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

THAMES.

AN IRISH Row.—John Doran, aged 40, and Mary
Doran, his wife, 35, were brought before Mr Partridge
oharged 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 Doran to
two months and his wife to one month's imprisonment with
hard labour.

MvPROPOLITAN RAILWAY.-..luring the week
ending the 11th 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, showing 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
the traffic over the entire railway will be enormously in-
creased. The works are being vigorously prosecuted, and it
is expected that the portion of the extension as far as
Aldersgate-street will be open for public traffic early in the
ensuing spring.

THIS DAY).—At half
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE
past 3 this morning a fire broke out in Lorrimore-
street, Walworth. The house was completely destroyed, and
a woman named Mary Durrant, aged 69, who lodged in the
front parlour, lost her life; That this poor creature was
the innocent cause of this disaster, from the position her
b
founda he
in; there is no doubt. She
w
remains were discovered
by Jerry, the fire escape conductor's dog. The remains of
the deceased, who had been t
oadsy wasburned
to a
cinder,
he mother of 22 children, were
Placed in a shell and removed to the workhouse, and an
inquest will be held upon them,
EXETER-HALL.—The. Christmas performance ol
the "Messiah" will be given by the National Choral
Society on Wednesday neat. Miss Louisa Fyne, whose
success in the " Eljah" on "Wednesday last was so com-
plete, has been engeged by the National Choral Society for
next Wednesday's performance of the " Messiah" and for
the "Creation," which will shortly follow.
CATS.—In an early Als. the value of a cat is
stated to be equal to that of h 'zilch sheep with its lamb and
wool; and in another the Property necessary to constitute a
"proper hamlet" is said to comprise nine buildings, one
plough, one kiln, one churn, one bull, one cock, and one
cat.— All Me Year Roud.

The King of Holland has just receiTed at a
de Cartogni, who delivered to
Eavoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Ring
of Italy. Hitherto
there has only been a tharga
d'affaireo.
hprisiva;leajl'eus(tlyienheise Acirlecentt'as
THE CIDER CROP IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES.—
The English vintage—it 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
potatoes. A more magnificent bloom wag never observed
than that of the spring of 1864, and although this is not
always a precursor et 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
picking generally finishes in October
fruit still hanging from the leafless
ot
hf efrreuiits,
trees. Generally, however, the fruit is small, in consequence,
haenrde aalht
dh otuhgehre
no doubt, of its great abundance, although some parts of
Herefordshire have produced this year the inest fruit ever
grown. The general price of cider fruit has l,een is per pot
of five pecks, and apples have been sold at ill per ton, An
immense quantity of cider and perry have been made in
the three counties named above, especially lierefordshire,
and an ordinary price is £1 per hogshead of 100 gallons, or
3d. a gallon. The fruit is admirable in quality, and 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 instances to
the band capacity of the grower.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the entrance
of the ashes of the Emperor Napoleon I. into Paris
the Marquis de Las‘ se Ain° caused a commemorative mass'
to be celebrated in the Church of the Invandes, at which
ha end all his staff were present. A number of the old
soldiers of .the First Empire attended. Among them wee
an old Mameluke, probably the last that remains of those
brought by General 133uaparte from Egypt. After the
service the old soldiers filed oil before the tomb of the
Emperor.

The quotation of gold at 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. 104 d. per ounce for 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 13.41 per £1 stcrlin_.
standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about
1-1!;th per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at
0 days' sight is almit 213 per cent., and the premium on
gold is 141 per cent. At these rates there is a small protit
on the importation of god from the United vstates,