The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-23 00:00:00

NEY MARKET

N 0

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two oCLocx.
Business was active to day, for prices in nearly
all securities, railways included, advanced a trifle.
Combs are 9ei for money; ditto, fir Ac-
*mut, 93i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93i 4 ;
New Three per Cents, 933 j ; Exchequer Bills
£l,OOO, 4 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO,
4 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent.,
2421.
India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 1121 3; ditto En-
faced Paper, 53 per Cent., May, 1879, 110; ditto
Bebentures, 5 per Cent., 104 i ; ditto Bonds,
£l,OOO, 22 prem.
Egyptian 7 per Cent. Loan is 7233 72i ex div. ;

and the Honduras Loan 86 87 ex coupon.
In the railway market the following are the quo
tations :—Caledonian, 781 ; Great Western, 49;
50 • -

- , 'rent Eastern, 421 1 ; treat Northern, 1011
1081 ; ditto A, 1081 1091 ; Lancashire, 1291 30 ;
Metropolitan, 108/ 1; ditto Extension, 103 4 ;
Midland, 1141 15 ; Sheffield, 471 81 ; Brighton,
611 521. ; North British, 34 1 ; North Western,
1151 16 ; North Eastern, 103 k 4/ ; South Eastern,
81 11 ; Chatham and Dover, 171 1.

• G.

In the Foreign Market Italian Five per Cents.
are 53k 531, and Greek Bonds at ni 12 ; New
Spanish Three per Cents., 31 31k ex div. ; Turkish
Five per Cents., 38; 381 ; Mexican, at 151 lot ;
and Confederate Cotton Loan is called 8k 9.
Lombardo•Venetian Railway ,Shares have risen
to 19k 191.

American Five-Twenties are 751 to 751, in the
Bonds of 1885, 73 74.

Eries remain at 26 26i, and Illinois Centrals at
921 93k.
Great Indian Peninsula Railway New Four per
Cent. Debenture Stock is 90 91 ex div.
The report of the National Bank, to be presented
on the 26th inst., states that the directors will re-
commend the usual dividend of 8 per cent. per
4111 MM.

The report of the New Zealand Loan and Mer-
cantile Agency Company, to be presented on the
sth of February, proposes a dividend of 10 per
cent, for the year.

The report of the East London Bank (Limited
and Reduced) to be presented on the 28th instant,
states that the directors will recommend a dividend
at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum.
The report of the directors of John Crossley and
Sons (Limited), to be presented at the:general
lueeting, recommends a dividend of 15s. per share
(le-is income-tax).
At the annual meeting of the British and Irish
Steam Packet Company, a dividend at the rate of
6 per cent. per annum was declared.

At the special meeting of the shareholders of the
Great Western Railway of Canada Company, a
resolution approving the proposed arrangement
Made with the Colonial Government for settling
the advances made to the company was unanimously
adopted.

