The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

Conviction under the Factory Act.

At the Leicester Town-hall on Monday gr. C.
Girardot, Sub-Inspector of Factories for the district,
charged Messrs. Foster and Burnley, hosiery manu-
facturers, with neglecting to produce the register
book, as required by the Act, when he visited
their warehouse on the 30th of August. On 3
satisfactory explanation being given, the summons
was withdrawn.—Sarah Benford was then charged
with wilfully obstructing the said inspector in On
discharge of his duty on the aboVe date. Mr'
Girardot stated that on the 30th ult. he went to
Messrs. Foster and Bunney's warehouse, where he
saw the defendant, who had the superintendence
of one of the upper rooms. As he entered the room
he saw a woman hold up her hand, as though it
were a signal to some one. This circumstance
aroused his suspicions, and he opened a side door
which led into a small lumber room adjoining. In
this room he found three children--Alice Lewitt,
aged 9 ; Susan Iliscock, aged 10 ; and Ada Marlow/
aged 12, all concealed under a counter. On making
inquiries he found that none of these girls had been
seen by the doctor, nor were entered on the register
kept at the warehouse. When he began to qmS'
tion the children he was frequently interrupted hi
the defendant. One of the children, Abe°
Lewitt, was called before the magistrates, and In
reply to the Town Clerk said when the inspector
was coming up the stairs Mrs. Benford told
her and the other two girls to go into the next room
and get under the counter. The defendant said the
reason she told the girls to go under the counter was
that they had only been in the place a few days'
and having neglected to have them registered she
was afraid her employers would be angry with her.
The magistrates fined defendant £4 in each case, or
one month's hard labour, making a total of £l2,
or three months' hard labour. Ann Lewitt, mother
of Alice Lewitt, was then charged with neglect-
ing to send her child to school during the week
she was employed at Messrs. Foster and Bon-
ney's. It was proved that the girl had not been
sent to school as required by the Act, and after the
visit of the inspector to the warehouse her mother
went to the schoolmistress and told her to enter
" sickness" as the cause of her little girl's absenee•
The defendant stated to the magistrates that s'l'°
had to keep the girl at home half each day to nurse
the baby, which was ill, and she was unable to
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stay at home herself. On defendant expressing
her sorrow for what she had done, time Inspeeter.
withdrew the summons, but told defendant that
nothing but the illness of the child herself could I),°
taken as an excuse for her absence from school,
that if she went to work one day in a week she inttt
attend school half each day during that week.

DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.—Mr. W. Payne held an
inquest yesterday at St. George's Workhouse, on view of
the body of James Durant, 44, cabdriver, late of 15, Wick-
ham-place, Borough. On Saturday evening the deceased
was found by Police-constable llunneysett, seated on a
door-step in Bowyer-court, Borough, with his head resting
on another man's knee. Deceased's companion was drunk,
and the officer took both into custody on a charge of drunii
kermess. The deceased was put to sit ou a bench in ace
at the station. On Sunday forenoon Police-serge
Cohen found him " breathing short," aid insensible. rib°
polie;:,, surgeon wAs sent for, who ordered his immediate
removal to the workhouse, where he died the same d' S'
A verdict of "death from apoplexy" was returned.

MONEY MARKET

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGINOI,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

The demand for accommodation in the general
discount market has continued very inactive, and,
owing to the plethora of capital in the hands of the
brokers and others, there is no change to report in
the rates current, which remain at about 11 11 per
cent.

The Hansa, from New York, has arrived with
specie representing £40,680, and the City of
Baltimore with £3,560.
The sum of £24,000 was taken to the Bank of
England yesterday.
The Government broker made a purchase yester-
dby of £21,000 Reduced Annuities at 92i for the
sinking fund.

The directors of the lonian Bank have resolved to
declare a dividend for the half year ended the 30th
June of 3 per cent., with a bonus of 2 per cent.,
being at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum.
The report of the Mauritius Land Credit and
Agency Company (Limited), to be presented on the
27th inst., shows an available total of £2,579, and
recommends a dividend of 2s. per share, making,
with the distribution in March, a total of 10 per
cent. for the year. This will absorb £1,250, and
after appropriating £1,200 to preliminary expenses
a balance of £129 will remain to be carried for-
ward. In the course of next year another £2 per
share is intended to be called up.

Two O'CLOCK.

Renewed depression is apparent in the Market
for the English Funds, and Consols have further
receded /, being now 941 941 for money and the
account. The New Threes are 921 1 ; Reduced
Annuities, 921 ; Bank Stock for the account, 247
ex div. ; India 5 per Cents., 113; 1 ; ditto 4 per
Cents., 981 ; ditto £l,OOO Bonds, 655. prem.
In the Foreign Stock Market little business has
been done, but the tone is rather firm. Italian have
advanced k, to 481 49 ; Spanish Passive, 1, to 181
19 ; Certificates, I, to 161 1 ; but Greek remain at
131:14 ; Mexican, 15/ ; and Turkish, 811 321.
For American Securities there has been a limited
inquiry. United States 5-20 Bonds have declined
1, to 721 731; Erie, 1, to 40 41 ; but Illinois con-
tinues at 77 k.
Continued heaviness has prevailed in the Railway
Share Market. Caledonian have declined 1, Great
Northern 1; and Great Western, London, Chatham,
and Dover, North Western, Midland, North
Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern each 1.
The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without
any material alteration. Great Luxembourg are
marked 101 Grand Trunk of Canada 171 18,
East Indian 110; 110 k, and Great Indian Pen-
insula 108 1081.
Bank shares have been in very limited demand,
but without any material change of values. Bank
of Egypt are marked 32133; ; London and County
55 ; London and Westminster, 67168} ; and Union
of London 374 I.
In the Miscellaneous Market scarcely any change
of importance has taken place. Atlantic Telegraph
8 per Cents. are marked 711 ; National Discount
Company, 101 101; Hudson's Bay Company, 15 ;
and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, 721 73.

