The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-09 00:00:00

fHE SUN, LON vON. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1367.

MONEY MARKET

AND

+.3OIIMERCIAL INTELLIGKNek

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
There continues to be a moderate inquiry for ac-
commodation in the general Discount Market, but
not sufficient to stimulate any advance in the rates,
which still remain at 11 1 per cent. for the
negociation of first-class short-dated paper.
The Master of the Rolls directed yesterday the
payment of a further dividend of ls. in the pound
to the creditors of the Joint Stock Discount Com-
pany (Limited). This will make, with former
dividends, 10s. in the pound.
Annexed is Messrs. Alex. Collie and Co.'s Man-
chester report :—" Friday, November Sth.—There
is a better feeling, and buyers would operate to a
fair extent, at Tuesday's full rates, but producers
are demanding an advance of 3d. per piece, which
is limiting business."
The General Bond of the Imperial Russian Go-
vernment and of the Orel Vitebsk Railway Com-
pany's has been deposited in the Bank of
England. It will be seen from this important
document that the Imperial Russian Government
not only guarantees to the holder of each bond the
regular and punctual payment of the interest upon
and redemption thereof, but expressly covenants to
secure the timely provision of the needful funds for
the said purpose, and binds itself, whenever, and
if ever, necessary, to provide the said funds itself ;
consequently the service of this loan is in all respects
as regards the Imperial Government identical with
any other loans contracted by it.
The movements of the precious metals during the
week have been on an extremely limited scale, the
imports only amounting to about £71,440, includ.•
ing £20,400 from New York by the New York,
and £1,500 by the City of London. The Bazalore
from Alexandria has brought £6,741 ; about
£38,799 in gold has been received from Portugal ;
and £4,000 in.silver from the Continent. The ex-
ports have comprised £20,000 to Bombay by the
Ceylon, and there have been remittances to the
Continent through private sources estimated at
£316,352, the total amounting to £336,352.

