The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-Ims DAY.

AN UNDESIRABLE NEI GREW:M.— CRUEL ASSAULT.—Esther
Outtle, a married woman, living at 37, Old Compton-street,
was brought before Mr. Knox, at the Mai lborough-street
Police-court, on a warraut (having failed to appear to a
summons), charged with assaulting a little boy named Wm,
Hayes, shop boy to a tobacconist and newspaper dealer of
37, Old Compton street. The boy said that on the Bth May
he was standing at the shop door where ho was employed,
when the prisoner tore down some of the newspaper bills,
and ou his telling her that she had no right to do so sha
knocked him down and trod on his fingers, and on a previous
occasion she had kicked him. Mr Charles Harris, hosier, of
Old Compton-street, said that he saw the prisoner fly at the
boy savagely and knock him down, and she then aimed an-
other blow at him, but he did not know whether it took
effect or not. The prisoner appeared to be mad drunk. She
was committed for a month.

SAVAGE ASSAULTS ON A TRADESMAN AND THE POLICE.—
Edwin Hodges, a well-dressed and grave-looking man, aged
32 years, and described as a seaman, of No. 3, lreland-iow
was charged, at the Thames Police-office, with being drunk,
disorderly, cresting a disturbance in the shop of Mr. George
Woolven, and assaulting him, and also with assaulting the
Police-constables, 63 and 494 K. The prisoner entered the
shop of Mr. Woolven yesterday, and pulled his meat about.
Mrs. Woolven interfered, and begged of the prisoner to
desist, which he refused to do, and Mr. Woolven was called
down stairs, and requested the prisoner to withdraw from
his shop, on which he commenced a brutal attack on the
butcher, who put him out of the shop three times. The
prisoner came in a fourth time and kicked Mr. Woolven.
He also attempted further and more dangerous mis-
chief, but eventually the prisoner was turned out
of the shop, and he went down Rose-lane, and was fol-
lowed by Mr. Woolven into Broad-street, where a police-
constable, 63 A, was met. The prisoner was given into
custody. Stork attempted to remove the prisoner, who
fiercely attacked him, lay down on the ground, and got his
arm round the policeman's leg and throw him heavily.
Crockford came to the assistance of Stork, and the prisoner
seized Crockford's whiskers, pulled them, and after releasing
them lay down again and kicked at Crockford on the chest
and head. The prisoner was sentenced to 14 weeks' impri-
so ment and hard labour fo the three assaults.

THE MONEY MARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.

A fair amount of animation has been noticed in the
Stock Markets to-day. The tone of most departments
has been healthy, and Railways and Foreign Bonds
show, in many in instances, a further improvement. Con-
sols have been steadier, at 941 to 941 for delivery, and 941
to 941 for June. Reduced and the New Three per Cents
921 to 921; Exchequer Bills, par to 5s prem. Bank Stock
has been marked 234 to 23G. India Five per Cents. have
been done at 1141 to 1141.
Foreign bonds have been in request. Spanish have ex-
perienced a healthy inquiry, at an advance of 1. Egyptian
also have been freely dealt in, and have risen ; whilst for
Peruvian there has been a strong demand, at enhanced
quotations.

The Central Council of the Church Institution
held a meeting yesterday evening at King's College. Lord
Bandon, M.P., was in the chair. Mr. Raikes, M.P., read
a paper on "Church Reforms," and a discussion on the
subject followed.
LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASYLUM.—The annual
dinner in connection with the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum
took place at the Crystal Palace yesterday, uud9r the chair-
manship of Mr Arthur Bass, M.P. Mr M. T. Bass, M.P.,
was also amongst the guests. The usual loyal and patriotic
toasts having been given, "Continued Prosperity to the
Asylum and Success to the Endowment Fund" TV IS pro-
posed by the chairman, who briefly sketched the objects and
pointed out the value of the institution. The toast was
cordially received, and by way of response a subscription
list of more than £l,BOO was read, including 500 guineas
from the chairman, and 100 guineas from Mr M. T. Bass,

THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR CONSUMPTION,
ISLE or WIGHT.—The anniversary festival in aid of the
funds of this institution was held last night, at the Ter-
minus Hotel, Cannon-street. In the absence of the Lord
Mayor, who was detained by official duties, the chair was
taken by the Right Hon. Sir Laurence Peel ; and amongst
those present were—Mr. Sheriff Patersen ; Viscount
Eversley, president of the hospital ; the Right Hon. Sir
Laurence Peel, chairman of general committee ; his
Highness the Nawab Nizam of Bengal, Prince Ali
Kudhr Bahadoor, Prince Soliman Kudhr Bahadoor, and
suite ; his Excellency General Peryet, late President of
Peru ; Sir Walter Stirling, Bart. • Captain Sir F. Leopold
M'Clintock, R.N. Mr. J. Snowden Henry, M.P. ; Count
Andrea Metaxa; Mr. Wilke, General Consul of the North-
German Confederation. The subscriptions included 100
guiueas from her Majesty, £3O from the Nawab Nizam of
Bengal, £lOO from Mr. Morley, 220 from Viscount Evers-
ley, and amounted in the aggregate to between £3,700
and £3,800.