It
is stated that the directors of the London,
Chatham, and LDover Railway Company, in the
report to be presented at the half-yearly meet-
ing next month, will give as full an explanation
as possible of the present position and pros-
Deets of the company ; that in the meantime an
offer has been made to the Finance Companies to
refer all matters in dispute with them to arbitra-
tion, and that every effort is being used to press
forward the decision as to the tg priorities," which
depends entirely upon the time Mr. Church, the
Chief Clerk, is able, with his numerous engage-
ments, to give to this intricate question, without
'Which decision, it is considered, no disposable funds
Can with any safety be made available for division
among the various claimants. It is affirmed also
that none " can deprecate more earnestly than the
directors the unnecessary litigation that is being
carried on by parties over whom they have no con-
trol whatever." Under this explanation it would
alapear that in a great degree the ruinous continu-
ance of confusion and delay is chargeable to the
Court of Chancery.
The bill filed in Chancery against the Metropo-
litan Railway is by Mr. Salisbury, of Chester, for-
raerly M.P. for that town, on behalf of himself, a
large holder of the deferred shares, and other share-
holders. The bill arises out of transactions between
Messrs. Kelk and Co. and the railway company,
and its petition is that the company be restrained
from applying any portion of capital in payments
Or allowances on account or otherwise to Messrs.
Belk and Co., for the purpose of payment out of
/laid capital of dividend on the Extension Stock,
tic' that the agreement between Messrs. Kelk and
sa• and the railway company be declared illegal so
far as regards said payments or allowance.
,4 According to telegrams conveying news from Rio
e Janeiro via Gibraltar, much alarm had been
'causedl at Rio by a great fire at the Custom-house.
nainess was at a standstill.
LA telegram, dated Lisbon yesterday evening,
Mates, that the political crisis is over, that the
:Iniaters previously in office have resumed their
'rtfolios, and that the chambers are to be dis-
olved.
The contract for the principal portion of the new
o !_1.14 to be erected by the Chartered Gas Company
b "I* land near Barking Creek has been taken
Mess s. Aird and Sons, of Lambeth.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
8 QOPERNMENT FUNDS.
Dl. Cent. Consols
,Di
for Account,
I.er Cent. Reduced 931 4
ki. ~,!fr !, Per Cent
l'h
41- per Cent. Jan. 1894
4.h '•• per Cent J an. 1873
Do.eies, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
h for 30 yrs, expire sth April
Iltx',° (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 ,
beZoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 24t,por Ct.
Do .£590
D°,
£lOO k £2OO 4
/51. of England Stock, 4 per Cent
t; e. account
1kt444 4 per Cent. Bonds —
r-Clonial Ornnium
lio•ll4blari dOVERNMENT SECURITIIIb
131,
Opening,
104 per Cent., April 1874 —
LI • upening, for Account -
00°5 Per Cent. July, 1880
p ' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888
oo• Certificates —
be. Enfaced Pape. 4 per Cent —
ti, Per, Cert., Jan. 1872
0 '2l* Dee
Pr
Cent, De
Cent. May 187
b. 9
1872 llO
-
o,
Rup.
do. 1877 —
DO' do. 1882 —
•6"
' neb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ~.... 1044
DO.
Bonds' 4 per Cont., £l,000
ti' finder .£l,OOO
4rk,h4iFOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES._
, (-)-ft'llle Republic, 6 per Cent 704 1
4.111 t-p icrip X. 45 paid ..•
an' Bands 5 per cent
44Aii; Do• 1859 621
00..444 ~
_•
or
4, . P Cent —
DO. 'S Per Cent., 1852 —
do bo. . 1858..... —
bo. do., 1860 —
1) do 1863 —
o. 5 o
13 Per Cent., 1865 —
t I:,„Account BO 4
i.),-;"'„4 Ayres 6 per Cent.
„‘40),; 'PerCent.(Deferred 3 per Cent )
v • , %I
.....
4144 Kyr uent
/00.,,- Per Cent
be. it Per Cent... —
Do 6 Per Cent.
~ be 7 Per coot. 1867 93
`.' I • ' Per sent., 1866
D, cb.lAbiao
33 lual, 3 Cente
44ubi'm P11,3r , 1825
.01, Do 8 _ lincipalities, 7 par Cent —BC4
oadorLUent., 1867
Optia, -1.40 W Consolidated, 1 per Cent
;Jo f;-" Per Cent
-eood Issu
£1
D'• 460 C 110 e
834
13. „ •
„._ nds
811
i)000 Bonds
• • •••
1864 —
Poo. 4115150*„ _ Account
I) , '' BC:11AS
-.•-• 411 1.14 to d
thrill o ..4 8 9Ol 4
13 ,icrip,- 1868.
714 1 4 °
die
4 overt, do• £45 pd — reek 6 Inent ItAilwav _Debentures ..., 954 6
Do. 4 Per ent. 18245, ex Coups _
Do, ,count '
4to: t,oilpoir.
............................. . —...._
4 1,, Aeoon_, ............................ . •
It:11-‘,tom a ,u;
.41148G' Per Cent .
ltrt clvatail.Loan. 10p. Ct., all pd 87
Do
. Per rett 18 - '
D • Aeeon s *, 6°
k"44 " • , .............................. .
ek.ic4. el:ex:aorta Railway 541
1)14013 Per Cent .
, or 4.,c,„.._
.14
gun. ',let
kLt-,o - Pot. 0 1864 ................
o„Ndoa,s7;• Anglo-French
vtlett iza".Per Cen Cent......
Penal 5 per

