The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-18 00:00:00

MONBY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocR. Small quantities of gold are still received from the United States, notwithstanding the recent de cline in the exchange, the Edinburgh having just arrived with £3,400. The committee of Spanish American Bondholders have convened a meeting of the holders of Central American Bonds, for the purpose of laying before them certain propositions, from the Government of San Salvador, for the arrangement of that portion of the foreign debt. A dividend at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum was declared by the commercial Banking Company of Sydney, on the 24th of July last. At a meeting of the Queen Insurance Company at Liverpool yesterday, a dividend of 5 per cent. per annum was declared. The creditors of Messrs. H. Brooks and Co., manufacturers of pianoforte actions, at a meeting yesterday, agreed to accept the proposed compo sition of 15s. in the pound, payable by instalments extending over a period of two years. A meeting took place yesterday of the New Grenadian Bondholders to receive a proposition from the Grenadian Government for the settlement of the foreign debt. After some discussion the terms were declared to be inadmissible, and a com mittee of six creditors was appointed to confer with that of the Spanish American Bondholders, for the purpose of deciding upon what modified terms would be acceptable, and to conclude with Senor Martin an agreement founded thereon. There was a meeting to-day of the share holders of the London Joint-Stock Bank, when Mr. G. Pol lard was elected a director, owing to the death of Mr. W. Ormsby. Business in the Liverpool Cotton Market yester day continued very inactive, and prices of all de scriptions improved Id. per lb. The sales amounted to 15,000 bales. The Bank of England directors have held their weekly meeting, and have not found it necessary to raise the rate of discount. Although the sub ject has been actively discussed within the last few days, it was considered very doubtful whether an alteration would be made, and the result has con sequently created very little surprise, even in Stock Exchange circles, where some speculative dealings had been based upon the possibility of an immediate advance in the minimum quotation: The market for Public Securities presented a dull and rather heavy appearance during the early part of the day, and very little alteration has since occurred, although a better feeling has been created since the adjournment of the Bank meeting. Consols are steady at 921 y for money, and 92 1 1 and 93 for the account. The New Threes are flat at 9111 ; the Reduced at 911 ; Bank Stock remains at 2291 231; India ditto has improved to 221; ditto New Loan is steady at 1031 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 951 961; but 51 per Cents. has declined to 1011 2k; Exchequer Bills are par to 3s. prem. A moderate amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Market, and prices show a downward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 70; ditto New, 541 to 55 ; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 102 ; Buenos Ayres have receded to 941, Russian 42 per Cents. to 931, Mexican to 22 1, and Spanish Deferred to 391; Peruvian 3 per Cents. are marked 731. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 11 21 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, I 1 prem. ; and the Universal, ;1-, 1 prem. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1860. 1859. Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South- Eastern .. 25,415 24,173 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,181 7,695 North .Eastern Edinburgh and Glasgow . 6,655 6,411 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada The returns, with one exception, viz., that of the Great Northern, show a satisfactory increase on those of the same period in the previous year. On the Great Western the increase amounts to £431, the North Western to £223, the South Western to .... .£2 1 266 4 psighton ,t9„A,96.3,,t1n, Midland to shire and Yorkshire to £4,013, the North Eastern to £247, the Edinburgh and Glasgow to £244, the Grand Trunk of Canada to £2,067, and the Great Western of Canada to £2,663 ; on the Great Northern there is a decrease of £l,lOO. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been on a moderate scale, and in some instances a slight reaction has taken place in prices, owing to sales. Caledonians have dbclined ss. ; Great Northern, Great Western, Midland, North-Eastern (York), and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and North- Eastern (Berwick), 15s. Eastern Counties and North Westerns advanced 50. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets less firm ness was also apparent. Lombardo-Venetian and South Austrian declined to 111; Grand Trunk of Canada to 271 1 ; and Great Western of Canada to 13'4 to 14. East Indian continued steady at 9 9 1- I; and Great Indian Peninsula at 961. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have - been at slightly reduced rates. London and County have receded 55.; South Australian, So. ; and Red Sea Telegraph Company, 55. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 924 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 161 India Stock. .........• 221 Ditto 5 per Cent lO3 i Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. ` Ditto lOl ` Ditto 5 per Cent 961 5/ Ditto 51 per Cent ............./ 2 Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 : •.......... Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO . Consols for Account. Nov. 8 . ........... 02i Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d .......... 3 pm par D tto £SOO Ditto Small ........................ 3 Pm Par FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent _ Ditto Account Peruvian D i Ditto Account n per t ...... 94 ...... 22 i Mexican p er Ce n t . . Cent Russian Di t Ditto Ditto Account p e a r r Cent Cent. 1 t . 7 3 1 1822. £ St Ditto 41 per Cent. 931 Spanish 3 per C en t.. Ditto New D e f erre d Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Ce n t 'in Ditto New Loan Ditto Account ....... ill 69/ 5 4 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 p er — Dividends on the above pay a bl e i n Lon l don Cent.. Consols, Money.., TWO O'CLOCK. Ditto Acc0unt............. 92± 93 DIE EARLDOMS OF LEVEN AND MELVILLE.—By and Melville these the recent demise of the Earl of Leven e ) united since the two old earldoms (Leven and Melvile separate, the for ghter, Lady reign of William 111., will now becom e and Cartwright, now for mer devolving, on the late Earl's eldest Elizabeth, wife of Mr. Thomas Robert Countess of Leven in her own right • Alexander,' now the latter (Melville), limited to the heirs-male, descemndeilnzleto the earl's next brother, the Hon. John Leslie eighth Earl of Melville, whose eldest son, assume the title of Viscount Kirkcaldy, that of Balonie hitherto the title of the hSr-apparent, accompanyi ng the earldom of Leven. By this separation of the two peerages there will now be in the peerage two Lords Melville —the earl of the family of Melville, and the more recent vis county in the family of pandas. AN EXPRESS TRAIN ON FIRE. —An alarming accident occurred on Tuesday to the express train which leaves Carlisle at 1 o'clock for the south, and which might have deprived the Alliance meeting l night of two of its principal speakers, Mr. Nirashington Wilkes and the Dean of Carlisle. Between Carnforth and Lancaster it was dis covered by the occupants of the hindermost carriage that the luggage upon the roof had take n fire. There being n as o means of communication with the gua rd or driver, the p sengers shouted as loudly as they could, and waved their hats in the anxious hope of attracting. atten tion. They succeeded, with the aid of the smoke and fire, which rapidly made themselves seen and felt, in passing on the alarm from carriage to carriage, but not in arrestinc, the attention of the only parties who could interfere to stop the train. Most fortunately at this time the train was rapidly ap proaching Lancaster, as the flames were travelling along the roof, and the moment the station was reached the burn ing luggage was thrown off. The packages were found to consist of light goods, the property of some ladies in the carriage, and to have ignited by a spark from the e n g ine. The accident was the more alarming and painful to some of the p asseng ers, because in the next carriage to that on Which the luggage was on fire was a poor lad, wh o had been severely injured on the works near Oxenholme, `the Was being eonyeyecl t 9 tllo 1444cafitcr ;Orrafiz7. tuber shot He even on to with three right eifix. a e re ay to ►m he ich is then fired Ethers nains iiard, adin g . We iluable hed in most jumped Lapped, e, was aver 40 on the ind five ?,r were 'he men Burton owland, S HABE .31ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) OEDINA.RY SPIARES AND STOCKS. Paid. IBusiness done Share Railways. 