The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-12 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

Full, and I hope satisfactory, explanations will,
however, come by the next or following mail ; and
as soon as they are received I will at once communi-
cate them to the Press.

In the meantime Imay state, in justice to rut
agent, that I have always found him most careful
and cautious transmitting intelligence, and that
all he has sent hitherto has proved accurate.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
JULIUS RELTTER.
5, Lothbury, Sept. 11, 1867.

The Houses of Parliament.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.
Sir,--Mr. E. W. Pugin's assertions respectingtbe
Houses of Parliament have already been so fully
contradicted by his own witnesses that 1 need will
say a very few words in reply to his long letter 111
the Times of to-day.
He says that his father made the designs I'4lo
gained the competition. I produce as witness Mr.
Wolfe, who saw my father make them with his ova
hands. Mr. E. Pugin was an infant at the time of
the competition, and therefore appeals to Mr. Talbot
Bury, one of his father's oldest friends, to CO[°
forward. Mr. Bury does so, and states that it vrae
not till Mr. Barry had completed his design that
Pugin ever saw it. He adds that Pugin went froal
Mr. Bury's house to see it, and returned full of its
praises, and at that early period anticipated Ite
success in the pending competition.
Mr. E. Pugin then asserts that his father was,
nevertheless, the architect of the building as it is'
To this I oppose the direct denial of the eminent
architect, Mr. Banks, who was my father's chief
assistant at the time, and through whose hands all
the drawings and orders for the work passed. I
also quote Mr. Pugin's own letter, which appeared
in the Builder in 1845. Mr. Pugin replies that Las
father " told an intimate friend that be was the
designer of the Houses." But he told the public ill
his carefully written letter that he was not, that he,
" did nothing whatever on his own responsibility,"
and that his occupation was simply " to assist 11
carrying out practically Mr. Barry's designs and
views in all respects." I respect Mr. E. Pugin 5,
anxiety to do justice to his father, but has he reflected
that he is asking us to believe that he either told or
wrote an untruth.
Mr. E. Pugin then quotes as negative evidence
that Mr. Wright, who, he says, traced his father's
drawings, refuses to give any evidence whatever.
He is, however, again unfortunate in his witness, for
Mr. Wright has written to me a letter, in which,
after expressing in strong terms his opinion of DSc.
E. Pugin's charges, he states that " the position of
Mr. A. W. Pugin was that of an occasional assist'
ant and valued friend, and that every part of the
building had the designing hand of Sir C. Barry at
least ten times over." I can assure Mr. E. Puginthat I had nothing whatever to do with Mr. Wright,
letter beyond asking, as Mr. E. Pugin himself did,
that Mr. Wright would state what he knew of the
case.

Mr. E. Pugin then denies the truth of my state-
ment, that since my professional association With
my father every design for his works was made 131
himself. I repeat that statement in the strongest
terms, and it is corroborated by my eldest brother,
Mr. C. Barry. I have, however, never wished to
controvert Mr. A.W. Pugin's own statement in his
letter, that he assisted in details and in carrying
out practically my father's designs. No one has a
higher opinion than I have of the late Mr. rogin's

great talent as to Gothic details. and when the
talents have seemed to me unduly depreciated I
have borne public testimony to his genius, and tb°
assistance given by him at Westminster, when 1115
son has been silent.

I have received numerous letters available 3!
furthcr evidence should it become necessary, but
will at present content myself with saying that
shall gladly welcome any further investigation,
should Mr. Wolfe's suggestion of a reference to the

Royal Institute of British Architects be acted on•

It would be unseemly in me to seek to deprecate
your condemnatory criticism of the Westminster
Palace, but I may perhaps be allowed to refer to the

warmth of the present controversy, and the earnest"
ness with which it is waged, as proofs that your
opinions are not universally held, and that wY
father's great work has still its enthusiastic ad-
mirers.—Yours, &c.,
Penshurst, Sept. 7.

EDWARD M. BARRY.

