The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Tms DAY.

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OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT THE ALHAMBRA PALACE.—
lielarY Aston, described as a " recruit, St. George's
Barracks," was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt at the
karlborough-street Police-court, with violently assaulting
17illialn Smith, a cellarman, at the Alhambra Palace.
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'"l'LellrY Simmons, an officer of the Alhambra, said that -in
consequence of complaints from some of the visitors he
spoke to the prisoner and requested him a dozen times to
desist from making a disturbances when he took up a
glass and threatened to smash his head. He caught hold
of the prisoner to eject him, as also did another officer
named Smith, and the prisoner bit Smith's hand and head
and struck him (witness) several times. William Smith
said that on going to the previous witness's assistance the
Prisoner made an attempt to bite his nose, but not suc-
ceeding bit his forehead, and on (putting up his hand to
save his face prisoner bit one of his fingers very severely.
Patrick Kelley, a porter in Covent Garden Market, de-
Posed to having complained to the officer of the prisoner's
conduct, which was disgusting in the extreme. The pro-
secutor was very much annoyed by the conduct of the
Prisoner and his companions, who got up and set to
dancing as soon as the band struck up, and such was the
grossness of their language that he was compelled to send
his wife away. Hearing the witness Smith cry out he
went to his assistance, and took his finger from the pri-
soner's mouth, the finger being severely bitten. The pri-
soner said all that had been stated was lies. Mr. Tyrwhitt
said the prisoner was evidently one of a brutal race of
roughs breeding up for the gallows. He had been guilty
of a cowardly, brutal action, and would be committed for
Bk weeks with hard labour for the assault on Smith, and
and have to pay 40s. or 14 days for the assault on
Simmons.

DEFACING THE QUEEN'S COlN.—Richard Wilcox, bar-
nlan, at the Sloane's Head, North-street, Chelsea, was
61unnioned to the Westminster Police-court, for defacing
a half-sovereign. The prosecution was conducted by Mr.
W. D. Smyth, of Rochester-row, who stated that the
prosecutor, Mr. Arthur Chester Ellis, sent for a bottle crf
awine for a sick person, and the half-sovereign was ten-
dered in payment : the defendant took it, bent it in his
teeth, indented it, and then returned it, refusing to
take it or give another for it. The Consolidated
Statutes empowered the magistrate to try whether
its was ?good, and then 'upon tender to the defen-
nt and his neglect , to give the full value
of it he would be liable to indictment. The half-sovereign
was duly traced' to the -defehdant's possession, and he
denied that he had said it was bad, but it appeared that
suspicion arose as to its being genuine, arid hence it was
returned. It was 24 years old, and had been worn very
much. A jeweller proved it was worth 9s. Bd., and had
been diminished in value only by reasonable wear and
ant Mr. Arnold decided that it was good, and the defen-
da's master, Mr. Pallett, paid the money. Upon the

application of Mr. Smyth, Mr. Arnold said the defendant
clearly thought it was bad, and ordered ss. costs.
BRUTAL ASSAULTS.—David Briant, an Irish labourer,
of 31, Brunswick-street, commonly called Tiger Bay, St.
George-in-the-East, was brought up before Mr. Lushing-
ton, at the Thames Police-court, charged with assaulting
his wife Hannah, in Christian-street, Tiger Bay—and which
a magistrate of this court once described as the most un-
Christian street he had ever met with. There was a
drunken quarrel between the prisoner and his wife, and
she provoked him by calling him bad names. He retaliated
with his fists, and beat her in a most brutal manner. The
policeman came up and found the woman bleeding and
exhausted. Mr. Lushington sentenced the, prisoner to
two months' imprisonment and hard labour.—James
Ryan, an Irishman, upwards of six feet high,
of remarkably giant like proportions, was charged
with violently assaulting his wife, Ellen, in
Rosemary-lane, commonly called Royal Mint-street,
Whitechapel. The parties quarrelled at half-past 12 last
night, and the prisoner, who was mad drunk, attacked his
wife, and struck and kicked her until she was rendered in-
sensible. Mr. Lushington said he might be justified in
sentencing the prisoner to six months' imprisonment and
hard labour for the atrocious assault he had committed,
but as it appeared the conduct of the prisoner towards his
wife was generally good he should sentence him only to
three months' imprisonment and hard labour, and after
that term had expired to find bail to keep the peace for
thres months more, and to be of good behaviour towards
his wife and all her Majesty's subjects.

rHE MONEY MARKET

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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two o'CLocx.
Markets continue quiet, but prices are fairly supported.
Railways dull, but tendency as regards foreign bonds
favourable. Two more failures have occurred to day.
Consols are now 88e to 89 for money, {land 88i to
89} for account ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 881 to 89 ;
New Three per Cents., 88i to 89 ; Exchequer Bills,
par to 5 prem.; Indian 114 per Cents., 2021 ; Indian
Five per Cents., 108 to 81 ; ditto Four per Cents., 1001;
ditto, 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 100 ; ditto 4 per Cent.
Bonds., par ; Metropolitan Board of Works, 3i per
Cent. Stock, 90.
In the Foreign Market Brazilian Bonds of 1865 are

86i ; Egyptian Seven per Cents. of 1864, 824; ditto
of 1868, 674 to 68 ; Spanish of 18C7, 24 to 24+ ; ditto of
1869, 23i_to 24i ; ditto Quicksilver, 65 to 66 ; Peru-
vian, 82 to 2}; Turkish Five per Cents. of 1865, 38 to 394,
ditto of 1869, 49 to 481- ;1 and Five per Cent. Italian of
1865, 82.

The Railway Market—Metropolitan are 631 ; Great
Eastern is 271 to 28k ; London and Brighton, 31 to 321;
Caledonian, 70 to 70k; South-Eastern, 62; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 35; Great Northern, :112 to
112 k ; ditto (A), 116; North Eastern, 1271 ; London
and North-Western, 120} ; Midland, 1201 ; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 125 ; Great Western, 60.
Canada Six per Cents. are quoted 1001 ; New
South Wales Five per Cents., 98 to 98; ; New
Zealand Five per Cents., 931 to 93k ; Queensland 1031;
Victoria Five per Cents., 97 ; and ditto Six per Cents.,
107 to 108.

In Bank shares Affiance are quoted 12i ; Anglo-
Austrian, 4to 6 prem.; Chartered Mercantile, 25 to 27 ;
Consolidated, I I prem ; Imperial Ottoman, 101; London
and County, 51; London and Westminster, 69 59 ; London
Joint Stock, 32k; and Unionlof London, 35i.

In Miscellaneous Shares Berlin Water Works are quoted
11 12 ; Viceroy of Egypt 9 per cent. Mortgage Loan, 70 ;
National Discount Company, 10i ; and Peninsular and
Oriental Steam, 39 41. _ . _

Telegraph Shares—Anglo-Ameriean, 82 to 85 ; British
Indian, ; China, si to 5 ; Falmouth, 81; French
Cable, 1411 to 143 ; and Construction and Mainten-
ance, 223.
In American Securities, Five-Twenty Bonds are quoted
at 83 to 833 ; Ten-Forties, 79 to 81; Erie Shares, 14
to 15 ; Illinois, 96 to 98 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds, 18 to 20 ; and ditto De.
bentures, 24 to 26.
The Bank of Holland has raised its rate of discount from
53 to 6 per cent.
The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Mon.
day, the Bth inst., a special settling day in the shares of
the Bank of Roumania. To be marked.

The suspension of Messrs. Snead, Snead, and Co.,
private bankers, of Brecon, caused no surpeise. The
liabilities on deposits amount to about £40,000, but it is
stated that the partners possess considerable landed pro-
perty.

It is satisfactory to remark that several of the Stock
Exchange firms which have stopped payment during the
last few weeks, arising partly from the intricate nature of
their accounts, have already paid 20s. in the pound.
The telegrams from Germany describe firmness on
the Bourses of Berlin and Frankfort, and state that the
new loan of £15,000,000 is being well subscribed, especially
at Frankfort.

Paris advices state that an advance of X 500,000 for the
Portuguese Government has been negotiated at 9s} per
cent., the Government engaging at the same time to
arrange matters with the Northern of Portugal Railway
Company is a satisfactory way, so as to re-open the Paris
market for Portuguese Securities.

The Russian Government have granted to the Black Sea
Navigation Company, which will henceforward be carried
on under the title of " The Company of Russian Steam-
ships and Odessa Railway," a concession for the Odessa
line, comprising extensive ramifications, with an autho-
rised capital of 47,445,000 silver roubles and 30,413,000
paper roubles, the former amount to be issued in guaran-
teed obligations and the latter in shares. The proposed
line will establish the shortest connection between Aus-
tria and the Black Sea.

According to the Levant Herald the Porte has made a
a contract with the Gatling Gun Company for the imme-
diate supply of the Gatling mitrailleuses, and the local
representative of the company left by the last Varna
steamer en route for New York in order to hasten their
delivery. It is added that the Minister has on this occa-
sion obtained these arms at a lower rate than that paid
by other Governments.
The advices from'Lyons mention a banking failure at
that place, and state that some of the large silk houses
have availed themselves of an old law which compels the
Bank of France to advance 60 per cent. on all silk placed
in the Government depot, subject to certain stipulations
with regard to the right of sale. It is said that the hoard-
ing of five-franc pieces is actively carried on by the coun-
try population, and is likely to increase.
It is stated to be in contemplation to discontinue the
Mont Cenis Railway service during the winter, when it
involves loss, and to run sledges in its place.

MARKETS.--THIS DAY.