The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

TflE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENIIk G, AUGUST 16, 1865.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham).
IN RE WILLIAM HOWARD GLOVER.

This bankrupt was described as of 52, Adelaide-road,
composer and publisher of music, and contributor to a daily
newspaper, and to-day was appointed for the first meeting.
Tho debts already on the file amount to £760, and amongst
the creditors are Messrs Chappell, musicsellors, of Bond-
street ; Frederick Chatterton, Drury-lane Theatre ; D.
Davidson, music publisher, Regent-street ; A. F. Godfrey,
bandmaster, Coldstream Guards ; D. Godfrey, bandmaster,
Grenadier Guards; Charles Halle, St. James's Hall ;
Madame Schumann, pianist, and various musicians of her
Majesty's Theatre and elsewhere. The cause of the bank-
ruptcy is said- tobe " failure of a series of concerts given
in the years 186.1 and 1865, at Drury-lane Theatre and St.
James's Hall. This was a second petition, the first hav-
ing been dismissed in consequence of some informality.
It was anticipated that eventually some arrangements
would be made with the creditors.

Cairyll/T2t.L COUitT.--This

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
_ _ _

Frederick Osborn, musician, whose trial was postponed
from last session, was this morning indicted for stealing
20 oz. of gold, the property of James Redmond, and also
for feloniously wounding police-constables Thomas Evans
and Ambrose Sutton, with intent to prevent his lawful

apprehension.
Mr. F. H. L9wis prosecuted, and Mr. Harris defended.

The Attempted Murder of an Officer by a
Soldier.

CHATHAM, Wednesday, 1 o'clock.
This morning, John Currie, one of the Sappers and
Miners, who stands charged with shooting, with intent to
murder, Major Horatio De Vera, of the Royal Engineers,
was again brought before tho sitting magistrates, Captain
Savage, chairman.

In answer to the Bench the prisoner said that he had
nothing to urge against being further remanded for a few
days, and Captain Savage accordingly ordered him to be
brought up again in a week.

We are glad to be able to state that the unfortnate gen-
tleman is very much better, and our reporter was informed
that the gallant officer was able to eat a mutton chop this
morning. The prisoner, Currie, has not.eviuced the least
regret since the occurrence, if we except the fact of his ex-
pression of his sorrow that he did not complete his
purpose.

IIEALTII OF LO BON.

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(Front the Registrar-(7enerars Weekly Report.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, August 12,
the births in London and 10 other large towns of
the United Kingdom were 3,830 ; the deaths 2,938.
The annual rate of mortality in the week in those
11 towns was 27 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the birth of 1,065 boys and 977 girls,
in all 2,042 children, were registered in the week.
In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1855-64 the
average number corrected for increase of population
was 1,865.

South Australia.

We take the following from the South Australian
Register of the 27th June :
" The April mail did not arrive till the 23d June,
14 days after it was due. The delay was occasioned
by the want of a steamer' at Galle to bring on the
Australian portion.
" The steamer which should have been at Galle
was the Bombay, with the April mails from Aus-
tralia. She had not arrived when the Salsette left
Galle with the English mail on June 2, and it is
feared that she may have met with some accident.
" The weather has been exceedingly dry for the
season during the whole of the month. Rain is
much needed. The northern sheep runs are-suffer-
ing to a dreadful extent, and great fears are ex-
pressed for the grain crops.
" The New South Wales and Victoria Governments
have failed to agree respecting the collection of the
Murray River duties, and the former Government
have applied to that ofSouth Australia again to
undertake their collection, which the latter have
consented to do.