P.S.—ln order to give the explanation of the late
Mr. Pugin's position iu his own words, 1 enclose a
copy of his letter to the Builder in 1845. Mr.
Pugin has referred to Mr. Ferrey, his father's bio-
grapher, to contradict this letter, but his witness
again fails him, for Mr. Ferrey says :—‘g I rernenl:
ber well how energetically he denied the truth 01
the report that he was the real architect of the.
Houses of Parliament, bidding me give it the nlost,
positive contradiction whenever I heard it repeated.'

(I TO THE EDITOR OF THE BUILDER' (Sept. 6, 1845.)
" Sir,—As it appears by an article in the last num'
ber of the Builder, as well as in notices contained of
late in other periodicals, that a misconception Pre-
vails as to the nature of my employment in the
works of the new Palace at Westminster, I think it
incumbent on me, in justice to Mr. Barry, to stet:
that I am engaged by him, and by him alone, with
the approval of the Government, to assist in Pre-
paring working drawings and other details of the
.
internal decorations, and to procure models and
drawings of the best examples of ancient decorative
art of the proper kind, wherever they are to be
found, as specimens for the guidance of the work-
men in respect of the taste and feeling to be jell-,
tated ; to engage with artists and the most skilful
workmen that can be procured in every branch Of
decorative art, and to superintend personally the
practical execution of the works upon the most
economical terms compatible with the nature of it,
and its most perfect performance. In fulfilling the
duties of my office, I do not do anything whatever
on my own responsibility; all models and working
drawings being prepared from Mr. Barry's
designs,
and submitted to him for his approval or alteration
previous to being carried into effect ; in fine, in);
occupation is simply to assist in carrying ea.
practically Mr. Barry's own designs and views 111
all respects.
Trusting to your fairness in giving insertion to
this letter in your next number—l am, sir, &c.,
" A. WELDY PUGIN'
" London, Sept. 3,1545."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR, —With reference to the telegram from Con:
stantinople on the subject of the Abyssinian pri-
soners, which I sent you on the 4th inst., I beg to
say that I have made inquiries on two successive
days by telegraph to ascertain the source from
which my agent obtained the news, but as yet I
have received no reply, owing probably to the tele-
graphic communication being at present somewhat
irregular.

MONEY MARKET

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New 3 per. Cont 92/ 3
New 2} per Cont. Jan. 1894 —
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innuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
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SHARE LlST—This Day.

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Continued easo prevails in the Discount Market,
and not the slightest change can be reported in the
current rates. The directors of the Bank of Eng-
land, at their usual weekly court, as was generally
expected, made no alteration in their terms for ac-
commodation.

li, xc li equ o r Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 2 por Ct.,„ pm
Do £5OO pm
Do. £lOO & £2OO pm
Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 248
Do. Account

June.
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INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECUIUTIES.
India.: Sock, 10k per Cent., April 1874
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Cont. Jul}, 1880
Do. 1 per• Cent., Oct. 188
Do. Certificates
Do. Enlaced Paper 1 per Cent —
Do. 5 per Cont., J:zu. 1872
Do. 5 per Cent., Max 1879 lO9
Do. 5 per Cont., Rap. Deb., 187',
Do. do. 1877 77..

At the Bank of England yesterday there were no
gold operations of importance.
The Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada
have announced the payment of the half-year's in-
terest on the Atlantic and St. Lawrence shares, due
on Monday, the 15th inst.
At the sixth ordinary meeting of the Surrey
Commercial Dock Company, held to-day, the
directors report was presented. It states that the
decrease in wood-laden vessels is attributable partly
to the general depression of trade, but in a great
measure to the lateness of the present season in the
Baltic. Your directors anticipate a large autumn
trade, and trust that by the close of the year the
deficiency of tonnage will be reduced. The great
development of trade in prepared flooring
boards has rendered it necessary largely to
extend the shed-room for their reception.
The sheds are constructed at a moderate cost,
and have been fully occupied throughout the
season. A considerable increase of dock space has
been obtained this year by the construction of
landing yards, with a shallow dock for barges, on a
site of 17 acres, in the vicinity of the Plough-road.
On a part of this ground your directors are erecting
a range of warehouses for the reception of jute and
other fibres. These buildings, one of which is just
completed, have been constructed specially to meet
the requirements of the London Fire Offices, and
have been favourably reported on by their surveyor.
Your directors have, therefore, every reason to hope
that a good and profitable business in this class
of merchandise will be directed to this
dock. The directors recommend that a dividend
of £3 per cent., free of income tax, be declared
on the ordinary stock and on Preference Stock A
for the six months ending 30th inst. An adequate
amount of the company's debenture stock having
bee❑ issued your directors have given the requisite
notices pursuant to the resolution passed at the
extraordinary meeting on the 14th of September,
1865, to pay off the outstanding promissory notes.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined 1, to 23 25 ; but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain at 21 22.

