The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-25 00:00:00

IECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocm.

DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, 'Jan. 24.—The Dagbladet of to-
day says—" News received from Altona states that
the Rev. M. Nievert, who for 23 years has been
pastor of the parish of Altana, and was driven away
from the city by the disaffected portion of the po-
pulation, attempted to preach again yesterday. The
church was crowded to excess, and the sermon -was
constantly interrupted by yells nod hisses from the
people. The Hanoverian battalion had to use the
greatest exertions to protect the clergyman, whose
life was saved by the personal intervention of one
of the Federal Commissioners."

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

•,

TATTERSALLS'.—THIS EVENING.
TWO THOUSAND.
sto 1 agst Fille de I'Air (taken)
sto 1 agst Paris (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Cambuscan (offered)
10 to 1 agst any other (offered)
CHESTER CUP.

25 to 1 agst Blackdown
2.5 to 1 agst Anfield
30 to 1 agst Carisbook
33 to 1 agst Tippler
33 to 1 agst Mail Train
4U to 1 agst Canary
40 to 1 agst Lord Zetland
40 to 1 agst Marigold
50 to 1 agst Tattoo
50 to 1 agst Greenland
50 to 1 agst Gardner

THE DERBY.
11 to 1 sgst Scottish Chief (offered)

13 to 1 agat Paris (offered)
100 to 6 agst Coast Guard (taken freely)
18 to 1 agst Forager (taken)
1000 to 45 agst Historian (taken)
33 to 1 agst Idler (taken)
49 to 1 agst Appenine (taken and offered)
50 to 1 agst Horse Marine (taken)
1000 to 10 agst The Count (taken)
1000 to 10 agat Baldernock (taken)
1000 to 10 agst War Dance (taken)

MURDER OF DR, LIV_NGSTONE,

(From the South African

From the Interior of Africa we have startling
news, the most important item of which, however,
we trust, is untrue. H.M. St. Ariel, which arrived
this week from the Mozambique Coast, announces a
letter from the Governor of Senna to the Governor
of Quillimane, stating that Dr. Livingstone had been
Murdered by the natives on Lake 144.yassa. A sub-
sequent report prevailed, however, to the effect that
he had not been killed, but badly wounded. It is
certain that, accompanied with only five Mako-
lobo, he had gone up from the Murchison Falls
to Lake Nyassa ; but, judging from previous
misstatements from the same quarter, we are
are not disposed to give any credit to the tragic
news now communicated. By the same vessel, an
interesting letter has been received by Sir Thomas
Maclear from the Doctor, written in July last, im-
mediately after receiving tidings of the recall of his
expedition. He wrote then, though somewhat
disappointed, in his usual hopeful and courageous
tone. " Oar recal," he says, " did not take me any
way by surprise, for the Portuguese slave hunters
of Tette and Quillimane had so completely aided a
drought of one season that the population of this
Shire Valley, among whom we had good pro-
spects of success, is almost entirely destroyed..
They fiaished the people and our work together ;
and had I believed that the scourge had been
half as sweeping as I now find it to be, I should not
have come up. I am, of course, sorry to see the
failure of my hopes, though through no fault of my
own, and I deeply regret ever giving the slightest
credence to the protestations of desire on the part
of Portuguese statesmen for the civilisation of
Africa. . . The most bitter point of all is to see
this line of coast from Cape Delgado to Delagoa
Bay left to those who were the first to begin the
slave trade, arid are determined to be the last to
abandon it. . . . It is, however, very pleasant
to see a new Bishop and his band of labourers
coming in as we retire." The prospects of the
mission, we are happy to say, seem more
favourable than they had been for some months
before. The Bishop was about to organise it in
Morumbula, an elevated and healthy site at the
confluence of the Shire ; and though two of the old
hands, Mr. Procter and Mr. Rowley, have been com-
pelled from ill health to retire, the newly arrived
missionaries are as energetic and confident of suc-
cess as ever. Mr. Procter is to enter upon mission
work at Natal in Panda's country, and Mr. Rowley
returns to England. By this vessel we are also glad
to welcome back at the Cape Dr. Meller, of her
Majesty's steamer Pioneer, who was reported from
the Mozambique to have been dead nearly a year
ago.

Curious Trial for Murder at the Warwielg
Assizes nearly Forty Years ago.

(From the Atlas of April 8, 1827.)
John Birch was charged with having, on the 28th of
March, at Birmingham, murdered Mary Hinton his house •
keeper. The prisoner is a man of respectable appearance,
very infirm, and upwards of 75 years of age. When called
upon to plead, he said, "I am willing to suffer for it." The
prisoner here wept aloud.
The Judge—Let me advise you to plead Not Guilty. Cir-
cumstances may come out on your trial that may be favour-
able to you.
Prisoner—l am guilty--I am guilty. I will not tell a
falsehood about it. I used her very ill. She was the best
woman in the world.
The Judge—You will not be guilty of any sin by plead-
ing not guilty.
Prisoner—Not guilty I Why, lam guilty. I have done
it, and I wish to suffer for it. lam guilty, and the more is
my misfortune. (Bursting into tears.)
The prisoner's counsel implored.him to plead not guilty.
Prisoner—l say lam guilty. I have used God Almighty
very ill, and I want him to forgive me for it. (Bursting
into tears, and raising his hand in a supplicating manner.)
A jury was about to be empannelled to try whether the
prisoner pleaded guilty from insanity—when he exclaimed—
"lf it makes any odds to the Court, it, makes no odds to me ;
I'll say I am not guilty; bat I am, you see; but it makes
no odds.to me." The trial then proceeded.
It appeared from the evidence of his son-in-law, that the
old man called on him on the morning of the murder, and
showed him the body of his housekeeper, who was dread-
fully cut with an axe, and she died in a short time, Whilst
she was sitting in her chair, the prisoner, according to his
I own statement, " thought it was a good opportunity to kill
her," and he fetched the weapon and murdered her. The
witnesses all deposed to the prisoner's mind having been un-
settled for some time past; but they were every minute in-
terrupted by the prisoner, who appeared highly incensed at
this part of their testimony. and declared that he was never
out of his mind, end that he was in his senses at the time of
the murder,

The jury found that the prisoner was insane at the time of
his trial, and insane at the time he committed the murder.
Prisoner—Oh dear, oh dear I Oh my Lord I Do my Lord
let me be hanged. How am Ito live in this world? I must
do some more mischief to get hanged.
Judge—You will be taken care of. You must be kept in
confinement to prevent you doing any further mischief,
Prisoner—l hope you won't keep me here. Let me be
hanged, my lord—l can't live.

SHIPPING—This Day.
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LONDON, Jan. 25.—Wind this day at noon—South-
Wesierly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather
cloudy.
COWES, Jan. 24.—Sailed—Cid, screw steamer, for
Bilbea.

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.N.W.--Arrived—
Klasimez, screw steamer, from London, and left for San-
tander.
FALMOUTH, Jan. 24.—Wind W.—Arrived—Kathleen,
from liavannah, with loss of jibboom, having exPe-
rieneed a heavy gale.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Monday Norning„
Arrived, Jan. 24—Rover, Emma Eden, Etienne', Julia,
and Jersey—all from Guermwy ; Allegro, from Onegia ;
Billow and Blue Jacket, from Caen; Joseph', mom Odessa,

The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
N days' sight is 166 to 166 i per cent., and the premium on
gold is 511 per cent. At these rates there is a profit on Vac
importation of gold from the United states.