The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

DUBLIN-FRIDAY.

The weather continues most favourable for the harvest,
and to-day the business was dull for old grain. Prices are
still nominal. We had a large supply of new oats and a
few samples of new here, but sales slow.
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Do., red lO oto 11 0 Bere
Do., new .... oto 0 I Rapeseed
Barley
Oats
Do., black —oto 0 Indian corn .. 68 to 7 0

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in an East Indiaman.--FDr premium, name of ship, &c..
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I]DINBURGII (Reduced Fares), from Iron gate-
wharf, Tower.--Saloon, 20s ; fore cabin, 15s: deck
(soldiers and sailors onlr,7s td; return tickets (available for
a month), 30s and 22s fd. The cheapest and quickest sea
route by the splendid new STEAMSHIPS of the LONDON
and EDINBURGH SHIPPING COMPANY, sailing every
Wednesday and Saturday, at 10 morning. Apply at the
spread Eagle, Regent-circus ; or at Irongate-wharf.

PASSENGERS AND TRAVELLERS
PROTECTION AND COMPENSATION OFFICES,

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prices
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No. 22,200.

TlI E 0 XFOR D,
r, OXFORD STREET, W.
THIS EVENING, will be performed Operatic Selections
from Sir Henry R. Bishop's THE SLAVE and Halevy's
MUSKETEERS (first time in England).
Principal Artistes—Miss Russell, Miss Elltson, Messrs.
Green, Bernardi, Huish, &c., with full band and chorus.
Conductor, Mr. F. Jonghmans.
Flute Solos by Drew Dean. .sto.
Comic, by UNSWORTH ("or any other man "), Eugene,
W. Randall, E. Righton, and A. Lloyd.
Also, a Performance by Herr SCHALKENBACH on his
wonderful instrument, the PIANO ORCHESTRE, contain-
ing a full baud of 40 instruments.
The HALL has just been newly Decorated and Ventilated,
and is one of the most Beautiful in the Metropolis.
Open at 8 o'clock. Admission, ed. ; stalls and balcony, is. ;
private boxes, 10s. 6d.

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16, Craven-street, Strand, London, W.C.
Passengers by Rail, Road, or Water, and others suffering
from loss or injury to themselves or property, should apply
for redress and compensation at the above Offices ; established
to render prompt assistance to all classes upon the most ad-
Vantag,eous terms.
Advice on application gratis. Letters must be addressed
to " The Manager," enclosing a stamp for reply.

NORTH BRITISH AND MERCANTILE
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Established 1809.
Incorporated by Royal Charter and Special Acts of
Parliament.
Accumulated and Invested Funds
Annual Revenue.... ............................
FIRE DEPARTIIENT.
Insuran-es granted both at Home and in Foreign Countries
on the most liberal terms.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Every facility offered to Insurers.
Ninety per Cent. of the Profits divided among the Insurers
on the participating principle.
The new Life business transacted in 1862 as follows :
Policies. Amount Insured. Premiums.
1,037 £763,334 £23.641 0 0
Forms of Proposal and every information will be furnished
on application at the

... £2,122,828
... 422,401

LONDON ...

OFFICES :
.58, Threadneedle-street.
4, New Bank Buildings. Lothbury.
West-end Office B. Waterloo-place, Pall-mall.

NOTICE.—The GHOST! GHOST!! GHOST!!!
AT CANTERBURY HALL.
Two representations of Professor Pepper's startling Illusion
will be given on Mondays. Wednesdays, and Saturdays, at
Nine and a quarter. past Eleven o'clock ; other Evenings at
Eleven only ; and produced with all the newest improve-
ments by Mr. A. Silvester, which can be seen only at this
establishment.
Dramatic Readings by Mr. Graham, in addition to Grand
Operatic Selections, Cantatas, Glees, Songs, Comic and
Sentimental, and UNSWORTH, the Stump Orator.
Open every Evening at half past Seven.
Admission, Sixpence.

THE ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY.
HEAD Orricxs,
29, Lombard-street,dings, London, and Royal IneuranCe-
buil Liverpool.
Total Annual Revenue exceeds £500,010.
Accumulated Funds in hand over 1,000,000.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. The
FAIRY FOUNTAIN.—A Grand Divertissement by
Signora Rachele and Mariannina and Signor Guiseppe Fran-
ce co, assisted by a corps of Twenty young Ladies—The
Conrads as the Original French Clowns and on the Corde
Elastique—Les Petit Monstres—Brian and Conly in- an
amusing and novel Burlesque —Mrs. Brian as Old Aunt Sally,
&c.—Wood and his Wonderful Son—Grand Operatic
Selections :—Principals, Miss M`Gregor. Mr. Albert, Signor
Georgini (the new Italian tenor), and Mr. Vernon Rigby—
Band and Chorus of Sixty Performers.

Chairman in Liverpool :
CHARLES TURNER, Esq., M.P.
Chairman in London :
WILLIAM WAINWRIGHT, Esq.

