The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-20 00:00:00

TtE SUN, LONDON, IVIONDIY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1866.

MARKETS.---This Day.

19,875 bales Cape of Good Hope. In the corresponding
period in 1865 the total quantity arrived was 131,626
bales. Privately the English wool trade is firm, at late
rates.

Current prices of English wool per lid).
Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 71
Half-bred do 1 9
Kent fleeces
South Down ewes and wethers 1 7
Leicester do
Sorts—Clothing
Combing
_5l

a d
1 8
1 10
1 9
1 8
1 9
1 10
2 01

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TALLOW.
The tallow trade is steady to-day at about late rates.
New P.Y.C. is quotod at 45s to 45s 3d ; and old, at 41s 6d
per cwt. on the spot, Town tallow, 42s Gd not cash.
Rough fat has advanced to 2s 34 per 81bs.
Particulars. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866.
Stock this day 41,875 43,053 29,952 26,073
Price of Y.C.
—s Od —s Od —s Od 45s 3d
Delivery last week 941 996 2,496 1,387
Ditto from Juno 1 10,866 11,808 17,871 16,023
Arrival last week
Ditto fr, in June 1 14,997 9,870 15,340 13,771
Price of Tuwn

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MA.RLDOROUGII-STREET.

CHARGE OP DOG STEALING AND ASSULTING THE POLICE
—Michael Lynch, a labouring man, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a dog, and also with assaulting
police constables Webb, 112 C., and Hubbard, 105 E.
Mr. E. Dillon Lee-is, of Great Marlborough-street,
appeared for the prisoner.

Wm. Whitmore, a boy living at Hampshire Hog-yard,
St. Giles's, stated that on the previous evening he was in
the yard with a little sister playing with a dog belonging
to his father, when the prisoner took the dog out of his
sister's arms. He asked the 'prisoner to give it back, but
instead of doing so he ran backwards and forwards, and
struck him with his cap. Ho afterwards put the dog under
his coat, and ran away, but he was stopped by a constable.
In answer to Mr. Lewis the witness said the prisoner
was not drunk, only half drunk.
Another boy gave similar evidence.

Binstead Webb, 112 0, said, that while in Oxford-street,
the previous evening, he saw the prisoner running followed
by about 50 persons, crying " Stop thief !" Ile caught
hold of the prisoner, when, struggling to get away, they
both fell. While on the ground, the prisoner took the dog
from under his coat and threw it under the cab, seizing the
witness by the throat so tightly that he was nearly choked.
The prisoner struck hhn, tore his coat to pieces, was very
violent, and it required six constables to get him to the
station. The prisoner had been drinking, but was not
drunk.

C. Hubbard, 105 E, gave similar evidence, and said the
prisoner struck him several times.
Mr. Lewis said he could offer no defence for the assaults
on the police, but he was instructed to say the prisoner
merely took the dog to tease the children.

Ti&a witnesses gave the prisoner a good character for
honesty, and said that they were with the prisoner last
night, who was drunk, and merely took the dog with the
view of teasing and annoying the children.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he believed the taking of the dog
was else, and he should
not take moretake that part iosfc htiheef t case anintotheionngsidemtio u. As for
the assault on the police that was a different matter. He
knew there were some people who hated the police be-
cause they kept them in order when required, and the pri-
soner was evidently ono of those persons. He should
commit the prisoner for 14 days for the first assault, and
fine him 20s. and 14 days for the second.

Messrs. Overend, Gurney, and Company,

MEETING THIS DAY.

A meeting, convened by the liquidators appointed to
wind up the affairs of the company (Messrs. Turquand and
Harding) was held at the London Tavern to-day, to take
the opinion of the shareholders respecting the call of £lO
a share, which it was proposed to make.

Several of the shareholders stated, in limine, that they
disputed their liability to pay the call.
Mr. OKEY (a shareholder) said that ho hold 25 shares on
the faith of the prospectus, by which ho was guaranteed
from all loss from the old company. Ho was quite wil-
ling to perform his portion of the contract, but would not
admit that ho should suffer from the misdeeds of others.
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. WALL said ho held 50 shares, on which ho paid £lO
a share, and ho considered ho had been grossly swindled.
(Hear, hear, and cries of "So have we all.")