100 'Atlantic & St Lawrence all SO ..-3___ C F lo r s ic. gin e stk IBom da&.Cent Ind , - 'P..(ro 100 93 94 934 (x u. 5 per cent .. ..... 18 Do, Do. 13 16 1; 14 d 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 51d 54 204 Do. New - -- 10 Do. Preference .... . all 61 7; B uffalo, Brant,&(Xodric . ll 100 78 82 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1 872 100 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 73 78 100 Do. do. 3 une 1, 1874 100 70 75 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lien) 1. 3 0. 4 d itp 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.' 2s. - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 14 14 d 31 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c 74 14 I d • 171 Demerara. - - 20 Eastn. Bengalegu. 5 p. c 74 14 1; d 54 stock East Indian,ku. 5 p. c 100 99 110 • 99 5 I 20 Do. F Shares Ext l5 + d pr 20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 4 d pr 100 Do. 44 p c. Debentrs all 93 99 100 Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 102 20 Geelong (Ts Melbourne - - sto. Geelong Corporation 6 100 - - ptr cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 27 28 24 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 84 86 855 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 51 63 514 1 2 100 Do. 7 per oent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1567 all 48 50 49; 100 Do. do. 1872 _ all 48 50 49 5 tock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 96 961 961 20 Do. New gua. 5 p. c 6 14d 10 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 13 24 I.ld , guaranteed 5 per cent. 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 13; 141 134 14 201 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 'lOO 102 101 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till 'GO . all 100 102 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 100 102 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 da .. all 92 94 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c... 100 84 86 stock Do. do. 5 per cent .... 100 93 94 934 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 87 89 20 Do. Fourth do - - .... 10 15 1 a d 20 Do. d 0........... all - - stock Melb.Corp. 6 p. a Bnds. 100 - - Newßrunswick & Canda 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. - .... 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... an 5 7 Do. do. Land do. 20 Gude (Limited) - - ./' stock Scinde .......... i i : . 100 931 991 20 Do. Punjaub .... f. l „o 7 11 d 1411 85 20 Do. Do. ........ a 9 all - - di stalk Do. Indus. St. Flo. g, ,° 100 93 94 91; 20 IS t. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - - 10 , Trinidad (Lin.) Scrip 1 5 5 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 ,Antwerp & Rotterdam all 54 54 20 !Ardennes.... ...... - -p 20 Bah.&S.Fran.lim.7 p.c Bl 15 i d 9 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1 1 20 Bezters to Graissessac all - t - 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 100 Copiabo . & all - - 10 I Ditto Extension - - all 24 2 d 20 !Dutch Rhenish ... 20 Eastern of France 20 Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c 6 - -- 20 Do. do. all - - 20 , Great Central of France - - 20 :Gt. Luxem., Con. shs 6l 61 20 !Italian Junction .. - - 20 Lake! Constance & Bale - - 20 ILierre & Turnhout - -- 20 !Lyons & Geneva - - 331 Maria Antonia - - 10 iDo. New - ... - - 20 Namur & Liege 20 Do. 6 p. c. Pref. 16 Northern of France all 88 39 28 20 Do. New Shares ..... 15 - 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 71 81 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 36 37 20 Paris & Orleans . ... all 53 55 20 ' Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) , gua. 7 p. et. 1im...... 13 3 214 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 14 - - 10 Rome & Frascati ...... all - - 20 !Royal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish . .. . .. .. all - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... all 1. 8 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. 2 1 14 20 S.A.ust.&Lomb Venetir 12 1 1 d 114 20 Southern of France.... all 191 201 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference.. all 95 55 20 W. & N.W. of France .. alt 22 23 23 Western of Austria.... 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - 6 Wiesbaden ...... . . .... all - - 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - 20" Zealand - - _____ I .„,,, Closing Business Share Railways. I i `'"' Price. ! Done. ; ------- 50 ' ; Belfast and Ballymena all lhuAlnfii r pc liilertaai 13.14 Mr., Wol , and Ste. Val. all 8 81 stock ,Birk.. La., and Ch June 100 78 80 25 Tllackburn • all 111 12/ 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Steal'. and Mid.Co all 01 7 stock Bristol and Exeter stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, lilrock., &Passage all m g b e e t e, s ii no div 20 10 Cornwall.... n A w ( a all 10 Do B .!.. 1 all 50 Dublin & Belfast. June. all 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June all 71 8 stock East Anglian lOO 16 17 . . , • stock Eastern Counties lOO 53 54 03,1 stock Eastern Union, A stock 100 38 40 stecK Do do Bdo 100 27 29 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 81 20 East Suffolk 10 Do stock Edinburgh & Glasgow 100 81 82 stock Edin. Perth, & Dundee ICO 30 301 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock Furness stock Glasg. and S. Western 100 109 111 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock Great Northern lOO 114 115 1144 100 115 116 116 Otock Do do A stock sto,lk Do do B do stock ,Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 112 114 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 60 65 12 Trish ,s,outh-eastern stock T,ancashire & Yorkshire 100 1185 119 1 . 0 6 a 1 r stock London and Blackwall 1 100 65 115 67 stock Lon., Bright.. & S Coast 00 113 stock Lond , Chat., and Dover 100 52 54 stock Land. & Nth. Western 100 1001 101 'lOO4 14 1004 i 121 Do eighths stock Lond. & sth. Western lOO 95 96 65 4 25 L'derry & Colerai ne 25 L'derry & Ennisxillen all 101 11 stock Man. Slid. & Lincoln lOO 474 181 471 8 50 Maryport and Carlisle all .: 124 Do do 1 shares all 3 10 Metropolitan 4 2 d stock Midland 100 s t o ck Do lairming. & Derby 107 109 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares all 25 Mid gent. ..... . 10 Do, Cray Line all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry, Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk. 50 Nthn. Counties Union.. 35 131 d stock North British .. 100 6 3 24 63 624 4 stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 1 00 -- stock D , A stk ; A recs no d. u ntil 6pchas beenpd.l3' 1 00 s t oc k Do B stock ~ . 100 a n.., , stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1041 105 ~ .1 Z 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase'l6 134 p 1 d s tock no Leeds .............. 100 594 60 100 90 90 89 stock Do York stock North London 174 32 1 1 19.16.4 North Staffordlhire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 9f 2; 94 12 Not. & Grantham Rail lO 7/ SI 8 10 Peebles. .... • ..., all P o rtsmouth ........ 