The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-25 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od ; clove;
£5 Os to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per load.
Trade slow.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, I.A 4s to £5 7s 6d; clover,
£5 Os to £6 6s Oct ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load.
Trade quiet.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 5s Od; clover,
£5 Os to £6 6s Od ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 10s per load.
A. slow demand.

COAL MARKET.
Price per ton at the close of the market.
s. d. s. d.
Walls End Gosforth 16 3 South Hetton
Braddyell's Hetton.... 17 3 Russell's Hatton 16 9
Walls End Haswell... 18 3 Kelloe
South Moor Peltou Tunstall
Gas l2 6

Ships at market, 20 ; sold, 17.

ITALIAN BRIGANDAGE..—NAPLES, May 18.—The
Pungolo publishes the following intelligence from
Eboli, dated the 16th inst. :—" The day before yesterday,
about midday, Giardullo's band attacked a carriage in which
were two Englishmen and their wives, who were returning,
by the road from Battipaglia to Pesto, from a visit to the
ruins at the place last mentioned. After making them alight
from the carriage the ladies were robbed of everything
♦aluable about them, and were then left free to continue
their journey towards Eboli, but their husbands wore led
away as hostages. The ladies arrived soon after at Eboli,
a prey to the deepest grief and terror, and implored
assistance from the authorities, in order to liberate The
captives. Besides this rich booty, another no less impor-
tant prize fell into the hands of the brigands in the persons
of two wealthy planters, who were captured shortly after
the Englishmen above mentioned, and carried away with
them to the mountains. As soon as the authorities became
acquainted with the occurrence they sent. out heavy de-
tachments of troops, carabineers, and of the national guard
in every direction, and after diligent perquisitions in all
parts of the neighbourhood the armed force succeeded in
coming up with the brigands after the lapse of 24 hours.
In their flight the desperadoes left behind them three of
their prisoners, among whom was one of the Englishmen.
At present the authorities are making exertions to cut off
the retreat of the brigands, and they hope shortly to be able
to do so, and at the same time to set at liberty two other
gentlemen who have not been heard of for eight days
past. Signor Landolfa Colonna, captain of the staff of the
sixth great military department, who at the time of the oc-
currence happened to be visiting at the residence of Signor
Andrea Colonna, a senator, is also taking an active part in
the search, having placed himself at the head of the Pia-
cenza Hussars, who were quarteredthere. His efforts have,
however, as yet been fruitless, although he has gone over
a large portion of territory.—Reuter's Express.
The Sunderland Herald states that hundreds of
salmon smelt were on Monday and Tuesday found
dead in the river Tyne, close to Hawks and Crawshay's
ironworks. It is supposed that whilst on their way to
sea by the last flood they were poisoned by the chemical
properties of the water flowing into the Tyne from Allhu-
sen's works.

A VORACIOUS FISH.—A Queensland paper says
a fish called a grouper was caught off that coast. It was
7 feet long, 6 feet in circumference at the thickest part,
and its head weighed 801bs. When opened there were
found in its stomach two broken bottles, a quart pot, a
preserved milk tin, seven medium-sized crabs, a piece of
earthenware triangular in shape and 3 inches in length
encrusted with oyster shells, a sheep's head, some mutton
and beef bones, and some loose oyster shells. The spine
1 of a skate was imbedded in the grouper's liver,