The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-04 00:00:00

(From. Me Mining Journal of this day.)
In addition to the " Derby and Oaks," and
their great attractions for the public, we have had
this week a heavy settling for the fortnightly
account, and business has not been particularly
active in the Mining Market. Prices, too, with
very few exceptions, are lower than they were last
week, but more from the absence of business than
from any particular changes in the mines. The fall
in the standard for copper has certainly affected
the price of the large dividend mines, and will for
a time decrease their profits ; but there are many
people who think copper will soon rise again.
In tin we do not hear of any material change, but
lead ores, if we may judge from recent sales, have
risen considerably, and a demand has been caused
for mines producing that metal with a fair per
centage of silver. Another thing in favour of min-
ing is that money is cheaper, and the reduction of
the rate of discount by the Bank of England shows
the difficulty of employing it. Alfred Consols shares
have been inquired for, at 61 to 7; a good lode is
said to have been met with in the 120, but we have
no official intelligence. Herodfoot shares have been
in good request, and leave off at 9 to 10 ; the
sale of ores this week (85 tons) realised £1,742 10s.,
or £2O 10s. per ton, showing a great advance in the
price of lead ' • this is also the highest price per ton
yet realised by the mine ; the 85 tons sold in March
last made only £1,498. On Wednesday next the
four-monthly meeting will be held, and we under-
stand a dividend of at least 15s. per share will be
declared, and, with the present price of lead, that
rate may be kept in future. The dividend at last
meeting and that previously was 12s. 6d. per share ;
the present rate of dividends £2 ss. per share per
annum, is 25 per cent, on the market value, while
the mine has been steadily progressing towards a
good position, with fair reserves and excellent pro-
spects. It also may be taken as a fair representa-
tion of the strange anomalies sometimes met with
in mining. With most efficient and valuable
machinery and plant, and paying regular dividends,
it has for months past been standing at a market
value of less than £9,000, and neglected by the
same public, who seem to run after old and aban-
doned schemes, newly dressed up, and brought out
in many thousands of shares of £1 each, and for
which, in some cases, double the whole price of a
bona fide investment like this is taken as premium
by the promoters.

LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.)

COURT OF. CHANCERY.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
APPEAL-COSTS-DAVISON V. YOUNG,

The Lord Chancellor found the appellant Davison liable
in costs to the respondent Young up to the hearing of the
cause in the court below.

VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
APPEAL-JUDGMENT-WYCHERLBY V. BARNARD.
This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor
Sir William Page Wood.

Lord Justice Turner said—This is a suit on behalf of the
representatives of a deceased partner, for an account of the
sale of a brood mare (Diana) and her progeny. The Vice-
Chancellor allowed some particular items and disallowed
other items in the account ; but on looking into the account
itself, and on looking into the evidence, I perfectly agree in
the conclusion that the Vice-Chancellor has arrived at.
The object of the inquiry before us is as to the purchase-
price of the mare Sirocco, one of the horses sold by Reeves,
whether it was sold for £350 or £2OO. £5OO was claimed
for_it in respect of winning a race. His lordship considered
on the evidence produced, which was very contradictory,
that this horse was sold for £350. Then, with respect to
the sale of the second mare, Queen Lilly, which was sold
for £25, the defendant is chargeable, in default, with this
sum. Then there is an item charged of £52 for keeping the
horses and training. His Lordship considered there was no
such excessive amount charged as would induce him to
alter the account, and therefore the order of the
Vice-Chancellor will not be disturbed on that point.
The appellant next complained of the costs of suit, but
hi 4 Lordship was not disposed to alter the order of the
Vice-Chancellor in that respect, and upon the whole case
the appeal must be dismissed with costs.
Lord Justice Knight Brucez--I entirely agree with the
decision of the Vice-Chancellor and with the judgment
which has now been delivered, except as to the sale of the
horse Sirocco. His Lordship considered that this horse
should be valued at £5OO. His Lordship entirely agreed
that the appellant should pay costs.

Their Lordships affirmed the order of the Vice Chan-
cellor, and dismissed the appeal with costs.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TRIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A DESPERATE WIFE.—Ann Sutherland, of 10, Upper
Fitzroy-street, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham,
charged, in the words of the warrant, with threatening to
" take a hatchet and cut to pieces" her husband, John
Sutherland, a tailor; there was a further charge against
her of assaulting Shillingford, one of the warrant officers
of the court, in a very brutal manner.

The husband, a very respectable-looking man, said that
on Thursday evening the prisoner, his wife, took up a
heavy book and threw it at him with great violence, caus
ing a wound on his eye, from which he had suffered very
greatly, and afterwards threatened to cut him to pieces
With a hatchet; and it was not the first time she had be-
haved in a similar manner, her conduct being very bad.
Shillingford said that he went to the prosecutor's house
on the previous afternoon to take her into custody, when he
found her sitting on her husband's shopboard very drunk,
having at the time a basin in her hand, which he requested
her to put down, and on her refusing and his attempting to
take it from her, she struck him several times in a delicate
part, causing him such intense pain that he was rendered
nearly insensible, her language all the time being of a very
violent nature. She had taken up a hatchet and threatened
her husband.

Prisoner said she had only take' a "little porter" at the

Mr. Bingham said it would be doing her a great kindness
to keep her from drink for a month, which he should com-
mit her for, and order her to find sureties for three months
at the end of that time.