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

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Only £20,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday. The Syria . has arrived from Alexandria with £14 . 877 . The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1864. 1863. Great "Western N orth-Western South-Wetern righton Midland South Eastern Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire.. Bristol and Exeter .. 6,391 6,139 North •Eastern 61,675 67,004 kanch es t er , Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,134 17,714 vructt Eastern These returns, when compared with those of the "Ms period of last year, are of a very favourable C haracter. On the Great Western there is an in crease of £6,588 ; on the North Western, of £6,578 ; 0 0 the South Western, of £2,434; on the Brighton, ( If £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; Oa the Bristol and Exeter, of £255; on the North astern, 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 J ohn Catto, paper stainer and importer of French 133 1 3 er, a balance-sheet, prepared by the accountants Ressrs Quilter, Ban, and Co., showed that the lisbili'ics amounted to £36,558 is sd, and the assets tc £22,820 Os 93, leaving a deficiency of £ 1 3.738 Os 83. It was resolved to wind up the State under inspection. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 64f. 75c. Bather firm. An additional improvement, since the close of the market last evening, has taken place this morning la 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 °wing to special causes, it is, nevertheless, satisfac '4l7 to find that the general tendency of all ( rotations is once more in the ascenda n t . Consols ~°r money are 8911, and for the account 89=1 I. 'he New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871,- a ; Annuities, 1885, 141 ; March Exchequer Bills, 9s t ° 63 dis.; India 5 per Cents,, 105 I; and Enfaced 6 Per Cents., 100 f I. A general decided improvement has taken place in the Foreign Market, and business is much more ac tive. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 702 71 ; do. Consolid e s, 501 ; Mexican, 261 ; do. New, ‘ - `4. ; Greek, 221 s ; Spanish Passive, 31f, ; d 0• Certificates, 141; Portuguese, 46 2- ; and the Confederate Loan, 64 65. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have ueen rather ac•ive, but principally connected wit h the half-monthly settlement. Prices in most in. stances are buoyant. Caledonian have improved £2 western Metropolitan and Midland e ach £2, Great western and Lancashire and Yorkshire each .1,1 1? 6 , and Great Eastern, North We s t ern, and South •tistern each £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines show little ani mation, although quotations are well maintained. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to naoderate extent, at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. , G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 891 ' 1 Per Cent. Consols ................ Do Account, Nov. 12 L 4 per Cent. Reduced ................. 8 LOvr 3 per Cent........... Sew 25 per Cent. Jan. 1894.... Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 . • 30 yrs, expire hth Jan., 1830.. Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835... 141 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908... MKrch, June. %achequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 & 31 per Cent. 6 dis Do £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Sank England Ste, 51 per Ct 2371 DO Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ndia Stock, 105 per Cent., April 1874 214 1)0 Account Do 5 per Cent. July, 1 5 7 0 Do 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Do Certificates Do Account .... Dol per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.).. 4 - 5 pm Cent ..................... -- 1) 0 Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent ........ Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 187 2 .100 i 1)0 5 1, per Cent., May, 1879 .......... „ 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 .. Bonds 1i1,060 Do under £l,OOO FOREIGN,FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 4.sustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............ It an a per Cent 96 Do 45 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do 11863 - B uenos Ayres 6 per, Cent • Account.... • 1 1 x 11 6 por Cent. .................... r , ) o 41 p er C en t `e lo mbian 6 per Cent — -I ba) 6 per Cent. -1- '` ) 5 per Cent. 1864 uanish 3 per Cent., 1825 5 per Cent,lB64 -49'aador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - t DO , Provisonal Land Warrant — 3 :Ptian 7 per Cent ' l °) Second Issue .£lOO Bonds w ec;ek.s per Cent 1824-5, ex-Coupons • u o Account " 221 D Coupons vo Account - G uatemal a 6 per Cent. ................ -- Doltalian 1839 an d 1859 .. It per Cent (Mareni mana Railway) iern 3 per Ceti' t . ................. 26! Do Account 26 .................. - T ., Do 1864 ................ 4 -' dis 0 6 per C e nt. Anglo-French .... . ... D itto Scrip, £33 paid.... ............ 14 1.5 dis _ DO French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c........ dis d .2,o c orish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... " 41 ;, ‘ l'v Granada 2 per C e nt. , s l -'0 Deferred o Land Warrants (Hectares) - uo Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 - Per Do d o Aug., 186 6 — nvian 45 per Cent 1)0 3 per Cent. (Gribarren)... ... -r▪ , 45 per Cent., 1862 41° Account.... - °r tuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 .......... DO Account ..... ................ "` - ' 0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, 62 46 5 1) ° Account ........................ -- Russia n 5 per Cent., 1822, 5t........ D ° 45 pe r Cent., 1850 ................ Do 1860 ................ 130 3 per Cent 1859 ................ 3, 5 per Cent, 1862 ................ 821 41 0 An to-Dutch .............. _“ pm • Scrip, £55 paid .................. Sardinian 4 per Cent ............•••••' 12 0 Account ........................ Spanish 3 per Cent D... ‘ 0 Account ...... o New Deferred ,-u -V() Account uo Passive! .......................• Do Account 14/ S panish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4 gi Swedish, 4 per Cent. Do Scrip, £6 O paid pm urkish 6 p e r Cent. 1854 89/ Do Account .............. . Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ........... •••• 9_o Account ................. • uo £lOO Bonds .Po Account t. 1862 •.......... 4 -' 0 .. .................. uo £lOO Bonds 7 0 5 1 70 Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .......... 1 )o 1863 Scrip, £4O paid ............ , nezue la 3 per Cent. ................ D 0 Account - 1) .. 0 6 per Cent., 1862 ................ o Account 1)0 6 per Cont., 1861 Dividends on the above payable in London. tUstrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 1 0 Florins. Dutch 4i per Cent., Ex. 25 f Juutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 (lull Do 4 p er C en t. C er tifi ca t es French Rentes, 2 per Cent 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. , 1 )0 Account 6 13 reiuvia,n Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pi -r =r-anonte , ,e, 5 per Cent., Fix. 25f — TWO 0 O'CLOCK, Consols, Money B9/ a 1)0 Account .... 891 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market continuis to improve th tone and price. 134 6, 10,000 bales or more. Closing Business Railways. Paid.! Price. done. Share' I SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY - S} T,l_ RES AND STOOLS. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ers• Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div till (tpe.p an. has Do. B been paid to It. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Pcrth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk ' Ditto A stock _ _ Ditto East Anglian. st GreatNorthof Scotian(' Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , l W. of Ireint i Great Westerr,Original Do Str Val (2:11a. stocs Do. South *ales ... Do. Wee:, i lid. -oslor{. NewportDo Do Hereford Lancashire .2 Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Len., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & Noeh Western Lon. & So'.th Western Ilan., Shot., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares... Metropolitan Midland Do Birming. az Derby (It. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kurt North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwia Do, G.N.E. purohast Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stook. At Darling Do do 1855-58. Do do ltitß,6l North London Do New Do New, 181 2 4. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junotion Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stop! Do Scot Mid. stook Shrews. and Welehpooi Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok.,andWok 'rail Vale.. Do C Vale of Neath Waterford .t Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..4lt BRITISH Pi Railways SSESSIONS. Closing Prioe. Paid. 82 $4 1231 121 51 6i 31 33 16 17 SF 86 105 107 43i 44} Gj 7i 129 k 130 142 141 129 (3t 8 ) 91 74i 75i 53 54 39 42 9: 101 1134 114 66 67 103 105 33 4C 114/ 115 04 116 6111 651 1(1% ,12] 131 132 i 102 iOl 52 63 24 i 5 1061 1071 65 C 6 95 f 6 125 130 35i 36. 0 10 74 84 0 118 123 141► 7(1 77 101 111 131 138 66 68 25 17 822 831 8 9 155 160 3} 4 08 103 32 34 I.t . !antic Sr St Lawreno. 3om.,Baroda&.Cent In. Gu. 5 per cent....... . Do. E. Shares... luilalo and Laaelluro; 51 50 100 iGI 6 dis pr 4i 6 7 8 Do. Preference • , 3uffalo,Brant,d;Godrici p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Jo. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1, 18; 71cutta.,ii S.Eastn. (Lin ;apeTown ez Dock Sari Demerara 7 p.c. per. pi it:twin. Bengal gu. 5 p. tiast Indian. eu. 5 p. c Do. do. J Ext.... ;rand Trunk ot Caned. Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist Pret. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pi ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred..... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Jt.lndiaPoutn.gua. s p.t. Do. Gu.. 5 per cen' Do. New pua. 5 p. n.. it. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. 4,1 per cent..... 93 101 92 94 100 i 1016 100 101 19 20 83 92 67 70 50 31 63 65 55 57 51 53 96 50 28 SO 26 r,B tso} 10 id pr Id 1 r 99 100 D 0... I.t. W, or Canada Share 9 94 114 11 PO 02 77 81 d 100 i 101 v 3 95 88 90 Do. New .. • • Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Jo. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... ndian Branch Limited Ifadras guar., 5 p. 0. .• D 0.41 p. o. Extensioi Do. 471 d 0...... • • Do. Fifth Extension. ifelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds Ilobson's Bay. ewßrunswioX a Cana. Class A and B ..... . N.ltl.C'da6 po Ist t bat Seinde 90. Delhi • t ;10. do . Do. Ptinjaub )o. Indus. St. Fie) to 8 CO all 100 (100 1 100 2 : 1 0 100 3 5 80 83 99 110 98k 99i id par 981 99k v 5 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per, cent., Dec. 31, 1872.... 100 Do. do. 1883.... 100 p.c.Ja, Lt.J 1877-31 100 94 96 90 Do. np. o. Feb. & At;. 100 01 04 D 0.6 p. 0.31ar..t Sept 100 91 00 Do. Sp. o. Jan.&July. 107 80 85 81 Do. 5 Inscribed stoct 100 78 81 ape G.llope, 6 p 0,187: 100 101 106 Do.Ap & Oct. 18s1 100 04 106 Do. 189( WO It 5 107 so. Jan. & July. 1891.. 100 107 10) ;eylon, Nov.l Ffii, 6 p 100 102 105 D o. 1878, do. 100 1. 9 112 blauritlus 6 p.cent.lB73 00 102 105 Do. 1878 100 104 107 Do. 1882 100 105 108 iatal Gov. 8 per Mt. 100 102 1(4 —4.13.00 v. 6 p.c. J a.&J ul) 100 93 96 1. S.W. Gov. 5 p O.,lSci 100 97 99 Du. sp. c.,1871 to 1 - .70 100 95 97 --, Do. d0.,1888 &upwdt 100 04 96 iew Zealand 6 p cent 100 102 104 iova Scotia Gov. 6p. sterling, 1875. lOO 96 93 lueensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 103 102 1009 1} ;. Aus Gov. 6 p.e.1i268- 100 Do. 176 &u ward ;... 100 105 107 Jte.Gov. p , o. Ja.cttJul 100 , Do. io 6 p.o. An..tOot.. 100 IWO 1051 105,1 - BRITISH MINES. 2 :arniman Consol. Gold 1 Chivcrton 3 5) (ia irtoro Amalgamated_ 9 31 )(Non G. Cone. (Tavist. 1 580 600 Drakewal's . • ... Ilassett(lllogan) so 55 69 East Caradon ..... ••• 1.14.t 23 24 , ;ast Carn Brea 3.4.0 64 74 East Grenville 2.7.0. 72 71 East Lovell 2.13.6. 11i 128 IT 'Mussel (Tavistk. 5.13. 44 4aniASt.Auhyn(Gwen 60 6 8 4 Great Lacey, all 151 16 I rest South fuh.fus... 17 , 1s 2 Wheal Vor(llelston 10 33 31 331 ;renville..• . 8 . (4 61 lerod's-Foot a.l3 157 39 ling,sten Down. Margaret (Gny Lelani : 7 9 larke Valley.. 4 Iyndv Iron Ore (Lim. 24 It t, NangileS e. /9 24 'A tiew Set:in 2i4 (0 70 —• Forth Downs..., 3 1 14 North Roskcar.. 29j 18 20 iiasettlllogal , 3.1...6 18 2 .orth Wheal Crotty 2.8 0 24 Prosper United........ 7.1/. 3j 3j •rovinenoe(Uny Lelut. 106.7 i ou th Caradon(Bt.Cleer 14 2 3 0 6 540 ;Wheal Fran. (11.1(nan 18.15.1. 33 36 stray Park fin Croft I 15 16 West Basset (Illogan) l4 8 9 Ar Cr radon (Liskeard, 9 5 6 grcst Chiverton -- West Seton ...... '4O 210 ,'heal Basset (Mogan 54 90 93 Wheal Buller(Redrutli, 10 12 14 Wheal Ludcott . 3.5.. 1 18 —heal Mary Ann Pen. 8 15 17 iVheal Sarin . 58; 200 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 18 20 _. Wheal Linton 4 14 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred 854 6 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent.,'.B9l LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL!!. Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 52 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco k li.n.) gun. 7 per cent., 141 Sanlraulo (lim.);gua. 7 per cent., 131 FOREIGN MINES! St. John del Rey 301 BANKS. Alliance 3!3 30} Ditto, new, 30 Anglo Austrian, I Bank of London, 154 Bank of Queensland (lira), 17} Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 32 3 Imperial Ottoman, 151 {, London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23} London and South African, 20i Mercantile and Exchange, Dm., 8 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 17 New Zealand Bank Corporation, lim., South Eastern, lim., Ai Union of Australia, 51± MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, lim., Crystal Palace, 324 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 4I Electric Telegraph, 1C43 Gen. Credit and I+'ill2nCe of London, lim., Joint Stock Discount. lim.. 21 . i Mediterranean Extension Telegraph, lirn., 3f National Discount Company, lim., 14 t Peninsula and Oriental Steam, b 2 Royal Mail Steam, t 3 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 61 Universal Marine, Insurance, Rm., 5f MADRID, Oct. 25.—The Noticias states that Peru having refused to give explanations, diplomatic relations bctween Spain and that country are sus pended. 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 in a most savage manner, and evidently lett fur dead. He was visited by Dr. Smith, who has not the remotest hope of his recovery. It is not yet ascertained what the motive for this outrage can have been ; however, one man, I hear, has been arrested by the police with marks of blood on his clothes.—Freemata's Journal. 100 Sk I 20i 10 100 1 100 &00 100 stook Stool, 20 stock 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stank stook stock stock soi 20i 100 100 stook stock stock 20 stock stoc) stock stoot: 1151 15 951 6 Business don( 1001 II rHE SUN, LO ISLOI, MUIISDAY EVENING, ocronEß 27, 1864. THE MURDER OF MR BRIGGS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Tras 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 shortly 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 Gifford. The prisoner was defended by Sergeant Parry, Mr Besley, and MI Metcalf. The Lord Mayor, Aldermen Waterlow, Sir F. G. Moon, and Allen, the Sheriffa J. A. Roebuck, Feq , 113 P., and sir Gaorgo Bowyer, M., P., occupied seats on thj bench. Precisely at 10 o'clock the Chief Baron Pollock and Baron Martin entered the court and took their seats on the beech, and immediately afterwards The prisoner, Franz Muller, was placed in the deck. Ile 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 Muller, you are indicted that you, with wilful malice aforethought and felony, killed and murdered Thomas Briggs. How say you ; are you guilty or not guilty ? Muller (in a faint voice)—l em 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 see no reason why it should not be done. The Clerk of the Arraigns then commenced reading the names of the jurors, and after some delay, occasioned by the learned counsel exercising his right of caallenge, 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 hie learned friend, 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 in evidence. The deceased, Mr Thomas Briggs, was one of the chief clerks in the house of Messrs Rebarts 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,aed was in the habit of often travelling on 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, '1 he 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 sitting 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 shortly 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 de ceased gentleman and a bag also belonging to him were found in the carriage, and also a hat 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 Boa station, being examined by medical rat n, it was disooveree 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 contaci 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 fron. some blunt instrument. He should produce before theme stick belonging to the murdered gentleman, which it woulc be seen was covered with blood, but whether that was the instrument with which the wounds were inflicted the) would have to say. The unfortunate gentleman was not dead when he was discovered, but he was perfect]) 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, lie 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 severs sovereigns that were in his pocket, were found to be safe. The facts disclosed left no doubt that the transaction in th, railway carriage was a meat hurried one, and was com mitted by one person, because had it been accomplished la a gang the pockets of the deceased would most certain!) 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 bad resided in this country, and was by trade a tailor. Shortl) before the 9th of July it seemed that he had announced his intention of leaving this country and going to America, and that ho had given notice to the landlady of the house et here he was lodging of that intention. It appeared that he was at home some part of the day on the gth of July, but he went out towards the evening, and he was not seen any more that night, and although his landlady sat up for him until 11 o'clock at night, nothing was teen 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 he 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 left hie lodging, and 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 £3 103, 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 he took a ring, and the transaction was thus brought to a conclusion. The chain disposed of by she prisoner would be clearly identified as the property of Mr Briggs, and would be proved to have been in his possession 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 H. IS' alker, Craw ford-street, lelstrylebone, the lining cf which was very peculiar. He had no doubt he should be able by undoubted testimony to show that the bat found in the railway carriage was that belonging to Muller. It eppeared that several months before this transaction 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 et a cost of 4s Gd, and was given to Muller. This witness would also state that the hat found in the railway carriage was the ono he purchased for Muller, and this testimony would