The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-15 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day.

LONDON, Feb. 15.—Wind this day at noon—North-
Easterly; moderato breeze and cloudy weather, with
frost.

PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Aird,
from Adelaide.

SWANSEA, Feb. 14.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Cobuso, for
Cuba ; Neptune, for Havannah.
MILFORD, Feb. 14.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Pembrokeshire
Lass, for Toulon.
DARTMOUTH, Feb. 14.—Wind Paul,
from Lisbon for Shields. Sailed—Runnymede, for
Adelaide.

FALMOUTH, Feb. 14.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Gwalior,
for Trinidad.

GLOUCESTER, Feb. 14.—Wind
from New York.

TURF DISCLOSURES.—Mr. Hedworth Williamson,
well known on the Turf, has, it seems, been guilty
of some transactions which are likely to lead to serious
proceedings. He is well known in racing circles as the
owner of Blackdown, Accident, and other horses,
and his animals were trained at R. Drewitt's, Lewes,
Sussex. Accident, Blackdown, and Greenland, un-
derstood to be his property, were sold at Tatter-
sall's on Monday, the two former for 510 guineas each, and
Greenland for 210 guineas_ The following notion for the
apprehension of Mr. Williamson has been issued :—" One
Hundred Pounds Reward.—Ferdinand Hedworth William-
son.—A warrant was, on the 6th day of January last, issued
from the Southwark Police-court, for the apprehension of
the above-named person, on the charge of having, by false
pretences, obtained from John Henry Fitch the sum of
£3,000. The above-named Williamson resided at Chailey,
Sussex, and was magistrate of the county. He is 30 years
of age, about sft 6in high, florid complexion, and very stout
face, with projecting front teeth. Wears no whiskers or
moustache. Was last seeiri at Woolwich. £25 will be paid on
apprehension of the said Williamson, and £75 on further
conviction. Information to be given to the inspector, at
the police station, Stones'-end, Borough ; or to Messrs.
Lewis and Lewis, of Ely-place, Holborn." Various rumours
are in circulation as to the precise accusation against Mr.
Williamson, but it is stated that he had falsely mortgaged
his horses for large sums of money.

The Southern Railway Company has just inau-
gurated an iron bridge, 1,530 feet in length, over the
Garonne at a few miles from Agen. It consists of 17
elliptical arches, of a span of 68 feet each. The whole
structure is remarkable for its lightness and elegance of
construction.—Galignani.

The town of Bressuire (Eeux-Se' res) was three
days since the scene of a melancholy suicide, com-
mitted by a son in the presence of his father and mother,
who were unable to prevent the act. A lad named Bodin,
only 17 years of age, son of a tradesman, after spend-
ing the day in drinking, went home to his father
and asked for more money, that he might finish
the day as ho had begun it. On hearing his father's
refusal, he stabbed himself with his pocket knife, and was
about to repeat the attempt when his father prevented him.
The wound he had inflicted, however, caused his death.
It appears that the boy had repeatedly pretended to com-
mit suicide in order to obtain money from his father, but
had never hurt himself before, and it is supposed that on
this occasion he strack with greater force than he had
intended.

ACCLIMATISATION.—The Zoological Garden of the
Bois de Boulogne has just received two hemippi, one
of the last species admitted in natural history to the
genus equus. For a long time only six species of that
genus were acknowledged in natural history, viz., three
Asiatic ones, the horse, ass, and hemione ; and three
African ones, the zebra, couagga, and dauw. In
1855 two wild horses were sent as a present to the Em-
press by the Viceroy of Egypt, who had received them
from an Arab chief, Athar-Bey. As they were known to
be natives of the Syrian desert, between Palmyra, and
Bagdad, her Majesty sent them to the museum, where
M. I. Geoffroy do St. Hilaire found that they differed
sufficiently from the known species to deserve a separate
place, and they accordingly now belong to the new species
abovementioned. The head of the hemippus is much
smaller, and the ears much shorter, than those of the com-
mon horse. The tail and mane have longer hair, and it
has a peculiar bray, different from those of the ass and
hemione.

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quiet, so far as sales are concerned. To-day's
market has been thinly attended by buyers, and they
operated cautiously. The range of prices is urged
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firm.

The first ordinary general meeting of shareholders
of the Maritime Credit Company was held to-thy.
The report presented stated that the profits deriv-
able from interest and commission from the com-
mencement
of interest on
July to the 31st of
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aoffterthdeedbuucstine deducting rebate
bills not yet due, amounted to £14,339 10s. 9d.
After defraying the current expenses of manage-
ment, &c., there remained an available balance
of £10,267 3s. 6d. Out of this sum the directors
recommended a distribution to the proprietors of a
dividend of ss. per share free of income tax, for the
half-year—being at the rate of 10 per cent. per
annum—which with income tax, will absorb £1,729
18s. 11d., that £l,OOO, being one-fifth of the pre-
liminary expenses, be written off and that £4,000
be placed to a reserve fund, leaving a balance of
£3,537 4s. 7d. to be carried forward to the new
account.