The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-18 00:00:00

lancholy proof that the warning was tooweilfounded. For twelve years M. Billault had practised at the
Mr. ASS WORTH offered £5O reward for the apprehen.. bar in that great commercial and industrial city.
sion of the men who had spoilt his bricks, and other In the profession of the law he had occupied the
front
rank, and took an important part in the deli-
masters who had had their bricks spoilt offered £150;
berations of the Council General. M. Billault
but nothing came of it. Ten days after the receipt
afterwards devoted himself not only to politics, but
of the letter referred to a man named PARKES, who to social improvements, public education, and the
very much resembled Mr. ASHWORTH in height and welfare of the working classes. During an event-
figure, was attacked one night by three men while ful struggle of seven years M. Billault was the for-
walking near Mr. ASHWORTH'S house. According midable adversary of a Cabinet which had at its head
one of the greatest orators of the time. The glorious
Unions he was beaten about the head with a
glass
to the humane system favoured by the Manchester
work which he desired to accomplish, the basis upon
which he wished to place the dynasty was the Em-
bottle containing blasting powder, to which pire, democratic and liberal. M. Rouher, in allud-
was attached a fuse. The poor man was insen- ing to the eloquence of M. Billault, characterised
Bible for nine days, and narrowly escaped with his his arguments as "inflexible logic." The orator
life. His eye being permanently injured after this, then described all the important objects which M.
it is no great wonder that Mr. ASHWORTH was Billault had achieved, and, in conclusion, said that
afraid of leaving his house at night, and soon after "history in its turn would erect a statue to M.
disposed of his machinery to a company. Not long
Billault. It would assign to him a place among the
present glories of the Empire, and the front rank in
after a person in the neighbourhood told him that
that pleiad of great men who, since 1789, had given
the brickmakers had agreed to murder him, and that lustre to our parliamentary assemblies. On the
they had arranged to shoot him, and hide the men monument which would be offered as an example to
who did it at a particular house he named. "Since successive generations they would inscribe the words
of Cicero—' Nihil oratore perfecto pr.wclarius.' ~
these occurrences," said poor Mr. AsHwoRTH, in
The speech of M. Rouher excited deep sensation. It
conclusion, "be had employed union men," so the
battle was won at last. will be recollected that M. Billault died about three
years ago, and there was a very magnificent funeral,
Reading this evidence one is tempted to ask, the expense of which was defrayed by the State, in
whether such things can actually be possible, whether order to mark the high sense entertained of the
m
we are living in civilised Christian England ? The merits and distinguished qualities of the deceased
or seral
marvelsyears,of is
Paris no.w.
This
wildest fabrication of romancists falls short of the, MiniSt
esThe central door of Notre Dame, which has been
plain facts revealed at Manchester and Sheffield, erar.
tndio
is at
on ne
of for
the several and, we doubt not, to be told of other places where a under
com-
pleted,
Commission shall be appointed. Here are we pay- door is never thrown fully open but on great
ing annually immense sums to maintain internal occasions. It was opened for grand ceremonies
peace and order. We boast of being a law-observ- during
ing people, we rank life and property at a very high and Xlthe reign of Philippe
V. The latter monarch went to Notre Dame
IV., Louis XII., XIII.,
value. But, with all this, life in the Italian cities of with the Queen Marie Therese to baptise &he famous
the middle a es in Mexico at the resent da is
bell called the Bourdon, which is only tolled at the
, p y,
decease of monarchs, the Archbishop of Paris, or
is
as safe as in quiet, matter-of-fact England. No royal personages. This bell is in the southern tower.
secret tribunal can be more übiquitous in its watch- The ceremony in question took place in 1685. It
fulness, more deadly in its vengeance; and when we inscribed with the names given to it—Emmanuel-
remember that the few sentences quietly uttered
Louise-Therese. The second visit of Louis XIV.
before the commissioners mean years of anxiety and was to lay the stone of the altar. The Emperor
nervous apprehension to the family circle, to end
Napoleon 1., who ordered various reparations in the
interior of the cathedral for the celebration of his
perhaps in bereavement and ruin, we shall not won- coronation, and Pope Pius VII., were introduced into
der that the stoutest hearted give way, and that the church by this door. Not far from this door,
men, for the sake of their families, make the conces- at the moment of the ceremony of the coronation,
descend in a square in Rome. This marvellous
x- .
sion they would never make for themselves. But
abßuotutth,e a paper balloon, beautifully festooned and decorated
plain English of it is—What are the police
with flowers, was sent up, which it was said would
t e
n t
o f Considering
these thenumber,
outrages very the
few
of
h character,e criminals and the
balloon is said to have performed its mission, and it
is now preserved in the
Vatican. The last time this
e
h a
thler
theye wweilhl anvleu
rmdeen door was thrown open was upon the marriage of
r
the present Emperor.
choaovlelybdeeecnidbirnogugihnt
th
conclavejustice.
so-and-so, and settling where the murderers shall Madame Marie Lalande, who, some 30 years ago,
be hid. The banditti that infest the Southern obtained much repute as a singer at the operas in
mountains might very well make such calculations, London and Paris, died a day or two ago.
but we might have supposed they could hardly A letter from Siam announces the death of the
have been made in the England of railroads and
eldest son of the King, Prince Kirom Mum Mahes-
detectives. But the Unionists after all knew e war Siva V 1
as, which took place at Bangkok. The
, , very Prince was 44.
well what they were about. The conspirators have A few days before the close of the Exhibition
not been brought to light. The men who nearlymur- there will be a very imposing and interesting cere-
dered PARKES have not been punished. The £2OO re- molly at the Palace of Industry in the Champs
ward never elicited who destroyed the bricks. We
Elyseds. The Empre,ss will preside at the distribu-
talk about giving up capital punishment for murderers tion of the rewards and encouragements given by
• ty founded for the protection of apprentices
e
that are found out ; but the Trades Unions ado the society
and children employed in manufactures, and to those
the code of DR ACO, and inflict capital punishment who have the most contributed in whatever way to
without scruple on any offender who infringes'their the amelioration of the condition and the moral or
laws. The state of feeling,. the tone of public professional instruction of these children. The re-
crnpenses will consist of portraits of the Empress,
morality revealed by these commissions, is something o
indication,
with an written by her own hand, of the
startling. The most careless and indifferent must
motive of the distinction conferred. Portraits of
shrink appalled. But the work is not at an end yet. the Imperial Prince, with a similar inscription writ-
A correspondent of one of our contemporaries, ten by him. Also of banners of honour, gold, sil.
writing from Dudley, urges an inquiry in South ver, and bronze medals, and diplomas.
The weather continues stormy and unsettled.
Staffordshire and East 'Worcestershire into out-

