The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

THIS DAY.

Dr. Lancaster this morning attended at the Ele-
phant and Castle, King's-road, Camden Town, to
proceed with the investigation on the body of Eliza-
beth Stainsby, whose death, it was said, had been
caused by the noxious vapour generated in the tun-
nel of the Metropolitan Railway. The inquiry had
been adjourned in order that certain scientific
witnesses might examine into the condition of
the air in the tunnel, and the witnesses he (the
Coroner) was prepared to call were perfectly ready
to go on, but, as it had been intimated to him that
those gentlemen who had been engaged by the Rail-
way Company to examine and report upon the
matter had not concluded their experiments, he
should therefore again adjourn the inquiry until
the 30th instant.

SALE OF FAT STOCK AT MENTMonE.—There
was a large attendance of dealers and butchers at
tha sale of fat stock on Wednesday at Mentinore, the seat
of Baron Moyer de Rotlischild. The beasts were smaller
than those usually sold at the baron's sales in former years.
There were 50 lots of prime fat half-bred wethers, ditto
beeves, ditto ewes, and fat down ditto, the whole realising
nearly £9OO, averaging 51s. per sheep ; butchers from
Aylesbury, Luton, Leighton, and other parts being the
greatest purchasers. Sixty-two lots of prime fat Here-
ford oxen, Welsh runts, shorthorn oxen, and other boasts,
made over £1,200, averaging per beast £2O 10s.; the price
of sheep computed at from 4s. Bd. to ss. per stone of 81b.,
tho bullocks at fully ss. per stone. Mr. Slater, of Kensing-
ton, was one of the largest purchasers, buying 17 bullocks
for more than £4OO.

ATTACK ON A VOLUNTEER ARMOURY.—Ort Wed-
nesday morning a most audacious attack was made by a
body of mon, supposed to be Fenians, upon the armoury and
ammunition magazine of the Harrow Rifle Volunteer Corps
(the 18th Middlesex). This armoury is in a barn on the
farm of Mr. Chapman, at Roxtoth, close to the town of Har-
row. The family of Mr. Chapman wore aroused at about
3 o'clock on Wednesday morning by the explosion of fire-
arms, and on examining the barn it was found the door had
been blown off. The volunteers in the neighbourhood were
promptly under arms for the defence of their arms, and the
police searched the neighbourhood for the perpetrators of
this serious offence. It is stated that several suspicious
characters have been seen during the past week hanging
about the neighbourhood, where, as may be expected, the
greatest excitement prevails.
CURIOUS CHICKENS.—A favourite hen of the
Dorking brood was accustomed to lay its eggs in a pig-stye,
but day by day the eggs were carofully removed for fear of
the pig devouring them. At length the hen began to show
the usual signs of incubation, and as she went clucking
about the stye the proper proprietor produced a litter of
pigs. Instantly the hen became possessed with the notion
that the adoption of these strange progeny would satisfy
her maternal cravings, consequently she took possession of
them, spread her wings over as many of them as she could
gather under her, and fluttered about in a state of joyful
excitement. This she continued to do for nearly three
weeks, until the poor hen was nearly stripped of feathers
from the little pigs poking and rubbing in and out between
her wings, and very nearly exhausted. It was a very
curious sight to see her hoisted between two of her pro-
geny, or, a little later, seated on ono of their backs, frantic
with apprehension, as they rushed round the stye in the
enjoyment of their different gambols, utterly regardless of
the frightened clucking of their adopted mother.—People's

Alinb.

I.ItEIPERENCE
Sristol and ExQter 4 per cent stock,:E4
London. and N. Western, Bedford and Cambridge 851
North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 811

PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern 4a per cent.,
Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 1863, 57
LINES ERASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
London and Blackwall, 5,

FORM GN RAILWAYk'.
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14 a

FOREIGN MINEI3.
Don Pedro. North Del Rey, 2 146
St. John dcl Rey, lim., Zig 6

BANKS;

Agra, lim., A, 61
Australasia, CO
London Joint Stock, 381
London and Westminster,:69 8
National Provincial of England,
Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 40
MISCELLANEOUS;
Anglo-American Telegraph, Ilrn., IT/
Atlantic Telegraph,
Dit'o, 8 par cent, 724
Bo.nbay Gas, lim.,
Electric and International Telegraph,
Ditto, new. 0
English and Australian Copper,
Hudson's Bay, 141
International Financial Society, lim., 21
National Discount Company, 104
Nerbinicia Coal and Iron, Bin., 5 11
New Quebrath, 1 1-16
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 50
Ditto, new, 1855, 5
Royal Mail Steam, 07
Scottish Australian Investment, lim.. 120
Tele.raph Cons!ruc. and Maintenance, lim., 162
Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 5 11-18
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 7.4 /

LINCOLN CATIIEDRAL.—The Dean and Chapter of
Lincoln have undertaken the restoration of the beautiful
woodwork of the choir of their cathedral, considered byMr.
Pugin to be unrivalled both for variety of desig❑ and for
accuracy of workmanship. One portion on the south side
is completed, and the change effected by the removal of
the ugly high pew-fronts that had been added to the
old stalls and benches is marvellous, and makes ono
anxious to see the improvement carried on through
the whole choir. The work has been intrustod to
Messrs. Rattee and Kett, of Cambridge, who have done
their part so well that it requires a most practised eye
to distinguish the now carving from the old. The present
Chapter has entirely suspended the scraping of the exterior
stonework, which caused such severe animadversion some
time since, and has employed the funds at its disposal in
a more legitimate manner, in the careful rebuilding of the
pinnacles of the western towers, which had become so de-
cayed as to be in danger of falling. The tosselated Roman
pavement, discovered some years since in the cloister, and
which had been almost destroyed by damp, is being re-
moved to a pl3c3 of greater safety, and the hideous red
brick shed which covered it is about to be pulled down.