The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-05 00:00:00

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
THE EMPEROR OF FRANCE.

From G. T. F. Smith's predictions, originally
published in 1852, and re-published in the Chelten-
ham Examiner, in the autumn of 1856, as follows :

"PREDICTION.

"In the year 1857, not very wide of th© autumn
another critical epoch in the life of the Emperor
presents itself. Adverse rays prevail, and adverse
results and tests will form the accompanying proofs
when time matures the scene.

"Peril, hostility, and violence, in addition to a
domestic affliction, will beset his path."
The malific directions upon which the foregoing
is founded have been operating during summer,
and the entire of the autumn of 1857. These
smouldering evils finally exploded January 14th,
1858, but must have been secretly concocting for
two or three months previous to these manifesta-
tions. The prediction mentions a " domestic
affliction," The critical epoch referred to was
perilous to the Empress as to himself, both were
miraculously saved by the interposing hand of
Providence ; causes uniformly preced effects, and
explode when fully matured. I intend shortly to
state the next critical epoch in the life of Napoleon.
G. T. F. SMITH,
6, Northfield Terrace, Cheltenham.

His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge bad a
select party at dinner last evening, at his Royal High-
ness's apartments in St. James's Palace.
His Excellency the Count Chreptowitch leaves Chesham
House to-day, to join the Countess at Paris.
Immense quantities of snow have fallen during the
last few days between Christchurch and Dorchester.
The mail communication between Yeovil and Dorchester

was interrupted on Wednesday.
O❑ Thursday the Rev. John Dutton, M.A.., clerk,
was instituted to the rectory of Bredfiold, St. Andrew,
and the vicarage of Pettistree, in this county on the
presentation of her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen.
—lpswich. Journal.

A NOVEL IDEA.-Mr. Howard Paul, a gentleman
well known iu Cheltenham and the provinces generally,
has applied to Captain Harrison for permission to give
his entertainment, " Patchwork," on board the steamer
Leviathan, on her trial trip, which, it is hoped, will
take place about the latter end of August.
Hors.—The total number of acres under culture for
hops in the various "collections" of England amounted
last year to 59,9741. 47,717,5611 b. weight of hops were
charged with duty in all the collections last year. The
total amount of duty received on hops was 417,4261., at
the rate of 81. 3s. 9d. per acre.
DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A CAT.—A short time ago,
a man, carrying a cat, had to pass a dog which was tied
up in a yard of a house at Stow-on-the-Wold. The cat
struggled to extricate itself, and gave the man a severe
bite on the hand. Inflammation supervened, and, ex-
tending, caused death.

CONDEMNATION OF A BELGIAN EDITOE.—The Lade-
pendance has the fcllowing brief notice :—" M. Victor
Halm, editor of the Crocodile, hes just been con-
demned, par eontumace, to 15 months's imprisonment
and 1,000 francs fine, by the Court of Assize of
Brabant, for insults to the Emperor of the French."
SUICIDE OF A FRENCH SENTINEL AT HIS POST.-1111
occupants of the Palais do Luxembourg were alarmed
on Saturday night at hearing the report of a fire-arm as
the clock was striking twelve ; and, on some of them
going to the spot from which the report came, it was
found that a soldier named Bonnefoy, of the 4th Reg
ment, on duty as a sentinel at the post of the Senate,
bad blown out his brains with his musket. His reason
for the act was not known.

DOVER, March 4.—The Maharahja Dhuleep Singh
and his suite left the Lord Warden Hotel this morning
for Calais. The Siamese Ambassadors, and a vary
numerous suite, arrived by special train at 12 o'clock,
accompanied by Mr. Knight, of the South Eastern
Railway, and were received by S. Smiles, Eq., and
Mr. E. Way. Her Majesty's steamer Vivid, Captain
Ailed, tcolc Excellencies to Calais to-day, after
parqak'ng of a dejeuner at the hotel.

TEE APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF DR. LIVINGSTONE.