A meeting of the creditors of Louis Maggi and
Company, ship-chandlers of London and Cardiff,
Was held to-day, William C. Clarke, of the firm
of Barnard, Thomas, and Co., accountants of Car-
diff, in whose hands the affairs had been placed,
presented a statement of accounts as follows :
pr. to sundry creditors unsecured, as per schedule,
£12,208 16s. Bd. ; on bills payable open account,
3,266 Os. 11d. ; total, £15,474 17s. 2d. ; there
Were also rent, taxes, and wages in Cardiff and
London, to be paid in full, £lO5. On the other side
Were the following stock iu trade at Cardiff, as per
inventory, £2,742 17s. 6d. ; London stock in trade,
(at cost) £4BB 19s. 10,1; plant, trade fixtures, and
clace furniture at Cardiff (at valuation) £54 4s. 6d. ;
household furniture at Cardiff (valued) £5O ; plant,
trade fixtures in London, £lO ; book debts con-
sidered good at Cardiff, £2Bl 12s. 10d. ; ditto ditto
ia London, £lO4 Os. 4d. ; cash balance in hand,
£l5B 11s. 9d. ; total £3,840 65., which would he
reduced by preferential claims to the extent of
liabi-
lities £lO5, so that the real statement was that the
were £15,474 17s. 2d., to meet which were
assets amounting to £3,735 6s. Mr. Clarke said he had
been afforded very little assistance by the insolvent.
The books had been very indifferently kept, and had
sot been balanced properly for some time. Mr. T. H.
Stereus.,solicitor to the trustees, also addressed the
rueeting
A proposition was made by the solicitor,
acting for Mr. Maggi, to the effect that the cre-
ditors should take 4s. in the pound, 2s. 6d. down,
and 18. 6d. in three months.
~,„4 Very long discussion ensued, of a very com-
plimentary character as affecting the firm in diffi-
culties, and eventually the creditors accepted an
amended offer of ss. in the pound, to be paid on
the day of registration, and Mr. Maggi executing a
deed of
held assignment, and his stock in trade to be
by trustees as security for the payment.
With regard to the South-Eastern Railway of
Portugal, it is stated that the arrangement which
Alt. Laing, M.P., had to announce at the meeting
of the bondholders on Thursday last, the 7th inst.,
will no doubt be received with very general satis-
faction by the parties whose investments will be
rescued by it from a position of undeniable danger.
It must be admitted that the failure of the company
to fulfil its contract, however much to be palliated
127 the exceptional circumstances that paralysed the
Whole world of commerce and enterprise during and
since the year 1866, laid them under the several
Penalties, which there are Governments to be
frond who would have insisted on enforcing
Ong all thoughts of equity or leniency
;01 ,
View of a fallacious prospect of some
..--uporarY gain. The Lisbon Cabinet have taken
course no less liberal than statesmanlike. The
bondholders are to be paid in full with coupons
bewn to the Ist July, 1868, in a Government stock
aZing 7 per cent. interest ; and, in addition, there
be a half per cent. sinking fund, that will pay
off'
se_the whole of the principal at par within about
coven Years. Then the other class of capitalists
byucerneci—the shareholders—are to be cared for
t_an exactly similar arrangement, save that the
a.`"f't fulfilrnent of the contract is to be furnished by
ef forfeiture of all interest prior to 1867, and a fine
in 40 per cent. on the share capital, leav-
itig a balance of £625,000 to be provided
the Ithe way just stated. Very probably
uolders of this portion of the capital will
T. M ble at the loss thus entailed, but the bulk of the
tha,tecl interest will be of opinion with Mr. Laing
o,.._`lbe penalty inflicted is not excessive under the
duly executed, Nations have a right to find the work
viiiYchez_ecuted, both as to time and other points, for
both
shareholders
are called on to pay. The great point for
that Bnareholders and bondholders is to be satisfied
the• conditions laid down for the payment of
e'ect
_c•lpal and interest are capable of fulfilment. The
been of the Portuguese Government has hitherto
k Properly maintained, and it is satisfactory to
lat 4 that
in a
c_ our " old and faithfully ally" is perfectly
rendition
Zeo to discharge engagements infinitely
"emus than those her Cortes will be asked
4air,ltne in connexion with the South-Eastern
inecie"aY of Portugal. The country is wasting no
erY on armaments disproportionate to her size
the r tical importance. Any expenditure beyond
readsegular routine of administration is devoted to
vorit,..aud railways, and such like reproductive
ihereati"
i The revenue and the exports are steadily
that tisng, and the more hopefully and surely
and expansion under both heads is gradual
to etit
al .°,4
l and impulsive. Alterations with regard
eapital t church property permit labour and
safe f ? deal with the land unimpeded and on a
0, .
vfoirteh :,,,,e,ll,:are,ncuitural improvements are, there-
in
Port'n'ia'a g vast strides, and the old reputation of
fc
mineral wealth is likely soon to revive
Parat no
IV unlooked-for splendour. Add to all this
root in government has taken immovable
tt, t•
he ,
qc u•uutry, and freedom of opinion and
dnee aoility of the subject are certain to pro-
that development of industry and commerce
Pro-
t•
hitherto accompanied their existence
• the history of the world.
4t the meetingi"ilaPeadlato of the Great Eastern Railway
Pointed Y' held yesterday, a committee was ap-
ti accordaarrange the reorganisation of the board
Iva,
an_ nee with the proposals recently made. It
in I announced that •
nine out of the fifteen directors,
thee cldisi.,n_g
.it,he chairman, had placed their seats at
rernaitirnB`►of the shareholders, and most of the
e a
gave Si; on being requested by the meeting,
qualifi d
cona
4rnittee, e assent to the same course. The
Wic
_consisting of Alessrs. Rowley, J. Chad-
. 11 a E Stewart, E. Cleary, J. Fildes, M.P.,
wsnn A B'
rePort t •
Legg, and C. H. Parkes, are to
ei23l2id.inaot°o.,a aar
members
eamadnjbdo,eutrosrned meeting, to be held on the
y the to changes which ought to be made
glble as suggest the names of proprietors
Tenof the new direction.
rs are invited by the Crown agents for the
:i2loM.es, on the 19th •
evc, Zealand inst., for £470,000 6 per Cent.
le Inaba der of Government Debentures, being the
86`.3, the .£3,000,000 loan authorised in
Will'u,lacyu £2,530,000 has already been issued.
ll sat®
e 24 years to run, and the interest
.irom the 15tli of next month. A sum