THE FIRST WEEK of the ALHAMBRA
GHOST, a highly comical and amusing rPpresentation
of the popular optical illusion.—EVEßY EVENING, at
Eleven o'clock.

TEA.—MOORE BROTHERS respectfully inti-
mate that their New Prospectus is now ready. They
especially recommend their improved Family Tea, reduced
to 3s. 2d. ; Souchonz, reduced to 3s. 6d. ; mixed Assam, re-
duced to 3s. Bd. ; and the finest Assam, reduced from 48. 4d.
to 3s. 11d. per lb.
MOORE BROTHERS, 35, London-bridge, City, E.C.

THE LAUNDRESSES to her late Majesty
Queen Adelaide say, that " BRIGGS' AUSTRALIAN
S I'ARCEI needs but to be tried to be approved." Sole
Wholesale Agent, Harper Twelvetrees, Bromley-by:Bow,
London, E.

CARD PLATES ENGRAVED.
Any Pattern 2B.
50 BEST CARDS, Printed from Plate... Ss.
PEAL noßocco CARD GASES .•.•••••
1,000 BUSINES ENVELOPES, gummed 3s.
NEWSPAPER RNVELOPES, 4 doz 6d.
F. ARNOLD, Manufacturing Stationer, 86, Fleet-street, E.C.
PECTACLES.—The Patent Newly-invented
Tinted Spectacles are patronised by the mak,rity of the
Nobility, includinsrViscount Palmerston. They afford extra-
ordinary re ief to weak, o, and detective and B
SOLOMON S, Opticians, 39, Albemarlestreet, Piccadilly.

KEATING'S PERSIAN INSECT DESTROY-
to the Producer at theßlnternational Exhibition, w
1862 awarded,
This Powder is quite harmless to an,mal life, but is un-
rivalled in destroying Fleas, Bugs, Flies, Cockroaches,
Beetles, Gnats, Mosquitos, IN oths in furs, and every other
species of Insect.
Sportsmen will find this an invaluable remedy for destroy-
ing Fleas in their Dogs, as also Ladies for their Pet Dogs.
Being the original importer of this now invaluable article,
which has found so great a sale that it has tempted others to
vend a so-called article, the public are therefore cautioned to
observe that the packets of the Genuine Powder bear the
autogragh of THOMAS KEATING
Sold in packets, is., 2s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. each, or post free for
14 or 36 postage stamps, by Thomas Keating, chemist, 79, St.
PAurs-churchyari, London, E.C.

RUPTURES.—BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT.
WHITE'S MO C-M ALN LEVER TRUSS
(PERFECTED AND EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT
KEHIBITIONS OF 1851 AND 1862), is allowed by upwards of
Two H unfired Medical Gentlemen to tte the most effective
nvention in the curative treatment of It ERNI A.
The use of a steel spring, so often hurtful in its effects,
's here avoided—a soft bandage being worn round the
body, while the requisite resisting power is supplied by the
aloe-Main Pad and Patent Lever, fitting with so much ease
ind closeness that it cannot be detected, and may be worn-
during sleep. A descriptive circular may he had, mad the
truss, which cannot fail to fit, forwarded by post, on the cir-
oumference of the body, two inches below the hips, being
gent to the manufacturer,

i❑ width and sAin in thickness; slid the second loft
7in in length by 3ft 4iu in width and 41in in thick-
ness. The main conditions of the contract between
Messrs. Petin and Gaudet and our Admiralty are—

Bethnal••green.