10 Rhymney.. •••-,-• • • • • • all stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 344 .35 354 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 86 88 stock Shropshire Union lOO 49 51 10 Slain gbourne & Sheer all 6 7 stock South Devon .....• stock South Eastern ...... stock South Wales .... stock S. York. and River bun I 100 77 79 20 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 3 9 4 0 p 25 Do do• 11 8 9 Stockton & Hartlepool 161 stock Taff Vale ..,. • • stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO I 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 1 50 Ulster • • • 25 Do ...... ........ 12 10 Do .. : .... ••• • .. stock Vale of Neath •. 100 I 65 70 13 Victoria Sta. and Pim stocx Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall . all 61 64 20 West London.... 10 Do Ist class .•. . . 20 Do 2d class .. .. stock West -Midland—Oxford! 100 47 49 25 Do. Newport' all 105 11 125 Do. Hereford 111 I 21 14 d 12:1 , I Do. liereiora I 4A .•-• SHARES.PREFERENCE Cl osn g Business BRITISH MINES. C 1 o pricesi g Business Share! Railways. • " Price. Done. Share Mines. Paid.' Done Lllytne and Tyne 10 per ) c. pref. (issued at £ 5O & Exet.4 p.et.stocl , Do. do. do. Shares ....,. Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent... Dun.Perth&Aber Tun.. E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union. 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.&Glas. 5p.?.. shares Do. 4 p. c. gua. 5..& D. Edin. Perth& Pun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... ;Glos.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. ,Greht Northern, 5 p. ct. I Do.sp.c.R 6 edm., 10 p.c.pm ,Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Bedm. 5 p.c. pm 'Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. o. Redeemable, 4t p.ct. ,Do. Redeemable. 4..n. et t.'o. ftecieem. _Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. Do d o 5 p. ct. pref Do Birmer.guar. stock Do. Chester gna. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. T,an.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu. No.l Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cee. iDo. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. cr. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '65) Lon. Chat'. and Dover ,Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct Lon. & S.W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 41 per cent. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6d , Londoncty. & Cole. 1 sh.' Londony. & Ennis. Ish %Tan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 3 per cent Do. redeem. 6 per cent NTarynort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 41 per cent Ina. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. T,eic. & Int. pref. st., Nora 5 p. c. Ex. st. 18461 Do. 51 p. C. Pref. do. 1847' Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB l 7 North British. 5 p. C. Do. New, gun. 5 p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, IT. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed.' Scottish Central, new pf Scottish North-Eastern p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon. Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent.' ,South Eastern (Reading] Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4J per cent Do. Fixed tip.c. Ist is .'outh Wales, gua. 4 P.C Do. 4i per cent. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A. 5 p. c Do. B 6 uer cent Do. C 6 percent Watrfd & fillkny, 6 p. c W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 25 do Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. I Do. Hereford 44 p.e. pf. Console kihilallq 2.11.10 ;British iron !Clifford Devon G. Cons. (ra% ist.), 1 'East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 East Caradon 2.14.6 E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 1 7.4.0 G am.&S t.Aubyn(G wen ) 541 Great South Tolgus 173 G. Wheal Alfd. (Phi1ack),12.13.9 G. Wheal Vor (Ifelston)! 91 Grenville , 5.14.6 :Herod's- Tlingston Downs 4.8.6 !Lady Bertha 'Margaret (Uny Lelant), North Downs 2 'North Frances (Mogan). 11 N.Wh'l Basset (1110 ,an) 5s !North Wheal Crotty 9.18.9 IPar Consols (St. Biazey) l l !Providence (Uny Lein 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Miti.Cod 12s South Caradon(St.Cleer) 14 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) I 3* S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.l all ,S.Wheal Frau., (I 110gan),18.1' 4 .9 'Stray Park 122.18.0 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Min.l ! 41 Tin Croit 9 ,Vale of Towey (Carm )14s 6d West Basset (111oLran) l4 W, ctieybfte rheal Basset (Mogan)/ Wheal Buller (Reditith) 5 Vheal Edward (Cals.) 61 !Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 1.7.2 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men.), 8 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.): 51 41 5 1 2 94 96 [OO 102 20a 21i 51 61 99 101 111 113 106 108 109 111 108 110 123 125 82 84 11 113 90 72 77i 78} [O3 105 1 20 122 116 118 110 112 [O3 105 85 87 93 100 LOO 102 90 in 101 103 91 10 171 11 10 lot 76 78 20 21 10 101 15 151' [36 ILB FOREIGN MINES. Audralian Bon Accord Copper,Li m. l Brazil. Imp. (is. at ~-e.,i p.) Do.St.Johndel Iley,Litn Do. Lan d and Mining Co. Clarendon Cons.MinCo 1 Cobre Copper Copiapo . • • Co', DunMoun.Cop.Miug. Fortuna. I General Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian IMariquita N. Rhin eCopot S.Aus. L Pontgibaud Silver,Leaal Mining and Smelt 1 Port Philip i Scot tish Austrin. (L.) [United Mexican [l6 118 116 118 [35 140 116 118 102 104 52 156 [3O 134 68 70 90 92 Worthing (Limited) Do. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1860. .(THIS DAY.) SINGULAR AND DISTRESSING OF SUICIDE IN NEW YORK. (From the New York Herald.) CASE A peculiar and truly distressing tragedy occurred at No. 221, West Thirty-sixth-street, on Sunday evening. The particulars of the case, as furnished to our reporter yester day, are as follow :—ln the month of February last a young and really beautiful girl, named Josephine Clifton Lyon, was forced to quit the residence of her parents, in First-street, in consequence, as she says, of the repeated and apparently determined efforts of her father to induce her to lead the life of a common courtesan. She fled to the residence of a friend of hers named Jennings, where she remained in safety until she could procure a suitable boarding-house. Subsequently, in the month of March, she went to live with a married lady in Macdougall-street. Here she remained until June, when her father, discover ing her place of concealment, had her arrested and brought before Justice Quackenbush. She refused to go to the house of her parents, however, and, notwithstanding she was locked up in a lonely cell all night, in the morning her determination was not shaken in the least. The magi strate, finding that all efforts to effect a reconciliation be tween the father and daughter were useless, discharged Josephine, and told her to go back to her friends. After staying a few months longer in Macdougall-street, the girl, by invitation, went to the residence of Mr. E. Griffith, a married gentleman, residing at 221, West Thirty-sixth street. With Mr. Griffith's family, whom she had known from her infancy, one would suppose that she would have lived happily and contented; but, unfortunately, such was not the case. At times she would become quite melan choly, and cry as if her heart would break. When asked what was the matter, her invariable answer was, " I am afraid my blackhearted father will come here some day and take me away, and I would rather die than live with him." The commencement of a civil suit for abduction against Mr. Griffith by Josephine's father served to in crease her fears, and so heavily did the affair weigh upon her mind, that she possessed herself of a revolver, and threatened to shoot her father and herself too, if any attempt was made to deprive her of her freedom. Mrs. Griffith used every means to quiet the fears of the heart broken creature, but in vain; despair