The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-29 00:00:00

Liverpool Cotton Ttlarket—This Day.

Sales of the week 31,201 bales, including 3,120
on speculation and 44,920 for exportation. Actual
export, 4,690 bales. Quotations—Middling Orleans,
271; Uplands, 27; Mobile, 271; fair Egyptians,
271 (Sura'ts, 13 to 241); ditto Bhallerah, 23;
stock, 253,900 bales.; week's imports, 15,296.
To-day's market opens quiet and unchanged ; pro-
bable sales about 3,000 bales.

Horrible Occurrence with the Lions at the
Agricultural Hall, Islington,

At about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning the
employes at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, were thrown
into a great state of consternation by hearing, in conjunc-
tion with the sudden roaring of the lions which form part of
the exhibition now taking place at that establishment, loud
screams proceeding from the part where the animals are
kept. An impression at first prevailed that some of the
animals had escaped. On investigation, however, it was
found that a man named Thomas Greaves, who has within
the last two or three days commenced his duties as a new
keeper and feeder of the animals, was drawn up close to the
cage of some of the lions. Some of the employes imme-
diately seized the long iron rods with a species of hoe at
the end, by which the cage is cleansed, and rushed to the
spot. One of the larger lions had the unfortunate man's right
hand in his mouth, whilst another had seized him by the
thick part of the forearm, and dragged the limbs through
the bars of the cage nearly up to the armpit. Having no
hot irons, the men at once set to vork belabouring the lions
over the skulls and eyes in order to make them loose their
hold. These proceedings at the outset only tended to in-
crease the ferocity of the animals, who, with loud yells,
commenced tearing the flesh from their poor victim's arm
and hand with their claws. It was not until the brutes
wore nearly blinded with the blows inflicted upon them
that they were induced to relinguish their gripe. Mr.
Greaves was drawn away with great difficulty, and fell
fainting into the arms of those who had rescued him. He
was at once conveyed to the secretary's office in Barford-
street in an insensible condition, and deluged with blood.
Dr. Thomas, of Cloudesley-street, and another medical
in a few minutes ; and in cr nsecluence of Greaves's exhausted
gentleman in the neighbourhood, were sent for and attended
state, administered brandy and other stimulants. It was
then discovered that the hand was bitten completely through
and the flesh was torn off the arm, in most parts to the bare
bone, very nearly from the shoulder to the wrist. Dr.
colleague,mutilated whose name did not
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mination by the surgeons of that institution, and after a
fid it
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frightfully mutilated state of the arm and hand,
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The circumstances under which the occurrence took place
are rather extraordinary, and, should death ensue, will no
doubt lead to a rigid investigation. It appears that this
collection of lions and lionesses with Which
Mr. Crockett
performs nightly at the Agricultural Hall, were, until re-
cently, the property of Mr. Sanger, but they have been
purchased by Mr. Howe, with the intention, it is stated, so
soon as their present engagement at the Agricultural Hall
is terminated, to proceed with Crockett to America.
Tho man who has been in the habit of feeding and tending
the animals, and with whom they are as familiar and docile
as Crockett himself, has, it appears, in consequence of a
question of three or four shillings per week salary, been dis-
charged at the end of the present engagement ; and Greaves,
who had undertaken to supply his place at the requisite
price, had within the last day or two (it is stated he has
only been two days so engaged) commenced to feed and
initiate himself with the lions, so that they should know
him. He has even, it is stated, had the courage to go once
into their den and feed them. At the time of the occurrence
he was engaged pushing some straw between the bars,
either for the purpose of keeping it in the cage or of attract-
ing their attention and further familiarising himself to
them. Whilst doing this one lion suddenly made a spring
upon his hand, and, fastening its fangs into it, drew him by
the arm inward, The roar and excitement of the first ani-
mal attracting the attention of the second, it sprang upon
the arm and mutilated it in the manner described, It is
stated that the lions have been more than usually savage
since the death of the largo lioness, which took place during
the late frost.

Luring the afternoon Mr. Crockett and the lions went
through their usual exhibition during what is called the
morning performance, but nothing out of the ordinary way
transpired, only that the two lions who had been beaten
looked heavy and more gloomy than the others. It is now
felt to be desirable that red• hot irons should always be
kept at hand, as, had they been so, the animals would have
been made to let go their hold of the unfortunate :man
instantly.

