The Sun.
London, England, 1868-11-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

CANINE PROVISIONS.—James Arnold, aged 18
years, ani James Burns, 23, were brought be-
' fore Mr. Paget, charged with assaulting James
Reading.
The case originated out of a night coffee-stall
row in the Commercial-road, and a question arose
whether the prosecutor did not provoke the assault
committed upon him by the prisoners by flourishing
a large stick. After much contradictory evidenc?,
Mr. Paget said he would adjourn the case for a
week if any respectable man would guarantee the
prisoners would be forthcoming again.
Mr. Pelham, solicitor, said the young men were
in the service of Mr. Henry Briant, a large exporter
of horse flesh from France and Germany, whose
premises were in North-street, Whitechapel-roa 1,
and who also kept a large public-house called the
Princess Royal in the same street.
Mr. Briant, a healthy portly in in, entered the
witness-box, and the magistrate sail, " Why you
do not live on horseflesh surely." (A. laugh.)
Mr. Briant —No, sir ; I supply numerous dealers
in canine provisions—with horseflesh, English and
foreign.
Mr. Paget—l suppose the trade has been seri-
ously affected by the recent edict of Sir Richard
Mayne in removing the dogs from the streets,
muzzling, and destroying so many. (Laughter.)

Mr. iriant—l can assure you, sir, it has al►nost
destroyed the trade. It has effected me to the ex-
tent of £2O or more per week. Some of the
itinerant dealers have laid up their barrows.
Mr. Paget —Then the dogs' m3at men have
greatly suffered.
Mr. Briant—Very much, indeed, sir.
Mr. Paget—Has not the consumption of horse
flesh entered another channel ? (Laughter.)

Mr. Pelham—l will take care no horse flesh shall
enter me. (Loud laughter.) I am no hippopha-
gist. I can assure you that Mr. Briant, who is an
old client of mine, is a most respectable man and a
large ratepayer.

kr. Briant here took his banker's cheque book
and a roll of Bank of England notes from his poc-
ket, and was about to offer them as a deposit with
the magistrate, when Mr. Paget told hi►n to return
them to his pocket, and said his word was enough,
lie would most willingly accept Mr. Briant's bail,
and he hoped trade would revive with him.

Mr. Briant —I hope so, sir. Many poor doge
meat men will have to go to the workhouse if Sir
Richard Mayne's law is enforced all the winter.

Mr. Pelham said as the price of the raw mate' ial
in which his client dealt so largely had been so
materially reduced, there ought to be a correspond-
ing reduction in the price of German sausages,
saveloys, and other delicaciesof that nature. (Roars
of laughter.)

The bail was then tendered and the prisoner
liberated.
A SPANISH THIEF AND THE ROAST BEEF OF
OLD ENGLAND.—Raimondi Lifosi, a lad belonging
to the Spanish war corvette, Arapilcs, lying in the
New Mdlwall Dock, Poplar,,was brought before INIr.
Paget, charged with stealing 131bs of beef from the
shop of Mr. George Butcher, of No. 2, Queen's-
terrace, Manchester-road, Poplar.
The prosecutor said th it he was Butcher by
name and a butcher by trade. Last evening at
half-past nine o'clock he was standing near his
window, and saw the prisoner enter the shop and
take down a large piece of prime beef from the
hook to which it was hanging, and walk away
with it. He called to the prisoner before
he got out of the shop, but he made off
with the beef. He followed him and stopped
him. While on ;the way to the station-house a
man accosted him, and said 44 What, have you
only just taken that young chap? I saw him with
that piece of beef
.in a field two hours ago." The
observation led to an inquiry, and another and a
larger piece of flesh was found in a field in the Isle
of Dogs.
/in Paget—Who does that belong to?
Mr. Butcher—l don't know, sir—the owner has
not been discovered. My piece of beef weighs
131b5., and is worth 7s.
The Prisoner said a boy, whom he met; in the
street,went into.lllr. Butcher's shop, and took up the
piece of beef and gave it to him. He was about to
take it on board ship and cook it. He had never
tasted the roast beef of Old England.
Mr. Butcher—The prisoner has told a falsehood.
I swear he was alone when he came into my shop.
There was not a soul with him.

The prisoner said he would pay for the beef if
the magistrate would discharge him.
Mr. Paget said he could not do that, and caused
the whole of the evidence to be interpreted to the
prisoner, who was committed for trial.

It is said in Lisbon that the Duke of Montpensier
will not return to Spain until the question 91 future Go.
MAIM too Wm definitely decided.

THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3 (8 pan.)
The Presidential election has engaged the attention of
the whole country, and, as the day has been remarkably fine,
the vote pall has been unusually heavy everywhere. The
returns received up to this hour apparently indicate the
election of General Grant. He has gained decisive majori-
ties in the following States :—Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Connecticut.
The returns from New York are less decisive, and it is
possibl o the Democrats have been successful.

9.30 p.m.

In Ohio the Republican ticket has 30,000 majority. The
majority for Grant in Massachusetts is 73,000. There is
no longer any doubt of Grant's election.

10 p.m.

Louisiana has given a large majority for Seymour. The
majority for that candidate in New Orleans is 25,000.
But few Republican votes were polled. The majority for
Grant in Michigan is 25,000.

11 p.m.

West Virginia gives 8,000 majority for Grant. In
Indiana his majority is 12,000 ; in Nebraska, 5,000;

in Illinois, GO,OGO ; New Hampshire, 8,000. Sey-
mour has carried Maryland, Baltimore alone giving
him 12,000 majority. Kentucky has also given a heavy
majority for the Democratic ticket.

12 p.m.

Wisconsin gives Grant 12,000 majority; lowa, 20,000.
The following States have also given their votes to the
Republican candidate, viz : Missouri, California, and
Nevada.

Nov. 4 (4 a.m.)

The following additional States are now known to have
given their votes to Grant :—Tennessee, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Oregon, and Minnesota.
In lowa, Minnesota, and Oregon, majorities have been
obtained favourable to negro suffrage.
Georgia has given a decisive majority for Seymour.
Kansas gives 10,000 majority to Grant. In New Jersey
the Grant ticket has a small majority ; but Mr. Randolph,
the Democratic candidate for Governor, elected over
Mr. Blair, Republican. Delaware has given a small
majority for Seymour. New York has also given Sey-
mour a majority, and the election of Mr. Hoffman as
Governor is confirmed.

9 a.m.

The following are the estimated majorities for Grant in
the States named :—Maine, 28,000; New Hampshire,
5,000 ; Rhode Island, 5,000 ; Connecticut, 3,000; Pennsyl-
vania, 20,000; Vermont, 30,000.
Seymour has secured a majority in Alabama.

The elections have generally passed off without serious
disturbance of public order. At Savannah, Georgia, how-
ever, a severe fight occurred, in which five negroes were
killed and many whites and blacks injured.