equal to 2 per cent. per annum is to be applied as
an accumulating sinking fund. As the proceeds
are to be used in redemption of certain 8 per Cent.
Treasury Bills falling duo on the 31st of December,
of which a total of more than £400,000 is held here,
the transaction will not have the effect of drawing
any money from this country.

Two o'CLocir.

Business in the market for the English Funds
has been extremely limited, and prices have not
varied. Consols remain at the closing quotations
of yesterday afternoon, viz., 94/ 1 for money, and
92 15-16 93 1-16 for the sth December, ex div.
The New Threes are 92/ 3 21 ; ReAuced Annui-
ties, 93 21 ; Exchequer Bills, 28s. to 31s. prem. ;
India 5 per Cents., 1141 4 ; ditto 4 per Cents.,
1001 ; Eufaced 5 per Cents., 1041.
The Foreign Stock Market generally exhibits an
improved appearance. Italian have advanced 1, to
451 1; Spanish Passive 1, to 194 ; and Turkish 5
per Cents. /, to 31/ 321 ; but Mexican have de-
clined 4, to 141 15 ; whileiGreek remains unaltered
at 12 1 ; and Spanish Certificates at 17/ 1. United
States 5-20 bonds are 701 71 ; Erie 6hares, 461
47 ; and Illinois 1 better, at 821 83.
The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little
variation. Great Luxembourg have improved to
94 3-16, and South Austrian and Lombardo-Vene-
tian to 14 ; Grand Trunk of Canada have declined
to 17 ; East Indian remain at 1101, and Great
Indian Peninsula at 1084 /.
A very moderate amount of business has been
transacted to-day in the Railway Share Market, but
prices generally are well maintained. Great
Eastern and Brighton have each improved 4, and
Caledonian and Midland each 4.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 4, to 241 251, and the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds 4, to 19120.
Bank Shares continue flat. London and County
have receded to 53 ; Oriental Bank Corporation to
421; Alliance to 384 ; while Imperial Ottoman im-
proved to 84 9 ; and London and Westminster to
72 73.

10
et
It
100

Miscellaneous and Finance Shares 'are in a few
instances a shade firmer. Peninsular and Oriental
Steam have improved 2, to 52} 53f ; and Royal
Mail Steam have reached about 4 5, the quotations
current being 64 66 ; Anglo-American Telegraph
remain at 1771- 18 ; General Credit and Discount,
at 5f 7-16 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage
Loan, at 74 f. •

MINING MARKET.
SATURDAY, Two P.M.

Only a limited amount of business has been
transacted in the Mining Share Market, but prices
generally remain firm. Annexed are the closing
quotations :
Cara Brea, 19 20 ; Chiverton Moor, 5 51; Chontales
Gold, 31 31; Clifford Amalgamated, 61 61 ; East Basset, 12
14 ; East Caradon, 6 61; East Lovell, 8 81 ; East Russell,
—s —s; Frontino and Bolivia Gold, 158 175 6d; Great
Limy, 171 184 ; Great Retallick, 3 31 ; Great Wh al Vor,
171 181 ; Marke Valley, 61 61; North Crofty, 21 31 ; North
Treskerby, 33■ 355; Prince of Wales, 51s 535 ; South
Frances, 32 84; West Chiverton, 70 72 ; Wheal Basset,
90 95 ; Wheal Chiverton, —; Wheal Grenville, 205
315 ; Wheal Seton, 1021 105.

BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Dent. Consols
Do. Account, Dec. 5 —
3 per Cent. Reduced 93 21
New 3 per Cent 92i 3 21
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 —
annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 P —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Televaph), Ana., 1908 2Ol
March. Juno.
exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 J(4 per CL
Do £5OO — Pm
Do. £lOO Sc £2OO —
Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent —
Do. Account
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 10k per Cont., April 1874 —
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1812
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 —
Do. 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 -
Do. do. 1882 —

Do Deb., 5 per Cont., Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,000
FOREIGN F GNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Argentine Republic, t per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 —
Brazilian 5 per Cent. —
Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do Account 731
Do. £lOO Bonds
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cub', 6 per Cent.
Cuilian 3 per Cent 79
Do. 4i per Cent —
00. 6 per Cent., B .

Do., IBG7 '
Do., Scrip, £74 paid
31Iri
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip, £32 paid
Cit mbian, 6 per Cent.
Danish; 3 Der Cent., 1825
D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —

Do 8 per Cent:, 1867
E luador New Cvnsolidated, 1 per Cent...
elgyptian 7 per Cent
Do. Sec, ud LSS,IO
Do. £lOO Bonds
Do. Do. 1864
Do. £5 i 0 Bowls
Do. LIOC Bonds BBi 8
Uo Government Itailwoy Debentures 9Ol It 1
G 3ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coup- us
Do. Accouni,
.. 12
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent ..
It *Han 5 per Cert.., 1865
Do, Account
Do. Maremmana Railway 49
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto for Acdount
Dn. 1864
De 6 per Cont. Anglo-French
Slontevideau 6 per Cent.
Moorish imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada l2 .1
Do 4 per Cen'io. (Uribarren)
Po 4 per Cent.; 1562
Do .A.ccoar
Pero t'en 5 per Ceti,. 1865
Do Accoor, 7o}
Do 4i per Coni;.• 1862
POrt.ti:NOS6 3 per Ci:.,1353, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 391 40
Kussian 5 par Cent.- 1822, £ St
Do 41 por Cent. 1850
Do 4} per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO Bonds B7i
Do. do. £Bl 15s. do —7.

Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5.... B7 1
Do. do. £B4 152. do —
Sardinian, 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Con —
Do Ace,Junt
Do New Deferred. —
Do Account
Do Passive —
Do Account
Do Com. Cert. of Con;,. not funded ,
Do Account
Turkish 6 per Cent., 1854
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent. 1858 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds —
Do 6 per Cent., 1862 —
Do Account
Do £lOO Bonds 65 4
Do. 1863 —
Do 5 per Cent., 1865 —
Do Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5l.
D 3 4 por Cent., Guaranteed
Venezuela, 3 per Cent. —
Da Account —
Do 6 per Cont., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Dividends on the above payable in Londoi.
Austrian o par Cont. Ex 10 Florins ...
Belgian, 41 por cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil —
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... B4l
French 'loam, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. —
Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f.
Do. Account
TWO U'ULOOK.
Consols, Money 941 1
Do. Account, ex div .. 92 5-16 93 1-16

[The following appeared is oar Latest Bingen of yester-
day ereniag.l
CITY, HALF-PAST FOUR O'CLOCK.

Since two o'clock there has been a recovery in the
price of Consols of k per cent., and they have closed
at 941 for money, and at 93 for the account, ex
dividend.

There were no gold operations at the Bank to-
day.

