The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-31 00:00:00

MARKET

TIONEY

AND

COMMIIRCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK:

Notwithstanding the good supply of money on
offer in the general discount market, tho rates for
short-dated paper continue at 7 and 71- per cent.
The demand for accommodation to-day has been of
a moderate character, but the brokers, who do not
believe in cheaper money, appear indisposed to
enter largely into long transactions.

In the Foreign Fschange yesterday afternoon
there was no materialeiteration.
There were no bullion na.)vemcnts at the Bank
yesterdtly.
At a meeting of creditors to-day of Messrs.
Ford, Curtis, and Curtis, ship-provision merchants,
a comnaitee was appointed to investigate the ac-
cour.ts, and to report to an adjourned meeting, to
be held on the 6th of September, as to the best
course to be adopted for realising the estate.
A meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Woodward
and Podmore will be held on Thursday next.

The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit•
tance of £5ll on account of the dividends on the
debt of Ecuador.

An instalment of £3 per share is payable on
Thursday, the Ist September, on the scrip of the
Societe Generale de I'Empire Ottoman.
Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have announced
That they have received adv:ces from their agents in
Venezuela, under date of the 9th inst., of their hav-
ing received the undermentioned collections on
account of 55 per cent. of the import dutiea assigned
to the bondholders, viz., 1 week from Custom House
of Puerta Cobello, 5,020 dole. 74c ; and two weeks
from that of La Luayra, 38,727 dole 83c; together
43,748 dole 57c.

Messrs. Baring Brothers have also received the
remittances on account of New Grenada
dividends, viz., from• the Custom House of Santa
Marta £1,703 4s 3d, and from San Jose de Cucuta
£1,352 13s ld ; together £3,145 7s 4d. Messrs.
Baring Brothers have also received by this mail on
account of Mexican dividends 64,479 dols 560.

Two o'CLocK.

A very unfavourable feeling still prevails in the
English Stock Market, and the Funds are now at
an exceedingly low price, Consols for money being
88t, and for the account 88i t. There appears to
be no valid reason why English Government secu-
rities should be at such reduced figures. Political
relations are satisfactory, and there is nothing to
fear from monetary prospects. The New Threes
and Reduced Annuities are B'7i 88 ; the Annuities,
1873, 105 ; Exchequer Bills, 255. to 153. die. ; and
India 5 per Cents., 1031,- 104.
Very little fluctuation has occurred in the Foreign
Market, and business is extremely dull. Turkish
6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 'if; do. Consolides, 501
; Mexican, 281 ; do. New, 25i 26 ; Greek, 23i
244; Spanish Passive, 311 ; do. Certificates, 13i I;
Russian, 881 b ; and the Confederate Loan, 74 i 5
ex div.

In the Railway Share Market business has con•
tinned rather dull, but prices have not varied to
any important extent. Lancashire and Yorkshire
have receded about £l, and Great Eastern, and
Manchester, Sheffield, and London each 55.; while
North Eastern (York), have advanced ss.
The Foreign and Colonial lines show little change
of importance.
Bank and Miscellaneous shares are neglected, but
prices in some instances are a shade firmer. Lon-
don and Westminster realise 98 ; Imperial Bank,
35k; Credit Mobilier, 12 121 ; and Credit Foncier,
121 12i.

BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK,
GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
3 per Cent. Consols .................. 88i a a
Do Account, Aug. 8 ............ 81
3 per Cent. Reduced
New 3 per Cent.
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1831 —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873...........+ 105
Annuities, 30 yrs, expire fthJan., 1880 —
Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 —
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 100 S —
111.nrch. June.

Exchequer Bills' £l,OOO, 3 &ill per:Cent.
Do £5OO
Do - £lOO and £2OO ..
Bank England Stk, 51 per Ct.
Do Account..
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 212

25 15

Do Account
Do 5 per Cent. July, 1570 ....