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Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO .
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, l per Cent —
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859
Brazilian 5 per Cent —
Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
~o. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account —
Do. £lOO Bonds —
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent 79
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 36
'Juba, 6 per Cent.
0 ailian 6 per Cent —
Do. 4} per Cent —
Do. 6 per Cent., B •
Do., 1867
Do , Scrip, £57 paid
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866
Do., Scrip, £2O paid
Q)1 mbian, 6 per Cent.
Danish; 3 nor Cent., 1825. ~
D inubiau Principalities, 7 per Cent —

Do S por Cent:, 1867
Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent
olgyptian 7 per Cent —
Do. Second Issue —
Do. £lOO Bonds

aa. Do. 1861
Do. £lOO Bonds BB5
Do Government Railway Debentures 865
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
Do. Coupons
Do. Account
Guatemala 5 per Cent ..
Italian 5 per Cent., 1865
Do, Account • , 73
Do. Alaremmana Railway
11,3xican 3 per Cent
Ditto for Account
Do. 1864 B5
Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French
Ilontevideau 6 per Cont. •
Sioorish imperial 5 per Cent
New Granada
Do 3 per Cen
Do. Deferred
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Periviar. 5 por Cent., 1865
Do Account 6si
Do 45 per Cent., 1865
Do 45 per Cont. (Uribarren)
Do 45 per Cent., 1862
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Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,12,'3
Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si
Do 45 per Cent. 1850
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Sardinian, 5 per Cent
Spanish 3 per Cent 345
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Tile last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

1867. 1866.
Great Western ... 81,868 79,842
North Western ... ...133,333 130,092
South Western 29,088 26,927
Brighton ... . ... 30,306 25,838
Midland ... 60,611 54,145
South Eastern . : ... 34,123 29,953
Great Northorn ... 41,454 38,593
Lancashire and Yor:kshire ... 50,920 47,581
Bristol and Exeter 8,534 7,397
North Eastern 7 ... 79,244 73,901
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 22,379 20,821
Great Eastern ... 39,386 37,504
London, Chatham, and Dover ... ... 16,954 13,733
North British 29,935 29,335
Gla*gow and South Western ... 12,042 10,673
Great Southern and Western of Ireland... 10,600 10,137
Midland and Great Western of Ireland 5,632 b,712
These returns, when compared with those of the
corresponding period of last year, are again of a
very satisfactory character. On the Great Western
there is an increase of £2,026 ; on the North-
Western, of £3,241 ; on the South-Western, of
£2,161; on the Brighton, of £4,468 ; on the
Midland, of £6,466 ; on the South-Eastern, of
£4,170 ; on the Great Northern, of £2,861 ; on
the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £3,339 ; on the
Bristol and Exeter, of £1,137 ; on the North-Eas-
tern, of £5,343 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, of £1,558 ; on the Great Eastern, of
4n1,882 ; on the London, Chatham, and Dover, of
; on the North British, of £6OO ; and on
the Glasgow and South-Western, of £1,369.

Do Account
trkish 6 per Cent., 1854
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Do A-ccolult •••
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Do 6 per Cent, 1862 591
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Do £lOO Bonds 6G
Do. 1863

ISIONS.

