The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1862.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

There was a long list of cases to-day, but principally
before the Ite,gistrars for first meeting.

IN RE S. F. BERKELEY, ESQ.

This bankrupt was described as Swiaburne Fitzhardinge
Berkeley, Esq., of Curzon-street, Mayfair, and this was a
meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees.
Messrs. Hart Brothers and Hayles are the accountants
to the estate, The debts are stated at £15,000; assets

divisional surgeon of police, and physician of Spital-square,
I said that Fletcher had a severe lacerated wound on the
scalp nearly an inch long, and the tissues were completely
broken. It was such a blow as would be given with the
hammer proinced. It cut a piece of cane in the police-
man's hat, and if that had not been the case his skull
would have been fractut ((J. There was another lacerated
wuund on the lett temple an inch and a half long, dividing
all the structures down to the bone, and a wound on the chin
a quarter of an inch long. Michael Malony and Thos. Flynn
were committed for trial under Lord Campbell's Act, for
unlawfully wounding John Malony, who was engaged in
the otiginal affray, was sentenced to 7 days' imprisonment
for being drunk and disorderly, and Thomas Smith, an
Irishman, dwelling at No. 35, Royal Mint-street, who in-
terfered with the police, and was terribly beaten, was fined
55., on which he exclaimed "Is that all, yer honour's
wortchip ; I am thankful to you."
MANSLAUGHTER.—Randall Stone, the captain, Louis
Lane, mate, and Henry Francis, boatswain of the ship
Martha Pope, charged with the wilful murder of a lad
named William Curtis, at sea, on a voyage from Honduras
to London, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Woolrych.

Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution
for the first time; Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, appeared
for the detencQ.

Mr. Young said a coroner's jmy had returned a verdict
of manslaughter against all the prisoners.
The case was proceeding when our messenger left the
court, and is not expected to conclude until a late hour.
We believe the magistrate will commit all the prisoners for
manslaughter.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATIERSALLS'—LAST EVENING.
THE DERBY.
7to 1 agst Lord Clifdeu (taken freely)
3) to 1 agst Carnival (taken)
40 to 1 agst Cairneastle (offered)
50 to 1 agst Taje (taken)
50 to 1 agst Giles the First (taken)
50 to 1 agst BAldwin (offered)
1000 to 15 agst Tambour Major (taken)
ICOO to 15 agst Weldga (taken)

The Scotch Iron Trade.

(From the Annual Report of Mr. Thomas 7horburn.)
Scotland shows a marvellous progress in the develop-
ment of the iron trade. The steam engine, the hot• blast,
and the railway system have doubtless contributed to this
prominent feature of our national prosperity. And, it is to
be recorded for the information of the world, that in less
than half a century, the production of pig iron has in-
creased more than ono hundred-fold.

Seven years ago, the stock of pig iron in Scotland did
n,t exceed 10,000 tons. Now our wealth in this the most
useful of metals has accumulated to at least 720,000 tons,
which, calculated at the average price for the year, in ster-
ling money, is £1,900,300, thus approximating to the
amount of gold bullion held by the Scotch banks. And it
may reasonablyte expected that the combined, steady, and
well directed efforts of producers and capitalists will, in the
course of two years, achieve the grand result of a stock of
ono million of tons.

The quantity of pig iron produced in the year just closing
is computed at 1,080,000 tons, which, valued at this year's
average price, represents £2,850,000 sterling. The ex-
ports, foreign and coastwise, combined with the local con-
sumption, amounted to 970,000 tons. The stocks, there-
fore, show an increase of 110,000 tons, when compared
with the same period last year.
It may arrest attention, that whilst the stocks have been
steadily increasing, the price has risen from 49s to 57s Gd
per ton. This has no doubt been owing to speculative ope-
rations in the article, based upon a sanguine belief in an
early settlement of the American war, but the advance
arising from this expectation has been very shortly main-
tained. The lowest price was 48s in January, and the
average for the year is 52s 10d per ton.

The malleable iron works, the foundries, and the ship
building yards on the Clyde are generally well employed ;
and should the belief in the superior advantages and im-
pregnable character of the iron-clad ship gain ground, it
may reasonably be hoped that those great branches of na-
tional industry will continue to flourish.

Since the Irish famine, which the great wealth and
greater charity of this country encountered and overcame,
there has been nothing approaching the enormous suffer-
ing and destitution arising from the cotton famine in Lan-
cashire. But it is a matter of unspeakable satisfaction, that
the resources of this great country, inc tiding very particu-
larly those derived from the successful development of
the iron manufacture, are adequately alleviating this un-
precedented distress.

The hope may therefore be confidently entertained that
the iron trade, as hitherto, will continue to increase, and
that, whilst adding to the wealth of Scotland, it will con-
tribute to the civilisation and prosperity of the world.