Do Account
Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 —
Do Certificates
Do Account ..
Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) —
Do 4i pet Cent

Do L-niaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ....
Do 51 per Cent,, May, 1879
Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866
Do liondsil,ooo
Do under £l,OOO •••• --
FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent
Brazilian 5 per Cent ........
Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 --c
Do 1863
Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent —
China!). 6 per Cent. -
Do 41 per Cent --
Colombian 6 Der Cent ....
Cuba, 6 per Cent.
Do 5 per Cent. 1864
Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent —
Do, Provisonal Land Warrant --
Danish 3 per Cent.' 1825
Do 4 per Cent, 1863
Egyptian 7 per,Cent --
Do, Second Issue - -- --
Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, es-Coupons 231
Do Account

Do Coupons
Do Accounl.... . , —,
Guatemala 5 per Cent. —
Do 1839 and 1859 —
Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway)
Mexican 3 per Cent

Do Account -
Do 1864
Do French Scrip, Ex, 25f 20c —
Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — die
Ditto Scrip, £23 paid
Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent

New Granada -
Do 2 per Cent. ..
Do Deferred
Do Land Warrants (Hectares) —
Do Debentures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 —
Do do Aug., 1866.. • •
Peruvian 41 per Cent ..
Do 3 per Cent. (Cribarren) —
Do 4} per Cent., 1362
Do Account
Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853
Do Account • • --
Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3..

Do Account

Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ----
Do 41 per Cent., 1850.„ ..
Do 1860 —
Do 3 ner Cent 1859
Do 5 per Cent, 1862 BBl i
Do Anglo-Dutch
Do Scrip, £4O paid
Sardinian. 5 per Cent --
Do Account
Spanish 3 per Cent
1 Do Account
Do New Deferred
Do Account
Do Passive
Do Account 3lt
Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded
Do Account l3i
Swedish, 4 per Cent.
Do Scrip, £6O paid "-- Pm
Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 —

Do Account ..... .......
Do 6 per Cent. 1506 .
iio Account ..............
Do £lOO Bonds
Do 6 per Cent. 11,462
Do Account .....................
Do £lOO Bonds. ...... .. 7oi
Do 1863
Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.. .••
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
.Do Account ....................... 22±
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account ...•
Do Scrip £45 paid ... .• • dis
Dividends on the above payable in London
Austrian, 5 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. --

. _
Do Account ........ .
4t per Cent., E. 251. —
D awl). 21 per Cent. Es. 12 Quit.,
Do 4 per Cent. Certificates
Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, E. 25 francs —

Do Account
French Routes, 2 per Cent.....
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s —
Fiedmontose, 5 per Cent., Ex. 251
CLOCK,
TWO 0'

Consols noway
Do Account..., -

PUNISHMENT BY WHlPPlNG.—Punishment by
whipping is on the increase. Last year thQ number of

prisoners flogged was 388.
COMMITMENTS BY COUNTY COURTS.—Last year
there were 27,861 warrants of commitments issued, and
8,585 persons actually committed to prison.
FEES IN TnE COUNTY COUB.TS.—The amount of
fees received last year in the county courts was £263,400,

BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Closing
Share' Hallways Paid. Price. Business done
109 - Atlantic &St Lawrenci all 58 60
Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind
Sk 100 101 102
Gu. 5 per cent...
20 Do. New
20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 74 dis p
204 Buflalo and Lase Huron all a 64
10 Do. Preference ...... all 74 84
too Buffalo,Brant&Godricb 100 75 so
p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872
100 Do. do. July 1, 187:, 100 75 80
100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 75 80
et Cloutta.&S.Eastn. (Lino 100 97 93
at Cape Town &Dock Seri] 100 94 96
stock Hastu. Bengal gu. Sp. c 100 102 104
stook East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 10'
1101 102 10141
20 Do. do. G Ext..... '2O 91 10i
20 Do. do. Ii do. .. 20 191 204
stock Grand Trunk of Canada lee 19 2)
100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 71 73
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 80 63
100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. all 05 67
100 Do. do. deferred-- all 55 57
100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 48 51
100 Do. do. deferred....... all 43 45
NO Do. 4th Pref. stook... all 27 29
100 Do. do. deferred...... all 26 28
stook Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.o 100 102 103
20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 Par
443
Do. January, 1882
stock Gt. South,of India(Lim
guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 99 101 •
SO4 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 00 10
SO4 Do. New
100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 89 91
100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 82 81
10 Indian Branch Limited 2 d In
stook Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 994 1004 Icol •
stock Do. 4p. o. Extension 100 93 95
stock De.l4 do —.. 100 89 91
20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2
stock Melb.Corp. P, p. o. Buds. 100
50 Melb. & llobson's Bay. all 58 (0
100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bdo. all
10 Newßruris.wick Candu
Class A an d 8.. all 2
N.Rl.C'daB pc lot fbo 100 80 84
stock Scinde (100 994 1004
crock Do. Delhi . 4.: • 100 99) 1004
20 Do. do 2 4d par
st Do.Punj.sub c all 934 1004
Do. Do. ........ , ,
stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) llOO ,95 97 ,
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
c.D.(4oy. &J ut)'
1877-81.........100 06 99 084
- Do. ep. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 96 99
Do. 6p. c.Mar. tlv Sept. 100 98 102
I Do. sp. o. Jan.&July. lOC 84 86
Do. 5 Inscribed stook 100 84 86
ICape G.Hope, 6 p 0,187 F, 100 104 106
Do.Ap &00t 1880 100 107 109
Do. 1800 100 109 111
Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 103 10)4
'Ceylon, Nov.lB7S, 6p c 100 110 112
'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 103 105 101
Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 100 104 107
- IN.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 07 100
80. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100
- N. B.IV. Gov. 5 p 2., 180 C 100 97 90
- ,I Do. sp. c.,18i1 tolB7l 100 96 48 97
I Do. d0.,1888 upwds 100 96 98 96
- New Zealand 6 p cent. 100
- !Nora Scotia Gov. 6p. c.
steriing, 1875. lOO 99 102
Queensland Gcv. 6p. C. 100 100 103
- ,S.Aus G6p.0.1878.6cup.. 100 106 108
- NTto.Gov. Op.°. Ja.&July 100 1014
Do. to 69. c. A.P.&00.. 100 109 110 1084

BRITISH MINES.
2 Umbrian Consol. Gold 1
uliflord Amalgamated 20 32 30
Devon G. Con, (Tavist ) 1 580 590
East Bassett (Illogan) 30 67 69
--- East Clogau Gold Ltd
East Caradon 1.14.6 27 28
East Carn Brea.. 3.4.0 75 71
L. WI Russel (Tavistlt.) 8.13.1 5 55
Gara..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen., 081 5 7
Great South Tolgus 174 2 24
G. Wheal Vor (Holston, 40 27 28
Grenville e.io.c 6I 74
fiend's-Foot ....... • • 8.12 88 40
aingston Downs 4.18.0 3,1 45
Lady Bertha ..... 2.8.8
3largaret (Goy 94 7 9
- ‘iarke Valley.. 4.3 0 45 5
4 Slyndy Iron Ore (Lim 21 15
85 d
New Setun IOI 75
—• North Downs .. . . .... 3 15 14
N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan, 3.1.0 2 25
North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 3 32
Par Consols (St. Blazey)
Providenoe(Uny Le1nt.)110.0.7 40 42 404
SouthCaradon(St.Cleer, I 14 103 520 615 174
S. Cam Brea
S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 425 475
Stray Park 130.17.0 28 30
ramar Silv.d Lead slin
fin Croit 9 18 10
West Basset (Illogan) 14 8 90;
IV. Cf radon (Liskeard; 9 94 2
West Seton
Wheal Basset (Illognn 55 92 05
Wheal Buller(Redruth) 10 16 20
Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut) 2.0.6
WhealLudcott
Whcal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 14 16
Wheal Seton 585 210 215
Wheal TreiaAVllCy (Lis.) 7
10 21
Wheal Union 4 5 2

LINES LEASED A "I' FIXED ENNTALS.
Manchester, BUStoll, and Matlock, 3i
FOICEIGN MINES.
Cape Copper, lien., 101
BANKS.

