The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-20 00:00:00

EVENING,
__SEPTEMBER 20, 1681._

likely to be again effected by the English occupation
of the still newer insular continent beyond the
waters of the South Pacific," but there is the more
substantial evidence of masses of the precious metal,
of almost virgin purity, weighing, not merely grains
or even ounces, but several pounds avoirdupois.

Under such circumstances there can be but too
little doubt that the anticipations in which we ven-
tured to indulge when the marvellous accounts from
California were first verified, will come to pass, and
that more speedily than we dared to predict. It
will be for the moneyocracy then to answer the
question " What is a pound ?" and to say
whether they think with their qu,ndara idol that it
merely means " a definite quantity of gold-123
grains, or that command over the necessaries and
comforts of life which was conveyed by a
sovereign or a pound note in the average of
transactions in which it was employed?" Will they
not feel disposed to adopt the theory of WILLIAM
Hussfssom, and to declare that " men in their bar-
gains contract not for denominations or sounds, but
for the intrinsic value ?" It is manifest that
when the quantity of gold in circulation is quadru-
pled the value of each " pound," weighing 5 dwts.
3 grs. of sterling metal, will not be more than
one•fourth of what it is at present. Will the
fundholders then insist that the equity of
the contract into which they entered is
satisfied by payment of the same weight and
fineness of the precious metal ? Most de-
cidedly not. Then, indeed, we shall hear innumerable
complaints, and none will pity those who enforced
the pound of flesh when the advantage was on
their side. Let them then be warned in time.
An arrangement equitable in all its details, and bene-
ficial to both parties, may still be concluded ;
but if the favourable moment be suffered
to elapse, if they postpone their compromise
much longer, they themselves and their repre-
sentatives will have to deplore deeply the
ridiculous fatuity, coupled with the gross want of
honesty, that retarded any attempt at a fair and judi•
cious settlement until the auspicious moment had, at
once and for ever, passed away.

CHARGE OF CARD CHEATING AGAINST
BROOME AND OTHERS.-(THIS DA E)

This day a rather lengthened hearing took place before
Mr. Baron Martin, at chambers, upon the application of
Jahn James and Charles Staden, who stand committed
for trial at the next Lewes Assizes, for card cheating, to
be released from custody on bail. It will be recollected
that the Lewes magistrates did not approve of the bail
offered, and refused to accept the parties. Mr. Sid,
on the part of the prosecutor Mr. 'lamp, objected to the
bail on the ground that the parties were insolvent.
Several affidavits were pat in on the other side, and
after hearing both parties at great length, Mr. Baron
Martin agreed to accept the bail. The amount was,
themselves in 5001., and each two sureties for 2501.
The writ ordering their liberation will be sent to the
governor of Lewes gaol to-day.

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

MIISB LAURA BELL.-IN RE BROWN.

This bankrupt was described as a❑ auctioneer, in Old
Broad-street, City, and to-day came up on the question
of certificate.

Mr. DuNciar appeared for the bankrupt, who in exa-
mination attributed his bankruptcy to the neglect of his
partner, who had not attended business for several
months, and had put bills into circulation to the amount
of 4004 unknown to him.

Bankrupt—l have heard he ran away with Laura Bell
to Paris.—(Laughter.) I do not know where he is now.
His Horroun thought the bankrupt had not exercised
due caution in not looking into the books himself; and
so have prevented the alleged fraud by Davies.
The certificate was suspended for six months from the
date of the petition, April last, and, when granted, to be
of the third class.

MANSION-HOUSE.—(THIS DAY.)
' Eliza done:, a young woman, was pigged before the
Lord Mayor on a charge of obtaining money under false
prstenoess
The prisoner, it appeared, went to the office of Mr.
Thomas Flight, of Bond-court House, Walbrook, and
presented tohim a petition, bearing the names of J. Wil-
kinson, Wm. Spottiswood, and other well-known gentle.
men in the City, and representing that the mother of the
deceased was a poor widow, with six children, and a
person on whom the alms of the charitable might well be
bestowed, as she had an execution in her house, and
was desirous of saving her little articles of furniture.
This was accompanied by a letter signed by the Rev.
Thomas Lewis, who is also well known, testifying to the
truth of the above statement, and recommending her as
• worthy and deserving person. As the prisoner's story
bore all the appearance of veracity, he was induced to
give her a sovereign. She also obtained another sove-
reign from Mr. Welch, of Dowgate, by similar means. The
signatures were proved to be forgeries. On being taken
into custody, she said she had received the papers from
a ntan at a public-house at Highgate, who attached the
astute to them in her presence.
The prisoner made nu defence beyond saying she got
the papers from her mother.
A Mendioity Society officer said he knew the prisoner
to be the associate of begging letter impostors.
The LORD MAYOR sentenced her to three months' im-
prisonment, with hard labour