New Granada l5
Do 3 per Cen
Do. Deferred
Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account .. 764 i
Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do 44 per Cent., 1862 -
Do Account
Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'+30,'2,'3
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .#: St
Do 44 per Cent , 1850
Do 44 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862 ,. 864
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO BondE ,
Do. du. £B4 15s. d 0....
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9l
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Po Nicolas Railway 66} 4
Sar linian 5 per Cent 72
Spanish 3 per Cen .: .—
Do. Acc,,unt
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferred —
Do. Account
Do. Passive
Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded ...
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864 -
Do do, 1868
Do do, Scrip
Turkish 6 per Cent.

31}

Jo Account
Do 6 per Cont. 1838 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1E62
Do Account
...

Do £lOl Bonds .
Do 5 per Cent. 1865..
D.) Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6Ol
Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Do Lr.uu Warrants (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do. Ace. unt
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Do 6 per Cont., 1862
Dividends on the above payable in Lon.lo
Austrian o pr Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f.

. . .
Dutch 2;A per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail,
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
Do. Account
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
ltaliaL 5 per ont. 1831, Ex. z5l.
Do Account

CLOSING PRICES.
CanFols, Money 931
Do. Account, Feb. 4

0 VEREND, GURNEY, AND COMPANY.

This case was resumed this morning.

Mr. Edwards, the official assignee of the Court of Bank_-
ruptcy, was recalled, and ho stated that during the year
1864 he did not do any business for the firm of Overend,
Gurney, and Co., but he believed the Atlantic Royal Mail
Company was working in that year; but it came into
liquidation in July, 1864.
The written agreement entered into by the witness
with the firm was then put in. It was to the effect that
the partners in the old firm agreed to pay him £5,000 a
year for five years in consideration of doing all the ser-
vices that might be required of him in connection with
the business of the company vnd its accounts.
The Lord Mayor—And under that agreement the wit-
ness was paid £lO,OOO for two years services that had
been performed, and £lO,OOO for two years in advance.
By Mr. Lewis—This agreement was only signed by Mr.
David Ward Chapman, but all the other directors acted
upon it. He was principally consulted by Mr. John Henry
Gurney in reference to the Mill wall works, but he could
not state what was the subject of the consultations. He
should say that they related to advances, but he only spoke
from an idea, and not from recollection.
Sergeant Ballantine said he hoped his lordship would
take notice of this statement by the witness, that he only
spoke from an idea. (A laugh.)

The witness wont on I o state that he commenced act-
ing for the firm in 1862. He could not recollect what
particular business he did for the firm in 1863. He re-
membered acting as umpire on a business matter in 1863,
but be could not say whether Messrs. Overend, Gurney,
and Co. were interested in the matter.

Mr. Lewis—You were receiving £5,000 a year from the
firm, and these are matters of very great importance ; do
pray be frank with us, Mr. Edwards.
Witness—l wish to be so. (He then said that Messrs.
Ovorend, Gurney, and Co. were no doubt interested in the
result of the arbitration ; but ho did not recollect whether
he made any affidavit in the matter.)
Sir T. Gabriel said it was extremely unfortunate that he
could not recollect anything. (Laughter.)
The witness said he had a very bad memory. (Renewed
laughter.)

Sir T. Gabriel—Well, but surely you can remember
hose important matters.
Mr. Lewis—Can you tell us what you did in 1863 and
L 864?

Witness—l cannot remember. I have no recollection
upon the subject. I cannot say whether it was so early
as the year 1861 that 1 acted as umpire in this matter. It
was not so late as 1866.

