The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-27 00:00:00

ONEY HARKETI SHARE MARKETS—This dayg. AND COMAORCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Only £20,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Syria has arrived from Alexandria with £l4 877. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1864. 1863. Great Western £59,324 £62,736 North-Western South-Western Brighton lqid land South Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. Bristol and Exeter North Eastern Alanche.ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,131 17,714 Great Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the same period of last year, are of a very favourable character. On the Great Western there is an in crease of £6,588 ; on the North Western, of £6,578 ; on the South Western, of £2,434; on the Brighton, of £509 ; on the Midland, of £5,161; on the South Eastern, of £2,545; on the Great Northern, of £3,940 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £118; on the Bristol and Exeter, of £255; on the North E Istern, of £3,071; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, of £420; and on the Great Eastern, of £1,131. At a meeting held to-day of the creditors of Mr John Catto, paper stainer and importer of French paper, a balance-sheet, prepared by the accountants Messrs Quilter, 8311, and Co., showed that the liabiliies amounted to £36,558 is sd, and the assets to £22,820 Os 9d, leaving a deficiency of £13.738 Os Bd. It was resolved to wind up the state under inspection. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 64f. 75c. Rather firm. _ _ An additional improvement, since the close of the market last evening, has taken place this morning M the English Funds. Concurrently with this advance there has also been some active buying in the other departments of the house, and although Much of the speculation in foreign stocks may be owing to special causes, it is, nevertheless, satisfac. tory to find that the general tendency of all quotations is once more in the ascendant. Consols for money are 891 and for the account 897 3 I. The New l hrees and Reduced Annuities are 87! a ; Annuities, 1835, 14_1 ; March Exchequer Bills, 93 to 63 dis, ; India 5 per Cents,, 105 1; and Enfaced 6 par Cents., 1001 I. A general decided improvement has taken place In the Foreign Market, and business is much more active. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71; do. Consolides, 501 2 ; Mexican, 261 a ; do. New, 25 1 ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, 31! ; do. Certificates, 141; Portuguese, 461, fl ; and the Confederate Loan, 64 65. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been rather active, but principally connected with the half-monthly settlement. Prices in most in. stances are buoyant. Caledonian have improved £2 10%, Metropolitan and Midland each £2, Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire each 11 lOs, and Great Eastern, North Western, and South E astern each £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little ani mation, although quotations aro well maintained. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to a moderate extent, at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols a Do Account, Nov. 12 per Cent. Reduced B7l II New 3 per Cent 873 A A New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 a annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th J an., 1880 .. Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885... 111 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908,.. Mb.reh. June. Zachequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. 6 die Do £500 - Bank Do £lOO and £2OO .. England Stir, 51 per Ct. 2371 Do Account — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account — Do 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ........ Do Certificates .... Do Account .... Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.).. Do 41 pet Cent 1)o Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 lOOl i Do 51 per Cent., May, 1879 — Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1806 Do BondsXl,ooo Do under £l,OOO •••• FOREIGN.FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Brazilian 5 per Cent Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 , Do 11863 — Buenos Avres 6 per, Cent Do Account ..... ............ - ' Chilian 6 per Cent. — . Do 41 per Cent ...... - Colombian 6 per Cent..... — Cuba, 6 pae Cent........... — Do 5 per Cent, 1861 banish 3 per Cent., 1825 ,D ...- Do 6 r Cent, 164 'lquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — F Do, Provisonal Land Warrant.. — gYptian 7 per Cent Do, Second Issue creekDo £lOO Bonds 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — L Do Account Do Coupons -- Do Account ...••••• Guatemala 5 per Cent. . Do 1839 and 1359 Lalian 5 per Cent.(Marcunana Railway) edexican 3 per Cent ................•. Do Account Do .................. 261 1864 ................ Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ........ dis Ditto Scrip, £33 paid ................ 11 15 di d s J 0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c........ dis x Aloorieh Imperial 5 per Cent ..... . .... New Granada .......... Do 2 per Cent. .................... Do Deferred ................ 61 1)o Land Warrants (hectares)........ ---- Do Debenture.,l per Cr., April 1864.. -- .., Do do Aug., 1866 .... Peruvian 41 per Cent .. -- Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 1 , Do Account ot tuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 — Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, ' 9 , '60,.62,'3 44 Do Account ... . , .EMassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St -- Do 41 per Cent., 1850................ -- Do 1860 ................ - 1)0 3 per Cent 1859 ................ Do 5 per Cent, 1862............•.•• Kt Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £55 paid Sardinianpm 5 per Cent .... Do Account — Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account — Do New Deferred _ Do Account 1)o Passivel 3Ol — 1 Do Account 'Parrish Cert. of Coup not funded t „ Do Account l4l -I'vvedish, 4 per Cent Do Scrip, £ 6O pai d •,., pm 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account B9i Do 6 per Cent. 1858 11)o Amount .............. Do £lOO Bonds ..............•.."'. Do 6 per Cent. 1862 ................ Do Account .................... .. Do £lOO Bonds .................... 701 1 701 Do 1863............... - 1)o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent........... -- D o 1863 Scrip, £4O paid ............ —• Venezuela 3 per Cent. :)0 Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 7) o Account Do 6 per Cent., 1861 Dividends on the above payable in Loudon trstrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. .„elgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f — 4) uteb. 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail ,) Do 1 !left]er Cent. Certificates ," ' Relates, 2 per Cent 't th.m, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. Do -account I , P eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Audniontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — TWO 0 O'CLOCK. consols, Money B9+ Do Account .. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, cuilttflut , 6 io iarecuvu iu tQue rand price, 10,Uou bAles or more, ,AARES AND STOC&S. Closing Business Price. done. Sh are 100 Sk 1 :00 1 100 100 100 stook stock 20 stock 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stook stocl stock stook all 100 (100 100 2 1.0 100 82 44 1231 121 i 51 61 31 33 16 17 8E sr, 105 107 131 441 63 7i 1 , 0 130: 14! 144 120 131 8► 91 741 751 53 54 39 42 03 131 ill3l 114 6a 67 103 105 33 4C 1141 1151 94 PO 64i 65i 1114 /124 1 131/ 132 a 102 .00 52 63 24 ',5 100 i 1071 (15 C 6 95 f 6 125 130 354 384 9 10 p 7i 88 118 123 1 14 p 76 77 101 111 131 13S 66 68 85 S 7 84 831 8 9 155 160 34 411, 98 100 32 34 761 6 115} 15 95j 6 1121 i 13th 108) 4 54 56 :00 1(1 idis pr 4.i 5 7 8 95 100 92 94 100 i 101 t ICO 101 e3l 4 Business don* 100 k 10Ci I} 19 20 83 92 67 70 59 61 63 65 55 67 51 53 46 50 28 30 20 `,B ICOf 10 i id pr id i r 99 100 9 94 114 11. 90 92 n S 1 I }d 105 101 93 95 BS 90 8 CO i 6 80 83 99 100 081 991 id par 98! 991 v 5 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -- British Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec. 31, 1872. ' 100 -- Do. do. 1883. lOO 1.m.G0v.6 .tr. Ju l: 1877-34 . •..... 