The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-12 00:00:00

WOOL.

For English wool there is a very firm demand at ex-
treme quotations, and many holders refuse to sell except
on higher terms. Foreign and colonial qualities move off
steadily at full quotations. Last week's imports were 40
bales from Hamburg, 2 from Rotterdam, 46 from Buenos
Ayres, 300 from Sydney, 213 from Port Natal, and 2 from
Ostend.
The following are the current rates of English wool :-
Down tegs, is kid to is 6id ; Down ewes, is .d to is 5d ;
half-bred hogs, is 40 to is sd; half-bred wetbers, is 30 to
is 4d ; Kent fleeces, is 4d to is 53 ; Leicester do., is 4d
to is 5d : oombing skins, is to is 4d ; blanket wool 10d to
2d; flannelerb.
i wool, lid te is td; and old skin, 5d to
is Go p

SHAREHOLDERS SIIMbiONED. —A. private meeting was
held to-day, for the purpose of examining certain debtors
to the estate of the above bank—a selection was made
of such class of cases so as to have the question of ha-
bility raised.

Mr. Bazley and Mr. Linklater appeared for the assig-
nees ; Mr. Kennedy attended as solicitor to Mr. Thomas
Chester Mills, one of the shareholders summoned. •
Mr. Mills, of Chester-cottages, Camden-town, clerk
in the London and Great Northern Railway Company,
was examined, and admitted that he was the bolder of
six shares, on which a call of 50/. a share had been made
by the directors after the stoppage, but before the bank-
ruptcy ; he had not paid the amount, because he was
confounded by the case being in the hands of the two
Courts, and he had been advised that the case was in-
valid. He also claimed to be a creditor for 4201. 16.. 7d.
on his drawing account, which was more than the amount
of the call. He was ready to pay to the proper parties
entitled to receive it.

After a few words the case terminated, his Honour
observing that the witness had not said anything to pre•
j udice him.

The debt will be enforced on the admission.

Another case was heard against the holder of ten new
shares under the supplemental charter, and he urged
that they were invalid by fraud.
This case also stood over.

Other cases were to be brought forward, but it is not
expected any decision will be given.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

The grand jury re-assembled this morning for the
purpose of proceeding with the cases against Price,
Burgess, and Tester for the gold robbery on the South-
Eastern Railway, and against Redpath and others for
the frauds on the Great Northern Railway.
The officials in attendance were the Lord Mayor,
Sheriff Mechi, Sheriff Keats, Under-Sheriff Crosley,
Under-Sheriff Anderton, Alderman Moon, Alderman
Farncombe, and Alderman Kennedy.
No charge was delivered to the grand jury.
In the course of the morning the grand jury re-
turned true bills in each case.

POLICE INTP.T.T.TGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL OF A DOG STEALER.—Thomas Williams,
a dog fancier, was brought before Mr. Beadon on the
following charge :
Mr. John Davis, of No. 41, Broad-street, Golden-
square, deposed that on Monday last a valuable spaniel
dog was stolen from his premises, and in spite of all his
efforts to recover the same he heard nothing of it until
Thursday last, when the prisoner called upon him and
said, "You have lost a dog, aint you, my friend!"
Witness replied that some one had stolen his dog, and
he had been to the police about it. The prisoner then
said he knew where it was ; it was in the hands of a
dealer, ,who bad purchased it of another man for
a pound, and if witness would give him that amount
he thought he could get it for him. Prosecutor
consented, and the prisoner made an appointment
to meet him the following night at a public house in
Bethnal-green. Witness accordingly met the prisoner,
when the latter made an apology for not having the dog,
but promised to bring it to Keyes's public house in
Compton-street on Saturday night. In the meanwhile
prosecutor communicated with the police, and having
previously marked some silver, he with a constable went
to the public house in question, where they saw the
prisoner waiting. Witness asked for the dog, and pri-
soner said if he would pay down a trifle by way of in-
stalment he would fetch the dog. Prosecutor then gave
ls. 6d., when be left the house, followed by witness, who
gave him into custody for receiving money to restore a
stolen dog.

The prisoner, who denied the charge, was committed
for trial under the sixth section of Bishop's Act.

THAMES.

