The Sun.
London, England, 1869-06-09 00:00:00

THE ABYSSINIAN MASSACRE

The Times publishes " the only authentic accoulitt'
the massacre in Abyssinia. It is contained in two letteros,
the one signed "A Meazett," and dated from efris.
Bagos,Abyssinia, May 3, and the other signed
The first corare
zinger,''. and dated Massowah, May 7.
is as follows :—" I take the pen,
munication •
in consequence. of very sad news which have reaelle
us in the last three days, and which have tijr0•1111
us and the village of Kerim into consternatie;
I beg
.you will inform M. Macerer that his brother 11,..g
his 800, ul
been killed, as well as Mr. Powell, his wife
servant, a Swedish missionary just arrived from I•ll.°lLiier:
and. three Abyssinians, whom Mr. Powell had ta-e's
with him in passing through Kerim, to PurlitleAbbvi
eight
elephant hunt. There only remain seven or
sinian servants who have been spared, two of Avh°w:
reached Kerim wounded, bringing us this painful 'll Celli'
at
00,0flo
gence. It appears from the version given by these
Macerer. had had a dispute with some people of the 1331::‘,1014
tribe (about four days from this place); that the,' "'ter
advantage of his going to reconnoitre a place where Nca'
was found, in company with Mr. Powell's servants and
hearts() a
the Swedish missionary, to effect' their murder, witli°llo/
their being able to defend themselves. Being fearful
afterwards that Mr. Powell would punish them, "-net
came and slaughtered himself, his wife, his son', e
three Abyssinians, in his tent. They, then Pilts.
all that they could find ; having spared some kfi-eti,
sinian servants, they sold two mules and five t
We await from day to day the servants, who are st"';
Konnamat, for more precise details. At his molvet
Munzinger, the Consul at Massowah, has no know-
of this affair ; he will hear of it in three days' tinie't,l3•llll
he will not be astonished, for, from his acquaintance
the country, he had dissuaded Mr. Powell from -111-013
ino
there. The Bazaine tribe is in rebellion. The EgYPtiall°„olo
ravaging now to bring it into subjection, as thesePelis
un t Europeans incur
neitheracco wish to belong to Abyssinia nor to Egypt'
Munzinger, having advice of this event in his caP3citLoa
consul, will be obliged to repair to the spot with °' is
great danger. We think that of
escort.. I shall not be behind in following him' fcir
our interest as Europeans to avenge severely these 11- f°43
tanate victims, or there would be
Abyssinia. Macerer was wrong in persuading Jr.l
been
to the elephant hunt in this country as he 133",,,Pa1it
advised to go to Ailette, a day's journey from INlD'ss.,- bero
a quiet country, where there are at this moment lit'i,ots
of elephants, lions, rhinoceros, &c • only the elePilia- its
anendofall secuviti
have small tusks, while in the Bazaine count,* the)? -11

enormous."

THE BIRTH OF THE COUNT DE FrAII"'VVC;
Brussels letter in the Journal de Liege gives the
' 0101- i
details on the birth of the Belgian prince:-111
caused to the Royal Family by the safe deliverY the
Co
untess de Flandre has been all the greater tr.
accouchement was a difficult one. The labour lotedtv;etlitlie
four hours. The high dignitaries summoned to atti-n-r of
birth had been waiting for a long time when the s
the patient's chamber suddenly opened, and the ‘4.053e0C
came out with a radiant countenance, exclaiming, via
happiness,ee gentlemen, it is a boy !, Her gojesl., for
b
gteobee. thFeofirrsttheperson
momentto only
prOVS.
ounce t'no 01
tUnnata enixniutoel intelligence.
he
process-verbal was drawn up ; but the Act declarivga-ge6
birth was subsequently prepared by the same Pers(ftde
that had been invited to the palace of the Cotw"ii,lll
Flandre. The young prince is to tae for his 11,:iltcls
name that of Baudouin, and his title will be the ti
Hainaut."
'f he difficulty between the President of the 13°, r,
noiiinTartaedde. and the Liverpool Local Marino Board ter'
examination aotsieo,ni tfolry illlllahtee.renuleitolLienreeindb,
col ustooff
tthlieeic,o.°o
allowed3' examinations to ho conducted the °_ll,!„c
examiners, and struck out the words "in our prOe.n``:. „os
the certificates. hey were paid for their attendance at ttt'iit
.nsib ations, and for this reason (so it was stated)3lr. Pribbel
I'ted that they should attend the examtnations. 51.
ofrefused and resigned. It now appears that the 12 Mein:l3/
the board have £lO4 divided amongst them. r°r°
years the payment was declined altogether, and
only accepted on the repeated urgings of the Board of ';
Mr. Bright now acknowledges that he was in error, al:1"o
presses a hope that they will resume their function. to
the Local Board remain upon their dignity. They
elective
accept accept their offices again—those of them who fro
e,e horn
members, except at the hands of the electors froni be,
they received_ the trust. A fresh election. therefore vi'L
necessary, at leng

