The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET :. .\ U COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The active collection of the revenue, and the pro vision being made for bills maturing at the end of the quarter, keep up the demand for discount ac commodation. Brokers, however, have an abun dant supply of capital at their command, and are therefore enabled to take the best bills about * per cent. below. the Bank rate. At the public sales of China tea, which com menced yesterday s there was a fair attendance of the trade, about 17,000 packages are announced to be offered ; of 11,546 packages brought forward 7 ,096 found buyers, the greater portion of which were without reserve. Prices generally remained firm, except for a few poorer packages which were not much sought after. It is notified that a call of £5 per share has been made on the 20,000 new shares. Third issue of the Bank of Hindustan, China, and Japan, payable on or before the 12th day of October next. Two o'CLock. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 60c. The English Stock Market has been very buoy ant, and a rise has generally taken place in all the principal descriptions. The Funds are firm, Consols being 891 1 for money, and 891 90 for the .account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. prem ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto 5 per Cents. 1051 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 961 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 1011 1 ; and Bank of England Stock, 245. In the Foreign Stock Market the dealings have been rather numerous, and quotations have gene rally improved. Turkish Consolides are 49/ 501 ; Mexican, 251 ; the New Loan, 24.1 1 ; Greek, 21 211 ; Spanish Passive, 301 1; the Certificates, 144 15 ; Italian , 651 s ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 7. The Scrip of the New Brazilian Loan has been dealt in at 21 1 pm. In the American Market prices show no important change. United States 5-20 Bonds are 681 1 ; Erie Shares, 561 57 ; Illinois, 80 1 Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, although prices generally are steady. Great Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each improved 55., and Great Western, 10s. ; while Midland have declined 55., and Metropolitan 10s. 'The Foreign anti Colonial lines are dull, and Without material alteration as regards value. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in limited demand, although in several instances prices have exhibited an ' upward movement. City of London arc marked 113, 114 ; Imperial Bank, 30:1 ; London Bank of Mexico, 14/ 1 ; South Australia, 34i. ; Loudon Financial, 231 1 ; National Discount Company, 151 ; Overend, Gurney, and Company, 411 prem. ; Atlantic Telegraph Company, 14 If per share and Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, 2 + / prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. _ .. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 6 per Cent. Reduced BB i New 3 per Cent BB 1 New 21- per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. a per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire s th AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exche,quer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Ceut. — Do. £5OO 2 dis Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent Do Account ' 245 IxDrAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 220 18 Do Account I Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent Do. 4 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 :— Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Cent., 1773-77, .£25 paid — uanubian Principalities Do. Account — 4 quador New Consolidated, Piper Cent — Du., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent. 95 1 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds -7 _ _ __Do. — 1864 96} f Do £lOO Bonds ( reek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2l Do. Coupons tztiatemala, 5 per Cent. — • Do.£B6paid — _ _ . Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 D. Scrip, £55 paid — Mexican 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 24 _ Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French - Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Atontevidean 6,per Cent., £3O paid New Imperial 5 per Cent m— ew Granada l4l Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 , Do. Account — cortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47 1 Do. Account - "ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 06 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 3 pei Cent. 1859 — Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 — Do 5 per Cent. 1861 — Bardinian 5 per Cent • Do Account O Panish 3 per Cent — Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — ~ Do Ac coun t a llanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account BWedish 4 per Cent. — Do Account — „, Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 14 per Cent — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 741 4 Do 6 per Cent.,1863 74f 51 5 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 D, O £lOO Bonds 4 61 6 "„o Scrip, £35 paid ve "o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — nezuela, 3 per Cent. D T , o - 6 per Cent, 1864 424 4 2 1 " 0 - Account Dividends on the above payable in London. )3 0 stri an, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dutcheigin, 44 per cont., Ex. 25f. - 1 , 24 per Cent., E. 12 Guil — P " 0 . 4 p e r Cent. Certificates — r such !lentos, 41 per Cent. — t ar 0 . Account i an r, per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. — D 0 Account 65 THREE O'CLOCK. °° nsols , 89i A.ccouut Liverpool Cotton Market — . lbis Day. Market con tinues very strong at about id. ci vance of Friday's prices. Sales, probably 25,000 bales. . .. little LcuAßDs.—The Cornish fishermen have done or nothing during the past fortnight, and several boat l i 8 ha ve been abandoned in despair. The season, which 'W th i a clo se , in a week or two, has thus far been the worst tr tni"" been experienced for upwards of 20 years. The ek e. "' ma jority of the boats have not nearly cleared their Pause& L if MAiti.?_ - .ETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Bir.. %Vol., &z-tr. Val Myth and Tyne .. • • • • Bristol and Exeter t;b.ledoni , n Cork and Bandon.. • Cornwall Do A 0 - eta no div, • "' • A ttll6p.c.p.an.aas Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.l'erth, & b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. 1V( stern Great. Eastern, Ord. stk., Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B o b;: dew, is. at 25 prr , Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n Original I) . S. V 3). Rail gua. 10. South Wales .. Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. II e, eford Lana ,shire &Yorkshire L ,ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lou,, Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan Do. New 51idTind Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland Do, 1, shares lid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do, G.N.E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. Ds. do. i 855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1814 .. North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock o. Scot, Alin. stick ,h=ews & ‘Velchpool Shropshire Union South Devon :.oath E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok ''raft' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Har.&K Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable 100 100 100 100 100 Paid' Closing I Business Price. done. 67 7 71 73 110 111 48 49 7i 8i 133 135 153 154 126 ik9 91 93 66 46; 83 63 45 47 33 40 104 108 1211 121? ; 00 92 104 106 37 3) 175 3251 97 98 681 391 139 14') 3i SIP 128 128, 98 11.0 051 66;' 31 32 110 J Mil 684 6)4 1034 104, 30 376 10 11p 118 120 11 lip 77 78 11 12 151 151 60 t 2 57 59 814 62 84 94 150 155 3 1p 10, 106 5) 52 152 3 121 i 94 38; 8 125/ 5 I 974 591 9 1139 a a si 91 i 1272 8 631 6 6 5} 6 1111 89. 