100 94 96 9 6 Do. Ip. 6. Feb. .t Auk 100 91 94 Do. 6p. 6.31ar. & Sept 100 91 91 Do. sp. o. Jan.tig.July. 10c 80 85 82 Do. 5 Ineeribed etocl 100 78 81 ;ape G.Hope, 6 p 0,187; 100 104 101 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 tO4 106 Do. 189. 100 &15 107 )o. Jan. Sr July. 1891. 100 tO7 10J 'eylon, N0v.1F6 3 , 6 p 100 102 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 119 112 ilaurttluS 6 p.Cent. lB73 00 102 105 Do. 1878 100 101 107 Do. 1882 100 105 103 r. fatal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 102 IC4 i.ll.oov.e.p.c.JaAJul) 1 100 03 96 4. S. W. G ov. 5 p a., 180. 100 97 99 V°. sp. e.,1871 to 187 i 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 & upwd, 100 94 96 iew Zealand 6 p cent 100 100 104 —Voya Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. pterling, 1875. lO3 96 93 lueensland G cv. 6P. c. 100 10) 102 1001 11 Au 6 Coy. 6 p.e.lEOB- 100 .... Do. 1.76 itui ward i... 100 105 107 ile.Gov. 6 pc. Ja..SLJuI) 100 - Do. to 6 p.o. AndLOot.. 100 ,1014 105 y 1055 BRITISH MINES. 2 —amhrian Consol. Gold 1 Chiverton 3 5) 61 ;milord Amalgamated 9 31 )even G. Con.. (Taoist 1 580 600 Drakewal's....... . .4:ast Babsett so 53 60 East Caradon . . 1.14. r 23 24 , :ast Care 8rea........ 3.4.0 64 74 East Grenville 2.7.0. 7* 7f East Lovell . ... 2.13.6. 114 124 WI Russel (Tavistk $.13. 44 44 am.,418 t.Autvu(G wen 60 6 8 4 Great Laxey, all 154 164 Ireat Boutn 'reigns... 175 1.5 2 3. Wheal Vor(llelston 40 33 34 334 ;renville.. er(..d's- Foot ...... e. 13 37 30 lingston Downs 4.18 ., 44i largaret (tiny Lelant 4 7 9 tlarke Valley.. ,lyndv Iron Ore (Lim. 21 11 1r: . /9 24 f 6 Jew Setun 2,1 (0 70 ~,rth Downs . . 3 14 North Roskear. . 294 18 20 r.. ‘ , l isasset(lllo4 - 41, 3,1,„6 14 2 !orth Wheal Crotty . 2.80 24 ‘, Prosper United 7.1... 3* 34 Tovidenee(Uny Lelnt lO 6.7 36 3i ;outh Caradon(StCleel 11 c 2O 540 • Wheal Fran.(Lllogan 15.15.1 , 33 36 Stray Park Lin Croft 9 15 16 West Basset (Illoan),. 11 8 9 VC, radon (Liskcard 9 5 6 West Chiverton West Be.'wn Wheel Basset (Illogan 51 00 63 Wheal lialler(ltedrutb, 10 12 14 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men 8 15 17 1V heal Sawa 5Bl 200 205 Wheal TrelaWlaCy (Lls 7 18 20 —11 heal Union 4 4 II PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred , 85 y 6 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 891 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 52 FOREJGS RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tli,n.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 San;Paulo (lim.),*gua. 7 per cent., 13i _ FOREIGN MINES, St. John del Rey (11m.), 303 BANKS. Alliance (Bin.), 3;1 301 Ditto, new, 3u Anglo Austrian, I • Bank of London, 151 Bank of Queensland (lim), 171 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 32 3 Imperial Ottoman, 151 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and South African, 201 Mercantile and Exchange. Um., 8 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim. 17 1 New Zealand Bank Corporation, Bro., South E4stern, lim., 9; Union of Australia, 51t MISCELLANEOUS. Bo iibay Gas, lirn., 82 Crystal Palace. 32) Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 42 Electric Telegraph, 1144 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 61:1 Joint Stock Discount, lint. 2/7; Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lim., 32 National Dircount Company, lira., 1 . 4 I Peninsula and Oriental Steam, b 2 Royal Mail Steam, , e 3 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., Ga Universal Marine, Insurance, Urn., 51 MADRID, O. 25.—TheNoticias states that Peru havirg refused to givo explanations, diplomatic relations between Spain n.ral tbat country are ens pendcd. ANOTHER, OUTRAGE IN DONEGAL.—LETTER KENNY, Oct. 24,—A man named Denis Sweeney, a labourer, was found this morning on the side of the road leading to Strabane, insensible and covered with blood, having been beaten iu a most savage manner, and evidently lctt fir dead. He was visited by Dr. Smith, who has not the remotest hope of his recovery. It is not yet ascertained what the motive fur this outrage can have been ; however, one man, I hear, boa been arrested by the police with marks of blood cu his clothee,--ii 8 Journal. ORDINARY `-- , Railways. i , Paid. L 424.1 Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian Cork and Bandon l k;ornwall Do A A gets no dig Do. B till CT o.p an.b as been paid to B. Dublin & Belt ast June. Dun.,Pertb,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. ,'GreatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s t GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , l W. of Irelan 11 Great Westerr,Original Do Str Val ELIA OCK vv Do. South Wales .... Do. West Mid. -Oxicra Lo Newport Do Hereford Lancashire t Yorkshire London and Blackwal I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Norf - h Western Lon. & So'.th Western! Nian., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do Binning. do Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purohas( Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stook. & Darling Do do 1855-58 110 do 188G.81 North London Do New Do New, ISM. • North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Juuotlon Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stook Do Soot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South South Eastern taines, Wok., and Wok Calf Vale.. Do C ......... Vale of heath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. liarticpool BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paie Closing Prioe. THE MURDER OF MR BRIGGS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT-THIS DAY. THE TRIAL OF MULLER. The trial of Muller having been fixed for this morning, the Central Criminal Court was crowded in every part. The public were admitted ehortly after nine o'clock, and in a very few minutes, although the Sheriffs had made such extra arrangements as the limits of the court would admit, every available space was filled by what might be termed a rather fashionable company, many elegantly-dressed ladies being amongst the spectators. The prosecution was conducted by the Solicitor-General, Sergeant Ballantine, Mr Hannan, Mr Beasley, and Mr Gitlard. The prisoner was defended by Sergeant Parry, Mr Bexley, and Mr Metcalf. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Waterlow, Sir F. G. Moon, and Allen, the Sheriff, J. A. Roebuck, Feel , M P., and teit George Bowyer, M.P., occupied scats on the bench. Precisely at 10 o'clock the Chief Baron Pollock and Baron Martin entered the court and took their seats on the bench, and immediately afterwards The prisoner, Franz Muller, was placed in the deck. He looked rather pale and careworn, but he maintained the same self-possession which has marked his conduct throughout the whole of the proceedings in which he has previously appeared. The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Franz Mu'ler, you are indicted that you, with wilful malice aforethought and felony, killed and murdered Thomas Briggs. How any you ; are you guilty or not guilty ? Muller (in a faint voice)-1 am not guilty. Sergeant Parry—My lord, the prisoner waives his right to be tried by a mixed jury, and he elects to be tried by a jury of 12 Englishmen. The names of the jury who had assembled in the box having been called over, Sergeant Parry—The prisoner, I believe, is entitled to have a jury selected from the whole panel of 60, instead of as was about to be done from a selected panel of 14. The Chief Baron—That is so, and I sea no reason why it should not be done. The Clerk of the Arraigns then commenced reading the names of the juror's, and after some delay, occasioned by the learned counsel exercising his right of cuallenge, the jury was finally empanelled and sworn. The Clerk of the Arraigns said—Gentlemen, the prisoner, Franz Muller, is indicted for that he did feloniously, wil fully, and with malice aforethought, kill and murder Thomas Briggs, and it is your duty to say whether he is guilty or not guilty. The Solicitor-General said it now became his duty to place before them the circumstances of a most extraordinary murder, and to inform them of the nature of the evidence he proposed to lay before them, in order to show that the