The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-02 00:00:00

Do Account 971
Portnguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,''2,'3 371 .1
Do. do. 1867 —
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid —
It lssian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St
Do 41 per Cent. 1850 .
Do 41 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds ?
Do. do. £B4 15s. de...,
Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 9ll
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 671 1
Sarlinian 5 per Cent —
Spanish 3 por Cen
Do. Account
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. Now Deforn,ct —
Do. Account
Do. Passive —
Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial -Mortgage Loan —
Do Government, 1864
Do do, 1808
Do de, Scrip — 1,3-
T ur.:ish 6 per Cent. .
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Do 6 por Cent. 1858 ' 69
Do Account
Do A:100 BoAds
Po 6 per Cent., 1862 in
Do Account
Do .Clue Bonds 72,i
Do 5 per °eat., 1865 •
D ) Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1865
Dividends on the above payable iu i., .•,0,...
Austrutu o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins
13‘.1giau, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch 4 per Cent. Ex. I`2 Guil
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., —
French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. —
Da Account — 70
Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f.
Do. Account 544 4
CLOSING PRICES.
Consuls, Money 944. 4
Do. Account, Nov. 5 944 4

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULTING A WIFE.—TIIE HUSBAND'S COM-
PLAINT.—John Conway, a mason, living at No. 39,
Great St. Andrew-street, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with assaulting his wife, Jane Conway.

The wife said that yesterday her husband came
home about three o'clock, called her bad names, and
then kicked and struck her.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said
the prisoner assaulted her both when he was sober
and when he was drunk. All she wanted was to
have him bound over to keep the peace.
The Prisoner said ho could not keep anything
at home.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked him whether he meant to say
that she parted with his things.
The prisoner said he could not keep a second
coat—his wife pledged everything.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that if the wife parted with
her husband's things the best thing her husband
could do was to part with her. Ile should order
the prisoner to find a £lO bail for three months.
ANTICIPATING THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.—Three
boys named John Lynch, Arthur Ring, and Robert
Day, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with dis-
charging fireworks in the public thoroughfares.
One of the boys said ho did not know there was
any harm in it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was hard on boys that there
was not some place where they could let fire-
works off.

The boy said he used to let fireworks off in the
country.
Mr. iTyrwhitt said that setting them off here
made all the difference.

Another boy sail that he was vory sorry, he
would not let off any more.

Mr. Tyrwbitt said the boys were anticipating the
sth of November, and he was bound to fine them,
but it would only be half-a-crown each.

WESTMINSTER.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—
Mary Anne Skates, a poor miserable-looking woman,
was placed at the bar charged with attempting to
drown herself.

Police-constable Malson, 42 B, said that on Satur-
day night the defendant complained to him that her
husband was illtreating her. The constable said
that he would remain on the spot if she would go
indoors and interfere if there was any necessity, but
she refused. Shortly aft,xwards ho saw her
with her husband. They were quarrelling, and he
heard the husband say, " You —, go and drown
yourself." They were at this time in Cambridge-
terrace, Chelsea, ire it the water, and she rubhed
towards the Thames, followed by her husban 1 and
witness. The former caught her, and they returned
to the door of their o.,vn hou.e, where they had
more words. Witness then spoke to the husband
on his wife's behalf, and while he was doing so pri-
soner slipped from bchiud them and hastened to the
river. She threw herself off the bank, and he was
just in time to seize her by the foot, and with the
greatest difficulty he held her by it until he pro-
cured assistance.
Mr. Arnold—Where was her husband during all
this time ?
Policeman—He was standing at the door without
making any effort to save her. He was drunk ;
she was sober.

Defendant—Your Worship, for 14 years my life
has been a burden to me. Every Saturday night
that comes round my husband gives me a hiding
when he comes home. lam very sorry for what I
did.

Husband—l had a drop of drink on Saturday.
Mr. Arnold—Hold your tongue, sir ; the less you
say the better.

Prisoner was remanded for a week.