The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-26 00:00:00

SPANISH RAILWAYS.—The Madrid journals state '
that the tunnels on the Madrid and Valiadolid Railway,
between Madrid and Escurial, are finished, and that the
other works are being actively proceeded with. Upwards
of 800 men are employed on the first 30 miles of the line.
A great number are also engaged in cutting the tunnels
of Paradilla and Navalgrande, situated between Madrid and
Avila. In the section between Burgos and Avila 2,795 men
are actively at work.
THE CHOLMELEY ESTATES.—The above estates,
says the Berkshire Chronicle, comprising seven farms, at
Erleigh and Shinfield, containing 1,050 acres, were sub-
mitted to public competition before a large and linfluential
body of gentlemen, on Tuesday last, at the Upper Ship Inn,
Reading, by Mr. W. H. Fuller. The highest bidding
offered was £38,600, and the estates were finally bought in by
the Court of Chancery. An advanced bidding was afterwards
made of several thousand pounds, but was not accepted.
THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT CAMBERWELL.—Last
evening Mr. Carter, coroner for East Surrey, resumed the
inquiry at the King's Arms, George-street, Camberwell, on
the body of Hannah Read, 12 years of age, who was found
the previous Friday in the Grand Surrey Canal, near St.
George's-bridge. It having been reported that this child
bad evidently been violated and afterwards drowned, much
excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood. The evidence
of the district surgeon, Mr. Chabot, who examined the body
after it was taken out of the water, entirely negatived the
supposition of violation, and also stated there were no
marks of personal violence of any kind on the body. The
dark and livid appearance of certain parts of the body that
induced the females who washed it to imagine the child had
been unfairly treated were the natural post-mortem ap-
pearances from suffocation. Evidence was given that about
12 months since the deceased was induced by a girl to rob
her parents, who obtain their livelihood by selling milk, of
9s. 6d., and which circumstance was the subject of magis-
terial investigation at the time. On Thursday the child left
home about seven o'clock in the morning to go to Mrs.
Horsley's, Addington-square, Walworth-road, whose baby
she nursed by day, and was never seen alive after. In the
course of that morning the parents discovered from the in-
quiries of an elder sister that the deceased received on
Wednesday morning a shilling from her mistress for milk
which she had not given to her mother. It was supposed
that dread of the discovery by her parents caused her to
drown herself, and the jury returned a verdict of found
dead.

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MURDER IN SCOTLAND.—The Bridge of' Earn was
on Saturday last the scene of a dreadful tragedy, which has
caused the utmost excitement, not only among the inhabi-
tants of the place, but also among the numerous strangers
who are at present sojourning there. The circumstances are
there :—.A young man, a sailor, named Alexander Murray,
aged 23 years, came—as usual when not employed at sea—
to live with his grandmother, Mrs. Campbell, the widow of
the late postmaster of this place. It appears that he
reached the Bridge of Earn on Thursday night last from
Greenock, where his vessel had arrived from Trinidad on
the Sunday evening previous, and remained with his
friends until about one o'clock of the afternoon of Saturday
last, when he expressed a wish to go out. This was mildly
objected to on the part of his grandmother, when he in-
stantly, and without the slightest warning, snatched up a
breakfast knife from the table and plunged it with much
force into her neck, severing the jugular vein and causing
almost instantaneous death. Mrs. Campbell had just suffi-
cient strength before she fell to make her way two or three
steps out of the room into the lobby, where she was found
by her daughter, who had just the moment before left the
room where they had been sitting. Oa attempting to lift
her unfortunate mother the daughter was set upon by the
young man, who, it is supposed, had he not dropped the
fatal weapon in the room, would also have taken away her
life. On assistance arriving he quietly left the house, and
walked along the front street of the village, without shoes,
coat, or hat, and with his hands and shirt all
covered with blood, towards the bridge crossing
the Earn, with the intention, as stated by him to
the person who intercepted him, of casting himself
into the river. He was without any difficulty lodged in the
police-station till the arrival of the authorities from Perth
in the evening, by whom he was conveyed to the Perth goal.
The unfortunate young man was at an early age deprived of
his parents, and had been brought up by his grandmother,
t• wham up to the fatal moment he had ever evinced deep
gratitude and affection. He evidently committed the fear-
ful deed when in a state of temporary insanity brought on
by excessive drinking. It is said that he was some time
ago confined for a few weeks in an asylum in London,
shortly after his arrival there from one of his voyages, from
the same cause. Such a melancholy event has cast a deep
gloom over the district, where the parties were well-known
and highly respected.—Daily Scotsman.