Sir T. Gabriel—You can surely recollect something
more upon these important matters ? Do tell us the truth,
Mr. Edwards.

Examination continued—He was aware that the At-
lantic Mail Company owed Overoud, Gurney, and Co.
£BOO,OOO, but ho did not remember having any conversa-
tions with the defendants upon the subject. (Laughter.)

The Lord Mayor—Why, you wore a director of the At-
lantic Royal Mail Company, and you say you were watch-
ing the affairs of the company, and were aware they owed
£BOO,OOO, and do you mean to say that you did not have
any communication with the defendants upon the subject ?
Witness —He knew that Mr. Birkbeck accused him in
rarher coarse terms of having been the cause of a certain
loss. He was paid £2,000 commission for negociating the
sale of two ships from Overend, Gurney, and Co. to him.
He acted as the agent for Overend, Gurney, and Co., and
was paid £2,000 commission. (Laughter.)
Sergeant Ballantine —And at this time he was receiving
£5,000 a year from Overend, Gurney, and Co., for giving
them good advice.
The witness, in answer to questions put by Sir T.
Gabriel, said that although the £20,000 nominally stood
in the books to his credit, to be withdrawn at four-
teen days' notice, there was an "understanding"
that he should not withdraw the money for a certain
time. He said he could not recollect the exact terms of
this " understanding." (A laugh.) He was to be paid six
per cent. interest by the old firm, but the limited company
would not pay him higher interest than the bank rate of
four and a half per cent. The old firm agreed to pay him
the additional amount to make up six per cent.
At the rising of the Court the case was again adjourned

SHARE LIST.

OXDINABY tiliAA/1113 AND STOCKS.