rages committed there during the recent strikes,
while at the same time we hear from Plymouth that
a shipbuilder having employed non-union men has
been threatened that" his brains shall be blown out
or his house set on fire." The evil extends, we may
depend upon it, more or less over the whole country,
and by dragging it to light and, taking action upon

This morning there was a strong and cold wind,
like a March wind, and during the day dark and
threatening clouds were in the ascendant, which
seem to portend more thunder storms. When the
sun shone, however, the temperature was agreeable.

STATE OP TRADE.

MANCHESTER, Sept. 17.—The market assumed a

more cheerful tone yesterday in consequence of a
more favourable report to hand from Calcutta by
private telegram, and to-day we have had more
active inquiry. In yarns for shipping there has
been a rather better market, 40's Indian mule being
in rather important demand. There is no improve-
ment in price, stock being sufficient at present to
induce spinners generally to meet the demand pretty
freely at Friday's rates. In home-trade yarns sellers
svbanusejearn' but they find it
the rates of Fri-
e market is in a healthier
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position. In cloth there has been for several days
gsacconets, mulls,
the Indian markets;
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but
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unwilling
the demand at the low rates of last week, we can
price. Buyers
in
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tend domestics, and
Friday.ch
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fabrics for the home trade there is no improvement.
CARDIFF, 16th.—The demand for steam coal
during the past week has increased, and the exports
ecdon to
the Cape and the
to charter at
coals are in excess of many previous weeks. Several
Easternvessels
ports,
have
and d e
k despatched
continuo
remunerative rates. Orders for
are also in-
creasing slightly from the Mediterranean, and
freights are firmer than they have been for some
bsrroa
time past. At the majority of the collieries the
hands are better employed, and there •
is a fair pro-
spect of a further increase in the consumption.
House coal merchants are shipping •
winter supplies
to the West of England and Ireland
• Last month
the exports reached 188,326 tons, as compared with
162,769 tons im the corresponding month, and the
shipments coastwise were 84,420 tons, against
78,129 tons in August, 1866. Owing to the lateness
of the season, the export of rails to the Baltic is
being pushed on vigorously, and the
re is also a fair
demand from the United States. The Americans
would ere this have been much larger buyers had
reconstruction proceeded as many • •
anticipated. On
home account railmakers anticipate
that the lead-
ing companies will be in the market at the com-
mencement of next quarter with the contracts so
long held back, and as money is to be had on such
favourable terms, and the price of iron so low, it is
believed that they will embrace the present favour-
able opportunity for making
purchases. The ex-
ports last month reached 18 1
, 49 tons being a large
increase on the returns of th • '
e previous month.
LEEDS, 17th.—The woollen markets
clothto-day
have not been very well
attended, and the buyers
present were not active buyers. Only 11 sma selec-
tions of goods were made, except as to tweeds, which
sell freely, though not 80 well as at the correspond-
ing period of last year- The demand for heavy
coatings was about equal to last week, but that
branch, as well as the plain
goods trade generally,
is not brisk. There is no quotable change in the
prices of either wools, woollen yarns, or goods.
RoCIIDALE, 16th.—There was only a small attend-
ance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, and
market., ,
the general tone of thes quiet. Ihe
plain goods department is the wa
•
most active, and a
moderate amount of business
was done in •
medium
y
and common qualities to-day. The
. The Yorkshire goods
trade maintains its late
position, and the supply,
having been contracted more than usual during the
spring months, is not much in excess
of th,3 demand.
Prices of both flannels and • Yorkshire goods firm,
as are also those of wools.
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A REIfARKABLE COINCIDENCE Exactly two years
ago the child of a Mr. Martin, an employe at the Ply-
mouth Theatre, while playing outside his door was run
over by a waggon and killed. A. carter named Pinney was
at the time supposed to have caused the death, and at the
inquest a solicitor attended to watch the case on his be-
half. It was not elicited from the evidence, however, that
Pinney was implicated in the affair. One evening last week
the son of the man Pinney was playing in the road exactly
opposite Martin's house, when he was knocked down by a
cart and killed. The strangeness of the coincidence, the
age of the two children being precisely the same, and the
accident occurring on the second anniversary of the first-
mentioned casualty, has caused considerable comment an
the neighbourhood.—Weitern .3forning Now: