The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

1.1114 E SUN, LON 00.. N, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29 1857.

a 4: their command c. ;';.t;: 3 1 ,rgely aVailed of by otb.sr

the Co7l y
if they think it is exposed to risk, to places of undoubted
security,

HARRY S. PARKES,
H. B. M.'s Consul Officiating at Canton.
To the British Community at Cantor..
Tho China Mail says :

WO hear this day of 0, o terrible con,equenca of the
present condition of Canton. Yell, it semis, has been
concentrating there all the troop-, ordivari!y distributed
through the surrounding country, and 6011:10 of the dis-
tricts from which the garrisons have been withdrawn
have been consequently overrun by ttrousands of Hak-ka
men. Within the last three weeks the magisterial dis-
tricts Of Sin-hwui, S:n-nine, K'at-p'in7,, and Efoh,share
have suffered fearfully. Some fif y towns and villages
are said to have been sacked a"d burned ; the infeab-
tants massacred without distinction of age or sex ; and
it is computed that some 59,000 people have been turne,l
out of house and home. Many are stated to havo
reached Macao, and some even this island. Making
due allowance for Chinese amplification there appears
to be little doubt of the main facts. The account, fur-
nished by a Chinese, is more than usually detailed, s
far as the specification of the localities afflicted is con-
cerned. At. Hop-shan the magistrate was among the
slain, and the Hak-kas, styled rebels of course, were in
possession of the city. What the title of their body
may be, if they have assumed any, is not known.

ARRIVALS.—Dee. 15, derculean, Rill, from Liver-
pool, sth August ; Brothers, Stubbs, from Ascension
Island, 25th November ; Maria Carlota, Pereira, from
Soraliaya, lst October ; Siamese Crown, Valentine,
Swatovw, 12 h December.
DEPARTURES.—sec. 15. Merman;, for Bangkok ; 12,
Cornelia, for Singapore ; 15, Rosita, for Singapore ; 12,
Acacia, for Manila ; 15, Bus`aire I,4,,rchant, for Macao ;
15, Norna, str., for P. de Galle, at 12 p.m-

Messrs. Robaud, Lloyd's agents at Marseilles,
have received a despatch, dated Manilla, Dec. 9,
stating that the Bri;ish barque Coromandel, Capt.
Savage, has been lost in the China Sea.

CHINA MARKETS.
EXCHANGE AND BULLION.—Hong Kong, Dec. 13.
Oriental Bank C•,rporat on on .London at six months
sight, 4, 74. On India, 215 Re. Gold, nominal. Can-
ton Sycee, nominal. Other bills on London at six
months' eight, 4, Bto 4, Bi. On India, 215 Rs. Shang-
hai, Dec 6.—On London, 7, 0. li.dia three days'
sight, 326 Rs. Drafts on Canton and Hong Kong, 331
per cent. discount Manilla, Nov. 21.-0 a London, 6
months' sight, 4, 21 ; 30 days' sight, 4 11. On Canton
and Hong Kong, 16 per cent. premium. On Amoy, 18
to 20 per cent. premium. Silver, dollars, Spanish and
South American, nnchopped, 13 per cent. premium.
OPIEM—Hong Kong, Dec. 13.—Patna, 460 dole. ;
Benares, 460 dots. ; Malwa, 5221 dole. Macao, Dec.
12.--Patna, 458 dole. ; Benares, 462 doll. Canton, no
market. Shanghai, Dec. 6.—Malwa, 362 dole,: Patna,
304 dole.

FREIGHTS AND TONNAGE.—Canton, none. Shanghai
to London, 2/. to 3/. for tea, and 51. to 61. for
silk. To New York, 7 dols. per 40 feet. Manilla to
London, 2/. 10s.: sugar, hemp, &e., 3/. 108. To United
States, 8 (lois. to 9 dots. To Australia (all chartered).

