The Sun.
London, England, 1869-01-06 00:00:00

INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

MESSINA, Jan. 6.
The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer
Ripon passed through the Straits of Messina 91
2.45 this morning, en route to Marseilles.

FRANCE.
BOURSE, Jan. s.—Three o'clock.—The market
closed as follows :

41 per Cent.
End of month —
3 per Cent
End of month 7O 37i
Credit Mobilier
End of month 282 50
Credit Foncior 1550
End of month —

Bank Shares 3150
Italan Loan
End of month —
Mexican Loan 24 Av
Do. Bonds
Spanish Threes 33
Home Debt
Deferred

RAILWAY

Orleans ... Cash
920
Northern ... J2021
Lyons and Mediterranean
Southern..... 5734
Western
Eastern • • 566;
Sardinian
Austrian 6624
Lombard 44lk
North of Spain
Saragossa
Roman slf

COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN WILMS'

.HURS7.

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. s.—The court re-assen3blei
this morning at 9.30, and was composed of the
same members as on the first day.
Navigating Lieut. Molloy was recalled, and 01,
amined by the Judge-Advocate. His evidence W 7
to the effect that the wreck of the Bremensisio,
sold to Capt. Wihnshurst for £2O, and so entered'o
the log, which was submitted to the prisoner the dsi
following. Could not say if the withdrawal of sii
the men from the island would have injured
the public service. More cargo could have heed
saved had there been more labour. On one dal ,
a Sunday—all hands were employed on the wreck:
when about 500 bales of cotton—worth betwee;
£5,000 and £6,ooo—were saved. Had all the 036,
been employed on the wreck he thought tbegreAZ
portion of the cotton would have been saved. be
labour was available for any purchaser of
wreck except from Captain Wilmshurst. Capteio
Grant, Lloyd's agent, told witness that the COtn
saved after the sale was held for and the procey"
handed over to the underwriters.
Lieutenant C. R. Forrest, first lieutenant of het
dig
Majesty's ship Flora, was called and examined. P'l,o
evidence was to the effect that the crew of the f1:14,
consisted of 110—ten of whom were marievy
Fifty marines were stationed on the island.
111
had orders from Captain Wilmshurst to send ab°o
40 men to the wreck up to the 19th of Atigeor
Received orders to discontinue them, and stibef
quently counter-orders. Received orders to surt
the remains of the Bremensis and her cargo at o
request of her captain. Gave corroborative eOO
deuce to Dr. Molloy as to the eonditiA
of the wreck. Witness's opinion on returningfr°J
the wreck was that the ship should be sold,
the cargo saved, providing labour was avail3i)
Told prisoner the opinion of the surveying °Ol
cer, when he replied that no more labour Ow
be given to the wreck, and he was afraid
commodore would find fault with what heil,oo,
ready been done. In consequence of which oPillid
the report was altered, advising sale of wreck
cargo. At the same time asked the prisoner,
the request of the surveying officer) to be 00
lowed to add to their report the reason v 7131 lid
conclusion was arrived at, to which he reP to
"No." After the sale, witness received orderB
send all the working party from the ship t° t.
wreck, excepting a boat's crew and four m3lllO
The men were to volunteer, and all the Flora's °Pio
company volunteered. The salvage was to be
per bale.
On being cross-examined by the prisoner, N'11.,,n d 7700
said all the men of the Flora, excepting the e tbd
and stewards, were employed on the wreck to
19th August 200 in all. As soon as the
,0
Sans was loaded, or nearly so, with sound cot."
the work was resumed at the wreck. The 111 P-111
of the Bremensis told witness that the resseilktod
called for a survey was the small amount of ce's,
being saved, and the expense to the underwri°ol
The examination of the witness was continue
some length, but nothing material was elicited' jot
The court adjourned at four o'clock till II
o'clock to-morrow.

REGISTRY OF DEATHS.—The nomenclature 16701
recommended by the committee of the London Cblit d
Physicians has been adopted as far as the desiguati°Y
fevers is concerned. The English Registrar-Gener,i4,-4
issued a notice that medical practitioners are reque°,
use the names, in ordor that the Registrar-Genera' 9oi
distinguish the several forms of fever in the returea?
the ensuing year. The committee, it will be ram 11
bored, detailed four forms of fever—typhus, enterl'ird
lapsing, and simple continued fevors.—The Medical

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