The Sun.
London, England, 1868-12-05 00:00:00

REMARKS.

Barometrical readings in Great Britain are still lower than they were
yesterday, the greatest change having occurred on the N.E. coast, but
luring the night a general, though slight, increase has occurred. The
region of least preesures is now in the N. of Scotland : those on the
Coast of the Bay of Biscay being about an inch higher. Temperature
remains high. The south-westerly gale reported yesterday was felt on
all our coasts, except the N. of Scotland, but it has gone down during
the night. Winds have moderated, but this morning they aro still
fresh in the S.W. The gale continues on the W. coast of France, and
weather looks far from settled. Eain has been general. The sky is
cloudy or overcast. The FCS continues high iu the S. of Ireland.
Warnings repeated to E. and N. coasts.

SOMETHING LIKE A STOMACII.—M. Decroix,
veterinary surgeon to the Garde de Paris, writing to the
A.cademie de Medicine, states that for the last eight years
he has been in the habit of eating the flesh of all the
horses that have died in his service, no matter what their
disease, whether farcy, glanders, typhoid, charbon, or
what not ! In his opinion the flesh of phthisical cows and
3xen may be sold without the least detriment to the public
health.-21Iedical Times and Gazette.

A SIGNIFICANT FACT.—Arilonlg the list of bank-
rupts which appeared in Friday night's Gazelle, no less
than seventeen names therein published are connected
with the liquor traffic. Of these, four are " licensed
victuallers," two " beerhouse-keepers," two "innkeepers,"
three " publicans," two " beersellers," one " beershop.
keeper," one " retailer of beer," one " victualler," and
one "brewery manager." Three of the bankrupts live
In London, three in Lancashire, five in Staffordshire, two
in Gloucestershire, three in Wales, and one in Leicester.
[t is tie diem tic
• add. that no other
sheave so pry.,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A FRENCHMAN.—
Peter Romken, a respectable-looking Frenchman,
carrying on business as an eatioghouse-keeper, at
26, Greek-street, Soho, was charged before Mr.
Knox with assaulting Jean Delastra, a French
cook.

On the prosecutor being sworn, he said that he
had no wish to prosecute, as he believed the pri-
soner was out of his mind.

The prisoner, who seemed to be labouring under
great mental excitement, said that he had been
twice murdered. He had a shop in Greek-street,
and made soup for the Queen, and he also gave
soup away to all th, beggars of London, and he
was also going to supply royal y with herrings.
Sonic persons c-ime and Leke 1 him in his room for
four d ,y s, and he had nothing to cat.
Mr. Knox toll the prisoner that he was charged
with assaulting the prisoner, and asked him why he
did it.

The prisoner said he was in trouble.
The prosecutor sail the prisoner was an excel-
lent man and he felt pity for him.
Mr. Knox told the prisoner that the prosecutor
had no ill will t3wards him, said he was an excel-
lent man, and did not wish to harm him.
The prisoner raid he believed that, and as he had
millions he would give the prosecutor £lOO.
Police-constable Philip Fields, 152 C (Mr. Knox
having expressed a wish to know a little more of
the case), said that last night shortly after 12 he
was called to the house, No. 2G, Greek-street, when
he found the inhabitants much alarmed, and was
told that the prisoner had attempted to set fire to
his shop, and that on the prosecutor attempting to
prevent him, the prisoner had struck him on the
head with a shovel. He was also informed that the
prisoner's wife had left him, and that was believed
to be the cause of his strange conduct.
The prisoner (who had taken some incoherent
notes of the evidence) said the magistrate could
send him for four days' more and give him nothing
to eat.

Mr. Knox said it was evident the poor fellow
was not fit to be at large, and remanded him.

W ESTMINSTE R.

CAUGHT IN TrmE.—George Brown, Samuel Oli-
ver, and Benjamin Rose, three ill-looking fellows,
were placed at the bar charged with loitering about
the streets with intent to commit a felony.
James Oak, 291 B, said that a quarter past six
this morning he saw the three prisoners in Cam-
bridge-street, Pimlico. They were loitering about,
and considering their appearance suspicious be
watched them. He saw them go into several door-
ways of houses and look down into areas.
Crossing over St. George's-road witness saw
another constable, and they then went up and
took the prisoners. Brown got loose for a
moment, and threw a key down the area of 29,
Eccleston-square. On searching Brown a wax
taper and some lucifer matches were found.
Police-constable Wilson, also in plain clothes,
said he had been following the prisoners sometime
before Oak saw them. They went alternately up
to street doors while the others looked out. He
found latch-keys of different descriptions upon the
prisoners, who gave no addresses. There had been
many morning robberies of late, and the prisoners
were the suspected offenders.
Police Sergeant 11 B said that on trying the
latch keys found upon the prisoners, he found they
opened the doors of 11, Stanley-place, 31 and 36,
Denbigh-street, and other houses, which had re-
cently been entered and robbed, and matches pre-
cisely resembling those found upon Brown, had
been dropped in one of the passages.
Edward Kitchen proved seeing the three pri-
soners near a house which was entered last Tues-
day morning at Pimlico. Their conduct was so
suspicious that he afterwards mentioned it to the
police on duty at Victoria station.
The police said that they believed cases of rob-
bery might be brought home to the accused.
They were remanded for a week.

