The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ROUGH DIALOGUE BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.—John May
and Edward Harper, the former standing nearly 6 feet and
the latter 6 feet 6 inches, were charged with being drunk
and fighting. _ _

George Powley, 228 B, proved that at ten o'clock on the
previous evening he saw the defendants outside the
Feathers, Broadway, fighting. They were separated, but
went across the road and began again. May was then
driven right away, but came back again, stripped off his
clothes, and commenced fighting again, upon which they
were taken into custody.

May said—He challenged me to fight, you see. He was
in the publichouso, and said he was the Westminster in-
fant, and would fight anybody. I said 1 was a little 'un,
and I had a turn up with him, and I licked him.
Harper—Just listen to me. He and me married sisters
18 months ago, and we have not agreed since. I and my
wife and his wife were in the public-house. I came out ;
he followed me, and would fight me. The police will
.prove that ho came back and attacked me. I didn't want
to fight.
May—lre calls himself a fighting man—the " West-
minster Infant," and tried to impose upon me, but I beat
him.

Mr. Selfe—lt says, "Children, never let your angry
passious rise."
May—You ought to b 3 ashamed of yourself, a big fellow
like you. It's a great pity you don't have a cradle and
nurse.

Harper—Be quiet. Your worship, lam a hard-working
man, and I didn't want to fight.
May was fined 10s. or 7 days, and Harper ss. or 5 days.
May called out as they left the Court, " D'ye hear, I
hops you'll put us in a proper cell."

MARIiETS.--This Day.

HAY.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s; clover,
X 4 Os to 45 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load,
Trade steady.
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CUMBERLAYM.—Moadow hay, £3 Os to £4103 Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOa ; and straw, £2 O to £2 lOs per load.
fair demand.

WHITECILAPEL.—Meadow hay, 5s to £4 lOs ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 lOs oil ; and straw, £2 Os to ..£2 lOs per load,
Trade rather quiet.

COLONIAL•

TEA.— Business has remained very quiet, the trade hav-
lug been occupied with the samples of the late arrivals to
be offered at publictsale this day.
SUGAR.—There has been very little business reported,
and prices generally are a shade easier. In the refined
market only moderate dealings have been entered into at
about late rates.

COFFEE.—A moderate demand has prevailed for both
plantation and native Ceylon, and fully late rates are
current.

EICE.—The dealings have been very limited, and, in
some instances, holders have shown a disposition to accept
lower terms.

TALLOW.—lnfluenced by considerable arrivals of tallow
from Russia, the market has been heavy to-day, and prices
have ruled in favour of buyers. There are now on passage
from St. Petersburg 15,000 casks, and in ships loading and
lighters, 10,000. Our closing prices are —Spot, 448 Gd ; old
unweighed, 44s 3d ; in-the stream, 448; December, 44s 9d ;
January to March, 45s 3d, 6d; March, 465; town tallow,
445; nett cash, Odessa sheep, 448 6d ; beef, 445; South
American, let pipes. Cocoa nut oil firm ; Cochin, 59s ;
Ceylon, 48s 6d ; Sydney, 44s to 46s middling to good.

EXECUTION OF JEFFREYS (THIS MORNING.)—
The unfortunate man, Jeffreys, who was found. guilty at
the Old Bailey for wilfully murdering his own son, a
child six years old, suffered the extreme penalty of the law
in front of Newgate. A large concourse, of people as-
sembled to witness the execution.

ELECTION OF A NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR OF OX-
FORD UNIVERSITY.--OXFORD, Monday.—ln a con-
vocation holden yesterday morning at 12 o'clock, the Rev.
Francis Knyvett Leighton, D.D., warden of All Souls'
College, was nominated by the Chancellor, the Earl of
Derby, to succeed the Rev. John Prideaux Lightfoot, D.D.,
rector of Exeter College, whose four years of office termi-
nated. The following was the form of admission :—The
vice-chancellor, immediately after opening convocation,
handed the chancellor's letter, nominating the warden of
All Souls' College vice-chancellor of the following year, to
the senior proctor, who read it aloud, and convocation as-
senting to the nomination, the vice-chancellor in a Latin
address spoke of his office and the principal events of the
past academical year, which occupied him rather more than
half an hour; the statute book, the keys, and chancellor's
seal of office (which aro the ensigns of his authority) were
handed to the proctors, and the vice-chancellor left the
chair to his successor. The vice-chancellor elect (on the
requisition of the senior proctor) took the oaths of the
Queen's supremacy, allegiance, &c., and then occupied the
vice-chancellor's chair, and made a short Latin speech on
the important nature of the office. The following heads
of houses were appointed pro-vice-chancellors :—The Rev.
Frederic Charles Plumptre, D.D., Master of University
College ; the Rev. John Prideaux Lightfoot, D.D., rector
of Exeter College ; the Rev. Henry George Liddell, D.D.,
Dean of Christ Church ; the Rev. James Edwards Sewell
D.D., Warden of New College. The latter gentleman and
Dr. Lightfoot being present, took the oaths and were ad-
mitted into office. There was a largo company present,
consisting of a large number of ladies and the venerable
President of Magdalen Hall, the President of Corpus
Christi College, the Provost of Worcester College, the
Rector of Exeter College, the President of St. John's Col-
lege, the Warden of New College, the President of Mag-
dalen College, the Principal of New Inn Hall, the Regius
Professor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Medicine,
the Senior and Junior Proctors, Professors Bosworth,
Rawlinson, &c. This is the first vice-chancellor from All
Souls' College since that of Dr. Isham, in 1787, the then
warden.

GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD.
—Number of patients for the week ending 6th October,
932, of which 319 were new -cane.