The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1867-09-20 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SCENE IN RATCLIFF HIGHWAY. George Davis, a tall, dark man, with large bushy whiskers, aged 27 years, was brought before Mr. Paget, at the Thames Police-court, on Saturday, charged with violently assaulting Jane Brady, who appeared in court with severe contusions on her face and arms.  The prisoner is a Greek, and has adopted an English name, lie is well-known to the police, keeps a very questionable coffee-shop and lodging-house, No. 81, Hateliff-highway, sells spirits on Sundays while the licensed houses are closed, and has been engaged in other illegal transactions. Among the unfortunates attached to his house is the complainant, over whom he hail exercised the most odious tyranny, and would not allow her to retain her immoral earnings. The villain took ba from her, went out and spent the money, and returned to his infamous den intoxicated. He asked complainant why she did not scrub his room and clean his place. She said it was no business of hers, on which he abused her, struck her with a bottle, and after knocking her down, kicked her about the body, and jumped on the side of her face. An English sailor, named Robert Russell, staying in the house with another female, named Ellen Kemp, said such treatment to a woman was neither fair nor manly, pulled the prisoner away from her, and compelled him to desist. The prisoner took up another bottle, struck the woman on the shoulder with it, and broke the bottle. Some of the glass fragments struck Ellen Kemp's arm, and caused it to bleed profusely. The prisoner then threw the complainant Brady on the floor, and recommenced kicking and beating the wretched woman a second time. The woman screamed "Murder ! " and " Help !" Russell again interfered, and after a general fight in the house among foreigners and English, in which the former got the worst of it, the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, who defended the prisoner, said he was instructed that the complainant began theaffray by striking the prisoner and abusing him. He called two witnesses, who did not materially alter the complexion of the case Mr. Paget said the prisoner was not content to live upon the earnings of the wretched out co-to in the house, but he must beat them. A more detchtdlile creator. than a fellow who got his living in such a disreputable manner could not be conceived.  The prisoner narrowly escaped being convicted of committing an aggravated assault, and he would in that case have sentenced him to six months' hard labour. Ile was not quite aatisfied that an aggravated assault was committed, but a very brutal and dastardly assault had been committed, for which he sentenced him to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. Ile was sorry the law did not give him more power to punish the prisoner.  rintbzu nu ountrli ntarliffs.  The Money Market.  CITY, errr. 17.—Thers Is rather less business to-day In the market for public securities, the recent rise having caused some realisations. The tone, however, is still s, esdy, and a few additional purchases would doubtless cause • further advance, the supply of stock being very limited. The firmness of the French Reines is considered a natl.factory feature, while the supply of money is so great as to lead to as impression among the speculators that a portion must find its way to the Stock Exchange. The applications for discount are upon a somewhat increased Scale, a large amount of Australian paper being due to morrow. There is no change, however, in the rates, and the supply of money is still extremely large. In the Stook Exchange the demand for loans is elig,tly better, but the charge for short advances on Engllah Government securities does not exceed 1 per cent. per annum. Consoia are quoted 945 to tor moue), and 941 to 5 for the Bth Oct. The Three per Cents. Reduced and New Three per Cents, are unaltered at 93 to 5, ex di,. The radway market is Ratter, and o decline is observable In most ot the leading buns. Annexed are the quotations. —Metropolitan, 12.55 to 5; Great Western, 49 to 5, ex dr. ; London and North W. stern, 1155 to 5,; Midland, 1235 to I; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1275 to 1265; Caledonian, 109 to 110; 8001h-Eastern, 095 to 705; Great Eastern, 311 to I; Great Northern, 1125 to 1135; ditto A, 1195 to 5; London, Chatham, and Dover, 11)5 to 5; North British, 335 to 315; and Brighton, 525 to 531.