be to some extent confirmed by the fact that a hat box was discovered at the prisoner's lodging, If the hat found in the carriage was not that of Muller, whose was it f 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 seem to be any doubt, for on the last mentioned day ono of the prisoner's friends seemed to hove noticed the fact, and to have remarked that he 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. The witness asked him how much he gave fur it, and he replied 14s Gd, upon which the other observed that the hat looked much more like a guinea hat than a fourteen and sixpenny one. The fur ther evidence against the prisoner would be, that on the Thursday after the murder bad been committed the prisoner left this conntry and proceeded to America. The prisoner was pursued end 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 Briggs, and which he was wearing at the time the murder was committed, and the name of Diganco was found inside. At first it would scene thero was some doubt whether the hot to 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 which 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 'e, 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 effecting 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 dececsed on the night of the murder was discovered, and when he was asked how he became possessed of it, he replied that he had purchased it two years before. There was also missing a portion of the clothing of the prieor.er, 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 would, he felt con scious, give a verdict in accordance with the oath they had taken. The following witnesses were then called : Mr David Buchanan (examined l;; Sergeant Ballantine), 23,Nelson-squro, Peckhem, 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 me. I know that he carried a plain gold watch, which I 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 lett 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• Square. I saw Mr Briggs there. He was then alive. It was eleven o'clock in the forenoon. I did not remain till he died. I left about nine in the evening. By Sergeant Parry—Mr Briggs was purely sober and self-collected when I loft 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 ho had. tie 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 relativo of the lato 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 throats 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, lie was in the habit of travelling by the railway with which I am connected. I saw him on the 9.11 of July, He presented his ticket in the usual way about a quarter to 10. tie spoke to me, and I marked his ticket. I heard of his loath about 12 the next day. By Sergeant Parry—We look at and , g nip" all tickets before the passengers enter the carriages. Mr Harty Verncz (examined by Mr Giffar3)—l am a clerk in the employ of Messrs Robart; and Co. On Satur- Jay, the 9th of July lust, I went to the Hackney station of the North London Railway, about 10 o'clock in the evening. [ was in company with a Mr 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 Jn the right hand side—my face would be to the engine, tnd about the centre of the carriage. Before the train started Mr Jones called my attention to something, which I saw was b'ood. I called a guard, a light was brought, and ve all left the carriage. I then saw a hat, stick, and black 'Jag. Tha guard locked up the carriage, leaving the trticles I have mentioned is it, I got into another carriage. Sergeant Parry—l have no questions to put to you, sir. Mr Sidney Jones, examined by Mr Besloy—l live at No. 10, Barusbury-park, Islington, and am a clerk in the bank of Messrs Robarts. On the 9th ci July I was with Vermz At the North London Railway. I had a ticket fur a first olass carriage. Verncz opened the door and W 3 gut in. On entering the carriage I saw a black bag on the seat near the door. I 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 ►rriving 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 underneatb, 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 Lhe superintendent. When the carriage arrived at Chalk farm it was examined by Mr Greenwood, locked up, and Laken 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 50, and Hackney at 10 15. We left Bow station one minute past 10. 1 have not measured the distance between the Bow and Hackney station. lam certain I did not see Mr Briggs at the Bow station. W e s tayed 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 oppo site cushion and the handle of the offside 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 9th of" July. 