104 aio Na. 812 2 11RITISH POSSK Atlantic & St. La wrence llaroda. Cen. In. gm:s per cent Do. le shares Buffalo et Lake Huron Do Preference Buft,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. Ws. ALT. 1, 872 Do. do. Ju'y 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1474 Calcutta & E., Urn _ape Town & Dock, gu Oemerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. I;en al, gu , 5 co East I .diaa, gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 14;itnsion arandTrunkot Canad % Do. Equip Mort. Bond i charge 6 p.c Do. tat 'sonde Do do. deferred ... Do. 2d Pr , t. Bonds Do . . do. deterred Do. Sd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prat. stock Do. do. deterred I Gt. India Pen. guts. sp.c o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a Gt. Sou t h of India (lin, • gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great NV , P. of Canada.. D. New . Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 53 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do DO. 43 do Do.ith Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v. C' da, pc Ist pt. bds Scinde ...... 4 Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. ca. Do. Puniaub 1 Do.lndus St Flo "'" 93 15 131 133 6 8 50 58 101 102 pr 44 5 9 10 99 101 70 75 101 103 102 103 104 105 19 21 59 91 64 66 53 :.8 55 57 48 51 44 46 3s 42 2 i 1.8 25 17 lok 105 I 1 ) P 101 1(2 1 i4l Of 61 :5 tit E 5 87 1 4d 101 102. SJ:3 95 83 90 Of 66 100 1100 2 100 100 82 81 100 101 100 101 i id 100 101 101 i 94i - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.l July 1877-84 Do 6p. c. Feb. & Aug ll.O 95 I+7 sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 95 97 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 84 85 81 Do. 5 p (.. Inscribed sk 100 83 95 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 105 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 107 109 Do. do! 1590-1 100 106 105 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO its 107 Ceylon, Nov. 1869, 6p. c 100 1 , 3 105 Do. 1878, do lOO lug 111 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, May 5, Nov. 10 ) 107 109 Natal • iov. o per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 96 98 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 00 93 101 Do. 5 p.c. 18'1 to 1874 100 93 95 94 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 90 01 94 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 5 per cent.... 100 811 85/ Nova So tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 llO 08 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 102 103 S. Aus.Gov. 8 p.c IBe.B- 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 106 108 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do. pril & Oct lOO ICA 110 1094 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cant Consul. sold, lint 1 Chi ver ton 'lifford malgamated. ld 19 Devon G. Cons. (Tav,st. 1 560 680 Drakewal Is 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 21 28 East Cara ion 2.14.6 11 12 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 5 • 6 last Grenville 2.7.0 21 k East Loved 2.13.0 10 11 E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk 9.10.6 31 41 Gam .& StAubyn(Gwen. 601 2 4 Gr,at L , xey, limited all 21 22 211 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 11 11 G. Wheal Vor +Heist c 40 35 33 Grenville 7.8.3 2 2* Herod's Foot .... 8.13 40 42 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 34 41 Margaret 4Uny Lelant 94 s 6 Marke Valley 4.3.0 45 41 4 riwyudy Iron Ore, Iho 2; 25 le Nanglles New Sewn North Downs — - - North Roskear N.Whißlu3settallo,gan 4.2.0 North Wheel Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 11 2 Pr vidence UnyLvlant 10.6.7 30 12 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l5 470 490 S.Wheal Fran. tlllogan 18.18.9 15 Z) . Stray Park 30.17.6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 175 181 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L , skeard 9 9 10 West Chtverton ll 70 75 West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 271 321 Whea Ludoott 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 4 6 -- Wheal Seto!, Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 17 18 Wheal 4 wittcnfos SHAKES Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 21 guaranteed stock, 117 Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 491 50 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast. 6 per cent. pref. B, 1071 7 London, Brighton. &c., 44 per cent., 1658, 481 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2174 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 914 Preston and Wyre,:44 FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahta and San Frandsen t li.n.) gna. 7 per oent., 141 Dutch Rhenish, 241 Ditto (all), 291 Great. Luxembourg, 151 San Paulo, Bin., gua. 6 per cent., 171 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 181 VottNit4N *Who. Anglo •Brazilian Sold, limited, I Cape Copper, lim.. 1(i Don Pedro, North Del Rey, I East del Hey, lim. f • k'rontioo and tsolivla sold, lim., 4! BANliks. Alliance, 11 n.. 324 Au,tlo Austrian, 7 61 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 134 Australasia. 75 Bank of London. 1384 Cnartered Bank of india, Australia, and China, 28 74 City, li4 13 olonial, lam., 4 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10 East London, Bin.. 54 ish Joint Stock, lim., IQ} 11 Eutopean Bank, lim., 121 Imperial /Tank, imperial Ottoman, 16,; 4 London Bank of exLo and S. America, Hui., 144 London and 11 estminster, 9 Merchant Bank, ;lin , 274 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., Ditt , ),(.£l'/ , 74 South Australia, 341 MISCELLANEOUS. Atl mile Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., I/ I City of Milan Improvements, lira,, Ditto (all), 28 City Offices, lim., I 7 Company of African Merchants, Um., 3 t Credit Fonder and NLibiin . r of Illnglana, 4 Credit Ikncier of Mauritius, lim., 74 4 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 11ni., 34 Ebbw Vale, 14 Fin .ncial Discount, lim., 5 Fore-strcet Warehouse, lira., / 9 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira.. Imperha Mercantile Credit Asso., Jim.. 6 1 International Financial ,ociety, lim., 64 • Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 94 London Financial Association. lira.. 2 7 1 Millwall Freehold Land and`Dock, litn 2 34 National Discount z ompany, Um.. 114 • orth British and Mercantile Insurance, 184 Ocean , arine Insurance), 244 Overead, Gurney, and Co., Bin., 114 1 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, r 7 64 Ditto, new, 13 Smith, Knight, an, Co., lim., Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance),llm., 84 Trinidad Petroleum, lira. , 54 Universal Marine, Insurance, lira., 5 FRE SUN, Lc)AzoN, WEDNESDAY EVEMNG, SEPTEiMBER 20, .18H LAW INTELLIGENbE—This Day COURT GF BANKRUPTCY. (Before ?Ir. Registrar Hazlitt.) lii RE SIR ROBERT NICHOLSON, BART. Mr. Registrtir Hazlitt attended at Whitecross-street this morning, and Sir R. Nicholson, who is now a prisoner for debt, applied to be adjudicated a bankrupt, and released from custody. The case has been frequently noticed, and Mr. Brough now opposed the order of release on the ground that the facts had been all before a learned commissioner, who had declined to interfere. The learned counsel did not, however, object to the adjudication being made. The registrar made the adjudication, but declined to order the release, and the baronet remains in custody. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE J. J. HULTER. . . This bankrupt was described as a merchant, of Argyle Lodge, Tulso Hill, and to-day he came up for the first meeting. The causes of the failure are losses on produce, and in consequence of the suspension of payment of the General Credit Company of Spain, in behalf of which com pany bankrupt had accepted bills. The liabilities are £30,000, chiefly duo to creditors abroad. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A woman named Elizabeth Morris, who said she resided in Drury-lane, and described herself as a seller of flowers, was charged with damaging the coat of a gentleman named Marshall, by throwing paste on it. Mr. Marshall was walking along Regent-street when the woman stepped up to him and told him that there was some paste on his coat, volunteering at the same time to rub it off, which apparently disinterested service Mr. Marshall accepted, and afterwards rewarded the woman for her trouble. Not feeling quite satisfied, the more especially as the woman had been particularly energetic while rubbing the coat near the pocket, Mr. Marshall determined to watch her, and shortly after saw her step up to and accost another gentleman. On her leaving the gentleman, Mr. Marshall went up to him, and told him that the woman had similarly accosted him, and said that there was some paste on his coat, immediately setting to to remove it, and that having done so he had given her a gratuity. Both gentlemen, then, finding that she had practised an artful fraud upon them, watched her, and seeing her go up to some ladies upon whom she was about to perform what may be called the "paste trick," they gave her into custody. Mr. Marshall (whose chief object in giving the woman into custody was to make the matter public, with the view of preventing others being treated similarly) unfortunately not being able to attend, the woman was discharged. CRIMINAL CQURTS—This Da; OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice• Shee.) TIIE MURDER OF MAJOR DE WERE. John Currie, 19, soldier, was indicted for the wilful mur der of Francis Horatio De Vere, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Sleigh, pleaded not guilty. The Solicitor-General appeared for the prosecution, and stated the case against the prisoner. The evidence in this case has already been reported at great length in The Sun. ft will be recollected that ;the prisoner was a private in Royal Engineers, and the unfortunate gentleman was tu officer in the same corps. On the 11th of August last Major Do Vera was in front of the troops on parade in front of the barracks at Brompton, near Chatham, and very shortly after a report of a rifle was heard to proceed from house K, and the next moment ,Major De Vere fell, mortally wounded, into the arms of a brother officer standing near him at the time. The rifle was discovered to have been fired from an upper window in the barracks, and when the room was entered the prisoner was found, and when he was asked if he had just discharged his rifle, he said "Yes." He was told that Nfajor De Vera had been shot, and that he was charged with committing the act, when he replied, " All right." He was then taken into custody, and examined before the magis trates at Chatham, and from time to time remanded until the death of Major De Vera took place. Constable Everst, from time to time, reported the state of the unfortunate gen tleman to the prisoner, and when he was told that his com manding officer was dead, and that he would in conse quence be charged with wilful murder, the prisoner, on hearing this, replied, "I did it. I think I did right, and I gloried in it. The major was a thief, a rogue, and a tyrant." The evidence having been heard, Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner. He said it would ill become him to impress on the jury the immense importance of the issue of the trial of the prisoner, but he felt that before he concluded his observations he should show that at the time the prisoner committed the act he was an irresponsible agent, as he was at the time labour ing under temporary insanity. Many of the jury, he felt perfectly satisfied, amongst their circle of acquaintances, inust have observed many peculiar acts done without the slightest reason.' The whole conduct of the prisoner, according 'to his view of the case, showed clearly that he was labouring under a sudden attack of madness, and that during that period he lid the act which unhappily resulted in the death of his commanding officer. Having selected several instances to illustrate the theory of sudden insanity, he said there was one which unfortunately was too well known to require my observations. It was that of the lamented death of Anmi cal Fitzroy, who suddenly became afflicted with mental deli rium, and in that condition he put an end to his existence, to the great loss of his country, which had so much bene fited by his great learning and attainments. He did not think there was a single person in court who would have ex pected that that accomplished gentleman would have com mitted self-destruction, but that event had unfortunately for science occurred, and he could not but think that was a fact which illustrated most conclusively the view he had taken of the prisoner. The proposition that he intended to submit to the jury was, that if the prisoner did the act under an un controlled morbid impulse, which his mental condition at the time did not enable him to control, he ought to be re tarded as an irresponsible agent. This proposition the learned gentleman, in a lengthened and eloquent speech, urged upon the attention of the jury, and concluded his Jbservations by saying that if the jury thought the pri soner at the bar was guilty of a foul, deliberate, and un provoked murder, it would be needless to invoke mercy. Ile did not appeal to their passions, but he relied on their calm and dispassionate judgment, and in that judgment he had an abiding faith. Tho result of their decision, if favourable to the prisoner, would cot have the effect of setting him at liberty, but it would cause him to be placed in a place of safety for the remainder I his life, where he would be prevented from continuing Lets dangerous to himself or any other person. If they thought the wretched man at the bar committed this dreadful deed, bereft for the moment of the reason his God had given him, they would throw around him the mantle of their protection. The Solicitor-General rose to reply to the observations of Mr. Sleigh, but that gentleman objected to his right to do so. The learned judge, however, intimated that the Solici tor-General had a right to reply if he thought proper to do The Solicitor-General said he was induced to rise by reason of certain observations of his learned friend, which ho thought dangerous to the administration of justice and to every member of society. The learned counsel wished :t to appear that the priioner was an irresponsible agent ; but where was his evidence ? lie produced none ; and although he had cited the opinion of certain mad doctors, yet juries had, in many instances, differed from the views taken by those persons. He could not come to the conclusion that the prisoner committed the act under what the learned gentleman was pleased to call homicidal impulse or . monomania ; and he thought the effort made that day by the :earned gentleman was one of the boldest attempts that had ever been made in that court to set up a defence of insanity on the part of the accused, lie could only come to the conclusion that theprisoner was actuated by motives of revenge, and revenge was revenge after all, call it by whatever term they please. It was idle to talk about reason dethroned, intellect ba nished, and that kind of thing. In the case of the prisoner was there one circumstance that could lead them to such a 'conclusion ? He felt there was not. Was there any delusion apparent