The Sun.
London, England, 1870-12-24 00:00:00

A CRUEL OUTRAGE.

A farrier named Mr. Richard Bowers, residing at
Braunston Lodge, near Rugby, Warwickshire, has been
the victim of'a most cruel and wanton outrage. It appears
that he owned five cows, all in calf, and during last week
they all died. Wishing to know the cause of death he on
Wednesday last called on Mr. Merrick, a veterinary
surgeon of Northampton, who made a post mortem ex-
amination, and found that an instrument two feet in
length had been forced into the inside of the cows, and
had thus caused death. Mr. Bower's waggoner has been
apprehended on suspicion.

Tti SUN, LONDON, SAT

THE MONEY MARKET.

CITY, Two. o'CLocx,

The Stock Exchange closed last evening- until Tuesday
morning for the Christmas holidays, and consequently no
business is being done.
The advices from Berlin state with regard to the allot-
ment of the North German Loan that all subscriptions
up .to 2100 will be fully attended to, but that higher
applications will be reduced to 16 2-3 per cent., with a
proviso, however, that in no case shall less than 2100 be

given.
The Frankfort advices describe great dullness on the
Bourse in consequence of the protracted war preparations
visible. on all sides for its continuance. Large reinforce-
ments are going to France, and new armies are prepared
to be sent thither in the spring. The mode of introduc-
tion of the North GermareLoa,n has been much censured.
" There was no necessity to appeal so a combination of
bankers, whereby the State lost one and a half million of
thalers, as the public would have taken it as they took the
first loan before the battle of Woerth, when bankers kept
aloof."
The colonial produce markets this week have been
without movement. The Christmas holiday will - extend
to the 3d of January next.
The Manchester Courier states :—" At an adjourned
meeting of the creditors of Mr. Samuel Shaw, the sur-
viving member of the firm of Peter Shaw and Co.,
Micklehurst-mill, Mossley, no acceptable proposition was
submitted, and it was decided to wind up the affairs in
bankruptcy."
It is stated, apparently on good authority, that the
Prussians have again prohibited the merchants of Cham-
pagne from sending their wine to Belgium for transmission
thence to England or elsewhere.
An order has been made by Vice• Chancellor Bacon for-
the winding up of the Parcels Conveyance Company
(Limited), under the supervision of the Court, and ap-
pointing Mr. Tunks, the late managing director of the
company, and Mr. Joseph Simpson, accountant, official
liquidators.
Vice-Chancellor Malins, has confirmed the payment of
a first dividend of 4s. in the pound to the creditors of the
Hercules Insurance Company, in liquidation, on the
29th instant, at the offices of the official liquidator, Mr.
White.
Mr. B. B. Williams, for many years a large and
successful financial operator on the London and Con-
tinental Exchanges, died yesterday morning. His age
was seventy-four.

CHARGE OF LIBEL.
TO THE EDITOR. OF TILE SUN.
SlR,—Will you allow me to state that the Mr. Sidney
charged with libel at the Guildhall on Thursday last is
not in any way connected with this newspaper.—Yours
obediently, F. SIDNEY.
London Mirror Office, December 23, 1870.