that the 4i-inch plates shall withstand three shots
planted as nearly as possible in the same place with-
out penetration being effected, and that the 51-inch
plates shall resist four shots in the same manner.
The 5.-1-inch plate received in all 10 shots fairly dis-
tributed over its surface. Only in three instances
were the shots overlapping, or " planted as nearly
as possible in the same place," but in all three in-
stances Was the plate broken through, and penetra-
tion effected by two shots, instead of fire, as per
contract. Nos. 2 and 4 shots just impinged upon
each other's circumference, with No. 3 in close
proximity, all at the right hand end of the plate,
but with no other shot near, and Nos, 2 and 4 were
connected by a wide deep crack extending upwards
of 15 inches. Petin and Gaudet's 42-inch plate re-
ceived only six shots, which, however, sufficiently
decided its character. The first shot on the lower
left edge exhibited a crack seven inches in length in
the indent. No. 2on the right lower edge, upon a
bolt, opened the layer of metal and cracked two
layers across. No. 3 shot, to the left of No. 2, opened
wide fissures in the plate and drove the broken
metal into the ship's side, with a large crack to the
;right. No. 5, in the centre of the plate, above and
clear of 2 and 3, drove the plate into the ship's side
four inches, with deep fissures in the metal. The
last shot did no particular damage in the circum-
ference of its own lmpaot, but opened up a deep
crack across a previous shot-mark 13 inches in
length. Penetration, it will be seen, was effected
in this plate with single shots.
The Odin, 16 gun paddle frigate, Commodore
Lord John Hay, C. 8., arrived at Spithead yesterday
morning from India and the Cape of Good Hope,
and last from Teneriffe. She brought home a num-
ber of invalids and supernumeraries from India and
the Cape, who were transferred to the Victory flag-
ship yesterday by the Pigmy steam tender. The
Odin was commissioned at Portsmouth by Lord J.
Hay on Sept. 20, 1859.
The Lucifer paddle steamer, Mr. G. Allen, master
in command (temporary), arrived at Portsmouth
early yesterday morning from Cherbourg, which
port she left the previous day, at 2 p.e., having
conveyed Vice-Admiral Sir M. Seymour, G.C.8.,
naval Commander-in-Chief at Portsmouth and in
the Checanel Islands, to Cherbourg from Jersey.
The Fire Queen steam tender was expected to arrive
at Cherbourg yesterday to receive Sir Michael on
board and convey him to Portsmouth. Sir Michael
had been engaged in his annual inspection of the
Channel Islands, and wo regret to learn Lad been
compelled to leave his son suffering under a sudden
attack of illness at Jersey. In Cherbourg Roads
were lying when the Lucifer left two screw line-of-
battle ships, four iron-clads--one a two decker, car-
ing 90 or 100 guns, with very close prts, and
with an enormous beak projecting in front, and a
paddle steamer.
The following appointments and promotions have
been made at the Admiralty :—Lieut. Thomas W.
Simeon, to the Rattlesnake ; Powell C. Underwood
has been nominated to a naval cadetship ; Jshn G.
Sheerman, in the Ringdove, promoted to acting
chief engineer ; and John B. Gibson, in the Nile,
promoted to acting first-class assistant-engineer.
The squadron of the 18th Hussars, whose desti-
nation is Northampton, is to remain at Aldershot
Iprobably till the first week of October, under com-
mand of Capt. Peyton.

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Attempted Murder and Horrible Suicide at

Yesterday morning the vicinity of Bethnal-green
was again thrown into a painful excitement through
a most determined attempt at murder and a terrible
case of self-destruction, which took place at 8,
Goodland-terrace, Upper Green-street, Bethnal-
green (only a short distance from the scene of the
late tragedy), where a shocking spectacle presented
itself.

It appears that the deceased, a man named George
Williamson, had been in the service of the London
Dock Company, and was a member of their rifle
corps. He had latterly given way to habits of in-
temperance, and lived rather unhappily with his
wife, who was an industrious woman. The deceased
did not return home on Thursday night ; but at 7
o'clock yesterday morning he entered the house in
a state of half-obliviousness, when he found his wife
at breakfast. He demanded the money she had in
her possession and threatened her. She gave him
a portion of the cash she had, and he wished for the
whole. He then seized her and threw her upon the
bed, when he drew a tableknife across her throat,
but she, being a powerful woman, forced him back,
but, in the act, her hands were severely cut. She
escaped from the house, and left the deceased in
the room about seven o'clock. There were no other
persons in the house, and she proceeded to the resi-
dence of a relative in the neighbourhood. About half-
past 10 o'clock she sent a little boy (her brother) t 6
the house to see if the deceased was there, and when
the boy went upstairs into the first-floor front room
he discovered the deceased (George Williamson) in a
sitting position, with his head literally blown to
atoms. The boy rushed from the house, in a state of
terror, and hastened back, and when he saw the wife
he said, " Oh, he has cut his throat !" The wife lost
no time in repairing to the house, and the neigh-
bours, who had been alarmed by a loud report of
fire-arms, had collected in front of the building-
Police-constable Tarri,n t, 122 K, was attracted to the
spot, and a messenger ran for Dr. Meldola, of Green-
street, who promptly hastened to the house, where
an extraordinary scene was presented to him. He
found that the room was covered with blood, and
the deceased was leaning against the wall with the
back portion and top of his head blown away, the
face being still uninjured. Tne medical gentleman
and Mr. J. W. Burrows, the coroner's officer of the
district, discovered a rifled gun placed at the height
of about five feet across the upright posts of the bed-
stead. The butt end of the gun was fixed against
tie wall and the barrel in two parts was tightly
bound round with core. There was a long piece of
cord tied to the trigger, and it would seem that the
deceased had deliberately placed the right side of his
head against the muzzle of the gun, which had been
discharged through the head. The brain wasscattered
in every direction upon the ceiling, walls, and front
window. The teeth and lower jaws were also shat-
tered, and it is a singular fact that a portion of the I
charge from the gun had passed through the upper
portion of a portrait of her Majesty the Queen
which was hanging on the wall. There is no doubt
but what the deceased must have died simultane-
ously.

Mr. Burrows subsequently searched the room
and found several percussion caps and a box of
blank cartridges belonging to the authorities of the
corps be was attached to.
The police took charge of the knife which was
given up at the station in Bethnal-green-road by
the wife, who had the wounds upon her handi,
dressed at the London Hospital by Mr. King, the
house-surgeon.
Last evening Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner
for the county of Middlesex, received information
respecting the sad occurrence, and an inquest will
be held on the body this (Saturday) afternoon.