The Sun.
London, England, 1848-02-02 00:00:00

prisoner threw open the door and exclaimed, "Come
and fetch them'—upon which witness went in and
saw the prisoner near the bed, partly dressed. Wit-
ness said, " You have fired off some powder." The
prisoner stated that he had not. The pistol was ly-
ing on the table, and was cocked, but had no cap on
it. The barrel was then quite warm. Witness took
it up and was going to leave the room, when the pri-
soner stopped him and tried to wrest it from his
hands. During the scuffle the trigger was pulled by
one or the other, and the lock went down. Witness
gave the pistol to the chambermaid, and told the pri-
soaer to dress himself and leave the house. Witness
then sent out for a policeman. On the arrival of the
constable he related what had happened, and pointed
out the bullet-hole in the partition. It was about
half an inch wide. The ball went through the parti-
tion, splitting the boards on the outer side. The hole
in the inner side was smooth and slightly blackened.
The pistol now produced is the same. (It was a large
horse pistol.) Witness, on returning to the room
afterwards picked up a percussion cap which had been
exploded. Where was another cap not used, upon the
sofa. A bullet was also found about five yards from
the hole, on the other side of the partition.
By the MAGISTRATE—The prisoner looked very
wild and excited. Witness could not say if this was
the result of liquor. The girl was perfectly sober.
Mary Ann Spackman, the chambermaid, said that
the prisoner and the young woman came to the house
about a quarter to twelve o'clock. The gentleman
sent her out twice, for a pint of wine each time.
She heard the report of firearms about an hour
after this, and on reaching the room saw the girl
running out of it. Witness took her upstairs into
another room, and sent the porter in for her clothes.
Constable Jackson, F 78, said he was called into
the brothel about half-past one o'clock by the last
witness, and on going into the room on the first floor
found the prisoner there partly dressed. He appeared
in a very excited state—" half out of his mind like."
Witness took him to the police station and searched
him, and found in his possession a bullet mould, some
bullets, percussion caps, knives, and other articles.
He should say the prisoner was intoxicated. He said
nothing.

The prisoner, when first asked if he wished to make
any statement, denied the evidence of the prosecutrix,
declared his belief that he did not fire off the pistol,
and his moral conviction that she fired it off herself;
but, subsequently, when the depositions were taken,
he acted upon the suggestion of his adviser, and " re-
served his defence."

Mr. JARDINE then committed him for trial.
Thomas Eagle, a middle-aged married man, hold-
ing a clerkship in the General Post-office, was charged
with stealing two letters.
One of the messengers, who had been watching the
prisoner while engaged in the Inland-office, distinctly
saw him lay his handkerchief on a letter and then
take it up, letter and all, and put it into his pocket.
He saw him conceal another in a similar way, and,
on mentioning the circumstance to the president, the
prisoner was searched by Peake, the officer, and the
two letters found upon him.
The prisoner, who said it was his first offence, was
remanded.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 1.
STOCK Exclimiam.—The sales are—Birkenhead,tanca•
shire, and Cheshire Junction, 5% dis.—Ditto, 311. Shares,
51/a dis.—East Lancashire. New, 3% dis.—Great Northern,
5% dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire (L. and B.), 81.4 dis.—
Ditto (late M. B. 'and B.), Sixteenths, 6—London and
North-Western, 152—Ditto, Fifths, 914 p.—Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Quarters, No. 2, 17%—Midland.
116 c.—Ditto, Halves, ',78 dis.—North Staffordshire, 3,!, c. p..
Shrewsbury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 51,..8 dis.—Ditto, Pre•
ference, 3 p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 32—Ditto, No. 1,
3a dis.—Ditto, New, No. 4, 11/2 dis.—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick (N. and B.), No. 2,3% c. p.—Ditto, No. 4,
It/4 dis.—Ditto (G. N. E. Purchase), 2% p.—Ditto, Prefer-
ence, 2I p.—Dublin and Belfast Junction, 201,, dis.—Dab-
liu and Drogheda, 32 :2_s!is:—Dutch Rhenish, 4% c. dis.