Anzio Austrian, 71
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 391
Consolidated Bank, lim., 1a
European Bank, Rm., 131 14
Imperial Bank (lim.), 35&
Imperial Bank of china, ludia,:and Japan, 6
International B ink, lim., 181
Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 51.!
London Think of Mexico and S. America, Jim., 61
London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 55
London and County, 73i
London and South African, 24
London and 11 estminster,
iS
South Eastern, 9

MISCELLANEOUS.
Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Urn., 3
City Offices, lien., 3}
Credit Fonder, lit 124 f
Credit Mobiiix, 11/ 12
Crystal Palace, 33
East India Irrigation and Canal, 5
Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 6 ;
Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 8f
London Financial Association, lim., 211
Societe FIIISEICiere d'Egypte, 41.

SIIIPPING-TILIS DAY,

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning.
Arrived, Aug. 30—Priscilla, from Port Natal—Pallas,
from Archangel; Isabella and Lernvig, from Taganrog—
Rival, from Licata—Reliance, Triumph, Mellon, and
Zuma, from Guernsey—Sir W. Poultney, from Croustadt
—Ohevalier, from Lisboa—Alexandria, from Yokohama.

DEAL, Wednesday Morning.

Passed—Gaza and Matilda, from the west, for London—
Arbutus, from Barbadoes, for London—Fort Regent and
Marlborough, from Calcutta, for London— Moffat, from the
Cape of Gooi Hope. for London—Victor, of Sunderland,
from the west, for the north—Aphodis, from the north, for
the west—Tonning, screw steamer, from London, for Ton-
ing,

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPlTAL—Yesterday afternoon
a numerously attended meeting of the governors of
this hospital was held at the Terminus Hotel, London-
bridge, to elect a treasurer in the room of Mr R. Baggallay,
resigned, and for other liminess. The president (Alderman
Sir a. Musgrove) presided. Mr W. Tite, M.P., proposed a
vote of thanks to Mr Baggallay on his retirement from the
office of treasurer. The motion was seconded by Alderman
Finnic, and unanimously approved. Mr Tite, M.P,, then
proposed Mr Francis Hicks for the office of treasurer,
Aldermen Finuis seconded and Mr Gray supported the
nomination, and Mr Hicks was unanimously elected to the
Office,

The Tragedy in Hatton-Garden.

CORONER'S INQUEST-THIS DAY.

This morning Dr Lancaster, the coroner for the central
division of Middlesex, held an inquiry at the Three Tuns
Tavern, Cross-street, Hatton-garden, on the body of Eliza
Wilkinson, who met her death on Monday last, under the
circumstances already published in The Sun.
The jury having visited the body,
Jane Freman said she resided at the 'White House,
Sheppard's-bush, and was sister to the deceased. She
was about 27 years of age, and was married to Henry
Wilkinson, a stonemason, whose father kept the Reindeer,
at Lincoln. They had been married 10 years, and there
were two children living, one aged four, and the last about
12 months. They lived very happily together, but the
deceased had told her she had had words with her hus-
band, but witness told her she believed one was as bad

as the other. She was not in the habit of drinking, but
the husband occasionally got intox!cated. He did not

neglect his home, on the contrary he always acted with
tlie greatest, kindness to his wife.

William Chipperton said, I reside at Shrewsbury-cottage,
Angel-lane, Hammersmith, farrier. I have known deceased

and her husband about six months. I met them first al

Shepherd's-bush. I met Wilkinson at that place on Sunday
last about half past two, Wo had some ale, and then I,

