The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

MIS DAY'S SKIPPING.

LONDON, Oct. 22.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Easterly ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with a
fall of rain.

CARDIFF, Oct. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Dunrobin
Castle, for Valparaiso ; Euxine, for Buenos Ayres ; Janet
Kidston, for St. Thomas.

CLYDE, Oct. 21.—Wfnd S.E.—Arrived—John Gray,
from Trinidad; Bormarsund, from Richibucto; Bannock-
burn and Champion, from Quebec. Sailed—Septimstrath,
for Demerara.

NEWPORT, Oct. 21.—Wind E.--Arrived—Elise, from
London for St. Thomas ; Ellida, from Hamburg for St.
Thomas.

DUBLIN, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Catherine,
from St. John's, N.B.

Lim'EnicK, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived —Primrose,
from Quebec.

DARTMOUTH, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived--Una,
from London for Manilla.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived—Borussia, steamer, from Hamburg; One, from
Cardiff ; Susan, and Mechanic's Own, from Newport ;
Danube, from Neath.
Sailed—Diamond, for St. Malo.

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(BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 21—Edmund Kay, from Quebec; Frank-
lin-Venveota, from Trinidad; Ann Catherine, from La-
raiclie.
Sailed—Riton, screw steamer, for Boulogne; George
Marshall, for ydney ; Larsens Pludo, for .dopenhagen ;
Flenk, for Elsinore ; Dranmen, for Dram ; Three Brothers,
for Grimstadt ; Minerva, for Memel; Gustaf Wallemas,
for the Baltic; Nor, for Lavin Mattin, for Krageroo ;
Eliza Jane, for St. Lucia.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed, Oct. 21—Amazon, from New York ; Addison
Gilbert, ship, from Calcutta ; Ailsa, from Quebec—all for
London; Majestic, for New York; Beta, screw steamer,
for Malta ; Aurora, for Madeira—all from London ; North-
umberland, screw steamer, from the west for Hamburg.

A PROPHECY FULFILLED.—The other day, a
drouthy sailor, who occasionally indulges in fishing for the
purpose of "raising the wind," succeeded in capturing a
large eel, for which he was offered 2s. A bystander, on
hearing the offer, said, "Jock, ye'll better put the beast
back tae its element again, for if ye sell't it'll cost ye a
hantle mair than twa shillin's." However, sell it he did
for a florin, and, as true as the man said it, the eel cost Jock
more—he got drunk on the proceeds, became disorderly,
was taken heft:a e a magistrate, and fined ss.—.Alloa
Journal.

FRUITLESS FECUNDITY.—The Echo de Saone-et-
Loire relates an unusual instance of fecundity in the com-
mune of Autully. A woman was safely delivered of four
children, two boys and two girls, all alive and well formed,
but they all died while being taken to the church for bap-
tism. The mother, although of a delicate constitution, is
doing well.

THE BRITISH MUSEUM.--The annexed notice
was posted yesterday at the entrance to the reading-room
of the British Museum Complaints having been made
that silence is not observed in the reading-room, the trus-
tees wish it to be made known that any person infringing
the regulations will forfeit their privilege of admission,—A.
Akazzi. rriucipal liibratiala, Oct, 21."

Share Railways. !paid 1 Closing Business
Price. Done.
25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per
c. pref. (issued at £5O all
stock Bri s. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100
20 IDo. do. do. Shares
stock Caledon £10,44 percent 100 100 102 102
stock I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100
e$ !Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all
20 ICorrwall, 5 per cent.
64 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 65
14 Do Ist Class Pref all
stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 100 102
stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c., lOO 110 115
stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.„, 100 106 110
stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. G No.l 100 106 108
stock Do. do. No. 9 100 105 107
stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 122 124 123
stock 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 82
stock Do. 5 percent. guar... 100
stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 XlO 112
stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 89 91
stock Bdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 79 81
stock Vurness, sper cent • 100
stock (-ling.& S. Wcst.g.a. 5 p.c, 100
stock Great Northern, sp. et, 100 114 116 Iva 141
stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 109 111 111
stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do.
100 Do. 5.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 105 107
10 Gt. N'h. of Scotld. Ist
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t.Sn.& W (Ireland)
stock 100 97 99
p. ct. pref. stock
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stock Do. Redeemable, Ip. ct. 100 87 89
stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 88 10
stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 101 103
8 Do. Itirm. Pref. Shares all 91 10
10 Pt. W. Chem. 8 p.e.pf.sh all 164 174
10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 10 104
stock Do. Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76
263 Do. Chester gua. shares all 195 201
In Do. do. do.
20 Do. do. do.
100 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref 6O
stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137
stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 100 pc 100
stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100
stock Lon.t Brig.s*pc.gu.No.l 100 111 114
stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 111 114
stock Do. gua. 6p. c.
stock Do. do 5 p.c N 0.4 100 111 114
stock Do. do. 41 per cent,. 100 101 103
5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. all
stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 150 155
stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130
stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 "3 75
stock Do. 4 per cent. Fret lOO 01 92
stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 93 95
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10 Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all '—
11 B. & Brom ex. ) ail 1 ip los
10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 38 id p
stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and
Nuneaton, sp. et-- 100
stock Lon. & S.W, 7n. et. stock 100
stoci- Do. 44 per cent lOO
2s. 05. Do. (Prtsm. perpl antis
of 2s. 6d.. ... all
121 Londondy..l; Cole, 4sh all
2 L londony. & Ennis. 4sh all 134 14
stoc Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et 100 120 125
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stock Do. 35 per cent
10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 I I p
124 llaryport & Car., 4p. c all
124 Do. 45 per cent all
stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO
stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 100 135 137
stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102
6 Do. 44 per cent 3
stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st 100 91 93
stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100
stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100
stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100
stock North British, sp. o. 100 109 111
stock Do. New, gin. sp. c,.,. 100 107 169
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10 Do. do. do all 51 1
st Nth.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100
st N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 90 92
at Do. 44 pc. redeemable lOO 99 101
st Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref lOO 98 100
17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref 8.13.4. p
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13
124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9
25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch lO 1 d 513
20 North Staffordshire all 22 z 3 228
10 Rhymney Guaranteed all
84 Scottish Central, new pt all
st Scottish North-Eastern
31 p. c. pref. stock lOO
st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 --
st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 136
10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104
10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all
1.0. South Eastern (Readint
Ann., 1.0.6)
st Do. 41 per cent lOO 100 102
at Do.Fixed4lp.o. Ist is 100 100 102
st South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100
st Do. 11 per cent. lOO 97 99
st Dc. 5 per cent'.....„„, 100
st S.-Yorkshire, 4p. o. gua 100 84 86
25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27 28
25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 32 33 325
25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 33
st Watrfd & Bilk-fly, 6 p.c lOO 45 48
st W.Mid -Oxf lst Guastk 100 124 126
st Do. 2d do 100 118 120
st Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red., 100 100 102
at Do.PerPet. Op. c. pf 1806; 100 1118 122
at Do. till 1869, Ist is.l 100 1115 118

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THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINq, ocroBE,R, 22. 1861.

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.

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CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day,)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
CATTLE STEALING.

James Brown, convicted at the last Sessions, on his own
confession, of stealing a number of cattle from the Essex
Marshes, was placed at the bar for judgment, it having been
respited for the purpose of the surgeon of the jail watching
prisoner, to ascertain the state of his mind, it being sug-
gested that he was of weak intellect; the result, however,
was to negative that supposition.
Mr. Cooper, on the part of the prosecution, said a very
great number of cattle had been stolen from the marshes,
but since the apprehension of the prisoner no more cattle
had been stolen.
Mr. Sleigh, on tho part of the prisoner, said the state-
ment ought not to have been made unless the prisoner was
proved in any way to be concerned in the robbery. It wars
most unaccountable that the prisoner, who was in good em
ployment and bore a good character, should have stolen
the cattle if in his right mind. and it was shown that his
mind was at times affected.
The Recorder said he had been informed by the surgeon
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who had watched the prisoner, that there was no ground
for believing that to be the case. He then sentenced the
prisoner to three years' penal servitude.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION OF BURGLARIES

AT CLAPHAM.

Jane Hillier, aged 19, was indicted for burglariously en-
tering the house of Walter Miller, on Clapham Common,
and stealing therefrom three coats and a quantity of plate,
of the value of £6O. In the second count she was charged
with receiving the property knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Warton defended the
4a I prisoner.