DESPERATE CHARGE OF WOUNDlNG.—Benjamin Powel
anti Thomas Muckford, the former of whom is a very power-
ful man, were charged with feloniously assaulting and
wounding James Jordan and David Jordan with a poker
and fire tongs.
James Jordan, who presented a frightful appearance from
the blood about his face and person, said—l went with
my brother to 68, Arthur-street, Chelsea, last evening to
see my sister and her husband, Maddegan, who lodge there.
We left their room, and were coming down-stairs to go out,
when Powel came into the passage and stood before us. He
came out of the landlady's room. My brother thought he
was a policeman, and asked him if he was not. Powel said
nothing, but struck him on the head with a pair of tongs,
and he fell on the ground. I went to my brother's assist-
ance, and held myself over his body to protect him, While
I was doing so Muckford struck me three blows on the head,
across the crown of the head, one after another with a poker.
William Muckford, brother of Thomas, who was also there,
then said "let me have the poker, you don't snow how to
use it," and he then took the poker and knocked me across
the head until I was insensible.

Mr. Selfe—Did you strike either of them ?
Prosecutor—Not a blow.
Mr. Selfe—What was the cause of this ?
Prosecutor—There was no cause at all.
Mr. Selfe—Were you and your brother sober.
Prosecutor—Perfectly.
Mr. Selfe—Do you know the defendants?
Prosecutor—l never saw them before. lam very much
injured, I am bruised all over.
Some further questions were being put to prosecutor, when
he became very faint, and could not proceed until he was
seated, and some water was procured. Nothing material
was elicited.

It was now explained that the probable cause of the dis-
turbance was, that David Jordan and his brother-in-law,
Maddegan, were summoned to the court yesterday by
William Muckford, the prisoner's brother, for using threat-
ening language, when they were required to enter into
their own recognizances to keep the peace.
David Jordan, who was wounded on the head, Patrick
Maddegan, Ellen Street, and another witness, were called,
whose evidence supported the account given by the prose-
cutor.

Two police-constables were called and proved that they
were fetched by Muckford's brother, and when they got
into the house they found a struggle going on, and had the
defendants given in charge. The Jordans were both
bleeding copiously from their wounds,
In defence it was stated that rowel knew nothing of
either of the parties, but hearing cries of " murder" went
into the house to interfere, when he found himself charged
with an assault, although he had never had any poker or
instrument of any kind in his hand. The other prisoner it
was stated went to see his brother, who lodged at 68,
Arthur-street, and finding the Jordans and Mad-
degan fighting with one another, one brandishing
an iron bar, in the passage, he went into the parlour for
safety and fastened it, when an attack was made upon the
door, and Jordan and Maddegan fell upon Muckford. The
wounds borne by the Jordans were inflicted by their own
friends.

The landlady of the house confirmed this account in part,
clearly exonerating Powel. She said Maddegan struck the
prisoner Muckford with the iron bar, and one of the others
had something in his hand. On their way from this court
yesterday the Jordan and Maddegan insulted the other
parties who had appeared against them. The landlady
declared the prosecutors were under the influence of liquor,
but the police proved that they were not.
Another witness said Mrs. Maddegan, who is far advanced
in pregnancy and very ill, broke the parlour d9or open and
threw water upon her. _ _

The case was proceeding, without any probability of
coming to an early close, when our account left.

THAMES.

AN OMNIBUS FRAUD.—Charles Emmett was brought
up on remand charged with feloniously appropriating to his
own use divers sums of money he had received for and on
account of the Mill-wall and Cubitt-town Omnibus Com-
pany.
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, appeared for the prosecution, and
Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner.

