The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-04 00:00:00

comes more extended, and the telegraphic system more
complete. The two lovers in the story, innocent of as- I
tronomy, who, when separated by the Atlantic, looked
every night at 11 o'clock upon the :noon when it was
visible, and fancied that they were looking at it together,
were not more stupidly wrong than any modern traveller
would be who, because he has kept his appointment
by railway time, fancies that " mean:time" tells the
same tale. The simple remedy which has been proposed
by some, that all the clocks in the kingdom should keep
one time—which amounts, in fact, to decreeing that the
sun shall tell when it is twelve o'clock to the inhabitants
of no places but those situated on the meridian of Green-
wich—turns out, like most " simple remedies" for com-
plicated evils, to be a contrivance for introducing other
complexities and diseases. Such a " remedy" would,
amongst other evils, render nearly useless numerous
tables of the greatest importance—such as tide-tables for
instance. The confusion which is gradually being intro-
duced is too complicated for any very simple "remedy,"
and it must be left to men of science to devise one. In
the meantime public attention must be directed to the
facts which we have touched upon, and every locality,
the interests of which are affected, should contribute its
mite of information on the subject, in order that a suffi-
cient body of evidence may be procured, to enable us to
make such alterations in our arrangements as will
keep us free from the small annoyances which ever
attend the introduction of a great public benefit. The
great problem that remains to be solved is the extension
of the telegraph to our Indian possessions, and to
America. We are afraid that our hopes of the accom-
plishment of the first of these tasks are doomed for
many years to disappointment. The only difficulty—
that of civilizing and bringing into subjection the disor-
derly tribes who inhabit many of the tracts which lie on
the road which the line must take, is, perhaps, at pre-
sent, insurmountable. We have strong grounds, how-
ever, for believing that the connexion with America is
destined to be accomplished at no very distant period.
The project of a submarine line is generally considered
by the best engineers as visionary. There is, however, one
direction in which the line might be carried, which pre-
sents no engineering difficulties, and in fact suggests
no difficulty but that of expense. The telegraph will
shortly be completed as far as St. Petersburgh. The
continuance of the line through the northern parts of
Asiatic Russia depends upon nothing but the consent of
the Emperor and the presence of sufficient funds.
Behring's Straits, which separate the two continents, are
not only narrow, but are studded with islands, which
would afford considerable facilities for the erection of
stations; and when once the Straits:wereti,crossed, the
continuance of the line to the great cities of the British
possessions and the United States would soon be accom-
plished. We should then have " girdled the earth."
'The two greatest empires in the world would have a
means of instantaneous communication, and among the
minor advantages flowing from this wonderful achieve-
ment, we might reckon that of reading at our breakfast
not only the news of the latest revolution in Paris, but
also the last night's tittle-tattle from New York.—
Daily News.

INDIA.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
CALCUTTA, OCT. 22.

THE MONEY MARKET.—WO have really nothing to
say in regard to monetary matters. There is a great
abundance with some and scarcity with others; the
latter, however, appears to prevail. The market may be
wain to'be den; rather we should say, there is at present
no money market. The bank rates remain as before,
and Government securities are also at former quotations,
in the absence of any business.
EXCHANGE.—The very little business which has trans-
pired since the holidays shows a little change in favour
of remitters. Document bills we quote at 2s. led. to
2s. lid., and credits at 2s. lid. to 2s. lid. per rupee, at
six months's sight.
FREIGHTS.—There have been some heavy arrivals,
and as business in exports is very slack, rates of home-
ward freightage have gone considerably down, as will
be seen by our quotations in the usual place.
Indigo.—Advices from the producing districts have
for some time been reporting a progressive improvement
in the prospects of the season. The latter part of the
season—since July—has been very auspicious, and
manufacturing operations have been conducted under
peculiarly favourable circumstances which has in a
great measure made up for the disadvantages of the
early part of the season. The concerns in the
higher districts do not appear to have partici-
pated in these advantages, but as they contribute
but smelly to the total out-turn of the season, that cir-
cumstance will not make much difference. From all
we have learnt from the interior, and all that our con-
temporaries appear to have heard, we are led to the
conclusion that 1,15;000 mds. will be attained, and may
possibly be exceeded by a little—say 5,000 mds.
Woollen—Prices are again lower of these, owing to
the over-abundance of supplies of all descriptions in the
market. We may quote value at 2 annas lower.
Printed and Coloured Goods—Manchester prints and
chintzes have declined to the extent of nearly four annas
per piece since business closed. The only article which
remains steady under this head are Turkey Red Chintzes;
every other description of goods has declined, owing
principally to heavy supplies and little or no demand
existing.
White Cotton Male Twist—We quote value six pie
the morah lower generally; a fair business has been
done during the week at this reduction. Stocks, like
those of everything else, are heavy.
Coloured Yarns—Turkey red has gone down about
one annah the morah; other colours show a smaller de-
cline, of say about half an anna.
Copper—Operations have not been heavy, and the
little that has been moved off has been at a decline of
about six amiss per md.

