The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERY IN THE EAST INDIA DOCK.—William Brown,
27 years of age, labourer, with no fixed abode, was brought
before ➢ir. Paget, charged with stealing a file, a gouge, an
auger, and a chisel.

Thomas Cook, dock constable, said ho stopped the pri-
soner as ho was leaving the dock, and, on searching him,
found the four tools in his stockings.
Mr. Paget—The stockings on his legs?
Cook—Yes, sir. The prisoner said that a carpenter gave
him the tools to carry out of the dock. I believe they have
been stolen out of a carpenter's tool-chest on board ship.
The prisoner had no defence to make or any account to
give relating to his possession of the tools, and Mr. Paget
sentenced him to two months' imprisonment and hard
labour.

A DESPERATE WOMAN.—Catherine Shine, alias Sheehan,
an Irish woman, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged
with breaking the head of her countryman, James Buck-
ley, of No. 24, Dunn's-buildings, Mile-end-road.

The complainant, whose broken head was bandaged, and
who had lost a good deal of blood, said that the prisoner
was his wife's sister, and a very intemperate and violent
woman. She came to his house intoxicated yesterday
morning, made a disturbance, and tore up a child's petti-
coat. Last night, in consequence of what his wife said,
he went for a police-constable, and upon his return to his
own door he saw the prisoner, who was very drunk and
riotous. He got her away from his house, and she
wont into another one, brought out a pair of
tongs and struck him on the head with it. His head was
cut open ; it was a frightful gash, and he lost a large quan-
tity of blood.

The complainant, in cross-examination by the prisoner,
vehemently denied that he had called her any names what-
ever, and she as vehemently asserted he had called her foul

names.

Other evidence was given in confirmation of tho first
witness. There was blood on a pair of tongs produced
by a police• constable named Dovo, and the magistrate
being satisfied that whatever provocation might have been
given the prisoner had committed a very savage and atro-
cious assault, sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to
hard labour for two calendar months.

WESTMINSTER.
POLICE NOTIONS OP MATRIMONIAL PRIVILEGES.—John
Cogan, a tall, powerful young man, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly.
Police-constable 335 B said that last night be heard a
disturbance at a public-house, near Coburg-row, and on
going there found the defendant and a woman. As witness
approached defendant rushed at the woman and struck her
in the face. Then ho endeavoured again to persuade the
defendant to go home, but he would not.
Mr. Arnold—Did it not suggest itself to you when you
saw this man assault a woman that it was your duty to
take him into custody ?
Constable—lt was his wife.
Mi. Arnold—His wife? What has that to do with it?
This is an extraordinary police notion. It seems to be
supposed that if a woman is married she has a right to be
knocked about as long as any brutal husband pleases. It
was your duty to take this man into custody when ycu
saw him commit an assault in your presence, and to pre-
vent a further breach of the peace. It is most absurd to
suppose that a man has a right to boat his wife with im-
punity, and I am astonished that you should have refrained
from doing your duty.
The Constable went on to state that finding ho could
not get rid of defendant, he locked him up.
Defendant said he came home, and missing his wife went
to a public-house and found her drinking.
Mr. Arnold—l suppose you thought that very bad ?
Defendant—Certainly.
Mr. Arnold—So in order to teach her that she was act-
ing very improperly you got drunk yourself, and while in
that state considered you were entitled to administer cor-
rection in the shape of a beating ?
Defendant—l don't know that I beat her much.
Mr. Arnold—Beat her much! You are fined 40s. or
committed for a month, and you will enter into recog-
thalweg t 9 keep the peace to your w4O DA9l2thfi.

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HER MATESTY, &C.

WINDSOR CASTLE, Tuesday.
The Queen, accompanied by their Royal High-
nesses Prince and Princess Christian and Princess
Louise, drove out in a carriage and four yesterday
afternoon.

Her Majesty, with their Royal Highnesses
Princess Christian and the Princess Teck, drove out
this morning. Princess Beatrice also went out.

His Royal Highness Prince Henry, second. son of
their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and
Princess of Prussia, and grandson of the Queen, has
arrived on a visit to her Majesty, and will remain
in England with the Queen for the winter.
his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh,
attended by Lieut. Haig, arrived at the Castle yester-
day.

His Serene Highness and her Royal Highness the
Prince and Princess of Teck also arrived, and dined
with the Queen and the Royal Family.
Her Majesty's private band played in the drawing
room after dinner before the Royal Family-, where
the Ladies and Gentlemen-in-Waiting had the
honour of joining the Royal Family.
The Dean of Windsor and the Hon. Mrs. Welles-
ley were honoured with invitations.

