The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

THAMES.

A NEW LAW WANTING FOR DRUNKARDS.—Thos.
Chouch, a well-dressed, corpulent man, was brought
before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and
incapable of taking care of hims?lf.
Police-constable Ayres, 96 H, stated that at five
minutes past ten o'clock on Saturday night he saw
a great number of disorderly peope in Back Church-
lane, Whitechapel, following the prisoner, who was
very drunk and rolling about the streets. The mob
began to increase, and among the disorderly were
some thieves, who would have soon e►scd the pri-
soner of all he possessed. The prisoner was quite
helpless, and he to ik him into custody.
The Prisoner—l am very sorry. I drank too
much, I know.

Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a coasting pilot,
a man apparently respectable, ono who had to com-
mand and direct others, to whom he ought to show
a better example. Common seamen were often
brought before him charged with being drunk, and
he had often fined them ss. lie could do no more
with the prisoner. Ile often repelled, and he had
occasion to regret now that the law only empowered
him to inflict a fine of ss. for drunkenness, however
wealthy and respectable the person charged might
be. A new law for drunkards waa very much
wanting. lie was very sorry he could only fine
the prisoner 55., which ho must pay for being
drunk and incapable of taking care of himself.
The money was paid immediately.
There are 46 night charges, 8 remanded cases,
and about 20 summonses to be beard this day. In
addition there are. 50 persons wanting to make
application for advice, summonses, and warrants.
DEATH OF Mn. JoHN HARDMAN.—Last week,
at Bristol, there died Mr. John Hardman, the head of tho
firm of Hardman and Co., of Birmingham, at the age of
fifty-five. The deceased gentleman is well known as the
reviver of the art of metal-working and glass-painting, to
effect which object he spared neither time nor money. In
1845 Mr. Hardman gave an impetus to the trade of Bir-
mingham by improvements in stained glass, realising that
solemnity and harmony of colour, as well as peculiarity of
design, form, and expression which is the characteristic of
the best medieval artists.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—FIVE SHILLING DAY.—Sa-
turday, June I.—Admissions on payment, 5,231; ditto by
season tickets, 8,219: total visitors, 13,470.
MR, CHAS. KEAN.—On inquiry at the Waterloo
Hotel, Liverpool, on Saturday night, a correspondent
was informed that Mr. C. Kean, though very weak, was
progressing satisfactorily, and it was hoped that he would
soon be strong enough to bear removal to Buxton.

SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS.—The president, Tice-
president, several members of council, and a number of
members of the (Society of Engineers, loft London for
Paris, by special train, on Saturday afternoon to visit the
Exhibition. During the week meetings of the members
will be hold in Paris.

FUNERAL OF MR. GEO. HuGGErr.—This gentle-
man, lately so well known to the Liberal party of West-
minster in all matters connected with the registration and
elections was interred on Saturday last at the Necropolis
Woking Cemetery.

FEARFUL DEATIL—A most fearful accident,
which resulted in the immediate death of 10 men and
occurred at Washington Colliery, on the Wear, on
Friday evening. Through a fall 16 men and lads had
been barred up in the Maudlin seam, and were prevented
getttng up with the shift of men who came out of the
pit in the afternoon. About six o'clock the fall having
been cleared away the men and lads had been sent to
the foot of the shaft to- go to bank, and ten of them
were in a cage of two docks between seven and eight
o'clock, and were drawn up the shaft by tho engine.
Instead of stopping his engine when the cage got to bank,
Tudor, tho engineman, had let it go on, and the result was
the 10 poor creatures were run up to the pulleys in the
cage. Upon passing the bank the men shouted with all
their strength, but no notice was Liken of them, and as
soon as the cage struck the chocks near the pulleys or
wheels, which it did with considerable force, the wire rope
broke, and the whole of the men in the cage were preci-
pitated with it down the shaft, to the sump, a depth of 250
yards, and it is needless to say that they wore all killed on
the 'spot.

