The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

SHOCKING CRUELTY TO A HORSE.— IVl,Mairt elicit/are;
a carman, of No. 39, Randall-street, Poplar, was
brought before Mr. Seife, charged by Richard Sinclair,
one of the Royal Society for Preventing Cruelty to
Animals, with working a horse which was unfit to be
worked at all.

The horse, which was in the station-house yard ad-
joining the court, was in a terrible condition. There
was a large sore on both shoulders, each as big as a
man's hand, and beneath the saddle an extensive
wound. The horse was yoked to a cart laden with
bricks, and its agonies were very great. The saddle
was covered with blood and matter, which had oozed
from the wound.

The prisoner said he was a poor mar, glad to obtain
a day's work.
Mr. Selfe—You must not work a horse in that con-
dition ; it is a piece of great cruelty.
The prisoner said he only obeyed the orders of his
master, and was very sorry.
Mr. Selfe ordered a summons against the prisoner's
master, and also directed the police to detain the horse
till after the hearing.

THE POLITICAL PRISONERS IN NAPLES,

NAPLES, Oct. 13.—Attempts are being made to
divert public attention from the main question at
issue here, first by reports that a new Administra-
tion is about to be formed, and secondly, that many
prisoners had been liberated. As regards the first
statement, after strict inquiry, we belie,ve that Prince
Satriano (Filangieri) has rot been sent for, and
that he certainly would refuse office were it offered
to him, at all events in the actual state of things.
As regards the second statement, that many politi-
cal prisoners have been liberated, it is undoubtedly
true, especially as regards those who were swept
off and detained by a simple order of police.
Upon this fact, too, a portion of the French
and German press have built up a defence of
the King of Naples, forgetful, as it appears to
me, that the more they multiply such proofs of
Royal mercy (or timidity), the more they multiply
the proofs of Royal despotism. Pursuing the same
line of argument, the Debuts adds, that in April
last there were not more than 200 political pri-
soners of all classes, and that at present there can-
not be more than 100. This statementis so
far from the truth that I do not hesitate to give
it a positive denial. Even the Government lam
informed on a very high authority, admits
.that
there are 600 ; but the calculation I have obtained
from men of character may, I think, be de-
pended on. In the prisons and the castles of the
capital, in the islands of the Bay, in the Fort of
Brindisi, the Castle of Trani, the citadel of Pes-
cara, and in the provincial prisons there cannot be
fewer than 1,700 unhappy men imprisoned, either
under sentence, or on suspicion, or by nusura di
polizia.—Times (Second Edition.) •

The Neapolitan Government liberated the prisoners,
acquitted at V- e late trials, on Saturday the 11th. Mig-
nona demanded a passport for Genoa, but it was refused.
Madlle. Piccolomini gave a concert at Belfast on
Saturday last, which attracted an immense audience.
The musical writer in the Belfast Mercury is in ecstacies
at the performance of the gifted lady.
ITALIAN OPERA. IN DIIBLIN.—The first of the three
operas constitutin the repertoire of the brief engage-
ment effected by Mr. Harris with the leading vocal
artistes of her Majesty's Theatre was presented yesterday
evening (the 14th) before an audience which might with
justice be called au overflowing one. "La Traviata "
was the opera. The curtain fell amidst thunders of ap-
plause, which was kept up until Mdlle. Piccolomini was
led for ward before the curtain, when the entire box
audience rose, and cheers the heartiest we have heard in
the theatre greeted the fair and gifted actress and vocalist.
For the two remaining performances all the reserved
seats in the theatre have been taken.—Dublin Freeman.
The Augsbury Gazette •learns from Venice that the
Military Governor, Count Gorezkowski, has received
official notice that their Majesties the Emperor and Em-
press of Austria will arrive in the " City of the Lagunea"
on 25th Nov., and remain there a whole month.
Bologna letters of the Bth speak of the continuance of
the outrages in the country. One letter begins thus :
" We are in the midst of assassinations and robberies,
and, indeed, one would suppose that the Government
wishes to turn our attention from political affairs, and to
leave the field clear to the brigands."
A letter of the 7th from Forli, in the Papal States,
speaks of a disturbance having taken place in a small
town called Meldola, about 10 miles distant. It origi-
nated in the arrest of a young man by the gendarmery,
for having refused to discontinue smoking in the street.
Several groups of young men assembled and prayed the
civil authority to liberate him. The Mayor sent the order
to that effect, but the gendarmes refused to comply with
it, and they treated that functionary very rudely. The
people became irritated, and commenced assail,mg with
stones the gendarmes and a number of soldiers of the
line who came to their assistance. These had to take
refuge in a wine-house. A reinforcement came up ; a col-
lision ensued, in which a gendarme was killed, and the
soldiers were disarmed. It was said the Government
would demand the aid of the Austrians. The police
attempted to arrest the ringleaders, but they succeeded
in escaping. _ _ _

EXTENSIVE EMBEZZLEMENT.—MaudesIey Draper was
on Wednesday fully committed from Marlborough-street Police-court, on a charge of embezeing 7001., the pro-
petty of his employer, Mr. Harding, a trimming manu-
facturer, 108, Regent-street.
The Univers confirms the intelligence given some days
ago to the effect that the Sultan has presented to the
Emperor of the French the sanctuary and church of St.
Anne, detained by the Turks since the capture of Jeru-
salem by Sultan Saladin.
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—As a covey of partridges
was crossing the rail on the farm cf Mr. Kent, of Chip-
penhatn, on Thursday last, three of the birds flew with
such violence against the telegraph wires as to cut their
heads clean off, and another broke its wing.—Bury Post.

