The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-12 00:00:00

.LAW AND POLICE.

James Hubbard, a man employed on the City Steam-
boat Pier, against Fishmongers' Hall, and Thomas
Harris and William Balls, two waterside porters, were
charged at the Guildhall with violently assaulting Wm.
Nelson, a lighterman, and throwing him into his own
barge, whereby his ribs were broken. They were ordered
to find bail.

Lord Huntingtower appeared as complainant, at
Marlborough-street, against a horse•-dealer named
Alexander, whom he charged with using menacing lan-
guage towards him, and assaulting him. The evidence
proved the existence of much ill-feeling between the
parties, arising from old debts and disputes. The de-
fendant was bound over to keep the peace.
Charles Clare, alias Swinburne, a young man who was
committed for trial on the 16th ult., upon a charge of
felony preferred against him by an unfortunate girl
named Keeley, whom he had seduced and afterwards
abandoned, was brought before Mr. Bingham, at Wor-
ship-street, by Sergeant Allen, of the 12th Lancers, who
charged him with being a deserter from that regiment.
The prisoner, who admitted all the facts alleged against
him, was committed to the House of Correction, pre-
paratory to his removal to the head-quarters of the
regiment.
Thoma,s Aberrow, a butcher, living in George-street,
Blackfriars-road, was charged, at Union-hall, with in-
flicting a severe wound on the head of Elizabeth his wife,
against whom a charge of attempt at self-destruction
was preferred, owing to the alleged ill-treatment of her
husband. The Magistrate then inflicted the full penalty
of 51. on the prisoner, and, in default of payment, two
months' imprisonment, and that he should also enter
into his own recognizance of 401., and find two sureties of
201. each to keep the peace, and be further imprisoned
until the sureties were found.
Wm. Clifford, alias Wm. Diddler, known to the police,
was brought from the New Prison, Clerkenw ell, to
Hammersmith, for further examination, on a charge of
having been concerned, with five ethers, in committing a
daring and extensive robbery of silver plate, at'the resi-
dence of a lady named Morgan, Julian-cottage, harrow
on-the-Hid, Middlesex. He was remanded for further
evidence.

COMMT-PASECICONAXILE.
The Duke of Cambridge has quite recovered from his
lut:7, indisposition. The Duke and Duchess and suite,
with Mr. Culling Smith, occupied the Duke of Beau-
fort's box, at Drury-lane Theatre, on Wednesday even-
ing, on the occasion of Dupreis benefit.
The Duke and Duchess of Norfolk, and the Ladies
Howard, are expected to arrive in Ilyde Park-place in
the course of next \val.

The Duke of Devon hire, who has been passing the
recess at the Burlington Villa at Chiswick, is now eon-
vLleseent, his Grace having been slightly indisposed
with a cold.
The Duke of Cleveland arrived on a visit to Viscount
and Viscountess 11111, at llawkstone Rouse, on Thurs-
day, and remained until Saturday, when his Grace pro-
ceeded to pass a few days among his tenantry at Wrox-
eter and High Ercal.
Earl and Countess Granville are expected in Bruton-
street, on Monday next, from the Duke of Devonshire's
marine villa, at Kemp Town, for the season.
The Earl and Countess of Charleville, and Lady
Beaufiluis Bury, are expected to leave Charleville Forest,
Tullatnore, at the end of the month, for St. George's •
place, for the season.
Earl Fitzhardinge and the members of his Lordship's
hunt gave their annual dinner on Saturday last, at the
Plough Hotel, Cheltenham, when there was a numerous
attendance of gentlemen. The final meeting of his
Lordship's pack takes place to-morrow (Saturday).
The Duke of Rutland remains at Newmarket. Lords
Granby and Forester are still hunting the Belvoir
country.
Lord and Lady Ashburton, and the Misses Baring,
are now at Naples, where they intend to remain until the
middle of the next month. and then return to this country.

SUCSCELLAREOI3S.
A meeting of the Presbyterians and other Protestan.
Dissenters of Dublin, took place on the 9th, in the round
room of the Rotunda, to petition Parliament for the re-
moval of the disabilities under which Presbyterians and
other Dissenters have been recently declared to labour
in the solemnization of marriages. The room was
crowded to excess in every part, and the greatest en-
thusiasm was manifested by the whole assembly in the
proceedings of the evening.
On Thursday a numerous meeting of the ironmasters
took place at the Town-hall, Birmingham, when an ad-
vance of 20s. a ton took place, making bar iron 6L to 7/. ;
large sheet 81. ; and hoop iron 71. a ton. Foreign and
domestic demand, occasioned by newly projected rail-
ways end manufacturing projects, were said to have
caused such a demand for iron as justified this rise of price.
On Monday a meeting, called by public requisition of
uchrpisoeseßoilfl, was held in Cork. It
petitioning Parliament
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was crowded, and resolutions were passed strongly con-
demning the change proposed by Lord Eliot.
Yesterday a vestry meeting, convened by the Rector,
was held for the election of churchwardens for St.
Stephen's, Walbrook. Dr. Croly having taken the chair,
animadverted upon the conduct of Alderman Gibbs,
whom he charged with having doggedly opposed the
wishes of the parishioners, and with having allowed the
church to fall into dilapidation. Mr. Williams moved,
and Mr. Unvrin seconded the nomination of Mr. W. H.
Rock and Mr. Thomas Flight, as churchwardens for the
ensuing year, which was carried nem. con. Mr. Rock
moved, and Mr. Williams seconded the nomination of
Mr. Crosby, as vestry-clerk, which was carried. Mr.
Howett said that Mr. Pearce, their late 'vestry-clerk,
had not as yet been paid his salary. The vestry then
adjourned.

