The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-30 00:00:00

PUGILISM,

ARRIVAL OF JOE COBURN.

Mace and Coburn met for the first time on Saturday,
at Nat Langham's, the Mitre, St. Martin's-lane, and shook
hands most cordially. Both of them wished each other
to be wall on the day, and that the best man may win,
aided by fair play.

MISS KATE GORDON'S first Matinee Musicale is
announced to take place in the Collard Concert
Rooms to-morrow at 3 p.m. Miss Gordon appears in her
first morning entertainment under most distinguished
patronage. A more than usually select and attractive pro-
gamme has been issued, and Miss Gordon has secured
the services of Madame Weiss, Miss M. Poole, Mr. Walker,
and Signor Nappi. Miss Gordon will preside at the piano;
the Herr Booths on the violin and violoncello. From the
talents of the fair pianist and the recognition of her claims
by the aristocracy, a fashionable audience will doubtless
be present on this occasion.

MRS. DISRAELI'S "AT HOME."--On Saturday
afternoon Mrs. Disraeli was "at home," at the right
hon. member for Buckinghamshire's house in Park-lane.
The party was attended by upwards of SOO persons. The
house, which commands an uninterrupted view of the
park, was fitted up expressly for the accommodation of a
largo party, the roof being converted into a comfortable
position to see the review of the Rifle Volunteers. The
French and Austrian Ambassadors, the Duke and Duchess
of Montrose, the Duke and Duchess of Cleveland, the
Marchioness of Exeter, the Earl and Countess Stanhope,
the Countess of Shaftesbury, Viscountess Jocelyn, Sir
John and Lady Pakington, Lord and Lady Claud
Hamilton, Lord and Lady Colchester, were amongst those
present,

NOT DEAD YET. By S. C. Yeaffresoo, author of

"Live it Down," &c. 3 vols.—Mr. Jeaffreson's
talent, says the Athenceton, has certainly gained in ripe-
ness and fullness of flavour, like fruit on a wall in a sunny
aspect. His present novel is in every respect satisfactory.
It has a well-contrived, well built-up plot; it is carefully
written. The writer has evidently taken pains, and there
is much good work put into the book, which has a solidity
and force that impress the reader with a sense of the reality
of the story. We have read it through with interest, and
can recommend it to our readers, It is a healthy pleasant
book."

SMALL DEBTS.—Lord St. Leonards has given
notice of his intention to propose in committee
several alterations in the Lord Chancellor's County Courts
Bill. Among them are three new clauses, proposed to be
inserted, to the following effect :—No packtnan or person
taking or sending his goods for sale from house to house
shall recover against th 3 husband or father of any wife or
daughter to whom any such goods shall have been or shall
hereafter be sold for the price of the same, unless such hus-
band or father shall have peen present at such sale, and
sanctioned the same ; no action to lie upon a sale by auction
of goods under the value of £2O upon credit, unless the pur-
chaser and his surety (if any) sign 'the contract after the
sale; no person or body to issue more then 20 plaints at any
one court,

FEARFUL ARTILLERY ACCIDENT.—The D bat.
tery, 3d Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, were out
at drill at Bellary on the sth of April last. They had just
galloped past in columns of half batteries left in front,when
the word " Trot" was given ; they had hardly broken into
a trot when the limber of No. 5, one of the three leading
guns, expoded, killing four men on the spot and wounding
seven others ; 13 horses were wounded, three of which had
obe shot.on the spot. The ground all along looked like a
small battle-field after an action. It was covered with pieces
of flesh, uniform, and harneps, and the bodies of the poor
fellows who were killed. Two were lying quite close to the
gun not much disfigured, and the two others were about
100 yards off, where they had fallen, fearfully disfigured.
They were blown about 80 yards into the air. All that re-
mained of one poor fellow was his chest and head ; arms
and everything else were gone. No cause can be assigned
for the explosion. The limber boxes were filled with the
regulated allowance of ammunition, and had been packed in
presence of an officer and sergeant on the Ist ult. No blame
is attached to any one. The remains of the poor fellows
were followed to their last resting place by the whole of the
artillery and a large number of the officers and men of the
2d battalion 21st Fusiliers. The following is the list of the
men killed and wounded :—Killed—Gunners Hickey,
Healon, Townley, and Toohey. Wounded—Gunners Mul-
catry, Gower, hi'Mahon, Connor, Power, and Lindsay ;
Farrier-Sergeant Taylor and Gunner Lydon, who had his
bridle arm smashed at the wrist. It has since been ampu-
tated. They are all doing well.

