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THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1858.

FOREIGN.

LA TV INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY).

I Paid. Closing I Business
Price. Done.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
IN RE STERNE AND LAWRINSON-APPLICATION OF LEAVE

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TO SURRENDER AFTER OUTLAWRY.

These bankrupts had carried on business as ship
chandlers and provision merchants, in Savage-gardens.
Mr. Bradlaugh appeared for Sterne, who had petitioned
for leave to surrender under his bankruptcy, having been
proclaimed an outlaw for non-surrender. The petition set
forth the several facts, and the defendant alleged that he
had been induced to abscond by his partner.
His Honour said that was no excuse ; every man was re-
sponsible for his own acts.

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4 41 pl

Mr. Solomon objected to the bankrupt being allowed to
surrender. Ho had been abroad for 12 months, and now
came back without a farthing for the creditors, and before
he started he had gone to several of the debtors and got all
he could.

Mr. Bradlaugh said it would be beneficial to the estate
if the bankrupt had protection, as he would assist in get-
ting in the accounts, but the fact was his partner kept the
books and left him in the dark, so that when he left he had
no idea of bankruptcy.

His Honour—That is absurd. A man deliberately col-
lects money, then runs away, and afterwards says he had
no idea of bankruptcy ; but there were none so deaf as those
who would not hear.

Mr. Bradlaugh—The bankrupt came back as quickly as
possible when he heard of the bankruptcy.
His Honour—But not till ho had spent all the money.
As the creditors object, I do not think it is a case in which
I ought to interfere. The bankrupt had better at once
place himself in communication with them, and if possible
induce them to consent.

The case was ultimately adjourned for a week for that
purpose.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DA Y.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CAPTURE OF A MANUFACTURER OF BASE COlN.—Thos.
Ferryman, a shoemaker, and Ann Ferryman, were charged
before Mr. Bingham, by Mr. James Brannan, late an in-
spector of police, with having in their possession 15 coun-
terfeit sixpences, 10 groats, and one half-crown, a galvanic
battery, several files, a quantity of white metal, and all the
other necessary implements used for the purpose of pre
paring counterfeit coin.

Mr. Bollard, from the office of the solicitor of the Mint,
appeared for the prosecution.

Mr. James Brannan said—ln consequence of instruc-
tions he received he went to the residence of the prisoner,
3, Crown-place,. Soho, and having left some officers
outside, proceeded to the room of the prisoner, accom-
panied by- Inspector 'l3rian, of the Glildivision, and
Brannan 21 G, and having effected an entrance
by forcing the door found the prisoner in bed.
He said he had come to pay him a visit, and the male pri-
soner said, " Well, Mr. Brannan, you won't find much.
You may find sufficient to give me a stretch' (a twelve-
month)." He then, assisted by the other officers, searched
the place, and found several counterfeit coins, and on a
shelf in the room a galvanic battery jar, containing a
quantity of solution of acid used in coating counterfeit coin,
and in a box a galvanic battery complete, with a wire at-
tached, the end of which had been dipped in the solution,
several files, plaster of Paris, and all the other implements
used in the manufacture of counterfeit coin.
The Solicitor for the Mint requested a remand, which
was immediately granted.
Mr. Brannan said he believed the woman had recently
been convicted.

PRESERVATION OF LIFE FROM
'SHIPWRECK.

A meeting of the Royal National Life-boat In-
stitution was held yesterday, at its house, John-
street, Adelphi ; Captain LAMBERT PERROTT in
the chair.