The band played the following selection of music,
under the direction of Mr. G. Anderson :
Overture, "Los Chaperone Blanes" Auber.
Selection, " Faust" Gounod.
Coro, "11 Crociato'' Meyerbeor
Airs de Ballet, " Stradella" Flotow.
Selection, " Athalie" Mendelssohn.
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The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Christian, the
Prince of Teck, and Count Gleichen went outshoot-
ing, attended by Major-General F. 11. Seymour.
Lord Bagot, Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. H. Lindsay,
and Major-General F. 11. Seymour have succeeded
Lord Crofton, the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West,
and Lord Alfred Paget as Lord, Groom, and Equerry
in Waiting.

His Royal Highness the Prince of Waies is
expected to arrive from the Continent on Friday night or
early on Saturday morning. His royal highness will leave
for Sandringham on Saturday.

The Prince and Princess de Teck left Windsor
Castle for Kew yesterday, at the conclusion of their visit
to the Queen and royal family.

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have left
town for Chatsworth, on a visit to the Duke of Devonshire,

The Earl of Clonmell has arrived in London
roti-i Paris. •

The Countess of Airlie has arrived at Thomas's
Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Scotland.
Lord and Lady Londesborough will receive :a
distinguished party next week at Grimston, near Tad-
caster.

Lord John Hay left town on Monday on a visit
o the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth.

Mr. and Lady Isabella Stewart have arrived at
42, Upper Grosvonor-stroet, from Ards, county Donegal.

The death is announced of Lady Davenport,
widow of the late Rear-Admiral Sir Sainsbury Davenport,
C. 8., who died in 1845. Her ladyship was the daughter of
Mr. William Davenport, of Bramhall.
We have to announce the death of Baroness
Ferdinand de Rothschild, who died at half-past twelve yes-
terday afternoon at her residence on the Terrace, Picca-
dilly. The lamented baroness died in childbed. Tho
Baroness de Rothschild was with her daughter at her de-
cease. The late Baroness Ferdinand de Rothschild was
married to her husband in April last year.

MISS RUSSELL.—Our readers will be sorry to
learn that Miss Russell, the prima donna of the Oxford, is
seriously indisposed, and we are afraid it will be some
time before this lady is enabled to resume her professional
duties. The loss of this magnificent soprana will be
severely felt in the hitherto unrivalled selections produced
at the Oxford, under the direction of Mr. Jongmans ; and
we feel certain that a hearty welcome from the patrons of
this establishment will await her return to the stage.
We understand that his Excellency Mr. Edward
John Eyre, late governor of this island, is engaged in writing
a " History of the Jamaica insurrection," and that a list
has been opened at the establishment of Messrs. M. De
Cordova, M'Dougall, and Co., of this city, for tho reception
of subscribers' names.—Jamaica Gleaner.
BREAKFAST TO THE ItiEFORM DELEGATES.—Yes-
terday morning about fifty delegates who came from
various parts of England to be present at the Reform
demonstration were entertained at breakfast at St. James's
Hall. Mr. Potter said the meeting was arranged to enable
the delegates to give expression to their opinions as to the
proceedings of the previous day. He thought they would
be satisfied. (Cheers.) Judging from the newspaper re-
ports, the management of the procession had given great
satisfaction, the only complaint being that the numbers
had not been so great as was expected. Ho felt, however,
it was a most important and imposing demonstration. Mr.

Alderman Carter pointed out that ho knew instances in

which persons were kept away from Beaufort House by the
inclemency of the weather, and that accounted in a large
degree for the comparative smallness of the procession.
Alderman Laney (of Dublin) referred to demonstrations in
the time of O'Connell, none of which he said were so im-
posing or important as that of the previous day. After
some discussion, Mr. Price, of Manchester, moved a reso-