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Dividends on the above payaole in London.
Austrian a pm. Cent. Ex 10 Florins
Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 'i,fr per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil,.
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...,
French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M.
Italian 5 per Cont. 1851, Ex. 251.
Do. Account

The directors of the Varna Railway Company
'lave received the following letter from the Grand
Vizier, in reference to his Imperial Alajesty's
transit over the railw4-

TWO O'OLO OK.
Consols, Money 941
Do. Account September 10. 34i

(Copy.)
" Sublime Porte, Grand Vizier's Department,
Sept. 2, 1867.
"Messieurs les Directeurs,—The journey of his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan over the Varna and Rustchuck Railway
having been so excellently performed, I hasten to express
to You the satisfaction of the Imperial Government.
"The Imperial Government is glad to recognise on this
occasion the improvements effected in the working of the
raihvay, and which so materially contribute to the success of
an enterprise so useful to the country.
"Accept, MM. les Directeurs, the assurance of my high
esteem. (Signed) " AALE.
"To the Directors of the Varna and Rustchuck
Railway Company."
The directors of the English and Australian
Copper Company (Limited) have received advices
from their manager, dated Port Adelaide, 29th July
ast. The quantity of coal at Kooringa was 1,035
tong, at Kapunda 302 tons, and at Port Adelaide
_1,050 tons. There were three furnaces at work at
liooringa. At the Port works all the fires were out
for stock taking, and the usual thorough cleaning
..111) also for repairs to culverts, &c. Since date of
last advices about 75 tons of copper had been
ilhiPp ed.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND,

MEETING-THIS DAY.

A general court of the directors of the Bank of
England was held in the Bank-parlour this morn-
ing; Newman Hunt, Esq., governor, in the chair.

The minutes of the last court having been read
and confirmed,
The CHAIRMAN said that this was one of the
quarterly general courts, appointed under the charter
by N 0.12 bye-law, for making a dividend for the half-
year, and it was also one of the usual quarterly courts.
The amount declared on the 30th August last was
£629,072 16s. 10d., making amount of rest on that
day £3,657,003 14s. 101 ; and after providing for
a dividend during the half-year at 41 per cent., the
amount of rest would be £3,002,118 14s. 11d., and
the dividend warrants would be delivered and paid
on the 10th Oct. next, with no deduction on ac-
count of income-tax. He then moved that this
dividend be made and warrants issued.
This resolution was carried unanimously.

On the motion of Mr. SEABANK, seconded by
Mr. LAWRENCE LEVI, a cordial vote of thanks was
passed to the governor and court of directors.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the court for himself
and the directors, and regretted that the dividend
was not larger, but it was only what they might
expect from the state of the money market.

Two O'CLOCK.

The Paris Rentes this morning, according to
Renter's telegram, were 70f 10c.—Firm.

The dealings in the English Stock Macke t are
still of a limited character, but rather more firmness
prevails, Consols being 941 1 for transfer, and 944
for the account.
The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are
02i 3 ; Exchequer Bills, 275. to 30s. prem. for
June; Bank of England Stock, 218 ; India 5 per
Censt., 1124 ; Enfaced ditto, 101 ; ditto 51 per
Cent, 109 ; and 5 per Cent. Rupee Debentures,
1882, 1011.
A general improvement has taken place in the
Foreign Market. Spanish Passive have advanced 1,
to 201 ; Certificates I, to 161 1 ; Greek 1, to 14 1 ;
Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 311 1 ; Italian 1, to
491 ; and Mexican 1, to 15} 4.

RELIGIOUS CREEDS.—In addition to the Oaths of
Office Act another statute was passed in the late Session to
open the professorships of Dublin University, which were
limited to Protestants of all nations, to all qualified per-
sons irrespective of their religious creed.
SUDDEN DEATH ON HOLBORN-HILL.---At half-
past one o'clock yesterday afternoon a poorly-clad woman,
about 60 years of age, was ascending Holborn-hill, when
she was observed suddenly to fall, and upon several persons
running to her assistance she was found to be dead. It is
assumed that she was on her way to the relieving-house,
as an order for out-door relief was found on her person.
Her body was conveyed to the dead-house, where it awaits
an inquest.

