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

SHIPPING—TIiis Day

LONDON, Oct. 27.—Wind this day at noon—South-
West;, light breeze, and foggy weather.

CLYDE, Oct. 2G.—wind - W.S.W.—Arrived—Attila,
from Newfoundland.

FALM OUT ET, Oct. 26.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Marga-
ret Catherine, from Buenos Ayres. _

CARDIFF, Oct. 26,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Saucy Lass,
from Santander.

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

GitimsßL, Oct. 26,--Wind S.E.—Sailod--Sarah King,
for London.

NEWPORT, Oct. 26.—Arrived—Result, from Bristol
for Ascension.

DUBLIN, Oct. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived—Rwo of Sharon,
from Taganrog.

OFF THE EDDYSTONE, Oct. 26—Coulmakyle; from
Shanghai.

(Er MAGNETIC TELEGRAPIT.)
GRAVESEND, 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 ratras.

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 hO'w much that pie is to cost me r., how
can you say such things I As it you didn't have
beef-steak pie as often as it's good for you.' The
pie, however, had its effect, as also did the exceeding
boilishness of the water which was brought in for his
gin toddy that night; and it was kaown 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 ho 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 Baslehurst cost less in the
way of finery. In the ordinary way they'd have had new
frocks almo-t immediately.' Bother I ' Mr. Tappitt wax
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 for 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-pi,ce 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.l, calling her his partridge and his bird,
—for 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
face all covered with lather. Then again he went to work
with hie 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 I
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 7roloppe's " Rachel Ray,"
EXECUTION OF A SPY.--Spencer Konogg, 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 scoff,ld. 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 fasten the rope to the upper beam, the prisoner meanwhile
regarding 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 :—" Ihis 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
want 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 It,
The drop fell, and the con-
demned 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.
He 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 in the United States' service.—Rich-
mond Inquirer.
FOOTBALL—Last evening u 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. Pou.ber, N. N.
Kilburn Club, having been voted to the chair, observed
that the adoption of a certain set
and
ofrules by all football
players was greatly to be desired,
said that the meeting
had 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 definite set 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
withaotutrs.eetong; mthoerepcaleratrloy
what other schools would do in the natter.
f
the Charterhouse he would willingly coalesce if other public
schools would do the same.
peo.ba.oblY,a the generality
advanced
stage of the association, the
opinion of t
obtained, Th chairman
e of
the great schools would
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b,el
have a beginning, and they
would be very happy to
said every association must
eve
the co-operation of the
‘
last speaker at a future meeting'
the formation of the was
elected as follows :
Mr. A, Pember, President;
carried, The officers were elected
E.
association
The resolution for
iationthen put and
C. Morley (Barnes),
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Hon. Secretary; Mr. F. Campbell (Blackheath),
ceription was fixed at one
Treasurer. The annual
guinea, all clubs being eligible if of one year's standing,
and to be entitled to send two representatives
meeting, to be held in the last to the yearly
, week in September, when
and the general business
the rules would be revised,
arrangements carried out.
S AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE
THE CAVALRY BARRAC Id
new barracks erected near
will shortly be:pulled down, 0.0
Hans-place, Sloan-street.
FAROQUET.—Ono of the
A NEW SPECIES OF.
ition has been named
birds discovered during Stuart, s enxpreadt
in honour of the
by Mr. Gould Polytclis Alesad
Princess of Wales,
OF THE FIRM OF LON G-
MAN BROWN, A IkIEIVBER
placing a stained glass
MAN AND CO, has given £l,OOO for
window in St, Paul's Cd.thetirah