when the pri soner said he had taken aim at the middle of the major's back, and that it was a good shot. The remark was made with the greatest coolness and deliberation, added to which the observations that prisoner made at the same time about the death of bic mother, and the expression of his regret that his act (the shooting of Major De Yore) would break his poor old father's heart, all showed most conclusively, he thought, that the prisoner was as sane when the shot was fired as any man in court. He should not have troubled the jury with these latter observations, but from the circumstance that he thought the remarks which the learned counsel had addressed to the jury in his character of advocate for the prisoner imperilled the administration of justice and the safety of society. Mr. Justice Shee having informed the jury upon the various circumstances that would amount to the crime of wilful murder, summed up the evidence, at the termination of which The Clerk of Arraigns told the jury to consider their verdict, but after consulting for about a minute or so, the foreman informed the Court they wished to retire, and they accordingly left the court. The feeling in court appeared to be that Mr. Sleigh's eloquent address had made an im pression on some of the jury, but the matter was soon set at rest, for in less than 10 minutes the jury returned into their box. guilty The Cr noter tan a k eoagannut of death t ot: h yr eau jsofArraigns—DolbeingtWilfulysilence After their names h a d been called over, the clerk of the arraigns asked oarsekmedanw, hinetrheeprityh, e s y ai h d a — d mr co e n h s a id v e e r . ed their verdict. find John Currie havingpassed, murder y r been made while the senr T tre h on e ecl F eam o o r f: Mr. Justice Shee said—John Currie you have been found guilty, upon evidence which can leave no doubt on the mind of any reasonable man who has heard your trial, of the crime of wilful murder; and it becomes my duty to pass upon you the solemn sentence of the law. lam not bound to do more than that, but I cannot refrain from doing that which every Christian man owes to his fellow man w hen placed in the position in which you stand, namely, to offer the best and most useful advice that can possibly be given. With that feeling, and that feeling only, I must tell you that you must not delude yourself with any hope of mercy here on earth, as you will surely have to expiate your crime, at least so far as you can do so on earth, by a death on the scaffold. I beg of you to devote the time that is still left you to endeavour, by prayer and repentance, to make your peace with God. From man you cannot hope for mercy ; but I earnestly beseech you to p ra y with your whole heart that you may obtain mercy from Almighty God, whose forgive ness you must hope to obtain to save your ,immortal soul. It now only remains for me to pass the sentence of the law upon you, which is that you be taken from hence, and delivered into the hands of the sheriff, and conveyed to the county of Kent, and from thence you be taken to a place of execution, and there hanged by the r.eck until you are dead, and that your body be afterwards buried within the precints of the gaol, in which you were last confined, and may the Lord God Almighty of his infinite goodness have mercy upon your soul. The learned Judge delivered the dread sentence of the law in the most solemn and impressive manner, yet at its conclusion, althought Mr. Justice Shee appeared overcome with emotion, the prisoner coolly turned round upon his heel in military style, and with a careless kind of inclina tion of the head, descended the stairs which leads from the dock to the cells in Newgate with the greatest composure and indifference. The execution of Currie will, we believe, take place on Chatham lines. CHILD DROPPING • EXTRA° R DIN A RY.—Yesterday morning information was received by the police that a male child had been dropped in the passage of the house customer who had occasion to ' mer Pore-street, Cripplegate. T enter one of the private boxes. It is very d ec e n tly clad, of h e M child r Ru was ssel found by , a cu and a paper was pinned to its breast, on which was writ ten "Tom Hume." Information was also received that another infant, a female, about one month old, had been dropped at the entrance to Rowland Hill's Chapel, at the corner of Charlotte-street, B lackfriars-road. The child is clad very well, and, as in the foriner case, a paper bearing the following inscription was fastened to its dress :—"This Is Mary Anne Talboth: take great care of this child." A third child, about six weeks old, was sent, packed in a hamper, to Mr.Lascolin, shoemaker, Central-square, by two women, who met a youth in the Areet, and gave him ls. to take it there. The child (a male) was alive when the hamper was opened, and began to cry lustily. Large re wards are offered for the apprehension of the unnatural mothers, MAPITITI E This Bay to were the Penians 7 Irish . tradition says that the Fenians were an ancient militia or standing army employed only on home service for protecting the coasts from invasion. Each of the four provinces, says the tradition, had its band; that of Leinster, to which Fionn and his family belonged, being called the Clanna Baoisgne. This militia is said to have been paid by the King, billeted on the people in the winter, but to have lived in summer by the chase. And these are inm gilled to have been the qualifications of a Fenian— " Every soldier was required to swear, that without regard to her fortune, he would choose a wife for her virtue, her courtesy, and her good manners ; that he would never offer violence to a woman ; that as far as he could he would relieve the poor, and that he would not refuse to fight nine men of any other nation. No person could be received into the service unless his father and mother, and all his relatives, gave security that none of them should revenge his death upon the person who might slay him, but that they would leave the matter to his fellow soldiers. The youth himself must be well acquainted with the 12 books of poetry, and be able to compose verses. lie must be a perfect master of defence ; to prove this he was placed in a field of sedge reaching up to his knees, having m his hands a target and a hazel stick as long as a man's arm, Nine experienced soldiers, from a dis tance of nine ridges of land, were to hurl their spears at him at once ; if he was unhurt he was admitted, but if wounded he was sent off with a reproach. He must also run well anddefend himself when in fight; to try his activity he was made to run through a wood, having a start of a tree's breadth, the Fenians pursuing him ; if he was overtaken or wounded in the wood he was refused, as too sluggish and unskil ful to fight with honour among such valiant troops; Also, he must have a strong arm and be able to hold his weapon steadily. Also, when he ran through a a wood in chase his hair should not come untied; if it did he was rejected. He must be so swift and light of foot as not to break a rotten stick by st?aid ing on it: able also to leap over a tree as high as his forehead, and to stoop under a tre'a that was lower than his knees. Without stooping or lessening his speed, he must be eole to draw a thorn out of his foot. Finally, he must take an oath of fidelity." The Rev. G. Keating, who wrote a History of Erin in the year 1630, gravely says, " So long as these terms of admission were exactly insisted upon, the militia of Ireland were an invincible defence to their country, and a terror to rebels at home and enemies abroad." Gull i\FMorna had slain Fioan's father, Cumhaill, in battle; and was Florin's :aortal enemy in early life. Afterwards he made a peace with him, and fought under him as chieftain of the Connaught Fenians. But