The Sun.
London, England, 1868-10-12 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Oct. 10.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :-
4} per Cent.
End of month... Ital'an Loan
3 per Cent
End of mouth 69 2U Mexican Loan 23 50
Credit Mobilier
End of month_ 231 25 Spanish Threes
Credit Foncier ...1419 Home Debt —
End of month._ Deferred —

Cash
,
Orleans

RAILWAYS.

Northern
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern....
Western
Eastern
Sardinian
Austrian
Lombard
North of -Spain
Saragossa
Roman

~ 1177
. 9G3
. 570
. 587
. 563
411
558
. 407

45

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.
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BOW STREET'.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.— Anthony
Gibbing, a very old man, was charged with
assaulting Margaret Donoghue, anlrishwoman,who
had reached the extraordinary age of 101. The
old lady, on being placed in the witness-box by her
son-in-law, refused to take the oath, and could no
be persuaded to do so. Mr. Flower asked how
long the old lady had been in England, and was
informed for nearly 50 years, and during that time
she had not even learned more than a few words of
the English language. The difficulty was further
increased by the person who came forward to act
as an interpreter also objecting to be sworn.
The son-in-law said as the prisoner was a very
aged man, and imprisonment might be the cause
of great distress to his family, he, on the part of
the complainant, wished to withdraw the charge.
lle was the father of 10 children himself, and he
knew what the disgrace of being sent to prison
would be. The prisoner said he had never acted
with cruelty towards man, woman, or child, and he
should not certainly commence with assaulting a
woman over 100 years old. Mr. Flower said as he
could not get any satisfactory evidence as to the
assault compla'ned of, he should direct the prisoner
to be discharged.

It is stated that the Austrian Minister of Finan 03,
Dr. Brestel, has at length come to an amicable un-
derstanding with the Hungarian Finance Ministry
on most, if not all, of the financial questions of im-
portance relating to the two countries of Austria
and Hungary, which will be brought before the
next meeting of the Reicbsrath.
Orders have been received from the Admiralty
that four engineer students will be entered in the
Sheerness Steam Factory after Christmas, if so
many pass the requisite examination.
The Magnet, 1, gunboat, 60-horse power, Lieut.
in Command 11. J. Fairlie, having had defects made
good at Sheerness Dockyard, sailed from that port
on Friday for Harwich, to resume her duties as
tender to her Majesty's ship Pembroke, Coastguard
ship.
The Lizard, 1, iron paddlewheel vessels Lieut. in
Command S. G. Price, tender to her Majesty's ship
Formidable, has returned to Sheerness Harbour
from Scotland, where she has been employed dur-
ing the past season in protecting the British fishe-
ries.

Vice-Admiral Sir A. Milne, K.C.8., one of the
Lords of the Admiralty, arrived at Portsmouth
Dockyard and visited the Royal yacht Victoria and
Albert and other ships under repair.
The screw wooden frigate Glasgow, which has
been for some considerable time in No. 3 dock at
Portsmouth, is ordered to be repaired forthwith,
and a number of hands have been placed on her.
The Woolwich division of the Royal Marine
Light Infantry is carrying out a change of accoutre-
ments consequent upon the new arm, the Snider
rifle, being issued to that new force. A plain neat
waist belt with an improved ammunition pouch,
which can be put on or taken off the belt as re-
quired, supersedes the old broad belt. The' cross
belt, which had the clumsy ammunition pouch at-
tached to it, is to be entirely done away with, and
percussion caps being no longer required with the
Snider, the cap pouch forms no part of the new ac-
coutrements. The change relieves the men from
the pressure of the cross belt on the chest, particu-
larly when wearing their knapsacks.
A court-martial was held on Tuesday, in Hamoaze,
on board the Royal Adelaide, to try George Wake-
ham, servant to Dr. Bowden, surgeon of her Ma-
jesty's ship Indus, for breaking into the Paymaster's
office on board that ship, with intent to commit a
felony. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sen-
tenced to two months' imprisonment, and then to
be dismissed the service with disgrace. The same
court tried James Smith, ordinary seaman, be-
longing to her Majesty's ship St. George, serving
on board the gunboat Hind, for insubordination,
and sentenced him to nine months' imprisonment.
Instructions have been issued from the War De-
partment directing the whole of the existing stores
of C percussion fuzes, of Dyer's pattern, to undergo
an important alteration, in order to prevent their
liability to premature explosion. Tue alteration
consists in the insertion of a lead cup between the
pellet and the bottom of the fuze, and is to be ap•
plied to all fuzes of the nature in question in store,
and in possession of the Royal Artillery at the
various stations at home and abroad. A code of
instructions for effecting the alterations has been
approved and promulgated for general information.
Demands for the number of lead cups required
are to be at once put forward by the officers
concerned.

The iron armour plated ship Black Prince, 41,
Capt. A. C. Gordon, was removed on Wednesday
from Hamoaze into Plymouth Sound, where she
awaits orders.

Her Majesty's ship Porcupine has arrived a
Harwich on a surveying cruise.