The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-20 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER, AND SUL-

CIDE OF THE MURDERER.

This morning, about a quarter to ten o'clock, the neigh-
bourhood of St. George's_road, Lambeth, was plunged
into the most painful state of excitement upon learning,
that a murder had taken place at No. 4, Caroline-build-
ings, in that vicinity ; anti that the murderer, after com-
mitting the horrible act, had succeeded in destroying him-
self. The particulars, which are obtained from Inspector
Randal, of the L division of police, are as follows :—Tho
murderer, whose name is William Heeley, a shoemaker,
cohabited with his victim, the wife of Thomas Wether-
ley, who obtained his living by exhibiting a seal about
the streets in a wheelbarrow, passing it off as a sea-dog.
;Nary Weatherley left her husband and lived for a short
time with her murderer, but upon the husband entreating
her return and promising forgiveness, she put herself,
penitent, under the protection of her lawful guardian.
William Heeley upon learning her return became mad-
dened with jealousy_and in the absence of her
husband went to the house, No. 4, Caroline-buildings,
and after fruitlessly attempting to persuade his victim to
resume her disgraceful life with him, he pulled from
his pocket a carving knife and cut her throat. The
poor creature, with the frightful gash bleeding, rushed
from the house, and, upon reaching the flag-stone before
that of No. 14, fell down and expired. The neighbour-
hood being alarmed, attempts were made to secure the
murderer, who stood at the door brandishing the knife,
and vowing instant destruction to the first who ap-
proached to arrest him. The few persons then collected
were horror-struck, and, from want of physical courage
and self-possession, they permitted the murderer to with-
draw within the house, and, upon the arrival of the police,
who broke open the door, the man was found with his head
nearly severed from the body.
The neighbourhood is of a low description, there is
no thoroughfare to the scene of this awful tragedy, and it
may be deemed curious that is within a few hundred yards
of the residence of the attempted regicide Oxford. The
inquest, it is expected, will take place to-morrow.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, 4WEL VE 0' CL 0 CK.
Arrivals this morning by the Iberia—Lisbon Mail, 13th
June ; Gibrahar, 9th June ; Cadiz, 10th June; Oporto,
14th June; Vigo, 'lsth June.
By the Star packet—Barbadoes, 2d Julia ; St. Thomae,
18th June ; Cape Henri, 22d June.

By the Lyra packet—Vera Cruiz, 20th May ; Tampico,
28th May; Havannah, 15th June.
By the above arrivals we have received Jamaica papers
to the 16th June.

" The mania for speculation seems to be gaining ground
in this island. We have Joint Stock Companies, formed
for Banking purposes, and for the culture of silk ; Joint
Stock Companies for assurance from fire, and supplying
the city of Ligunena with water.
'We have the city mills, which supply the town with
bread at sd. currency or 31. sterling per lb.
An engagement with three slavers took place off the
coast of Cuba in February last. In a letter from the
Island of Grand Caymana, it was stated that three or four
slavers, bound to Cuba, were expected in March to
pass through a particular strait, known only to pilots of
Cuba. This information was immediately communicated
to the Commodore, who, within a few hours, promptly
despatched two ships of war to cruise under a Caymanian
pilot, in the strait referred to. One of these vessels, after
cruizing during the month of March, returned to Port
Bengal in the beginning of April, the other about a fort-
right after fell in with three other expected slavers,
and, from a letter dated Grand Caymana, the 30th of
May, it appeared that the commander of the British
cruiser attempted to board them. The slavers fired into
and shattered the men-of-war boats. It is not stated
whether any lives were lost; but the bold attack of the
slavers proved successfnl to them, for they all escard,
and no doubt with flying colours, as having overmatched Bri-
tish interference, carryiug their cargo of living mer.
ebandize into the stronghold of West Indian slavery—
Cuba. The prospects, as regards the crop, are decidedly
gloomy, and the chances aro that the crops will fall consi-
derably short of the last.

We have received Barbadoes papers to the 7th of June.
We should think the crop of sugar of this unfortunate
year is now nearly shipped. There have been sent away
to the present period to England, Ireland, and Scotland,
only 9,322 hogsheads. To the same period last year the
merchants shipped nearly 17,000 hogsheads. There is
hal,: doubt that the colonies generally will fall very short
in theirsugar crop.
The steamer has brought files of papers from Demerara,
Tobago, Trinidad, Granada, and St. Vincent.
In Trinidad great improvements in public matters are
expected to result from the energy and ability of the new
Lieutenant Governor, Sir Henry M'Leod, who, in his ad-
dress to the Council, has spoken out very plainly of the
reforms be sees necessary.
Rio Janeiro Papers to the 16th May. Exchange 30,
Stock 76.

From Sydney papers received to the 21st March, it ap-
peals that a destructive fire took place in Sydney; the whole
pile of building known as the Roy al Hotel and old Theatre
was in flarrea, and before daylight the whole mass was in
ruins ; the destruction of property must have been very
great. The Hobart Town Courier of the 6th March, state
that little or no alteration has taken place in the price of
grain.

A Lisbon mail has arrived, brought by the Iberia
steamer. The intelligence she brings is not of much im
portance. It appears that Marshal Saldanha returned
there unexpectedly from England, owing to his riot being
able to settle the question with which he was charged.
His arrival has caused some sensation, and report says it
will be the carse of some important changes in the Mi-
nistry ; but a postscript to a letter, dated on the afternoon,
says that every thing is likely to be made up, as the Go-
vernment found they had made a mistake, and that the
proper description of bills to pay the British claims bear-
ing interest was to be sent to London, and that the
change in the Ministry, it is said, will be put off for the
present.

