The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-10 00:00:00

FRANCE.

BOURSE, Dec. B.—With the exception of Rail-
ways, which are stationary, although the Rotnans
have a considerable advance, other Securities have
declined, and the close is as follows :-
41 per Cents 93 10
Do. end month
3 per Cents. 69 65
Do. end month 69 55
Credit Mobilier 578 75
Do. end month 580
Credit Foncier —
Do. end month 1380

Bank Shares 3630
. Italian Loan 56 10
Do. end month,,,,, 56 15
Me±icau Loa
Do. 80nd5......,
Spanish Threes
Home Debt —
Deferred
WAYS.

For Account.
Orleans
Northern llB7 50
Lyons and Mediterranean 9Ol 25
Southern 583 75
Westers — --
Eastern 533 75
Sardinian —
Austrian
Lombard 392 50
North of Spain ll7 50
Saragossa —
Ditto to Barcelona —
Roman.

THE CANDIAN INSURRECTION.

ATuus, Nov. 29.

Intelligence received yesterday from Candia
brings details of the affair at Arcadion, telegraphed
upon the 25th.

Arcadion is a convent situated in a strong posi-
tion in the department of Rethymnos. It was
occupied altogether by 540 persons, 343 of whom
were women and children, leaving 197 men capable
of bearing arms. Coroneos does not appear to
have been in the place, as was incorrectly reported.
Upon the 20th Mustapha Pasha left his head-
quarters at Episcopi with 12,000 men, and ad-
vanced upon the convent, demanding the surrender
of the garrison. The Cretans refused, and the
Turkish artillery immediately opened a tremendous
fire upon the place, keeping up the bombardment
two days and nights. A breach being at last effected
in the walls, the Turks, who had suffered heavy
losses, poured into the convent court. This was
surrounded with small cells, in which the Christians
had barricaded themselves, and kept up their
fire for six hours. Finding all resistance ineffec-
tual, the defenders of the convent formed the des-
perate resolution of setting fire to the powder ma-
gazine. A monk applied the match. The explo-
sion was tremendous, hurling Turks and Christians
into the air, strewing the neighbourhood with
corpses. Two thousand Turkish soldiers were
killed on the spot, and large numbers wounded.
Thirty-nine men and 60 women and children of the
garrison were all that escaped. These were taken
prisoners, and carried off to Rethymnos. The
wounded Turks are being daily brought into hos-
pital. Canea and Souda have received upwards of
a thousand, many being officers, among them being
Murtapha's brother-in-law.

CRUELTY BY A COACHMAN.—At the Brentford
Petty Sessions on Saturday John Taylor, late coach-
man in the service of Lord John Chichester, residing at
Twickenham, was charged by the Secretary to the Royal
Society fcr the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals with
cruelly over-driving and ill-treating, on the ith ult., a
horse belonging to Lord Chichester. It appeared that on
the day in question the prisoner, without permission of his
master, rode a grey horse from Richmond-bridge to a trot-
ting match, which was to have taken place at Sunbury,
but which, owing to the intervention of the police, was
held near Maidenhead. Theprisoner followed to that place,
and rode the horse as a spectator. Upon arrival at Maiden-
head his horse had thrown two shoes, and a farrier put two
new shoes on, and cautioned the prisoner against riding
the horse any further, as it was so distressed. lie did not,
however, act on this advice, but rode the animal home-
wards. When ho reached Longford the ostler at the well-
known "Peggy Bedford's" advised him to put the horse up
and go home by railway. The prisoner,
in reply, said he
was afraid ho should not reach home, but still he went on,
and upon reaching Hounslow the horse full down from ex-
haustion, and after a good deal of whipping, as the animal
could not'move, it was carried into a stable, where it died
on the 9th. The Chairman (Mr. Glossop) observed that
the Bench had carefully considered this case, and were of
opinion that nothing less than a severe sentence could bo
pronounced. The full penalty of three months' imprison-
ment would not be inflicted, owing to the good character
prisoner had received from his lordship, but a pecuniary
penalty would probably be paid by prisoner's friends, and
so virtually be no punishment at all ; the Bench had,
therefore, decided on sending the accused to prison for ono
month, with hard labour.