took possession of her soul, and she determined to end all her earthly troubles in a suicide's grave. On more than one occasion she pur chased laudanum for the purpose of self-destruction, but her love and respect for the family of Mr. Griffith prevented her from carrying out her desire. A day or two ago, how ever, she thought she discovered an agent of her father's lurking about the house, and, fearful that an effort would be make to abduct her, she determined to carry out her original intention of suicide. Accordingly, on Sunday evening, when Mr. and Mrs. Griffith were sitting in the parlour, Josephine retired to the privacy of her room, and, procuring a pistol from the bureau, placed the muzzle to her chest, and pulled the fatal trigger. The cap did not explode, however, and it was not until she had tried a second and a third time that she could succeed in firing off the weapon. The report of the pistol soon brought the entire family to the room, and on entering the apartment they found poor Josephine lying weltering in a pool of blood. Dr Burdick, of West Thirty-ninth-street, was instantly summoned to the relief of the dying girl. He found Josephine lying on the bed in a state of syncope, but by means of stimulants and hot applications to the feet and lower extremities he soon succeeded in restoring her to consciousness. Upon probing the wound the physician found that the ball had entered the epigastric region, a little to the left to the me dian line, wounding the diaphragm. Subsequent discoveries showed that besides cutting through the diaphragm, the ball had pierced the stomach. The patient, after rallying, vomited a large quantity of blood, but did not complain of any pain. She seemed aven - e to having anything done whereby her recovery might be effected, saying she was determined to die, and that if she got well she would make a second attempt at suicide. Her manner was quite cool, and in a clear and distinct voice she related the causewhich impelled her to the commission of the rash act. The story of her wrongs, as recounted to Dr. Burdick, Mr. Griffith, and others, runs this way :—Her father at one time was engaged in the livery business, and well off, but of late years by re verses of fortune he was reduced to penury. Driven to desperation he resorted to the most unnatural means to ob tain a livelihood—namely, the prostitution of his daughter. But Josephine, who, according to all accounts, was a good and virtuous girl, spurned the base proposal with scorn, and threatened to leave her parent's roof if the offer was re peated. Incredulous as it may appear, Josephine says that every artifice was used to make her lead a life of shame by him who should have been her guardian and protector. At night she was forced to place her bed against the bedroom door to guard against intrusion, and on one occasion she said an effort was made to deprive her of her senses by means of chloroform. Finding that her father was determined that she should become a wanton, on the 26th Feb. last she left her parent's roof, and sought that protection among strata • gers which was denied her at home. With the rest of her history our readers are already familiar. Josephine stated that she was about 17 years of age, and that the attempts on the part of her father to force her to become a courtesan commenced fully three years ago. It was only within the year or so, however, that his conduct became unbearable, and rendored her flight a matter of dire necessity. Dr. Car nochan was in attendance upon the wounded girl, and after holding a consultation with the other physicians, the case was pronounced hopeless. The case is a very remarkable to ,„ s -, coroner many additional fads - of interest will be developed. ALTERATION OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY. — The improvements being effected at the National Gallery, Trafalgar-square, for the more effective display of the col lection of paintings purchased by the nation, at such an enormous cost, have already made considerable progress, and it is now expected that the gallery will be re-opened to the public during November, or early in December, thanbeing much sooner was originaliy expected. The division in the centr'l hall, separating the national collec tion from that part of the building devoted to the Royal Academy, has been entirely removed, as also the circular erection in the rear, next St. George's Barracks, and the space thus obtained is now being prepared for hanging the pictures, a floor being thrown across the hall level with that of the old gallery. Considerable alteration is also to be made in the staircase leading to the Royal Academy, which will now be made to run up into the miniature room. These arrangements are only temporary, as, on the comple tion of the building about to be erected for the Royal Academy, the whole of the gallery in Trafalgar-square will be appropriated to the public collection, and those paintings removed from Marlborough House to Kensington be brought here. A BONESETTER COMMITTED FOR MANSLAUGH TER.--A case has been under investigation before the coro ner at Birkenhead, to inquire into the cause of death of a boy who died a day or two ago in consequence of injuries to his leg. The boy, whose name was Timmins, was eight years of age, and on his complaining of a pain in his leg a doctor was called in who ordered the limb to be poulticed. The father, who resided at Birkenhead, not satisfied with this, took the boy to Mr. Even Thomas, a famous bone setter, in Liverpool. Mr. Thomas, after an examination, said the boy's thigh was broken, and got 10s.,his usual fee, for which he " set the bone." in a day or two after the boy became worse, and died within a few days of his visit to Mr. Thomas. Besides setting the bone Mr. Thomas, it seems, also prescribed the application of water bandages. A post-mortem examination of the body showed that the thigh bone had never been fractured, and the medical gentleman who made the examination stated that an abscess had been formed in the limb, absorption of .the matter of which had, in his opinion, been promoted by the water bandages, and that this absorption was the cause of death. The jury, after hearing the evidence, gave a verdict of " Manslaughter against Mr. Thomas." On application to the magistrates he was yesterday admitted to bail. A MAN SHOT BY A DOG.—An accident of a yery singular description occurred on Saturday last in a field near the village of Keynsham. It appears that between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, John Hodges, a young man between 21 and 22 years of age, in company with Robert Green and others, were out in the fields ferreting for rats. Hodges was Firmed with a gun, and was accompanied by a sheep dog. The ferret, a very fine one, of the white pole cat breed, had gone into one of the mows and brought out a rat, and Hodges was standing up and endeavouring to choke it off," at the same time most incautiously hugging the muzzle of a loaded gun (the butt-end of which rested on the ground) to his side, when the dog, anxious to get at the rat, commenced jumping up to him on the side on which the gun was, and it is expected that while doing so the poor brute's paw came in ccntact with the hammer and pulled it back, and that in the rebound it fell on the cap ; the gun went off, and the charge, after shooting away part of the man's coat collar, entered the left side of his neck under the jaw, dividing the jugular vein, and passing up through into the head. The poor fellow fell on his back, and, when found, was extending his arms right and leff, and continuing his grasp of the ramrod, which he had been holding in his hand. The gun lay a short distance from him. He died apparently without a struggle within a few moments from the discharge of the piece. CONJURING WITH A VENGEANCE : A SCENE.