The Court of Assizes of the Herault has just tried.
two Italians, named Novarre and Trinca, on a charge of
having attempted to murder a farm-steward, named Ber-
trand, residing at La Paille, near Montpellier. Another
Italian, named Rastucci, was also charged as the instigator
of the crime. On the evening of the 25th November last,
atter dark, Bertrand was seated by his fire-side, when a
stranger suddenly entered the house and stabbed him from
behind. The wounded man immediately seized his assailant,
and a struggle ensued, in which Bertrand received a cut in
each hand. Madame Bertrand then came to her husband's
aid, but was disabled by a stab. This diversion, how-
ever, enabled her husband to fetch his gun from the
next room, and ho was returning with it, when the assas-
sin and an accomplice, who had been waiting outside,
both.fell on him, and endeavoured to get possession of the
gun. Not succeeding, the two fellows ran away, and Ber-
trand fired after them, as he thought, without effect.
Several Italians were arrested on suspicion, and one of them
denounced Novarre and Trinca as the assassins, and Ras-
tucci as their instigator, the latter having had some quarrel
with Bertrand about payment for work. All three were
accordingly arrested, and it was found that the shoes of
Novarre and Trinca exactly corresponded with the footsteps
in the field across which the assassins had run on escaping
from Bertrand's house. A witness also deposed that he
had seen Rastucci extract a number of small shot from the
back of Novarre's neck. Twenty-eight witnesses were
examined, and their evidence clearly brought the crime
home to the prisoners, who were accordingly found guilty,
and each sentenced to 15 years' hard labour. _

LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF A ROMAN
CATHOLIC CHAPEL—Oa Saturday afternoon the
foundation stone of a new chapel, to be called St. William's,
was laid in Simpson-street, Angel Meadow, by the Rem
NV. J. Sheenan, rector of St. Chad's, Cheatham
.11ill.
The chapel
There was a large attendance. The officiating ministers
were the Revs. S. H. Clarkson and T. BaYes•
will be built of bricks, stone being only introduced where
necessary. The design will be plain Gothic. The cost
will be above £l,OOO, of which £7OO haq. been subscribed;
and the building will afford accommodation for between 700
oSnoecioefty of
and 800 people. The builder is Mr. Thomas. Tully,
Broughton-lane, Manchester; and the architect is AL
Brussels
Tijou, Corporation-street. The chapel will be used occa-
sionally as a school-room.
them has since
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The sixth ordinary meeting of shareholders of
the Royal Panama, New Zealand, and Auss
tralian Mail Company *
was held to-day'
Lord Claud Hamilton, M.P., in the chair. The
report submitted for adoption stated that the rem
ceipts for Government subsidies, freight, and pass
sage money were £118,702 6s. 6d. against £6'l 233
,while
r the
6s. 10d. the previous yea •:
expenditure
oil working account was £84,900 193. ld. against
£46,926 15s. 2d. in 1862. After appropriat.
ing £13,600 to repair, renewal, &c., account,
the difference in favour of the company is
£20,201 is. 5d., which, added to ;the balance
brought forward from last account, makes the
total amount to the credit of profit and loss ac-
count, £21,195 16s. The directors had set apart
£4.750 for depreciation, being 6 per cent. on the cost
of the remaining vessels of the original fleet of the
company. The entire balance of preliminary ex,
penaes, &c., amounting to £4,645 17s. 2d. had been
written off; and the sum of £3,500 had been applied
in reduction of the balance to the debit of insurance
account. The dividend for the half-year ended
30th June, absorbed £3,278 43. ; and the directors
now recommended the declaration of a dividend on
the old shares, for the six months ended the 31st
December, 1863, at the rate of 7 per cent. per ans
num clear of income tax, which will amount to
£4,500.