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

BREVET.

Brevet-Colonel the Hon. H. H. Manvers Percy, Lieut.-
Colonel on half pay late Grenadier Guards, to have the
temporary rank of Brigadier-General while in command of
a Brigade.

BANKRUPTS,
The following are the only bankrupts of commercial
importance in the Gazette:—

Alfred Sanders, painter, Woolwich
John Gentry, jun., watch maker, Stratford
Robert Dill, draper, Sheffield
David Evans, joiner, Liverpool
Wm. Beckwith, builder, Kingsland-road.
G. E. Saunders, butcher, Portland-street, Soho.
George Howard, splint cutter, Blackfriars-road
Henry Joy, licensed victualler, Robertsbridge
William Heath, general merchant, Dartmouth.
Thomas Burnes, shopkeeper, Sheffield.
Robert Lewis, cotton broker, Mincing-lane
Henry Thorncroft, butcher, Lower Norwood
Samuel Moses Moss, merchant, Leadenhall-street
Samuel Nelson Southgate, baker, Colchester
Cornelius Smith, tailor, Be'grave, Leicestershire
Alfred Preston, shoemaker, Northampton
BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED.
The Rev. Francis Tate, Axminster.

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 notice 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 Gin high, florid complexion, and very stout
face, with projecting front teeth. Wears no whiskers or
moustache. Was last seen 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-Sevres) 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 he 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 Ern-
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 thein to the museum, where
M. I. Geoffroy de St. Hilaire found that they differed
sufficiently from the known species to deserve a separate
place, and they accordingly now belong to the new specie
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.

The Courrier de l'Eure relates an extraordinary
hunt in the neighbourhoon of Neubouig. Count de Tre-
bons was following a hare, with a pack of 14 hounds,
when the dogs suddenly attacked an enormous wild boar
in the wood of Fenguerolles. The animal, forced from
his lair, started off, and an exciting chase through the
forests of Villetres, Canappeville, and Vernon ensued,
lasting two hours. The animal, at length being tired out,
turned at bay in a field near Ecquetot. The Count
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of the Maritime Credit
The first ordinary generalcom mpaeneytinwgasof
hsheladrethoo_ldadeyrs.
The report presented stated that the profits deriv-
able from interest and
commission from the com-
mencement of the business in July to the 31st of
December, after deducting rebate of interest on
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
recommeuded 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.

* The returns of previous years showed a force of about
35,000 volunteer militia, but a large number have been struck
off the roll during the past year, owing to their not having
given sufficient evidence of a desire to become acquainted
with their duty. Thus the number, which was nominally
about 35,000, has been reduced according to the latest re-
Ports to 21,700.