FRIGHTENED TO DEATII.—On Thursday a lady,
named Unthank, who had recently taken up her residence
at Hungerford for the benefit of her health, took a stroll
over the Downs, where there are a number of cows
grazing. It seems that she supposed the animals wore
following her, and accordingly ran as fast as she could to
get out of their way. After running for some distance
she sat down on the turf,having called a boy to her assist-
ance, and expired immediately. Dr. Mayo was called to
her, but his services were of no avail, as the fright and the
excessive exertion through running brought on a fit of
apoplexy, which terminated fatally. The coroner for the
district subsequently held an inquest on the body at the
Three Swans Hotel, and a verdict in accordance with the
medical testimony was returned.
COMPOUND RATING.—A conference took place on
Saturday, at the Marylebone Court-house, relative to the
difficulty of collecting parochial rates created by the pass-
ing of Mr. llodgkinson's amendment to the Reform Bill.
The notice was issued by the vestry of St. Marylebone.
Dr. Bachhoffner, of St. Marylebone, occupied the chair,
and the following members of Parliament, and a number of
representatives of vestries and district boards were present:
Mr. H. Lewis, M.P., Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., Mr. Alderman
Salomons, M.P., Mr. W. Ayrton, M.P. After a very long
discussion a committee was appointed to consider the mat=
ter and report to a future meeting.

Great
South

Vitt:lN:loM titiAttßrl.
Western, Orig. 4t per cent., 74
• Eastern (Reading Ardis., £1.0.6), 22
FOREIGN RAILWAXE.
n twerp and Rotterdam, 9}
BClta anti San k'ranetsco, gua. 7 per cent., 13i
Great Luxembourg, 2
ottoman (Smyrna to Aiumn), 31
Cecile and San Francisce., lim., gua. 7 per cent. 121 t 2
S Auatrian and Lombardo Venetian, ICI

FOILEIGN MINI .
Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, 1
Chontales Gold and 6ilver &lining, 3 f
Lion Pedro, Nor h Del :ley, 31 pm
rontino and volivia Gold, lim., 7.16
Pestareua Gold, 3 l- t 6
St. .1 ohn del Key. lira., s3lf
Yudanamutana of South 4ustralia, Hal., 1i

DOCKS.
East and West India, 126 k 7
BANKS:

Alliance, li r 18 4
U Wan, 7} I
Australasia, 64
Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and Chinft.'lol 20
Chartered of India, London, and China, 31}
Consolidated, lim., 5}
imperial Bank, lim., 221
ImperiA Ottoman, Dm., 10}
Land Mortgage Bank 01 Inuits, Um., 21 }
London and County, 67j
Ditto, new, 241
London Joint Stock,-45 6 5
London and South African, 12}
London and 51 estminster, 110 11 6 8j
Midland Bank, Jim., 191
National Provinciai of Itlnzland. 147
Oriental Bank Corporation, i4:3j
Union of Australia, 20}
Union of London, 45 41

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telezraph, 181
Atl twit) 'Telegraph, r 0
Aintrallan Mort. Land and Finmoo, lim., 4 I
Ccylrai Company, 10
bitlo, A shares, 4i
Commercial Union. I usuranle. 4
cult Iconcier of England. Inn . 41
Crystal I'alace, 2,31 6
Ebbw Vale, lil
tcyyptian Com. and Trading, Ifin., 21
Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12 1
Gen. Credit and Discount, inn., 6i
itudson's hay, 161
Imperial Land Company or Marseilles, lim., 11
International Financial ;,ocicty,lini..
London Financial Association, lim., II
Lcndon 11eneralOmuibus Company, lim, 3 2 15-16
Mdras Irr4ation and f lanai (guarante:.d 5 per cell', 1 y
(I.4frernment), fug
Nr.tional viscount company, 131
New Quebrad I
New Zealand Loan end Mer. Agency, lim., 2
l'eniusula and Oriental Steam, 51
Tele.•raph Construe. and 31ainten.,

hif to,
Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, iim., 5}
TJnivers‘o I Nisrine, Insurance. Urn., 31
Viceroy of Eopt. nott2age Loan, 73 8

NEW YORK MORGUE.—A morgue was opened in
New York on the 21st of June last year. The report of the
Commissioners of Public Charities and Correction shows
that, by the end of the year 1868, 72 bodies had been re-
ceived; 28 of them were identified by friends, 44 remained
unknown,