The Sun.
London, England, 1870-05-09 00:00:00

WESTMINSTE R

James Heddicar, a militiaman in Vie Ist Royal
Surrey, wa; charge 1 with embezzling sums a•nou :t-
-ing to £5 Os 2id., the moneys of his master, Mr. T.
Morris, of the Aquatic Stores, Commercial-road,
Chelsea. 'fheprisoner had been potman to Mr. Morris
for some time, and it was his duty to account at the
end of the day for beer supplied to Messrs. Morris's
yard, ant to other customers, and to account at the
end of the week for the gross amount. He had not
accounted for 6s. received from John Hall, at. that
yard, Bd. from a mln named Mitchell, besides .20
other sums. The evidence was insufficient, and the
prisoner was discharged.

Canadian advices to the 20th ult. state that not-
withstanding the threatened Fenian raid there was not the
faintest indication of a movement along the whole fron-
tier. The Toronto Globe says that it was impossible to
discover any sufficient cause for the real or affected alarm
of the Government.

-THE CUSTOMS PARLlAMENT.—Telegraphic ac-
counts from Berlin have reported the deliberations of
the Customs Parliament. The majority of the members
of Parliament consented to the diminution of taxes
which was proposed, but they refused to compensate for
those reductions by allowing any increase of other
articles. By a majority of 124, it was decided that
the duty on coffee should not be increased, and this in
spite of the efforts of the ministers, Camphausen and Del-
bruck. In all probability the entire scheme of the change
in the customs tariffs will be abandoned, because the Go-
vernment wish to preserve the equilibrium of the Budget, and
will only consent to the reduction of some taxes on con-
dition that others are increased. This has been the result
of the three sessions of the Customs Parliament, a demand
for increase of taxation on the part of the Government,
and a refusal on the part of the deputies. Count Bis-
marck has hitherto had no reason to congratulate himself
upon the creation of this Parliament, whereby he hoped
to secure a powerful auxiliary towards German unity.
THE WRECK OF THE STEAMER SADO.—The
official inquiry into the wreck of this steamer, which
struck on the Rosevear ledge of rocks, about a mile and
three-quarters from the Bishop's Lighthouse, Scilly
Islands, on the ruornin,, of the 20th of April, while on a
voyage from Oporto to Liverpool—a dense fog prevailing
at the time—was concluded on Friday, at the Greenwich
Police-court, before Mr. Patteson, magistrate, and
captains Hunter and Hight, nautical assessors. The judg-
ment given in the case contained the following passages :
The density of the fog is amply verified by the fact of the
vessel running ashore where she did, without either the
Bishop's-rock light or the St. Agnes light having been
seen, although the former was about one mile and a half
and the latter about three miles from them. The Court,
therefore, on a careful review of all the circumstances,
feel that they cannot pass over with impunity the utter
disregard of the rules laid down for the navigating of
steam vessels in foggy weather, and the omission to use
the lead ; but, in consideration of the very high character
borne by Captain Hoodless, his evident respectability, his
general vigilance and attention to all matters connected
with his duties, and also to the fact that he was deprived
of the services of his chief mate through illness, are in-
clined to act as leniently as they can consistently with
their duty, and therefore adjudge that his certificate be
suspended for the space of three calendar months from this
date.

AN EQUIVOCAL COMPLIMENT.-Dr. Durnford
left the Rectory, Middleton, on Thursday morning, for
Chichester. A large number of the inhabitants assem-
bled at the railway station to witness his departure. On
the line of railway at Middleton and Middleton Junction
stations fog signals were placed to honour his departure.
A. CHILD WORRIED TO DEATH BY A. DONKEY.—
A little boy of six years of age, named Andrew Hawkins,
met a terrible death a few days since at a place called
Knockadoo, near Baitinglas. The child was in the habit
of playing in a plantation, where a small donkey used to
graze. On the day of the child's death he strayed further
into the plantation and remained longer away than
usual, and his grandmother went in search of him, when
she found the poor little fellow quite dead, having been
killed and horribly mutilated by the ferocious little ani-
mal, which was standing over him like any beast of prey,
reeking in blood, which besmeared his mouth and legs.
The child's body was reduced almost to the condition of a
mummy.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOW:Se—Dr. George
Macdonald is, we hear, preparing to make a venture
in dramatic poetry.—An Italian theatrical paper has
discovered that 2,155 lyrical productions bear, directly
or indirectly, the names of women for titles, Lido alone
coming in for forty-nine such honours.—We understand
that at the Gaiety Theatre an attempt is about to be
made to familiarise modern audiences with some of the
works of the old dramatists. The firsf venture will be a
play of Vanbrugh's.—Mr. Fechter has begun his season
of a month, in New York at a French theatre. His full
list of characters will be represented in the course of the
month. He opened in the "Lady of Lyons," supported
), Miss Leclerq as Pauline. A fine company has been
Neoured.— The Orchestra,