On the first examination it was proved that the prisoner
had been in the service of the omnibus company far three
months, that his receipts for some time averaged £3 per
week less than the receipts of a second omnibus be-
longing to the same company, travelling over the
same ground and making the same number of jour-
neys daily. A witness, named John Clark, watch-
man in the service of the St. Katherine Dock
Company, proved that on numerous voyages he had made
in the omnibus of which the defendant is conductor, a larger
number of passengers had been carried than the prisoner
had accounted and paid for. Sometimes the deficiency was
in one passenger only, and sometimes in seven. The wit-
ness admitted that he dii not see all the passengers pay,
but he had no doubt they did, as there was no disturbance
or dispute on any of the journeys. On one occasion, when
there was only room for one passenger inside, he got out
and want outside to make room for two ladies. The bridge
over the lock entrance of the West India Dock was open
once only while he was going backwards and forwards be-
tween Limehouse and Cubitt-town, Poplar, but no one
came in or got out there.
Mr. Charles Young contended the case must fail, for there
was no proof that all the passengers had paid their fares.
The prisoner might have permitted some of his friends to
ride a short distance without payment.
Mr. braes Cook, the manager of the company, said the
prisoner was not allowed to give any person a ride without
payment. It was the prisoner's duty to give an account of
the passengers carried on each journey, and to return and
pay over to him all the money he received.
The Magistrate said it was in evidence that the prisoner's
receipts were £3 per week less than the receipts paid by the
conductor of the other omnibus of the company. There was
no moral doubt of the prisoner's guilt—none whatever, but
in a legal point of view the case could not be pursued. It
must fail for uncertainty of payments. The passengers who
had paid him were not present and of course they could
not be found.
Mr. Stoddart—lt is a very hard case on the company I
represent. They have been cheated of £3 per week by the
prisoner.
The Magistrate—However great the hardship, we must
act on fixed rules of law.
Mr. Stoddart—l hope, sir, you will say we were justified
in giving the prisoner into custody.
The Magistrate—Most absolutely and distinctly I say
you had very good cause for giving the prisoner into
custody. The case is void for uncertainty of payment. The
prisoner must be discharged, and I wish I could say he
leaves this court without a stain on his character.

SOMETHING LIKE A DOLL.—A Paris corre-
spondent writes :—Siraudin made a doll : dressed
it in blue velvet : covered it with real English point lace,
and sprinkled it with real diamonds, until it was worth
more than ono thousand pounds sterling I He planted this
precious toy upon a pedestal : the chroniqueurs went to
work—and in a few days there were mighty crowds in the
Rue de la Paix. Siraudin was in everybody's mouth—and
so were Siraudin's bonbons. The papers told the public
how many reams of paper, how many pounds of
sugar, how many yards of gold and silver cord
Siraudin consumed in the service of his thousands of
customers. On New Year's Day Madame prized the satin
bags full of sweatmeats, or diables, white or red, that wore
marked" Siraudin." The Charivari poked fun at the doll,
and published drawings of little girls in the Tuileries
Gardens carrying dolls ornamented with diamonds and lace
—and escorted, for safety, by a corporal's guard of inou-
pious. In his doll, M. Siraudin showed the dramatist
rather than the confectioner. He pointed his joke with
diamonds—and so assured its success.

With many more—some his personal friends,
some his literary associates, and others who knew
him only through his works—l was an unbidden
mourner at Thackeray's funeral. The day and hour
appointed for the burial were announced in all the
papers; and this seemed to me to be a general in-
vitation to all who loved him and held him in re-
spect. I was glad to think that there would be no
impertinence in my going to pay a last tribute of
respect to a great mon who, unknown to all the
world but myself, had been to me in bygone days a
kind friend—those trying days before I had made
my mark on the " World of London.' It seems but
yesterday that I stood hesitating at Thackeray's door
with a long-kept letter of introduction in my hand.
I had po:seseed that letter for years, but had never
presented it. And even now that I was at the
door my courage failed me. What pretence had I
for intruding myself upon his notice ? I was but
a poor scribbler, and no doubt there were scores of
them pestering him. The audacity of my conduct
appeared all the greater when I remembered that
I had come with a manuscript in my pocket, and
that it was my intention to ask him to read it and
give his opinion upon it_ If the door-bell had
not rung readily when I gently pulled the
handle, I am sure I should have turned and run
away, as Rogers did, frightened by his own knock
at the door of Dr. Johnson, or at least wheeled round
like De Quincey when on his first pilgrimage to the
home of Wordsworth. But now the bell was rung,
and there was no retreating. A man-servant
speedily answered the summons and took away my
last chance by owning that Mr. Thackeray was at
home. The servant took my letter and went up-stairs,
leaving me to wait in the hall. Two objects that I
saw there remain to this hour indelibly impressed
upon my mind's eye. I can see them before me now,
and if I were an artist I could draw them accurately.
They were a hat and a plir of cloth gloves—
Thackeray's hat ancl,glovos. It was just such a hat,
and they wore just such gloves as I should have
expected Thackeray to wear; not dandified things,
but the hat and gloves of a man who bestowed little
thought upon such matters, and who probably would
not find out that they were old and worn until some
one told him it was time to get new ones. I remem-
ber that the hat, which seemed a very large one,
had a deep band of black cloth upon it, and the
gloves were also Tack. I dare say the smart young
porter who had just gone up-stairs with my letter
thought that hat and those gloves common, shabby
things enoagh ; but to me they were more than
mere hat and gloves, for I had never seen their
owner, and I was picturing the man from whit he
wore.

