The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-29 00:00:00

grant,

The quarterly competition among the second. class shots
of the London Rifle Volunteer Brigade for three University
tankards given by the Brigade Rifle Association has been
brought to a close at the rifle ranges at Plaistow, Essex.
The ranges were 20U and 500 yards. On account of the
shortness of tho time allowed for the contest and the large
number who competed, the 600 yards range was omitted,
but, as the winners of the tankards and several other cons_
petitors made more than the proportionate number of marks
in the two ranges, they qualified themselves for future badge
competitions. The tankards were won as follows—Private
Woolley, N company,27marks; Lieut. Christie, C Company
24 marks; and Private Thomas, E company, 20 marks. The
condition of these association contests are five shots each
at
200, 500, and 600 yards, all who make 25 marks and up_
wards being entitled to shoot in the next competition for
the gold champion badges.

The grand volunteer rifle contest, open to all the world,
for prizes amounting in value to nearly £2OO,
will be held
to-morrow at Totnes. The money will be divided into
prizes of £lOO, £2O, £l5, three prizes of £lO each, and four
of £5 each. The ranges will be 300:and 500 yards, seven
shots at each, hits and points added, at 300 yards Hythe
position, at 500 yards any position. There will be a Rifle
Derby for small bores, and Rifle Oaks for Enfielda on the
following day.

The fourth annual distribution of the regimental and
company prizes of the St. George's Rifles will take place at
St, James's-hall on Tuesday, the 6th of January, at the

conclusion of the concert which the regiment holds on that
evening. The regiment mustered in force last week, at
Burlington-house, to welcome the return of Col. Lindsay
from the Continent, and his recovery from the accident he
met with on Wormholt Scrubbs. He will present the
prizes on Tuesday.
The companies forming the Ist Administrative Battalion
of Somerset Volunteers had a field day on Saturday. The
men of the Ist, 2d, 14th, 27th, and 18th companies paraded
in Queen-square, Bath, and afterwards marched to Kilston-
park, the residence of Col. Inigo Jones, colonel command-
ant, where they found a detachment of the sth (Keynsham)
company awaiting them. The force was divided into two
bodies,—one under the command of Adjutant Bampfylde,
and the other under Captain Ford. The former were sup-
posed to hold the mansion of the colonel, which was sustain-
ing a siege from an enemy, rep,esented by Captain Ford's
divisions. After some preliminary skirmishing an assault
was ordered, which resulted in the defenders being worsted
and taken prisoners. At the conclusion of the manoeuvres
the men were regaled, and after the repast Mrs. Colonel
Jones presented the silver challenge cups offered for com-
petition to the battalion of Colonel Jones and Mr. E.
Lovell, clerk of the peace for the county of Somerset.
They are held for this year by Privates Hay and Drake,
of the Ist company. Colonel Jones also said a few
words. He congratulated himself on commanding a bat-
talion in which there were 90 marksmen, and expressed a
hope that there would be a meeting of Volunteers in that
neighbourhood next year. The recipients of the cups having
returned thanks, three cheers were given for Mrs. Jones and
the gallant colonel. The officers on the ground then accepted
the invitation of Colonel Jones to partake of luncheon, the
band playing in front of the how e. Shortly afterwards the
companies fell in, marched past, and saluted. They then
returned to Bath.

Fatal Stabbing by manilla Men.

