The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-26 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, March 31.

Advices from Pekin state that Sir Rutherford
Alcock has entirely repudiated the assertion of Mr.
Burlingame to the effect that the Chinese desire
progress. Sir Rutherford is about to proceed on a
tour of exploration in the province of 14,3-Claueu
with a view to collecting information for the use of
the treaty revisers.

It is reported that some Catholic missionaries
and several hundred native converts have recently
been murdered in the province of Se-Chien.
TioNG -SG, April 5.
The death of General Bfuuiker is confirmed.
Consul Swiuhoe has been recalled on account of
his proceedings in Formosa.

H UNGAR Y.

PESTH, April 26.

The ceremony of unveiling tho statute of the
Palatine Archduke Joseph took place yesterday ;
the weather was most favourable. In the evening
Count Andrassy gave a grand ball, at which the
Emperor and Empress and three Archdukes were
present. Their Majesties remained about one hour
and a half at the ball.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, April 24.—Three o'clock—The market
closed as follows :

Bank Shares 2950
ItaP.an Fives 56
End of month., —
Mexican Loan
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes
Home Debt
Deferred
s. Cash.
Orleans
N orthorn
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern.... G 10
Western
Eastern • •
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard 471
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman 521

4-1 per Cont.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7l 15
Credit Mobilier
End of month 253 75
Credit Foncier l5OO
End of month — -
RAIL WA

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FlNE.—Wii:iam Mumford, a
low looking lad, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
gambling with cards in Brewer-strcet, contrary to the 31st
at,d 32d Vic, cap. 52, sec. 3 (the Vagrant Act Amend-
ment).
Police-Constable Charles Squire, 24 C 11, said that yes-
terday afternoon be saw the prisoner with five small
boys with cards at the center of Brewer-street and Sher-
wood-street, the:cards lying on the groan 1 and money
being placed on them. After watching the prisoner fur
an hour he got the assistance of the constahl,s, and re-
turned to the place, but b:ing seen. all but the prisoner
succeeded in escaping. the cards which belonged to the
prisoner were all marked, so that the prisoner might won
the smaller boys' money.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was sorry to say that a similar
thing had been done at great clubs before now.
The constable pointed out certain marks on the cards.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was not necessary for him to say
bow mischievous the prisoner's conduct was. It was
shown that he had been imposing ou little boys by making
the cards. He was happy to say that power was given
him to deal with the prisoner under the now act as a
vagrant, and in that way he should certainly deal with
him, and committ him for 14 days without a fine, with
hard labour. The prisoner's conduct was not only mis-
chievous in taking small boys' money, but it led them into
habits of dishonesty.
Several boys were also charged with Sunday gamblin
—"pitch:and toss"—and after hearing some cases from the
inhabitants of different streets, Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the
offenders 10s. each, expressing his intention of imposing
higher fines for the future.
SHAMEFUL CRUELTY.—Wm. Chapman, a carman, was
charged by the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals with th-e following cruelty to a
horse.

Joseph Dobro, officer of the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, 'id that he saw the pri-
soner driving two horses attached to a timber carriage, and
observing that one of the horses was lama he examined it,
and found that there was a largo hole, reaching to the
bone in the fetlock joint, a piece of canvas being placed to
hide it from observation, and the horse was altogther un-
fit for work.

Wool way, 23 C It, gave similar evidence.
The prisonePwas remanded on his own recognizance,
the horse ordered to b 3 detain° I at the greenyard that
it might be examined by a veterinary-surgeon, and the
society's officer was instructed to take out a summons
against the owner.