Foreign Stocks, in some instances, have ruled a
shade firmer ; Italian 5 per Cents. have advanced
1, to 45; 1 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 311 2 ;
Spanish Passive have declined .1, to 191 ; Greek
closed steadily at 121. ; Mexican at 14i 151.
American Secuities are firmer. Erie pima have

advanced I, to 464 47f ; and Illinois t, to 821 83.
Atlantic and Great Western Debentures have re-
ceded 4, to 25 26 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage
Bonds I, to 194 20f.
The following are the closing quotations of some
of the principal railway companies' shares :—Cale-
donian, 86 to 86/ ; Great Eastern, 311 to 321 ;
Great Northern, 107 to 109 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1234 to 1241 ; Brighton, 521 to 531 ;
Metropolitan, 1201 to 121 ; Midland, 117 to 1171 ;
North Eastern, Berwick, 101 to 102 ; and South
Eastern, 654 to 661.
In the Open Stock Exchange to-day the following
business has been transacted:--Open Stock Exchange
(Limittd), 83 11,1 '67 ; Atlantic and Great Western
Coupons, 5s to 53 6d ; Hodges Distillery Company,
£2 7s 6d; Danish Land, 35.; South Kensington
Hotel, 6s 3d; Galveston, Houston, and Henderson
Railway, 2s ; Consolidation Land Company of
France, lOs ; Imperial Land Company of Mar-
seilles Bonds, 1872, £1 103; Langham Hotel,
£2 15s; Imperial Land of Marseilles Bonds, 1876,
£4 ; Itossa Grande Gold, 12s 6d.

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SHARE LlST.—This Day.
ORDINARY I:MARES AND STOCKS.

pest!Closing I Business
Prioe. dine.

100
7
100
all
100
100100
16.13.4

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British Columbia, 6 per
cent., Deo. 31, 1372....
Can.(lov.6 p.o.Ja.Sr July

1877-8 t
6p.C.Feb. & ug..l
o. 5 p. C. .k Sept
100. sp.c.Jo u. July
'Do. 3 d 41E1
ICa,,b G. Rope, 6 p.e. 1873
Do.A pl. a Wt.o 1890-1900
Do. c'e 1880-90
Do. J ats.& ..Iy, 1890-Vi
Do. 5 per cent. 15 April
and 15 Oct., 1900--
'Ceylon, NOT. 1868, 6 p.c.
I Do. 1878, do..
'landau., 8 p. C, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1878 ...
Do. 1882, Slay 15, N0i,..3
'Do. 1815, Feb. .1c Aug
Nutal 'iov. 6 per ctent 1
N. 8.G0v.8 my
INT. 1i10y.5 p c.,18661

Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876
Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895
ew Zealand, 6 p. cent
Du. 5 per cent....
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o.
sterling, 1875
Queensland Got. 6 p. c.
S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,ci 1868-9,
Do. 1878 & upwards..
Vlo,(lov. 6 p.o. Ja t July
Do. du, April & Oct.!

190
100
100
100
100
100

IBSES,

100
1100
15
100
100

83 15
8 87
36 46

3 5
73 76
70 72

10z 10i
32 321
bi 7
16 7
107 109
112 113
123 125

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451
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25 30
39
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5 7
7 8
410 430
I
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21
6 6
3 34
2 3
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11 21
4 5
17 18

18 11
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35 37
21 2/
6 b
41 5i
2i Ii
10 50
3 5

3 5
2 26
29 31
3W) 410
37i 420
4
13 14,

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71 73
110 1.0•.
67i 72~
25 27
16 18
100 105
9 7

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102 ios

P 4p
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5 6

68 7

48 52
99 Ic2
108 IC4
110 110!

sal a 7 thi

461 6

1231 II
52;

114 111
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1171 f

1011 1

62 3

1161 I

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891 90

17 18

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1111

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107 108
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102 2;

I'UNFEHENCJI bliAltEls.

Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, 65
Great ITLstcru, uri.zinal (Berko! & Hants Ex.) 5 per c•nt ,
Ditto, 4} per cent. 8
North Eastern, Cone., 4 per cent., -
Ditto, 41 per cent. rd., 91

LINES LEASED !LT FIXED ItENTALs
London and Blackwall, SS

BANE%

Agra, Ifni., A, 71
Alliance, Una., t3r,
A. it g "lo • Aus LT 1 an ,
British North American, 52
Chartered 1340 k 01 India, Australia, and China, PI
City, 131
Colonial, 3/1 t 1
Consolidated, Ifni., 41
Imperial Ottoman, lira„ 8 15.16 9,
Land Mortally Bank dr India, lan., 11
London and Brazilian, lira., 18i
London and Couuty, 531 3
Loudon and 11 estininster, 72 6
Ditto, Scrip, 101 391
Oriental Bank Corporation, 43_2i

MISCELLAVICOU J.
Anglo-American Telegraph,llw., 1/1 18
Atlantic Telegraph, 30
Ditto, 8 par cent., 721
City of London Heal Property, lim., 6
Commercial Union, Insurance, 411
Credit teoncier of England. lim.. 21
Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12f
lien. Credit and Discount, tint.. 6 7-16
Lon lon and Provincial Marine, If
New Quebrada,
Ocean. marine Insurance), 211
Otago and Southland Investment, 2
reninoula and Oriental 6team, 03$

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Before the Lord Chief Justice, and Justices Willa+,
Byles, and Smith.

MISS FRAY AGAIN AND THE SHERIFF OFFICERS.

Miss Fray rose at the conclusion of the motions
in this court, and said—l have a motion to make,
my lord, in the case of Owens v. Fray, relative to
the conduct of a solicitor named Sadler. I forgot
to mention last night the honourable conduct of the
judges here, especially to mention that of the late
Lord Chief Justice.

The Lord Chief Justice—What does your motion
relate to, Miss Fray?
Miss Fray—l want a rule to compel this man
Sadler to show cause why he should not answer to
this court, of which he is an officer, for unprofes-
sional conduct. I will enter into the pith of the
matter directly, but I must first enter into
the conduct of the sheriff officers, and a lot of men,
I don't know what they can be called ; they are
worse than Fenians. (Laughter.) There is nothing
to laugh at. They want to kill me as they did my
father. It is cruel to laugh. lam quite unfit to
speak to-day, and I think it unfair to attempt to
intimidate me. It is not because lam crushed that
I am to be treated in this way.
The Lord Chief Justice—The Court cannot help
some little laughter amongst the bystanders.
Come to the point, Miss Fray.
Miss Fray—Well, my lord, in the first place, the
defendants taxed my costs behind my back. This
was honourable conduct. The case was tried on
the 10th of July, and I remained in town till the
19th August. I then went to stay in Shrop.
shire, and then to my mother's house in Mon-
mouthshire, where I remained till Friday last,
and the defendants well knew that I was there.
When I was busy in Chancery-lane on Saturday I
was arrested by a sheriff's officer named Chapman,
who said that if I went with him to Lumley's I
could remain until .I could- send to my friends and
pay the money. After I got there I was some time
before the man there would let me have a messen-
ger. At last I got a boy, and he returned and said
he had seen my eldest brother, and he would
come directly. Before he arrived the officers
insisted upon my going to Whitecross-street.
I remonstrated with them about it, and
offered to pay twice the money, and some ladies
and gentlemen who were staying there implored
that I might remain. This was not allowed, and
then I was treated very cruelly. They dragged me
downstairs, and so tore me about that I am almost
black and blue, and also tore my clothes, which are
worth some pounds. I was just on the point of
getting over an attack of congestion on the brain,
and these are certificates from an eminent man.
I was then taken into a dark recess, and finally
forcibly removed to Horscmonger-lane Gaol.
My friends, however, did get in, and saw the state
I was in. They tendered more than the amount on
Monday. It was arranged on Saturday that I
should be got out on Monday. To say nothing
about my health, a most important business has
been ruined through it. My friends tendered more
than the amount, but the solicitor would not take
it, and kept me full five hours, as well as putting
my friends to great inconvenience.
The Lord Chief Justice—lt is not your own
solicitor, then, against whom you are speaking ?
Miss Fray—No, my lord ; I conducted the case
in person.
The Lord Chief Justice—ls that your own
affidavit you are reading from, or some one else's ?
Miss Fray—l have no affidavit, but I can get
those of my own and my broker's and my lady
friends.
The Lord Chief Justice—The Court cannot
allow you to make a statement without it is on
affidavit—that is the practice of the Court.
Miss Fray—l will get the affidavits drawn up
and presented on the neat motion day—that will
I be next Tuesday.

