The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-05 00:00:00

ME SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIN3, AUGUST 5, 1867

MARKETS.--This day.

t 435; now, 45s 9d per cwt. Town tallow is 44s 9d per
cwt. net cash.

18G4. 1865. 1866. 1867.
Stock—(this day)
Prices of Y.O .141s 9d to 42s 01 41s 3d 45s 03
Od —s 3d —s 01 45s 9d

—s.
Delivery last week BO2 1,928 1,463 1,382
Do. from Juno 1 .. 9,393 13,024 12,666 10,311
Arrival last week
Do. from Juno 1 9,662 8,875 12,863 6,415
Price of Town 43s Od 44s 6d 45s 9d 47s 3d

Spanish Passive BJndho!clers.

MEETING THIS DAY.

A special general meeting of the bondholders was
held at the London Tavern to consider the proposal
of the Spanish Government to sanction the conver-
sion of the Passive Stock on the condition that the
shareholders would take additional stock and pay on
the same to Mr. Robertson, M.P., chairman of the
company.

The CHAIRMAN said that he would briefly explain
the ground travelled over since the last meeting.
He had communicated with the Spanish Minister
in London.

The Secretary read a letter from the chairman
to the Spanish Minister, and a reply he had received
by the instruction of the Finance Minister. Having
read some further correspondence,
The CHAIRIIAN said that the Spanish Govern-
ment
,had appointed Messrs. Baring Brothers as
agents for the concession of the passive stock, and
they undertook to advance £3,000,000 at 5 pei
cent. Ile dlfered with some members of the com-
mittee, but he strongly advised the bondholders to'
accede to the proposed settlement of the Spanish
Government, and he concluded by moving a resolu-
tion to that effect.

A very stormy diseussidn ensued, which had not
concluded when we went to press.

THE HIGHWAY ROBBERY. AT ASCOT

RACES.

On Saturday, at the Windsor Town Hall, George
Baker, alias James Mayne, alias James Rowland, a
tall, powerful man, was brought before Messrs.
Foster and Hercy and Colonel the Hon. R. Hay,
the petty sessional magistrates for the county of
Berks, charged with highway robbery with violence
upon the person of Mr. Spencer Hugh Mackay, an
officer in the army. The robbery, which was of a
rather singular nature,. took place on the 15th of
June, 1865—the Ascot Cup day. Air. Mackay
stated in his deposition that either on the Wednes-
day or Thursday, after the races, he engaged a man
to drive him to Maidenhead. The cabman, some
little time after leaving the grand stand, took up an-
other man, and after driving, as nearly as he could
recollect, about two miles the cab was stopped, and
the two men pulled him out of the cab and robbed
MM. They rifled his pockets and stole a silver watch,
a chain, necktie, ring, a pair of race glasses, and some
loose silver. It was the man who got upon the cab
who seized him by the throat and robbed him. The
prisoner resembled the man in height and general
appearance. Mr. J. Purchase, head-constable of
Reading, in his deposition, said that in 1865 he was
sergeant-major in the Berks constabulary, and was
on duty at Ascot races in June of that year. On
the Friday he received information from the prose-
cutor, Mr. Mackay, that he had been robbed on the
previous evening. While Mr. Mackay was giving
him the information, Frank Wood, a cab-driver,
drove into the railway station, and he was pointed
out to him by Mr. Mackay as one of the men who
robbed him. He took him into custody and searched
him, when he found some of the stolen property on
him. He was afterwards convicted. From
something that Wood told him he drove im-
mediately to Sunninghill-bog, and he pointed
out to him a vehicle as his master's cart
or van. He saw a woman whom Wood said
was his mistress. He had a canversation with
her and afterwards searched the van. He found
between the mattress and the bed in the van a race-
glass with case and strap, which Mr. Mackay iden-
tified ; and he afterwards at the trial of Wood gave
it up to Mr. Mackay. He received from Frank
Wood a description of the man who was with him
when the robbery was committed, and the prisoner
exactly corresponded with that description. After-
wards he communicated with Mr. Inspector Reece.
The name of " Rowland, Chertsey," was on the
van. Thomas Titheridge deposed to seeing the
prisoner with Frank Wood on a close cab about 7
o'clock the same evening. Witness was standing at
the Ascot Hotel and the cab was going towards
Bracknell. The prisoner said he was innocent of
the charge, and, as he had been suffering from con-
sumption for about four years, he hoped they would
not send him to prison. Ultimately ha was com-
mitted for trial at the assizes at Reading, the
magistrates intimating that they would accept bail,
himself in £BO and two sureties of £4O each. The
prisoner was removed in custody of Mr. Inspector
Reece.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. This Day,

