The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-06 00:00:00

Release of Consul Cameron.

The following was forwarded to us from the
Foreign-office last night :
" Foreign-office, Sept. 5, 1865.
" Information has this day been received at the
Foreign-office that Mr. Rassam had arrived at
Suez, and had reported to her Majesty's agent and
consul-general in Egypt that Consul Cameron had
been released. No details received."

ACCIDENT AT THE FINSBURY EXTENSION RAILWAY
WORKS.—Yesterday afternoon a serious accident
occurred at the new station of the Finsbury Extension of
the Metropolitan Railway, now in course of erection in
Aldersgate-street. A little after twelve o'clock two men
were engaged in lifting a crate of glass, weighing about
four cwt., on to the roof of the station by means of a crane.
The men succeeded in getting the crate on to a narrow
board which was resting on the iron girders of the roofing.
The board broke in the middle, and the men, who were
standing on it, were thrown to the ground, a distance of
about 70 feet. The glass also fell, and the noise of the
crash was great, and when it was heard by a workman
standing on a scaffolding near, he became dreadfully
alarmed, and running to the edge of it looked down on
the injured men. He then fell to the ground, and was
fearfully injured. The men who were on the plank in the
roof of the building whon it broke were named respectively
Philip Potter, aged 20 years, and Robert Chafe, aged 18.
The unfortunate man, Potter, it is believed, had his back
broken by the fall, and his case is regarded as hopeless.
His comrade, Robert Chafe, escaped with a broken leg and
severe concussion ; though he is at present delirious, his
recovery is expected. The third sufferer, Edward Lewis,
aged 27 years, has had his left thigh and right leg broken,
and he received besides a serious concussion on the right
shoulder. He states that when he was standing on a scaf-
fold he heard the fall of the other men and of the glass,
and that ho proceeded to get down hurriedly to go to their
assistance. In doing so his hand slipped, and he, too, fell
to the ground, and so met with his injuries. Lewis, it
would appear, had been employed at the works since their
commencement, and being regarded as a steady hand was
employed to do the dangerous work. He says that he had
frequently been up at greater heights, and had come down
ropes, &c., with perfect safety. The two other men had
not been long employed on the works.
An extraordinary electrical phenomenon occurred
in the Forest of Chantilly two days since. About
three in the afternoon, a waterspout passed across the forest
in less than five minutes, destroying almost everything in
its passage for a width of 50 yards and a length of nearly
five miles. About 600 trees, many of them oaks of large
size, wore either broken off close to the ground, or torn up
by the roots, and shivered to *linters. Two of the rides,
reserved fur exercising the horses of MM. Lupin and
Aumont, are so blocked up with the broken trees as to be
altogether impassable. The course of the waterspout be-
gan about 200 paces from the station of Orry-la-Ville, and
ended at the Garrefour St. Remi.—Galignani.
BARNET CATTLE FAlR.—This annual fair com-
menced on Monday, and continued yesterday. As
usual it brought together a very large gathering of graziers,
cattle dealers, and others from all parts of the country.
Hereford beasts realised high figures, promising weighty
young steers fetched £lB to £2O a head, and those of small
growth £l4 to £l6. The droves of Devon stock obtained