'We left the Victoria-park station about 25 minutes past 10. In passing the Canal oridge 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 it was the body of a man. He was at once taken to the Mitford Castle public-house, and I took the carriages on to the station. I then returned to the Milord 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 Hakin—l was the engine driver of the train of which the last witness was guard. We were going to Penchurch-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 yards high. Police-constable Hogan 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 lefa hand trousers pocket, and in the breast pocket I found a florin 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 Clapton, and lam a surgeon. I was the medical attendant of the late Mr Briggs. lie was, I believe, in his 70th year. I was called to him on Sunday morning. 10th of July, between two and three o'clock. He was then lying at the Mitford public-house. He was re moved under my superintendence from there to his own house between six and eight o'clock in the morning. I saw him again at his own house at:uino. I saw him repeatedly during the day on which lee died. He 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 I( ft, car was a jagged wound which divided the cartlidge. Anterior to that was a deep wound nearer the eyebrow, which penetrated to :he bone, but which was subsequently found not to have entered the cavity of the cranium. On his scalp were several i.:cised wounds, must of them about three quarters of an inch iu length. One, on the crown of the head, was 3in, in length. On removing the scalp the skull was found to be exiensively fractured, the fissures extending from before to behind. Thu 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. Thero were four or five wounds, so the instrument must have been used freely. There was no wound 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 oft 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. Alr 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 Corcner. 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. Oa the reassembling of the Court, Mr George Greenwood, station-master at Chalk Farm, said on Saturday, 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 if. 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. J I produce a hat, stick, and bag. I received them from Lambert. The hat I handed to Inspector Tanner on the 11th July. The stick and bag I have had ever since. On Sunday morning, the 10th of July, I 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, cn the window inside, and some blood on the outside. I then went to Nu 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, jun., ani 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 —I believe the question is perfectly rele vant, and therefore ought to be answered. The Chief 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 the 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. G 9) on Thursday, July 26, at Bow. I observed blood on the cushion. From experiments I have made lamin a posi tion to say it was human blood. Tho 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 carriage. 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 begius 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 6th 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 offered a second-hand chain for sale. Tho chain produced (Mr Briggs's chain) was handed by me 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 15s. 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 stone. Ho tried it on, it fitted him, and he retained it on his finger. Sergeant Ballantine—Look at the " jump" ring. D u you believe it once belonged to Mr Brigg'a chain ? Witness—There mtist have been a rivg of that deecrip tion on the chain. Examination continned—l gave certain information to Inspector Kerresey, and I afterwards went to Now York. The ring the prisoner had had a white cornelian stone 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 Exehange,—YesterdEty, Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 2/ 12 2k Autwerp — 25 80 25 85 Brussels — 25 80 25 85 Hamburg Paris .. Ditto Marseilles .. — 25 85 25 871 Frankfort on Maine — 1211 - 1211 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin ..........•••• Madrid Cadiz Leghorn ......•••••• 26 5 26 10 Milan Genoa — 26 71 26 121 Naples Palermo — 26 71 26 121 1 Messina — 26 71 26 121 Lisbon - 61k 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 3} /At' milk pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.3 0 per n sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lo id. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advice s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.5 i per .C 1 stcrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price is, theref cre w about 7-P.ths 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 ,581 percent. Gold still cont:nues 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 official rate of discount, Very few persons connected with monetary interests ex peeled a reduction at so early a date, although from the favourable return of last week, and the improve• ment 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 abundant ; and while the commercial classes show no eagerness to obtain accommodation, the brokers are anxious to negotiate short-dated paper at nearly a per cent. below the Bank minimum. The lowest quotation for the finest three months' paper 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 reso. lutions carried in the General Assembly, is now an accomplished fact. The Commission have coins 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 improbable one, and could only bo resorted to in C9BO each of the three places mentioned should pr)ve utterly unsuitable. Therefore, it may b 3 regarded as cer tain, that either Nelson, Piston, or Wellington will be fixed upon. We think it well to notice here a partgraph in the Sydney .3ldrning Herald, a journal which has always given much attention to the cffsirs of New 'Z,:alaud, and shown an intimate knowledge of its affairs. That journal says—"in New Z-..aland 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 Plinys 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 competi. tors. Its harbour is tolerably safe . and capacious, but the approach to it is none of the safest. A good deal of joking 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 fuleions 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 Libbon. 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 largo 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 nns doubtedly rapidly follow the erection of Picton into the seat of Government. As between Nelson, Wellington, 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 Room at the Free Trade Hall last evening —Mr G. WILSON in the chair. There was a numerous attendance. Tho 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. He was not aware when Parliament would dissolve—some people said a dissolution was expected to take place very shortly--but ho could not think that the House of Commons would dissolve without making an effort to give cif:et to the engagements it had entered into. Lle 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 sands 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 be prepared to make a better se lectie 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 had dcne little or nothing towards that object•. Messrs R. Cooper and J. B. Torr having been heard in support of the resolution, Mr S. Porn 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 la6o 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 T 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. Ho was not sure that it was necessary that the real radical reform party in the House of Commons should be in the maj Jrity ; 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 bat 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 had 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.—OD Monday, about 36 men went down the Eppleton Jane Pitt, at Hetton-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 down an incline to the "face." On this occasion the men got into the waggons which were then set in motion, and had proceeded 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 others who were pitched out by the waggons jumping off the ways, and a man, named Thomas 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 bones fractured, while the re mainder were more or less severely bruised and wound&. --A r ciccasec Chronicle. MessrE. Coutts and Co. have received £5OO for the National Life-boat Institution, from a friend, by the hstails of L. H. H. MAN v. HORSE.—On Monday a one mile race took place on Wimbledon Cornucin botwten twu greow, for £5 aside, the one to ruu on foot and the other to ride a horse. ahe courke was a quarter of a mile of road, and although the horse was the swifter of the twa, it was unable to turn so rapidly as its opp - nent, who NV," 11 by fourteen yardd, SECOND EDITIOIV. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAY. (Ey ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH ) SWEEPSTAKES OF I'o SOPS. Ossian Reserve Four ran. SUBSCRIPTION HANDICAP. Giant •••• •••• 1 Farco SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Ethel . Kildaro 2 Twelve ran. FREE lIANDIC&P OF 100 SOY'S. Master Richard...,.., Baragah .. Five ran, OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES Silver7ock . 1 Nimrod ........................ Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Giraffe filly ..................... 1 Kcenig ........................ 2 Four ran. MATcu—Sister to Drake brat Bradamanto. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This day. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—A GERMAN SAVAGE.