— For some days prior to Tuesday evening last, large bills were posted in the town of Warrington, announcing to the inhabitants that the " celebrated Wiljalba Frikell's per formance" would be given in the large room of the Lion ;hotel, on that evening. At the hour appointed, the room in question was crammed by a large and fashionable audience, to witness the wonderful feats of the renowned " wizan.i." On a raised platform was exhibited all the mystic paraphernalia proper to the occasion. Presently the magician h i mself made his appearance, and after a few in troductory r eoarks proceeded to display his powers. The performance continued but a very brief time when a strange commotion was :Apparent in one part of the rooemry. and the words " impostor and " humbug" were() very audible. At length a gentleman sprang on IT Y a the midst Frikell ?" Upon this a terrible uproar arose, a the - question. seats, and called out to the performer, " Are tecuelviljatha of which a score of voices were heard repeating h 4. Answer the "Allow me to explain ;" but was met .. 'aibwa Frikell ?" " No," question-7es, or no. Are you "TB.] e! la and I never The dismayed " professor" then steppediftorward, and said, " shouted seve m hearing bill does thi s said I was. ' "Never said you lv -•u 4c look at your bill 1" was the repl7, "I am not Wiljalbs . ral '.of the indi het audience( " Well," retorted7t" not say that I am ‘Will be but that Wljalba '—remained, that indivi- Frikell's performance audieence rushed to the door, and \lid'. To those who—amused explanation many of ile the i c ..—a demand which, we believe, demanded their money bach in every case was com counbabterfgiitvewni.:ard,o .n. at the audacity of the "P lanation. He said he had tried dual essayed a further exp t _ w i lout success, and that if he the thing in his own nair e inevitably have starved It had continued he must dwit . then his bill ra up in such a manner, struck him to have did not literally pass himself off as the that, though he public might still be led to real Frike I th ff e public consider him and since then t h a t personage ; to be Plie rofess lge In conclusion, he offered to go through the of money." performance as well as the individual he was personating ; which b e did, it appgarfs, to the gltigecticnt of thew who remaillcl. 117 119 50 155 12/ 13 [27 129 OP' 68 70 IP 137 119 101 103 93 95 11 118 09 111 1 1 U. - 91 93 103 105 P P IP 22i 23} 120 123 130 133 I 104 11 23 24 1 101 103 101 103 90 92 99 101 83 86 274 28i 324 33, 324 33, 45 48 126 128 123 125 10 101 , 121 I 14 14 ;INES LEASED AT FIXED RE: Paid. TALS. Railways. Leasing (Closing Business Co.'s. ; Price. 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B MEN' 100 all aU .all all 4 :10 POLICE INTR. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. KNOCKER AVRENCIIING.—Edward Attwell, 27, New man-street, traveller, and Samuel George Kipps, 3, Norfolk street, Middlesex Hospital, house decorator, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wrenching the knocker off the door,of the house No. 17, Dean-street, Soho. Howes, 0,5 C, said that at 20 minutes past 4 that morning ho was standing at the corner of Richmond-buildings, Dean-street, Soho, when ho saw the two defendants go into a doorway, and Attwell tried to wrench off a knocker, Kipps, who was standing behind him at the time, saying " The - won't come off." They then walked a little further, and went into another doorway, where he saw Attwell wrench off the knocker produced. He then crossed over the road after them, and Attwell dropped the knocker, and on his saying they had wrenched a knacker off, Attwell said " No, it's only my pipe." They had both been drinking. At the station Kipps admitted Attwell had wrenched it off. Kipps said he was well acquainted with knockers, and it had not been wrenched off. Mr. Henry Vallings, in the employ of Messrs. Young, Jones, and Mannings, 2, St. Mildred's-court, Poultry, agents for the owners of the house, the Rev. Henry Glossop and another, said the knocker belonged to the house in question. _ _ Sergeant Stephens, acting inspector, said at the station Kipps said it was done by his friend Attwell, and Attwell said it was. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he was bound to inform them that it was a felony. It was a very awkward thing, and a jury of housekeepers would find it felony. The defendants preferring the case being dealt by the magistrate to it going to the sessions, Mr. Tyrwhitt fined them 2s. 6d. each. THAMES. AN INGENIOUS SWINDLER. —A NEW Gars.—Philip Connor, an Irish boy, about 16 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with fraudulently obtaining money under false pretences. The prisoner had been in the practice of calling upon females, whose husband's were from home upon business or at work, and asking for small sums. Among others of whom the prisoner obtained money were Mrs. Arthur, wife of Mr. Rebert Arthur, boat-builder, of No. 3, Regent terrace, Limehouso, and Mrs. Cuthbert, wife of Mr. James Cuthbert, of No. 44, Peynton-street, East India-road, Poplar. He called upon Mrs. Arthur on Saturday morning last, and said that her husband had sent him for 35., which she immediately handed to him. On the afternoon of the same day the prisoner called upon Mrs. Cuthbert, and said her husband, who was engaged upon some work elsewhere, had sent him for 45., which she handed to him. Mr. Arthur and Mr. Cuthbert said they had never autho rised the prisoner to ask their wives for money. In a third case, the prisoner had called upon a woman whose husband went to sea upon a long voyage a few weeks since, and said he had sent him for 55., and he wanted it immediately. Of course, the woman upon whom the imposi tion was attempted knew that the prisoner was telling a lie, and gave him into custody. The boy said to a constable named Freestone, No. 135 K, "I know lam guilty. I own to it." Mr : Selfe committed the prisoner for trial. A STRANGE RoBBERY.L-Henry Myer Levy, aged 21, and described as a salesman, of No. 5, Wellington-place, West India-road, was brought before Mr. Selfo, charged with stealing a waistcoat, £6 10s. in gold, 4s. 6d. in silver, a gold shirt stud, and a gold watch and gold chain, value in all £l7, the property and monies of a man named Broad, a caulker, of No. 47, Northumberland-street, Poplar. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner, wile is in the service of Mr. Mills, a clothier, in Limehouse causeway. The prosecutor, who is labouring under a men tal affliction, was recently visited by his father, Richard Broad, formerly employed in the Devonport Dockyard, who has been for many years a pensioner, and is now residing on the quay, at Barnstaple, Devonshire. Mr. Broad found his son in great distress, " awful distress," as he termed it, as regarded his state of mind. He accompanied his son to the shop of Mr. Mills, where some clothes and other things were purchased for the son. The prisoner, who was accompanied by Mr. Mills, carried the property which old Broad had purchased for his son to the house of the latter, in Northumberland street, and they were fitted on and paid for. The son took off a " fancy flowered waistcoat," and hung it on the bask of a chair against which the prisoner was standing. The two Broads, and a man named Jan Howard, afterwards proceeded to a neighbouring tavern to obtain some re freshment. While they wore gone the waistcoat was abstracted. In the pockets were £6 10s. in gold, lls. 6d. in silver, a gold stud, a gold watch and chain. It was stated by Howard that the waistcoat, with its contents, were missing directly Levy quitted the room. When Mr. Broad the elder charged the prisoner with the theft he was most grossly abused, and Levy swore the most dreadful oaths. There were circumstances of suspicion against the prisoner. On the other hand it was alleged there was another man in the room who absented hltnaplf at the same time as the prisoner, and who was just as likely to have committed tls robbery. _ _ Mr. Selfe said there was no doubt a very serious robbery yagsagyl-gte THIS DAY'S ItARRETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Illit ERILL WEEKLY AVER.A.GES. Wheat, 61s ld ; barley, 39s lld ; oats, 24s 8d ; rye, 37s 3d ; beans, 505 lld ; and peas, 42s Bd. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 60s ld ; barley, 38s sd; oats, 25s 10d; rye, 39s sd; beans, 49s 8d; peas, 39s Ild. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK,—Wheat, 75,592; barley, 17,982; oats, 8,698 ; rye, 518 ; beans, 1,159 ; peas, 590 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was fairly supplied with beasts as to number, but their general quality was very inferior. All breeds met a dull inquiry at Monday's decline in the quo tations. Although the show of sheep was rather limited, the mutton trade ruled heavy, and late rates wero with difficulty supported. We have to report a very dull in quiry for calves, at from 2d to 4d per 81bs less money. The supply was seasonably good. The pork trade was some what heavy, and milch cows commanded very little atten tion at about previous rates. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. 5. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 2 6 2 8 Second qualitydo. 2 10 3 4 Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2 Prime Scets, &c. 4 4 4 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Lambs, Os Suckling calves, 19s to 23s 235 to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. s. d. s. d. Primeers-wool do. 4 4 4 10 Pme. S' thdown do. 5 0 6 2 Large erse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 4 10 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Small porkers )d to Os Od. and quarter •old store pigs Beasts 1,200 Sheep and lambs 6,830 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 7OO Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGITE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules heavy, as follows :- - Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s 8d per 81bs. by the carcase. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2los to £s lss Od ; clover do., £3 10s to £6 es; and straw, £1 103 to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, 12 12s to £5 15s ; clover, £3 10s to f 6 NOd ; and straw, £1 108 to 18s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £5 15s Od ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 10s to £1 18s per load. A dull sale. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 18.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; strong breeze, and dull, cloudy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived — Texas, from Portsmouth, U.S. Put back—WeMeet, for Mobile. BRISTOL, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mary Ann, from Now York. CLYDE, Oct. 17.—Wind W.—Arrived—John Fer guson, from New York ; Sunbeam, from Quebec. FALMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Wind W.—Arrivcd—Fanny, from Rio Grande. DEAL, Oct 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Juventa, from Ceylon ; Night Watch, from Colombo ; Eleanor, from Kurrachee. Oct. 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Martha, from Rio Grande. C•wEs, Oct. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Fulton, steamer, from Havre, and left for Now York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W., blowing hard ; rain. Arrived, Oct. 17—Fame, from Oporto ; Harmonia, steamer, from Hamburg ; Harriet, from Dahoriet ; Fanny, from Rouen ; Rienze, from St. Brien's. Sailed—Tagus, steamer, for Lisbon; Alliance, steamer, for Ht.vre ; Harriet, for Portsmouth ; Shannon, steamer, for St. Thomas's; Alarm and Victoria, for Newport. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGIWII.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning, Wind S.W. ; weather fresh. G i psy , f rom Malacca; T ant i vy, from Patras ; Arrived, Oct. 17—Her Majesty's steamer Vivid, from Antwerp ; Prince ; Kingston, from Buenos Ayres; Alllbaaert, bet, t f , ro fr m om W H il e m is in in g g t b on org. Arrived, Oct. 18—Experiment, from Guernsey; Douglas Fletcher, from Guernsey; Telegrah, from Venice. Sailed, Oct. 18—Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne ; Becta, steamer, for Odessitsky. DpLZ, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W., fresh, and rain, Passed—Caroline Maria, from Denia ; Princess, from Bahia; Hannibal, schooner, from. Patras • Mersey, from _Maaldlrfasor; Cochin; Martha, from Rio Grande Rebecca,Hfro.mm.s.Ree,from the west, Wool wich ; Grantly, from Loudon, for Colombo; Amulet, frora Lo n dc li ; for Patriot. 35 4/ ,ITIE S. lla i 1031 ; 1061 100 5; 11 } THE LATE MYSTERIOUS MURDER AT ROAD. At the Wilts Quarter Sessions, which commenced at Marlborough on Tuesday, some discussion took place with reference to the proceedings of the ma gistrates and the police in endeavouring to eluci date the mystery attending the recent child murder at Road-hill-house, the residence of Mr. Kent. Sir J. Awdry, who it will be remembered acted as chairman at the late examination of Elizabeth Gough, presided on the occasion, and there was a large attendance of magistrates, including the Right Hon. T. H. S. Estcourt, M.P. Lord Ernest Bruce, M.P., Mr. Marsh, M.P., Mr. M.P., Q.C., On the reading of the report of the Constabulary Committee, Mr. HENEAGE wished to ask Capt. Meredith, the chief constable, a question relating to some circum stances arising out of the Road murder. He ob served from reports in the public papers that on the night of the murder two policemen, who were very properly placed in Mr. Kent's house, were locked into a room for several hours. He wished, there fore, to know if any notice had been taken or in quiry made with regard to the conduct of those officers. (Hear, hear.) Captain MEREDITE replied that the policemen did not know before 2 o'clock in the morning that they had been locked in. They might, if they had pleased, have got out into the yard where the dog was kept. Mr, MEREWETHER—At what time did they go in. Captain MEREDITH said they went in at 11 o'clock. Mr. Kent wished them to remain in the house as a protection to his family. It was an arrangement between him and the superintendent at Trowbridge. One of them belonged to Wilts and the other to Somerset: Mr. HENEAGE—Then they were not sent for pur poses of detection, but simply to protect Mr. Kent ? Captain MEREDITII—To a certain extent they were,lbut they had private orders. The explana tion which Mr. Kent has given to the public of his reason for locking them in is that he wished the house to be precisely in the same state in which it usually was. He was always in the habit of lock ing that door at night. The police could have got out at the back door, but then they would have come in contact with the d 0 ,.. Mr. ALEXANDER—But they were iot at liberty to go about the house ? Captain MEREDITH--NO. Mr. MEREWETHER said it was somewhat gra tifying to know that of two policemen who were locked into a room from 11 o'clock until two with out knowing it, only one belonged to the county of Wilts. (Laughter.) Mr. HENEAGE—I wish to know if any notice has been taken of the conduct of either. sidering the nature of the subject, he should be sorry to allow it to pass by without discharging what appeared to him to be a d u ty, i n making onec or two remarks; He undertook to say that the whole of the magistrates in the county had taken the deepest interest in the case, and he could not see that those who were officially connected with the district where the death took place had failed in making the mast constant, the most vigorous, and the most assiduous investigation into the whole of the circumstances of the case. He did not know that Mr. Saunders had imputed any lathes or neg lect to them ; but it appeared that he desired a further investigation under the cognisance of ma gistrates other than those who had already taken part in the proceedings. Now, he confessed be did not see what good was likely to arise from the adoption of such a system ; neither could he see why in this case they were to depart from the ordinary rules which guided them in others. The only thing peculiar about the case was its atrocity, if it was a murder, and the remarkable mystery in which it was enveloped. The magistrates of the di s t r i c t h a d t