Closing Business
Paid. Name. Quotations, done.
St Bristol and Exeter lOO 78 80 80
St Caledonian • lOO 731 741 731 1
St Cambrian lOO 15 20
20 Cornwall -ill 22 . 31
St Dublin and Belfast Juuctiou 100
St Dun, Prtb, and Aber. Jnuc 1011 70 72
20. East London till 4 6
20 Do
20 Do
St Glasgow and S.Western 100 116 117
St Great EaStern lOO 42 421 421 1
St Do East Anglian, N 0.2 100 61 71
St Great North of Scotland 100 13 16
St Great Northern 100 121 122 1211
St Do A 100 126 127 1261.
St Do B . 100 126 128
St Gt. So. and West (Irelarid)...loo 98 100
St Great Western - Consolid...loo 71 711 72
St Do South WaleS 100 68 70
St Do West Midland—Oxford 100 44 45
St Do do Newport 100 36 38
St Lancashire and Yorkshire 100 130 131 1291
Si Lond, Bright'n, and S.Coast 100 43 . 431
St Lond, Chatham, and Dover 100 141 151 15
St Do Metrop Extension A 100 9 11
St London and North Western 100 1261 1271 1271 1 -
St Loudon and South Western-100 881 891
St Manch, Shef, and Lincolnsh.loo 51 511 521
St Do New. issued at £5O dis 30 ..,
St Metropolitan
St Do Preferred... lOO
St Do Deferred 100
10 Do Redeemable 1,11 9/ 10/ 10
St Metropolitan District 100 37 38 371 1
St Midland lOO 1241 125 126241
St Do Birmingham and Derbyloo 92 94 96
•St North British. lOO 34 35
St Do Edin, Perth, and Dunde 100 13 15
St North Eastern—Berwick lOO 1261 1271 1331
St Do Leeds 100 891 90} 89
St Do York
St Do Stockton and Darlingts 100 178 .180 •
North London lOO 120 122
10 Do New,•lB6B ll.
St North Staffordshire 100 59 61
St North and So. \Vest. Juuct 100 102 105
St. Rhymney lOO 52 54
•St Shropshire Union 100 62 •63
St South Devon ;00 46 48
St-South Eastern 100 764 771 771 1
St Do Preferred • .100 104 1101 111/ 12
St Do Deferred lOO 41 411 441 1
St Staines, Wok'ham, Wok'g. all 122 131.2
.2
St Taff Vale
10 Do C 6 3 6
St Waterford and Cont. Ireland 100 ••• •••
10 Waterloo and Whitehall

MISCELLANEOUS.

10 Anglo-Mexican Mint
25 Australian Agricultural 2Ol 16 17
25 Austn Mort Laud and Fin, L 5 4d pr
10 Baugparah Tea Estate, Lint all 3 5
10 Berlin Water Works, Lim
5 Bombay Gas, Limited all 5 54
5 Ditto, New 4 pr 4 put
50 British American Land
20 British Indian Tea, Limited all 21 34
27. Canada Company all 78 80
20 Ceylon Company, Limited lO 4 3d
20 Ditto, A shares
25 City of Loudon Real Prop, LlO 7 6d
30 City of Milan Improvment L all 4 5
50 City Offices, Limited
50 Colonial, Limited 2O 1(1 pr
50 Commercial Union (Assn)
10 Com of African Merelt, L
20 Continental Union Gas, L all 264 211
25 Copper Miners of England,
I'ref 71 per cent all 5 7
100 Corp of London Bonds, 1877,
. 44 per cent all
100 Ditto, 1879, 44 par cent
100 Ditto, 1882, 44 per cent
10 Credit Fonc of England, L all 24 34
50 Credit Fonc of Mauritius, L 10 24 14d
St Crystal Palace
St Do, Preference lOO 94 99
St Do, 6 per cent Perp Debentloo 108 113
50 E India Laud Credit & Fin L 7 5 4d
32 Ebbw Vale 271 104 103
100 E„gpt 9 p ct Viceroy's Loan
gua by Egyptian Gov
20 Egyptian Com and Trading L 4/ 13
3 English and Austr Copper, L 24
15 Eng and Foreign Credit 7l 4 3d
a
10 European Gas all 17 18
10 Do, new.... 5 4 41
6 Fairbairn Engineering 5 ld p
20 Fore-street Warehouse, L 13 34 44p
100 Foreign and Col Gov Trust
and Loan 6 per ct Bonds all 97 96 914
10 Gen Credit and Discount, L 74 s 4d
15 General Steam Navigation l4 29 31
50 Home and Col Marine Ins, L 5 ld p
20 Hudson's Bay (Governor and
Co. of Adveuturere of Eng
trading into) all 12 124"
50 Imperial -Continental Gas.... 434 134 13t3
50 India Rub, Telg Works, L... 45 49 50
10 International Finan Soc, L... 5 14 14d
20 Italian Irrigation Canal, Cav all 41 44
100 Ditto, 6 per cut Bonds, red all
1870
50 Land Securities, Limited... 5 2 10
25 London African Trading lO
50 Loud Financial Assoc, Lim 3O 18 17d
4 Lond Geu Omnibus, Limd
50 Lond & Glasg Engle, Limd 25 18 Bid
'0 London and Prov Marine 2 par fp
St Madras Irrig & Canal, guar 100
spc by India Gov lOO 103 105
50 Merchant Shipping, Limtd all 32 37
10 Natal Land and Col Co., Limn all 34 44
25 National Discount Co, Lint— 5 114 114
10 National Steamship, Limd all 134 144
1 Nerbudda Coal & ln, LO 6s 6d f
10 New Consolidated Dis Ld
5 New Quebrada, Limited 4/ 12 44 41d
25 N Zealand Int & Mere, &c 24 1p
'25 N Zealand Trust & In, Ld 5 14 lip
10 North Assam Tea, Limited 7 7 5d
10 Do, B all - d
St N British Austral, Limited...loo 60 70
50 N British & Mercan lusnce... 64 23 231
25 Ocean Marine Insurance 5 15 Pip
5 Oriental Gas, Limited all 84 9
5 Do, New
10 Otago & South Invest, Ld 2 fd fp
5 Ottoman Gas, Limited all 2 24
St. Peel Riv Lnd & Min, Lim lOO 31 33
50 Peninslr & Oriental Steam all 43 45
50 Do., New, 1867 lO ;34 24d
50 Rhymney. Iron all 274 281
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15 Do, New .ll 84 84
25 Rio Janeiro City Im., Lint(' all 191 204-
20 Rio Janeiro Gas, Limited all 294 304
100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 51
St. Scot Aus Invest, Limited lOO
20 Societe General de l'Empire
Ottoman 8 2,4 31
25 South Australian Land
20 Tel Construe & Maintenance