the ofTicera retired to their quarters, and
Easi.4n Pennetather, With ethers, engaged in i;ani-
liar and friendly conversation. Shortly afterwards,
be ween. 12 and 1 o'clock, Ensign Pennefather
rushed out of his room with a six-barrelled re-
volver in his hand, and meeting, just as he got
outside of the house, Ensign Keith, he presented
the pistol and fired at him. The ball passed through
Ensign Keith's cheek, and came out at the back of
the neck. At this time Dr. -.ll:l‘Cauley was seated
in an arin chair on the grass in front of his quar-
ters, reading. In consequence of the accident
which lie met with a few weeks since, by falling
from the gallery upon the vestibule of the Theatre
Royal, the doctor was an invalid, and his crutch
lay by his side. After firino. at Ensign Keith,
Pennefather ran to where Dr. M'Cauley was sit- !
ling, and placing the pistol on the doctor's mouth,
he fired, and the ball passed out at the back of his
neck. Pennefather then looked round as if
anxious to find some oue else to shoot, when En-
sign
Lucas ran forward to wrest the pistol from him.
On seeing him approach Pennefather fired and shot
him in the jaw. With a maniacal " lla, ha !" the
wretched man then placed the pistol to his own
head and fired, the ball entering his right temple.
Such, as near as we can learn, are the brief but
shocking incidents of this distressing affair. Dr.
111‘Cauley is dead. Several persons ran to hint
immediately after he was shot : he was still sitting
in his chair, but life was extinct. Ensign Lucas
is severely, and Ensign Keith dangerously wounded,
but both are expected to recover. Of Ensign
Pennefather there is uo hope. By making incisions
the ball and piece of skull have been removed, but
the injuries are of too serious a nature to allow of
a belief that the unfortunate cause of the tragedy
can survive. The commission of so frightful au
act can only be attributed to a fit of insanity.
For the last three weeks Ensign Pennefather
had been on. the sick list, and it was generally
believed that his mind was affected. Only a few
days since Dr. 11/Manley is reported to have said
to Pennefather, in a half-joking way, that

he didn't mend he should have to send him
to the Yarra Bend. Whether the frenzy was
provoked by any temporary cause we have not
been able to ascertain ; but in the absence of any
such, the fit was probably owing to the sudden
change in the weather and the excitement of the
review. Poor Dr. M'Cauley died in his chair,
after one or two ineffectual attempts to speak or
respire. As might be anticipated the wretched
maniac was dead before midnight ; and subse-
quently an inquest was held on the bodies of Dr.
1111gCauley and Ensign Pennefather. The evidence
was conclusive as to the insanity of the poor young
man."

FRANCE.
PARIS, WEDNZSDAY.
The Sun and Daily News were seized yesterday.
The question of Neuchatel is pretty much in the
same state as when last alluded to. Dr. Kern, who
expects to be the Plenipotentiary from the Con-
federation, is still here. Neither the place nor the
date of holding the Conference is yet decided. The
chances were for some time in favour of London,
but it seems that Lord Palmerston seems willing to
yield on this point to the French Government, and
the chances are now said to be for Paris. We know
nothing officially of the conditions on which the
King of Prussia will consent to renounce his
claims on Neuchatel.

Verger's appeal will come before the Court of
Cassation to-morrow. It tnrns on certain alleged
informalities in the proceedings. For instance the
witnesses were sworn while the examination of
others or of the prisoner was going on, the counsel
for the defence omitted to take note of the
fact, and the Clerk of the Court drew up tb•
minutes, not according to the proceedings as they
were, but as they should be conducted. These ob-
joetions are of a purely technical nature ; but it is
said some of the members are disposed to admit
them. On this point, however, the less said the
better, as the question comes on to-morrow.
Verger asked to be allowed to attend mass in the
prison chapel on Sunday last. As his demeanour
had been for some days calm and collected, no ob-
jection was made. During the service, however,
his manner changed, and he became so violent that
he had to be removed.
The Independance, in its Revue Politique, com-
ments on the undignified squabble between Lord
Stratford de Redcliffe and Sir H. Bulwer, at the
last Conference held respecting the wording of the
firtnau for constituting the Danubian Divans. It
says the matter cannot rest there, but must be
submitted to Lord Clarendon and the Cabinet of
St. James's.

BOURSE, Jan. 28.—The following were the last
quotations :

Cub. fr. C.
4 per Cents
3 per Cents s 67 10 .
New Loan —
Bank Shares 4,160 Roman (x d)
Credit Mobilier 1,330 A astrian
Belgian Fives ...... .. Spanish Threes
Piedmontese (5) 9l Home Debt

End of Month.
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RAILWAYS—FOR CASS.
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Orleans __
1,370 Western
Northern 930 Strasburg
Lyons ......1,352 50 New Ditto
Mediterranean 1,767 50 Grand Central
Lyons Geneva
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