The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-30 00:00:00

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Dec. 30.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ;
light breeze, and hazy.
SHEERNESS, Dec. 29.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Suome,
from Belize.

PLYMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.N.W.--Sailed—lndus,
for Callao.

FALMOUTH, Dec. 29.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Diana,
from Matanzas.

SWANSEA, Dec. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pomonce,
from Newfoundland for Cork, with loss of bowsprit and
foretopmast.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning.

Wind, W. ; rain.
Arrived—Norman, steamer, from Cape of Good Hope ;
Foyle, steamer, from Dublin ; Wonder, and Atalanta,
steamers, from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, from Havre ;
Parramatta, Robert Bruce, and Sir William Wallace,
steamers, from London.
Saileed—Eveline, for Cardiff; Foyle, steamer, for "Lon-
don ; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey; Liverpool, packet, for
Rotterdam. _ _ _

LtvEnrooL, Thursday Morning.

Wind S.S.W.

Sailed—Alma, for Bombay; Levant and Coromandel,
for Calcutta ; Albatross, for Savannah ; Albion, for Madras ;
Martha, for Bombay; Great Western, for New York.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning.
Wind calm ; tide last hour's flood ; weather foggy.
Arrived, Dec. 29—John Arthur, and Gladiator, from
Dantsic ; Mecca, and Countess of Camden, from Gothen-
burg ; Red Rose, from Cronstadt ; Harlingen Hafen, from
Grebbestadt ; Tetta Margretta, from Agger; Exchange,
from Alexandria ; Eva, from Gothenburg.
Arrived, Dec. 30—Roman from Marstrand ; Harmony,
from Memel ; Southern, from Dantzic._

Sailed, Dec. 30—Herefordshire, for Bombay ; Neptune,
for Hamburg.

DEAL, Thursday Morning.
Wind N., moderate.
Passed—Dominica, from Odessa, for London.

EXTRAORDINARY ADMINISTRATION OF THE
GAME LAWS AT GAINSEOROUGH.—At the last petty ses-
sions holden at Gainsborough, a case was heard exhibiting
the necessity of some alteration in the existing Game Laws.
The magistrates on the bench were Sir Charles H. J. An-
derson, Bart. ; W. Hutton and H. H. Bacon, Esqrs. ;
and the Revs. G. Hutton and J. H. Pooley. Two men,
named George Wilkinson and William Fairbanks, were
charged with trespassing in pursuit of game on lands be-
longing to Sir Thomas Beckett. A watcher, named Codd,
had heard a shot about 4.30 on Sunday afternoon, and on
repairing to a part of the wood he saw two men, one of whom
was putting a gun in his pocket. He addressed them, and
he was now quite sure that the defendants were the men.
No additional evidence whatever was given. - For the de-
fence six witnesses were called, three for Mach of the defend-
ants, who swore distinctly that they were with the prisoners,
in their respective houses, from soon after dinner until after
4.30 in the afternoon, and during that time neither
of them went anywhere. Each of these witnesses was sub-
jected to a rigorous cross-examination by the bench, but
they failed entirely in shaking in the least their testimony.
Notwithstanding this, however, the bench convicted both
'Prisoners, and inflicted the full penalty, with costs.—
Manchester Guardian.