The minutes of the previous meeting having been
read,
A reward of £1 was voted to a man named
James Conolly, in consideration of his intrepid
conduct in rescuing, by wading into the surf, at
considerable risk of life, three women and a boy
who were observed by him to be in a very perilous
position off Errislannin, on the coast of Galway.
It appeared that they had been engaged during the
day in collecting some seaweed. The women, at
low water were landed on a rock which was nearly
covered by the sea. In order to make fast the boat,
the lad threw a rope with a stone attached to it on
the rock. It, however, slipped off, and in endeavour-
ing to get it again into the boat, he fell overboard,
and the boat drifted into the sea. Conolly,
hearing the screams of the women, ran to their
assistance, and swain off. After much* risk and
considerable difficulty he succeeded in reaching the
boat and in picking up the boy, who was by this
time perfectly insensible. Conolly then proceeded
to the relief of the three women, whom he found
clinging to each other and up to their waists in
water, the tide having flowed and,covered the rock.
A reward of £3 was also voted to three fisher-
men for rescuing, at considerable risk of their lives,
one out of two persons from their curragh, which
had, during a gale of wind, been capsized off Innis-
bruin, near Clifden. , One poor man lost his life
before succour could possibly reach him. He was
the only support of his widowed mother. The
salvors had performed(their laudable services with
much promptitude, ana had incurred considerable
peril in saving the man by taking him on board
their curragh.

A reward of £1 was likewise granted to John
Johnstone, in acknowledgement of his gallant ex-
ertions, at the risk of his life, in assisting to save
three out of fiva persons whose fishing-boat had
been capsized by being struck by a cross sea in
attempting to enter Rosehearty harbour, on the
Banffshire coast, during a heavy land surf, which
occasionally breaks (A'dr the rocks which line that
coast, particularly after a storm, as was the case on
the occasion in question. Two of the boat's crew
were under the boat, and the other three were seen
struggling for their lives in the surf. In the ex-
citement of the moment, when the people on shore
appeared to be paralysed as to the best way they
could render assistance, Johnstone, although not
able to swim, rushed into the surf, and having
helped one to get a safe footing, proceeded, at the
risk of his life, to the rescue of another man
who was observed to be rapidly sinking to rise
no more. A third man succeeded, unaided,
in reaching the shore, but the two persons
who were under the boat unfortunately perished
It was stated that the National Lifeboat
Institution was building a lifeboat to be stationed
at Fraserburgh, on the Banffshire coast, but several
others are required in the localities of the extensive
herring fisheries on that and the neighbouring
coast, where frequently fearful loss of life takes
place. Our fishing boats, like too many of our
coasting vessels, are too often found destitute of
any appliance, such as a cork lifebuoy or lifebelt,
to save life when overtaken by an accident such as
the one recorded above. The wretchedness which
is frequently caused by such accidents in the homes
of these poor, but industrious, men is really inde-
scribable.

The institution decided to station a new lifeboat
at Carnsore, on the coast of Wexford, where wrecks
are of frequent occurrence. A lady whose life we s
saved from drowning under very peculiar circum-
stances had generously offered to defray the en-
tire cost, about £3OO, of this lifeboat establish-
ment. The society also agreed to place a lifeboat
at Dundalk, where, it will be remembered, con-
siderable loss of life took place last winter. A
gentleman, from London had given £lO5 towards
the cost of this benevolent undertaking. The in-
stitution was likewise building eight lifeboats for
various other places on the English and Irish
coast. The quarterly reports of the exercise of the
sixty or seventy lifeboats which the institution has
under its management, were stated to be of a very
satisfactory character. It is sincerely hoped that,
through the liberality of the public, the society
will be enabled to pursue its successful exertions in
the cause of humanity with uninterrupted vigour.
Last year alone the lifeboat saved 398 persons
from a watery grave.

An interesting report was readby Captain Ward,
R.N., the inspector of lifeboats of the institution,
on the state and condition of the several lifeboat
establishments of the society on the Irish coast.
The constant supervision of its numerous lifeboat
stations by a thoroughly practical officer, together
with the system of paid masters and crews attached
to each boat, has secured such a state of uniform
efficiency in all the society's lifeboats as was pre-
viously unknown in this or in any country in re-
gard to the management of lifeboats.
It was reported that the late Miss Church, of
Berkeley, who had been a liberal subscriber to the
institution for some years, had left it a legacy of
£lOO.
The proceedings then closed.

