The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-06 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE OF SYSTEMATIC AND EXTENSIVE PLUN-
DER.—George Rymer was placed at the bar charged
Barker,M t• . Rogers,
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with stealing a gold watch, a quantity of jewellery,
and a great number of other articles of considerable
value,
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was charged with feloniously receiving part of the
property, well-knowing the sane to have been
stolen.

Mr. Smyth, solicitor, °pond the case for the pro-
secution, and afterwards called witnesses in support
of the statement. lie said the prisoner Rymer
lodged in the house of M. Rogers up to the 30th
ult. For some time past a great number of articles
had been stolen, and on the 26th the prosecutor,
during Rymer's absence, entered the room he occu-
pied and there found pawnbrokers' tickets relating
to part of the missing property. On the 29th ult.
a box, containing a great quantity of jewellery, was

broken open in Mr. Rogers' first floor front room.
Rymer was there that day, and the duplicates
of part of the property were subsequently sent
by him to the prosecutor in an impudent letter
stating that when he (prosecutor) had overhauled
his things he had missed these tickets. Rymer,
when apprehended, was found wearing one of the
articles of the stolen jewellery, and was possessed of
others. As against Barker, it was alleged that he
was found in Rymer's room, where part of the
stolen property was discovered ; that he had ad-
mitted pawning a gold watch, and that it could be
shown he was found dealing with other parts of the
stolen property.

Barker, who said that his family was respectable,
denied that he had admitted pawning the watch,
or that he had had any knowledge of the robbery,
or knew anything about the property.
The prisoners were remanded, bail in £lOO to be
accepted for Barker.

Atlantic Telegraph Company.

MEETING THIS DAY.

An extraordinary general meeting of the share-
holders of the Atlantic Telegraph Company was
held this morning, at the London Tavern, Bishops-
gate-street ; Sir C. M. Lampson in the chair.
The Secretary having read the report, which has
already appeared in The Sun,
The CHAIRMAN said that he should have to
address the meeting through the illness of their
chairman. That gentleman evinced great interest in
the undertaking, and he wassorry that he was absent.
It would be necessary to call them together again in
Oct. or Nov., and, therefore, he should be as brief
as possible. He would direct their attention to the
financial sheet. They would find that if it had not
been that they had to bear two accidents to the cable
of 1866, both it was believed the result of crushing
by an iceberg, their receipts would have been larger.
These, however, he did not think were likely to
occur again. The next point he would allude to
was the reduction of the tariff, but he did not think,
however impatient the public were for this
reduction, they would begrudge the amount
of £24,000 put aside by the dues. They had
entered into negociations with the Anglo-Ameri-
can directors for the purpose of a lowering
of the tariff, and on the 15th of August the Atlantic
Telegraph Company wrote to the Anglo-American
Company setting forth the proposed amount of
reduction, but these concessions were negatived by
the Anglo-American Company. The chairman
then called upon the secretary to read the corres-
pondence on the subject, which was very volu-
minous.

The CHAIRMAN then resumed, and said that the
proposal of the directors of this company was almost
in accordance with the opinion of Mr. Seward, the
chairman of the Anglo-American one. He wished
that they should send a message for £5. They
had, it would be remembered, first charged £2O,
and had reduced that to £lO. It was wished to
send as cheaply as possible all messages, and the
communications of the press at half price. It was
proposed by the Anglo-American that 7s. 61 should
be deducted per word, which would bring down a
message to £2 10s. This he thought the share-
holders of that company would not allow, and he
did not consider that it would suit them. They
must reduce the price, in his opinion, gradually.
The shareholders only now received a small
pittance, and they must be very cautious
how they proceeded, but nevertheless he
trusted that some arrangement might be come to
which would be advantageous to both companies.
Ile would remind them that they had had only one
year's experience with regard to the receipts, and if
they glanced at the financial statement they would
find that there had been great fluctuation. He would
urge upon them that, under such circumstances, it,
would be very unwise to accept this proposition of
78. 6d., and he was quite sure that it would not
enable the Anglo-American to pay 5 per cent. Ile
trusted that on the recovery of the chairman
the matter might be adjusted. One thing
more he had to tell them, and that was
with regard to an Act of Parliament which they had
obtained, and which enabled them to borrow as
much capital as they might require. lie concluded
by moving the adoption of the report, and that 4
per cent: dividend be paid on the 8 per Cent. Con-
solidated Preference Stock.

ASIIAREHOLDER said that if he understood rightly,
the Atlantic Company thought the reduction of the
tariff too much on the part of.the Anglo-American.
The CHAIRMAN said they would reduce it 78.,
whereas the Anglo-American wished to lower the
tariff 7s. 6d. Their own company wished to send
no message under five guineas.
The report was then seconded, and carried
unanimously.

Aftcr a voto of thanks to the chairman, the meA-
ing terminated.

MARKETS.---This day.

MARK LANE.

Scarcely any old English wheat was on sale here to-day,
and the supply of new was only moderate. Owing chiefly
to the changeable state of the weather the demand for both
red and white qualities ruled steady, at prices fully equal to
Monday.
The imports of foreign wheat having exceeded 25,000
quarters, the- show of samples was good, and sales pro-
gressed slowly, at previous rates.

Thoro was a slight improvement in tho inquiry for
floating cargoes of grain, on former terms.

The few samples of barley brought forward were dis-
posed of at very full prices.

Malt was very dull, and previous rates were barely sup-
ported.
Oats were in fair request at full quotations. The show
of foreign was good..
Both beans and peas wore quite as dear as on Monday.
Tho flour trade was inactive at late rates.
Cakes and seeds wore a slow inquiry.

ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch 2,210 70 1,970 50 290
Irish —
Foreign 25,710 3,080 35,450 2,100 sacks
Maize, 9,110 9,100 brls.