DEATH FROM EATING A CHRISTMAS DINNER.—
On Tuesday night an inquest was held at the Leopard Inn,
Goode-street, on the body of a respectable man, 59 years of
age, named William Thornton, a jeweller, living in Slade-
lane. The circumstances are of a most melancholy and
singular character. Being acquainted with Mr. Southall,
the Hope and Anchor Retail Brewery, Lodge-road, the de-
ceased went there to enjoy his pipe and glass on Christmas-
day. The landlord sent out to him from his table a plate
of roasted turkey. Very soon after Mr. Southall was sur-
prised at seeing his guest rush past the bar window, and
following him, as a matter of course, to ascertain the cause,
found the unfortunate man on his back, in the road oppo-
site the tavern, in the agonies of death. Mr. Davis, sur-
geon, Great Hampton-street, was immediately sent fo'r, but
medical aid was of no avail. It was ascertained that in the
act of eating deceased had attempted to swallow a piece of
the turkey, measuring four inches long, and one ounce in
weight. This had stuck in the throat and produced Buffo-,
cation. The jury, under the coroner's direction, in this
state of facts, returned a verdict of "Accidental death from
suffocation."—Biintingliam Post.
DARING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN FLEET-
STREET.—Last, night, about seven o'clock, a most daring
and nearly successful attempt at robbery took place at the
shop of Mr. Attenborough, silversmith, at the corner of
Bell-yard, Temple Bar. The persons in the shop were
alarmed by hearing a loud crash as if part of the plate glass
front had been suddenly smashed, and it was observed that
there was a large hole in one of the panes. which is of
considerable thickness, part of the extensive stock of jewel-
lery being also missing. The manner of the glass being
broken was soon explained by a tall, powerful man being
brought back into the establishment who had been seen
suddenly to dash his fist through the glass and grasp a
number of gold chains, and, in fact, all that lay in his
reach. So quick was the thief in his movements that he
would, in the confusion, have escaped with his valuable
booty, if he had not been promptly seized and held by a
Gerson who had watched his movements. When the at-
tempt was made several persons were talking together near
the shop door, and others were looking at the jewellery in
the window. -
FATAL EFFECTS OF INTEMPERANCE.—Yesterday
evening an inquest was held 'at St. Ann's Vestry, Dean-
street, Soho-square, before Mr. Langham, deputy coroner
for Westminster, on the body of Mrs. Sarah Simpson, aged
32, a married woman, whose death occurred under the fol-
lowing deplorable cireumtsances. Mr. Henry Simpson,
confectioner, of No. 63, Wardour-street, Oxford-street, de-
posed that the deceased was his wife. She had unhappily,
for the last three months, given way to habits of intemper-
ance, drinking rum and gin to excess. On Sunday last she
was very much intoxicated, and was falling about. Witness
lifted her up, and laid her upon a sofa. This was about six
o'clock in the evening. Witness locked her in the room
and went home with his brother to the Euston-road. He
returned between six and seven o'clock on the following
morning (Monday), when he found his wife dead in the
same position upon the sofa in which he had left her. The
jury expressed their surprise and indignation at the poor
woman being left 13 hours without any one with her. In
answer to questions from the coroner, the husband admitted
that when he lefthis wife both himself and brother were in-
toxicated, but he (the husband) was not so bad as not to be
able to find his way home again. Mr. Fernandez Clark, sur-
geon, 23, Gerrard-street, said he had made a post mortent
examination, and found the liver double the natural size, the
result of excessive use of ardent spirits. It was what is
termed a " nutmeg liver." He had attended deceased for
two years professionally. She once attempted to destroy
' herself by poison. She died of apolex, from drinking.
The jury commented upon the frightful effects of drink,
and returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evi-

dence.
The accounts from Paris state an expectation that
the contemplated scheme for a new loan bank will be
shortly put forth. It appears that it is to be called the
Commercial and Manufacturing. Credit Company, and that
its captial is fixed at £1,600,000, m £2O shares, of which only
£BOO,OOO will be issued in the first instance. Deposits, not
exceeding in the aggregrate one-half the capital, may be re-
ceived at interest. The company are to discount home and
foreign bills, to make advances on warrants and goods, to
grant limited loans on Government securities for 90
days and on mortgages for six months, to collect divi-
dends and debts, and to receive securities upon commis •
sion for safe keeping. The advances on .Government
securities and mortgages are each to be restricted to a fifth
of the subscribed capital, but the transactions in bills, war.
rants, &c., seem to be left to discretion. The total liabili-
ties of tho company are never to exceed six times the
amount of the capital. Subject to the consent of the
Minister of Finance, subscriptions may be made to foreign
loans and foreign companies. It is impossible to measure
the prospects of an institution of this kind by English
custom, but the results of analogous establishments in
Europe and America have not been such as to encourage
expectations of great or sustained success. On the other
hand, there seems nothing in its plan inconsistent with
steady profits, provided it is not made subservient to Go-
vernment or speculative influences.—Times.
PROPOSED NEW CLUB.—A club, we are informed,
is in contemplation whose object will be to give an oppor-
tunity of meeting together and promoting a friendly inter-
course between the higher classes of English society and
foreigners of distinction, either, belonging to the corps
clipicmatique or otherwise, visiting this country. It is to
be combined on new principles' a sort of revival of the
defunct Coventry Club, and having some features of a
musical character. Morning Post.