mur der was committed Ly the prisoner at the bar. The case had caused extraordinary and painful excitement, it had been canvassed by nearly every newspaper in the kingdom, and, he might say, in every house some person had formed an opinion. He must implore them to discard from their minds everything they might have read connected with the matter, and if any one cf them had formed an opinion or felt a predisposition against the prisoner, he, on the part of the Crown, called upon them to cast such opinions away, and to try the prisoner on the evidence he should lay before them, and on the evidence alone. It gave him the greatest satisfaction that the prisoner had been enabled to avail himself of the eminent abilities of his learned Wend, because it would be a satisfaction to know that the prisoner's interest would be most carefully and minutely watched. It now would be his duty to give them a plain and simple statement of the facts to be proved ie evidence. The deceased, Mr Thomas Briggs, was one of the chief clerks in the house of Messrs Roberts and Co., and was greatly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He had a house in Clapton-square, in the neighbour hood of the Hackney Wick Station of the North London Railway,aad was in the habit of often travelling en that line. On the evening of the 9th of July the deceased gentleman was on his way home, after having dined with a relative of his named Buchanan, and he arrived at the Fenchurch street station in time for starting with the quarter to 10 train, The train was late on that evening, and it did not start until just before 10 o'clock, and he was recognised by a gentleman when the train stopped, who, as he was passing the carriage, wished him good night. The train then started, and it appeared that within one-third of the dis tance between the Bow and the Hackney Wick stations, which would have occupied but 3 minutes to traverse, the body of the deceased gentleman was found lying upon the railway. Upon the arrival of the train at the Hackney Wick station the state of the carriage in which the deceased had been Bitting at once attracted attention. There was ' blood nearly all over it, and the outside handle was also bloody, and directions were at once given that it should be ' locked up, and ehortly afterwards it was examined minutely. The result of this examination was, that in addition to the marks of blood, it was found that the stick of the deceased gentleman and a bag also belonging to him were found in the carriage, and also a bat which did not belong to him. Upon the body of the deceased, which was found at a dis tance of not more than seven hundred yards from the Bow station, being examined by medical m, n, it was discovered that it bore several marks of violence. One of these, which was upon the head, might, according to the medical testi mony, have been occasioned by his head coming in contact with a stone when ho fell from the railway carriage; but there were other serious injuries, which, according to the evidence of the medical gentlemen, could not have been occasioned in this manner, but were caused by blows from some blunt instrument. Ho should produce before them a stick belonging to the murdered gentleman, which it would be seen was covered with blood, but whether that was the instrument with which the wounds were inflicted they would have to say. The unfortunate gentleman was not dead when he was discovered, but he was perfectly insensible, and he remained in that condition for about 24 hours, when he died without being able to give any expla nation of the circumstances under which the fatal injuries were received, but he apprehended there would be no doubt that his death was occasioned by violence from some person or other in the railway carriage. He should state that it was ascertained that a watch, a chain, and two seals which the deceased was known to have had in his possession on the night he lost his life were missing, but he did not appear to have been robbed of anything else, and a ring of consider able value which was upon one of his fingers, and several sovereigns that were in his pocket, were found to be safe. The facts disclosed left no doubt that the transaction in the railway carriage was a most hurried one, and was corn milted by one person, because had it been accomplished be togang the pockets of the deceased would most cortainl3 have been rifled, and that all that occurred could not have occupied a longer period than a minute and a half at most, and the astonishment was that it had been accomplished in so short a time. These being the facts connected with the murder, the next ques tion was, what was the evidence upon which it was sought to substantiate the charge against the prisoner ? It appeared that the prisoner, Muller, was a German, and that he had resided in this country, and was by trade a tailor. Shortly before the 9th of July it seemed that he had announced his intention of leaving this country and going to America, and that he had given notice to the landlady of the house v. here he was lodging of that intention. It appeared that hews at home some part of the day on the 9,h of July, but he went out towards the evening, end he was not seen any more that night, and although his landlady sat up for him until 11 o'clock at night, nothing was eeen of him until the following morning, which was Sunday. About half past eight o'clock on the Sunday morning the prisoner ' appeared to have been first seen, and ho remained at home the whole of that day, passing some portion of the time in his own lodging and the rest with his landlady. On the Monday morning the prisoner loft his lodging, aed the first that was seen of him was his making his appearance at the shop of a jeweller, named Death, in Cheapside, and he then produced the chain, the seals, and the key that had undoubtedly been stolen from the deceased, and asked the value of the articles. He was informed that they were worth 10s, and was asked whether he wished to have anything in exchange, and he selected a chain of the value of £3 ss, and for the remaining 5s be took a ring, and the traneaction was thus brought to a conclusion. The chain disposed of by the prisoner would be clearly identified as the property of Mr Briggs, and would be proved to have been in his po-session at the time he met his death, and this was the first portion of the evidence against him. The next point of evidence was the hat found in the railway carriage ; it bore the name of 11. Walker, Crawford-street, Marylebone, the lining of which was very peculiar. He had no doubt he should be able by undoubted testimony to show that the hat found in the railway carriage was that belonging to Muller. It appeared that several months before this transtretion the prisoner had asked a friend to purchase one like his for him. This hat, it appeared, bearing the name of Walker and Co., Marylebone, was purchased by Mathews at a cost of 4s 6d, and was given to Muller. This witness would also state that the hat found in the railway carriage was the one ho purchased for Muller, and this testimony would be to some extent confiimed by the fact that a hat box was discovered at the prisoner's lodging. It the hat found in the carriage was not that of Muller, whose was it ? That would be a question for his learned friend to answer. That there was a change in the hat worn by prisoner between the Saturday night when the murder was committed, and the Monday, there did not teem to Le any doubt, fur on the last mentioned day one of the prisoner's friends seemed to have noticed the fact, and to have remarked that be had got a new hat, and that he was very extravagant in hats; to which the prisoner replied that he had smashed his old hat and bought a new one. Th e witness asked him how much he gave or is, and be replied 14s 6d, upon which , the 4)&1:Ed much more , other observed that the ha: _ The fur guinea hat than a fourteen and siii:`,:nnY that on ther evidence against the prisoner wont(' the Thureday after the murder had been committed th e prisoner left this wintry and proceeded to America. The prisoner was pursued and taken into custody at New York, on board the vessel on which he had sailed from this coun try, and it was then proved that he was in possession of another hat, which it would be proved was the hat of Mr litiggs, and which ha was es eat ieg at the time the murder eves committed, aed the Lathe of Digance was found ineidu. At first it would seem there was some doubt whether the hat Railways ttlantio & St Lawrene• Sonl.,Baroda&Centin Gu. 5 per cent.. ...