The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-07 00:00:00

Course of Exchange,—Yesterday.

Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 19 12 191
Autw. p — 25 571 `Alf; 00
Brussels — 25 67} 25 65
Hamburg — 20 6 13 81
Paris . . Short. 25 15 25 :c,5
Ditto
Marseilles — 25 GO 25 65
Frankfort on Maine — 1201 1201
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 301 301
Berlin —
Madrid
Cadiz — 47 44
Leghorn , 26 70 25 77/
Milan — 25 70 26 77/
Genoa
Naples
Palermo — 26 75 25 80
Messina — 26 75 25 80
Lisbon
Oporto
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) .... .. per oz., £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars ....

TIIE QUEEN.-It will be seen that Mr and Mrs
Wigan had this week the honour of reading before her
Majesty at Windsor Castle. It is flattering in the extreme
to these artists that they have been selected as the first who
have been permitted to appear before her Majesty.—Court
Journal.

Mr John Richardson has received a letter from
General Garibaldi, of which the following is a translation:
—"Caprera, Nov. 18, 1864. Most esteemed Mr and Mrs
Richardson,—l have to give you my most hearty thanks
and gratitude for all the great kindness so generously be-
stowed on me by you, ever since I first set my foot in your
land of liberty until you send me the yacht.—l pray you
will believe me as your friend at all times.—G.

LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT TO A LADY AT THE
CROYDON STEEPLECHASES. Yesterday morning
W. Carter, Esq., Coroner for Surrey, held an inquest at
the Railway Tavern, on the body of a fine young woman,
aged 19, who met her death by falling from a horse at the
late Croydon Steeplechase& Deceased was well known in
the neighbourhood of South Belgravia. George Grey said
he was a groom in the job-yard of Mr Whakerley, Lupus-
street, Pimlico. The lady he had seen dead that morning
he had known during the past 12 months, and during that
time ho had occasionally gone out with her as groom and
coachman. He had always known her as Margaret Hills.
On Wednesday afternoon he accompanied her on horseback
to the Croydon Steeplechases, the deceased riding a mare.
She was not accompanied by any Gentleman, but she spoke
to several there. About half-past three on that afternoon,
deceased directed him to jump the horse he was riding over
a gap in the hedge. Witness did it, and she was to follow
him. He did as she directed him, and as soon as he landed
he looked round to see her coming, and she came directly.
As he looked he saw the mare " land," and with that de-
ceased dropped the reins instantly and fell out of the saddle
on the off-side. The deceased fell on the upper part of her
back. Witness jumped off his horse and went to her, and
she said, "Oh, George, lam hurt." They cried out for a
doctor, and a gentleman came who they said was a doctor.
A cab was called, and she was placed in it, and brought to
the house. Witness remained in the house for about an
hour and a half, and then left, but before leaving he saw
her. She was quite sensible at the time of his leaving, and
made no statement affecting any one. She was quite sober
at the time of the accident. Witness could not account for
her falling off, as she was a good horsewoman and of high
courage. She had a fall previously, but she did not com-
plain at all of any injury, After some further evidence,
the jury returned a verdict of " Aocidental death."
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
RAILWAY.—On Monday Mr C. S. Burnaby, coroner
for the East Retford district of Nottingham, held an inquest
at Ranskill, a village about six miles from Retford, into the
cause of the death of Mr Richard Russell, civil engineer, of
Bawtry, who was killed on the Great Northern Railway on
Saturday night last. Mr Russell, who had had experience
as a civil engineer, both in this country and in America, had
lately received the appointment of engineer of the new line
from Doncaster to Gainsborough, had been to Doncaster
on business connected with the line, and missing the last
passenger train from the place at six o'clock he, unknown to
the officials there, got into a coal train, expecting, it is
thought that it would stop at Bawtry. This train did not
stop until it reached Retford, and the deceased found him-
self as much to the south of Bawtry as he was to the north
at Doncaster. Anxious to get to his home the same even•
ing, and there not being a train for passengers, he walked
into the goods yard, and ascertaining that a special goods
train was about to be despatched, he got into the van. The
guard reported this to the clerk in charge at the station, and
Mr Russell was informed he could not go. Nothing more
was seen of him until he was found on the engine of another
train, from which he had to be ejected. He then left, went to
the Queen Hotel, and ordered a conveyance to take him to
Bawtry. Before this was ready he left the hotel, and
walked on the Great North-road as far as the Bawtry-moor
crossing of the Great Northern Railway, when he took the
railway, and from footmarks on the down four-foot it would
appear that he walked along for a distance of two miles and
a half, 'when he was overtaken by a down special goods
train from Retford at 11.10 p.m., and killed upon the spot.
The deceased's brother, Mr Samuel Russell, surgeon, of
Blyth, stated to the jury the nature of the injuries, and
further that the deceased was in good circumstances, and
had no possible motive for committing suicide. The jury
returned a verdict, "'That the deceased was accidentally
killed."
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on the 18th, the dates from Yokohama, via Hakedadi, are
up to the 12th of October. The fleet had paid the visit to
Yedo and returned. No particulate published es to the
official interviews which took place. We may judge, how-
ever, that the visit had produced a good effect, as 1,000 bales
of silk were expected, or had arrived, at Yokohama, and
there was an inquiry for foreign manufactured goods. The
Rona brought over a quantity of silk.—London and China
lilegraph.
LuM PIiNSATION CLAIMS.—Mr Commissioner Kerr
and a special jury sat at the Lord Mayor's Court,
yesterday, for the purpose of hearing two compensation
claims. The first was " Buck v. the Metropolitan Railway."
The plaintiff is a collar maker, Cradle court, Red Cross-
street, and claimed upwards of £2,000. After the case had
occupied some time. the jury by consent awarded £730. In
the second case, "Bragg v. the Metropolitan Railway."
damages were laid at £1,330. The claimant is a house fur-
nisher, Finsbury-pavement, where he only had an office.
It was complained by Mr Lloyd, for the company, that this
was an attempt to extort money for a mere tenancy, for a
business which could be carried on anywhere in the neigh..
bourhood. The jury gave £250.

The King of the Hellenes has decided that four
officers of the army or navy shall proceed to France and
England to inquire into the military and naval organisation
of those two countries, and make a report to the commission
formed at Athens for the reorganisation of those services
in Greece.

Not fewer than six churches are at the present
moment in course of erection in Paris—namely, at Mont-
rouge, at Meuilmontant, on the Boulevard, des Invatides,
and the churches of Ste. Augustine, the Trinity, and St.
A►nbroise.

Toe General Correspondence of Vienna states
that a percussion cap burst on the earriav of the
Emperor of Austria as he W4B returning from
richtsiabrunn in the morning of the Ist inst. the
care which the Ministerial journal takes to state
that no person was wounded would almost lead one
to suppose that the affair was nut that of a mere
harmteaa cap, but or some kind of projectile.
A mettauring eight feet between the
tips loarrge "g
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n to, was shot a law days ego at
Bruin.; Item- Berne. This bird had, dutteg the
last few years, caused eunodelabie lose to the
tanners, hating carried oil mule than 2tal lawbsi
and even lititto goats and sheep.