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The case, which is an extraordinary one, is contained in
the evidence of John Shepherd, a police-sergeant in the
employ of the South-Western Railway, who deposed that
prisoner came up to him in Doyle-street, Lambeth, and said,
" Shepherd, I want to speak to you. I have been to your
house, but you were not at home, Do you know of any bur-
glaries at Clapham lately ? Witness said he knew of several
The prisoner said, " I can tell you who did them. You
know Barney, the man who I live with (witness knew she
lived with a man named Barney). Well, he did them. In
July we went to a gentleman's house at Clapham; Barney
got in, but could not get further than the hall. He only
brought away a lady's mantle. She wore it three or four
days. She then altered the lining, and afterwards, atthe re-
quest of Barney, pawned it at Mr. Barnett's, South. place,
Lambeth-walk, for 65., Barney waiting outside. On another
night they went to Clapham-common; Barney got into a gen-
tleman's house near the Furze, and I waited outside. Barney
was gone about two hours and a half. When he cane back
he had with him three coats, and a quantity of plate, con-
sisting of forks and spoons. Barney broke up the plato
and sold it for £IS. The coats she pledged at a pawn-
broker's in the Westminster-road. She stated as a reason
for making the statement that Barney had beaten and
illused her, and she wanted to send him away. On a sub-
sequent occasion the prisoner came to him and said all
that she had told him about Barney was untrue; she how-
ever was willing to admit that she had received the property
and was willing to take it all upon herself. Witness

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in the meantime had ascertained the mantle and
coats had been pawned, as stated by the prisoner, and also
that the mantle bad been stolen from the house of Miss
Cusack at Clapham. He also ascertained that a burglary
had been committed in the early part of July at the house
of Captain Walter Miller, Broadlands, Clapham -common,
when a quantity of plate and other property, to the amount
of between DO and £7O, had been stolen. Witness then
took the prisoner into custody.
Evidence was given of the burglary at Captain Miller's,
and the coat pledged by the prisoner was identified as being
part of the property stolen. The burglary must have been
committed by a small man who obtained an entry through
the pantry window. The coat produced was the property
of Captain Miller.

Mr. Warton made an earnest appeal to the jury on behalf
of the prisoner.

The learned Recorder having summed up,
The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the second count,
of receiving the property knowing it to be stolen.
A former conviction on her own confession was proved
against the prisoner, when she was sentenced to nine
months' imprisonment.

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The Recorder said it was quite evident the prisoner was
associated with bad characters. It was necessary she should
be separated from her companions for some time. She was
still very young and might reclaim herself. He then sen-
tenced her to three years' penal servitude.

THE BED SEA AND INDIA TELE•

The Government have offered to convert the
£BOO,OOO 4?, per cent. 50 years guaranteed capital
of the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company into
an annuity, payable at the Bank of England ; and
this proposition, which has been made in the follow-
ing form, will be recommended by the directors for
acceptance at the meeting of the shareholders to be
held on the sth of November :

" Treasury Chambers, Oct. 15, 1861.
"Gentlemen,—The Lords Commissioners of her
Majesty's Treasury have had before them your letter
of the 9th inst., and I am desired by their lordships
to state to you in reply that they had given the best
consideration to the proposition of Sir Macdonald
Stephenson of which the shortness of the time since
the receipt of your letter would allow, and are pre-
pared to agree to the following terms :-
1. To divest the existing company of all further
responsibility in respect to the affairs of the Red
Sea and India Telegraph, with a view to transfer-
ring the entire concern to the hands of a new com-
pany, on suitable terms and conditions, should any
such company be formed with an amount of capital
sufficient to justiCy a reasonable hope of the success
of its object.
" 2. To convert the present guarantee into a Go-
vernment annuity of like amount, payable at the
Bank of England, as in the case of other Govern-
ment annuities.

" It would follow from this conversion that all
expenses of disbursements would be defrayed by the
Government.

" 3. To reservejpower to the Government to re-
deem this annuity at any time hereafter, on payment
of a capital sum in proportion to the unexpired
period which the annuity may then have to run.
" Your Board is of course aware that no final
step can be taken in such a matter without the ap-
proval of Parliament ; but my Lords undertake, on
the part of her Majesty's Government, in the event
of such new company being established, to have a
bill introduced into Parliament early in the ensuing
session, for carrying into effect the foregoing terms.
" Their Lordships abstain, on the present occa-
sion, from entering into detaiN connected with the
proceedings of the new company, leaving them for
future discussion and arrangement.

" G. A. HAMILTON.
The Directors of the Red Sea and India
"Telegraph Company."