The Sun.
London, England, 1850-06-20 00:00:00

GREECE.

Letters'of the Bth inst., from Athens, announce the
return of the King and Queen of Greece from a visit
to the Greek islands, in the French steamer Vauban,
placed at their disposal by M. Thouvenel.

IRELAND.
MURDER IN THE COUN IT OF DOWN.
DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY.—The Belfast papers bring
accounts of a shocking murder which was perpetrated
on Sunday last in the county of Down.
" The victim of this diabolical act (says the Northern
Whig) is James Nocher, of Drumaness, a most inoffen-
sive and respectable farmer, who has resided in that
neighbourhood for many years. The murder took place
on Sunday morning, about four o'clock. The particu-
lars, as far as we have been able to glean them, are
these:—The unfortunate deceased had lately accepted
the office of gamekeeper to the Rev. W. B. Forde, of
Seaford, from which a man named M'Cartan had been
dismissed. He went out about two o'clock on the
morning in question to prevent poaching on the estate,
and when he was on his way home he was shot at a
place called the Eleven Acres, near the house of a
man named Darby Morgan. Nocher was found dead
at Morgan's house, and the account which the inmates
give is that he came there, stating that ho had been
shot in the valley, and got a drink of buttermilk.
The Rev. Mr. Forde, with the police, examined the spot,
and,• from tha slugs and wadding found on,the load:and*
at the wall nearly facing the house, they are of opinion
that the fatal shot or shots must have either been fired
from Morgan's house, or from behind a wall beside it.
The unfortunate man's body presented a horrible spec-
tacle, having been almost riddled with slugs horn the
head to the stomach. The doctor who examined the
body stated that death must have occurred almost in-
stantaneously, as the deceased was shot through the
heart. A yowl: man, named Davy, a nephew to the
former gamekeeper, and several others, have bee❑ ar-
rested on suspicion. It is right to state that the police
searched the house of the former gamekeeper, in which
they found a gun and pistol, which were quite dusty,
*act had not been recently in use. An inquest was held
on the body yesterday, but we have not obtained parti-
culars. Nocher has left a wife and five children to
lament his loss."

THE FUNDSI—No sales yeterday in the Three per
Cents.; Three-and-a• Quarter per Cent. Stock, 97k, e ;
ditto, for Account, 97i ; Bank Stock, 201 ex div. ;
Hibernian Bank Shares, par ; Waterford and Limerick
Railway, 7; Midland, halves, 6i.

CITY CENTRAL GAS COMPANY.
Yesterday a special general meeting of the share-
holders in this company was held at the London Tavern.
Mr. DAKIN, who presided, stated that on Rimier oc-
casions the directors had addressed their constituents in
terms of hope and confident expectatiour—now they
spoke to them in the language of certainty and success.
They had gone through a series of Parliamentary
struggles, and had come out conquerors. The recent
decision of the Committee of the House of Commons
was the restriction of the capital of the company,
nominally to 150,0004, but the company was empowered
to borrow an additional 50,0001. The Committee had
also modified the plan which the company originally
proposed of supplying the eastern districts of London
with gas. The Bill had gone up to the Lords, and had
been read a first time, and he (the Chairman) thought it
necessary to state that they had sufficient influence in
that House to prevent the company being taken by
surprise by the opposing parties. As additional funds
were required, it was suggested that gentlemen who
wished to become directors should qualify themselves by
taking additional shares, but that question would be left
to the discretion of the proprietors.
Mr. PEARSON, M.P., congratulated the shareholders
on the fulfilment of the promises held out by the pro-
moters of the company.
Mr. D. W. Wilts: read the heads of the Bill as modi-
fied in Committee; after which
Mr. VIRTUE moved, and Mr. CANTON seconded,
resolution to, the effect that the sharehOlders having
heard read the modifications, requested the directors
earnestly to promote the Bill till it should become the
law of the land.
On • the motion of Mr. SARBY, seconded by Mr.
TIisuLLAND, a vote of confidence in the directors was
agreed to, and the shareholders pledged themselves to
pay up at once the remaining instalments on their shares.
It was also resolved, after some discussion, that for
the present no alteration should be made in the qualifi-
cation of the directors,
A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the pro-
ceedings.

HOP INTELLIGENCE.
M kinsToNz.—The last few nights have been very
cold ; on that of Saturday we had a slight frost.
The bines, however, do not seem to have been checked
by this circumstance, but appear to grow as rapidly,
and to look as vigorous as ever. Had the soil been
wet, instead cf in its present dry state, the cold
nights would, doubtless, have much checked them.
The fly has increased, and may now be found, pretty
generally, one or two upon a leaf, and in some in-
stances more. The blues, however, got a good start,
and will probably distance their insect foes, unless
the latter increase faster than they have within the
Past week. Then, again, the very unusual number
of fly goldinga, which have been visible all the spring
in every cleft of the fences, will also come to the aid
of the bine, and probably much diminish the first
generations of the aphides. The general aspect of
the plantation so far is encouraging. .9' ;