GUILDHALL.—( THIS DAY.)
This morning, Maria Fidler, an account of whose ex-
amination and remand appears in another part of this
paper. under the head of yesterday's police, was again
brought up before Sir Peter Laurie for re-examination.
Her husband was recalled, and admitted that he had
drawn the money; but complained that some misrepre-
sentations had been made by the public press.
Sir PETER LAURIE said the accounts given in the
newspapers, as far as he had seen, were quite Correa.
The poor woman again recapitulated her tale of woe,
when

Sir PETER LAURIE said he was convinced that her
case was a very bard one, and he deeply sympathised
with her. There were two classes of persons who at-
tempted and pretended to attempt suicide, in the one
case from depressing circumstances, and in the other case
for the purpose of exciting sympathy. Some time ago,
in less than three months he had no less than 23 charges
before him of persona throwing themselves from Black-
friars-bridge, and be resolved to be very severe with
them, and, in fact, sent one to the Old Bailey, and in the
next three months the number diminished to two, and
had been comparatively few ever since. Taking the
prisoner's circumstances, however, into consideration,
although it was not a legal answer to the charge, he would
discharge her.

BOW-STREET.--(THIS DAY.)
John Allen, a gas-fitter, was brought before Mr.
Henry, charged with exciting the mob during the riot in
Seven-dials last night, and also with assaulting police-
constable Smith, 31 F.

It appeared from the evidence of police-constable 31
F that last evening, in consequence of information re-
ceived at the Bow-street police-station, be went to the
Seven-dials in company with several brother officers.
On arriving there he Land that two constables had been
stabbed by a person whom they were attempting to take
into custody. On reaching Earl-street, a flower-pot,
which appeared to be thrown from a window, struck a
boy who was standing near the witness, and imme-
diately the prisoner came sparring up to him, calling
him all sorts of names, and striking violently at him.
He was obliged to use his staff, but he succeeded in
taking him into custody.
Mr. HENRY commented very severely on th• conduct
of the prisoner, and ordered him to pay a fine of
405., or be imprisoned for three weeks.

THE VRE_NCH REPUBLIC.

We have received the Paris journals of Wednesday.
The Evenenzent, the publication of which was sus-
pended for a month by the judgment of the Court of
Assizes, has ceased to appear, and in its place a new
journal, entitled the Avenement, was yesterday pub-
lished, of which M. VICTOR HUGO announces himself
the editor.

The polemic between the Assemblie Nationale (the
journal of M. GuizoT) and the Ordre (that of MM.
TRIERS and ODILON BARROT) still continues, and
becomes more personal every day, each threatening
to make important revelations on the subject of the
Royalist manoeuvres on the 24th of February, 1848.
The metallic reserve of the Bank of France has
diminished 7i millions in Paris, and increased li
millions in the branch banks. The discount accom-
modation has increased one-third of a million in
Paris and a quarter of a million in the departments,
the amount of the former being 34,379,702 F., and of
the latter 60,924,076 f. On the side of the liabilities
the notes in circulation have increased 4 millions in
Paris, and declined about a quarter of a million in the
provinces. The account-current of the treasury
amounts to 126,417,256 f., being about half a mil-
lion less than the preceding week. Private accounts-
current have declined about 7 millions in Paris, arid
2 millions in the provinces, the amount of the former
being 97,318,164 f., and of the latter 29,308,462 f.
The whole amount of the metallic reserve is now
630 millions, the 526} millions of notes in circula-
tion.

The Bourse was exceedingly dull, and the price of
Public Securities declined. The Five per Cents, opened
at 91f. 65c., and closed at 9lf. 35e. for the end of the
month; the Three per Cents. closed at 55f. 90c.; Orleans
Railroad Shares, 860 f.; Rouen, 577 f: 50c.; Havre, 231 f.
25c.; Great Northern, 455 f.; Avignon, 205 t.; Vierzon,
426 f. 250.; Basle, 150 f.; Bordeaux, 383 f. 75c.; Paris
and Strasburg, 3531. 75c.; Tours and Nantes, 2621.
50c.; Amiens to Boulogne, 258 f. 75c.
BUSINESS DONE IN B'OlthlUls. RAILWAYS Al THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, SErr. 19.
Boulogne and Amiens, 10►4—Northern of France, 14%—
Paris and Rouen, 22►,v—Paris and Strasbourg, 11.