lution thanking the Working Men's Trades' Association
of London for the demonstration, and fur their reception
of the delegates that day. The compliment was acknow-
ledged by Mr. Potter, and the proceedings terminated.
Mr. H. A. BRUCE AT MERTIIIII.—On Monday
Mr. H. A. Bruce addressed a meeting of the electors and
non-electors of Merthyr. The right hon. gentleman re-
viewed the principal political events of the year, and dwelt
at some length on the question of Parliamentary Reform.
He observed that there seemed to be, and he hoped that
there was, a growing desire for the extension of the suf-
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frage, and that the present Ministry would, therefore, have
to introduce a Reform Bill into Parliament, or else there
would be a trial of strength in the House of Commons, to
be followed by an appeal to the country. If the Ministers
introduced a Reform Bill; they would have many advan-
tages which the Liberal Ministry had not, and if their
measure was a fair one it would meet with the support of
a large portion of the Liberal party, who were anxious to
see the question settled, at least for a time. To propose
anything but a fair measure would be worse than bringing
for ward none at all.
SIGNOR VEGEZZI'S MISSION.—The Opinione of
the Ist says :—" Signor Vegezzi, after conferences with
the Ministers on the subject of the renewal of negotiations
with Rome, has returned to Turin on urgent business. He
has neither accepted nor refused the offer made to him to
go to Rome on a mission, but it is believed that, allowing
considerations of public interest to prevail over personal
considerations, he will accede to the invitation of the Go-
vernment. In that case he will be back in Florence in a

few clays."
THE TELEGRAPH TO AUSTRALIA.—We are now
within 20 days' communication with London, and it is ap-
parent on the face of things that before many years elapse
we shall reckon the time, not by days, but by hours. Cape
York will soon be connected with the system of telegraph
which now joins Brisbane to Sydney, Melbourne, and Ade-
laide ; and it would be as easy to deny the communica-
tion which does exist as to doubt that ere long a tele-
graphic cable will unite the northern coasts of Australia
with the wires which already stretch out between Batavia
and Singapore, and which will speedily place the latter
port in direct communication with England.—Melbourne
Argus.

THE INUNDATION FUND.—A benefit in aid of the
Manchester and Salford Inundation Fund took place at
the Theatre Royal, Manchester, the other evening, under
the patronage of the Mayors of Manchester and Salford.
Tho performances consisted of Lord Lytton's play of
"Richelieu," the character of the Cardinal being admirably
portrayed by Mr. Clarance Holt, whose reception wasmost
enthusiastic. Mrs. C. Holt was much applauded as Julio
de Mortemar. The part of Francois was played with
great grace and spirit by Miss May Holt. Messrs. Everill,
Righton, and Ward contributed to the success of the piece.
The afterpiece was Mr. Mark Lemon's burletta, " The
Ladies' Club." Wo aro glad to know that the charity
benefited largely by the performance, the entire proceeds
without deduction having been handed over to the fund
for the relief of the sufferers from the recent disastrous
inundations.

OVEREND, GURNEY, AND Co.'s ESTATES.—Some
little curiosity has been evinced by capitalists and
others with reference to the Surrey estates lately sold by
the liquidators, and we have gathered what we believe to
be the actual facts, showing very high prices and largo
profits on the original outlay. The Nutfield property
fetched nearly £150,000. The mansion and park, with
Little Cormongers, about 162 acres, was bought by Mr. Jas.
Watney, of Haling-park, for £40,500, with the timber at a
valuation. Tho Holmesdale property, about 50 acres, with
the houses and stabling, fetched £19,500, the timber to be
at a valuation. Court Lodge, nine acres and a house,
fetched £5,500 ; two farms fetched £12,600 ; Court Lodge
Farm and Fuller's Earth Works, and others, in all 148
acres, sold for £15,000. Tho whole of these lots were
bought by Mr. Pattison, the Actuary to the Commercial
Union Fire and Life Insurance Company. The cottage
property sold well to local purchasers. The model farm
fetched upwards of £20,000,; and was bought by Mr.
• Ldwarde,

NrOitt MARKET

AND
COMMEROIEL.L INTELLIGENCE,

TWELVE O'CLOCK.
To-day the Discount Market has been very easy,
at the same rates.

At the Bank of England yesterday there was 3
withdrawal of 10,000 sovereigns for Alexandria.
The Egyptian Commercial and Trading Cow'
pany, Limited, have announced that the third ordi-
nary general meeting of shareholders will be held
on the 31st instant, and that, in addition to the
ordinary business, a resolution will be proposed
authorising the council to return to and divide
rateably among such of the shareholders as have
paid:ithe amount:of the call of per share, made on
the 17th May, 1866.

