The Sun.
London, England, 1844-05-28 00:00:00

CLOSING PRICES.

• BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock
per Cent. Red - i Ditto Bonds
.?% per Cent. Re 1 ..... .... 101% . Ditto. New Annuities per
New 3% Per Cent 102% EX, 'Bills, 1,000/. 1%d... 71 put
New 5 per Cent. Ditto 500/
'7l pin.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small - 71 pm.
' Jan:lB6o L % - (Bank Stock for. Acct....
Oct. 1859 ..... -
.., iConsols for Acct....—. 99%
Jan. 1860 — Jlrolla Stock for Acct.... 2.9
' FOREIGN .FONDS;,
. ..
Austrian, 5 per Cent ........ .... Portuguese, 5 per Cent .
Belgian, h per Cent - Ditto, New Ditto —
• Brazilian Bonds ....... ...... '.'. • 81% Pruasian, 5 per Cent ...
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... —.. Russian, S per Cnt ... . .
- tillian,l: per Cent .... ..... .... 10.1 Ditto, Metallic...... .......
Cllombian, oper ~ent
i)itto, 1824,... ......... : ...
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent.. ' Dittoi Deferre ' • 35%
D -fish, 3 per tent . French, Sf er Cent.......—t. ..:
Greek, IS. 5,5 per Cent.... Exchange —f• —c.
slexican„s per Cent .... ..... 3:.% French, 3 per Cent...,.,, —f —..e
Ditto, 6 per Cent., iBl7. — Dutch; 2% per Cent 6114
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cwt.. —,' Ditto, 5 per Cent lOO%
• -.— SHARES.
Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid
Edii-burgh and tilasgow, hii paid
Ditto Quarter Shares (12% paid)
Great North of England, NO plid • ' 99%
Great Western (75 paid) - • 118
Ditto Half Shares (50. paid) .........
London And Birmingham (Stock)
Ditto. New 1 hirde, 2 paid ~.„ 37
Ditto, Quarter Shara( 2 paid)
Lon Jon and 'Brighton (50 paid) • ' 45%
Ditto Loan Notes, :0 paid .................. " 11%
London and Greenwich (1 I. t a. 4d. paid) 7%
Londcai and South Western (1.1.,:fi5. 10d. paid) -i
London and Croydorr.,, (Trunk) •
Northern and Ea• ter). (45 paid) , ' 56
South Eastern and Dover (33 25.4 d paid) ; ..... 35%
Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid)
Trent Valley, ii vaid ll%
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid) . ....
York k n I North Midland (50 paid) • 1 a
Ditto Half Shares. 2h paid . . 58
Rouen and Havre, 8 paid . .... ...., . 19

iLLOYD's-SHIPPING.-(TITIS DAN).
• • LONDON, MA.Y 28.—Easterly strong breeze, and cloudy.
DEAL, MAY 27.—Wind N.N.E. to N.E. by N., strong,_
Sid. Mary Catharine, Calcutta; Sir C. Forbes, Quebec.
Oil,' DOVER, MAY 27.—Charles Kerr, Arnold, Madras for
London, slipped from her anchor in the Downslast night.
PORTSMOUTH, MAT 27.—The Maria Dorothea, Peterson,
from Fahriouth to Lingoumd, was towed into harbour this
morning, having been totally disniastednby collision with the
Chirde Harold, from Bombay to London,' off Beachey Head
25th inst. ; the master and six men of the former got on board
the latter.
-POOLE, MAY 25.—511 Ceres, Newfoundland. •
SYrtosprEss, MAY 18.—Slth.Undanntedi Mirtanichi ; Tyne.
mouth Castle,'Newfoundland.
PLY'motrrir,• MAY 26.—The Eleanor,'Kewley, 'from" Lis-
bon to-Rio Grande, was spoken 27th March, lat. 11 S., lon.
$1 W., had been to Porto Prays to restow her cargo, which
had been done without loss or damage by the- Jamaica, off
this port. Arrd. off, James Campbell, Pitcairn, China ;
Philip Dean, Singapore.
OFF SANDGATE, MAY 25.—Hortensia, Buenos Ayres, 'fOr
Antwerp.
OFs. FOIVET; MAY 24.—Laura, Ashton, Charleston, for .
Petersburgh.
NENTDAVEN, MAT 25.-Arrd. Rambler, Tynemontb, for
Rochester, With damage, having been in contact with the
Ardent, of Pwllheli. •

EToiv MoNTEm.—liis Royal. Highness Prince
Albert left the Paddington station of the Great Wes-
tern Railway at ten o'clock this morning,in the State
carriage, 'an'd was conveyed liy a , special train to
Slough. .From Slough .the rrince proeeeded in a
Royal carriage and four to the residence of the Pro-
vost of Eton, to witness the proceedings of the: Eton
Montem. Her Majesty did not leave town. His
Royal Highness will return to, town this afternoon.