Spelter— Ile market tends downwards.
Iron—The market for this metal does not indicate any
change at present. Sheet shows firmness.

LAW IN TELLIGBIS CE.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Dec. 3.
BIGNALL V. PUDDY.

This was an action brought for money had and re-
ccived, money lent, and on account stated; to which the
defend.int pleaded never indebted, and secondly, that the
money sought to be recovered was lent to the defendant
for the purpose of committing perjury in swearing that
he was worth 2501. as bail for one Nottidge.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins and Mr. Lush appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Doyle for the
defendant.

It appeared that certain persons known in the sport-
ing world as Johnny Broom, American Jem, and Hand-
some Charley, were taken into custody at Brighton on
a charge of cheating at cards. A Mr. Anderson and the
plaintiff then got a person of the name of Nottidge, cook
at the Argy 11 Rooms in Great Windmill-street, where
a casino was kept, and who was stated in the course
of the case to have performed the part of Hercules
in some Poses Plastiques, to go down to Brighton
to offer himself as bail for the " gents in
trouble." Nottidge there swore, on offering him-
self as bail, that he was worth 900/., and that it
was placed in the Bank of England. On inquiry it
turned out that he had no money in the Bank of Eng-
land, and he was accordingly taken into custody himself
on the charge of perjury. The plaintiff then applied to
the defendant, a bootmaker in Panton-street, in the
Haymarket, to be bail fur Nottidge for 2501. The de-
fendant refused to be bail unless the amount was ad-
vanced to him, and the plaintiff advanced and paid to
him 2501. The defendant went down to Brighton, but
the magistrates had then accepted the bail of a Mr.
Potter for 5001., the whole bail, and the defendant re-
turned and gave back 1001., but refused to pay back the
remainder on the ground stated in the plea. The fact
of the payment of the money to the defendant by the
plaintiff being proved,
Mr. M. CHAMBERS addressed the jury for the defend-
ant, contending that the contract was a corrupt one, and
the law would not allow the plaintiff to recover back his
150/. He called no witnesses in support of this position.
His LonDsafehaving briefly summed up the evidence,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount claimed-1501.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

William Herniman: driver of 7,029 was brought
before Mr. Henry, charged under the following circum-
stances:—

Isaac Barrington, cab proprietor, who has reduced the
fare to 6d. a mile, stated that about half-past one o'clock
that morning he was with his cab in the ranks in Broad-
street, when the prisoner went up to him and made use
of very abusive language, and expressed his regret that
he had not the power to inflict punishment on him for
reducing the cab fare to 6d. per mile. The prisoner was
drunk, and complainant believed that his sole object was
to annoy him for driving a cab plying at a reduced rate.
Complainant had earned double since he had reduced his
fare.

Police-constable Mulban, 129 F, stated that he was
called by the complainant to take the prisoner into cus-
tody, having witnessed the transaction. The prisoner
also abused witness in a very coarse manner.
Mr. HENRY said that there was no doubt the prisoner
meant to oppose the reduced cab fares, but he would
find that the Magistrate would support Mr. Thompson
or any other cab proprietor who reduced the fares. He
(Mr. Henry) was determined to put down such opposi-
tion on the part of persons, like the defendant, interested
in maintaining high fares; and had the prisoner been
with his cab at the time his licence should have been
taken from him, but any cab-driver so offending in future
would have his licence revoked and be imprisoned. The
prisoner must pay a fine of 40s. for abusing the com-
plainant, and 40s. for abusing the constable, or be im-
prisoned for one calendar month. His Worship hoped
this example would be for the benefit of the public in-
terested_in reduced cab fares.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Matthew Matthews, alias Simmons, alias Dewhurst,
Charles Richard Burdett Walker. alias Helmsley, alias
the Bev. Charles Burdett, Francis Williams, Richard
Lawes, alias Frederick Dewhurst, brother of the first
prisoner, Horatio Stanbridge, alias Ebsworth, and Eliza
Bucket!, alias Stephens, members of an extensive gang of
swindlers, whose operations have extended over the
greater portion of the country, and who have been re-
peatedly remanded from this court upon almost innu-
merable charges of a most serious description, were on
Tuesday placed at the bar before Mr. D'Eynoourt for
final examination, Mr. Lewis appearing on behalf of the
London Trade Protection Society to conduct the prose-
cution; Mr. Andrews on the part of the woman Buckell;
and Mr. Rickards, from the office of Mr. Ablett, for the
rest of the prisoners.
The prisoners were all arraigned together, in the first
instance, for being concerned in one general conspiracy
to cheat and defraud numerous persons of property, but
in particular Mr. John Watkins, a draper in Norton-
folgate, and the depositions of the various witnesses,
which were extremely voluminous, havicg been com-
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defence,
who
were fully committed to Newgeto for trial.
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