—Dr. and Mrs. Livingstone arrived at Liverpool yes-
terday (Thursday), and until their departure for Africa,
which is expected to take place on Saturday, they will
be the guests of Mr. Crosfield, of Liverpool, and Mr.
John Laird, of Birkenhead. The beautiful new screw
steamer Pearl, in which Dr. Livingston and party will
sail for the Zambesi river, arrived in the Mersey yester-
day morning from Glasgow. As she lay in the middle
of the river, the Pearl excited great interest, her elegant
appearance evoking universal admiration. She will
take out the river launch, built by Mr. Laird, and
packed up in compartments which can be rapidly and
easily joined together.
BANK FAILURE —The failure of Messrs. Oak and
Snow's Bank at Blandford, in Dorsetahire, has caused
wide spread distress. The Salkeld Memorial Fund,
raised in honour of one of the heroes of the siege of
Delhi, was deposited in the bank ; also the savings of
many poor people who had withdrawn them from the
savings bank, in consequence of their being tempted to
do so by the high rate of interest offered by Messrs. Oak
and Snow. Mr. Oak was Mayor of Blandford at the
time of the failure, and his partner, Mr. Snow, was a
member of the town council.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE OF THE LIVERPOOL
WATERWOEKS.—The water supply for the town of
Liverpool, which is in the hands of the corporation,
comprises both local wells and the gigantic and recently
completed works at Rivington, near Bolton. During
1857 the total income from the works was 79,6371. The
expenditure, however, the Rivington works not having
been completed, was 93,3251. Over a period of 9 years
the water accounts show a surplus over expenditure of
5.1591. The " extraordinary " expenditure of 1857 in-
cludes 58,1571. for contracts at Rivington.
EXPORTS OF COAL IN 1857.—Messrs. W. and H.
Laird, of Liverpool, yesterday (Thursday) issued their
annual statistics of the coal trade. The total exports in
1857 amounted to 6,225,050 tons against 5,347,674 tons
in 1856, showing as increase in 1857 of $78,376 tons.
There were exported from the northern ports 8,638,081
tons; from the Yorkshire ports 230,855 tons ; from
Liverpool 499,173 tons ; from the Severn port 1,430,057
tons ; and from the Scotch ports 427,884 tons. Oar
best customers was France, the exports to that country
amounting to 1,283,749 tons, and the smallest quantity
exported to any one locality was 51 tons to the Sand-
wich Islands.
THE DIFFERENTIAL TONNAGE RATES AT THE
BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.—This subject, which has excited
so much attention amongst the ship-owning interest,
was reported upon yesterday by the finance committee
of the Mersey Dock board. The opinion of the com-
mittee was that it would be inexpedient to make any
change until the pending dock bills providing for the
equalisation of the rates on both sides the river should
become law, in which case the committee recommneded
that an allowance be made. During the discussion
which followed this report, it was stated that this
allowance would amount to an equalisation of rates from
the Ist of January last.
PENAL SERVITUDE SENTENCES.--A letter from the
Home-office gives the proportions of sentences of penal
servitude which " may be remitted in case of good con-
duct," on the part of persons condemned to that punish-
ment. In a sentence of three years, one-sixth, or six
months ; four years, one-fifth ; five year,, the same ;
six years, and up to twelve, one-fourth ; and 15 years
"and upwards," one-third; so that a person sentenced
to 15 years may by good conduct be liberated at the
expiration of ten. Under this provision, therefore,
Robson, whose two sentence being concurrent make
one of 20 years, may by good conduct be set at liberty
on the expiration of 13 years and four months. Sen-
tences for life will be dealt with according to the special
circumstances of each case ; but in some instances the
orimes may be of so aggravated a nature as to preclude
the criminal from the operation of the ordinary rule.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS.—The following is a list of
the number of convictions for aggravated assaults upon
women and children at the various police offices of the
metropolis during 1857 :—At Bow-street, 19 ; at Clerk-
unwell, 54 ; at Greenwich, 35 ' • at Woolwich, 22 ; at
Hammersmith, and Wandsworth, 31; at Lambeth, 6 ;
at Marlborough-street, 34 ; at Marylebone, 30 ; South-
wark, 84 ; Westminster, 28; at Worship-street, 62 ; and
the Thames Police-office, in Arbour-square, Stepney, 16.
These convicted ruffians were punished by sentences to
various terms of iropriQonment, varying from 14 days to
6 months. In many cases hard labour was superseded,
but at Marlborough-street, Marylebone, Thames, South-
wark, Lambeth, Worship-street, Bow -street, and Green-
wich offices, hard labour apparently formed no part of
the punishmer t. Of course many of the victims of these
assaults were the wives of their brutal aggressors,.
PUBLIC MONEYS.—The report of the select committee
of the House of Commons on public moneys has already
been laid before the public in the columns of the Times.
Yesterday appeared a copy of a Treasury minute, dated
the 15th ult., on the subject of the said report. My lords
discuss the report in detail, and appear generally to ap-
prove its recommendations. As regards Exchequer
issues and Paymaster's payments my lords are pleasei
to adopt certain recommendations, and to give
orders for the drawing up of a bill to amend the
Exchequer Aet. On the payment of the gross
revenue of the Exchequer my lords deem it
advisable to postpone the consideration of any further
interference with the Act 10 Geo. 4, Gap. 50, and the
Act 1 and 2 Viet., cap. 2, until a future investigation,
preparatory to a new surrender of the revenue of the
Crown lands to the public, and the grant of a now
Civil List to the Crown. The recommendation of the
committee respecting the direct payment of money to
the Exchequer is pronounced to be in accordance with
the established practice, and my lords will take care
that it is regularly adhered to. As regards deficiency
bills a bill has been ordered to be drawn for carry-
ing out the recommendations of the select committee.
As regards their recommendations on the sub-
ject of supply Exchequer-bills my lords, after having
weighed them well, and the obj,otione against them
adduced, have arrived at the conclusion that their adop
tion will not cnly be beneficial to the public service, but
will promote the security and the convenience of the
holders of Exchequer-bills. My lords hope that the sug-
gestions as to the system cf keeping the accoun tc., of which
they recognise the value and importance, may be fully
adopted at no distant date, but an inquiry (which will be
made) is considered an indispensable preliminary to any
change. The recommendations on the extension of the
appropriation check and the presentation of audited
accounts to Parliament are reviewed by my lords at
great hargth, and will be carried into effect to a great
extent; the constitution of the Audit Board ie reserved
as a subject for future consideration. The recommen-
dation respecting the votes for civil services, the annual
accounts of income and expenditure, and the regulation
of the Treasury Chest Fund are approved and adopted,
and will be carried out by bills to be submitted to
Parliament.