The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-26 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

According to Reuter's telegrams the French
Rentes to-day were quoted 74f. 12c. Heavy.

A MATRIMONIAL AGENCY.—An application wal made
to the magistrate at Worship-street, for the apprehension
of a man named Schwartz, carrying on a matrimonial
agency in Dalston, and advertising in the Continentalpapers.
Ladies were to apply to Madame Schwartz, and gentle-
men to Dr. Schwartz. Dr. Strater, a Prussian 'lacer,"
applied to Schwartz to find him a wife with a fortune,
the arrangement being that Schwartz was to have
a commission on the fortune. However, when the
affair was arranged, and the ceremony performed,
Schwartz claimed 2180, which was refused, and the agent
then wrote threatening letters declaring he would publish
the whole affair, which would disgrace Dr. Strater if he at-
tained the age of Methuselah or hid himself at the North
Pole. The warrant was granted.

TWENTY YEARS PENAL SERVITUDE.—An Italian named
Bunt ta, undergoing penal servitude in the Woking Con-
vi( t Prison, has been charred at the Kingston Assizeswith
bb.ng the governor, Captain Bromley, with intent
to murder him. The prisoners were leaving the chapel
on the 12th of December when Ruotta rushed upon the
Governor and stabbed him three times. The
weapon was produced in court, and seemed to be
part of a steel file, sharpened at one end.
The Governor had oh a thick overcoat, but
was nevertheless seriously hurt. The Governor remem-
bered finding a weapon in the prison last August, an 4
asking the prisoners about it. Ruotta looked very hard
at him when he didso. The prisoner questioned the Gover-
nor very closely, with the object of sheaving that the
Governor had kept back the petition he desired to send
to the Secretary of State, and forged an answer. The
jury thought the time of the Court was being
wasted. Mr. Justice Keating thought the same,
but as the prisoner was a foreigner, he wished
to give him every latitude. The prisoner then made a
long statement in his own defence, declaring he had been
cruelly treated, and kept on bread and water 300 days.
He was, however, found guilty, and sentenced to twenty
years' penal servitude.

A DANGEROUS AMUSEMENT.—A nailer, named Hackett,
has been charged at Old Hill with wounding another moan
named Priest. They were drinking together, when Priest,who was very low-spirited, complained of the badnes4
of
trade, and asked Priest to cut his throat, promising him a
pint of ale for doing so. Hackett took up a knife and
wounded Priest seriously in the throat. When appre-
hended, he said he did it for "a lark." He was remanded..

A BLIND BIGAMIST.—Edward Morris, a blind man, has
been charged at Birmingham with having committed
bigamy. The prisoner has on several occasions been Wore
the magistrates oncharges of attempting to commit suielde
on almost all of which occasions he placed the responsi-
bility of his attempts to destroy himself on the shoulders
of his wife, whose misconduct, he alleged, had almost
driven him mad. In reply to the present charge, he said
his first wife was married to another man. He thought
she was dead when he married the second woman, 3.14
was remanded. .
Among the "wills" given in The Illustrated News
this week, that of the Earl of Crawford is included.
lordship's personalty in England was sworn under
£7,000, and he leaves most of his property to
his eldest son. The will of the Dowager Vis-
countess Exmouth was proved under £12,000 ;
that of Admiral Sir Thomas Hastings, K.C.8., under
£5,000 personalty ; that of General Sir W. Macbean G.
Ccl-Throok, K.H., C.B. under £12,000 personalty ; that
of Sir William Charles Hood, Kt, M.D. under £12,000 ;
that of John Bright, M.D., of Manchester-soare and
Overton Hall Chesterfield, under £lO,OOO ; and that of
Mr. Henry Frederick Steiner, of Lancaster, under
£300,000. Mr. Thomas Leigh, Leicester and Stafford,
died intestate, leaving personal property estimated at
£160.000.

CHLOROFORM IN CRIMINAL CASES.—A man at

New York had killed his wife, a neighbour, and the son
of the latter. On being arrested he feigned insanity, and
as much doubt hung over the case, it was determined to
ticluce sleep by chloroform inhalations. The prisoner
resisted much, but was at• last overcome. He was care-
fully watched, and was asked several questionS on awak-
ing. These he answered evidently with much truth, and
did not seem of unsound mind. His memory, returned,
however, suddenly ; he saw his awful position and modes
full confession.—Vienna paper.

. bill to amend the present law relating to the
.egal condition of alien and British subjects has been
brought from the House of Lords. Under certain pro-
visions real and personal property of every description
may be acquired, held, and disposed of by an alien
in the same manner in all respects as by a natural
born British subject. The title to such property
may be derived through, from, or in succession to an
alien, as in the cases of British subjects. The
operation of the Act will, however, be liable
to be suspended by her Majesty during the
continuance of hostilities between this country and
any states with which we may be at war, of which
such aliens are subjects. A clause takes away
the privilege enjoyed by an alien of being tried by a
mixed jury. For the future he will be tried
as though he were a natural-born British
subject. British subjects 'will be capable of renounc-
ing their allegiance to her Majesty, who have volun-
tarily become, or shall hereafter become, naturalised
in any foreign State. Certificates of naturalisation
will in all cases be made use of, and a form of an
oath of allegiance has been laid down.