The Sun.
London, England, 1868-02-15 00:00:00

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OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA

MAILS.

MALTA, Feb. 15.

The Pera, from Southampton on the 4th inst.,
arrived on the 13th at 8 p.m., and left at 6 a.zn.
yesterday for Alexandria.

The Ripon, from ➢Zarseilles on the 12th inst.,
arrived to-day at 4 a.m., and left at 8 a.m. for
Alexandria.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS.— Oa
Friday morning the Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-
Colonel Keppel, left London by the 11.15 a.m. train on
the Great Western Railway, for the purpose of hunting
with the royal pack of harriers. His Royal Highness
and suite reached Langley Station about noon, and there
mounting, joined the meet, which was well attended.
After a good deal of bard riding in the vicinity of Lang-
ley, and some excellent sport, his Royal Highness rode to
the Slough Junction ot the Great Western, and returned
by the four o'clock train from Windsor.
THE CATTLE TRADE IN I RELAND. —A memorial
signed by about 2,000 of the principal landed pro-
prietors in the grazing districts, praying for a with-
drawal of the Order in Council of the 17th January,
1868, restricting the transport and sale of cattle
and sheep, is about to be presented to the Govern-
ment. The memorialists protest against interference
with this iwporla'lt trade as unnecessary. The
diseases referred to in the order--viz., the mouth and
foot disease and pleuro-pnetunonia in cattle, and the
scab and mange in sheep—are not, according to their
experience, of a kind to require the stringent measures
prescribed in the order, and the enforcement of these, it
is submitted, would almost entirely stop the cattle trade.
THE MURDER OF LORD WITARNCLIFFE'S GAME-
KEEPER.—Yesterday, at the Barnsley Police-court,
Joseph Gregory, the fourth man charged with being
concerned in the murder of the late George Thirkill,
head gamekeeper to Lord Wharneliffe, ou the 11th of
December last, was brought up for final examination.
Mr. Sugg, of Sheffield, watched the case on behalf
of the prisoners Beardshaw and English, committed
along with Cutts on a former occasion. The evidence
was simply a repetition of what was produced when
the other men charged were committed. The wit-
nesses were subjected to a severe cross-examination,
but their testimony was not shaken in any material
point. The prisoner was committed to take his trial
at the assizee on a charge of murder and night
poaching.
RAILWAY AMALGAMATION IN IRELAND.— the
Dublin, Mciil argues very strongly in favour of "the
union of the management of the three short
lines between Dublin and Belfast. Years ago
the public expressed the strongest opinion in
favour of that unity, which is recommended
by the most manifest and important considerations.
In the railway journey from Dublin to Belfast, little
over one hundred miles, three territories are traversed.
Three conflicting governments are at work to mar the
passenger's comfort, and increase the expense to him.
Three Boards sit upon him, and have him at
their mercy. Thirty-five directors rule 112 miles
ot road—a director for every three miles. The
meetings of the three companies are about to
be held, and as there is also an arrangement pending
to facilitate mail communication between Belfast and
London by shortening the time of the journey between
Dublin and Belfast., the present seems a proper oppor-
tunity for again raising the question of amalgamation
in some practical form."

A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Occurred early yesterday
morning in the extensive premises of Mr. John Hale
Thorpe, timber merchant and builder, Bowman-lane,
Leeds, and before it could be got under some
of the offices, workshops, and a portion of the
stock and tools were destroyed. It will take more
than £3,000 to cover the whole damage done.
Fire was first seen by the watchman in the work-
shop, a building forty yards long and two stories high,
and it soon spread to the counting-house and saw mill.
Near these buildings a large number of heavy blocks of
mahogany were piled, and but for the obstacle they
offered a large quantity of timber occupying the more
distant part of the yard would doubtless have been;
destroyed; The man who discovered the fire, on
going into the counting-house, found that thieves had
been there during the night. An outer door he found
open, a gas chandelier was pulled down, a hammer
and chisel were laid on one of the desks, and the
books and fittings were strewed about the floor. It
was also evident that an unavailing attempt had been
made to break into two safes. It is supposed the
thieves sot the workshops on fire from vexation
through obtaining so little booty. The losses of the
workmen, whose tools have been stolen or burnt, will
amount to about £2OO.