UTTERING BABE COIN.—A. repulsive, rough-looking
fellow, who gave the name of William Connell, was
brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with passing a base
half-sovereign to Signor Joanna Lazsir, an Italian, who
keeps a ginger beer shop in Ratcliff-highway. The
prisoner and another man entered the prosecutor's
shop on Tuesday night last, and succeeded in passing
off a base half sovereign in payment for a small pur-
chase. The prisoner's companion received the change.
The prisoner almost immediately detected the imposi-
tion, swore At the prisoner and his companion, and
demanded his silver which he had paid away in change.
The two fellows ran away, and one of them was im-
mediately captured, and stands remanded until to-
morrow. The prisoner was captured on Saturday in a
barber's shop, while he was being shaved, by Townsend,
i 4 H, who said he had been in custody before for a similar
offence.
_ _ _

Police-constable Purchase, No. 70 H, said he saw the
prisoner and the man who was remanded in Rateliff-
highway on Tuesday night. He afterwards saw them
running away from the prosecutor's shop.
Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the prisoner had
been repeatedly in custody for uttering counterfeit coin.
Mr. Selfe said the prisoner was before him a short time
ago, and his practice was to enter a shop with one or
two other men and pass base money. If the Mint autho-
rities did not prosecute the prisoner he would not go
through the farce of remanding any more utterers of
counterfeit money. He remanded the prisoner till to-

morrow.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.)

LONDON, Jan. 12.—Wind at noon S.E.—light breeze
and fine. After three days of heavy rain there was a sharp
frost early this morning.
PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 11. —Wind to N.W.—Ar.
rived—Eugenie, from Callao; Havre, West Indies. Put
back—Avon, for Demerara.
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 11.—Arrived—Helena, from Leith, for
Matanzas.
DARTMOUTH, Jan. 11.—Arrived—Elvira, from Havre,
for Haman.
RIR, Jan. 11.—The Albertine, of Granville, from Dun-
kirk, for Bordeaux, came ashore at Dungeness, during
the gale yesterday, and is expected to become a wreck ;
crew saved ; oargo discharging, damaged.
MARGATE, Jan. 11-2,307 casks of flour, linseed, &c.,
have been saved from the Northern Belle, ashore at Kings-
gate.
LLANELLT, Jan. 10—The Mippolite and Mary, from
Bayonne, for Swansea, was driven ashore this morning, and
is likely to become a total wreck; crew saved.
BIDEFORD, Jan. 11.—The Louis, from Cardiff, for Mar-
seilles, has been got off and repaired.
YOUGHAL, Jan. 10.—The James Buchanan, from Liver-
pool, went on shore yesterday, near Waterford, and is in
a very exposed situation on the bed of a rock, with rudder
gone and water flowing in and out of her ; she is being
stripped.
ABERDEEN, Jan. 10.—The Industry, from Newcastle,
has been got off shore without much apparent damage.

(PER IELEOTRIO T SLEGRA PH.)
_ SOUTHAMPTON, Monday, 10.15 a.m.

Wind. S.E. fine. ,
Arrived—Cumberland, from Newport ; Sabrina, from
London.
Sailed—Le Coq, for Cherbourg.
LriEßrooL, Monday Morning.

Wind S.
Arrived—Marsala, from Malta; Slain, St. John's, N.B.
QUEXNSTOWN, Jan. 10.

Wind W.S.W.
Arrived—Lucy from Rio delta Bache; Canrobert, Da-
rien ; Fanny Fosdick, New Orleans ; Judith Calatz ;
Martha J. Ward, New Orleans.
WATERFORD, Jan. 10.

Wind W.N.W.
Arrived —Knight, from Odes .

The vicars-general of the diocese and the canons of
the chapter assembled shortly after eight at the palace
to preside over the removal of the body. The coffin hav-
ing been placed In a hearse, a cortege was formed, and
at half-past eidit it set out in the following order :—A
squadron of Guides with the band, a battalion of the
Gendarmerie of the Imperial Guard, and one of a regi-
ment of the line, each with its band and flag (the latter
covered with crape), and each commanded by a lieutenant-
colonel ; a number of drummers with their drums muf-
fled, and beating at intervals solemn rolls ; the members
of the <<letropolttan Chapter, in carriages ; six priests,
bareheaded, carrying the crosier and crucifix of the de-
cea,ed, and on cushions the insignia of his dignity—all
covered with crape ; then the hearse, drawn by six
richly-capsisoned horses, and surmounted by a large
crucifix—the coffin, which was covered with purple
velvet, was without a pall, and fully exposed to view ;
foils %1 ing the hearse came, without any attempt at order,
a large crowd, consisting of well-dressed persons, work-
men, invalidas, priests, soldiers, students, &c. ; next was
the private carriage of the deceased, in which were seve-
ral ladies, weeping bitterly ; a carriage of the Emperor,
containing an aide•de•camp and other officers in full uni-
form, and one of the Prince Jerotne's with an aide-de-
camp ; some private carriages ; and, lastly. a battalion
of infantry and a detachment of cavalry. The cortege
proceeded by the Rue de Greneile, the Rue de Bour-
gogne, the Place du Palais Bourbon, the Qaais, the Pont
Neuf, the Quai des Orfevres, and tie Rue No;re Dame,
to the Cathedral. As it went along the bands played
the dead march in " Saul" and other mournful airs, and
all the bells of the churches kept tolling. The specta-
tors observed every mark of profound respect—the men,
as the hearse passed, standing uncovered, the women
making the sign of the cross and repeating prayers.
As the cortege advanced, the prebends and honorary
canons of the cathedral, the curs, and other clergy of
the parishes of Paris and of the other parts of the diocese ;
the superiors and directors of seminaries, deputations of
the Trappists, the Jesuits, and other religious orders ;
also of the Sisters of Charity and other female communi-
ties—all wearing their peculiar robes or costumes—
assembled at the cathedral ; as did also the Pope's
Nuncio, the Bishops of Chartres, Versailles, Orleans, and
Meaux; several of the Ministers, the prefect of the
Seine, and the municipal authorities ; Marshal Magnan,
and a number of officers of the aricy ; deputations of the
Senate, of the Legislative Body, of the Council of State
and other public bodies. The facade of the cathedral
was hung with black. In the interior, the nave, choir,
and altar were decked with black fringed with white,
and bearing at iht •reals escutcheons with the deceased's
arms. The archbishop's throne was besides completely
covered with black cloth, on which, in white, was a
gigantic crucifix. The catafalque was placed between the
nave and choir, almost in the centre of the church—a