EXTRAORDINARY JOCKEYSNIP.—At the Caledonian
Hunt meeting, at Ayr, last week, the rider of Yeutick,
H. M'Lean, in the race for the Western Stakes, in the
endeavour to chop down the field, discovered his saddle
slipping round before he had run half a mile. Dropping
astern, he, however, followed on in the race, waiting
until the saddle had fairly slid beneath the animal's belly,
when, on the horse's bare back, he again set to work,
and proved the winner amidst tremendous applause.
Itssrrra of jolts Lord Provost on
-tno L7v,ne ClMae,
conveying the intelligence that John 11141vLanus, who was
sentenced at the lust Circuit Court to be executed in
Glasgow on the 23d inst. for the murder of a labourer
named M'Lavey, at Castlehill Iron-works, on the 12th
of Aug. last, had been rcapited.— Glasgow Daily Mail.
PRICE OF PROVISIONS IN PARIS.—The price of meat
for the second fortnight of this month is fixed as fol-
lows :—Ox beef, 14 category, Hr. 86e. the kilogramme
(Ic. lower) ; 2d, lfr. 46c. (Ic. lower) ; 3J, lfr. 6e. (le.
lower) ; 4th, 750. (lc. lawei).—Cow and bull beef, Ist
category, Pr. 57c. (90. higher) ; 2J, lfr. 14e. (9c.
higher) ; 4th, 530. (9e. higher)a—Veal, lst category, lfr.
83J. (2e. higher) ; 2d, lir. 43c. (2c. higher) ; 3d, lfr.
22c, (2c. higher). —Mutton, Ist category, 4fr. ; 23,
lfr. 33e. ; 3d, lfr. 9a. (ail unvaried). The price of
bread for the eatue.period remains fixed at 50c. the 21h.
loaf, first quality.
B.AMBUE,G, Thursday.—The Board of Commerce,
favourably viewing the petition of the merchants,
has sent to the Senate a memorial of 38 folio pages,
strongly recommending a gold standard for Ger-
many, and urgently praying its immediate intro-
duction here.
EeLiPsn OF THE MOON.—The following is a de-
scription of the beautiful lunar eclipse that took place
on Monday, as seen from Mr. Howell's Observatory,
at Hove :—" The moon was shining with intense
brightness over the sea, in a cloudless sky, S.E.
by 5 , and at,, an elevation of about 45 deg., when,
punctual to the predicted time, 9h. 21m., a slight dimi-
nution of light was evident on the eastern limb of our
satellite, like a very faint wash of Indian ink, and after
a little while, as she advanced in her easterly course,
dipping into the earth's shadow, this latter appeared
like a small dent in the moon's side, gradually growing
deeper and wider, until a large piece seemed to have
been actually eaten away. At this time the indented
part could not be distinguished from the surrounding
ebon .sky, but about half an hour from the commence-
ment, on carefully looking through Mr. Howell's
equatorial for the obscured portion, I could plainly
distinguish it, clearly defined by a sharp edge, and of
delicate roseate hue, and which, on my drawing
their attention to it, was also seen by Capt. Spay and
the other gentlemen present. As the eclipse proceeded,
and• more of the moon's disc became coveted by the
earth's umbra, the red colour grew much stronger, per-
vading, though with unequal intensity, the whole por-
tion of the disc on which the shadow was advancing
like a smoky haze, with a very fiat curved outline. In
advance of the curved and coppery umbra a variable
baud of bluish tint gradually came into view, some-
times very light, which continued until the period of
deepest immersion (10h. 45w.), when a very small por
tion of the moon's upper limb remained visible, and of a
yellowish green colour. For a quarter of an hour the
moon remained almost entirely buried in the earth's
shadow, but still visible, the larger portion being of a
coppery glow, but towards the upper limb dissolving into
mange, this again into blue, and the very small segment
at the
w top
yellowishec green. The appearance of the
ninon
uhar, like a transparent body
as now into
very p
crossed by coloured z:.nes, parallel to our horizon. Act
time proceeded, the moon was seen slowly rising above
the shadow (at one time looking like a crescent with its
horns turned downward), and as more of the illumined
surface came into view the colours gradually faded away,
in reverse order, until the umbra finally disappeared
at 27 minutes after midnight, at the south-west edge
of the disc. the obscuratiou having fasted jest three
hours six minutes. The obscuration of the moon made a
very perceptible difference to the brilliancy of Jupiter,
situated about 15 deg. to the west, and also to that of
the stars which shone brightly all around, and two
small ones within 15 min. of the moon itself. For a
short time after eleven o'clock a few clouds passed
ice of tircl the moon's
over the moon, and then the sky remained clear again
to the end. A total eclipse of the moon occurred
some years ago, when, contrary to the expectation
ofis s
c remained of
fd us
visible whob were observing
cop-
pery red, even when completely buried in the earth's
devreeril as ar n e
shadow. Remembering this made me desirous of
watching the eclipse of last night, to see whether any
similar phenomena would be displayed during a partial
obscuration, and which I expected, because the eclipse
was so nearly total. The appearances presented last
nib lit could be seen with the naked eye ; but through
the telescope we cou'd also see the whole surface of the
moon, and plainly distinguish the various spots, lines, and
circular ranges of mountainseo well known taastronomers.
The cause of the singular and beautiful appearances
witnessed by us last night was the refraction and de-
composition of the sun's light in passing through the
earth's atmosphere; but those desirous of investigating
the subject will find it fully explained, on matherna.ticai
• • ' ' Oatiines of Astronomy,' sec-
tions 421, 422, 423, 424, and 425."
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THE SUN, LONDON, PRI'DAY EVENING, ocironEn 17, 1856