MANCHESTER, FEB. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The sales are—Ambergate,, Notting.
ham, and Boston, 2 3-16 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 5 7-16 dis.—Bolton, Blackburn, &c.,
Preterentials ( B), par c.—Bristol and Exeter, 15,i dis.—
Dublin and Drogheda, 31 dis.—East Anglian, New Prefer-
ence. 3 1,4# —Great Northern, 5% dis.—Hudderstield and Man.
chester Railway and Canal, Thirds, IA., c. dis.—Lancashiss
and Yorkshire, Fifths, % p.—Ditto, 321. Shares, 4% c. die.
—Ditto, Halves (H. and S.), 10 dis.—Ditto (West Riding
Union), 21 dis.—London and North-Western (Manchester
and Birmingham), Quarters (A), 4 p.—Ditto, ditto (B),
4 p.—Ditto, ditto (C), 4 p.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
colnshire (Sheffield and Lincolnshire), 54 dis.—Midland,
401. Shares, Wi—North Staffordshire, YR p.—Oldham
Alliance, 1% dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, No. I, 314 die.
—Ditto, No. 4, 1 7-16 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
Extensions, No. 2,3% p._ _ _

LEEDS, JAN. 31.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—A fair amount of business has been
done to-day at the following prices : Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 21/4 dis.—East Lancashire, 21N—Ditte.
New, 3 dis.—Great Northern, 5% dis.—Lancashire and
Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 545. dis.—Leeds and Dews-
bury, n. dis.—Liverpool, Manchester, and Newcastle
Junction, 40s. c. dis.—London, Brighton, and South Coast.
43—Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 40s. dis.—North
British, Thirds, 3s. 6d. p.—Ditto, Extension, 6d. die.—North
Staffordshire, 155. p.—North-Western, 434 dia.—South
Yorkshire, Doncaster, &c., % (scrip ).—York, Newcastle,
and Berwick, Extension, No. 1, 5 p.—llitto, Preference, 2%
p.—Ditto, No. 2 (New Berwieks), 3Vt n. p.
HULL, FEB. 1.
STOCK EXCHANGE —The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, %—North British, Quarters, Is. dis.—
Ditto, Extension (scrip), 9d. dis. —Ditto' Thirds. 3s. 6d. pp
North Staffordshire, 16s. 3d. p.— York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 34%,

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, FEB. 1.
STOCK ExcHANGL—The sales are—Newcastle and Car-
lisle, -10014—North Staffordshire, 13s. 9d. p.—York, New-
castle, and Berwick (late North Shields Purchase), p.

STOCK EXCHANGE.—YORK, JAN. 31:
The sales are—Great Northern, 5/.
2s.— Lancashire and Yorkshire (West Riding Union), 265.
—North British. Halves, 121,4 Ditto, Thirds, 435. 6d
Ditto, Quarters, 51/2—Shetlield, Rotherham, and Goole, 1—
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 34% Ditto, Extension..
No.l, 193/4—Ditto, No. 2 (late New'Berwicks), 131. 85. 9d.
—Ditto (G. N. E. Porch.), 10 n.—York and North
Midland (East and West Riding Extension), 37.
GLASGOW, JAN. 31.
STOCK ExcrrAson.—The sales are—Dundee and Perth,
30/. 10E.—Dutiblane, Donne, and Callender, 14s. 6d.—Edin-
burgh and Glasgow (Stir. Mid. Junc., 5 per cent. guar.), 61.
2s. 6d.—Edinburgh and Northern, 161. 105.—Ditto, New-
port, Si. 10s.—Glasgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle, 71. 7s._.
Paisley, Barrhead, and Hurlet, 21s.—York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, Extensions, No. 2 (N. and B.), 121. 178.6 d.