the supremacy of the Clanna Baoisgne led to feuds, and at last Fionn and his clan, defying the throne itself, were attacked by all the forces of Erin except those of the King of Munster, who took part with him, and suffered carnage in that battle of Gabhra, wherein Oisin's son Oscar and the King Cairbre fell by each other's bands. Fionn, who was absent, arrived only in time to close his grandson's eyes, and after this defeat peace had no sweets for him and war no triumphs. Fiona died at last, it is said, by the lance of an assassin. It is noticeable, however, that the Fenians were not confined to Erin. In the ancient poem on the battle of Gabhra we read of " the bands of the Fians of Alban" (Alban being the old name of Scotland north of the Frith of Forth and Clyde), " and the Supreme King of Breatan (Breatan being southern Scotland, of which Dun breaton, now Dunbarton, was the chief seat), be longing to the Order of the Foinne of Alban ;" and also that " the Fians of Lochlan were powerful." Now, Lochlan was an ancient name for Germany north of the Rhine ; but when the Norwegians and Danish pirates appeared in the ninth century, they were called Lochlanaels, and the name of Lochlan was transferred to Norway and Denmark. it has been argued from this that the Fenians were not a militia of Gaels, but that they were a distinct Celtic race, connected with the only two races who are spoken of as having come in oldest time from Lochlan, namely, the Tuatha do Danann and the Cruithne. These are thought to have been some of the Celts who preceded the Germanic people now occupying the North German shore and Scandinavia. Morley's Writers before Chaucer. the Total Loss of the Fusilier—Shocking Mortality, The following official communication has been received at the Board of Trade from his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal on the shocking mortality on board the British ship Fusilier (one of the Liverpool Black Ball line of packets), and her subsequent total loss on the Bluff Rocks : The ship Fusilier, 1,088 tons register, commanded by Capt. Carvosso, left Calcutta on the 15th March, 1865, with coolies, for Demerara. She had 491 souls on board. The surgeon superintendent reporto that cholera broke out among the coolies at starting, and 15 deaths occurred within the first fortnight, after which the disease disappeared. Fever also appeared at starting of a mild intermittent type. This, after about a fortnight assumed the bilious remittent typo. About the fifth week the disease had become more severe. ft kept gradually increasing until shortly before arriving at this port there were over 90 cases under daily treatment, chiefly fever. The deaths appear to have increased from one during the second week from fever to 34 during the tenth week frcm all causes. When in the latitude of Natal the captain decided to stand in for this port. At that time ho had lost 130 coolies, and had over 100 sick. He himself, his chief officer, and two of the crew were also laid up. Finding the medicines and medical comforts short the doctor advised the captain to come to this port for supplies. The Fusilier came to anchor in the outer roadstead of Port Natal on May 23. On the 25th she parted her cable. The effort to bring up with the second anchor and to put to sea failed, and she became a total wreck on the rocks of this bluff. It appears from the evidence generally that the ship was brought up in a seamanlike manner, anchored in a proper berth, well out in 11 fathoms water, with 90 fathoms of the port chain out, which is considered a good scope of chain. Tho second or starboard anchor was clear, the cable on deck and ready to let go, the topgallant and royal yards were sent down, and the ship made snug The circumstances attendant on the wreck appear briefly to have been these :—The port chain parted about half-past six on the evening of the 25th of May. It was dark at the time. The starboard anchor was let go, but, after six or eight fathoms of chain had run out, the bight of the chain flew over the norman (this is an iron bar that goes through the windlass to keep the chain clear when run ning out), which jammed the chain. The captain immediately saw that it would take too long to clear it, set sail more round, and endeavoured to clear the bluff. The ship then headed two points clear of the bluff, which was visible ; but when abreast of the bluff the water shoaled, and the anchor took the ground. This brought the ship's head to the wind. More chain ran out, for by this time the chain was clear. After the anchor took the ground they began to . clew up sails. However, the ship dragged inshore, and in a few minutes was on the rocks broadside on, with her head to the north, rolling and striking heavily. The masts were cut away, which eased her considerably ; but it was soon found that she had bilged, that the lower hold was full of water, and the leeside between decks. The coolies, were got on deck, were placed on the weather side and on the poop, covered with sails. In the morning at first daylight aid was given from the shore, and the coolies were rescued by the ship's boats, boats sent from the shipping in the har bour, a shore boat in charge of one of the pilots, and the port steam-tug, which brought in the greater number, together with the crew. They were placed in the lazaretto on the bluff side of the harbour, and quarantine regulations established. With two excep tions, the utmost readiness and promptitude were shown in rendering assistance, and the exertions of all concerned in this work were worthy of much praise. The crew were throughout attentive and obedient. There were three on the sick list, but they worked as well as they were able. With regard to the causes of the wreck of the Fusilier ' the Court were o f opinion th a t th e l oss was accidental not w ful. 'That it was not caused by stress of weather. That the loss of the vessel was owing to the unfortunate accident of the fouling of the starboard chain on the windlass, thereby preventing the bringing up of the vessel with the second anchor, and rendering unsuccessful the attempt to put to sea. That the loss did not result from neglect of the usual precautions in anchorage off this port. That the master and mates of the ship Fusilier have not been guilty of misconduct, and that the loss of the ship has not been caused by their wrongful act or default. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR R. G. COLQUIIOUN 7 K.C.B. —The Scotsman states that at a meeting of the British residents at Alexandria, Egypt, it was resolved that an address and a piece of plate should be presented to Sir Robe' t Gihnour Colquhouu, K.C.8., as a token of re spect and esteem towards one who has for a period of years acted as her llajesty's agent and consul-gcneral in Egypt, and who, after serving his country abroad for up wards of 30 years, has received the well-merited honour of being nominated by her Majesty a Knight Commander of the Host Honourable Order of the Bath. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING IN TELLIGED: CE—This ray. I3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAM RICIDIOND RACES—THIS DAY. ZETLAND It ATE. Arabia., Skylark liepulsc . Dagnisr Gelert Twelve ran, STAKES. Seven nm. BURTON HANDICAP. Ellatid L Eni oz i e n n •e g s e s of India ............ Five ran. Winner objected to, but objection overruled. SOUTHALL RACES—THIS DAY. SOUTHALL HANDICAP—NO race. JUVENILE PLATE. Catherine ........................................... ................. 1 Proctor .................................................................. Capricious ............... SELLING STAKES. Prior.. Toddington.... Nally the Nun ..................................... Five ran. .................. WELTER, CUP. Rosins ............................................................ w.O. COUNTIES STAKES. — Freestone gets the stakes. CANTERBURY RACES --THIS DAY. HANDICAP. Ethelred Tilt Little Jess Seven ran. c MILITARY STAKES. Br. aworth Devon WELTER CUP. Surney Zeloo 2 Target 3 Ten ran. THAMES. AMENITIES OP ROSEMARY-LANE.—COpIeIiUS Murphy, a rough, sullen-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Michael Honigan. The parties are Irish Cockneys, and dwelling in Darby street, Rosemary lane. The complainant was seated at the corner of that street last night, and, overcome with the heat of the 'weather and the fatigue of a hard day's work, he had nearly fallen asleep, when the prisoner came by and tried to pull him up. The complainant begged to be let alone, on which the prisoner said, " I'll give you a rouser," and kicked him on the forehead, inflicting a blow which compelled him to go to the London Hospital to have hi: wound dressed. Adam Carr, a police-constable, No. 40 H, said the com plainant had received a very severe wound, from which the blood flowed copiously, and that when he took the priso ner into custody he did not see him kicking the complainant. The prisoner, in defence, said that the complainant was in the practice of throwing cabbage stumps and rubbish ai people in Rosemary-lane, and had called him bad names, of which ho gave a specimen. Carr said it was very common for the people in Rose mary-lane to pelt any one passing with cabbage-stalks and refuse. The complainant denied that he had indulged in the orthodox irregularity of Rosemary-lane. Mr. Paget—lt is a very brutal thing to kick a man in that manner. The prisoner is sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. A STRANGE AFFAIR.—George Johnson, hammerman. was brought before Mr. Paget charged with feloniously shooting another man whose name did not transpire. Mr. Chitlres liaddesley, medical assistant to .Dr. Creed of Greenwich, had seen a man with three wounds about the crown of his head. One of them appeared to have been inflicted with a blunt instrument, the others were lacerated wounds. They appeared as if they had been done with e saw, and did not look like gunshot wounds. In answer to Mr. Paget, the witness said the wounds were not of such a nature as to prevent tho patient coming to that court. Police-constable John Grose, No. 339 stated that at half-past 12 o'clock last night,he was called to a place named England-cottages, 111i11wa11, Poplar, and the pri soner was given in charge by another man for shooting him on the head. The prisoner said "No, I did not shoot him. I struck him on the head with theigun." He found the broken pieces and the barrel of a musket in the room. The gun appeared to have been recently discharged. There was a little powder in the barrel. The witness-then pro duced the broken pieces of the musket, and said "It wee broken in pieces in this manner over the prosecutor." Mr. Paget—ls the injured man able to appear? Witness—He is, sir; he was ordered to be here this morning at 10 o'clock. I have not seen him. Mr. Paget—lt is now n o'clock. The prisoner is dis charged. MARYLEBONE. ASSAULTING A WirE.—Charles Taylor, an upholsterer, was charged with assaulting his wife. Earwatter, 364 D, said he was called last night to a house in Grosvenor-place, St. John's-wood, where he saw the prisoner's wife bleeding from the mouth and her lips much swollen. Her husband came down and was very drunk, and the wife gave him into custody for striking her. Elizabeth Taylor, the wife, a most respectable-looking woman, stated when she went home last night her husband was breaking the furniture. She remonstrated with him, when he said he would knock her - head off. She was leaving the room when he struck her a violent blow in the mouth with his fist. In reply to Mr. Yardley, the wife said she had been mar ried 18 years, and her husband had often assaulted her. Ile had been twice here for assaulting her, but she did not then appear against him. There was no# a warrant out against him. Mr. Yardley sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL ASSAULT.—John Bellihamber, an elderly man, was charged on a warrant with a violent assault, whereby the complainant has been in the Westminster Hospital for some days. James Mansfield, 159, Tufton-street, Westminster, said he was employed in the same stable as defendant. They had a quarrel on Saturday. Witness was larking and pri soner told him to desist; he, however, did not, and prisoner struck him violently on the arm with a pitchfork. He then struck prisoner in the face, upon which the latter turned, took up a "spreader," fire feet long, and very thick, and struck him on the head. He fell, and remembered nothing more till he found himself in the hospital. Prisoner said he threw water over him and then struck him. Prosecutor said he threw the water over his mate, whom he called. Wm. Young, the person referred to, corroborated prose cutor as to the throwing water at him. When prisoner struck prosecutor first he returned the blow; prisoner then knocked him down, and as ho was rising struck him down with a fearful blow on the head, from the effects of which he bled profusely, and was carried to the hospital, where he remained for three days. Mr. Dayman said if prisoner had given the prosecutor a good hiding with his fists it was only what he would have deserved, but his violence could not be overlooked. He had received some provocation, and should only be fined 10s., or 7 days. Forgery and Suicide by an Edinburgh Tradesman• (From the Scotsman.) We regret to have to record a case of forgery and suicide by a citizen moving in most respectable society, and who has hitherto borne the highest character for integrity and propriety of conduct, both in his business and private re lations. It appears that a bill for £lOO, which had been discounted at the High-street branch of the Clydesdale Bank by John Robertson, tailor and ,clothier, 5, South College-street, fell due on Saturday, and was presented at the shop of the person whose name appeared on it as accep tor, and who is likewise a tailor and clothier. The bank messenger was informed that there must have been some mistake, as no such bill had been accepted by the party to whom the bill had been presented. Before, however, taking any steps in the matter, the alleged drawer was applied to, and he at once declared that the signature of his name was a forgery. The agent of the bank (Mr. Auchie), with commendable promptitude, at once gave in formation to the proper authorities; and though the detec tive set about his inquiries on the very day that the bill fell due, it was discovered that Robertson had disappeared It has since transpired that he took the mid-day train on Saturday for Perth, and intelligence was received in Edin burgh yesterday that Robertson was found dead that morn ing in a bed in Carmichael's Temperance Hotel, Perth. He stayed in the hotel over Sunday, andretired to his bedroom about 11 o'clock on Sunday evening in apparent good health ; but not appearing at breakfast next morning his room was entered, when he was found lying dead in his bed. It appeared that death bad been caused by an over dose of laudanum. The body was brought to Edinburgh last night. A letter from him, intimating his intention to destroy himself, was received through the post yesterday morning by his wife, who, with five children, are left to mo urn his loss; and a telegram received in the course of the day confirmed the annuuncement, and put an end to any doubts that bad existed as to whether he would carry his threat into execution. Robertson was much esteemed by all who knew him, and on whom the news of his double crime has COMO as a yery painful surprise. MARK-LANE, A small supply of home-grown wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day, in fair condition. On the whole, the trade was steady, and the prices current on Monday were sustained. The supply of good and fine produce was disposed of at full currencies. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. The amount of business transacted was very moderate ; never theless prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. Barley was hi short supply. The demand, however, ruled quiet, at the rates current on Monday. English pro duce varies in price from 25s to 40s per quarter. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Most qualities were in steady request, and prices ruled firm. Beans were in short supply and previous quotations were supported. The trade for peas ruled quiet, but at full prices. The supply on offer was small. The flour trade was quiet, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 350 860 660 GO 250 Irili Foreign 9,660 2,290 590 - - 25,060 220 sks. brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Sept. ! For the corresponding week 16, 1865. • • last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 62,441-44s 7d, Wheat 65,543-42s 4d Barley 6,179-30s 10d' Barley 5,316-32s ld Oats BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new English hops on sale is tolerably large. A fair business is doing at about previous rates. WHITECHAPEL. Very moderato supplies of moat are on sale at these markets. The trade is firm, as follows —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 'Od to 53 8d ; veal, 3s 10.1 to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Od per 81bs by the carcase. The Boers and the Basuto Kaffirs. (From the Friend of the Free State.) The engagement of the 29th of June at Ver keerde Vley was brought on entirely by accidental circumstances, and the result shows what can be done by a few men showing only ordinary pluck. It seems that early in the morning Mr. Willem van Zijl, field-cornet of the Kaffir River ward, left Boer camp with about 200 men for the purpose of patrol ling the country ; and riding about all day many got tired, or afraid, and returned to camp, reducing the strength of the patrol to 116 men. Towards the afternoon these men came in sight of - a large body of the enemy, mustering, as they assert, about 3,000 mounted men, having in their possession about7s,ooo sheep, 2,403 head of cattle, and a number of horses, being the plunder of Keerom and the adjoining farms. When the patrol first sighted this force, they (the Basutos) were between them and the laager they had left in the morning, and as there was no possibility of reaching the camp, Van Zijl thought it his wisest course to keep on their skirts, out of range, and, as occasion might offer, to cut off stragglers. Now to return a moment to the camp. Owing to the desertions from Van Zijl's patrol, during the day there were together about 500 men, not one of whom knew there was so large a Kaffir commando, and much less of its having been in the free State and already returning with such immense booty. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, some four or five Kaffirs were seen in the distance on a ridge. The usual bustle then took place ; some, as they usually do when danger is near, commenced singing psalms; others hid themselves in and under the waggons ; others were driving in the stock, &c., at a hand gallop, while others actually commenced taking their guns to . pieces and washing them out so as to have a good excuse for not leaving the laager. Of these 500 men only about 100 saddled up and galloped off in twos or threes to ascertain what was the matter. These few men arriving in this loose and disorderly man ner on the top of the range, to use the words of a distinguished officer of her Majesty's service who was present as a non-combatant, and who had ridden up from the camp with them, " were perfectly ap palled and astounded at the sight which met their view." The whole flat for miles was apparently covered with mounted men, estimated then in the rough at 5,000, although in the end this was found to be incorrect, as many masses of cattle were at first included in this estimate, the total number of Basutos, from Captain Brigg's account, being from 2,000 to 2,500 men. Immediately the Basutos saw the small body of men opposed to them they took up a position on a similar range opposite the burghers, with a low valley about 300 yards broad intervening. The burghers, who were fearfully outnumbered, began to cast anxious looks towards the camp, where the Commandant-General had remained, and on reinforcements being demanded of him he would not send a man, stating there were not sufficient to defend the camp in case it was attacked. This was undoubtedly the case. The present commando law system allowing a waggon to about every 15 men, besides many men taking their own waggons, and as none of the waggons used for taking up supplies are ever, or scarcely ever, sent back, the consequence is, the laager be comes too unwieldy to move, and requires the whole force which ought to be employed as a moveable column to defend it. This has • been the case ever since the war commenced, and hence arises one of the great causes of the want of success. In the war of 1846 and 1847, under the command of Sir A. Stockenstrom, we hardly ever saw a waggon. We used to leave them for one or two months at'a time, • with only a pack-horse enter deep into the enemy's country, destroying everything we could not bring out, and when our coffee, sugar, meal, &c., ran short—do without them, living for months entirely upon the grain and cattle of the enemy. But then, when we returned to the standing camp, we had an excellently organised commissariat, through which we were supplied plentifully and liberally with everything we required, until we started on a fresh expedition. The sooner the commandos return to the good old system of long horse patrols, the sooner the war will be finished. But to return to the ridge and the 100 men. After sending to the camp they became fidgetty and anxious, asking among them selves where were their leaders, and who would lead them, when there suddenly appeared among them Commandant Wessels, who had been away on two or three days' leave, and was then follow ing on the outskirts of the Basutos, but per ceiving the small body of Boers had made for them at once. Wessels—a wiry-made, smart, dapper little man (the right man in the right place) —sprang in front of the men, and shouting " Fol low me," prepared at once to charge on the Basutos. It was an act of extreme daring, and looked like rushing on to certain death, especially as the Basutos made ready at the same time to charge them. Wessels brought his men steadily forward at a gallop to within about 400 yards of the enemy, when he halted, dismounted, and poured in two well-directed volleys. Commandant Roos with 3Q men remained behind on the ridge. Wessels, as soon as he was mounted, dashed forward again to within 200 yards of where the enemy had halted in eviderit astonishment at the hardihood and bravery of this daring little band. Wessels and his men again dismounted when within 200 yards, and poured a withering volley into them, and at the same time the 110 men under Van Zijl, who had at length arrived at the conclusion that something was going on in front, charged boldly on the Basuto rear. The Caffres, astonished and panic-stricken, turned tail and fled. The cattle with the firing had become quite excited and maddened, and had fairly commenced to go at a run, many Caffres being among them whistling and urging them on, so that when the 2,500 Basuto warriors really broke and fled the cattle became mixed up with them. Young Mr. Holmes, Mr. Lavers, jun., and Mr. Howell deserve special thanks for this extraordinary bravery in rushing into the thick of the Basutos and turning the cattle among them, the Basutos firing no end of shots at them at little more than an arm's length, and, wonderful to say, without doing them any in jury. It was specially noted by Captain Briggs that young Holmes, after turning the cattle, rode repeatedly into the thick of the flying enemy, pass ing.each time numbers of them until he obtained the chance of killing two or three of the enemy at one shot. Wessels, the commandant, behaved with great pluck, and showed a good deal of skill com bined with courage. 