The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-16 00:00:00

FRANCE.

- Murder ... •" ••• •••
Cutting and wounding ••• • 86
Stabbing, administering poison::. 13
Concealing births
Manslaughter ..• ••• ••• ••• 38
Extorting money under threats... ..„ 10
lisp© ••
Assaults with intent 21
Bigamy •-• ••• ••• 27
Assaults, common 5,648
on police ,„
Attempting rescue J•IO6
Obstructing police 304156
Attempting suicide
... 258
For offences against property commit ted with violence
Burglary
• Breaking pre,mises •
••• ••• lllOO
8
Robbery „, 61
,t assaults with intent to rob . . 5
For offences against property without violence:—
Stealing cattle, horses, or shop ... 30
Larceny ... 9,328
Misdemeanor ... 686
Embezzlement ••• 242
Receiving stolen goods ... 218
Frauds •-• "' ••• 305
Conspiracy to defraud ••• ... 22
Dog-stealing • •-••-•
Pa wiling illegally •••
Unlawful possession of goods ...
For malicious offences against property:—
Arson
Trespasses ••• ••• •••
Wilful damage ..„
Wilful damage to fruit-trees ...
For offences against the currency:—
Forgery
Coining „,
••• ..• •••
Uttering 870
There is a long list of other offences not included
under either of these heads, such as keeping. brothels
(8), indecmtly exposing the person (61), exposing inde•
cent pictures (1), smuggling (216), perjury (1), poach.
ing (10), and riot (18). Of the offences which more
immediately show a low state of morality, it must be
added that the number of prostitutes apprehended was
2,502, disorderly characters, 4,839 ; drunk and disor-
derly, 11,420 ; drunk and not disorderly, 12,477 ; re-
puted thieves, 718; suspicious characters, 3,431; and
vagrants, 3,810.