PLAY AT WIESBADEN.—The bank at the Cursaal
of Wiesbaden was broken last week by a Prussian gentle-
man. In less than half-an-hour the bank encountered two
heavy losses, which, being backed with spirit, resulted in a
loss to the establishment of 250,000 f. The Prussian played
the highest stakes (8,500 f.) authorised by the bank, and his
example was followed by other players. This success will
doubtless afford immense consolation to those whose hard
cash had contributed to the accumulation of the quarter of
a million thus rapidly swept away.

DEATH OF DR. J. W. WATSON.--Mr. John Wm.
Watson, M.D., F.R.S.E., whose death occurred at Bath
on Monday last, aged 66, entered the army as hospital
assistant on the 10th of December, 1812 ; became assistant
surgeon on the 4th of March, 1813; staff surgeon, 6th of
April, 1826 ; and retired on half-pay, with the rank of
deputy inspector-general of hospitals, on the 16th of De-
cember, 1845.
QUARANTINE.—We learn from Malta that, owing
to a mistake on the part of the commander of the Pera in
opening the box which contained the bill of health issued
at Gibraltar, the ship was declared by the health authori-
ties to have communicated with that port. In conse-
quence of this so-called communication the ship will pro-
bably be subjected to the full term of quarantine at Alex-
andria on arrival from Gibraltar. As a further consequence
of this contact, the passengers per Pera have to strictly
undergo a quarantine of 10 days at Malta ; but it is not
improbable the period may be shortened.
A SWISS MILLIONAIRE.—We have already men-
tioned the death at Basle of M. Merian, who was probably
the wealthiest inhabitant of Switzerland. He has left the
bulk of his large fortune, amounting to upwards of forty
million francs, to his wife for life, and after her death it
will go to the town of Basle, his birthplace. He has be-
queathed about'four millions to some collateral relations,
and a similar sum to be divided among some charitable in-
stitutions, misssion.aries, his medical attendants, his notary,
clerks, servants, &c. By a singular clause in his will M.
Merian has given to all parties who were indebted to him
at the time of his death a year's interest on their respective
debts.—Galignani'B Messenger.
CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day, Thurs-
day, Sept. 2.—Admissions on payment, 4,931; ditto, by
season tickets, 620; total visitors, 5,551.
RUSSIA.—A letter from St. Petersburg, dated 24th
of August, in the Independatwe Beige, says :—" Since the
departure of the Emperor a courier has arrived from Astra-
khan with disastrous news. A powder magazine has ex-
ploded. It contained 96,000 kilogrammes, a quantity that
appears to me to be exaggerated ; but however that may
be, the half of the town has been destroyed by the effects of
this formidable explosion, and a portion of the other half
has become the prey of the flames. The environs of St.
Petersburg have also been the scene of a disaster—the
burning of the forests. This is a great misfortune, for
forests, 'everywhere precious, are particularly so in Russia,
from the scarcity of wood. It was reported yesterday that
'fresh disturbances had occurred in Esthonia among the
peasants, and always from the same cause. Tho fact is
quite possible. It is said also that in the interior of
the empire there are • here and there villages the
peasants of which refuse to labour on pretext of being
free, and soldiers are obliged to be sent to restore
order. Not only is this possible, but it must 'be so •
sooner or later. It cannot be expected that a population
of 50,000 can be made to comprehend in a day their new
social condition. Before Ins departure the Emperor
promulgated a fresh decree of emancipation. He has re-
stored to liberty all the peasants of the Imperial palaces,
who number about 200,000. The Czar, in manifesting his
will touching the enfranchisement of these peasants, asked
in virtue of what law they had fallen into servitude, and
demanded they should produce it. But no document could
be laid before the Imperial eyes. The Emperor then asked
what were the regulations by which the corvee and the
labours of the peasants were distributed. The answer was
that the only rule was the written or verbal orders of the
general at the head of that especial administration. What
follows is prodigious, unheard of, and incredible. The
high dignitary referred to, hearing of the new law re-
specting these peasants, wrote to the Emperor beseech-
ing His Majesty to grant him, in consideration of his
long services, the favour of leaving things in• state qus
until the end of his life. This exorbitant naivette gives an
dea of the notions prevailing in Russia among men of the
gild r'egii"."