TERRIBLE DISASTER.—The Constilutionnel contains
the following news from Algiers of the 20th inst.:—
" A deplorable event, which recals in a minor degree
the disaster of Bou-Taleb, has just happened between
Tablet and Sak Hamondi, on the Algiers road to
Aurnale. An artillery convoy left Aumale on the Bth
inst., and wai overtaken on the 11th inst. on the heights
in front of Sak Hamondi by a violent snow storm. At
the turnings of this perilous road the burdened mules
were precipitated into the deep ravines. The cold be-
came so intense that in less than a quarter of an hour
14 men out of 44 fell beneath its severity. Those who
were able to escape from this horrible situation took
refuge in the dachera of Tifiras. At the same time that
this convoy was suffering on the heights above men-
tioned, another from Algiers lost two men
.betweea
Ouled-el-Had-el-Tablat. As soon as St-blaht-ed-Din
was informed of the catastrophe he immediately sent
assistance to the unfortunate sufferers, and on the 17th
inst. a dozen men, frozen to death on the nights of the
11th and 12th, were brought to Algiers."

MONEY-MART►ET.--The premium on gold at Paris
is 12f per mille, which, at the English Mint price of
3/. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.46 ; and the exchange at Paris on London
at short being 25.62 i, it follows that gold is 0.64 per
cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By ad►ice: frog►
Hamburgh the price of gold is 434} per mark, which, at
the English Mint price of 3L 17s. 10id. per ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange: of 13.91 ; and the
exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being
13.12,1, it follows that gold is 1.36 per cent. dearer in
London than in Hamburgh. The course of exchange et
New York on London is 111 per cent., and the par of
exchange between England and America being 109
23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 1.42 per
cent. in favour of England. But, the quoted exchange
at New York being for bills at GO days' sight, the in-
terest must be added to the above difTerenee.

BIRTHS.
On the 21st ult., at Longeot, Berks, the lady of the Rev.
Edward Ilarence, of a son.
On the 22d ult., at Cobham, Surrey, Mrs. Thomas Crawter,
of a son.
On the 19th ult., at Rome, the lady of William Ramsay.
Esq., of a (laughter.
On the 26th ult., at Hodnet Hall, Salop, Mrs. Heber Percy,
of a daughter.
On the 28th ult., at bielksham, the wife of the Rev. W.
Jackson, of a daughter.
On the 29th ult., at Cheshunt, Mrs. Philip Smith, of a son.
On the 30th ult., in Queen-street-place, London, Mrs. A.
Jennings, of a daughter.
On the 30th alt., at Falmouth, the wife of Commander J.
G. Dick, R.N., of a son.

On the 30thu1t., in Sydney-square, Mrs, A. S. Patridge, of
a daughter.
On the 31st ult , the lady of J.H. Crampton, Esq., H.l
ford-square, of a daughter.

MARRIZR.
On the 80th of August, 1847, at Richmond, New Soy*
wale., Waiter Lamb, Esq., to Jane, fourth daughter of W
Cox, Esq., of Hobart-rine, near Richmond.

DIED.
On the 30th ult., in Portman-square, the Countess or
Beverley.
On the 23d ult., at Twickenham, Colonel Algernon Dian •y•
on the 29th ult., in Lower terrace, Islington, J. L. Jolii.n-
s,n, Esq., aged 83.
On the 30th ult., Mr. Ponsonby, of Regent-circus, Pic',/,'
dilly, aged 81.
On the 30th ult., at Park House, Sydenham, Kent, •
Southgate, Esq., aged 63.
On the 30th ult., in Palace New-road, Lambeth, Mr. Hsi ii
Howard, aged 67.
On the 31st ult., at Abbey-place, St. John's-wood, Charl eh
the infant son of Mr. James Boyd.
On the 3lst ult., in Piccadilly, Matilda, third daughter of
Henry Peter Fuller, Esq., aged 10.
On the 31st ult., at Porchester-terrace, Bayswater, MAI r;
garet, relict of the Right Rev. Joseph Allen, D.D., late I so rd
Bishop of Ely.

London: Printed and Published by MURDO
No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The San Office, No. 119
Strand, in the Precinct f the Savoy, is the county
Wednesday, February 2, MS.

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