The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-27 00:00:00

SHIPPING—This Day

LONDON, Oct. 27.—Wind this day at noon—South-
West; light breeze, and foggy weather.
CLYDE, Oct. 26.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Attila,
from Newfoundland.

FALMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Marga-
ret Catherine, from Buenos Ayres.
CARDIFF, Oct. 26.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Saucy Lass,
from Santander.

SIVA NSEA, Oct. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Madeline,
from Caldera. Sailed—Cubana, for Valparaiso ; Afrique,
for Rio Janeiro.

GBIMSBL, Oct. 26,--Wind S.E.—Sailed--Sarah King,
for London.

NEWPORT, Oct. N.—Arrived—Result, from Bristol
for Ascension.

(BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.)

GuAvEsENo, Tuesday Morning.
Arrived, Oct. 26—Velasquez, steamer, and London,
steamer—both from Cadiz.

DEAL, Tuesday Morning.
Passed—Confiedence, from London for the westward ;
Martha, frsm London for Patras.

WHEEDLING PATERFAMILIAS, AT HIS TOILETTE.
—Mrs. Tappitt knew that she had done well, and
prepared for his dinner that day a beef-steak pie, made with
her own hands. Tappitt was not altogether a dull man,
and understood these little signs. Ah,' said he, ' I
wonder how much that pie is to cost me?'—'Oh, T., how
can you say such things I As if you didn't have
beef-steak pie as often as it's good for yon.' The
pie, however, had its effect, as also did the exceeding
hellishness ' of the water which was brought in for his
gin toddy that night; and it was known throughout the
establishment that papa was in a good humour, and that
mamma had been very clever. ' The girls must have had
new dresses any way before the month was out,' Mrs. Tap-
pitt said to her husband next morning before he left the con-
jugal chamber. Do you mean to say they're to have gowns
made on purpose for this party said the brewer; and it
seemed by the tone of his voice that the hot gin and water
had lost its kindly effects. My dear, they must be dressed
you know. I'm sure no girls in Baslehurat cost less in the
way of finery. In the ordinary way they'd have had new
frocks almo-t immediately.' Bother I ' Mr. l'appitt was
shaving just at this moment, and dashed aside his razor for
a moment to utter this one word. He intended to signify
how perfectly well he was aware that a muslin frock pre-
pared far an evening party would not fill the place of a
substantial morning dress. Well, my dear, I'm
sure the girls ain't unreasonable; nor am I. Five-
and- thirty shillings a-piece for them would do it
all. And I shan't want anything myself this year in
the month of September.'.--Now Mr. Tappitt, who was a
man of sentiment, always gave his wife some costly article
of raiment on Sept. 1, calling her his partridge and his bird,
—tor on that day they had been married. Mrs. Tappitt
had frequently offered to intromit the ceremony when
calling upon his generosity for other purposes, but the
September gift had always been forthcoming. ' Will thirty-
five shillings apiece do it ?' said he, turning round with his
Lace all covered with lather. Then again he went to work
with his razor just under his right ear—' Well, yes; I think
it will. Two pounds each for the three shall do it any way'
Mr. Tappitt gave a little jump at this increased demand for
fifteen shillings, and not being in a good position for jump-
ing, encountered an unpleasant accident, and uttered a
somewhat vehement exclamation. There,' said he, now
I've cut myself, and it's your fault. Oh dear, oh dear
When I cut myself there it never stops. It's no good doing
that, Margaret ; it only makes me worse. There, now you've
got the soap and blood all down inside my shirt.' "—An-
thony Troloppe's " Rachel Ray."
EXECUTION OF A. SPY.—Spencer Kenogg, the
spy, has just been executed in the presence of a vast
crowd of people. While seated in the " hack " waiting the
perfecting of the arrangements he conversed with the utmost
nonchalance with Dr. Burrows, frequently smiling at some
remark made either by himself or the minister. Arriving
under the gallows, the condemned man, unaccompanied,
mounted the scoffold, In a few moments Detective Cape-
hart followed, and commenced to adjust the rope over the
neck of the criminal, in which he assisted, all the while talk-
ing with the officer. On taking off his hat to admit the noose
over his head he threw it on one side, and, falling off the
scaffold, it struck a gentleman beneath, when the prisoner
turned quickly, and bowing said : --" Excuse me, Sir."
A negro came on the scaffold with a ladder and proceeded
to Casten the rope to the upper beam, the prisoner meanwhile
e egarding him with the greatest composure. The rope being
fastened, the negro was in the act of coming down, when the
prisoner, looking at the rope, remarked :—" This won't
break my neck; tisn't more than a foot fall. Doctor, I
wish you would come up and arrange this thing. I don't
watt to have a botch job of it I" The rope was then re-
arranged to his satisfaction, and the cloth cap placed over
his head. The condemned man then bowed his head and
engaged a few seconds in prayer, at the conclusion of which
he raised himself, and standing perfectly erect, pronounced
in a clear voice, "All ready I" The drop fell, and the con-
thinned man was launched into eternity. He struggled
violently for about a second, the rope swaying to and fro
like the pendulum of a clock. He had confessed his guilt.
Ho had hired himself in the Confederate Engineer Corps at
Island No. 10 for the purpose of gaining information for
the benefit of the Federal Government, and he died with
the conviction that he had furnished more valuable infor-
mation, in the character of a spy, to that Government, than
any other 10 men is the United States' service.—lticA-
mond Inquirer,
FOOTBALL—Last evening ti meeting of the cap-
tains or other representatives of the foutball clubs of
the metropolis was held at the Freemasons' Tavern, Great
Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields. Mr. Peteber, N. N.
Kilbatu Club, having been voted to the chair, observed
that the adoption of a certain set of rules by all football
players was greatly to be desired, and said that the meeting
Lad been called to carry that object into effect as far as
practicable. Mr. E. C. Morley (Barnes) moved, and Mr.
Mackenzie (Forest Club, Leytonstone) seconded, the fol-
lowing resolution :—" That it is advisable that a football
association should be formed for the purpose of settling
a code of rules for the regulation of the game of foot-
ball." Mr. B. F. Hartshorne said that though he felt
it was most desirable that a &finite Eet of rules
for football should be generally adopted, yet, as the repre-
sentative of the Charterhouse School, he could not pledge
himself to any course of action without seeing more clearly
what other schools would do in the matter. On the part of
the Charterhouse he would willingly coalesce if other public
schools would do the same. Probably, at a more advanced
stage of the association, the opinion of the generality of
,put and
the great schools would be obtained, The chairman
said every association must have a beginning, and they
would be very happy to he ve the Co. operation
for
of the
last speaker at afuture meeting. The
wasr" resolutionthen.p
t
the formation of the association
carried. The officers were elected as follows
Mr. A. Pember, President; Mr E. C. Morley (Barnes),
Hon. Secretary ;
Mr F. tl. Campbell (Blackheath),
•
Treasurer. The annual subscription was fixed at one
guinea, all clubs being eligible if of one year's standing,
and to be entitled to send two representatives to the yearly
meeting, to be held in the last week in September,, when
the rules would be revised, and
arrangements carried out, the general business