American Securities have also advanced. Illinois
Shares have improved 1, to 761 771 ; Erie shares 1,
,to 44 45 ; but United States 5-20 Bonds are *
lower, at 72i 8.
Market,
A firmer tone has prevailed in the Railway Share
4arket, and prices generally tend upwards. North
Western and South Eastern have each improves 8 ;
Great Western, Brighton, and Metropolitan, each
1 ; Midland, 11; and Great Northern, 2.
In the Foreign and Colonial lines there has been
little change of importance. Great Luxembourg
are dealt in at 108 ; Eastern Bengal have im-
Proved to 1031 ; Madras 5 per. Cents., to 1031 ;
and Delhi, to 1018.
Bank Shares are in some instances a shade flatter.
,Consolidated have receded to 41 ; London and
Westminster to 691 ; and Union of London to 361.
Miscellaneous and Finance Shares continue in
limited request, at about previous rates. Anglo-
American Telegraph are dealt in at 168 17,i ;
ludson's Bay Company, at 148 15 ; London
Financial, at 7 1 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mort-
gage Loan, at 711 4.

TAILORS' STRIKE IN BIRMINGHAM.—sixty-seven
journeymen tailors are now on strike in Birmingham, in
consequence of a dispute with some of the masters on the
"log" question. The actual difference in money between
the regulations the men require and those which the mas-
ters insist upon is roughly estimated at 3s. or 3s. Gd. a
week for each man. The funds of the workmen's society
aro in good condition. The men have been paying 2s.
all through the summer for the support of the Loudon
tailors on strike. 300 in-door and 90 out-door workers are
members of the Birmingham society.—Birmingham Post.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT.—Ou Friday afternoon
a party of three officers of the Royal Engineers proceeded
from Chatham for a sail down the harbour in one of the
small sailing yachts belonging to the Royal Engineers,
when a sudden gust of wind caught the sail while the yacht
was passing through Long Reach, the boat immediately
capsizing. Lieut. James J. Robertson, who was stated to
have been an excellent swimmer, was unfortunately
drowned. The other two officers—Lieuts. Sir Arthur W.
Mackworth and C. H. Mackenzie, wore saved by some
officers in two other yachts also belonging to the Royal
Engineers, which were in company with deceased. Al-
though all possible means have been employed the body of
deceased was not foun sup to yesterday.
[ADFERTISEDIENT.]— Consumption, and all nervous, bilious,
stomach and liver complaints in every stage aro only aggravated
and accelerated by drugs of every description, but perfectly
oau ble by Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabic°, Food,
as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered
hopeless;
such as indigestion (dyspepsia), cough, asthma, con-
sumption, habitual constipation, diarrhoea, all gastric derange-
ments, luemorrhohip, liver complaints, flatulency, nervousness,
biliousness, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, in-
fluenza, noises in the head awl ears, rheumatism, gout, impu-
rities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness,
acidity, palpitation, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy,
era,-_-ips, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at
P".'a, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest,
pains at the pit of the stomach, and between the shoulders, ,cc.
We quote a few.—The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's
Food. Cure No. 68.41.1,—"H0me, July '2l, 1866.—The health of
the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all
other z medics, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's
Revalenta Arabica Food, of which he consumes a plateful
at every meal. It has proluced a surprisingly beneficial
effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this
excellent food too highly." From the "Gazette du Midi."
July '25. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, timber mer-
chant, of Frimley, Surrey, of thirty years' diseased lungs,
spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness.—
Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Isieutenant of
Waterford, of many years dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. " Fifty
years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness,
asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness and
vomiting.—Maria Joly." Important Caution.—Beware of the many
unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without
authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached.
In tins at is. IN.; 1 lb., Is 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. 6d.; 5 lbs., 115, ;
12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 405.—BA.n1tY Du BARRY and Co., No. 77,
Ltegent-street, London; also Fortnam audMason,lB2,Piceadilly
and at 61, Gracechureh-street; 4, Cheapside; 63, 150, and 289,
Oxford-street; 330 traild ; and all grocers and chemiglet