The servant came down presently and asked me
to step upstairs. I followed him nervously, and
was introduced into a large, comfortably furnished
study. Thackeray was seated at one of the win-
dows with his back towards me, absorbed in work.
He did not notice my entrance for a minute or so,
and seemed to be finishing a sentence—a sentence,
perhaps, of the next number of the " Virginians,"
to which I looked forward with so much interest.
At last he turned round in his chair, and with a
pleasant smile said—
Good morning, Mr. -; but I must tell you candidly
that I can't make out the signature attached to this letter.
I mentioned the name, and he recognised it at
once, and held out his hand to me, but still appa-
rently going on with his work.
I am very busy this morning making up for lost time;
but come to the fire, and I'll talk to you. Tahoe seat.

I went up beside him, and saw him at his work.
The table was covered, not with books and papers,
as I had imagined, but with pencils and compasses,
and bits of chalk and India ink, and little square
blocks of boxwood. He was drawing, not writing,
and he was engaged at this moment upon an initial
letter, which I recognised next month in print. I
noticed now that there were no signs of the author
about the room—no blotting-pads, inkstands, or
pens—only the appliances of the draughtsman.
Going on with his work, he asked me many ques-
tions, and chatted about books and drawings—more
about drawings than books; and I was agreeably
surprised and considerably act at my ease by his
mentioning a little book of my own writing—a
trifling thing which it did not seem probable he
should have seen or heard of. He asked me if I
had done the drawings for it. I said "No," and
mentioned the name of the artist. After some more
pleasant chat of the same kind, still going on with
his drawing, he suddenly put down his pencil, and
turning round in his chair, said—
Well ; and how can Ibe of any service to you ?
I was now quite at my ease with him, and freely
explained what particular views I had, and produced
the manuscript. He took it from me, glanced at the
title, read a few lines apparently with attention,
and then said hurriedly—

I like your subject and I like your first sentence. I will
read the paper, and if I can forward your views I will.
I thanked him, and bade him good morning, and
he rose and offered me his hand as it I had been an
old friend. Within a mouth from that day the ob-
ject at which I aimed was accomplished through his
recommendation and kind offices; and the good news
was conveyed to me iu a hearty, generous letter
written with his own hand. Through that kindly
lift I speedily found myself several steps higher on
the hill of Parnassus. But I had then no more
claim to that helping hand than any unknown
aspirant who may be at this moment walking up
to Loudon to find a market for a book or a play.-
-London Society.