a k en ever y pains to investigate the matter. They had exa mined every person likely to throw the slightest light upo n th e occurrence; some of them had event gone to London to ascertain the opinions of those who were c ompetent to give advice • and they adopted a f ur th er step which commended itself to the good opini on o f all, by t inviting the attendance of Sir John Awd r y to assist hem in conducting the last examination. (Hear, bear.) What good, then, would result from havi ng another and a separate inquiry. Having read the report of the last exa mination, he was at a loss to conceive what fresh witness could be put into the box, or what fresh clue there was to follow up. But even suppnaina a further inquiry to be necessary, why should it not be be connucted by the magistrates of the division in which Road-hill was situated ? What was there to prevent them the moment a fresh a clue Was of fered from following it up? The real difficulty i n the case was that there was no clue at all. E very man might draw his own conclusions, but those conclusions were not evidence. Mr. Saunders had intimated something as to the impropriety of allow ing the nurse to leave the county, but who, he would ask, had a right to stop her!' (Hear, hear.) What power was there even in a Secretary of State to do such a thing ? Until there was some reason able ground, likely to lead to evidence, they had no right to imprison any single person, and he could not therefore agree with those who thought that the nurse should have been prevented from leav ing the neighbourhood. (Hear, hear.) No man. could say that pains had not been taken in en deavouring to arrive at the truth of the matter. He believed that one public body had suggested a commission from the Crown, but he wished to know what such a commission could have done more than the magistrates on the spot ? It was the lack of evidence, the want of any clue, that formed the real impediment in the case. There had been no sluggishness or unwill ingness on the part of the local authorities. His own opinion with regard to the case was that, inas much as the parties who committed the deed were probably limited in number, and as by banding toge ther they had the chance of depriving the officers of justice of the means of making out a case against them, the best course to be pursued was not to keep up a coptinual agitation, not to go on irritating, as it were, the minds of those from whom they might hope eventually to obtain positive evidence, but rather to allow them to pursue their ordinary occu pations, and to trust to some incautious word or deed on their part hereafter. When public suspi cion was supposed to be subsided something might turn up which would furnish a clue to the mystery. (Hear, hear.) He contended that Sir George Lewis had acted rightly . in declining to recommend a Royal commission, or to authorise such an inquiry as Mr. •Saunders had suggested. He was of opinion that the Secretary of State had no power to autho rise such an inquiry. Mr. SAUNDERS—But was there not a private in quiry authorised by the Secretary of State? Sir JOHN AWDRY—I may as well state that those who appeared before us at Trowbridge were acting under the authority of the Attorney-General. I should not have been disposed to take part in any detective examination, but, having been informed that a regular charge was to be brought before the magistrates, I felt that I should be wanting in courtesy if I refused to acquiesce in the request of some of my brother magistrates to preside over the investigation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. EsTeounT said it was a source of much grati fication to himself to find the recent investigation presided over by one who had had so much legal experience both in this country and in India. (Hear, hear.) It gave a character and a weight to the pro ceedings, and he felt satisfied that every kind of evidence that could be adduced was exhausted under such superintendence. Under these circum stances he felt bound to oppose the motion of Mr. Saunders, feeling assured that it would only lead to a useless and profitless investigation. (Hear.) The•motion not being seconded fell to the ground, but Captain MEREDITH—I could not find that any blame attached to them, because they did not know they were locked in. Mr. T. B. SAUNDERS (one of the justices of the Bradford division) said he wished to make a few observations on the case. He would refrain from using the word " murder," because it was pos sible, from what he had heard, that it might turn out to be only a case of manslaughter. He happened to be at Brighton when the case occurred, but on his return he took the liberty of suggesting that there should be a public inquiry, but was in formed that, the matter had better be left in the hands of those magistrates who were then institut ing a private inquiry, and only one of whom be longed to the division in which Road-house was situate. He did not wish, however, to cast an imputation upon any parson on that account ; but, having been asked what good were the police of this county, who cost something like £lO,OOO a year, when an offence of this kind could ba com mitted without detection, and having been informed that a great deal of evidence could be adduced which had not yet been publicly given, he thought it was incumbent on the magistrates to institute further proceedings, there being a difficulty in ' official quarters in London on the part of the Se cretary of State to commence or institute any such investigation in a legal or proper manner. He begged therefore to move that a special committee be appointed to investigate the circumstances con nected with the death of Francis Saville Kent, and the proceedings taken by the police with reference thereto, and to report thereon to the next sessions. If that did not meet with the approval of the Court he would propose that the Constabulary Committee should take the matter up and report thereon. He saw no illegality in such a course, but would bow with every submission and respect to the opinion of the chairman. He had not attended any of tie examinations, but he might mention that on the Ist of September last he wrote to the Secretary of State, Sir George Lewis, stating that circumstances had come to his knowledge which induced him to think that evidence could be brought forward without much difficulty or expense sufficient to justify the apprehension of two of the persons who slept in the house on the night of the occurrence, and su n irring, that if th it expedi nt to authorise an inquiry, he as a barns ' ter would readily undertake the same, either alone or jointly with Others, free of expense. On the sth of September he received a reply, containing these words : , "If you are in possession of any information respecting this case, or have any su g gestions to offer, it is your duty to communicate them to your brother magistrates and to the chief constable of the county. No special authority is required to enable you to perform your functions as a ma gistrate." To that letter he replied that he had already com municated with several of his brother magistrates, and also with the chief constable, but that on his attending one of the preliminary investigations he was informed that it was simply of a private cha racter, and had better be left to those magistrates who had taken the matter in hand. To that letter he had received no reply. He certainly was sur- An accident of a serious nature, and which almo s t prised to find that the nurse had been allowed to resulted in the destruction of Bedminster-bridge, leave the county, and her having been recently Bristol, occurred on Tue3day morning, about eight brought back for examination at Trowbridge was a o'clock. The Fanny Chapman, a vessel belonging proof that one portion at least of his letter to the to Messrs. Lucas, African merchants, had just Secretary of State was not ill-timed. The case now arrived, and was being towed up to Bathurst basin. appeared to be involved in the greatest difficulty, The