The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-02 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1853.

that they had been there during the evening, de-
nied that there had been any attack on the pre-
mises, or that there had been any shooting, or that
any one had received injury ! It was afterwards
learnt, however, from a collier who there is reason
to believe was present, that the first shot wounded
two men, striking one in the arm and the other in
the breast. The next discharge, of four (but as he
supposed only three) guns, also took signal effect.
He says either six or seven were shot—one in the
thigh and others in various parts of the body. Al-
together there were eight or nine shot. The same
man states that they parted with their band of
music at Scholes, on the way from Wigan ; that,
in fact, they drove them away, not choosing that
the musicians should know what was further in-
tended to be done.

SHARE MARKETS.-(YESTE.RDAY.)

BRITISH RAILWAYS.

RAILWAYS.

1 Closing Prices
this day.

Business done
this day.

There was no further disturbance during the
night, nor up to the report leaving ; but there is
great doubt whether another attempt will not be
made in some quarter. About a quarter past two
yesterday morning the military were reinforced by
a troop of the Ist Royal Dragoons, under Captain
Ainslie, from Manchester, who have taken up their
quarters at the Royal Hotel, having left Manchester
at half-past ten on Monday night.

THE ABUSES CONNECTED WITH IMPRISON-
MENT FOR DEBT AND CONTEMPT.

ELECTRICAL PHENOMENON OF AN
AURORAL BOW.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

Six,—On Monday evening last, about eight o'clock, the
northern part of the heavens was illuminated with the
auroral lights. Streamers were observed at times shoot-
ing up near to Ursa Major. The wind during the even-
ing was blowing fresh from the S.S.W. Passing clouds
occasionally obscured the scene ; but about half-past
nine the atmosphere became quite free from clouds, when
suddenly a brilliant stream of electric light rose from
the S.W. horizon, stretching itself to the N.E. as far as
the zodiacal sign Taurus, the end of it pointing near the
planet Saturn ; the stars of the first magnitude were
rendered invisible by its brilliancy, but several shooting
stars were observed during the time. Its altitude from
the earth was not more than three miles. Shortly after
ten o'clock it entirely disappeared, and the sky assumed
its wonted appearance, thickly bespangled with its in-
numerable occupants. Several persons in various parts
of the town where arrested at the unusual sight, with
inquiries " What is it the sign of ?" &c. A similar ap-
pearance in the heavens occurred on the 3d of Decem-
ber, 1845, and again on the 19th,of March, 1847. The
wind since the equinoctial gales have prevailed from the
equator, and the thermometer ranging from 50 to 60
degrees of heat, rather unusual at this period of the year,
and it has all the appearance of a continuance.
On Friday evening, about six o'clock, a sharp tempest
passed over this place ; the lightning was extremely
vivid, accompanied with a heavy shower of rain. The
air is often electrical at night with lightning. On Thurs-
day evening, at half-past five o'clock, the planet Venus
will be in conjunction with Jupiter in the tropic of Cap-
ricorn, in the S.W. part of the horizon. Whether the
above phenomenon is viewed as ominous in a political
sense remains for the curious to conjecture.
I remain, your obedient servant.
W. SALTER.
Lowestoft, Nov. 1, 1853.