LONDON', 5.--Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
PLYMOUTH, Aug. 4.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Call
Auguste, from Valparaiso.
FALMOUTH, Aug. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Bertha,
from Bahia for Bremen.
YARMOUTH, Aug. s.—Arrived—The Gabriel, brig, from
Newcastle.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 3.—Wind
from Macao ; British Victory, from Bombay ; Lagos,
screw steamer, from Africa.
BREsT, Aug. 2.—Arrived—Atalanta, screw steamer,
from New York for London.
OFF FASTNETT, Aug. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—llecla,
screw steamer, from New York.
I ',OFF THE LIZARD, Aug. 3.—Arrived—Darwentwater,
from Madras.
WHITERAVEW, Aug. I.—Wind N.W. --Arrived—Ccn-
gross, from Quebec.

(By Telegraph.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.
Arrived, Aug. 4 -Parthonia, from Gothenburg ; North
Star (s), from Christiana; Victoria (s), from Gothenburg;
Odessa (s), from Amsterdam ; John Middleton (s), from
Trieste; Scandia, froin Suudswall.

Arrived, Aug. s—John HuNett, from Cronstadt ; Alfred;
from Dautzic ; June, from Christiana; Anu 'Warren, from
Mazagan ; Eagle Wing, from Guernsey; Wanderingsman-
den, from Christiana; Albion, from Dram; Esk (s), from
Guernsey; Princess Royal (s), from Hamburg; Fyenoord
(s), from Rotterdam; Orion (s), from Antwerp; Condor
(s), from Bremen.
_ _

DEAL, Monday Morning.
Passed, Aug. 47-Rothbury, from Sunderland, for Nice;
Neptune, from Sanuosund, for Auray.

Foreign Mail Paella Lilt.

AIIILS DUE.

Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa......Aug. 24
Ditto, via Marseilles .....
Ditto, via Panama •• •••• •• •
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte VEIN:, A.ug. 5.
Ditto, by French packet .............• Aug.. 22
Cape Verds, by Brazil pacitet
Cape of Good Hope; Ascension, and St. Helena— Aug. 27.
(;hint, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug.-8
Ditto, via Marseilles . Aug. 13
Falkland Islands
Itraltar, via iouthampton Aug. 8.
India, via Southampton
Ditto, via Marsell.es
Malta, Egypt, &a '(' '' • ' Aug. 8.
Ditto, Marsalles kug 9.
Mauritius, Capc of Good Hope, and Natal, via
Southampton - tug. 21.
Ditto, via Marvel. lea • Aug. 18.
Newfoundland •"""....Aug. 11
Aug% 5
Portugal
Ditto, by private ship to Oporto ...
Ditto ditto to Lisbon
United States, Canada, California, &c., tip British
packet
Ditto, by United •itates packet ............... .
Ditto ditto (New York ... : ................
Ditto ditto (New York) ........... . ........
Ditto ditto (Baltlinore) .......
Ditto, by Canadian packet ................ .••• A-lig R.
West Coast of Africa. Madeira, anti Teueriln.. •.. • lug. 17
Wci•t ladies and Pacific ;except Mexico and Baha-
mas) ......................................... Ai‘. ti‘g,..
..:1_3..
Cub, and 31exico .............................. ...Au,.
,25.
Baha.nas, via New York .........................
A agq: 28
Bermuda, via ditto ................. . .......... ".
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THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—.I-ler Majesty
the Queen, with their Royal Highnesses Princess u
es Loise
and Beatrice, attended by the ladies and geutleinen of the
Court, will, it is expected, leave Osborne
on lauding on Mond
atay, the
10th lust., for Scotland. The Queen, Gos-
port, will travel by the South Western and Great Western
Railways to Windsor, and after a night's rest at the Castle
will proceed by special London and Forth Western train
to the north.
TIIE LOSS OF TUE IVEAEJIOUTII.—DOWn to Satur-
day night no further intelligence had been received of the
screw collier Wearinouth, of Sunderland, which left that
port oa Thursday evening week, and there is no doubt she
has been lost with all hands. She was coal laden and bound
10, Hamburg, and appears to have foundered in a gale of
wind on Saturday night on a sand inside Heligoland with
all hands. She was commanded by Mr. Wilson, of Sun-
derland, and had a crew of 15 hands, all told. A vessel
saw a steamer founder cn Thursday at the entrance of the
Elbe, the appearance of which corresponded with that of
the Wearmouth, and, as no other vessel is overdue, there
queNtiea but it is the ;1419rtItuatO