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

THE ABYSSINIAN MASSACRE

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The Times publishes " the only authentic account" w
the
ee
one massacre
signedin Abyssinia.:,
ruzinugueirea,'t'ivanndisdaastedfulAlulwasas:sa,bl,
A ivfea zetltt,
,i,s
and
dntadianteedd infrtowroo lietettrel?
13.agos, Abyssinia, May 3, and the other signed “3""-- '
Tpehne, l'st cod'
in consequence of very sad nel\'twalksayew7th.hiech have re
us
in the last three days, and which have throro
blesehne and the village of Kerim into consternati°l3.
giiiylloeud,lav
as well
informaaM Mr..
rAloaLelrle,rhthat v i
fhise, hbirso tehoenr,l:l9,oi:
Isa:eluiertdpvhha
threenahnti,tmah Swedishhunt. There
Abyssinians, m i s i justol,ivahruym
Mr.
r arriveduwe from Powell
s r if:Si;
passingTh ere
onlythrougha i Kerim, eri
sevenm, tour
ePi
ou retu:Ai.b.c.:sl;
sinianservants who have been spared, two of whom hays.
reached Kerim wounded, bringing us this painful ilittehat
Bence. It appears from the version given by these men' -jos
triheMacerer had had a dispute with some people of the 13"
toot
(about four days from this place); that theY r
advantage of his going to reconnoitre a pace wherelcatieja
was found, in company with Mr. Powell's servants 1%0
the Swedish missionary, to effect their murder, witb:ol
their being able to defend themselves. Being feif y
afterwards that Mr. Powell would punish thon, '-oeci
came and slaughtered himself, his wife, his snu.,,' 11,- a
three Abyssinians, in his tent. They then PAte,
all that they could find ; having spared some lii°.
sinian servants, they sold two mules and five tillr rifle
We await from day to day the servants, who are 57 1,
Konnamat, for more precise details. At this mom
Munzilailnnagffoetra,ibret;hahesetCowonniilsslhuelhdae,atfrol:ol,fafsrisotowah, has no lalc)vh- ;
itiihareaeccid,uaayisn't:ti:bcouee:l,stt-oitti;
he
wthi
the country, he had dissuaded Mrnirn. Powell from ~istil
ntheeitrhe.erlw'hieshßtaozabienleotnrgibe is in rebellion. The EgYPtifw-0018
ravaging it now to bring it into subjection, as then OS
'his
to Abyssinia nor to EgYn- 141.
account Europeans incur great danger. We think that of
Munzinger, having advice of this event in his caPacitLocl
consul, will be obliged to repair to the spot with lb c is
escort. I shall not be behind in following him, f°r i
Ifor•
our interest as Europeans to avenge severely these W
is
tunate victims, or there would be an end of all securiti -3
Abyssinia. Macerer was wrong in persuading gr. I:°:eeen
to the elephant hunt in this country, as he 13",,,051it
advised to go to Ailette, a day's journey from 311/55.,,- be%
a quiet country, where there are at this moment umbers
of elephants, lions, rhinoceros, &c.; only the eIePDP 0
have small tusks, while in the Bazaine country they ll°
enormous." ---
~,, ...44.
THE BIRTH OF THE COUNT DE riAii.TA,:s„,iiig
Brussels letter in the Journal de Liege gives the ful: pi
details on the birth of the Belgian prince:-- .Thef the
caused to the Royal Family by the safe deliver/ " t the
Countess de Flandre has been all the greater °fel'
accouchement was a difficult one. The labour lasteclt" - tbo
attOt of
four hours. The high dignitaries summoned to
birth had been waiting for a long time when the ale 0
the patient's chamber suddenly opened, and the ,(2.toestt
came out with a radiant countenance, exclainaing, ;pa
happiness, gentlemen, it is a boy ! , Her 3,-faiesk' fort
been anxious to be the first person to announce the.ovo
tunate intelligence. For the moment only a provisl els
process-verbal was drawn up ; but the Act declariuS4es
birth was subsequently prepared by the same persell" al
that bad been invited to the palace of the Cull. rlg!ipsi
naive that
The young
ayuoctimouginp,rainucdehiias
ttiotletawkiell fbuer
thehis eProl;t.'a:
Hainaut."
The difficulty between the President of the 33°i:err:
pouiiinTsorraydeexatntnclvinthateioLnifvoeir.pool Local Marino Board s
corn"
m ated. It arose, it will be remembered, out of rho
0
cia
allowed these examinations to boil' icloenndleumetbeedisbeyfththeco'•4l
iv
examiners, and struck out the words "in our presence, 00
the certificates. They were paid for their attendance at to
14
rxaminations, and for this reason (so it was statedygr. 13,ritei
insisted that they should attend the examtnations. 'lvo
refused and resigned. It now appears that the 12 men' of
of the board have £lO4 divided amongst them. V°rui.o,tti
years the payment was declined altogether, and at l
of l'!"ei':de,
only accepted on the repeated urgings of the Board
..,,
Mr. Bright now acknowledges that ho was in error, ancl,e:t
presses a hope that they will resume their function: ;to
the Local Board remain upon their dignity. They reri_ctice
accept their offices again—those of them who are effective
mtheemybreerese,ivexedcetphteattrurthte hAanfdresehof
elleacetioenlectthoe;,!Viii;fo:
-
Pecg§pry.

