The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-25 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

TEA.—Business generally has remained very quiet,
without any change to note in values. About 2,000
packages are announced for public sales to-day.
SUGAR.—The demand has been inactive, and in some
instances a slight decline has been established. In the
refined market there is not much change to report, dried
goods being quoted 435. per cwt.
COFFEE.—Business has been Tory inactive, the trade
having been chiefly occupied with samples of the large
quantity that is announced for public sale during the next
few days. The stocks on hand, compared with those of
the corresponding period of last year, show a decrease of
nearly 800 tons.
liicE.—The market is very quiet, and owing to a pressure
of sales on the part of holders prices are a shade lower.
TALLOW.—The market has continued firm, and prices
have improved in all positions, being influenced in a great
measure by the smallness of the stock here, and the high
relative prices at St. Petersburg, which prevent purchases
being made for this market. From thence we learn that
2,779 casks against 5,410 last year had been shipped, about
1,600 of which have arrived In London. The price was
quoted 487 sil ro ; buyers and exchange 337. Here to-lay
the market is firm ; 41s 9d is paid for the month and on the
spot, and 45s Gd for October and December ; 45s for South
America, 44s Australian beef, and 43s 3d town tallow
net cash.

THE NEWSPAPER PRESS FUND DINNER, On
Saturday next, at Willis's-rooms, under the presidency of
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., promises to be the
largest ever held in support of the society's funds.
Upwards of 40 members cf both Houses of Parliament
have intimated their desire to be present, and with them
will be associated an immense array of leading men con-
nected with science, literature, and art, and the drama.
In accordance with the custom which the society has
been fortunate enough to carry out successfully at each of
its festivals, a rich musical treat by several of the most
popular artists will form not the least interesting feature
of the evening's entertainments.
FRIGHTFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—ThiS morn-
ing Mr. Bedford, the coroner for 'Westminster,
received information of the following fatal occurrence :
It appears that on the previous evening Miss Burdett
Contts gave her annual treat to the inmates of Emery
Hill's Almshouses, the school children of St Stephen's
Church, and their friends. Amongst those present were
two aged persons, the parents of Wheatley, one of the
conductors of the Royal Escape Society. Two of Wheat-
ley's children went to meet their grandfather, and, upon
seeing them coming out, they both made to get across to
the aged people, when Emma Sarah, aged two years and
eight months, met one of Findlater's bottled ale carts,
proceeding at the rate of six miles an hour, knocked down
the child at the side of the kerb, and crushed it against the
stonework and the wheel. The child was taken to Wes-
ton's Hospital, but life being extinct the body was removed
to the parent's residence, 123, Page-street, Westminster.
The driver of the vehicle was Win. Tomes, who has been
ordered to attend the inquest.
Chid* 'Justice Chase arrived in Raleigh on the
6th inst., and was enthusiastically received by the
negrces. He opened the Raleigh Circuit Court next day.
me course 01 exchange at New York on London torbills at
50 days' sight is about 110 per cent. At this rate there is
a sma. 1 profit on the imlortation of gold from the United
states,

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,tto, 5 per cent., redeeartble at 5 per cent., 1(5
LINES LEASED AT FIXED HENTALai.
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FOREIGN RAIL WAYki.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, 92,
eat Luxembourg, 11i

:i1)1Z1tlIGN
A nglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, 1
Chontales Gold anti Silver alining, 4 1
I'estarena United Gold, 3/
Scottish Austrarau, 1
BAN fi

Alliance, 11(n., 151
Anglo- Austrian. rj
Chartered Bank of india, Australia. and (Plink. 20t
Chartered tiler. of India, London, and China, 3c g
Consolidated, lim.,
Ditto, new. 4 15-16
English and American,
imperial Ottoman, inn.,
Land Mortgage Bank 01 India, Um..
Do. 5 per cent. Debentures, 1661, for 30 years, 843
Loudon and Comity,
Ditto, new. 231
London and South African. 112
Oriental Bank Corporation, 14
Union of Australia, 501
Union of Loudon, 391 10

MISCELLANEOUS. •
Anglo-American Telegraph, 181 /
Atlantic Telegraph,
Ditio, 8 per cent., 7/ 90
City Offices, lim., 9k
Credit foncier 01 England, lim • :1
East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 91
Ebbw Vale, 12
E uglish and Australian Copper,
Gen. Credit and Discount, inn.. 0 f
Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by In-
dian Government). 10
Nr.rionai Discount'. ompany, 13i
North British and Mercantile Insurance, 15 /
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 7il

THE DROWNLNG OF A GENTLEMAN AT SPITHEAD.
—The clothes of the unfortunate gentleman whose melan-
choly death by drowning was reported in this paper last
week have been identified by his mother, a French lady,
name he Ilas, whose attention ha I been called to the para-
graph in question. It appears that the decased only
arrived at Southsta on the day prior to his death. He
left his lodgings at an early hour, telling his landlady that
he was going to bathe. A reward of £lO has been offered
for the recovery of the body.
BLACK CATTLE.—In the western counties of
Wales the breed of cattle known as the " blacks" has for
centuries held a conspicuous position, and it has been found
by experience that the climate and pastures of the district
are more suitable to the blacks than any other breed.
Efforts are now being made by souse of the leading Welsh
agriculturists to devise a scheme by which the breed may
be improved and perpetuated, and ono of the objects in
eouteniplation is the establishment of a herd book, the
want of which has long been felt a great drawback. A
society is expected to be formed with this and other ob-
jects in view, and there is every likelihood that it will be
the means, in a few years' time, of materially improving
and enhancing the value of the blacks, and to render them
scar cely inferior even to the Ileraords or shorthorns.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sittings and Nisi Prius before Mr. Baron Pigott

and a Common Jury.)