, .
Mr. BROAD s..‘id that some information should have been
given to the shareholders as to their actual condition, and
he entered into a long statement, in the course of which he
censured the conduct of the managers of the company.
Some other shareholders also asked different other ques-
tions bearing on the affairs of the company.

Mr. T tritcivAND, in reply to the shareholders, said that
iu tho first place, with respect to the suspense' and gua-
rantee, the estates of the old company were taken as a
guarantee to a considerable amount, and he regretted to
say that there would be a deficiency perhaps of £700,000,
but it was impossible to say to what amount it would
reach, as it might not be realised for years.
The estates in question were much less than
they were originally. (3ries of " Shame.") The private
property, given as a guarantee, had not produced the
amount of the guarantee, and he reminded the shareholders
that it would be most injurious to their interests to force
an immediate sale in the present state of the money
market. The suspense and guarantee account amounted
to £3,000,000. With respect to their estates the owners
gave their personal security and made their estates liable,
but they were not precluded from selling their estates.

A SHAREHOLDER—Then in fact we had received no se-
curity at all as far as these estates were concerned, and
had no real guarantee. (Shame, shame.)
Mr. T URQUAND —The liquidators considered that would
be the best means they would adopt fort the benefit of the
creditors, and they decided on getting the property entirely
into their own hands and applying them in aid of the claims
of the „company. A deed of inspection has accordingly
boon prepared, and the liquidators wore ex officio the in-
spectors, and had entire control over the whole property.
He was aware that some of the houses of the partners were
occupied, hut they wore not living in luxury, as one of the
shareholders had stated. The houses worn occupied, as it
was considered desirable that they should be occupied until
they were let profitably. (Oh, oh.) The bulk of the pro-
perty must bo realised for the benefit of the creditors, but
nothing would be more injurious to those interests than to
sell this property at the present time. Some of the part-
ners had handed over the balance at their bankers, and
others gave the rents from their estates as they received
them. A 'portion of Mr. Edward Gurney and Co.'s pro-
perty had been put up for sale, but there were no bidders.
A SHAREHOLDER —Was it a bona fide sale.
Mr. T URQUAND —He believed it was. The other part-
ners were ready to hand over every farthing they possessed.
Ho believed that there had been a diminution of the pro-
perty of the partners by marriage settlements on their
daughters, but that was previous to tho failure
of the company. The question of fraud and
other -matters which had been referred to by
the shareholders were not a subject with which the liqui-
dators were called to deal. With respect to the property
of the partners the title-deeds were in the Possession of the
liquidators, and it could not bo sold without their consent.
One large house had been let to a tenant, who paid a very
high rent for it. All the bills and liabilities of the old com-
pany, at its formation, had been paid by the new company.

Some discussion ensued as to the advisability of printing
a list of the shareholders, but tho general feeling was ad-
verse to that proceeding.

Tho proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the
liquidators for the manner in which they discharged the
duties of an office necessarily invidious.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

GRAVESEND, Monday Morning.

Arrived, August 19.—Julius Ctesar, and Crescent, from
Guernsey ; Unanimity, from Windau ; Star of the Ocean
and Voyager, from Cronstadt ; Ansgar, from Mon real;
Ane, Royal Charlie, and Petrellen, from Archangel; Zoo-
phite, from Riga; Christine Marie, from Husum ; Pollegie
Voorzorg, from St. Petersburg; Übreka, from Montreal ;
Doggerbot, from Holmsts.dt ; llaabet, from Malmo; Gras-
mere, from St. John's.

Arrived, Aug. 20. —Shakspere, from Quebec; Katriue de
Boern, from Groningen ; Florist and Codan, both from
Cronsta,dt ; Hoppet, from Memel ; Eliza Blaxland, from
Guernsey ; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp ; Fyenoord,
steamer, from Rotterdam; August and Magnet, both from
Archangel ; Auda, from Hudickswall.
DEAL, Monday Morning..
Passed.--Advance, frbm London, for Quebec.

DEATH OF THE'STERMOTHER OF MISS CONSTANCE
KENT.—The stepmother of Miss Constance Kent, who was
found guilty of the Road murder, died at Lllangollen, on
Friday last.
M. LE CO3ITE MONTALE3IBERT, whose critical
state recently occasioned so much anxiety to his friends
throughout Christendom, is, we are rejoiced from our heart
to learn, at last convalescent. So soon as it is practicable
he will be moved by easy stages to Switzerland.
FATHER SECCHI, Director of the Observatory at
the Collegio Romano, has invented a new stellar spectro-
scope. The spectra produced are remarkable for the
brilliancy of their hints and the clear definition of their
bands.

