The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-28 00:00:00

THAMES.

SUICIDE IN PRISON.—Amung the persons to be brought
up to-day before Mr. Partridge was an unfortunate woman
named Maria Smith, aged 65, and who was described as a
general dealer of 15, Petticoat-lane, Whitechapel. She
wos charged on Tuesday last with stealing a felt hat,
value 45., the property of John Williams, from 2, Upton-
terrace, Commercial-road East, and four caps, value 12s.
the property of some persons unknown.
Patrick Collins, 94 K, believed the prisoner had given a
false address.

It was now reported that the prisoner had committed
suicide by hanging herself in the coil in which she was
confined in Clerkenwoll House of Detention.
Mr. Partridge said that the case was at an and as far as
he was concerned, and he would mark the charge •sheet
" Committed suicide in prison."

THE BELGIAN RIFLEMEN AND SHE
ENGLISH VOLUNTEERS.

The arrangements for the reception of the Bel-
gian riflemen are assuming a form which promises
complete success. The Reception Committee have
been working assiduously, and it is gratifying to
find that no member of the executive body has dis-
played more interest in all that can conduce
to making the entertainment to the Belgians'
one worthy of our Volunteers and of our
English people than the Honorary President,
the Prince of Wales. His Royal Highness has
determined on being in London at the time of the
visit of the Belgian riflemen ; and we are happy
to add that the King of the Belgians will be
here too. As he led his people in their magnificent
reception of the Volunteers, the Volunteers will
rejoice in his Majesty's presence among us when we
are entertaining those of his subjects who have
accepted the return invitation. The English Volun-
teers have already made arrangements for two
grand entertainments at the Agricultural Hall,
the management of which has been intrusted
to Mr. Defries. On one evening there will be
a ball and supper, and on another a concert and
supper, to which the Volunteers will be invited as
guests. There is every probability that the
Belgian riflemen will be conveyed from Ostend to
London-bridge in Admiralty steamers,. and that
immediately on landing they will be marched to
Guildhall, and there entertainned by the civic autho-
rities. Miss Burdett Coutts has intimated her
desire to give them a fete, and more than one noble-
man has solicited the sanction of the Reception
Committee to receive the visitors at a banquet.
It is, however, the wish of the committee
that, apart from private hospitalities, there
should be a national reception, befitting the
character of the country, and therefore they
are anxious that the subscriptions of Volun-
teer corps and of the public should be sent in
at once. The city of Brussels presented to each of
our Volunteers a handsome silver medal and bar
commemorative of the visit. The Executive Com-
mittee of the English Volunteers have given orders
for the manufacture of a beautiful badge, which
will be presented to each of the Belgian riflemen
visiting London. If the public second the efforts
of those to whom the management of the reception
has been intrusted, this visit of the Belgian riflemen
will be creditable to our national force and to the
country generally.

The Owl says it is understood in the clubs that a
proposal will shortly be brought forward by Ministers to
increase the allowa.nco of tho Prince of Wales.
DEATH OF THE REV. CANON BANKES.—The Rev.
Canon Bankes died on Friday afternoon, at his residence
in College-green, Gloucester.
CRYSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.—
MONDAY, MAY 27.—Admissions on payment, 2,155 ; ditto
by season tickets, 1,148; total visitors, 3,303.
SOUTH KENSINGTON ifusEum.—Visitors during
the week ending May 25, 1867 :—On Monday, Tuesday,
and Saturday free, from ten a.m. till ten p.m., 13,353 ; on
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (admission 6d.), from
ten a.m. till six p.m., 1,968 ; National Portrait Exhibition
by payment, 2,55>; total, 17,876. Average of correspond-
ing week in former years, 11,464 ; total from the opening
of the Museum, 6,728,155.

rtts.rEttlGAciii OttA Luso
Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 117
PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
London, Chatham, ac., 6 per cent. 2dpf., 30
LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., 5/
ruitEiGN RAILWAYS.
Bahia and San Francinou, gun. 7 per cent., 131
Central Argentine, 10
Luxembourg, it
A amur and Liege gun. 14f. per annum, 10
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151

leOlttElIGN MINKS.
Anglo•Braailian Gold, limited, 1 1-16
Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 h
Don Pedro, Islor,h Del Rey, 2 g pin
st. John del Rey, Lim.. 61 4
Yudanamutana of South Australia, lira., li

DOCKS.
London and St. Katharine, 152 4}
BANDS.