ANGLE V. ATKINS AND O'CALLAGHAN.

This was an action brought for the purpose of
recovering the amount of the hire of two horses, for
the loss of the services of the horses, and also there
was a count in trover with regard to them.
Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Murphy appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Garth, Q.C., and Mr.
Francis, for the defendant.

It appeared from the statement of the plaintiff's
counsel that the defendant, Dr. Atkins, and
an officer named O'Callaghan bad hired two horse,
from the plaintiff, who was a horse dealer, lettine
out horses at fiites, reviews, &c. It was agreed that
there should be two guineas paid per day for tht
horses ; that the expense of transit, keep, 8:7., should
be defrayed by the persons hiring the horses. A mai,
named Stacey was engaged to take them down
Dover at the review held at Easter last. He toa
them to Dover, and was directed to take them to
the London Hotel. When he got there, he
saw Dr. Atkins, and he got on one of the
horses, and the other gentleman got on the
other. When they came from the review he
asked Capt. O'Callaghan for some money for the
keep of the horses, but he said he would have no-
thing to do with the expens c of the horses at all.
Stacey then tried to bring them to town that night,
but in consequence of therailway being crowded with
carmen he could not do so, and no horses came up.
The next morning he would have brought them up,
but the landlord of the hotel would not allow any
horses to be removed until their keep had been
paid for. As he had not the means to do so, he
was obliged to leave them in the stables and stay
with them, and he only left them last Saturday
week on a subpcena to attend the trial, According
to the statement of the man Stacey, he remained at
the hotel in Dover, supported by the landlord, and
attending to the two horses only, until the date
above mentioned, and that he received no money or
support whatever from Mr. Angle, the plaintiff.
After some demands having been made to the
parties the present action was brought.
It was clearly shown that horses could only be
brought from Dover by the 10.30 train on the
Tuesday morning ; if on Monday night they were
not fortunate enough to find a " vacant seat."
Mr. Garth, on behalf of his client, characterised
the action as one of the most trumpery which had
ever been brought in any court, for if they admitted
that the plaintiff was right he was only entitled to
a few pounds damages. The plaintiff had not only
put himself to expense, but also involved Dr. Atkins
and Capt. O'Calloghan in still heavier expenses. It
was evident that there had been no breach of con-
tract whatever, and he should not only call Dr.
Atkins and Captain O'Callaghan to prove it, but
should show by written documents that the defend-
ants were entirely free from any liability.
[STILL PROCEEDING.]

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULTS AT THE ALUAMBRA PALACE.-Mr.
Frederick Williams, of 23, Portobello-road, Bays-
water, was charged before Mr. Knox with being
drunk and assaulting Thomas Winter, stage door-
keeper at the Alhambra, and damaging his coat,
and he was further charged with assaulting John
Reeves, book-keeper at the Alhambra.
Thomas Winter said—About eleven last night I
was on duty at the stage door of the Alhambra, it
being my duty to keep persons from interfering with
those on the stage. The defendant would not go
away, and insisted on going up. Mr. Strange told
him that he could not allow him to go up, as there
were so many persons at work. As the defendant
still insisted on going up, Mr. Strange sent for two
persons, Mr. Reeves and Mr. Carter, and Mr.
Strange then pushed the defendant off the stairs,
and the defendant fell, and on Mr. Reeves taking
hold of him he struck him in the eye. The defend-
ant then caught hold of my coat and tore it off my
back.

Mr. Knox—Was he drunk or sober?
Witness—He was not sober. The damage done
to my coat amounts to about
Mr. Jobn Reeves, book-keeper and constable at
the Alhambra, said—l was sent for last night by
Mr. Strange to the door of the lobby dividing the
stage from the front of the house. The defendant,
who was drunk, was making a great disturbance,
and when Mr. Strange pushed him off the stairs he
resisted and fell. On getting up again I persuaded
him to leave, and he then struck me in the eye, and
blackened it, and on the last witness taking hold of
the defendant, he tore his coat off his back. The
defendant was very violent.
Mr. Knox—How did the defendant get the black
eye?
Witness—There was a general scufll3 between us.
llollet, 116 C—On taking the defendant into
custody-for the assaults I found he was very drunk.
Defendant—l remember nothing at all about it.
All I remember is that I was taken to the station.

Mr. Knox—lt is a pity you should have got
drunk and so misconducted yourself. You seem to
have got mauled yourself in the struggle, but you
appear to have given the hook-keeper a severe blow
in the eye, for which you must pay 405., and you
must cOMpensate the door-keeper by paying him
ixand you will have to pay 10s. for being drunk
t disorderly.