THE MEMBERS FOR MAIDSTONE.—A public
meeting at the Corn Exchange has been called for to-
morrow, to take into consideration the position in which
the members for the borough are placed by the recent pro-

cvedings at the Central Criminal Court.
MR. SWINBURNE'S " POEMS AND BALLADS," we are
rejoiced to learn, have been withdrawn by the Messrs.
Moxon and Co. from circulation.

The '“ Tipton Slasher," once celebrated as a

prizefighter, has been fined by the Nottinghamshire magi-
strates £6 and costs for assaulting the police, and .£5 and
costs for night-poaching. There were sixteen previous
convictions against him.

We (Western Times) regret to announce the
death of the only child of Sir John and Lady Guendolen
Ramsden (daughter of the Duke of Somerset). The de-
deceased infant was a daughter, and was born only about
six weeks ago.

APPRENTICES ON STRIKE.--On Thursday, accord•
Lug to a Greenock paper, the apprentice lads in the carpon•

tering department of Messrs. Caird's shipbuilding yard
" struck" because a man had been employed who they con-
sidered was not entitled to work 'there. This person left
the place, and the apprentices returned to their duty.

It is estimated that since the commencement o;

the manufacture of locomotives in Newcastle 3,000 of them
have been made in that district, and of these upwards of
1,000 have been exported. Taking the average cost at
£2,000 each, it would result that the valtie of this branch
of manufacture to Newcastle alone has not been loss than
£6,000,000.
SUBSTITUTES FOR BANKRUPTCY. —ln the half
year ending in April, 1866, 2,447 deeds of assignment, com-
position deeds, or deeds of inspectorship were registered.
The unsecured debts amounted to £6,017,621. Of the

1,191 composition deeds, two-thirds provided for the ac-
ceptance of a payment not exceeding tis. in the pound.
THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN.—Prince
and Princess Christian are not expected to arrive at Frog-
more House till•aboit the time fixed for the return of the
Queen from Balmoral. At Frogmore a number of altera-
tioes have been made during tho last few months by the
conversion of several of the apartments into dressing and
bed rooms for their Royal Highnesses. The library, dining,
and drawing rooms have been redecorated, and the rooms
on the north side of the corridor put in a thorough state of
repair.

THE FOUNDERING OF THE AFFONDATORE.—The
Italie explains the loss of the Affondatore in the following
manner:—" All the telegraphs on our Adriatic coast sig-
nalised a strong north wind and a very rough sea, followed
by a tempest, which put several vessels in great peril on
those shores. Some ships of the Italian squadron remained
out at sea in order to have full sea room and escape the
dangers of the storm ; others, owing to their special cha-
racter, entered the port; and some few, in the impossibility
of taking either of these courses, were obliged to contend
with the tempest, and experienced some damage. The
steam-ram Affondatore, which by reason of its special con-
struction, could not when at anchor have long resisted'the
fury of the waves, and which was already in danger of
sinking, contrived, by a bold and skiltul mancouvre of her
captain, to enter the port. But just at the entrance the
waves struck the ship with such violence that she foun-
dered, but without having suffered any damage. All the
crew were Bayed, and there is a hope of being able to float
her again in a few days."
A new planet was discovered in the constellation
Capricorn, on the night of the 6th inst., by M. Stephan,
Director of the Marseilles Observatory. Its position at
14h. 4m. 255. M. T. Al. was as follows :
Eight ascension s ••• 53m. 58°. -
N. Polar distance ... 106 deg. 471 n. 50s.
The discovery was telegraphed to Paris, and on the next
evening the position of the planet at 11h. 47m. 575. P. 31
T. was found to be-
-24b. 52m. 54.235.
ascension ...
N. Polar distance ... 106 dog. 43m. 57.15.
This discovery, which brings the number of asteroids up
to eighty-eight, was made with the now telescope, which
is, we believe, constructed on a hitherto untried principle.
The planet has the appearance of a star of the ninth snag
nitudo.