The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-18 00:00:00

PRANCE.

BOURSE, April 17.—Little or no business is
transacted in the market to-day, owing to the
Easter holidays. Threes, for the Account, are now
at 67f. 75c. Italian Loan, 65f. 90c. Mobilier have
been doneat 808 f. 75c. In Railway Shares, as in
other securities, scarcely any transactions have
taken place. The market closed as follows :

4j per Cents 96
Do. end month —
3 per Cents. 67 70
Do. end month 67 75
Credit Mobilier
Do. end month
Bank Shares —
Cr3dit Foncier 1295
Roman —

Italian Loan —
Do. end month 65 90
Ditto Threes —
New Mexican
Russian —
Austrian
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred

RAILWAYS.

Cash. Acct.
Orleans
Northern 1057 50 ... 1060 '
Lyons and Mediterranean 987 50 ... 968 75
Southern 6lO ... 608 75
Western 531 25 ... 528 75
Eastern
Sardinian 306 25 ... 305
Austrian
Lombard 548 75 ... 551 25
North of Spain 295 ... 295 50
Saragossa 3BO ... 380
Ditto to Barcelona l6O ...

THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.—The total length
of Atlantic cable made to the close of work on Thursday
night was 1,954 nautical miles, and of this quantity 1,353
miles have been shipped on board the hulks Amethyst
and Iris for coiling on board the Great Eastern.—Rail-
way News.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT EsCRICK PARK.—An event
has occurred at Escrick-park, the seat of Lord Wen-
lock, near York, which has caused the deepest sorrow to
his lordship and his family. Mr. Lawley, Lord Wenlock's
eldest son, was out rabbit-shooting with a keeper named
Smith on the afternoon of Thursday last, when Mr. Lawley,
who had a double-barrelled gun with him, shot at a rabbit,
but missed it. The rabbit was running away, and Smith
called out, "There it goes." Mr. Lawley was raising his gun,
but before it reached his shoulder it went off unexpectedly.
Smith was near to and a little to the left of Mr. Lawley,
who was horror-stricken to find that the charge had pene-
trated the " billycock" Smith was wearing, and entered the
right side of his head above the ear, producing a most fear-
ful wound, which bled profusely, and from which brains
and bones were protruding. A portion of bone had been
driven into the brain. And Mr. Lawley, on seeing the
poor man fall, immediately rushed to his assistance, and
with the aid of another keeper named Dodsworth, endea-
voured to stop the bleeding. Mr. Lawley also immediately
sent for Lord Wenlock and Mr. Howard, the surgeon, who
resides in the village of Escrick. They shortly afterwards
arrived at the place where the unfortunate accident had
happened, and although Smith was then breathing, he
died as he was being taken home. He resided with a
widowed mother, and was 34 years of age. On Friday even-
ing an inquest washeld on the body, before Mr. J. Wood, of
York, and previous to the investigation proceeding Lord
Wenlock entered the room with Mr. Leeman, of York, his
solicitor, and stated that this melancholy event had caused
intense distress to himself and family, and it was his special
wish that his son should state the circumstances. The Hon.
B. Lawley was then examined, and corroborated the facts
already given. Dodsworth's evidence was quite in accordance
with that given by Mr. Lawley, and Dodsworth also proved
the great attachment that existed between Mr. Lawley and
the deceased. Two of the younger brothers of Mr. Lawley
had been out with him on the morning of the same day,
and it was shown that Mr. Lawley had been for some time
experienced in shooting. The coroner thought the jury
would be quite satisfied that this was a pure accident. It
was an accident very much to be lamented, but no blame
could attach to any one. The jury returned a verdict,
" That the deceased died from having been accidentally
shot," and at the same time they offered their condolence
to Lord Wenlock and his family on the melancholy occur-
rence. Lord Wenlock said he begged to thank the jury
most kindly for their sympathy and condolence under
these painful circumstances.