LLOYD'S
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DEAL, APRIL 11.—Wind, light.—Acrd. Camilla, Canney,
Jamaica, with loss of boats, bulwarks, stanchions, &c., having
experienced very severe weather. Sld. Princess Royal
(transport), Rio ; Lady Sarah Bayley, Jamaica ; Magnet,
Halifax ; Africa, Ceylon ; Switzerland, New York ; Six, Mi-
ramichi.
OFF MARGATE, APRIL 11.—Active, Cuba.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind, W.N.W.—SId. her Ma-
jesty's ship Vernon, Plymouth and Cork; Burrell, Quebec.
PLYMOUTH, APRIL 11.-7 Wind S.W.—Arrd. her Majesty's
ship Pantaloon, Sierra Leone, aid. Jan. 7, Ascension Feb. 13.
OFF THE START, APRIL 11.—Michael, Christopher, St.
Jago de Cuba for Bremen ; Ellenborough, M'Leod, Calcutta.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 11.—Wind W.—Arrd. Hartley, Brad-
ford, Africa, sld. Jan. 30 ; La Bonne Mere, Dove, Ichoboe
Sld. Ava, Quebec. Off, Union, Moore, Rio (out seventy days) ;
Cynthia, Tyhurst, Batavia; Goshawk, Ritchie, Mauritius.
LIVERPOOL, Amur. 11.—Wind W.S.W., moderate.—Arrd.
Beethoven, Taylor, Bombay ; Cora, Miller, Bahia. Feb. 21.
—Douglastown, Willis, Trinidad ; Ironside, Brown, Tobasco ;
Joseph Wheeler, Reid, Galveston ; Romulus, Callender,
Charleston ; Glamis Castle, Barclay, New York ; St. George,
Ferris, ditto (24th ult.); Ann and Mariner, Wilmington ;
Ellerslie, Harvey, New Orleans. Off, Daniel Dyer and
Dorothea. Sld. yren, Calcutta; Thomas Sparks, Bombay;
Fairfield, Cape of Good Hope; Rochdale, Jamaica; Irvine,
New York ; Consbrook. Quebec ; Lotus, Buenos Ayres ;
Peri, New York ; Burnhopeside, Halifax. The Emperor,
which arrived at Hong-Kong, Jan. 24, lost topmasts oft Puto
Supatree, and put into an island there to refit ; she after-
wards endeavoured to beat up the Palawan Passage, but not
succeeding went East.

rim FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES).
BRITISH FUNDS.
Sank Stock
1 per Cent. Red g9 Ditto Bonds
3 per Cent. Cons. ..... „.. 100% Ditto Old Annuities
3% per Cent. Red ..... .... 10S1A Ditto New Annuities —
New 334 per Cent lO. % Ex. Bills, 1,000/. 13/0.., 76 pm.
New 5 per Cent. ...... .. Ditto 5001
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 76 pm.
Jan. 1860
Oct. 1859 'India Stock
for Acct lOO%
Jan. 1860 l2 11.16 'lndia Stock for Acct.... _
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent ..„ • Portuguese, 5 per Cent 79
Belgian, 5 per Cent 10434 Ditto,. New Ditto
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, ti per Ce: t —
.111.18Sian, 5 per Cent ll7
chllian, 6 per Cent Ditto, Metallic
Colombian, 6 per Cent , - .Spanish, 5 per Cent 26%
Ditto, 1824 — ;Ditto, 3 per Cent 3714
Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferred 15%
Danish, 3 per ( ent
Greek, Is 5, 5 per Cent — Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 18,7 — Dutch, 2)4 per Cent 61%
Peruvian, 1t25, 6 pet Cent,., ' Ditto, 5 per Cent lOO%
SHARES.
I risto* and Exeter (70 paid) ............... ... .... 74
Cheste. and Holyhead ( 5 paid) 7%
l astern Counties (23 paid)
Ditto Registered (816 s 3d paid)
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto f ifths (12 paid)... .... !, ........ .. ..............
Harwich (Braithwaite) (2 paid) ..... ....... ........
London and Birmingham (Stock)
London and Brighton (an paid)
Ditto I can Notes (11) paid)
Manchester and Leids (70 pad
Ditto Half Shares (3) paid)
Mancntster and iiirmingham B3y
Newcastle and Darlington Junction (13 paid)
Northern and Eastern (45 paid)
South Eastern and Dover (3312 s id paid)
Yarmouth and Norwich (16 paid)
Paris and Rouen (20 paid) :,'7%
Strasbourg and Bale (14 paid) ll%