THE FONDS.

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135 .6
The arrivals this morning of most importance are
......f.r.om
the Pacific and Mexico, which have brought near two
millions of dollars, and we have no doubt that most of
them will soon find their way into the Bank of England.
The date from Mexico is old, having receivd later by the
way of New York.
The Rio Janeiro Price Current of the 20th May con-
tains the following :—The transactions in Stock since our
last have been to a moderate extent, and chiefly 75i 1
however, during the last few days the rate has become
firmer, and 754 to 76 has been paid for small amounts.
Exchange 30, little doing ; coffee nothing done, shipments
this month up to yesterday 41 546 bags.
The Cunsol Market at present is rather heavy ; some
Thrce-and-a- Half per Cents. of 1818 have come to
market, left off on Saturday at 92k, at present 92 for the
Account ; Money, 91i i- ; Exchequer Bills, 28 30 prem. ;
India Bonds, 24 prem.; Bank Stock, 173 174; India
Stock, 253 254.
Money continues easy in the market.
In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is also Leavy,
left off on Saturday 28i i, at present, 28k i; Deferred
131 ; Passive, 6j- 7k ; Portuguese, 351 36 ; Three per
Cents., 231 24; Colombian, 274 284; Mexican, SOi 314 ;
Brazilian, 80 81 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents.
53i 4; Five per Cents., 102. 1031.
BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, JULY 17. —Tbe market for
the National Funds was heavy and falling, the actions
of the Society of Commerce also lower one-half per cent.
Ardoin's Spanish was animated, and 4 higher, owing to
the favourable advises of the Bourse of Antwerp. Prices
from Amsterdam, 534 ; Five per Cents., 1014 ; Ar-
doin's, 254.
SHARE LIST, JULY 20.—Great Western, 384, prem. ;
Blackwell, 25 4, prem. ; Birmingham, 94, 96, prem. ;
Soulhampton, 584 595 per share ; Greenwich, 81 95 per
share; Croydon, 125 per share; Manchester and Bir-
mingham, 10.8 discount.
PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock 1735 4 India Stack ......••. ••• 2545
3 per Cent. Red 92i 2 Ditto Bonds ........2 4 pm.
3 per Cents. Con. 9lii4l South Sea Stock
34 per Cent.
Ditto Red look 100 New Ditto ___
NeW 35 per Cent. •• 28 pi:
expire99—il Ditto xi:
teethro.Cl3.ei.nl.l.ts.;. bOUI. 30 28 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860. .• ... 13i Ditto Small
BNeenwksLopnerg
Oct. 10, 1859. ...... Ditto Commercial ..... dis.
CAennnt; i t
i.e.
s. .....
Jan. 5, 1860. ...... Ditto Advertised . },m.
Jan. 5, 1880.
April 5, 1890. ... - India Stock for Acct... --
Jan.—..... Coii s (11. Ditto sf for
AccountA c et. . ....
2.
.9.2.
5, 1870.
: Russian
span.ish Bonds, 'go.. •• • 14 2__
FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Austrian Bonds
..... ..•
Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account
Ditto Account .....,..• PorortuitgtouelepeeStaronds
Brazilian Bonds ... ...... 80 Ditto New Bonds -
—...... P_runsesifaenr,
Ditto Account ...... Ditto Account
Buenos Ayres Bonds ... . Ditto, 3 per Cent
Ditto Account
Ditto Acc0unt........
Chilian Bonds ......... ...
Ditto Account ••-••
CopluirtboiaAnceßoounndts.
..
..
.....
•••.••
Bonds . _
...... Ditto Account ....
-'.
_- French ,5
79i Passive
per cent... 1035 24
284 a
CD:DlnuiimsthtboißAanocncßdoosun.n.dt.s.. ~. .. 1.. :8..2. :4;
Greek D i Ditto oA
Bondsce Acc0unt......... u
.n.t. ................ .. _
Ditto Acc0unt......... per cent.., —f. —c.
Ditto Bonds, 1825.... _
Ditto, 5
Exchanee
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent :
Dutch, 24 - —f. —c.
Ditto Account ...... ..• per cent
__ Ditto Account ..•
Ditto,6 per Cent....• •
......
Ditto Account ...... ... Ditto
..._ Account
Neapolitan .............•
ES THIS DAY
PRICES OF SHAB
.C• a. d, L.
AT ONE.
Paid. •••• s• d. Z. s. d.
Per Share.
RAILWAYS.
... 100
Birmingham and Derby ......
. 21 ... .. _4 _ ..... to
Eastern Counties ...................... _ 1 a ...... to
to 15
Great Western ..............
...
,sio:
48
Ditto New ...... ......... •
.. 0"
45 ...... 44 ::.. -

3.0 ............ ttno—
Hull and Selby ............... ..•
London and Biackwall ............ 20_. 22i ...... to
London and South Western ......
...... to 58
North Midland ................. 100
Ditto New
to Sii
South EjaosLerrn
sainodocDorer.
8ANE5.......... 3203
British North American ••••:.••• 40
371.
Cent., —money
Union o:llANuEsstralia. .....................
United Mexican (issued at 2l• pm) 40
HALE. P
- AST ONE.
Accounts from Amsterdam state that the Bank have
reduced their rate of interest to 2i per
being very abundant there.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURIIAT.—The market
is firm and prices steady ; the sales tc-day are 5000 bags,
4 000 on speculation.

pavpYlies to the Foreign
little doing. appearance, with
Market and to Shares.
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