scotia from New York has brought £65,900.
At Mark-lane, to-day, the wheat trade was quiet on
former terms.

In the discount market to-day there has been an
absence of activity. Large supplies of capital have con-
tinued to be offered, and, as the inquiry has been to a
very moderate extent, three months' paper has been
negotiated at 31- per cent.
The steamers which left New York on the 7th instant,
took out £65,000 in specie for Europe.
The Malta has arrived at Galle with £432,000 in
Australian gold for Europe.
The traffic return of the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway shews an increase of £1,009 as compared with
the corresponding period last year; the Great Western
an increase of £3,555 ; Caledonian an increase of £321;
Bristol and Exeter an increase of £l5l 9s. 4d.; Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire a decrease of £171;
Metropolitan Extension of London, Chatham and Dover,
a decrease of £63 ; Great Northern an increase of £4,446;
London and North Western an increase of £8,109;
London, Chatham, and Dover a decrease of £966195.
A meeting of the. creditors of Messrs. John Seager and
Co., of Constantinople, was held yesterday at the, office of
Messrs. Wood and Killick, of Bradford. The balance-
sheet shewed liabilities to the amount of £175,635, and the
assets £58,894. The meeting was adjourned for investi-
gation.

The directors of the Rathkeale and Newcastle Railway
are inviting tenders for their mortgage debentures,
amounting to £16,000, at 6 per cent., for three
years, which are a first mortgage •charge on
the undertaking, for the purpose of paying off the
first mortgage loan for that amount due to the
Public Works Loan Commissioners (under the Railway
Companies Ireland Temporary Advance Act, 1869). The
prospectus states that the line is in excellent working
order, and earns more than sufficient to pay the in-
terest on these debentures, and it is worked on satisfac-
tory terms bf the Waterford and Limerick Railway
Company.