141 f 14 lli t SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Sept. 20.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Sept. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Princess Bea trice, for Callao; Tay, for Monte Video; Donna Maria, for Rio Janeiro. CLYDE, Sept. 18.-IVind S.W.—Arrived.—Cronstadt, from St. Jago de Cuba. LOUGH I'oiu; Sept. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—North American, screw steamer, from Quebec, SLIGO, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Condor, from Callao. FALMOUTH, Sept. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived -Elizabeth Cushing, from Akyab. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrivled—City of Limerick, steamer, from New York ; Brothers, from Sulina. CROOKHAVEN, Sept. 18.—Arrived—her Majesty's ship Gladiator, from Queenstown. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Greely Wilkins, from Monte Video. • LIVERPOOL, Sept. 18.—Wind S. V.—Arrived-3lelitiu, from Peruambuco ; Calphurness, from Quebec : Comboyer, froth Pomaron. is THE CHANNEL, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Savoir Faire, from Calcutta. OFF PLYMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Himalaya, from Sydney. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII.I GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 19—James and Eleanor, Elizabeth and Jane, and Margaret, from Cronstadt ; Napoleon and Furet, from Gravelines; Gothic, from Heruosand. Arrived, Sept. 20—Triton, from Omega. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed Beachy Head, Sept. 16—Nicolina, from Ulloa for Carthagena. Passed, Sept. 19— Caspian, from Hamburg for Cardi . Passed—Alexandria, from Rouen for Riga. Sailed—Emile and Jessie, for Newcastle. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about l per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. ()n comparing these rates with the 1:11;;iish Mint price of £3 17s. tuid. per ounce for standard gold, it appe.‘rs that gold i■ nearly 1-lath per cent. dearer in London ttian in Pith,. By advic.s from Hamburg the price of gold is 4:48 per marl and the short exchange on Loudon is 13.61 per £1 stcrlin,.., Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefere, rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Item burg. Tile l;Olinfe of exchange at Nen* York on London tor bale at 60 days' sight is 1091 to 101 per cent. At these rates these is no proit nn the importa.ion of go'd from the United States THE CHARGE OF RAPE AGAINST AIR. SPRAGUE.— Last night the grand jury ignored the bill against the prisoner. An application was at once made to the Recorder for the discharge of the prisoner, and he immediately ordered him to be set at liberty. Loss OF LIFE ON THE RIVER.—A melancholy accident happened yesterday morning to an old waterman of the name of John Lawton. belonging to Lime house. Ho was crossing the river opposite Deptford, when, by some mismanagement on his part, his boat ran foul of a vessel with such violence that it was completely split in two, and the poor old man was immersed in the water. The alarm was immediately given, and several watermen and others put off to his assistance, but the un fortunate man instantly sank. Drags were procured, but his body has not yet been found. Yesterday evening a youth named Allen M'Adam was drowned in the river near the Thames Tunnel. The deceased, together with a water man, was proceeding lap to London-bridge, when they ran foul of a coal barge, by which the boat half-turned over, throwing the boy into the water. The waterman suc ceeded in saving his own life. OPENING OF THE FREE LIBRARY AT BIRMINGHAM. —On Monday the Free Library and Reading Room at the Midland Institute were thrown open to the public for the first time. There were applications for vouchers to the extent of several hundred, but as these have to be be signed by two burgesses and examined before tickets can be granted, the number of readers it is not possible to estimate. The restrictions placed upon borrowers are only of such a nature as to prevent loss of, or careless injury to, the books. During the day the reading room was very well frequented, and by the very class of people who were intended to be benefited by the institution. A catalogue, of some 170 pages, has been published for eightpence, which will afford a ready moans of acquaintance with the nature of the works contained in the Library. The Gallery of Art was also visited by a large number of our towns people during the day.-13irminghatn I'M. TERRORS OF AN ERUPTION.—An anecdote current respecting a German who ascended the. mountain and looked into the interior through one of the openings, will assist in conveying the impression it produces on those who follow his example. Ho was seen ascending the mountain alone, and after an absence of several hours re turned ; yet not a word would he utter in reply to the ques tions addressed to him. The next day he was found drowned on the edge of the sea. According to the statement of a friend of his, he had long meditated suicide, and it is sup posed that he had ascended the mountain xith the inten tion of throwing himself into the molten lava, after the fashion of the well-remembered man of old, whose suicide was discovered by the mountain throwing out his sandal, but that the German's mind was so overpowered by the horrors of the scene he 'witnessed, that he could not carry out his intention, and descended to find a grave in a cooler and more tranquil fluid.—Dickertis " All the Year Round." A SICILLU POMPEIL—We learn from the Forbidi of Palermo that some important results have been yielded by the excavations made on the site of the ancient city of Solus, now called Solunto. For two years the works have been executed systematically under the direc tion of a commission. Columns, pavements, and mosaics, inscriptions, coins and domestic utensils, especially of glass, have been found in great abe.ndance. Certain portions of the city have been laid bare, and there is every reason to hope that, after the completion of the arrangements now • • ,-, r , ss for the purchase of the ground covering these in ',to o interesting relics, many highly important discoveries will reward the zeal and wrseverszlee of their palermitau com mission. Unfortunately the present moment is not pro pitious to the development of archaeological and historical research in Italy ; all of us, 'more or or less, have been caught by the whirling eddies: of politics, and much more urgent questions relating to the present condition and to the future prospects of the co untry absorb nearly all the energy which elsewhere finds occupation in the peaceful studies of the past. Even the stupendous relations of Pompeii and of Herculane tun excite little interest, and Chev. Fiorelli's Giornale de l gli Semi, a periodical which in France, in Germany and in. England would have found a large circle of readers, has perished in Italy from the better indifference of the public ! Let us hope that better times are at hand, and that the discoveries of Solunto will infuse fresh life and vigour into a branch of inquiries for which this country, with such exhaustless treasures lying at her very door, enjoys peculiar facilities, and in which therefore she ought to bear away the p4.10u from all competitors. • Share 13.14 lOU 1011 f I