A frightful case of stabbing took place in Liver-
pool on Christmas night, by two Manilla seamen,
named Narioz Vrumea and Lorenzo Carpus, belong-
ing to the brig Florriana, lying in the King's Dock.
From a statement made by a young man,named
Thomas Gallagher, it appeared that he and two
men, named Joseph and William M'Grath (cousins)
the former 22 and the latter 25 years of age, were
drinking together, at the counter in Mr. Holden's
publichouse, in Lower Frederick-street, between 10
and 11 o'clock on Christmas night. William
M'Grath, after drinking, laid the glass on
the counter, and said he would not have
any more drink till nest Christmas. He was
rather drunk, and staggered back against,
the coloured seamen, who were passing behind
at the time. This made the seamen very
angry, and one of them said he would have revenge.
Gallagher said to him, "My good man, n o one
wishes to offend you," but the coloured man (Carpus)
repeated that he would have his revenge. The two
coloured men then went out, but it would. seem re-
mained close to the public house door, for when the
cousins M'Grath went outside they were seized hold
of by the Manilla men, one of them (Carpus) stab-
bing Wm. M'Grath in the back between the shoul-
ders, and the other coloured man stabbing Joseph
M'Grath several times in the abdomen. This state-
ment is borne out by that of a sailor who witnessed
the occurrence, but it differs from what is said by
Police-constable 92, who arrested Carpus. This
officer states that he saw Joseph M'Grath running
away from Carpus, and saw that the former stopped
and moved up the street, when he was stabbed by
Carpus. Joseph M'Grath fell down immediately,
and Carpus, who was about to repeat the
stab, went with much violence against the wall.
Just then Carpus observed him (the officer) and ran
for about 20 yards, when he turned round, and
seeing the officer still in pursuit he ran a short dis-
tance further, when the officer came up with him
and seized him. The prisoner dropped the knife
when taken hold of by the constable. It was after-
wards picked up, but there did not appear to be any
blood upon it. It was, however, very dirty from
being in the mud. Both of the coloured seamen
were taken to Bridewell, and the two injured men
were conveyed to the Southern Hospital—Joseph
M'Grath on a bearing barrow, and William in a car
—where they received every attention from Drs.
Wollaston and Hamilton.

On Saturday morning the police authorities re-
ceived a note from Dr. Wollaston, stating that
" Joseph M'Grath is suffering from a wound in the
abdomen. I think there is but little chance of his
recovery, and that it would be well to take his de-
positions. Wm. M'Grath is suffering from a wound
on the back. Both, of course, arenot fit to appear."
Mr. Thomas Mills, one of the borough magistrates,
accordingly went to the hospital on Saturday
forenoon, accompanied by one of the magis-
trates' clerks, and in his presence the following
statement was made by Joseph M‘Grath, and
taken down in writing :

"I am a dock labourer, living at No, 2, Forrest-
street, Liverpool. On last night (Dec. 25) at about
half-past eleven o'clock, I was with my cousin Wm.
M'Grath in Lower Frederick-street, and we went
into a publichouse there (Hoiden's), and on coming
out we saw a row. The two prisoners and other
coloured men like them were engaged in it. We
stopped to look on, and one of the two prisoners, I
cannot say which, but am sure it was one of tham,
turned round, saying, is oue,' and tbu other
prisoner pulled out a knife and struck me with it iu
my left side, the lower part, and caused the wound
lam now suffering from. I fell when I got the
stab, and the two prisoners ran off, followed by
some of the crowd, who shouted, ' They have killed
a man.' I had seen the two prisoners before that
night in a public-house. They were drinking
together. I did not speak a word to them, and
never gave them any provocation. I think they
must have taken me for another person. I was
about half drunk. I knew well what I was doing.
I did not see Wm. M'Grath stabbed. I cannot say
whether the person said, This is one' in English
or not, but he pointed to me, and I understood him
to mean that I was one. There were other coloured
men near me when I was stabbed, bat only the pri-
soners were very near. One of the prisoners only
ran at me, and I saw the other run towards William
IVl‘Grath ; and the one who seized hold of me had a

--•--
knife. I saw it in his hand as he held me."

This deposition having been interpreted to the
prisoners by a sworn interpreter (Mr. Peter Bog-
, giano), Carpus replied through the interpreter. "1
will swear by the cross of Christ I never saw the
man. I never done the deed. I had no knife."
The other prisoner, Vrumea, said, "Somebody gave
me a blow here (putting his hand to his head).
I struck beck at the person, but did not hit
him. I had no knife." The magistrate decided to
remand the prisoners for seven days. They Were
then removed to their cells, and on Mr. Boggiono
acquainting them with their remand, Vrumea said
"I left my knife in the cabin, and there were eight
of the crew on board. Some them took
LuY knife,
and I never done it."
About midnight on Saturday Joseph
M'
Gra.h
died at the hospital from the effects of the
Wound. William lll‘Grath still lies at the Baize institution
in a dangerous state.''—Liverpool Courier.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK,

THE BRAZLS.

reis.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK.

The portion of th BANKRUPTS Gazette containing the bankrupts hati
not arrived when wo went to press.

Course of the Exchange—This Day.