tide being remarkably high and coming in at but still there were circumstances which it was of rapid rate caused the vessel to have a good way on the utmost importance to bear in mind. In the first her, so, much that in checking her round the pier place, the locking up of the policeman was a most with a stern rope the warp immediately parted. unaccountable proceeding. Then again he had been There being also a fresh wind at the time, the Fanny informed that there was a light burning over the Chapman quickly shot away from the pier into the hall-door during the whole night when the child middle of the river, and was making rapid progress was taken away. Capt. MEREDITH—There is a light burning there towards the bridge when a second hawser was got . every night. out at the landing stage, but it shared the fate o f the former. The steam-tug Tiger sti Mr. SAUNDERS had been told that such was not vainly attemting to render assistance,.and upon swug the case, and he believed that evidence could be the Amelia steaming up to aid the Tiger 11 kept near, brought forward to show that that lamp was burn- round, began to ing as late as one o'clock, notwithstanding that all the Amelia so violently that thew round, her stern dasing against the breadside of the inmates said they went to bed before 12, and opening of two feet, rush into her throug . h an that they slept with more than usual soundness. g that she was rapidly Then again he had never heard it asked whether an of the collision. which had been made in her side by the graat force fill old scythe might not have been the instrument with she had just time to reach which the crime was committed. Neither had it the landing stage, ing the captain enshdeeieoiahnv-oured to run her alongside, been shown up to the present moment that the gar h hold tended to her aft end quan den tools were ever examined. in l e er o andithe crew to get w on shore when the large tity of water and sink end Captain MEREDITH—Each one of them was exa- on, gra mined. dually righting. on her keel as she reached the l the Mean whi e Fanny Chapman, de- Mr. SAUNDERS—May I ask if the grass on the bottom. and caused her to rear up lawn was cut with a scythe or anything else ? d a for the bridge,progress, was mak spite every attempt to stop her ing fast hea w y . and the crew ; a bow Captain MEREDITH—With a scythe. Every exertion. m or ade by Captain Ryder was thrown out, but Mr. SAUNDERS understood that it had been cut wa e s h proved of no service with a machine. Another question he wished to . gging it without the least whatever,an the vessel dr a • ask, whether any sweeps went up the chimney Seeing no other alternative, the, examine them after the child was found ? to check to her speed. pro- the wheel to starboard Capt. MEREDITH—I believe not. The chimneys pilot decided on running bank, and for that her on shore on the mud were examined, but not by a sweep. purpose called out to the man at had been Mr. SAUNDERS considered they not.the helm, but he being told sport, that the order was reversed, put the helm hard. perly examined. His own impression. i o mroper in the case was that the deceased saw something i led to the keeping the vessel's head in the middle of the that whichriver the nursery, and that it was The instrument with p i n .„ , and thus losing the only opportunity of stop commission of the foul deed. ~,, (Flit have been dis- ste g,"er, as she was then rapidly nearing Bedmin which it had been committed m ig ht and he wished to r- bridge. By this time a large number of people rhood ; posed of in the neighboF N - es t igat ion of the case the had assembled, watching with suspense for what ask whether during the in iied to the Constabular appeared the inevitable destruction of Bedminster chief constable had aPI? Committee for their _ Captain INIEREDITII advice and assistance. I have communicated with y bridge, which was constructed in the same manner as Bath-bridge, which was destroyed a few years since by a similar accident. Capt. Able, who coin the maeistrat es. mends another of Me ssrs. L uc as ' s vessels, and who 11communicated - •DERs --- B t have you a. h a d w it nesse d th e occurrence, hastily procured Mr. %A" Constabulary Committee ? new hawser from his ship, and rendered what as with the . MEREDITH—No, I have not. Captain . sistance he could ; but, as before stated, nothing us said by the rules of ' Mr. sAtn eDE... sessions it was seemed to stay the progress of the Fanny Chapman. his duty to have . done so, therefore, if the Court ob- The only chance of saving the bridge appeared to jested to the appointment of a special committee, be by the meeting itstem and preventing vessel ) propose that the chief constable he would commu- every exertion was made by the pilot, captain, • and nicate with the Constabulary committee, so that crew, who fortunately succeeded in slightly chang theymight report on the subject at the next sessions. ing the direct course of the ship. As it was, how gr. HBNESGE said before the question was put ever, the bowsprit, which was brought up by the to the Court he wished to ask Captain Meredith remarkable heightof the tide to level with the a whether there were, as stated b M Saunders, of the paving, caught the bridge y r. flagstones many persons yet remaining to ed iffirnl n contact evidence would be useful • hregard to the disco- with nent for some moments, the force Imm ediately very of the murder ?visibly. . making it swerve and vibrate red, as it were, Captain MEREDITH replied that he was not on striking the bridge the vessel T g up the stone aware of one. He believed the whole of the evi- n e arly on end, the cutwater throw rit smashing 8 or donee had already been exhausted by the ma - work into the road, and the bows hem h off as if they gistrates, who had been most indefatigable through- 9of the iron railings, breakatunAtt the Fanny Chap out the whole of the investigation. Even during were reeds. The tide then sang she swung nearly the progress of the private examinations every- man on the port qua r re , r e. d her stern settling in the thing was taken down in writing. The whole of broadside on to the where she resisted all efforts the family were examined, and Mrs. Kent being in mud on the off bank,todislodge her for about half an. too delicate a state to be brought to the court, the of the tug-beat then slackening a new warp was committee proceeded to Road-hill-house and exa- hour. The_ti she was ~ stewed" round and towLd mined her there. He had further to explain with got out, d an qt basin. The police endeavoured to stay reference to the constables, that their attendance to Bathuro.i. people on the bridge immediately after was requested by Mr. Kent, and that he himself the rushtruck, but it was found impossible to Dre knew nothing of it. Mr. Kent showed them into it it nwtatshern, and notwithstanding the great peril in the kitchen, saying, " I shall be in the library ; at i_ w hich ve they were placed the bridge was crowded you hear a noise, come to me." When they fastened, with eager spectators. The Fanny Chapman, with tempted to go out they found. the door and Mr. Kent came and opened it. her valuable cargo , has not sustai ne d an y d a mage, Ifr• 11 beyond the loss of her h bowsprit, jibboom, and a Mr. SOTHERON EXTCOURT said , althoug con. portion of her cutwger. Saunders'o motion hid not been sec et ; oda; Y Mr. SAUNDERS reiterated his belief that unless some further proceedings were taken the public mind would not be satisfied. Sir J. AWDRY said, without wishing to prolong the discussion, he might observe that, with the ex ception of the suggestion of a scythe having been used to inflict the wounds on the child, no point had been brought forward by Mr. Saunders which did not seem to have been anticipated; but he could hardly imagine, from the manner in which the sur geon gave his evidence, that a scythe would have been available for such a purpose. The subject then dropped. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. at een Ma- bout such 'ado, 5 in on o be, TR. *l l ,