paid. Closing SUBthedi
Share Railways. Frit*. done.
t Bristol and Exeter ...... 100 78 7$
it Caledonian lOl 7i 711 7))
a:. Cambrian
2) Cornwall-- ....... all 3 14
st Dublin & Belfast June leg 71 31
at Dun„rertli,& Ab.Junc io. 71 72
2 East London. all 7 9
t 0 00 15
2r Do 10
st Glasgow &S. Western lO2 05 17
at Great Eastern ..
et Do. E. Aug]. No. 2.... 100 7 9
et Gust North ot Scotland.. 100 15 ;6
st Great Northern lOO 1071 .081 108
at Do. A stook
st Do. B stock lOO 125 1.:7
at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland lOO 08 100
45 tit. Western —Original lOO 491 004 40;
At Do. South Wales lOO 57 LS
a. Do. W. Mid.—Oxiord lOO 25 27 25
at Do. Newport lOO 28 31
at Lancashire & Yorkshire lOO 1291 1301 130 291
al Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO ,514 124 811
O.? Do Scrip
at Lon., Chat., and Dover lOO 17 171
st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO
st Lon. .2 North Western lOO 1161 1101 116 151
et Lon. .2 South IFesteru lOO 88 90
st Man., Shet., .2 Lincoln lOO 471 48
at Aietroooll tan ..... lOO 1051 i(,81 108 1
at Do Extensiill
10 Do. New rd
st Me.;roooistan District. all 02 61
10 Metro?. at. J 1/1' oo 1 6
at I.l.a.ausi
at Du, ilirruiu. & Deroj lOO 8 s
st Nina British
at Do. Ed., rth., & Dun .. 100
at I' or. it:astern—Berwick.. 100 103 101 104
21 Do. 1. N.E purchase-18.13.4
st Do Leeds. lOO 56 18
st Do York lOO 91 9
at Do Carlisle .
st Do Stoc c. is Darling llO 129 131
at North Lon ion .. lOO 122 121
10 Do New 1888 . ..... 2 11 2 p
at North Staffordshire." lOO 55 87
st North and S.-W. Junction 100 103 116
10 Do Now £lO shares 7
at Rhymney
st Shropshire Union 1 0 57 6)
st South Devon
st South Eastern lBO 811 811
at Staines, Wok'hanaok Wok all 10 13 134
st
Do. C
Waterford & Kilkenny lOO
10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Closing Busikiess
Share NA.I.IZ. Paid. Price. done
10 Agra Limited, A all 111 121
10 Do B lO 41 31 41
60 Albion
100 Alliance, Limited
23 Anglo-Austrian
23 Anglo-Egyptian, lint all 17 16 11
29 Anglo-Hungarian 8 2 3 10
20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 6
40 Australasian
20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 18
20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 6 ... ...
25 Bank of Egypt
20 Bank of Otago, lint.
25 Bank of South Australia all 31 33
60 Bank of Victoria, Australia 26 ST 30
19 Bank of New Zealand all 17 19
30 British North America'
20 Chartered of India, Austra-
lia, nd China all 201 211
25 Chartered Marc. of India,
London, and China all 29 30}
20 City
100 Colonial 94 4$ 44
10 Consolidated, lim.
53 Delhi and London, Um
SO East London, lim 3 15 01
20 English and American, Um 10 ...
20 English Bank of Rio de Ja-
neiro. lim lO 10 pr 91
20 English, ccuttish, and AllB
tralian Chartered
28; Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank Corporation all ...
281 Do new 55 1 1
100 Imperial, lim 2O 17 18
20 Imperial Ottoman lO 1 11
,5 lonian all 27 29
25 Do new 3 pr 1p
20 Lnd Mortgage of India, lint 4 3: 3i
100 Du sp.c. De b 5.1861, 30 all 76 75 7.5
80 London Bank of Mexico
and South America, lim. 20 9 7
100 London and Brazilian, lint. 45 32 28
20 Do now 71 ei 55
100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 7 9
26 Do new 10 11 11
20 London Chart. of Australia all 221 231 23
60 London and County 2O 491 604 601
20 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 16 pd ll ... ...
60 London Joint Stock 1 35 86 85
20 London. and South African al 19 12 94
100 London & S.-Western, lint, 20 ... ...
•
50 London & Venezuela, lint l2l ... ...
100 London and Westminster. 20 65 '66 611 35
100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm 2O 621 64
100 Merchant, lim
10 Metropolitan, lint all 61 71
100 Midland, 1im......
5 National of Australia
25 National of Liverpool, lim l5 3 1 d
100 National Provinc. of Eng'd 42 ... '"
10 Do • .... 42 ... ... 41
511 National.. Se 46 48
20 New South Wales all 42 44
20 North-Western 7l ... . .
25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 421 4.31 43 21
50 Provinc. Bank. Corpo., lim lll 6 61 4, 1
100 Provincial of Ireland 26 19 91
10 Do new. all ... ...
100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lint 26 15 11
100 Do issued at 6 pm. to ... ,„
26 Union of Australia all 48,1 491
100 Union of Ireland, lint
50 Unioa of London

CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, FRIDAY, January 22.

The papers wear a dismal appearance. The Conference
has relapsed into one of the " slowest " of political ques-
tions, and, with the exception of the liveliness in Turkey
and Greece, the world is absolutely stagnant. Endless
columns of extracts from the Blue-book—the report on
the position of the Empire—take the place of readable
news. The book is mostly devoted to foreign affairs. That
portion treating of the internal condition of the country
contains some remarks on the press laws and the new
statute on pubic meetings, announcing that the first trial
of these m, asures has not been wholly free from excess.
It regrets that the public meetings have not been greatly
devoted to questions from which benefit might be derived,
but that communism, socialism, and other doctrines which
under an enlightened despotism ought never to be men-
tioned, have frequently been brought into court. The law
of 1864 on coalitions has produced good results. The
free discussion of wages has led to excellent
arrangements between masters and men, and agree-
ments by mutual concession have become far
more common ; strikes much less frequent. Then
comes an immense exposé of foreign affairs in their
relation to France. Some of the comments consist merely

