The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 25.

• STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was doing an inactive
business to-day. London and North Western, 1011
Crystal Palace, 21 Great Western, 67i 63 —Midlands,
Sly 24—Birmingham Bank, 33—Birmingham Canals, 923
—Birmingham Old Union Mill, mt.

LEEDS, MARCH 25.
STOOK EXCHANGE.—The following was tho only quota•
tion :—Midlands, 811 j.

ATROCITIES OF NEAPOLITAN GAOLERS.—ACCOT4I
to the correspondence of the Corriere Al ercantile, °
Genoa, the governor of the prison at Cefalu, in order !,11,
deaden the cries of persons under torture, has itnpnite"
from Palermo an instrument for the purpose. It °II•
sists of an iron band round the head, with a band over
the head, and a band of iron wire passing over the ears
and round under the lower jaw, with another band under
the ear round the back of the neck, keeping the jairi
piece in its Owe. By the tightening of the wire ban
the patient is compelled to keep his jaw firmly closed.
A. constable who bad fetched a doctor to one of the Pr
tients whom he bad supposed to be dying was severe!!
punished for his hums pity, although the governor Of the
prison, under the injunctions of the doctor, peraittel
the band to be removed from the prisoner in question.
THE NEW CUSTOMS DUTIES AM—Yesterday the„,
New Customs Duties Act was printed. Prom and after
the sth April next the duty on tea is fixed at ls. sd. P';
,lb. ;on sugar, 18s. 4d. per cwt. on candy, brown;
white refined, 16s. ; on white clayed sugar, 13s. 10',"7',
on yellow Muscovado and brown clayed sugar, 12s.
on yellow Muscovado and on molasses, ss. per cwt. Fur
the year (sth April to sth April, 1858). the duty is n
"-
be 2d. the pound on cherries dried, comforts dry, oonlefi
tionery, ginger preserved, marmalade, plums preserve"
in sugar, succades, including ad fruits and vegetable°
The
preserved in sugar, not otherwise enumerated.
bounties and drawbacks are set forth. The act Mme
into operation on receiving the Royal assent (the 21
inst.), and to be called " The Customs Duties Amen'.
ment Act."

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BIRTHS,

OF A sox.

On the 23d inst,, at Clapham-rise, Mrs. Henry Matthews.
On the 24th inst., at Cambridge, the wife of H. J. Haii•
[and, Esq., M.D.

•F A DAUGHTER.

On the 24th inst., at 4, Lowndes-street, Mrs. St. Leger
Whitton-park, the wife of Charles E
Glyn.
Marray,On theE2B4cit.h inst.,