• • • Do. E. Shares.. iutialo and Lime Ilarol Do. Preteronee . • • wffalo,Brant,t(lodriel $ p. ct. bde. Aug. 1, 187 00. do. July 1, 187. )o. do. June 1, 167 Neutta..tS.Eastu. (Lin 'apeTown ,t; Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.c. per. pf Aastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. li:ast Indian. e - u. sp. c Do. do. J Ext rand Trunk of Canso Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist rrel. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred.... Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred (3t.lndlaPeoln.gua•SP•c Do. Gu 1. 5 per cen' Do. New gun,. 5 p. o it. Sonth.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per Cent Do. 91 per cent 3t. W. of Canada Share, Do. New ... Do. 6 p.o. '73 witlet opt Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited lladris. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. a Extensioi De. 1* d 0.... • • Do. Fifth Extension. ifelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bncir & Hobson's Bay. Newßrusswioka Candi Class A and B. v. Rl.C'daB pa Ist pi bdt Seinde Do. Delhi.... q F Do, d 0...... ol Do. Pluklaub Do. Indus. St. Flu') THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER, 27, 1864. t o which he alluded was the hat of the deceased. Mr Briggs's son expressed his opinion that although it resembled his father's hat it was shorter in the crown. It was subsequently ascertained, however, that a piece had been cut out round the rim of the hat, and that it had been joined, not as a hatter would have done it, but by being sewed with great neatness ; and the hatter who made the hat would prove that it was Mr Briggs's hat, and there would be no doubt that it was the one he was wearing on the night of the murder. There was one very peculiar circumstance about Mr Briggs's hat; it was made by Mr Digance, and the hat found on prisoner bore that person's name. He should call before them the person who actually made the hat, and he would state some circumstance v; hich led him to put some silver paper inside, portions of which, although the greater part had _ _ been torn away, still remained. The name of Mr Briggs was also placed insi but they would have to say whether they were of opinion, that during the voyage to America, Muller did not cut away that portion of the article in eff,ving the alteration that had been made. 'When on the box of the prisoner being searched on board the vessel the watch that was stolen from the deceased on the night of the murder was discovered, and when he was asked how be became possessed cf it, he replied that he had purchased it two years before. There was also missing a portion of the clotting of the prisoner, which would have to be ac counted for. Though he had now stated as shortly as possible the facts of this case, and although the evidence was what was called circumstantial, yet, when the circum stances he related were taken into consideration, he thought they gave evidence of the most remarkable kind. If they, after hearing the whole of the evidence, had any doubt, of course they would give the prisoner the benefit of it ; but if, on the contrary, it led them to a firm belief that the prisoner was the guilty person they wou l d , he f e lt con scious, give a verdict in accord ance with the oath they had taken. The following witnesses were then called : Mr David Buchanan (examined by Sergeant Ballantine), 23,Nelson-squre, Peckhr m, said—My wife is the niece of the late Mr Briggs. On the 9th July Mr Briggs dined with us. He remained at our house about three hours and a half, and left at half-past 8. I went with him to the Nelson omnibus in the Old Kent-road, which runs to King William street, City. Mr Briggs was in good health and spirits when he left we. I know that he carried a plain gold watch, which 1 am sure he had with him on the evening in question, as I saw him look at it. He wore it hanging from his waist coat. The chain hal a seal and two keys attached. I had noticed that many months ago. Mr Briggs had a black bag with when he left me. The bag produced is similar to the one. I know the walking stick produced; it belonged to Mr Briggs. On the Sunday morning, in con sequence of something I heard, I went up to Clapton • iquare. I saw Mr Briggs there. He was then alive. It was eleven o'clock in the forenoon. I did not remain till ho died. I left about nine in tha evening. By Sergeant Parry—Mr Briggs was purely sober and self-collected when I left. My wife is here. She was not examined before the coroner. I don't know whether Mr. Briggs had more than one hat. I should think he had. He was a gentleman well off, and lived in reasonable style• The omnibus I have spoken of goes along the Old Kent road and through King William-street. I walked with him to the place of starting. I never hoard that threats had been held out by any person against the deceased. Mrs Buchanan—l am a relative of the late Mr Briggs. I recollect his being at our house on the 9th of July. When he left he was perfectly sober. By Sergeant Parry—l was not examined before the coroner, because my evidence was not considered important. I have not heard threats personally, but I have so through third parties, Sergeant Parry—Were they uttered bya person to whom he had refused to lend money ? Sergeant Ballantine objected to the question by Sergeant Parry, who did not persist. Thomas Fishbourn—l am ticket collector at the North London Railway. I knew the late Mr Briggs by sight, He was in the habit of travelling by the railway with which I am connected. I saw him on the 9 h of July. He presented hie ticket in the usual way about a quarter to 10. He spoke to me, and I marked his ticket. I heard of his death about 12 the next day. By Sergeant Farry—We look at and nip" all tickets before the passengers enter the carriages. Mr Harry VernEz (examined by Mr Giffard)—l am a clerk in the employ of Messrs Roberts and Co. On Satur day, the 9th of July last, I went to the Hackney station of the North London Railway, about 10 o'clock in the evening. I was in company with a 111 r Jones, a clerk in the same em ployment, I took a first-class ticket to Highbury. Upon the arrival of the train from Fenchurch-street I went to a first-class carriage. I myself opened the door of the car riage. It was empty. Mr Jones and I entered it. I sat on the right hand side—my face would be to the engine, and about the centre of the carriage. Before the train started Mr Jones called my attention to something, which I saw was blood. I called a guard, a light was brought, and we all left the carriage. I then saw a hat, stick, and black bag. The guard locked up the carriage, leaving the articles I have mentioned in it, I got into another carriage. Sergeant Parry—l have no questions to put to you, sir. Mr Sidney Jones, examined by Mr Beeley—l live at No. 10, I3arnsbury-park, Islington, and am a clerk in the bank of Messrs Roberts. On the 9th cf July I was with Vetncz at the North London Railway. I had a ticket for a first class carriage. Vernez opened the door and we got in. On entering the carriage I saw a black bag on the seat near the door. 1 took it up and placed it on the opposite side. By Sergeant Parry—l was very well acquainted with Mr Briggs. I had known him for about four years. Benjamin Haines, examined by the Solicitor-General — I was guard of the train just referred to. My attention, on arriving at Hackney, was called to the state of the carriage. I got my light and examined it. On the near side cushion (that nearest the engine) and the quarter lights there was blood. After I had examined the seat I looked underneath, and found a hat. That now placed in my hands is very like it. I also found a stick and black bag. I locked up the carriage with those articles inside. Mr Greenwood is the superintendent. When the carriage arrived at Chalk farm it was examined by Mr Greenwood, locked up, and taken to Bow, where it now remains. It has never been used since. By Sergeant Parry—l did notice blood on the floor. It was principally on the cushion. It was in a liqu'd state when I saw it. There was a large spot on the window glass, about the size of a crown piece, from which blood was trickling down. We left Fenchurch-street at 9 60, and Hackney at 10 15. We left Bose station one minute pest 10. 