MONEY MARKET

. AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

crrY, Two o'CLocK.

Co: sots are Eto ;dy to day at 921 3 1 for money;
ditto, for Ac aunt, ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 92 ; New Mee per Cents, 921 ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 dis. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO,
and £5OO, 1 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per
Cent., 243 41.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 212 1 11 3-; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1883, 1001.
In American Securities, United States Five-
Twenty Pond are at 801 801 ; ditto Ten-Forty
Boack., 71; 721 ; Erie Shares, 18E19 ; and Illinois
Centrals , 93i to 941.
In the railway share market a firmer tone pre-
vails consequent upon the continuance of fine
weather. North Western arc at 118 to 1181 ; Great
Western, 50 to 51i ; Midland, 116 to 1161 ; Great
Eastern, 37f-, to 371 ; Brighton, 454 to 451 ; Sjuth
Eastern, 751 to 76 ; Metropolitan, 971 to 981 ;
Great Northern A Stock, 1081 to 1081 ; Caledo-
nian, 77 to 771 ; and London, Chatham, and
Dover, 161 171. In Canadian and Indian Lines
there is very little change. Grand Trunk of
Canada are at 14 to 144 ; Great Western of
Canada, 141 to 141 ; East Indian, 109 to 1101 ;
and Great Indian Peninsula, 1061 to 107.
In Bank Shares there is very little animation.
London and Westminster are at 62 to 64 ; London
and County, 50 to 51 ; London Joint Stock, 311
to 32/; Union of London, 341 to 351 ; Anglo-
Austrian, 18/ to 19/ prem. ; Imperial Ottoman,
21. to 2,4 prem. ; andConsolidated,i to j prem.

In Miscellaneous Securities, Hudson's Bay arc at
12* to 12/ ; Telegraph Construction and Mainten-
ance, 18k to 19* ; National Discount, 11 to 112 ;
Anglo-American Telegraph, 21k to 22 ; and At-
lantic Eight per Cents., 3,-} to 3i.
The sum of £12,000 in sovereigns was with-
drawn from the Bank yesterday for Brazil.
The Manchester markets this week have opened
with an improvement in tone.
It is believed that the liabilities of Messrs. S.
Isaac Campbell and Co., whose suspension was an-
nounced yesterday, amount to about £140,000, and
an unfavourable liquidation seems to be anticipated.
At an independent meeting of bond and share-
holders of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada,
a resolution was passed to the effect that the
administration of the undertaking has been so un-
satisfactory, that a considerable change in the
management, both in England and Canada, will be
beneficial to the proprietors, and a committee was
appointed. _ _ _

Application for space in the Altona Exhibition
of Machinery, Agricultural Implements, and Ma-
nufactures is to be made on or before the 15th

instant.

A private telegram, dated Madras, the 4th inst.,
states as follows :—Grey shirtings, 39 inch, if lbs.,
rs. 6.8; mule twist, No. 40's, steady, rs. 3.14 to
4.4 per 51b. bundle ; c.itton, fair Westerns, rs.
per lb. co,t and fre:ght. Cotten a little stronger
and steadier.

It is stated that a meeting of the promoters of the
project foi a Brighton and Metropolitan Railway,
Which was introduced last autumn, was held yester-
day, and that it was determined to renew the ap-
plication to Parliament fur an Act of Incorporation
in the ensuing Session. Mr. Brunlees, the en-
gineer, explained some modifications in his plans of
the mode by which the proposed line would enter
Brighton, which he thought would be acceptable to
the town and reduce the cost of construction.