ECLIPSE OF THE llooN.—On Friday night there
will be a total eclipse of the moon visible at Green-
wich. First contact with the shadow at 9h.9 m. P.M.,
middle of the eclipse ' lob. 50m., and last contact
with the. shadow: a1.)9M.4.14ATM.A. th 2 morning
of *

QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS VAY).
(Sittings in Banco.)
BARROW AND ANOTHER V. ARNAND.
The plaintiffs it this case are merchants in Liverpool,
the defendant is the collector of Customs in that portA. for
,
plaintiffs had imported a cargo of corn into Liverpool `l,/hieb
ship David and John, from Spain. The new corn-law, /
received the Royal assent on Friday, 29th April prec
repealed the corn-law of 9 Geo. IV., and at the saroe,
enacted that the duties to be levied on corn should be r;;;,
upon the averages to be returned on each. Ti
The John and David arrived in Liverpool during the
tM
days between the 29th April and the first Thursday after of
passing of the Act, when the plaintiffs contended. jr
ports were open, and no duties could be levied. Thdoll,
lendant, however, contended that the corn was liable to
refused to suffer it to be landed, except in bond, wheret
mained for two months, and was then released on PsYw;_,
of duty. The plaintiffs brought this action to re''
damages for loss sustained by this detention of the coo
tho collector of Customs at Liverpool. As there was Iwbeeti
pute as to the facts of the case, a special verdict bad 0,
taken, subject to the opinion of this Court, as to the 0135
tion to be put upon the'Act of Parliament. a
The COURT, having heard Mr. Erie for the plaintiff
the Solicitor-General for the defendant, took time to e
their judgment.

MARYLEBONE.—(THIS DAY')O/
John Thomas, a very gentleman in appearance, wes„ted 0
before Mr. Rawlinson, on a charge of having eomin4hlle
indecent assault upon the person of William Smith, tro
scribed himself as a valet, residing at 19, Titchfield4
Portland-place.
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The circumstances of the case prove that there
scoundrels who, undeterred by the fate of the lowoof
Stringer, levy contributions upon the timorous, by three
preferring charges of an unnatural character against tilt"; bp
Mr. RAWLINSON inquired the gentleman's address, to{
stated that he could not, while resting under the odi
such a charge, think of giving it.
d
The prosecutor was not in attendance, and it had
ascertained that he had given a false address at the "-
house.
be'
James Joy, a park-constable, said, that on the evenin' 0000
fore he had been told by the man Smith to take the pr.
into custody for the offence as stated in the police sheel'oft
Prisoner—Did I not also tell you to take him 0113°
custody ? Witness—Yes, you did. la Of
Mr. RAWLEMSON—Why don't you tell all the trtit-;0
Let me know all that passed. Witness—Yes, Sir. T.,bdie
prisoner said several times at the station-house he Wow
the man in carge.
WM. Wallh, inspector of the' park-constables, said
also heard the prisoner give the other man in charges - to
was not taken. He had been to the address given bY.
prosecutor, and had ascertained that he did not live tbere'--1
The prisoner said—l am quite innocent of this chatty
Was walking in the inner circle of the Regent's Parh,llll,A,
man Smith came up and entered into conversation winsii•
After talking of one thing and another, lie said 001
" What will you give me?" I replied, "What do you 11/
are you miserable ?" He rejoined, "I am; and if rh'„ idio,
not give me something, I will charge you with havit se
to commit an unnatural offence." I refused him 111°11'1'
he then called the constable and gave me into custody
topto
Mr. RAWLINSON said that he could not, for a 111,1°
think of detaining him, and he was therefore dischargt7 se
The gentleman expressed his determination of traelm
the miscreant, and bringing him to punishment.
QUEEN—SQUARE.—(THIS DAY'
An old man, apparently 60 years of age, named-1311s.
tailor, carrying on business at No. 3, Queen-street, . diY
was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bond, charged 0"„fp
gusting conduct towards a little girl, the daughter
Fox, a painter and decorator.
Mr. Fox, the defendant, who is a married man, and mots
ther of two young children, rented apartments in his
3, Queen. street, and carries on a lucrative trade. iP:bor
formation which he received from his wife respecting pole
fendant s conduct towards his child, who is between
And eight years of age, he was given into cuetody. ,roar
Ann Fox, a pretty intelligent little girl, was then 1' dt tee
into Court, and having been questioned by Mr. sollbe $r
Spesting truth and falsehood, of the nature of which 0100
peared to be_ aware, she was sworn. From here °O4O
which is of course unfit for publication, it appeared thfloot,
defendant was in the habit of presenting her with, d,
meats, and had repeatedly taken the most indecent Li ,00,
with her. After the lapse of some time she told her 111. jag
Miss Mary Moy, a young woman about eighteen 3Zeir,
age, deposed to hearing some conversation between
fendant and the child, who innocently asked him I'd IP'
conduct was not wicked. She saw the defendant an
child in the water-closet together.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, entereddieoli":o3
rambling statement respecting the sweetmeats, and.o
that he took any liberties of an improper nature W •
child. of„Sci

