The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-01 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Accounts from Madrid, of the 26th, represent the
actual deficiency in the Treasury to be 250,000,000
of reals vellon.

Narvaez has obtained his passports, and has sub-
scribed 1,000 reals towards the proposed statue of
General San Miguel.
Yesterday afternoon a meeting was held of the
commandants of the National Guard of Madrid.
Amongst them were Brigadier Venancio Gurrea,
private secretary to Espartero, who has been
elected to the command of a battalion of foot
artillery ; Brigadier Valdez, formerly aide-de-
camp to Espartero, and now employed in the
War-office ; and several other persons of mark,
known to be friends of the present Government.
Nevertheless, in the discussion that was held
the Government's acts were severely scanned,
not in a spirit of opposition, but with the desire to
see it take such measures as would keep off danger
and maintain it in power.
The accounts.frona the provinces are satisfactory.
There had been some slight disturbances at Utreria
and other places in Andalusia ; they had not a
political character, but related to tile division of
some common lands. The cholera continues to
make serious ravages, notably in Seville and
Cadiz.

Three per Cent 3. 34.80 ; Deferred, 18.55 ; Re-
deemable Debt—first class, 9.23 ; ditto, second
class, 4.75.

TEE BRUTAL MURDER OF AN INFANT

AT PADDINGTON.

An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Wakley,
coroner, at the Bank of England Tavern, Cam bridge-
place, Paddington, on the body of the infant who is
alleged to have been murdered by the• woman Sophia
Knight, as stated in our report of yesterday,
The mother of the deceased, Elizabeth Groves, a
single woman, was examined, and stated that she bad
placed the child with Mrs. Knight, who lived at 10,
Praed-street, Paddington, to be nursed ; that she went
frequently to see it, and when she last saw the child
alive it was looking pretty well.
This statement excited considerable surprise, as the
child was in a most emaciated condition.
Mr. Lawrence Ornerod, the house surgeon of St.
Mary's Hospital, Paddington, was also examined, and
stated that the deceased was brought to the hospital on
Tuesday night by Sophia Knight, who said it had fallen
out of bed. The child was in a miserably emaciated
state, and was bleeding from the mouth and nose. It had
a bruise on the left side of the mouth. lie had made a
post inolicat exainit:ation of the body, and had ascer-
tained that the death of the child had been occasioned
by the blows on the head, accelerated by neglect. There
were several old bruises on the head.
Several of the jury wiahed the accused to be present.
The Coroner recorded an application to Lord Pal-
merston.

The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday for the purpose
alluded to.

ALLEGED CASE OF ABDUCTION.

A poor woman, named Ellis, residing at 18, New-
street, Shadwell, applied to Mr. Ingham, yesterday, at
the Thames Police-court, in a state of high excitement,
to ask his advice as to the course she had best pursue
under the following circumstances :
She said that her daughter Janet, who assisted her
in the laundry business, and who is a young woman
of considerable personal attractions and some scho-
lastic acquirements, had been partly lured and partly
forced from her home and her friends by a man named
Funnel', a stonemason, lately employed at the mills
of Messrs. Kidd and PoJgers, of New-street, Shad-
well. From the little applicant had been able to
ascertain she found that a woman named Rainberg,
the wife of an engineer, had taken her daughter
into the company of Funnell, and notwithstand-
ing her usual temperate habits, they induced
her to drink what applicant was satisfied was
some drugged liquor. This occurred on Tuesday
week. After that they took her in a state of semi-stu-
pefaction to the Shoreditch railway, where Funnell
purchased two tickets, and • put the young woman
into the train. The next applicant heard of them was,
that Funnel' was seen with a young woman hanging
on his arm, asking for work at some mills about 20
miles distant from the metropolis. He then in-
quired respecting a man named Padmore, who was
a native of the place, and who was well acquainted
with applicant and her daughter. The person
who was asked the question said, " Padmore is here,"
and immediately called him out. Padmore, surprised
to see the girl with Funnell, said, " Bless me ! what
makes you here ?" To which she replied with the air of
one not perfectly conscious, "I do not know." She
\s-as very pale, and her eyes wandered wildly. Funnell
said, " I did a bad job yesterday in bringing this girl
away." Padmore replied, " Give her a little money,
and let her go home to her friends ;" to which the other
answered, "No, I'll take her a stage or two further,
and then throw her up."
Mr. Ingham—What did he mean by "throw her up ?'
Applicant--I do not know, sir. To get rid of her
some way, I suppose. All I want to know is where she
is, or what has been done with her.. She is too proud
to write to me ; she would sooner die.