MINING MARKET.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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Business has been very dull, and no change of
any importance can be reported, prices being for the
most part quite nominal. Annexed are some of
the closing quotations :
Ohiverton. Moor 5l 511
Chontales Gold
Clifford Amalgamate 7 84
East Basset l6 17
East Caradon sf 54
East Lovell 8 84
East Wheal Grenville 2} 21
Great Laxoy
Great Retalliek
Groat Wheal Vor
Marko Valley
North Crofty

North Treskerby 34s 36s
Prince of Wales 47s 6d 49s Od
Providence Mines 29 30
South Caradon
South Frances
Tincroft
West Chiverton 64 65
Wheal Basset BO 85
Wheal Buller
Wheal Chiverton
Wheal Grenville 20s 22s 6d
Wheal Seton

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 or (Amt. Consols
Uo. Account, Oct. 8 941 I
B per Cent. Reduced 92k I
New 3 per Cent 92i i I
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 —
Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aua., 1908.
_—
karch June.
Exchecluer Bills, £1,00(0, 21 & 2 per Ct — pill —Pm
Do £5OO —Pm —Pm
Bank
of England Stoc& k, 4i per Cent
Do. Account

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74
Do. Account
Do. 5 per Omit. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent
Do. 5 per Con... Jan. 1872
Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879
Do. 5 per Cent., Rep. Deb., 1872 —
Do. do. 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000
Do. under £1,000
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Argentine Republic, 8 per Cent
Anstri4n Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 —
Brazilian 5 pe- Oenz
Do. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60
Do. 1863
.io. 5 per Cent., 1865
Do Account
Do. £lOO Bonds 75
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent
DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.)
Cuba 6 per Cent.
Cuilian 6 per Cent
Do. 41 per Cent
Do. 6 per Cent., B •
Do., 1867 .......................... 84/,
Do., Scrip, £64 paid ..................... pmi
Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 .....................
Do., Scrip, £2O paid ......................
C—
)l,,mbian, 6 per Cent. .....................
Eanisu 3 nor Cent. 1825 ........ , .......... m
Anubian Principalities, 7 per Cent —
, Do 8 per Cent
Cons, 1867
4J luador New olidated, 1 per Cent
Q'gYptian,7 per Cent —
20. Second ISMIO —
Do. £lOO Bonds
"Jo. Do, 1864
Do. A 5 JO Bonds
°. £lO6 Bonds..
Government overnment Railway Debentures B7 61
Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons
Do. Account
-

Do. e°uPoliii —
—O. Account —
Guatemala 5 per Cant ..
it9nan 5 per Cei,t , 1865 .... . —
Do'
Account .. : —
Do. Marommana. Railway
11.32cierul 3 per Cent .... . —
Ditto for Account —
Do. 1864 .. . —
A. Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ..........••
210ntelean 6 per Cent. ......... .. —
Atoorish eri
lmperitil 5 per Cent —
New Granada
Do 3 per Cen,
Do. Deferred
11_1)o Land Warrants (Hectares)
Tlvtan 5 per Cent 1865 -
A) Account ') —
Do4lper Cont., 1865
E4i per Cent. (Uribarren)
Do
gmo ° 41 per Cent., 1862
Account
Portt!se 3
per Ct ,1853,'6,'7,'9,'60,'2,'3 39i
Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ 5t............ —lt
j:4) 4i per Cent. 1850 ..................... B=x
Do 4/ por Cent" 1860 ..................... -
D° 3 Per Cent., 1859 .....................
r,° 5 per Cent., 1862 .....................
4'o. Anglo-Datch, 1861, £lOO Bonds.",
DV.
do. £B4 15s. do. ... --
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds ..................... 88i
Do.,
do. £B4 15s. d 0......
ITtral•lll.B33, 5 per Cent —
13,81118 h 3 per Celli —
4-),,,0 A.ce/Aint -
° New Deforrod
DO Account
Do Passive
Do Accedot
E° Ac of
Cert. of 00111'. not funded
r-, 0 A.ccount
4-
(irkish 6 Per Cent 1854
Do Account .,
Do 6 —
D° Per Cent. 1858 Account
Do £lOO Bonds
Do A cco Per
Cent., 1862 62}
unt
1)0 £lOO Bonds GS 4
DO. 1863
1.) Per Cent., 1865 32 11- 2/
D... 50 -Account
1.10 6 . 32/
° s , Per Cont., 1865
Ve," * Per Cent., Guaranteed
.04 A
_e , per Cent. —
Do Zc oun
,-,_ 6 par Cont., 1862
--,o per Cont. 1864 —
Ails, rlividow:ts on the above payable in London.
R01.41.2111° Par Cent. Ex 10 Florins
'10"n, 4} per cent, Fa. 25f, I ..... 111.9 ''."