M 0 N E- .14 A R K-E-T

AND
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.

BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
~ GOYEICNNIENT FUNDS.
° per Cent. Consols
Ditto for Account, July 7
3 per Cent. Reduced 921 I I
Now 3 per Cent
New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894
Do. 5 per Con J sn. 1873
A•nnuities, JO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 U —
Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 -
Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., MA_ 20
Exchcqu:x Bills, £l,OOO, 21 .k 3 per Ct.
Do £lOO, X2O & .ibuu —
.151,1 k of England Stock, 41 per Cent
Canada-De. opening —
4 per Cent. Bonds —
Inter-Colonial Omni= -
INDIAN UOVERNMENT SECURITIES
India Mock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 213
Do. Opening, for Account -
Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880
Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888
Do. Certificates

Do. Enlaced Pape, 4 per °Aut..... —
Do. 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 ..........• —
Do. 61 per Dent. May 1879 —
DJ 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 —
Do do 1877 —
Do. do. 1882 —
I):.. Deb., 5 per Cent. Aug. 1873 —
Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,OOO
Do. under £l.OOO
FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK.
Ar.;entine Republic, t; per Cent
1. uitrian Bonds 5 per cent
Do. 1859 66}
lir tzilian 5 per Cent '-1
•)o. 41 per Cent. 1852 731
Do. do. 1858....
Do. do. 186' —
Do. do., 1863 —
Do. 5 per Cent., 1865
BDo Account -
.enos Ayres 6 per Cent.
Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )
Cu.)a, 6 por. Cent.
C4dian 6 per Cent —
Do. 41 por Cent —
Do. 3 per Cent~
to. 6 per ce,,t. 1867 —
U. 7 per Cent., 1866
,-; kubiau, 6 per Cent.
.Danish, 3 per Cent.lD 182"
••••••••
Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 791
Do 8 per Cent., 1867 .. --
k:quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.
4gYvtian, 7 per Cent Bl
iio zecoiid Issue
Do. £5Ol. Bonds
Da. £lOO Bonds ..... 841
Do. 1864
Do. Account
Do. £3OO Bonds
Do. £lO6 Bonds B9 1
Do. 7 per Cent., 1868
Uovernn.ent Railway Debentures
Greek 5 por Oct., 1824 5, ox Coups —
Dc. Account -
Do. CouponF. • •
Du. Account
2kl•iternala 5 per Cent .. —
11°Ilduras GOV Rail. 1.0 n., 10 p. Ct., all pd
(t, i :hut 5 per Cc ^t., 1865 —
"10. Account • —
Do NlA.retutuana li:liiway
Mt3xicar. 3 per Cont
Ditto for Account -
„ Do. 1864 —
"0 fl per Cont. Anglo-French —
onievi&au 6 per Cent.
~lc ":ti Imperial 5 per Cent .•
971
ew Granada —
Jo 3 per Gen —
, Do. Deferred
-,-0 uvian 5 per Cent. 1865
Do Account .. 7'J i i
Do 4i per Cont. (Ui2'arreu)
Do 4i per Cont., 1862 •

Consols are steady to-day at 924 4 for money;
ditto, for Ac ount, ; Three per Cent. Re-
duced, 921 8 ; New Thee per Cents, 924 ;
Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 dis. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO,
and /500, 1 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per
Cent., 243 44.
India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 213 ;
ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 212 1 11 4; ditto 4 per
Cent., Oct., 1883, 1008.
In American &curities, United States Five-
Twenty Fond are at 804 80/ ; ditto Ten-Forty
130ad,2, 711 721 ; Erie Shares, 181119 ; and Illinois
Centrals , 934 to 941.
lii the railway share market a firmer tone pre-
vai's consequent upon the continuance of fine
weather. North Western arc at 118 to 118/ ; Great
Western, 50 to 51/ ; Midland, 116 to 1161 ; Great
Eastern, 374 to 378 ; Brighton, 451 to 451 ; S ,uth
Eastern, 751 to 76 ; Metropolitan, 971 to 981 ;
Great Northern A Stock, 1081 to 1081 ; Caledo-
nian, 77 to 771 ; and Loudon, 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 144 ; East Indian, 1091 to 1101 ;
and Great Indian Peninsula, 1064 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 324; Union of London, 341 to 351 ; Anglo-
Austrian, 181 to 191 prem. ; Imperial Ottoman,
21 to 2,4 prem. ; and Consolidated, 8 to 8 prem.
•