Amsterdam
Rotterdam —
Ditto
' --..- 194
11 191
Antwerp
• • . 25 674
Brussels — 25 67'
Hamburgh — 13 7,.a
Paris -
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 1191
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh — 331
Berlin — --
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn — 25 871 254895
Milan — 25 87f 25 921
Genoa — 25 85 25 95
Naples - 25 871 25 921
Palermo92l
Messina — 2,5 87f 25 92i
Lisbon —52 a
Oporto — 521 521
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars .
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doublons

11 171
12 0/
12 0/
25 72k
25 72i
13 8/
25 35
25 75
25 75
119 a
12 30
12 30
331

We are authorised to state that there is no truth
in the report that the Earl of Cardigan has subscribed
either £lOO or £5OO towards paying Col. Crawley's expenses,
or that pending the proceedings of the general court-martial
he has placed himself at the head of a list of subscribers.—
Morning Herald.
SMUGGLING BY MEANS OF CRINOLINE.—Two
German women who were going out in the New
York steamer from Southampton on Wednesday were de-
tected in endeavouring to smuggle 221bs. of cigars into that
town from the steamer which lay in the dock, and which
had just come from Bremen. The cigars were in the ordi-
nary boxes, each containing llb. weight. Each of the women
had 11 boxes strung round her person inside her dress, and
fastened to her crinoline. Although the women walked
very carefully, the boxes rattled one against the other, and
a custom-house officer, hearing a strange noise as the women
passed him, suspected that it had a contraband origin. The
women had got outside the dock gate before they were de-
tected.
FRIGHTFUL DEATH AT THE PLYMOUTH RAIL-
waY STATION.--A shocking accident occurred at about
four o'clock on Saturday afternoon at the Plymouth goods
station of the South Devon Railway, by which a driver in
the employ of Messrs. Pickford and, Co., carriers, was
crushed to death. The deceased (William Wakeham), with
two other men, also in the employ of Messrs. Pickford,
were employed in loading a truck with ten tierces of sugar,
which they had brought from the British and Irish Sugar
Refinery. The tierces were brought on two trollies—.
five teirces on each—stowed the lengthways of tho
trnllics. The railway truck was standing; in the nutle,; i(I
;,owl, lotion, and the tinily Wakeliatii was dllsIllg; II 141
been unladen. The other 1 rnlly was standing
.iii t iii:•ide 11,th
gate separating the outward from the inward goods station..
The deceased was driving out his trolly to make room for
the other to come alongside the truck, and as he passed, the
on this
isfohtowrsaetsd:mamneddiaittlely
his back, and
fore part of his trolly came in contact with the end of
one
trolly having
of the hindermost tiercseps.ran His
feeling the collision, so doing
knocked Wakeham down. Deceased fell on
falling a height of about three feet six
the deceased s chest and rolled over MA
btweeonpreparation for unloading, the tierce
that was struck, weighing about 11 cwt., turned round
oftatkheeniroountbainrs at the end of the laden
head, causing instant death,
and
rolled
inches.
the whole of the upper part of
fellow's body being frightf 1
the poor _2
year
l felloff , 0 n
years of age, and 11 ly crushed. The
deceased:was 3
leaves a young widow,
but no children.

MISSING VESSELS.--Tie
is supposed to have passed
from Montreal on the IGth Snot since been heard of. e Philo, Stevenson, sailed
eptember for Queenstown, and
Quebec on the 18th, and has
rents, sailed from Eno
a l s
letter, now
The
Ri9ctro.p
since
hbeeePnrhomearedsaofide Torrevieja, Tor-
Channel, and has not n°B Ayres on the Bth July for the
curious detail.....„
Alexandre
publishes the following
longer paid by —ezandre Dumas, the novelist, is no
guarantee the exactitude of
Felice,' whioi; the line, but by the letter. Yes i the 6 San
of a centime biveinegepanublished, is paid for at the rate
this fact.'