... 199
... 2,987

-. 2,129
... 1

The grand totals stand thus:—Apprehended, 70,827;
discharged by magistrates, 35,591; summarily dealt with,
30,721 ; censtnitted, 4,515; convicted, 3,589 ; acquitted,
707; and bilis not found or not prosecuted, 219.
The number of offences which were summarily disposed
of, committed by males of 20 and under 25 years of age,
amounted to 4,954, that being the age at which the
greatest number appears against the males. The number
of females at the same age was 2,017, though the greatest
number (2,078) committed by females was at 30 and
under 40 years of age.
Ot the number committed for trial 1,022 were boys of
15 and under 20 years of age.
Of the gross total of offenders apprehended, 10,255
males and 7,582 females, could neither read nor write;
32,750 males, and 15,728 females, could only read
and write imperfectly; 3,592, males, and 382 females,
could read and write well; and 499 males, and 39 fe-
males, had received superior instruction.
In the pi evious year, 1849, 70,666 persons wore ap-
prehended, being 161 less than last year. Of that
number 34,756 were discharged, being 835 less than
in 1850 ; 31,343 were summarily disposed of, being
622 more than in 1850; 4,567 were committed for
trial, being also 52 more than in 1850 ; 3.643 were
convicted, being again 56 more than in 1850 ; 703
were acquitted, being 4 less than in 1850 ; and 221
were not prosecuted, being twolless than in 1850. Su
that, with a larger number of apprehensions, we have a
smaller number summarily disposed of, committed and
convicted, and a larger number discharged by magistrates,
acquitted and not prosecuted. These comparisons
might ;be carried to an almost indefinite length, so
profuse is the information afforded of the criminal
statistics of the metropolis for the last ten years,
bat sufficient having been said on the general heads, this
article can only be rendered more complete by the brief
statement that. of the last year's offenders, 616 have been
recognised as having been in custody for felony twice ;
124, three times ; 33 four times ; and 10 five times.
There is also a classification of the callings of the of-
fenders, which opens a wide field for the investigation of
the curious.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
(From the Mining Gazette.)
)
There has been less activity -ted in mining
hmavailtft::
shares since our last than we have
time, although several transactions bavnentitcall,,folr come
ace at
the Mining Exchanve since Monday; but ondtip
gate a fair amount ofh business has been done.eyaggre-
ester-
day there was more animation in the market •., with every
appearance of its continuance.
In Foreign Shares business is very dull, and shares
generally are on the decline. Australian may be quoted
at 4; Coke, 3S to 381; United Mexie:,a, 3:1 to 4.
Transactions in the following mines have taken place:
-Tincroft, at 5i 6; West Wheal Russell, 14; Mary
Ann, 66; Lamherhooe Estate, 721; Trelawny, 51; East
Wheal :.teeth , 225. 61; 'East Gurnis Lake, 2; Mold
Mines, 164 17; West Wheal Alfred, 1A- I; Garreg,lLl- i;
Great West Baddorie, 51. to 61; Spearne C:misol*,
121.. 10s. ; Devon and Courtenay, 425.; Catstock United
.I,latrnes, 61.; East 13orringdon Parks, 205.; Borringdon
MP arks, 51. 'V) 51. 10s.• Warleggan Consols, 20.5. to 255.
In
consequence of some valuable lodes having been
recently•
discovered Peter Pa t • Tavy
and Mary Tavy, the
Mures have risen
t considerably, and may now be quoted
at from 151. 201., with little or no disposition to sell
The Austral.
Con-
sols, and East Wheal
West Wheal Jewel, Warleggan Con-
held meetings heal Reeth Mining Companies, have
be found in eur this week, full particulars of which will
A two.ruouthoither columns.
Trethevy mine wYa meeting of the adventurers in the
sth inst., Henry was at the offices in Exeter, on the
discoveries lately
made,
Esq., in the chair. From the
of the lode in the eastern level, the favourable appearance
resolved that two addition l
at the 40-fathom, it ;vas
in order as fast as pt men be placed in the end,
course, and that four men '
b o intersect the great cross
-en fl at the 40, to get under e the sh
also Placed in the western
30-fathom level. It was also ree oot of one seen at the
Per share be made payable on olved that a call of 1/.
or before
20th inst., to which day the meeting Tuesday, the
The following is an abstract of the was adjourned.
accounts •
ceived, 3681. 7s. 6d. ; costs for February,l4iECash re-
March, 157/. •1
la. 6d.; balance
paid
,L .118.10 d.;
'ne
66/. 18s. 4d.; leaves balance in favour of mine, 21.trea surer,
At the heal Sydney meeting, held at PlymouthsB.lo3.
on the Ist inst., the accounts showed a balance a
the adventurers of SII.I Is. 6d. It was resolvedgatr
in order to discharge the liabilites incurred in erecting
machinery, and to provide fa' the more efficient working
of the mine, a call of 10s. per share should be made.
At the Black Craig meeting, held on the 6th inst., the
iieunts presented showed a balance in hand of 5001.
193,53dd, and a balance of assets over liabilities of 2501.
of 4. This balance is exclusive of the estimated value
tons of lead ore to be shipped this week. It was
resolved at the meeting to divide the sett into two mines,
the new
Company to becalled East Black Craig, and the
. present proprieto in be offered an in-
terest pro r,,_ in the
Black Craig w
In the metalLn markettnew adventure.
same position
as
last iron and lead remain much in the
lower prices, althou hweek, with rather a tendency to
to submit to any redgeutitohe holders do noi, seem inclined
Cop-
per remains firm, with ania' Tin plates arc lower.
of foreign copper heveir home demand; seine small
&rate rates. Tin and spelrateert wi'h purchasers at me-
stock of the latter is daily •inerrecalin very quiet. The
eatang,,bat holders con-
tinue firm.
At the Elerodsfoot meeting held o
counts for six months, ending
Fe,rthe Bth, the an-
balance in band of 583/. Is. 3d., and aussuea,vy, showed a
ties of 416/. 163. 63. This did not include over liabili-
ore sold the same d3y at 12/. 13s. 61
perBo tons lead
Tamar Smelting Company. The shares wereten to the
into 1,024ih', and a dividend of Sc.was declared,
._, divided
The
report of the mine was very satisfactory.
At the East Rose meeting, held on the sth instant
NtsiWieoounta 11,J, and February w , the
, January
r-N paid, and Ca- ',Wall(' of 151. p7r share (1,9201.) declared,
r lea "'- vi ,g a Nee in hand of 2,1931 ls. 4d.
..
:i : At the ii King,-ctionthly meeting of the •
ett and
rßedford adventurers, held on-the fi i
3s. _!_l instant, a call of
Par Aiwa was made; and it was resolved, in accord-
ance with-Captain Martyn'a report, that all works in
fllomineZst,iimspendid, except ,inking th,e shaft at the

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We read in the Messager—" We receive from a
positive source some information which will cause a
trong sensation, if Ministerial explanations do not
promptly lessen the gravity of it. The fourteen re-
giments of the first military division, which
in do not
form part of the garrison of Paris, have just. re-
ceived orders to hold themselves readiness to
march on Paris. This order, we are assured,
has been given confidentially, and directly
to the Colonels, by the Minister of War; and
the Minister is said to, have indicated at the
same time the route to be taken by each regiment, and
the measures which the troops are to take when
they shall be commanded. IVhat signifies this mys-
terious order? With what intention and for what
motive bas the Government prepared this concentra-
tion of troops ? The fear of an insurrection cannot at
present be a serious pretext. The Government knows
that the present disposition of public opinion and the
known resolutions
j ,of parties, render an emeute impos-
sible. The ournee of the 4th of May, which ex-
cited such strong apprehensions, fully proved that
the Reds do not think at present of raising barricades.
What then are the interests which the confidential
orders of the Minister of 'War can protect, or thoie
which it menaces ? The wild Decembrists loudly
say, it is true, that an end must be come to; they an-
nounce that the solution will not be long in coming,
and that all will be terminated before the 15th of
June. We reject the idea that the Minister of WTar
has consented to be the instrument of these absurd
and shameful projects, which would have a result so
different to that which is announced. But if the Mi•
nister of 'War should not wish the public to ascribe
bad motive to the orders he has given, he must ex
plain them."

STATE OF CRIME IN THE
METROPOLIS.
The criminal returns of the metropolitan police for
1850 bare just been published, with comparative state-
ments from the year 1831 to 1850 inclusive.
The offences are classified, amply but simply ; and
from the tables it is found that the number of persons
taken into custody have been for offences against the
person:—