of empty wishes and dreamy hopes, but one or two im-
portant notifications are made. It will be interesting to
your readers to learn officially that the works which France,
Russia, and Turkey have undertaken for the reconstruc-
tion of the cupola of the Holy Sepulchre are completed.
" We mention with pleasure that the monument raised
over the tomb of Christ will remain as a proof of the senti-
ments of concord and tolerance which inspired the arrange.
ment agreed upon by the three Courts, whose perseverance
has produced a result so satisfactory to all Christian come
munions." The Government announces its inten-
tion of neglecting no effort to secure satisfaction

to French creditors from the Tunisian Government.
With regard to the war on the River Plate,
the French as well as the English Government has pre-
served neutrality, taking care only to preserve the river
free to French commerce. Lastly, and most important of
all, the book contains absolutely no allusion to Germany !
Whether this is a favourable or an unfavourable sign is a
question respecting which the journals here are sure to
quarrel. The exposé contains a great deal about the army,
but I need mention only the active army numbers alto-
gether 448,771 men, and that the whole of the forces on a
"peace" footing make up an aggregate of 1,028,980.
M. Gamier-Pages has announced to his friends that on
account of the state of his health he will not present him•
self at the approaching elections. M. Darimon also intends,
it is said, to withdraw from the representation of Paris.
The loss of both will be felt in the Corps L4gislatif. The
Opposition will find much difficulty in replacing the
former ; its numbers are already meagre enough.
The presence of journalists in the Corps Legislatif has
been decided at length in the affirmative. The press is to have
a special desk. En passant I hear that none of the laws—
they are few—which are to be presented to the Corms
Legislatif this session are yet ready.

M. Emile 011ivier is about to publish a book which will
command a widespread sale. It will be in the form of a
memoir, and will contain a political history of the period
since the Revolution of 1848. M. 011ivier has obtained
permission to publish some letters from the Emperor to
M. Rou h er.
The rabbit's tenure of existence under civilised life is
becoming very precarious. English farmers will be
delighted to hear that the Imperial Court of Lyons has
just decided in favour of classing rabbits in warrens as
noxious animals. Proprietors who have suffered from
them are permitted to hunt them with ferrets at all seasons.
The rabbit and the agriculturist never agree. In England
the animal is a nuisance, and in Australia it is deemed t 1
most destructive of vermin.

M. Wilfred de Fonvielle has published a work entitled
"La Science en Ballon." The author was one of the
passengers in the famous voyage of Nadir's balloon, the
Geant. He is an experienced aeronaut, and some of his
remarks are exceedingly interesting. The most im-
portant of his arguments is to the following effect.
There is one point which admits of no die.
pute, viz., that if the aeronaut cannot direct his
balloon horizontally at pleasure, he can at least change
his altitude at will: he is undisputed master of the
vertical, within the limits of the size of his vehicle and
the ballast he has at command. Instead, therefore,
of seeking contrivances for directing the balloon, all
of which have hitherto failed to accomplish their
object, M. de Fonvielle is of opinion that, for
the present at least, all the attention of aeronaut,
should be turned to the great object of improving the
means of rising and descending along the vertical,
whereby the traveller may be enabled to find, at some
altitude, a current that will convey him in a desired
direction. The writer mentions several contrivances
which have this object in view. It is notorious that when
gas is let out of a balloon its tendency is to descend ; but
then the gas which has once escaped cannot be got back.
The ascending power of the apparatus is crippled to the
extent of the gas which is lost. The writer suggests that
the gas, instead of being allowed to escape, should be with-
drawn into a condenser by a tube, so that it can be used
again and again at pleasure.

THE WEATHER TABLE-THIS DAY.

POLICE _INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

WESTAILN STER.

