The Sun. — 1870-08-23 (London, England)

BOYS.  At the Thames Police-court on Monday two wretched shoeless boys, named William Everson, aged eleven years, and Michael Farrell, ten, were brought before Mr. Lush- ' ington, charged with the wilful murder of Arthur Lane' aged 5b years, in Cordelia-street, Bromley, by " striking, kicking, and jumping upon him, and beating his head against a stone." It appeared from the evidence of a woman named Elizabeth Lane, wife of George Lane, a blacksmith, of No. 8' Cordelia-street, that the prisoners lived at Nos. 6 and 7 in the same street. On the 11th inst., in the evening, her child came home very ill and complained that the prisoner had been beating and kicking her. She put him to bed, and called in Dr. Brownfield, a surgeon, who attended upon the boy until that morning, when death put an end to the poor little fellow's sufferings. James Logan Chambers, a boy, sawthe prisoners kicking and beating the deceased on the evening of the 11th instant. Both punched him and trampled upon him. He saw Everson strike the little fellow with his fist seven consecutive times and Farrell six times. The boys then trampled on the deceased and kicked him, and he was picked up and taken home insensible. Farrell : Did you hear me say he had cheated me? Witness : No ; I heard you say nothing about being cheated. Mr. Matthew Brownfield, surgeon, East India-road, Poplar, said he had attended the deceased, who was suffering from intense pain in the abdomen, the result of injuries he had met with. The boy died that morning, and there had been no post mortem examination. He would not positively say that death was caLsed by inflammation of the abdomen, but he had no doubt it would turn out to be so. Mr. Lushington asked the prisoners if they had any questions to ask the witnesses, or any defence to make. Both answered in the negative, and the magistrate remanded them until Friday next,  From Hong ICoiig a telegram states that the English and French admirals are at Chefoo awaiting instructions. The military force at Hong Kong is held in readinos to leave immediately in the event of complications.  Prince Albert of Prussia, killed in one of the late engagements, is the youngest brother of the King; of Prussia. He was born on the 4th of October, 1809, and married in 1830 the Princess Marianne, daughter of William, King of Holland. The late prince was divorced in 1849, but the King withheld his sanction until 1853, eight daysafter it was granted he married, morganatically, the Countess Rosalie de Hohenau. then 38 years of age.  The Times says the symptoms that the demands of Germany are likely to become heavier with each prolongation of the sacrifices of the war, and thus to increase the difficulties of mediation, exercised an adverse influence on the stock-markets yesterday morning. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 911 to 92, were first quoted 91 to 92, and, after having touched 911, they closed at 911 to The incomprehensible delay in issuing the new French Loan has caused the intended price to be reduced every day as events hurried on. The price which was fixed a few days back at 62, is now to be 60 6-10, with interest from the Ist July.