lofty structure in black and white, with statues at the
corners, and surrounded by a vast number of wax tapers.
Above it was a handsome canopy of cloth and ermine.
The cortege reached the cathedral about 10 o'clock. The
prebends and honorary canons and the cures of the
diocese, preceded by a crucifix, wear, to the great door to
receive the body ; and, accompanied by the canons who
had brought it from the palace, conveyed it " with
solemn step and slow," to the catafalque. As they did
this, the choristers began chanting the hymns for the
dead, and after the mitre, crucifix, and crosier of the
deceased had been placed on the catafalque, the service
for the dead was celebrated in the usual manner. The
Bishop of Meaux efficiated. The service was per-
formed with all the pomp of the Church, and from
the great number of priests who joined in it was ex
ceedingly mpressive. In the course of it salvoes cif
&Tillery were fired from a vacant piece of ground near
the cathedral, and at the elevation of the host a detach.
anent of soldiers in the body of the cathedral presented
arms. After the mass, the five absolutions which the
Church orders for an archbishop were given in the usual
manner ; and the bishops and clergy, and the distin-
guished personages present, then sprinkled the coffin
with holy water.
The congregation then dispersed, but the coffin was
left exposed on the catafalque. Owing probably to the
unfavourable weather, the cathedral was by no means
crowded, and the places which had been set apart for
the public bodies were far from being fully occupied.
At three o'clock the canons reassembled and ohanted
the vespers for the dead. The coffin was afterwards

deposited in the vault destined to receive the mortal re-
mains of the archbishops of Paris, which is situated at
the entrance of the choir. This vault only contains five,
coffins—those of Mgr. de Juigne, who died since the
first revolution ; of Mgr. du Belloy, who gave his re-
signation at the period of the concordat in 1808, but did
not die until 1811 ; of Mgr. de Perigord, who died in
1821 ; of Mgr. de Quelen, who died at the close of 1839 ;
and of Mgr. Affre, who was killed in 1848.
It has been stated that the heart of the late prelate,
which had been embalmed separately, was to be deposited
in the church of the Carnes. It is now positively said
that, a: the request of the cure of St. Etienne-du-Mont,
it will be placed in the latter church, after the ceremony
of its purification. —Calignani.

The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post says
—"I have refrained from giving you any of the various
narratives and gossip about the assassin Verger 11,,,at-
ing in Parisian society, because they are generally
founded on, imagination rather than facts. I have now
ascertained from an official source some particulars
concerning this unfortunate man, on which ,you
may depend. The murderer. of the Archbishop of
Paris is a handsome man of intellectual appear-
ance. A. great number of letters were found on his
person, and a few manuscripts. In one he states
that the Empress of the French had often looked
upon him with a smile of affection ! H has long bad
a great mania for writing—his last literary production
being directed against the dogma of the Immaculate
Conception—which he argues in his writings to be a
doctrine calculated to destroy faith in the Roman Ca-
tholic religion. When interrogated, he distinctly said
that he had no personal feeling against the late Arch.
bishop. " I was determined," said Verger, "to kill a
high ecclesiastic. The upper clergy persecutes the
lower clergy ; they must be made an example of. I
played for my head ; I am prepand for the consequen-
ces," It is the opinion of the official who interrogated
'Verger that he is a man of extraordinary vanity, and al-
though not mad in the ordinary sense of the word, at the
same time not in a healthy state of mind, at least as re-
gards questions of religion. He declared that he did not
intend originally to kill the Archbishop ; that the idea
came into his mind only three days previous to the act.
Re added—' I thought the crime occe conceived was
written on my forehead, and when I went into the
reading-room I held down my head that people might
not read it.' He leads you to suppose that he is a per-
son of great consequence, and will not allow his con-
versation to be registered without correcting himself tke
wording. Tbere is no doubt that two female members
of his family have destroyed themselves. The Patric
has said :

