The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

AN Imsx Row.—John Doran, aged 40, and Mary
Doran, his wife, 35, were brought before Mr Partridge
charged with violently assaulting and wounding Thomas
and Mary Smith.
The parties live in an Irish colony called Glasshouse-
street, Rosemary-lane. There had been some litigation
between them, which terminated successfully for the
Smiths. The Dorans and their partizans waited on the
Smiths last night and asked them, if they were satisfied.
"To be sure we are," was the reply of the Smiths. John
Doran, a tall and strong fellow, however, said he was not
satisfied, and he pulled the Smiths out of their dwelling.
A row ensued, blows and kicks were exchanged, and blood
flowed very freely. Mrs Doran, who had a stone in her
hand, struck Mrs Smith on the head, while John Doran
made a furious attack on both complain nts, and struck and
kicked them most furiously. Mr and Mrs Smith were
severely injured, and the wounds on their heads indicated
the violence that had been used. A large piece of coal was
broken by the mail prisoner on ThomaS Smith's head. He
said he was "in gores of blood, and bled like a pig," He
certainly lost a good deal of blood.
Mr Partridge said it appeared that the Dorans went to
the dwellings of the Smiths to demand satisfactiOn, as they
termed it—in other words, to make a disturbance. Their
conduct was quite ferocious, He sentenced John Doren to
two months and his wife to one month's imprisonment with
hard labour.

METROPOLITAN RAILWAY.— Dnring the week
ending the llth inst. the Metropolitan Company
conveyed over their railway 273,669 passengers, the receipts
being £2,703, This is the largest weekly receipt since the
opening of the railway, shewing an increase of £568 over the
corresponding week last year. This receipt is equal to £720
per mile for the week, or at the rate of £37,000 per mile per
annum, and is very largely in excess of the receipt per mile
on any other railway in the kingdom. When the com-
pany's extension to the City is open, there is no doubt that
Y will be enormously in-
the portion of the extension as far as
vigorously prosecuted, and it
creased. The
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ensuing spring.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE (THIS DAY).--At halt-
past 3 this morning a fire broke out in Lorrimore-
street, Walworth. The house was completely destroyed, and
a m aged 69, who lodged in the
front
hat this poor creature was
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body was subsequently found in,
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there is no doubt, She
was burned to a cinder, and her remains were discovered
by Jerry, the fire escape conductor's dog. The remains of
the deceaeed, who had been the Mother of 22 children, were
placed in a shell and removed to the workhouse, and an
inquest will be held upon them,
EXETER-HALL.—Tne Caristmas performance of
the "Messiah" will be given by the National Choral
Society on Wednesday next. 11.Iiss Louisa Yyne, whose
success in the " Eljah" on Wednesday last was so com-
plete, has been engaged by the National Choral Society for
next Wednesday's performance of the .t Messiah" and for
the "Creation," which will shdrtly
CATS.—In an early MS. 'the value of a cat is
stated to be equal to that of a railch sheep with its lamb and
wool; and in another the property necessary tq constitute a
"proper hamlet" is said to coprise nine buildings, one
plough, one kiln, one churn, one bull, one cock, and one
cat.— All the Year Round.

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Minister Plenipotentiary of the
King of Italy. Hitherto
there has only been a charge d'affaires.
THE CIDER CROP IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES.—
The English vintsge—if such a term can be applied
to the produce of the orchards of this country—is now draw-
ing to a close, and has been the most remarkable within liv-
ing memory, Both apples and pears in the fruit-growing dis-
tricts of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire
have this year been abundant beyond precedent, and good
culinary fruit is now selling by retail at a cheaper rate than
potatoce. A more magnificent bloom was never observed
thairthat of the spring of 1864, and although this is not
always a precursor of an abundant crop it proved so in the
present instance. Apple and pear trees were laden so thickly
that the branches frequently broke down under the weight
of fruit, and although picking generally finishes in October
there is here and there fruit still hanging from the leafless
trees. Generally, however, the fruit is small, in consequence,
no doubt, of its great abundance, although some parts of
Herefordshire have produced this year the finest fruit ever
grown. The general price of cider fruit has been is per pot
of five pecks, and apples have been sold at £1 per ton, An
immense quantity of cider and perry havfi been made in
the three counties named above, especially Herefordshire,
and an ordinary price is £1 per hogshead of 100 gallons, or
3d. a gallon. The fruit is admirable in quality, ad conse-
quently the drink produced is of the first class, and is ex-
pected is keep unusually well. A larger quantity has been
made this year than has ever been recollected in any one
year, the quantity beingonly restricted in some inßtances to
the barrel capacity of the grower.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the entrance
of the ashes of the 'Emperor Napoleon I. into Paris
the Marquis de Lawoaitine caused a commemorative mass'
to be celebrated in the Church of the Invalides, at which
he and all his staff were present. A number of the old
soldiers of the First Empire attended, Among them wes
an old Memoluke, probably the last that remains of those
brought by General B3napar:o from Egypt. After the
service the old soldiers filed off before the tomb of the
Emperor.
The quotation of gold a t Paris is about 3 per mille pm., and
the short exchange on London is 25.20 per £1 :sterling. On
comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3
17s. ibid. per ounce fbr standard gold it appears that gold is
about 2-10th sper cent. dearer in Paris than in London.
By advic.s from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark
and the short exchange on London is 13.42 per Li stcrlin
Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
1-Pith per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg.

The course of exchange at New York on London tor bills et
60 days' sight is abut 263 per cent., and the premium on
gold is 141 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit
on the importation of goad from tho states,