Agra, Ilm., A, 2k
Anglo- Austrian, 71
Chartered Aer. of India, London, and China, 311 1
Consolidated, Jim., 4
Ditto, new. 41
English and Swedish. lim.. 15
Imperial Bank, lirn.. 21
Imperial Ottoman, lim., 9
Land Mortgage Bank of India, I im.. 11
London Chartered Bank of Australia, '44
London and County, 5d
London Joint Stink, 421
London and South African. 111
London and i 1 estminster, 95
Oriental Bank Corporation, 431 1
Union of London, 41

KISCELLANEOUB.
Atlantic Telegraph,
Ditto, 8 per cent., 86
Ceylon Company, 81
City Discount, lim, ofi
City Offices, lim., .11
Credit Foncier of England,lim . 1-10
Crystal Palace. 2
Ebbw Vale, 11
Hudson's Bay, l 6; I
International.Financlal Soclety,llm., 2; 3
London Financial Association, liin , St
hi.dras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed-5 per cent by In,
dian Government), 2)
National Discount company. 14
it o, new, issued at 5 p u., 12k
Peel River Laud and Mineral. 37
Peniumuia and Oriental Aiteani, 50 4)i
Ditto, new, LO

TREASURE TROVE.—Last week a considerable
quantity of old silver coin was found where probably it
had been originally secreted, uader the stump of a hazel in
a small wood, called Lover's Copse, on the estate of H. R.
Seymour, Esq., of Crowo-id, in the parish of Ramsbury,
near Marlborough, Wilts. The silver pieces are mostly
about the size of a florin, and bear severally the following
dates:-15774, 1591, and 1595. The finder took 2lbs 2oz in
weight of these coins from the hole where ho discovered
them. Su soon as his good fortune became known to his
neighbours, many of them went to the copse, and, with
spades, folks, and axes, made a persistent search in the
vicinity. Several wore piece§ of money were found.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day,

COURT OF EXCIIEQUER.
.Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Baron Pigott
and a Common Jury.)

REEVES V. THE LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS CO.

This was an action brought to recover compensa-
tion in damages for injuries sustained through the
negligence of the servants of the London General
Omnibus Company.
Mr. D. D. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Fourd appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson
and Mr. Nasmith for the defendants.

It appeared that the plaintiff Reeves, a young
man of about twenty-four years of age, residing in
the neighbourhood of Hampstead, on the 28th of
January last left his home a little before nine
o'clock, and returned a little after nine with his arm
broken and otherwise injured. It appeared from
his evidence that the plaintiff was proceeding down
the yard belonging to the Omnibus Company, when
he was run against by one of the company's omni-
buses, which was driving furiously down, and re-
ceived the injuries stated. His medical attendant
(Dr. Cook) stated that his arm was peculiarly frac-
tured and the nerve was injured. It had wasted and
was paralysed, and it was probable that the paralysis
would never entirely leave him, or that he would be
completely cured. Other medical testimony was
corroborative.

The timekeeper to the omnibus stated that the
omnibus 7,217 was there at 9 o'clock, and 6,170 at
a little after. The sister camp to him and asked
what time the omnibus went down, and he told her.

lie did not know it was the regulation to lead the
horses down. There was a light at the place
where the plaintiff was standing.
This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson said that he sub-
mitted there was no case ; first, because it was not
shown that the injury was done by one of the com-
pany's omnibuses at all ; and, secondly, that there
was no evidence of negligence at all.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.