Mr. BOND asked the prosecutor if he was desirolis.-_,
ing the case to the Sessions, as the punishment "o'o Or
law gave him power to inflict upon the defendant ed
commensurate to the offence with which he was chtirg t,
Mr. Fox said he would leave the case in his liana"
with it as he thought proper.
Mr. BOND repeated that he thought the case 0110
to the Sessions.
Y
CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY'S
Laurence Summers, a smith, was charged with 113v1
drunk and breaking five panes of glass, at the %--to,
Horse public-house, the property of Mr. B. Higgs4l.
landlord.
It appeared from the evidence, that on the previewsd4ll;lse
three o'clock the prisoner entered the bouse of the col; f
ant and called for drink, which, being in liquor, the9,elol'
to serve him with. A woman was making a noise at 1-m off,
the landlord attempted to put her out ; the Pris"eje ofe,
fared, and was himself put out. He then went on t" ,flor d'„
site side of the way, and flung six brickbats at the
five of which broke as many panes of glass. %.00;
' Police-constable 189 G partly corroborated the a„_...„""
timony, and said the. art and Horse, which is in „L'
iiraet,*was a quiet and respectable house. IJI
Mr. BROUGHTON fined the prisoner 155., or a moat
prisonment in the House of Correction.

UNION HALL.—(THIS DAY'
77wmcis IFreblin, a well-dressed man, was ehargeuA #
flth
Wilfully breaking a pane of plate-glass in the windoer ° ,
Horse and Groom, in the Westminster-road. bla
It appeared that, on the preceding day, the defends v
been down enjoying the sports of Greenwich fair, an 001
return, he called at the Horse and Groom, and fft opedel
squabble with some women who were at the bar. l'i",,eot
lord, anxious to preserve regularity in his house, re:ld,
the defendant to quit the place. He, however, ref° cilter
using very improper language, challenged to tight the lancootl.
who not being at all inclined to enter into a pugilistieen
with him, at length succeeded in the expulsion ofs?r°-X:,
customer. The moment the defendant got outside Pgiejq'
up a large-stone and dashed it at the window, deolo'..eir
large plate pane of glass. He afterwards attempted to
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but was secured.-
The defendant -denied the charge, but evidenced
N*
been adduced of the fact, he was adjudged topaY the
and in default was locked up.
with
stev— •
Wm. Brown, a diminutive boy, was charged In
coals out of a barge on the Thames. Est(
• o
In the-course of the examination it was state,.A a,
quantity of coals stolen from barges orfthe river, by gross. 7
juvenile thieves, was incalculable. In the present Lk.tP,To
the prisoner was seen between three and four o'c 040",
morning to walk out into the river nearly up to him filt
in mud and water, and ascend a barge and coalmen co !,5
A bag, which he had slung over his shoulder, ',Tod
NVllen lie bad finished his task he waded back ago, tit(
taken into custody. s 0*
Mr. ThAILL said there was little doubt such b/d of
.or
prisoner were encouraged by their parents in acl-d rob,
honesty, and-that they were compelled to go out Ali
bye t
be punished.
The prisoner, however, having refused to tellllhitereyotil4
parents lived, and being known' as a very incorrigl'
thief, he was committed for sivmonths.