At the meeting of the A nglo-Mediterranean
Telegraph Company (Limited) a dividend of 4s. 61.
per share was declared, making 10 per cent. from
the 16th cf September last.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
London and River Plate 13:zuk (Limited) the usual
interim dividend of 5 per cent. was declared.
Mr. Frederick Maynard, the official liquidator
of the International Life Assurance SJcinty, pro-
poses on the 18th inst. to settle the list of contri-
bu toi ies.

Creditors of the Imperial Land Company of
Maiseilles (Limited) are requested to send the par-
ticulars of their cl.dins to the liquidators by the
26th inst., the 2Gth July having been appointed
by Vice-Chancellor Malins for adjudicating upon
them.

Letters from Frankfurt state that the liquidation
on the Bourse at the end of slay proved that tha
market is overstocked with all kinds of speculative
securities. Still, as soon as it was over, shares
Which were never dealt in before were introduced,
and a new start for a rise was made. Of Aus-
trian speculative securities Credit Shares and Lom-
bard Railway have been firmly maintained, the
former because 4011. per share are likely to be re-
funded next month ; the latter, because by the
Mont Cenis tunnel the Lombard Railway will be
brought in connexion with the French lines.
An experiment, made in the neighbourhood of
Frankfort to introduce the culture of the Japanese
silkworm, has failed, as they eat only the leaf of a
certain species of oak, and breed only in dark
rooms. On the German corn-market prices have
bad an upward tendency, owing to recent heavy
rains.

BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES.

GOVERNMENT FUNDS.
8 per Cent. Consols

Ditto for Account, July 7
8 per Cent. Reduced 92i i 1
New 3 per Cent
New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1804
Do. 5 per Cen Jan. 1873
ikunuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —
Do (Rod Sea Teloh,rapli), Aug., lt-Mg 2O
Exencqr.::r Bills, £l,OOO, 2f & 3 ler Ot —
Do £lOO, £2O a .ibut, —
amik of England Stock, 41 per Cent
W. opening —
Canada 4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Onanium

INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 213
Do. Opening, fel. Account --
Do. 5 'per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates —
Do. Eufaced Pape. 4 per ()Ant..,.,. —
Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 .„,,. —
Do. Sf per Cent. May 1879 —
D i 5 per Cent., ftup. Deb. 1872 —
Do do 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —

D,,. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l,OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Arg.entine Republic, 6 per Cent
Initrian Bonds 5 per cent
Do. 1859
trlzilian 5 per Cent —
0)o. If per Cent. 1852 731
Do. do. 1858 74
Do. do. 18G , —
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
„ Do Account SI;
B .enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
'-'ll')R., 6 pen Cent.
u.ulian 6 per Conk
Do. 41- per Cent....
Do. 3 per Cont., —
Lo. 6 per ce.A. 1867 —
r, per Cent., 1866
`-' lo übian 6 per Cent.
ti • '
~antsti, 3 per Cent., 1825
4-'8.11., bian Principalities, 7 i..er Cent 791
Do 8 Cent 167 ~
t: (Illai,prp er
New ConsBolidated, 1 per Cent.
K.Yraan, 7 per Cent Bl
A) SPcood Issue
Do. £sul, Bond,,
DO. £lOO Bonds ..... 84f
Do. 1864
Do. Account

uo. .C5OO Bonds
1.)0. 410 C Bonds B9 1-
-"0. 7 per Cent., 1868
a Uovornu cut hallway ilebenturos . 99
`"..,l2erc 5 per Ccat., 1821 5, ox Coups —
", 0. Account
1)0. Coupons
r, 1)0. Account
t,4'11/einata, 5 per Cola .. —
'londuras Gov Rail. Loa n.,10p. Ct., all pd
1"-dau 5 per Ca' t., 1865 —
~,..) 0. Aeeouut • —
, 1-'0 Illronituana Railway —
.I.3xlear 3 per cent
Ditto for Account -

....i , T 18(;4
Dr,
- - Par Cont. A n:1.0-1'rench —
_
...eutuvi,hati i', per Cent. .
1
M,r7 =riBh tm,wrip I I-, 1111' CNA
.. 2
6w Granada —
lii, i ptr Can
1-10. Der's!n*C.'d
, 'uliar. 5 per Cant. 1865 .•
° Account • .. 791 i i
ID° 4} per Cent. (Ut:harren)
Do 4/ per Cent., 1862 • —