The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-24 00:00:00

locksmith, and proprietor of the house, heard some
groans from the shop. The door being locked, it
was broken open. The son of M. Lemke was
standing up, his clothes covered with blood. On
the floor was the body of a woman who lodged in
the house. She had received mortal cuts about the
head and throat. When questioned by the Com-
missary of Police the son coolly said, " As I knew
that my father was about to marry again with this
woman I made up my mind to kill her to prevent
the marriage." He had decoyed the woman into the
shop under the pretence that his father wanted
to see her. This murder did not complete
the crimes meditated by this young man. He

confessed that it had been his intention also
to murder;his father, whom he blamed as the cause
of all the misfortunes which be suffered.

WILD MEN OF JESSO.

A travelling exhibition, which offers among its
prominent attractions the spectacle of " a horde of
wild men from the island of Jesso" has recently been
the subject of correspondence between the Abori-
gines' Protection Society and the Home Secretary,
the immediate result of which will probably be to
the advantage of the showman, as, whether the sus-
picions of the Home-office or the apprehensions of
the Society be the more justifiable, the curiosity of
that portion of the public whose taste leads them to

enjoy such exhibitions will be highly stimulated by
the publicity now given to the subject. From the
correspondence it appears that early in last year a
travelling exhibition, styling itself the Russian
Circus, appeared in some of the north-eastern towns
of England, putting forth among its other attrac-
tions the wild men from Jesso, of whom the follow-
ing account was given :—" These aborigines of a
wild mountainous country have been exhibited in
all the principal cities of Russia, France, and
Prussia, where they have created the most extraor-
dinary sensation and wonder. They landed on the
hospitable shores of England at Hall, January
29, 1865, in the good ship Constantine, Cap-
tain Manderfelt. The proprietor,' unable to
speak the English language, has, through the
intervention of their consul, made arrange-
ments to unite these wonderful people with the
Grand Russian Circus, where they will appear at
midday and evening performance, and give a
vivid description of their wild hunting exploits by
flood and mountain, war dances, &c." In July last
the Rev. Mr. Flowers, vicar of Tealby, called the
attention of the Aborigines' Protection Society to
this presumed case of oppression and cruelty, and
they instructed a solicitor to inquire into the matter,
who, after a personal visit to the exhibition, re-
ported that the proprieter of the circus, a Mr. Boors,
stated that the men in question were hired by him
from a Mr. Evans (whom he described to another

inquirer, as a " collector of curiosities"), and who,
he said, had deposited a sum of money in the hands
of a consul (not named) to provide for their return
to their native country. The report goes on :—" In
order to convince us that the men were not detained
against their will, Boom, after the usual perform-
ance had ended, got two of them to come out of

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

OPENING OF THE GREEK ASSEMBLY.
ATIIENS, Dec. 22.

The National Assembly was opened this morning.
No speech from the throne was delivered.

The steamers from Candia, Marseilles, and Trieste
have been delayed by bad weather.

OVERLAND MAILS.

MALTA, Dec. 23.
The Ripon left at 6 a.m., and the Pera at 1 a.m.
to-day.

The former may be expected at Marseilles about
the evening of the 25th inst., and- the latter at
Southampton on the Ist January.

OUTWARD BOMB AY MAIL.

The Tanjore from Southampton, 12th inst.,
arrived to-day at 4 a.m., and left at 10 a.m. for

Alexandria.

The Ceylon, from Marseilles on the 20th inst.,
arrived at 9 p.m. yesterday, and left this morning
for Alexandria.

GIBRALTAR, Dec. 22.

The Poonah leaves at 10 a.m. for Southampton,
where she may be expected about the morning of
the 27th inst. She has experienced bad weather.
All well.

HONGKONG, Dec. 1.

It is currently reported that the French expedi-
tion has been beaten off at Kung-han with the loss
of 45 men. The fleet has returned to Shanghae.

FRANCE.

PARIS, Dec. 24.

Djemil racha, the new Turkish Atubassador to
the French Court, yesterday presented his creden-
tials to the Emperor, who replied in a gracious

speech.

His Majesty subsequently received Mr. Bigelow,
the late American Minister at this Court, and
General Dix, his successor. The latter expressed
the sincere wish of the United States that the good
understanding now prevailing between the two
countries should become permanent. The Emperor
thanked General Dix, and replied :—" The historical
reminiscences to which you allude are a sure guaran-
tee that no misunderstanding will disturb the friendly
relations between France and the United States."
A loyal and sincere understanding will be of great
advantage to the industry and commerce of both
countries, which daily astonish the world by mar-
vels, and will insure progress and civilisation. Your
presence in Paris can but contribute to this happy
result, by upholding the good relations to which
I attach the highest value."
The Moniteur of this morning says in its bulletin
—" The American press contains very incomplete
extracts of the diplomatic correspondence laid before
Congress at Washington. It also contains a de-
spatch of Mr. Seward to Mr. Bigelow, dated 23d
November, which has been communicated to the
French Government."

BOURSE, Dec. 22, Two o'clock.—The market is
a little more buoyant, and quotations on Stocks
and Credit shares denote an improvement. Italian
Fives, however, have declined, and are now at 56f.
50c., with a loss of 35c. French Threes are remark-
ably firm, and are in good demand at 69f. 35c., an
advance of 17ic. Credit Mobilier shares have ad-
vanced 2f. 50c., at 494 f. 25c. Railway shares con-
tinue to be firmly sustained without any noticeable
variations. English Consols are telegraphed to-day
without change.
Three o'clock.—The market has closed as fol-
lows :