1 have not measured the distance between the Bow and Hackney station. lam certain I did not see Mr Briggs at the Buw station. We stayed at Hackney about four minutes. It would take three minutes and a half to go the distance between Bow and Hackney Wick. By the Solicitor-General --I also saw blood on the cppo site cushion and the handle of the offsi le door. Examined by Sergeant Ballantine—William Timms, a guard on the North London Railway, said—l travelled with a train of empty carriages from hackney Wick station on the night of the 9.h of July. We left the Victoria-park station about 25 minutes past 10. In passing tho Canal. bridge my attention was directed to something in the road by the engine driver. Mr Briggs was lying between the up and down line, with his head towards Hackney. I put on the break and stopped the train. The driver went to wards that which we had seen, and I followed him. When we came up to it we found that itavas the body of a man. lie was at once taken to the Mitford Castle public-house, and I took the carriages on to the station. I then returned to the Mitford Castle. A female servant in about two hours came and identified the body as that of Mr Briggs. I re mained with the gentleman the whole of the night, and left about half-past five in the morning. By Sergeant Parry—lt took four or five of us to carry the body to the publichouse, but several other persons were around— about a dozen I should think altogether. By Chief Baron—The man was lying on his back be • tween the up and down lino, with his head towards Hackney. Alfred llc:kin—l was the engine driver of the train of which the last witness was guard. We were going to Fenchurch-street. While on the journey my attention was called to something lying on the line. I called the attention of the last witness to the circumstance. I stopped the engine, and we went back. I did not assist in carrying the body. I remained with the train. After the body was carried away I saw nothing more of it. The fireman re mained with me. By Sergeant Parry—Where the body was found the rails ran on an embankment about eight or nine y ar d s hi g h. Police-constable Unpin said—l was on duty near the embankment on the evening of the 9th of July. I heard a cry, and went towards it. I saw a number of persons carrying the body of a man. 1 accompanied them to the Mitford Arms. I saw his condition and sent for a surgeon. I searched the body and found four sovereigns, some keys in left, hand trousers pocket, and in the breast pocket I found a flarin and the half of a first-class return ticket. In the right hand trousers pocket I found lOs in silver and some more keys. I found a diamond ring on his finger. The shirt was bloody, and there was a black stud in it. Mr Francis Toulmin, examined by Sergeant Ballantine —I reside at Lower Clayton, and lum a surgeon. I was the medical attendant of the late Mr Briggs. Ho was, I believe, in his 70th year. I was called to him on Sunday morning. 10th of July, between two and three o'clock. Ile was then lying at the Mitford public-house. Ile was re moved under my superiuteadence from there to his own house between six and eight o'clock in the morning. 1 saw him again at Ws own house at:nine. I saw him repeatedly during the day on which ho died. Ho expired about a quarter to 11 on Sunday night. It was a hopeless case from the first. Nothing could be done. I afterwards made a post mortem examination of the body on. the 12th, Mr Brenton and other men were present, On the bft ear was a jagged wound which divided the cartliage. Anterior to that Was a deep wound —er the eyebrow, which penetrated to :he bone, ' - etieutly found not to have entered the '''' were several Leised but villich was att...., cavity Gt the en th ium, On hie. inch in wounds, most of them abut three quarters of length. One, on the crown of the head, was 3in. in length. On removing the scalp the skull was found to be extensively fractured, the fissures extending from before to behind. The temporal bone was driven in and comminuted. The wounds on the crown of the head, I should say, were caused by a blunt instrument, and with considerable violence. There were four or five wounds, so the instrument must have been used freely. There was no wotuad about the head which could be attributed to a sharp instrument. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—The wounds on the temple might have been occasioned by a fall. Mr Briggs was about sft Sin in height, and about 12 stones in weight. Mr Alfred Brereton cross-examined by the Solicitor- General—l am a surgeon, residing at Old Ford. I saw the late Mr Briggs. There were wounds about the head, the one on the left ear had caused great swelling. A portion of the blows I attributed to blunt instruments used with violence. I attended the whole night until I was relieved by Mr Tomlin. On Sunday morning I examined the car riage, and found blood had spurted upon the inner pannels of the door, the iron step, and the wooden rail that runs at the side of the carriage, and also on the hind wheel. I did not see any on the door handle. I found the link of a gold chain in the carriage and gave it to the porter. Mr Cooper—l am a member of the Royal College of Sur geons. I was called in about an hour after the body was discovered. I have been examined before:the Coroner. I was present at the post mortem. I saw the wounds spoken to by the previous witness. I saw the skull was fractured. I think the wounds at the top of the head were caused by a blunt instrument, but the wound over the ear, I should say, was caused by falling upon a stone. The Court here adjourned for refreshment. On the reassembling of the Court, Mr George Greenwood, statien-mastor at Chalk Farm, said on Eaturday, the 9th of July, the witness Haines drew my attention to the state of a first class carriage. I took from it a hat, bag, and walking-stick (produced) . I locked them up till the next morning, when I gave them into the custody of Lambert, the police officer. By Serjeant Parry —I found the hat about 10.30 at night• lam sure I locked it up in my own room. I gave it to Lambert on the Sunday morning. It has been torn about since I first saw it. When I picked it up it seemed as if it had beer pushed down hard on the head, and the lining pulled off with it. Police-constable Lambert said Stationmaster Greenwood handed me a hat, stick, and black bag. I took them to Mr Briggs' house at Clapton square, when they were partly identified as belonging to the deceased. Mr Briggs, junior, said he did not know anything of the hat, as it was not his father's. Inspector Kerressey, inspector of the K division of police. I I produce a hat, stick, and bag. I received them from Lambert. The hat I handed to Inspector fanner on the 11th July. The stick and bag I have had ever since. On Sunday morning, the 10th of July, 1 went to the Bow Station, and in a shed there I saw a railway carriage, No. 69. The handle of the offside door (going to Hackney) was bloody. I found blood on the cushion, en the window inside, and some blood on the outside. I then went to No 5, Clapton-square, and saw Mr Briggs. I examined his hands carefully to ascertain whether there were marks of blood thereon. I found none. I noticed a hook on Mr Briggs's waistcoat, which was taken off by Mr Briggs, jan., and delivered to me. It was fastened to the third button-hole, I now produce it. I also produce the gold chain, with a swivel, seal, and two keys, which I re ceived from Mr Death. I also produce a small "jump" ring, which I produce, from Sergeant Prescott. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—l went to New York on the 22d of July, in consequence of directions from Sir R. Mayne. I had up to that time been making inquiries relative to this case. I know a person named Thomas Lea. I have heard that he was examined before the coroner. Sergeant Parry—ln the course of the inquiry that you have made in the case have you not heard that Mr Briggs was seen alive at the Bow Station and two persons in the carriage with him ? The Chief Baron—Don't answer that question• Sergeant Parry—l believe the question is perfectly rele vant, and therefore ought to be answered. The Uhief Baron thought the answering of that question would let in a flood of hearsay evidence, and therefore it ought not to be answered. Cross-examination continued—The first reward of £2OO was offered on the 11th of July. After that the North London Railway offered another £lOO. The placards were extensively posted through London. lam sure the handle of tho railway carriage was bloody. I found no marks of that kind on Mr B:iggs's hand. Dr Letheby (examined by the Solicitor-General)—l am professor of chemistry at the London Hospital. I made a particular inspection of the railway carriage (No. 69) on Thursday, July 26, at Bow. I observed blood un the cushion, From experiments I have made lamin a posi tion to say it was human blood. The most blood was in the middle of the cushion, and also on the glass of the window of the carriage. The blood was "living" when it went on the windows. There were various marks of blood about the earriage, There were spots of blood outside the door as well as on the floor of the carriage. I can detect blood on the stick now put into my hand, The blood is on the lower part of the stick. It begins about six inches from the top. There is none on the top or knob of the stick. By Sergeant Parry—l examined the carriage on the 26th of July, and the carriage and stick I examined on the Gth of October. The Chief Baron—Does it require a microscope to see the blood ? Witness—No, my lord. Sergeant Parry—You have examined it very carefully, I suppose. Witness—Yes, very. Mr John Death, jeweller, of 55, Cheapside, examined by Sergeant Ballantine—On the morning of Monday, the 11th of July last, about ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came into my shop and off-;red a second-hand chain for sale. The chain produced (Mr Briggs's chain) was handed by rue to my brother for him to set a value on it, as the prisoner wished to exchange it for another. I went and put it on the scale to weigh it, and as I did so the pri soner turned round to see me do it. After weighing it and closely examining it to judge of its quality, I told him I should give £3 10s. for it. He accepted the offer, and he then asked to be shown some new articles. I showed him a variety of chains, and the one nearest to the value of the chain offered was £3 los. I cannot recollect the exact words he used, but he declined to pay the ss. I looked over the stock and found a chain, value £3 ss, of which the prisoner approved. It was then put into a paper box, and I made a parcel and delivered it to the prisoner. The box had my name and address on it. I asked him what he would take for the ss, and he replied "A finger ring," I showed him a small second hand signet ring, with a white cornelian atone. He tried it on, it fitted him, and ho retained it on his finger. Sergeant Ballantine—Look at the " jump" ring. Do you believe it once belonged to Mr Brigg's chain ? Witness—There must have been a ring of that descrip tion on the chain. Examination continued—l gave certain information to Inspector Kerresey, and I afterwards went to New York. The ring the prisoner had had a white cornelian atone in it, with a head engraved on it. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—lt is a very common thing to exchange a chain. We shall continue the case in our late edition. Course of Exchange,—Yesterday, Amsterdam _ Short. 11 18 11 18/ Ditto Rotterdam — 12 21 12 2/ Antwerp — 25 80 25 85 Brussels - 2:5 80 25 85 Hamburg — 13 101 13 101 Paris ..g Short. 25 30 25 37} Ditto Marseilles — 25 85 25 871 Frankfort on Maine '—' 121+ 1211 12 20 12 30 Vienna Trieste Petereburgh Berlin .........••••• • Madrid 47 47+ Cadiz Leghorn — 26 5 26 10 Milan.... .••• — 26 71 26 121 Genoa - 26 7/ 26 121 Naples Pa1erm0...... — 26 71 26 121 Messina — 26 7} 26 12+ Lisbon - 511 51$ Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 34 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-ICths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchanve on London is 13.51 per £1 stcrlin. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 7-lutl►s per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is quoted 278 to 280 per cent., and the pre mium on gold 157 to 1581 per cent. Gold still continues to be imported in very moderate quantities. The weekly Court this morning of the directors of the Bank of England has not resulted in any modification in the t tfiaial rate of discount. Very few persons connected with monetary interests ex pected a reduction at so early a date, although from the favou; able let urn of last week, and the improve. meat which it is believed the position of the esta blishment has since undergone, a change was not considered improbable. The commercial commu nity, however, appear satisfied with the progress affairs are making, and it is generally believed that as soon as circumstances warrant an alteration the au thorities will immediately inaugurate one. The dis count market continues in a very dull state ; capital is abuudant ; and while the commercial classes show no . eager/Asa to obtain oxen - modal i.)n, the brokers -ions to negotiate short-dated paper at hiw the Bank minimum. The '''Pe months' paper are ui._ oearly per cent. Liu._ lowest quotation foT the finest ‘t.p,. is now 81 per Cent., Choosing the Capital of New Zealand. The Commission for selecting the site of a new capital for the colony, in accordance with the resos lotions carried in the General Assembly, is now an accomplished fact. The Commission have come menced their inquiries, and we must accept the proposed removal of the capital as an event toler• ably certain to occur. The selection being confined to " some place in Cook's Straits," the Commission have to choose between the three ports already established—Wellington, Picton, and Nelson, or to select a site for an entirely new city. The latter alternative is an exceedingly improbaLle one, and could only be resorted to in case each of the three places mentioned should prove utterly unsuitable. Therefore, it may be regarded as cer tain, that either Nelson, Picton, or Wellington will be fixed upon. We think it well to notice here a paragraph in the Sydney Morning Herald, a journal which has always given much attention to the affairs of New Z ;.aland, and shown an intimate knowledge of its affairs. Teat journal says—" In New Zlaland the volcanic action still continues, and the earthquake has often warned the people that there are portions of the country where a city of great dimensions and erected with durable mate rial would be liable to some great catastrophe and sudden ruin. It is not because., no such violent shock has been perceived in the first stages of colonisation that the apprehension can be discussed. History does not give any record of the dangerous action of Vesuvius until it surprised the Plieys by its sudden outburst, and continued its violence until it covered Herculaneum and Pompeii with lava and ashes." We will now briefly inquire how far the respective places between which the Com. missioners will have to choose fulfil the conditions of a suitable site. Wellington cannot for a moment be compared for salubrity to either of its competift tors. Its harbour is tolerably safe ,and capacious, but the approach to it is none of the safest. A geol deal ofjoking has been indulged in at the :expense of Wellington, on account of its earthquakes, but it must be seen that a locality liable to such con vulsions is not at all desirable as the seat of the ca pital of a large and important colony. No one could guarantee the safety of the public buildings or re cords in a city which may at some time share the fate of Lisbon. Also, it is impossible to feel sure that the present is the last Maori war, and the ob jections to a capital in the vicinity of a numerous native population will be at once apparent. With regard to Nelson and Picton, their qualifications are pretty evenly balanced. Nelson may be said to carry the palm in regard to convenience and gene ral adaptability. Nelson is a second Naples in point of climate, but its harbour is neither suffi ciently capacious for any extensive commerce, nor is the city easily defensible. Picton is nearly equal in point of climate to Nelson, while in other conditions it is superior. Situated at the head of a deep arm of the sea, accessible to shipping of the largest tonnage, and entirely protected from storms, its position as a port leaves little to be desired. The site is sufficiently extensive for a large city, while being as yet only partially occupied it could be laid out as became the capital of a flourishing colony. But the greatest advantage in favour of Picton is the readiness with which it could be connected by railway and telegraph with the rest of the Middle Island. Telegraphic communication throughout the length of the Middle island is on the point of fulfilment, and railway communication would un. doubtedly rapidly follow the erection of Picton into the seat of Government. As between Nelson, Wallington, and Picton, the interests of the Middle Island will certainly be best served by the election of the last, while those of the North Island would be quite as well suited as if 'Wellington were chosen. We suppose it will be part of the duty of the Com missioners to receive evidence on the subject of their inquiries.