Mr. Ingham—ls she in expectation of any money ?
Applicant—As soon as my mother die 3, I shall have
1,000/., the interest of which my mother now erijnys.
Mr. Ingham—Then I presume it was done with a
view to that money ?
Applicant—That cannot well be, sir. He is a mar-
ried man, with one child ; and his wife, who is the
'laughter of a respectable farmer, is pregnant with an-
other. He sent her out of the way before he did this.
Mr. Ingham —Ar►d what can I do for you ?
Applicant—Could you not grant me a warrant, sir ?
Mr. Ingham—l cannot well do that, unless the young
woman were under restraint ; and I cannot assume that
she is, as she has not communicated with you. Yon
had better apply to some inspector of police.
The applicant then communicated the facts to Inspec-
tor Sullivan, at King David-lane, who directed Potter,
212 K, an active detective officer, to institute the neces-
sary inquiries.

Loss OF THE MINERVA.—Messrs. Pickford, of Liver
pool, received a telegraphic message on Wednesday
afternoon from one of their travellers who was on board
the Minerva, stating that the passengers and crew in the
two missing boats landed at Holyhead in safety. The
wreck was therefore unattended by any loss of life. The
Minerva, which was built by Messrs. Vernon and Son,
of Liverpool, was one of the fastest and best boats on the
station.
BRITISH AND .COLONIAL SMELTING AND REDUCTION
COMPANY.--A meeting of this company took place on
Thursday afternoon, when the report for the half-year,
showing a loss of 9361. on the Tamar works, and of 2711.
on the Mill wall works, was agreed to. The general re-
sults of operations have proved unfavourable, the price
of labour, coals, and freight alone having within the 12
months exceeded the amount paid during a similar
period of the previous year by more than 4,0001. At
the close of the proceedings a committee IN IA appointed
to consult with the directors as to the desirableness of
continuing or dissolving the undertaking.
THE LIVERPOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—The half-
yearly meeting of the Council of the Chamber of Com-
merce was held yesterday afternoon at the Exchange-
buildings ; Mr. Bouch, the president of the council,
presiding. The meeting was numerously attended.
The secretary read the report, in which a survey was
taken of the important subjects which had occupied the
attention of the chamber during the preceding six
months. Among them were—Commercial Law j bank-
ruptcy (Scotland) Bill, and Judgments and Executions
Bill ; Bills of Exchange Bill and Arbitration Amend-
ment Bill ; Shipping ; Letters of Marque ; Sound Dues;
Stamp Duties of Foreign Bills of Exchange ; Peruvian
Guano ; Postal Affairs ; Survey Certificates ; Lock Ex-
tension and Improvement. The chairman, in his ad-
dress, touched upon the various topics of the report.
Mr. Horsfall, M.P., afterwards addressed the meeting.
Votes of thanks having been accorded Mr. Horsfall for
the assistance ha had rendered the chamber in Parlia-
ment, and to the chairman, the meeting separated.
ATTEMPTED INCENDIARISM AT MANCHESTER.—An-
other, and almost the thirtieth attempt at incendiarism
in Manchester, during a few months, was made on Wed-
nesday night on the warehouse of the executors of the
late Me. Thomas Thornber, 39, York-street. Being
opened yesterday morning, the remains of a small parcel
of cotton, in brown paper, was discovered on the coun-
ter. Time cotton and paper had almost smouldered
away, burning a hole in the counter, but no piece goods
being near, and the counter being of hard wood, the fire
had gone no further. The place was made up about
seven o'clock on Wednesday night, and the combustible
had been thrown in after that hour, through an opening
in the window for letters. The material in the paper
ippearg to have been a kind of " thrumb," or siz:d
ss:i i i `Ai'h 2he
portion of it that had burnt had left a white powder, or
ashes in the paper, haying a saltish taste.