led tb°

srhe,se-ntir,ialopleiedirosutfit_
shallAthl nai
others-gin
tTgel
osteflsiretvmshoaiai.egetr
experimentalihtnye have
arx) expense
ed:ds
aee
nt
oet ri igt
ow; leo.,eico l'errip
pti
f their - fref
bilities -and etliciencY as men of war, which hni,spir IVA
qu, ntly been the case with vessels in trying tr„-d-011:1
of when, in order to get a-head-or to, vg":a fro'
of !heir opponents, their guns have been reint forth'
their breechings; and 5,- nt aft or below. In t)s'a
coming trials between the Lpiegle, Alutine,
prey, and Flying Fish, not a single gun will be e
to be removed from its proper place.—Devunlj°rt
graph.
' CRUELTY OF MEHEMET ALI'S deb
The notorious 1). fturdar had a den in his ga.rhe tr",,
which he kept alion. which became so tame Or
about the grounds at liberty, and followed -11`5; d, orm
like a dog. But before he was quite doinestiet"eotsl
while yet in. confinement, one of the gardeners code°, 'I
was guilty of -some error, of which the soperin
_cry
complained to the. Defturdar. In no case dill°
with w
passing judgment, lie ordered the accused, 1,110
going into details, to be cast into the lion's de'P'o, boo;
order was immediately complied with ; the lie ° see!
ever, treated the poor condemned wretch like stottim;
Daniel ;it net Only-did no harm, but, to the las jeelf
ment of the beholders, licked his hands. The erd
assistant' was not the animal's attendant, but bad
sionally thrown some of his bread into the deo Lcp 130
ing. The noble.animal had not forgotten this lot
and spared his benefactor's life. Deft° blee°-.
h t
hearing this, was by no means pleased ; -11 s
thirsty aS ever, and without feeling the slighte.f_. so
elation for this act -of generosity, ordered the 11;10"auelo
kept fast during the whole of the day, and the deer of °ie.,'
to remain in confinement : thinking, in the avg lie 04
gratified- rage, to force the beast to become'cod Dui
cutioner Of its benefactor. But even hunger
overcome the magnanimity of the royal anis:gro jo
ptb
oor gardener remained the whole day unbiloted,
den with the lion. In the evening he was lib ent, ,ob
did not long escape the vengeance of the yril; be
meeting him one day in the garden, where aIA
brushed up a heakot leaves, accosted him with--but
thou' art so bad that a lion will not eat theca, be 011,;"
thou hast made thine own grave." IleretWe aotb,hee:
mended. him to' darry the dry leaves to an niretuteri, P:;„
to creep in himaelf. When this order was ex_e"..o e`¢4
tyrant had the leaves lighted, and the poor T,'„ts'Avelf
pired under the most horrid tortures.ll'
Kordofan. nairiGi•-• itn"
ADELAIDE -HOTEL, dtet
terday this excellent establishment was re-oP_e_rdeorgths
dergoin
the g most extensive improvements Iv
under auspices and management of Mr. 0
seutl`
hifigrV'
other proprietors of the Bridge-house Hotel,
occasion was celebrated by a magnificent nre'inutt
were assembled a 'numerous company of genstion of
sibly connected with the commerce and come__ sir
City of London, under the presidency of AldeFrptt tacto,°.
man Marshall, whose boa hononie and adTl.Tfloof
duced in an eminent degree to the convivialitY__ceptio_Peot
with the e'
ment of the evening... All the toasts, strongeretPoje
that of the Queen, were honoured sitting, nu
a eon. hit S
and example well worthy of general al P
°- Aiderly°'
usual routine of loyal toasts," the wort.:ll' ,y fediog!O olio
speech replete with great good sense and
and succee? re-.
posed the health of the host, Mr. Sottlaw,
re tido 100,
Adelaide Hotel, to which that gentleinal,_"-
ri. and E 1,0
eesior.
ciprocal spirit. The health of the Lord Awl
th becolaingoos, •
other toasts were given and received with
nt were glit°
siasm. The professional .vocalists, two you? • sr,
Hobbs, Hawkins, Chapman, and Roe, with
It not ayi!leic_vo ,
from the metropolitan cathedral, and It _ indepean_iloct
much to remark that the musical treat !done!, these' oe
all the rarities o,_ftegeei Lig s
the banquet, which included at be '—
the choiceot wines, vra.t.chap in --
dinner li'cßet:- iiiniet -acted as tqAMkow."
iJI capital voice.

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in Liverpool, volb'
i that port. tilt
Liverpool b9,,A1
corn-law, ,q.•';
April preceli
the same
a should be frit,
each Tuff
during the 110
'hursday atter
I contended
-'ed • The u. duo
ras liable to _
,ond, where loci
ised 1)10111,0
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there wet no
verdict had of;
5 to the coney'
the plaint iffnide
time to Co

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the evenill.4
t.ake the pri
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se he wow,uv

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in charge, tIO
!ss given bY
of live thel?'-1
f this chargctty
,'s Park, ani,
rsation wit 'lO4
he said ntot
it do you in 141
and if tontioi
ith havlng gyi
him mottei,
) custody topt•
for a MO,
dischargrLelli
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mt. •

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named
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laughter of

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spectiDg
between I
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