Wilkinson, and his niece came to London. Whilst we were
in the train Wilkinson invited zne home to tea. I went and

stopped in the house till six o'clock, during which we had
one pot of ale. Wilkinson seemed to have had a little drop
too much, but he was not intoxicated. The deceased and her

husband seemed on excellent terms, as they were playing and
chaffing together the whole of the afternoon. When I and
the niece left Wilkinson and his wife accompanied us to the
train. Ae we were early we stopped at a publichouse and
got a pot of sixpenny ale. After that all four went to the
station in Farringdon-street. We were all laughing and
chaffing together. When the train came up we
all shook hands together, Wilkinson kissed his
wife's niece, and turned round and said to me,
"Don't be jealous, old fellow--kiss my old woman,"
which I accordingly did. lam keeping company with the
niece of the deceased. I never noticed anything strange
in Wilkinson's manner when I kissed his wife, but
she coloured up very much when he (Wilkinson) kissed
her niece. I never saw him ill treat her. Deceased was
very jealcus of her husband. She had no cause to be so.
I and the niece went off in the train, and got to the sister's
house at Sheppard's Bush at half-past 7, After wo had
been in the house about 20 minutes, Wilkinson came in. I
asked him what brought him down so soon after us, and
he said, "Illy old woman's been blowing me up, and I've
come down to get out of the way." Wilkinson re •
turned to London by the twenty minutes past ten
train. He drank about three small glasses of rum,
one of brandy and some ale. He was intoxicated when he
went away. He said nothing further about his wife than I
have mentioned, I have heard that they have had quarrels,
and once deceased pointe d to her husband's nose, which she
said she had scratched.

By ajuror—l never knew the deceased kiss any other man
but her husband, and I should not have kissed her had the
husband not told me to do so.

Sarah Collier said,—l reside at No. 9, Cross-street. De-
ceased and his wife occupied the first floor back-room.
During the ten months I have known them, they fre-
quently quarrelled. Wilkinson got tipsy at least once a
week. They only quarrelled when he was so, and then
she never said anything to hies if he was good-tempered.
Last Sunday evening Wilkinson came in between six and
seven o'clock and asked me if I had seen his wife. I told
him I had not. About half-past seven a person canoe to
me and told me a lady wanted to see me in Hatton-garden.
When I wont out I found it was deceased. She
said, " Have you seen my husband, directly we
came out of the station my husband struck me
in the face." She then told me that he had kissed
her niece, and that Chipperfieldjhad kissed her, and that
had led to the quarrel. She said, " I'm afraid to come in
yet, as lam sure he will knock me about. I will go to a
friend's house and stop for two hours," At a quarter past
10 she again sent for me, and when she found her husband
was not within she came into my room. She went and
looked at her children,:and then came out and went into
bed with my aunt, to avoid meeting her husband until the
morning. We slept quietly until about a quarter past
12 when I heard Wilkinson going up-stairs. He knocked
at my door, and asked if his wife was in my room. I told
him she wus not, and he then went to my aunt's room, and
pushed the door open. In a few seconds 1 heard a noise as
of a quarrel. He was using oaths. I went in, and there
saw the deceased on the floor on her knees, and Wilkinson
near her. He was using dreadful language, and I saw him
strike her three times on the head with his fist. He then
got up from a box on which be was sitting and kicked her
in the stomach. The moment he did it, deceased seemed
very ill ; I asked her it he had hurt her, when she said,
"I'm very bad, he has given mo my death blow." I held
up her head, and the vomited up a little blood, Directly
Wilkinson saw this he became altogether changed, and as-
sisted me to raise her up. 1 bathed her temples, and Wil•
kinson thou assisted me to get her to her route, lie cried
very much, and then he ran for a doctor, Mrs Wilkinson
died within the hour after she had received the kick.

By a Juror—They had had a quarrel on Friday night,
Before he kicked her she said " For God's sake, don't kill
we." lie then said, " give it you, you —." She
Lover spoke after she received the kick.