SPAIN.

Madrid journals of the 14th have ar rived.

The Ileraldo, in a long article on the Cuban expe-
dition, and on the events by which it was followed
in the United States, expresses the opinion that sooner
or later war between Spin and the United States
cannot fail to break out, and it calls on the Govern-
ment to purchase steamers, increase the fleet, and
make other preparations.
The Bolsa was closed.

THE SHARE MARKETS.

I 1 ATX3H IZAILWAYS.

Railways.

Aberdeen.. .. • • • •
Ambergate, Nottingham,
Boston, & E. Juncion
Behast and County Down
Birming., Wolverhamp.,
and Stoat' Valley •
Birkenh., Lan., & Cheah
June late 331.65. ad

Do. Chest. & Birkenhd.,
501. & 251. Consolidated

Do., do., 201. • .
,3ristol and Exeter.. .-
-;aledonlan •• • • ••
Theater and Holyhead ..
Dublin and BelfastJunct.
Dublin and Kingstown..
Dundalk and Enniskillen'
D „Ind ee, Perth, and Aber-
Wen Junction .. .• ,

Do., New .. .. ..
East Anglian (251. L. &
E. and L. & D.) •. ..
Do. (181. E. & H.) ..
Eastern Counties .. ..

Eastern Union, class A,

late E. U. shares
Do. do. do.

Do. de., B & C shares
East Lancashire ..

D.. New quarters • .
East & West India Docks
and Bi rm. June. ..
Edinburgh ana Glasgow
Edin., Perth, and Dundee
Glasgow and South- West,
De. do. G. D. & C stock
Great Northern . • • •

00. halves, A, deferred

Do. halves, lA, 6 per ct,
Great Southern and
Western, Ireland • .
Great Western ..
Lancaster and Carlisle ..

Do. thirds
Lancaster and Preston ..
Lancashire and )rkshire

Do. quarter si f.res

Do. fifths ..
Do. West Riding Union
Leeds Northern ..
Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport •
London and Blackwell ..

Do., Tilbury Ext. Scrip
London, Brighton, and
South Coast ..
Gondon and N.-Western
Do. do. quarters • •
Do. fifths

Do. 101. sh., M. & 13 (c)
ondon and S.-Wastens .
Do. new 50/. .. •

Do. new 401. ..
lianchester, Buxton, and

Matlock ..
Manchester, Sheffield. &
Lincolnshire . • ..
Do. Manchester and

Lincoln Union
11idland
Do. 50i. shares

Do. Binning & Derby
Midland Gt. West. (Ire.)
Seweastle and Carliale..

Do. quarter shares ..
N ewraarket • . .. ..
Newport, Abergavenny,

Paid.

and llereford
Newry and Enniskillen..
ewry, Warrenpeint, &

Nominal Prices,

Rostrevor ••- •• ••
Norfolk -. •• ••
Do. Now 20/. shares..l
Northern Counties Union
North British • • •• •• I
North Devon • • • •

North Staffordshire ••
North-Western
North&Sth.-West.June.l
Oxford, Worcester and,

Wolverhampton.. ..
Scottish Central .. ..

Scottish Midland ..

Do. new ..
Snrews. 8; Birm., Mess A

Do. Class 8..
Shrews. & Hereford., Old
Do., do., New • .
Shrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. W. 3.11 u.) • • ..
Do. Halves

Do. Osweetry •• .•
Do. New • • • • • • .•

Shropshire Union .. •.
Do., A, B, C, & D, fhlly
paid up at per cent
South Devon .. .•
South-Eastern .. • •
South Wales.. • • • •
South Yorksh. and.Riverj

•
Dua
Bheff. Roth., and Goole,

South Division .. ..
Stockton and Hartlepool
Swansea & Loughor, /cc.
Taff Vale .. .. .. ..
Taw Vale Extension ..
Thames Haven Desk and

Railway . ..
Vale of Neath .. ..
Waterford and Kilkenny
Waterford and Limerick,
Waterford, Wex., Wick.

tuad Dublin
West Cornwall
West London ~
Whitehaven and Farness
York, Newc., & Berwick
Ditto and Newcastle
Extension ..

Ditto G.N.E. purchase
York and North Midland

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