The Lord Chief Justice—Then there is a pro-
bability that they will not be irrelevant.
Miss Fray—All I have stated is true, my lord.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SPEEDY RETURN TO PRISON.—EIIen Coleman,
a woman who has spent a large portion of her life
in prison, was charged, before Mr. Knox, with
being drunk and behaving in a refractory manner
at St. James's Workhouse.
Bradley, the porter of St. James's Workhouse,
said yesterday afternoon the prisoner came to the
workhouse. She was drunk and demanded to be
admitted, and made use of much bad language, and
behaved in such a refractory manner that he was
compelled to give her into custody. On the 4th of
last month she was coumitted one month for a simi-
lar offence.

Prisoner—Forgive rue. I have only just come out
of prison, after being there a month.
Inspector Harrison—We were obliged to have a
doctor to the prisoner last night, as she had a fit.
Prisoner—Forgive rie. I had a fit.

Mr. Knox—lf you persist in gin drinking you
will have fits and die a miserable death. You are
never out of the hands of the police, and you are
the greatest drunkard in existence. You will be
fined 40s. or a month as a drunk and disorderly
person, and by going to prison you will be taken
care of if you have fits.

The prisoner (as she was leaving the court) said,
i 4 I will make away with myself."

WESTMINSTER.

A FALSE ALARM.—Charles Dickeng, in the
trowsers and shirt of a soldier, was charged on his
own confession with being a deserter from the 6th
Regiment.
Police-constable Clark, 47 B, said about half-
past 7 on Friday evening the prisoner came to the
Westminster station and said lie wished to give
himself up as a deserter from the 6th Regiment of
Foot. He was asked if he was on furlough, and he
said he was a deserter 7 days. He was drunk.
Prisoner—l only had a little drink.
Mr. Selfe—What do you mean by your conduct?
Prisoner —I am not a deserter. _ _

Mr. Selfe—Then you area rogue and vagabond,
for such the law denomin4tes those who give them-
selves up as deserters when they are not. I don't
mean that as abuse, but; the words of the Act of
Parliament say so.
Prisoner—l didn'tknow where to go to, so I came
to the station to be takeu pare of.
Mr. Selfe—You describe }yourself as a clerk.
Inspector Humphreys—Be said he was orderly
clerk. . _

Mr. Selfe—l ratherthinkhe was a disorderly
clerk, but if he wants to be taken care of I will take
care of him.

Constable Clark—He has military trousers and
shirt on.

Prisoner, who now assumed a more serious air,
said—l came from Edinburgh on furlough, and
having lost my money and furlough I did not
know what to do, and I came.to the station. lam
not a deserter.

Mr. Selfe—Where is the military coat that you
wore ?

Prisoner—l left my coat at my sister's in Drury-
lane. I don't know her name. The number is 26.

Mr. Humphreys—lle gave another address—
Prisoner—l hope you won't remand me. I only
did it because I had nowhere to go.
Mr. Selfe—l shall certainly remand you.
Prisoner—l hope not. I shall get into trouble if
you do.

_
Mr. Selfe—l shall remand you till Friday next
for inquiries.

THAMES.