COMMENCING BUSINESS EARLY.— Henry Long and Geo.
Smith, two boys, 14 and 15 years of age, were charged as
follows:

Mary Powell, 8, Queen's-road, East Chelsea, said—
Prisoners had lodged in that house, where she was servant.
On Thursday night her bonnet was safe in their bedroom,
and on the following morning she missed it. Yesterday
they were spoken to, and denied all knowledge of it. Pic-
tures and other things were missed from that room, which
was always kept locked.
Sergeant Lucas, 1 B, said that he was called to the
house to take the prisoners into custody. They would not
agree to be searched. On their way to the station wit-
ness thought Long walked lame, and on feeling his legs
discovered a silk umbrella in each leg of his trousers with
the trade marks still on them.

Prisoner Long—l found the umbrellas in the King's•

road.

Mr. Benson—Oh, yes ; they grow there, I suppose.
What's known of these boys?
Sergeant Lewis—They are lodging together, and there's
no doubt about what they are. They work, us they pre-
tend, at a wood-cutter's, at Brentford, live at Chelsea, and
get up at 9orlo in the morning to go to work. there
were a great many halfpence found upon them, which is
doubtless a till robbery, and there were handkerchiefs
and other things found upon them, for which we may find
owners.

Mr Benson—There is very little doubt about their being
thieves. They are remanded for a week.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

AN AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—WiIIiam Crane, a young
man, was charged before Mr. Knox with picking the
pocket of a female.
Mr. Thomas Butler, of Lupin-street, Birmingham, said
that while being in the Alhambra Music-hall, Leicester-
square, with some friends, he saw the prisoner several times
push against a lady, and suspecting that he was attempt-
ing to pick her pocket he watched him, and saw him
take something from her pocket and then ruu away. He
followed the prisoner, and when near the enclosure seized
him and took from his hand some money, and at the same
time noticed that the prisoner made a movement of his
hand, as if he threw something into the enclosure. On a
constable coming up he handed the prisoner over to him.
Mr. Robert Warde, of Constitution-hill, Birmingham,
a friend of Mr. Butler's, gave somewhat similar evi-
dence, and proved picking up an empty purse inside the
enclosure in Leicester-square, near where the prisoner was
caught by Mr. Butler.
Police-constable Portch, 28 C R, said that on the way
to the station the prisoner said ho did not think the
were watching him.
The prisoner made no defence.

Mr. Knox, in committing the prisoner for six months
with hard labour, remarked that Mr. Butler had done
great service to the public.

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY AT A RAILWAY STATION.—William
Rae, a led about 16 years of age, was charged with steal-
ing about £2 lls. from the Limehouse station of the
Blackwall Railway Company. The same station had
been robbed of money three times, and the prisoner is
supposed to have been the leader of each adventure. The
case having excited much alarm and excitement, In-
spector Russel of the railway company's police,
and Inspector Briden, 12 division, were directed to
make inquiries, and elicited the following facts :
Mr. Saunders, the booking-office keeper and money-
taker, at the station, is very infirm. He has had occasion
to leave his station without charge several times, and on
each occasion his office had been entered and money
stolen. Last Monday afternoon he was absent about three
minutes only, and in the course of that time the prisoner
and two other boys closed the outer doors, shut out the
boy who sells newspapers on the line, and while two of
the boys secured the doors and prevented any ono from
entering, Rea got over the counter in the office,
and took all the money he could find. He then
came out, and the crew dispersed. Mr. Saunders came
back immediately afterwards, and, on discovering his loss,
was so much affected that he took to his bed, and was
afterwards removed to the London Hospital, where he
now lies in a precarious state. An operation has been
performed upon him, and he is not expected to live many
hours. Mr. Paget, accompanied by Mr. Pyer, chief clerk,
having taken the depositions of Mr. Saunders in the hos-
pital, returned to the court, the prisoner was put into the
dock, and a shoe-black boy named Geo. Durrant, who was
in the secret of the whole plot, gave evidence againt the
prisoner briefly. He also said, I have seen the prisoner
since ; he asked me if I had been with the police, and said
keep quiet or you will get us all transported.
Inspector Briden—l expect to have the other two boys
in custody shortly.
Mr. Paget—l shall remand the prisoner for a week.