' Several journals have stated that tragical events have
at different tunes happened in the family of the assassin
Verger, and that his father, his mother, and one of his
brothers had committed suicide—the first two some
years ago, and the last only a few months since. His
lather is still living, and neither of his brothers committed
suicide.'
' The latter statement is true ; but the mother and
sister both committed suicide, and one by throwing her-
self out of the window. Verger is perfectly calm, and
either pretends, or does really believe, that the murder
he has committed is a praiseworthy act. He insists that
in the crime he has committed he had no lay political
associates whatever.' "

The late Archbishop of Paris made a will, dated at
his country house at Belle Eats, only two months before
his death. This will, which was found in hie desk, began
with the following words :
" I die in the faith and love of the Catholic apostolic and
Roman Church, for the glory of which I have never
ceased to labour in the various ranks which I have filled
in the sacred hierarchy."

After having divided the bulk of his property, which is
far from large, among his relatives, he bequeaths a pen
siou of 1,000 franca a year to the Bishop of Tripoli's
sister, as a mark of his respect for the bishop, a few
legacies to servants, and various sums to different
churches and religious or charitable institutions. He
leaves his mitre, his stole, his richly-bound missal given
to him by the Bishop of Dreux, a collection of medals
commemorating the principal acts of his episcopate,
and various articles of ecclesiastical attire, to the me-
, tropolitan church. He also bestows 10,000 f. for the
poor of Paris, to be distributed by the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul, the sisters of charity, the Petites-Sceurs
des Panores, and the curds of all the parishes of Paris.
Verger will probably be tried on Saturday, Jan. 17.
The Procureur-General will conduct the prosecution in
person. There is a report that the First President of
the Imperial Court, M. Delangle, will be the presiding
judge.

Thedecided that Moore's monument
is to
Dublin at the end of College-strew,
bcs omermecittstednihna ve
opposite the eastern front of the Bank of Ireland.
IbTDISPOSITION OF ALDERMAN FAREBROTRER,—we
regret to learn that Alderman Farebrother is so seri
ously indisposed, at his residence in Lancaster place,
that hut little hope remains of his ultimate recovery.
The worthy alder Tan is the senior hut one of the
Corporation, he being next to Sir Peter Laurie, Kt.
who is the father of the Court. Alderman Fare!.
brother was chosen a magistrate by the livery on the
6 h of Nov., 1826, in which year he was elected
Sheriff, succeeding to the office of Lord Mayor in
1833.

POSTAGE UPON NEWSPAPERS.—British newspapers
addressed to Denmark, when not directed to be
otherwise forwarded, are sent via Belgium and
Prussia, and will, in future, be liable to a British
postage of one penny each, which must be paid in
advance, or the newspapers cannot be forwarded.
A British rate of one penny each, and a foreign rate o'
orie penny ha-penny each, must also be paid in adv: nee
upon every newspaper for Egypt, the Papal States, or
Sardinia, when spec ally addressed to be forwarded via
Belgium.—By command of the Postmaster-General,
ROWLAND BILL, Secretary.—General Post-office, Jan.
10, 1857.

" If there is a happy man under the sun, it is the Wise-
acre. Endowed by nature with that ' mobility' which,
though he be hard to satisfy, renders all things for him
proportionately interesting and equally accessible, his
range is so wide, there is scarcely a subject you can men-
tion on which he will confess entire ignorance. He may
betray it, but not purposely. Ho seems to say, Have
done with your repetitions—principles and details, doctrines
and histories, art and science, truth and falsehood, micro-
cosm and macrocosm, all are familiar to him, but he has
had so much of it ;'—and if the discussion must proceed,
he cares only to listen, just setting you right now and
then o❑ a point too small to embroil him in the argument,
to which he is sadly unequal. Presume not to moralise,
or rhrpsodise, or any way extemporise, for his edification
he has considered it all, and dismissed it from his mind,
and your very profoundest or most eloquent emanations
he greets with the pish ! peculiar to the Wiseacre."