➢IR. PAGET AND OUTRAGES ON THE POLICE.—
Patrick Flinn, a rough Irishman, about 40 years of
age, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
violently assaulting John Kant, 341 K, and Herbert
Butt, 62 K.
Last night, at a late hour, Kent was called upon
to take a drunken and disorderly woman, who had
broken four panes of glass with a hammer. Kent
arrested the woman, and took the hammer from
her. Kent was conducting his prisoner to the station-
house when the prisoner accosted him) and in a

boisterous manner said, " Let her go." - Kent told
him to mind his own business, on which t he prisoner
made use of very foul language, and after tzlang the
hammer from the constable made a blow .at his
head with it. Kent parried the blow on his head
by his activity, and it fell on his shoulder . A
struggle ensued, and the woman escaped. :ant
took his truncheon from his pocket, and warner the
prisoner, but did not use the stick- Butt, a ;ser-
geant, came to the assistance of Kent, and the pri-
soner struck him repeatedly and made several at-
tempts to throw him. The prisoner, who g,..ve
much trouble to the police, was secured.
Mr. Paget, after hearing that the prisoner had
been in custody before, intimated to the prisoner
and all persons disposed to attack the, police in the
execution of their duty or to assault them in any
way that they were liable on conviction by a. jury
to two years' imprisonment and hard labour. if he
thought fit he could send the prisoner for trial. A
most dangerous weapon had been used. The pri-
soner struck at the constable's head wit h a hammer
it would have taken effect but for the officer's acti-.
vity. He could not help commending the forbearance
of Kent, who drew his truncheon, but did not use it,
which he would have been justified in doing. For-
tunately' neither of the constables were seriously
injured. That circumstance induced him to decide
the case summarily. Ile considered it was his duty
and the duty of all magistrates to protect the police,
who had dangerous duties to perform. Kent had
shown great discretion and great forbearance in a
very turbulent locality. If it was in his (the ma-
gistrate's) power he should inflict a more severe
sentence than the one he was about to pass, and
which was quite inadequate for the offence. lle
sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprison-
ment and hard labour for one assault, and an.addi-
tional two months' imprisonment and. hard labour
for the other, the sentences to be _conseoutive, in
all four months' imprisonment and hard labour.

Sufferings of a Ship's

The screw steamer British Queen arrived in
West Hartlepool on Thursday and landed the
master and portion of the crew of the brig Brodres
Haab, of Sarpsberg, Christiana, who had been
picked up at sea in a small open boat 103 miles
west of Heligoland. The story the poor men told
of their sufferings was very heartrending. The
vessel sprung a leak in a gale of wind on Mon-
day, and the men were kept at the pumps. On
Tuesday the boats were got out and the crew put
into them, Captain Kosar and five men man-
ning one and other four men in the small
dingy. They had no provisions with them, hav-
ing been obliged hurriedly to leave the ship,
as she capsized suddenly. They were all in a
weak state when they left the vessel, and poorly
clad. The sea became more violent, with a strong
gale of wind, which soon separated the boats
from each other. The occupants, on parting, feel-
ingly wished each other a speedy deliverance
from the perilous position they were placed in.
The poor fellows, however, had to undergo further
privations. During the whole of that day their
tiny boat, containing the captain and five men,
was tossed about by the furious sea, and it required
the united attention of the crew to keep her afloat.
The surge of the sea was continually splashing
into the boat, which two men were constantly
baling out. Several seas threatened to overlap her,
but she managed to escape the destructive gale.
As night approached the effects of the hardship
encountered by the men, through the intense cold
and want of food, were apparent, and it was evident
the men could not much longer maintain their
position. They bravely kept up their hearts and
struggled through the darkness of the night in
expectation of being rescued. At daylight the
captain was exhausted and was unable to render
any assistance ; and another of the crew, shortly
after, was too insensible to work. The remainder,
although famishing, and scarcely able to hold their
oars, struggled on until the afternoon, when the
screw steamer British Queen fell in with them.
They were all so much worn out that they had to be
carried on board, where, however, by the kind
attention of Captain Spence, they gradually rcco-
veral. On being told that there were other four
of the crew in a very small boat, Captain Spence
steamed about 20 miles in the hope of picking them
up, but there was nothing to be seen of them, and
it is feared that these poor fellows have perished.