65 65
99 101
100 IG2
109 110

MINING MARKET.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

In the market to-day business has been moderately
4,etive• The shares chiefly in demand have been
‘-ihontales, West Seton, North Treskerby, South
Prances South Caradon, and Marke Valley. North
,r°-f-tY, Prince of Wales, Seton, and Tincroft are u
44ade flatter. Annexed are the latest quotations :
eilivertou Moor 651 North Treskerby 1/ 11
Akitllio_ritales Gold
u°l',l Amalgamate 7/ 8 Providence Mines... 29 30
Basset rust Caradon lB 19 South Caradon 380 400
5,1 5 South Frances
.. last Lovell 8 8k Tincroft
-....;a5t Wheal Grenville 21 21 West Chivorton
Ot.ireat Laxe_V lB/ 19/ West Seton
re.. A. -.-.. - .
are,
-ttetallick -1 Wheal Buller
14,:",4 Wheal Vor ... 18 19 Wheal Chiverton ... 61 7
..,..ouArire Valley 5l 5/ Wheal Mary Ann... ---
4, North Crofty

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK,
8 GOVERNNIENT FUNDS.
Per ()eat, CoAzols 111111 l 941

17 18

THE SUN, LONDON. Tfl URSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1867.

ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

A DANGEROUS KIND OF "LARK."—William Vin-
cent and John Graney, porters, working in Covent-
garden Market, were charged with stealing a sove-
reign frem the Britannia publichouse, Covent-
garden Market.
Mr. Harrison said that about half-past eight last
night his barman .informal him the prisoners had
taken a sovereign from the counter, while ha (the
barman) was giving change. He went in search of

the prisoners, and found then drunk in another
publichouse, (the -White Lion) in James-street.
They denied having taken the money. He gave

them in charge. This morning the mother of Vin-
cent called upon witness and offered to repay the
.£l, saying it was only taken for "a lark," and
that they meant to return it.

TiL\ Mlik .

Mr. Flower—The quc,ssti,)n is, do you. believe it
was taken in that way ?
Witness—l can't tell, as I was not present.
They are well known, and have a very good
character. They certainly have been in the habit
of taking more liberties in my house than I like,
but some allowance was made as they were old cus-

The Prisoner—Yes, sir.
Mr. Paget—l will allow you to be discharged.

FIRES AND LOSS OF LIFE.

MARKETS.---This clay.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

fully murdering her male child on the 14th of
August last.

Mr. Mansfield—Has an inquest been held ?
Inspector Shadford—Yes, sir.
Mr. Mansfield—What has been the result ?
Inspector Shadford--A verdict of wilful murder
has been returned.

Mr. Mansfield—There is no necessity for me to
go into the case. She already stands convicted on
the coroner's warrant.

The prisoner has been in St. Pancra.s Infirmary
since the occurrence. On the day alluded to a
policeman was called to the address, and in a cellar
found a full-grown male chill with its head nearly
severed from its body. The prisoner admitted it
was her child, and said it was a bal j.)b.
Prisoner was conveyed to Newgate.

THE MAGISTRATE AND THE SAILOR.--POLICE
REGULATIONS.--Charles Darling, a well-educated
seaman, whose clothes were covered with mad and
dirt., was brought before Mr. Paget charged with
being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police-
constable Bell, 328 K.

At an early hour this morning the prisoner was
calling out police very loudly and repeatedly in the
Commercial-road, and Bell attended upon him and
asked him what was the matter. The prisoner,
who was very drunk, said he had been robbed in a
publichouse, but he did not know where it was or who
had robbed him. The policeman said he could not
do anything for the prisoner,-and advised him to go
home. The prisoner made use of a good deal of
bad language, told the policeman that-he was of no
use when his services were required, and struck him
a smart blow on the chest. Bell then took the
prisoner into custody.
The prisoner, in defence, said he was very sorry
that he had struck the policeman. He was very
much intoxicated last night. Ile was robbed of all
his money, and he was vexed about his loss and
did not know what he did.

Mr. Paget said that, in accordance with a rule he
had laid down, he could not allow the release of
the prisoner until he had suffered seven days' impri-
sonment and hard labour. He never overlooked
assaults on the police.
The prisoner implored of the magistrate not to
send him to prison. It would be his total ruin if he
was sent away. He was second officer of a ship,
and expected promotion. All his prospects in life,
his good name, his reputation, and the good
opinion of his respectable friends would be at an
end if he was sent to the House of Correction. No
one could more regret striking the officer than him-
self, and he should ever feel the degrading position
he was in.

