The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-09 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

THE POLICE AND THE BASKET WOMEN.—Five women,
named Ellen Cotten, Bridget Burns, Margaret Hooper,
Ann Sullivan, and Ann Shields, were charged before Mr.
Ai nold with causing an obstruction in Crown-street, Soho,
on the footway with baskets of fruit.
Mr. Arnold ordered the cases to be taken respectively,
stating that each case must depend upon its own merits,
and the defendant Cotten was then placed at the bar.
Police-constable Edward Bessey, 178 C, said that yester-
day afternoon he was on duty in Crown-street, Soho, and
he saw the defendant with sumo baskets of fruit on the
footway, causing such an obstructio❑ till persons could not
pass. Thera were great complaints from the inhabitants.
Mr. Arnold asked the constable if ho had previously
cautioned the defendant.
The constable said he had.

Mr. Arnold inquired cit; constable whether ho asked
the defendant her name and address.
Tho constable said ho did not. _ _

Mr. Arnold said that should have been done. He did
not see any necessity for taking them into custody. if the
prisoners be causing an übArnetion, their names and
addresses should be taken, and they should bn summoned.
Mr. Arnold asked if the evidence was the sake in all
cases, and, on the constable stating that it was, ho dis-
charged the defendants with a caution.
Oue of the defendants said sh 3 had been at the same
place with h -r stall for two years.
Mr. Arnold said that was two years longer than she
ought to have stopped.

The Suspected Murder at Limehouse,

This morning the adjourned investigation was
resumed respectieg the alleged murder of Agnes
Oakes, aged 22 years, who, as it was first stated,
cut her throat after attempting to murder a lighter-
man, named John 'Wiggins, with whom she lived.
The court and the streets near it were densely
crowded by persons anxious to get a glimpse of the
accused. IViggings was brought up before the
court, in accordance with the direction of the
Secretary of State. The prisoner was represented
by his solicitor. A great deal of evidence was
taken with the view of showing that the deceased
was a person of confirmed drunken habits, and that
she had inflicted the wounds which eawed death
with her own hand. The surgeon, however, was
of opinion that much of what had taken place, and
whic'► was attributed to the deceased, was extremely
doubtful, the severe nature of the wounds, in his
opinion, being quite sufficient to cause utter pros-
tration the moment ti►ey were inflicted. The pri-
soner conducted himself calmly, and made a state-
ment to the effect that the young woman inflicted
the injuries which caused her death with her own
hand.

The jury ultimately returned a verdict that the
deceased was found with her throat cut, but the
evidence was not conclusive as to how the injury
had been inflicted.

BANK OF FRANCE.

PARIS, August 8.

The following is the return of the Bank of France
for the week ending to-day, together with the cor-
reaponding figures of the previous account :

DEBTOR.

Aug. 8.

Aug. 1.

c. fr.- c.
Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000
Profits in addition to
capital (Art. 8, Law,
June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,778 02
Reserve of the Bank
and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14
Reserve in landed pro-
perty 4,000,000 4,000,000
Notes in circulation
Banknotes to orderand
receipts payable at
sight 25,710,029 10 25,665,280 16
Treasury account cur-
rent creditor 90,338,066 59 90,392,568 68
Current accounts, Paris 251,705,602 48 237,040,537 51
Do. branch banks 89,334,313 42,078,414
Dividends payable 1,890,985 75 2,261,921 75
Discounts and sundry
interests
Rediscounted the last
six months
Surplus of receipts not
distributed
Sundries

Total
CREDITOR.
Aug. 8. Aug. 1.
Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr.
Branch banks
Commercial bills over-
due
Commercial bills dis-
counted, not yet due 236,532,392 4 232,995,473 34
Do. branch banks 226,179,213 219,739,481
Advances on deposit of
bullion 59,088,000 59,419,300
Do. branch banks 9,477,991 9,192,475
Do. on French Public

Securities 12,435,900 12,551,800
Do. by branch banks 7,223,400 7,169,600
Do. on railway shares
and debentures
Do. branch banks
Do. on Credit F.ncier

Bonds
Do. branches

Do. to the State (Con-
vention, June 10,
1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000
Government Stock re-
serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14
Do. disposable
Rentes Immobalisees
(Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000
Hotel and furniture of
the Bank and landed
property branches
Expenses of manage-
ment 638,197 51 634,793 78
Sundries

Totnl 1,759,437,215 36 1,789,951,850 01
Get-tined by the Senator Governor of the Bank of Franco.
(Signed) ItoCLAND.

STALE OF TRADE.

BRADFORD, Aug. B.—There is a better feeling in
the wool market. The degree of firmness esta-
blished' last week seems to be fairly maintained.
Prior to that time there had, as will be remembered,
been for a long time great irregularity in prices, and
almost a constant tendency to decline; but this
condition of things has now disappeared, and if
there is no actual improvement in the shape
of advance, at any rate the basis of prices then
established seems to be regarded as that in which
spinners may safely operate. The result is that
staplers seem more firm, while, at the same time, in
the better prospect of fixity of quotations, no
timidity is shown on the part of spinners, but more
disposition to operate. Fine-haired wools are in
steady demand, while Lincoln wools, especially
hogs, are almost unsaleable. In worsted yarns
there is no improvement. Shipping merchants are
doing little or nothing, and though there is a fair
consumptive demand on home account, there is
nothing like animation in this branch. Prices are
not generally lower, although some spinners seek to
induce their customers to place orders by making a
slight concession.