The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-16 00:00:00

LAW INT.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE CAPTAIN BOYLE.

Tile following is a copy of the letter, written in a firm
hand, excepting where the word ghost occurs, and then
it is marked with a most ominous trembling, symbolical
of the fear to be felt by the recipients, the uncomplimentary
ghost writes as follows :

" U dirty old man,—if udo not paye mye widdy for the
clothes i drowJed myself in, and which u are now weering
and sho sing off, my ghost shall haunt U—u.
" THE GHOST.

" i shall see u at 12 to knight."
After this postscript follows a graphic picture of a man in
the act of committing suicide.

His Honour, after hearing the wrongs of each party,
made an order against defendant to pay the debt by two
instalments.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market very strong, especially for Egyptian
qualities. Sales, probably 15,000 or 20,000 bales.

THE CHOLERA. IN MADRID.

—
MADRID, Oc T. 13 (Evening).
Yesterday the cholera was very severe in this
city—MO cases occurred, of which 175 proved
fatal.

To-day the disease has decreased, but notwith
standing a general panic prevails.

Ironmasters' Quarterly Meeting.

DUDLEY, Saturday Evening.
The closing meeting of the ironmasters for the
current quarter was held in this town this evening.
The attendance was small, and the business done as
moderate as at Wolverhampton on Wednesday.
The custom which at one time prevailed of leaving
contracts over for disposal at this meeting is no
longer observed, and the great business of quarter-
day is centred in Birmingham. None of the lead-
ing members of the trade were present here to-day,
and the absence of buyers was as marked, but at all
the principal works in this locality they are very
well supplied with orders, and in other respects
trade in this quarter is in a healthy state.
The sales of pig iron have been on a very mode-
rate scale all the week, for reasons already assigned.
Mr. Griffiths, the metal broker, in his circular issued
to-day, says :—" The Lilleshall Company sold their
usual quantity to their regular customers, say from
13,000 to 14,000 tons ;" and for such of the favou-
rite brands as were to be sold there has been a good
demand. Earl Dudley's grey mine forge iron is
quoted at £4 ss. ; Union Mine grey forge, £3 155.;
Ward's Priestfield's, £3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d. ; Ben-
nett's hydrates, £4 10s. to £4 12s. 6d. ; ditto cinder
forge, £3 to £3 2s. 6d. ; and Mathew's Corbyn's
Hall mine forge, £3 12s. 6d. Earl Granville's
Lilleshall cold blast iron was quoted £4 15s. to £5;
ditto hot blast, £4 ss. per ton.
The business of quarter-day has passed off satis-
factorily as far as relates to the payment by mer-
chants and factors of their accounts, which has been
prompt.

The amount of £55,000 in gold was taken to the
Bank on Saturday.
A remittance of £l,BOO on account of the debt of
Ecuador has been brought by the mail from
Guayaquil.
It has been announced that the subscription list
of Allan's Transatlantic Telegraph Company will
close on Wednesday next, the 18th inst.
In the manufacturing districts during the last
week there has been rather less animation in several
departments consequent upon the advance in the
value of money. At Manchester both cloths and
yarns have been in leis request, although prices
remain without material change. In the woollen
trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield the ope-
rations in winter fabrics have been limited, at about
former values. The hosiery and lace trades of
Leicester and Nottingham have been dull, but at
Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton more
activity has prevailed, owing to the receipt of con-
siderable orders from America.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY, which remains closed
unil the 6th pros., has been enhanced in value as a public
collection by the addition of a new picture to Memlinc.
It is divided into two compartments, and represents St.
John the Baptist and St. Lawrence, upright, standing in
bright backgrounds of appropriate characters. Each saint
bears his emblem ; the lamb is in the arms of the former,
who wears the skin garments ; while the other, who is
dressed in the deacon's robes of red and white, holds the
instrument of his martyrdom.

ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL.—The work of preparing
for the erection of this hospital on its new site, by the side
of the river, at Stangate, has been commenced.
A WAIF FROM THE SEA.—On Friday morning a
bottle was picked up on the beach at Mowan, Pensarn, near
Rhyl, North Wales, in which was enclosed a note con-
taining the following words :—•' August 12, 1865.—The
Ocean Wave sunk this day. There was a dreadful storm.
We took to the boats. Written by the ship's cabin-boy,
Walter Seagrave. Name is the Ocean Wave."

CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE
CHEST, VICTORIA PARK.—The number of patients relieved
at this institution during last week was 1,026, of which
257 were new cases.

THE MEETING OF THE NEW PARLIAMENT.-It is
generally understood that the new ParliMent will not
meet till the third week in January, when the first busi-
ness will be the election of Speaker, who, having been
presented to the House of Lords on the following day, a
week will be allowed for the swearing in of members. The
regular business of the session, will not, therefore, com-
mence before the usual time.

REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF OXFORD.—Mr.
Alderman Towle, of Oxford, has notified his intention to
petition against the return of the Right Hon. E. Cardwell
and Mr. Neate, and to claim one of the seats for himself.
on the grounds that, after being duly proposed and se-
conded, his nomination was not submitted to the electors,
and that on the day after the nomination votes in his
favour wore tendered to the returning officer, who de-
clined to receive them.

SUNKEN LAKE.—Several of our citizens have just
returned from a visit to the great Sunken Lake,
situated in the Cascade Mountains, about 75 miles north-
east from Jacksonville. This lake rivals the famous valley
of Sindbad the Sailor. It is thought to average 2,000 feet
down to the water all round. Tho walls are almost per-
pendicular, running down into the water and leaving no
beach. The depth of the water is unknown, and its sur-
face is smooth and unruffled, and it lies so far below the
surface of the mountain that the air currents do not affect
it. Its length is estimated at 12 miles, and its width at ten.
There is an island in the centre, having trees on it. No
living man has ever been, and probably never will be, able
to reach the water's edge. It lies silent, still, and myste-
rious in the bosom of the "everlasting hills," like a huge
well, scooped out by the giant genii of the mountains in the
unknown ages gone by, and around it the primeval forests
keep ward. The visiting party fired a rifle several
times into the Water at an angle of 45 degrees, and were
able to note several seconds of time from the report of the
gun until the ball struck the water. The account seems
incredible, but is vouched for by some o our most reliable
citizens. The lake is certainly a most remarkable curiosity.
—Jacksonville (Oregon) Sentinel.
TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION.—At a meeting of
the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, held on Thursday—
Mr. Duncan M‘Laren, M.P., presiding—it was unanimously
resolved to memorialise her Majesty's Government to issue
a royal commission to inquire into the present system of
telegraphic communication with a *NY t 9 ite improvement

This bankrupt was described as a captain in the Royal
Artillery, formerly of Woolwich, then of Malta, and now
of Woolwich, and to-day he came up for the order of dis-
charge.

Tho accounts show—Debtor to unsecured creditors,
£1,172 ; do., holding security, £l,OOO ; liabilities, £1,500 ;
do., £4,545 ; total, £8,217. Creditor, by property given up
to the assignees, -£.350; do., with creditors, £1,000; and
liabilities per contra, £1,500 ; the deficiency being £5,367.
The bankrupt states the cause of his failure to be "in
consequence of his having been sued on bills for which ho
had received no consideration."

Amongst the creditors aro Lieut.-Colonel
Artillery, £3OO ; the Sovereign Lifo Insurance, £1,500
and others.

It was understood that arrangements would be made
and order given by consent.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Rein)
EXTRAORDINARY LETTER PROM A GIIOST-sELBY T. 'NEWMAN.
This was an action to recover 7s. for goods sold to de-
fendant, and two females appeared as representatives of
the defendant. The lady who appeared for defendant did
not dispute the debt, but entered into a war of words with
the lady who adviOcat ed plaintiff's rights. During the
discussion defendant's representative said she had received
a letter from plaintiff which was very insulting, and upon
its being handed up to the bench, his Honour said, " This
is not a letter from plaintiff, it is a letter from a ghost."
Defendant's representative—Oh! it is a mistake; that
is not the one.