In Miscellaneous Securities, Hudson's Bay are at
12i to 12i ; Telegraph Construction and Mainten-
ance, 18i to 19it ; National Discount, 11 to 114 ;
Anglo-American Telegraph, 21k to 22 ; and At-
lantic Eight per Cents., 31 to 33.
The sum of £12,000 in sovereigns was with-
drawn from the Bank yesterday for Brazil.
The Manchester markets this week have opened
with au 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, 81 lbs.,
rs. 6.8 ; mule twist, No. 4u's, steady, rs. 3.14 to
4.4 per 51b. bundle ; cotton, fair Westerns, rs. 81
per lb. cot and freight. Cotton a little stronger
and steadier.

It is stated that a meeting of the promoters of the
project for 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 for 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 Anglo-Mediterranean
r lelegraph Company (Limited) a dividend of 4s. 61
per share was declared, making 10 per cent. from
the 16th of September last.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Lonion and River Plate Bank (Limited) the usual
interim dividend of 5 per cent. was declared.
Mr. Frederick .Nlaynard, the official liquidator
of the International Life Assurance Society, pro-
poses on the 18th inst. to settle the list of coutri-
butolies.

Creditors of the Imperial Land Company cf
Maiseilles (Limited) are requested to send the par-
ticulars of their aims to the liquidators by the
26th inst., the 26th July having bceu appointed
by Vice-Chancellor Malins for adjudicating upon
them.
Letters from Frankfort state that the liquidation
on the Bourse at the end of May 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

Do Account - • —5.
PJ 'l,!.:gueso 3 per Ct.,1853, '6, 7, '9,'30,'2,'
Do. do. 1P67.. -
Do. do. Scrip, £2O paitl —
itussian 5 i.,er Cent., 18'22, 4: St
i .
Do 4 per Cent 1850
_-_,.

Do 4 per Cent., 1860
Do 3 per Cent., 1859
Do 5 per Cent., 1862
Do do, Scrip Bll -,,-..'
Do. Anglu-Dutch, 1861, £lOO tonth. 00
Do. do. £Bl 15s. do —
Do.. 1866, £lOO Bonds
Do. do £B4 15s. do —
Do Nicolas Railway 65 i 41
Sardinian a per Cent —
Spanish 3 per Cr3ll . -
Do. ACC,AIIa :
Do. 1867
Do. Account
Do. New Deferrer
Do. Account
Do. PaFsive

Do. Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded —
Do. Account
Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan
Do Government, 1804
Do de, 1868
Turki6ll 0 pr Cont.
D,, Account -1i
Do 6 per Cent. 1858
Do A •count
1.00 Bonds 7ll
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do Account
Do 1:10C Bonds 7O 691
Do 5 per Gent. 1865
Do Account
Do 0 per Cent., 1860 .
Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed
Do Land Warrants (Hectares)
Venezuela 3 per Cent.
Do. Account
Do 6 per Cent., 1862
Do 6 per Cent. 1864
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 51
Belgian. 44 per cent., Ex. 25f.
Dutch z 4 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„
Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates
Do. Account
French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f.
Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 251.
Do Account
TWO O'CLOCK.
Jansols, Money 921 4 xd
Do. Account, July 7

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR7—(?his Day).

OLD COURT.

CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER ON THE HIGH SEAS.

John Cranby, a Prussian sailor, was indlcted for
killing and slaying his superior officer, George
Alfred Willcs, on the high seas.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner
was a seaman on board the ship Herefordshire in a
voyage to San Francisco. On the 15th September
last, when the ship was south of the line, some
bottled beer was missed from the cargo, aid the
deceased and second mate charged the prisoner with
having drank it. This lel to a quarrel, during
which the prisoner got knocked down, and after-
wards it was admitted by some of the witnesses
that he got kicked severely in the struggle.
On getting up he was very much excite 1,
and then he drew a knife and made a rush at the
second mate, and stabbed him in the abdomen,
from the effect of which injury be died. The pri-
soner was secured on Loaid ship and taken to Sau
Francisco, and from there he was brought to Eng-
land, b.ing kept in irons the whole of the voyage.
'The jury found the prisoner guilty, but strongly
recommended him to mercy, on the ground of the
provocation he hal received.
The learned Judge sentenced him to a month's
imprisonment.