Millais and Mr. E. W. Cooke have been elected
T 1" NEW ROYAL ACADEMICIANS.—Mr. E. I.
Royal Academicians, the contest being between Mr.Millais
and Mr. Faed, between Mr. Cooke and Mr. Horsley. Mr.
Paed is the youngest associate, and it is very unusual for
such a one to owns into immediate competition for the
highest honours of the Academy. Four or five seats are
now vacant among Associates—one of whom must be a

sculptor.
A FRENCH VIEW OF ANCIENT ENGLAND.—The
Scholar of Oxford, a comedy in three acts, and in
Feu Wafflard, represented for the first time in the
prose, by
Paris, Madame Virginie Dabo, Publisher. I
centimes,
Second Theatre- Francais, July 29, 1824 ; price 2 francs 50
ought, perhaps, to say that the copy lying before me, stained
and dingy, but yet in tolerable preservation, I found with
a heap of other works in a by-street, offered at a penny a
volume. It is neither the better nor the worse for that.
The time of this comedy is the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The characters are Lord Morden, an ambitious courtier.
with a noble mansion in Lombard-street, in a magnificent
park; Lady Morden, his sister ; Miss Maria, who is said
in the list of personages to be their mother, but who is, in
fact, as nearly as I can judge from the drama, their niece
(Miss Maria, leur mere, has an awkward look) ; Lord Straf-
ford, friend of the Morden family; Robert, Professor
of
Student Humanities in the College of Mr. Jackson' Will,
of the University of Oxford ; and several cha-
racters of lesser importance. The first scene opens in
a forest, which turns out to be in Hyde Park. There
is a tavern, kept by Goot, on whose sign is seen „ Excel-
lent porter—loge a pied et a cheval." Enter Will with
a small bundle and some books under his arm. He is 18.
He has just left the University of Oxford,
beeause he has
completed his studies, and also because his unknown
pro"
tectors have forgotten to pay his last quarter's expenses.
He has a vague idea that his father, whose name he does
not happen to know, has died in utile. " Here I am," ex-
claims Will, "at 18, free, my own master, and running the
world, without knowing where I go. How the air is good I
How I re
mspire at my ease Ah this clay is the most beau-
y (He "'rotes his books info the (dr.) Good-
bylite. Quintus Cartius I good-by Virgil I good-by Horace !
tiful of
your immortality has cost men many a flogging. Will, if
you believe me, you are fatigued; you want some refresta-
ment. Ah, here is a tavern where I can change my last
guinea. Rollo Mr. Host, Mrs. Hostess, Mr. Goot I "
Enter Mr. Goot, with a pot of beer in his hand. Well,
young gentleman," he says, "you make a good deal of noise
for one," " A p
4, of of your best beer, Mr. Gcot, and
.1 will
not beat you down on it." " Here it is," said the publican ;
taste that; by the time you have drunk two glasses you
will feel a vigour,a fire in the head, you will be furious, and
ready to box with all the world. As for my porter, I reserve
that for great occasions, such as a prize-fight, or my wile's
birthday."— Dickens's "All the .1' ear .Rouna7): 'just publis,ha.

SECOND EDITION.

(RETJTER'S TELEGRAM.)
(By telegraph from Lisbon.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. 9.
Exchange on London, 274. to 2%. Coffee good,
first 6,600 to 6,700. Shipments since the departure
of the last steamer, 80,606 bags, of which 18,000
were for the Channel. Sales, 45,000 bags. Stock,
135,000 bags. Freights, 40s. to 475. 6d.

BAHIA., DEC. 12.
Exchange on London, 271. Cotton, 26,000 reig.
Sugar, 2,400 to 25,000 reis.

PERNAMBUCO, DEC. 15.
Exchange on London, 271 to 28i. Sugar, 3,800
rein ; browns, 2,200 to 2,600 rein. Cotton, 26,000

The Messageri es Imperiales steamer Estramadure
arrived here on the 13th lust,

LOYADON GAZETTE—This Evening.
WAR OFFICE, DEC. 29.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the appointment of Colonel Alexander Tulloh, of the
Royal Artillery, having the temporary rank of Major-
General while he served as the Director of Ordnance, to be
an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third
Class:
or Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the
Bath

WHITEHALL, DEC. 28,
The Queen has been pleased to appoint Francis Alexan.
der, Earl of Kintore,
to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal
of the shire of Aberdeen, in the room of Charles, Alarquits of ll'ina37, deceased.
Hornappoint Burnett, Bart., to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal
of the shire of Kincardine, in the room of Francis Alexan-
der, Earl of Rintore, resigned.