FIGURATIVE NAMES OF ENGLISH WILD
FLOWERS.—SUPERSTITION AND PLANTS.—Super-
stitions, resemblances, qualities, and coincidences having
their share in the names of plants, of course the passions
must mingle in the work, and especially the greatest of
them all, Love. Artemis, one of the names of Diana, gives
its classical name to Artemisia abrotanum, a plant which is
called southernwood, because it comes from the south ; Old
man, from its hoary appearance and tonic qualities; and
Boy or lad's love, from its being worn in posies by young
men, and perhaps because its leaves wither rapidly. Viola
tricolor rivals the ground-ivy in the number of its quaint
names and curious sobriquets. In French it is called pen-
sees, menues, pensees, whence the English names pansy
or paunce, idle thoughts. Combining three colours in one
flower, it is called Herb Trinity, and " Three faces
under one hood." Hanging its head and half
hiding its face coquettishly, and from some resemblances in
the corolla, it has been supposed to say, "Jump up and kiss
me," " Kiss me at the garden gate," " Cuddle me to you."
It has besides other amatory names, such as "Love in
idleness," "Tittle my fancy," " Pink of my John." Viola
tricolor is also called heart's-ease, from being confounded
with plants yielding seeds of cardiac qualities. Much con-
fusion has arisen from the vague and fluctuating use of the
French names Giroflee, Oeillet, and Violette. They were
once all three applied to flowers of the pink tribe, but now
Giroflee has passed over to the Crucifers and become gilli-
flower (Dianthus caryophyllus) ; Oeillet has been restricted
to the Sweet NV illiam ; and Violette has been appro-
priated to the genus to which the pansy belongs. English
young ladies sometimes send pansies in their letters
to their lovers, when suffering from absence or parental re-
buffs. I have known botanists learned in structural and
systematic plant lore, who did not understand the amorous
challenge conveyed to them by post in the modest form of a
few pansies enclosed in an envelope. Sedum telephium is called
Livelong or Liblong, and Midsummer men, in reference to
a use made of it on Midsummer's-eve. A young girl will
set up two plants of it upon a plate or trencher, one for
herself, and another for her lover. If the botanical re-
presentative of her lover lives and turns to her, she con-
cludes that her lover will be faithful and constant, and
the contrary if it withers or turns from her plant—a mode
of divining the future which is founded on ignorance of the
fact that the growth of plants is towards the light.—Dickens.
" All the Year Bound."
THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN OF KING CHARLES
11. wore popularly telieved to be legion, but he
acknowledged only (1) James Stuart, son of a young lady in
Jersey, who took holy orders and died a Catholic priest ;
(2) James, Duke of Monmouth, son of Lucy Walters, exe-
cuted for treason by his uncle's command ; (3) Mary,
daughter of the same lady, married first to William Sars-
field, an Irish gentleman, and afterwards to William Fan-
shave; (4) Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Southampton, (5)
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Grafton, (6) George Fitzroy, Duke
of Northumberland, and (7) Anne, Countess of Sussex—
all children of Barbara Villiers, the fierce Duchess of Cleve-
land; (8) Charles Beauclerk, Duke of St. Alban's, and (9)
James Beauclerk, sons of Nell Ciwynne ; (10) Charles Len-
nox, Duke of Richmond, eon of Louise Querouaillo, Duchess
of Portsmouth; (11) Mary Tudor, !Parried to the heir of
Lord Derwentwater, daughter of Mary Davis; (12) Charles
Fitzcharles, and (13) aLd a girl who died young, children
of Catherine Pegge ; and (11) Charlotte Boyle, alias Fitz-
roy, wife of Sir Robert ras;on, Bart., afterwards Earl of
Yarmouth, daughter of Elizabeth, Viscountess Shannon.
Three of these founded dukedoms which still exist—Graf-
ton, Richmond, and St. Albans—and other families trace
their rise to connection with the children of the last popular
Stuart.

BANKRUPTS
The followiug are the only bankrupts of commercial im-
portance in the Gazette :
George Lewis, general dealer, Caledonian-road
George Hughes, publican, Maidenhead
Samuel Earp, farmer, Launton, Oxfordshire
Thomas Bowen, fishmonger, Brentwood
Henry Hayward, brewer, Laudport
Richard Speak, bootmaker, Barbican
Joseph Hebden, lighterman, Blackwell
John Fox, baker, Nuneaton
Caleb H. Winter, grocer, Cheltenham
-"';;Charles Smart, jun., farmer, Epsom
::John G. Trownce, grocer, Kentish-town
rißobert Minks, chairFnaker, Polygon, Ciarendon-square
32 John Murrell, butcher, Hove
Adam Dixon, commercial traveller, Harborne
Charles Hartland, builder, Sedgley
SCOTCH BANKRUPTS,
Robert Mackay and Co., wrights, Glasgow
John Findlay, fiaxspinner, Arbroath
Donald Gair, tacksman, Ross-shire
John Norman Robertson, innkeeper, Auchmull
William Hamilton, farmer, Brownside, near Paisley