The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-03 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

AN AWKWARD PREDICAMENT.—CharIes %Vivien, a cab-
driver, was charged with being drunk and incapable
during his employment.
Police-constable Kirwan, 201 B, said that he was on
duty at 2 this morning near St. George's Road, Pimlico,
when he was called by a gentleman and three ladies, and
informed of the fact of his having undertaken to drive
them home to St. George's-square, but being so drunk that
he was unable to do so, in consequence of which the ladies,
who were full dressed and without bonnets, were left in
the street. Witness went towards Belgrave-street, and
there found the defendant in the situation described.
Defendant denied that he was unfit to drive. He ad-
mitted that he had had some liquor, but said he was not
drunk. The fact was his horse was a " hawkward
hanimal," just five years old, that became unruly, and got
him into trouble.

An officer on duty at the station confirmed the account
of the constable that he was drunk, and it was stated that
the latter drove the defendant's cab to his iinapter's.
Mr. Arnold—How was it, if this horse was so awkward,
that an unprofessional driver could get it honie ?
Defendant —lt was because it was a-going home, your
worship ; they're always quiet then. The gentleman
never paid me a farthing fare.

Mr. Arnold—l don't think he was bound to do so. It
does not matter whether it was from your animal's awk-
wardness or your drunkenness, your contract to take hint
to a certain place was not completed.

Defendant—l drove them all the way from the Edgware-
road, and it's very hard to lose my fare.
Mr. Arnold—And it was very hard for those ladies,
without anything on their heads, to be left in the street at
two in the morning.
_ _

Defendant--I was very sorry for them, but the " hani-
mal was hawkward."

Defendant was fined 55., or in default four days.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

To-day's market was very moderately supplied with
English wheat, in middling condition. The trade for all
qualities ruled heavy, yet no material change took place in
prices.

There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands.
The amount of business transacted was very moderate
Prices were unaltered from Monday.
Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request,
at late rates.

With barley the market was fairly. supplied. Good and
fine malting qualities were firm in price ; otherwise, the
barley trade was slow.
Malt was in limited demand, at late prices.
Oats were in fair supply and steady request, at full
prices.
Both beans and peas sold heavily, at barely late rates.
There was a fair demand for flour, at late prices.
SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK.
Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour.
English and Scotch. 1080 290 490 250
Irish
Foreign — 800

320
5,570 160 sks.
6900 brls.
COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OE GRAIN.
For the week ending Dec. For the corresponding week
30, 1865. last year.
Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver.
Wheat 72,309-46s lld Wheat 81,109-37s 10d
Barley ' 80,285-32 s 6d Barley ..... 81,491--28s Od.
Oats

WHITEOHAPEL.

The trade is firm, at the annexed quotations :

Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ;
veal, as 10d to 4s 8d; and pork, as 101 to 5s 2d per Blbs.
by the carcase.

BOROUGH HOP.
The demand for hops is by no means active ; neverthe-
less, prices rule firm.

ELECTRIC BELLS ON RAILWAY TRAINS.--An in-
teresting experiment was tried on Saturday at the Dijon
Railway terminus with a system of electric bells applied to
a railway train of passenger carriages. It completely suc-
ceeded. A communication between each of the carriages
and the compartment occupied by the head conductor of

the train was instantly effected by merely pressing a but-
ton attached to one of the partitions of the carriage.
EXPLOSION ,OF A LOCOMOTIVE BOILER AT THE
GREAT NORTHERN STATION, NOTTINGHAM.—On
Monday last about two o'clock in the afternoon, the boiler
of a large locomotive engine, belonging to the Great N orth-
ern Railway Company, exploded near the Nottingham sta-
tion. The engine had been used for shunting between the
passenger station and the ticket platform, and while wait-
ing for another train to run off some waggons on the same
line, the boiler blew up with a terrific noise, hurling some
of the fragments to a distance of 500 yards. Although the
driver and the firemen wore actually on the engine, they
escaped without any injury.

Nov. 1 . Dec 9, >
1865. 1865. Increase' Decrse.
Bank of England 21,8 '4,805 20,03,218: 1,0.11,5 7
Private Banks 3,133,928 2,977,.761 156,652
Joint-stock Banks 2,892,421 2,719,6 )7 102,764
Total in England 27,891,154 2 ;,570,181 ' - 1,3.0,973
Scotland 4,696,685 4,903,930 £207,295
Ireland 6,,NE37,925 ti,f91,240, — 193,685
—; ---...

United Kingdom.

1 1,310.363