The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-06 00:00:00

The Fate of Dr. Livingstone.

The Secretary of the Admiralty has forwarded us
the following for publication :
" Commodore Hillyar, in a letter dated Bombay,
the 13th of March last, reports that her Majesty's
ship Wasp had returned to Zanzibar, from Quiloa,
with Mr. Seward, her Majesty's Acting Political
Resident at Zanzibar, and states that the informa-
tion which that officer had been able to obtain re-
specting the reported death of Dr. Livingstone was
chiefly of a confirmatory nature.
Admiralty, April 5, 1867.

The Times of India, of March 13, states that the
intelligence received from Zanzibar now leaves no
doubt of the death of Dr. Livingstone. The state-
ment of an Arab, named Moosa, one of the heroic
traveller's most trusty followers, who, with a few
others of the expedition, returned to the East Afri-
can coast in December, confirms the news that their
leader was murdered. It would appear that Dr.
Livingstone had crossed Lake Nyassa, about the
middle of SeptembJr last, and had advanced a few
stages on its western shore, when he encountered a
horde of savages of the Mafite tribe. He was
marching, as usual, ahead of his party, having nine
or ten personal attendants, principally boys from
Nassick, immediately behind him. The savages are
said to have set upon them without any provocation
and with very little warning. Dr. Livingstone's
men fired, and before the smoke of their muskets
had cleared away their leader had fallen beneath the
stroke of a battle-axe, 2nd his men speedily shared
the same fate. Moosa, who witnessed the encounter
and the death-blow of his master from behind a
neighbouring tree, immediately retreated, and meet-
ing the rest of the party, they fled into the deep
forest, and eventually made their way back to Lake
Nyassa, whence they returned to the coast with a
caravan. When the news of Dr. Livingstone's sad
death reached Zanzibar, the English and other Eu-
ropean Consuls lowered their flags, an example
which was followed by all the ships in the harbour,
as well as by the Sultan. It may be worth while
to remark that Dr. Livingstone himself had a
strong presentiment that he would never return
from the expedition which has terminated thus
disastrously ; and this presentiment he frequently
expressed to the officers of her Majesty's ship Pen-
guin, who wore the last Europeans he saw before
starting for the interior.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
CHAPMAN AND OTHERS V. PARR.
The plaintiffs in this case sued as public officers
on behalf of the London and Westminster Bank, to
recover £lO, an overpayment upon a cheque, which
had been presented by the defendant, who was a
porter in an establishment in the City.
It appeared that the defendant presented to one
of the cashiers at the bank a cheque for £7, and the
cashier, in the hurry of business, or upon the belief
that the figures represented "seventeen," paid Parr
£lO too much. It was alleged that the cheque was
indistinctly made out, but it was produced in Court
and certainly did not bear out this statement.
His Honour asked the defendant if he had re-
ceived this money.
D efendant Yes, I did.
His Honour—And what did you do with it ?
Defendant--I spent it.
His Honour—And so you have not got it now ?
Defendant--No, I have not.
His Honour—Well, you received this money,
knowing it did not belong to you, and spent it. Do
not you think that was very dishonest?
Defendant--Well, you see, I have been a suf-
ferer upon former occasions. It is quite time that
I had this £lO, but I had been a sufferer on a
previous occasion. It is not long ago that this bank
paid me £5 short, and when I applied about it I
could get no redress, as they never recognised any
mistake after the money was taken away. When
I presented this cheque I asked the cashier for £5
in silver, and he threw a bag upon the counter, and
then he threw down twelve bright sovereigns. I
took this away, recollecting as I did my previous
loss.

His Honour told defendant that he had no right
to repay himself in any such manner. If he had
any claim against the bank he must bring his
action, but he certainly had no business to keep
the money that. had been overpaid to him on the
present occasion. He must therefore repay the £lO.
Defendant—l hope your honour will give ma
time to pay it.
His Honour —Oh ! dear no ; you must pay it it
once.

Plaintiff's Attorney—When the defendant was
called before the directors of the bank he treated
them and the whole matter with a great deal of
coolness, and therefore I trust your honour will
make an order that the amount shall be paid forth-
with.

His Honour—Certainly, and I shall grant costs.
Verdict for the plaintiff with costs.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(This Day.)

Market opens with a rather irregular tone. bales
probably 7,000 or 8,000 Wee or wore.