---Gotlub Kahlbraer, a tall, strong fellow, about 25 years of age, a hawker and bird-fancier, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with assaulting Mr William Knipple, the landlord of the Flying Horse public house in Lambeth-street, White chapel. Mr Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and said that both parties were Germans. The prisoner had been in the practice of frequenting the Flying Horse, and making a disturbance there. Yesterday (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 most foul and horrible language towards her. Mr Knipple. who was in the cellar, was called up, and told the prisoner to leave the house. The prisoner became quiet, and 31r Knipple left him and went into the cellar again. The pri soner renewed his offensive conduct. and the landlord again left the cellar and ordered him to go out of the house. He refused to do so, and insulted the landlord and his wife in a very gross manner. Mr Knipple laid hold of the prisoner to put him our. A scuff: ensued, and the prisoner seized 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 (Mr Young) submitted that the prisoner ought to be severely punished for this outrage. Tho complainant and other witnesses deposed to the as% sanit 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 unmanly, disgraceful, and dastardly. The prisoner's own witness said this was not the first time ho had acted in a similar manner. Ile 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 the night. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.E,—Arrived--11.1ar garet, from London. SWANSEA, Oct. Z.—Wind S,E.—Sailed—Dodo, for Rio Janeiro. Bnixn.km, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Refuge, from Nassau. Ire.nuotrrn, Oct. M.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Zames C. Eell, for Matanzas. THOON, Oct. 27.—Wind N.W. — Arrived—Sailor's Bride, from Belfast. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bengal, from Londod for Hong bong—Maria Fredericka, from Monte Video. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 26 . —Wanderer, from Etsntsic—Christiana, from Groningen—Eigen, from Cronstadt. Arrived, Oct. 2 - Z.—Ambassador, from Wyborg—King Oscar, from Sundswall—Perseverance, from Mederublik— sabelle, from Bruges. ACCIDENT TO CANON STOWELL.—W6 regret to say that an accident, fortunately not of a serious character, happened to the Rev. Canon Stowell, at Matlock, on Thurs.. da) night. The rev. gentleman has been staying at Walker's Hotel, and had slept in a bedroom on the ground Boor. 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 tho room in the evening, fell down the steps and displaced the cap of his right knee, and it is feared has broken one of tho 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.—Manchester Courier. A FORMIDABLE RIVAL FOR THE DATEICPORT BROTHERS.—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 wa!ks about while fast asleep. Last night 'w e fastened him to the ship's butcher, but he unloosened himself without awakening the man, got on deck, and was very neatly overboard. The man is a constant source of anxiety to all on board the Mooltan, sad if he roaches England should be exhibited. Some Barnum would make a fortune of him." THE NEW GERMAN PLAY OF the Robbers.—This barbarous play, which surpasses Titus Adronicus 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 gaits indefensible. Speaking not too figuratively, these 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 mare 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 Rubbers" 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 eulprit'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 Ring'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 as 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. Mere Fatherland might have paused in serene contemplation of his green bays ; but no l he panted for a tremendous "hit" upon a deeper stage, and with additional properties. In partnership with Fudge (an Austrian Dragoon, and one whose antecedents 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 wellknown 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 stutter. 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 • pean stage, which aspiring to rank with that foe- which these men are such sensitive sticklers—the Legitimate Drama. It is consolatory to reflect that no applause has greeted " The Rubbers" but that which professional claqucurs 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 worthy of note, that the impassioned adv o . eates of Fatherland are invariably the ardent admirers of Fud ge•—Punch. _ - Several faiiures have again been added to the list of commercial embarrassments, Mr William Velches, of Mark-line, merchant, has suspended, with liabilities eaimatcd about £50,000; Messrs. T. 11, Sollwei!z,-,r and C u ., bill b rokers , h av e a lto succumbed with debts, it IA feared, to a large amount; and Mr Alfred Limb, • w i n e merchant, of Mark-lane, wh ose engagements are E u ppoeed to be very consid era bl e, and the rea li sa tion of the estate will ( I cPcn , ..l upon rewittaLces from ".N7.';,;:, 13.141, Shan 76k 6 1121 i 134 1081 & 83 4