THE FORGERY Os' i COTCII BANK NOTES.—At the
Birmingham Police-court, ye.iterday, Charles King,
retired publican, and William Breckenridge, agent,
i)oth of Birmingham, were charged, on remand,
with having in their possession two engraved
Oates for writing counterfeit notes of the
British Linen Compary, a bank in Edinburgh.
l'he thief facts elicited were as follow., :—The
tirisoners in December applied to an engraver named
Pearson, in the employ of Messrs. Storer, of Birming-
ham, to produce them some plates which were to be
fac similes of a 4'5 note of the batik above named.
Pearson pretended to enter into the conspiracy, and to
treat his engagement confidentially ; but he communi-
cated the matter to his master, who in turn informed
the police. The prisoners, h'owever, were Allowed
to go on until a complete case against them was
built up. Two of the plates being eventually
finished, the prisoners waited upon a printer in the
town named Huston, and induced him, after treat-
ing him to a great deal of drink, to strike off some
impressions of the counterfeit plates. An order was
given for 1,000 copies. Huston, on recovering from
his drunkenness, repented of his part in the transac-
tion, and gave information to the police, who even-
tually took the prisoners into custody. Mr. Spence,
secretary to the_Linen Company, said the plates were
exceedingly good imitations of the genuine notes.
Tie Prisellere were remanded fvr AVOACIR eildego

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fREFERENCE SAA.RES.
Great Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 07
Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., 81
FOREIGN RAIL wAkyr.
Antwerp and Rotterdam, o 1- 6
Great Luxembourg, 0
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 115
FOREIGN MINER.

Port Phillip, l :
Rossa Grande, par

DOCKS.
London and Si. Katharine, 50
BANKS.
Chartered Iler. of India, London, and China, 29
Imperial Ottoman, 14
Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m.,
London and County, —.
Ditto, new, 26
London Joint Stock, 34k
London and 11 estnainster, 68
Ditto, Scrip, 46
Union of Australia, 5 if
Union of London, 34k
MISCELLANEOUS:
Anglo American Telegraph, 19k
Atlantic Telegraph, 47
Ditto, 8 par aent., 101
City Discount, lim,
City of Moscow Gas, lira., 81
Corporation of London Bonds, 1832, lk per cent., 1011
Credit 'oneierl of Engtano. lirn.. 3k
Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. y
Egypt. Govt., 91
Gen. Credit and Discount, rim., 51
International Financial :ioetety, oin., 3
London and Provincial Marine,
National tiiscount t_ompany, 11
New Quebradi, I •
oriental Gas, Um.. 7
Ditto. new, t 7•-:6 6
Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 57 1
Telegraph Construct, and MainteDance, lim.,
Thames and Mersey Marine, insurance, hid., 41
Viceroy of Egypt (sfortgage) Loan) 76 1 51

THE OXFORD MUSIC-HALL.—TI4O burning of the
Oxford Music-hall is_ attributed to a smouldering cigar
having been dropped by some heedless smoker upon the
stuffing of the cushions on the balcony seats. Whatever
may be the cause the destruction of this handsome edifice
so shortly after that of Her Majesty's Theatre will hardly
fail to invite the more serious consideration of the play-
going community upon the formation of the structures in
which they night after night assemble. It is a terrible
contemplation even to conjecture the result had the fire
taken place during the performances. The Oxford Music
hall is said to have been insured for £16,400. Of this
aggregate sum the London and Lancashire have £1,750 ;
London and Southwark, £1,750; North British, £5,450 ;
Royal Exchange, £3,200 ; Northern, £2,750 ; and other
offices, £1,500. It is singular that a great many persons
who had been "burned out" of work by the destruction of
Her Majesty's Theatre were employed at the Oxford.
What will be the effect of two such calamities in such a
short space of time on the mind of the theatre-hunter ?
Let us at all events hope that the architectural mind will
apprehend the obvious moral indicated by two very ex-
penNin lessoug.—The Leader.