The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-03 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SCENE IN A RAILWAY CARMAGE.—Clitalos Lax ton,
a painter, in Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to steal some money
from the person of James Jones, a labouring man, and also
with assaulting him while iu a carriage on the Metropoli-
tan Railway.

The prosecutor, who rerides at Harefield, near Ux-
bridge, said that on Saturday evening he was in a carriage
on the Metropolitan Railway on his way home, when the
prisoner and some companions sat by his side and kept
pushing against him, and shortly afterwards he found the
prisoner's hand in his pocket. He asked the pri-
soner what he was up to, and told him that
if he played any of his games on him he
would pitch him out of the carriage window.
The prisoner then drew his hand out of his pocket, leav-
ing his purse containing 19s. in silver hanging out of his
pocket, and he then struck him several times. Soule of
the prisoners companions also struck him, and then his
(prosecutor's) companions not liking to see three on ono
one struck them, and there was a general fight.
Witnesses were called by the prisoner, who gave him
an excellent character, one of them stating that he had
selected him to do work where great trust was required.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner ou bail.

MARKETS-7 MS DAY.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

May B.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Th• market
quiet ; unchanged.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The demand for choice animals was stoady, and really
prime beef in some instances realised os. rod per 81bs
English sheep were in steady demand, and a slight ad-
vance was occasionally obtained.
SHITHFIELD MEAT MARKET.

Bcef, from 3s 4d to 58 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 4d; veal,
4s 8d to 5s 6d; pork, 3s Gd to 58 6d por 81b8 by the
eareme.

MARK LANE.
Tho supply of wheat io-day was small, but trade quiet
and prices unchanged.

COURSE Ol' EXCHANGE.

Amsterdam.,..,, Short ... 12 11 12 2
Do .. Ms 12 tif 12 4
Rotterdam
3
... 12 h ... 12 4
Antwerp
25 AU 25 45
Brussels
25
Humburgn
... 13 14 25 45
13 114
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort-on-the-Main 1204 ... 120 i
Vienna — ... 12 521 12 5,1
Trieste — ... 12 45 ... 12 571

Petersburg
Copenhagen ••• - 9 23 ... 9 24
Berlin
.N.ladrid..
Cadiz
i 1 "91
LLegh0rn.................. - ... 9 ..,.. 0-2 .., 26 c7i
- _ .

THE EXCELSIOR AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY
on nib), gave a very attractive entertainment at the
George Hotel, Aldermantury, to which they iuvitot their
lady friends. A very excellent programme was selected,
and the songs that pleased the audience most were thoeo
of Mr. 11. Gillard, Balfo's "Sleeping Queen," and Hatton's
" Excelsior." Mr. Cantle sung his song, " Four jolly
smiths" with excellent effect, and Mr. Johnson gave
Weiss' song, "'l'l,e Village B:acksmith," with taste and
judgment. The comic element was well represented by
Mr. Woodward. Mr. Brown recited 'louoysen's " Charge
of the Light Brigade" with gill it elocutionary skill, and Mr.
Hicks followed with a recitation, " The Half Hundred,"
which he did exceedingly well. The eincert was the last
one of the season, and the members hive every reason to
be pleased with the manner in which the entertainment
passed off. The society is under deep obligations to
their hon. secretary, Mr. Hatch, far it is almost entirely to
his admirable mode of conducting the business that it
has attained its present excellence.