sale at prices varying from £l3 to £l5. In the field as-
signed for South Wales runts dealers held out for ad-
vanced prices, and well-grown strong steers realised £l2
to £l5, some inferior sorts going at £8 to £lO ; useful
Welsh heifers for fatting purposes, £7 to £9. In the
North 'Wales division large steers in fresh condition
realised from £l7 to £l9, and inferior ditto £l3 to £l5.
The Scotch cattle fair had a good show of stock on
view, Highland steers making £l2 to £l5, and small
Scotch runts £6 to £B. Polled steers in high con-
dition fetched £l5 to £l7, and well-conditioned polled
heifers £l3 to £l5, and a large clearance was made.
Among milch cows business was very flat, and metro-
politan dairymen have abstained from buying in fresh
mulch stock from fear of importing cattle disease into their
sheds, and many head of dairy cows were unsold. At the
horse fair, the show comprised a large field of useful ani-
mals ; young sound cart horses for road work realized 25 to
28 guineas, and seasoned ditto for farming work 15 to 20
guineas, handsome cart colts 20 to 30 guineas, good roadster
and saddle nags 20 to 30 guineas, and ditto for single light
harness 25 to 35 guineas, and strong grown powerful young
horses suitable for vans, town carts, B:c., were in good de-
mand at figuresvarying from 35 to 45 guineas, and well-bred
horses for riding and driving purposes, 40 to 50 guineas.
T hero was a fine show of Irish colts fresh imported, and
promising, well-bred, unbroken animals were bought from
the droves at 17 to 32 guineas, and choice selections at 30
to 35 guineas. Among 'Welsh forest ponies there was a
quick demand, many of them were only yearlings and found
purchasers at four to seven guineas, and strong useful
ponies at eight to 12 guineas.

InisuEMIGRATION.—The Irish Registrar-general's
return for the last quarter shows that the population
of the country continues to decrease. It cannot now be
more than 5,400,000. The emigration for the last quarter
was less by 11,214 than in the corresponding period of
1864 ; but adding the emigration of the two quarters of
the present year together, and subtracting these from the
excess of births over deaths, it appears that the emigra-
tion outnumbered the natural increase by 22,805, which
represents the decrease of the population for the first half
of 1865. From this it will be seen that the exodus con-
tinues, but at an abated rate. It is 20 per cent. less than
last year.

TRIAL OF THE SELKIRK RIOTERS.—Five men be-
longing to Selkirk, who are alleged to have taken
part in the riot which occurred in that town on the occa-
sion of the recent election for the county, have been in-
dicted to appear before the Lords of Justiciary at the Jed-
burgh Circuit Court on the 19th instant. The four men
concerned in the main charge are John IPLean, mill-
worker ; Andrew Heatlie, Blubber ; William Lees, coal-
agent ; and James Hardie, powerloom manager. Tho in-
dictment sets forth that on the 20th July last, being the
polling-day appointed for taking the votes of the electors
of the county of Selkirk for fie election of a member of
Parliament, a mob, or great number of riotous and syil
disposed persons, of which the accused formed part, did, in
a riotous and tumultuous manner,and in breach of the pub-
lic peace, and to the great alarm of the lieges, wickedly
and feloniously assemble in or near Back-row, and in
High-street, Selkirk, for the unlawful purpose of intimi-

dating or putting in terror or alarm various or one or

electors of the said county, and of attacking or injuring his
or their dwelling houses, or for some other illegal purpose
unknown. The panels are also further accused of taking
part with the mob in an attack on the house of Dr. Ander-

son, Selkirk, in burning an effigy, in an assault upon the
police, while engaged in the execution of their duty, by
pressing against them and pelting them with stones,
whereby Chief Constable Fraser and several officers under
his command were mare or less injured, and in an attack
upon the Townhall, and the police constables stationed
there. Another man, also a resident in Selkirk, is charged
in a separate indictment with participation in the crimes
abovo detailed, and also with a breach of the peace com-
mitted at an earlier hour of the day.—Scotsman.
A correspondent of the Birmingham Post writes ;
"At Wakefield, a few days ago, some German gentlemen
called at the vicar's, and asked for permission to view the
house and grounds. It was accorded, not without surprise
at a request so unusual. When the compatriots of Goethe
and Schiller had satisfied their curiosity, and had departed,
it transpired that they had made a pilgrimage, as they be-
lieved, to the scene of Oliver Goldsmith's story, and that
the vicarage was to them endeared by associations of Dr.
Primrose, Olivia, Sophia, and Moses. May the enthusiastic

Germane never be undeceived And dieenchanteil,"