The public sales of colonial wool during the past
week have continued to progress, with a fair amount
of animation. Superior descriptions of Australia
have generally maintained the rates established at
the opening of the series, but Cape of Good Hope
produce has, in some instances, sold at a slight
decline, consequent upon the large quantity offered.
The sales are expected to close on the 10th inst.
The half-yearly meeting was held to-day of the
Bahia Steam Navigation Company. The accounts
presented showed that the traffic receipts for the
six months ending 30th June last, exclusive of sub-
sidies, had exceeded the expenditure by £2,421.
Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures
have declined f, to 56 57, but the Consolidated
Mortgage Bonds remain steady at 41 41k.
The following notification had been issued

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION CO3I-
- STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH BO W°
VIA EGYPT.

The directors of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Na'
vigation Company have arranged to run two steamer every
month between Bombay and Suez, as an experimental line,
in addition to the existing fortnightly mail service, thus
increasing the communication with Bombay to four times
a month. Those extra steamers will ma to and from Stles
in eonjunction with the Calcutta, China, and Australian
mail packets in the Mediterranean. The first departure
will take place by the steamer of the 20th Jan. from South-
ampton, and on the 28th Jan. from Marseilles, and the de-
partures and arrivals will continue until further notice, in
regular order, in correspondence with the Calcutta mails.,

The capital account of the company now exceeds
the value of paid-up shares and debentures issued,
by no less a sum than £22,047 15s. 6d., which bas
been entirely paid out of revenue. In addition to
the above sum paid out of revenue to capital account,
there has been divided amongst the shareholders
during the four years ending June, 1866, the 00
of £22,769 14s. 3d. in payment of various dividends
declared from June, 1862, to this date.
At a meeting, held to-day, of the African Steam
Ship Company, the report stated that in makinglll3
the accounts the directors have discharged all the
expenses of navigating and maintaining the ships,
the cost of insurance and repairs, and have made
the authorised reserve for depreciation. The Board
recommend the payment of the usual dividend of
Bs. per share, free of income tax, for the half-year
ending 31st October last.

Two o'CLoCK•

Several transactions have taken place in Consol4
to-day, and their effect upon the market has been
a decline of per cent., the latest prices being
88+ -a, less dividend, for money and to-morrow
and 88 for January. The prevailing dullness is
principally caused by the timidity of the investing
and speculative classes. Every confidence is
es-
pressed in the situaiion of home politics under the
present Administration, and the spirit of Fenianisin
is negatived by the amicable policy of the United
States Government towards this country. Nesc
Threes and Reduced are steady ; East India Stock
is marked 215 ; ditto s.per Cents., 1031 ; Enfaeed
Fives, 101; and 4 per Cent. Bonds, £l,OOO, and
under 20s. prem.
To-day there has been less activity in the market
for Foreign Stocks, and, in most cases, there has
been an improvement.
The Russian Loan Scrip remains very firm at
111-8 premium, and the inclination is to purchase
rather than to sell on speculative account.

The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very in-
active, without, however, any material change ill

values.

American Securities are firm. United States
5-20 Bonds are 703: I-, an advance of 3 - ; Illinois at
774 4 7 an advance of I ; and Erie Shares 46} 47.
Mexican Bonds are steady at 18f I ; ditto NO,
at 131;1 ; Turkish Fives have advanced k to 32i 1'
Greek 1, to 131 14 ; Spanish Passive, 4, to 201 ;
the Certificates, to 134 ; and Italian, to
551 1. The business officially recorded is Brazilian
5 per ,Cents., 94 ; ditto, 1865, 68f 69 ; EgyPtial;
7 per Cents, 1864, 83f ; ditto £lOO Bonds, 83*
841 ; ditto Governmental Railway Debentures, 841/
85, 83, 841; Moorish 5 per Cents., 93 ; Peruvian
5 per Cents., 1865, 691 ; Russian 3 per Cents.,
1859,1521; ditto 5 per Cents., 1862, 861 851 ; nnj
Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 1864, 271.
Business in the Railway Share Market has
mained very quiet, and in a few instances
prices exhibit a further slight decline. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Midland have each de-
clined 1; and Great Western and North Western,
each f.

Bank shares are neglected. London Joint-stockt
however, have improved to 41i Anglo-Austria°
are marked 61 ; New South Wales, 44k
Union of London, 44.
Miscellaneous and finance shares remain
ex-
ceedingly dull, and the little business transact'
has been at about previous rates. Anglo-America'
Telegraph have improved to 1411 15, and Atlantic
Telegraph 8 per cents. to 72i; Egyptian Trading
Company are steady at 4# ; National Disco-lII'
Company, at 14a ; and Universal Marine Insur-
ance Company, at 2 ..