WILLS AND BEQUESTS.

The will of the Right Hon Harriet, Dowager
Baroness Bloomfield has been proved in the Lon-
don Court; also that of the Hon. and Rev. Arthur
Sugden.

The will of the Hon. Hartley Frere, formerly one
of the judges of her Majesty's High Court of Judi-
cature at Madras, but late of Harrow, Middlesex,
and since of 28, Cambridge-terrace, Hyde-park,
where he died on the 3d ult., was proved in the London
Court on the 18th of the same month, and the per-
sonalty in this country sworn under £25,000. The
executors appointed are his brothers, Charles Frere,
Esq., and the Rev. John Alexander Frere, M.A.
The will is dated Nov. 20, 18G6. Ile leaves to his
wife
in
immediate legacy of £5OO and a life inte-
rest n his propert3, real and personal, and, after
her decease, he leaves the estates to his children.
Th., will of Captain John Ford, of the Imperial
Ottoman Navy, vr ho died at bii residence, Stam-
boul House, Alleyne Park, Dulwich, on October 17
last, was proved in London, on the 25th nlt. The
personalty in this country was sworn under
225,000. The will was executed April 15, 1864
and a codicil June 25, 1867. The executors
are Marianne Ford, the relict ; Frederick John
Divers, Esq., of Stoke Newington ; and Captain
Felix Jones, of her Majesty's Indian Navy,
of Fernade, Upper Norwood. Ile leaves to his
executors each a legacy of £lOO, free of duty ; and
to his wife an immediate legacy of £5OO, also a life
interest in his real estate and in the residue of the
personal ; and after her decease he bequeaths to
his niece Elizabeth Ford a legacy of £5,500 ; and
divides the residue of his property into 14 parts,
amongst his nephews, nieces, and his own and his
wife's relatives.

The will of Edward Marjoribanks, Esq., late
senior partner at Messrs. Coutts and Co., and of
Greenland House, Bucks, has been proved in the
principal registry of her Majesty's Court of Pro-
bate, by his sons, Mr. Edward Marjoribanks and
Sir Dudley Marjoribanks, the personal estate being
sworn under £600,000. The testator leaves large
sums to different members of his own family,
and several handsome legacies to relations and
friends, with a remembrance to the clerks at
the banking house; and then, after providing
liberally for servants, bequeaths the residue of his
real and personal estate to Sir Dudley Marjori-
banks.

The will of Miss Elizabeth Trotter, late of Hor-
ton-place, Epsom, was proved in the London Court
under £60,000 personalty by the joint acting
executors, Charles Reynolds Williams and John
Henry James, Esqs. The will is dated May 15th,
1867, with three codicils, dated May and June,
1867, and May, 1868. The testatrix leaves a
sum of £B,OOO to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners
for the building and endowment of a church, with
parsonage, to be erected in the district of Horton,
the services to be devoid of the " follies of Ritual-
ism." She leaves £lOO to the Society for the Pro-
pagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. There
are numerous specific and pecuniary legacies to her
friends, and also legacies to her servants, all free of
duty. She appoints her niece, Mary Elizabeth
Brown, residuary legatee.
The will of J. L. da Costa, Esq., of Milan, was
proved under £BO,OOO personalty in England ; and
that of Aime Alajot, Esq., of Barcelona, mer-
chant, was proved under £7,000 personalty in Eng-
land.

The will of Charles Stewart Parker, merchant,
of Liverpool, was proved under £60,000 ; that of
Percy Matthew Dove, actuary and manager of the
Royal Insurance Society, Liverpool, under £12,000;
and that of William Hill, manufacturer and whole-
sale jeweller, of Loudon and Birmingham, under
£4,ooo.—illustrated London News, Dec. 5.