(lim and red aced) all 36 361 361
20 Thames St Mers Mu lus, L 2 2i 2/p
St. Tobacco (Ital 6p c Loan) all 86 88
10 Trust and Agency of Austra-
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20 Tr &LnCoof Up .anada 5 * ip
50 Union Marine Liverpool, Ld 5 6 6lp
'2O Union Steam Ship, Ld
15 United Dis Corpora, Lmtd ... 6 2 ld
20 Univer Mar (Ins), 'mad 5 4/ 5/p
10 Upper Assam Tea, Lmtd all 1- 1
30 Van Diemen's Land ... 28+ 7 9
100 Viceroy of Egypt Mort Ln. all 85+ 86+
50 Warrant Finance, Limited. 12 8 6d
50 \V I& P Steam, Limited ... 20 4 3d

COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Canada Government, 6 p c, Jan
and July J 877-84 100 104 1051
Do, 6p c, Feb and Aug lOO 102 103
1)o, 6p c, Mar and Sept lOO 1054 1064
Do, 5p c, Jan and July lOO 944 954
Do, 5p c, inscribed stock lOO 9-1 96
Ito, 5p c, Dominion of, 1903 lOO 954 964
Cof Good Hope, 6p e, Dec, 1873 100 103 105
Do, 6 p c, April and Oct, 1890-
1900 100 111 113
Do, 6p e, April and Oct, 1880-90 100 109 111
Do, 6p c, Jan and July, 1891 lOO
Do, 5 p c, April 15 and Oct 15,
1900 100 1024 1034
Ceylon, Nov, 1878, 6p c 100 109 111
Do, 1872 lOO 103 105
1 DO, 1882 and 1883 100 112 114
Mauritius, 6p c, 1873, Jan & July 100 102 104
Do, 1878, Jan and July 100 106 108
Do, 1882, May 15 and Nov 15 100 107 109
D 0,1895-6, Feb and Aug 100 111 113
Natal Gov 6p c. April & Oct 100 106 1!:8 1064
Do, 6p c, May and Nov 100 107 109
Now Brunswick Gov 6 p o, Jan and
July,... 100 104 105
N. S. Wales Gov 5 pa, 1871 to
1876, Jan and July
Do, 5 p c., 1888 to 1896, Jan and
July 100 102 103 103
Do, S p c, red by atm draws,
from 1867 to 1875 lei 100 1014
Do, 2 per a, annual draws, 1872
to 1898 100 1004 1014
New Zealand 6.p c, 1891 lOO 107 109
Do, p c
Do, Jan , April, July, Out 100 974 984 96
Do., 6p 0, 1891, livtar and Septloo 108' 110
Do, p ct, 1891, June and Dec 100 107 109
Nova Scotia Guy, 6 p c sterling,
1875, Jan. and JOY ,,,,,,100 1024 1034
Do, 1886 ~ 100 1041 1051
Queensland 6 per et, 1882-85, Jan
and July 100 109 110: 109;
Do, 1891, Jan and July 100 1084 109
S Australian Government, 6 p c,
1869-7 i lOO
Do, 1878-92 100
Do, 1893-1908 100 110 111
Tasmanian, 6 p e, 1895, Jan and
and July 100 108 110
Do, 6p o red, 1893..t0 189.7 lOO 108 110
Victoria Govt, 6 p c, Jan ..0
July, 1891 lOO 113 1144
Do, April and Oct, 1883.5 lOO 1104 - 111 1101-
Do, 5p c, Jan. and Ju1y,1894 100 103 104 103