The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-06 00:00:00

THIRD COURT.

A jury was sworn in attendance at this court all the
morning, but in consequence of the Common Sergeant
being engaged, the teals had not commenced up to
our going to press. '

TRIAL TRIP OF THE STEAM-SHIP GREAT BRITAIN.—
The alterations in this noble screw steam-ship having
been completed, she yesterday morning, at nine o'clock,
left her dock, to test in a trial trip her merits under her
altered circumstances, and particularly the capabilities
of her new screw (Griffiths). The following extract
from a letter from Captain Claxton, giving the details of
t'ie trip, shows how very satisfactory it has been, and
the high rate of speed attained by the Great Britain :
"The very strong breeze of wind by which we were
favoured, enabled your officers to test the stability and
the speed of the ship under canvas, with the screw in
action, fixed, and disconnected. With all the sails set
that were bent (far short of her compliment) cleanful,
no ship could be stiffer, showing a capability of carrying
almost any amount of canvas that can by possibility be
put upon her, and with the engines averaging eighteen
revolutions, a speed of twelve and a half knots was at-
tained, and at that time circumstances had permitted
of her being run to leeward, I have no kind of doubt
whatever that she would have gone over fourteen knots,
or sixteen miles and a third. With the same screw
fixed perpendicularly, and the ship clo, 3 hauled, she
went ten knots, to my very g,reat:astonishment, and that
I believe of every nautical man on board ; while with
the screw disconnected, and revolving, her speed was
not quite ten, thereby apparently proving that Griffiths's
screw wed never be disconnected ; a matter of first-rate
importance to auxiliary steam navigation."
EXPLOSION AT THE AYLESBURY RAILWAY STATION.
—The inquest on the body of Joseph Guntri...r, who wa.
killed by the bursting of a boiler at the Aylesbury Rail-
way Station, was concluded on Monday last. From
the evidence it appeared that the deceased was going to
London with a cow by the luggage train, on the 2d of
June, and that just before the train started the boiler of
the locomotive burst, severely scalding Gnntriss and
Fleming, the engine driver. The deceased was conveyed
to the Bucks Infirmary, where he died on the following
Sunday. The inquest was held on the Monday, and
was adjourned for a week, when it was again adjourned
over to last Monday. A great number of witnesses
were examined as to the cause of the accident, including
some of the most scientific engineers connected with the
London and North-Western Railway, but the jury were
unable to come to a definite conclusion on this point,
and they returned the following verdict, which tacitly
censures the railway management at Aylesbury : "Th at
the deceased, Joseph Guntriss, came to his death from
scalds received by the bursting of the boiler of the engine
No. 78, on the evening of June the 2d, 1853, but the
jury have not sufficient evidence before them to enable
them to ascertain the cause of such an explosion. The
jury most strongly reprehend the practice of allowing
any persons whatever travelling with goods or cattle to
be placed on a break next to the engine, the danger of
such a practice being proved by the death of the de-
ceased, and admitted by the fact that it is not suffered
in passenger trains. The jury are of opinion there is
not sufficient superintendence at the Aylesbury station
after the station-master has left."
CAPTURE OF A SHARK NEAR SCARBOROUGH.—On
Tuesday morning a large fish, of the shark family, was
taken in a trawling net, by the crew of a fishing yawl,
about three miles northward from Scarborough Castle.
Its dimensions were—length, 13 feet 2 inches ; circum-
ference, 12 feet 2 inches ; and its supposed weight 12
cwt. It required the united efforts of the crew, con-
sisting of four men and a lad, to draw the large animal
Qn Ward the vessel.—Durhant Advertiser.

LATEST FOREIGN NEWS.

FRAN CE.

The Minister of the Marine left Paris yesterday
on a tour of inspection of the Channel ports and
the ports from Havre to Bordeaux.

A-Regatta took place yesterday at Saint Denis ;
much interest was manifested in the racing. The
English Amateur Racing Club, who have lately
been successful in several matches agreed to row
in French boats and against equal numbers, the
latter having disputed the superiority of their
rowing. The English were, however, again suc-
cessful in winning all the first prizes.
The Assemblee Nationale again expresses its dis-
satisfaction at the conduct of the Emperor of
Russia. A few days have sufficed to effect a won-
derful change in the language of this journal, lately
so devoted to the interests of Russia. It has be-
come at once national and rational ; it has even
found sympathy for the Porte, which it had accused
of weak pride. It has not, however, as will be
seen by the following extract, ceased to be anti-
English, although England gives its aid to a feeling
which it now declares to be indispensable. In fact,
the whole of the Parisian journals are unanimous
in their reprobation of the proceedings of the Em-
peror of Russia. Imperialists, Orleanists, Repub-
licans, and even Legitimists, concur in the view
that they take of the question. What a moral
condemnation this is of a policy which attempts to
defend itself by diplomatic subtlety !

A further improvement took place yesterday in
the Public Securities, combined with great acti-
vity-in business, the advance being considerable in
the Three per Cents., both in the quotations for
money and the .end of the month. The final
prices were—For Cash—Three per Cents., 77f. ;
Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 102 f. 10c. For the
Account—Three per Cents., 77f. 10c. ; Four-and-
a-Half per Cents., 102 f. Bank Stock, 2,650 f.
Shares of the Societe Mobiliere advanced con-
siderably yesterday, closing at 760 f., being an im-
provement of 45f. ; those of the Mortgage Bank
still remain at 650 f. The Railway Share Market
was also active, and a general improvement in that
description of security took place. The final quo-
tations were :—Northern, 862 f. 50c ; Orleans,
1,070 f. ; Paris and Strasbourg, 902 f. ; Paris and
Lyons, 902 f.