THE MOORS.—As we anticipated, the moors pro-
mise to stand out well this season. The birds had attained
that strength on wing by the 12th whieh prevented a
flush of success at first, in the semi-murderous slaughter
of a lot of cheepeis, yet grouse are not unplentiful, end,
when the weather is favourable, the probability is that,
for a considerable time to came—until the birds get
thoroughly wild towards the end of the seeson—a good
day's sport will reward the labours of the active and skil-
ful sportsman. On the 14th Lord March and Prince
Edward of Saxe-Weimar were out shooting together in
and had 52 brace grouse ; Colonel Jebb Redivlr.
BMlre.cckwoxat
Monday was a still mote successful
day. Lord Mach and Mr. Cox shot about 70 brace, aad
hera'a 36 brace. Mon
Prince Edward and Colonel Jebb 42 brace. On Tuesday,
Lot d March and Colonel Jebb bagged 34 brace, the Prince
and Mr. Cox 38 brace grouse and 3 bares; while on
the 18th, Lord March and Mr. Cex had 272 brace, the
Prince and Colonel Jebb 33 brace. Prince Edward and
Colonel Jebb, on Thursday, had 34 brace, Lord Match
and Mr. Cox 42. Lord March and Colonel Jebb had 20
brace on Friday, while Prince Edward's and Mr. Ccx's
success on teat they was 57 brace. The grouse in Black-
water are getting very wild, and iisclining to pack. At
Glenfiddich, Lord Coventry and Colonel Napier shot 42
brace grouse on Monday, and 25 brace on TueFalay; while
on Wednesday Lord Coventry, with Colonel Black, had 32
brace ; Col,nel Napier and the latter g Aatleman baggina, on
Thursday, 15 brace, and on Friday 25. The Duke ef Rich-
mond, on Friday, on his way from Glentiddich to Lthte.h-
water aria back, on horseback, and keeping the road the
na,,st of the way, shot 27 brace of grouse and 3 hares. Two
guns on the Liallimialloch incurs had 801 brace grouse, I
duck, a plover, ned 2 hares after two o'clock on Wednesday,
and (If Saturday, after 1 o'cbick, 401 brace grouse, :21 brace
black game, and 1 bare. Tin ear ty at Lagga WM Id condone
to h ,a-c excellent sport. Mr. Wa.ker bagged on tiie 13;l1 45
brace gr,,u,e, ai.d the 11ev..1. King in a few hours had 81
brace. On the 14th Mr. Walker killed 57!, brace grouse,
end Mr. Hall 241 brace. On II e 16.11 Mr. Walker had
another retoark:.ble day's sport-911 brace grouse and :3
hare', and lied only 5 dogs; the Rev. Mr. King on the
same day had 80 brace, 1 li,,re, and a will ditch. Mr. Hall
kided on Tue,J.l3, 20 brace grott,e ; on Wednesday 251
brace and 4 hates; on Friday 371 brace grouse, and on
Saturday =2B brace grouse and 3 bares. Mr. Walke:. on
Wednesday baggt d 49 brace; on Thur,day, in less t,:ati
au hour, he lint 7 brace, and en Friday made another
achievement of 911 brace, Idling on Saturday 271 brace.
The Rev. Mr. King on Friday had 5-51 brace, and 18
brace grouse and 2 hares on Saturday. Lord Scar: dale, at
Carrbridge, had 25 brace on the 16th, 11 brace, 2 hares,
and 1 snipe on the 17th, and 9 brace grouse, 1 teal, a snipe,
and 2 hares on the lJth; Captain Holden and Mr. Bradshaw,
on the same moors, killed 18 brace grouse and 4 hares on
the 16th, 101 brace grouse on the 17th, and 201 biaee
grouse and 2 hares on the 19th. The sportsmen areund
laingussie have had rather different success as 3 et—from 3
to 15 brace—except Mr. Allsopp, who, on Glentrium, hail
42 brace grouse on the 19th. Mr. W. it. Coltman, on
Deskryside, bagged on the 12th, after mid-day, 30 brace
grouse to his own gun, and his party had pretty good sport
also. Captain Arbuthnott, on the Strathfindsav hill, killed
23 brace on the 12th. Messrs. Dickson, up to the 15th,
with four guns killed 64 brace grouse on the Tipperty and
Birnie hills. Mr. Nicolson and party on the 12th killed on
the Glenaervie hills 50 brace of grouse. On moors near the
coast.
grouse have been seen in packs already as many as 40
and 50 in each. In the Glenalvon forest Lord Ben-
tinck shot a stag on the lath; on the 14th three, Henry
-two of
them right and left shots, and on the 20th other two stags.
Banffshire Journal.
THE HARVEST IN STAFFORDSRIRE.—IMITeSt work
in this neighbourhood, owing to the prevalence sf rainy
weather, has 'seen suspended, and as the rain seems to have
been general, a similar cessation of labour has taken place
throughout the kingdom. The unfavourable state of the
weather commenced on Tuesday last, and Wednesday and
Thursday were decidedly wet days, rain falling almost
continually though most heavily. On Friday and Satur-
day there was an improvement, and occasionally a fresh
breeze prevailed. Yet out-door work, so far as the harvest
was concerned, could not be proceeded with, owing to the
continued humidity of the grain. On Sunday the rising
of the barometer and other meteorological indications gave
a promise of fine weather, which Monday and Tuesday
fulfilled, and an active resumption of harvest operations will
in all probability quickly take place. A considerable pro-
portion of the corn and barley crops is still standing, and in
sheaf, in the field?, but has not, so far as we can learn, suf-
fered from the rain, which after the long term of dry weather
that prevailed was especially serviceable to root crops and
grass. At many marbles, on, Saturday last, samples of new
wheat were sold, and 'Caneraltet it is spoken of as being in
good condition, and selling at an advance of about is. per
quarter. Some of the reports represent the wheat in the
districts spoken of as all housed and in " fine condition,"
the more detailed description being that " the grain is
plump and well-fed, and heavy in bulk." In no instance
do we observe any complaint made of the quality of the
grain, except that in a few northern markets it is repre-
sented to be damp, and to be sold at a low price. With
regard to the general character of the crop in quality some
diversity of opinion continues to prevail. Whilst some
affirm that notwithstanding the fine season,
so satisfactory as was expected, others state the yield is not
that the yield
is proving abundant. There is no doubt that the crop is a
variable one, but on the whole the result is most satisfactory.
i
The barley crop s represented as turning out better than
was expected ; though some ef the late sown in Oxfordshire
and other counties will hardly pay the expense of harvest-
ing. The crop, taken as a whole,
. may be pronounced good,
yet it is expected that superior samples of malting descrip-
tions'
.11 be cempleted
will be fewer than usual. Oats, and beans and peas
crops will have
have improved in
.consequence of the late rains, but the two
latter will still be deficient. As we have said, an extensive
breadth of corn remains still to be cut ; yet, within a fortnight,
should
the harvest
alI the 1
bsheoenuldhoused,the
nearly a fortnight earlier than
.in the inajyrity
of years.
The position of our own immediate. district. is described in
weather
and e even t
our preceding statements. From Lichfield we learn that a
very large proportion of corn has been on many farms
secured in excellent condition, and many samples have been
brought to market. The recent rains have benefited the
turnips, marigolds, and grass in an extraordinary degree.
Very little is heard of the potato disease, and the crops are
of an average yield. At Tamworth no injury from the late
rains appears to have resulted to tho corn, whilst real good
has been done to the grass and turnips. In the neighbour-
hood of Burton-upon'-Trent the rain has replenished the
river, though, owing to its fall, chiefly in thunderstorms, no
great progress was made in harvesting operations. A good
many potatoes have been got up, several samples of the
" flukes " turning out rather interior, and some touched
with disease. Mangold wurtzels are locking well, and pro-
mise a tolerably good crop. Barley continues to turn out
tolerably well in weight, and the colour very good. At
Uttoxeter the gathering of the wheat crop bad been sus-
pended, but it was not considered to be injured. An ac-
count from Cheadle represents the .reps of wheat and oats
upon the whole as very good ; while to the pastures, clover,
turnips, and other green crops the rain has been eeceedingly
beneficial. In some few instances the disease has shown
itself among tae potatoes, though as yet to a very trifling
extent. At Newport and its neighbourhood the change in
the weather is stated to have been not unwelcome, as pas-
tures, turnips, &c., were receiving considerable damage from
want of moisture; and farmers had been disposing of their
stock for want of grass, the aftermath this year being not
one-third so good as it was last. There is a large quantity
1 grain cut in the district, and the
is supposed very seldom to have
land farms a deal of co
gathered, but as a whole
uneethered. At the tiernie
of a continuance of fine weather,
perhaps earlier, the sickle and the
of been surpassed. quantity yet standing
Upon up-
landis all kinds appears to have been
presumed three-fourths. is still
writeer there is every prospect
,scanth in
wa
ill again
or two, or
employed in forwarding the ingatleginge woti zaintbe busily.
portion of the harvest.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.oustanding