Dr. Clarke, 115, Holborn-hill, said he had made a post
mortem examination and found that death had been occa-
sioned by hemorrhage, caused by a rupture of the spleen,

The coroner said there could be no doubt of the cawie of
death, viz., the rupture of the spleen, and that injury had
been produced by a blow.
A juror said it was of the utmost importance that the
accused man Wilkinson should be present while the C7i.
deuce against him was being given.
The Coroner entirely agreed with the juror. He found

it would become necessary at that stage of the inquiry to
adjourn until next Friday morning, and during that period
he would communicate with Sir George Grey, in order if
possible to obtain the order of the Home Secretary fur the
prisoner's attendance at that inquiry.
The jury and witnesses were then bound over to attend
again next Friday.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day,

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before F. Gibbons, Esq.)
A MAN COMPELLED TO PAT A DEBT HE DOES NOT OWE.

JONES V. PINKING.

This was a judgment summons, and his honour put the
usual questions to the defendant, who said he was not the
person who owed the money. There must have been a
mistake.

His Honour said that whether there was a mistake or not
defendant must pay.

Defendant—l do not owe the money.
His Honour—You must pay whether you owe the money
or not. This is a claim for 15s. 4d., and it has been decided
thatEyou must pay.

Defendant—But I never of the matter before to-day. I
was not served with the original summons, so I could not
attend to D.

Hisgonour said he could not help that, the defendant:had
not appeared on the original summons, and must go to prison
for five days. The commitment would like in the office a
week before it issued.

Defendant very naturally declared that he would not pay,
as he did not owe the money, and left the court complaining
of the gross injustice of such a law,

A COMMISSIONER FOR TARING OATHS IN COMMON LAW.

GAINSFORD AND OTHERS V. PHILLIPS.

This was an action to reoover £3lBs. bd., for carpets, &c.,
supplied to defendant, who is an attorney, of 12, Abchurch:
lane, and also is ono of the Commissioners for taking oaths
in Common Law.

Mr Wray, for the plaintiffs, deposed to the goods having
been supplied, and a promise to pay.
His Honour found that no one appeared on behalf of the
defendant, and the usual order was made.

QUEEN VICTORIA AND TUE DAHOMIAN SLAVE
GIRL.—, In speaking of slavery, I cannot omit to
mention the warm interest that our gracious Queen has
evinced towards a liberated Dahomian slave girl. Some
years since Commander Forbes, of the Royal Navy, was
sent to the savage ruler of that country for the purpose of
trying to prevail on him to change his policy of government.
The King was greatly impressed by the gentlemanly bear-
ing of the gallant officer, and as a token of his royal re-
gard for him, made him a present of g young slave
girl. Commander Forbes brought her to England in
his ship the Bonetta, and had her christened
by the name of Bonetta Forbes. When the Queen
heard the strange and eventful history of the girl,
she at once adopted her as a protegd, and had her educated
at Melville Hospital at her own expense, and always took a
deep interest in Miss Bonetta's welfare, even going so far
as to have her occasionally at Court. When afterwards
the young girl married Mr Davis, a coloured merchant,
residing on the Gold Coast, the Queen took a most lively
interest in the event, and made Miss Forbes several
handsome wedding presents. I lately saw by a news-
paper that a further mark of favour was conferral on
Mrs Davis, who has given birth to a daughter to whom tho
Queen has stood godmother by proxy. At the same time
the Queen presented to her godchild a beautiful gold cup,
with a salver, knife, fork, and spoon, of the same precious
metal, as a baptismal present. The cup and salver bear the
following inscription—" To Victoria Davis, from her god-
mother, Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
1863." Does net,th is incident speak volumes for the good-
ness of our belcvcd Queen, who amongst her multitudinous
cares can still ronember an African girl.— Colburn's United
Soria itfagcrzine.

Nearly 10,000 clothworkers, at ENla, in
Piedmont, are now on strike for a decrease in the
hours of labour, and an increase of wages. This sus-
pension has lasted upwards of a fortnight, and Govern-
ment con!ractors are embarrassed, as they ar3 unable to gat
their orders executed. The men are now at the end of their
pecauiary resources, and will shortly be obliged to cede.
A sum of ;12,0001 has, however, just been received from
Marseilles to be distributed among them, The local j4ur-
,nals state that no one knows by whom this money has been
sent,