—Otago Times. National Reform Union, A public meeting in connection with this union was held in the Assembly Rbom at the Free Trade Hall last evening —Mr G. WILSON in the chair. There was a numerous attendance. The CHAIRMAN in opening the proceedings, said they charged the House of Commons with not having fulfilled the pledge which had been given to the country on the question of parliamentary reform. lie was not aware when Parliament would dissolve—seine people said a dissolution was expected to take place, very shortly—but he could not !Link that the House of Commons would dissolve without making an effort to givo effect to the engagements it had entered into. Me trusted that it would show it had not out• lived its honour, and that it would take some step to pre vent the historian having to record of it that it was born at a period of great promise, that during the first two years of its existence it exhibited great strength and vitality, and that towards the end of its days it showed physical weak ness, and died when the Bands of life had run out, leaving the object of its life unaccomplished,and bequeathing to us, instead of a noble inheritance of regained rights, a legacy of disappointed hopes. (Applause.) Mr Alderman HEYWOOD moved a resolution urging upon all reformers the importance of combined action in demanding an extensive measure of reform, and of esta blishing branches in connection with the association. He implored those persons who had the opportunity and possessed the desire to aid the movement to use their best endeavours in order to provide such machinery that at the next election they might bo prepared to make a better se lectic n of men than those who now occupied the benches in the House of Commons. Mr J. W. MELLOR, of Oldham, in seconding the resolu- tion, said that Whigs and Tories alike had promised reform, but they bad dcne little or nothing towards that object. . . . _ Messrs R. Cooper and J. B. Torr having been heard in support of the resolution, Mr S, POPE said that meeting was held for the purpose of banding themselves together, not only for mutual enthu siasm and action, but also to purge their own ranks from the rottenness that had crept into them. (Applause.) They owed the defeat of the Reform Bill of 1660 not to their opponents only, but to the treachery and supineness of those who pretended to be their friends. The effect of Mr Glad stone's speech had not entirely subsided, and it was now acknowledged by the administration of the country that the true principle on which the extension of political power must rest was that the exercise of that power was the right of every man. (Applause.) Reformers de manded that right. It would be a mistake to propose a compromise. There was an election coming, and the question then for reformers to answer would be—Were they to be deluded by fair promises, or were they to secure, at all events, some representation of their principles in Par liament. He was not sure that it was necessary that the real radical reform party in the House of Commons should be in the majority ; a minority under the present aspect of the question could make it imperative upon the Govern ment to listen to the demands of the people. It would be far more important if they were to band themselves together for the sake of securing adequate support to the indepen dent men, such as the member for Birmingham, who sit below the gangway. What was the meaning of the ap proaching dissolution ? It was that the Government and the house had no principle, had nothing upon which to ap peal to the country but the personal popularity of the most unprincipled statesman that ever ruled, (Applause.) Had Lord Palmerston done anything for the Liberal party ? He had demoralised it. (Hear, hear.) He (Mr Pope) hoped that the Radicals would have no terms with the Whigs whatever. There were no politicians so absolutely danger ous and fatal to political reform as the Whigs. (Applause.) Alderman GOADSBY said that what the people bad gained they had gained by their own efforts. The Whigs only helped them through if they could thereby serve their own selfish interests. A vote of thanks having been accorded to the chairman, .he proceedings terminated. FRIGHTFUL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Monday, about 36 men went down the Eppleton Jane Pitt, at Iletton-le Hole, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, for the pur pose of going to work. That portion of the work to which they were proceeding is at a distance of three miles from the shaft. They are usually conveyed to work by a train of empty waggons which runs du% n an incline to the "face." On this occasion the men got into the waggons which were then set in motion, and had proccedad some little distance when, owing to the two guides of the brake having sustained an injury, the waggons ran amain. The men were of course exceedingly alarmed at the occurrence, some of them leaped out and were seriously injured, as were n hers who were pitched out by the waggons jumping (If the ways, and a man, named 'llloEllas Lewings, was so seriously injured that he died shortly after being brought to bank. Thirteen men were also seriously injured, some having had their legs broken, others their collar banes fractured, while the re mainder were more or less severely bruised and wounds'. •ITc ca 4:e Chronicle. Messrs. Coutts aid Co. have received L3OO for the National Life-boat Institution, from a iricnd, by the hands of L. H. 11. Max v. il.oßsz.—On Monday a one mile race took place on Wimbledon Common between two groolio, for .E. 5 aside, the one to run on foot and the other to ride a horse. '1 he course was a quarter of a mile of road, loud although the horse was the swifter of the two, it was unable to tutu so rapidly as its opp Lent ; who won by fourteen yards. 1 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Da. r NEWMARKET RACES—Tms DAY. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 100 SOVS. Ossian Reacrvo .... . Four ran. SUBSCRIPTION HANDICAP. Giant Farce SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Ethel . Kildare ... Twelve ran. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This day. THAMES. MURDEROVS ASSAULT.—A GERMAN SAVAGE --Gotlub Kahlbraer, a tall, strong fellow, about 2,5 years of age, a hawker and bird - fancier, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with assaulting,- Mr WiDiem Knipple, the lanllord of the Flying Horse public house in Lambeth-street, White. chapel. Mr Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecu'lon, and said that both parties were Germans. The prisoner had been in the practice of frequentin g the Flying Horse s and making a disturbance th ere . Y esterday (Wednesday) evening the prisoner was in front of the bar making a noise. Mrs Knipple requested him to leave the house, which he refused to do, and made use of the moat foal and horrible language towards her. Mr Knipple, wh o wa , in the cellar, was called up, and told the prisoner to leave the house. The prisoner became quiet, and Mr Knipple left him and went into the cellar again. The pri soner renewed his offensive conduct. and the landlord agai n left the cellar and ordered him to go out of the house s He refused to do so, and insulted the landlord and his wile i n very gross manner. Mr Knipple laid held of the prisoner to put him out. A scut 113 ensued, and the prisoner se:zod the complainant's right hand between his teeth and bit the thumb and the first finger severely. He then seized the landlord's left hand and bit the thumb. The landlord was severely injured, and had been under medical treatment. He Cllr Young) submitted that the prisoner ought to be severely punished for this outrage. The complainant and other witnesses deposed to the ast sault and to most disgusting conduct on the part of the prisoner. Mr Partridge said the prisoner had conducted himself in a very improper manner, and that the assault was a very cowardly one. He could not characterise the outrage too strongly. It was usmanly, disgraceful, and dastardly. The prisoner's own witness said this was not the first time he had acted in a similar manner. Ho sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for two calendar months. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 27.—Wind this day at noon —North- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with rain during th 3 night. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived-3lar garet, from London. SWAXGEA, Oct. 2G.—Wind S,E.—Sailed—Doclo, for Rio Janeiro. BRIXRAM, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Refuge, from Nassau. YARMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—James C. Bell, for Matanzas. Tnoox, Oct. 27.—Wind N.W.--Arrived—Sailor's Bride, from Belfast. PLYMOUTH, Oct. M.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bengal, from London for Hong Kong—Maria Fredericka, from Monte "Video. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH,) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 26.—Wanderer, from Dantaic—Christiana, from Groningen—Eigen, from Cronstadt. Arrived, Oct. 2 7.—Ambassador, from Wyborg—liing Oscar, from Sundswall—Perseverance, from Medemblis-- sabells, from Bruges. ACCIDENT TO CANON STOWELL.—We regret to say that an accident, fortunately not of a serious character, happened to the Rev. Canon Stowell, at Matlock, on Thurs.. day night. The rev. gentleman has been staying at Walker's' Hotel, and had slept in a bedroom on the ground floor. On Thnrsday it was arranged that he should have a bedroom on the first floor. Forgetful of the fact that the room was approached by three stairs, the rev. canon, in leaving the room in the evening, fell down the steps and displaced the cap of his right knee, and it is feared has broken one of the tendons. It is not long since he sustained an injury some what similar to his left leg. We are glad to be enabled to announce that the rev. canon is doing well, and that the most serious result of the injury will be a temporary lame ness which may possibly for a time incapacitate him frem active duty.—Manellester Courier. A FORMIDABLE RIVAL FOR THE DATENPORT BROTIIERS.—The Calcutta superintendent of the Peninsula and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, writ ing under date September 22, says;--" One of the greatest curiosities of the day—a somnambulist steward—goes home in the Mooltan. No matter:how securely he may be bound with cords, he undoes everything and walks about while fast asleep. Last night we fastened him to the ship's butcher, but ho unloosened himself without awakening the man, got on deck, and was very nearly overboard. The man is a . constant source of anxiety to all on board the Mooltan, and if he reaches England should be exhibited. Some Barnum would make a fortune of him." VOLUNTEER LODGE.—This branch of the Man. cheater Unity of Odd Fellows celebrated its anni versary at a dinner on Tuesday last, at the "Oporto," Endell-street. P.P.G.M. Harris, presided. After tho usual loyal and patriotic toasts, the chairman detailed the progress of this the largest friendly society, and said it was established in 1812—had 90,000 members in 1638 ; doubled that number up to 1812 ; and at the begin ning of this year had 355,856 members, with over £2,000,000, saved surplus capital to meet liabilities. The interesting feature of the evening was in connection with the toast of " The Lodge," when P. a Cbilcott's namo was given at the same time, and he was presented by tho chairman with a medal as a slight reward for his zealous services during four years, and accompanying it a Past Officer's sash. lie acknowledged the gift in suitable terms, and other toasts and business occupied the company during a long evening. TUE NEW GERMAN PLAY OF The Robbers.—This barbarous play, which surpasses Tttus Adront'cus in incidental horrors, has recently been brought out at the National Theatre, Denmark, by Messrs. Fatherland and Fudge, in open violation of their licence. It is not our pre • sent intention to scrutinise the performance, which was simply execrable. Let it suffice that it received what it merited, an indignant storm of hisses from an audience embracing the most distinguished, and we may add without flattery, the coolest critics in Europe. The policy of Father land and Fudge, in offering this insult to public feeling, is suite indefensible. Speaking not too figuratively, those un principled speculators have drawn a check to serve pressing exigencies, and which may eventually result in a run upon the banks of the Rhine. When this catastrophe does occur, Fatherland will find himself obliged to shut up, and be glad once more to draw small beer at the sign of the Spread Eagle. If evidence were required to prove the demoralising influence of the Continental drama, the German play of " The Robbers" might be called in'o court, and a conviction obtained without further trouble. The London apprentice, we are often solemnly assured, has been tempted to try his hand at potty larceny from studiously surveying some stage culprit's success in that peculiar branch of economy. Sanguine youths, emu lating their pattern hero in a fringed cocked-hat and jack boots, have, we learn, broken open their master's safe, eloped with his daughter, plundered the King's mail, and evaporating from limbo, to which they have been transiently consigned, have reduced demented turnkeys to despair and want. If this be so, are not heads notoriously weak about their crowns being turned the wrong way by such a triumph a 3 that of which Fatherland and Fudge so insolently boast ? Some time ago Fatherland got up a heavy burlesque upon John Bull's celebrated "Constitution," which during its short run certainly provoked considerable laughter. Here Fatherland might have paused in serene contemplation of his green bays ; but no 1 ho panted for a tremendous " hit" upon a deeper stage, and with additional properties. In partnership with Fudge (an Austrian Dragoon, and one whose anteceeents will not bear investigation), the German play of "The Robbers" has accordingly been produced on an extensive scale, and supported by a company who despise Hamlet's well known injunction, and perpetrate every possi ble outrage upon humanity. One word as to these wretched strollers. When inspired by Bacchus, they may be heard shouting in praise of that old rheumatic creature their Father, and shedding tears of filial devotion over ther sauer- kraut. It is with actors of this stamp that Fatherland and Fudge have produced a sanguinary sort of Coburg drama, which is justly pronounced a disgrace to the Euro • Kan stage, which aspiring to rank with that fo. which these men are such sensitive aticklere—the Legitimate Drama. It is consolatory to reflect that no applause has greeted "The RoblArs" but that which professional chryu: errs have been regularly paid fur. Conscious of their high calling, their minions have from the gallery lavished their cheers with impartial fidelity on both their patrons; for it has been found, and is worth) of note, that the impaebioned advo cates of Fatherland are invariably the ardent adtuircrs of Fudge.—Ttench. Several failures have again been added to the list of commercial embarrassments. Mr 'William Velchcs, d Mark-lane, merchant, has suspended, with liabilities estimated about £30,000; Messrs. 'I. 8., SeliNveil zzr and C o ., hill bruhere, ha ve also succumlN-d w d ith I -"'s, it i i feared, to FL large amount ; and Mr Alf red L amb, w i ne merchant, of whose Mark-iaue, engAgements are supposed to be will depmd upon ;m i t t : woes from Nam. very consid era bl e, and the rea Nsation of the estate