Mr. Paget, after putting some questions to the
prisoner, which he answered satisfactorily, and after
a long pause, said he was going to do a thing which
he never did before, forgive a man who had com-
mitted an assault on a police officer: He would
allow the prisoner to be discharged, and his princi-
pal reason for doing so was that the , prisoner had
been robbed of his money.
Soon after the parties left the court, Mr. Paget
received a communication from Mr. Livingston, the
chief usher, which induced him to call the parties
into the court again, and the Magistrate said he was
informed the constable would have to make a report
to the Commissioners of the reasons which induced
him to take the prisoner into custody. He wished
it to be understood most distinctly that the con-
stable was perfectly justified in what he had done,
and that there was no imputation whatever on his
conduct.

Police-sergeant Gamble, No. 49 K, said the con-
stable would not get into disgrace by the discharge
of the prisoner, and that he (Gamble) would have to
report on the case.
Police-sergeant Harvey, 276 A It, said he was
doing duty on the H division, where every constable
had to report on his conduct when he preferred a
case of assault, and it was dismissed.
Mr. Paget—l want to take care that not the
slightest imputation shall rest on the constable.
After some discussion, it was suggested to the
magistrate that the prisoner should be bound over to
keep the peace, and that would relieve the police
constable of the necessity of making a report, and
Mr. Paget adopted that course. Mr. Person, the
junior clerk, then " bound over" the prisoner in the
following recognizance : You hereby acknowledge
yourself to be indebted to our Sovereign Lady the
Queen in the sum of £lO on condition that you keep
the peace and be of good behaviour to all her Ma-
jesty's subjects, and especially towards Daniel Bel',
for the space of six mouths. Are you content ?

Shortly after midnight a most destructive fire
broke out in the waterside district of Rotherhithe,
which consumed fourteen houses, beside the ship
Chancellor, and deprived nearly 100 persons of all
they possessed. The fire commenced at a house in
Rotherhithe-street, inhabited by a baker named
Adams. It was first discovered by the policeman
on duty, and the slumbering inhabitants were res-
cued. It then spread to the extent described. The
steam fluting engines and Shand and Mason's land
steamers soon arrived, and rendered valuable assist-
ance, by which means the fire was gradually sub-
dued. Many were uninsured, and those, too, have
lost their all.

A fire, attended with a fatal result, also occurred
this morning in Harcourt-street, Marylebone-road,
at the house of a hatter named Hunings. The
family were roused by the police, and succeeded,
with the exception of the proprietor himself, in
escaping.

Our market to-day was fairly supplied with beasts both
as to number and quality. All breeds moved off slowly at
Monday's currency. A few very superior Downs and
Herefords sold at 5s 2d per 81b. Sheep met a dull inquiry,
nevertheless late rates were supported. Tho general top
price was 5s per 81b. The supply was tolerably good,
Prime small calves were rather dearer ; otherwise, the
veal trade was somewbeat heavy. The highest quotation
was 5s 4d per 81b. There was a slight improvement in
the inquiry for pigs at full prices, but mulch cows were
very dull.

eded .ocled
erst-dz Inf. beasts... 3 2 3 4 Panora-Woof sheep 4 4 4 6
Second quality do ..3 6 4 0 Prime s'thdtywn cm.l 10 5 0
Prinie large oxen ..4 2 I 8 Large coarse calvca.4 0 4 r,
Prime Scots, ac.... 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0......4 10 5 4
One. and inf. sheep. 3 2 3 4 Large h0ga.........3 4 3 10
Second quality do ..3 6 I z Small porkers ...1 u 4
Suckling calves, 22i to 261 ; and quarter Old-store-00,27s
to 26a cacti.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 9lO Beasts ....... ........... 2)0
Cows. Cows. •• •• ... • • —
Sheep and lambs B3O i Sheep and 1 ,mh,i
Calves l4) t)a vea llO
Viga

MEAT.
NNW-GATE AND LEADENIIALL.—There are only. limitod
supplies of meat on sale, for which the demand is mode-
rate at our quotations:—Beef, from 35 Od to 48 8d ;
mutton, Be 41 to 4s 8d ; foal, 4s Oil to 4s 8d; pork, Be 4d
to is 4d per Bibs by the carcase.