The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LORD CARLISLE.—The Earl of Care

lisle continues very prostrate at his seat, Castle Howard,
Mallon. His lordship's medical attendants report, however,
,hat there was throughout the whole of last week a regular
improvement in his lordship's condition, and they are not
without hopes that, with quiet and retirement, his health
may be much restored.
FRIGHTFUL FALL OVER A BRIDGE.—A van con-
taining two persons was crossing the bridge at
Airdrie a few days ago, when it came into violent contact
with the parapet. The occupants of the vehicle were thrown
over the bridge, falling a distance of some 30 feet into the
rocky bed of the river below, which, unfortunately, was at
the time almost free of water. They were followed by the
horse end machine. Singalarly enough the horse fell on
its feet, and was led home afterwards apparently not much
the worse of the accident. It was not so wit the men, one
of whom was picked up insensible from extehinal end inter-
nal injuries, and carried into an apartment adjoining the
store, and the other had his jawbone broken, and a number
of teeth knocked out, but was in a condition to be carried
home. Hopes of the recovery of the la:ter are entertained,
but the life of the former is despaired of.
ThE " BLACK BALL" SHlPS.—Advices have
been received in advance of the Australian mail,
per telegram from Suez, of the arrivals of the ships
Southern Empire, Captain Reeves, and the Royal Dane,
Captain L. Davies, both from Liverpool, at Melbourne, the
Royal Albert, Captain Davis, from London, at Sydnsy ;
the Young Australian, Captain C. Grey, from London, the
Fusiliers, Captain D. Carvosso, from London, and the
Sultana, Captain H. Williams, from Liverpool, all at
Brisbane, Moreton Bay. And of the sailing of the ships,
the Matilda, Captain Stevenson, the Southern Empire,
Captain Reeves, and the Duke of Newcastle, Captain
M'Kenzie, all from Melbourne.
NATIONAL EXIIIBITIONS.—The returns of the
number of visitors to national institutions give the
following results for theca 11, which we place in order ac-
cording to the extent to which they attract the public :
South Kensington Museum, National Gallery. British
Museum, Kew Gardens, Hampton Court Palace, Houses of
Parliament, the Tower, Windsor Castle, Museum of Prac-
tical Geology, National Portrait Gallery, Slane Museum.
In 1861 they were visited by 2,845,445 persons; in 1862,
the Exhibition year, by 4,641,770 ; in 1863, with a sort of
reaction in sight-seeing, by only 2,656,773. But the South
Kensington Museum and Hampton Court Palace hid more
visitors in 1863 than in 1861.
NUMBER OF BILLS OF EXCHANGE.—The Inland
Revenue returns show that the number of bill stamps used
by the public is constantly increasing. In the financial
year 1861-62 the number issued from the Stamp-office was
c 397,195, and in the next year, 1862-63, 5,501,483. This is
excitm:: of foreign bills. 1,795,187 stamps for foreign bills
were sold in tiL year 1861-62, and 1.931,602 in the year
1802-63. In this Ltter year stamps were sold for 6,740
inland bills, and 4,288 for.:(sn, to be drawn for upwards of
£4,000 each. There is nosretu.l
bill stamps sold in the nas yet of the number of
_614 i
year 1863 t must be very
large, for the stamp duty received from the..
was more by
15 per cent. than in the year 1862-63.
DIABOLICAL ATTEMPT.—WOOLWICH, Oct. lU..
ihe police are now engaged endeavouring to dis-
cover the perpetrator of a vile attempt to kill or injure some
persons connected with the Gun Factories' department of
the Royal Arsenal. It appears that a few days since a set
of drawers was removed from another department to the
clerks' offices at the Royal Gun Factories, and one of the
compartments was opened with some difficulty, when it
was found to be filled with powder and ball cartridge, a
flint-lock pistol, loaded and primed, being placed in such a
manner that a blight concussion would have caused it to
explode and the ammunition to become ignited. Fortunately
the pistol did not explode. and the object of the miscreant
was defeated. It is suspected that the attempt wa made
by one of the employ es at the department who has recently
been discharged.
THE EXPLOSION NEAR ERlTH.—Another death
has resulted from the recent explosion at Belvedere,. HYes-
terday the girl Elizabeth Osborn expired in Guy s
she
from serious wounds on the head and arms which
received from the falling debris after the,
,explof
the:
case was almost hopeless from the first. life, deathb of
lots
sufferer makes the total number of lives lost
are reported to be is the air way towards ultimate rccho
thatY
calamity 12. The rest of the wounded in
.Guy sylloesvpeittal
Mr Sidney Turner, house burgeon,.. is of
ital
some of them will be in a condition to leave t o

this week.