The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

RAILWAY SHARES.

Versailles, ItJa .. 382 50 .. 380 .. 382 .50
L
Rouen .
Rouen to Havre ••.. . . 767 50 .. 767 50 .. 767 50 .. 767 50
Orleans

Strasburg to Bale . • • • .... 240 .. 240 .. 240 .. 240
Lvignon to ItarseilleS.• •. .. 766 25 .. 766 25 .. 766 25 . 766'25

-RAILWAY SHARES FOB THE ACCOUNT, 15TH JULY,
Versailles, R.B ~•••••• •• 382 40 .. •382 60 .. 382 50 .. 382 50
L. 8.•• ........ 250 - 250 .. 248 75 .. 250
R0uen......... ........... 1000 ..1000 .. 997 50 .. 997'50

...,......
Rouen to Havre •
Orleans •• 997 50 .. 997 50 .. 992 50 .. 993 75
Strasburg to 8a1e.......... 240 .. 240 .. 238 75 .. 238 75
Avignon to Marseilles. • • • • • 768 75 .. 768 75 .. 768 75 .. 768 75

THE LATE ATTEMPTED MURDER.—The unfor-
tunate Mr. Smith, who was on Saturday so severely
wounded •by a pistol ball fired by the Hon. William
Touchet, has gone on, up to one o'clock yester-
day, rather favourably, certainly without the
manifestation of any unfavourable symptoms. The
ball has not been at present extracted, in con-
sequence of its being lodged too near the spine ; he
cannot be pronounced out of danger.

PICTURES FOR THE NATIONAL GALLERY.—The
Government has for some time had it in contemplation to
purchase some sterling works of the old masters, for the Na-
tional Gallery, and, acting under the advice of an eminent
artist, the opportunity was offered on Saturday, when a sale
of some choice pictures took place at the rooms of Messrs.
Christie and Manson. The first picture selected for the Na-
tional Gallery was " Lot and his Daughters leaving Sodom,"
by Guido, for which the sum of 1,600 guineas was paid. The
companion picture, "Susannah and the Elders," fetched 909
guineas. An "Interior," by. Ostade, was bought for 1,310
guineas. The " Woman taken in Adultery," generally under-
stood to be by Titian, but which Mr. Christie candidly stated
was doubted by some connoisseurs, realised 600 guineas. The
other splendid picture bought on account of the Government
was the " Judgment of Paris," by Rubens ; for this 4,000
guineas was paid.—Globe.
SPACE ANNIHILATED.—THE MAGNETIC TELE-
GRAPH.—The magnetic telegraph is now in full opera-
tion between the cities of Washington and Baltimore.
The following examples will show the manner in which
this instrument annihilates both time and space :—" On
Saturday morning the batteries were charged, and
the regular transmission of intelligence between Wash-
ington and Baltimore commenced, as we learn from
the Baltimore Patriot. A large number of gentlemen
were present to see the operations of this truly astonish-
ing contrivance. Many. admitted to the room had their
names sent down, and in less than a second the appa-
ratus in Baltimore was put in operation by the attendant
in Washington, and before the lapse of a , half!
minute the same names were returned plainly written. At
half-past eleven o'clock, A.M., the question being asked
What the news- was at Washington ?" the answer
was almost instantaneously returned—' Van Buren
stock is rising' meaning, of course, that his chances
were strengthening to receive the nomination on Mon-
day next. The time of day was also inquired for, when
the response was given from the capitol, forty-nine
minutes past eleven.' At this period it was also asked
how many persons were spectators to the telegraphic
experiments .rn Washington.? The answer was ' six-
teen ;' after which a variety of names were sent
up from Washington, some with their compliments
to their friends.in Baltimore, whose names had just been
transmitted to them. Several items of private intelligence
were also transmitted backwards and forwards, one of
which was an order to an agent in Baltimore not to pay a
certain bill. The electric fluid proved too slow, for it had
been paid a few minutes before. At half-past twelve, the
following was sent to Washington :—" Ask a reporter
in Congress to send a dispatch to the Baltimore Patriot,
at two P.M. In about a minute the answer came back
thus—' It will be, attended to.' Two o'clock, P.M.—The
dispatch has arrived, and is as follows One o'clock ;
there has just been a motion in the House to go into
committee of the whole on the Oregon territory. Re-
jected ; Ayes, 79 ;
noes, 86:—Half-p
house is now engaged on private Bil Ls."ast one The
—" Quarter to
two : Mr. Atherton is now speaking in the Senate.
Mr. S. will not be in Baltimore to-night.' So that Bal-
timore papers are thus enabled to give their readers in-
formation from Washington up to the very hour of
going to press. This is indeed the annihilation of
space."—New York Daily Sun.—[The distance between
Baltimore and Washington is 34 miles)
DISGRACEFUL SCENE IN ST. JOHN S CHURCHYARD,
WaTERLoo-Roan--Yesterday afternoon, between three
and four o'clock, a dreadful occurrence took place during
the usual hours for interment in the ground of the above
church, and while the Rev. Mr. Irvine was performing the
burial service, and a number of persons were waiting for
the performance'of the service over their deceased relatives
and friends, the funeral procession of a child belonging to
a poor Irish labourer entered the ground, accompanied by a
vast number of Irish Roman Catholics, as is their usual
customs, and proceeded to the grave which had been allotted
for its interment. On arriving at the spot, the Rev. Mr.
Johnson commenced the usual service, a practice which
is not in these grounds permitted to be passed over ; the
Reverend Gentleman had no sooneruttered the first sentence
than a number of Irishmen rushed forward, and using
terrible oaths and disgusting language, seized a number of
shovels, and declared in violent language that no service
should be read over the corpse, and that they would split
the head of any one who attempted it. The Rev. Mr. John-
son, from their excited manner, being apprehensive of vio-
lence, left the grave, the boards were torn up, and one man
thrown upon the coffin, and a violent struggle commenced
between the authorities of the ground and their assailants,
during which the grave was nearly filled up, and it was not
until the police had interfered and removed the most active
and violent of the party that anything like order could be
obtained,:and the Reverend Gentlemen enabled to proceed with
their sacred duties, when the parents of the deceased and
their followers permitted the Rev. Mr. Irvine to perform the
service, and the
parties quietly retired, finding' further resist-
ance useless.

The number of steam-boat passengers from London
.T.. 11 fan
AdVertifen • t • ; •
tO "Waciinti about 36,000 per auptiat.—Hull